It’s the final week of April. Here are some of the new books out this week!
Books for Kids
Cat Dog Dog: The Story of a Blended Family – A pair of pet siblings and an “only child” dog become part of a blended family. This looks darling!
Willow the Armadillo – Willow longs to be the hero of a picture book, so she auditions, but can’t find the right fit. This looks great, too!
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Cleopatra – A new early reader based on the Xavier Riddle show.
Ways to Make Sunshine – First in a new “young middle grade”/chapter book series about a girl who knows how to make “sunshine out of setbacks.”
Books for Older Kids/ Teens/Young Adults
Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox (Older Middle Grade) – First in a new series from the author of the Sisters Grimm series and the N.E.R.D.S. series (two series I have loved over the years!). Finn’s magical lunchbox does amazing things like opens wormholes. The downside is this grabs the attention of a race of bugs intent on destroying Finn because he has a weapon that belongs to them – and they want it back. The ensemble in this book is what grabs my attention. I can’t wait to check this one out!
Great Escapes: Nazi Prison Camp Escape AND Journey to Freedom – The first two books in a new series about history and survival.
How to Disappear Completely – A girl struggling after the loss of her grandmother writes one last thing in their shared notebook – and someone writes her back!
The Popularity Code – A new Aladdin MIX book. When a girl discovers an online SlamBook, she starts leaving nasty comments for the people she thinks have been mean to her online.
Rebel in the Library of Ever – A sequel to The Library of Ever. Lenora joins the resistance to fight against the darkness that has taken over the Library of Ever.
Wild and Chance – A special dog with mysterious skills and tech teams up with a couple kids to solve the mystery of where she came from. This sounds so fun!
Secret Message Origami – A fun activity book might be just what your kids need during these days at home!
Clique Bait – A teen who watched her best friend’s life get destroyed by the in crowd infiltrates the group to take them down one at a time.
Books for Adults
And the Killer Is (Hardcover) – Book 25 in the Savannah Reid mystery series. When a 90-year-old movie star is strangled in her own home, the Moonlight Magnolia gang is on the case.
Being Known (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Haven Makers series. What does it mean to be truly known? A woman grieving the loss of her mother has to decide if she will open up to her friends and let them help her or if she will continue to live a guarded life.
Botched Butterscotch (e-book) – An Amish Candy Shop novella. Bailey’s parents are in town for a rare visit when she starts investigating the theft of funds raised for a local women’s recovery group. I’m looking forward to reading this one!
The Diva Spices It Up (Hardcover) – Book 13 in the Domestic Diva Mystery series. Sophie agrees to ghost-write a cookbook for an aspiring lifestyle influencer, but she didn’t know when she took the job that the person who originally agreed to be the ghost-writer has gone missing. This sounds fascinating!
A Fatal Finale (Hardcover) – First in the new Ella Shane Mysteries series. In 1899, a gifted opera singer starts investigating a suspicious death when a fellow performer drinks poison during a performance and an English duke comes to town insisting someone is getting away with murder.
Head Over Paws (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 5 in the Rescue Me romance series (Book 3: My Forever Home – ♥♥♥♥). Two shelter volunteers find a love connection when they travel to rescue animals displaced by flooding.
Heiress for Hire (Mass Market Paperback) – First in a new series. When a woman catches an intruder in her house, she discovers he’s investigating her because she has inherited a fortune from his uncle, a duke.
Home to Stay (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 2 in the A Little Child Shall Lead Them series. A widower meets a feisty newcomer to their community. She and her daughter capture his attention, but he’s not sure he is ready to love again.
How to Catch an Errant Earl (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 2 in the Disreputable Debutantes series after How to Catch a Wicked Viscount (Rating: ♥♥♥♥). A debutante with a questionable past finds herself in a compromising situation with an exiled duke. He does the right thing and offers to marry her, but he doesn’t want her to get too close and discover the things he has been running from.
ImPerfectly Happy (Trade Paperback) – Four college friends formed a group to celebrate and encourage them in their ambitions. But 10 years later, nothing has gone like they imagined.
