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Stories for the Space Between Moments: 6 Lit-Fic Books

These Literary Fiction stories confront life’s pivotal moments with depth and authenticity. From the fight against systemic injustice to the unearthing of buried family secrets, these novels explore the ties that bind us—and the truths that set us free. Ideal for readers who seek fiction grounded in real-world struggles, emotional journeys, and unforgettable characters.

Light and Shadows

by Darin Gibby

Release Date: August 18, 2026

A multigenerational, suspenseful family drama, Light and Shadows is perfect for readers who love the emotional depth of Kristin Hannah, Barbara Kingsolver, and Celeste Ng. Set against a picturesque Western frontier, Light and Shadows is a gripping, emotional story of sisterhood and finding the courage to face your demons before it’s too late.

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Mustard Seed (The Dog Logic Triptych Book 3)

by Tom Strelich

Release Date: August 13, 2026

It’s 1963. President Kennedy has been assassinated, and the imminent global thermonuclear war has triggered a top-secret program to preserve Western civilization beneath the dusty hills outside Bakersfield, where a time capsule full of people has been living contentedly ever since. Can somebody tell them the world didn’t end?

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The Fourth Cross

by Spike Adams

Release Date: June 3, 2025

Seventeen-year-old Tyrene defended himself against a school bully. Now the boy’s father, a cop, wants revenge—and a racist colleague is eager to help destroy a Black teen’s future. The truth won’t matter. One lie will. Patricia Horn did time in this system. She won’t let it take her son. Justice has allies no courtroom can summon.

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Just for the Plot

by Meghan Quinn

Release Date: July 28, 2026

They’re just friends. At least, that’s what she thinks. Him? He has other plans. Bennett Brinkman is San Francisco baseball’s golden boy—focused, disciplined, and very bad at ignoring the one woman he shouldn’t want. Falling for his sister’s best friend was inevitable, even though she’s always seen him as safe, familiar, and firmly off-limits.

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The Castle in the Glen

by Rhys Bowen

Release Date: August 4, 2026

Australian writer Emma Callander has been recruited to complete the final historical mystery in a series by celebrated author Iris Blackburn. It’s 1965, and Iris’s memory is fading. She’s certain that only Emma can do justice to her novel about a murder on the Isle of Skye.

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Exit: Us

by Diamond D. Johnson

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Meet Amina Sinclair. Born and raised in Miami, Florida. Amina was raised in a successful household, with an accomplished attorney for a mother and an architectural designer for a father. Her childhood was filled with love, stability, and great opportunity. For a while, life for Amina almost seemed too good to be true. Everything changed after the tragic loss of her father.

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Welcome to Somewhere Else: New Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Explore fantasy and science fiction stories where kingdoms fall, technology evolves, and heroes rise against impossible odds. These books combine dark fantasy intrigue with adrenaline-fueled sci-fi adventure. Perfect for readers searching for bold, high-stakes genre fiction.

Crown Me Yours (The Heartstring Duet Book 2)

by Liv Zander

Release Date: July 23, 2026

Wed him. Bed him. Slit his throat. I killed the king. Crowned myself in his blood, but the curse still festers. To break it, I need Death on his knees, a ring on his finger, my blade at his throat. The god fights me to the grave, evades my touch, mocks my wanting. He would rather tear himself apart than let me close enough to end this. But I didn’t come this far to lose. I came to crown him mine.

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A Magic So Deadly (Kingdom of Dark Magic Book 2)

by Vasilisa Drake

Release Date: June 30, 2026

She has become everything she ever wanted… and everything she despises. Samara wakes in a prison cell, her worst nightmare: She’s a vampire, cursed with bloodlust that horrifies her. And though she now has the magic she’s always desperately craved, it’s a secret she must guard with her undead life.

