Can't Wait Wednesday!

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I am combining CWW with Books From the Backlog hosted by Carole at Carole's Random Life in Books. This will allow me to feature some newly "rediscovered" books, which I plan on reading, alongside a new release.

This week I can't wait for

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Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan
Published by Berkley on November 14, 2023
Age/Genres: Adult, Romantic Comedy
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Riley Rhodes finally has the chance to turn her family’s knack for the supernatural into a legitimate business when she’s hired to break the curse on an infamous Scottish castle. Used to working alone in her alienating occupation, she's pleasantly surprised to meet a handsome stranger upon arrival—until he tries to get her fired.

Fresh off a professional scandal, Clark Edgeware can’t allow a self-proclaimed “curse breaker” to threaten his last chance for redemption. After he fails to get Riley kicked off his survey site, he vows to avoid her. Unfortunately for him, she vows to get even.

Riley expects the curse to do her dirty work by driving Clark away, but instead, they keep finding themselves in close proximity. Too close. Turns out, the only thing they do better than fight is fool around. If they’re not careful, by the end of all this, more than the castle will end up in ruins.

I was a fan of Danan's Shamless Series, and I was excited to see she was back with something new and different for us. This time she takes us to a Scottish castle that is cursed, and the heroine is there to break the curse. Her skills appear to be unwanted by the hero, and to me, this reads like an enemies-to-lovers romance. No matter what the trope, it's a fun set-up, and I can't wait to go to Scotland and see how it all turns out. 

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Rejected Writers Take the Stage by Suzanne Kelman
Published by Lake Union on June 6, 2017
Age/Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Fiction
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After months of playing the lottery and hoping for an uptick in her dog-boarding business, Janet’s friend Annie must face the inevitable: the bank is foreclosing on her family farm. But thanks to the Rejected Writers’ Book Club, Annie doesn’t have to face it alone. With just a few weeks to raise the $20,000 that she and her fifty rescue dogs need to avoid becoming homeless, the writers need a fund-raiser, and fast. Much to Janet’s horror, Doris has another crazy plan.

In a moment of inspiration, their fearless leader declares a solution: a musical extravaganza. No one in the group has ever produced a musical, but Doris will not be deterred—they’ll write it together. And with Flora, who has never sung a note in her life, as the lead and Janet as their reluctant director—along with a hypochondriac costume designer, a pyrotechnics enthusiast, and Janet’s very pregnant daughter pitching in—what could possibly go wrong?

To produce a miracle for Annie, Janet and her friends will work around the clock holding auditions, concocting elaborate costumes, and getting a little too close to blowing themselves up—but will it be enough?

I stumbled upon and read the first book in this series back in 2016. It was a gem of a book which focused on female friendship. When I was looking for a book featuring book clubs, this one popped up on a list. I was giddy to find there was a follow up to The Rejected Writer's Book Club. This time the club is banding together to help Annie save the farm. Not only will I get to catch up with the characters from the previous book, but I will get to cheer them on as they fight for Annie's farm. There money making idea is a musical extravaganza which I am sure will result in many humorous moments. 

What are you waiting on?
Let us know in the comments!