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The School for Good Mothers
A Novel By Jessamine Chan
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In this taut and explosive debut novel, one lapse in judgment lands a young mother in a government reform program where custody of her child hangs in the balance.
Frida Liu is struggling. She doesn’t have a career worthy of her Chinese immigrant parents’ sacri ces. She can’t persuade her husband, Gust, to give up his wellnessobsessed younger mistress. Only with Harriet, their cherubic daughter, does Frida nally attain the perfection expected of her. Harriet may be all she has, but she is just enough. Until Frida has a very bad day. Because of one moment of poor judgment, a host of government officials will now determine if Frida is a candidate for a Big Brother–like institution that measures the success or failure of a mother’s devotion. Faced with the possibility of losing Harriet, Frida must prove that a bad mother can be redeemed. That she can learn to be good. JESSAMINE CHAN’S short stories have appeared in Tin House and Epoch. A former reviews editor at Publishers Weekly, she holds an MFA from Columbia University’s School of the Arts and a BA from Brown University. Her work has received support from several major foundations. Chan lives in Philadelphia with her husband and daughter.
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Yonder
A Novel By Jabari Asim
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The Water Dancer meets The Prophets in this spare, gripping, and beautifully rendered novel exploring love and friendship among a group of enslaved Black strivers in the mid-nineteenth century.
They call themselves the Stolen. Their tyrannical owners call them captives. They never know what harm may befall them, but it is the wanton destruction of love—the belief that Black people aren’t even capable of loving— that hurts the most. Their relationships begin to fray when a visiting minister starts to ll their heads with ideas of independence. Con ned in a landscape marked by deceit and uncertainty, who can they trust? JABARI ASIM is a writer and multidisciplinary artist. He directs the MFA program in creative writing at Emerson College, where he is also the Elma Lewis Distinguished Fellow in Social Justice. He has written for the Washington Post and is the former editor-in-chief of the NCAAP magazine The Crisis.
Lucky
By Marissa Stapley
— Reese Witherspoon
— Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Malibu
Rising and Daisy Jones & the Six
— Karma Brown, #1 internationally bestselling author of Recipe for a Perfect Wife
A thrilling roller-coaster ride about a heist gone terribly wrong, with a plucky protagonist who will win readers’ hearts.
What if you had the winning ticket that would change your life forever, but you couldn’t cash it in?
Lucky Armstrong is a tough, talented grifter who has just pulled off a million-dollar heist with her boyfriend, Cary. She’s ready to start a brand-new life, with a new identity —when things go sideways and Lucky nds herself alone for the rst time.
When she discovers that a lottery ticket she bought on a whim is worth millions, her elation is tempered by one big problem: cashing in the winning ticket means she’ll be arrested for her crimes. She’ll go to prison, with no chance to redeem her fortune. To save herself and her future, Lucky will have to confront her past. MARISSA STAPLEY is the bestselling author of Lucky,
The Last Resort, Things to Do When It’s Raining, and
Mating for Life. Her journalism has appeared in newspapers and magazines across North America. She lives in Toronto with her family. Visit her at MarissaStapley.com or follow her on Instagram and Twitter @MarissaStapley.
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A Ballad of Love and Glory
A Novel By Reyna Grande
A Long Petal of the Sea meets Cold Mountain in this sweeping historical saga following a Mexican army nurse and an Irish soldier who must ght, at rst for their survival and then for their love, amid the atrocity of the Mexican-American War—from the author of the “timely and riveting” (People) Across a Hundred Mountains and The Distance between Us.
A“ Ballad of Love and Glory astonishes with its passion and historical precision. A simply mesmerizing and unforgettable novel. ”
— Patricia Engel, New York Times bestselling author of In nite Country
A Ballad of Love and Glory immerses us in the history of the Mexican-American War…This is indeed a grand and soulful novel by a storyteller who has hit her full stride. ”
— Julia Alvarez, internationally bestselling author of Afterlife
A forgotten war. An unforgettable romance.
The year is 1846. After the controversial annexation of Texas, the US Army marches south to provoke war with Mexico over the disputed Rio Grande boundary. Ximena Salomé is a gifted Mexican healer who dreams of building a family with the man she loves on the coveted land she calls home. But when Texas Rangers storm her ranch and shoot her husband dead, her dreams are burned to ashes. Meanwhile, John Riley, an Irish immigrant in the Yankee army, is sickened by the unjust war. In a bold act of de ance, he swims across the Rio Grande and joins the Mexican Army. When Ximena and John meet, a dangerous attraction blooms between them.
