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New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books | August 10

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 Cindy Gunderson, Marko Kloos, Sarah Adlakha, and more. If Fantasy is what your library needs, you’ll be able to pick up the latest from Jeffrey L. Kohanek, Arahom Radjah, Abraham Kawa, and more. Enjoy your new science fiction and fantasy books. Happy reading!

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New Young Adult Books to Read | August 10

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 Jeff Zentner, Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, MarcyKate Connolly, and many more. Enjoy your new young adult books. Happy reading!

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New Biography and Memoir Books to Read | August 10

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 Simon Gjeroe, Rickson Gracie, Eleanor Henderson, and many more. Enjoy your new biography and memoir books. Happy reading!

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New Mystery & Thriller Novels | August 2021

Your Mystery and Thriller reading list is about to get a lot more exciting thanks to these fantastic new releases. If you’re looking for a new favorite read, don’t miss these new novels from Wylder Stone, Stephanie Kreml, Kevin Corbin, Jim Lively, Ashley Winstead, and Mark Billingham. Happy reading!

Witness On the Run

by Wylder Stone

Release Date: July 9, 2021

Undercover government agent Owen Force scrambles to take down a notorious criminal in the gripping debut novel in the fast-paced, high-stakes, On the Run Series by Wylder Stone...Bodies are piling up, as deadly cartel boss Cesar Perez keeps slipping through the corrupt cracks of justice. The only way to catch him is to throw out all the rules and beat him at his own game. Things get bloody and complicated when an unsuspecting witness is in the wrong place at the right time. A single testimony that will finally topple over the nefarious kingdom that years of evidence couldn’t touch. With case closing information and a target on their backs, Agent Force must use unconventional methods to keep them alive and put Perez away for good. In the pull of a trigger, things go from a pawn in a dangerous game... to witness on the run.

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Truth Unveiled

by Stephanie Kreml

Release Date: July 2, 2021

Truth Unveiled is the suspenseful first book in the Dr. Samantha Jenkins Mysteries Series...A victim with a shady past. A grieving sister in need of closure. Can a physician discover the truth without succumbing to a body of lies? Dr. Samantha Jenkins knows well the bitter taste of betrayal. So the last thing she needs at her best friend's wedding is an interrogation into her own broken engagement. Her fears soon turn to shock on the morning of the big day when the bride's brother drops dead.

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Weeping Willow

by Kevin Corbin

Release Date: July 12, 2021

The exciting new novel by Kevin Corbin...In 1956 Georgia, William Ralston has strayed from his Protestant flock. That says something when he’s the pastor of his local congregation. However, a string of misfortunes has made him question his faith. This leads to actions he normally would’ve despised. It also leads to trouble in the form of a teenage female. With Allie and Pastor Bill spiritually lost, they embark on a voyage through the summertime south. The excursion seems simple enough—run away from their demons. Before long, their journey will include gunfire, death, and the law hot on their heels.

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Surreal Absurdity

by Jim Lively

Release Date: July 12, 2021

The sequel to Aberrant Behavior by bestselling author Jim Lively...What is it about Charles Pierce that makes people want to kill him? He’s retired from his law practice, does pro bono work for non-profits, and has turned all his attention to focus on his art. He even rented a studio, as part of a gallery where exhibitions are well attended and the wine flows freely. So why does a mysterious and hostile young man threaten him, while the woman who tried to poison him last year shows up at an exhibition to purchase one of his abstract paintings? Charles can’t seem to avoid associating with criminals. Even Detective Gonzales believes he is somehow involved in a series of local murders because his business cards are found at the scene. No one, least of all Charles, can explain it, but the more he seeks clues and answers, the more he finds the whole situation to be a Surreal Absurdity.

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In My Dreams I Hold a Knife

by Ashley Winstead

Release Date: August 3, 2021

A suspenseful new psychological thriller from Ashley Winstead...Six friends. One college reunion. One unsolved murder. Told in racing dual timelines, with a dark campus setting and a darker look at friendship, love, obsession, and ambition, In My Dreams I Hold A Knife is an addictive, propulsive read you won't be able to put down.

