Looking to fall in love with some new romance reads? You’ll adore these exciting new novels! This week you can get your hands on books by bestselling authors Nicole Snow, Hazel Lane, LM Fox, and more. Enjoy your new romance books and happy reading!
Literary fiction readers are in for a treat. This week’s latest releases list is full of intriguing reads you won’t want to miss! The new releases list includes so many bestselling authors like Elinor Lipman, Sibylle Berg, Aanchal Malhotra, and many more. Enjoy your new literary fiction books. Happy reading!
Set off on an adventure to new worlds this week! This selection of new science fiction and fantasy books will surely please! Science Fiction fans should be excited about the latest from bestselling authors Eric Kruger, Jude Austin, Rick Partlow, and more. If Fantasy is what your library needs, you’ll be able to pick up the latest from J.D.L. Rosell, T.R. Magnus, G.A. Aiken, and more. Enjoy your new science fiction and fantasy books. Happy reading!
Are you an avid reader of Young Adult books? This week you are in luck! With all of these new novels, you’re bound to find a new favorite book to add to your reading list. This week includes new novels from bestselling authors Maureen Johnson, Tara Grayce, Kenzie Brayne, and many more. Enjoy your new young adult books. Happy reading!
Looking for some new biography and memoir 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 Ryan G. Murphy, A.S. Dulat, Margareta Magnusson, and many more. Enjoy your new biography and memoir books. Happy reading!
Looking for a book to complete your reading goals before the end of the year? Check out these must-read fantasy and science fiction books that are the perfect way to end 2022 and start 2023!
Release Date: November 16, 2022
My name is Ben, and I died last year. Almost. I’d hoped I would wake up from my near-death experience as a medium just in time for high school. Turns out it just wrecked my legs. No medium talent, either. I’m something else. A summoner. Join Ben as he finds his feet at the Academy and learns what it takes to Make Yourself!
Release Date: November 26, 2022
Four T-Rex brothers are kicked out of their father’s territory, now they must try to survive as nomads. In this nature documentary style novel, we follow their journey. Do they have what it takes to become kings?
Release Date: October 28, 2022
Ali McMillan has plenty to look forward to. Junior year of high school, a popular boyfriend, and—let’s be honest—the discovery of magic is wicked. Except, not all is right. A banshee foreshadows death. Faced with a dwindling clock, she uncovers more questions. Why is an old enemy seeking to end a long-standing feud? How are they linked to the Sons of Carman? Can she stop the banshees’ cry?
Release Date: December 16, 2022
In space, all that matters is survival. Rapid colonization of the Moon is pushing both national space agencies and powerful corporations to negotiate a New Lunar Accord in an effort to prevent escalating conflicts over valuable resources and territory. But hope that this treaty will bring stability to the nascent lunar civilization is suddenly dashed when a high-energy solar storm causes a cascade of destruction to the vast satellite constellations that orbit Earth. Now it’s only a matter of weeks before the ever-increasing debris cloud makes travel back to the home planet impossible...
Release Date: November 22, 2022
The next adventure in the High Republic begins expanding the new era of Star Wars, with a story set generations before Light of the Jedi.
Release Date: December 17, 2022
The Empire has suffered the existence of their enemies for too long as it is, and her Majesty has determined to put an end to the impudent defiance, the consequences be damned. Eric Weston has seen this coming, but without being able to find a way to avoid it, all he could do was prepare... along with the rest of the Earth. With several Imperial Fleets coming down on their heads, all the stops have been pulled and there are no more rules of engagement. Everything is on the table, but for all that, Eric knows it won't... it can't... be enough.
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Release Date: November 30, 2022
A Forbidden Passion. When Amelia was only fourteen, she met Gray Falcon who helped her through a difficult time. Gray Falcon always thought she was a pest, yet she opened up a vital part of the medicine man's world to him. As adults, they meet again and fall in love, but is it enough to stand strong against a world trying to pull them apart?
Release Date: December 3, 2022
She’s always feared abandonment. Is M'Kenzee Davenport about to face it again or finally find her happily ever after with Brennigan Stewart? If you like endearing characters, family drama, and wholesome matches, then you’ll adore Virginia’dele Smith’s captivating story of hidden love and self-discovery.
Release Date: December 3, 2022
She thinks I don't see her, when all I've ever seen is her. Her forced smiles and laughter are slowly driving me insane as I bide my time. I want to make them real. I want my girl back. I don’t care what bridges I have to burn to have her. I’ll spend my life proving to her I’m never going anywhere. That I’m the one person she can always count on. In the end, I’ll win, and she will be mine.
