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Literary Fiction Books To Read | September 2021

Looking to add new fiction books to your reading list this week? Don't miss the best new fiction books from Bestselling Authors Jen Talty, Suzanne Jenkins, Rosa Kino, Emily Itami, Zoraida Córdova, and Jon Kalman Stefansson. Enjoy your new novels!

Samantha (Girls in the City)

by Suzanne Jenkins

Release Date: August 31, 2021

A new contemporary fiction in the Girls in the City series by bestselling author Suzanne Jenkins...After graduating from medical school, single parent Samantha Karas and her daughter, Adelaide leave Chicago for a longed-for residency in Detroit where she’ll be close to her family again. With one goal in mind aside from her daughter, her focus is to finish the rigorous obstetrics residency, with no notions of ever getting involved again. But then she meets Detroit cop Mike Khan...

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Rivers Edge (The River Winery Book 1)

by Jen Talty

Release Date: September 3, 2021

The first book of The River Winery Series and a Candlewood Falls novel by USA Today Bestselling Author Jen Talty...Eliza Jane Blue is a talented Viticulturist and Vintner who searched for an opportunity to head up her own line of wines, and she jumps at the chance when Weezer offers her the job as head winemaker. However, Weezer neglected to tell her that the winery is failing. Her biggest obstacle? Malbec River, the best Viticulturalist in the business.

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Choosing To Kill

by Rosa Kino

Release Date: June 27, 2021

The second book in the Choosing Trilogy by author Rosa Kino...Life in the United States is both exciting and cruel for a young lady as she tries to establish her business and romantic life in a new country. Her perfect match turns out to be the abusive type, and this pretty redhead is losing her patience...

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Fault Lines

by Emily Itami

Release Date: September 7, 2021

An Amazon Editor's Pick for Best Literature and Fiction by bestselling author Emily Itami...Combining the incisive intimacy of Sally Rooney with the sharp wit of Helen Fielding, a compulsively readable and astonishingly relatable debut novel about marriage, motherhood, love, self, and the vibrant, surprising city that is modern Tokyo. Funny, provocative, and startlingly honest, Fault Lines is for anyone who has ever looked in the mirror and asked, who am I and how did I get here? A bittersweet love story and a piercing portrait of female identity, it introduces Emily Itami as a debut novelist with astounding resonance and wit.

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The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

by Zoraida Córdova

Release Date: September 7, 2021

A new magical realism fiction by bestselling author Zoraida Córdova...Perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Isabel Allende, and Sarah Addison Allen, this is a gorgeously written novel about a family searching for the truth hidden in their past and the power they’ve inherited, from the author of the acclaimed and “giddily exciting” (The New York Times Book Review) Brooklyn Brujas series. An enchanting novel about what we knowingly and unknowingly inherit from our ancestors, the ties that bind, and reclaiming your power.

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Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night

by Jon Kalman Stefansson

Release Date: September 7, 2021

A profound and playful masterwork from one of Iceland’s most beloved authors that explores the dreams and desires of ordinary people in a rural town...In a village of only four hundred inhabitants, life could seem unremarkable. Yet in this remote town, a new road to the city has change on everyone’s minds. Unexpected, warm, and humorous, Stefansson explores the dreams and desires of these everyday people and reveals the magic of life in all of its progress, its complacency, its ugliness, and, ultimately beauty.

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The Story Behind Cosmic Tattoo by Taylor Marsh

By Taylor Marsh

In Cosmic Tattoo: A Twisted, Mind-Bending Psychological Thriller, Dr. Kate Winter is in full command of her powers. What powers?

Dr. Kate Winter uses the power of her mind and her intuitive instincts to dissect the psychic downloads that have been part of her life since she can remember. She’s discovered a timeline on which to peg the messages she receives through the mysterious.

Experience is evidence. Timing manifests.

In Cosmic Tattoo, Kate is caught between new-age mysteries, astrological signposts, and a man who knows her secrets.

Maybe you’ve watched Hallmark’s “Good Witch” or the Netflix series “Charmed.” From intuition and gentle nudges to spells and power beyond what normal humans experience, these two shows veer into fantasy, even the occult.

In Cosmic Tattoo, Kate’s drawn across the country by a downloaded message which contained a warning. She listens to what comes to her from the beyond because she’s learned these messages come from sources with information beyond her mortal mind.

