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Brody Steele inherits Red Herring with ornery cats while knowing nothing about books, tattooed realists refuse traveling opposite roads again, renowned artists with many secrets receive coded threats

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Cozy Up to Death (The Cozy Up Series Book 1)

Colin Conway

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Amateur Sleuth Mysteries

A man in hiding, a gang of outlaws searching for retribution—this is no time for cupcakes. Colin Conway launches The Cozy Up Series with amateur sleuth mystery where today is Brody Steele’s first day as the new owner of The Red Herring, Pleasant Valley, Maine’s only mystery bookstore with a cute shop, loyal customer base, and ornery cat—unfortunately, Brody doesn’t know the first thing about running a legitimate business, he doesn’t want to be in the small town, and he hates cats, and on top of all that, he hasn’t read a book since high school. 📚When a woman walks into the store, he thinks his bad luck is about to change—but as she starts asking about the previous owner’s whereabouts, his safe new existence begins to unravel. Conway explores what happens when men in hiding inherit mystery bookstores with ornery cats, examining how for Brody Steele is a man with a secret he must protect at all costs as the U.S. Government has invested a lot to keep it hidden, and his enemies will stop at nothing to expose him—does happiness or death await Brody in this charming seaside community? 😱

The author delivers amateur sleuth mystery where owning mystery bookstores requires knowing something about books or at least not hating cats, proving that sometimes safe new existences unravel when women ask about previous owners. Conway writes a protagonist whose witness protection life in Pleasant Valley gets complicated by loyal customers and questions he can’t answer. The first Cozy Up Series novel asks whether you can run legitimate businesses when governments hide your secrets and enemies search for retribution. 🐱

Why I’m including this: Amateur sleuth mystery launching The Cozy Up Series where a man in hiding, a gang of outlaws searching for retribution—this is no time for cupcakes—today is Brody Steele’s first day as the new owner of The Red Herring, Pleasant Valley, Maine’s only mystery bookstore with a cute shop, loyal customer base, and ornery cat—unfortunately Brody doesn’t know the first thing about running a legitimate business, he doesn’t want to be in the small town, and he hates cats, and on top of all that he hasn’t read a book since high school—when a woman walks into the store he thinks his bad luck is about to change, but as she starts asking about the previous owner’s whereabouts his safe new existence begins to unravel—for Brody Steele is a man with a secret he must protect at all costs as the U.S. Government has invested a lot to keep it hidden and his enemies will stop at nothing to expose him, asking does happiness or death await Brody in this charming seaside community?

Realism: Sugar and Spice, Ink

Evan Grace

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Multicultural Romance

Ordinary, typical, conformed, are words never used to describe her—she’s never been one to play by the rules as it’s her world, her life and she does things her way, seeing the way they stare at her body covered in tattoos and her lavender hair but just not giving a damn. Evan Grace delivers multicultural romance where there is only one thing in this world that can get her fired up, that’s screwing with her daughter—as a single mom, it’s her job to protect her, fight for her, with her daughter always her top priority. 💜So, when she gets a call that her daughter’s in trouble at school, with a boy no less, her claws are out and ready to strike—and the boy’s father, some high society stockbroker, isn’t about to deter her as she doesn’t care how sexy, smart and rugged he is. Grace explores what happens when lavender-haired tattooed single moms meet high society stockbrokers at school trouble meetings, examining how opposites may attract and she’s been down that road before, it’s one she never plans to travel again—a man like that would never be interested in a woman like me, that she knows for certain, after all she’s a realist. 💕

The author delivers multicultural romance where body-covered tattoos and lavender hair make you unconventional until your daughter gets in trouble with stockbrokers’ sons, proving that sometimes opposites attract despite being certain no high society man would want a tattooed realist. Grace writes a single mom whose claws come out protecting her daughter even when the boy’s father is sexy, smart and rugged. The novel asks whether realists can believe in attraction when they’ve traveled that opposite road before. 🎨

What makes this special: Multicultural romance where ordinary, typical, conformed are words never used to describe her—she’s never been one to play by the rules as it’s her world, her life and she does things her way, seeing the way they stare at her body covered in tattoos and her lavender hair but just not giving a damn—there is only one thing in this world that can get her fired up, that’s screwing with her daughter as a single mom’s job is to protect her, fight for her with her daughter always her top priority—so when she gets a call that her daughter’s in trouble at school with a boy no less her claws are out and ready to strike, and the boy’s father some high society stockbroker isn’t about to deter her as she doesn’t care how sexy, smart and rugged he is—opposites may attract and she’s been down that road before, it’s one she never plans to travel again with a man like that never interested in a woman like her, that she knows for certain, after all she’s a realist.

Into The Shadows (The Roberts and Bradley Book 33)

Solomon Carter

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Private Detective Mystery

Kyle Montello is a man with many secrets—and one of them is about to end his life. Solomon Carter continues The Roberts and Bradley with private detective mystery where after receiving coded threats against his life, renowned artist Kyle Montello is forced to call for help as private investigators Eva Roberts and Dan Bradley are hired to crack the code and identify the suspects before the stalker’s sickening threats can turn into brutal reality. 🎨But the mission is complicated by the artist’s notorious cadre of fans, followers and critics—and the private investigators are facing yet another crisis as Dan Bradley gets caught up in a deadly gang conflict at the worst possible time. Carter explores what happens when renowned artists with many secrets receive coded threats requiring private investigators to crack codes, examining how the mission gets complicated by notorious cadres while partners get caught up in deadly gang conflicts at worst possible times. 😱

The author delivers private detective mystery where coded threats against artists’ lives require cracking before sickening threats turn brutal, proving that sometimes the worst time for gang conflicts is when you’re supposed to be identifying stalkers. Carter writes investigators whose artist protection gets complicated by fans, followers, critics, and Dan Bradley’s deadly gang involvement. The 33rd Roberts and Bradley novel asks whether you can crack codes when one of you is caught up in gang conflicts. 🔍

Why I’m including this: Private detective mystery continuing The Roberts and Bradley where Kyle Montello is a man with many secrets and one of them is about to end his life—after receiving coded threats against his life, renowned artist Kyle Montello is forced to call for help as private investigators Eva Roberts and Dan Bradley are hired to crack the code and identify the suspects before the stalker’s sickening threats can turn into brutal reality—but the mission is complicated by the artist’s notorious cadre of fans, followers and critics, and the private investigators are facing yet another crisis as Dan Bradley gets caught up in a deadly gang conflict at the worst possible time.

