Starting off the week strong with our new book club pick: For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn. I mentioned it in my last video but here is a peek(swipe ➡️) of the packet made by @vanillabookclub for this month’s reading. Come join the fun over on the Fable App and search for Not Your Grandma’s Book Club! #fableandquillbooks #bookclub #readingcommunityofinstagram

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Happy Wednesday! I’ve been working on a little something to add to the Bookclub… #fableandquillbooks #notyourgrandamasbookclub #bookclubofinstagram #readmore

Hey Guys! Don’t forget that we are wrapping up Anathema by Keri Lake this week in our book club! Come join us over on the Fable app and have some fun with us. #fableandquillbooks #notyourgrandmasbookclub #fableapp #anathema

Hello Monday! We are closing in on the finishline for Anathema by Keri Lake in our book club! It has been a great read and the group has been full of chatter! Come join us over on Fable under Not Your Grandma’s Book Club! #fableandquillbooks #bookclub #anathema #readmore #bookstore

✝ 🖤 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘🖤 ✝ 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗵𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲? HIS ANGEL I was born into a secret society known as the Lords. There is no limit to their depravity. If they want to be respected, they have to earn it. Women like me are merely allowed to exist in their world … until they no longer need us. I’ve spent most of my life wishing death would find me. That I’d be granted an escape from the reality I was forced to endure. But luck has never been on my side. It seemed I was destined to never be anything more than a failure. I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW. Then one night I took control of my life. It was my first taste of freedom, and I wanted someone to notice me. Turns out, that was a mistake, and my father had been right, I didn’t deserve to be seen. A Lord—Kashton Landon Pierce—saved me, and I offered to pay him the only way I knew how—with my body. After he finished with me, I ran. Now he’s back in my life, wanting to pick up where we left off. The problem with that is I’m no longer the scared woman I was when we met. I’ve spent years digging myself out of a dark hole, and I refuse to allow any man to drag me back. Especially a Spade brother. Even if he is promising me everything I’ve ever wanted. I underestimated him. Kashton inserted himself into my everyday life and invaded my dreams. He needed a pet to keep chained in the basement. A toy to occupy his free time. His brothers were busy living their lives, so he decided to take over mine. What I didn’t expect was for him to make me feel loved. To be taken care of and put first before anything else. After being told you’re worthless your whole life, it’s hard not to believe it. Kashton made me feel cherished and accepted me for who I was—unworthy.�For a moment, I found myself hoping for a future that I knew wasn’t possible. One where I could be what he needed. But our world has a way of teasing happiness before stripping it all away. #fableandquillbooks #newrelease #shanteltessier

Hello New Year! Who is ready to take on the first ever Piggy Bank Page Turner Challenge? Boy, that is a mouthful to say 5 times fast. The idea is to cutback on purchasing books through the year while knocking out your TBR and treating yourself to a shopping spree in December! Comment below if you’re joining or if you’ve already got your own system for 2026! Let’s take on the year and make more time to read(and less time sitting on our phones!). #fableandquillbooks #readingchallenge #2026 #readmorebooks

Come join us over on the Fable App to chat about Anathema by Keri Lake! #bookclub #fableandquillbooks #readersgonnaread

2025 Wrap Up! #fableandquillbooks #wrapup #2025 #bookstore

Merry Christmas!

Happy Friday! #fableandquillbooks #booksclub #bookstagram

Happy Tuesday! Don’t forget that we are wrapping up our book club pick, Good Spirits by B.K. Borison this week over on the Fable app. #bookclub #fableandquillbooks #bookstore

Announcing Not Your Grandma’s Book Club December Pick: Anathema by Kerri Lake Only the banished know what lies beyond the woods... There are whispers about what lurks in Witch Knell―the forest where sinners go to die. The villagers call it The Eating Woods because what’s taken is never given back. Only those who’ve lost their senses would dare to go near it. Or the banished. Maevyth Bronwick knows better than to breach the misty labyrinth of trees, but a tragic turn of events compels her beyond the archway of bones, to a boundary no mortal has crossed before. One that cloaks a dark and fantastical world that’s as dangerous as it is alluring. It’s there that he dwells, the cursed lord of Eidolon. The one tasked to keep her hidden from the magehood that seeks to crucify her in the name of an arcane prophesy. Zevander Rydainn, known to his prey as The Scorpion, is the coldest, most calculated assassin in all of Aethyria and he’d sooner toss his feisty ward to a pack of vicious fyredrakes than keep her safe. If only he could. Maevyth’s blood is the key to breaking his despised curse and vanquishing the slumbering evil in Witch Knell. Unfortunately for Lord Rydainn, fate has other plans for the irresistible little enchantress. And his growing obsession with her threatens to destroy everything. Including himself. Join us on Fable and read along! We are starting this on December 19th. #fableandquillbooks #bookclub #romance

Looking for something to reading over Christmas? Check out these books! #fableandquillbooks #christmasbooks #romancebooks

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Happy Thanksgiving! May your hearts be as full as your plates. I am grateful for each of you, thank you for following my journey and supporting my dreams! #fableandquillbooks #dreambig #thanksgiving

Quick Check In & Book Club Reminder!

