Looking for some new business and finance books for your library? There are so many new releases this week that you’re bound to find a new favorite. You can pick up new books from Mark Pincus, Adam Crawshaw, Natalie Ellis, and more. Enjoy your new business and finance books. Happy reading!
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Business Books Worth Adding to Your Reading List
Stay ahead of the curve with Business books that deliver practical strategies fast. These new releases unpack everything from ethical leadership and elite performance to effective executive communication and legal tax advantages. Discover guidance from top coaches, inspiring leaders, and financial experts—each title equipping you to lead with confidence, build integrity, and make smart decisions in an ever-changing world.
How Ethical Are Compliance Oriented Ethics Programs
by Imad G. Al-Khoury
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Compliance-only ethics programs breed fear, mistrust, and burnout. Imad G. Al-Khoury draws on interviews and case studies to show how values-driven, hybrid programs balance rules with empathy, autonomy, and courage, building psychological safety, engagement, and integrity. A guide for leaders ready to transform workplace ethics.
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The Simple Magic of Executive Communication
by Cathy C. Bonczek
Release Date: June 9, 2026
In high-stakes business environments, executives are expected to deliver with clarity, confidence, and authority. Yet too often, leaders focus on getting every word, slide, and gesture “just right,” only to end up sounding scripted, stiff, and disconnected. The real key to effective executive communication? Connection over perfection.
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Mastering Your Mental Game
by Julie Elion
Release Date: June 2, 2026
A behind-the-scenes sage of the golf world and renowned mental health coach reveals her methods to achieving elite performance in sports, work, and life, drawing from her experience with top PGA Tour champions.
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The Art Of Legal Tax Avoidance (Volume 1)
by Karlton Dennis
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What if the same tax code that's crushing you was actually written to reward you? The wealthiest people in America aren't paying less tax because they're cheating. They're paying less because they understand rules that most people never learn exist.
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Luminaries: Women Leaders Who Light the Way
by Diedra Brownell & Others
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Luminaries is a powerful collection of hard-earned stories from women who have built businesses, shaped policy, advanced research, and created meaningful change within their communities. Through uncertainty, loss, courage, and unexpected detours, they discovered lessons that transformed not only their careers, but the way they lead, live, and move through the world.
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The Busy Professional’s Guide to Passive Apartment Investing
by Vessi Kapoulian
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If sponsor presentations feel polished but hard to trust, and you do not have hours to dissect every opportunity, you are not alone. Most passive investors do not fail because they lack access to deals. They fail because they lack a clear framework to evaluate them.
Buy on AmazonYoung Adult Books With Epic Quests and Unforgettable Heroes
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 YA fiction.
The Book of Wands (The Tarot Series 1)
by Lauren Louise Hazel
Release Date: July 3, 2026
The cards await, ready to unveil their secrets. Are you prepared to witness their magic?
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One for the Road
by Elliot Fletcher
Release Date: June 16, 2026
Burned-out GP Alistair Macabe never planned to return to his tiny hometown on the Isle of Skye. Especially not to live next door to Isla, a newly single mom with zero time for grumpy doctors. But when Alistair needs a popularity boost in order to start taking on patients again, and Isla wants to ruffle her smug ex’s feathers, a fake relationship seems like the perfect solution.
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Three of Hearts (The Edge of Everything Book 5)
by Katie Cotugno
Release Date: June 23, 2026
Three college friends wrestle with a complicated dynamic in a witty and romantic coming-of-age short story about first love and self-discovery by New York Times bestselling author Katie Cotugno. Ellery, a freshman at a New England college far from her California home, feels every bit the outsider—until she meets Camp and Danny.
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Thornbird
by E. Kennedy
Release Date: June 30, 2026
Ten years after her father—the infamous serial killer Gabriel Thorn—was caught, Ryan Shipley is back in Starling, Tennessee, trying to lay low. No one can know who she really is. No one can know the truth about her past.
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Gone for Now (The Infected Dead Book 14)
by Bob Howard
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The survivors of the infection have struggled for nine years to keep the infection from getting inside the walls of their shelter at Green Cavern. When the unthinkable happens, and they find themselves in danger of losing a member of their family, they are forced into a life-or-death race against time to overcome the evil that men can do in the name of revenge.
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The Lady of Winter (Guild Mage Book 6)
by David Niemitz
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They killed her master, forced her to flee the College at Coral Bay, and then laid all the blame at her feet. They sent her fleeing into the mountains and hunted her through the wilderness. Now, Liv Brodbeck is returning to Whitehill and bringing an army with her. But at the pass between Whitehill and Lucania, she will have to do the impossible: Defeat an Archmage.
