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Midshipman Henry Gallant in Space (Book 1)

H. Peter Alesso

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Space Opera Science Fiction

As the last starfighter, only Henry Gallant can stop the alien invasion—in an era of genetic engineering, Midshipman Henry Gallant is the only Natural left in the United Planets’ fleet. H. Peter Alesso launches Henry Gallant series with space opera science fiction where he is an unenhanced anomaly serving aboard the battlecruiser Repulse, doubted by shipmates, dismissed by superiors, and fighting to prove his worth in the United Planets space navy—when alien invaders launch a devastating assault on the Jupiter colonies, Gallant becomes the last starfighter in Squadron 111. 🚀Armed with captured enemy intelligence and flying against impossible odds, he must battle through hostile space to reach Mars before the fleet is annihilated—the lives of his shipmates, as well as a good many others, depend on Henry Gallant. Alesso explores what happens when genetic engineering era’s only Natural left in United Planets fleet serves aboard battlecruisers doubted by shipmates and dismissed by superiors, examining how when alien invaders launch devastating Jupiter colonies assaults only the last starfighter can stop invasions by battling through hostile space armed with captured enemy intelligence flying against impossible odds. 😱

The author delivers space opera science fiction where unenhanced anomalies fighting to prove worth become last starfighters when alien invasions devastate colonies, proving that sometimes being the only Natural means everyone’s lives depend on you reaching Mars before fleet annihilation. Alesso writes a Gallant whose doubted-by-shipmates dismissed-by-superiors status becomes irrelevant when Squadron 111 needs last starfighters. The first Henry Gallant novel asks whether you can stop alien invasions when you’re the only unenhanced anomaly left. ✨

Why I’m including this: Space opera science fiction launching Henry Gallant series where as the last starfighter only Henry Gallant can stop the alien invasion—in an era of genetic engineering Midshipman Henry Gallant is the only Natural left in the United Planets’ fleet—he is an unenhanced anomaly serving aboard the battlecruiser Repulse doubted by shipmates, dismissed by superiors, and fighting to prove his worth in the United Planets space navy—when alien invaders launch a devastating assault on the Jupiter colonies Gallant becomes the last starfighter in Squadron 111—armed with captured enemy intelligence and flying against impossible odds he must battle through hostile space to reach Mars before the fleet is annihilated as the lives of his shipmates as well as a good many others depend on Henry Gallant.

Make Me Whole (Coal Haven Book 1)

Marie Johnston

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Contemporary Romance

Liam’s a single dad of twins and my best friend, so sleeping with him probably wasn’t a good idea—from Marie Johnston comes a small town, single dad, friends to lovers romance. Marie Johnston launches Coal Haven with contemporary romance where after my husband’s funeral, I had a breakdown that lasted for a month or twelve, but now I’m reemerging, healing, and finding my way as it’s time to learn who I am, and whether or not I can fix a leaky sink—by my side the entire time is my husband’s best friend, Liam Barron, and the single dad knows a thing or two about personal struggles and how to replace faucets. 💔We were close before, but Liam’s become my best friend—with him, I feel alive again, confident, and unexpectedly sexy, except if my parents, my in-laws, and the rest of the town had any say, I’d stay the needy, young widow who can barely get out of bed. Johnston explores what happens when husbands’ funerals create month-or-twelve breakdowns requiring reemerging and healing with husbands’ best friends by your side, examining how little do they know, when I think about lingering between the sheets, Liam’s also on my mind—how do I tell them what’s so hard to admit to myself? That like it or not, I’m ready to move on and I want to do it with Liam, but how can I risk my friendship with the most important person in my life just to feel whole again? 😱

The author delivers contemporary romance where single dad twins fathers become best friends teaching you to fix leaky sinks and replace faucets while making you feel alive, confident, and unexpectedly sexy, proving that sometimes ready-to-move-on widows want to do it with Liams but risk friendships with most important people just to feel whole again. Johnston writes protagonists whose needy young widow status gets challenged when lingering between sheets thoughts include best friends. The first Coal Haven novel asks whether you can risk most important friendships to feel whole. 💕

What makes this compelling: Contemporary romance launching Coal Haven where Liam’s a single dad of twins and my best friend so sleeping with him probably wasn’t a good idea—after my husband’s funeral I had a breakdown that lasted for a month or twelve but now I’m reemerging, healing, and finding my way as it’s time to learn who I am and whether or not I can fix a leaky sink—by my side the entire time is my husband’s best friend Liam Barron and the single dad knows a thing or two about personal struggles and how to replace faucets—we were close before but Liam’s become my best friend with him making me feel alive again, confident, and unexpectedly sexy, except if my parents, my in-laws, and the rest of the town had any say I’d stay the needy young widow who can barely get out of bed—little do they know when I think about lingering between the sheets Liam’s also on my mind—how do I tell them what’s so hard to admit to myself? That like it or not I’m ready to move on and I want to do it with Liam, but how can I risk my friendship with the most important person in my life just to feel whole again?

Mayan Shadows: The Crystals of Ahrum (Maxwell Barnes Adventure Book 1)

Craig A. Hart, S.J. Varengo

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Action Thriller Fiction

Many centuries ago, the last great city of the Maya was conquered, laid waste by invading conquistadors—in the midst of the carnage, an eternal ritual was commenced, and the effects have lasted until this day. Craig A. Hart and S.J. Varengo launch Maxwell Barnes series with action thriller fiction archaeological adventure with paranormal twist where when Maxwell Barnes, treasure hunter extraordinaire, and his best friend Axel Morales set out on a mission for their shadowy benefactor, they never could have imagined the dangerous journey they were about to embark on. 💎In the heart of the Guatemalan jungle, they hear whispers of the legendary Ahrum, the last great city of the Maya, and the Crystal of Ahrum, said to have the power to restore an empire—but as Max delves deeper into the truth behind the city’s downfall, he encounters a mysterious Mayan skateboard punk with a shocking story to tell, a gorgeous Spanish beauty with hidden motives, and a villainous foe who will stop at nothing to claim the crystal’s power. Hart and Varengo explore what happens when treasure hunters extraordinaire set out on shadowy benefactor missions never imagining dangerous journeys they’re about to embark on, examining how Guatemalan jungle whispers of legendary Ahrum and empire-restoring Crystal powers lead to mysterious Mayan skateboard punks with shocking stories, gorgeous Spanish beauties with hidden motives, and villainous foes who stop at nothing claiming crystal power. 😱

The authors deliver action thriller fiction archaeological adventure where last great Maya cities conquered by conquistadors commence eternal rituals whose effects last until today, proving that sometimes shadowy benefactor missions in Guatemalan jungles uncover city downfall truths requiring encounters with skateboard punks and Spanish beauties. Hart and Varengo write treasure hunters whose best friend missions delve deeper into empire-restoring crystal power truths. The first Maxwell Barnes Adventure asks whether you can stop villainous foes when Crystal of Ahrum has power to restore empires. ✨

Why I’m including this: Action thriller fiction archaeological adventure launching Maxwell Barnes series where many centuries ago the last great city of the Maya was conquered, laid waste by invading conquistadors—in the midst of the carnage an eternal ritual was commenced and the effects have lasted until this day—when Maxwell Barnes treasure hunter extraordinaire and his best friend Axel Morales set out on a mission for their shadowy benefactor they never could have imagined the dangerous journey they were about to embark on—in the heart of the Guatemalan jungle they hear whispers of the legendary Ahrum, the last great city of the Maya, and the Crystal of Ahrum said to have the power to restore an empire—but as Max delves deeper into the truth behind the city’s downfall he encounters a mysterious Mayan skateboard punk with a shocking story to tell, a gorgeous Spanish beauty with hidden motives, and a villainous foe who will stop at nothing to claim the crystal’s power.