Island Affair (Trade Paperback) – First in a new Keys to Love series. When a woman’s unreliable boyfriend is a no-show for her extended family vacation (with her driven siblings and their perfect spouses), she recruits someone to pretend to be her boyfriend for the trip. I love books like this!
Murder Can Confuse Your Chihuahua (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 2 in the Haunted Craft Fair Mystery series. Celeste and her chihuahua Van Gogh find a body at a craft fair in North Carolina.
Murder In Galway (Mass Market Paperback) – First in the new A Home To Ireland Mystery series. A New Yorker heads to Ireland with her mother’s ashes and instructions to find her uncle. Instead, she finds a dead body and her uncle has gone missing.
Murder in the Storybook Cottage (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 6 in the Book Retreat Mystery series. There’s a rash of murders with rare and valuable books left with the bodies when a children’s publisher hosts an event at Jane’s resort.
Murder on Pleasant Avenue (Hardcover) – Book 23 in the Gaslight Mystery series. Sarah and Frank are investigating a murder when their dear friend is set up to take the fall for a crime he didn’t commit.
Promise at Pebble Creek (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 6 in the Hope Chest of Dreams series. A writer who lives for adventure meets a young man fleeing his life in the city. But when he’s suspected of some local crimes, can they stand together to find the truth?
Proof of Murder (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 4 in the Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery series. A bookshop owner finds an insurance appraiser dead in a locked room while a rare and valuable magazine has gone missing. This sounds great!
Pulp Friction (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 2 in the Cider Shop Mystery series after Apple Cider Slaying. Winnie is thrilled to be hosting a wedding at the Orchard until her ex starts trouble with the groom. If that wasn’t bad enough, the groom turns up dead and Winnie’s ex is on the run.
Pumpkin Spice Peril (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 12 in the Cupcake Bakery series by one of my favorite authors, Jenn McKinlay. The cupcake crew are enjoying life until one of their favorite customers is poisoned – and the last thing she ate was their pumpkin spice cupcakes.
Starbreaker (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 2 in the Nightchaser series. Tess and Shade are still trying to evade the Dark Watch, but now they also have a near-impossible prison break to plan. Do they trust each other enough to take on this job?
Suck It Up Buttercup (e-book) – Book 2 in the First Fangs Club series. A middle-aged woman whose husband’s death was supposed to free her from his mob connections and complications is now the vampire governor of New Jersey. But her old life isn’t done with her yet. I have the first book because I couldn’t resist the quirky description of this series. I can’t wait to carve out time to read it.
Sugar and Vice (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 2 in the Cookie House Mystery series. As if Kate didn’t have enough on her plate with a pirate festival and a new promotion for her shop, now her ex is back, trying to win her back, and a skeleton is causing problems for her best friend’s business. This looks like such a great series!
The Sweeney Sisters (Hardcover) – The three Sweeney sisters are drawn together when their father unexpectedly passes away. But in the midst of dealing with estate details they discover there is a fourth Sweeney sister. I’ll be reviewing this one later this week.
Tents, Trails, and Turmoil (e-book) – Book 11 in the Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery series. This is available to read for free to Kindle Unlimited subscribers at the time of this writing. This time a dead body is found in Daniel Boone National Park. It seems as though the killer wants to shut down tourism at the park for good.
Delighted: What Teenagers Are Teaching the Church About Joy (Trade Paperback) – A group of youth workers assert that youth ministry could be radically changed if the focus shifted to one grounded in joy rather than fear.
Live Love Now: Relieve the Pressure and Find Real Connection with Our Kids (Hardcover) – Based on the thought that today’s kids need Truth Tellers in their lives rather than Taskmasters, “encouragers, not enforcers.”
Love Without Borders: How Bold Faith Opens the Door to Embracing the Unexpected (Hardcover) – A tale of motherhood, a journey with God, and a large family, grown through a combination of adoption and biological means. From the YouTuber behind This Gathered Nest.