Today is the day!! Not Your Grandma’s Book Club is starting Good Spirits by BK Borison. We have a chat over on Fable so come join us!! #bookclub #fableandquillbooks #notyourgrandmasbookclub

Don’t forget to join us for our book club this week! Our first book is Good Spirits by B.K. Borison. Follow the link below or send a DM to join in! #bookclub #bookclubofinstagram #fableandquillbooks #bookstore #movingforward #romancebookstagram #holidays #readmore #booksbooksbooks #readersgonnaread https://fable.co/club/not-your-grandmas-book-club-with-cindy-brown-361497200384

Check it out! We’ve got our book club up and ready for you to jump in. Our first book is Good Spirits by B.K. Borison. It’s perfect for the holidays. https://fable.co/club/not-your-grandmas-book-club-with-cindy-brown-361497200384?invite=4ca80ac4-0c17-4416-b390-ed29aba98d87 #fableandquillbooks #booklover #notyourgrandmasbookclub #bookclub #romance #holidays #readmore #readittogether

Happy Halloween! #fableandquillbooks #halloween #friday #celebrate #spookyseason

Chaotic by Shantel Tessier HIS ANGEL I was born into a secret society known as the Lords. There is no limit to their depravity. If they want to be respected, they have to earn it. Women like me are merely allowed to exist in their world … until they no longer need us. I’ve spent most of my life wishing death would find me. That I’d be granted an escape from the reality I was forced to endure. But luck has never been on my side. It seemed I was destined to never be anything more than a failure. I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW. Then one night I took control of my life. It was my first taste of freedom, and I wanted someone to notice me. Turns out, that was a mistake, and my father had been right, I didn’t deserve to be seen. A Lord—Kashton Landon Pierce—saved me, and I offered to pay him the only way I knew how—with my body. After he finished with me, I ran. Now he’s back in my life, wanting to pick up where we left off. The problem with that is I’m no longer the scared woman I was when we met. I’ve spent years digging myself out of a dark hole, and I refuse to allow any man to drag me back. Especially a Spade brother. Even if he is promising me everything I’ve ever wanted. I underestimated him. Kashton inserted himself into my everyday life and invaded my dreams. He needed a pet to keep chained in the basement. A toy to occupy his free time. His brothers were busy living their lives, so he decided to take over mine.�What I didn’t expect was for him to make me feel loved. To be taken care of and put first before anything else. After being told you’re worthless your whole life, it’s hard not to believe it. Kashton made me feel cherished and accepted me for who I was—unworthy. For a moment, I found myself hoping for a future that I knew wasn’t possible. One where I could be what he needed. But our world has a way of teasing happiness before stripping it all away. #fableandquillbooks #coverreveals #shanteltessier #chaotic #darkromance

Hello October! I hope you all enjoy some fall fun and some spooky things! #fableandquillbooks #october #bookstore #fall #spookyseason #reader #readingcommunityofinstagram #bookstagram

Quick Check In! 9/27/25 #fableandquillbooks #southernutah #bookstore #smallbusiness #saturday

I’m hunting a monster The first time I met Yulian Dimitriev, it was hate at first sight. He’s brass, chaotic, and a violence-junkie. In short, everything I disregard. As heirs to two notorious mafia organizations, we were shoved together in an unorthodox setting. The more I learn about Yulian, the deeper my loathing seeps. Until I truly see the person within, and something forbidden sparks between us. But our coexistence is cut short when tragedy strikes. Yulian and I go back to our respective, parallel worlds that shouldn’t cross. But they do. And once again, I’m dragged into the orbit of a man I shouldn’t want. Two men can’t be together in our world. But Yulian blurs every limit I thought existed until everything is in jeopardy. Our hearts included. Anyone else dying to get their hands on this book? The cover is just 🤩😍🤩😍 #fableandquillbooks #rinakent #coverreveals #blurb #newrelease #thursdays #read #bookstagram

Friday Check in! #fableandquillbooks #smallbusiness #southernutah #bookstagram #booktok #bookstore

Stay tuned! The Broken Spine Bookstore has made the move to become Fable & Quill Books. This is an exciting journey to be on and I just want to say thank you again to each of you who have been along the ride with me! #fableandquillbooks #thebrokenspinebookstore #booksbooksbooks #smalbusiness #southernutah

Happy Friday! Just a check in to keep you all posted on my progress. Thank you for being here! #fableandquillbooks #thebrokenspinebookstore #southernutah #booktok #bookstagram

Quick Friday Update! #thebrokenspinebookstore #bookstagram #bookstore #smallbusiness #southernutah #fableandquillbooks #fridays #readmore

Update Time! #thebrokenspinebookstore #fableandquillbooks #bookstore #smallbusiness #bookstagram #southernutah

Happy Book Lover’s Day!! I hope you all celebrate and read something! #thebrokenspinebookstore #bookloversday #readmorebooks #buyabook #readmore #weekend #books #smallbusiness #saturday

August Update 8/5! Thank you for supporting me, following this page and being apart of the journey! #thebrokenspinebookstore #growing #changingdirection #bookstagram #smallbusiness #reading #southernutah

Quick update and assembling my own Avengers team! #thebrokenspinebookstore #southernutah #smallbusiness #teambuilding #growing #learning

Happy Independence Day! #godblesstheusa #america #indepenceday #thebrokenspinebookstore #smallbusiness #growing #patriotic

The intro. #thebrokenspinebookstore #startingout #smallbusiness #southernutah

Happy Tuesday! Thank you to @t.r.jensen for sharing this gorgeous copy of her book, Treasured Bones! The cover is stunning! Please make sure@you check out her page and give her some love! #trjensen #authorcommunity #support #paperback #thebrokenspinebookstore #smallbusiness #growing #booksbooksbooks #bookobsessed

