The February book for discussion is Then and Always by Dani Atkins. Atkins novel follows Rachel, a girl with a perfect life until a single events tears her world apart. Years later, Rachel is still struggling with the tragedy, and she is returning home for the first time for her friend's wedding. Then, a sudden fall puts Rachel in the hospital, and she wakes up to find that nothing is how it was before.
Already finished with Then and Always? Try one of the titles listed below!
The Homecoming by Robyn Carr: Seth Sileski had it all - a great athlete and student as well as popular. Then, he loses it all in a terrible accident. The people of his hometown have never forgotten what Seth could have been, and Seth needs to come to terms with what happened. Now, he has the chance to go home and show his family and friends that he has become a better version of himself.
In Lavender Morning by Jude Deveraux, Jocelyn Minton inherits all of Miss Edi's possessions upon her death including an old home and a letter with clues to a mystery that began in the 1940s. As she attempts to understand all that has been left to her, Jocelyn digs into the mystery and discovers some surprises about her family's history and a man with a mysterious past.
The Husband List by Janet Evanovich tells the story of Caroline Maxwell, a young woman who wants nothing more than to share in the adventures of her brother and his friend, Jack. Instead, Caroline must stay home, fighting off the men that her mother hopes for her to marry. This is an American gilded age romance - a time when new money from the United States married Old World social status.
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger follows Henry DeTamble, a librarian who involuntarily travels through time, and Clare Abshire, an artist whose life follows a normal sequential course. Henry and Clare's love endures across time and is a story of fate and one's belief in love.
The Lost Prince by Selden Edwards: Eleanor Burden has no choice but to settle into her place in society. However, Eleanor possesses the belief that she knows of every major historical event to come in her lifetime before they happen. When her script of events begin to unravel, Eleanor must find courage, discover the difference between fate and free will, and decided whether she will allow history to unfold on its own or to bend it to her will.
Overseas by Beatriz Williams follows an analyst who falls in love with a billionaire, a billionaire with a mysterious past in a romance with ties to a British World War I officer and a young American who knew vital information about a mission.
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon tells the story of Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, who has just returned from the war to be reunited with her husband. However, she walks through a standing stone in an ancient circle and finds herself in Scotland in the year 1743.
My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares is a story of true love. Brashares writes about a man who spends centuries falling in love with the same girl.
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