Series Reveal: Love in Maple Series #1-7🍁

BOOK DETAILS:

Love in Maple Falls Series

(Love in Maple Falls, #1-7)

Publication date: 2025

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis

Seven hockey players. Seven small-town love stories with big-time butterflies…and just enough cozy chaos to make Stars Hollow jealous.

Welcome back to Maple Falls—the small town where hockey players fall in love! This is a multi-author series of seven full-length books that could be read as standalones, but we think you’ll enjoy them best in order.

This 7-book series includes:

Whitney Dineen: Fake Off with Fate

Kate O’Keeffe: Offside and Off-Limits

Anne Kemp: Checking Mr. Wrong

Ellie Hall: Skating and Fake Dating

Elsie Woods: Goalie and the Girl Next Door

Melissa Baldwin: Soulmates and Slapshots

Grace Worthington: The Icing on the Cake

Adriana Trigiani Book Event at Paramus BN

Information was taken from the BN website.

About this Event
Please join us in welcoming New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani as she discusses and signs her new book The View From Lake Como: A Novel.

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, a “dazzling” storyteller (Washington Post), and a “comedy writer with a heart of gold” (NYT), comes a novel about one woman’s quest to build her own life before it’s too late.

Jess Capodimonte Baratta is not living the life of her dreams. Not even close.

In blue-collar Lake Como, New Jersey, family comes first. Recently divorced from Bobby Bilancia, “the perfect husband,” Jess moves into her parents’ basement to hide and heal. Jess is the overlooked daughter, who dutifully takes care of her parents, cooks Sunday dinner, and puts herself last. Despite her role as the family handmaiden, Jess is also talented draftswoman in the marble business run by her dapper uncle Louis, who believes she can do anything (once she invests in a better wardrobe).

When the Capodimonte and Baratta families endure an unexpected loss, the shock unearths long-buried secrets that will force Jess to question her loyalty to those she trusted. Fueled by her lost dreams, Jess takes fate into her own hands and escapes to her ancestral home, Carrara, Italy.

From the shadows of the majestic marble-capped mountains of Tuscany, to the glittering streets of Milan, and on the shores of enchanting Lake Como (the other one), Jess begins to carve a place in this new/old world. When she meets Angelo Strazza, a passionate artist who works in gold, she discovers her own skills are priceless. But as Jess uncovers the truth about her family history, it will change the course of her life and those she loves the most forever. In love and work, in art and soul, Jess will need every tool she has mastered to reinvent her life.

Fed by the author’s cherished Italian roots comes a bighearted, hilarious novel of the moment: the story of one woman’s determination to live a creative life that matters, with enough room left over for love. With a one-way ticket to Italy, Jess is determined to write a new story on her own terms-this time, in stone.

Special Instructions
You must purchase a copy of The View From Lake Como from our store location.
Please have your receipt as proof of purchase from our store location.
You can register for the event HERE
Adriana will sign and personalize your copy of The View From Lake Como.
There will be a photo-op with Adriana.

Book Event With Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt

Information was taken from an email sent by the Montclair Literary Festival.

Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt: ‘Please Don’t Lie‘
Thursday, September 4, 2025 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Montclair Public Library
Montclair, NJ

Get Tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/s2gmlf/please-dont-lie

Event Details
Two writers. A 25-year friendship. One stylish, twisty and provocative thriller in which a young woman heads to the Adirondacks with her new husband for a fresh start―but the past won’t let her go.
Join Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival and Watchung Booksellers as they present an evening with Number 1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline and award-winning author Anne Burt talking about their new book Please Don’t Lie on Thursday September 4, 2025, at 6:30pm.

Christina and Anne will be in conversation with Laura Sims, author of the 2023 hit psychological thriller, How Can I Help You.

“Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt take suspense to the next level with a creepy, small-town setting, shady characters, and an unpredictable, twisted web of deceit.” —Mary Kubica

The event will be held at the Montclair Public Library Auditorium. Tickets to the event cost $33 for one person and include one signed copy of Please Don’t Lie. Signing will be held after the event.

Christina Baker Kline is the Number 1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, including The Exiles, Orphan Train, and A Piece of the World. She is the recipient of the New England Society prize for fiction, the Maine Literary Award, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Prize. Kline has also written and edited five nonfiction books. Please Don’t Lie is her first thriller.