California Bust (Rip Lane Book 3)

W.J. Costello

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Action Thriller Fiction

Former U.S. marshal Rip Lane is called out of retirement to hunt down gunmen who killed two marshals and stole a spying device—one of the murdered marshals is Rip’s cousin. W.J. Costello continues Rip Lane with action thriller fiction where when Rip infiltrates an outlaw motorcycle club he descends into an underworld of criminal psychopaths where he stops at nothing to avenge the death of his cousin. 🏍️Costello explores what happens when former U.S. marshals get called out of retirement to hunt down gunmen who killed two marshals and stole spying devices, examining how when one of the murdered marshals is your cousin, infiltrating outlaw motorcycle clubs means descending into underworlds of criminal psychopaths where stopping at nothing to avenge cousin deaths becomes the mission. The author balances retirement call-outs with underworld descents, creating stakes where avenging cousin deaths requires infiltrating outlaw motorcycle clubs. 😱

The novel delivers action thriller fiction where gunmen killing marshals and stealing spying devices forces former marshals out of retirement into outlaw motorcycle club infiltrations, proving that sometimes avenging murdered cousins means descending into criminal psychopath underworlds stopping at nothing. Costello writes a Rip Lane whose retirement ends when cousin murder creates underworld infiltration missions. The third Rip Lane novel asks whether you can avenge cousin deaths when criminal psychopath underworlds require stopping at nothing. 💔

What makes this compelling: Action thriller fiction continuing Rip Lane where former U.S. marshal Rip Lane is called out of retirement to hunt down gunmen who killed two marshals and stole a spying device—one of the murdered marshals is Rip’s cousin—when Rip infiltrates an outlaw motorcycle club he descends into an underworld of criminal psychopaths where he stops at nothing to avenge the death of his cousin.

Mourning Gloria (Leah Hudson Thrillers Book 1)

Andrew Downs

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Kidnapping Crime Fiction

When a murder suspect escapes indictment on a technicality, Agent Leah Hudson is forced to shift her focus to a new task, a cold case—five years after Gloria Stone disappears, Hudson must piece together the final days of her life, but Gloria was no ordinary girl. Andrew Downs launches Leah Hudson Thrillers with kidnapping crime fiction where shortly after surviving a brutal gangrape on her twenty-first birthday, the affluent wine heiress vanished, her car abandoned in a supermarket parking lot—with the help of her onetime mentor, Hudson retraces the steps of an old investigation, determined to succeed where all others have failed. 😱Making her way through a slew of once discounted suspects, she edges closer to a horrifying truth—Gloria wasn’t alone, there are other victims, and a misogynistic serial killer continues to lurk in the shadows of the Central Valley, threatening the lives of young women who fit his sick and twisted M.O. Downs explores what happens when murder suspects escape indictment on technicalities forcing agents to shift focus to cold cases five years after wine heiresses vanish, examining how piecing together final days means retracing old investigations through once discounted suspects edging closer to horrifying truths: Gloria wasn’t alone, there are other victims, and misogynistic serial killers lurk in Central Valley shadows threatening young women’s lives. 💔

The author delivers kidnapping crime fiction where affluent wine heiresses surviving brutal gangrapes on twenty-first birthdays vanish with cars abandoned in supermarket parking lots, proving that sometimes cold cases determined to succeed where all others failed reveal serial killers lurking in shadows with sick and twisted M.O.s. Downs writes an Agent Hudson whose onetime mentor help means making ways through slew suspects edging closer to other victims truths. The first Leah Hudson Thrillers asks whether you can succeed where all others failed when serial killers threaten young women fitting M.O.s. 🔍

Why I’m including this: Kidnapping crime fiction launching Leah Hudson Thrillers where when a murder suspect escapes indictment on a technicality Agent Leah Hudson is forced to shift her focus to a new task, a cold case—five years after Gloria Stone disappears Hudson must piece together the final days of her life but Gloria was no ordinary girl—shortly after surviving a brutal gangrape on her twenty-first birthday the affluent wine heiress vanished with her car abandoned in a supermarket parking lot—with the help of her onetime mentor Hudson retraces the steps of an old investigation determined to succeed where all others have failed—making her way through a slew of once discounted suspects she edges closer to a horrifying truth: Gloria wasn’t alone, there are other victims, and a misogynistic serial killer continues to lurk in the shadows of the Central Valley threatening the lives of young women who fit his sick and twisted M.O.

The Call of the Wild

Jack London

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Classic Action & Adventure

An instant classic when it was first published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is a thrilling frontier adventure and uniquely American ode to the power of nature—the story begins at the dawn of the Klondike Gold Rush, when capable sled dogs are in high demand. Jack London delivers classic action and adventure where half St. Bernard and half sheep dog Buck is stolen from an estate in California’s idyllic Santa Clara Valley and shipped north—beset by the harsh conditions of the Yukon, the recklessness of his owners, and the ruthlessness of the other dogs, Buck must learn to recover his primitive instincts in order to survive. 🐕But when he forms a special bond with a prospector named John Thornton, Buck is torn between two worlds: that of his human companion, and the relentless, beckoning wilderness. London explores what happens when half St. Bernard half sheep dogs get stolen from idyllic California estates and shipped north during Klondike Gold Rush when capable sled dogs are in high demand, examining how Yukon harsh conditions, owners’ recklessness, and other dogs’ ruthlessness require recovering primitive instincts to survive until special bonds with prospectors tear you between human companion worlds and relentless beckoning wilderness. 🌲

The author delivers classic action and adventure where 1903 thrilling frontier adventures create uniquely American odes to nature’s power, proving that sometimes being stolen and shipped north means learning to recover primitive instincts when torn between two worlds. London writes Buck whose Santa Clara Valley estate theft becomes survival requiring primitive instinct recovery. The classic asks whether you can choose between human companion worlds and relentless beckoning wilderness when special bonds form. ✨

What makes this essential: Classic action and adventure where an instant classic when it was first published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is a thrilling frontier adventure and uniquely American ode to the power of nature—the story begins at the dawn of the Klondike Gold Rush when capable sled dogs are in high demand—half St. Bernard and half sheep dog Buck is stolen from an estate in California’s idyllic Santa Clara Valley and shipped north—beset by the harsh conditions of the Yukon, the recklessness of his owners, and the ruthlessness of the other dogs Buck must learn to recover his primitive instincts in order to survive—but when he forms a special bond with a prospector named John Thornton, Buck is torn between two worlds: that of his human companion and the relentless beckoning wilderness.

