Janurary 2025 - Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

Our January Book is Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, leaving behind the girl she once was, capable of trust and intimacy. Years later, in Los Angeles, she is a sought-after bartender, renowned as much for her brilliant cocktails as for the mystery that clings to her. Across the city, Emilie Dubois is in a holding pattern, yearning for the beauty and community her Creole grandparents cultivated but unable to commit. On a whim, she takes a job arranging flowers at the glamorous restaurant Yerba Buena.

The morning Emilie and Sara first meet at Yerba Buena, their connection is immediate. But soon Sara's old life catches up to her, upending everything she thought she wanted, just as Emilie has finally gained her own sense of purpose. Will their love be more powerful than their pasts?

Trigger warnings for sexual assault of a child, childhood sex work, drug use, overdose, and death of a parent.

We will be meeting at Hooked on Colfax. They have drinks and snacks , please order them ahead of time and meet us in the basement. We will start at 6:00pm. I will bring a few questions to start us off, then we will have an open discussion. I look forward to seeing you there!