Anne Burt’s debut novel, The Dig, was an American Booksellers Association Indie Next pick, the Strand Book Store’s mystery selection for spring 2023, and the IndieBound.org Indie Next list’s lead “Thrills & Chills” reading group title for summer 2024. She is also a nonfiction writer and editor and a past winner of the Meridian literary magazine’s Editors’ Prize in fiction.

Laura Sims’s third novel, The Man, is due out from Putnam in July of 2026. Her novels How Can I Help You (2023) and Looker (2019) have been on Best Books lists in The New York Times, Vogue, People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Real Simple, Publishers Weekly, and more. An award-winning poet, Sims has published four poetry collections; her essays and poems have appeared in The New Republic, Boston Review, Lit Hub, and Electric Lit. She lives in New Jersey, where she works part-time as a children’s librarian.

Please note that there are no refunds for this event. If you would prefer to pay by check, please contact Succeed2gether on 973-746-0553.

Contact Information
https://succeed2gether.org/montclair-literary-festival/

Adriana Trigiani Book Event at Paramus BN

Information was taken from the BN website.

Review: Hey Pup Finds a Home by Janice Perkins

Goodreads Blurb

HEY PUP FINDS A HOME is a heart-warming true story inspired by an abandoned puppy with a darling face and a playful spirit. By the way of a gas station, several car rides and a girls’ softball team, Hey Pup finally finds a home where he is welcomed with open arms and caring hearts.

My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Won this book from GoodReads. What a great book to surprise someone with a cute little dog. It’s a perfect book for a child or even someone who is in need of a cute book. The artist of this book made beautiful pictures in which kids could understand what the image portrayed. I loved that the author explained how she loved her first puppy, and she still remembers him. What touched me the most was the website that was created, which supports dogs for the deaf. If you’re a dog lover and have children, check out the website heypupshome.com. I recommend this book. It will bring out a smile to everyone who reads it.

Review: Jake & Miller’s Big Adventure by Bernie Carr

Goodreads Blurb

BEING PREPARED IS A TON OF FUN!
The world can be a scary place! There are snowstorms and mean snakes, hot jungles and wild rivers. But intrepid adventurer Jake and his dog Miller aren’t scared —they’re prepared! In Jake & Miller’s Big Adventure , young readers discover it’s never too early to start prepping. Learning how to use life-saving survival equipment like canned goods, water filters, first aid kits, Mylar blankets and emergency radios can keep you safe, healthy and happy even in the scariest of adventures—whether you’re deep in the jungle or hunkering down at home.

My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Won this book from GoodReads. It’s such a great book for kids to learn how to prepare for camping. I loved how the kid was more like the parent, while the dog was the child worried about everything. It also shows how children have an imagination in order to have fun. I loved the cover and the cute pictures. Great book to read to children. They will love it.

Review: Batman/Superman by Greg Pak

Goodreads Blurb

The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel meet for the very first time—but this adventure takes them to a place far beyond the world they know to places they never thought existed.

My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Won this book from GoodReads. I was entertained with Batman and Superman beating each other up. It was great having two Batman and Superman telling each other what to do. It was a fun book to read. The pictures were perfect for each scene. I loved that Cat Women and Wonder Women became part of the story.

Author Biography

Greg Pak is an award-winning Korean American comic book writer and filmmaker currently writing “Lawful” for BOOM and “Sam Wilson: Captain America” (with Evan Narcisse) for Marvel. Pak wrote the “Princess Who Saved Herself” children’s book and the “Code Monkey Save World” graphic novel based on the songs of Jonathan Coulton and co-wrote (with Fred Van Lente) the acclaimed “Make Comics Like the Pros” how-to book. Pak’s other work includes “Planet Hulk,” “Darth Vader,” “Mech Cadet Yu,” “Ronin Island,” “Action Comics,” and “Magneto Testament.”

Review: Mangos for Max by Jessica St. Louis

Goodreads Blurb

In nearly every classroom across America there are children with food allergies. This award winning children’s book by Dr. Jessica St. Louis introduces the concept of food allergies in a fun and educational way. It follows the adventures of Max, a young school-age monkey, as he lives life, makes friends, and eats mangos instead of bananas due to his allergy. Intended for pre-school and young elementary school readers, this book will open children’s eyes to the reality of food allergies that their friends and classmates may have. Full of bright and whimsical illustrations, this book will enchant young readers as they watch young Max the monkey live it up, make friends, and have lots of fun along the way. Engaging and informative while remaining silly and playful, this delightful story has a message young readers will take to heart. Mangos for Max will donate 10% of all proceeds to further food allergy research by contributing to FARE, Food Allergy Research Education.

