Spring Awakening: Books to Refresh Your Mind This Season

Spring Bedside Reading with Jane Ubell-Meyer
Bedside Reading Spring Book Recommendations
Bedside Reading Spring Book Recommendations

Spring's fresh air and longer days make it ideal for discovering new books. Just as nature awakens, let new stories inspire you. Trade winter indoors for sunny afternoons with a captivating read, and let the season of renewal refresh your mind.

Jane Ubell-Meyer, Founder, Bedside Reading
Jane Ubell-Meyer, Founder, Bedside Reading and Best-selling Author of From Wanting It To Having ItPhoto Credit: Susan Pazera Photography

Here’s what they’re reading at Andaz Miami Beach, FL…

Becoming HER: Straight Talk for Healing, Embodying, and Radiating as Your Most Powerful Self by Monica Yates

Becoming HER by Monica Yates
Becoming HER: Straight Talk for Healing, Embodying, and Radiating as Your Most Powerful Self by Monica Yates

Picture HER: a woman who moves through life with ease, grace, and confidence. She isn’t caught up in the chaos of modern life. Instead, she exudes strength, radiates authenticity, and cultivates relationships that uplift her. Becoming HER is about healing your past, embodying your truest self, and radiating as the feminine woman you were born to be.

In this groundbreaking book, Monica Yates, a celebrated coach and top 0.5% podcast host, shares her powerful H-E-R FrameworkTM:

  • Heal the trauma and societal conditioning that hold you back.

  • Embody the woman you’re born to be, who balances her career, relationships, and personal well-being with ease.

  • Radiate confidence and authenticity, creating a life of fulfillment and joy.

Packed with science-backed insights, raw personal stories, and actionable tools, Becoming HER explores:

  • Why modern expectations are burning women out—and how to break free.

  • The power of embracing your feminine energy and healing your relationship with men.

  • How polarity in relationships creates deep intimacy and satisfaction.

  • The secrets to aligning your inner and outer worlds for lasting success and happiness.

Becoming HER is your ultimate guide if you’re ready to heal, grow, and glow.

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

CONSOLIDATED WISDOM: THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF QUOTATIONS FOR SUCCESS, HAPPINESS and HEALTH by Gene S. Jones

CONSOLIDATED WISDOM by Gene S. Jones
CONSOLIDATED WISDOM: THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF QUOTATIONS FOR SUCCESS, HAPPINESS and HEALTH by Gene S. Jones

Much more than just a quote book, Consolidated Wisdom is a superb resource for speeches, business presentations, term papers, trivia contests, and life in general, featuring life-enhancing insights from timeless wisdom. The pages of Consolidated Wisdom form a fascinating museum of ideas that create a panoramic view of the evolution of human thought throughout the global rise of civilization. While providing insights and practical advice from antiquity to modern times, this book’s treasure trove of brilliant quotations deciphers the full spectrum of life’s struggles to help master personal, business, and societal challenges. The author’s all-encompassing approach and rich commentaries further demonstrate the interconnection of all aspects of human nature, filling Consolidated Wisdom with diverse ideas and practical advice on an extraordinary array of subjects, including business, leadership, creativity, spirituality, technology, sports, the arts, love, history, Native American wisdom, education, humor and much more. As it highlights many of the greatest minds from the past 5000 years, Consolidated Wisdom provokes productive thinking, stimulates conversation, arouses curiosity, promotes cultural expansion, and deepens human understanding. Its profound phrases inspire nuggets of wisdom to guide our daily lives, illuminating a path for us to harness the power of wisdom and create a better future.

Here’s what they’re reading at The Benjamin Royal Sonesta, NY, NY…

Last Ship to Freedom by Tamara Buzyna Adams

Last Ship to Freedom by Tamara Buzyna Adams
Last Ship to Freedom by Tamara Buzyna Adams

Last Ship to Freedom is an inspiring tale drawn from the author’s grandmother's diaries at age 12, chronicling her escape from the former Russian Empire on November 14, 1920. It offers a unique glimpse into the lives of White émigrés, leaving everything familiar behind to face an uncertain future.

