“It takes courage to say what has to be said.” – Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold
The Author’s Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, & Karen White
fiction / mystery.
There’s been a sensational murder at historic Castle Kinloch, a gothic fantasy of grey granite on a remote island in the Highlands of Scotland. Literary superstar Brett Saffron Presley has been found dead—under bizarre circumstances—in the castle tower’s book-lined study. Years ago, Presley purchased the castle as a showpiece for his brand and to lure paying guests with a taste for writerly glamour. Now it seems, the castle has done him in… or, possibly, one of the castle’s guests has. Detective Chief Inspector Euan McIntosh, a local with no love for literary Americans, finds himself with the unenviable task of extracting statements from three American lady novelists.
The prime suspects are Kat de Noir, a slinky erotica writer; Cassie Pringle, a Southern mom of six juggling multiple cozy mystery series; and Emma Endicott, a New England blue blood and author of critically acclaimed historical fiction. The women claim to be best friends writing a book together, but the authors’ stories about how they know Brett Saffron Presley don’t quite line up, and the detective is getting increasingly suspicious.
Why did the authors really come to Castle Kinloch? And what really happened the night of the great Kinloch ceilidh, when Brett Saffron Presley skipped the folk dancing for a rendezvous with death?
A crafty locked-room mystery, a pointed satire about the literary world, and a tale of unexpected friendship and romance—this novel has it all, as only three bestselling authors can tell it!
“[A] delightful send-up of the book industry… genre fans will eat it up. This is good fun.” – Publishers Weekly
“The Author’s Guide to Murder drops lots of fun publishing Easter eggs in a bookish, charming mystery.” – Susan Maguire, Booklist
“Such a refreshing take on a mystery/thriller. Williams, Willig, and White have formed what feels like the ultimate ‘dream team.’ From page one, I was hooked — laughing out loud one minute and glued to the edge of my seat the next.” – Kate Seng, The Indie Next List
Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi; translated by Geoffrey Trousselot
fiction.
In the fifth book in the sensational, cozy Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the mysterious café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests:
- The father who could not allow his daughter to get married
- A woman who couldn’t give Valentine’s Day chocolates to her loved one
- A boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parents
- A wife holding a child with no name…
They must follow the café’s strict rules, however, and come back to the present before their coffee goes cold. Another moving and heartwarming tale from Toshikazu Kawaguchi, in Before we forget kindness our new visitors wish to go back into their past to move on in their present, finding closure and comfort so they can embark on a beautiful future.
“Each tale tugs at the heartstrings and makes you want to wrap them up in a hug.” – Arianna Van Dam, Library Reads
“…provides irresistible, feel-good rewards with each new chapter.” – Terry Hong, Booklist
“…poignant… Readers will find comfort even as they reach for the tissues.” – Publishers Weekly
The Boundaries We Cross by Brad Parks
fiction / suspense / mystery.
At 8 o’ clock on a blustery, mid-January morning, Charles Bliss is summoned to the head of school’ s office at Carrington Academy. Charles, a teacher at the elite Connecticut boarding school, is surprised by the unusual request, but when he arrives, no time is wasted. Charles learns that he has been accused of engaging in a romantic relationship with a student.
The student behind the accusation, Hayley Goodloe, is the daughter of a state senator, the granddaughter of an ex-governor, and an heiress to a massive fortune.
But Charles has long prided himself on keeping proper boundaries with his students. He insists he would never cross the line… or would he? Hayley’ s diary makes it clear she had strong feelings for her teacher. Was it just an unrequited schoolgirl crush? Or was it something more?
When Hayley disappears under suspicious circumstances, a daunting pile of evidence points to Charles as the chief suspect. Charles swears he’ s being framed. And it soon becomes apparent there’ s only one way he can clear his name.
Find her.
“Parks fashions a propulsive page-turner out of familiar parts in this topical academic thriller… Parks excels at shaping his characters’ voices, with chapters alternating between a desperate Charles and increasingly anxious excerpts from Hayley’s journal. Crackling dialogue, vigorous pacing, and a surprisingly fresh angle on well-trod subject matter bolster things further. Readers won’t be able to put this down.” – Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
Carson the Magnificent by Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas
nonfiction / biography / television / history.
