From Kathy Wheeler, A/B Reviewer:

Best Romance:

Passion & Pleasure in London by Melody Thomas

Some Like it Wicked by Teresa Mederios

Before the Scandal by Suzanne Enoch

From A/B editor Malena Lott:

Best General Fiction:

The Letters by Luanne Rice and Joseph Monninger

The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilynn Jackson

Best Women’s Fiction:

The Opposite of Love by Julianne Buxbaum

My Husband’s Sweethearts by Bridget Asher

Best Debut Novel:

Falling Under by Danielle Young-Ullman

Best Mom Lit:

Mrs. Perfect by Jane Porter

Best Non-Fiction:

Where Did I Leave My Glasses by Martha Weinman Lear

To Hell with All That, Loving & Loathing Our Inner Housewife, by Caitlin Flanagan

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

The Meaning of Sunglasses, Hadley Freeman

Best Inspirational Non-fiction:

More Notes from the Universe by Mike Dooley

Best Memoir:

Books: A Memoir by Larry McMurtry

First line: “Zooming into the country club parking lot, I snag a spot close to the club pool.”

Mrs. Perfect follows golden PTA princess Taylor Young, wife of gorgeous former quarterback, mother of three golden-haired goddesses. In a nutshell, Taylor’s got it all. She’s the alpha mom we all love to hate. Porter’s simple, direct language aims and hits us right in the head and then again in the heart as we get to know the real Taylor beneath the Botoxed exterior. Fact is we all know someone like Taylor. Maybe we even see parts of her inside of us. Porter knows this, knows women, our frailties, our protective masks we wear to shield us from the harsh and judgmental realities of our lives. The book reads like a juicy diary, and I gobbled it up in two sittings. It’s as scrumptious as the cake on the cover. Life is far from perfect, but this mommy novel is about as close as it gets. 

For both working and stay-at-home moms wanting some dishy insight into a Mrs. Perfect personality.- Malena Lott

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