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Discover six empowering young adult novels with strong heroines who fight for what they believe in. These fierce young women will inspire you with their determination and courage as they navigate challenges and fight for their survival. Get ready for a thrilling ride with these must-read books!
Release Date: March 14, 2022
An inspiring YA story of resilience, grit, & perseverance of a young female Apache warrior. As Thunder comes of age, she becomes a rare female warrior, falls in love, & learns the Apache ancient beliefs & traditions. After her tribespeople are overtaken by whites, a horrifying event spurs her future to one of avenging honor & reuniting her people.
Release Date: March 28, 2023
No one does ruthless like Reggie Sylvester. Reggie's spent her life stowed away in the crawl spaces of a generation ship, headed to the stars. When her tyrannical captain announces a tournament--as a road to peace with an enemy fleet--Reggie steals another girl's identity to snag a spot in the games. Grab the first TWO books today!
Release Date: April 11, 2023
When Elza became a space princess, she thought she'd be spending her time at the palace, wearing gorgeous couture and soaking up everything there is to know—but instead, she's on the run, with everyone hunting for her and her friends. With only a ragtag band of misfits, crewmates, earthlings, friends, lovers (and one annoying frenemy), the Unstoppable Crew are up against the universe--and they soon find that in order to survive, they may have to cross a line they vowed never to cross.
Release Date: April 14, 2023
A dragon, a fae, and a pixie walk into a bookstore... Sounds like a joke, right? For me, it’s just an ordinary day on the job. At least, it has been ever since my aunt disappeared and left me with her store, her cat, and a whole lot of unanswered questions. My whole life, I’ve been told to stay hidden. Pretend I’m human. Sell books, drink tea, and never betray the truth of what I am. But it turns out my aunt had secrets, and a lot of those secrets seem to involve me ending up dead. To survive, I’m going to have to reckon with my past, even if it means placing my trust in a total stranger.
Release Date: April 8, 2023
After the drought killed most of the planet’s population, Nora Walker’s small town came to a dark agreement called The Pact. It promised them water but has brought only one thing: Death. When Nora crosses the son of a powerful man, it stages the beginning of the end. A feud erupts costing her everything that she loves, still Nora won’t give up her family’s farm without a fight.
Release Date: April 12, 2023
Full of romance, mystery, and twists that will keep you guessing until the very last page, Blood Moon is a must-read for fans of shifters and paranormal romance. Don't miss this thrilling new series that will keep you up all night!
From epic space operas to magical realms and back to Earth with a secret society of otherworldly creatures and powers, these books are sure to satisfy your craving for adventure. Buckle up and get ready for a wild ride with these six science fiction and fantasy books that are out of this world!
Release Date: February 5, 2023
Fathered by the same vampire, Isobel and Rosali have been stuck together their entire immortal lives. When their all-powerful father disappears, the sisters are sucked into a world they thought they’d left behind forever. Forced to choose between freedom and duty, one truth becomes painfully clear: eternity is a long time when you’re bound by blood.
Release Date: March 21, 2023
The government may have given up on Carlton Pierce, but UUE sees his potential. Carlton is recruited to use his skills in the fight to protect humanity from the monsters that lurk in the shadows. That’s assuming he makes it through initiation...
Release Date: February 28, 2023
Listening to other people's thoughts can be fatal. A horrific car crash robs Gabriella Williams of all her memories and her ability to speak. With the help of a top doctor and his new experimental speech therapy, Melodic Intonation Therapy, Gabby's synapses are rerouted, giving her words back, but awakening parts of her brain better left alone.
Release Date: March 31, 2023
Growing up mortal, I only knew a few things about cultivators. They like their hierarchies, they hate disrespect, and if you leave one out in deep space long enough, they'll go homicidally insane. It turns out, there's a reason for that. Away from all the gravity wells and biospheres that generate natural energy, things get just quiet enough to notice the infinite ocean of qi entirely incompatible with our own. I should know. I've seen it. Only difference is, I didn't go mad... From the bestselling author of This Trilogy is Broken! and Dungeon Devotee comes the cultivation epic you've been waiting for.
Release Date: April 11, 2023
More than two centuries after World War III poisoned the planet, the final bastion of humanity lives on massive airships circling the globe in search of a habitable area to call home. Aging and outdated, most of the ships plummeted back to earth long ago. The only thing keeping the two surviving lifeboats in the sky are Hell Divers—men and women who risk their lives by skydiving to the surface to scavenge for parts the ships desperately need. When one of the remaining airships is damaged in an electrical storm, a Hell Diver team is deployed to a hostile zone called Hades. But there’s something down there far worse than the mutated creatures discovered on dives in the past—something that threatens the fragile future of humanity.
