Books by Susan Mallery and Complete Book Reviews
Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery, and Christina Skye, Mira, $7.99 mass market (352p) ISBN 978-0-7783-2937-4
In this uplifting anthology, Macomber (Between Friends), Mallery (Someone Like You), and Skye (Bound by Dreams) spin three yarns related to a passion for knitting and accompanied by appropriate knitting patterns. In "The Twenty-First Wish," 10-year-o
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Susan Mallery, Author . Pocket $6.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-7434-0596-6
Temptation Island
meets Oprah
in veteran author Mallery's (Sweet Success) contemporary romantic romp. When two psychologists with opposing ideas on what makes relationships work agree to a $1-million contest to pair 40 couples, they get more...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $16.95 (384p) ISBN 978-0-373-77782-2
Mallery’s second Christmas novel set in the small eastern California town of Fool’s Gold (after 2012’s A Fool’s Gold Christmas) pairs up Dr. Gabriel Boylan, an Army physician with tours of Iraq and Afghanistan under his belt, and Noelle Perkins, a...
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Susan Mallery. Harlequin, $21.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-373-89281-5
Bestselling author Mallery's debut cookbook is a work of happenstance and culinary delight, a love story woven into a collection of delectable seasonal recipes. The beloved Sierra Nevada town, Fold's Gold, is brought back to life when Ana Raquel...
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Susan Mallery. Harlequin Mira, $14.95 ISBN )978-0-7783-1613-8
Mallery’s third novel (after Three Sisters) set on fictional Blackberry Island, Wash., explores the boundaries of love and loyalty for a quirky mom, her lesbian partner, and her two adult daughters. Flighty, immature Bonnie Wentworth runs the...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $8.99 mass market (352p) ISBN 978-0-373-77865-2
Mallery’s heartwarming 13th contemporary set in the fictional town of Fool’s Gold, Calif. (after Three Little Words), is the first of a planned three-book arc built around newcomers to the town. On the outside, clotheshorse Taryn Crawford seems to...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $8.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-0-373-77997-0
Mallery imbues her 19th visit to the town of Fool’s Gold, Calif. (after Until We Touch), with folksy charm and family drama. Destiny Mills, the daughter of two country music stars whose antics get as much attention as their singing, is determined to
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $17.99 trade paperback (336p) ISBN 978-0-373-78850-7
Mallery's fun and inviting 19th novel set in Fool's Gold, Calif. (after Thrill Me) richly layers deft characterization onto a charming, interconnected community. When bridal shop owner Madeline Krug agrees to plan a wedding for a local groom and his
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Susan Mallery. Mira, $15.99 trade paper (416p) ISBN 978-0-7783-1872-9
Three friends provide encouragement to one another in Mallery's second installment (after The Girls of Mischief Bay) in her Mischief Bay series. The a seaside town in Los Angeles County, Calif., is home to Nicole, Gabby, and Haley. Gabby is mother...
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Susan Mallery. Harlequin, $8.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-0-373-78919-1
Mallery returns to the tiny mountain town of Fool's Gold, Calif., in the 20th and final book in her contemporary Fool's Gold series (after Marry Me at Christmas). Shelby Gilmore followed her ski racer brother, Kipling, to town, and bought into the...
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Susan Mallery, Author . Harlequin/HQN $6.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-373-77034-2
In this diverting contemporary romance from Mallery (Someone Like You
), wedding cake designer Gracie Landon was shipped off at age 14 to live with relatives when her obsessive crush on 18-year-old Riley Whitefield became a local media item and an...
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Susan Mallery, Author . HQN $6.99 (376p) ISBN 978-0-373-77117-2
Mallery is at her addictive best in the charming second installment of her Buchanan family saga (after Delicious
), focusing on emotionally disconnected elder sibling Walker. Returning to his Seattle home after 15 years with the Marines, Walker...
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Susan Mallery, Author . HQN $6.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-373-77176-9
Mallery's latest spicy saga of the Buchanan family, Seattle's most prominent restaurateurs, doesn't quite measure up to the pleasures of her last (Irresistible
), but makes a tasty dish nonetheless. This entry features Reid Buchanan, a...