The Law: A Timeless Defense of Justice, Liberty, and the Proper Role of the State

Frédéric Bastiat

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Political Philosophy

The Law, written in 1850 by French economist and statesman Frédéric Bastiat, is a timeless and provocative defense of individual liberty, private property, and limited government—written in the aftermath of political upheaval in France, this short but powerful book challenges a dangerous idea that still dominates modern politics: the belief that the law should be used to redistribute wealth, engineer society, and impose morality. Frédéric Bastiat delivers political philosophy where Bastiat argues that law exists for one purpose only—to protect life, liberty, and property—and that when it goes beyond this role, it becomes an instrument of injustice, and with clarity, logic, and moral force, The Law exposes how well-intentioned policies can quietly turn legalized plunder into a permanent feature of society. ⚖️As you read The Law, you will learn how economic intervention distorts incentives, how political power attracts special interests, and why intentions do not justify coercion—Bastiat explains, in remarkably simple terms, the foundations of sound economics, the dangers of socialism and protectionism, and the moral limits of political authority. Bastiat explores what happens when 1850 French political upheaval aftermath books challenge dangerous ideas that law should redistribute wealth, engineer society, and impose morality, examining how you will gain a new way of evaluating laws and public policies not by their promises but by their consequences and legitimacy as this book trains the reader to distinguish justice from legality, charity from coercion, and freedom from permission, making it an essential work for anyone interested in economics, political philosophy, liberalism, and classical libertarian thought. 📚

The author delivers political philosophy where law existing for one purpose only—protecting life, liberty, and property—means going beyond this role becomes instrument of injustice, proving that sometimes well-intentioned policies quietly turn legalized plunder into permanent societal features. Bastiat writes with clarity, logic, and moral force explaining sound economics foundations, socialism and protectionism dangers, and political authority moral limits. The work asks whether you can distinguish justice from legality when economic intervention distorts incentives and political power attracts special interests. 💡

What makes this essential: Political philosophy where The Law written in 1850 by French economist and statesman Frédéric Bastiat is a timeless and provocative defense of individual liberty, private property, and limited government—written in the aftermath of political upheaval in France this short but powerful book challenges a dangerous idea that still dominates modern politics: the belief that the law should be used to redistribute wealth, engineer society, and impose morality—Bastiat argues that law exists for one purpose only, to protect life, liberty, and property, and that when it goes beyond this role it becomes an instrument of injustice—with clarity, logic, and moral force The Law exposes how well-intentioned policies can quietly turn legalized plunder into a permanent feature of society—as you read The Law you will learn how economic intervention distorts incentives, how political power attracts special interests, and why intentions do not justify coercion, with Bastiat explaining in remarkably simple terms the foundations of sound economics, the dangers of socialism and protectionism, and the moral limits of political authority, as you will gain a new way of evaluating laws and public policies not by their promises but by their consequences and legitimacy making this book train the reader to distinguish justice from legality, charity from coercion, and freedom from permission as an essential work for anyone interested in economics, political philosophy, liberalism, and classical libertarian thought.

The Cowboy’s Road Home (Cowboys of Whistle Rock Ranch Book 1)

Shirleen Davies

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Contemporary Western Romance

Second chances aren’t a sure thing—not when sparks fly between the perfect woman and a devoted cowboy whose father is determined to keep them apart. Shirleen Davies launches Cowboys of Whistle Rock Ranch with contemporary western romance where it’s been eight years since Wyatt Bonner left Whistle Rock Ranch, and after two college degrees and loads of experience helping to run his uncle’s dude ranch, he’s back and ready to take his place beside his father—sunrise to sunset, he’s all business, hardworking, and dedicated to the family’s horse breeding operation, until Daisy Raines bursts back into his life. 🤠A successful businesswoman, Daisy’s never forgotten her first love—learning Wyatt has returned to Brilliance, Wyoming, and the family ranch, she faces a hard truth: she still loves the handsome, sometimes cocky cowboy. Davies explores what happens when eight years after leaving Whistle Rock Ranch devoted cowboys return with two college degrees and dude ranch experience ready to take places beside fathers, examining how after eight years, she expects little, and is surprised when Wyatt makes it clear he wants another chance as the independent Daisy is all in until a significant obstacle blocks their growing relationship—there’s no sure path to a second chance, not when Wyatt’s father is dead set against a union including Daisy. 😱

The author delivers contemporary western romance where sunrise-to-sunset all-business hardworking horse breeding dedication gets interrupted when Daisy Raines bursts back into lives, proving that sometimes successful businesswomen never forgetting first loves face hard truths: you still love handsome sometimes cocky cowboys whose fathers are dead set against unions. Davies writes protagonists whose growing relationships get blocked by significant obstacles when fathers determine keeping them apart. The first Cowboys of Whistle Rock Ranch novel asks whether you can find sure paths to second chances when obstacles include dead-set-against fathers. 💕

Why I’m including this: Contemporary western romance launching Cowboys of Whistle Rock Ranch where second chances aren’t a sure thing not when sparks fly between the perfect woman and a devoted cowboy whose father is determined to keep them apart—it’s been eight years since Wyatt Bonner left Whistle Rock Ranch and after two college degrees and loads of experience helping to run his uncle’s dude ranch he’s back and ready to take his place beside his father—sunrise to sunset he’s all business, hardworking, and dedicated to the family’s horse breeding operation until Daisy Raines bursts back into his life—a successful businesswoman Daisy’s never forgotten her first love as learning Wyatt has returned to Brilliance, Wyoming and the family ranch she faces a hard truth: she still loves the handsome sometimes cocky cowboy—after eight years she expects little and is surprised when Wyatt makes it clear he wants another chance with the independent Daisy all in until a significant obstacle blocks their growing relationship—there’s no sure path to a second chance not when Wyatt’s father is dead set against a union including Daisy.

