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Murder Has a Motive by Francis Duncan, the second in the Mordecai Tremaine Mystery series, has received a STARRED review from Publishers Weekly! The PW review says, "Fans of classic fair-play whodunits set in small English villages will find this just their cup of tea." The full review is online here.  Book Info Murder Has a Motive by Francis Duncan Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: January 2nd, 2018 Buy It: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Book Depository A classic Golden Age mystery perfect for fans of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot. When Mordecai Tremaine emerges from the train station in the village of Dalmering, murder is the last thing on his mind. But he has never been able to resist anything in the way of a mystery—and a mystery is precisely what awaits him in the small hamlet. Rehearsals for the local amateur dramatic production are in full swing, but as Mordecai discovers too soon, the real tragedy is unfolding offstage. The star of the show has been found dead, and the spotlight falls on Mordecai, whose reputation in the field of crime-solving precedes him. With a murderer waiting in the wings, it’s up to Mordecai to derail the killer’s performance...before it’s curtains for another victim. We are happy to share that Booklist has given a STARRED review to The Cookie Cure by Susan and Laura Stachler! The review says, "This deeply heartfelt and moving memoir recounts how the Stachlers' darkest days ended in the triumph of building a successful business, each woman with her truest friend and ally by her side. Their memoir is a testament to the bond between mothers and daughters, and a reminder that there is always hope." The full review will appear in the December 1 issue of Booklist.  Book Info The Cookie Cure by Susan and Laura Stachler Sourcebooks Publication Date: February 6th, 2018 Buy It: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Book Depository A heartwarming memoir of a family that refused to give up When twenty-two-year-old Susan Stachler was diagnosed with cancer, her mother, Laura, was struck by déjà vu: the same illness that took her sister’s life was threatening to take her daughter’s too. Heartbroken but steadfast, Laura pledged to help Susan through the worst of her treatments. When they discovered that Laura’s homemade ginger cookies soothed the side effects of Susan’s chemo, the mother-daughter duo soon found themselves opening Susansnaps and sharing their gourmet gingersnaps with the world. Told with admirable grace and infinite hope, The Cookie Cure is about more than baked goods and cancer—it’s about fighting for your life and for your dreams. Publishers Weekly has given Cowboy SEAL Homecoming by Nicole Helm a wonderful review! Publishers Weekly says, “Believable, down-to-earth, fully developed characters are at the heart of this novel, which brings to life the simple beauty of a Montana ranch while highlighting the healing power of love.”  Book Info Cowboy SEAL Homecoming by Nicole Helm Sourcebooks Casablanca Publication Date: January 2nd, 2018 Buy It: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Book Depository Alex Maguire never thought he'd go home again. The perfect soldier, the perfect leader, he's spent his whole life running away from Blue Valley, Montana—but when a tragic accident bounces him and two of his men out of the SEALs, there's nowhere left to turn but the ranch he used to call his own…and the confusing, innocently beguiling woman who now lives there. Becca Denton's like nothing he could have imagined. She's far too tempting for her own good, but when she offers to help turn the ranch into a haven for injured veterans, he can't exactly say no. He'll just need to keep his distance. But something in her big green eyes makes Alex want to set aside the mantle of the perfect soldier and discover the man he could have been…safe and whole within the shelter of her arms. The Prodigal SEAL has come home. We are pleased to share that Mister Tender's Girl by Carter Wilson has recieved a STARRED review from Booklist! Booklist's review says, "In spare prose, Wilson ratchets up the horror spawned by obsession to a bloody end. for those who tolerate intense, sometimes graphic fiction, this is mesmerizing." The full review will appear in the December 1 issue of Booklist.  Book Info Mister Tender's Girl by Carter Wilson Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: February 13th, 2018 Buy It: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound How far are you willing to go for Mister Tender? At fourteen, Alice Hill was viciously attacked by two of her classmates and left to die. The teens claim she was a sacrifice for a man called Mister Tender, but that could never be true: Mister Tender doesn’t exist. His sinister character is pop-culture fiction, nothing more. Over a decade later, Alice has changed her name and is trying to heal. But someone is watching her. They know more about Alice than any stranger: her scars, her fears, and the secrets she keeps locked away. She can try to escape her past, but he is never far behind. Addictive and chillingly surprising, this ripped-from-the-headlines thriller will have you transfixed until the very last page. We are pleased to share that Booklist Online has given The Duke Knows Best by Jane Ashford a fantastic review! Booklist says: “With her usual flair for subtle characterization and polished writing expertly leavened with dry wit, Ashford delivers another superbly crafted addition to her Duke’s Sons series…required reading for fans of cleverly conceived, smartly written Regency historical romances.” The full review is available online here. 
