Valentine’s Day 2018 is over, but the fun of this romantic day doesn’t have to be. You can celebrate romance with your valentine all year long. Buy a book for you and one for your sweetheart. Go to your favorite bookstore, and shop for after-Valentine’s Day sales.
Enjoy Valentines Day – even after it’s over!
Walk into a Barnes & Noble, browse through the aisles of books, and make a note of what catches your eye. I did this activity the day before Valentine’s Day this week. It didn’t take long for me to realize which topics looked interesting to me – books and food. The following list is a combination of books I’ve enjoyed reading and what I came up with as I meandered through the bookstore during the hour I was there. Perhaps you will want to add one or more of these to your books-to-read file.
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How to Find Love in a Bookshop
is a story about Emilia who deals with the loss of her father, her promise to him to keep the store alive, and her loyal customers who have become like family
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The Little French Bistro
I’m a southern food blogger, and I love to cook, eat, and entertain. You can see why I named my blog Kitchen Southern Hospitality. Oh, and I am crazy about coffee. You can see why this book about a bistro seemed to jump out at me, saying, “Pick me, pick me!”
- The Color of Love Coloring Book – I found a delightful Sarajo Frieden coloring book on a 75%-off table for $2.50 and couldn’t resist because I wanted to color with my two little granddaughters. They received coloring books and new crayons for Valentine’s Day. Both girls wasted no time coloring in my new coloring book filled with hearts and flowers.
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Whole New You: How Real Food Transforms Your Life, for a Healthier, More Gorgeous You
Again, it’s that “Food” that made me look twice at this title. By the time you get to be a grandmom like me, staying agile will make it much easier to keep up with youngster grandchildren. I did not want to be a couch potato kind of grandparent, so I decided to work out and eat nutritious food (learn more about my story of why I drink Shakeology).
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Elizabeth Pye, author of Silk or Sugar and Return to Chateau Fleury,
writes historical fiction based on ancient France history. During the eighteenth century, sending handmade love notes to your love had become a fun and romantic thing to do. Silk or Sugar mentions Napolean and his wife, Josephine. When you read this novel, take a few moments to read Elizabeth’s Valentine’s Day article about Napoleon’s love for Josephine.
- The Winds of Grace – I looked for Marilyn King’s historical fiction Winds of Love Series at Barnes & Noble and didn’t see them. However, you can order her books from Amazon. I loved reading this series. Marilyn King is one of my favorite authors.
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Sweet & Simple: Dessert for Two
Simple is good. It’s easy.
I ended up in the cookbook area at the bookstore – my favorite book section. Last year I published Simple Summer Recipes, so any title that has to do with food and simple, I gravitate to.
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Love Soup – perfect for Valentine’s Day and as a meal any time of the year, and it’s just the cookbook for you if you’re vegetarian.
Past the chocolates and various candies I went, but I had my eye on this appetizing Apple Scone:
What is your favorite section of the bookstore? Walk through and see which book list you come up with.