Summer “Sam” Westin’s assignment to report on cougars in a Utah park goes horribly awry when a child vanishes from a campground and the TV news focuses on the local mountain lions as the likely culprits. Pamela Beason launches A Sam Westin Mystery with amateur sleuth fiction where as days tick by with no sign of the missing boy and media coverage continues to inflame the public, pressure grows for the park administration to kill the cougars—but Sam was one of the last people to see the child, and she has good reason to suspect a man she spotted in the shadows as little Zachary Fischer ran away from her. 🐾Can she find the truth in time to save both the child and the big cats? Beason explores what happens when wildlife journalism collides with criminal investigation, examining how media frenzy can create dangerous narratives that threaten innocent animals when the real predator might be human. The author balances environmental awareness with mystery tension, creating a protagonist who must race against both time and public opinion. 🔍

The first Sam Westin Mystery delivers amateur sleuth fiction where saving wildlife means solving a crime, proving that sometimes the most endangered species are the ones blamed for human evil. Beason writes a heroine whose professional expertise and personal observations make her uniquely positioned to see what law enforcement and media miss, but convincing anyone to listen becomes its own challenge when fear and sensationalism drive the narrative. The stakes are lives—both human and animal—with the clock ticking on both. 🌲

What makes this compelling: Amateur sleuth mystery launching A Sam Westin Mystery where wildlife reporter Summer “Sam” Westin’s Utah park assignment on cougars goes awry when a child vanishes from a campground and TV news blames the mountain lions—as media inflames the public and pressure grows to kill the cougars, Sam suspects a man she spotted in shadows as little Zachary Fischer ran away, racing to find truth in time to save both child and big cats.

The last thing a broken girl needs is perfection—love isn’t something Dez has time for when simply staying alive is too much work, with the thing trying to get her being something she can’t outrun: her own dark thoughts. Kitty Cox and Auryn Hadley deliver contemporary romance where three years after the incident, Dez is only getting worse, with even the thought of casually brushing up against another person triggering her panic attacks, yet everyone says she should be fine—they call her a survivor, but this feels more like a downward spiral. 💔Until a random encounter brings her face to face with the one person who might understand—Chance needs a miracle, and he’s decided she’s the only thing that can save his crumbling game company: her, the broken girl with way too many issues. She agrees to help but has three conditions: first, no one will touch her—ever; second, no drug tests, because she won’t pass; third, when she’s done, he won’t try to stop her from quitting. Cox and Hadley explore impossible compatibility when Chance needs contact to feel whole and she can’t handle the idea of being touched—there’s no way this situation can work, and if her secrets come out, she won’t be the miracle he needs. 🎮

But can her flaws finally help? Or is this game over? The authors deliver contemporary romance about two people whose needs seem fundamentally incompatible discovering that sometimes brokenness fits together better than perfection, proving that the right person doesn’t fix you but accepts every jagged edge. Cox and Hadley write mental health struggles with unflinching honesty while building romance where healing happens alongside love rather than because of it. The gaming industry setting adds stakes to personal stakes, making this both love story and survival story. 💕

Why I’m including this: Contemporary romance where broken Dez struggling with dark thoughts three years after the incident can’t handle being touched, yet Chance needs a miracle to save his game company and decides she’s it—she agrees with three conditions: no touching ever, no drug tests because she won’t pass, and he won’t stop her from quitting—except he needs contact to feel whole and she can’t handle being touched, asking whether her flaws can finally help or if this game is over.

A fussy prig of a duke meets his match in a notorious widow when the Duke of Hartwood, a precise, exacting man who as head of the prestigious Barnes family demands perfection, is summoned by his family to do something about Mrs. Celia Barnes. Kathleen Ayers launches The League of Extraordinary Widows with Regency romance where a Barnes must be above reproach and never mentioned in the gossip columns, but a distant cousin’s widow is scandalizing London by courting disaster and tainting the Barnes name with her outlandish behavior. 👑After a terrible, lonely marriage, Celia has found her independence as a widow, vowing never to wed again while embracing the social whirl and thumbing her nose at the priggish Barnes family—vastly pleasurable until the Duke of Hartwood unexpectedly barges into her bedroom, demanding Celia cease embarrassing his family and not caring if she beds every man in London, just be discreet about it. Ayers explores what happens when a woman who’s earned her freedom through suffering meets a man who thinks everything can be controlled through proper behavior and family reputation. 💃