Manhunt (A Rocky Mountain Thriller)

Ann Voss Peterson

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Contemporary Western Romantic Suspense

A reluctant hunter becomes the prey—desperate to provide for her young daughter, accountant Shanna Clarke accepts an invitation to go on a company hunting trip in the Wind River Mountains, even though she’s never shot anything in her life, and if she can get through it without embarrassing herself, maybe that sought-after promotion will be hers. Ann Voss Peterson delivers Rocky Mountain thriller with contemporary western romantic suspense where but then her boss starts shooting at her—dodging gunfire and struggling to survive in the Wyoming wilderness, Shanna stows away in the back of a rancher’s truck. 🏔️A snowstorm, a grizzly bear, and a murder rap can’t keep Shanna and her rescuer, Jace Lantry, from discovering why she was targeted—but knowing the reason is only half the battle, and the rest has a good chance of killing them both. Peterson explores what happens when accountants accept company hunting trips to get promotions then bosses start shooting at them, examining how snowstorms, grizzly bears, and murder raps complicate discovering why you were targeted in Wyoming wilderness. 😱

The author delivers contemporary western romantic suspense where desperate single mom hunting trips turn into manhunts when bosses pull triggers, proving that sometimes knowing why you were targeted is only half the battle with the rest likely to kill you. Peterson writes an accountant whose never-shot-anything-in-her-life status becomes irrelevant when dodging gunfire and stowing away in ranchers’ trucks. The Rocky Mountain thriller asks whether you can survive Wind River Mountains when the promotion you wanted comes with attempted murder. 🐻

What makes this compelling: Contemporary western romantic suspense Rocky Mountain thriller where a reluctant hunter becomes the prey—desperate to provide for her young daughter, accountant Shanna Clarke accepts an invitation to go on a company hunting trip in the Wind River Mountains even though she’s never shot anything in her life, and if she can get through it without embarrassing herself maybe that sought-after promotion will be hers—but then her boss starts shooting at her—dodging gunfire and struggling to survive in the Wyoming wilderness Shanna stows away in the back of a rancher’s truck—a snowstorm, a grizzly bear, and a murder rap can’t keep Shanna and her rescuer Jace Lantry from discovering why she was targeted, but knowing the reason is only half the battle and the rest has a good chance of killing them both.

Savage Sin: Bellamy Brothers 1

Helen Hardt

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Romantic Suspense

In prison, they called him Savage—Falcon Bellamy spent years locked up for a crime he didn’t commit, which shattered his dream of serving his country as a Navy SEAL, and when he’s granted early parole to help with a family emergency, he’s determined to reclaim his life. Helen Hardt launches Bellamy Brothers with romantic suspense where the last thing Falcon wants or needs is a relationship, but when he meets his beautiful parole officer, he knows he’s in trouble—Savannah Gallo is supposed to keep Falcon on the straight and narrow, but she can’t help getting drawn into his brooding darkness and intensity as her gorgeous parolee is off-limits, but their chemistry proves too explosive to ignore. 🔥Between the sheets they can escape the secrets they’re both keeping—secrets that spell danger for them and those they love—but secrets never stay hidden forever, and when theirs collide, the fallout could be devastating. Hardt explores what happens when wrongly imprisoned Navy SEAL dreamers meet beautiful parole officers whose job is keeping them straight and narrow, examining how brooding darkness and intensity draw parole officers into chemistry too explosive to ignore despite off-limits rules. 😱

The author delivers romantic suspense where prison nicknames like Savage stick when early parole for family emergencies puts you in your parole officer’s path, proving that sometimes between-the-sheets escapes from secrets only delay devastating fallout when secrets collide. Hardt writes a Bellamy brother whose years locked up for crimes he didn’t commit shattered dreams until meeting Savannah makes him want relationships he swore off. The first Bellamy Brothers novel asks whether you can reclaim life when the parole officer keeping you straight is the one you want. 💔

Why I’m including this: Romantic suspense launching Bellamy Brothers where in prison they called him Savage—Falcon Bellamy spent years locked up for a crime he didn’t commit which shattered his dream of serving his country as a Navy SEAL, and when he’s granted early parole to help with a family emergency he’s determined to reclaim his life—the last thing Falcon wants or needs is a relationship, but when he meets his beautiful parole officer he knows he’s in trouble—Savannah Gallo is supposed to keep Falcon on the straight and narrow but she can’t help getting drawn into his brooding darkness and intensity as her gorgeous parolee is off-limits, but their chemistry proves too explosive to ignore—between the sheets they can escape the secrets they’re both keeping, secrets that spell danger for them and those they love, but secrets never stay hidden forever and when theirs collide the fallout could be devastating.

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

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Classic Stories

Set against the blood-stained backdrop of the French Revolution, Charles Dickens’s sweeping epic brings to life two cities—London and Paris—bound together by destiny as the shadow of the Guillotine lengthens over France, and the lives of a peaceful London family become inextricably linked to the chaos of the Reign of Terror. Charles Dickens delivers classic story where at the heart of the novel is the physician Dr. Manette, recalled to life after eighteen years of unjust imprisonment in the Bastille—his daughter, Lucie, and the noble Charles Darnay seek a quiet life in England, but the sins of the past and the vengeance of the French peasantry, personified by the chilling Madame Defarge, refuse to be forgotten. ⚔️Witness the transformation of Sydney Carton, the cynical, dissipated lawyer who finds a higher purpose in his unrequited love for Lucie—his journey from self-loathing to heroic sacrifice remains one of the most powerful character arcs ever written. Dickens explores what happens when London families become linked to French Revolution chaos through destiny and Bastille imprisonment, examining how A Tale of Two Cities is a profound meditation on the cycle of violence, the power of resurrection, and the endurance of the human spirit. 📖

The author delivers classic story where eighteen years of unjust imprisonment leads to recalled-to-life reunions until sins of the past and French peasantry vengeance refuse being forgotten, proving that sometimes the greatest sacrifice in literature comes from cynical dissipated lawyers finding higher purpose in unrequited love. Dickens writes transformation from self-loathing to far, far better things creating one of literature’s most powerful character arcs. The classic asks whether human spirit endures when violence cycles and resurrection powers clash. 🗝️

What makes this essential: Classic story where set against the blood-stained backdrop of the French Revolution, Charles Dickens’s sweeping epic brings to life two cities—London and Paris—bound together by destiny as the shadow of the Guillotine lengthens over France and the lives of a peaceful London family become inextricably linked to the chaos of the Reign of Terror—at the heart of the novel is physician Dr. Manette recalled to life after eighteen years of unjust imprisonment in the Bastille with his daughter Lucie and noble Charles Darnay seeking a quiet life in England, but the sins of the past and the vengeance of the French peasantry personified by chilling Madame Defarge refuse to be forgotten—witness the transformation of Sydney Carton, the cynical dissipated lawyer who finds a higher purpose in his unrequited love for Lucie with his journey from self-loathing remaining one of the most powerful character arcs ever written as A Tale of Two Cities is a profound meditation on the cycle of violence, the power of resurrection, and the endurance of the human spirit.

