Lonely Hearts

Meet Addie and Louis, two lonely widowed neighbors, who decide to do something about it. Addie approaches Louis with an idea about spending some time together, so neither of them will have to deal with the long empty evenings alone. They are around the same age, have grown children, and have a lot of things in common. Will this plan work? Read Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf and find out. (This book has just been made into a movie starring Jane Fonda and Robert Redford.) DB  

Toughest Cowboy in Texas

Toughest Cowboy in Texas by Carolyn Brown was an enjoyable, well-paced, small town romance, with a bit of the second chance element tossed in. There was a relationship with the characters in the past, but it was never one that was allowed to grow and neither of them saw it was something with a future, so while this was a second chance, it really was more of their first chance to explore what they had without it having an automatic expiration date. But at the same time, she was only there for the summer... so it was like a do-over of their history, but as adults.
Lila and Brody have chemistry, but they also like each other and appreciate one another for who they are. The story at the end was so perfect that you get to see how they really felt about each other. Don't worry! I won't spoil the ending! You will know what happens when you get there and it's perfect! *JK*

Survival time

Helena is a happily married young mother living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She takes care of her two daughters, delivers home-made jams and jellies to various retailers, and enjoys the simple life she has worked hard to maintain. She is harboring a dark secret that she is determined to keep hidden. When she hears that a man has escaped from a nearby prison after killing two guards she becomes fearful that it could be her father. He is known as the “Marsh King” and has been locked up for fourteen years. Helena’s past has resurfaced and she stands to lose everything. She decides to use all of her skills to find her father and turn him in to authorities. Can she find him before he finds her? Read The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne to find out! DB.

Poetry

Did you know the Library has a writing group?  I wasn't aware that several of the participants write poetry!  We have a lot of poetry books here at the Library for you to check out.  One that comes to mind is Rupi Kaur's book Milk and Honey.  From the publisher:

Milk and honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.

One of the writers from our group, Jesse Holt, has shared one of his poems that I thought I would share with you.  SG

Everywhere

it is you alone; there is none else

who quickly turns the key

unlocking the door that houses my pulse

revealing the severity

desperately, i must be with you

you are everywhere I want to be

thoughts of you buy all my time

hoisting me up like a pulley

holding me forever between reason and rhyme

for which there is no remedy

thoughtfully, i must be with you

you are everywhere I want to be

it is curious why i banter, true

and as comical as it may be

rather than wage any war with you

i'd gladly sign any treaty

peacefully, i must be with you

you are everywhere i want to be

i charge your love to give explanation

of its utter complexity

while confusion may be one creation

yours still releases simplicity

tenderly, i must be with you

you are everywhere i want to be

a challenge may make us bend and bow

but we pray the holy creed

and that is what makes us flood and flow

our trust to let Providence lead

prayerfully, i must be with you

you are everywhere i want to be

and when this life of breath and mud

is but a vapor of mortality;

let it be said i found a current of love

that washed and guided me

always i will be with you

you are everywhere i want to be.

                      Jesse Holt