Celia has never responded well to authority and Hartwood is no exception even if she finds him attractive—they agree on only one thing, which Ayers leaves tantalizingly unspecified. The author delivers Regency romance where a duke accustomed to perfection discovers that the most scandalous widow in London won’t be managed, proving that sometimes the woman tainting your family name is exactly the one who’ll make you question everything you thought you valued. The first League of Extraordinary Widows novel establishes women who’ve survived marriage and aren’t about to let any man—duke or otherwise—dictate their choices. 🔥

What makes this special: Regency romance launching The League of Extraordinary Widows where fussy prig Duke of Hartwood demanding Barnes family perfection is summoned to handle distant cousin’s widow Celia scandalizing London—after a terrible lonely marriage, she’s found independence vowing never to wed again, embracing social whirl and thumbing her nose at priggish Barnes until Hartwood barges into her bedroom demanding she cease embarrassing his family, not caring if she beds every man in London as long as she’s discreet, but she’s never responded well to authority even if she finds him attractive.

Ren’s fantasy wishlist includes a sexy lover (preferably of the male variety), peace inside the palace, possibly an onsen, and his best friend never deployed again and always beside him—it does not include assassins inside his palace, far too many conspiracies, or being proposed to while hungover in bed by his straight best friend. AJ Sherwood launches Legends of Lobe den Herren with romantasy where Arman Brahms falling in love with him is a fantasy Ren’s buried for over six years, so to have it come true seems unreal with questions—all the questions—mainly because Arman is bad at using his words. 💕But the most important question? Is the fantasy worth risking everything? Sherwood explores what happens when your buried feelings suddenly become reality but in the most confusing possible way, examining how years of friendship create both the strongest foundation and the highest stakes when romantic feelings finally surface. The author balances palace intrigue with personal revelation, creating romance where assassins and conspiracies provide external danger while emotional vulnerability provides the real risk. ⚔️

The first Legends of Lobe den Herren novel delivers romantasy where a hungover bedroom proposal from your supposedly straight best friend forces you to decide whether actualized fantasy beats safe fantasy, proving that sometimes getting what you want is more terrifying than wanting it. Sherwood writes friends-to-lovers with the added complication of political danger, making Ren’s choice about love also a choice about trust when his palace is full of people who want him dead and the person he loves most has been terrible at communication for six years. 🏰

Why I’m including this: Romantasy launching Legends of Lobe den Herren where Ren’s fantasy wishlist includes a sexy male lover, palace peace, an onsen, and his best friend never deployed—it doesn’t include assassins, conspiracies, or being proposed to while hungover in bed by straight best friend Arman Brahms whose love is a fantasy Ren buried for six years that now seems unreal, leaving questions (mainly because Arman is bad at words) with the most important being whether the fantasy is worth risking everything.

In this small town, eating the last slice of pizza is murder—after being kicked out by her cheating fiancé, Gina Romano decides to return to her hometown of Lake Basil, New York, needing a break from the city while her uncle Rocco could use help with his bustling pizza parlor. Rosie A. Point launches A Pizza Parlor Mystery with cozy culinary mystery where when Gina arrives expecting a warm, cheesy welcome, she finds the pizzeria on the brink of closure instead, so desperate to help, Gina takes over and is forced to fire the head chef who refused to do things the “authentic” way. 🍕Until he winds up authentically dead outside the pizza parlor with a slice of Uncle Rocco’s pizza clasped in his cold hand. Point explores what happens when helping your uncle save his restaurant means becoming prime suspect in a murder investigation, examining how authenticity disputes in the kitchen can apparently lead to murder on the sidewalk. With the cops closing in, Gina has to figure out who killed the head chef and save her uncle’s pizza parlor before it’s too late. 🔍

The author delivers cozy culinary mystery where returning home to escape your problems means acquiring entirely new ones involving homicide, proving that sometimes the most dangerous thing about Italian food isn’t the calories but the passionate opinions about how to make it properly. Point balances pizza-making with detective work, creating a protagonist who must learn both the family recipes and investigative techniques to clear her uncle’s name. The first Pizza Parlor Mystery establishes that in Lake Basil, food fights can turn deadly. 🕵️

What makes this compelling: Cozy culinary mystery launching A Pizza Parlor Mystery where Gina Romano kicked out by her cheating fiancé returns to hometown Lake Basil, New York expecting to help Uncle Rocco’s bustling pizza parlor but finds it on the brink of closure—desperate to help, she takes over and fires the head chef refusing to do things authentically, until he winds up authentically dead outside the parlor with Uncle Rocco’s pizza slice in his cold hand, forcing Gina to figure out who killed him before cops close in.

