The Starfish Sisters

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From the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids comes an emotional novel about two women facing the betrayals, heartbreaks, and refuge of true friendship.

Phoebe and Suze used to be closer than sisters. Growing up in a quiet and wildly beautiful coastal town in Oregon, they…

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Why read it?

2 authors picked The Starfish Sisters as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Lori Handeland

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I have been a Barbara O’Neal fan through her Barbara Samuel and Ruth Wind years. Barbara can turn a phrase like no one else. She creates exquisite pictures with words, which you see through her character’s eyes. Her female characters speak to me. They are me.

I both savor her books and speed through them because I can’t stop reading. This book, in particular, drew me with the beautifully drawn relationship between on-again, off-again lifelong friends, as well as the one between a grandmother and granddaughter.

I have to admit I love books about actors/actresses (also writers, rock stars, and…

From Lori's 3 favorite reads in 2023.

Sylvie Kurtz

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I loved this book because it dealt with the complicated relationships of family and friends and the things we do to protect those we love.

Our fears color our perceptions and those skewed perceptions dictate what we do, which isn’t always the best course. I also loved the description of art in this book—they made the setting come alive.

From Sylvie's 3 favorite reads in 2023.

Tasha and the Biologist

By Amy Q. Barker,

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What is my book about?

Tasha and the Biologist is the second book in the "A Better Man" series. It's a contemporary romance about second chances, two lonely birders, and the healing power of love.

Tasha Moore is a visiting nurse with a family secret. She just went through a bad breakup. Caleb Drexel is a bird biologist trying to start a new life in a small town. He just got out of an unhappy marriage.

What happens when hope and romance bloom between these two nature lovers?

Tasha and the Biologist

By Amy Q. Barker,

What is this book about?

Tasha
He was handsome, confident, nice, smart—a good guy.
How did he end up here in the middle of Indiana?
And how did he know so much about whooping cranes?
I’d never met someone as passionate about birds as I was.
Was it too soon for me to be thinking about love again?
Caleb
She was sweet, kind, caring—a nurse and a birder.
I really liked her. Maybe more than liked.
And I’d only spent two hours—three, tops—with her.
Yet, I’d promised myself I wouldn’t get involved with anyone for at least a year after my divorce.

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