A floating corpse. A county on the verge of chaos. One man’s race against corruption. When Fen Maguire handed over his badge nine months ago, Newman County was clean and safe—a legacy he thought would endure. But the drug dealer’s corpse drifting down the Brazos tells a different story. With the victim’s house torched and evidence implicating the new sheriff’s father, Fen’s artistic retirement is cut short. 🔍His discovery of a hidden drug cache and coded notebook reveals a web of corruption that runs deeper than anyone suspected. As the new sheriff stonewalls the investigation, Fen must dust off his detective skills. Armed with his artist’s eye for detail and his investigator’s instinct for deception, he races to unmask a killer before Newman County becomes unrecognizable. In a town where old loyalties clash with new corruption, one question haunts Fen: How far will he go to protect the community he once swore to serve? 😱
Why I’m including this: Fen Maguire handed over his badge nine months ago when Newman County was clean and safe. But a drug dealer’s corpse drifting down the Brazos reveals evidence implicating the new sheriff’s father. His discovery of a hidden drug cache and coded notebook reveals corruption running deeper than anyone suspected.
Newland Archer is a man of the elite, a gentleman lawyer perfectly aligned with the rigid social codes of 1870s New York. His life is meticulously planned, beginning with his engagement to the beautiful, conventional May Welland. But when May’s cousin, the scandalous Countess Ellen Olenska, returns from Europe seeking a divorce, Archer’s world is upended. Drawn to Ellen’s independence and intellectual fire, he begins to question the very foundations of the society that sustains him. 💔The Invisible Chains of Convention: Wharton brilliantly portrays a world where “the tribal ritual” of social life is more powerful than any individual passion. As Archer and Ellen’s forbidden attraction grows, the weight of family expectation and the subtle, unspoken threats of social exile begin to close in. It is a story where a dinner party can be as deadly as a duel, and a raised eyebrow can signal the end of a reputation. Edith Wharton’s masterpiece explores what happens when passionate attractions challenge invisible chains of convention. 😱
Why I’m including this: Newland Archer’s meticulously planned life begins with his engagement to May Welland. But when May’s cousin, the scandalous Countess Ellen Olenska, returns from Europe seeking a divorce, Archer’s world is upended. Drawn to Ellen’s independence, he questions the very foundations of society as family expectations and social exile threats close in.
Enola Holmes is the much younger sister of her more famous brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft. But she has all the wits, skills, and sleuthing inclinations of them both. At fifteen, she’s an independent young woman—after all, her name spelled backwards reads ‘alone’—and living on her own in London. When a young professional woman, Miss Letitia Glover, shows up on Sherlock’s doorstep, desperate to learn more about the fate of her twin sister, it is Enola who steps up. 🔍It seems her sister, the former Felicity Glover, married the Earl of Dunhench and per a curt note from the Earl, has died. But Letitia Glover is convinced this isn’t the truth, that she’d know—she’d feel—if her twin had died. The Earl’s note is suspiciously vague and the death certificate is even more dubious, signed it seems by a John H. Watson, M.D. (who denies any knowledge of such). The only way forward is for Enola to go undercover—or so Enola decides at the vehement objection of her brother. And she soon finds out that this is not the first of the Earl’s wives to die suddenly and vaguely—and that the secret to the fate of the missing Felicity is tied to a mysterious black barouche that arrived at the Earl’s home in the middle of the night. 😱
Why I’m including this: Fifteen-year-old Enola Holmes takes a case when Miss Letitia Glover shows up desperate about her twin sister’s fate. The Earl’s note says Felicity died, but Letitia is convinced it’s not true. Enola discovers this isn’t the first Earl’s wife to die suddenly and the secret is tied to a mysterious black barouche.
The Duke’s Swapped Bride: A Novel (Duchess Deals Book 2)
Lady Joanna’s best friend is terrified by the Duke of Ice. So when a meeting is arranged between them, she begs Joanna to take her place. All she has to do is be horrible and chase him away. Only, the wilder Joanna acts, the more obsessed the Duke becomes. 💕Duke Evan should marry and produce an heir, but not yet. To elude his duty a little longer, Evan agrees to go on a date. And the lady offends him to his face! Now he wants nothing more than to teach her a lesson. So when he finds out she’s not who she says, he offers her a deal: he’ll keep her secret if she pretends to be his for a month. Sally Vixen delivers Regency romance where identity swaps and fake arrangements create real obsession. 😱
Why I’m including this: Lady Joanna’s best friend is terrified by the Duke of Ice, so she begs Joanna to take her place at their meeting and be horrible to chase him away. But the wilder Joanna acts, the more obsessed the Duke becomes. Duke Evan wants nothing more than to teach her a lesson, so when he discovers she’s not who she says, he offers a deal: he’ll keep her secret if she pretends to be his for a month.
From her impoverished childhood in the Smoky Mountains to international stardom as a singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and philanthropist, Dolly Parton has exceeded everyone’s expectations except her own. During a time when the Beatles set the standard for contemporary music, Dolly appeared on a local country music television show that her high school classmates thought was pure cornpone. The day after her high school graduation, she boarded a bus for Nashville, but record executives turned her down. One said her voice sounded like a screech owl. 🎤When Dolly finally got her foot in the door, her talent and focus catapulted her to the top of country charts, the pop world, and movie stardom. Yet her success came at a price. Shunned by many in Nashville who saw her ambition as a betrayal of her country music roots, Dolly became the target of death threats, lawsuits, and a judge who threatened to throw her in jail. She nearly collapsed on-stage and later succumbed to depression that pushed her to the brink, but she refused to be counted out and came back stronger than ever developing Dollywood and founding the Imagination Library. 💕
Why I’m including this: Martha Ackmann chronicles Dolly’s journey from impoverished Smoky Mountains childhood to international stardom despite record executives saying her voice sounded like a screech owl. Her success came at a price—Nashville shunned her, death threats followed, a judge threatened jail, and depression pushed her to the brink. But she refused to be counted out, developing Dollywood and founding the Imagination Library that provides free books to children worldwide.
Tadej Pogacar is not like any other professional cyclist. The Slovenian is a sporting phenomenon. He won almost everything there is to win in bike racing, has done so with breathtaking audacity and style, and all by the age of 26. This comprehensive biography follows his meteoric rise to the top, recounts his greatest race wins and rivalries, and reveals the character, motivation and skills that have led to his domination of elite cycling. 🚴Experienced cycling journalist Andy McGrath has documented the versatile superstar’s development from his victory in the Tour de l’Avenir in 2018 to his Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Il Lombardia and Tour of Flanders successes and his historic 2024 season, when he won cycling’s prestigious triple crown of the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the World Championship road race. His victories include four Tours de France (2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025). McGrath explores how this diminutive child from a small, mountainous nation of Slovenia first took up the sport, his emerging talent as a teenager and the role played by his UAE Team Emirates-XRG coaches and management. 💕
Why I’m including this: Tadej Pogacar won almost everything in bike racing with breathtaking audacity and style by age 26. Andy McGrath documents his development from Tour de l’Avenir victory in 2018 to his historic 2024 season winning cycling’s triple crown: Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, and World Championship. His victories include four Tours de France (2020, 2021, 2024, 2025). McGrath explores how this Slovenian phenomenon rose to dominate elite cycling.