The Storm: A Berry Springs Novel

Amanda McKinney

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Small Town Romantic Suspense

The snow is dropping in Berry Springs, and so are the bodies—on a pitch-black wintry night, Detective Dean Walker finds a man in the middle of an icy road, with a bullet between his eyes, a murder that is eerily similar to his father’s, which was never solved. Amanda McKinney delivers Berry Springs novel with small town romantic suspense where coincidence? No, Dean doesn’t believe in coincidences, and he also doesn’t believe in love at first sight, until he meets the victim’s wife—psychologist Heidi Novak is hardly settling into her new mansion in the small, country town of Berry Springs when she receives a late-night visit by the handsome Dean Walker, and seconds after learning that her husband has been murdered, gunshots explode around her and it becomes apparent that she is the next target. ❄️With a massive winter storm looming, Dean races to find the killer and keep Heidi safe, while facing a long list of suspects, including Heidi’s arrogant sister-in-law and a local, crusty cowboy—as the evidence mounts, Dean becomes more convinced than ever that his father’s murder is connected to the death of Heidi’s husband. McKinney explores what happens when detectives find icy road murders eerily similar to their fathers’ unsolved cases, examining how and he can’t help but think, will Heidi be the second love he loses to the ice-cold killer? 😱

The author delivers small town romantic suspense where pitch-black wintry nights produce bullet-between-eyes victims on icy roads, proving that sometimes not believing in coincidences means believing your father’s murder connects to victim’s wives who become next targets. McKinney writes a detective whose love-at-first-sight with psychologist widow happens seconds before gunshots explode making her the target. The Berry Springs novel asks whether you can keep her safe when massive winter storms loom and evidence connects present murders to past. 💔

Why I’m including this: Small town romantic suspense Berry Springs novel where the snow is dropping in Berry Springs and so are the bodies—on a pitch-black wintry night Detective Dean Walker finds a man in the middle of an icy road with a bullet between his eyes, a murder eerily similar to his father’s which was never solved—coincidence? No, Dean doesn’t believe in coincidences and he also doesn’t believe in love at first sight until he meets the victim’s wife—psychologist Heidi Novak is hardly settling into her new mansion in the small country town of Berry Springs when she receives a late-night visit by handsome Dean Walker, and seconds after learning that her husband has been murdered gunshots explode around her and it becomes apparent she is the next target—with a massive winter storm looming Dean races to find the killer and keep Heidi safe while facing a long list of suspects including Heidi’s arrogant sister-in-law and a local crusty cowboy, with as the evidence mounts Dean becoming more convinced than ever that his father’s murder is connected to the death of Heidi’s husband, and he can’t help but think will Heidi be the second love he loses to the ice-cold killer?

Gift of Diamonds (Transylvanian Trilogy Book 1)

Roberta Seret

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Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Seventeen-year-old Mica is a determined aspiring actress living with her parents in Romania as Nicolae Ceausescu begins his reign—her parents are covertly political and influential, which makes them a perfect target for the Secret Police, and they’re soon arrested. Roberta Seret launches Transylvanian Trilogy with historical mystery, thriller and suspense where Mica flees the country with her father’s rare and possibly cursed diamonds—with her parents imprisoned, it’s up to Mica to investigate the terrorism involving Ceausescu and his nuclear business partners. 💎Seret explores what happens when aspiring actresses’ covertly political parents get arrested by Secret Police forcing daughters to flee Romania with rare possibly-cursed diamonds, examining how seventeen-year-olds must investigate terrorism involving Ceausescu and nuclear business partners when parents are imprisoned. The author balances historical Romania during Ceausescu’s reign with family targeting by Secret Police, creating stakes where fleeing with father’s diamonds means investigating nuclear terrorism alone. 😱

The launch delivers historical mystery, thriller and suspense where determined aspiring actresses become investigators when parents’ political influence makes them Secret Police targets, proving that sometimes rare diamonds are both escape funds and possible curses when Ceausescu’s reign begins. Seret writes a seventeen-year-old whose acting dreams pause when terrorism investigation becomes survival requirement. The first Transylvanian Trilogy novel asks whether you can investigate nuclear business partners when you’re seventeen and fleeing with cursed diamonds. 🎭

What makes this compelling: Historical mystery, thriller and suspense launching Transylvanian Trilogy where seventeen-year-old Mica is a determined aspiring actress living with her parents in Romania as Nicolae Ceausescu begins his reign—her parents are covertly political and influential which makes them a perfect target for the Secret Police and they’re soon arrested—Mica flees the country with her father’s rare and possibly cursed diamonds, and with her parents imprisoned it’s up to Mica to investigate the terrorism involving Ceausescu and his nuclear business partners.

Saving the Lakeside Hotel (Escape to Switzerland Book 1)

Melinda Huber

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Clean & Wholesome Romance

A holiday or the chance of a lifetime?—Stacy can’t believe her luck when her best friend Emily invites her on a holiday to Switzerland. Melinda Huber launches Escape to Switzerland with clean and wholesome romance where the girls arrive at the Lakeside Hotel with high hopes, but their problems begin straightaway as Emily has a knee injury, and something is wrong at the hotel—where are all the guests? And why is the owner’s son so bad-tempered? 🏔️Rico Weber knows the answers—he and his hotel-owner father Ralph are grieving the loss of Rico’s mother, and without her good business mind, Lakeside is sliding ever further into financial ruin, and it’s not what Rico wants but can he persuade Ralph to start again? Huber explores what happens when Switzerland holiday invitations lead to financially-ruined hotels with missing guests and bad-tempered owners’ sons, examining how by the last day of the holiday, Stacy knows her life will never be the same again, but the end of the week is just the beginning of the Lakeside adventure. 💕

The author delivers clean and wholesome romance where best friend Swiss holidays arrive at Lakeside Hotel with high hopes until knee injuries and wrong things at hotels complicate vacations, proving that sometimes where all the guests went questions reveal grieving owners and financial ruin requiring good business minds. Huber writes protagonists whose holiday week becomes life-changing when bad-tempered sons need persuasion starting again. The first Escape to Switzerland novel asks whether you can save lakeside hotels when mothers’ deaths took the business minds. 🌸

Why I’m including this: Clean and wholesome romance launching Escape to Switzerland where a holiday or the chance of a lifetime?—Stacy can’t believe her luck when her best friend Emily invites her on a holiday to Switzerland—the girls arrive at the Lakeside Hotel with high hopes but their problems begin straightaway as Emily has a knee injury and something is wrong at the hotel: where are all the guests? And why is the owner’s son so bad-tempered?—Rico Weber knows the answers as he and his hotel-owner father Ralph are grieving the loss of Rico’s mother, and without her good business mind Lakeside is sliding ever further into financial ruin with it’s not what Rico wants but can he persuade Ralph to start again?—by the last day of the holiday Stacy knows her life will never be the same again, but the end of the week is just the beginning of the Lakeside adventure.