REYNA GRANDE is an award-winning author, motivational speaker, and writing teacher. As a young girl, she crossed the US–Mexico border to join her family in Los Angeles, a harrowing journey chronicled in The Distance between Us, a National Book Critics Circle Award nalist. Her other books include the novels A Ballad of Love and Glory, Across a Hundred Mountains, and Dancing with Butter ies. She lives in Woodland, California, with her husband and two children.
Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter
A Novel By Lizzie Pook
— Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author
— Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan
— Charmaine Wilkerson, author of Black Cake
For readers of The Light Between Oceans and
The Island of Sea Women, a feminist adventure story set against the backdrop of the dangerous pearl-diving industry in nineteenth-century Western Australia, about a young English woman who sets off to uncover the truth about the disappearance of her eccentric father
Western Australia, 1886. After months at sea, a slow boat makes its passage from London to the shores of Bannin Bay. From the deck, young Eliza Brightwell and her family eye their strange new home. Here is an unforgiving land where fortune sits patiently at the bottom of the ocean, waiting to be claimed by those brave enough to venture into its depths. Ten years later, the pearl-diving boat captained by Eliza’s eccentric father returns after months at sea—without Eliza’s father on it. Whispers from townsfolk point to mutiny or murder. Headstrong Eliza knows it’s up to her to discover who, or what, is really responsible. LIZZIE POOK is a London-based travel writer and journalist whose work has taken her to some of the farthest- ung parts of the planet, from the transHimalayas—in search of elusive snow leopards—to the vast, uninhabited east coast of Greenland. She has written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times (London), the Evening Standard, and Stylist.
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First Born
By Will Dean
— Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author
— Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Night She Disappeared
From the acclaimed author of
The Last Thing to Burn, a psychological thriller about the dark secrets that emerge when a woman’s twin sister is murdered, with his signature “intense, gripping, taut, terrifying, moving, and brilliant” (Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author) prose.
Sisters. Soulmates. Strangers. Molly Raven lives a quiet, structured life in London, nding comfort in security and routine. Her identical twin Katie, living in New York, is the exact opposite: outgoing, spontaneous, and adventurous. But when Molly hears that Katie has died, possibly murdered, she is thrown into unfamiliar territory. As terrifying as it is, she knows she must travel across the ocean and nd out what happened. But as she tracks her twin’s nal movements, cracks begin to emerge, and she slowly realizes her sister was not who she thought she was and there’s a dangerous web of deceit surrounding the two of them. WILL DEAN grew up in the East Midlands of the United Kingdom and lived in nine villages before the age of eighteen. After studying law at the London School of Economics and working in London, he settled in rural Sweden where he built a wooden house in a boggy clearing at the center of a vast elk forest, and it’s from this base that he compulsively reads and writes. His debut novel, Dark Pines, was selected for Zoe Ball’s book club on ITV, shortlisted for the National Book Awards (UK), The Guardian’s Not the Booker prize, and was named a Telegraph book of the year.
Complicit
A Novel By Winnie M Li
— Sarah Pearse, New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium
— Liv Constantine, internationally bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish
— Sarah Winman, author of Still Life
— Cristina Alger, New York Times bestselling author of Girls like Us
A Hollywood has-been, Sarah Lai’s dreams of success behind the camera have been put to the wayside. Now a lecturer at an obscure college, she wants nothing more than to forget those youthful ambitions. But when a journalist reaches out to her to discuss her own experience working with the celebrated lm producer Hugo North, Sarah can no longer keep silent. This is her last chance to tell her side of the story and maybe even exact belated vengeance. As Sarah recounts the industry’s dark and sordid secrets, however, she begins to realize that she has a few sins of her own to confess.
WINNIE M LI is an American author and activist living in the UK with her partner and young son. A Harvard graduate, Winnie worked as a lm producer in London before her career was disrupted by a violent rape. Inspired by that experience, her rst novel, Dark Chapter, was nominated for an Edgar Award and translated into ten languages. She is the founder of Clear Lines, the UK’s rst-ever festival addressing sexual assault through the arts and discussion.
