By Andrea Peskind Katz / Contributor

Cheers to a wonderful new year, full of love and travel. Even if you can’t get away for vacation, pick up some of these warm reads to take you to faraway places like Cuba, Italy and Key West.

Books For The Long Flight

The Cuban Affair by Nelson DeMille 

A heart-pounding thriller by the maestro author that will keep you up the whole flight.

The English Wife by Lauren Willig   A delicious and scandalous novel set in the Gilded Age, full of family secrets,affairs and even murder.

Still Me by JoJo Moyes

This is the third in Moyes’ Me Before You trilogy.   It has all the perfection and feels of the

first two.  Read this one or all three.

Love Is In The Air, Or Is It?

The Girlfriend by Michelle Francis 

This book was a bestseller in England and comes to the U.S. in January.  One of the best psychological thrillers with a battle of who loves him more: the girlfriend or his mother?

The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin

Lose yourself in this tale of friendship and betrayal, family and lost love.

The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain 

One of the best books ever with suspense, redemption and love.

The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen

What is better than a long-lost love story? One set in Italy and full of family secrets.

A Book To Read To Honor Love & Black History Month 

Destiny Lingers by Rolonda Watts

 In this contemporary romance, Watts explores class, race relations in the South and interracial romance in her sizzling and poignant debut. The perfect February read!

Editor’s Note: Andrea Peskind Katz has a book review website at Greatthoughts.com and a Book Salon comprised of over 3,300 readers and authors at www.facebook.com/groups/greatthoughtsgreatreaders