Free From Sin (A Possum Gap Novel Book 1)

Karen Ann Hopkins

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Psychological Thrillers

Sheriff Sadie Mills navigates the challenges of single motherhood while solving crimes in the rural community of Possum Gap, Kentucky—the recent trailer shootings in her jurisdiction have her on edge, and the new coroner, a Yankee transplant from the east coast, is still adjusting to life in the wilderness when all hell breaks loose. Karen Ann Hopkins launches A Possum Gap Novel with psychological thriller where cases stemming from an out-of-control hillbilly clan, sex trafficking, and a murder in the nearby Amish community collide, and Sheriff Mills finds herself in a race to stop a serial killer before they strike again. 🔫Lucinda Coblentz is a devoted wife, mother, and member of a strict religious order—her kind and generous ways make her the perfect target of a master manipulator and has put her beloved family in grave danger, and can she make matters right before it’s too late? Hopkins explores what happens when single mother sheriffs face trailer shootings, hillbilly clans, sex trafficking, and Amish murders colliding simultaneously, examining how devoted wives in strict religious orders become perfect targets for master manipulators putting families in grave danger. 😱

The author delivers psychological thriller where rural Kentucky sheriffs navigate single motherhood while cases from out-of-control clans collide with serial killers, proving that sometimes the worst time for Yankee coroners adjusting to wilderness is when all hell breaks loose. Hopkins writes dual protagonists whose sheriff investigations and devoted religious lives converge when master manipulators target kind generous ways. The first Possum Gap Novel asks whether you can stop serial killers and make matters right before it’s too late. ⚖️

What makes this compelling: Psychological thriller launching A Possum Gap Novel where Sheriff Sadie Mills navigates the challenges of single motherhood while solving crimes in the rural community of Possum Gap, Kentucky—the recent trailer shootings in her jurisdiction have her on edge and the new coroner, a Yankee transplant from the east coast, is still adjusting to life in the wilderness when all hell breaks loose—cases stemming from an out-of-control hillbilly clan, sex trafficking, and a murder in the nearby Amish community collide and Sheriff Mills finds herself in a race to stop a serial killer before they strike again—Lucinda Coblentz is a devoted wife, mother, and member of a strict religious order with her kind and generous ways making her the perfect target of a master manipulator and has put her beloved family in grave danger, asking can she make matters right before it’s too late?

Grip of Deceit (After the End Book 1)

Sam J Fires

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Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller

A gunshot cost him his job, his leg, and his self-worth—can this retired ex-cop reclaim his inner strength as the world plunges into darkness? Sam J Fires launches After the End with post-apocalyptic EMP survival thriller where in Oregon, fifty-something three-time-divorcé Patrick Edward Dunn has nothing left as heading home in snowy weather after dropping off his kids, he’s shocked when cars on the highway lose control and start crashing—stopping to help a woman trapped in her vehicle, he only has seconds to save her as a logging truck hurtles right at them. 🚗Holly Rebecca Winters doesn’t know what’s going on—waking up with surprising bandages on her head and no memory of the last twenty-four hours, the psych hospital patient overhears staff worried about a suspicious power outage, so with her keepers distracted, the forty-three-year-old detainee grabs the chance for a desperate escape. Fires explores what happens when EMPs hit during highway crashes forcing retired cops with ancient EMP-immune Chevys to help injured while psych hospital patients escape frigid streets, examining how as Patrick’s ancient EMP-immune Chevy inches its way through the mayhem and brutal elements he tries to help the injured while Holly runs into rising danger increasingly at risk of not making it off the frigid streets alive—can these two survivors find safety, or is everyone doomed? ❄️

The author delivers post-apocalyptic EMP survival where gunshots that cost you everything prepare you for the day the world needs someone with nothing to lose, proving that sometimes the worst things in your past become your greatest strengths when civilization collapses. Fires writes dual protagonists whose psych hospital escapes and ex-cop survival skills converge when cars crash and power dies. The first After the End novel asks whether survivors can find safety when frigid streets threaten everyone. 💪

Why I’m including this: Post-apocalyptic EMP survival thriller launching After the End where a gunshot cost him his job, his leg, and his self-worth asking whether this retired ex-cop can reclaim his inner strength as the world plunges into darkness—in Oregon fifty-something three-time-divorcé Patrick Edward Dunn has nothing left as heading home in snowy weather after dropping off his kids he’s shocked when cars on the highway lose control and start crashing, stopping to help a woman trapped in her vehicle with only seconds to save her as a logging truck hurtles right at them—Holly Rebecca Winters doesn’t know what’s going on waking up with surprising bandages on her head and no memory of the last twenty-four hours as the psych hospital patient overhears staff worried about a suspicious power outage, so with her keepers distracted the forty-three-year-old detainee grabs the chance for a desperate escape—as Patrick’s ancient EMP-immune Chevy inches its way through the mayhem and brutal elements he tries to help the injured while Holly runs into rising danger increasingly at risk of not making it off the frigid streets alive, asking whether these two survivors can find safety or if everyone is doomed.

Barely Magic (Maddy Madrigal Mysteries Book 1)

Debra Castaneda

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Witch & Wizard Thrillers

Maddy Madrigal doesn’t believe she’s magic—if she were, she wouldn’t be busting her butt every day working for the Los Angeles Police Department’s Occult Affairs division, rounding up the strange and nasty entities unleashed by the last earthquake, and at forty, if she were magic, she’d have less aggravation and more money. Debra Castaneda launches Maddy Madrigal Mysteries with witch and wizard thriller where so when a security job opens up in an exclusive gated community, she takes it with better money, great perks, and best of all, no entities—at first, her problems are solved: the job’s great, she’s made new friends, and a good-looking man has caught her eye, and she even has time to cook her favorite Mexican dishes while her new cat watches, though there’s something not quite right about him. 🐱But the fancy neighborhood she was hired to protect hides a secret: something supernatural is attacking the residents, and as Maddy tries to unravel the mystery, she discovers a secret of her own: she may have inherited magical abilities from her famous great aunt, a Mexican witch. Castaneda explores what happens when LAPD Occult Affairs division workers take security jobs to escape entities then supernatural attacks force discovering inherited magical abilities, examining how with monsters roaming the hilly streets, residents up in arms, and her boss breathing down her neck, Maddy must decide how far she’s willing to go to preserve her new life. 😱

The author delivers witch and wizard thriller where not believing you’re magic works until exclusive gated communities hire you for security then supernatural attacks reveal famous great aunt witch inheritances, proving that sometimes better money and no entities comes with cats that aren’t quite right and secrets about yourself. Castaneda writes a forty-year-old whose busting butt for LAPD becomes easier until fancy neighborhoods hide attacking supernatural forces. The first Maddy Madrigal Mysteries asks whether you’ll go far enough to preserve new life when discovering you’re magic after all. ✨

What makes this compelling: Witch and wizard thriller launching Maddy Madrigal Mysteries where Maddy Madrigal doesn’t believe she’s magic—if she were she wouldn’t be busting her butt every day working for the Los Angeles Police Department’s Occult Affairs division rounding up the strange and nasty entities unleashed by the last earthquake, and at forty if she were magic she’d have less aggravation and more money—so when a security job opens up in an exclusive gated community she takes it with better money, great perks, and best of all no entities—at first her problems are solved: the job’s great, she’s made new friends and a good-looking man has caught her eye, and she even has time to cook her favorite Mexican dishes while her new cat watches though there’s something not quite right about him—but the fancy neighborhood she was hired to protect hides a secret: something supernatural is attacking the residents, and as Maddy tries to unravel the mystery she discovers a secret of her own: she may have inherited magical abilities from her famous great aunt, a Mexican witch—with monsters roaming the hilly streets, residents up in arms, and her boss breathing down her neck, Maddy must decide how far she’s willing to go to preserve her new life.

