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As the only daughter of the leader of Potomac, she knows her duty is to find the perfect match, a partner who will help secure the future of her people. But after an excruciatingly public rejection from her closest childhood friend, Selah’s stepmother suggests an unthinkable solution: Selah must set sail across the Atlantic, where a series of potential suitors awaits—and if she doesn’t come home engaged, she shouldn’t come home at all. From English castle gardens to the fjords of Norge, and under the eye of the dreaded Imperiya Yotne, Selah’s quest will be the journey of a lifetime. But her stepmother’s schemes aren’t the only secrets hiding belowdecks…and the stakes of her voyage may be higher than any happy ending.

Have you read any of these? I feel like I'm always saying that I don't really buy too many books anymore, yet here I am with book haul #4! However, since these were all purchased with gift cards saved up from Christmas and my birthday, I don't feel too badly, since I didn't actually spend any of my own money on them! I'm really excited about these historical fiction and nonfiction books, and even though I've read, I couldn't resist that beautiful cover at B&N!

When childhood sweethearts Justine (Sagittarius and serious skeptic) and Nick (Aquarius and true believer) bump into each other as adults, a life-changing love affair seems inevitable. Especially when she learns Nick is an astrological devotee, whose decisions are guided by the stars, and more specifically, by the horoscopes in his favorite magazine. But, of course, Nick is not the only Aquarius making important life choices according to what is written in the stars. Charting the ripple effects of Justine’s astrological meddling, STAR-CROSSED is a delicious, intelligent, and affecting love story about friendship, chance, and how we all navigate the kinds of choices that are hard to face alone.

I really enjoyed The Nanny Diaries the first couple times I read it, but just don't feel a pull towards it anymore. The romance in How to Walk Away wasn't so much forbidden as it was unethical. The book-within-a-book in The Distant Hours feels so real, it makes me want to check the library catalog for it. Princess Winter was one of the most intriguing characters in The Lunar Chronicles, and this book was the perfect ending to the series!