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PS: I Hate You
by Lauren ConnollyIn this splendidly bittersweet romantic comedy, enemies forced together by a mutual loss are led on a cross-country journey toward a second chance.Maddie Sanderson would be proud to honor her older brother&’s dying wish, that she scatters his ashes over eight destinations that the adventurous 29-year-old never got to visit before he died from cancer. But in his will, Josh assigned her an impossible partner to help complete the mission—Dominic Perry. Seriously, if Maddie weren&’t already at her brother's funeral, she would have killed him for this.Sure, Dom was Josh&’s life-long best friend. He&’s also the infuriating man who broke Maddie&’s heart back when she was naïve enough to give it to him. But since Dom insists on following the rules and Josh didn&’t leave much room for Maddie to argue the matter, they embark together on a series of farewell trips that span thousands of miles, exploring new places and revisiting their complicated history along the way.After a snowstorm leads to a shared bed, Maddie starts to wonder if her brother might be matchmaking from the grave. But when grief also reopens old wounds between them, Maddie will need more than Josh&’s ghostly guidance to trust Dom again.
The Goodbye Cat
by Hiro ArikawaIn the much-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling and beloved The Travelling Cat Chronicles, seven cats weave their way through their owners&’ lives, climbing, comforting, nestling, and sometimes just tripping everyone up in this uplifting collection of tales by international bestselling author Hiro Arikawa.Against the backdrop of changing seasons in Japan, we meet Spin, a kitten rescued from the recycling bin, whose playful nature and simple needs teach an anxious father how to parent his own human baby; a colony of wild cats on a popular holiday island show a young boy not to stand in nature&’s way; a family is perplexed by their cat&’s undying devotion to their charismatic but uncaring father; a woman curses how her cat will not stop visiting her at night; and an elderly cat hatches a plan to pass into the next world as a spirit so that he and his owner may be in each other&’s lives forever.Bursting with love and warmth, The Goodbye Cat exquisitely explores the cycle of life, from birth to death—as each of the seven stories explores how, in different ways, the steadiness and devotion of a well-loved cat never lets us down. A huge bestseller in Japan, this magical book is a joyous celebration of the wondrousness of cats and why we choose to share our lives with them.
A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer (A SCYTHE Mystery #1)
by Maxie DaraMurder is not her department. It&’s not like it used to be. Modern-day grim reapers wear business casual, not black cloaks, and they don&’t carry scythes, they work for S. C. Y. T. H. E. (Secure Collection, Yielding, and Transportation of Human Essences), where the Department of Natural Causes is the least exciting gig. And that&’s how Kathy Valence likes it: boring and predictable. She has enough stress in her personal life; she&’s mid-divorce, pregnant, and terrified she doesn&’t have what it takes to be a good mom. Then, she goes to pick up a new client and finds his soul is missing. When she finally tracks down Conner Ortiz, he angrily insists he was murdered, and he refuses to move on until Kathy finds out why and by whom. Kathy has only forty-five days to solve the mystery before the boy&’s soul is doomed to roam the earth as a ghost forever. To do that she&’ll have to call on the help of her retired mentor, her almost ex-husband—and, inconveniently, Conner himself. This is the wildest case of her career . . . and one wrong move could cost Kathy her job, not to mention her life.
Love You a Latke
by Amanda ElliotLove comes home for the challah-days in this sparkling romance. Snow is falling, holiday lights are twinkling, and Abby Cohen is pissed. For one thing, her most annoying customer, Seth, has been coming into her café every morning with his sunshiny attitude, determined to break down her carefully constructed emotional walls. And, as the only Jew on the tourism board of her Vermont town, Abby's been charged with planning their fledgling Hanukkah festival. Unfortunately, the local vendors don&’t understand that the story of Hanukkah cannot be told with light-up plastic figures from the Nativity scene, even if the Three Wise Men wear yarmulkes. Desperate for support, Abby puts out a call for help online and discovers she was wrong about being the only Jew within a hundred miles. There's one other: Seth. As it turns out, Seth&’s parents have been badgering him to bring a Nice Jewish Girlfriend home to New York City for Hanukkah, and if Abby can survive his incessant, irritatingly handsome smiles, he&’ll introduce her to all the vendors she needs to make the festival a success. But over latkes, doughnuts, and winter adventures in Manhattan, Abby begins to realize that her fake boyfriend and his family might just be igniting a flame in her own guarded heart.
