By Ashley Harrod, Cashmere Public Library
While the weather outside might be frightful, Winter Reading is so delightful! For many, the winter months are long, cold, and dreary, and we can’t wait to see them come to an end. Waiting it out can be a challenge, but we have some good news! Whether you’re off on an adventure 
to a tropical island, traipsing through history, or dueling it out on the high seas, reading can transport you anywhere you might want to go – even if that’s just anywhere but here!
And, to make things more exciting, you and everyone you know, can participate in NCW Libraries’ Programa de lectura de invierno! Our Winter Reading Program is simple and fun – there’s no registration, you set your own reading goals, each book you read counts toward our community reading goals, and you can share and talk about the books you’re reading with your community online and at your local library! For fans of reading trackers, you can pick up a paper reading tracker at your closest local library, or you can track your reading in our library reading app, Beanstack (free on all mobile and web devices). Winter Reading runs from December 1st – January 31st, and ALL reading counts!
So, our big question for you is…are you ready to READ? We know we are! To get you started, check out some of our staff suggestions for our first theme: Get Me Out of Here – stories set in far-flung locations that will have you feeling like you just took a much-needed vacation! For more staff reading suggestions, check out our upcoming Readers’ Advisory blog posts and videos, airing weekly on Tuesdays, or grab a copy of our Your Next Read newsletter the next time you’re at your local library!
Disponible en imprimir, audio libro, ebook and eaudiobook
A tale of magic and mayhem on the high seas. Notorious pirate Amina al-Sirafi agrees to track down her comrade’s kidnapped daughter, but soon realizes there’s more to the girl’s disappearance than she was led to believe.
Disponible en print, ebook and eaudiobook
In 1920s Miami, a wealthy industrialist and his wife build a glamourous estate that is rocked by scandal. Years later, Carmen Acosta arrives at the mansion and must uncover the house’s secrets to stop history from repeating.
Disponible en print and ebook
In this second-chance romance between a Hollywood director and his production assistant, two former flames must choose between their dreams and each other.
Disponible en print, ebook and eaudibook
This thrilling tale of glamor, glitz, and globe-trotting follows Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl, as he desperately attempts to save his family name and find love in a cut-throat world of high rollers, and higher stakes.
Disponible en print, ebook and eaudiobook
A group of college friends gathers in Big Sur at different times in their lives, often to help one of them through a difficult time. Now, it’s been five years since their last reunion, and one of the friends has a secret that may change everything.
Hotel Laguna by Nicola Harrison
Disponible en print and eaudiobook
Hazel Frances moved to California from Kansas during WWII, working to construct bombers for the U.S. military and developing a love for aircraft. After the war, not wanting to leave Laguna, Hazel takes a job with an eccentric artist racked by anorte old scandal but finds that she wants instead to go back to working on airplanes – and even dreams of flying one herself someday.
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
Disponible en print, ebook and eaudiobook
After a fake marriage of convenience ties them together, Liam and Anna go no-contact. Three years later, Liam needs Anna’s help to cash in on his exorbitant inheritance, but soon finds that money is the least of his worries.
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Disponible en print, ebook and eaudiobook
A genre-blend of romance, time travel, and government thriller que places a civil servant in want of a good salary in a unique position – as a roommate to an “expat” out of time. While the government’s project to see how time-travel might affect space-time is carried out, an “expat” from 1845 must live with a contemporary woman to learn about the modern world – and, just maybe, about love too.
A Novel Love Story por Ashley Poston
Disponible en print, ebook and eaudiobook
Professor of Literature Eileen Merriweather finds herself magically vacationing in the town from her favorite romance novels. While she can’t logically explain what’s happening, the town is real, and everything is perfect – except for the fact that the town’s residents, the charming characters in the romance series she loves, are stuck in their stories, stranded by the author, and it’s up to Eileen to help them get their happy ending – and her own.
A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang
Disponible en imprimir
Inspired by the Chinese legend of the Four Beauties of Ancient China, Xishi’s story revolves around beauty, sacrifice, and war. Allying with a determined young military advisor, Xishi uses her beauty to attract a corrupt king’s attention and gain access to his court. The higher she climbs in the court, however, the farther she has to fall and, as she falls in love with the military advisor who recruited her, she begins to realize how high the stakes truly are.
Find these titles and more at your local library! To read any of these titles, click on the format under the title, and place a hold. And don’t forget to tune in every Tuesday during Winter Reading for more staff reading suggestions!
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