Release Date: March 31, 2023
Haunted by nightmares from his past, Will has chosen a life of exile, hoping to erase the blood from his soul by forging a simple life. Service and family might ease his pain, but beneath his scars are deeper wounds. A queen and wife turned into a lich. Friends poisoned with hate. While he seeks peace in isolation, his absence has left a void, and an ancient foe craves a return to power. Patient and malevolent, the enemy knows the nature of man, and anger is an oh-so-useful tool in the game of nations. As war looms, Will’s anonymity—and the life he’s built—are threatened, forcing him to choose between the friends of his past, and the friends of his present.
Are you a fan of Harry Styles and looking for some romance novels that capture the same swoon-worthy essence? Look no further! We've rounded up a list of books that are perfect for fans of the charming heartthrob and his romantic lyrics. Get ready to fall in love all over again with these must-read romance books for fans of Harry Styles.
Release Date: April 11, 2023
Chloe Burke is having a bad week. After getting shot in the butt while accidentally saving the life of a visiting prince, she’s gained sudden fame. She isn't the heroine the media is portraying her to be, however, and telling the truth gets complicated—especially after she starts falling for the prince’s very handsome, very sexy bodyguard, Nicolai.
Release Date: April 4, 2023
They spend their days as aerial artists, twisting in silks high about the circus crowds of Cirque du Lys. They spend their nights bound together entirely differently. Chandler Moreau is the mentor, teaching his little butterfly to soar. Cassandra Blackstone is the student, who’s spent a lifetime dreaming of him. But each has demons, and the shadows of their past pursue them.
Release Date: April 12, 2023
I’ve never had a life. I’m not talking about the freedom money can buy because I have that in spades. I’m talking about the freedom a girl gets from growing up with four overprotective Del Rossa men…which is zero. Zero freedom to have a social life. Zero freedom to date. Men in this city know better than to look my way. I’m Dark Sovereign property, and everyone knows you don’t touch what belongs to the Del Rossas. To the brothers, I’m the little sister they never had. Except for Nicoli. It's different with him.
Release Date: April 11, 2023
I’ve never been as drawn to anyone as I am to Ethan, Dante, Caleb, and Garrett. But can I let go of my old fears and accept the connection between us, or will I keep believing the lie I tell myself... that these Alphas are knot my pack?
Release Date: April 5, 2023
My reputation at Fairview University preceded me. I was the projected number-one pick in the NHL draft and the fan favorite at the rink. People wanted to be me or be with me. Except for Lyla James Marichal. She didn't look at me like I was her next meal. She eyed me with disdain. Instead of vying for my attention, she ignored me and pushed me away. She was completely unattainable, and I became obsessed with her...
Release Date: March 26, 2023
When Zoe’s best friend shows her the box of dreams they put together as kids, she would never have foreseen herself dumping Mr. Perfectly Fine and quitting her draining job. But when she looks in that box and realizes her life isn’t even close to where she envisioned she’d be when she was ten, she panics and implodes everything she knows. When Zander Davidson realizes his little sister’s best friend is finally single at the same time he is, he knows it’s time. With the help of his sister (and her dad, AKA his boss), he makes a plan to become the king of her heart, including the road trip of a lifetime, and uses the Love Story Bucket List she made as a kid as his road map.
Are you a true crime fanatic looking for your next fix after binging the Serial podcast? Look no further! We've compiled a list of books that will satisfy your craving for suspenseful mysteries and shocking twists. From gripping whodunits to cozy mysteries, these books are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat!
Release Date: January 31, 2023
Murder, music and mayhem in the Vermont Woods. A young father and his eight-year-old son move to Vermont and soon find themselves unwittingly caught between a Mexican cartel and a drug-running syndicate in nearby Montreal. Together with a local detective, they set out to turn the tables on the cartel and free themselves from its deadly reach.
Release Date: April 2, 2023
Discovering you're a witch because your cat starts talking to you isn’t as fun as it sounds. When Jessica Lavender's mother passes away, her life takes this unexpected turn, but it’s not the only one. Forced to return to her hometown, Jess must learn how to harness her magical abilities while solving a murder. How can she keep all this a secret?
Release Date: April 6, 2023
Former Detective Hillary Greene and her cold case team are handed an impossible case. Thirty years ago, two days before Christmas, the much-loved Reverend Keith Coltrane was hit over the head and left to die inside his own church. The killer was never caught. Even thirty years later, no one has a bad word to say about him — apart from his younger sister. Now, Hillary and her team of misfits are ready to find out the truth. They uncover old secrets, jealousies and long-standing feuds in the village. Secrets someone will kill to keep hidden.
Release Date: April 11, 2023
The gripping new Kate Shugak novel by New York Times bestselling author Dana Stabenow. What seems a tragic accident soon becomes a murder investigation as Kate is drawn into a case of political intrigue.
