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Placing Books by the Bedsides in Luxury & Boutique Hotels

Our lives are shaped by the universal forces of love, health, death, and money—each holding the power to enrich or challenge our existence. This month, our featured authors invite you to delve into their unique perspectives on these profound themes, offering insights that inspire reflection and growth. Join us as we explore how love fulfills us, loss transforms us, self-care how and money influences the way we navigate our lives.--Jane Ubell-Meyer, Bedside reading

Here’s what they’re reading at Kimpton Marlowe Hotel, Cambridge, MA… ​

Love Study (A Novel) by Marilyn Schlitz

Love Study is a captivating and thought-provoking romantic novel that explores the complexities of love, science and the human condition. The story revolves around Grace Merrill, a nerdy mid-career cognitive anthropologist who finds herself responsible for a scientific study of romantic love. As Grace confronts her own failed relationships she finds herself entangled in a web of lab politics, insidious power dynamics, scientific misconduct, conflicting metaphysics, international espionage, and her capricious efforts to understand the enigmatic human heart. She quickly discovers that love is anything but objective.

Here’s what they’re reading at Serendipity Labs, Stamford, CT…

Me Power (Non-Fiction)  by LaNysha Adams
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“Who do you want to be?” We’ve all heard or asked this question before, yet few of us answer it because identity is not fixed, but ever-expanding as we move through life.

Dr. LaNysha Tufuga Adams, Ivy-League educated linguist and founder of award-winning education consultancy Edlinguist Solutions, challenges others to not only answer this question, but to put the answer(s) into action.

Me Power redefines empowerment, encouraging us to tap into our limitless flow of possibility while connecting with others. No matter the barriers, Me Power pushes us to activate the best of who we are and dismiss the possibility that power is something we can authorize, give away, or take from others.

Embracing this book is the first step to activating your Me Power. So what are you waiting for?

Here’s what they’re reading at Acqualina Resort & Residences , Sunny Isle Beach, FL… ​

Death, A Love Story (Memoir) by Janell Flores Bolte

It began happening almost immediately. The signs were clear and distinctly familiar. They came through music, dreams, nature and sometimes even strangers. John was communicating from the other side. His death was not the end of our relationship. On the contrary, it revealed a new way of communicating. It was a deepening of the bond that had been forged during twenty years together as a couple and an epic cancer journey.

Healing is a spiral and there is no right way to pick up the pieces. There is only your way. And the path appears in the heart of every person who dares to look for it.

Everyone has access to their loved ones who have crossed. You don’t need to buy a crystal ball or hold seances (unless you want to), because this book shares practical tools for bridging worlds since they do, in fact, exist simultaneously.

In times of uncertainty, know this to be true...Love never dies.

Here’s what they’re reading at Kimpton Palomar Philadelphia, PA…

When Wisdom Arrives (Spiritual Wisdom) by Rosalyn Rourke
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If thoughts and feelings were truth, they would be called facts. In the pages of this fable and companion memoir, we learn about truth and the simple way we can transcend the lie of unworthiness. Imagined unworthiness shows up as a tyranny of thoughts and feelings that cause psychological suffering.

Eleven-year-old Gem struggles with looping thoughts and feelings of self-hate because of her body weight. She believes she is unworthy of love. A wise woman comes into young Gem’s life and demonstrates that her looping, hurtful, repetitive thoughts are untrue. When Gem moves her attention away from her habitual looping patterns, she finds her true ‘I,’ a deeper part of herself that is free. The true ‘I’ is not tied to thoughts and feelings, or the past or future. It is a presence that is available in each person.

Rosalyn Rourke has been all three characters in the fable and all three in the memoir companion: the judgmental mother, the hurt daughter and the wise woman. Even with a successful, decades-long psychotherapy practice and credentials as an eating disorder expert and trauma specialist, Rosalyn struggled with worry and judgment about her daughter, Melissa’s, weight. The same protocol Gem discovers in the fable helped Rosalyn transcend compulsive worry and judgment about Melissa’s weight and later helped her transmute grief after Melissa’s unexpected death. When Wisdom Arrives in our lives, we discover how imagined unworthiness can transform into the knowledge of what we are in truth.

Here’s what they’re reading at Dawn Ranch, Guerneville, CA... ​

She Grows Rich (Women and Business) by Audrey Faust
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"She Grows Rich" details simple, achievable, step-by-step strategies to financial prosperity, creating confidence and empowerment around your personal finances.  Whatever is holding you back from creating money, wealth, and prosperity, this book will help you overcome it. Whether it's mindset, knowledge, or fear, this book shows you a clear path in a very simple way to start building your wealth and create financial independence for yourself and future generations. When we become financially empowered, it creates a ripple effect.

It's time for women to become financial powerhouses, build financial independence, and show future generations how it's done. Stand on your own financially and become a role model for financial empowerment.

Here’s what they’re reading at Hotel Yountville, Yountville, CA... ​

The Vitality Journal: 9 Keys to Reclaim Your Health, Build Resilience, and Cultivate Joyful Self-Care (Self-Care Journal)  by Deborah Zucker

Transform your approach to health and self-care with The Vitality Journal. This self-guided tool empowers you to reflect, explore, and grow at your own pace. Award-winning author and naturopathic physician Dr. Deborah Zucker introduces nine powerful keys to unlock your vitality. Through engaging prompts and practices, you’ll:

Honor your unique life and uncover what truly sustains you.
Experiment with curiosity to find what works for you.

Align with your "Yes" and create a life you love.

Build resilience to navigate challenges with clarity and compassion.
Stay connected to your path and in alignment with your deepest intentions.

Whether facing life transitions, seeking balance, or deepening your self-connection, this journal offers a practical path to vibrant well-being. Use it alone or pair it with Dr. Zucker’s acclaimed book, The Vitality Map, for an even deeper dive.

Take charge of your well-being and discover the power of living like you matter. Your journey starts here.