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~ #SixForSunday: Recent Additions to My TBR ~

#SixforSunday is… it’s really just that. You choose 6 books (normally) that you’d choose to fit whatever the prompt is that week. This meme is hosted by A Little but a Lot and you can follow the link to find the prompts for January to March. I’ll also post this month’s prompt’s at the end of the post.

April’s theme is Taking on the TBR pile!


This week’s prompt: Recent additions to your TBR

**As I could not find the current prompts for 2022, I decided to use the prompt from April 2020.**


**My choices are in no particular order. You can click on their covers to explore their Goodreads entries.**

1. By Any Other Name

Published March 1st 2022

What she doesn’t know about love could fill a book.

With a successful career as a romance editor, and an engagement to a man who checks off all ninety-nine boxes on her carefully curated list, Lanie’s more than good. She’s killing it. Then she’s given the opportunity of a lifetime: to work with world-renowned author and her biggest inspiration in love and life—the Noa Callaway. All Lanie has to do is cure Noa’s writer’s block and she’ll get the promotion she’s always dreamed of. Simple, right?

But there’s a reason no one has ever seen or spoken to the mysterious Noa Calloway. And that reason will rock Lanie’s world. It will call into question everything she thought she knew. When she finally tosses her ninety-nine expectations to the wind, Lanie may just discover that love By Any Other Name can still be as sweet.


2. Art and Soul

Published April 23rd 2020

There’s no problem Becky Watson can’t fix. Except her own love life…

Struggling single mother Becky Watson longs to revive her career as a life-fixer, working miracles to solve her clients’ problems, no matter how big or small. Since the birth of her two-year-old son she has been stuck preventing wedding fiascos for the richest and rudest residents of the Comptons, a charming, leafy area of southern England known for its artistic heritage.

So when semi-reclusive local artist Charlie Handren reluctantly hires Becky to fix his six-year creative slump, she’s delighted to set him up with a come-back exhibition and Rachel Stone, the woman of his dreams.

Though they get off to a rocky start, Becky and Charlie soon become close. But as the beautiful Rachel becomes Charlie’s muse, Becky is forced to wonder: will giving Charlie everything he wants mean giving up her own happily ever after?


3. In a New York Minute

Published March 15th 2022

Franny Doyle is having the worst day. She’s been laid off from her (admittedly mediocre) job, the subway doors ripped her favorite silk dress to ruins, and now she’s flashed her unmentionables to half of lower Manhattan. On the plus side, a dashing stranger came to her rescue with his (Gucci!) suit jacket. On the not-so-plus side, he can’t get away from her fast enough.

Worse yet? Someone posted their (entirely not) meet-cute online. Suddenly Franny and her knight-in-couture, Hayes Montgomery III, are the newest social media sensation, and all of New York is shipping #SubwayQTs.

Only Franny and Hayes couldn’t be a more disastrous match. She’s fanciful, talkative, and creative. He’s serious, shy, and all about numbers. Luckily, in a city of eight million people, they never have to meet again. Yet somehow, Hayes and Franny keep running into each other—and much to their surprise, they enjoy each other’s company. A lot. But when Franny’s whole world is turned upside down (again!), can she find the courage to trust in herself and finally have the life—and love—she’s always wanted?


4. Storm of Chaos and Shadows

Published March 8th 2022

Only the strong survive among the fae. Only the cruel.

Elara’s instincts have kept her alive despite the growing viciousness of the fae realm. Since the enchanted storm decimated her family seven years ago and forced her to care for her younger siblings, Elara craves an escape from the ghosts of her past.

When the charming general of the last human stronghold offers her the chance to act as a spy, Elara discovers a trail of embers and ash, along with her own awakening darkness. As the mystery of their enemy unravels, her yearning for revenge ignites. Elara must control her inner shadows and uncover the foe destroying their world or watch as the remaining cinders of humanity are extinguished forever.


5. From the Jump

Expected publication: July 19th 2022

A chronic yes-woman finally admits to what—and who—she really wants in this unforgettable and heartfelt romantic comedy, by the author of The Layover.

Liv Bakersfield is used to living her life in “shoulds.” Be fit. Be financially responsible. Be your best self. An overworked graphic designer, she’s stretched so thin that she’s about to miss yet another vacation with her beloved group of college friends. But when Liv finally decides to start saying no, it feels good…good enough to leap straight into quitting her job and hopping on a plane to join them in South Africa.

Amid the exotic landscape and unforgettable sights, Liv expects sun and safari animals and an easy time with her best friends. But such close proximity makes everything more complicated, especially with the emotionally unavailable Lucas Deiss. Their friendship is the only thing in her life that’s still solid, and she vows to do anything she can to keep the group together. But once they get back to L.A., Liv discovers that her leap of faith has become a freefall, sending her crashing into Deiss’s arms. With the trust of the people she loves most on the line, Liv must decide between doing what she should … and risking everything for what she shouldn’t want.


6. Loved in Las Vegas (Travelling Calvert Sisters #2)

Expected publication: July 30th 2022

Regina Calvert’s friend is having a bachelorette party in Vegas. Regi, barely old enough to gamble, sets out to have an amazing time with her single friends and win some cash at the roulette table. But when a night out with a craps dealer and his Hungarian cousin goes downhill, Regina finds herself stranded on the strip with no cash, no phone and a friend that accidentally ingested acid.

Craig Lucky is enjoying the weekend at his friend’s bachelor party, but his world is rocked when he comes upon a damsel in distress in the middle of the Las Vegas strip. After helping Regi and her friend, Craig asks Regi out for a night on the town with him.

However, nights out in Vegas don’t always go as planned.


April – Taking on the TBR pile [These are the prompts from April 2020.]

  • 3rd: Book that have been on your TBR forever
  • 10th: Recent additions to your TBR
  • 17th: Books from your TBR that you predict will be 5*
  • 24th: Books on your TBR because of someone else’s recommendation

Thank you for reading my second Sunday post for April!

As I did not see the new second quarter (April-June) prompts added yet, I am continuing with the 2020 prompts as I did not do those before as the blog started in September 2020. While I do have a million new novels on my TBR, I am not the greatest at actually adding them into Goodreads to track them. The six in my list are my last six on Goodreads, which are ones that I still want to read, even though they may not be “officially” the most recent additions to be my TBR.

How did you interpret this week’s topic?

4 thoughts on “~ #SixForSunday: Recent Additions to My TBR ~

  1. I usually do this, but didn’t this week.

    They look like a good set of books! When I got the Goodreads App last year I put all my bookshelf books on there and keep a record of when I start reading a book. What I am not so good at is adding the new books to my bookshelf to it!

    Happy Sunday!

    Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
    https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/

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