Here are some of the books releasing this week!
Books for Kids
Cone Cat – Jeremy the cat becomes Cone Cat when a trip to the vet leave him stuck with a cone around his head. I’ll be reviewing this one soon.
Spirit: Riding Academy Race – Book 3 in the Spirit Riding Free series. When the kids at the riding academy start bickering, the headmaster sets up a scavenger hunt and puts them in teams to work through their differences.
Books for Older Kids/ Teens/Young Adults
Batgirl: A League of Her Own (1992-1995) (Graphic Novel) – Collects Batgirl comics inspired by Batman: The Animated Series.
The Haunted Mansion: Frights of Fancy – First in a new Haunted Mansion series. A new ghost at the Haunted Mansion has to learn to scare guests and deal with the resident mean girl ghost.
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero (ages 8-10) – A young middle grade story about a boy inspired by his dad’s journals and stories of a superhero.
Mask (The League of Secret Heroes) – Book 2 in the League of Secret Heroes series. An alternate history starring three young girls who find objects that give them the power to take down evil. I’ll be reviewing this one soon.
The Nerviest Girl in the World – When her brothers get jobs doing stunts in silent movies, Pearl stumbles into the chance to be a stunt person, too.
Bee Fearless: Dream Like a Kid – Middle grade memoir by a girl who started learning about bees to combat her fear of them. She started selling lemonade to give money to bee conservation efforts, and now she sells her lemonade around the country.
All Eyes on Her – When two teens go into the woods for a picnic, but only the girl returns, everyone has a theory about what really happened. And everyone, but Tabby herself, is eager to tell their story.
Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From – Liliana lives a carefully crafted life, negotiating the shift from her inner-city neighborhood to her mostly-white suburban school. But when secrets about her family come out and racial tensions at school escalate, Liliana will have to decide how she will use her voice to take a stand.
Raybearer – A young woman raised to compete to be one of the Council of 11 for the prince is also magically compelled to kill the prince when she gets close enough to him. Is she strong enough to resist the path set before her and choose her own way?
Six Angry Girls – Two teens whose lives aren’t going at all the way they planned team up to start a rival Mock Trial team at school and smash the patriarchy. I’m looking forward to reading this one.
Books for Adults
Booked for Murder (e-book) – Book 1 in the Vigilante Magical Librarians series. After getting hurt in her life as a bodyguard to the rich and dangerous, Janette decides to use her skills to disappear. In her new life, as a librarian, no one wants her magic – just her knowledge. But when someone from her old life is killed on the steps of her library, Janette teams up with her new co-workers to find a killer. I can’t wait to read this one!
Dead Ends Don’t Talk (e-book) – Book 1 in the Small-Town Mystery with Style series. When someone is found dead right after one of Dee’s salon services, everyone thinks her new-fangled products are to blame. But Dee knows it wasn’t her fault, so she’s on the trail of a killer. At the time of this writing, Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this book for free as part of the program.
Death at High Tide (Hardcover) – First in the new Island Sisters Mystery series. When Evie’s husband dies and it seems she might have inherited an old castle she knows nothing about, her sister Margot insists they go visit the place in the Isles of Scilly. Nothing at the old hotel is as it seems, especially the odd characters working around the property. But when people start dying, and the two foreigners seem like the best suspects, the sisters decide it is time to solve the murders themselves.
Loathe at First Sight (Trade Paperback) – A new adult romance from the author of The Perfect Escape. As a joke, Melody creates an app starring male strippers in a survival game, but it quickly becomes her company’s hottest new project, and she’s running the whole thing. Her new intern, Nolan, the boss’ nephew, turns out to be more useful – and sexy – than she would have guessed, but when everything that can go wrong does right before the app launch, she has to wonder if Nolan can help her salvage her work life and her personal life.
Star Trek Picard: Countdown (Paperback Graphic Novel) – A graphic novel of the events leading up to the Star Trek: Picard series.
War of the Noses (e-book) – Book 3 in the Nora Black Midlife Psychic series about a psychic with scent-induced abilities (which is such a novel idea!). Nora is off to a Spa Convention for her birthday with her best friend and a surprise visit from her fella. But her nemesis, and a murderer, seem determined to ruin Nora’s vacation. I have this series on my wish list. The first two books in the series are free to read for Kindle Unlimited subscribers at the time of this writing.
Who’s That Earl (Trade Paperback) – Book 1 in the Love and Let Spy series. A reclusive author hiding from those who would have her silenced encounters an old flame when he inherits the castle where she is hiding out. I won this one in a Goodreads giveaway; I can’t wait to read it!
Easy Dutch Oven Cooking: Classic and Contemporary Recipes in Five Steps or Less (Paperback) – Includes 100 recipes. At the time of this writing, Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this book for free as part of the program.
Reaganland: America’s Right Turn 1976-1980 (Hardcover) – From the author of Nixonland and The Invisible Bridge. In 1976, Ronald Reagan ran against Gerald Ford, a sitting president, for the Republican nomination. He lost, and then so did Ford. Blamed for this, Reagan might have drifted off the political scene, but instead he made a comeback thanks to a perfect storm of factors highlighted in this book. Great for history fans!