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Healer Unranked

by Trio Stars

Release Date: July 3, 2026

Matthew was the Apex Archmage. The only mortal to ever touch the 10th Circle of Magic, he spent a century burning down empires, destroying realities, sealing abyssal rifts, and acting as humanity's ultimate weapon. He died tired, bleeding out on a forgotten battlefield while the kings he saved argued over his loot. He didn't want a second chance. He wanted a nap.

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Space Shield: The Wrath of the Sun (Sci-Fi Galaxy Series Book 3)

by Jeremy Clift

Release Date: August 12, 2026

🚀 JUST RELEASED! An ancient warning. A deadly solar storm. Humanity's last defense. SPACE SHIELD is an epic hard science-fiction thriller packed with suspense, unforgettable characters, and a race against time to save humanity. Award-winning writing from Jeremy Clift. Get your copy today!

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Gehenna's Children

by Ulysses Namon

Release Date: August 11, 2026

They rose from the ashes of our civilization, but the inferno was no accident. Artemis Moon spends her days toiling for her community but yearns to see the outside world and learn where she comes from. Then one day, she is taken away to be enslaved, only to escape. Along with a mutant crow and an engineering robot, she will travel across a hazardous world, with death lurking with every step.

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Alien Arena

by Jasper T. Scott

Release Date: August 12, 2026

Only the winner goes home. Former Army Ranger Cole Maddox survived the massacre that wiped out most of his company. No one could explain how. Years later, Cole is back home with a wife, two kids, a dead-end job, and a life that feels too small for the war still raging inside his head.

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Life, Unedited: Biographies & Memoirs Picked For You

Explore Biography and Memoirs that spotlight courage, reinvention, and hard-earned wisdom. These life stories examine the turning points that transformed ordinary beginnings into remarkable journeys. Ideal for readers drawn to inspirational and thought-provoking nonfiction.

Believe

by Magic G

Release Date: July 10, 2026

A fast life. A murder conviction. South Africa’s hardest prisons. BELIEVE is a raw, honest, and unexpectedly funny memoir about survival, justice, faith, family, and the fight to keep hope alive when everything has been taken away.

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Lightning Beneath the Sea

by James M. Tabor

Release Date: June 9, 2026

In 1854, the American entrepreneur Cyrus Field set out to lay a 2,000-mile telegraph cable across the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Nothing like it had ever been attempted. Field knew nothing about telegraphy, electricity, ships, or oceans, and science itself still lacked a universal theory of electricity.

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A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving

by Virginia Eubanks

Release Date: August 11, 2026

Someone you love, maybe the person you love most in the world, is drowning. Should you jump in the water? Will you be able to bring both of you back to shore? One night, Virginia Eubanks received the kind of news we all fear. Her beloved partner had been brutally beaten, just steps from their home. She jumped in the water.

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Welcome to Your Life

by Roland Orzabal

Release Date: August 4, 2026

Thirty million albums sold worldwide, 14 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and a return to the stage and spotlight with their first new album in 18 years in 2022, followed by a sold-out global tour. Tears for Fears and their unforgettable songs have been part of the fabric of rock and roll for forty years.

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Your Fellow Americans

by Peter Santenello

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Come along with an adventurous and charismatic independent journalist (perhaps you're one of his four million subscribers on YouTube) on a journey through some of the very best of America, reminding us of all the reasons we’ve got to love this place and one another.

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Wonder Women: The Untold Stories of Female Veterans

by Susan Combs

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What does resilience really look like? What does it mean to live a life of courage? At a certain point, the word “service” takes on a whole different meaning—a meaning each of the female Veterans profiled in this book knows well. Each chapter in Wonder Women shares the story of a different female Veteran, written in her own voice. As you read them, you will learn so much about gratitude.

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The Messy Middle: New Young Adult Stories

Stay current with Young Adult books that blend romance, mystery, fantasy, and coming-of-age themes. These fresh YA releases spotlight bold voices and unforgettable journeys. Perfect for teens and adults who love modern Young Adult fiction.

