Dimitri Hardy and she were never really supposed to be friends. He was a risky, over-the-top investor. She was trying to avoid the glamorous lifestyle her parents raised her in. He was fun and laid back. She was wound tight and dramatic. He had his life together. She did not. So having Dimitri witness her breakup was a low moment—especially since her boyfriend was also her professor who cheated on her then decided to make her redo her master’s thesis. 💔

Shain Rose writes fake dating romance with genuine chemistry and stakes that escalate quickly. Dimitri saw an opportunity: he’d assist with her thesis in exchange for her helping him gain trust in the upscale town where she grew up—one he’d just heavily invested in. His proposal: Move back home and fake a relationship with him for the summer. Show the town he’s trustworthy. Adore one another in public and pretend there’s no desire brewing in private. 💕

It seems like an easy plan—even if there’s only one bed when she moves in with him and even if she’s falling for him fast. What Dimitri doesn’t understand is that a few months in her hometown can ruin you, and one summer of denying her desire of his stolen touches and longing stares just might ruin her too. 🔥

What makes this irresistible: A woman witnesses her professor-boyfriend cheat, then an investor offers to help with her thesis if she’ll fake-date him all summer—fake dating romance with only one bed, falling fast, stolen touches and longing stares denied, and a hometown that might ruin them both.

The first rule of being a ghost whisperer: Don’t tell anyone. Seriously. Don’t. Sure, it might sound harmless—a fun party trick, even. But being plagued by needy ghosts twenty-four/seven is one thing; being harassed by a horde of curious or worse, grieving flesh-and-blood people is an entirely different circus. Really, who wants to hold an impromptu séance in the middle of the cereal aisle? 👻

Danielle Garrett writes ghost mystery with humor and a heroine who’s learned the hard way to keep her mouth shut. Nine times out of ten, telling people you can see ghosts turns into an all-consuming disaster. So that’s it—if you’re a ghost whisperer, just act normal. Ghosts? What ghosts? Now, if only she would start listening to her own advice. 😱

Garrett balances the paranormal with the practical beautifully. The manager of the grocery store probably isn’t too crazy about impromptu séances, and honestly, neither is our heroine. But ghosts don’t care about convenience, and people who can help them are in short supply. 🔮

Why this delights from page one: A ghost whisperer knows the first rule is don’t tell anyone—ghost mystery with humor, needy ghosts twenty-four/seven, impromptu séances in the cereal aisle, curious and grieving people harassing her, and a heroine who wishes she’d listen to her own advice. Beechwood Harbor series start.

Three days ago, she didn’t even know Simon Cambridge existed. If it wasn’t for one drunken night out with her friends, she would never have met Mr. Cocky Pants. She certainly never would have entered into a bet with him if she’d known then what she knows now. And if she hadn’t lost the bet, she wouldn’t have to work for him for the next month. Today is only day one, and he’s already driving her crazy. 😤

J. S. Cooper writes romantic comedy with banter that crackles off the page. Simon expected her in the office at 7 a.m.—she’s tardy, not a great look for her first day. She’d hardly call him her boss since she didn’t want this job. He signs his emails “Your boss and soon-to-be lover.” The audacity. 💕

Cooper structures the story through their email exchanges beautifully, building the tension with every increasingly flirtatious message. If this is just a favor, Simon knows something else he’d prefer more—meet him at his place at 10 p.m. The bet was a mistake. Working for Mr. Cocky Pants might be an even bigger one. 🔥

What makes this irresistible: A drunken bet means she has to work for Mr. Cocky Pants for thirty days—romantic comedy with email banter, a boss who signs messages “your soon-to-be lover,” day one chaos, increasingly flirtatious exchanges, and the realization this bet was a massive mistake.

That day, and in the days that followed, billions died. At midnight, across the globe, the undead scourge awakened. It didn’t matter how they died; the dead walked, and their hands and teeth sought human flesh to rend and tear. Adrian Ring survived. Sure, he had to kill his mom in the process, but he at least got to save Otis, his cat. 🧟

Chris Philbrook writes zombie horror with genuine emotional weight and a narrator whose voice stays with you. Now Adrian lives with the guilt over the one task he didn’t do, hiding in the small-town school he worked at. He gets to scavenge, and loot, and put the dead down to stay alive, but is it all meaningless? If hiding and waiting to die was all that would be, why bother? 😰

He begins writing his journal, trying to find some meaning in a seemingly hopeless existence, needing to find a reason to live other than merely existing, a reason to laugh other than at his own chaotic life story. He needs to find redemption in a world ruined by the vengeful dead. This is his journal. This is his story. 📖

Why this grips from page one: A man who killed his mom to survive the zombie apocalypse writes his journal searching for meaning—supernatural horror omnibus with billions dead, scavenging and looting, guilt and survival, Otis the cat saved, and the search for redemption in a world ruined by the vengeful dead.