In 2002, Bill Zehme landed one of the most coveted assignments for a magazine writer: an interview with Johnny Carson—the only one he’d granted since retiring from hosting The Tonight Show a decade earlier. Zehme was tapped for the Esquire feature story thanks to his years of legendary celebrity profiles, and the resulting piece portrayed Carson as more human being than showbiz legend. Shortly after Carson’s death in 2005 and urged on by many of those closest to Carson, Zehme signed a contract to do an expansive biography. He toiled on the book for nearly a decade—interviewing dozens of Carson’s colleagues and friends and filling up a storage locker with his voluminous research—before a cancer diagnosis and ongoing treatments halted his progress. When he died in 2023 his obituaries mentioned the Carson book, with New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman calling it “one of the great unfinished biographies.”
Yet the hundreds of pages Zehme managed to complete are astounding both for the caliber of their writing and how they illuminate one of the most inscrutable figures in entertainment history: A man who brought so much joy and laughter to so many millions but was himself exceedingly shy and private. Zehme traces Carson’s rise from a magic-obsessed Nebraska boy to a Navy ensign in World War II to a burgeoning radio and TV personality to, eventually, host of The Tonight Show—which he transformed, along with the entirety of American popular culture, over the next three decades. Without Carson, there would be no late-night television as we know it. On a much more intimate level, Zehme also captures the turmoil and anguish that accompanied the success: four marriages, troubles with alcohol, and the devastating loss of a child.
In one passage, Zehme notes that when asked by an interviewer in the mid-80s for the secret to his success, Carson replied simply, “Be yourself and tell the truth.” Completed with help from journalist and Zehme’s former research assistant Mike Thomas, Carson the Magnificent offers just that: an honest assessment of who Johnny Carson really was.
“[An] entertaining look at not only a unique figure in 20th-century popular culture but also a bygone era in American television.” – Kirkus Reviews
“Carson’s fans will appreciate the glimpse behind the curtain.” – Publishers Weekly
“[This] portrait shimmers with nuance and wonder, praising Carson’s impeccable comedic timing while probing his inherent emotional reserve. Although Carson did not invent the celebrity talk show genre, he defined it for the hosts who now preserve his legacy. Few people could truly know Carson; Zehme came closer than most.” – Carol Haggas, Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times by Gregory Boyle
nonfiction / spirituality / religion / self-help.
Over the past thirty years, Gregory Boyle has transformed thousands of lives through his work as the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention program in the world. The program runs on two unwavering principles: (1) Everyone is unshakably good (no exceptions) and (2) we belong to each other (no exceptions).
Boyle believes that these two ideas allow all of us to cultivate a new way of seeing. Every community wants to be a safe place, where people are seen, and then are cherished. By remembering that we belong to each other, we find our way out of chaos and its dispiriting tribalism. Pooka, a former gang member who now oversees the program’s housing division, puts it plainly: “Here, love is our lens. It’s how we see things.”
In Cherished Belonging, Boyle calls back to Christianity’s origins as a subversive spiritual movement of equality, emancipation, and peace. Early Christianity was a way of life—not a set of beliefs. Boyle’s vision of community isn’t just a space for an individual to heal, but for people to join together and heal each other in a new collective living, a world dedicated to kindness as a constant and radical act of defiance. “The answer to every question is, indeed, compassion,” Boyle exhorts. He calls us to cherish and nurture the connections that are all around us and live with radical kindness.
“Boyle’s efforts to fight mass incarceration are impressive and his principles are sensitively illustrated through moving anecdotes… Boyle’s vision of a brighter, more empathetic world inspires.” – Publishers Weekly
Hexed by Emily McIntire
fiction / romance / fantasy.
Venesa Andersen has never been good. She wasn’t good enough for her parents, and she isn’t good enough for the gangster uncle who took her in after they died. But she’s cunning. Beautiful. Dutiful to her uncle’s demands. And she doesn’t have time for a moral compass, anyway. When her runaway cousin returns to their coastal southern town, she brings a man with her… and Venesa soon realizes he’s the only one who’s ever seen her for her.
There’s just one problem: she can never have him.
Enzo “Loverboy” Marino is a wealthy businessman by day and prince of the underworld by night. Underboss to a notorious mafia syndicate, he answers to no one except his father, the strongest don in the Northeast. When he’s tasked with marriage, Enzo doesn’t think twice.