Those piles of papers, clothes, and other things you thought you’d successfully de-cluttered have returned, and this time they brought friends—what’s the use of trying to fight the clutter, and is there a better way? Cindy Glovinsky, psychotherapist, professional organizer, and author of Making Peace with the Things in Your Life, delivers simple, effective ways to put things in their place with this powerful and useful guide that delivers solutions that work no matter how overwhelmed you feel. 📦The answer isn’t an elaborate new system or a solemn vow to start tomorrow—instead, Glovinsky shares 100 simple strategies for tackling the problem the way it grows: one thing at a time. Tips explained in the book include declaring a fix-it day, purging deep storage areas first, labeling so you can read it, getting a great letter opener, practicing toy population planning, and leaving it neater than you found it. Written in short takes with a supportive tone, this is an essential, refreshing book that helps turn a hopeless struggle into a manageable part of life. 🗂️

Glovinsky understands that clutter isn’t just a physical problem but an emotional and psychological one, bringing her therapist’s insight to organization challenges that defeat most people. The author proves that sustainable change happens through small, consistent actions rather than overwhelming overhauls, making peace with the reality that clutter accumulates gradually and must be addressed the same way. The 100 strategies provide options for different situations and personalities, acknowledging that one-size-fits-all solutions don’t work for something as personal as how we live with our stuff. ✨

Why I’m including this: Organization guide from psychotherapist and professional organizer Cindy Glovinsky delivering 100 simple strategies for living clutter-free when those piles of papers and clothes you de-cluttered have returned with friends—the answer isn’t elaborate new systems or solemn vows but tackling the problem the way it grows, one thing at a time, with tips like declaring fix-it days, purging deep storage first, and leaving it neater than you found it.

In the jungles of Southeast Asia, no sniper was more ruthless than Mack Bolan—after twelve years in-country with ninety-five confirmed kills, the Special Forces sergeant returns to the United States only to find that his father has gone berserk, slaughtering his family before taking his own life. Don Pendleton delivers crime action where Bolan knows his old man was no killer but was under pressure from a gang of Mafia thugs who were after his money and willing to destroy his life to get it, so for the sake of his father, Bolan declares war on the men who drove him mad. 🎯Now in one volume, these are the first three action-packed novels in the long-running series that has sold more than 200 million copies—if you’re a fan of Rambo, James Bond, or Jack Reacher, it’s time to meet the one and only Mack Bolan, an elite operative with a haunted past pitted against legions of mobsters no one else can take down. Pendleton created a vigilante hero who applies military precision to civilian justice, transforming grief into a one-man war against organized crime. ⚔️

The Executioner series established the template for countless action heroes that followed, with Bolan representing the soldier who comes home to find the real war is on American streets against criminals the system can’t touch. Pendleton delivers relentless action where a man trained to kill for his country redirects those skills toward avenging his family and cleaning up corruption one mobster at a time. The first three novels—War Against the Mafia, Death Squad, and Battle Mask—launch a series that defined the vigilante action genre. 💥

What makes this essential: Crime action collection of the first three Executioner novels from the 200-million-copy series where Special Forces sergeant Mack Bolan with ninety-five confirmed kills returns from twelve years in Southeast Asia to find his father—driven mad by Mafia thugs after his money—slaughtered his family, so Bolan declares one-man war on the mob, becoming an elite operative with haunted past pitted against legions of mobsters in War Against the Mafia, Death Squad, and Battle Mask.

A chance encounter forges a symbiotic relationship between Talins and humans that will eternally entwine both groups’ lives when Ari Lee and her community signed a contract with Miox Minerals, an Orlok-owned company, never expecting to be abandoned on a remote mining outpost. RK Munin launches Human Pets of Talin – Origins with science fiction romance where after almost a year of no supply shipments or messages from the company, the humans are getting desperate—underweight and facing the last of the food stores with failing biosystems meaning even if they can make the food last, the oxygen won’t. 🚀Bazium embodies everything the Tomak Clan is famous for—he’s a powerful warrior, clever soldier, and loyal squad leader, but he has a secret that’s killing him: a rare disease nicknamed the Fading. Munin explores duty versus despair when only a deep sense of obligation to his family, clan, and species keeps him diligently working while leading an elite squad who secure areas captured during war. Left badly disillusioned and mentally suffering from the last assignment, he decides he’ll complete this final mission before quietly ending his own life, preferring everyone think his suit failed on a derelict planet than be discovered dying of the shameful disease. 💔