Buy on Amazon6 Incredible Life Stories You Don't Want to Miss
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—whether through trauma and healing, shaping history, breaking cycles of struggle, or redefining what it means to lead and succeed. Ideal for readers drawn to inspirational and thought-provoking nonfiction.
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Housewife
by Heather Debreceni
Release Date: July 1, 2026
A deeply personal memoir of trauma, healing, spiritual awakening, and the journey back to self, exploring body wisdom, intuition, and the sacred possibility within an ordinary life.
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Success Unshared is Failure
by John Paul DeJoria
Release Date: June 30, 2026
Rarely will you find such diversity in a person’s life, business, philanthropy, and philosophy as you will with John Paul DeJoria. His professional journey began when he was homeless, living in a car with his four-year-old son. The drive to create a better life for both of them is what propelled him to unparalleled success.
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Own Your Narrative
by Tiffany Willis
Release Date: May 5, 2026
What if the struggles you’ve been suppressing are suppressing not only your success, but the success of others? Would you make a change? If you quietly answered yes, get ready! We’ve been taught to lead with polish, to present perfection, and to minimize the moments that shaped us. But what if leadership doesn’t come from perfection… What if it actually comes from ownership?
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A Perfect Coincidence
by Jim Rasenberger
Release Date: May 12, 2026
In creating the Declaration of Independence, approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, Jefferson and Adams collaborated in what Jefferson later called “a perfect coincidence” of thought and action.
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The Pink Code
by Jessica Weaver
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What if the only thing standing between you and the life you were created to live... is the story you've been telling yourself? For generations, women have been taught to play small—to choose security over possibility, sacrifice over abundance, and practicality over purpose. But what if those aren't the only options?
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The Love Producer
by Julie LaPlaca
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Julie LaPlaca spent years crafting some of reality TV’s most iconic and swoon worthy romances, from hot tub heartbreaks to heartfelt proposal speeches. But behind the scenes, her own love life was unraveling. The end of a five-year relationship, one too many bad dates, and months on the road left her wondering if she’d ever get the happy ending she helped curate for others.
Buy on AmazonFantasy & Sci-Fi Books With Incredible New Worlds
Explore fantasy and science fiction stories where angels clash with primordial evil, students survive space-age chaos, and reality bends to multiversal rules or psychic visions. These books blend urban fantasy, apocalyptic adventure, and mind-bending science fiction. Perfect for readers who crave genre-busting narratives and bold new worlds.
Guardian in Exile: The God Eater's Hellion
by Randy Littlejohn
Release Date: May 13, 2026
When primordial evil is unleashed on the City of Angels, a battle-hardened angel, exiled to Earth for breaking a Celestial Edict and trapped in the body of an ordinary man, must choose between revenge and a slim chance at saving the world. Angels, Demons & an Epic Journey. Urban fantasy with a dash of snark.
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Appraised by the Devil of Greed (Offworld Meat Market Book 6)
by Morrigan Black
Release Date: June 26, 2026
The job was a trap. The trap had a mind. And the Devil who beat me in the Net decided I was his. I'm a netrunner. Every lock on this planet has opened for me, so when the contract came to steal the one treasure the Devil of Greed guards above all his credits and bought lives, I took it. One impossible job. Then my brother and I are set for life, and I never have to be afraid again.
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Battle Healer of the Apocalypse (Book 1)
by Unvex
Release Date: June 1, 2026
Things were starting to finally go well for Michael Ark when the world as he knew it ended. He had just gotten a promotion at his job, and he had also moved into a brand-new apartment in a nice part of the city, so Earth's integration into the Multiversal System came as terrible timing.
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Life After Hell
by Elliott Kay
Release Date: June 21, 2026
Even the best schools have problem students. Fremantle University has a bumper crop this year, turning the seventh floor of the north dorm into a vortex of delinquents, drama, and space-age mad science. For Tanner Malone, it's a breath of fresh air. Anything is better than interstellar war and genocidal aliens.
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Parallax
by Jeremy Robinson
Release Date: April 28, 2026
Silas Keene sees things no one else can: distant places, hidden truths, and sometimes, the horrors waiting in the dark. It’s a gift he doesn’t understand—until he meets the Ganzfeld Collective, a small group of extrasensory enthusiasts.
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Retro Fold: The Rescue
by Hugh Watkins
Release Date: June 23, 2026
Ethan Cole built a machine from the specifications of a missing physicist. He proved it works — across space. But does it work across time? Is it truly possible to rescue the inventor with his own device, and if so, at what cost?
Buy on AmazonHeartwarming Romance Books to Make You Smile
Explore Romance books built on trust, longing, and second chances in the face of temptation and secrets. From robots learning the depths of love to billionaires hiding wounded hearts, these novels deliver unforgettable chemistry and high-stakes connection. A must-read collection for fans of emotional, addictive romance fiction.