Release Date: April 1, 2023
How far would you go to find the truth? Former military woman Meg wakes up from a coma to the nightmare of her ten-year-old son's murder. The police call it an accident. With no help from law enforcement, she enlists her son’s biological father and a washed-up ex-cop to find the men behind the blast that destroyed her life. Their search leads them into San Francisco’s criminal underworld and an ongoing war for the rule of its streets. She never expected to hear the news that her son is still alive. The answers to all her questions are far more terrifying than anything she could have ever imagined...
What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood?
Marjorie Carter was a wonderful mentor and a dear friend. When she died of pneumonia in 2004, I had the only copy of her manuscript. I completed the story and brought the series to publication for her.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood, what would they be?
I have yet to discover the ideal music for the story. Something like how African tribal drumming was used in Peter Gabriel’s Security album.
What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
I’ve never thought of it like this before, but I’ve always preferred complex novels that expanded beyond genre boundaries. Though the Red With Native Blood series fits best in young adult, many themes appeal to Western, adult, and historical fiction readers as well.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
I’d like to take another look at some of my old favorites:
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M Pirsig
Shogun, by James Clavell
Secrets of the Talking Jaguar, by Martin Prechtel
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
I like Marjorie’s writing better than mine. After Thunder befriends a Mescalero Apache named Walks Alone, the scenes take the reader to the limit of intensity and heartbreak.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
While living in multiple countries over the years, creating the opportunity to write was enough to get me working. Especially so in the Amazon jungle where I needed my neighbor’s generator. I provided gas, and offered the kids popcorn, and a movie of their choice to watch on my laptop while it charged. After returning home and making sure no snakes, tarantulas, or scorpions had stopped by for a visit, I’d set the screen to the lowest brightness and write for four hours.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
Without discipline, you can’t reach the first stone of the Medicine Wheel. –Marjorie Carter
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
We were all once tribal. Recognizing what we’ve lost is essential for a meaningful life.
Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter are the authors of the new book Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood
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What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Lion House?
A long-time friend and I were discussing what it would be like to be stuck together forever. The conversation spiraled from there, and the idea for Lion House was born.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Lion House, what would they be?
I love “Killer Queen” by Queen for Isobel and Rose.
What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
Fantasy is without a doubt my favorite genre to read as well as to write. I love to escape from the everyday and the ordinary.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (by Taylor Jenkins Reid), Kingdom of the Wicked (by Kerri Maniscalco), and Crescent City (by Sarah J. Maas).
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
My favorite scene occurs near the end of the book. Isobel and Rose are thrown into a heart-wrenching situation and are forced to rely on their past and connection to each other if they have any hope of making it out alive. I get goosebumps every time I read this scene.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
When I write, I type a million words a second. Then spend about an hour cleaning up the disaster I just poured onto the page. Edits are so important.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
“Never let fear be the reason.” For example, if there’s something you’re undecided on, and fear is the thing holding you back, let it go. Do the thing. The fear will pass, but the regret will not.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
I hope readers connect with my characters, and that the connection lasts long after the final page of the story.
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What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write A Royal Pain?
I've always been fascinated by the way the media can influence how we feel about people and events. Once they determine someone is a hero, we expect them to be nothing but heroic, but that sometimes is not the case. I wanted to create this serious undertone as part of something light-hearted and funny, and suddenly my main character Chloe Burke was born!
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of A Royal Pain, what would they be?
I think for Chloe it would have to something like "Made You Look" by Meghan Traitor.
For Nico it would need to be something much darker! Perhaps "Take Me to Church" by Hozier.
What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
I love reading many different genres, but romance (no pun intended) has my heart. It's what I love to read, and it's also what I love to write.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
I just finished "Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller (WOW), and I'm planning to start "Verity" by Colleen Hoover.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
My favorite scene is Chloe and Nico's first kiss. There was something so tender and sweet about it, and it was at a point in the book when for the first time in a long time, Chloe finally had hope things would be getting better in her own life soon.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
No cats on laps, but I do have an 80 lb Labrador on my feet! His name is Capone, and he's hilarious. He has his own Facebook page (Capone the Wonder Dog), and he has more fans than I do!
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
You don't know what someone else is going through, and it never hurts to be kind.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
I hope the book makes them smile. I write happy books. I want to make my readers happy. If I've accomplished that, what more could I ask for?
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What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Tournament (Interstellar Trials Book 1)?
Until we can find a way to defy physics and push spaceships faster than lightspeed (hint: it's not actually possible), humans hoping to explore distant star systems will need to get creative. A lot of stories about interstellar travel handle those kinds of distances with cryo sleep or embryo transportation. The idea that fascinates me the most, though, is the one that involves generation ships. When I say it fascinates me, I mean I'm mildly obsessed with it. This is not the first story I've written about them, and I doubt it'll be the last.
