Between the Covers Book Club

When: Saturday, July 27 at 6:30 PM
Where: Dog-Eared Books

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 Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

This month we are reading The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren! The Between the Covers book club will meet on Saturday, July 27 at 6:30 PM.

Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam “West” Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought she’d signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed, and they both went on their merry ways.

Three years later, Anna is a starving artist living paycheck to paycheck while West is a Stanford professor. He may be one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate, but he has little interest in working for the heartless corporation his family built from the ground up. He is interested, however, in his one-hundred-million-dollar inheritance. There’s just one catch.

Due to an antiquated clause in his grandfather’s will, Liam won’t see a penny until he’s been happily married for five years. Just when Liam thinks he’s in the home stretch, pressure mounts from his family to see this mysterious spouse, and he has no choice but to turn to the one person he’s afraid to introduce to his one-percenter parents—his unpolished, not-so-ex-wife.

But in the presence of his family, Liam’s fears quickly shift from whether the feisty, foul-mouthed, paint-splattered Anna can play the part to whether the toxic world of wealth will corrupt someone as pure of heart as his surprisingly grounded and loyal wife. Liam will have to ask himself if the price tag on his flimsy cover story is worth losing true love that sprouted from a lie.

Purchase a copy to read, or grab it from the library, and join us at Dog·Eared Books on Saturday, July 27 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:

Saturday, July 27 at 6:30 PM
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
August 24 at 6:30 PM
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
September 28 at 6:30 PM
The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce
October 26 at 6:30 PM
Hot Hex Boyfriend by Carly Bloom
November 30 at 6:30 PM
The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava
December 14 at 6:30 PM
Marriage & Masti by Nisha Sharma

 

 

 

Content Warnings for Between the Covers Book Club 2024
Content Warnings for The Paradise Problem
Content Warnings for The Rom-Commers
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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