Belle Plaine Books

10/13/2026

Curl up with a cozy mystery — heartwarming sleuths, small-town charm, and clever twists. Discover our curated Cozy Mystery collection for just $1.29 each. Find your next page-turner: https://wix.to/UI0wbuL

10/10/2026

Love a mystery you can't put down? Now's your chance to stock up on pre-loved James Patterson books at an unbeatable deal!

These are USED books, ready for a new home and another great read! ❤️📖

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📖 Standalone Thrillers
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09/27/2026

09/08/2026

📚 Families. Friendships. Love. Loss. And figuring out what comes next.

Not every page-turner needs a murder or a mystery. Sometimes the stories that stay with us are the ones that feel a little like our own lives.

These books explore the relationships that shape us—the friends who carry us through difficult seasons, families with old wounds, relationships that don't follow the expected path, and those moments when life suddenly asks us to begin again.

❤️ Talk Before Sleep — Elizabeth Berg- Read it for friendship.
🌱 Joy for Beginners — Erica Bauermeister - Read it for starting over.
👨‍👧 Father's Day — Buzz Bissinger - Read it for family.
💭 A Dangerous Age — Kelly Killoren Bensimon - Read it for contemporary life and trying to figure out where you belong.
💙 Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands — Chris Bohjalian - Read it for resilience.
🔥 The Book of Fires — Jane Borodale - Read it for reinvention.
🎵 Sh***un Lovesongs — Nickolas Butler - Read it for friendship and home.
🧵 The Art of Mending — Elizabeth Berg - Read it for family secrets.
💙 Once Upon a Time, There Was You — Elizabeth Berg - Read it for second chances.

These are books about ordinary people living through the things that aren't ordinary at all.

Which story sounds most like your kind of read?

📖 Previously loved books, ready for their next chapter.

Until the Next Chapter,
Belle Plaine Books

09/07/2026

Behind every job is a person doing the work.

On Labor Day, we often talk about work in broad terms—but some books remind us what a single day on the job can really look like.

In The Shift, Theresa Brown, RN takes readers through one twelve-hour hospital shift and the lives of four patients in her care. It's not simply a book about medicine. It's about the decisions, responsibilities, relationships, and emotional weight carried by the people doing the work.

Today seems like an especially fitting day to recognize nurses, healthcare workers, teachers, tradespeople, service workers, first responders, small-business owners, and everyone else whose work quietly keeps our communities moving.

And sometimes one of the best ways to appreciate someone else's work is to read their story.

Happy Labor Day from Belle Plaine Books.

08/26/2026

Fresh Reads Just Added 📚

Looking for your next page-turner—or something that makes you think?

We’ve just added several recent releases to the shelves:

🔎 Jack Reacher — No Plan B and The Secret by Lee Child & Andrew Child, plus Night School by Lee Child. Plenty of action, intrigue, and Reacher doing what Reacher does best.

⚖️ John Grisham — The Widow, a 2025 legal thriller filled with secrets, questionable choices, and courtroom suspense.

🌎 Fareed Zakaria — Age of Revolutions, a fascinating nonfiction look at more than four centuries of political, economic, technological, and social change—and what history can tell us about the world today.

Different shelves. Very different stories. All worth a look.

Available now at Belle Plaine Books✨ Where every book gets a second chapter.

08/24/2026

If you ever thought about starting a Vegan lifestyle, we just added a great resource to start your journey.

Topics range from protein, essential fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals to pregnancy, childhood, healthy weight management, and athletic nutrition. Designed as a reference as well as a guide, this comprehensive volume is particularly useful for readers who want to understand the nutritional foundations behind a plant-based lifestyle rather than simply follow a collection of meal plans.

✨ Book Highlights
* Comprehensive reference covering the nutritional aspects of vegan diets
* Discusses nutrition during pregnancy and lactation
Includes nutritional guidance for infants, children, teens, adults, and seniors
* Addresses vegan nutrition for athletes and active lifestyles
* Examines commonly discussed nutrients including vitamin B12, calcium, iron, zinc, protein, and essential fatty acids

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08/09/2026

📚 Happy National Book Lovers Day! ❤️

Today is for the readers.

The ones with books stacked on the nightstand.
The ones who say, “Just one more chapter.”
The ones who can’t pass a bookstore without stopping.
And the ones who know that sometimes the best stories are the ones waiting to be rediscovered.

At Belle Plaine Books, we believe a good book deserves more than one reader—and every well-loved book deserves a second chapter. 📖

So today, pick up an old favorite, discover something new-to-you, or finally start the book that’s been waiting patiently on your shelf.

Here’s to the stories we love, the books we share, and all the chapters still waiting to be read. ❤️

Happy National Book Lovers Day from Belle Plaine Books!