The Glass Marquee (The Tahra Files Book 3)

by K.M. Gruchelska

Release Date: July 28, 2026

London, New Year 1960. Grounded by her strict father and haunted by a psychic ‘short-circuit,’ fifteen-year-old remote viewer Tahra Mamoun faces a bleak winter. Then, glamorous Hollywood starlet Lydia Lane arrives in London, and Tahra tries to reboot her power to glimpse the celebrity’s life. Instead of glamour, she uncovers a nightmare.

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Bluefire

by Isabelle Jones

Release Date: May 20, 2026

Nerys Mercer has spent her entire life surviving. All she’s ever been good at is using a bow and arrow, and all she’s ever known is survival. She’s lived by hunting in frozen forests and stealing scraps to feed her siblings, keeping her family alive while the kingdom looks the other way.

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Everything We Couldn't Say (Castle Hill Academy Book 2)

by Emma Scott

Release Date: July 28, 2026

They were supposed to be rivals. They weren’t supposed to fall in love. Harper Bennett has fought for every inch of her life: for her dreams, her brother, and the roof over their heads. The Novus Science Prize is her ticket to a brilliant future, and she won’t let anything stand in her way. Especially not Orion Mercer.

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A Thorn Between Us (The Scented Court)

by A.L. Knorr

Release Date: July 31, 2026

Isley Anselm has spent her life making herself small. In House Anselm, beauty is prized, obedience is expected, and kindness is treated as weakness. While her glamorous siblings command attention, Isley tends humble buttercups, protects her beloved younger brother, and finds comfort in the cryptic messages left by Flicket, her dazzling wasp familiar.

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Stormside (Starside Series Book 2)

by Alex Aster

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The story continues in Stormside…

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Body Refinement in a Beast Tamer's World (Book 3)

by Seth Ring

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If it were up to Magnus, he'd stay locked up in his tower forever, studying the arcane secrets of magic and working on his six-pack. Instead, he's on his way to protect his girlfriend in a deadly trial that could change her life forever. Tasked by Charlotte's mother with protecting her while Charlotte refines her soul in the Flamebrand Trials, Magnus is going to have to pull out all the stops...

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Rethink the Rules: New Business Reads to Discover

Stay ahead of the curve with Business books that deliver practical strategies fast. Learn how small changes multiply results, build resilient cultures, and transform your mindset for success. Whether you want to master money, scale big ventures, or lead with clarity in a fast-changing world, these new releases equip you to act now and win in any environment.

The Success Agreement

by Justin Howard

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Success begins with a decision. In The Success Agreement, Justin Howard shares the experiences and lessons that shaped his mindset and fueled his success. This inspiring guide challenges you to make a commitment to yourself, overcome adversity, and do whatever it takes to turn your goals into reality.

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Never Worry About Money Again

by Jesse Mecham

Release Date: August 11, 2026

There’s only one thing you can do with your money: spend it. Most of us are taught that getting good at money means earning more and spending less. But that well-intentioned advice overlooks the purpose of money, and it keeps us stuck worrying about it. Money is for spending. So if you want to get good at money, you need to get good at spending it.

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It's Not Rocket Science

by Bill Holmes

Release Date: July 14, 2026

It’s Not Rocket Science delivers twenty-five real-life lessons from entrepreneur Bill Holmes, who grew a £5 billion global enterprise from a small office above a hair salon. This engaging guide shows readers that success is not about complexity but rather resilience, adaptability, and clarity of thought.

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What Happened to Liberal Democracy?

by Daron Acemoglu

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The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 raised hopes that we were one step closer to the triumph of liberalism. Soon, many predicted, we would all be living in functional liberal democracies. Sustained economic growth would benefit all segments of society and war would be a relic of the past. A generation later, one can only ask: What happened?

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Pizza Parties Don't Build Culture

by Dr. Julia Wiener

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The old culture playbook is breaking down. Pizza parties, surface-level perks, and motivational slogans aren’t enough for a workforce navigating burnout, hybrid work, constant change, and the rapid rise of AI. Today’s organizations need more than engagement tactics. They need cultures intentionally designed to create clarity, trust, adaptability, and performance in a new era of work.