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Rabbit Hole

by Mark Billingham

Release Date: August 3, 2021

A gripping standalone thriller from the “first-rate British crime writer” and internationally bestselling author of the Tom Thorne novels (The Washington Post)...Alice Armitage is a police officer. Or she was. Or perhaps she just imagines she was. Whatever the truth is, following a debilitating bout of PTSD, self-medication with drink and drugs, and a psychotic breakdown, Alice is now a long-term patient in an acute psychiatric ward. When one of her fellow patients is murdered, Alice becomes convinced that she has identified the killer and that she can catch them. Ignored by the police, she begins her own investigation. But when her prime suspect becomes the second victim, Alice’s life begins to unravel still further as she realizes that she cannot trust anyone, least of all herself.

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New Science Fiction Books | August 2021

Looking to add some fantastic new adventures to your reading list? You won’t want to miss our recommendations for new time travel, dystopian, and cyberpunk science fiction books! Check out the latest by bestselling authors S. D. Unwin, J.S. Fields, Sara Codair, William C. Tracy, N.L. Bates, Robin C.M. Duncan, Heather Tracy, Nathan Hystad, S. A. Sebuchi, David James Warren, Sarah Zachrich Jeng, and S. A. Sebuchi. Happy reading!

One Second Per Second

by S. D. Unwin

Release Date: April 23, 2021

An exciting new time-travel novel from critically acclaimed writer S. D. Unwin...The greatest scientific challenge of our age wasn’t to enable time travel, it was to prevent it. The laws of physics had turned out to be idiotic, erecting no barriers to hopping time. In fact, they make it hard to avoid. I’m in the business of preserving the timeline—making sure the world sticks to the sacred rule of One Second Per Second, and that history unfolds according to plan. The problem is, there is no plan until I make it.

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Distant Gardens

by J.S. Fields, Sara Codair, William C. Tracy, N.L. Bates, Robin C.M. Duncan, & Heather Tracy

Release Date: August 1, 2021

A new science fiction shorty story collection from bestselling authors...Rules were made to be broken. From terraformed outposts to magical realms, journey to worlds where deadly plants, rampant biodiversity, or failed colonies have created irresistible opportunities for those brave enough to seize them. New worlds, found family, mystical secrets, and deadly science weave together in this lesbian-centric anthology focusing on a very different kind of first time—a first encounter with a world, or being, entirely unlike our own.

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Set in Stone

by David James Warren

Release Date: August 10, 2021

Award-winning author David James Warren brings us Book 4 of The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone Series...Thirty-eight women. Dead. All the in the past. All because Detective Rembrandt Stone played with fate, and somewhere in time unleashed a serial killer. He can’t undo their deaths, not anymore, but the serial killer is still at large, twenty-four years later, and now it’s personal. Especially when the evidence points to the last person on anyone’s radar: Rembrandt himself. Now he’ll have to use the clues from his pasts to track down the killer in the present.

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The Other Me

by Sarah Zachrich Jeng

Release Date: August 10, 2021

The exciting and highly anticipated debut novel from instant bestselling author, Sarah Zachrich Jeng...One minute Kelly’s a free-spirited artist in Chicago going to her best friend’s art show. The next, she opens a door and mysteriously emerges in her Michigan hometown. Suddenly her life is unrecognizable: She's got twelve years of the wrong memories in her head and she's married to Eric, a man she barely knew in high school. But the closer Kelly gets to putting the pieces together, the more her reality seems to shift. And if she can't figure out what happened on her birthday, the next change could cost her everything...

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The Colony

by Nathan Hystad

Release Date: August 3, 2021

Book 17 of The Survivors Series by Nathan Hystad...Dean Parker is alive and well thanks to his daughter, but something’s changed inside him since the incident at Newei. Ovalax lingers in his mind… whispering… waiting…Can Dean fight his demons, and gain a foothold on Ebos for the Alliance? Will Jules solve the trap she’s tripped before it’s too late?