In the Dr. Kate Winter Profiler Series, each book stands on its own.

Martin Scorsese says, “The most personal is the most creative.”

I’m a thriller author who tinkers beyond the veil.

Dr. Kate Winter delves into the shadows.

Vulnerable spots are exploited to enrapture the reader. No safe spaces.

Experience has revealed to me there is more to life than what can be seen.

Religion isn’t required, faith is.

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” - Albert Einstein

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Interview with Ashley Bostock, Author of Revengeful Romeo (A Hero Club Novel)

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Revengeful Romeo?

A few years ago (5!) I got this idea to write about a young couple—he as the gardener’s son and she was the rich girl. They had an inseparable bond. However, other commitments got in the way and I never went back to write it. When the opportunity came up, I knew it was this book idea that had to be the story.

If you woke up in the world of Revengeful Romeo, what is the first thing you would do?

Aside of dating Holden King? I would definitely have to check out those office views at One Vanderbilt in the city.

If you had to write a blurb for the last book you read, what would it say?

Ummm. Here goes:

No relationship is off-limits. Even if that means dating my dad’s best friend. He was the one man that turned me down six years ago but it hasn’t stopped me from going after what I want. Especially when that comes in the form of my job. I need his designer skills to help save my company. When I’m stranded at his house for the weekend, it’s suddenly less about my job and more about all the ways we can feed each other’s fantasies.

What romantic couple from literature makes you swoon? Which one is over-hyped?

Wow. The pressure.

Romeo and Juliet make me swoon.

Overhyped? Definitely Peeta and Katniss

Do you have any quirky writing habits? Where did you write Revengeful Romeo?

I don’t have quirky habits. I’m fortunate enough to be able to write anywhere. When we travel, I love the time in the plane, train or tour bus to be able to write. I’ve written two of my books on my iPad with just finger typing on the screen!

I have to say though, I did just discover ‘sprint writing’ and it’s amazing how much writing I can get done in 30 minute spirts. My word count has increased tremendously!

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

Holden: Thunder by Imagine Dragons

Juliette: Counting Stars by OneRepublic

Ashley Bostock is the author of the new book Revengeful Romeo (A Hero Club Novel)

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Interview with Jane Shand, Author of The Light Wielders

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Light Wielders?

A lot of fantasy is set in a land inspired by medieval Europe, and my first one was in an ancient Mediterranean setting, so I thought, why not be inspired by Southeast Asia? An island, jungles, volcanoes, a different culture, and food. So, the climate, food, and landscape are inspired by that region. I have also borrowed place and people names from there too. The culture I developed for Jumali, the land in The Light Wielders, is only lightly flavored by Southeast Asia. I didn’t want to try to use a culture I couldn’t fully do justice to. I had the idea of something coming into the world and changing it in some way (can’t say too much more without giving away the plot!) and then I created Angkasa. I wanted her to be unaware of her full strength and to have some physical flaw that she believes defines her future. By the end of the novel, she realizes it doesn’t define who she is or what she can accomplish.

If you woke up in the world of The Light Wielders, what is the first thing you would do?

If I woke up in Jumali I would definitely head for the Tenpat Temple, I want to see the vegetable garden growing at the top of a mountain!

If you had to write a blurb for the last book you read, what would it say?

The book I last read was The Cutting Season by Attica Locke, a book I really enjoyed. So, my blurb would be as follows - A tense and atmospheric crime novel set to the backdrop of a plantation-turned tourist destination. It is run by a woman descended from one of the slaves that used to cut the sugar cane there. This novel explores slave history, current race relations, politics, and small-town policing all whilst the main character is snared in an investigation into a tragic death on the plantation. A death that re-awakens a tragedy from the past.

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

I have two favorite genres, fantasy, and mystery. I love YA fantasy and adult fantasy. When I wrote my first novel, I had no clue I was actually writing YA! I just liked that age for my main character. But in The Light Wielders, I have tried to embrace the genre, and I knew that was what I was writing.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? Where did you write The Light Wielders?

I used to write longhand and then type it up, but now I have a little study I type straight into the laptop. However, when my kids are off school and we go to the park, I often take a notebook with me and a lot of scenes from The Light Wielders were scrawled in that notebook at the park!

What's the best advice you've ever received?