A Fall from Grace (Clavering Chronicles Book 1)

Jennie Goutet

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Regency Historical Romance

She needs a champion, he needs one less complication—neither expects love to be the answer. Jennie Goutet launches Clavering Chronicles with Regency historical romance where Selena Lockhart knows better than to expect kindness from Society, and with no dowry and a tarnished family name thanks to her father’s ruinous gambling, she has learned to fend for herself—although the last thing she needs is another arrogant gentleman looking down on her, she has grown accustomed to such treatment, so when her new neighbor, the brooding Sir Lucius Clavering, greets her with cold suspicion, she is hardly surprised. 💔Sir Lucius has no time for scheming debutantes or their ambitious mothers—not when he’s already drowning in family obligations, and as a baronet, he’s expected to keep up appearances, protect his wayward siblings, and endure the endless matchmaking attempts of London’s elite. Goutet explores what happens when tarnished family name daughters with no dowries learn to fend for themselves while growing accustomed to arrogant gentlemen looking down on them, examining how the last thing he needs is another demand on his time, especially from a woman Society has already cast aside—but when Selena appears at his doorstep seeking aid, Lucius soon realizes she is not what he assumed, and the more he tries to keep his distance, the more entangled they become as scandal looms and their slow-burning attraction ignites, asking will he keep guarding his heart, or risk everything for the one woman who was never part of his carefully laid plans? 😱

The author delivers Regency historical romance where brooding baronets greeting new neighbors with cold suspicion discover women Society cast aside aren’t what they assumed, proving that sometimes needing champions and needing one less complication creates slow-burning attractions that weren’t part of carefully laid plans. Goutet writes protagonists whose doorstep aid-seeking creates entanglements despite distance-keeping attempts. The first Clavering Chronicles asks whether you can risk everything when scandal looms and attractions ignite. 💕

What makes this compelling: Regency historical romance launching Clavering Chronicles where she needs a champion, he needs one less complication and neither expects love to be the answer—Selena Lockhart knows better than to expect kindness from Society with no dowry and a tarnished family name thanks to her father’s ruinous gambling as she has learned to fend for herself—although the last thing she needs is another arrogant gentleman looking down on her she has grown accustomed to such treatment, so when her new neighbor the brooding Sir Lucius Clavering greets her with cold suspicion she is hardly surprised—Sir Lucius has no time for scheming debutantes or their ambitious mothers not when he’s already drowning in family obligations, and as a baronet he’s expected to keep up appearances, protect his wayward siblings, and endure the endless matchmaking attempts of London’s elite with the last thing he needs being another demand on his time especially from a woman Society has already cast aside—but when Selena appears at his doorstep seeking aid Lucius soon realizes she is not what he assumed and the more he tries to keep his distance the more entangled they become, and as scandal looms and their slow-burning attraction ignites Lucius must decide: will he keep guarding his heart or risk everything for the one woman who was never part of his carefully laid plans?

Reckless Obsession (The Reckless Rockstar Series)

Samantha Christy

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Contemporary Romance

Damaged musician—that’s the understatement of the decade, and she’ll bet if she googled those two words, she’d see his picture. Samantha Christy delivers Reckless Rockstar Series contemporary romance where she’s been invited to join his band, Reckless Alibi, his all-guy band, and the band everyone wants her to be a part of—except him—he’s passionate about music, one might even say obsessed, but as the only woman in the band, when that obsession gets directed at her, she finds she may have gotten in way over her head. 🎸Like her, he writes lyrics—his secret journal of songs she found by accident tells her he’s not just damaged, he might be destroyed beyond repair, asking guess she’s about to find out? Christy explores what happens when invitations joining Reckless Alibi all-guy bands mean being the only woman when everyone wants you there except him, examining how passionate about music obsessions get directed at only women in bands meaning you may have gotten in way over your head when secret journals of songs found by accident tell you he’s destroyed beyond repair. 😱

The author delivers contemporary romance where damaged musicians being understatements of decades mean googling two words shows his picture, proving that sometimes joining bands everyone wants you in except one person creates obsessions directed at you when you’re the only woman finding secret journals. Christy writes protagonists whose lyric writing commonality reveals destroyed-beyond-repair status through accidentally-found journals. The Reckless Rockstar Series asks whether you can find out if he’s destroyed beyond repair when obsessions get directed your way. 💔

Why I’m including this: Contemporary romance Reckless Rockstar Series where damaged musician, that’s the understatement of the decade and she’ll bet if she googled those two words she’d see his picture—she’s been invited to join his band Reckless Alibi, his all-guy band and the band everyone wants her to be a part of except him—he’s passionate about music, one might even say obsessed, but as the only woman in the band when that obsession gets directed at her she finds she may have gotten in way over her head—like her he writes lyrics with his secret journal of songs she found by accident telling her he’s not just damaged, he might be destroyed beyond repair—guess she’s about to find out.

Mi Familia (MARRIED TO THE MOB Book 1)

KC Klein

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Dark Mafia Suspense Thriller

Her biggest mistake? Thinking she could steal from him and get away with it—getting kicked out of her trailer by her stripper mom was just the beginning, and with a pissed-off drug dealer hot on her heels, she’s outta cash and outta gas when she ends up at a run-down bar too close to the Mexican border. KC Klein launches MARRIED TO THE MOB with dark mafia suspense thriller where perfect place to lie low or get killed—her plan? Hustle a few suckers at the pool table, lift a wallet or two, and disappear before life screws her over again, but too late. 💰Meet Jack—designer jeans, fat wallet, perfect pick-pocket material, until she follows him into the men’s bathroom and learns he’s playing his own game. Klein explores what happens when getting kicked out of trailers by stripper moms creates pissed-off drug dealers hot on heels leaving you outta cash and gas at run-down bars near Mexican borders, examining how dark, dangerous, and involved with the mob, Jack’s everything she hates, and in this family, she’s the one weakness he can’t afford to have—and now, she’s in the middle of a game she never agreed to play with rules that could cost her everything, even her heart. 😱

The author delivers dark mafia suspense thriller where perfect pick-pocket material with designer jeans and fat wallets turn out to be playing own games, proving that sometimes hustling suckers at pool tables and lifting wallets leads to following people into men’s bathrooms learning they’re involved with mob families where you’re the one weakness they can’t afford. Klein writes protagonists whose run-down bar plans become middle-of-game situations never agreed to with rules costing everything including hearts. The first MARRIED TO THE MOB novel asks whether you can survive games never agreed to play when you’re weaknesses they can’t afford. 💔

What makes this compelling: Dark mafia suspense thriller launching MARRIED TO THE MOB where her biggest mistake? Thinking she could steal from him and get away with it—getting kicked out of her trailer by her stripper mom was just the beginning with a pissed-off drug dealer hot on her heels leaving her outta cash and outta gas when she ends up at a run-down bar too close to the Mexican border—perfect place to lie low or get killed—her plan? Hustle a few suckers at the pool table, lift a wallet or two, and disappear before life screws her over again but too late—meet Jack: designer jeans, fat wallet, perfect pick-pocket material until she follows him into the men’s bathroom and learns he’s playing his own game—dark, dangerous, and involved with the mob Jack’s everything she hates and in this family she’s the one weakness he can’t afford to have—and now she’s in the middle of a game she never agreed to play with rules that could cost her everything, even her heart.