The Slipper Scandal: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

Melanie Rachel

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Regency Historical Romance

One masquerade, one misplaced slipper, one very unexpected betrothal—when Elizabeth Bennet dons the mask of Athena at a glittering Twelfth Night masquerade, she expects only an evening of diversion, not disaster. Melanie Rachel delivers Pride and Prejudice variation with Regency historical romance where but after a misadventure involving a determined rake, a lost shoe, and a most inconvenient encounter in the garden, she finds herself at the centre of London’s latest scandal—Fitzwilliam Darcy prides himself on propriety, but when he spots a lady in distress at a ball and gallantly steps in to help, he doesn’t rescue her from trouble, he walks straight into it with her—one country maiden, a moonlight encounter, and a slipper in the wrong hands is all it takes: the ton believes them engaged, or worse. 👠Now entangled with the quick-witted, sharp-tongued Miss Elizabeth Bennet, his carefully ordered, predictable world begins to unravel—Darcy is prepared to do what honour demands, but Elizabeth is prepared to do anything to escape the engagement, including leveraging her intellect, wit, and every ounce of stubborn determination she possesses. Rachel explores what happens when Athena-masked Elizabeth dons slippers at Twelfth Night masquerades then determined rakes and lost shoes create London scandals, examining how unfortunately for her, Mr. Darcy is equally resolved not to let society destroy their reputations or to let her go. 💕

The author delivers Regency historical romance Pride and Prejudice variation where gallantly stepping in to help ladies in distress means walking straight into trouble with them, proving that sometimes propriety-priding gentlemen get entangled with quick-witted sharp-tongued misses when slippers end up in wrong hands. Rachel writes protagonists whose carefully ordered worlds unravel when honour demands engagement but Elizabeth leverages intellect escaping it. The variation asks whether Darcy can prevent her escape when both their reputations need saving. 🎭

Why I’m including this: Regency historical romance Pride and Prejudice variation where one masquerade, one misplaced slipper, one very unexpected betrothal—when Elizabeth Bennet dons the mask of Athena at a glittering Twelfth Night masquerade she expects only an evening of diversion not disaster, but after a misadventure involving a determined rake, a lost shoe, and a most inconvenient encounter in the garden she finds herself at the centre of London’s latest scandal—Fitzwilliam Darcy prides himself on propriety but when he spots a lady in distress at a ball and gallantly steps in to help he doesn’t rescue her from trouble, he walks straight into it with her—one country maiden, a moonlight encounter, and a slipper in the wrong hands is all it takes: the ton believes them engaged or worse—now entangled with the quick-witted sharp-tongued Miss Elizabeth Bennet his carefully ordered predictable world begins to unravel—Darcy is prepared to do what honour demands but Elizabeth is prepared to do anything to escape the engagement including leveraging her intellect, wit, and every ounce of stubborn determination she possesses, with unfortunately for her Mr. Darcy equally resolved not to let society destroy their reputations or to let her go.

The Love Fixers (Unlucky in Love Book 1)

Angela Casella

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Bad Boy Romantic Comedy

Send help and wine—her sister is trying to set her up with the grump next door. Angela Casella launches Unlucky in Love with bad boy romantic comedy where a few hours after losing her job, Claire gets a call from a stranger who claims she’s inherited property from her father, and she assumes it’s a scam because her dad is very much alive—turns out her mother is the liar, and she boards a flight to her bio-dad’s hometown hoping for answers, but the turbulence is so bad she worries they won’t make it. ✈️When the plane freefalls for half a second, Declan, the hot, tattooed hunk next to her, kisses her with the passion of a man who thinks he’s about to die—he seems to regret it immediately afterward, and they both regret it when they discover he’s her new next door neighbor, a complication neither of them wants. Casella explores what happens when job losses lead to inherited property calls from strangers then plane turbulence creates passionate kisses with hot tattooed hunks who become next door neighbors, examining how to make matters worse, it turns out her bio-dad’s cabin is only half hers with the rest belonging to a half-sister she didn’t know she had—Nicole, a pink-haired private investigator and possible psychopath—if she weren’t unemployed and broke, she’d leave, but this crappy half-a-house is her only possession, so she stays in the hopes that she can convince her to sell, but unfortunately, she seems intent on setting her up with Declan, among other manipulations, and her matchmaking tactics are extreme. 😱

The author delivers bad boy romantic comedy where mothers being liars means bio-dads leave cabins to daughters who kiss tattooed hunks during plane freefalls, proving that sometimes the worst complications are grumpy next door neighbors you’ve already kissed passionately. Casella writes protagonists whose half-house inheritance comes with pink-haired half-sisters whose extreme matchmaking tactics complicate everything. The first Unlucky in Love novel asks whether you can resist being set up when your sister is a possible psychopath with extreme tactics. 💕

What makes this compelling: Bad boy romantic comedy launching Unlucky in Love where send help and wine as her sister is trying to set her up with the grump next door—a few hours after losing her job Claire gets a call from a stranger who claims she’s inherited property from her father and she assumes it’s a scam because her dad is very much alive, turns out her mother is the liar—she boards a flight to her bio-dad’s hometown hoping for answers but the turbulence is so bad she worries they won’t make it—when the plane freefalls for half a second Declan, the hot tattooed hunk next to her, kisses her with the passion of a man who thinks he’s about to die, seeming to regret it immediately afterward with they both regretting it when they discover he’s her new next door neighbor, a complication neither of them wants—to make matters worse it turns out her bio-dad’s cabin is only half hers with the rest belonging to a half-sister she didn’t know she had: Nicole, a pink-haired private investigator and possible psychopath—if she weren’t unemployed and broke she’d leave but this crappy half-a-house is her only possession so she stays in the hopes she can convince her to sell, but unfortunately she seems intent on setting her up with Declan among other manipulations and her matchmaking tactics are extreme.

