Build It And They Will Come: A Guide To Architecting Intentional Community, written by Cat Lantigua, is a book that reminds us all that if we feel the call to bring people together, it is an expression of a deep yearning within ourselves that deserves to be honored; it is inherently an extension of what it means to be a human being that is a part of something bigger than self.

This book tells us that if you do not feel like you belong in the spaces around you, there is not anything inherently wrong, it is just time to build your own.

The representation around what it is like to be a modern day community builder seems so out of reach. The role is seemingly relegated only to activists, organizers, entrepreneurs with cult followings, or influencers with large Instagram audiences. This book flips all of that on its head. It reminds us that anyone can build an intentional community--you just have to have a vision for it.

Build It And They Will Come touches on all of the elements of what to consider when building a soul-aligned community, from the perspective of a woman who dared to mold reality to reflect her ideal sisterhood and discovered magic and life altering lessons along the way.

Every once in a while, a book reminds me why I love romance... I couldn't put it down!

-Sarah MacLean, author of the Hell's Belles series

Fake Date. Real Feels.

Mira Harlow has finally lost it. Between running her bakery, parenting her 14-year-old son, and taking care of her mom, she's a stretched-thin mess. But kissing a total-and totally gorgeous-stranger before begging him to be her date to the biggest wedding her small town has ever seen so her ex won't think she doesn't have one? That's a whole new level of chaos, even for her.

The last thing Cole Sanderson expects when he drives into the ski town of Red Falls, Montana is to score a date to his best friend's wedding. But since his ex-rocker life in Seattle is stagnating, when the gorgeous, green-eyed bakery owner propositions him to play the role of her long-distance boyfriend, stirring his punk-shenanigans roots to their core, he doesn't hesitate to say, Hell yes!

Mira hopes for a fun night with her fake date, but when their wedding weekend turns into a genuine connection, when Cole returns to Seattle and she tries to go back to her normal life, she wonders if she missed out on something real. But Cole isn't done with her yet, and when he finds his way back to Red Falls, she'll have to decide what's more important: clinging to the neat and tidy life she's struggled to maintain, or taking a risk, embracing the chaos, and maybe even falling in love.

Lips Like Sugar is book 2 in the Bluebird Basin Romance series but can absolutely be read as a standalone. This story features two main characters in their fifties, lots of laughs, plenty of open-door steam, and so many butterflies.

Content notes: Living with and caring for a parent with mild cognitive impairment, addiction, relapse, an unhealthy ex, grown men deeply in their feels, strong friendships, conversations about love languages, and an absurd amount of Say Anything references.

For the past 20 years, Ally Bogard has traveled the world and spent tens of thousands of hours guiding people on the journey back to who they truly are, the core of their being. She has helped thousands of people through loss, heartbreak, trauma, and life changes. In The Quiet Teachers, she gives words to the most valuable teaching of all: the ability to learn, become a student of our own lives, and strip away everything we've been told we have to be and instead discover the person we are meant to be. The Quiet Teachers is an atlas for becoming the truest version of yourself, giving you the freedom to find joy, fulfillment, emotional peace, and contentment in each moment of your life.

Adam Lovell is a no-BS, adventure-seeking wine personality who specializes in low-intervention, undervalued Portuguese and Spanish wine. Often compared to Anthony Bourdain, he travels across Portugal and Spain to find the producers no one knows about, uncover the stories that haven't been told, and peel away the pretense surrounding the wine industry. Trippin' and Sippin' is the tale of his far-flung adventures, from the ancient sherry soltera systems in Jerez and Cadiz to the moody and oft-overlooked Terra Alta in Catalonia, to the mountains of Portugal that make some of the best white wine in the world. He weaves stories and education seamlessly, giving readers an adventure-filled look at the wild winemakers of the Iberian peninsula.

Scarlet is days away from her wedding. A wedding she does not enjoy planning, and secretly fears will be ruined by something.

Her fears are warranted, there's a baby monster swimming in her fish tank, a missing body, a mysterious song haunting the coastline, and now an incoming troll.

Donya is that troll and back at it again. She has a goal and will do almost anything to achieve it. Although this time she won't intentionally do Scarlet or Juan any harm. The key word there is intentionally.

Will Donya eat a bridesmaid? Will Scarlet find that missing body? Or will it find her?

Follow along in Donya's travels and Scarlet's wedding drama to find out.

25 to Life is the fifth and latest installment in the Jack Bertolino series, written by John Lansing in the propulsive, cinematic, page-turning style he has become known for.

Gloria Millhouse, a beautiful African American law student, is working with Project for the Innocent. She has done extensive research on inmate Carl Forbes, who she believes was wrongfully arrested, convicted and incarcerated for a crime he didn't commit, the sexual assault and brutal murder of a teenage girl in Los Angeles twenty-three years ago. Gloria dies in a car crash on Malibu Canyon Road after questioning powerful, politically-connected men who were witnesses at Carl's trial and knew the victim personally. Private investigator Jack Bertolino is brought on to discover the truth behind Gloria's death. Was her crash simply a random accident or a conspiracy to prevent the courts from reopening the case and granting Carl Forbes a new trial? Jack believes that Gloria was murdered, and as the body count rises, it becomes clear that if Jack can find Gloria's killer, he will also find the man responsible for the teenager's assault and murder. And Carl Forbes can walk out of prison a free man.

Isidora Torres, a career Ops & Culture leader, gives us a guide to navigating challenging emotions at work with her debut book, Working With Feelings. Working With Feelings is a creatively structured handbook that teaches you to both understand how our cultural backgrounds and social standings impact our ability to recognize, process, and acknowledge emotions and how to harness this knowledge to create an emotionally fluent and safe work environment for your team. Using interviews with experts and everyday employees Torres prompts you to increase your own cultural awareness and competency while enabling you to engage in meaningful conversations and create a more productive, psychologically and emotionally safe, and human work culture.

Just six months after graduating college and starting her young professional life in New York City, Calais Zagarow Schroeder's 26-year-old sister Briel was diagnosed with Stage III Colorectal Cancer. Over the subsequent four years, Calais navigated the juxtaposition of supporting her family through Briel's illness and treatment while also undertaking her own journey of self-discovery. A Life In Between is Calais' testimony on the personal, and yet also universal, experience of loving, losing and continuing to live in the face of prolonged trauma and grief.
Zagarow Schroeder's rich, moving prose gives voice to the human experience of the unpredictable relational swings that unfold in the face of an unwanted ending. For those who have had to push through their own periods of grief, this memoir is the story of learning to live in the in-between of joy and sorrow, hope and loss, and how embracing the grey in between can set you free.

If you've been searching for a Christian based book on kindness then Theo is Kind is for you! When Theo has a chance encounter with an injured bee named Benji, he demonstrates kindness and Benji doesn't understand why. Come along in this encouraging adventure as Theo teaches Benji examples and the importance of being kind all while leading him to Jesus.

This book is a wonderful introduction to the fruit of kindness and will surely be a favorite among children. Theo is Kind is ideal for young readers and a delightful addition to story time. This heart-warming tale is sure to have children begging to read it again!

A special section, rooted in biblical truth, intended for parents to disciple their child on the fruit of kindness is included.