The Reader's Nook of Oklahoma discussion

The winner for June is Kristen Ashley's The Will.



Early in her life, Josephine Malone learned the hard way that there was only one person she could love and trust: her grandmother, Lydia Malone. Out of necessity, unconsciously and very successfully, Josephine donned a disguise to keep all others at bay. She led a globetrotting lifestyle on the fringes of the fashion and music elite, but she kept herself distant.

While Josephine was trotting the globe, retired boxer Jake Spear was living in the same small town as Lydia. There was nothing disguised about Jake. Including the fact he made a habit of making very bad decisions about who to give his love.

But for Josephine and Jake, there was one person who adored them. One person who knew how to lead them to happiness. And one person who was intent on doing it.

Even if she had to do it as her final wish on this earth.

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I look forward to reading The Reader's Nook of Oklahoma's first book of the month!

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I'll be starting in the next couple of days. Looking forward to it!

Who do you see as Jake and Josie?

Check out this Pinterest board inspired by The Will!

How is the read so far?

I'm about 20% through, and I'm loving it so far! Reading about her losing her grandma is tough, because I am EXTREMELY close to my grandmother, and she is almost 86, so I'm scared all the time of losing her. I can relate a lot to what Josie is feeling, bc I know that's how I'll feel.

Met too. My grandma and I were close...she always felt more like my mom. I didn't read at all this weekend (spent all that extra time watching Orange is the New Black). I will be catching up today.

Okay...loving this so far. I'm starting to wish Lavender house was real!

Michelle wrote: "Okay...loving this so far. I'm starting to wish Lavender house was real!"

I'm also thinking...meatloaf tonight-haha

I wish it was real too! I love houses like that...in my mind I picture an old Victorian type home, that's nice and updated on the inside...kind of like the house from Charmed? That is my dream home....

I really wanted to love it...I really did! But this was not a good read for me. I was bored to tears. It seems like the last couple of books I have read have been terrible. I am starting to wonder if it's me or the books. EVERYONE loved Surviving Raine and I couldn't stand it! But at least I finished it-can't say the same for The Will.

When I read,

“Babe, after last night’s salmon and sautéed potatoes and that un-fucking-believably good hollandaise sauce followed by homemade tiramisu,"

I thought to myself, "you have got to be kidding me."
This high class workaholic with no family can make salmon, sautéed potatoes, hollandaise sauce and homemade tiramisu? I suppose the next night she made succulent lamb chops with mint sauce (made from the garden, of course) and handcrafted croquembouche with a pulled sugar sculpture on the side.

Pfff. Please...