Until he meets his fiancée’s cousin.
Venesa is everything he never knew he wanted, bewitching him with her sultry voice and supple curves. But Enzo learned long ago that for a man like him, life is better without the things you want.
When plans unravel and temptation sings its siren song, they’ll both have to choose what’s more important: duty to their families, or a forbidden love that was never supposed to be.
“Twisted and magical…” – Syameen Salehaldin, Harper’s Bazaar
Interstellar MegaChef by Lavanya Lakshminarayan
fiction / science fiction.
Stepping off a long-haul star freighter from Earth, Saras Kaveri has one bag of clothes, her little flying robot Kili… and an invitation to compete in the galaxy’s most watched, most prestigious cooking show. Interstellar MegaChef is the showcase of the planet Primus’s austere, carefully synthesised cuisine. Until now, no-one from Earth—where they’re so incredibly primitive they still cook with fire—has ever graced its flowmetal cookstations before, or smiled awkwardly for its buzzing drone-cams.
Corporate prodigy Serenity Ko, inventor of the smash-hit sim SoundSpace, has just got messily drunk at a floating bar, narrowly escaped an angry mob and been put on two weeks’ mandatory leave to rest and get her work-life balance back. Perfect time to start a new project! And she’s got just the idea: a sim for food. Now she just needs someone to teach her how to cook.
A chance meeting in the back of a flying cab has Saras and Serenity Ko working together on a new technology that could change the future of food—and both their lives—forever…
“Interstellar MegaChef is a book to be devoured. It’s a sumptuous sci-fi treat that’ll delight the palate of your imagination and leave you with a very pleasant aftertaste.” – Frasier Armitage, FanFiAddict
“[A] delicious, futuristic flight of fancy… Lakshminarayan’s vision of the future feels fresh, the descriptions of food are mouthwatering, and the thematic exploration of culinary culture is rich and nuanced. Readers will be delighted.” – Publishers Weekly
“…thought-provoking… Lakshminarayan’s imaginative world building is both playful and serious, with a well-developed history for its far-future setting that nevertheless evokes timely topics: xenophobia, cultural assimilation, the colonization of food, and the ethics of new technologies.” – Krista Hutley, Booklist
Kill Yours, Kill Mine by Katherine Kovacic
fiction / suspense / mystery.
Mia’s grief counselling practice, The Pleiades, is named for the seven sisters from Greek mythology who were the companions of the Goddess of the Hunt—and who, in some stories, die of grief or are killed to be saved from attackers.
Mia has been gathering broken women together for a radical form of group therapy. Amy. Gabrielle. Katy. Brooke. Olivia. Five women crippled with grief by the murders of their sisters—and seething with rage that the partners who killed them all walk free. She just needs one more.
When Mia meets Naomi, she knows she has found the perfect candidate, but Naomi is resistant. She only needs to meet the others before she realizes that they, too, are consumed with desire for hands-on revenge. Under Mia’s guidance, the women devise a plan to heal themselves. They’ll take back their lives from the men who took their sisters. The premise is satisfyingly simple: I’ll kill yours if you kill mine…
“A harrowing story of the moral ambiguities surrounding justice denied.” – Kirkus Reviews
“[A] brisk spine-tingler… Readers will take a grisly satisfaction in seeing these women mete out vengeance.” – Publishers Weekly
“[A] beautifully written, powerful, provocative take on the concept of justice and vengeance, coming from a place of grief, guilt and the failure of the justice system… it’s cleverly constructed, fast paced, bravely plotted crime fiction with twists and turns, and a kicker ending. Utterly compelling reading.” – Karen Chisholm, AustCrime
The Lake of Lost Girls by Katherine Greene
fiction / suspense / mystery.
It’s 1998, and female students are going missing at Southern State University in North Carolina, but freshman Jessica Fadley, once a bright and responsible student, is going through her own struggles. Just as her life seems to be careening dangerously out of control, she suddenly disappears.
Twenty-four years later, Jessica’s sister Lindsey is desperately searching for answers and uses the momentum of a new chart-topping true crime podcast that focuses on cold cases to guide her own investigation. Soon, interest reaches fever pitch when the bodies of the long-missing women begin turning up at a local lake, which leads Lindsey down a disturbing road of discovery.