Release Date: December 7, 2022
When I was young, I was told that my true love would be a faerie king. I didn’t heed the warning. I tumbled into love as soon as our eyes first met, unaware that he wasn’t what he seemed. My king wanted marriage, power, devotion, and a family. He had all but one, and as our kingdom stood upon the precipice of ruin, the weight of failure tore us apart. Though it was not the war but his betrayal that sent me running to a foreign land. And straight into the arms of a one-eyed warrior...
Release Date: December 8, 2022
Imagine being snowed in with four hot successful men. P.S. they've all played the hero in too many of your naughtiest dreams.
Problem is, you work for them, and that makes them off-limits. Except now they're looking at you like you're Santa's cookies. And they definitely want to take a bite. Talk about making you reconsider your life choices. These four are aiming for Santa's naughty list, and I'm pretty sure I'm getting: Jace, Reed, Alec ...and Cole for Christmas. It might've started as a decorating job. But it ended Tangled in Tinsel.
Release Date: December 6, 2022
A funny, heartwarming story about a feisty group of women who shake, spice, and heat things up with a “recipe” book for romance, from the bestselling author of Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons.
Looking for a fun cozy mystery to immerse yourself in? What about a suspenseful mystery or thriller? No matter what genre of mystery or thriller book you savor, we've got the perfect new releases for you! Check out our favorites for fans of Agatha Christie.
Release Date: December 19, 2022
State of Play, the stunning 16th Mystery Thriller in the ongoing Virgil Jones Series continues to leave readers breathless & begging for more. If you like crime fiction with thrills, chills, laugh-out-loud humor and characters you'll want to cheer for, you've found it. AND, FOR A VERY LIMITED TIME THE ENTIRE SERIES IS ON SALE! Grab your copies now!
Release Date: December 19, 2022
What does a bride-to-be and a killer have in common? When the friend responsible for getting Maddie her first baking job comes to visit, she's bringing a mess of trouble to town. It's going to take all Maddie's skills, a legacy from her grandad, to solve the crime. Fortunately, she has her team of gal pals and a bossy cat on the case.
Release Date: December 6, 2022
Whether it's working at his cousin's funeral home or tossing around the local riffraff at his favorite bar, Nathan Waymaker is a man who knows how to handle the bodies. When a beloved local minister is found dead, his parishioners ask Nathan to make sure the death isn’t swept under the rug. What starts out as an easy payday soon descends into a maze of mayhem filled with wannabe gangsters, vicious crime lords, porn stars, crooked police officers, and a particularly treacherous preacher and his mysterious wife.
Release Date: December 15, 2022
A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Gone. Husband in a coma. Two missing teenage girls. Who can she trust? Her Husband’s Lies is a twisty and utterly addictive thriller that will keep you turning pages. You won’t see the ending coming...!
Release Date: December 13, 2022
Fiona, Sue and Daisy, three retired ladies who volunteer at the local charity shop, Dogs Need Nice Homes, can’t believe their favourite customer is dead. Eighty-six-year-old Sarah Brown was found murdered in her hallway by her delivery man, a domino clutched in her hand — with a name scratched on it. When another person is found dead with a domino in their hand, and with the police making no progress, the ladies will need to help unmask a serial killer. Fans of The Thursday Murder Club, Janice Hallett, Simon Brett, Ian Moore and Sarah Yarwood-Lovett will adore this exciting new talent in cozy crime.
Release Date: December 18, 2022
Delivering twist after brilliant twist, this clever whodunnit will keep you guessing until the final page. It’s a dark and stormy night in the quaint English town of Oldminister when the battered body of local gallery owner Louis Gillette is discovered in his office. The office safe lies open and empty, it would appear to be a burglary gone tragically wrong. But all is not as it seems. Very soon, it comes to light that Gillette was murdered by poisoning. Someone then beat his unconscious body. Could both of these crimes have been committed by the same person? And more importantly, why?
What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Cretaceous Kings?
Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated with animals, both prehistoric and modern. I grew up watching the “Walking With” series and my favorites were, “Walking with Dinosaurs”, “Walking with Beasts”, and “The Ballad of Big Al”. This catapulted my obsession with all things prehistoric. My obsession with animals started with the late, great, Steve Irwin, I never missed an episode of “The Crocodile Hunter” as a child. Documentaries such as, “The Life of Mammals”, Planet Earth”, and the “Future is Wild” also strengthened my love for animals.
As for this particular book my biggest inspiration for the story was a coalition of six lion brothers called the Mapogos from Sabi Sands Game Reserve in South Africa. I saw a documentary about them in high school and was blown away by the story. These lions were particularly brutal and my teenage self, couldn’t help but imagine “How cool would it be if T-Rexes did shit like this?” lol. There is potential evidence of other tyrannosaur species like albertosaurus and daspletosaurus, being social so the idea wasn’t that far-fetched to me.