A Trinket for the Taking (Magical Trinket Mysteries Book 1)

Victoria Laurie

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Cozy Fantasy Fiction

This mesmerizing mystery series debut introduces the captivating, 200-year-old Dovey Van Dalen, once the belle of 1840s Copenhagen, now charged with recovering magic property from mortals in modern day Washington DC—whatever it takes. Victoria Laurie launches Magical Trinket Mysteries with cozy fantasy fiction where Dovey Van Dalen has a gorgeous day planned for her 200th birthday: driving her new Porsche, admiring the cherry blossoms abloom in her adopted city of Washington, D.C., and a little pampering, but her boss has other ideas as a powerful artifact has been stolen, and he fears it’s causing chaos in the unmagical world. 🌸The rich and connected Ariti family has suffered a string of suspicious deaths, with no signs of foul play—yet each member has died in the way they feared most. Laurie explores what happens when 200-year-old enchanting agents most skilled at blending with mere mortals must find answers and retrieve dangerous trinkets, examining how as the enchanting agent most skilled at blending in with mere mortals, Dovey must find answers and retrieve the dangerous trinket—there’s just one unexpected wrinkle: By the time Dovey arrives at the art gallery where the Ariti patriarch died, FBI agent Grant “Gib” Barlow has taken control of the scene, and Dovey needs his cooperation to investigate but she’ll have to hide her abilities, and her true objective, from a man who uncovers deceptions every day, and as they inch nearer a deadly truth, both will face danger even the spellbound would be lucky to survive. 😱

The author delivers cozy fantasy fiction where 200th birthday Porsche drives and cherry blossom admiring get interrupted by powerful artifact thefts causing chaos in unmagical worlds, proving that sometimes retrieving dangerous trinkets requires hiding abilities from FBI agents who uncover deceptions every day. Laurie writes a belle of 1840s Copenhagen whose modern DC magic property recovery gets complicated when Ariti family members die in ways they feared most. The first Magical Trinket Mysteries asks whether you can hide true objectives from men who uncover deceptions while inching nearer deadly truths. ✨

What makes this compelling: Cozy fantasy fiction launching Magical Trinket Mysteries where this mesmerizing mystery series debut introduces the captivating 200-year-old Dovey Van Dalen, once the belle of 1840s Copenhagen now charged with recovering magic property from mortals in modern day Washington DC whatever it takes—Dovey Van Dalen has a gorgeous day planned for her 200th birthday: driving her new Porsche, admiring the cherry blossoms abloom in her adopted city of Washington D.C., and a little pampering, but her boss has other ideas as a powerful artifact has been stolen and he fears it’s causing chaos in the unmagical world—the rich and connected Ariti family has suffered a string of suspicious deaths with no signs of foul play yet each member has died in the way they feared most, and as the enchanting agent most skilled at blending in with mere mortals Dovey must find answers and retrieve the dangerous trinket—there’s just one unexpected wrinkle: by the time Dovey arrives at the art gallery where the Ariti patriarch died FBI agent Grant “Gib” Barlow has taken control of the scene with Dovey needing his cooperation to investigate but she’ll have to hide her abilities and her true objective from a man who uncovers deceptions every day, and as they inch nearer a deadly truth both will face danger even the spellbound would be lucky to survive.

Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale

Holly Black

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Coming of Age Fantasy

Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad—fierce and independent, she drifts from place to place with her mother’s rock band until an ominous attack forces them back to Kaye’s childhood home. Holly Black delivers coming of age fantasy where but Kaye’s life takes another turn when she stumbles upon an injured faerie knight in the woods—Kaye has always been able to see faeries where others could not, and she chooses to save the strange young man instead of leaving him to die. 🧚But this fateful choice will have more dire consequences than she could ever predict, as Kaye soon finds herself the unwilling pawn in an ancient and violent power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms—a struggle that could very well mean her death. Black explores what happens when modern nomads who drift with rock bands get forced back to childhood homes by ominous attacks, examining how stumbling upon injured faerie knights in woods creates fateful choices with dire consequences when you’ve always been able to see faeries where others could not. 😱

The author delivers coming of age fantasy where fierce independent sixteen-year-olds become unwilling pawns in ancient violent power struggles between rival faerie kingdoms, proving that sometimes saving strange young men instead of leaving them to die means finding yourself in struggles that could very well mean your death. Black writes a protagonist whose ability seeing faeries where others cannot turns fateful choice into unwilling pawn status. The modern faerie tale asks whether you can survive ancient power struggles when your death seems very well possible. ✨

Why I’m including this: Coming of age fantasy where sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad—fierce and independent, she drifts from place to place with her mother’s rock band until an ominous attack forces them back to Kaye’s childhood home—but Kaye’s life takes another turn when she stumbles upon an injured faerie knight in the woods as Kaye has always been able to see faeries where others could not, and she chooses to save the strange young man instead of leaving him to die—but this fateful choice will have more dire consequences than she could ever predict as Kaye soon finds herself the unwilling pawn in an ancient and violent power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms, a struggle that could very well mean her death.

Flying Too High (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Book 2)

Kerry Greenwood

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Historical Mysteries

Walking the wings of a Tiger Moth plane in full flight would be more than enough excitement for most people, but not for the unflappable Phryne—amateur detective and woman of mystery, as delectable as the finest chocolate and as sharp as razor blades. Kerry Greenwood continues Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries with historical mystery where in fact, the roaring 1920s’ most talented and glamorous murder detective flies even higher here, handling a murder, a kidnapping, and the usual array of beautiful young men with style and consummate ease—a bit of a flight risk herself, she does it all before it’s time to adjourn to the Queenscliff Hotel for breakfast. ✈️Whether she’s flying planes, clearing a friend of homicide charges, or saving a child, Phryne does everything with the same dash and elan with which she drives her red Hispano-Suiza. Greenwood explores what happens when unflappable amateur detectives walk Tiger Moth plane wings in full flight then handle murders, kidnappings, and beautiful young men arrays with consummate ease, examining how the roaring 1920s’ most talented and glamorous murder detective does it all before breakfast adjournment time. 🎩

The author delivers historical mystery where walking plane wings in full flight is just the beginning when you’re as delectable as finest chocolate and as sharp as razor blades, proving that sometimes handling murders, kidnappings, and usual beautiful young men arrays requires the same dash and elan as driving red Hispano-Suizas. Greenwood writes a Phryne whose flight risk status means doing everything before Queenscliff Hotel breakfast time. The second Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries asks whether you can clear friends of homicide charges and save children with style and consummate ease. 💄

What makes this special: Historical mystery continuing Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries where walking the wings of a Tiger Moth plane in full flight would be more than enough excitement for most people but not for the unflappable Phryne—amateur detective and woman of mystery, as delectable as the finest chocolate and as sharp as razor blades—in fact the roaring 1920s’ most talented and glamorous murder detective flies even higher here handling a murder, a kidnapping, and the usual array of beautiful young men with style and consummate ease, and a bit of a flight risk herself she does it all before it’s time to adjourn to the Queenscliff Hotel for breakfast—whether she’s flying planes, clearing a friend of homicide charges, or saving a child, Phryne does everything with the same dash and elan with which she drives her red Hispano-Suiza.

