Romance is My Day Job: A Memoir of Finding Love At Last by Patience Bloom
Most people would think that someone who reads love stories for a living would have her dating life well in-hand. But such is not the case for Patience Smith, editor of Harlequin romance novels. As a teen, prompted by her roommate, Patience picks up a Harlequin book and is immediately hooked. She falls in love with the male leads and tries to manipulate all of her real-life romantic opportunities into mirroring scenes from her beloved novels. Each attempt is more unsuccessful than the last and thus we wind up at the beginning of her biography, reading about her speculations as she sits on the train and explains why, despite her occupation, she is still single at 40. She reflects on some of her great loves (and their eventual endings) and in the process we share in some of her unique experiences, such as her time living in Paris, her employment as a French teacher, and her adventure writing her own romance novel. Then one day she receives a message from Sam, a boy who was her real life romantic hero for a night when he rescued her from a Sadie Hawkins dance gone bad in high school. The only problem is that now, nearly twenty years later, he lives thousands of miles away. Can Patience and Sam find a way to make their relationship work? Find out by checking out the book at Acorn or requesting it through SWAN!
~Donna D., Reference
Uncommon Marriage: Learning About Lasting Love and Overcoming Life's Obstacles Together by Tony and Lauren Dungy
Uncommon Marriage by Tony and Lauren Dungy (available at Acorn Library) is a great biography describing how they have made their marriage a top priority despite frequent moves, public limelight as an NFL football coach's family, the loss of parents and a son, adoptions, and illnesses. They keep the interest of readers with their back-and-forth style of writing.
~Jan, Youth Services
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