books & blends | february 2023
Happy February!! This month’s books & blends is inspired by one of my favorite love stories! Of course I picked an Emily Henry book — if you’re like me, you love her too. This is one of first published books, the characters, story, & setting will capture your heart! Let’s just say you’re gonna want to be spending the summer in Michigan.
Book Pick: Beach Read By Emily Henry
A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.
Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast.
They’re polar opposites.
In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block.
Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She’ll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he’ll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.
Diffuser blend pick:
A beach-inspired essential oil blend that compliments the atmosphere of the book "Beach Read" by Emily Henry. This blend can be used in an aromatherapy diffuser or added to a carrier oil for a relaxing massage.
2 drops of Lime: Fresh, citrusy, and invigorating
3 drops of Vanilla: Warm, comforting, and cozy
2 drops of Sandalwood: Earthy, grounding, and calming