I don’t often get offered advice, but I have taken on board the advice that there is no right way to go about writing. Read up on how everyone else does it and then choose the bits that work for you.

Jane Shand is the author of the new book The Light Wielders

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Interview with Robert New, Author of Sovereign Assassin

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Sovereign Assassin?

The idea of a reality TV show about an assassin captured my attention and I couldn't stop thinking about it. What if you didn't have to try to conceal an assassination? How could that be possible? How would the world react? In another way, it was also my satirical response to a politician claiming they could publicly shoot someone and not lose any votes. Niobe is just a more intelligent and vastly more capable version of this type of person. The world at the time I wrote the novel was so crazy that someone like Niobe taking power wasn’t such a far-fetched possibility.

If you woke up in the world of Sovereign Assassin, what is the first thing you would do?

Wonder what had happened to human ideals and morals - pretty much what I was doing when I wrote the story.

If you had to write a blurb for the last book you read, what would it say?

A sentient security robot (Murderbot) investigates their own past but makes friends on the way. It's the second book in the Murderbot series, but that blurb could also apply to the first book too. 😉

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

Speculative fiction is my favorite genre to read and write in. I like this genre as I'm attracted by books that explore ideas as well as having an interesting plot.

Do you have any quirky writing habits?

Not really. Coffee is usually involved. Noise-canceling headphones and heavy metal also feature. If I'm really lucky my German Shepard will curl up at my feet.

Where did you write Sovereign Assassin?

Mostly it was written on the couch, though when I wrote it I was on long-service leave (an Australian quirk where you get a couple of months of leave for staying with your employer for a long time), and it was pre-covid, so I also spent a fair bit of time in cafes deliberately living the cliche of writers writing in such places. It seemed appropriate given the nature of the story.

What's the best advice you've ever received?

Your biggest limits are those you place on yourself. It helped me to start embracing life and set larger challenges for myself.

Robert New is the author of the new book Sovereign Assassin

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Interview with Ashley Munoz, Author of Wild Card

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Wild Card?

I get inspired by the strangest things-- in this case, I had walked past this empty game room, with one small emergency light on inside. There on the pool table was a baseball glove, and for whatever reason I had this image of two college-aged kids, meeting in a dark room pop into my head. When the image wouldn't leave, I began to add to it. There would be a secret, and somehow baseball would be involved. The whole premise for the book began to unfold from there.

If you woke up in the world of Wild Card, what is the first thing you would do?

I'd definitely sneak into Trevor's office, steal all of his Post-it Notes, and rearrange all of his figurines. Maybe leave him a death note or something equally as horrific because he's a jerk.

If you had to write a blurb for the last book you read, what would it say?

Oh my gosh, This is a lot of pressure because the blurb on this book was so powerful, it actually had me one-clicking outside of my usual genre. But, *cracks knuckles* here goes nothing: Don't look out your window. Especially not at night. If you do, you'll see him there, just the slightest hint of his strong jaw, and the darkness of his eyes. Why he comes each night to watch you sleep, you can only guess, but as long as no other touches you, you'll be safe. Allow another's hands to roam your body and they'll be delivered to you in a nice little package on your stoop. He is an obsession you don't know you want. A scar your body will never hide, a wound you'll never survive. Be careful little mouse, the hunter is coming for you.

*Laughs* Okay that was all I could do, her real blurb is so much better, this is for Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton.

What romantic couple from literature makes you swoon? Which one is over-hyped?

This is a tough question. I love me a grumpy, misunderstood, blue-collar-hero with a happy-sunshine heroine. That combo always gets me swooning. As far as over-hyped- the all-powerful, and ever-so-hot billionaire that can get anyone but always seems to fall for the nerdy, awkward girl.

Do you have any quirky writing habits?

Is procrastinating considered a habit? Could it be considered lucky if I manage to magically meet all my deadlines? Otherwise, not really.

Where did you write Wild Card?

I'm currently without an office, so Wild Card was mostly written from my couch, car, or bed. We have an adjustable bed, so it's really nice when I grab my little writing table and eight support pillows. It's like having a pillow fort, where you're the boss and no one can tell you no.

What's the best advice you've ever received?

Don't compare your first draft to someone's finished product. That goes in line with not comparing your journey or pace with anyone else.

