{"product_id":"july-2026-book-club","title":"July 2026 Book Club","description":"\u003cp\u003eJuly's Book Club, we are going back to two options to pick from and we are reading Indies this month! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook 1: From the Stars by Kiki Townley \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIf I get lost enough, maybe I can be found.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStella’s life is a blur of existing for the system, living in a society where souls feel like discarded afterthoughts. At her breaking point, the only option is to abandon her meaningless life to search for something… more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeeking nature in a quest for healing, deep within the forest, she discovers a secret village that no one was meant to find. Captured and taken for interrogation, she fears she escaped one prison only to find herself in another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen presented to the leader, their connection is cosmic. Though Stella is undeniably drawn to him, she tries to defy the stars, desperate to keep the promise she made to herself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo leave the village and return to a society that no longer serves her, she must pass their trials. But as the world’s secrets unravel, she realizes finding the village was no accident.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoes she go back to the life of lies she knows, or rise to a destiny that she isn’t prepared for?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFear and fate collide— the only way for Stella to awaken the world from darkness is to first find the light within.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook 2: The Fiction of Us by Shae Roberts \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLilah Rayne knows how to write a love story. Living one is another matter entirely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter her breakup mirrors the novel she wrote under her secret pen name, Lilah retreats to Wattlewood Ridge—a small mountain town where bookstores matter, friendships run deep, and magic hums quietly beneath the surface. Back in her old apartment above Brew \u0026amp; Bloom Café, she plans to regroup, heal, and stay invisible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen she meets Lucas Castle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuiet, steady, and rebuilding the beloved Inkwell \u0026amp; Ivy bookstore, Lucas feels like someone Lilah already knows—like a story she once imagined and never meant to live. As their connection deepens through shared silences and slow mornings, the town begins returning pieces of Lilah she thought she’d lost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut when her past threatens to expose everything she’s been hiding, Lilah must decide whether she’s brave enough to be seen. Not as the woman she writes, but as the one who feels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Fiction of Us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a slow-burn, small-town romance about second chances, soft magic, and choosing love that doesn’t need to be loud to be real.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fiction Over Reality","offers":[{"title":"Fantasy","offer_id":53124667965756,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Romance","offer_id":53124667998524,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/9820\/9596\/files\/1.png?v=1781150746","url":"https:\/\/fictionoverreality.com.au\/products\/july-2026-book-club","provider":"Fiction Over Reality","version":"1.0","type":"link"}