Happy Release Day to Samantha Skye! The moment a billionaire walks into my wellness clinic, it’s clear we don’t get along. Somewhere between the incense and the herbal tea, he starts insulting the business and stealing my ideas. Right then and there, I decide he needs to go. But then he offers me a job. One I can’t refuse. I have big dreams and even bigger bills to pay, and this opportunity will set me up for life. So I find myself in Whispers - the small town where billionaires come to hide. There’s more money in this town per square foot than anywhere else in the country, and thanks to Whiteman Whiskey, I’m now building my dream spa. For them. But Connor Whiteman and I don’t see eye to eye. Owner of the company, Connor, is what girls call swoony. He’s huge, all man, charming, seductively sweet - just like his liquor - and also best friends with the president. Not to mention, a pain in my side. As a plus-sized woman, I’ve faced my share of insecurities, yet Connor instills confidence I never knew I had. Our arguments become electric, our flirting off the charts. But he is my boss, I’m his employee, and we’re playing with fire. I should’ve stayed away. I should’ve kept my distance. Because when my past comes back to haunt me, it puts him in danger, and I don’t want them to take Connor down too. #samanthaskye #newrelease #tuesday #newbooks #thebrokenspinebookstore #support #promote #romance #booklover

@authorhollyrenee has revealed the gorgeous cover for Cowboy Casual! I hope you’re ready for an enemies to lovers, second chance romance with a dirty-mouthed cowboy! 🤠
 Releasing August 5, 2025 Cover Designer: @brittanykellerart Title Design by: @jademdesign Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/4jnCfhu #CowboyCasual #HollyRenee #EnemiestoLovers #ForcedProximity #SmallTownRomance #Valentineprlm @valentine_pr_ #thebrokenspinebookstore

A haunting coming-of-age tale following the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, Ronny Nguyen, as she grapples with the weight of generational trauma while navigating the violent power of teenage girlhood, for fans of Jennifer’s Body and Little Fires Everywhere. It’s the summer before high school, and Ronny Nguyen finds herself too young for work, too old for cartoons. Her days are spent in a small backyard, dozing off to trashy magazines on a plastic lawn chair. In stark contrast stands her brother Tommy, the pride and joy of their immigrant parents: a popular honor student destined to be the first in the family to attend college. The thought of Tommy leaving for college fills Ronny with dread, as she contemplates the quiet house she will be left alone in with her parents, Me and Ba. Their parents rarely speak of their past in Vietnam, except through the lens of food. The family’s meals are a tapestry of cultural memory: thick spring rolls with slim and salty nem chua, and steaming bowls of pho tái with thin, delicate slices of blood-red beef. In the aftermath of the war, Me and Ba taught Ronny and Tommy that meat was a dangerous luxury, a symbol of survival that should never be taken for granted. But when tragedy strikes, Ronny’s world is upended. Her sense of self and her understanding of her family are shattered. A few nights later, at her first high school party, a boy crosses the line, and Ronny is overtaken by a force larger than herself. This newfound power comes with an insatiable hunger for raw meat, a craving that is both a saving grace and a potential destroyer. What Hunger is a visceral, emotional journey through the bursts and pitfalls of female rage. Ronny’s Vietnamese lineage and her mother’s emotional memory play a crucial role in this tender ode to generational trauma and mother-daughter bonding. #summerreads #thebrokenspinebookstore #booksbooksbooks #horrorbooks #readmore #bookgram #readingcommunity

Celebrating the moms today who take on many roles to make the world function!

Happy Friday! What are you reading this weekend? #thebrokenspinebookstore #weekend #reading #coffee #weekendreads #booklove #fridays

🖤 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 🖤 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 (Mississippi Smoke Series Book 5) by New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Abbi Glines is now LIVE!!! 𝗢𝗡𝗘-𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬! 🔗 Links in bio @abbiglines Blurb: Montana Momma hadn’t been gone from the world for twenty-four hours before the first letter showed up. Blue paper, folded into an origami heart, left where the writer knew I’d find it. Dealing with my grief, I was able to put it out of my mind until the next one came, then the next. Each one more disturbing than the last. Until I woke up to find one beside me. He’d watched me sleep. Only desperation could drive me to ask the man who had fertilized my momma’s egg for help. I preferred to forget him and his existence, just like he had us… me. But with Momma gone, I had no one, and I needed a safe place to escape—out of this town and away from the stranger who was stalking me. To say I was shocked that he turned me down would be a lie. I’d expected as much. He’d left me with no choice but to threaten to expose his sins to the God-fearing people of Mississippi who placed him in office. The nineteen-year-old daughter of a stripper he’d knocked up and deserted would know a lot about his transgressions. However, the two men he sent to get me weren’t what I’d been expecting, but I didn’t really have much of a choice. It was trust the devil I knew or stay and live in fear of the one I didn’t. Than Waking up hung over and naked on the sofa of a friend’s house wasn’t out of character for me. Being woken up and told I was being ordered to babysit the Governor’s accidental offspring was another. It wasn’t fair that I’d been handed this task. Why me? I didn’t want to watch some stripper’s daughter who had decided to blackmail the governor. Why didn’t we have the philandering bastard hand over hush money, and then we could put enough fear in her that she kept her mouth shut? When I didn’t believe it could get any worse, the stripper’s daughter opened the cheap ass motel room door she had been staying in and knocked the wind out of my chest. #Hellorhighwater #Nowlive #Abbiglines #Wordsmithpublicity