In the present, one sister searches to untangle a complicated web of lies.
In the past, the other descends ever deeper into a darkness that will lead to her ultimate fate.
This propulsive and chilling suspense is a sharp examination of sisterhood and the culture of true crime.
“Readers who enjoy cold case mysteries will devour this dual-timeline novel.” – Carly Hathaway, Library Reads
“…engaging… The mystery at the heart of this book easily had my attention but there’s also an examination of deeper issues around family and relationships. Around trust and secrets.” – Debbish.com
The Lies We Leave Behind by Noelle Salazar
fiction / historical fiction / romance.
Somewhere in the Pacific, 1943. Kate Campbell is a nurse who bravely flies back and forth from the front to rescue wounded soldiers, amid long days, harsh conditions and often dangerous weather. Driven by a deep personal need to help in the war effort, she is conflicted when an injury results in her reassignment to the relative comfort of the English countryside.
Love has never been part of her plan, but despite herself, she falls for an officer with three bullet wounds, startling blue eyes and a wicked sense of humor. For the first time, Kate sees a future far from the horrors of war and hate. But before she can pursue it, a secret from her past calls her to duty, and she’ll have to travel back into danger one more time to rescue a part of herself she’d left behind. But will she make it back? And will that future still be waiting for her if she does?
“[An] emotional and devastating, yet also hopeful novel. Fans of Kristin Hannah will appreciate the strong women here as well as the extraordinary circumstances they overcome.” – Patricia Smith, Booklist
Lincoln vs. Davis: The War of the Presidents by Nigel Hamilton
nonfiction / history / biography.
Of all the books written on Abraham Lincoln, there has been one surprising gap: the drama of how the “railsplitter” from Illinois grew into his critical role as U.S. commander-in-chief, and managed to outwit his formidable opponent, Jefferson Davis, in what remains history’s only military faceoff between rival American presidents. Davis was a trained soldier and war hero; Lincoln a country lawyer who had only briefly served in the militia. Confronted with the most violent and challenging war ever seen on American soil, Lincoln seemed ill-suited to the task: inexperienced, indecisive, and a poor judge of people’s motives, he allowed his administration’s war policies to be sabotaged by fickle, faithless cabinet officials while entrusting command of his army to a preening young officer named George McClellan – whose defeat in battle left Washington, the nation’s capital, at the mercy of General Robert E. Lee, Davis’s star performer.
The war almost ended there. But in a Shakespearean twist, Lincoln summoned the courage to make, at last, a climactic decision: issuing as a “military necessity” a proclamation freeing the 3.5 million enslaved Americans without whom the South could not feed or fund their armed insurrection. The new war policy doomed the rebellion—which was in dire need of support from Europe, none of whose governments now would dare to recognize rebel “independence” in a war openly fought over slavery. The fate of President Davis was sealed.
With a cast of unforgettable characters, from first ladies to fugitive coachmen to treasonous cabinet officials, Lincoln vs. Davis is a spellbinding dual biography from renowned presidential chronicler Nigel Hamilton: a saga that will surprise, touch, and enthrall.
“…informative and authoritative. This immense examination of the Civil War presidents provides a crucial perspective on how wars are fought, won, and lost.” – Kirkus Reviews
“[A] compelling account of two complicated men in American history.” – Isabelle McConville, B&N Reads
“This sweeping dual biography succeeds in dramatizing the reasons one triumphed and the other failed.” – Louis P. Masur, Washington Post
Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage ★
fiction / romance / western.
Teddy Andersen doesn’t have a plan. She’s never needed one before. She’s always been more of a go-with-the-flow type of girl, but for some reason, the flow doesn’t seem to be going her way this time.
Her favorite vintage suede jacket has a hole in it, her sewing machine is broken, and her best friend just got engaged. Suddenly, everything feels like it’s starting to change. Teddy is used to being a leader, but now she feels like she’s getting left behind, wondering if life in the small town she loves is enough for her anymore.
Gus Ryder has a lot on his plate. He doesn’t know what’s harder: taking care of his family’s 8,000 acre ranch, or parenting his spunky six-year-old daughter, who is staying with him for the summer. Gus has always been the dependable one, but when his workload starts to overwhelm him, he has to admit that he can’t manage everything on his own. He needs help.