Robot: A Story of Love and Trust (Robot and Love Book 2)
by Cathy Parker
Release Date: June 26, 2026
The robot learned to kill from the world. He learned to love from her. He once tried to kill her. Now he may be the only one who can save her. She never trusted herself enough to trust her fiancé's love. He never loved anyone else. Now, an impossibly beautiful man and woman have come between them. Can they trust each other? Will their love survive?
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Kindred Spirits
by David Barrett-Murrer
Release Date: June 21, 2026
When a troubled man and a lonely bisexual woman spend a night together, their lives are irrevocably changed, leaving them separated on a surreal journey of self-discovery and awakening.
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One Bed with the Boss (The Kingswood Brothers)
by Nadia Lee
Release Date: June 26, 2026
One bed. One fake relationship. Two little lines. If my boss tells me one more time that birthdays are "just another day, work faster," I am going to staple the mainstay of his reproductive architecture to his desk. Rhys Kingswood is the most work-obsessed, chronically grumpy billionaire in the country.
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Possession (Bound By Power Book 1)
by Cassidy Vale
Release Date: April 30, 2026
What happens when you pass out in your billionaire boss’s office… And wake up in the hospital with him holding your hand? I’ve been managing his life for months, while mine has been quietly falling apart. I’m working as much as I can to pay for my mother’s hospital bills.
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Wrong Cabin, Right Time
by C. Hallman
Release Date: June 30, 2026
One misdirection, and effervescent vacation-home reviewer Sage Featherstone comes bounding up to the door of the wrong cabin. Lucky her. The owner is Travis Blacksburg, a broody, out-of-this-world-sexy tech billionaire. A quick look at that GQ body, and Sage's fantasies are running wild.
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Never the Same (Delta Shield Security)
by Brittney Sahin
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Hollis Avery has always been untouchable. A woman who’s never needed saving—born into wealth, power, and a family history steeped in secrets. Until she wakes up with no memory of who she is. The only thing that feels familiar is Jason Reed, the Delta Force operator who insists they were never friends and nothing more than teammates.
Buy on AmazonDanger Lurks in the Shadows: Mystery & Thriller Releases For You
Get your heart racing with this month’s Mystery & Thriller releases. Sinister conspiracies, missing CEOs, deadly secrets, and shocking revelations drive these stories—whether in hurricane-lashed Louisiana, corporate battlegrounds, or idyllic wedding weekends gone wrong. Perfect for fans who crave pulse-pounding suspense, unpredictable twists, and smart investigators facing impossible odds.
Black and White Smoke
by Thomas Vincent Papa
Release Date: May 7, 2026
Threats are mounting against an innovative business intelligence firm. When the CEO vanishes, and a game-changing deal starts unraveling, two men are thrust into an unexpected race for the top job. As a smear campaign takes shape, it becomes clear that this competition is far more dangerous than either man expected.
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Sashé Boudreaux (The Sashé Boudreaux Mysteries Book 2)
by Coco McQ
Release Date: June 8, 2026
Between Mayan prophecies, doomsday predictions, and Hurricane Isaac bearing down on Louisiana, 2012 is already shaping up to be unforgettable. Then Sashé Boudreaux delivers lunch to one of her shut-ins and stumbles into a deadly international conspiracy, becoming an unwilling player in a dangerous game of espionage, betrayal, and assassination.
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Jake Doe Burning Bright
by Edward Trimble
Release Date: June 8, 2026
Forced to face a series of nightmares—a violent psychopath, a sinister rogue intelligence, a wild-eyed, merciless president, and an arch-enemy he can barely remember—Jake Doe must cultivate unusual gifts while uncovering a clandestine resistance and a captivating woman carrying world-altering secrets. A passionate romance becomes his sanctuary in a dark and dangerous world.
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Until Midnight
by Luanne Rice
Release Date: June 30, 2026
Rhode Island's picturesque Ocean House is the perfect setting for Kate Woodward and Conor Reid's fairy-tale wedding weekend. But there may not be a happily ever after. When an old friend of Conor's disrupts the rehearsal dinner and reveals a blindsiding secret—a claim that she and Conor share a child—Kate calls off the wedding, thinking things can't get any worse.
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The Girl in the Lake (Dept of Unexplained Phenomenon Book 1)
by Lauren Oliver
Release Date: June 1, 2026
Kate Willis, consultant for the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia, is tasked with interviewing six-year-old Henley Haskell about the girl's alleged past-life recollections. The evaluation also marks a return for Kate to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and to troubling recollections of her own.
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The Safe Room
by Lisa Unger
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Private investigator Rae Donovan’s relationship with her father is distant to the point of estrangement. But when she learns he’s dying in hospice, she drops everything to be at his side. By the time she arrives, he’s already too far gone to speak, and a doctor says his death is consistent with poisoning.