From New York Times bestselling author RuNyx comes Enigma, a twisted Hades and Persephone meets scorching dark academia romance―a tale of love and obsession between two rivals. There are secrets she must uncover. There are secrets he must keep. Salem Salazar is fascinated with death. The black sheep of her scandal-ridden, wealthy family, she arrives at Mortimer University as a legacy on the hunt for answers about what happened to her perfect, older sister. There, she discovers that her sister is far from the only girl to have gone missing at Mortimer. Salem will do anything to discover what dark forces are killing Mortimer’s students...even if it means using herself as bait. And Cazimir van der Waal has caught her scent. The mysterious artist and teaching assistant has a dark past, a hidden agenda, and a ravenous appetite for a beautiful, golden-eyed girl who seems determined to risk her life. Where she is ice, he is fire. Where she is organization, he is chaos. Where she is precision, he is passion. Together they are explosive—their fates linked as secret societies and death stalk them both. Enigma is a sensual, epic love story for those who also crave the frightful, the puzzling, the suspenseful, the dangerous and the dark. Welcome to Mortimer. #thebrokenspinebookstore #releaseday #runyx #enigma #darkromance #readmorebooks📚 #readingcommunity #booklover #smallbusiness #bookstore #bookish

Coming this July! Dumort by Michelle Tang RELEASE DATE: 22nd July 2025 PRE-ORDER LINKS: https://geni.us/dumort(Amazon),  https://bit.ly/tangdumort (our store), https://books2read.com/u/mdxMeR (other retailers) COVER ART: Fay Lane DESCRIPTION: Mrs. Mina Braithwaite has never quite fit into Mydalla’s polite society. Her features are so different from the other noblewomen, more like the city’s foreign workers, and she chafes at all the rules. Then there’s the furious entity that has followed her for years, crawling from shadows to hurt her and staining every memory with fear. Desperate for help, Mina crashes a private gathering to see the infamous occultist Alexandre DuMort in action. She doesn’t expect the pull of attraction towards the man, nor his invitation to join him in his work.  But DuMort has enemies, dangerous ones, and they dog his steps as closely as Mina’s entity does hers. Mina must choose between her old life, and the angry spirit that stalks her, or follow the famed occultist down a new path, where even worse things might haunt her.  Like the truth. #thebrokenspinebookstore #newrelease #comingsoon #ghostorchidpress #michelletang #preorder #summerread #getready

It’s World Book Day! How are you reading today? #thebrokenspinebookstore #worldbookday #readmore #book #readingcommunityofinstagram #bookstagram #booklover #readersgonnaread #celebrate

DEACON by @rayamorrisedwards releasing April 11th! #PreOrderNow https://a.co/d/72BXyVm “What are you doing out here? You don’t have a car?” he asks. I look sideways, studying him. He’s handsome, despite his face having brutally cut angles. There’s a bump in the middle of his nose. He glances at me, and I’m taken aback by seeing his eyes up close. They’re dark, but there’s a softness to them I didn’t expect. In the middle of such a rough face, it’s startling. He’s like Aiden but not like Aiden. I shiver. “You okay?” he says. I nod. “Sorry, what did you say?” “I asked why you were out here,” he says. “You don’t have a car?” I shake my head, still feeling like a deer in headlights. “I can’t drive, really. I don’t have a license.” His forehead creases. “Why not?” “Nobody taught me to drive,” I say. “I don’t have a car.” He doesn’t answer, but I notice his jaw muscle flickers. I turn, and through the window, I see we’re almost at the drop off. There’s no sign of Bittern waiting for me. I check my phone, which is stuffed in my pocket. My stomach sinks. It’s soaked. I hit the button and nothing happens. I have to fight back tears. It took me a month of saving to get this cheap phone. Now, it’s ruined. Deacon turns the truck onto the gravel route that veers up the mountain. My muscles tense up. I’ve never been this way before. I wet my dry lips. “Please don’t hurt me,” I whisper. He swings his head around, like he’s surprised. “I’m not gonna hurt you, sweetheart,” he says. #rayamorrisedwards #kindleunlimited #spicyromance #bookstagram #booktok @theauthor.agency #thebrokenspinebookstore

We all know the feeling! Happy Saturday! #thebrokenspinebookstore #indiebookshop #smallbusiness #reading #bookish #readingcommunity

Personal libraries, bookstores, kindle unlimited, all of it is good for the soul. ❤️ #thebrokenspinebookstore #thursdays #bookstore #smallbusiness #bookstagram #readingcommunity #booklover #bookworm