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The Ravaged
By Norman Reedus, with Frank Bill
— Joe R. Lansdale, Edgar Award–winning author of Moon Lake
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— Matt Bondurant, internationally bestselling author of Oleander
City and Lawless
— Adrian McKinty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Chain
The highly anticipated debut novel from Norman Reedus, acclaimed star of The Walking Dead
Jack spent his life amassing wealth, but after losing his family, he has no one to share it with. Alone with his demons and a backpack, he heads to South America. After thrashing his dog-abusing boss, Hunter learns of his father’s death in a mysterious re. Biker buddies Nugget and Itch ride with him from North Carolina to California. Seventeen-year-old Anne ees Tennessee after her older brother attacks her. She whacks him with a skillet and hops a freight to Alabama with her best friend. The Ravaged explores three different personal quests with eerily parallel outcomes. NORMAN REEDUS can currently be seen in the tenth season of AMC’s hit series The Walking Dead and on AMC’s unscripted series Ride with Norman Reedus. He is best known for playing the role of Murphy MacManus in the cult movie The Boondock Saints, written and directed by Troy Duffy. Reedus is also a burgeoning director and an accomplished photographer. He lives in New York.
Snowstorm in August
By Marshall Karp
— Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author, on Bloodthirsty
— Al Roker
Publishers Weekly
The new novel from Marshall Karp, cocreator and coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestselling series NYPD Red.
Snowstorm in August features a sneak peek at the
forthcoming
Imagine Central Park buried under tons of snow. Only it’s not snow. It’s cocaine. Four thousand pounds of it. Blanketing meadows and treetops and cutting a swath of death through unsuspecting joggers, cyclists, and picnickers enjoying a summer afternoon in Central Park. So begins the war between Joaquín Alboroto, the most powerful drug lord on the planet, and his most hated enemy: the city of New York. But when the only NYPD unit trained to go up against this level of terrorism has been disbanded, the task falls on the shoulders of former NYPD captain Danny Corcoran. MARSHALL KARP has written and produced numerous television shows, plays, and movies. He is the author of the Lomax and Biggs book series.
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Oleander City
A Novel Based on a True Story By Matt Bondurant
New York Times, praise for the author
— Julianna Baggott, national bestselling author of Girl Talk
and Pure
“A surreal blend of the real and the imagined. ”
— Michael Farris Smith, author of Nick and The Fighter
— Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize–winning, New York Times
bestselling author of The Orphan Master’s Son
In the wake of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, three lives converge despite persecution from the Ku Klux Klan, a bare-knuckle boxing match gone wrong, and the recovery efforts of the American Red Cross.
The hurricane of 1900, America’s worst natural disaster, left the island city of Galveston in ruins. Thousands perished, including all ninety-three children at the Sisters of the Incarnate Word orphanage—except sixyear-old Hester, who miraculously survived. Based on a true story, Oleander City is the tale of this little girl and the volatile collision between the American Red Cross, the Ku Klux Klan, and one of the most famous boxing matches in American history. MATT BONDURANT is the author of the internationally bestselling The Wettest County in the World, which was made into the feature lm Lawless, starring Shia Labeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, and Jessica Chastain. Matt has published numerous short stories, poems, essays, book reviews, and feature articles. He currently lives in Oxford, Mississippi.
Internationally bestselling author of Lawless, the basis of the feature lm starring Shia LaBeouf
Cold as Hell
By Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle Black Badge Series, Book 1
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
— Shirtaloon, Top 10 Amazon charts bestselling author of He Who Fights with Monsters
In the West, there are worse things to fear than bandits and outlaws.
Demons. Monsters. Witches. James Crowley’s sacred duty as a Black Badge is to hunt them down and banish them from the mortal realm for good. Shot dead in a gun ght many years ago, now he’s stuck in purgatory, serving the whims of the White Throne to avoid falling to Hell. This time, he’s sent to investigate a strange bank robbery in Lonely Hill, where an outlaw with the ability to conjure ice has frozen and shattered open the bank vault and is now on a spree, robbing the region for all it’s worth. In his quest to track down the ice-wielder, Crowley nds himself face-to-face with hellish beasts, shapeshifters, and, worse … temptation. But the truth behind the attacks is worse than he imagined. The Witcher meets The Dresden Files in this weird Western series by the Audible number-one bestselling duo behind Dead Acre.
