Here are some of the new books out this week:
Books for Kids
When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation – The story of a Fish and Wildlife Game Warden who relocated beavers with parachutes in Idaho to save both a new town and the wetlands.
Books for Teens/Young Adults
The Ghostkeeper (LGBTQ+, Graphic Novel) – The story of a man who can see ghosts trying to help them move on when the key to the Doors of Death goes missing and the ghosts are trapped here with humans who want to destroy them.
Books for Adults
Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop (Trade Paperback) – First in a new Halloween Bookshop Mystery series by Emmaline Duncan. The new manager of Lazy Bones Books finds herself a murder suspect when someone dies at the start of the Lit Festival she’s hosting.
A Cup of Flour, a Pinch of Death (Trade Paperback) – Book 3 in the Baker Street Mystery series. Maddy is suspected of murder when her rival comes to town and their argument goes viral before the woman is killed.
Do Me a Favor (Trade Paperback) – A blocked cookbook ghostwriter finds inspiration in the handyman who is her new next door neighbor. There are some fun details of this second chance romance – such as a career as a cookbook ghostwriter – that make me want to pick this one up!
Jewel Me Twice (Trade Paperback) – Former lovers reunite for one last heist while trying to ignore the chemistry between them.
Ne’er Duke Well (Trade Paperback) – A new duke trying to become “respectable” hires someone to help him. Over time, she starts to think that she could be the perfect wife for him… if it weren’t for the secret erotic library she runs.
The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love (Trade Paperback) – First in a new series by India Holton. Rival ornithologists are drawn into a competition to be named the Birder of the Year. If I didn’t already love Holton’s Dangerous Damsels series, I might not give this a try. But I AM a fan of that quirky series, so I will absolutely be checking this one out!
Star Trek: The Original Series: Lost to Eternity (Trade Paperback) – A follow-up story to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (The One with the Whales). Yes, please!
A Very Woodsy Murder (Hardcover) – First in the new Golden Motel Mystery series. A sitcom writer and her first ex-husband decide to renovate a remote motel. Among the many things they aren’t prepared for is a murder.