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The Edge of Cascadia

by S. A. Sebuchi

Release Date: August 3, 2021

A new dystopian fiction novel by S. A. Sebuchi...In a world ravaged by radiation, the last colony has gone to extreme measures to ensure successful human reproduction, but is it worth the cost? Annabelle lives in the last colony of people on Earth and is considered an old maid at age 22. She loves her life, and the Colony, until the day her grandmother dies and leaves her a key that unlocks a secret. Shaken by her grandmother's final words, she begins to doubt everything. Her trust in the Colony is further tested when she embarks on a mission to the ruins of Seattle. She begins a new quest for answers even though she fears what she might find.

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Literary Fiction Recommendations | August 2021

Have you been searching for your next favorite literary fiction novel? Don’t miss our list of must-read literary fiction books from bestselling authors Melissa Bobe, Gwydhar Gebien, Jimmy Clifton, Ellen Airgood, Charlotte McConaghy, and Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi. Enjoy your new books!

Electric Trees

by Melissa Bobe

Release Date: July 9, 2021

A collection of magical realism short stories by accomplished author Melissa Bobe...This book has monsters and murders, elephants and polar bears and wolves, of a kind. It has crappy jobs and happy escapes. It has funerals and hospitals and hope. Its homes are haunted by people haunted by the things they cannot face. Its halls are quiet, its colors are loud, and it will take you on a journey if you’re willing to stay the course. Are you?

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Opening Acts (Enfant Terrible Book 1)

by Gwydhar Gebien

Release Date: June 28, 2021

The first book of the Enfant Terrible Series by Gwydhar Gebien...In a last-ditch effort to revive his career, Damen returns to Chicago on the promise of playing Lollapalooza and his life quickly spirals into a vortex of sex, drugs, rock and roll, colorful language, explicit content, and poor taste. Antagonizing everyone in his path, Damen struggles to reinvent himself and to come to terms with his estranged family as he plummets face-first to rock bottom.

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Powerballs

by Jimmy Clifton

Release Date: May 6, 2021

A humorous adventure from Jimmy Clifton...A cautionary tale if there ever was one about the perils of sudden wealth, and what the almighty dollar can do to a man’s, or woman’s, soul. In the immortal words of Jimmy Clifton: Be careful what you wish for. “A mysterious author delivers the comical tale…a raucous adventure around the globe.” — Kirkus Reviews

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Tin Camp Road

by Ellen Airgood

Release Date: August 3, 2021

An exciting new literary fiction novel from Ellen Airgood...Set against the wide-open beauty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a wise, big-hearted novel in which a young single mother and her ten-year-old daughter stand up to the trials of rural poverty and find the community they need in order to survive.

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Once There Were Wolves

by Charlotte McConaghy

Release Date: August 3, 2021

From the author of the beloved national bestseller Migrations, a pulse-pounding new novel set in the wild Scottish Highlands...Propulsive and spell-binding, Charlotte McConaghy's Once There Were Wolves is the unforgettable story of a woman desperate to save the creatures she loves—if she isn’t consumed by a wild that was once her refuge.

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Savage Tongues

by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi

Release Date: August 3, 2021

A new novel by PEN/Faulkner Award winner Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi...Equal parts Marguerite Duras and Shirley Jackson, Rachel Cusk and Samanta Schweblin, Savage Tongues is a compulsive, unsettling, and bravely observed exploration of violence and eroticism, haunting and healing, and the profound intimacy born of the deepest pain.

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New Steamy Romance Recommendations | August 2021

Looking for some sexy new contemporary romance novels to add to your reading list? You’ll adore these fantastic releases that are perfect for any fan of a good love story. Enjoy your new books by bestselling authors Gail Haris, Tracey Jerald, Prescott Lane, Monica Murphy, Maggie Cole, and Amanda McKinney!

