It’s the final week of April! Here are some of the new books you can pick up this week:
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Disney Kingdoms: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Older Middle Grade – Graphic Novel) – Includes two stories in graphic novel format – one is the story of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and the other takes place in the Enchanted Tiki Room.
Rescue at Lake Wild – Three kids rescue a pair of beaver kits after their mother is killed and find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy that has put the beavers’ habitat at risk.
Horse Power: How Horses Changed the World – A middle grade picture book all about horses. This will be a hugely popular addition to nonfiction collections.
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia
The Curie Society (Graphic Novel) – A teen graphic novel about a group of young women who work in secret to support women in STEM around the world.
Books for Adults
Anchored Hearts (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Keys to Love series after Island Affair (♥♥♥½). A photographer and prodigal son returns home to recuperate from an injury only to encounter the love he left behind.
Death Gone A-Rye (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 6 in the Bread Shop Mystery series. Ivy and her friends at Yeast of Eden are investigating again when the school board president is murdered and Ivy’s boyfriend is one of the top suspects.
Dial A for Aunties (Trade Paperback) – When a young woman accidentally kills her blind date, her mother and aunties come to the rescue, but inadvertently ship the body to the fancy wedding the family business is working. I’ll be reviewing this one soon.
The Dispatcher: Murder By Other Means (e-book) – Something new from science fiction writer John Scalzi. Dispatchers are licensed to kill because these days when you die, you come right back to life. So they intervene when natural or unintentional death is a risk. But one dispatcher who has been riding the line between legal and shady notices that people are being killed for no reason – and he might be implicated.
A Fatal First Night (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Ella Shane Mystery series after A Fatal Finale (which I have on my Kindle TBR). Opera star Ella Shane is investigating again when one of the stars of her latest show is found next to a dead body.
Fugitive Telemetry (Hardcover) – Book 6 in the Murderbot Diaries series. Murderbot is helping the authorities investigate a murder connected to Preservation Station.
Heart on a Leash (Mass Market Paperback) – First in the new Hearts of Alaska series. A woman returning home – temporarily, somewhat against her will – encounters a pack of huskies and a chance at love. Too bad her love interest is part of the rival Porter family. It will never work. I’ll be reviewing this one soon.
Insects, Ivy, & Investigations (e-book, April 29) – Book 17 in the Campers & Criminals series. Mae and her friends are investigating again when a woman claiming to be a former foster child shows up and then is found near a dead body – her con artist ex.
Lemon Drop Dead (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 7 in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series by Amanda Flower. When Bailey hosts a baby shower for Emily, an Amish woman confronts Emily about the baby she gave up for adoption. The woman is later found dead. This is a great series, and I can’t wait to pick up this latest story!
Murder in the Cookbook Nook (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 7 in the Book Retreat Mystery series focuses on murder at a cooking competition.
The Seat Filler (Trade Paperback) – A dog groomer who volunteers to be a seat filler at an awards ceremony falls for the megastar sitting next to her, but her fear of kissing and the inevitable disappointments that follow in relationships may keep them from finding a love that can last. I’ll be reviewing this one soon.
Southern Sass and a Battered Bride (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 3 in the Marygene Brown Mystery series. Marygene is helping cater the wedding of her childhood sweetheart to an absolute bridezilla where the reception will be have a murder mystery theme. But the theming goes too far when the bride is found dead.
Star Wars: Thrawn : Greater Good (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Thrawn Ascendancy series. Thrawn is investigating plots against the Chiss that come, not with weapons and wars but with rifts and suspicions between the ruling families and great houses.
A Tale of Two Cookies (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 3 in the Cookie House Mystery series. Coral Cay is experiencing the perfect tourism storm – a beach wedding and a reality show filming in town. While the film crew causes chaos wherever they go, the groom goes missing, and Kate and her friends start investigating.
Whole Latte Murder (Trade Paperback) – Book 5 in the All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery series. Gia’s best friend goes missing and her last client is found dead.
Wining and Dying (Trade Paperback) – Book 10 in the Cookbook Nook Mystery series. There’s a murder at the Art and Wine Festival when an up and coming artist is killed.
The Conscious Enneagram: How to Move from Typology to Transformation (Hardcover) – Focuses on practice, lineage, and community to help readers move from where they are to where they want to be.