Hitt the shelves
Welcome to Hitt the Shelves—a little corner dedicated to books by the authors. These books are waiting to be discovered, loved, shared, and added to your ever-growing TBR. Browse the shelves for your next great read. Purchase links included, of course.
Books Out Now:
The Right Words by Meg Rosenthal
When a short story contest was announced with publication as the first-place prize, Ember Owens figured it could be the ticket to secure her future. As an added challenge, though, entrants must write their stories with a partner, and choose their genre from a hat. In a cruel twist of literary fate, Ember must now co-write a love story with Matt Callahan, a popular lacrosse player at her college who is incapable of feeling anything and isn’t even an English major!
But when secrets from Matt’s past are revealed, Ember’s carefully crafted walls begin to crumble as she realizes he might not be the unfeeling guy she thought he was. Perhaps writing a love story is in her wheelhouse after all. However, if she can’t make sense of the relationships she’s known and redefine what love is, the contest-and Matt-may be lost to her.
Tropes: Grumpy x sunshine, slow burn, tragic backstory, pet names, family drama, college romance
Buying Options:
Trope Bookshop
Warren Publishing
Park Road Books
Belmont Bookshop
B&N
The Wingman by Meg Rosenthal
Talia Scott is a spontaneous Southern girl whose dream is to become an artist, despite her family’s innate skepticism at her career choice. When she leaves her small town to attend Bridgeport College on the other side of the country, she meets Archie Morgan: a quirky, thoughtful boy who quickly becomes her best friend—and wingman. But Talia is hiding a secret that even she wants to run from … a secret that drives her out of Bridgeport after graduation, thinking she can protect Archie (and herself) from her own inner turmoil and struggling mental health.
Now, two years later, Talia is back. This time, she is on a mission to leave a coast-to-coast street art legacy, starting in the college town that first nurtured her love of art in the classroom. But she’s going to need some help from her wingman.
Returning to Bridgeport means Talia must face her biggest fear: letting Archie and her friends “see” and “hear” the real her—the person she has suppressed for so long. Can Talia and Archie face their demons, forgive, and finally understand each other? Or will their pasts continue to haunt their futures?
Tropes: Friends to lovers, second chance, tortured hero, small town, college romance
Buying Options:
Trope Bookshop
Warren Publishing
Park Road Books
Belmont Bookshop
B&N
Coming Soon:
Resident Book Gal 