The General’s Daughter (Paul Brenner Book 1)

Nelson DeMille

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Military Thrillers

When a professional military woman with a pristine reputation is found raped and murdered, a preliminary search turns up certain paraphernalia, and sex toys that point to a scandal of major proportions—the chief investigator is reluctant to take the case when he learns that his partner will be a woman with whom he had a tempestuous affair and an unpleasant parting. Nelson DeMille launches Paul Brenner with military thriller where but duty calls and intrigue begins when they learn that several top-level people may have been involved with the golden girl, and many have wanted her dead. 🎖️DeMille explores what happens when professional military women with pristine reputations get found raped and murdered creating preliminary searches that turn up paraphernalia pointing to major scandals, examining how chief investigators become reluctant taking cases when learning partners will be women with whom they had tempestuous affairs and unpleasant partings, but duty calls and intrigue begins when several top-level people may have been involved with golden girls many wanted dead. 😱

The author delivers military thriller where pristine reputation murders become scandal investigations requiring working with tempestuous affair exes, proving that sometimes duty calling means intrigue beginning when top-level people involvement with golden girls creates many who wanted her dead. DeMille writes investigators whose reluctance taking cases gets overridden by duty when major proportion scandals emerge. The first Paul Brenner novel asks whether you can investigate golden girl murders when your partner is your tempestuous affair ex. 💔

Why I’m including this: Military thriller launching Paul Brenner where when a professional military woman with a pristine reputation is found raped and murdered a preliminary search turns up certain paraphernalia and sex toys that point to a scandal of major proportions—the chief investigator is reluctant to take the case when he learns that his partner will be a woman with whom he had a tempestuous affair and an unpleasant parting—but duty calls and intrigue begins when they learn that several top-level people may have been involved with the golden girl and many have wanted her dead.

Recipe for Second Chances

Ali Rosen

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Romantic Comedy

Stella Park is elated to celebrate her best friend’s wedding in the Italian countryside—and maybe she also needs this escape from her personal and her professional life, as writing recipes for a living isn’t all it’s cooked up to be. Ali Rosen delivers romantic comedy where but the revelry is short lived when she runs into the ex she hasn’t seen since she broke his heart ten years ago, Samuel Gordon, and as her past gets propelled to the forefront, Stella tries not to question the choices she made a decade ago. 💕When Stella and Samuel keep getting pushed together during a weekend filled with delectable food, Indian and Italian wedding traditions, and unplanned detours in gorgeous locales, she attempts to ignore that maybe he really was the one that got away—playing it safe has always been Stella’s dependable rule book, but maybe Samuel is worth the risk, and perhaps some love stories just need more time to marinate. Rosen explores what happens when recipe writers escape to Italian countryside best friend weddings then run into exes they haven’t seen since breaking their hearts ten years ago, examining how playing it safe has always been dependable rule books but maybe exes are worth the risk and perhaps some love stories just need more time to marinate. 😱

The author delivers romantic comedy where celebrating best friend weddings in Italian countryside provides escape until past gets propelled to forefront by running into Samuel Gordon, proving that sometimes writing recipes for a living isn’t all it’s cooked up to be when weekend filled with delectable food and wedding traditions keeps pushing you together with the one that got away. Rosen writes a protagonist whose decade-old choices get questioned when unplanned detours in gorgeous locales make ignoring he was the one that got away impossible. The novel asks whether love stories needing more time to marinate are worth the risk. 🍝

What makes this compelling: Romantic comedy where Stella Park is elated to celebrate her best friend’s wedding in the Italian countryside—and maybe she also needs this escape from her personal and her professional life as writing recipes for a living isn’t all it’s cooked up to be—but the revelry is short lived when she runs into the ex she hasn’t seen since she broke his heart ten years ago, Samuel Gordon, and as her past gets propelled to the forefront Stella tries not to question the choices she made a decade ago—when Stella and Samuel keep getting pushed together during a weekend filled with delectable food, Indian and Italian wedding traditions, and unplanned detours in gorgeous locales she attempts to ignore that maybe he really was the one that got away—playing it safe has always been Stella’s dependable rule book but maybe Samuel is worth the risk and perhaps some love stories just need more time to marinate.

Porch Lights

Dorothea Benton Frank

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Mothers & Children Fiction

Dorothea Benton Frank is back home in the Carolina lowcountry, spinning a tale that brims with the warmth, charm, heart, and humor that has become her trademark—Porch Lights is a stirring, emotionally rich multigenerational story, a poignant tale of life, love, and transformation, as a nurse, returning to Sullivans Island from the Afghanistan War, finds her life has been irrevocably altered by tragedy and now must rediscover love and purpose with the help of her son and aging mother. 🏝️An evocative visit to enchanting Sullivans Island with its unique pluff mud beaches, palmetto trees, and colorful local lore—a novel filled with unforgettable characters, and enlivened by tales of the notorious Blackbeard and his bloodthirsty pirate crew and eerie Edgar Allan Poe stories. Dorothea Benton Frank explores what happens when nurses returning from Afghanistan War to Sullivans Island find lives irrevocably altered by tragedy requiring rediscovering love and purpose with sons and aging mothers’ help, examining how Porch Lights stands tall among the very best works of not only Dottie Frank, but Anne Rivers Siddons, Rebecca Wells, Pat Conroy, and other masters of the modern Southern novel as well. 💔

The author delivers mothers and children fiction where Carolina lowcountry tales brim with warmth, charm, heart, and humor creating stirring emotionally rich multigenerational stories, proving that sometimes rediscovering love and purpose requires sons and aging mothers when Afghanistan War returns leave lives irrevocably altered by tragedy. Frank writes protagonists whose Sullivans Island return means evocative visits to unique pluff mud beaches, palmetto trees, and colorful local lore. The novel asks whether you can rediscover love and purpose when tragedy has irrevocably altered everything. 🌴

Why I’m including this: Mothers and children fiction where Dorothea Benton Frank is back home in the Carolina lowcountry spinning a tale that brims with the warmth, charm, heart, and humor that has become her trademark—Porch Lights is a stirring emotionally rich multigenerational story, a poignant tale of life, love, and transformation as a nurse returning to Sullivans Island from the Afghanistan War finds her life has been irrevocably altered by tragedy and now must rediscover love and purpose with the help of her son and aging mother—an evocative visit to enchanting Sullivans Island with its unique pluff mud beaches, palmetto trees, and colorful local lore, a novel filled with unforgettable characters and enlivened by tales of the notorious Blackbeard and his bloodthirsty pirate crew and eerie Edgar Allan Poe stories.