The Teller of Small Fortunes
by Julie LeongA wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this warm and wonderful debut fantasy, perfect for readers of Travis Baldree and Sangu Mandanna.Tao is an immigrant fortune teller, traveling between villages with just her trusty mule for company. She only tells "small" fortunes: whether it will hail next week; which boy the barmaid will kiss; when the cow will calve. She knows from bitter experience that big fortunes come with big consequences…Even if it&’s a lonely life, it&’s better than the one she left behind. But a small fortune unexpectedly becomes something more when a (semi) reformed thief and an ex-mercenary recruit her into their desperate search for a lost child. Soon, they&’re joined by a baker with a "knead" for adventure, and—of course—a slightly magical cat.Tao starts down a new path with companions as big-hearted as her fortunes are small. But as she lowers her walls, the shadows of her past close in—and she&’ll have to decide whether to risk everything to preserve the family she never thought she could have.
The Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean
by Ann RoseIt&’s her wedding day and it&’ll be the happiest day of her life…won&’t it?Amanda Dean would say she's an okay artist and a loyal friend, but what she&’s best at is falling in love. A self-proclaimed bi disaster who has had her heart broken more times than she cares to count, Amanda can&’t help opening herself up. As she gets ready on the day she's waited a lifetime for, memories of her past loves run through her mind, with one glaring red sign blinking above them—is this &“the one&”?Will it be:the fit water polo player,the fashionista,the dependable hedge fund manager,or the one where the timing was never quite right.Now, on the day of her wedding—a day where everything already seems to be going wrong—Mandy must decide if she&’s willing to risk it all one last time or if she&’ll escape while her whole heart is still intact.Equal parts heartwarming and bittersweet, The Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean expertly weaves the wonder and terror of falling in love into a beautifully crafted story about the joy that can be found when you&’re willing to dust yourself off and try again.
Dream On, Ramona Riley (A Clover Lake Novel)
by Ashley Herring BlakeA small-town waitress and a Hollywood star&’s worlds collide in this new romance by Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Iris Kelly Doesn&’t Date. Once upon a time, Ramona Riley was a student at a prestigious art school, with dreams of landing in Hollywood as a costume designer to the stars. But after her father&’s car accident, she had to quit and return to her small New Hampshire town, Clover Lake, to help take care of her younger sister. Twelve years later, Ramona is still working at the town&’s café, all but given up on her dream. But when a big-budget romantic comedy comes to Clover Lake to film, she wonders if this could be her chance. There&’s only one problem—Dylan Monroe, her first kiss and Hollywood&’s favorite wild child—is the star. Dylan Monroe has always lived an unconventional life, having famous rock icons for parents. But she wants to prove that she&’s not some chaotic, talentless nepo baby, that she has actual skills, that she&’s just a normal person. To do that, Dylan takes on a project at a charming lake town—she even works at the town&’s café (very quaint), shadowing a local waitress there (very cute), and asks her to take Dylan around to do Normal People Things. But Dylan soon realizes it&’s not just some small-town waitress she&’s getting to know—Ramona Riley is someone she&’s met before, someone who remembers her even more vividly. Before long, however, reality hits them, and both women must decide if the spark between them can fan the flames of their individual dreams, or if it will extinguish their light.
