On the lookout for some new biography and memoir books to add to your library? This week you're bound to find a new favorite with so many exciting releases! You won't want to miss the enthralling memoir A Rubber Face With A Stripper's Name by Katja Berg. There are also new novels from Tessa Fontaine, Jonathan Cain and more! Enjoy your new Biography and Memoir books. Happy reading!
We thought we'd share some of our favorite audiobooks we've been listening to this month. The list includes a little something for everyone, from mystery, literary fiction, romance, science fiction, young adult, and biography/memoir. Grab your headphones and happy listening!
Release Date: April 10
If you're in the mood for a fast-paced and thrilling new audiobook, you won't want to miss the latest from Lisa Scottoline. The new novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author is an enthralling domestic thriller that will have you listening to the final shocking seconds.
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Release Date: April 10
Circe is the latest literary fiction audiobook from the New York Times Bestselling Author Madeline Miller. This follow-up to The Song of Achilles was labeled by many as one of the most anticipated books of 2018 and it definitely delivered. You won't want to pause this exciting new audiobook thanks to its vivid characters and mesmerizing language.
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Release Date: April 16, 2018
We absolutely love the laugh-out-loud romantic comedies of New York Times Bestselling Author Lauren Blakely and when we found out this new release also has an audiobook exclusive novella we just had to pick it up. Come As You Are tells the story of a multimillionaire that meets a beautiful and intriguing woman at a masquerade party and she has no idea who is hiding behind the mask.
Release Date: April 24, 2018
We've read countless thrillers from bestselling author Robert Dugoni and when we heard he had a new coming-of-age literary release, we just had to listen! Follow the story of Sam Hill also known as "Devil Boy" or Sam "Hell" by his classmates thanks to a rare ocular albinism. We were enthralled and think you will be too.
Release Date: April 17, 2018
John Scalzi has brought us a standalone follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Lock In. This exciting novel combines chilling near-future science fiction with a gritty police procedural. It definitely has Scalzi's trademark snappy dialogue and speculates about the future world of sports.
Release Date: February 27, 2018
I'll Be Gone in the Dark was released a couple of months back but we never had a chance to listen. The bestselling novel has now climbed the most-read charts once again after there were some groundbreaking updates to the case of the Golden State Killer. The audiobook version also includes an introduction from Gillian Flynn and afterword by Patton Oswalt!
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April was a great time to be a reader with so many new releases from some amazing authors! There were a plethora of page-turning novels that captivated us from cover to cover this month. If you want to catch up on the books everyone was talking about, here are our choices for the buzziest books of April! Happy reading!
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Jack Stratton has a new assignment. He has to investigate the death of a soundman on the blockbuster TV show Planet Survival. To solve the case, Jack goes undercover as a security agent on nearby Mount Minuit, where the show is currently filming. Now trapped up there by a blizzard, the killer continues to stalk the cast and crew. What started as a game is now a deadly competition for survival.
Release Date: April 17, 2018
In A Higher Loyalty, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career. It's one of the first times readers will have entry into the corridors of power from the last two decades of American government.
Release Date: April 17, 2018
The second book in the epic Secondborn Series by bestselling author Amy A. Bartol. In the Fates Republic Firstborns reign supreme, Secondborns kneel in servitude and Thirdborns face death... Secondborn Roselle St. Sismonde was forced into military service to fight the uprising threatening the society that enslaves her. Now factions are trying to subvert the lines of succession. This means Roselle is positioned to replace her mother as the leader of the Republic's armed forces.
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Something sinister is happening in Baronville. The town has seen four bizarre murders is two weeks and the cryptic clues left at the crime scenes have the police stumped. Amos Decker and Alex Jamison are visiting Baronville and although they had only been there for a few hours, they stumble upon a horrific double murder scene.
Release Date: April 6, 2018
The last thing I wanted was to get married. But then I saw Holly, the curvy redhead in a tight green dress. I knew that she had to be mine. I devoured every inch of her and then woke up with a ring on my finger… But she was gone. Our marriage might have been an accident, but my vows were real.
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Greer Kadetsky is a shy college freshman when she meets the woman she hopes will change her life. At Sixty-three, Faith Frank is dazzlingly persuasive and elegant and has been the central pillar of the women's movement for decades. When Greer sees her speak for the first time, she feels her inner world light up.
Release Date: April 17, 2018
The fiercest knights in the realm are coming together to compete in the joust for Anwin’s Lance. It is a tournament that will divide even the closest alliances. The winner alone will have the power to prevent a war across the lands of Pentavia. House Hornbolt is hosting the tournament. They have always been strict followers of tradition. The firstborn son is a knight, the second takes the priestly Oath of Arwin and the daughters get married to eligible suitors. But sometimes customs are meant to be broken.
