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• At 2010.01.28 15:24, Meg said:
  

  Twenties Girl is sitting in my TBR stack right now — I was so eager to read it when it came out, and somehow I’ve managed to just keep pushing it farther and farther back. Argh! And The School Of Essential Ingredients has a gorgeous cover… I have the hardcover (also unread) and really prefer that new one. Can’t wait for the warm weather!

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  • At 2010.01.31 17:02, Stephanie said:
    

    I too hope to read Twenties Girl and LOVE the hardcover cover, but usually wait until books are out on paperback to read (although the paperback version of Twenties Girl isn’t as attractive)!

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• At 2010.01.28 15:50, Julie P. said:
  

  I want to read so many fo those books too! I’ve only read THE SCHOOL OF ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS, and most of the rest are on my Wish-list!

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• At 2010.01.28 16:53, Cat said:
  

  I’m pretty sure that I have picked up that True Colors book at least twice in hardcover (on the bargain table) and then put it back. Actually no.. I just checked Amazon and it was another book by the same author, Firefly Lane! How odd that out of all the books in this post it was one by an author that had caught my eye before.

  I guess I should pick both of them up at some point! The covers on her books really catch my eye!

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  • At 2010.01.31 17:03, Stephanie said:
    

    We are reading Firefly Lane for our book club (to meet in March) so will probably pick that up to read sometime this week!

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• At 2010.01.28 17:54, Kay said:
  

  I loved Twenties Girl. It’s a really fun read. Light, but with some thoughtful parts and really funny. I have read other books by Kristin Hannah and think I have True Colors around here. I also have the Beach Street book. I like the cover on that. Is that the paperback because I think the hardcover had one that was different and not as pleasing.

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  • At 2010.01.31 17:04, Stephanie said:
    

    I’ve never read any Kristin Hannah books Kay, but since we picked out Firefly Lane for our next book club read I will be soon!

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• At 2010.01.28 18:23, Molly said:
  

  GREAT post idea!

  I am always instantly attracted to the cover of Remarkable Creatures!

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• At 2010.01.28 19:35, Sandy said:
  

  I could read The School of Essential Ingredients until the book fell apart. It made me feel all warm and happy inside. And it made me want to roll up my sleeves and create something amazing in the kitchen!

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  • At 2010.01.31 17:04, Stephanie said:
    

    I love books about food and hope to read this one soon (plus I love the cover on the paperback version of the book)!

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• At 2010.01.28 20:37, Susan said:
  

  There is something to be said for gazing at pretty, “sunny” covers in the dead of winter. Coincidentally, I also browsed briefly at Target’s book section early this morning.

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• At 2010.01.28 21:58, Karen @ Planet Books said:
  

  My real life book club read The School of Essential Ingredients last fall and I really enjoyed it. I would recommend you read it and then have some yummy recipes to whip up for dessert when you’re done.

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• At 2010.01.28 22:11, Colleen (Books in the City) said:
  

  I recently read (and reviewed) Twenties Girl and really liked it – great beach read! Haven’t read any of the others but will add some to my TBR!

  Elin Hilderbrand’s books (Barefoot, A Summer Affair) always look like they belong being read from a beach chair!

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• At 2010.01.29 03:28, Lex Cut said:
  

  Impossible’s cover really caught my attention plus the title. I read it’s blurb at the link you provided and it’s really interesting. Curses and all.

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  • At 2010.01.31 17:05, Stephanie said:
    

    I know, doesn’t Impossible sound great! I read a review on some blog (can’t remember which one) and they loved it!!

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• At 2010.01.29 07:23, Les in NE said:
  

  I’ll chime in with everyone else and say The School of Essential Ingredients. What a wonderful novel. It made my Top Ten for 2009 and I’d love to give it a second reading. Love the new cover just as much as the hard cover version, but I wonder why they made the switch. I hope she’s working on another novel!

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  • At 2010.01.31 17:06, Stephanie said:
    

    If it made your top 10 then I’ll be sure to read it in the near future Lesley!

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• At 2010.01.29 08:30, The Kool-Aid Mom said:
  

  Warmer weather…. mmmm… That would be so nice right about now! It’s like 13 degrees here. Sucks.

  True Colors has a very pretty cover.

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  • At 2010.02.02 08:03, Stephanie said:
    

    13 degrees? And I’ve been complaining about 30!

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    • At 2010.02.02 10:08, The Kool-Aid Mom said:
      

      LOL, that’s like my mom. She complains about it getting cold enough to put on a jacket and how her dog hates going out in 40 degree weather. She’s in Rio Grande Valley, Texas, and acts like it’s a winter emergency if the mercury approaches freezing! And to think, she lived most of her life up here in Indiana.

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• At 2010.01.29 18:52, Kailana said:
  

  Warmer thoughts are fitting. We had a snowstorm last night and today, so I could use some.

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• At 2010.01.31 15:27, Jenna said:
  

  All your choices and the comments sound ineresting… I will be in warmer climates in April and have to get a good beach list together! So far, I only have the mystery The September Society by Charles Finch (2nd in his series) on the list… I may have to go check a few of these out and put them on my list

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• At 2010.01.31 22:48, iliana said:
  

  Well I live in what is typically a hot state but it’s been cold this weekend so I’m reading a novel set on a beach. yea, trying to imagine summer already

  Stay warm, Stephanie!

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• At 2010.02.01 14:28, Lisa said:
  

  One year, when it was almost as ugly a winter as this one, we had a beach party for my son and his friends in January. We cranked up the heat, brought in a kiddie pool and a sand box, the kids wore their swim suits and sunglasses and they all got new beach towels. Maybe I should do that again–just for me with a great beach read in hand!

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  • At 2010.02.02 08:02, Stephanie said:
    

    What a great idea (although I think I would have nightmares about having sand inside my house – maybe if I had a big basement to put it in)!

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• At 2010.02.01 21:09, Alison (Alison's Book Marks) said:
  

  Oh, I have three books on my shelf right now that I KNOW would be perfect warmer-weather books. I recently read Beautiful People by Wendy Holden (April 2010) and one of my first thoughts was, “I should be poolside somewhere reading this book.” Elin Hildenbrand is another author that makes me want to grab a beach chair and head to the nearest beach.

  It’s just SO cold…come on Punksy Phil…bring us an early spring!!

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  • At 2010.02.02 08:01, Stephanie said:
    

    I don’t mind the cold weather, but this is getting crazy. I’m so ready for spring and it’s only Feb. 2!

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    • At 2010.02.04 09:54, Alison (Alison's Book Marks) said:
      

      Damn that groundhog!

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• At 2010.02.01 22:22, Christina said:
  

  True Colors seems like it would be the one on this list I’d like to read.

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  • At 2010.02.02 08:00, Stephanie said:
    

    Maybe you should get that one for your new Kindle!!

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