My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I met Jessica in person at Bookcon a few years ago. It was great meeting her. I love this book. It’s so colorful and lively, plus it’s about children with food allergies. It is well written and a great book to read to children. Plus, when you purchase the book, 10% of the proceeds get donated to Food Allergy Research and Education. If you have children or are an educator, you would definitely want to grab a copy of this amazing book.

Paul Tremblay is on Book Tour

The horror author Paul Tremblay will bring on book tour for his first middle-grade novel, Another.

Book Synopsis

When Casey Wilson’s parents tell him that his friend is coming for a sleepover, he has no idea who that might be. Ever since the Zoom Incident, everyone treats him like a pariah, and his tics are worse than ever.

When Morel appears, he’s not like any friend Casey has ever met. His skin is like clay, and he doesn’t speak. But Casey’s parents are charmed by the strange kid, and it’s nice to have someone to talk to besides his sister, Ally, who is away at college. As his normally loving parents grow distant from Casey, they gush and fawn over Morel. Casey knows something is wrong—but with no end in sight to the sleepover, he’s exhausted. And in the dark, out of the corner of his eye, Morel doesn’t look like a kid at all….

Author Biography

Paul Tremblay has won the Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, the Sheridan Le Fanu, and Massachusetts Book awards and is the author of the New York Times bestselling Horror Movie, The Beast You, Are, The Pallbearers Club, Survivor Song, Growing Things, Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, A Head Full of Ghosts, and the crime novels The Little Sleep and No Sleep Till Wonderland. His novel The Cabin at the End of the World was adapted as the Universal Pictures film Knock at the Cabin. His short fiction and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly online, and numerous year’s-best anthologies. He has a master’s degree in mathematics and lives outside Boston with his family. He is represented by Stephen Barbara, InkWell Management.

Review: Wand, Waffles & Whispers by Tonya Kappes

Goodreads Blurb

Every small town hides a secret. This one has a few dozen… and a magical cat who knows them all.

After leaving her enchanted hometown behind, Lo Heal-Park thought she’d finally found a quiet life in Celestial Falls—complete with a charming bakery, a suspiciously talkative cat, and a second date with the local vet. But when a beloved town elder is found dead under mysterious circumstances and strange magical pulses begin rippling through the streets, Lo’s hopes for a fresh start vanish like sugar on a hot skillet.

Now, with her unexpected spiritual gifts waking up and a magical crack in the town’s foundation threatening to burst wide open, Lo has to sift through secrets, seal old spells, and figure out who—or what—is stirring ancient magic from its slumber. All without burning the biscuits.

Warm, witty, and just a little wicked, Wand, Waffles & Whispers is the delicious first course in a new cozy mystery series perfect for fans of spellbinding small towns, cinnamon-sweet suspense, and heroines who stir up more than just batter.

Because in Celestial Falls, even the magic has a sweet tooth… and it’s hungry.

My Review: Rated 4 out of 5 stars

A magical novel with delicious bake goods that will decipher the mystery behind the death of Odessa. Lo Heal Park is figuring out her magical powers. Odessa’s death will help Lo solve the mystery with the crack under the town that was sparking magic that was holding something evil from being unleashed in the real world and solving Odessa’s murder. I had fun with Skylar Blue (a cat), whom Lo can speak with. Skylar, with her southern sass, had me giggling throughout the story. Let’s not forget the romantic sparks between the love triangle. Who will Lo fall in love with? Lo is part of two worlds, the magical and the real world. She will protect both worlds with her life.

Author Biography

Beloved cozy mystery author Tonya Kappes is bringing her charming world to the screen!

The Hallmark Channel is thrilled to announce a television series in development based on Tonya’s wildly popular 40-book series, A Camper & Criminals Mystery.

A celebrated Amazon All-Star and USA Today bestselling author, Tonya has written over 180 southern cozy mysteries filled with heart, humor, and unforgettable small-town characters. Her novels, known for their southern charm and rich emotional storytelling, have been praised by readers and critics alike, earning her a coveted spot as a Woman’s World Book Club Pick six times.

Writing full-time from her camper, Tonya crafts worlds where mystery, friendship, and a little mischief collide — and now, her stories will come to life for cozy mystery lovers everywhere.