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Mr. Maybe by Jane Green To Libby Mason, Mr. Right has always meant Mr. Rich. A twenty seven-year-old publicist, she’s barely able to afford her fashionable and fabulous lifestyle and often has to foot the bill for dates with Struggling Writer Nick, a sexy but perpetually strapped-for-cash guy she’s dating (no commitments – really). So when Ed, Britain’s wealthiest but stodgiest bachelor, enters the picture, her idea of the fairy tale romance is turned on it’s head. Mr. Maybe is the tale of her heartfelt but hilarious deliberation, irresistibly chronicled by bestselling author Jane Green. On one hand, Nick makes up for his low bank-account balance by his performance in the sack, or in the bathtub, as the case may be. But life with him means little more than nightly trips to the bar, a dark and grungy apartment, and plenty of dull political tirades to boot. But those blue eyes, and that tender heart... On the other hand, there’s Ed, whose luxurious house and gargantuan bank account are quite tempting to the starving Libby. But his unsavory mustache and bumbling ways make Libby wonder if the platinum AMEX and unlimited “retail therapy” are worth it. He may have fallen in love with her at first sight, but nothing seems to solve his lackluster performance in the sack – even speed reading The Joy of Sex. When the diamond shopping commences, Libby is forced to realize that the time for “maybe” is up. #janegreen #romance #thebrokenspinebookstore #bookrecommendations #fiction #booklover #bookaddict #smallbusiness

Looking for a hidden gem to read? Check out The Accidental Beauty Queen by Teri Wilson Charlotte Gorman loves her job as an elementary school librarian, and is content to experience life through the pages of her books. Which couldn’t be more opposite from her identical twin sister. Ginny, an Instagram-famous beauty pageant contestant, has been chasing a crown since she was old enough to enunciate the words world peace, and she’s not giving up until she gets the title of Miss American Treasure. And Ginny’s refusing to do it alone this time. She drags Charlotte to the pageant as a good luck charm, but the winning plan quickly goes awry when Ginny has a terrible, face-altering allergic reaction the night before the pageant, and Charlotte suddenly finds herself in a switcheroo the twins haven’t successfully pulled off in decades. Woefully unprepared for the glittery world of hair extensions, false eyelashes, and push-up bras, Charlotte is mortified at every unstable step in her sky-high stilettos. But as she discovers there’s more to her fellow contestants than just wanting a sparkly crown, Charlotte realizes she has a whole new motivation for winning. #thebrokenspinebookstore #reading #readmorebooks #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #booklover #teriwilson #fiction #romance

Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams Annie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match—someone who complements her happy, quiet life running the local flower shop in Rome, Kentucky. But finding her dream man may be harder than Annie imagined. Everyone knows everyone in her hometown, and the dating prospects are getting fewer by the day. After she overhears her latest date say she is “so unbelievably boring,” Annie starts to think the problem might be her. Is it too late to become flirtatious and fun like the leading ladies in her favorite romance movies? Maybe she only needs a little practice . . . and Annie has the perfect person in mind to be her tutor: Will Griffin. Will—the sexy , tattooed, and absolutely gorgeous bodyguard—is temporarily back in Rome, providing security for Amelia Rose as excitement builds for her upcoming marriage to Noah Walker, Annie’s brother. He has one personal objective while on the job: stay away from Annie Walker and any other possible attachments to this sleepy town. But no sooner than he gets settled, Will finds himself tasked with helping Annie find the love of her life by becoming the next leading lady of Rome, Kentucky. Will wants no part in changing the sweet and lovely Annie. He knows for a fact that some stuffy, straitlaced guy won’t make her happy, but he doesn’t have the heart to say no. Amid steamy practice dates and strictly “educational” tutoring lessons, Annie discovers there are more layers to Will’s usual stoic attitude. As the lines of their friendship become dangerously blurred, Annie reconsiders her dream guy. Maybe her love life doesn’t need to be perfect—it just needs to be real. #thebrokenspinebookstore #romance #bookrecommendations #reading #mondays #booklover #bookstagram #fiction #smallbusiness #bookstore

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams The first rule of book club: You don’t talk about book club. Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott’s marriage is in major league trouble. He’s recently discovered a humiliating secret: his wife Thea has always faked the Big O. When he loses his cool at the revelation, it’s the final straw on their already strained relationship. Thea asks for a divorce, and Gavin realizes he’s let his pride and fear get the better of him.  Welcome to the Bromance Book Club. Distraught and desperate, Gavin finds help from an unlikely source: a secret romance book club made up of Nashville’s top alpha men. With the help of their current read, a steamy Regency titled Courting the Countess, the guys coach Gavin on saving his marriage. But it’ll take a lot more than flowery words and grand gestures for this hapless Romeo to find his inner hero and win back the trust of his wife. #thebromancebookclub #thebrokenspinebookstore #bookrecommendations #reading #bookstagram #sundays #romance

Passing Through Paradise by Susan Wiggs After she decides to sell her beach house, a widow must decide whether to risk trusting a romantic new man in her life with deep, dark secrets — and possibly her heart. It’s been two years since the mysterious accident took Sandra Winslow’s politician husband, Victor — the favorite son of a town called Paradise — and left Sandra under a cloud of suspicion. She decides to sell her beach house on the edge of town and hires Mike Malloy, who touches her lonely heart. Can she trust a man with unbreakable ties to a community she’s eager to leave behind — and who is determined to unearth her deepest secrets? #thebrokenspinebookstore #susanwiggs #romance #reading #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #readmorebooks #fiction

The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo He was the first person to inspire her, to move her, to truly understand her. Was he meant to be the last? Lucy is faced with a life-altering choice. But before she can make her decision, she must start her story—their story—at the very beginning. Lucy and Gabe meet as seniors at Columbia University on a day that changes both of their lives forever. Together, they decide they want their lives to mean something, to matter. When they meet again a year later, it seems fated—perhaps they’ll find life’s meaning in each other. But then Gabe becomes a photojournalist assigned to the Middle East and Lucy pursues a career in New York. What follows is a thirteen-year journey of dreams, desires, jealousies, betrayals, and, ultimately, of love. Was it fate that brought them together? Is it choice that has kept them away? Their journey takes Lucy and Gabe continents apart, but never out of each other’s hearts. This devastatingly romantic debut novel about the enduring power of first love, with a shocking, unforgettable ending, is Love Story for a new generation. #thebrokenspinebookstore #bookrecommendations #romance #fiction #readmorebooks #thursday #bookstagram #bookaddict #smallbusiness

