#Kate Clayborn

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My March Reading Stats!!!!!

My biggest recommendation from this list is “The No-Show” and the less you know going into reading it, the better. Thank me later.

Also I think that Kate Clayborn is being tragically slept on as an author.

[fated-mates]

"If you are out there thinking, Kate, I’ve never heard of a cumulative sentence?!, don’t worry about it. This is not a commonly-used label for sentences, and in fact, as a label, it’s fairly new as these things go, coined in the 1960s by the rhetorician Francis Christensen. Christensen was not only interested in defining this type of sentence—in explaining its working grammatical parts, that is—but he was also interested in the effect of this type of sentence. It probably will come as no surprise that I’m most interested in the effect, too. I’m interested in how a cumulative sentence shapes a reader’s experience. Especially in a romance novel."

Kate Clayborn, on the cumulative sentence

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15 Soft and Tender Romance Books

There are times when I’m in the mood for a tension-filled, unpredictable reading experience, and then there are times when I’m in the mood for something warm and cozy, feel good and uplifting. That doesn’t mean these soft and tender romances don’t tackle tough subjects, it just means they navigate them in ways that bring a flutter to your heart. A soft and tender love story wraps the reader up in…

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There’s a new Kate Clayborn next week?????? I was just rereading Georgie, All Along and luxuriating in that world.

So pumped there’s a new book to look forward to!

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Why did this tug on my heartstrings like that? 🥹🥹

Levi + Georgie 🫶🏻🫶🏻

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The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn Published by Piatkus on March 26, 2024 Genres: Romance, Contemporary Pages: 320 – paperback, 420 – Kindle Edition Format Read: physical ARC Rating: 4 stars Source: Publisher Previous Books in Series: – PURCHASE LINKS Note: As an Amazon associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases! Blurb: Hairstylist Jess Greene has spent…

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Jess Greene has spent the last decade raising her sister Tegan, after her mother took off with her boyfriend. It was only when a popular podcast drew her attention that she realized the man who her mother left with was the subject of The Last Con of Lynton Baltimore. Keeping that secret to herself, Jess is one day surprised when the host of that podcast and her producer Adam Hawkins, show up on her doorstep. Tegan had found some correspondence Jess had hidden and contacted them. They were going on the road, using the postage dates of those post cards, to track down their mother and Lynton Baltimore. Kate Clayborn has a style of writing that holds a readers attention. From the opening page, I knew that it would be a hard story to turn away from. Our heroine Jess was so strong and yet also very delicate. Adam saw that from the very start and the way that he quietly admired and protected her was very compelling. The dynamic between Jess and Tegan was also very complicated. Jess had hidden things from her sister, in part because of Tegan’s age, but also because she herself was so young when she took charge of raising Tegan. She was embarrassed by her mother, as well as insecure over why their mother would leave her children. This story made me feel so many different emotions, not all of them happy and good. Yet they felt true and believable, which kept me turning the pages. The dynamic between Jess and Adam was truly spellbinding. Adam felt so much, right from the moment he met Jess. I found that really interesting because in this situation, Jess was not at her best. On the surface she was holding it together, but she was boiling with tension and feelings underneath. Despite all of that tension and turmoil, they were drawn to each other and gave strength to each other. The romance portion of this book was very well done and did not disappoint. So, why did I only give it a four rating? I’m not exactly sure, but maybe because Jess and Tegan’s story was so sad and frail? I’m still mulling over my response but I do know that I liked this book quite a bit. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review and it was honest! Click this link to purchase this book!* The Other Side of Disappearing Copyright 2024 The Reading Chick All Rights Reserved *Amazon Associate- if you purchased this book through the above link I’ll receive a small stipend.

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Review : The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn

4.5 Stars

How does Clayborn create such heart and feeling in every book? She has the best contemporary M/F romance I’ve read and is firmly on my auto-buy author list. The way she weaves together real life situations, lovable characters, palpable chemistry and a bit of angst and steam is so good. This is also dual POV which most of her books are so you can read what the MCs are thinking, a device I’ve always loved.