Beast of the North Woods (A Monster Hunter Mystery)
by Annelise RyanWhen a local fisherman is mauled to death, it seems like the only possible cause is a mythical creature in the latest puzzling entry in this USA Today bestselling series.An ice fisherman is savagely mauled to death in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and an eyewitness claims the man was attacked by a hodag. There's just one problem with that: it's well known that the creature is not real and was created by a local hoaxer. So how could an imaginary creature be chomping on local sportsmen? The suggestion that a hodag killed someone isn&’t well received by the townsfolk because of its beloved ties to the town and the money it generates from tourist dollars. Due to this, people begin to suspect the witness is the real killer, especially when it&’s discovered he has a tangled past with the victim. The witness to the attack happens to be the nephew of Morgan Carter&’s bookstore employee, Rita Bosworth, who convinces the professional cryptozoologist to travel to Wisconsin to prove that a hodag not only exists but killed the victim. Clues may be hard to come by, but one thing's for sure: something killed that man, and that something now has its eyes focused on Morgan.
Mask of the Deer Woman
by Laurie L. DoveTo find a missing young woman, the new tribal marshal must also find herself.At rock bottom following her daughter&’s death, ex–Chicago detective Carrie Starr has nowhere to go but back to her roots. Starr&’s father never talked much about the reservation where he was raised, but the tribe needs a new marshal as much as Starr needs a place to call home.In the past decade, too many young women have disappeared from the rez. Some have ended up dead, others just…gone. Now local college student Chenoa Cloud is missing, and Starr falls into an investigation that leaves her drowning in memories of her daughter—the girl she failed to save.Starr feels lost in this place she thought would welcome her. And when she catches a glimpse of a figure from her father&’s stories, with the body of a woman and the antlers of a deer, Starr can&’t shake the feeling that the fearsome spirit is watching her, following her.What she doesn&’t know is whether Deer Woman is here to guide her or to seek vengeance for the lost daughters that Starr can never bring home.
The Love of My Afterlife: A GMA Book Club Pick
by Kirsty GreenwoodA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK "This book has it all. Humor, heart, and a heroine I was desperately rooting for. Kirsty Greenwood has a new fan!&” —Colleen Hoover, New York Times bestselling authorA recently deceased woman meets &“the one&” in the afterlife waiting room, scoring a second chance at life (and love!) if she can find him on earth before ten days are up…If she wasn&’t dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment. Not only did she just die by choking on a microwaveable burger, but now she&’s standing in her &‘shine like a star&’ nightie in front of the hottest man she&’s ever seen. And he&’s smiling at her.As they start to chat, everything else becomes background noise. That is until someone comes running out of a door, yelling something about a huge mistake, and sends the dreamy stranger back down to earth. And here Delphie was thinking her luck might be different in the afterlife. When Delphie is offered a deal in which she can return to earth and reconnect with the mysterious man, she jumps at the opportunity to find her possible soulmate and a fresh start. But in a city of millions, Delphie is going to have to listen to her heart, learn to ask for help, and perhaps even see the magic in the life she&’s leaving behind…
First Contact: Eclipsed Evolution: Phase 1
by Kim HarrisonIn the wake of the solar eclipse, a portal between our world and a paranormal realm opens—and a scientist&’s life will never be the same, in this thrilling serialized adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hollows.Dr. Renee Caisson knows there are worse things than an attractive man in uniform drafting her into a secret government project—especially when Major Jackson makes it clear that he isn&’t bothered by her questionable past. But when her labs come back with decidedly odd results, the Major is forced to come clean over who the government is actually studying. Renee is shocked to learn her subjects are demonic-looking beings who call themselves &“Neighbors&”—refugees from a dying world, who arrived during the nation-wide solar eclipse.The Neighbors&’ technology is unlike anything Renee&’s ever encountered. At first, she dismisses an injury that inexplicably heals as &“just one of those things&”. And surely August, the most gregarious Neighbor, begins to speak English overnight because of the team linguist&’s skills?Not until August begins evolving in real time to withstand Earth&’s brighter, dryer atmosphere does she admit that the Neighbors&’ &“tech&” feels less like science and more like magic—the same magic that brought them here in the first place, and the same they&’re trying to rekindle with a mysterious labyrinth in order to return home and save their world.At least, that&’s what August claims they came for…