RHETT C. BRUNO is the
USA Today and Washington Post bestselling and Nebula Award–nominated author of the Circuit Saga, the Children of Titan series, the Buried Goddess Saga, Vicarious, and The Roach, among other works. He is currently a full-time author and publisher living in Delaware with his wife and daughter.
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Greetings from Asbury Park
By Daniel H. Turtel
In a small seaside city on the Jersey Shore, three half-siblings confront the death of a distant and bullying patriarch. They now have the chance to imagine new futures, ones that would have been near-unthinkable while their father was alive. Slowly, however, they come to understand that everything—their future, their happiness—depends on whether they can face themselves. Wise, perceptive, and provocative, Greetings from Asbury Park is a deep interrogation of place that depicts awed characters as they break through to adulthood and to a moral relationship with the world. ISBN-13: Library E-Book 9781799956730 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781799956747 $5.99 Hardcover 9781799956761 $27.99 Large Print HC 9798200911615 $37.99
COMING JULY 5, 2022
The Orchid and the Emerald
By Timothy David Mack Search for the Cure
After returning home from the Napoleonic wars, William Gunn accepts a position on the Duke of Devonshire’s idyllic estate. Destiny, however, intervenes when his young daughter Sarah falls prey to a mysterious sickness, and Gunn must strike out in search for an unusual cure. Across the Atlantic, American frontiersman Nathanial Yankee has left his country and his past behind for a chance at a fresh start. For one man, the goal is a chance to save his daughter’s life; for the other, a priceless treasure beckons. But both men are pawns in a far larger game, and some secrets cannot be hidden forever … ISBN-13: Hardcover 9781665046794 $29.99 Library E-Book 9781665046800 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781665046817 $5.99 Large Print HC 9798200911608 $39.99
COMING JULY 5, 2022
Brides of Rome
By Debra May Macleod The Vesta Shadows Trilogy, Book 1 A Novel of the Vestal Virgins
It is a world of power and privilege, secrets and sacred duty. It is the world of ancient Rome. And it is the esteemed Vestal Virgins— priestesses of Vesta, goddess of the home and hearth—who protect the Eternal Flame that protects the Eternal City. Dedicated to a thirty-year vow of chaste service, Priestess Pomponia nds herself swept up in the intrigue, violence, wars, and bedroom politics of Rome’s elite—Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Octavian and his maneuvering wife, Livia—all the while guarding the secret affection in her heart. ISBN-13: Hardcover 9781094000244 $25.99 Library E-Book 9781094000251 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781094000268 $4.99 Trade Paperback 9781665088190 $16.99 Large Print HC 9798200809929 $38.99
COMING JULY 5, 2022
To Be Wolves
By Debra May Macleod The Vesta Shadows Trilogy, Book 2 A Novel of the Vestal Virgins
As chief Vestal Virgin of Rome, Pomponia devotes her life to protecting her order and the eternal ame of Vesta. She has risen to a position of esteem in Rome and is a valued member of Caesar’s inner circle. But now a contagion ravages the city and tension rises among Rome’s inhabitants. While she struggles to manage the Vestal order and maintain the favor of the goddess, Pomponia must now face a malevolent nobleman whose machinations against her threaten not just her friendship with Caesar, but everything she loves. ISBN-13: Hardcover 9781094000275 $25.99 Library E-Book 9781094000282 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781094000299 $6.99 Trade Paperback 9798200834471 $17.99 Large Print HC 9798200809936 $38.99
COMING JULY 12, 2022
Present Evil, Active God
By Jered Gritters Can This World’s Evil Ever Be Resolved?