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Hidden Multipliers

by Jason Cohen

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Four changes to pricing and packaging grew WP Engine from $1 million to $5 million in a single year. No new product, no new market, no new funding — just four changes to what the company already had. That is a multiplier: a place where a small change produces an outsized, durable gain in growth and profit through a mechanism you can understand and repeat.

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Interview with Tom Strelich, Author of Mustard Seed

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write this book?

I started out as a playwright, and I wrote a play, “Dog Logic,” that was produced in New York and won some awards and such. But sometimes, as a writer, you create a character that you can’t let go of, and that won’t let go of you, and I had such a character in Hertell Daggett, the damaged caretaker of a rundown pet cemetery. I wanted to take him on a new adventure—same character, same setting, but a completely new story, an epic story this time.

So, I wrote the novel, Dog Logic, a funny and epic satire as the first in a series of books which I call the Dog Logic Triptych (I’ve always been a fan of Hieronymus Bosch). It was followed by Water Memory, the sequel, which picks up ten years after the end of Dog Logic—it’s even more epic than the first book.

Both books went on to win multiple awards, and when I checked with readers to see what they wanted to read next in the series—the sequel to Water Memory or the prequel to Dog Logic—the vote was for the prequel, thus Mustard Seed. However, I wrote all of the books as stand-alone novels, so they can be read in any order. The reader doesn’t need to have read Dog Logic to enjoy Mustard Seed (though I hope it makes them want to read the other two books to see what happens next).

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of your book, what would they be?

“What a Wonderful World” (sung by Louis Armstrong)

What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

I know it’s kind of weird for a fiction writer, but I mainly read nonfiction (e.g., science, history, philosophy, etc.). When I do read fiction, it’s either a classic (like Moby-Dick or Don Quixote) or a literary satire of some sort (e.g., Candide, The Fall, etc.). And as you’d expect, literary satire is my favorite genre to write in as well, since satire is the perfect literary platform because it allows both the writer and the reader to explore the landscape of the human experience—the absurdity, the grandeur, the mystery, the horror—not with a sermon or a polemic or a sigh, but with a laugh and a nodding smile of recognition.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

The Philosopher’s Secret Fire by Harpur — fairies, UFOs, etc.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Trees — I’m a failed botanist.
The Phenomenon of Man by Teilhard de Chardin — 2nd try.
The World as Will and Representation, Vol. 1 by Schopenhauer — 3rd try.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

Well, of course they’re all my favorite, and I loved writing each one of them, but if I had to pick one, I think it would be a scene early on in the book in which an Air Force airman (basically a private) is entering the ultra-top-secret Cheyenne Mountain nuclear bunker and engages in a highly classified challenge-response sequence in the form of a knock-knock joke. It was fun to write and also perfectly sets the tone for the rest of the book.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I don’t know if it’s a habit or just a quirky practice. In any case, it’s a technique I’ve used since I was a playwright, in which I’d intentionally write myself into a corner, such that the reader (or audience member) wonders, “How does he get out of this?” This would force me to come up with something—a twist, an unexpected turn—to send the story in some unpredictable direction. It made the writing process fun and helped keep me (as I wrote it) and the reader (as they read it) guessing about where the story was going to go.

Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?

Yes, “Fiction slightly askew” is my motto because I’ve always operated under the belief that you can’t make up stuff any weirder than it really is. No need for magic wands, alien life forms, or mystical powers—just characters, their circumstances, the events that overtake them, and their responses, and all of it happening in a world just like the real one we live in, but not quite the same: a realistic, or at least recognizable, world just like ours, only a little bit off to the side and tilted at an odd angle (i.e., fiction slightly askew).

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

That they laughed out loud many times and thought deeply many more … oh wait, that’s two.

