Here are some of the new books out this week:
Books for Kids
Sophie Mouse: Lightning Bug Light Show – Book 21 in the darling Sophie Mouse chapter book series where Sophie helps a new friend.
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Wander Lost – When their mom goes missing, a pair of brothers discover that their ancestor was once a board game character who escaped and came to life. And they have that same power where they can go into games!
Girls Like Her – A dead businessman. A teen in jail awaiting trial. And her state-appointed caseworker. Will anyone care enough to dig into what really happened?
Six of Sorrow – Six girls, born on the same day – good friends until they drift apart. But when one of them goes missing, they are drawn back together when it seems something more is going on.
Books for Adults
An Art Lover’s Guide to Paris and Murder (Hardcover) – Book 7 in the Countess of Harleigh Mystery series. Frances and George are in Paris looking into a suspicious death for George’s aunt when she is murdered. I have loved this series from the start, and I can’t wait to dive into this one!
A Daughter of Fair Verona (Hardcover) – First in a new series described as “Knives Out meets Bridgerton.” The oldest of Romeo and Juliet’s children (yes, that Romeo and Juliet) is uninterested in marriage, so she tends to find new wives for all of her suitors. Except the latest isn’t someone she can redirect – he’s already buried three wives, under mysterious circumstances. When he is then found dead, Rosie goes looking for his killer. YES, PLEASE!
Finding Mr. Write (Trade Paperback) – Daphne posed as a male author when she started pitching her latest book and now there’s a bidding war, and she needs to make her fake persona real. YES, PLEASE!
A Novel Love Story (Trade Paperback) – Something new from Ashley Poston. Eileen needs her book club retreat this year more than ever, but on the way her car breaks down in a town that seems plucked entirely out of her favorite book series. YES, PLEASE! (How many times is too many times to say that in one release week?)
Romancing Miss Stone (Trade Paperback) – First in a new Belize Dreams series. Bo heads to Belize to get his ex back when she breaks things off, but the chemistry between him and his guide becomes undeniable.
Rules for Second Chances (Trade Paperback) – A woman who is tired of playing a background character in her own life decides an improv class is the way to help. And her almost-ex is determined to use the class to win her back. Yes, this sounds great!
Tangled Up in You (Trade Paperback) – Part of the Meant to Be series of re-imagined fairy tales. This one is a take on Tangled where a sheltered young woman tries to navigate the “real world” of college and meets a player trying to reinvent himself. And it’s by Christina Lauren?! YES, PLEASE!
Under Your Spell (Trade Paperback) – A woman down on her luck ends up working with the hottest rock star in the world for the summer.
You’ll Never Find Me (Mass Market Paperback) – First in a new Angelheart Investigations series (after the novella “Into the Fire”). A PI estranged from her family – and the family investigation business – finds herself in over her head and reaching out to the family she thought she left behind. I picked up the novella to give this series a try!
You’ve Got Male (Trade Paperback) – An overwhelmed single mom goes viral when her best friend posts a clip of her describing her perfect mate. So when men start descending to make their case for being just what she’s looking for, she convinces her neighbor to be her fake boyfriend to make them go away. Yep, that’s on the list for this week, too!