Here’s what they’re reading at The Savoy Hotel & Beach Club, Miami Beach, FL…

Layered Leadership: Drive Double-Digit Growth and Dominate Your Competition with Creative Strategies and Execution by Lawrence R. Armstrong

Layered Leadership by Lawrence R. Armstrong
Layered Leadership: Drive Double-Digit Growth and Dominate Your Competition with Creative Strategies and Execution by Lawrence R. Armstrong

Lawrence Armstrong’s vision for competitive excellence is animated by investing in and caring about the development of the whole person and their surrounding community. Under his creative, layer-based approach, Ware Malcomb has become a global leader in the industrial building sector—one of the world’s most successful and admired businesses of its kind.

In Layered Leadership, Lawrence distills the secrets and internal processes of Ware Malcomb’s “whole brain leadership” culture and its fearless Strategic Growth strategy, teaching companies of all kinds how to:

  • Synthesize influences, metaphors, and life lessons into a style of leadership

  • Build a mentoring culture that coaches and supports rising leaders

  • Protect executive time for creative work

  • Drive consistent growth through up and down economic cycles

  • Find your formula for greatness and deploy it to attract, keep, and expand business

  • Implement succession strategies that stick

An accessible handbook featuring illustrations by Larry, also an accomplished artist, Layered Leadership is an evidence-based guide to raising leaders who will prove instrumental to all kinds of companies’ success.

Here’s what they’re reading at The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection, Washington, D.C…

Shooting Stars Above by Patricia Leavy

Shooting Stars Above by Patricia Leavy
Shooting Stars Above by Patricia Leavy

Tess Lee is a world-famous novelist. Her inspirational books explore people’s innermost struggles and the human need to believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel—but despite her extraordinary success, she’s been unable to find personal happiness. Jack Miller is a federal agent working in counterterrorism. After spending decades immersed in a violent world, a residue remains. He’s dedicated everything to his job, leaving nothing for himself.

The night Tess and Jack meet, their connection is palpable. She examines the scars on his body and says, “I’ve never seen anyone whose outsides match my insides.” The two embark on an epic love story, but old traumas soon rise to the surface as Jack struggles with the death of a loved one and Tess is forced to confront her childhood abuse. Can unconditional love help heal their invisible wounds? Together, will they be able to move from darkness to light?

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Here’s what they’re reading at Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Santa Monica, CA…

Tales of a Pet Vet: Stories from the Clinic and House Calls  by Dr. Dawn Filos

Tales of a Pet Vet by Dr. Dawn Filos
Tales of a Pet Vet: Stories from the Clinic and House Calls by Dr. Dawn Filos

In stories tailor-made for pet lovers, a seasoned veterinarian shares her good, bad, and messy days on the job—and highlights the undeniable magic of the human-animal bond.

Dr. Dawn Filos has always had a passion for animals—and with a lot of hard work and perseverance, she turned that passion into a career. Here, with emotional honesty, Dr. Dawn shares her colorful, memorable journey from nervous novice to seasoned, self-assured doctor. This modern-day James Herriot ultimately finds her niche as a house-call vet, where she creates a way to practice on her own terms with the privilege of unique, intimate access into the homes and lives of her beloved patients and their human families.

Sometimes heartwarming, sometimes sad, and often hilarious, Tales of a Pet Vet will resonate deeply with pet lovers everywhere.

Here’s what they’re reading at The Marker Union Square San Francisco, CA…

Naked Girl by Janna Brooke Wallack

Naked Girl by Janna Brooke Wallack
Naked Girl by Janna Brooke Wallack

Growing up motherless in 1980s Miami Beach, Sienna and her little brother Siddhartha get by with their charismatic and capricious father, Jackson Jones. When a small windfall relocates them to a condemned mansion on the water, the siblings are forbidden traditional schooling and left to live off the land. As Jackson uses their new home to create a communal cult, the siblings are forced to raise themselves in a carefree, chaotic oasis. Living amidst the vagrant seekers who take up residence in Jackson's utopia, Sienna and Siddhartha strive to protect their unconventional family. Janna Brooke Wallack writes with warmth, compassion and comic brilliance in Naked Girl, an enthralling debut novel brimming with the adventure, resilience, humor and heartbreak of growing up on the fringe of decency and longing for the unattainable comfort of home.