Buy on AmazonInterview with Randy Littlejohn, Author of Guardian in Exile: The God Eater's Hellion
What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write this book?
There are a few influences over a lifetime that inspired the content of the book. From childhood, I’ve had an intuition that something more exists beyond mundane reality. A few very strange experiences in my life seemed to back it up. At the same time, I’ve been intrigued by the way ancients portrayed angels in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, not at all like we think of them now. They were alien, dangerous, and corruptible. I’m also fascinated by Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest continuously practiced religions, and the Gnostics, a diverse collection of religious and philosophical movements that arose and flourished in the Greco-Roman world. There are two more influences: my love of film noir and Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files books. Mix those bits together, and you get Guardian in Exile: The God Eater’s Hellion.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of your book, what would they be?
Hm, that's a funny question. Asariel (aka Kenrick Orson Fellian): "Heart of Courage" by Two Steps From Hell. Asael (aka Danny Elder): "KoKo" by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis version. Alessia Vanetti: "Dangerous Woman" by Rosenfeld.
What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
Yes. Urban fantasy.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life by Jay Stratton. Merlin and the Discovery of Avalon in the New World by Graham Phillips. The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur by Lev Grossman. Grim Folk Tale by James J. Butcher. The Paradox Hotel: A Novel by Rob Hart. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel. Borderline (Arcadia Project, The) by Mishell Baker. And so many more.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
How can I do this without spoilers? The one leading up to the climax. 😉
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
I have this "dance" I have to do before I can get to it. Check email, check the weather, check the news, feed the cats, and just about anything else I can find to distract myself from writing. The funny thing is, once I start writing, the mundane world is swept away. I join my characters in a great adventure where they consistently surprise me with their choices. Before I know it, hours have magically passed, and I really need to pee.
Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?
Don’t be afraid to reject someone’s disbelief in you. ~ U.S. fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
Don't forget to write a review. It's the best thing you can do to help an author if you liked the book.
Randy Littlejohn is the author of the new book Guardian in Exile: The God Eater's Hellion
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Interview with Thomas Vincent Papa, Author of Black and White Smoke
What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write this book?
As shown by the Succession series, the quest for leadership has plenty of fodder for storytelling. As an inhabitant of several organizations and as a societal observer, I've been entranced by leadership transitions and power struggles. Pointedly, I've found the machinations behind the election of popes and several high-profile CEO succession battles quite gripping.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of your book, what would they be?
Given Jon’s love of opera, I’d go with "Nessun Dorma" by Puccini. Paxton immersed himself in tracks from decades ago. Hence, for him, I’d go with the upbeat "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire. For the combative Quinn, I’ll go with Hans Zimmer’s "The Battle."
What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
Thriller espionage and biographies of business titans.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
On fiction books: The Telecom Takeover by Beverly Winter; Whisper Network by Chandler Baker; and Restless by William Boyd. On nonfiction: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson; How Spies Think by David Omand; The Secret Life of Bletchley Park by Sinclair Mackay; and How to Think Like a Spy by Julian Fisher.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
Many close calls! It's a choice between the antagonist Quinn's visit to a church, Paxton reeling after learning about the resignation of his friend and CEO, and the protagonist Jon's response in the final boardroom showdown. That said, I'll have to go with the protagonist's coup de grâce. It was cathartic, and it involved multi-character interaction within a scene. I found it positively challenging to write the latter aspect.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
My best writing occurs anytime between 2:00 and 8:00 a.m. I listen to music from Sade and John Barry (The Living Daylights and On Her Majesty's Secret Service tracks) when writing.
Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?
Martin Luther King's exhortation: "Move. Fly, if you can’t fly, run; if you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl. At all costs, keep moving."
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
Attaining durable success is never a solo endeavor. Forging the right alliances and who you have in your corner makes a difference.
Thomas Vincent Papa is the author of the new book Black and White Smoke
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Interview with David Barrett-Murrer, Author of Kindred Spirits
What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write this book?
After watching the TV drama Boy Meets Girl, featuring Rachael Stirling and Martin Freeman, I wrote Kindred Spirits. This work is a real-life drama that explores how their shared soul gains experience in the physical world.
What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
I’ve always been fascinated by paranormal and spiritual genres, and I write within these genres based on my own experiences. The aim is to entertain and share this knowledge with others.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
The final reincarnation scene.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
I begin with an idea, develop the characters, and let them create the story. Then my wonderful wife handles copy-editing and promotion.
Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?
Every day is a bonus.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
All my stories explore paranormal and spiritual themes while celebrating the wonder of living in this physical reality.
David Barrett-Murrer is the author of the new book Kindred Spirits
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