This takes place around a true crime podcast investigating a famous grifter con man who tricks women into falling for him in order to do heists and steal money. Jess & Teegan’s mom was one of these women. Adam & Salem, the journalists investigating the crime, show up at their doorstep looking for interviews and the four of them end up on a road trip to find their Mom who abandoned them 10 years before. Adam & Jess develop feelings for each other and there's a wonderful detour to Adam's family farm. Part romance, part mystery, it’s really an interesting premise and a lot about loss and finding love and the responsibilities of being a Mother. And, of course, there are ALL THE FEELS™ you've come to love in a Clayborn book –I really enjoyed this one.

If you're a fan of her other books, you will love this one too.

••Thanks so much to NetGalley & Kensington Books for the ARC••

[thebooklovebot]

REVIEW: Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn

A wise and witty new novel that echoes with timely questions about love, career, reconciling with the past, and finding your path while knowing your true worth.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. PUBLISHER: Kensington PUBLICATION DATE: January 24, 2033. GENRE: Romance / Contemporary Romance A big thank you to Kensington for providing me with a review copy in exchange of an honest review. I have been reading and hearing about this book for months. How fantastic it was, how it became a new favorite for a lot of readers, and so on, so when asked my Twitter…

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[fated-mates]

Seven is heaven! Today, we are celebrating seven seasons of Fated Mates and this genre that we just can't get enough of with two people we just can't get enough of--Kate Clayborn and Adriana Herrera!

We're talking about books, about the tropes we love, about the little bits of romance that make it the very very best. We're also thanking you for listening for seven seasons--and also being the very very best.

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BEST OF THE YEAR (SO FAR): The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn

We’re already halfway through 2024, so I’m taking the time to reflect back on my 15 favorite books of the year so far. You’ll find my original review and some quotes from the book below! Seamlessly blending a soft, tender romance with a family-focused mystery, this felt like something new from Clayborn while still maintaining the immersive, bingeable quality of her writing. It took me a few…

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Books I Read in 2023

#18 - Beginner's Luck, by Kate Clayborn

Rating: 3/5 stars

An extremely solid 3/5, with points given for an unapologetically intelligent heroine, and points subtracted for one of the major conflicts in the romance involving a high degree of miscommunication, which I generally dislike.

Oddly, for me what I liked best about this wasn't either of the leads (they're fine, but I didn't fall in love with either) but the nesting factor. A large part of their interactions involve fixing up Kit's house, or shopping at Ben's dad's salvage yard in order to fix up the house. I am one of the many people who, confined to home by the pandemic, got the urge to improve my living space, aided by a planned-but-delayed full apartment renovation in 2021. While I'm not out there scrounging for vintage chandelier parts and hinge plates for the historic home I don't have, I was completely in sympathy with the thrill of the hunt for the perfect item and the joy of small changes, the patience of respecting the process competing with the desire to make your space as perfect as possible.

I realize that's not going to speak to everyone, and it's sort of damning with faint praise that I enjoyed and remembered that aspect of the story more than the actual characters. I also think it's a little weird, and could have been addressed better or more thoroughly, the conflict between Kit's father's gambling problem and her lingering issues with it, and the fact that the entire premise of this series is that she and her friends went in together on what turned out to be a winning lottery ticket. What little page time was devoted to it seemed more like lampshading, "let's acknowledge this but move past it as quickly as possible." And in terms of series progression, would it have been better to start with a friend who didn't feel conflicted about her winnings, and save the one who felt conflicted about the money for the end? I think it might have been.