Can we truly believe God is active and good amidst such rampant evil? We tend to believe either God must not be loving or must not be actively involved. Yet throughout history, many have pressed forward to respond to this great challenge at the core of life. Adjunct professor of biblical studies Jered Gritters details how some of the worst evil has not prevented the greatest solution the world has ever seen from having its impact. Applying the Sermon on the Mount, an all-important “relational approach” demonstrates how anyone can help to solve the problem of evil in any time or place. ISBN-13: Trade Paperback 9781094149486 $17.99 Library E-Book 9781094149493 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781094149509 $5.99 Large Print HC 9798200809943 $37.99
COMING JULY 12, 2022
Finding Grace
By Janis Thomas A Novel
California: Twelve-year-old Melanie harbors a secret that, if discovered, would blow her world apart. Someone talks to her, a presence no one else can see or hear, and this presence has a message for her: something bad is about to happen. New York: Louise has managed to nd peace in her solitary existence until the day her troubled mother, Grace, crashes back into her life and entreats Louise to help her save a child from imminent danger. Unwilling to get caught up in her mother’s madness, Louise resists. But she realizes the only way to be rid of Grace is to play along. ISBN-13: Hardcover 9781799921417 $28.99 Library E-Book 9781799921424 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781799921431 $9.99 Large Print HC 9798200911622 $38.99
COMING AUGUST 2, 2022
The World of Pondside
By Mary Helen Stefaniak
With help from Pondside Manor’s quirky, twentysomething kitchen worker Foster Kresowik, resident Robert Kallman creates The World of Pondside, a video game that delights the nursing home’s residents by allowing them to virtually relive blissful moments from days long past. But chaos ensues when Robert is found dead, and it’s far from clear if it was suicide or murder. When Robert’s video game goes dark, its players grow desperate. From Pondside Manor, this unlikely bunch of gamers embarks upon an astonishing journey—blissful, treacherous, and unforgettable. ISBN-13: Hardcover 9781799909712 $28.99 Library E-Book 9781799909729 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781799909736 $5.99 Large Print HC 9798200911639 $38.99
COMING AUGUST 2, 2022
Ain’t That A Mother
By Adiba Nelson Postpartum, Palsy, and Everything in Between
No one said motherhood would be easy. For Adiba Nelson, the journey to parenthood started with a big bang and continues with a breakdown (or two) and several “why?” questions for God. When Adiba found herself unexpectedly pregnant, she also found herself unexpectedly falling into the same relationship patterns of the matriarchs before her. Mom to a new baby with high medical needs and with a slew of hardships that just won’t quit, she set out on a reckoning that was just as generational as it was personal, never losing her heart or her humor along the way. ISBN-13: Library E-Book 9781799932239 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781799932246 $9.99 Hardcover 9781799932260 $27.99 Large Print HC 9798200923373 $36.99
COMING AUGUST 9, 2022
One of Us Is Dead
By Jeneva Rose
Buckhead is a place of expensive cars, huge houses, and competitive friendships. Shannon, once the queen bee of Buckhead, has been unceremoniously dumped by her politician husband and sets out for revenge. Crystal has stepped into Shannon’s old shoes, but she simply has no idea what she’s up against. Olivia has waited years to take Shannon’s crown but will need to use every manipulative trick in the book to get it. Jenny, owner of the most exclusive salon in town, knows all her clients’ secrets. But will she ever tell? They say that friendships can be complex, but no one said it could be this deadly. ISBN-13: Library E-Book 9798200706815 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9798200706822 $9.99 Hardcover 9798200706846 $28.99 Large Print HC 9798200923366 $37.99
COMING AUGUST 9, 2022
Into the Inferno
By Stuart Palley A Photographer’s Journey through California’s Mega res and Fallout
For nearly a decade, Stuart Palley has been on the frontline of re. He’s captured, time and again, the tireless commitment of re ghters as they work to save lives and homes, in terrain where re always seems to have the upper hand. In this memoir, Palley recalls how he went from learning to be safe on the reline to a re-savvy documentarian of wild re and climate change. Ultimately, the experiences, the voices, and the science shared in the memoir form an urgent call for climate action and shows just what kind of environmental tragedy we can expect if we do nothing. ISBN-13: Library E-Book 9781094163673 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781094163680 $9.99 Hardcover 9781094163697 $28.99 Large Print HC 9798200923359 $36.99