His little sister’s best friend, the woman he can’t stand, is not who he had in mind. But when no one else can step in, Teddy’s the only option he’s got. Teddy decides to use the summer to try and figure out what she wants out of life. Gus, on the other hand, starts to worry that he’ll never find what he needs.
Tempers flare, tension builds, and for the first time ever, Gus and Teddy start to see each other in a different light. As new feelings start to simmer below the surface, they must decide whether they should act on them. Can they keep things cool? Or will both of them get burned?
“This book was so much fun… The tension, the banter, the spice, everything was exactly as I hoped it would be. I definitely recommend this book!” – Kaitlyn Craig, The Indie Next List, TOP PICK
“If you live for chaos, enemies to lovers and forced proximity tropes then don’t skip on this small-town romance tale.” – Syameen Salehaldin, Harper’s Bazaar
“This adorable cowboy romance flirts with the enemies-to-lovers trope as Teddy and Gus find they may have more in common than they think. Sage delivers exactly what her readers are looking for in this sweet story about finding your dreams with the least likely person.” – Lindsey Allen, Booklist
“This romance has everything: a small town, cowboys, and an enemies-to lovers plot, all packed in one little book. Sage’s books are quick reads with likable characters and relatable story arcs. This will be sure to tick all the boxes for romance novel fans.” – Kellie Gillespie, Library Reads, TOP PICK
Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch
fiction / mystery.
Pony has been passed from owner to owner for longer than he can remember. Fed up, he busts out and goes on a cross-country mission to reunite with Penny, the little girl who he was separated from and hasn’t seen in years.
Penny, now an adult, is living an ordinary life when she gets a knock on her door and finds herself in handcuffs, accused of murder and whisked back to the place she grew up. Her only comfort when the past comes back to haunt her is the memory of her precious, rebellious pony.
Hearing of Penny’s fate, Pony knows that Penny is no murderer. So, as smart and devious as he is cute, the pony must use his hard-won knowledge of human weakness and cruelty to try to clear Penny’s name and find the real killer.
This acutely observant, feel-good mystery reveals the humanity of animals and beastliness of humans in a rollicking escapade of epic proportions.
“This book made me laugh, it made me cry, and it certainly kept me turning the pages.” – Molly Odintz, CrimeReads
“Lynch’s story of an odyssey is one of love and determination. Pony devotes his life to finding Penny in an account that will be appreciated by horse lovers, especially women who were horse-loving young girls.” – Lesa Holstine, Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
“Lynch takes the ludicrous premise surprisingly seriously, giving weight and complexity to Pony’s feelings without teetering into absurdity. Toss in a memorable supporting cast and a healthy dash of humor, and Lynch has a potential series on her hands. Cozy fans looking for something out of the ordinary should saddle up.” – Publishers Weekly
River of Books: A Life in Reading by Donna Seaman
nonfiction / memoir / books.
With the infectious curiosity of an inveterate bibliophile and the prose of a fine stylist, Donna Seaman charts the course of her early reading years in a book-by-book chronicle of the significance books have held in her life. River of Books recounts Seaman’s journey in becoming an editor for Booklist, a reviewer, an author, and a literary citizen, and lays bare how she nourished both body and soul in working with books. Seaman makes palpable the power and self-recognition that she discovered in a life dedicated to reading.
“Just as she does in her unfailingly precise and thoughtful Booklist reviews, an art form in themselves, in River of Books, Donna crystallizes what many of us readers may feel every time we seek out another book, if only we had to eloquence to put it into words…” – Susan Maguire, Booklist
“A lively and entertaining contribution to the shelf of books about books.” – Kirkus Reviews
“[Written] with affection, enthusiasm, and richly detailed prose… a must-read for anybody who also loves to be transported to ‘a realm incandescent with ideas and feelings translated into language as alive as flowers, birds, vines, dolphins.’” – Kathleen Rooney, Chicago
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
fiction / fantasy / mystery.
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.