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Susan Mallery, Author . Pocket Star $6.99 (310p) ISBN 978-0-7434-9958-3
The finale of Mallery's Marcelli family series (after The Marcelli Bride
) is a charming but exasperating misfire. Mia Marcelli is shocked to wake up in her California home next to the father of her four-year-old son, a man she believed had been
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Susan Mallery, Author . HQN $6.99 (379p) ISBN 978-0-373-77305-3
This sticky-sweet conclusion to the Bakery Sisters trilogy (after 2008's Sweet Spot
) wraps up the story of Jesse Keyes, the younger sister of fraternal twins Claire, a celebrated pianist, and Nicole, a Seattle baker. Jesse returns to Seattle...
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Susan Mallery, Author . HQN $7.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-373-77347-3
Despite an absurd premise, bestseller Mallery's Lone Star Sisters series opener draws in readers with intriguing characters and a precisely assembled plot. Cruz Rodriguez makes former lover Lexi Titan an offer she can't refuse: he'll...
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Susan Mallery, Author . HQN $7.99 (376p) ISBN 978-0-373-77384-8
Mallery tacks a sweet fourth story onto the Lone Star Sisters trilogy (Under Her Skin
, etc.). Tough-as-nails deputy Dana Birch swears to protect the three Titan sisters at any cost. Wealthy businessman Garth Duncan, the Titans' half-brother,...
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Susan Mallery, Author . HQN $7.99 (376p) ISBN 978-0-373-77452-4
For her first Fool's Gold romance, Mallery (Hot on Her Heels
) eschews her tried-and-true formula of a passionate heroine and arrogant alpha male hero linked by a tumultuous past, setting up two wary strangers instead. The mayor of Fool's...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $16.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-373-77702-0
Bestseller Mallery’s 10th romance set in the Sierra Nevada town of Fool’s Gold, Calif. (after All Summer Long) brings together two people who aren’t exactly thrilled to be in town for the holidays. Dancer Evie Stryker feels like an outcast, and only
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $7.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-0-373-77687-0
Mallery (Summer Days) is an unabashed escapist, and her cozy California town of Fool’s Gold has never heard of a state budget crisis. It offers every possible service, including in-vitro fertilization, at prices all can afford; women occupy most...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $7.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-0-373-77683-2
Mallery opens her third trilogy set in Fool’s Gold, Calif. (after Only His), with a tender tale based on a flawed premise. Heidi Simpson’s grandfather Glen sold part of her ranch to May Stryker—without Heidi’s knowledge, and even though it’s her...
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Susan Mallery. Mira, $14.95 trade paper (368p) ISBN 978-0-7783-1338-0
Gritty and magical, angst-ridden and sweet, this coming-home story by bestseller Mallery (Only His) pulls no punches. Veteran Michelle Sanderson has survived multiple deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, but she’s never forgotten the little island...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $7.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-0-373-77588-0
Mallery follows her Perfect contemporary trilogy with another gimmicky tale of Fool's Gold, Calif. The town's severe man shortage attracts a reality dating show, and Dakota Hendrix, a child psychologist, is roped into helping. Alaskan pilot Finn...
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Susan Mallery, Author Pocket Books $7.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-7434-0595-9
Rich food, especially chocolate confections, receive extensive and loving descriptions in Mallery's latest contemporary romance (Wife in Disguise, etc.). Ali Thomas, owner of a chocolate shop in a small California town, takes in strays of every sort.
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Susan Mallery, read by Savannah Richards. Brilliance Audio, unabridged, nine CDs, 10 hrs., $19.99 ISBN 978-1-4418-7606-5
After many years away, Gracie comes home, embarrassed to find the town folk still fondly remember the scandalous way she, at age 15, threw herself at Riley, a high school senior now running for mayor. Rile and Gracie meet again, and their mutual...
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Susan Mallery, read by Therese Plummer. Brilliance Audio, , unabridged, eight CDs, 9 hrs., $19.99 ISBN 978-1-4418-7631-7
Spunky, determined single mom Carrie tricks billionaire Nathan into donating $15 million to scientific research to find a cure for her son’s fatal disease. Infuriated at being manipulated, Nathan insists Carrie accompany him to social events for...
