Fond of Fonts

Shelby Mahurin's fantasy novel, Serpent and Dove, is one wild ride between two polar-opposite individuals, both coming from backgrounds that reveal they're more alike than most others they consort with. Both Louise (Lou) and Reid come from different lifestyles, Lou being the daughter of one of the most powerful witches known to men and Reid being the head captain of the Archbishop's team of witch-hunters. Both Lou and Reid collide (literally) in an unfortunate incident that causes a public conflict of interest. In the end, both Lou and Reid agree-to-disagree and are bound together as husband and wife. They have to learn how to co-exist with each other, along with surviving among fellow witches and hunters. Readers are shown the intimate details of both Lou's and Reid's lives. Friendships and past relationships are brought to light, familial boundaries are pushed and secrets are revealed. Both Lou and Reid become the ultimate husband-and-wife duo when fate cat...

what does comfort look like to you? self-love? is it: waking up late on a Sunday morning, brewing a favorite perfect energy  cup of tea, before sitting down to finish the week's latest read? staying up past the usual time sleep claims you, in order to relish in a current television series you've been dying to catch up on before the final season becomes available? slathering on a facial mask, clearing off two-week-old nail polish, and lighting lavender-scented candles throughout your "me" space? or could it be: writing all your thoughts down, whether good or bad, in order to get whatever is clawing at the inside of your rib-cage to settle for a few mere minutes? crying yourself to sleep in order to find some sort of physical release, but isn't as obvious as screaming or moaning in protest? contemplating running away from everything that has become familiar in order to distinguish between what is actually liberating for your soul as opposed to ven...

Another YA romance that explores more than first kisses and one-night flings.  High school seniors Gabby and Ryan are BFFs who make "Top-Ten" lists with every subject they discuss between each other. This novel happens to go through their top-ten list of how BFFs become something a bit more intimate. Cotugno introduces two characters who are in foreign territory when it comes to loving one another as more than just friends. Reading each other's attitudes, knowing what the other will think before anything is said--it all comes naturally when there isn't a romantic time-clock ticking down from afar. A relationship is developed over the length of the book, distinguished by top-ten moments of what makes their relationship take such a drastic turn for the better. Which, it has to be for the better--right? Cotugno delves into more than just a romantic aspect for these characters.  Ryan is a high school hockey star who ends up having more to worry about among ...