Between the Covers Book Club
Dog-Eared’s “Between the Covers” Book Club is a celebration of all things rom-com led by one of the genre’s greatest fans, DeAnn. With a new pick each month, swooning has never been so much fun.
The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce
This month we are reading The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce! The Between the Covers book club will meet on Saturday, September 28th at 6:30 PM.
Georgia Woodward lives by her lists, none more so than the one about her ex, Eli Mora. It’s full of the ironclad dos and don’ts they’ve been following since she returned to the Bay Area after their cataclysmic breakup five years ago.
With the wedding of their mutual best friend, Adam, looming, and them about to step into their roles as best woman and man, Georgia’s never needed it more. She refuses to threaten their tight-knit friend group with her messy—and still very present—feelings. The rules on that list will keep her cool, calm, and compartmentalized.
What’s not on her list? Eli arriving from New York with a new rule-breaking attitude or the all-inclusive venue burning to the ground, leaving the bride and groom in dire straits. Nor does she anticipate Adam asking her and Eli to help him make a miracle happen. Together.
As Georgia and Eli rush up to Napa Valley to pull off the perfect wedding, their old chemistry comes back in technicolor. Somewhere between cake tastings gone wrong, disastrous DJ auditions, and Eli’s heated attention, Georgia starts recognizing the man she fell in love with before. And if she lets herself break her rules, she might find what they’re building isn’t the something old that ruined them—it’s a chance at something new.
Purchase a copy to read, or grab it from the library, and join us at Dog·Eared Books on Saturday, September 28th at 6:30 PM to discuss the book with book club host DeAnn! This book club is free to anyone who wishes to participate, no registration necessary.
Also, for 20 minutes after each club meeting, you will receive 20% off all books and merchandise!
Dates and books for upcoming 2024 Between the Covers Book Club gatherings:
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September 28 at 6:30 PM The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce |
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October 26 at 6:30 PM Hot Hex Boyfriend by Carly Bloom |
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November 30 at 6:30 PM The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava |
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December 14 at 6:30 PM Marriage & Masti by Nisha Sharma |
Content Warnings for Between the Covers Book Club 2024
Content Warnings for The Ex Vows
Content Warnings for Hot Hex Boyfriend
Content Warnings for The Truth According to Ember
Content Warnings for Marriage & Masti
Do You Listen to Podcasts?
This is the Between the Covers Podcast, with hosts DeAnn Malone and Rachel Trainum. In our podcast we’ll chat about our favorite rom-com reads, the book pick for the Between the Covers book club at Dog-Eared Books in Ames, IA and the tropes that go with the book we’re currently reading. And much more! Between the Covers podcast will be bi-weekly, with one episode covering the current rom-com trope topic and the next discussing the book club read. And on occasion we will have bonus episodes where you can hear us talk about more in the rom-com world.
We hope you listen and read along with us!
Available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.
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