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Tom Strelich is the author of the new book Mustard Seed (The Dog Logic Triptych Book 3)

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Interview with Ulysses Namon, Author of Gehenna's Children

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write this book?

I was looking at role-playing games like Gamma World and Mutant Year Zero, which got me going on the story.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of your book, what would they be?

For Artemis Moon: “Breakaway” by Kelly Clarkson
Tengu: “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas
Tesla: “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister
Abyss: The theme from The Terminator

What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

Science fiction, of course. It also inspired me to start writing in the first place. I figured that if all those guys could do it, so could I.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

The Silo series by Hugh Howey
Into the Gigaverse by M. L. Tilford
Pod Land by Anthony Raymond

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

The scene where Abyss, the antagonist, is introduced was reminiscent of the introduction of the T-800 in The Terminator.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I like to read as many as three books at the same time while working on as many as three different projects at the same time, all while working a full-time job.

Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?

Life is full of surprises, so keep your eyes open because you never know what you’ll see next.

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

That no matter how bad things get, there is always hope if you strive for it.

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Ulysses Namon is the author of the new book Gehenna's Children

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Interview with Maggie FitzRoy, Author of Thrill Me Thursday

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write this book?

This book is female private eye Story Smith’s latest adventure. It’s the fourth book in the Story Smith Mystery series, which begins with Never on Monday, followed by Tuesday Means Trouble and Woe Is Wednesday. The books—which can be read as standalone novels or in series order—star Story, a rookie private investigator solving crimes in 1955 Philadelphia, and her handsome competitor crush, Steve Evans. The romantic mystery series features a different mystery with each book while also advancing the slow-burn romantic relationship between Story and Steve. In Thrill Me Thursday, they travel to Florida to solve a corkscrew-twisty mystery that involves sharks, guns, ghosts, and nuns.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of your book, what would they be?

For Thrill Me Thursday, the theme song for the entire book would be the theme song from the movie Jaws.

What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

My favorite genres to read are romances and mysteries, which is why I am now writing romantic mysteries. I like combining the two because romance adds suspense to the mystery, and the adventure of solving a mystery adds delicious tension to a romance.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

So many books, both fiction and nonfiction, are on my TBR pile right now. They include The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston and Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. And for nonfiction, Everything Is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

The one with the sharks. And the end.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I often write with my cat, Summer, on my lap.

Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?

Trust is faith in action. Also, love wins.

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

That while Story (and Steve's) exciting summer of 1955 is heating up, it's just getting started. The next book in the series, Friday on Fire, will be a scorcher. So stay tuned.

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Maggie FitzRoy is the author of the new book Thrill Me Thursday (Story Smith Mysteries)

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Interview with Forsyth Alexander, Author of Tiramisu for Two

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write this book?

I was sitting on the sofa in my beach condo in 2024, two nights before my daughter’s wedding, and talking to my mother about writing fiction. I’ve written my entire adult life, but it was nonfiction and marketing copy. I told her I had a lot of ideas for novels, but couldn’t turn any of them into full-length novels: how no tiramisus I’d eaten in my life were the same, discovering that another woman was named Forsyth (I thought I was the only one), a marketing consultant who wanted to stop writing corporate jargon, and a quilt by an unknown woman in an asylum in the 1850s that showed a baby being taken away. My mother knew the story of the quilt and said, “I always had one question about that quilt. ‘Where’s the baby?’”

A lightbulb went off in my head, and suddenly I saw that one book could have multiple stories. I played with it in my head, and after Christmas that year, I told my sister, who was writing her own novel, about my idea, and she asked, “What are you waiting for?” The next day, I started writing.

Interestingly, my characters took over. Nick wasn’t supposed to be a main character and certainly not a hot chef. He was supposed to be an overweight, older, cranky chef. But he insisted he had main-character energy, and he was right. Also, Danny wasn’t supposed to have his own layer, but he demanded it.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of your book, what would they be?