Years later during my senior year of college, I wrote the first chapter in one night, fueled by a spontaneous rush of creativity. Due to graduation and job worries I abandoned the project. However, in 2020 during the pandemic I regained my creative spark and finished the book in early 2022, finally publishing it in October of this year.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Cretaceous Kings, what would they be?
Leviathan: King’s Disease - Nas
Hannibal: Ambitionz az a Ridah - Tupac
Carnis: All My Life – K-Ci & JoJo
Mansur: Many Men - 50 Cent
I’m a big hip hop fan...
What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
I honestly don’t read much lol, when I do read it’s usually scientific articles I find on Google. So, I’d pick non-fiction as my favorite genre to read. My favorite genre to write is science fiction, so technically it differs. However, the articles I read directly influence my writing, seeing as how they are dinosaur/animal related most of the time. I do have a few books from childhood that I love such as “White Fang”, which was a big influence on how I wrote the animal interactions in my novel, and “Moby Dick”.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
Sabertooth-Mauricio Anton (started but didn’t finish)
Raptor Red-Robert T. Bakker (started but didn’t finish again)
Jurassic Park-Michael Crichton ( I know, crazy, I’ve never read Jurassic Park. Seen all the movies though)
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
That’s a very hard question. If I had to choose it would be the last scene of the ninth chapter, where a giant t-rex emerges from the forest and scares the brothers off of a kill. I wanted to capture the beauty of the landscape along with the intimidating power of this monstrous tyrannosaur and it was quite fun to write.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
I sometimes like to listen to lyrical rap music before writing. I get inspired by the clever wordplay and it helps me get through writers block, as I “freestyle” write my own wordplay, although it may not always be clever. Even if I do write something I deem to be horrible, at least I have an idea of where I want to take things and I can go back later and fix it. Jay-Z’s song “Lyrical Exercise” gets me pretty inspired to write.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
Lately I have been really goal and dream orientated, so my philosophy would be never let anything stand between you and your dreams. I am starting an entertainment business “Rex God Entertainment” and my novel is the first step in that process. Not only will I continue to write novels, I also hope to release graphic novels, audiobooks, and eventually CGI dinosaur documentaries.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
The fight for survival is a tale as old as life on this planet. With everything going on now, times are pretty hard. Never give up, keep fighting.
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What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write State of Play: A Virgil Jones Mystery Thriller - Book 16?
My mortgage company. They are always a great source of inspiration. They send me these lovely little notes every single month asking for thousands of dollars. Apparently they plan on continuing this practice for the next twenty years or so, which means I still have quite a few books left to write.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of State of Play: A Virgil Jones Mystery Thriller - Book 16, what would they be?
I can't think of any songs right now. Why, you ask? Because my wife provides daycare for our first grandchild, who just turned one year old. What that means is I've got songs going through my head all the live long day. Kid songs, like Wheels on the Bus, Patty Cake, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Old MacDonald Had A Farm...and on and on and on. Now, I'll be the first to admit that my wife has a lovely singing voice, but the lyrics to these songs just won't go away. Someone help me. Please...I'm begging ya.
What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
My favorite genre to read is Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, which is the same I write. I'm also a fan of Literary Fiction if done good. Whoops, I meant if done well.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
Referencing one of the previous questions, lately it's books like: Goodnight Moon, Everyone Poops, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Cat In The Hat...stuff like that. I'm pretty sure I've single-handedly managed to give Amazon's suggestion algorithm an electronic aneurism.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
My answer to this question rarely varies (see, I'm starting to sound like Dr. Seuss) but there are two parts of a manuscript I love: The beginning, when there is nothing more than a blank canvas and the story can go in any direction, and the ending. All my stories are very character-driven, so it's fun to watch them lead me down the path. Even though I write pretty hard-core Crime Fiction, there is a lot of humor in my books, and that's always fun to play with. Humor also gives the reader a chance to catch their breath.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
I'm not sure if this qualifies or not, but I can't seem to write unless I have a glass of orange juice on my desk at all times. I buy so much of the stuff I'm considering a purchase of an orange grove in Florida. No joke. My office could catch fire and you'd have trouble getting me away from my desk, but if my orange juice glass is empty, watch out. Grandpa is on the move!
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
Laugh every chance you get.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
To leave a positive review on Amazon. (Just kidding...or am I?)
I think the thing I'd like readers to remember is how they feel after finishing the story, then tell me about it. Or better yet, tell others how they felt by leaving a review...you know, the one I was just kidding about. (Or was I?)
Thomas Scott is the author of the new book State of Play: A Virgil Jones Mystery Thriller - Book 16
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