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Sweet Halloween Mini Box, 2019

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    House Witch by Katie Schickel
  • Page 135
    Miranda steps forward with a garment box and Astrid opens it. She pulls out a pink cashmere cape. THE pink cashmere cape. She wraps it around me. It's the softest, most luxurious thing I've ever worn.
    - the Glamour Girls' pink cashmere cape, turned pashmina.
  • Page 162
    I dip a finger in the jar and spread the warm, slick mixture onto my face. It's immediately soothing. I spread it over my eyelids, down my cheekbones, over my lips, along my chin. Soon my whole face is covered and it feels fabulous.
    - a custom made jar of the Glamour Girls ME FIRST mud mask.

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Spooky Halloween Mini Box, 2019

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    No One's Home by D.M. Pulley
  • Page 184
    In the ghostly glow of the while marble, a figure stood at his sink - the shape of a girl. Myron stopped breathing, frozen in the doorway. Bare legs. Long pale hair. White gauzy slip. A wisp of smoke. "Margot?" he whispered.
    - the white silken and lace robe worn by the figure in this moment, sprayed with the vanilla perfume that hung where she did.
  • Page 228
    The dull tink tink tink of a glass wine bottle sliding against the concrete floor pried oepn Hunter's eyes. The room was cold and dark. Too dark.
    - a wine bottle reminscent of the one tinking throughout this scene, filled with a custom made bubble bath liquid.

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Mother's Day Advent Calendar, 2019

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  • Day One
    - a custom designed tea towel that says "Not All Heroes Wear Capes" showing moms being superheroes
  • Day Two
    - a exclusive, custom designed clutch pouch with a Little Women design (designed by Chick Lit Designs)
  • Day Three
    - a new copy of A Mother's Promise by Sally Hepworth
  • Day Four
    - a custom designed sleep mask that says "Tired as a Mother"
  • Day Five
    - a Mother-Daughter, interlocking infinity necklace

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Valentine's Day Box, 2019

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    The Accidental Beauty Queen by Teri Wilson
  • Page 59
    "He gestures toward my shirt. I look down at it as if I've never seen it before, even though it's one of my favorites. The words emblazoned across my chest come into focus. Talk Darcy to Me."
    - The first sized clothing item in a Once Upon a Book Club box, a lavender tee featuring a silhouette of Mr. Darcy with the words Talk Darcy to Me.
  • Page 173
    "But as it turns out, he's just buying time. He grabs his full ice bucket from the ledge of the icemaker, tucks it under his arm, and winks at me."
    - a collapsible ice bucket.
  • Page 201
    "When I open my eyes, I see the current Miss American Treasure coming toward me, carrying something sparkly. It's a tiara."
    - a cubic zirconia 'tiara' headband.
  • Page 215
    "My dad hands me a glass and I take a sip. The champagne is ice-cold, and the fizzy bubbles dance on my tongue. 'Oh I almost forgot, there's a card.' I look around for the white small envelope."
    - a custom printed champagne glass and small white envelope with a note inside as written in the book.

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Christmas Box, 2018

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    The Christmas Sisters by Sarah Morgan
  • Page 167
    "Posy bagged up three packets of Christmas cards painted by a local artist and added a hand-wrapped gingerbread man. "On the house." She handed it over with a dazzling smile and another family of happy customers left the cafe."
    - a set of three custom designed blank notecards for all occasions, and a stuffed gingerbread man ornament
  • Page 352
    "Beth carried her downstairs to the kitchen and pushed open the door. The place smelled of cinnamon and cloves and Suzanne was sifting flour into a bowl."
    - a custom designed package of Grandma's Pumpkin Spice Cake mix with instructions, and a miniature wooden spoon
  • Page 370
    "Hannah found a knife and a chopping board. She'd never done this before, worked side by side in the kitchen with her mother."
    - a custom designed cutting/cheese board in the shape of a Christmas tree that reads "Eat Drink and Be Merry"
  • Page 402
    "'You got me a gift, even though you didn't know I was going to be here?' He opened the small box and grinned. 'Is this what I think it is?' 'It's the key to my apartment.'"
    - a custom designed keychain with a Pride and Prejudice charm, with a small key