COMING AUGUST 9, 2022
The Reincarnationist Papers
By D. Eric Maikranz
Evan Michaels struggles with having the complete memories of two other people who lived sequentially before him. He believes he is unique until he meets Poppy, who is like him except that she is much older, remembering seven consecutive lives. But there is something else she must share with Evan—she is a member of the secretive Cognomina. They are, in effect, immortals— compiling experiences and skills over lifetimes to drive history over centuries. Poppy invites Evan into the Cognomina, but he must face their tests before entering this mysterious society as their equal. ISBN-13: Library E-Book 9781094154930 $39.99 Trade E-Book 9781094154947 $9.99 Trade Paperback 9781094154954 $15.99 Hardcover 9798212018340 $29.99 Large Print HC 9798212018357 $38.99
COMING AUGUST 16, 2022
The Roach
By Rhett C. Bruno
Reese Roberts was the guardian of Iron City. Its fearless protector. The only one willing to do whatever it takes … until he was shot on the streets and left paralyzed from the waist down. Now, the vigilante known as the Roach has disappeared. Faded into legend. It’s been years since Reese could take on crime and clean up the streets. But when a copycat steals his suit and takes justice into his own hands, a new killer emerges, leaving brutal messages behind. Iron City needs the Roach again. Only, this time, he’ll need to save it without his legs. ISBN-13: Trade Paperback 9798200724604 $16.99 Hardcover 9798200724772 $26.99 Large Print HC 9798200809806 $36.99
COMING AUGUST 23, 2022
The Nobodies
By Alanna Schubach
Jess and Nina, Nina and Jess … to everyone else they’re typical best friends, sharing closeness and con dences in their own little world. But Nina and Jess have a secret. Simply by touching their foreheads together, they can swap bodies. Now, in crisis after her father’s death, Jess has reentered Nina’s life following a long separation. Once again they switch bodies, and their worlds begin to mesh. Each deceives the other, confesses, is forgiven. But how deeply can you sink into another’s life before there’s nothing left of you? ISBN-13: Hardcover 9781665095778 $28.99 Library E-Book 9781665095785 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781665095792 $9.99 Large Print HC 9798200923434 $37.99
COMING SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
The Precious Jules
By Shawn Nocher
After nearly two hundred years of housing retardants, as they were once known, the Beechwood Institute is closing the doors on its dark history. Ella Jules, having arrived at Beechwood at the tender age of eight, must now rely on the state to decide her future. Ella’s aging parents have requested that she be returned to her childhood home, much to the distress of Ella’s siblings and to Lynetta, her beloved caretaker. The ve adult Jules children, haunted by their early memories of their sister, are converging on the family home—secrets in tow—to talk some sense into their aging parents. ISBN-13: Hardcover 9781094058313 $28.99 Library E-Book 9781094058320 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781094058337 $9.99 Large Print HC 9798200809974 $38.99
COMING SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Beneath Cruel Waters
By Jon Bassoff
Holt Davidson, a Kansas re ghter, hasn’t been back to his hometown of Thompsonville, Colorado, for more than two decades, but when he learns that his estranged mother has taken her own life, he returns for the funeral, hoping to make peace with her memory. He spends the night at his childhood home, rummaging through each room, exploring the past. But instead of nostalgic souvenirs, he discovers a gun, a love letter, and a Polaroid photograph of a man lying in his own blood. Who is the dead man? Was his mother the one who killed him, and, if so, why? ISBN-13: Hardcover 9781799938880 $27.99 Library E-Book 9781799938897 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781799938903 $9.99 Large Print HC 9798200923380 $37.99
COMING SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Vicarious
By Rhett C. Bruno
In High Earth, entertainment is everything, and there’s something for everybody. For Asher Reinhart, nothing compares to Ignis: Live, a reality show that pushes human beings to their very extremes. As a volunteer director, he closely monitors the lives of those on the show. Mission is the brightest young star. But now that it’s her turn to provide for the Ark, everything changes … With Mission’s life placed in danger in order to boost ratings, Asher must choose between protecting the show he’s dedicated his life to, or the woman who has been the focus of his attention since the day he was born. ISBN-13: Trade Paperback 9798200724598 $16.99 Hardcover 9798200724789 $26.99 Large Print HC 9798200809875 $36.99