Whisper of Bones: A Cassie Quinn Mystery

L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought

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Kidnapping Thrillers

A suspicious death mirrors a serial killer signature, a ghostly visitor might hold the answer, Cassie must decipher the cryptic message whispered in the bones of the dead if she hopes to help solve the crime and save herself in the process. L.T. Ryan and K.M. Rought continue Cassie Quinn Series with kidnapping thriller mystery with a hint of paranormal where a dead man has investigators stumped as his death mirrors the work of a serial killer who’d dropped off the face of the earth and believed to be dead—a visit from a strange new ghost forces Cassie’s involvement, and unsure the entity’s purpose for haunting her, Cassie is both intrigued and terrified at its potential implications. 👻In a desperate race against the clock, Cassie must determine if the spirit guiding her is friend or foe—she must listen carefully to the whispers of bones if she hopes to solve the crime and, in the process, remain among the living. Ryan and Rought explore what happens when suspicious deaths mirror serial killers believed dead forcing ghostly visitors to involve reluctant investigators, examining how as the twisted truth forces Cassie to face her complicated feelings, she learns that no matter how far you run from your past, it always catches up to you in the end. 😱

The authors deliver kidnapping thriller where dead men stump investigators until strange new ghosts force involvement through cryptic messages, proving that sometimes whispers of bones guide you if you’re both intrigued and terrified at potential implications. Ryan and Rought write a Cassie Quinn whose desperate race against clock requires determining if spirit guiding her is friend or foe. The series continuation asks whether you can remain among the living while listening to bones whisper. 💀

Why I’m including this: Kidnapping thriller continuing Cassie Quinn Series where a suspicious death mirrors a serial killer signature, a ghostly visitor might hold the answer, Cassie must decipher the cryptic message whispered in the bones of the dead if she hopes to help solve the crime and save herself in the process—a dead man has investigators stumped with his death mirroring the work of a serial killer who’d dropped off the face of the earth and believed to be dead—a visit from a strange new ghost forces Cassie’s involvement and unsure the entity’s purpose for haunting her, Cassie is both intrigued and terrified at its potential implications—in a desperate race against the clock Cassie must determine if the spirit guiding her is friend or foe as she must listen carefully to the whispers of bones if she hopes to solve the crime and in the process remain among the living.

The Worst Wedding Date (Three BFFs and a Wedding Book 1)

Pippa Grant

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Romantic Comedy

He’s a tattooed shirtless bad boy, her best friend’s brother, and the jerk on the other side of her bed—she didn’t know bridesmaid was code for babysitter for the bride’s brother, but if that’s what her best friend needs of her for her dream wedding to go off without a hitch, that’s what she’ll do. Pippa Grant launches Three BFFs and a Wedding with romantic comedy where even if Theo Monroe has been a pain in her rear since third grade, even if he should be responsible enough to not wreak havoc at his sister’s destination wedding, and even if it means they have to share a hotel room in Hawaii, which might be the final duty that breaks her. 🌺Not only does Theo know exactly how to push her buttons, but he never wears clothes, he’s hiding a litter of kittens in his room, and he keeps showing up with fresh-baked cookies that seemingly come from nowhere—also? She has no idea what’s up with the tension between him and the groom, or why he’s so proud of the world’s strangest wedding gift. Grant explores what happens when bridesmaid duties include babysitting best friends’ brothers who’ve been pains since third grade, examining how sharing Hawaiian hotel rooms with tattooed shirtless bad boys who never wear clothes and hide kitten litters tests final duty breaking points. 😱

The author delivers romantic comedy where destination wedding babysitting assignments put you in hotel rooms with button-pushing jerks who produce fresh-baked cookies from nowhere, proving that sometimes the worst wedding dates are best friends’ brothers with strange wedding gifts and mysterious groom tensions. Grant writes protagonists whose third-grade pain history gets complicated by Hawaiian room sharing and hidden kittens. The first Three BFFs and a Wedding novel asks whether you can survive bridesmaid duty when Theo Monroe never wears clothes. 🍪

What makes this special: Romantic comedy launching Three BFFs and a Wedding where he’s a tattooed shirtless bad boy, her best friend’s brother, and the jerk on the other side of her bed—she didn’t know bridesmaid was code for babysitter for the bride’s brother but if that’s what her best friend needs of her for her dream wedding to go off without a hitch that’s what she’ll do—even if Theo Monroe has been a pain in her rear since third grade, even if he should be responsible enough to not wreak havoc at his sister’s destination wedding, and even if it means they have to share a hotel room in Hawaii which might be the final duty that breaks her—not only does Theo know exactly how to push her buttons but he never wears clothes, he’s hiding a litter of kittens in his room, and he keeps showing up with fresh-baked cookies that seemingly come from nowhere—also? She has no idea what’s up with the tension between him and the groom or why he’s so proud of the world’s strangest wedding gift.

A Rip Through Time (Rip Through Time Novels Book 1)

Kelley Armstrong

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Time Travel Science Fiction

A modern-day homicide detective finds herself in Victorian Scotland—in an unfamiliar body—with a killer on the loose. Kelley Armstrong launches Rip Through Time Novels with time travel science fiction where May 20, 2019: Homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother, and while out on a jog one evening, Mallory hears a woman in distress, drawn to an alley where she is attacked and loses consciousness—May 20, 1869: Housemaid Catriona Mitchell had been enjoying a half day off, only to be discovered that night strangled and left for dead, exactly one hundred and fifty years before Mallory is strangled in the same spot. ⏰When Mallory wakes up in Catriona’s body in 1869, she must put aside her shock and adjust quickly to her new reality: life as a housemaid to an undertaker in Victorian Scotland—she soon discovers that her boss, Dr. Gray, also moonlights as a medical examiner and has just taken on an intriguing case, the strangulation of a young man, similar to the attack on herself. Armstrong explores what happens when modern homicide detectives wake up in Victorian housemaids’ bodies after being strangled in same spots 150 years apart, examining how her only hope is that catching the murderer can lead her back to her modern life before it’s too late. 😱

The author delivers time travel science fiction where Edinburgh jogs to visit dying grandmothers result in alley attacks sending you 150 years backward into housemaid bodies, proving that sometimes the only way back to 2019 is catching Victorian strangulation murderers. Armstrong writes a detective whose modern investigative skills must navigate 1869 undertaker households while moonlighting medical examiner bosses take on intriguing similar cases. The first Rip Through Time novel asks whether catching the murderer can lead you back before it’s too late. 🔍

Why I’m including this: Time travel science fiction launching Rip Through Time Novels where a modern-day homicide detective finds herself in Victorian Scotland in an unfamiliar body with a killer on the loose—May 20, 2019: Homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother and while out on a jog one evening Mallory hears a woman in distress, drawn to an alley where she is attacked and loses consciousness—May 20, 1869: Housemaid Catriona Mitchell had been enjoying a half day off only to be discovered that night strangled and left for dead, exactly one hundred and fifty years before Mallory is strangled in the same spot—when Mallory wakes up in Catriona’s body in 1869 she must put aside her shock and adjust quickly to her new reality: life as a housemaid to an undertaker in Victorian Scotland—she soon discovers that her boss Dr. Gray also moonlights as a medical examiner and has just taken on an intriguing case, the strangulation of a young man similar to the attack on herself with her only hope being that catching the murderer can lead her back to her modern life before it’s too late.