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Bookish Advent Calendar, 2018

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  • Day One
    - a hardcover copy of A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams
  • Day Two
    - a custom designed, dangly cactus bookmark
  • Day Three
    - a custom designed, yellow, geometric printed apron that read "Kiss the Bookworm"
  • Day Four
    - a custom designed enamel coffee mug that read "Drink Good Coffee, Read Good Books"
  • Day Five
    - a hardcover copy of A Boy Made of Blocks by Keith Stuart
  • Day Six
    - a custom designed enamel pin that read "The Book was Better"
  • Day Seven
    - a custom designed pair of yellow socks with a multicolored, flying books pattern
  • Day Eight
    - a custom designed teal pen that read "I cannot live without books"
  • Day Nine
    - a paperback copy of either Setting Free the Kites by Alex George or The Center of the World by Jacqueline Sheehan
  • Day Ten
    - a custom designed pink wallet with a multicolored, flying books pattern
  • Day Eleven
    - a custom designed blue tote bag that read "Happiness is a cup of coffee and a really good book"
  • Day Twelve
    - a custom designed, oversized fleece blanket with our custom script design

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Halloween Box, 2018

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    The Retreat by Mark Edwards
  • Page 86
    "I headed over to join the other writers. On my way past the bar I spotted the painting that caught my attention on my first visit here. The woman in red, beckoning onlookers into the trees."
    - a custom designed canvas painting inspired by the Red Woman painting from the book.
  • Page 165
    "Disappointed, I left the hut - and glimpsed a figure on the far side of the field, directly opposite the spot where I'd entered the clearing. Beyond this field was another part of the woods. The person vanished into the trees. They had been wearing a red coat."
    - a red cloak with fur trim.
  • Page 255
    "'What is this?' Julia asked. I moved behind her and looked over her shoulder, staring at the lines and curves, the crosses and squiggles on the sheet of paper. 'It's a map,' Ursula said. 'I drew you a map.'"
    - a custom designed map as described in the book.
  • Page 303
    "She swung the hammer at the wall. It went through like the wall was made of cardboard. Shards of thin plaster landed at my feet. Julia swung again, working at the gap with the head of the hammer to create a large hole."
    - a custom designed, multipurpose hammer with a set of screwdrivers in the shaft.

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Mother's Day Box, 2018

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    The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go by Amy E. Reichert
  • Page 65
    "She held one of the pictures up to her sister, who had been looking out the window."
    - an accordian organizer containing the photo, custom designed to the description in the book.
  • Page 139
    "She only had had enough time to change clothes and rub on some strawberry-scented lotion."
    - a jar of strawberry-scented lotion.
  • Page 243
    "The poor Joe handed Lorraine a thin plaid blanket he'd been holding in his left hand."
    - a plaid blanket.
  • Page 326
    "May nodded and opened the notebook to a fresh page."
    - a custom designed notebook, perfect for making lists.

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Christmas Box, 2017

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    Every Time a Bell Rings by Carmel Harrington
  • Page 20
    "A tiny silver bell. Nestled on red velvet fabric within the box, with a red-velvet ribbon attached to it, I don't think I've ever seen anything more perfect."
    - a silver bell ornament.
  • Page 40
    "She starts to read the letter aloud and I mouth along with her. I know it off by heart."
    - a rolled up letter to Santa.
  • Page 183
    "I hold the jar down low for her...I pull out a name and have a peek."
    - a mason jar mug with a note inside as mentioned in the novel. (one of four designs)
  • Page 264
    "'Here.' I say, as I pull my scarf off and wrap it around her neck."
    - an oversized plaid blanket scarf.
  • Page 375
    "'Bleeding starvin' I was.' And he ducks as Tess tries to swipe him with her tea towel."
    - a custom designed tea towel.