What We Keep (Heartfire Falls Book 1)

J.H. Croix

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Small Town Firefighter Romance

Welcome to a small town where family and loyalty matter, hearts heal, and love arrives when you least expect it—he likes his life quiet, she brings the sunshine and turns everything upside down. J.H. Croix launches Heartfire Falls with small town firefighter romance where when Elsa Whitney blows into my small town, she brings sunshine, laughter, and chaos I wasn’t prepared for as she’s bright, warm, and impossible to ignore—now she’s my roommate, and that’s a bad idea. 🔥I’m a grumpy firefighter with enough responsibility to last a lifetime—raising my son, rebuilding my family’s struggling resort, and holding together a family that’s fraying at the seams, and I don’t have room for distractions, especially not Elsa who smiles like she owns the sun. Croix explores what happens when grumpy firefighters with quiet lives meet sunshine-bringing women who turn everything upside down becoming roommates, examining how too bad my family adores her and too bad they’re right when they say I’m better with her around—Elsa doesn’t just get under my skin, she settles into my life, into my home, into my heart, and once I give in to what’s burning between us, there’s no walking away, not from her, not from us. 💕

The author delivers small town firefighter romance where sunshine, laughter, and chaos blow into towns creating bright warm impossible-to-ignore roommate situations, proving that sometimes bad ideas become best things when families adore her and you’re better with her around. Croix writes a grumpy firefighter whose lifetime responsibilities raising sons and rebuilding struggling resorts don’t prevent Elsa settling into life, home, and heart. The first Heartfire Falls novel asks whether you can walk away when what’s burning between you gives you no choice. 😱

What makes this special: Small town firefighter romance launching Heartfire Falls where welcome to a small town where family and loyalty matter, hearts heal, and love arrives when you least expect it—he likes his life quiet, she brings the sunshine and turns everything upside down—when Elsa Whitney blows into my small town she brings sunshine, laughter, and chaos I wasn’t prepared for as she’s bright, warm, and impossible to ignore, and now she’s my roommate with that being a bad idea—I’m a grumpy firefighter with enough responsibility to last a lifetime raising my son, rebuilding my family’s struggling resort, and holding together a family that’s fraying at the seams, and I don’t have room for distractions especially not Elsa who smiles like she owns the sun—too bad my family adores her and too bad they’re right when they say I’m better with her around—Elsa doesn’t just get under my skin, she settles into my life, into my home, into my heart, and once I give in to what’s burning between us there’s no walking away, not from her, not from us.

The Vacation Rental: A Novel

Katie Sise

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Domestic Thrillers

When Georgia rents her country home for the month of August, it’s off to the relaxing Connecticut shore for her; her husband, Tom; and their young daughter—it’s just what they need to ease family tensions and reconnect, and all that’s left to do is leave behind their house keys to a stranger. Katie Sise delivers domestic thriller where for Anna, Georgia and Tom’s house in the cool woodlands is a dream break from the oppressive heat of a New York City summer and from an increasingly ill-fated relationship with her lover—a month apart and Anna can clear her head and reassess her future, and she’s found the perfect place to do it. 🏡As the weeks wear on, Georgia and Anna discover that the pleasures of escape are as difficult to trust in as the comforts of home—and neither one can shake the feeling that something is about to go terribly wrong. Sise explores what happens when renting country homes for August means leaving house keys to strangers while seeking Connecticut shore relaxation to ease family tensions, examining how as the weeks wear on both renters and owners discover that the pleasures of escape are as difficult to trust in as the comforts of home, and neither one can shake the feeling that something is about to go terribly wrong. 😱

The author delivers domestic thriller where dream breaks from oppressive NYC summer heat and ill-fated lover relationships lead to cool woodland homes that become perfect places clearing heads, proving that sometimes month apart head-clearing and future-reassessing gets complicated when neither can shake feelings something’s about to go terribly wrong. Sise writes dual protagonists whose escape pleasures become as difficult to trust as home comforts. The novel asks whether you can reconnect and reassess when leaving house keys to strangers creates terrible wrong feelings. 💔

Why I’m including this: Domestic thriller where when Georgia rents her country home for the month of August it’s off to the relaxing Connecticut shore for her, her husband Tom, and their young daughter—it’s just what they need to ease family tensions and reconnect with all that’s left to do being leave behind their house keys to a stranger—for Anna, Georgia and Tom’s house in the cool woodlands is a dream break from the oppressive heat of a New York City summer and from an increasingly ill-fated relationship with her lover, and a month apart means Anna can clear her head and reassess her future with she’s found the perfect place to do it—as the weeks wear on Georgia and Anna discover that the pleasures of escape are as difficult to trust in as the comforts of home, and neither one can shake the feeling that something is about to go terribly wrong.

The French Bookshop Murder

Greg Mosse

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Amateur Sleuth Mysteries

Grab a blanket, a warm mug of hot chocolate and a croissant, and get ready to join Zoe Pascal at her cozy village bookshop in the South of France—can you help solve the mystery? Greg Mosse delivers amateur sleuth mystery where Zoe Pascal has decided to live her dream: leave England and open up a bookshop in a small village in the south of France, wanting to spend her later years in life eating croissants, reading her beloved books, and getting to know her charming new hometown. 🥐When the body of a tourist is found inside the local church, Zoe begins to discover that something is afoot in the village of Sainte-Catherine—and as the last person to have seen the deceased alive, Zoe suddenly becomes a prime suspect in a murder investigation, asking can she prove her innocence and discover who the real murderer is, or will Zoe have to say au revoir to her French countryside dream? Mosse explores what happens when leaving England to open South of France bookshops means spending later years eating croissants and reading beloved books until tourist bodies get found inside local churches, examining how being the last person to have seen the deceased alive suddenly makes you a prime suspect in murder investigations. 😱

The author delivers amateur sleuth mystery where living dreams opening village bookshops in charming South of France hometowns gets complicated when something’s afoot in Sainte-Catherine, proving that sometimes eating croissants and reading beloved books in later years requires proving your innocence and discovering real murderers. Mosse writes a Zoe Pascal whose French countryside dream faces au revoir when prime suspect status threatens everything. The novel asks whether you can prove innocence when you’re the last person who saw the deceased alive. 🔍

What makes this compelling: Amateur sleuth mystery where grab a blanket, a warm mug of hot chocolate and a croissant and get ready to join Zoe Pascal at her cozy village bookshop in the South of France asking can you help solve the mystery?—Zoe Pascal has decided to live her dream: leave England and open up a bookshop in a small village in the south of France wanting to spend her later years in life eating croissants, reading her beloved books, and getting to know her charming new hometown—when the body of a tourist is found inside the local church Zoe begins to discover that something is afoot in the village of Sainte-Catherine, and as the last person to have seen the deceased alive Zoe suddenly becomes a prime suspect in a murder investigation—can she prove her innocence and discover who the real murderer is or will Zoe have to say au revoir to her French countryside dream?