Resurrecting Bart: A Deep Past Novel

Eugene Linden

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Hard Science Fiction

An animal with near magical powers is brought back from extinction, but at what cost?—anthropologist Claire Knowland discovers DNA from a species the world has never seen before, and now she faces an unprecedented opportunity: resurrecting an extinct elephant with near-supernatural abilities. Eugene Linden delivers Deep Past novel with hard science fiction where but the project spirals into an ethical minefield as her team realizes the world may not be ready for this animal’s very different form of intelligence, and that they have an obligation to protect him from those who covet his powers. 🐘Bringing ancient beings back to life attracts dangerous attention—as powerful forces conspire to seize control of their extraordinary creation, Claire and her team must defend the elephant, affably nicknamed Bart, who never asked to be reborn into the chaos of the twenty-first century. Linden explores what happens when anthropologists discover never-before-seen species DNA then resurrection projects spiral into ethical minefields, examining how enemies conspire to use the de-extinct species’ powers for their own gain as ultimately, circumstances force Bart to become aware of the perils of his situation, and his preternatural powers turn out to be the key to saving those around him, and his taking control of his destiny. 😱

The author delivers hard science fiction where resurrecting extinct elephants with near-supernatural abilities creates unprecedented opportunities and ethical obligations protecting them from power-coveting forces, proving that sometimes bringing ancient beings back to life attracts dangerous attention requiring defense of creations who never asked for twenty-first century chaos. Linden writes an anthropologist whose DNA discovery becomes responsibility when Bart’s preternatural powers make him target and savior. The Deep Past novel asks whether you can protect de-extinct species when powerful forces conspire seizing control. ✨

What makes this compelling: Hard science fiction Deep Past novel where an animal with near magical powers is brought back from extinction but at what cost?—anthropologist Claire Knowland discovers DNA from a species the world has never seen before and now she faces an unprecedented opportunity: resurrecting an extinct elephant with near-supernatural abilities—but the project spirals into an ethical minefield as her team realizes the world may not be ready for this animal’s very different form of intelligence and that they have an obligation to protect him from those who covet his powers—bringing ancient beings back to life attracts dangerous attention as powerful forces conspire to seize control of their extraordinary creation, with Claire and her team defending the elephant affably nicknamed Bart who never asked to be reborn into the chaos of the twenty-first century—enemies conspire to use the de-extinct species’ powers for their own gain, and ultimately circumstances force Bart to become aware of the perils of his situation with his preternatural powers turning out to be the key to saving those around him and his taking control of his destiny.

The View from the Top

Rachel Lacey

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LGBTQ+ Romance

When a driven businesswoman from Boston collides with a free-spirited artist on a Vermont mountainside, they share a memorable and steamy night, but life soon pits them against each other over the fate of a family business. Rachel Lacey delivers LGBTQ+ romance where Emily Janssen prefers to play it safe—at thirty-five, she’s still working at the inn her grandmothers own while dreaming of a day when she’s able to support herself fully with her art, and while her friends have all hiked to the summit of the mountain in their hometown of Crescent Falls, Vermont, something has always held Emily back. 🏔️Diana Devlin has already made it to the top—well, almost, as she’s this close to securing the promotion that will put her in line to take over as CEO of her family’s hotel chain when her father retires, and everything is going to plan until an unexpected run-in with an alluring artist on a mountainside throws Diana off course, resulting in one of the hottest nights either she or Emily have ever experienced. Lacey explores what happens when driven businesswomen collide with free-spirited artists on Vermont mountainsides creating memorable steamy nights, examining how Emily walks away from their rendezvous feeling inspired to channel some of Diana’s confidence and finally chase her dreams, and for Diana, it’s a reminder that with the right woman, she is capable of wanting more than one night. 💕

The author delivers LGBTQ+ romance where Boston businesswomen colliding with Vermont artists on mountainsides create hottest nights until family business fates pit them against each other, proving that sometimes playing it safe at thirty-five means working at grandmothers’ inns until mountainside collisions inspire chasing dreams. Lacey writes protagonists whose memorable night becomes complicated when CEO promotions require decisions affecting artists’ families. The novel asks whether you can want more than one night when life pits you against each other. 🎨

Why I’m including this: LGBTQ+ romance where when a driven businesswoman from Boston collides with a free-spirited artist on a Vermont mountainside they share a memorable and steamy night, but life soon pits them against each other over the fate of a family business—Emily Janssen prefers to play it safe as at thirty-five she’s still working at the inn her grandmothers own while dreaming of a day when she’s able to support herself fully with her art, and while her friends have all hiked to the summit of the mountain in their hometown of Crescent Falls, Vermont, something has always held Emily back—Diana Devlin has already made it to the top, well almost, as she’s this close to securing the promotion that will put her in line to take over as CEO of her family’s hotel chain when her father retires, and everything is going to plan until an unexpected run-in with an alluring artist on a mountainside throws Diana off course resulting in one of the hottest nights either she or Emily have ever experienced—Emily walks away from their rendezvous feeling inspired to channel some of Diana’s confidence and finally chase her dreams, and for Diana it’s a reminder that with the right woman she is capable of wanting more than one night.

The Deluge

Stephen Markley

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Dystopian Science Fiction

In the first decades of the 21st century, the world is convulsing, its governments mired in gridlock while a patient but unrelenting ecological crisis looms—America is in upheaval, battered by violent weather and extreme politics. Stephen Markley delivers dystopian science fiction where in California in 2013, Tony Pietrus, a scientist studying deposits of undersea methane, receives a death threat, and his fate will become bound to a stunning cast of characters: a broken drug addict, a star advertising strategist, a neurodivergent mathematician, a cunning eco-terrorist, an actor turned religious zealot, and a brazen young activist named Kate Morris, who, in the mountains of Wyoming, begins a project that will alter the course of the decades to come. 🌍From the Gulf Coast to Los Angeles, the Midwest to Washington, DC, their intertwined odysseys unfold against a stark backdrop of accelerating chaos as they summon courage, galvanize a nation, fall to their own fear, and find wild hope in the face of staggering odds—as their stories hurtle toward a spectacular climax, each faces a reckoning: what will they sacrifice to salvage humanity’s last chance at a future? Markley explores what happens when 21st century governments mired in gridlock face patient unrelenting ecological crises while undersea methane scientists receive death threats, examining how a singular achievement, The Deluge is a once-in-a-generation novel that meets the moment as few works of art ever have. 😱

The author delivers dystopian science fiction where convulsing worlds and violent weather create upheaval binding scientists’ fates to stunning casts including drug addicts, advertising strategists, neurodivergent mathematicians, and eco-terrorists, proving that sometimes humanity’s last chance at a future requires summoning courage galvanizing nations despite falling to your own fear. Markley writes intertwined odysseys whose spectacular climax reckonings ask what you’ll sacrifice salvaging futures. The novel asks whether wild hope survives staggering odds when accelerating chaos unfolds. 💔

What makes this essential: Dystopian science fiction where in the first decades of the 21st century the world is convulsing with its governments mired in gridlock while a patient but unrelenting ecological crisis looms—America is in upheaval battered by violent weather and extreme politics—in California in 2013 Tony Pietrus, a scientist studying deposits of undersea methane, receives a death threat and his fate will become bound to a stunning cast of characters: a broken drug addict, a star advertising strategist, a neurodivergent mathematician, a cunning eco-terrorist, an actor turned religious zealot, and a brazen young activist named Kate Morris who in the mountains of Wyoming begins a project that will alter the course of the decades to come—from the Gulf Coast to Los Angeles, the Midwest to Washington DC, their intertwined odysseys unfold against a stark backdrop of accelerating chaos as they summon courage, galvanize a nation, fall to their own fear, and find wild hope in the face of staggering odds—as their stories hurtle toward a spectacular climax each faces a reckoning: what will they sacrifice to salvage humanity’s last chance at a future?