Release Date: April 12, 2018
She’s so sweet and innocent… and completely off-limits. Maggie doesn’t belong in my world, this seedy underbelly of the city. But there she is. The angel with her wide eyes and nerdy glasses. Now she needs help and I’m the only one who can protect her. I know I don’t deserve her but I can’t help myself.
Take a look at this month’s selection of bestsellers now in paperback! April had an amazing selection of bestselling books to check out from thrilling mysteries to enthralling literary reads, and insightful biographies. Pick up these latest paperback books by bestselling authors Lee Child, Danielle Steel, and many more!
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The Immortalists is the instant New York Times bestselling novel by Chloe Benjamin. It is without a doubt one of the most popular literary fiction books of the year amongst readers and critics alike. If you loved this moving family drama, you won't want to miss these enthralling new literary fiction novels!
Release Date: April 7, 2018
What's going to happen to six-year-old Hunter? His parents are dead and now his grandmother is dying. Hunter's mother Odette wanted the husband she left for another man, to raise him, but Nico is an alcoholic, depressed, and full of rage. he wants no part in the child. Nice is still shattered after Odette's departure that destroyed their marriage, their band, and songwriting partnership. Can Nico overcome his worse instincts, get sober, and find a place in his life for Hunter?
Release Date: March 24, 2018
Lily Clarke is the elderly mother of three dysfunctional and distant daughters. After she receives the diagnosis of a terminal illness, she invites them to her home to determine which of them will receive her new found wealth. Her plan is disrupted when dark secrets emerge, which makes her question her decision making and the meaning of her life.
Release Date: April 17, 2018
In Quebec in the 1950s, the French and English tolerate each other with precarious civility. Much like Maggie Hughes' parents. Her English-speaking father has ambitions for her that don't include marriage to the poor French boy next door. But Maggie's heart is captured by Gabriel and when she becomes pregnant at fifteen, her parents force her to give up baby Elodie for adoption. Now she is being raised in the impoverished orphanage system. An existence that takes a tragic turn when orphans are declared mentally ill as a result of a new law.
Release Date: April 24, 2018
Lauren and Rory are the golden couple. These high school sweethearts were married just out of college and Rory earned a spot as a hockey player in the NHL. Their future could not have been brighter. Then Rory shocked everyone by enlisting in the U.S. Army. When he dies in combat, Lauren is devastated, alone and under unbearable public scrutiny.
Release Date: April 17, 2018
The year is 1988 and America is full of broken homes. Every Other Weekend is set in the suburbs of Southern California and tells the story of Nenny, a nervous eight-year-old. Nenny, her mother, and two brothers have just moved in with her new stepfather and two kids. Her old life has been replaced and Nenny's natural anxiety intensifies.
Release Date: April 10
When Murray Blaire invites his three gorwn children to his farm in New Hampshire, he made it clear he wants things to stay pleasant. Ruth and George arrive bickering and Lizzie, of course, turns up late and derails everything by talking about possible criminal charges against her. This is not the first time the Blaire family has been thrown into chaos.
Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of over 10 popular thriller novels including his latest release, The Escape Artist. If you are on the hunt for an exciting mystery, thriller or suspense novel, you'll definitely find a new favorite among these new books to read if you like Brad Meltzer!
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Jack Stratton has a new assignment. He has to investigate the death of a soundman on the blockbuster TV show Planet Survival. To solve the case, Jack goes undercover as a security agent on nearby Mount Minuit, where the show is currently filming. Now trapped up there by a blizzard, the killer continues to stalk the cast and crew. What started as a game is now a deadly competition for survival.
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Corbin Stewart is a down-on-his-luck writer living in Paris. When he sees the brutal attack of an old gypsy man, he rushes to help. He tries to chase the attackers away, but the three albino men in porcelain tragedy masks stab the man repeatedly. Corbin desperately tries to keep him alive while waiting for help and gets covered in his blood in the process. Although the old man dies, it turns out this isn't the end for the powerful gypsy. The blood now in his body carries part of his soul with it.
Release Date: May 1, 2018
FBI agent Clarke Sinclair doesn't give up easily. She's been tracking the serial killer Simon Cross for years and has been forced to follow twisted clues and photos across the country. Claire knows he only targets redheaded women and only targets another victim once Claire finds the previous one. He never breaks pattern... until now.
Release Date: April 10, 2018
Dr. Noah Alderman is a widow and single father. He recently remarried and for the first time in a long time, he and his son are happy. His new wife Maggie is happy too, except she still longs for her daughter Anna, who she hasn't seen since she was a baby. When she returns as a gorgeous seventeen-year-old, Maggie is overjoyed. When Anna is found dead, things take a heartbreaking turn and Noah is accused of the murder.