COMING SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
The Seventh Sun
By Lani Forbes The Age of the Seventh Sun Series, Book 1
Thrust into leadership upon the death of his emperor father, Prince Ahkin feels completely unready for his new position. Though his royal blood controls the power of the sun, he’s now responsible for the lives of all the Chicome people. And the sun is fading. Mayana, whose blood controls the power of water, is one of six noble daughters presented to him as a possible wife. Mayana and Ahkin feel an immediate connection, but the gods themselves may be against them. As a bloodred comet and the fading sun bring a growing sense of dread, only two young people may hope to change their world. ISBN-13: Hardcover 9781982546090 $18.99 Library E-Book 9781982546625 $39.99 Trade E-Book 9781982546632 $6.99 Trade Paperback 9781799956358 $14.99 Large Print HC 9798200809851 $30.99
COMING AUGUST 16, 2022
The Jade Bones
By Lani Forbes The Age of the Seventh Sun Series, Book 2
Cast into the underworld after an act of shattering betrayal, Mayana and Ahkin must overcome unimaginable odds if they are to return home and reclaim the throne of the Chicome. Fortunately, they are not unequipped. Mayana’s royal blood controls the power of water, and Prince Ahkin wields the power of the sun itself. Ometeotl, the Mother goddess, provides them with other gifts—and an ominous warning that one of them may not survive. ISBN-13: Hardcover 9781982546106 $18.99 Library E-Book 9781982546724 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781982546731 $9.99 Trade Paperback 9798200834198 $16.99 Large Print HC 9798200809868 $30.99
COMING SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
The Obsidian Butter y
By Lani Forbes The Age of the Seventh Sun Series, Book 3
To the Chicome people, an eclipse is a time of terror. When darkness falls, the barrier separating the heavens and the earth becomes unstable. Then come the ravening Tzitzimime—the star demons who thirst for human blood. Mayana and Ahkin know the full extent of the coming danger, but they must gather support or the Chicome Empire is doomed. As the eclipse nears, many maneuver for power in this deadly game of worlds ending. As for Ahkin and Mayana, the entire empire seems to want to keep them apart. Can their love endure the end of the world? ISBN-13: Hardcover 9781982546113 $20.99 Library E-Book 9781982546823 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781982546830 $9.99 Large Print HC 9798200809844 $30.99
COMING OCTOBER 11, 2022
Good Night, Forever
By Jeffrey Fleishman The Sam Carver Series
Los Angeles is not itself. Rain falls hard every day. Homeless men are set on re in their tents. Detective Sam Carver chases leads into a maze of militias and neo-Nazis. But before he gets too deep into the case, a past that has haunted him for years returns in the name of Dylan Cross. The killer who got away. Carver knows she has murdered again, but no one believes him. He is drawn to her by the damage and demons they both carry. But he is certain that when they meet again, only one will survive. ISBN-13: Library E-Book 9798200094363 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9798200094387 $5.99 Hardcover 9798200094424 $27.99 Large Print HC 9798200809950 $37.99
COMING OCTOBER 25, 2022
Reset
By Sarina Dahlan The Reset Series, Book 1 A Novel
To prevent mankind from destroying each other again, the carefully controlled citizens of the Four Cities undergo a memory wipe every four years in a process called tabula rasa, a blank slate, to remove learned prejudices. No memories. No attachments. No wars. Aris, a scientist who shuns love, embraces tabula rasa. But after meeting Benja, a handsome free-spirited writer, her world is turned upside down. Thought-provoking and emotionally resonant, Reset will make you consider the haunting reality of love and loss, and the indelible marks they leave behind. ISBN-13: Hardcover 9781094086309 $27.99 Library E-Book 9781094086316 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781094086323 $9.99 Trade Paperback 9798200834280 $19.99 Large Print HC 9798212153843 $37.99
COMING DECEMBER 6, 2022
Sons of Valor II: Violence of Action
By Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson The Sons of Valor Series, Book 2
When a former teammate of Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Keith “Chunk” Redman is killed, rumors begin to y that an infamous Iraq War sniper has returned to target American SEALs. Chunk and his core team are mobilized to prosecute the threat. But when their enemy strikes at the heart of what’s nearest and dearest to them, it will test not only their bonds but also the personal sacri ces they’ve made to keep America safe. ISBN-13: Trade Paperback 9781094093536 $20.99 Library E-Book 9781094093543 $34.99 Trade E-Book 9781094093550 $6.99 Large Print HC 9798200923472 $37.99