Ashley Munoz is the author of the new book Wild Card

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Interview with Jen Talty, Author of Rivers Edge (The River Winery Book 1)

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Rivers Edge?

Rivers Edge is part of a multi-author collection in a series called Candlewood Falls. I was asked by my friend Stacey Wilk if I was interested in joining her and K.M. Fawcett in writing in this world. I jumped at the opportunity. I had been playing around with the idea of writing about a winery and this was the perfect place to do it. I wanted to write about a family coming together during times of crisis. I also wanted to have stories that dealt with the unearthing of family secrets. And that’s what the River Winery series is all about. Rivers Edge is the first book and it’s all about how one lie told generations ago has had a ripple effect on the entire family. However, as our hero and heroine find out, the present isn’t always bound to the past.

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

Oh. That’s a tough one! I think for Eliza Jane Blue it would have to be Gun Powder and Lead by Miranda Lambert. And for Malbec River it would be A Woman Like You by Lee Brice.

If you had to write a blurb for the last book you read, what would it say?

Well, I’m reading a non-fiction book right now and the blurb would say something to the effect of: the 90’s were a bitch. LOL.

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

I love to read romance, romantic suspense, and thrillers. And those are the three things I love to write about as well.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? Where did you write Rivers Edge?

I don’t have any quirky writing habits. I have an office at home where I write. Sometimes I sit outside on my back patio or on my porch, but mostly I write at my desk and that’s where I wrote Rivers Edge. Although, when I’m done with a book, I like to re-arrange my desk a little. Since I can’t re-arrange my furniture or really move my monitor around on my desk, it’s usually just moving my pen cups and my notebooks and doing a deep clean, but it helps clear my mind of the last book making room for all the new characters.

What's the best advice you've ever received?

That persistence sometimes trumps talent and to never quit.

Jen Talty is the author of the new book Rivers Edge (The River Winery Book 1)

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Interview with Anne Michaud, Author of Why They Stay

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Why They Stay?

As a news reporter writing about politicians, I had covered some of the men involved in the scandals: Bill Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, Anthony Weiner. I admired their wives and wondered why these educated, intelligent women were standing up for these men after their betrayals. I thought there must be a political motive.

I started writing the first edition in 2014, when it looked (correctly) as though Hillary Clinton would run for president. It seemed to me and my literary agent that the question about why she stayed with Bill had gone largely unanswered and hung over her political candidacy.

That edition of “Why They Stay” was published in 2017. When I went on a book tour, people invariably asked me about the new First Couple: Melania and Donald Trump. So, I wrote a second edition (published in June 2021) to include the Trumps’ story.

If you had to write a blurb for the last book you read, what would it say?

This essential retelling of history puts Elizabeth Packard squarely where she belongs, as a major reformer of involuntary mental commitment in the U.S. The Woman They Could Not Silence employs deft storytelling to place the reader back in time and into the terrifying position of someone with very little legal standing, that is, a married woman in 1860.

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

I’m drawn to nonfiction and historical fiction. I enjoy having an element of "this really happened."

Do you have any quirky writing habits? Where did you write Why They Stay?

I wrote at my dining room table, backyard patio, basement desk, Book Revue bookstore (upstairs), Panera, and the Huntington (NY) Public Library.

When it’s time to write, I often catch myself filing, dusting, sorting, etc. It’s procrastination. I talk myself out of those impulses by coaxing myself to do just one small task … read a page, or make an entry in my notes. That usually gets me turned around and heading in the right direction.

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading Why They Stay what would it be?

I would like readers to see through the calculations politicians make to remain electable. I don’t believe that staying in a humiliating marriage is a good example for public figures to set.

What's the best advice you've ever received?

To paraphrase Malcolm Gladwell, pursue a side passion where you are the boss. It gave me the freedom to develop a voice and work I can claim as mine.

Anne Michaud is the author of the new book Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

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New Mystery and Thriller Books to Read | September 7

Hold on to the edge of your seat as we hunt for clues and solve the case with these exciting new mystery and thriller books for the week! There are so many bestselling authors with new novels for you to dive into this week including Taylor Marsh, Lisa Jewell, Iris Johansen, and many more. Enjoy your new mystery, thriller, and suspense novels. Happy reading!

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New Romance Books to Read | September 7

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 Ashley Bostock, Ashley Munoz, Kristen Ashley, and more. Enjoy your new romance books and happy reading!