Release Date: April 24, 2018
Book 28 in the New York Times Bestselling Prey Series. Lucas Davenport has crossed paths with Taryn Grant before. This rich psychopath had run successfully for the U.S. Senate. A place where Lucas predicted she'd fit right in. He's also convinced she is responsible for three murders but has no way of proving it. He thinks she'll strike again... he was right.
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Something sinister is happening in Baronville. The town has seen four bizarre murders is two weeks and the cryptic clues left at the crime scenes have the police stumped. Amos Decker and Alex Jamison are visiting Baronville and although they had only been there for a few hours, they stumble upon a horrific double murder scene.
What can you tell us about your new release, Tumult?
Tumult is a sexy romantic adventure about a woman who is about to take on the biggest challenge of her life, and the man willing to make sure she comes out of it alive. A smart, feisty heroine meets a dominant hero and the result is explosive.
What or who inspired you to become an author?
I was inspired to become a writer because I wanted to make sure my second act was spent doing something I love.
What books would we be surprised to find on your shelves?
My bookshelves are eclectic and stuffed with everything from Jennifer Crusie, Milan Kindera and Dan DeSilva novels.
Who is your favorite couple from literature?
My favorite couple from literature would have to be Rhoda and Malcom from Net of Jewels by Ellen Gilchrist.
What's your favorite thing about writing?
My favorite thing about writing is that it allows me to give a home to all the stories rolling around in my head.
What is a typical day like for you?
A typical day for me includes convincing my youngest daughter that dropping out of sixth grade isn’t an option and offering unsolicited advice to my oldest daughter. When those two things are accomplished, I bang out three thousand words and pray the muse hasn’t left.
What scene in Tumult was your favorite to write?
The scene when Carrick throws caution to the wind and flies to New York, surprising Audrey. It’s the moment when they give up the fight and go all in.
Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?
My motto is; Grace will take you where husting can’t.
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Heidi Mclaughlin is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of contemporary romance. You might know her name from the popular The Beaumont Series, The Beaumont Series: Next Generation, and The Boys of Summer. With both steamy and sweet love stories, she offers romance readers a little bit of everything. If you're looking for some new romance reads, take a look at these books to read if you like Heidi McLaughlin!
Release Date: April 21, 2018
Gage Mercury has lived in pain since the unthinkable took his wife. Now, this one-time rock star lives a quiet life in the Colorado mountains with his little girl by his side. Twenty-two-year-old Clover Washington knows how precious life can be. Since the horrific events that took her parents, she searches for a way to quell her guilt. Unforeseen circumstances now bring them together.
Release Date: April 19, 2018
A hard of hearing model that is neither tall or skinny is unheard of in the world of fashion. That won't stop Mable Harper. Her agent Dania doesn't share her enthusiasm and drops her as a client. Mable considers giving up, but a chance encounter with fashion photographer, Simon Rowe, revives her dream... and awakens desires she never imagined.
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Audrey Barnes is heading to Syria to take on the biggest challenge of her life: interviewing the courageous women who are battling ISIS. As a civil war rages, she knows private security is a necessity and uses her due diligence to find the right man. Unfortunately, the man that fits the bill is a bit bull-headed and cantankerous. Carrick Young is a retired SEAL working for a premier Private Military Contractors. The last thing he wants to do is be on guard dog duty. But he has no choice and he's the only one to keep Audrey safe. Can they both survive the tumult of attraction between them?
Release Date: April 24, 2018
I want a baby but there's no Mr. Right in sight. I'm tired of waiting so I decide that I'm going to have one on my own. Then I met Jeff at a party. He is tall, dark, and handsome... just my type. He lures me in from the moment our eyes meet. He has made it clear he's only interested in my body. I have no probem with that.
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Meeting someone for the first time should be simple. But not for me. The first time I met Dylan Reed, I found myself making eye contact with a different part of his body. I'm very good at being shy. Not to mention rambling nonsense. I'm also extremely skilled at making a fool of myself in front of a guy I'm attracted to.
Release Date: April 24, 2018
He is a mystery and an enigma. His identity is buried beneath layers of deception. He also an addiction I can't shake and an attraction I can't fight. Then I found out exactly who he is. He is more dangerous than the devil, but I need him in order to save everything that matters to me.
If you're in the mood for a love story, this week's new romance books are sure to please! Those looking for a story that's a little sweeter, you won't want to miss Lyrical Lights by Maria La Serra. For something more on the steamy side, you'll want to get your hands on the latest novels from Vivian Wood, Emerson Rose, and Lea Hart. Enjoy these and many more new books this week. Happy reading!
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! Christopher Greyson has a thrilling new novel in the Detective Jack Stratton series called Jack Frost. You can also get your hands on new books from David Baldacci, John Sandford, Iris Johansen and more. Enjoy your new mystery and thriller books!