COMING DECEMBER 13, 2022
Lady Fortescue Steps Out
By M. C. Beaton The Poor Relation Series, Book 1
Lady Fortescue and Colonel Sandhurst hatch a plan: What if they were to transform her decrepit home into a posh hotel, offering their guests the pleasure of being waited upon by nobility? With the help of other down-and-out aristocrats, they do just that, and the Poor Relation is born. But the Duke of Rowcester, Lady Fortescue’s nephew, is determined to shut the hotel down—until he meets Miss Harriett James, the Poor Relation’s lovely young chef. ISBN-13: Trade Paperback 9781982525606 $12.99 Library E-Book 9781982525668 $29.99 Large Print HC 9798200956067 $36.99
COMING JULY 19, 2022
Miss Tonks Turns to Crime
By M. C. Beaton The Poor Relation Series, Book 2
The oddly assorted group met some time ago and started The Poor Relation hotel. As the hotel prospered, they began to enjoy the fruits of their labor. But once more they are in need of funds. To stoop to crime in their days of poverty was one thing, but to turn to it again when they have enjoyed a certain amount of success is quite another. But the hotel must go on. And so poor, faded Miss Tonks has been persuaded to steal something valuable from her rich sister. Miss Tonks’ chances for success are in doubt, but she has more than a few surprises in store. ISBN-13: Trade Paperback 9781982525613 $12.99 Library E-Book 9781982525675 $29.99 Large Print HC 9798200956074 $36.99
COMING JULY 19, 2022
Mrs. Budley Falls from Grace
By M. C. Beaton The Poor Relation Series, Book 3
Eliza Budley is a beautiful widow whose husband gambled away his fortune. Lady Fortescue reminds the others that, to be fair, Mrs. Budley has no relatives on whom she can call. Gentle Mrs. Budley thinks she has escaped her fate until Sir Philip comes up with a plan. He has heard that the elderly Marquess of Peterhouse is senile, a widower, extremely rich, and unlikely to remember whether Mrs. Budley is a relative or not. So off Mrs. Budley goes to the bleak castle, where the marquess turns out to be not so old, hardly senile, and, in fact, quite handsome. ISBN-13: Trade Paperback 9781982525620 $12.99 Library E-Book 9781982525682 $29.99 Large Print HC 9798200956081 $36.99
COMING AUGUST 23, 2022
Sir Philip’s Folly
By M. C. Beaton The Poor Relation Series, Book 4
Just when everything at the Poor Relation Hotel seems to be running smoothly, Sir Philip brings in another poor relation, the lazy and incorrigible Mrs. Budge, his paramour. In the middle of all this commotion, a certain dishonest Lady Carruthers and her nineteen-year-old daughter Arabella come to stay at the hotel. It is up to the poor relations to deal with the lazy Mrs. Budge, nd Arabella a husband, and trounce her terrible mother! ISBN-13: Trade Paperback 9781982525644 $12.99 Library E-Book 9781982525699 $29.99 Large Print HC 9798200956098 $36.99
COMING AUGUST 23, 2022
Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue
By M. C. Beaton The Poor Relation Series, Book 5
The poor relations are once again scrounging around for a plan for solvency. This time it is Colonel Sandhurst to the rescue. After happening on Sir Randolph’s lovely daughter Frederica, who is running away to escape an awful marriage to Lord Bewley, the Colonel devises a plan to force Sir Randolph to settle his bill for six months’ stay and to save Frederica from her fate. But the clever plan is thwarted when Lord Bewley shows up at the drop point instead of Sir Randolph, and the poor relations must make a deal with Lord Bewley in order to get their money and stay out of jail. ISBN-13: Trade Paperback 9781982525637 $12.99 Library E-Book 9781982525705 $29.99 Large Print HC 9798200956104 $36.99
COMING SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Back in Society
By M. C. Beaton The Poor Relation Series, Book 6
Life is nally looking up for the poor relations. They have nally reached a position comfortable enough to allow them to consider offers to buy the hotel. Their hard-earned success, however, is in stark contrast to the plight of their latest guest, Lady Jane Fremney. The slight, beautiful youngest daughter of the Earl of Durby has been cast out of her family for refusing to marry the man her father has chosen. Lonely and bankrupt, Lady Jane has decided to commit suicide. But when Miss Tonks uncovers her plans, the poor relations go into action again. ISBN-13: Trade Paperback 9781982525651 $12.99 Library E-Book 9781982525712 $29.99 Large Print HC 9798200956111 $36.99
