Shelf Control Books

My husband is not a reader, but I want to be on the lookout for more books for the guys. So guys answer these questions for us if you will:
1. What book(s) you reading now?
2. What is your favorite book/series?
3. Who is your favorite author?

Thank you to everyone who came out today to celebrate the launch. Now that things are cleaned up (& cleaned out- y’all amazing friends were hungry for good books) it’s time to announce our giveaway winners.

Alyssa Belans - a copy of The Summer of Yes
Amy Toney & Michelle Bovian - a Rooted Coffeehouse gift card
Keisha Jenkins Hill - a Swank & Co gift card
Ashley Holland Jeffcoat - a Kindle page turner
& Ella A. Sharp - A copy of The Summer of Yes

We are so excited about our launch party on Saturday. We can’t wait to see you face-to-face as you shop our shelves & talk books.

We have some fun prizes for our in-person friends including a copy of ’s new release The Summer Of Yes as well as a few gift cards to some wonderful local stores & the ultimate Kindle accessory.

But we also wanted to make sure to include our online friends. So we are giving away a copy of The Summer Of Yes, all you have to do is:
1. Follow this page
2. Like this post
3. Tag a book friend (or a few, one entry per friend- and if they follow along we will give you an extra entry).
4. Then tell us what your favorite summer book is.

We will pick a winner Saturday and send you a DM from this account to get the info we need.

Disclaimer: this is not sponsored in anyway & we will not DM you from any account but this one nor we will ask you for shipping money- it’s all on us.

This fictional, but truthfully inspired, story about Georgia Tan & the scandal that was the Tennessee Children’s Home Society, was incredibly heart breaking. What makes it hard to stomach is that the story is closely based on the actual experiences families.
BWWY is well written & Wingate’s characters really pull you into the story. Wingate does a great job of writing a memoir style story with a mystery undertone.
Towards the end I wished it had wrapped up a little sooner, but if you’re looking for a book to really sucks you in, I highly recommend Before We Were Yours.

Welcome to all of our new friends. We would love to hear what you are currently reading?
I am having a little book identity crisis- I have 3 or 4 different books going right now.
The Summer Of Yes, Divine Rivals, & Ordinary Grace.

I picked up Mia for my daughter in early Elementary when I wanted to read her a book about girl super heros

Mia Meyhem is a really cute children’s to middle grade series about a girl name Mia that comes from a family of super hero’s & how she discovers her magical powers. Mia has to learn how to use her powers but also control them.

Did you know we have a deal that if you buy a series from us- you can save 10% on the bundle. So for Mia, that means you get 5 books at 10% off. Discount automatically applies when you add all 5 to your cart.

Multi-perspective. Dual timelines. Strong FMCs.
Historical Fiction with a touch of magical realism.

Two women’s lives are tangled together even though they live nearly 100 years apart, connected by the lost manuscript of Emily Brontë.

We have received a few questions from friends about selling their books to us. If you have also had the same questions, check out the link for more information.

Sell Your Books One of our priorities when it comes to being a well-loved (second hand) seller is that our selection meets very specific conditions & content parameters. We gratefully accept gently-used, popular or well-proven titles & authors within the Adult Fiction/Non-Fiction, Children's, Middle Grade,....

Local Friends! We are hosting a bookstore launch party if you would like to come & hang out, check out our selection & maybe even win a bookish prize or two. Message us here for the details (after we confirm myself, Aimee, or one of our Shelf Controllers actually knows you- since it is hosted at someone’s house) we will send you the details. We can’t wait to see you!
If you din’t know us personally (yet) stay tuned for details on joining us at our first public pop-up event in September.

We are so excited to be live & our first new book sale is the pre-order for Onyx Storm with the gorgeous 😍 sprayed & stenciled edges.
Order through the link below to secure your book.

PRE-ORDER: Onyx Storm (Rebecca Yarrow) Publication Date: January 21, 2025 Preorder now and receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last―featuring gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork, as well as exclusive special design features. This incredible collectible is only available for a limited time, a must-have f...

Book Review
The ROM-Commers
By Katherine Center
Rated: PG (maybe PG-13 for a little language)

Katherine Center strikes again. This was my second book of hers & I loved that she brought in characters from The Bodyguard. The banter between Emma & Charlie was spot on. The Rom-Commers was an overall entertaining read (listen).

There were times that I wanted to yell at Emma for being so dense, but she was likable, witty, & smart. Charlie was a great character also & it was fun to see Emma get the best of him multiple times overall. Katherine does a really good job with character development too, which makes the reading experience believable.

Great book for someone who likes romance, but doesn’t like overly sexual material or lots of language. There was the occasional word here & there was fairly minimal.

June New Releases.
A few of our Shelf friends read some ARCs & we have included their reviews.
Which one are you looking forward to?

The Selection:
Well written YA book. Intriguing, great character development. This came to me very high recommendations & I can see why. Cass writes a beautiful dystopian, bachelor-like book. America’s character is most things parents want to see on their daughters & I would be happy to hand this to my own daughter as someone to look up to.

The Elite:
Kiera Cass understands how to write YA. She has so well composed characters that are clearly teenagers, in thought & action. And that’s refreshing. So often in YA books you find characters who take on things someone of their age wouldn’t be capable of. But Cass has written compelling, but realistic characters that are growing while breaking down barriers & thinking for themselves.
The Elite is a believable royal, dystopian bachelor. America is Katniss meets Tris crossed with a little Mia Thermopolis. And I have zero idea where this is going to end up. Kudos Kiera, kudos.