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on march and coming back to life

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kate clayborn / anonymous / okraheavy / mitski / raymond bonilla / noah kahan / anonymous / unknown / claude monet / charles dickens / noah kahan / traci brimhall / andrew wyeth / christ renzema / hadestown / unknown / hozier / lucasdpfeliciano / sailorcrusty / franz wright / lauren zaknoun / philip labes / reynier llanes / schuyler peck

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books read in 2025 🤍

books read so far: 47 reading goal: 100

as always, askbox + dms are open if have any questions or would like to chat about books! you can find me on goodreads here, and on bookstagram here. 🤍

♡ indicates any new favorites; ⊹ indicates a reread.

january ⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚

1. writers & lovers by lily king 2. the art of memory collecting: 15 scrapbook, collage, trinket and zine projects for crafting treasured moments by martina calvi 3. tom lake by ann patchett (audiobook) ♡ 4. our town by thornton wilder ⊹ 5. beloved by toni morrisson 6. promise me sunshine by cara bastone (arc) ♡ 7. days at the morisaki bookshop by satoshi yagisawa & translated by eric ozawa ♡ 8. small things like these by claire keegan (audiobook) 9. beartown by fredrik backman ♡

february ⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚

1. the fellowship of the ring by j.r.r. tolkien (audiobook) 2. i'll pretend you're mine by tashie bhuiyan (arc) 3. sense and sensibility by jane austen ⊹ (audiobook) 4. the lonely city: adventures in the art of being alone by olivia laing (audiobook) 5. everything i learned, i learned in a chinese restaurant by curtis chin (audiobook) 6. tiny moons: a year of eating in shanghai by nina mingya powles 7. sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson (audiobook) ♡ 8. more days at the morisaki bookshop by satoshi yagisawa ♡ 9. mysteries of thorn manor by margaret rogerson

march ⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚

1. an enchantment of ravens by margaret rogerson (audiobook) 2. white ice: race and the making of atlanta hockey by thomas aiello 3. lost and lassoed by lyla sage 4. holy terrors by margaret owen (arc) 5. swift and saddled by lyla sage 6. circe by madeline miller (audiobook) 7. a dark and drowning tide by allison saft (audiobook) 8. intermezzo by sally rooney (audiobook) ⊹ 9. my side of the river by elizabeth camarillo gutierrez (audiobook) 10. four weekends and a funeral by ellie palmer ♡ 11. the bell jar by sylvia plath (audiobook) 12. the break-up pact by emma lord ♡ 13. love lettering by kate clayborn 14. the partner plot by kristina forest 15. the rom-commers by katherine center 16. emily wilde's compendium of lost tales by heather fawcett (audiobook) 17. dolls of our lives: why we can't quit american girl by mary mahoney & allison horrocks (audiobook)

april ⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚

1. you between the lines by katie naymon 2. my not so perfect life by sophie kinsella 3. a quantum love story by mike chen (audiobook) 4. the siren of sussex by mimi matthews 5. the love wager by lynn painter (audiobook) 6. you belong with me by mhairi mcfarlane (audiobook) 7. puck and prejudice by lia riley 8. swept away by beth o'leary 9. great big beautiful life by emily henry (arc) 10. second first impressions by sally thorne (audiobook) 11. i who have never known men by jacqueline harpman ♡ 12. the belle of belgrave square by mimi matthews

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25 Books for 2025!

Thank you, @myheartalivewrites, for the tag! I'm very excited to read lots this year.

If you follow me on Bluesky, you might have seen the massive and incredible reading rec list I got from my friends on there. There are 60 books on it so far, so I can't list them all here. Also, I only read 20 books in 2024, lol, so I think 25 is probably a more manageable number.

Without further ado:

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian

When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson

The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune

Circe by Madeline Miller

Revolting Prostitutes by Molly Smith and Juno Mac

This is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves

When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston (I KNOW OK)

Loveless by Alice Oseman

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw

Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall

Crush by Richard Siken

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun

When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal

Love at First by Kate Clayborn

The Thief of Always by Clive Barker

On Earth, We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer (but I'm scared)

Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories by Cho Nam-joo

Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Ok, honestly, that felt like a LOT. Hahaha. I'm tagging @hgejfmw-hgejhsf, @firenati0n, @kiwiana-writes, @holygnocchi, @roseharpermaxwell, @caterpills, @anincompletelist, @cha-melodius, and anyone else who wants to share what they're hoping to read this year!