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Susan Mallery. Harlequin Special Edition, $5.99 mass market (288p) ISBN 978-1-335-40482-4
Mallery (The Vineyard at Painted Moon) entices with this heartfelt romance between a schoolteacher and her brother’s best friend. Fourth-grade teacher Nissa Lang’s plan to spend her summer break house-sitting for a wealthy couple falls through,...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $16.99 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-1-335-52245-0
Mallery (Summer Days) takes readers to idyllic Wishing Tree, Wash., where two sisters find love over the holidays. Seattleite Reggie Somerville missed last year’s family Christmas after being abruptly jilted by her fiancé. This year, she agrees to...
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Susan Mallery. Mira, $15.99 trade paper (464p) ISBN 978-0-7783-5125-2
In Mallery’s heartwarming novel, three California sisters discover their inner strengths as they face trials in their lives. L.A. morning talk show host Finola Corrado is blindsided when her husband, Nigel, confesses his infidelity minutes before...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $17.99 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-1-335-93400-0
Interweaving two heartfelt love stories, Mallery expertly captures a festive yuletide spirit in her sparkling second Wishing Tree novel (after The Christmas Wedding Guest). Camryn Neff left her life in Chicago to return to small-town Wishing Tree,...
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Susan Mallery. Canary Street, $18.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-335-00630-1
In this feel-good contemporary from bestseller Mallery (For the Love of Summer), an extended family uses the Christmas holiday to plan hopeful futures. Julie Parker, 54, has enough confidence to single-handedly run the towing company founded by her...
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Susan Mallery. Harlequin, $26.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-373-78971-9
Mallery (the Fool’s Gold series) enthralls readers with this introduction to the small seaside community of Los Lobos, Calif., as she follows the lives of a bride’s three daughters. Maggie Watson is getting married again almost 24 years after being...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $8.99 mass market (352p) ISBN 978-1-335-47463-6
In Mallery’s middling fourth Happily Inc. contemporary (after Why Not Tonight), a poor but fiercely independent innovator goes into business with her wealthy high school sweetheart, but their differences in status and power make it hard to believe...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $8.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-1-335-47460-5
In Mallery’s delightful third Happily Inc. contemporary (after Second Chance Girl), an artist tries to help a glassblower rediscover his passion for art and life. At the behest of her boss and in the midst of a dangerous storm, gallery office...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $26.99 (432p) ISBN 978-0-373-80250-0
Mallery (Sisters like Us) spins a heartwarming but shallow story about people searching for security and love. In present-day Seattle, Delaney Holbrook is trying to move on after losing her fiancé and quitting her job. She turns to Malcolm Carlesso,
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $8.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-0-373-79935-0
Mallery’s delightful second Happily Inc. contemporary (after You Say It First), set in a small California town that markets itself as the perfect wedding destination, is a heartfelt and genuine friends-to-lovers story fraught with emotional trauma...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $8.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-0-373-79933-6
Veteran romance author Mallery’s signature blend of endearing characters and charming stories sets the tone for her new series, set in a small Southern California desert town. Pallas Saunders, owner of Wedding in a Box, has a theme wedding in less...
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Susan Mallery. Mira, $15.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-7783-2693-9
Mallery’s third Mischief Bay novel allows readers to witness what happens when friendship and family collide. Zoe Saldivar gave up her old life for an ex and now she’s trying to determine what she wants in her life, love, and career. Isolated and...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $26.99 (368p) ISBN 978-1-335-65997-2
Mallery (California Girls) combines heat and sweet in a delicious tale destined for beach blankets. Fraternal twins Margot and Sunshine Baxter couldn’t be closer, but they also couldn’t be more different. Reserved, by-the-book Margot is a dedicated...
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Susan Mallery. Mira, $16.99 trade paper (432p) ISBN 978-0-7783-0939-0
In this poignant small-town charmer, Mallery (The Summer of Sunshine and Margot) beautifully illustrates the power of female friendship and the importance of reaching for one’s dreams. After the Los Angeles office of Sophie Lane’s cat products...
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Susan Mallery. HQN, $26.99 (416p) ISBN 978-1-335-13696-1
Mallery (Sisters by Choice) entices with this summery standalone about best friends choosing to go outside their comfort zones. Lifelong friends Unity Leandre and Ellen Fox have supported one another through thick and thin. Now Ellen fears that her...
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