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Book cover of The Friends We Keep

Twila Mason Author Of Step by Step

From Twila's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

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Twila's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Twila Mason Why Twila loves this book

Susan Mallery is great at writing complex female characters. Gabby is a stay at home mom that longs for freedom and the workforce. Haley will stop at nothing to get pregnant. Nicole is a divorcee that finds it hard to open her heart. “The Friends We Keep” explores these very complicated feeling in a very honest and believable way. The characters are flawed and real. Halfway through the book I thought I knew where the storylines were going to go. I have to admit, I was only able to predict Nicole’s ending. I was pleasantly surprised by the endings for Gabby and Haley, especially Haley.

By Susan Mallery ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Friends We Keep as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

In this insightful and compelling story from book club favorite Susan Mallery, three close friends test the boundaries of how much a woman can give before she has nothing left 

After five years as a stay-at-home mom, Gabby Schaefer can't wait to return to work. Oh, to use the bathroom in peace! No twins clamoring at the door, no husband barging in, no stepdaughter throwing a tantrum. But when her plans are derailed by some shocking news and her husband's crushing expectations, Gabby must fight for the right to have a life of her own. 

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The High House by James Stoddard,

The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

Book cover of The Side Project

Twila Mason Author Of Step by Step

From Twila's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author

Twila's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Twila Mason Why Twila loves this book

loved Rylee and Carson together. They perfectly compliment each other. They are both flawed in their own ways, but they being out the best in each other. There are a lot of reasons for them to not be together, but none are strong enough to keep them apart. The story is written beautifully, and the characters are relatable. I don’t want to give spoilers, but there were a few things I was very curious how the author was going to make them work out in the end. I loved how it all turned out!

By Laurel Osterkamp ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Side Project as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Ten years ago, he shattered her heart. Now they're writing their next chapter... together.
 
Rylee Lynch is stuck. Still living in the small Minnesota town she swore she'd leave, she spends her days caring for her younger brother and mourning the literary future her late father dreamed for her. California, graduate school, and the Great American Novel? Not even close.
 
Then Carson Meyers walks back into her life.
 
He was the high school golden boy who left her behind without a second glance. Now, he's a single dad with a past full of regrets—and the last person Rylee expects to…


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