Heart eyes for the win with this book! The ROM-Commers by Katherine Center She’s rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own? Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She’s spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies―good ones! That win contests! But she’s also been the sole caretaker for her kind-hearted dad, who needs full-time care. Now, when she gets a chance to re-write a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates―The Charlie Yates! Her personal writing god!―it’s a break too big to pass up. Emma’s younger sister steps in for caretaking duties, and Emma moves to L.A. for six weeks for the writing gig of a lifetime. But what is it they say? Don’t meet your heroes? Charlie Yates doesn’t want to write with anyone―much less “a failed, nobody screenwriter.” Worse, the romantic comedy he’s written is so terrible it might actually bring on the apocalypse. Plus! He doesn’t even care about the script―it’s just a means to get a different one green-lit. Oh, and he thinks love is an emotional Ponzi scheme. But Emma’s not going down without a fight. She will stand up for herself, and for rom-coms, and for love itself. She will convince him that love stories matter―even if she has to kiss him senseless to do it. But . . . what if that kiss is accidentally amazing? What if real life turns out to be so much . . . more real than fiction? What if the love story they’re writing breaks all Emma’s rules―and comes true? #romance #readmorebooks #thebrokenspinebookstore #readingrecommendations #bookrecommendations #smallbusiness #bookstore #bookstagram #wednesdays #read #bookaddict

Valentine’s Day is only 10 days away! Let’s jump into some fun romance stories! The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam “West” Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought she’d signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed, and they both went on their merry ways. Three years later, Anna is a starving artist living paycheck to paycheck while West is a Stanford professor. He may be one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate, but he has little interest in working for the heartless corporation his family built from the ground up. He is interested, however, in his one-hundred-million-dollar inheritance. There’s just one catch. Due to an antiquated clause in his grandfather’s will, Liam won’t see a penny until he’s been happily married for five years. Just when Liam thinks he’s in the home stretch, pressure mounts from his family to see this mysterious spouse, and he has no choice but to turn to the one person he’s afraid to introduce to his one-percenter parents—his unpolished, not-so-ex-wife. But in the presence of his family, Liam’s fears quickly shift from whether the feisty, foul-mouthed, paint-splattered Anna can play the part to whether the toxic world of wealth will corrupt someone as pure of heart as his surprisingly grounded and loyal wife. Liam will have to ask himself if the price tag on his flimsy cover story is worth losing true love that sprouted from a lie. #thebrokenspinebookstore #christinalauren #romance #fiction #reading #bookrecommendations #bookstagram #tuesdays #snallbusiness #startup #bookstore #read #bookstagram #bookaddict

Let’s start the week off with a fun, spicy, Prince of hell recommendation: Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco Sinner. Villain. Wicked. The Prince of Envy has never claimed to be a saint. But when a cryptic note arrives, signaling the beginning of a deadly game, he knows it will take more than a hint of sin to win and save his falling demon court. Riddles, hexed objects, anonymous players, nothing will stand in his way, though none of his meticulous plans prepare him for her, the frustrating artist who ignites his sin like no other…   Virtuous. Darling. Liar. The trouble with scoundrels and blackguards is that they haven’t a modicum of honor, a fact Miss Camilla Antonius learns after one desperate mistake allows Waverly Green’s most notorious rake to blackmail her. To avoid a ruinous scandal, Camilla is forced to enter a devil’s bargain with Envy, little expecting his game will awaken her true nature . . . Together, Envy and Camilla must embark on a perilous journey through the Underworld—from glittering demon courts to the sultry vampire realm and beyond—while trying to avoid the most dangerous trap of all: falling in love. #thebrokenspinebookstore #bookrecommendations #mondays #princeofhell #bookseries #romance #dark #bookstagram #booklover

Sunday’s recommendation is Gild by Raven Kennedy The fae abandoned this world to us. And the ones with power rule. Gold. Gold floors, gold walls, gold furniture, gold clothes. In Highbell, in the castle built into the frozen mountains, everything is made of gold. Even me. King Midas rescued me. Dug me out of the slums and placed me on a pedestal. I’m called his precious. His favored. I’m the woman he Gold-Touched to show everyone that I belong to him. To show how powerful he is. He gave me protection, and I gave him my heart. And even though I don’t leave the confines of the palace, I’m safe. Until war comes to the kingdom and a deal is struck. Suddenly, my trust is broken. My love is challenged. And I realize that everything I thought I knew about Midas might be wrong. Because these bars I’m kept in, no matter how gilded, are still just a cage. But the monsters on the other side might make me wish I’d never left. #gild #platedprisonerseries #ravenkennedy #thebrokenspinebookstore #bookstagram #smallbusiness #recommendation #bookrecommendations #bookseries #reading #readmorebooks #sunday