Pendergast: The Beginning (Agent Pendergast Series)

Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

NEW RELEASE

Horror Occult & Supernatural

It only took six months for the life of Special Agent Dwight Chambers to crumble around him—first, he lost his partner, and then, tragically, his wife. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child deliver Agent Pendergast Series horror occult and supernatural where returning to work at the New Orleans Field Office, Chambers is dismayed to find himself saddled with mentoring a brand new FBI agent, a certain A. X. L. Pendergast, and as Chambers tries to pull himself together, his enigmatic and exasperating junior partner pulls an outrageous stunt that gets both of them suspended. 🔍Pendergast welcomes the banishment, because it gives him the opportunity to investigate a peculiar murder in Mississippi that has captured his fancy—Chambers grudgingly goes along, and what starts off as a whimsical quest swiftly turns into a terrifying pursuit, as Chambers and Pendergast uncover a string of grisly, ritualistic killings that defy any known serial killer profile. Preston and Child explore what happens when special agents’ lives crumble losing partners and wives forcing returns to New Orleans Field Offices where mentoring brand new FBI agents named Pendergast becomes dismaying, examining how thanks in large part to Pendergast’s brilliance and unorthodox methods, they solve the case and find the killer, and that is when the true horror begins. 😱

The authors deliver horror occult and supernatural where six months crumbling lives lead to mentoring enigmatic exasperating junior partners whose outrageous stunts get everyone suspended, proving that sometimes suspension banishment welcomes peculiar Mississippi murder investigation opportunities that turn whimsical quests into terrifying pursuits. Preston and Child write protagonists whose grisly ritualistic killings uncovering defies known serial killer profiles until finding the killer begins true horror. The Agent Pendergast Series asks whether Pendergast’s brilliance and unorthodox methods solve cases or create true horror beginnings. 💀

Why I’m including this: Horror occult and supernatural Agent Pendergast Series where it only took six months for the life of Special Agent Dwight Chambers to crumble around him—first he lost his partner and then tragically his wife—returning to work at the New Orleans Field Office Chambers is dismayed to find himself saddled with mentoring a brand new FBI agent, a certain A. X. L. Pendergast, and as Chambers tries to pull himself together his enigmatic and exasperating junior partner pulls an outrageous stunt that gets both of them suspended—Pendergast welcomes the banishment because it gives him the opportunity to investigate a peculiar murder in Mississippi that has captured his fancy with Chambers grudgingly going along, and what starts off as a whimsical quest swiftly turns into a terrifying pursuit as Chambers and Pendergast uncover a string of grisly ritualistic killings that defy any known serial killer profile—thanks in large part to Pendergast’s brilliance and unorthodox methods they solve the case and find the killer, and that is when the true horror begins.

The Epicenter of Forever: A Novel

Mara Williams

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Mothers & Children Fiction

Eden Hawthorne spent idyllic childhood summers in Grand Trees, a mountain town perched along a restless earthquake fault in the heart of California’s fire country—but her family and future were shattered there, and she vowed never to return, until news of her estranged mother’s illness forces her back twenty years later. Mara Williams delivers mothers and children fiction where still reeling from her recent divorce, Eden has to confront her mom’s found family, including single father Caleb Connell, who blames Eden for the seismic rift that drove her away, but as they move beyond a battle of wills, Eden and Caleb discover shared wounds and intertwined histories and succumb to an attraction that feels fated. 💔When her mother’s condition worsens, Eden faces an impossible choice between the man she’s falling for and the mother she’s just beginning to forgive—and with time running out, Eden fears her decision will doom her to relive the aftershocks of past heartbreak. Williams explores what happens when idyllic childhood summer towns shatter families and futures forcing vows never to return until estranged mothers’ illnesses force you back twenty years later, examining how confronting moms’ found families including single fathers who blame you for seismic rifts means moving beyond battles of wills discovering shared wounds, intertwined histories, and fated attractions. 😱

The author delivers mothers and children fiction where mountain towns perched along restless earthquake faults create idyllic summers until family shattering forces twenty-year absences, proving that sometimes returning while reeling from recent divorces means impossible choices between men you’re falling for and mothers you’re just beginning to forgive. Williams writes protagonists whose shared wounds and intertwined histories create fated attractions complicating worsening mother conditions. The novel asks whether you can avoid reliving past heartbreak aftershocks when time runs out making impossible choices. 🌲

What makes this compelling: Mothers and children fiction where Eden Hawthorne spent idyllic childhood summers in Grand Trees, a mountain town perched along a restless earthquake fault in the heart of California’s fire country—but her family and future were shattered there and she vowed never to return until news of her estranged mother’s illness forces her back twenty years later—still reeling from her recent divorce Eden has to confront her mom’s found family including single father Caleb Connell who blames Eden for the seismic rift that drove her away, but as they move beyond a battle of wills Eden and Caleb discover shared wounds and intertwined histories and succumb to an attraction that feels fated—when her mother’s condition worsens Eden faces an impossible choice between the man she’s falling for and the mother she’s just beginning to forgive, and with time running out Eden fears her decision will doom her to relive the aftershocks of past heartbreak.

Try Me: a Workplace

Adriana Locke

NEW RELEASE

Friends-to-Lovers Romance

That’s what Drake Bennett said when she declared on her live podcast that no man could make her fall in love—the former pro football star turned sportscaster didn’t just laugh, he challenged her entire brand. Adriana Locke delivers friends-to-lovers romance where Gianna Knows Things is built on the idea that love is a choice, and Drake says it’s a feeling, a magical, uncontrollable, world-shifting experience—she calls BS, and he says she’s scared, with the audacity. 🎙️So, they make a bet—six weeks of dating in front of millions of listeners, and if she doesn’t fall for him, she wins, but if she does, well, don’t worry, not going to happen. Locke explores what happens when live podcast declarations that no man could make you fall in love get challenged by former pro football stars turned sportscasters who didn’t just laugh, examining how she expected spicy nights and viral ratings but what she didn’t expect was thoughtful surprises, spontaneous affection, and moments that make her heart do strange things—Drake isn’t who she thought he was, and she can’t tell what scares her more: that he’s been playing her all along or that she’s wrong about love, and either way, someone’s about to get hurt and she hopes it’s not her. 😱

The author delivers friends-to-lovers romance where podcast brands built on love-is-a-choice ideas get challenged by magical-uncontrollable-world-shifting-experience believers creating six-week dating bets in front of millions, proving that sometimes calling BS and being called scared leads to thoughtful surprises making hearts do strange things. Locke writes protagonists whose spicy nights and viral ratings expectations become complicated by spontaneous affection. The novel asks whether you’re being played or wrong about love when someone’s about to get hurt. 💕

Why I’m including this: Friends-to-lovers romance where that’s what Drake Bennett said when she declared on her live podcast that no man could make her fall in love—the former pro football star turned sportscaster didn’t just laugh, he challenged her entire brand—Gianna Knows Things is built on the idea that love is a choice and Drake says it’s a feeling, a magical uncontrollable world-shifting experience—she calls BS and he says she’s scared with the audacity—so they make a bet: six weeks of dating in front of millions of listeners, and if she doesn’t fall for him she wins, but if she does well don’t worry not going to happen—she expected spicy nights and viral ratings but what she didn’t expect was thoughtful surprises, spontaneous affection, and moments that make her heart do strange things—Drake isn’t who she thought he was and she can’t tell what scares her more: that he’s been playing her all along or that she’s wrong about love, and either way someone’s about to get hurt and she hopes it’s not her.