One of the themes that comes up in a lot of my work is intergenerational conflict, so the idea of a ship (or in the case of my books, an entire fleet) full of people that've been sentenced to live their entire lives in the stars by a bunch of their great-great-great grandparents… it's just full of possibilities. How do you live your life if you never touch the ground? Would you even know the difference, really? Resent it? And of course, there are lots of problems with that approach, scientifically. Ships break down. Crops fail. And there's no one to come to your aid. That kind of isolation sends a chill up my spine.
So the idea behind the Interstellar Trials is that humanity sent a fleet of ships sailing for the stars, rather than just one or two. The variety in the gene pool is important. In reality, it'd strain Earth's resources to assemble even one mission like this, but for reasons unknown, the characters' ancestors sent a hundred ships. They must have been pretty desperate. Of course, humans being humans, a war broke out among the fleet ships and by the time the story begins, it's been split into two factions for the heroine's entire life. One side is ruled by a tyrannical dictator, and the other is free. All I needed, then, was a heroine who's lived her entire life off the grid on the more dystopian side of the fleet.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of The Tournament (Interstellar Trials Book 1), what would they be?
Bad Intentions and the Devil Within by Digital Daggers are two of the main songs on my playlist for the main character, Reggie. You can probably tell just from the titles that she's a *little* bit prickly. I like my heroines with sharp edges. For writing the space battles and stuff in this series, I listened to Moscow by Autoheart on repeat.
I have a playlist for the trilogy HERE.
What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
I read across genres, and there's genuinely not much I won't at least try. But science fiction is my favorite. I like all kinds of sci-fi, too. The stuff I write tends to be soft (sometimes called light) sci fi, which means it's more adventure based than hard science fiction (think the Martian). But I read it all! I'm also a huge fantasy fan, especially epic fantasy.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
I'm a mood reader, so my TBR pile is very unruly. I'm really excited to read Marie Lu's new book, Stars and Smoke. I always love her stuff. I'm in the middle of Luke Mitchell's Harvesters series right now, which is seriously addicting, so I'll probably binge-read the rest of that before the month is out. Angie Thomas' new fantasy book, Nic Blake and the Remarkables, also sounds like a lot of fun!
I seriously have so many books I want to read. It's not even funny.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
My favorite scene is a spoiler (rude!) but my SECOND favorite scene happens just after Reggie uses her face-mask technology to steal another girl's identity. She takes the girl's spot in this tournament that's supposed to be like an olive branch between the fleets because she thinks she might have a chance to escape that way.
She's been an outsider on her own ship for her whole life, and now suddenly she's surrounded by kids from both fleets. It's seriously disorienting for her. She doesn't know what any of the food is, she doesn't know how to act, and she's worried she won't be able to pull off the scam. And then she meets Noah Ramsay, who kind of takes her under his wing. Anything with banter is my favorite, honestly. And I love a fish out of water.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
I'm a creature of habit, really. It'd be so boring to watch me write. I sit down with my coffee (or water bottle if it's later in the day) and I just work. Often with thunderstorms or movie soundtracks playing in my headphones to help me focus.
I do have a lineup of Marvel super-lady figures on my desk, though. I have Gamora, Captain Marvel, Scarlet Witch, and Black Widow. I also have Princess Leia, and a stuffed Rosita from the movie Sing!
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
I like this one, which is attributed to Goethe (possibly incorrectly): Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
I want readers to take away a sense of fun, adventure, and escape – and maybe lose track of the real world for a little while.
Kate Sheeran Swed is the author of the new book The Tournament (Interstellar Trials Book 1)
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What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Obedience?
I was at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida and I met a silk aerialist named Cassandra, who told me "you should write a book about a silk aerialist and name her after me."
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Obedience: Book One in the Ties That Bind Series, what would they be?
My narrators picked these actually! Chandler: "Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC
Cassandra: "Rewrite the Stars" from Greatest Showman
What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
Science Fiction/Fantasy and Romance! So, partially yes. Haha.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
Oh man, I have one my editor recommended I need to read and besides that, my head is in the game doing rewrites for my second book! Lol.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
For Obedience, that's a hard question... I loved so many scenes. I think the scene where Chandler takes Cassandra back to his condo for the first time to practice Shibari on her, but he's like "this is only a demonstration, it's just art, it's not a prelude to something else..." and then the entire time is fighting his feelings. I loved seeing him slowly unravel the entire book, it was amazing. I also loved Chapter 18, when he finally gives into the girl! And for the audiobook, Chapter 29, the Cirque du Lys show!
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
I must ALWAYS have a cup of coffee (my narrator Daniel made me my favorite mug now, it's adorable and says "Just a girl who likes Shibari." Lol. I was so surprised when I got it. It's my lucky mug now. And I have to have ambient music on, and I get up at 4am and go for a little drive first before I get started.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
It's a series!! Don't panic!! Haha.
Liza Snow is the author of the new book Obedience: Book One in the Ties That Bind Series
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