Anathema by Keri Lake Only the banished know what lies beyond the woods ... There are whispers about what lurks in Witch Knell—the forest where sinners go to die. The villagers call it The Eating Woods because what’s taken is never given back. Only those who’ve lost their senses would dare to go near it. Or the banished. Maevyth Bronwick knows better than to breach the misty labyrinth of trees, but a tragic turn of events compels her beyond the archway of bones, to a boundary no mortal has crossed before. One that cloaks a dark and fantastical world that’s as dangerous as it is alluring. It’s there that he dwells, the cursed lord of Eidolon. The one tasked to keep her hidden from the magehood that seeks to crucify her in the name of an arcane prophesy. Zevander Rydainn, known to his prey as The Scorpion, is the coldest, most calculated assassin in all of Aethyria and he’d sooner toss his feisty ward to a pack of vicious fyredrakes than keep her safe. If only he could. Maevyth’s blood is the key to breaking his despised curse and vanquishing the slumbering evil in Witch Knell. Unfortunately for Lord Rydainn, fate has other plans for the irresistible little enchantress. And his growing obsession with her threatens to destroy everything. Including himself. #thebrokenspinebookstore #bookrecommendations #reading #spicy #romance #readmorebooks #saturday #bookstagram #bookworm #anathema #tiktok #booktok

Looking for a series that will give you spicy, magic, and Fae? Try out the TikTok sensation Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti I’m a Gemini. Impulsive. Curious. Headstrong. A twin. Heir to a throne I know nothing about. And it turns out, I’m Fae. But of course there’s a catch - all I have to do to claim my birth right is prove that I’m the most powerful supernatural in the whole of Solaria. And sure, technically that’s true as I’m the daughter of the Savage King. But the bit they didn’t put in the brochure was that every single Fae in this Kingdom would claim my throne if they could. The school they’ve sent me to is both dangerous as sh*t and one helluva party. Vampires bite weaker students in the corridors, the Werewolf pack has orgies in the Wailing Wood at every full moon and don’t even get me started on the dark and twisted ways the Sirens use their powers on people’s emotions, or how my sinfully tempting Cardinal Magic teacher hosts detentions that leave people needing therapy. Classes are totally interesting if you manage to live through them. And that Gemini star sign I mentioned? It now determines my elemental magic and affects my destiny, so learning astrology is essential if I’m going to beat down my classmates – which is actively encouraged by the way. My biggest problem is the drool worthy Dragon shifter who has his eyes on my throne. He and his three psycho friends are determined to make my time here hell. All I’ve got to do is survive. But fate might have other ideas. Dammit, why couldn’t I have gotten a letter to Hogwarts? #thebrokenspinebookstore #bookrecommendations #booklover #bookstagram #friday #zodiacacademy #susannevalenti #carolinepeckham #bookseries #spicy #fae #bullyromance #romance #readmorebooks #readingcommunity

Burned by Greta Rose West Check out this spicy cowboy story! I just finished it in a day and gave it 3.5/5 stars. I enjoyed the brothers and their “Ma”. It made me want to run off to the mountains! Jack Cade already has enough on his shoulders with his four brothers, his struggling Wyoming horse ranch, and his adopted mama going through chemo again. He doesn’t have time for a woman, and he doesn’t trust them. But when Everlea Donovan falls into his life—literally—he can’t stop fantasizing about her. Wanting her. But Everlea’s hiding something, always looking over her shoulder, ready to run at any moment. She can’t risk putting Jack and his family in danger, but she’s never wanted anything—anyone—the way she wants him. When she starts feeling at home at Cade Ranch with its wide open meadows and breathtaking mountain views, she begins to let down her guard—to both her heart and her safety—and that’s just asking for trouble… The first book in the Cade Ranch series, BURNED, is a steamy romance about learning to trust and letting love guide you home… Check out the rest of the series with: ▪️Broken ▪️Busted ▪️Braved ▪️Blinded #thebrokenspinebookstore #readmorebooks #cowboys #spicy #smutbooks #romance #bookseries #bookreview #gretarosewest #bookstagram #readingcommunity #readingrecommendations

Another oldie, but a good one, Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd A thousand years ago, a brutal warrior roamed the Russian steppes, and struck a menacing bargain. For the ability to change at will into a cold-hearted predator, Konstantine promised his soul-and the souls of his descendants-to the devil. One day a dangerous prophecy reveals the truth: one family has been chosen to battle the darkness — or face damnation.    Ann Smith loves her dynamic boss, Jasha Wilder, but her daring plan to seduce him goes awry when she encounters a powerful wolf who — before her horrified eyes — changes into the man she adores. She soon discovers she can’t escape her destiny ... for Jasha is Konstantine’s descendant and Ann is the woman fated to break the curse that binds his soul...  #thebrokenspinebookstore #bookrecommendations #christinadodd #darkromance #russianromance #reading #bookstagram #booklover #readmorebooks #spicybooks

Who doesn’t love a good 2000s vampire story? This is book 1 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward As the world’s only purebred vampire and the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who killed his parents centuries ago. But when his most trusted fighter is killed—orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate—Wrath must put down his dagger and usher the beautiful woman into another world. Racked by a restlessness in her body that wasn’t there before, Beth Randall is helpless against the dangerously sexy man who comes to her at night with shadows in his eyes. His tales of the Brotherhood and blood frighten her. Yet his touch ignites a dawning new hunger—one that threatens to consume them both.... #thebrokenspinebookstore #romancebooks #bookrecommendations #jrward #blackdaggerbrotherhood #bookseries #bookstagram #vampires #readmorebooks #reading