Totality: Eclipsed Evolution: Phase 2
by Kim HarrisonAfter a solar eclipse opens a way between our world and a paranormal realm, and the dark side of first contact emerges, one woman&’s loyalties will be tested in this gripping serialized adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Hollows series.Dr. Renee Caisson never expected that her scientific expertise would lead to a role playing interpreter between humans and the demonic-looking Neighbors. When the door between their worlds opened, she was drafted by the government to study the otherworldly beings and was able to prove her theory: the Neighbors had been to Earth before—and now they simply wanted to save their dying planet.At least, that&’s the story, and everyone—both human and Neighbor—is sticking to it. The Neighbor in charge of the new portal&’s operation, Noel, isn&’t that sure anymore. Having succeeded in finding a new planet to inhabit, the leaders of her world have made the dark truth of their existence clear to her: the Neighbors forcibly tried to make a foothold on Earth in the past—and they can&’t afford to fail again.But the Neighbors&’ ability to magically teleport from place to place has convinced Major Jackson that the only way to keep control of the situation is to embrace it and tell the world of the Neighbors&’ existence.Unfortunately, not everyone agrees.
Emergence: Eclipsed Evolution: Phase 3
by Kim HarrisonFor better or worse, a solar eclipse brought humans and paranormal beings together, sparking one woman&’s battle to master magic or lose our world, in this riveting serialized adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Hollows series.As time has passed, Dr. Renee Caisson has begun to see the demonic, alien August as more than a research subject or an unlikely colleague—they&’ve become friends. And together she and August have helped the two societies of Nextdoor and Earth through the confusion of first contact, the danger of misunderstandings, and the anger of mistreatment.But when a popular blogger and conspiracy theorist twists August&’s words, an uproar ensues, turning a powerful section of human society against the Neighbors—and resulting in Renee&’s house arrest. Her could-be boyfriend, Major Jackson, says it&’s to protect her, though that&’s not how Renee sees it.Torn between duty and friendship, August jumps Renee to freedom, fully aware that the journey might reveal more to her than she should know. The wily Neighbor has pieced together that Renee has been unconsciously using their magic, a fact that, if revealed, will cause more, not less, conflict between the humans and Neighbors.For if the people of Earth can master magic and exile August&’s people again, the Neighbors will not survive. . . .
How to Sell a Romance
by Alexa MartinRomance is the biggest scheme of them all in this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from beloved author Alexa Martin. Emerson Pierce loves everything about being a kindergarten teacher except the painfully low salary. It isn&’t until she hears about Petunia Lemon—an opportunity to sell makeup products, make some extra money, and meet a group of skin-care aficionados—that she begins to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sure, it sounds a little too good to be true, but what&’s the worst that could happen? Investigative reporter Lucas Miller didn&’t always have a chip on his shoulder...until his wife joined Petunia Lemon, drained their savings, and filed for divorce. Now he&’s a little bitter, a lot single, and determined to expose the company. After infiltrating their largest convention yet, the last thing he expects is to lose sight of his mission for one night with the gorgeous woman at the bar. When Emerson and Lucas learn that she&’s his daughter&’s teacher, they decide to ignore their scorching chemistry. Until things with Petunia Lemon turn downright diabolical and Emerson turns to Lucas for help. They work together to bring the company down but can the two come out on top in this pyramid scheme of love?
I Died for Beauty (An Emily Dickinson Mystery)
by Amanda FlowerWhen a blaze takes both a neighbor&’s home and his life, Emily Dickinson and her maid Willa have a burning desire to crack the case in this new historical mystery from Agatha Award–winning author Amanda Flower.Amherst, 1857. The Dickinson family braves one of the worst winters in New England&’s history. Trains are snowbound and boats are frozen in the harbor. Emily Dickinson and her maid, Willa Noble, have never witnessed anything like it. As Amherst families attempt to keep their homes warm, fears of fire abound.These worries prove not to be unfounded as a blaze breaks out just down the street from the Dickinson in Kelley Square, the Irish community in Amherst, and a young couple is killed, leaving behind their young child. Their deaths appear to be a tragic accident, but Emily finds herself harboring suspicions there may be more to the fire than meets the eye. Emily and Willa must withstand the frigid temperatures and discover a killer lurking among the deadly frost.