My Best Shot

by Gail Haris

Release Date: July 21, 2021

A new exciting romance from Bestselling Author Gail Haris...It only took one disastrous selfie sent to the wrong number and I caught the attention of Vincent Goodman. Worse, I can’t let dear, sweet Vin find out that the scandalous photo sent to him was originally intended for his notorious older brother, Tristan Goodman. I also can’t let my older brother, Sam, discover I’m falling in love with his boss!

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Perfect Composition

by Tracey Jerald

Release Date: August 2, 2021

Book 3 of the Midas Series by Bestselling Author Tracey Jerald...I spent years thinking this gorgeous, tattooed rock god was a monster. The problem is, I just found out he isn't. But there's one that threatens my family. And I'll have to confront it because my daughter needs her dad.

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The Right Side of Wrong

by Prescott Lane

Release Date: July 29, 2021

From USA Today Bestselling Author Prescott Lane comes a steamy new standalone romance...I can tell you all the reasons Paige and I shouldn’t be together. But love overlooks a lot. Right or wrong, we’re going to have to fight for our happily ever after. And I don't plan on losing.

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Things I Wanted To Say: (but never did)

by Monica Murphy

Release Date: July 29, 2021

From New York Times Bestselling Author Monica Murphy comes a brand new dark and twisted bully romance full of secrets and lies...Whit Lancaster burst into my life like a storm. Dark and thunderous, furious and fierce. Cold, heartless, and devastatingly beautiful, like the statues in our prep school gardens. The school with his family name on the sign. He can do no wrong here. This is his domain. Now he knows all my secrets. My hate. My truth. And he promises to use my words against me. I’ll be ruined if my darkest secret gets out. That’s when I strike a bargain with the devil. I’ll let Whit Lancaster ruin me behind closed doors instead.

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Savage Tracker

by Maggie Cole

Release Date: August 1, 2021

The jaw-dropping fifth installment of the Mafia Wars series by Maggie Cole...Meeting my neighbor, Obrecht Ivanov, confuses me. The moment he walks through my door, I desperately want him to command me to kneel. I swore I would never return to anything like life with my ex-husband. So why do I feel as if I can’t breathe? Each passing day that I don’t cave into my desires, the tension in my soul exponentially tightens. I convince myself to go take care of it and stop the itch once and for all. Just one time and then I’ll be fine. It’s bad enough my ex-husband is doing everything in his power to find me. The choice I make puts me in a dangerous and vulnerable position. It’s a good thing Obrecht is always watching me...

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Redemption Road

by Amanda McKinney

Release Date: August 3, 2021

From the Bestselling and Multi-Award-Winning Author, Amanda McKinney comes a new romance...Antique dealer by day, a secret painter by night, Rory Flanagan arrives home to find a man, battered and bruised, sprawled out on her newly upholstered Victorian sofa. The brash, six-foot-four stranger takes an unusual interest in Rory’s vintage gold pendant—given to Rory by her mother the day she was killed. They say Christian Locke is a loner, an orphan, a mysterious cowboy the small-town gossips deem an outsider. They tell her to stay away. But Rory can’t ignore the connection she feels to the mulish recluse or the interest he has in the cursed necklace she wears around her neck. Christian says he doesn’t believe in fate, but every twist and turn of the pendant’s story seems to lead her to the same place...

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Interview with Monica Murphy, Author of Things I Wanted To Say: (but never did)

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Things I Wanted To Say: (but never did)?

The title came first. This doesn't always happen to me, but every once in a while, I find a saying or whatever and think, "that would make a great book title," but I have no idea what the book will be about. I've been sitting on this title for YEARS! Second, I saw a photo of a really handsome dude in a hideous sweater last fall. This guy looked sooooo arrogant and very rich. I knew I wanted to write a book for him. I found another image (that is now on the cover) of the model and knew I wanted to write a book about an incredibly wealthy guy who harbors very dark thoughts. Oh, and the name came from a news reporter for ABC. I kept seeing good ol' Whit doing his nightly reports and thought, "I want to make that name sexy." My own mini-challenge. Ha ha.

If you woke up in the world of Things I Wanted To Say: (but never did), what is the first thing you would do?