This one may not be as dark as the previous recommendations, but it’s still a fun, spicy, anti-establishment romance. Flock by Kate Stewart Can you keep a secret? The one thing Cecelia Horner knows about her move to Triple Falls is, it’ll be temporary. After one year working for her elusive father at his factory, he’ll hand over the inheritance she needs to help her single mother. With that, Cecelia will leave the town, and everyone in it, behind forever. On her first day, she collides with her new supervisor, Sean. Enigmatic, charming, irresistible, Sean lures Cecelia into a new world of sex, lies, and alliances. Determined to make the most of her time in Triple Falls, Cecelia allows herself to blindly fall. But the more Cecelia is drawn in, the stronger her belief that Sean is keeping a secret. A secret that Dominic, Sean’s best friend, and the darkest, most dangerous of his crew, is determined to keep Cecelia from uncovering. Cecelia discovers something else—a maelstrom of untapped desires within herself along with a powerful pull of first love. The more Cecelia becomes immersed in Sean and Dominic’s perilous world, the more she starts to realize that the men she’s trusted are hiding far more than she could have ever imagined. And the secret they’re hiding just might be the thing to break her fall. #flock #theravenhoodtrilogy #katestewart #thebrokenspinebookstore #bookrecommendations #darkromance #readmorebooks #bookstagram #booktok

Monday’s Recommendation comes from the Devil’s Night Series. Corrupt by Penelope Douglas Erika Fane’s boyfriend’s older brother is handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college’s basketball team gone pro, he’s more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than he is with her. But she saw him. She heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid...   For years, Erika bit her nails, unable to look away. Now, she’s in college, but she hasn’t stopped watching him. He’s bad and the things she’s seen aren’t content to stay in her head anymore.   Because he’s finally noticed her.   But Michael Crist knows the hold he has on Rika, how much she fears him. She looks down when he enters the room and stills when he’s close. He knows she thinks only of him. When Michael’s brother leaves for the military, leaving Rika alone and unprotected, he knows the opportunity is too good to be true.  Three years ago she put Michael’s friends in prison, and now they’re free.   Every last one of her nightmares is about to come true. #thebrokenspinebookstore #bookrecommendations #devilsnightseries #penelopedouglas #darkromance #mondays #readmore #bookstagram #readingrecommendations

Today’s recommendation is God of Malice by Rina Kent. This is part of the “Rina-verse” and the first book in the Legacy of Gods Series. Killian Carson is a predator wrapped in sophisticated charm. He’s cold-blooded, manipulative, and vicious. Though his charisma and intelligence fool everyone, Glyndon sees right through him. She sees the psychopath within, and though her brain tells her to run, there’s a secret part of her that knows the monster will only chase her…and she may want to get caught. Glyndon King has never felt like anyone’s favorite. Her mother and brothers are the artistic talents in the family, and she knows she will never live up to anyone’s expectations. But Killian? He has no expectations except that she is now his. It doesn’t matter that their schools are rivals―their possessive, all-consuming desire may be able to drown out everything else. But can two people with broken souls truly repair the broken parts of each other’s psyche? Can their dark and sinful desire overcome their history? When it turns out those pasts are more disturbingly entwined than they thought, they may come out stronger, or it may be their unraveling. #godofmalice #rinakent #bookrecommendations #thebrokenspinebookstore #readmore #darkromance #bookstagram

The Ritual by Shantel Tessier THE CHOSEN ONE Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one. I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW. People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had—freedom. I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want. After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death. Things to know about The Ritual It is MF TW (Please see the author’s note on the inside) J/P (jealous/possessive) Hero OTT (over the top) Hero This is a 152K word romance that contains dark themes that may be triggering to some. #darkromance #thebrokenspinebookstore #valentinesday #readromance #smut #smutbooks #bookrecommendations #saturday #readmorebooks #bookstagram

Ready for some spicy romance recommendations to get ready for Valentine’s Day? Making the Cut by Anne Malcom Gwen Alexandra does not need a man in her life. One wearing leather, riding a Harley, and covered in tattoos. Gwen can bet every pair of her Manolos that Cade Fletcher is trouble. From the moment she meets him, the attraction sizzles between them. Gwen has a problem when it comes to attractive men in motorcycle clubs. The last one she got involved with almost killed her. After healing physically, Gwen decides to get a new start in a small town, half a country away from the man who nearly cost her her life. She isn’t in town five minutes when she runs into Cade, a man that is too sexy and dangerous for his own good. She tries to keep away from him, to ignore the attraction between them. But the biker has other ideas, soon she is in way over her head, and her heart, and her life are in danger once again. #thebrokenspinebookstore #bookrecommendations #romance #readmorebooks #indiebookstore #romance #smut #booklover #romancebooks #bookstagram

Book Spotlight! Coming to your kindle and bookshelf October 13th, Spookily Yours by Jennifer Chipman. My cat is a demon. No, that's not a joke. An actual, real life demon. And he needs my help to break a curse. But what happens when that turns into more? It can never be forever, and yet... I'm falling in love with him anyway. Spookily Yours is a spicy, open-door Halloween themed novel, featuring a witch and the demon who falls in love with her. This book is a complete standalone with a HEA guaranteed. #newbook #comingsoon #spookyseason #novella #kindle #bookstagram #thebrokenspinebookstore #october #booklover #bookworm #read #readmorebooks

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