Five Brothers
by Penelope DouglasOne woman learns the secrets of the five Jaeger brothers in the new romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas.On the other side of town, in the dark glades, under the rain…Macon is the oldest. Thirty-one. Ex-Marine. I don&’t think I&’ve ever seen him smile.Army is twenty-eight. A single dad with the most beautiful green eyes. He has no idea who he is, if not a Jaeger brother.Iron will be in prison soon. You&’d never think it to meet him. He&’s a nice guy, actually. But he can&’t stop reacting to everything.Dallas is the one I hate. Twenty-one, cruel, and selfish. He takes and then throws away whatever&’s left.And Trace is mine. Or he was for about two seconds. No one can tame him for long. Not that I ever wanted to. It was fun, but now I need to go home. Back to my side of the tracks. Away from the swamps and these men. To my parents&’ big house. On my clean street. Where I&’m never dirty or messy or hot. And I will. I&’ll leave first thing tomorrow morning. I just want to crash on the couch tonight.Their house is dark and quiet, everyone else is asleep. Except for one. He sees me crying and comes at me from behind. I let him wrap his arms around my body and hold me tightly. His breath is on my neck, his fingers are in my hair, and he doesn&’t stop there. I don&’t think it was Trace.
Her Knight at the Museum
by Bryn DonovanA centuries-long curse is no match for rom-com shenanigans when a medieval knight is brought to life in modern-day Chicago. Forgotten by time and abandoned by hope, Sir Griffin de Beauford&’s existence stretches out before him. Cursed by a ruthless enchanter to see, hear, and think, but never to move or speak, Griffin suffers the long, lonely centuries trapped in stone…until an unexpected kiss from a fair maiden breathes new life into his soul—and his body. Emily Porter, a recently divorced conservator at the Art Institute of Chicago, is charged with the restoration of a statue of a medieval English knight. Breaking curses was not part of the job description. And yet, here he is, the man of her dreams come to life, resplendent in shining armor as he joyously barrels into priceless antiquities...and goes on to dismantle her defenses, wreak havoc on her senses, and tempt her to believe once more in happy-ever-afters. But the modern age tries Griffin&’s patience and pride, and Emily is a prime suspect in the investigation of the missing sculpture. In a complicated world, can they find their way to a fairy-tale ending?
One Death at a Time
by Abbi Waxman&“Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful.&”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Emily GiffinA cranky former actress teams up with her Gen Z sobriety sponsor to solve the murder that threatens to send her back to prison in this dazzling new mystery novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.When Julia Mann, a bad-tempered ex-actress and professional thorn in the side of authority, runs into Natasha Mason at an AA meeting, it&’s anything but a meet-cute. Julia just found a dead body in her swimming pool, and the cops say she did it (she already went to jail for murder once, so now they think she&’s making a habit of it). Mason is eager to clear Julia&’s name and help keep her sober, but all Julia wants is for Mason to leave her alone.As their investigation ranges from the Hollywood Hills to the world of burlesque to the country clubs of Palm Springs, this unconventional team realizes their shared love of sarcasm and poor life choices are proving to be a powerful combination. Will secrets from their past trip them up, or will their team of showgirls, cat burglars, and Hollywood agents help them stay one step ahead? Are dead piranhas, false noses, and a giant martini glass important clues or simply your typical day in Los Angeles? And will they manage to solve the crime before they kill each other, or worse, fall off the wagon? Trying to keep it simple and take it easy is one thing—trying to find a murderer before they kill again is a whole other program.
