How to Excavate a Heart

Jake Maia Arlow
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Arlow)

It all starts when Shani runs into May. Like, literally, with her mom's Subaru. But, attempted vehicular manslaughter was not part of Shani's plan; she was supposed to be focusing on her month-long paleoichthyology internship. But when a dog-walking gig puts her back in May's path, the fossils she's meant to be diligently studying are pushed to the side. Then, they're snowed in together on Christmas Eve. As things start to feel more serious, though, Shani's hurt over her ex-girlfriend's rejection comes rushing back. Is she ready to try a committed relationship again, or is she okay with this just being a winter fling?


Let It Snow

  • Blame it on the Mistletoe


  • The Liar's Guide to the Night Sky


  • This Winter: A Heartstopper Novella


  • Winter, White and Wicked


  • Talk Santa to Me


  • My True Love Gave to Me


  • Wintersong


  • Echo North


  • The Book Thief


  • East


  • How to Excavate a Heart


  • Girls Made of Snow and Glass


  • Whiteout


  • Even the Darkest Stars


  • We are Okay


  • Turtle Under Ice


  • You Can Go Your Own Way


  • The Holiday Switch


  • Winterwood


  • Love in Winter Wonderland


  • Sofi and the Bone Song


  • Shadow and Bone


  • The Midnight Girls


  • The Sisters of the Winter Wood


  • The Afterlife of Holly Chase


  • Eight Nights of Flirting


  • Blood Heir


  • Ski Weekend