Read Between the Lies: A Novel

Jesse Q. Sutanto

NEW RELEASE

Women Sleuths

In this claustrophobic psychological suspense, the line between victim and villain blurs with every chapter—because in the end, everyone has their own version of the truth, but only one will make it onto the page. Jesse Q. Sutanto delivers women sleuth novel where Fern’s dream of becoming a published author is finally coming true as after years of rejection, her debut novel has sold, and she’s ready to join the supportive online community of fellow debuts—but when she discovers her high school bully, Haven, has landed a major book deal and will be debuting alongside her, old wounds reopen. 📚As the pandemic forces everyone online, tensions escalate in their writing community—while Haven seems to succeed effortlessly, Fern watches her own career crumble, yet beneath their polished personas lies a darker truth about their shared past, one involving a lost friend, Dani, and secrets neither wants revealed. Sutanto explores what happens when published authors discover high school bullies debuting alongside them forcing old wounds reopening, examining how Fern isn’t the same person Haven bullied all those years ago as she’s learned that the best revenge stories aren’t written, they’re lived, and she’s been plotting this one for years. 😱

The author delivers women sleuth novel where debut novel dreams coming true get complicated by high school bullies landing major book deals creating pandemic online tension escalations, proving that sometimes best revenge stories aren’t written but lived when you’ve been plotting for years. Sutanto writes protagonists whose polished personas hide darker truths about shared pasts involving lost friends and secrets. The novel asks whether victim or villain lines blur when everyone has their own version of truth. 💔

Why I’m including this: Women sleuth novel where in this claustrophobic psychological suspense the line between victim and villain blurs with every chapter—because in the end everyone has their own version of the truth but only one will make it onto the page—Fern’s dream of becoming a published author is finally coming true as after years of rejection her debut novel has sold and she’s ready to join the supportive online community of fellow debuts—but when she discovers her high school bully Haven has landed a major book deal and will be debuting alongside her, old wounds reopen—as the pandemic forces everyone online tensions escalate in their writing community with while Haven seems to succeed effortlessly Fern watches her own career crumble, yet beneath their polished personas lies a darker truth about their shared past, one involving a lost friend Dani and secrets neither wants revealed—Fern isn’t the same person Haven bullied all those years ago as she’s learned that the best revenge stories aren’t written, they’re lived, and she’s been plotting this one for years.

Bluebird Gold

Devney Perry

NEW RELEASE

Women’s Romance Fiction

Living in Dalton, Montana, was not what she had planned for this winter—but after her father’s sudden death, she uprooted her life to move into his tiny lakeside cabin and settle his estate, with her friends telling her to sell his place and move on, but this winter is her chance to say goodbye and to remember a man who’d loved tales of Montana lore. Devney Perry delivers women’s romance fiction where taking a temporary teaching job seemed like the perfect way to keep herself busy on lonely days, and cleaning out the cabin should have been simple—except the more she learns about her father’s life, the more questions she has about his death. 🏔️The last thing she needs is a crush on Sheriff Cosi Raynes—not only is his son her student, but his life is rooted in Montana, while hers is headed anywhere else, yet as she uncovers a trail of strange clues Dad left behind about a lost legend of Montana gold, staying away from Cosi is not an option. Perry explores what happens when settling deceased fathers’ estates means moving to Montana lakeside cabins for winter while temporary teaching jobs keep you busy uncovering strange clues about fathers’ deaths, examining how neither is denying the attraction between them, and her winter of healing becomes a race for answers as she came to Montana to bury the past, but now she’s falling for the man who might just be her future, and either she’ll solve this mystery, or the person in Dalton determined to hide the truth will make sure she dies trying. 😱

The author delivers women’s romance fiction where sudden deaths require uprooting lives to Montana tiny cabins where saying goodbye means discovering fathers’ lives raise questions about their deaths, proving that sometimes temporary teaching jobs complicate when sheriffs’ sons are your students and lost Montana gold legends require racing for answers. Perry writes a heroine whose winter of healing becomes race for answers when trail of strange clues about Montana gold threatens her life. The novel asks whether you can bury past while falling for your future when someone’s determined hiding truth. 💔

Why I’m including this: Women’s romance fiction where living in Dalton, Montana was not what she had planned for this winter—but after her father’s sudden death she uprooted her life to move into his tiny lakeside cabin and settle his estate with her friends telling her to sell his place and move on, but this winter is her chance to say goodbye and to remember a man who’d loved tales of Montana lore—taking a temporary teaching job seemed like the perfect way to keep herself busy on lonely days and cleaning out the cabin should have been simple, except the more she learns about her father’s life the more questions she has about his death—the last thing she needs is a crush on Sheriff Cosi Raynes as not only is his son her student but his life is rooted in Montana while hers is headed anywhere else, yet as she uncovers a trail of strange clues Dad left behind about a lost legend of Montana gold staying away from Cosi is not an option, and neither is denying the attraction between them with her winter of healing becoming a race for answers—she came to Montana to bury the past but now she’s falling for the man who might just be her future, and either she’ll solve this mystery or the person in Dalton determined to hide the truth will make sure she dies trying.

Dark Island Bargain

I. T. Lucas

NEW RELEASE

Paranormal Vampire Romance

The Doomers’ island hides more treasures than anyone suspects—secrets buried for millennia become bargaining chips for survival, impossible quests require extraordinary measures, and love forged by fate demands releasing the past to claim the future. I. T. Lucas delivers paranormal vampire romance where the greatest treasure may be hidden in a vault, but its true worth can only be measured in love. 💎Lucas explores what happens when Doomers’ islands hide more treasures than anyone suspects creating secrets buried for millennia becoming survival bargaining chips, examining how impossible quests require extraordinary measures while love forged by fate demands releasing the past to claim the future. The author balances vault-hidden treasures with love’s true worth measurements, creating stakes where survival requires bargaining with millennia-buried secrets. 🧛

The novel delivers paranormal vampire romance where Doomers’ island treasures hidden for millennia become survival bargaining chips requiring extraordinary measures, proving that sometimes the greatest treasures are vault-hidden but their true worth gets measured in love. Lucas writes characters whose impossible quests meet fate-forged love demanding past release claiming futures. The paranormal vampire romance asks whether you can measure vault treasure true worth when survival requires millennia-secret bargaining. 💕

What makes this special: Paranormal vampire romance where the Doomers’ island hides more treasures than anyone suspects—secrets buried for millennia become bargaining chips for survival, impossible quests require extraordinary measures, and love forged by fate demands releasing the past to claim the future—the greatest treasure may be hidden in a vault but its true worth can only be measured in love.