Murder in the Dressing Room (A Misty Divine Mystery)
by Holly StarsA poisoned chocolate. A stolen dress. An elusive catburglar. Drag&’s not just dramatic, it&’s deadly.By day, Joe is a hotel accountant, invisibly sitting behind their desk and playing by the rules. By night, donned in sequins, they take to the stage as Misty Divine, a star of the London drag scene.But when Misty&’s drag mother, Lady Lady, is found dead in her dressing room beside a poisoned box of chocolates, Misty and her fellow performers become the prime suspects.Heartbroken by the loss, and frustrated by the clear biases of the police, Misty must solve the crime before the culprit strikes again. Among the drop-dead gorgeous lurks a cutthroat killer, and Misty Divine won't rest until she finds out who it is.
The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant (A Merritt & Blunt Mystery)
by Liza TullyA brilliant Boomer detective and her ambitious Gen Z assistant try to get along in this delightful feel-good mystery.Olivia Blunt is thrilled to be hired as assistant to the nationally renowned investigator Aubrey Merritt. She longs to become a valued contributor to the great detective&’s work, but Merritt is a difficult, exacting boss, and the learning curve is steeper than she expected.After weeks of boring computer work, Olivia is finally invited to join Merritt on an important case. On the night of her sixty-fifth birthday party, Victoria Summersworth somehow fell over her balcony railing to her death on the rocky shore of Vermont&’s Lake Champlain. She was a happy woman—rich, beloved, in love, and matriarch of the preeminent Summersworth family. The police ruled her death a suicide, but Victoria&’s daughter Haley thinks it was murder.Merritt and Olivia soon discover that the Summersworth family is complicated web of lies, ambitions, and resentments. As the list of suspects grows, Olivia makes one apparent mistake after another. When she blunders into a truly dangerous situation, she realizes Merritt might be right: she might be in over her head with this whole detective thing…or she might be unravelling a mystery even bigger than the one they started with.
The Game Changer
by Lana FergusonA hockey player and a baker shoot their shot in this steamy new romance by Lana Ferguson, USA Today bestselling author of The Nanny.When a very public breakup becomes a PR nightmare for Ian Chase's team, he hopes to focus on his game, but that suddenly seem less likely than a hat trick. With his career and the team&’s image in jeopardy, Ian is surprised to find a solution through none other than Delilah Baker, his best friend and teammate's little sister…who isn&’t so little anymore.Delilah Baker is known as &“the darling of baking&” on her local cable show, and being in the public eye is her bread and butter. But with her numbers dwindling and her producers turning up the heat, Delilah offers up the half-baked idea to collaborate with her brother&’s team to entice the hockey fans of Boston to tune in to her show. Delilah thinks it will be a piece of cake—until the team sends Ian Chase, her brother&’s best friend and the object of a decade-long crush that she&’s never quite gotten over. Delilah's and Ian&’s teams think it&’s a true win-win situation—gaining higher numbers for Delilah&’s show and casting Ian in a more positive light. And viewers are eating them up like a cupcake, sparking the idea to play up their relationship for the goal of good press. With more than just their careers on thin ice, the line between what&’s real and what&’s for show begins to blur, but one thing&’s for certain: This PR stunt will either be a total game changer—or leave them both totally pucked.
Under Loch and Key
by Lana FergusonA woman discovers that not all monsters are her enemy—the opposite, in fact—in this new paranormal romance by Lana Ferguson, author of The Fake Mate.Keyanna &“Key&” MacKay is used to secrets. Raised by a single father who never divulged his past, it&’s only after his death that she finds herself thrust into the world he&’d always refused to speak of. With just a childhood bedtime story about a monster that saved her father&’s life and the name of her estranged grandmother to go off of, Key has no idea what she&’ll find in Scotland. But repeating her father&’s mistakes and being rescued by a gorgeous, angry Scotsman—who thinks she&’s an idiot—is definitely the last thing she expects.Lachlan Greer has his own secrets to keep, especially from the bonnie lass he pulls to safety from the slippery shore—a lass with captivating eyes and the last name he&’s been taught not to trust. He&’s looking for answers as well, and Key&’s presence on the grounds they both now occupy presents a real problem. It&’s even more troublesome when he gets a front row seat to the lukewarm welcome Key receives from her family; the strange powers she begins to develop; and the fierce determination she brings to every obstacle in her path. Things he shouldn&’t care about, and someone he definitely doesn&’t find wildly attractive.When their secrets collide, it becomes clear that Lachlan could hold the answers Keyanna is after—and that she might also be the key to uncovering his. Up against time, mystery, and a centuries old curse, they&’ll quickly discover that magic might not only be in fairy tales, and that love can be a real loch-mess.