“…heartwarming, uplifting… Leong is unafraid to head into deeply emotional territory in this sweet, earnest story of found family and finding one’s truth. She strikes a lovely balance between high stakes, humor, and touching moments.” – Jaclyn Fulwood, Shelf Awareness
“Leong does a good job of balancing adventure, friendship among endearing outsiders, and humor with a thoughtful exploration of immigrant struggle. This whimsical and heartfelt tale is sure to win admirers.” – Publishers Weekly
“Leong’s debut is a delightful cozy fantasy that will appeal to fans of Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree and A Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne.” – Marlene Harris, Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
Two Times Murder by Adam Oyebanji
fiction / mystery / suspense.
Greg Abimbola is many things. He’s Black, British and fluent in Russian. He’s a snappy dresser, a reasonable teacher, and an unenthusiastic sports fan. But most of all, he’s exceptional at keeping secrets. Like, who he really is, and the things he’s done.
Determined to keep his head down after helping solve a murder in the school basement, Greg fears a trap when Sergeant Rachel Lev of the Pittsburgh police corners him in his apartment. Because his refusal to take credit isn’t modesty, it’s a survival tactic.
But Rachel is here on another matter entirely. She needs his help. She’s lead detective on the homicide of an unidentified man fished from the Allegheny River. With clues scant, and surrounded by colleagues who’d love to see her side-lined, Greg is her final roll of the dice.
Greg has no choice. He knows more than he’s saying about Rachel’s mysterious corpse. To add to his troubles, a school trustee plunges to his demise after a heated board meeting. Both deaths come with potentially lethal consequences. If he doesn’t find answers, and soon, Greg Abimbola might be the third man on the autopsy table.
“The first novel of the series was presented, and received, as a mix of John le Carré and Agatha Christie, and now Oyebanji adds some Arthur Conan Doyle into the mix.” – Don Crinklaw, Booklist
“Oyebanji’s puzzles are well-crafted and his solutions ingenious, leaving readers with both a sense of satisfaction and an appetite for more. Not to be missed.” – Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World’s Most Familiar Bird by Sy Montgomery
nonfiction / science / nature / animals.
For more than two decades, Sy Montgomery—whose The Soul of an Octopus was a National Book Award finalist—has kept a flock of chickens in her backyard. Each chicken has an individual personality (outgoing or shy, loud or quiet, reckless or cautious) and connects with Sy in her own way.
In this short, delightful book, Sy takes us inside the flock and reveals all the things that make chickens such remarkable creatures: only hours after leaving the egg, they are able to walk, run, and peck; relationships are important to them and the average chicken can recognize more than one hundred other chickens; they remember the past and anticipate the future; and they communicate specific information through at least twenty-four distinct calls. Visitors to her home are astonished by all this, but for Sy what’s more astonishing is how little most people know about chickens, especially considering there are about twenty percent more chickens on earth than people.
With a winning combination of personal narrative and science, What the Chicken Knows is exactly the kind of book that has made Sy Montgomery such a beloved and popular author.
“…Montgomery’s not-to-be-missed chicken chronicle is enlightening and enlivening.” – Donna Seaman, Booklist
“An unflinching and surprisingly heartfelt account of a complex ecosystem.” – Kirkus Reviews
“Smarter than we give them credit for and a source of endless amusement, chickens are given their due in this wonderful book.” – Mary O’Malley, The Indie Next List
Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez
fiction / young adult / fantasy / historical fiction / romance / mystery.
Inez Olivera traveled across the world to Egypt, seeking answers into her parents’ recent and mysterious deaths. But all her searching led her down a perilous road, filled with heartache, betrayal, and a dangerous magic that pulled her deep into the past.
When Tío Ricardo issues an ultimatum about her inheritance, she’s left with only one option to consider.
Marriage to Whitford Hayes.
Former British soldier, her uncle’s aide de camp, and one time nemesis, Whit has his own mysterious reasons for staying in Egypt. With her heart on the line, Inez might have to bind her fate to the one person whose secret plans could ruin her.
“…danger and intrigue lurk at every turn in this exciting duology closer… captivating… A thrilling, beautifully written page-turner.” – Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
“…stacked with lush histories, adventures and a rivals-to-lovers romance like no other… [it’s] the talk of the town this month.” – Syameen Salehaldin, Harper’s Bazaar
“…perfect for readers seeking magnetic romance and gripping adventure… These characters will have a hold on readers long after the last page.” – Emmy Neal, School Library Journal
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