Book Info The Duke Knows Best by Jane Ashford Sourcebooks Casablanca Publication Date: December 5th, 2017 Buy It: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Book Depository They're wrong for each other, for all the right reasons... Lord Randolph Gresham has come to London for one reason only—to find a suitable wife. Verity Sinclair may be intelligent, beautiful, and full of spirit, but her father knows a secret about Randolph that makes her entirely unsuitable as his bride. Not right for him at all, never, not a chance. Verity knows that Lord Randolph lives in a country parish, and she wants nothing more than to escape to town. He may be fascinating, attractive, rich, and the son of a duke, but she'll never marry him, nor will she talk to him, flirt with him, walk with him, or dine with him. She'll sing a duet with him, but only this one time, and only because everyone insists. But one duet invariably leads to another. We're excited to share that Publishers Weekly has given Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet its third STARRED review! PW says: “Fans will swoon . . . Bouchet’s series ends strongly with a hopeful vision of leadership balanced with divinity and humanity.”  Book Info Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet Sourcebooks Casablanca Publication Date: January 2nd, 2018 Buy It: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Book Depository The highly anticipated conclusion to the epic and exciting Kingmaker Chronicles series. Destiny finally catches up to Catalia Fisa. Sinta and Tarva are now under her control but fully accepting her fate means taking a final, terrifying step—reuniting all three realms and taking her place as the Queen of Thalyria. With the help of pivotal figures from her past, Cat begins to understand the root of her exceptional magic, her fated union with her steadfast husband, Griffin Sinta, and Griffin’s role in shaping her destiny. But forging one kingdom can only mean going to war with powerful, severely oppressed Fisa and its violent Alpha... Cat’s homicidal mother. Andromeda is too strong, too vicious, and too soulless to have a weakness—and although her one Achilles' heel used to be Cat herself, it isn’t anymore. Cat’s usefulness to her mother has run out, and while Andromeda seems to know every trick and spell, Cat’s own magic refuses to work like it should—and sometimes to work at all. When tragedy strikes, Cat unleashes the power she’s been afraid of all her life, but her misuse of the Gods’ gifts lands her in Tartarus, a realm reserved for eternal punishment. There, the Titan God of Destruction uses drastic measures to try to release the magic she’s once again buried deep inside. But only Cat holds the key to unlocking her power permanently, and that means finally accepting herself, her past, and her future in order to return to her loved ones, confront her murderous mother, and finish her task of restoring the original kingdom. What Booklist says about Flat Broke with Two Goats by Jennifer McGaha: "McGaha takes readers on emotional explorations of both finding oneself and recapturing lost love in a marriage. An easy read with a warm tone, like hearing from an old friend, McGaha's memoir is touching, funny, and hard to put down." The full review appears in the November 15 issue of Booklist.  Book Info Flat Broke with Two Goats by Jennifer McGaha Sourcebooks Publication Date: January 23rd, 2018 Buy It: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Book Depository When life gets your goat, bring in the herd. Jennifer McGaha never expected to own a goat named Merle. Or to be setting Merle up on dates and naming his doeling Merlene. She didn’t expect to be buying organic yogurt for her chickens. She never thought she would be pulling camouflage carpet off her ceiling or rescuing opossums from her barn and calling it “date night.” Most importantly, Jennifer never thought she would only have $4.57 in her bank account. When Jennifer discovered that she and her husband owed back taxes—a lot of back taxes—her world changed. Now desperate to save money, they foreclosed on their beloved suburban home and moved their family to a one-hundred-year-old cabin in a North Carolina holler. Soon enough, Jennifer’s life began to more closely resemble her Appalachian ancestors than her upper-middle-class upbringing. But what started as a last-ditch effort to settle debts became a journey that revealed both the joys and challenges of living close to the land. Told with bold wit, unflinching honesty, and a firm foot in the traditions of Appalachia, Flat Broke with Two Goats blends stories of homesteading with the journey of two people rediscovering the true meaning of home. Publishers Weekly has given Cowboy SEAL Homecoming by Nicole Helm a wonderful review! Publishers Weekly says, “Believable, down-to-earth, fully developed characters are at the heart of this novel, which brings to life the simple beauty of a Montana ranch while highlighting the healing power of love.”  