The Book of Witching
by C. J. CookeA mother must fight for her daughter&’s life in this fierce and haunting tale of witchcraft and revenge from the author of A Haunting in the Arctic.Clem gets a call that is every mother&’s worst nightmare. Her nineteen-year-old daughter Erin is unconscious in the hospital after a hiking trip with her friends on the remote Orkney Islands that met a horrifying end, leaving her boyfriend dead and her best friend missing. When Erin wakes, she doesn&’t recognize her mother. And she doesn&’t answer to her name, but insists she is someone named Nyx.Clem travels the site of her daughter&’s accident, determined to find out what happened to her. The answer may lie in a dark secret in the history of the Orkneys: a woman wrongly accused of witchcraft and murder four centuries ago. Clem begins to wonder if Erin&’s strange behavior is a symptom of a broken mind, or the effects of an ancient curse?
Bull Moon Rising (Royal Artifactual Guild #1)
by Ruby DixonIn a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman determined to save her family joins forces with an unlikely partner, in this steamy romantasy by USA Today bestselling author Ruby Dixon. As a Holder’s daughter, Aspeth Honori knows the importance of magical artifacts . . . which is why it’s a disaster that her father has gambled all theirs away. Now that her family is in danger of losing their hold—and their heads—if anyone finds out the truth, Aspeth decides to do something about it. She’ll join the Royal Artifactual Guild and the adventurers who explore ancient underground ruins to retrieve the coveted arcane items. It's a great plan—with one big problem. The guild won’t let her train because she’s a woman. Aspeth needs a chaperone of some kind. The best way to get around this problem? Marry someone who will let her become an apprentice. Who better than a surly guild member who requires a favor of his own? He’s a minotaur (it’s fine) who is her teacher (also fine) . . . and he’s about to go into rut (which is where it gets tricky). He also has no idea she’s a noble (oops), and he’ll want nothing to do with her if he discovers her real identity. Now Aspeth just has to pass the guild tests, thwart a fortune hunter, and save her hold—oh, and survive a rut with her monstrous, horned husband, whom she might be falling in love with. It’s time to dig deep. Literally. <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
Accidentally Amy
by Lynn PainterA stolen latte results in a meet-cute for the ages in this brand-new edition, with bonus content, of New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter's rom-com Accidentally Amy. Isabella Shay is usually a very honest person. But when she&’s running late for her first day at her dream job and the barista yells for &“Amy&” three times with no answer, she does the unthinkable. Izzy takes that PSL. It&’s the exact drink she ordered and paid for, only way further ahead in the queue—and she&’ll take whatever bad karma is coming for her; she&’s desperate and very late. But when she turns around and runs directly into the most attractive man she&’s ever seen, spilling the drink all over his made-for-GQ shirt and tie, she ends up having the ultimate meet-cute. Karma who? Sparks fly and things feel beyond promising, until he says to her: &“See you tomorrow, Amy.&” Izzy reasons she can just straighten things out the next day, no biggie. Only when she gets to her new office and meets the VP of her department, it is none other than Blake Phillips—the hottie from Starbucks. And the man might&’ve been charming to &“Amy,&” but he is an arrogant grump to Izzy, an arrogant grump who does not find her explanation funny at all. But day by day, an attraction simmers between them and they&’ll have to find a way to work together without ripping each other&’s heads—or clothes—off.