Bazium’s squad runs across a site showing signs of life—prepared for resistance, he and his warriors storm the facility only to find it inhabited by a small and helpless unknown species, deciding to assist the unfortunate creatures until they can figure out what to do with them. Munin delivers science fiction romance where first contact happens when both species are at their most vulnerable, creating unexpected bonds that transform rescue into something neither group anticipated. The first Human Pets of Talin – Origins novel establishes how desperation and compassion forge connections that will change two species forever. ✨

Why I’m including this: Science fiction romance launching Human Pets of Talin – Origins where Ari Lee and her community abandoned on a remote mining outpost face starvation and oxygen failure after a year with no supplies, while powerful Tomak Clan warrior Bazium suffering from rare shameful disease the Fading leads his elite squad on a final mission before ending his life—prepared for resistance, they storm a facility only to find small helpless humans, deciding to assist the unfortunate creatures in a chance encounter that will eternally entwine both species’ lives.

In the early 1940s, the starting lineup of Treasure State University’s football team are local heroes, but as America is pulled into World War II, they feel called to become heroes of another kind—now ten of them are scattered around the globe in the war’s lonely and dangerous theaters. Ivan Doig delivers military historical fiction where the eleventh man, Ben Reinking, has been plucked from pilot training by a military propaganda machine to chronicle the adventures of his teammates, man by man, for publication in small-town newspapers across the country like the one his father edits. 🏈Ready for action, Reinking chafes at the assignment—not knowing that it will bring him love from an unexpected quarter and test the law of averages, which holds that all but one of his teammates should come through the conflict unscathed. Doig explores how propaganda work becomes its own kind of war when you’re documenting your friends’ survival while wondering who won’t make it home, with Reinking’s assignment forcing him to confront the mathematics of mortality. The author examines World War II through the lens of a small-town football team scattered across global combat zones. ⚔️

Doig crafts military fiction where telling other people’s war stories means living with the knowledge that statistics predict one of your friends will die, transforming sports heroes into war heroes while the eleventh man writes their legends and waits to see which one won’t return. The novel balances home-front propaganda needs against battlefield realities, proving that some assignments hurt more than combat when you’re chronicling friends’ lives knowing the law of averages is working against them. The unexpected love and tested friendships add human stakes to statistical probabilities. 📰

What makes this compelling: Military historical fiction where Treasure State University’s football team starting lineup becomes WWII heroes scattered across lonely dangerous theaters—the eleventh man, Ben Reinking, plucked from pilot training by military propaganda to chronicle his teammates man by man for small-town newspapers, chafes at the assignment not knowing it will bring unexpected love and test the law of averages holding that all but one should come through unscathed.

Beatrice can handle a troubled young duke—but the boy’s dangerously appealing cousin Devlen is another matter entirely in this Scottish historical romance from Karen Ranney. The author delivers governess romance where professional competence meets personal temptation, exploring what happens when caring for a difficult child means constant proximity to a man who threatens every boundary Beatrice has carefully maintained. 💕Ranney examines the particular tension of governess positions where authority over children exists alongside powerlessness with adults, especially attractive male relatives who complicate everything just by being present. The troubled young duke provides Beatrice with professional challenges she can meet, but Devlen represents the kind of danger no amount of competence can defend against. The author captures how working in someone’s home blurs lines between professional and personal, making attraction both more intense and more impossible. 🏴

The Scottish historical setting adds atmosphere while the governess-and-guardian’s-cousin dynamic creates delicious forbidden tension, with Ranney writing romance where doing your job well means spending time with someone who makes you forget why maintaining professional distance matters. Beatrice’s ability to handle the troubled duke proves her capability, but her inability to handle her feelings for Devlen proves she’s human. The novel balances duty against desire when both occupy the same household. 💔

Why I’m including this: Scottish historical romance where Beatrice can handle being governess to a troubled young duke but the boy’s dangerously appealing cousin Devlen is another matter entirely, exploring professional competence versus personal temptation when caring for a difficult child means constant proximity to a man who threatens every carefully maintained boundary.