Book Info Cowboy SEAL Homecoming by Nicole Helm Sourcebooks Casablanca Publication Date: January 2nd, 2018 Buy It: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Book Depository Alex Maguire never thought he'd go home again. The perfect soldier, the perfect leader, he's spent his whole life running away from Blue Valley, Montana—but when a tragic accident bounces him and two of his men out of the SEALs, there's nowhere left to turn but the ranch he used to call his own…and the confusing, innocently beguiling woman who now lives there. Becca Denton's like nothing he could have imagined. She's far too tempting for her own good, but when she offers to help turn the ranch into a haven for injured veterans, he can't exactly say no. He'll just need to keep his distance. But something in her big green eyes makes Alex want to set aside the mantle of the perfect soldier and discover the man he could have been…safe and whole within the shelter of her arms. The Prodigal SEAL has come home. What the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books says about Alone by Cyn Balog: "Hints of both The Shining and The Turn of the Screw haunt this tense thriller."  Alone by Cyn Balog Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date: November 7th, 2017 Buy It: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Book Depository When her mom inherits an old, crumbling mansion, Seda's almost excited to spend the summer there. The grounds are beautiful and it's fun to explore the sprawling house with its creepy rooms and secret passages. Except now her mom wants to renovate, rather than sell the estate—which means they're not going back to the city…or Seda's friends and school. As the days grow shorter, Seda is filled with dread. They're about to be cut off from the outside world, and she's not sure she can handle the solitude or the darkness it brings out in her. Then a group of teens get stranded near the mansion during a blizzard. Seda has no choice but to offer them shelter, even though she knows danger lurks in the dilapidated mansion—and in herself. And as the snow continues to fall, what Seda fears most is about to become her reality… Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books calls We Can't Be Friends by Cyncy Etler "a gritty, hard-hitting, and, for many readers, unfortunately necessary exploration of what’s really behind the lures of self-destructive behaviors, and what real recovery is and isn’t.” 
We Can't Be Friends by Cyndy Etler Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date: October 3rd, 2017 Buy It: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Book Depository This is the story of my return to high school. This is the true story of how I didn't die. High school sucks for a lot of people. High school extra sucks when you believe, deep in your soul, that every kid in the school is out to get you. I wasn't popular before I got locked up in Straight Inc., the notorious "tough love" program for troubled teens. So it's not like I was walking around thinking everyone liked me. But when you're psychologically beaten for sixteen months, you start to absorb the lessons. The lessons in Straight were: You are evil. Your peers are evil. Everything is evil except Straight, Inc. Before long, you're a true believer. We are excited to share the first trade review for Mister Tender's Girl by Carter Wilson from Kirkus! Kirkus says, “A blazing fast pace and spine-tingling set pieces make the book hum, but it's the character of damaged yet indomitable Alice that drives this razor-sharp thriller. Wilson turns the creep factor up to 11, balancing his prose on a knife's edge. A highly satisfying high-tension thriller.” This stellar review will appear online on November 14 and in the December 1 issue.  Book Info Mister Tender's Girl by Carter Wilson Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: February 13th, 2018 Buy It: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound How far are you willing to go for Mister Tender? At fourteen, Alice Hill was viciously attacked by two of her classmates and left to die. The teens claim she was a sacrifice for a man called Mister Tender, but that could never be true: Mister Tender doesn’t exist. His sinister character is pop-culture fiction, nothing more. Over a decade later, Alice has changed her name and is trying to heal. But someone is watching her. They know more about Alice than any stranger: her scars, her fears, and the secrets she keeps locked away. She can try to escape her past, but he is never far behind. Addictive and chillingly surprising, this ripped-from-the-headlines thriller will have you transfixed until the very last page. |
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