The Nook

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Winnifred “Win” McNulty has always been wildly independent and not one to be coddled for her limb difference. Win has spent most of her life trying to prove that she can do it all on her own. With some minor adjustments, she’s done just fine.

Hooking up at a costume party with the incredibly charming Bo changes everything. Win finds herself pregnant—and decides to keep the baby. While Bo is surprisingly elated to step up to the plate, Win is unsure of whether she can handle this new challenge.

Together, Win and Bo decide to get to know one another as friends and nothing more while they embark on this parenting journey together. But, as they both should know by now, life rarely goes according to plan.

For Dad.

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Moving in with eleven boys was not part of the plan.

Jackie’s goal is perfection―perfect grades, the perfect look, getting into the perfect school. If she can achieve that, then maybe her too-busy mom and dad will take notice. But when her parents die in a tragic accident, Jackie is shipped off across the country to live with the Walters, her new guardians…who just happen to have eleven sons (plus a daughter who is basically one of the boys).

The Walter boys are loud, dirty, annoying―and, okay, some of the older boys might be Greek god level hot, but they don’t think a city girl belongs on their horse ranch. How is Jackie supposed to fit into their chaotic world when she needs to keep her parents’ memory alive by living up to the promise of perfect?

But as Jackie spends more time with the Walter boys, she begins to wonder if the perfection she’s always strived for isn’t the only way to find love after all.

In my house, Mom IS the boss and definitely NOT bossy. Gifts for fun!

🇺🇸 Although a day is not enough, take this time to reflect and express gratitude for those that gave the ultimate sacrifice. 🇺🇸

🌟 New Classics Collection 🌟 Step inside and check out these beauties!

Do you know a fiery little dragon? We have restocked our kiddos section so Step Inside the Nook today!

Sarah’s pick! ☀️ Who wouldn’t want to eat their way through a road trip! 🍽️

Sensory books for the littles! We have been busy restocking our baby + kiddo books! Step inside and check out the Nook.

Schools out for summer! ☀️ Okay... not all schools yet but getting closer. In honor of our fabulous teachers and staff, we are offering 20% off entire purchase for teachers + staff that show their ID badge May 17th + 18th.

ID badge MUST be present for discount.

Not eligible with other discounts / coupons.

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Christina Lauren, returns with a delicious new romance between the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex as they fake their relationship in order to receive a massive inheritance.

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.

For the history buffs!

Hint: A great Father’s Day gift!!

Come and celebrate all of your imperfections! The Gifts of Imperfection Workshop with Megan Nelson of Prairie Soul Yoga and Tracy Chapman Stuart of Yellow Brick Road Counseling & Therapy will be hosted at the Nook on May 21st.

“Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be and embrace who you are.” - Brene Brown

Guided by Brene Brown’s book, ‘The Gifts of Imperfection’, we’ll uncover mindful practices that will help us live with more courage, compassion, and connection.

This workshop is FREE but please grab tickets so we know how many people will be attending. Join us at the Nook for this wonderful event as we recognize Mental Health Awareness month.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gifts-of-imperfection-workshop-tickets-905388179417

The moments to cherish.

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Find some balance in your life with this Balance Bingo! A great way to focus on ‘YOU’ and help create a more balanced life.

For the bird watchers! 🐦 👓 ☀️

For mom 💞!

The BEST gift for grads! Help them on their next stage of life with a few life lessons.

Emma Woodhouse has successfully played matchmaker for her friend, and discovers that she has a taste for setting up romances for her friends. She gets to work meddling in her friends’ affair, convincing them to call off imminent engagements and relationships in favor of ones she creates.

The matchmaking quickly gets out of Emma’s hands, and her actions and instructions begin harming the people she cares about. Though she means well, her interference spirals and her good intentions cause difficulties and confusion. And though Emma continues to matchmake and attempt to create relationships among her friends, each new connection just adds another wrench in the works and scrambles the suitors once again. The question becomes who will be the final couples left together by the end of the novel?

Told with Jane Austen’s signature charm and wit, Emma is the story of a most unusual heroine and the chaos she creates in her friend circle with her antics. It is a humorous and heartwarming novel that will leave readers amused and enchanted.

Come and join us as we invite Jodilyn Andrews + Ruth Harper to the Nook! They will express their poetry with a read at 5 p.m. followed by a signing of their works. The poem selection will center around being a mother and grandmother as we approach Mother's Day.

Jodilyn Andrews is an instructor in the School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies at South Dakota State University. She released her poetry collection 'Skin Reverberations' in 2022.

Ruth Harper is professor emerita of counseling and human development at South Dakota State University. During her career, she co-authored and edited four books in her academic field. Harper has always loved poetry, and in retirement has written and published several poems.

We are excited to have these local creators at the Nook!

For the adventurers!

Looking for a road trip this summer!?! Check out this Midwest Independent Bookstore map… we know you will love the Brookings location. 📚 🗺️ 🚘

For all the sticker fans! 🤩

We sure do love these books! 📚 Not only can you learn something new, but they are beautiful too!

Join us at the Nook to celebrate Spring Spree with thirteen other Downtown Businesses PLUS it is Independent Bookstore Day! We have some sweet deals + fun activities for you and the family to participate in.

See you Saturday! (April 27) Make sure to check out ALL the participating businesses!

We are so grateful for this wonderful event with Kristy Nelson! Thanks to all who joined us! 💕

Woo hoo! We are SO excited about next Saturday (April 27) as some of your favorite stores are hosting a Spring Spree! which means ALL sorts of fun + deals are in store for you! In addition, it is Independent Bookstore day so we are going to do some SUPER fun things for the entire family along with have some pretty great deals.

Stay tuned for more info!