Here’s what they’re reading at ​The Ven at Embassy Row, Washington DC…

Whirlaway: the rule of the sea by Robert Wintner

Whirlaway by Robert Wintner
Whirlaway: the rule of the sea by Robert Wintner

Whirlaway is a mind and body adventure of the double-edge 80s, a time of growth beyond idealism and self-absorption of the 60s and 70s. Bolder reaching for the gold ring made success seem attainable. Many young folks enjoyed cocaine as a cultural stimulant for encouragement, confidence, and assurance while it lasted. It cost a bit and a bit more but beat depression. The 80s also marked the beginning of the end for nature on Earth. The human population has been doubling since the 50s and has generated trash. The piles doubled, too, along with traffic and indiscriminate destruction. Free love or sex was still in, as pesky new diseases arrived. On the bright and risky side, the 80s held potential for those in need. A bold player could float a loan at a bank, of all places, with an application form. Most banks had loan apps that were easily submitted with personal tax returns. The P.O. had racks of blank tax returns. Natcherly, the numbers had to make sense. That is no problem, with alignment available at friendly accounting services. Freebooting and fun-loving, 80s life was for the spirited, high lifers to down and outers, whoever could reach to grasp and bring the prize home!

Here’s what they’re reading at The Plymouth, Miami Beach, FL…

The Love Odyssey: An Adventure in Relationship Exploration by Sabine Schoepke

The Love Odyssey by Sabine Schoepke
The Love Odyssey: An Adventure in Relationship Exploration by Sabine Schoepke

Join author Sabine Schoepke in a daring adventure through love's many facets with The Love Odyssey. Inspired by her own apprehensive re-entry into the dating scene, Sabine Schoepke turned her dating endeavors into an enlightening research project, unraveling mysteries of relationships, affections, and personal development.

Fusing her personal experiences with an epic framework, this book becomes not just a guide but an intimate friend, helping you navigate the varied emotional landscapes of love; if you’re soothing broken pieces of your heart or navigating the ecstatic waves of new romance – whether you’re single, mingled, or “it’s complicated.”

With The Love Odyssey, brace yourself for a delightful, insightful, and spirit-lifting journey that promises entertaining tales, thoughtful reflections, and valuable lessons while providing a unique and empathetic companion as you sail through your own love adventures. Begin your odyssey now and chart a course through love’s intriguing waters!

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

The Rancher Before Stilettos by Marcia Williams Cromer

The Rancher Before Stilettos by Marcia Williams Cromer
The Rancher Before Stilettos by Marcia Williams Cromer

The Rancher in Stilettos captivated readers across three novels featuring Texas-born rancher Zaide Grace and her close-knit group of friends known as “the Dreamers.”

Fans of the series and new readers alike will delight in The Rancher Before Stilettos, a prequel that delves into the backstory of this enduring sisterhood centered around Zaide, the group’s linchpin.

Discover the roots of fellowship, solidarity, controversy, and conflict as we follow this camaraderie and Zaide’s journey from cowboy boots to mile-high heels. A move from Texas to New York City, plus a challenging job opportunity and a new best friend in corporate HR manager, Sasha Rollins, unites two women from different worlds who share much in common.

The pair discovers a “magical middle” during weekend outings and shopping excursions around the metropolis, a backdrop for the healing and joy of sharing their stories. With birthdays just a day apart, the two quickly become “Virgo siblings” and confidantes as Zaide’s life reaches the next level, while inquisitive Sasha helps to reveal and inform the journey that brought her there.

Dive into the men in Zaide’s life, too, where romance and chemistry abound. Pick a favorite, if you can, when sparks fly and set hearts afire. Rugged appeal, vibrant chemistry, deep understanding, and passion all get points for effort, but let’s see whose fire burns brightest.

This is The Rancher Before Stilettos, not just a “coming of age” tale, but the story of a “coming of Grace.”

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