Meg — “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by The Police
Nick — “Wicked Game” by Chris Isaak
Ella — “Hey Girl” by Lady Gaga and Florence Welch
Annie — “Butterfly” by Crazy Town
Remy — “Here With Me” by d4vd
Angelique — “The Painter” by Neil Young
Ceel — “Love Again” by Dua Lipa
Alejandro — “Hero” by Enrique Iglesias
Chamblee — “Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress” by The Hollies
Joey — “Summer Breeze” — Seals and Crofts
Cam — “To Be Free” by Sam Smith
Francesco — “How Would You Feel?” by Ed Sheeran
Natalie — “Espacial” by Raymix
Danny — “Lust for Life” by Lana Del Rey and The Weeknd
Zia — “Emiliana” by CKay

What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

Favorite genre to read: Mysteries of all kinds: cozy, police procedurals, thrillers, FBI, and suspense.
Favorite genre to write: Rom-coms that are more chick lit than spicy.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews
While You Were Trending by Pippa Grant
Fury in Death by J. D. Robb (when it’s released in September)
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood
When in Rome by Sarah Adams

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

It’s a tie between the scene when Chamblee breaks down from the stress of solving a mystery, and Joey takes care of her, and the scene where Nick shows up at Meg’s apartment after he opens the Christmas gifts when she told him to wait until Christmas. I also loved writing the MMMFrenchGarden YouTube and TikTok videos.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I like to write after I’ve worked out because endorphins make me extra creative. I also write better when I’m in my beach condo looking at the ocean.

Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

It’s Alejandro’s line: “Love is an adventure, and we get to do it together.” Love means you’re never totally alone in anything, and that with love, all things are possible.

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Interview with Amy Quick Parrish, Author of Highlands Summer Wedding

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write this book?

In Highlands New Year, Caitlin and Melissa were supposed to go to the Isle of Skye, but a snowstorm foiled that plan, and that’s how Caitlin first met Angus and fell in love with him. So when I decided to write a summer book, I thought, well, at least this time I won’t have to worry about a snowstorm. I also really like Angus, and I wanted to tell more about his backstory, and the story gave me an opportunity to introduce two new characters I really enjoyed writing: Abby and Max.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of your book, what would they be?

Abby and Max: “Click Click Click” by Bishop Allen. It’s an indie song that fits their filmmaking time together and also references a wedding. The band is Boston-based, and so is Abby. And for that reason, I think they’d also love “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond, which is played at every home Red Sox game.

Caitlin and Angus: The obvious choice is “Let’s Get Married” by the Proclaimers.

Kara: “No Scotland, No Party” by Nick Morgan and “Shipping Up to Boston” by the Dropkick Murphys.

What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

I’m loving reading rom-coms and romantasy. I also read historical fiction and nonfiction, especially music biographies. And every summer, I reread some of my favorite books I read as a child or young adult. Last year, I reread a lot of Judy Blume. This summer, I reread A Wrinkle in Time.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

There’s a new book by Tricia O’Malley coming out this week—A Taste of Magic. I just read Henry Tudor Must Die, which was a lot of fun, and I loved Rules for the Summer by Meghan Quinn.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

I loved writing the scenes on the Isle of Skye where Caitlin is wearing different wedding dresses in front of various locations. I also loved writing the scene with Abby and Max at the Fairy Pools. It felt like I was there again, and I can’t wait to go back.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I often try to create a playlist to keep my brain focused on the genre, time period, etc. My cat definitely loves sitting on my desk—or, even better, typing on the keyboard. When I write about Scotland, I drink tea and eat a lot of oatcakes. 🙂

Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?

As a Bostonian who writes books about people from Boston who fall in love with people from Scotland, it’s gotta be “No Scotland, No Party!”

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

Love doesn’t always happen on the timeline you expect. Also, it’s important to bring bug spray to the Highlands because midges!

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Amy Quick Parrish is the author of the new book Highlands Summer Wedding (Highlands Romance Book 4)

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