Go hang out with Whit and stare at his pretty face while he insulted me (ha, I'm weird. I think this all stems from me watching American Idol back in the day and how I'd claim I'd let Simon Cowell criticize me all he wants - there was something cruelly appealing in how he tore contestants down). Soak up his opulent world for a while. Go comfort Summer and tell her I'd be her friend. Though she probably wouldn't trust me and act wary around me. Wouldn't blame her. Poor girl can't trust anyone.

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

Oh I went so old school recently and reread Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins - what a book! Very 80s but very scandalous for its time. So I'd say, "This book has it all! Sex, greed, sex, money, murder, sex, celebrities, scandal...did I mention sex? Feels like a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the Hollywood fast life back in the day."

Where did you write Things I Wanted To Say: (but never did)?

I wrote it at my desk in my office, which sounds very boring, right? But I don't really go anywhere else to write.

Pretend you qualified for the Olympics this year. What sport would you compete in?

Synchronized swimming! I've always been fascinated in how glamorous and elegant they look in the water swimming in perfect sync. I of course would be an utter fail at it, but a person can dream.

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Interview with John Garrett, Author of The Life-Taker

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Life-Taker?

I wrote the kind of story that I wanted to read. Basically, I wanted something where the main character (Kurzhon) was not too conflicted or remorseful. It just had to be more fun than drama.

If you woke up in the world of The Life-Taker, what is the first thing you would do?

The first thing I would do is make sure I was nowhere in the vicinity of The Life-Taker, himself!

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

"The most ruthless industry in the world isn't in Hollywood, or Oil, or Wall Street, it's in Video Games.

These are the stories of the biggest video game failures, and what happens to the people who make them."

~from 'Press Reset', by Jason Schreier

Where did you write The Life-Taker?

I wrote this entirely at my apartment stronghold in beautiful southeastern Wisconsin.

Pretend you qualified for the Olympics this year. What sport would you compete in?

I would say Power Walking, but honestly I'm too lazy even for that. I'll go with 100 meter Leisure Walking. That sounds doable.

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Interview with Gail Haris, Author of My Best Shot

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write My Best Shot?

My Best Shot was inspired by my fanbase, honestly. It's the second book in the new K.O. Series. Worth a Shot, book one, was from a dream I had. The first chapters are directly from what I dreamt, but unfortunately, I woke up. I kept wondering about these characters, and what happened to them! So, I wrote the book. The book was never intended to continue on, or become a series. It was going to be a stand-alone, and that was that. But I had an overwhelming response from readers wanting to know what happened to the side characters. My Best Shot focuses on the brother and the barista from book one. I sat down, closed my eyes, and let the characters tell the story. I hope with all my heart that the fans of book one are happy with this standalone, and in November I'll give them the third and final book. Well, I say final, but if they ask for more I'll always try to make it happen.

If you woke up in the world of My Best Shot, what is the first thing you would do?

I would go have a drink at the K.O! I want to party with Tori, Alexa, and Britney. I know I'd be in for a night full of laughs.

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

This is very difficult because I struggle to write my own blurbs. haha. I haven't had a chance to read anything just yet because I was finishing a novel for the Salvation Society. But I plan to start reading Cure Bound by M.L. Philpitt! It's a paranormal romance which is my go-to escape from the world, and I've been hearing wonderful things about it. I'm super excited!

Where did you write My Best Shot?

My Best Shot was written from my couch, my kitchen table, from the backroom of a restaurant my husband owns, outside in my car during my daughters' twirling lessons, and basically whenever I find time between Mommying, wifing, and life.

Pretend you qualified for the Olympics this year. What sport would you compete in?

Track because I feel like I'm constantly running around - joking, I'd be out of breath in no time and it'd be a sad sight. I'd be in ping-pong because I could see myself talking smack and dancing around. Have you ever watched the episode of "Friends" with Paul Rudd playing against Ross? Can you talk smack in the Olympics? That's probably unsportsman like, but I'd be the Paul Rudd of the Olympics.

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