Emily Buchanan doesn’t mind that Eternal Rest Bed and Breakfast is haunted. After all, the ghosts are the best kind of guests: they never make a mess, and they don’t eat all the biscuits at breakfast. Welcome to a haunted Victorian mansion right next to an old cemetery—a cozy place to stay, if you’re not afraid of the ghosts. 👻

Beth Dolgner writes paranormal cozy mystery with charm and a heroine who’s made peace with her ghostly residents. But when dangerous paranormal activity begins to happen, Emily suspects a new ghost has checked in. The activity seems centered on her handsome new assistant, Trevor, whose brother went missing without a trace when they were teenagers. 😰

When a skeleton is found in a shallow grave at the historic cemetery next to Eternal Rest, Emily begins to suspect Trevor might know more about his brother’s disappearance than he claims. With help from the ghosts and her psychic best friend Sage, Emily will track down the truth and the killer while still looking for signs from her late husband Scott, who died in a mysterious car crash. Will he ever communicate from beyond? 💀

What makes this special: A haunted Victorian B&B where ghosts are perfect guests until dangerous activity starts—paranormal cozy mystery with a handsome assistant whose brother disappeared, a skeleton in a shallow grave, a psychic best friend, and the search for signs from a late husband beyond the veil.

Roman Draganesti is a vampire who lost one of his fangs sinking his teeth into something he shouldn’t have. Now he has one night to find a dentist before his natural healing abilities close the wound, leaving him a lop-sided eater for all eternity. So what if he’s a bit older and usually regards a human female as dinner, not a dinner date? This is an emergency. 🧛

Kerrelyn Sparks writes paranormal romance with genuine humor and a setup that’s simultaneously absurd and charming. Shanna Whelan’s career as a dentist appears to be on a downward spiral because she’s afraid of blood. After witnessing a gruesome murder by the Russian mafia, she’s next on their hit list. When Roman rescues her from an assassination attempt, she wonders if she’s found the one man who can keep her alive. 💕

The attraction between them is immediate and hot, but can Shanna conquer her fear of blood to fix Roman’s fang? And if she does, what will prevent Roman from using his fangs on her? Sparks balances the vampire romance with the Russian mafia thriller beautifully, and the question of whether love works when one person is dinner gives the book its bite. 😱

Why this delights from page one: A vampire with one fang needs a dentist, the dentist is afraid of blood and fleeing the Russian mafia—vampire romance with humor, a heroine who must conquer her fears to fix his fang, immediate hot attraction, and the question of what prevents him from using those fangs on her.

A brutal killing takes place on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland—a land of harsh beauty and inhabitants of deep-rooted faith. Detective Inspector Fin Macleod is sent from Edinburgh to investigate. For Lewis-born Macleod, the case represents a journey both home and into his past. Something lurks within the close-knit island community. Something sinister. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Peter May writes police procedural with attention to place and the specific tensions of returning home. May brought murder to the Outer Hebrides, and the landscape becomes as important as the crime—harsh beauty masking dark secrets, deep faith coexisting with violence. As Fin investigates, old skeletons begin to surface, and soon he, the hunter, becomes the hunted. 🔍

May balances the procedural mechanics with Fin’s personal history beautifully. Going home means confronting not just the current murder but everything Fin left behind. The gripping start to the bestselling Lewis Thrillers series establishes both the landscape and the stakes—some secrets don’t stay buried, and investigating them can get you killed. 😰

What makes this a must-read: A detective returns to his birthplace on the Isle of Lewis to investigate a brutal killing—police procedural with harsh Scottish beauty, deep-rooted faith hiding sinister secrets, old skeletons surfacing, and the hunter becoming the hunted. Gripping start to the bestselling series.

Michael Maddox thinks he has his life under control. No attachments, no relationships—he’s too busy transforming his knack for military intelligence into a multi-million-dollar enterprise. But when headstrong event planner Kate Adams comes barreling into his life to plan the veterans military ball, everything changes. She’s there to plan an event, not to fall for the Marine in charge. 💼

Brittney Sahin writes romantic suspense with genuine chemistry and stakes that escalate quickly. From the moment Kate arrives in Charlotte, she’s tongue-tied by Michael—sleek, hard, and impenetrable as steel. She’s never fallen for a client before, but she’s never had a client like him. While Kate struggles to keep her distance, a stalker sends her tumbling more deeply into Michael’s world. 💕

The Marine is equipped and willing to protect her, and yet Kate finds herself growing more terrified than ever in his care. For as they grow closer, she realizes Michael has his own secret past. And while he might save her life, he will surely break her heart. Sahin balances the romance with the suspense beautifully. 😰

Why this grips from page one: An event planner falls for the ex-Marine client she’s working with, then a stalker forces her into his protection—romantic mystery with no-attachments hero, military intelligence secrets, genuine chemistry, a stalker escalating the danger, and the realization he’ll save her life but break her heart.

Jim Atteberry is a single parent college professor, laboring over an endless pile of essays while indulging in his radio astronomy hobby. All he wanted was a quiet place to rest. What he found instead was the Earth—or rather, what might destroy it. When he hears an apparent distress call from the Ross 128 star system, he is hurled into a deadly mystery. 🌌

David Allan Hamilton writes near-future science fiction with attention to what it means when discovery becomes dangerous. Atteberry’s discovery doesn’t go unnoticed by those who lurk in science’s deepest shadows, and immediately he’s forced to run from corporate militia and scientific leaders who will stop at nothing to acquire his knowledge. Aided by a troubled scientist, Esther, and a damaged Spacer named Kate, Jim must find the truth before time runs out. 🚀

Hamilton sets this spellbinding tale against a backdrop of global ambitions and challenges beliefs as old as humanity itself—and as current as today’s headlines. What Atteberry discovers could either save the world or destroy it, and the people chasing him don’t care which it is as long as they control it. ⚡

What makes this essential: A college professor’s radio astronomy hobby detects an alien distress call from Ross 128—action science fiction with corporate militia chasing his discovery, a troubled scientist and damaged Spacer helping, near-future global ambitions, and knowledge that could save or destroy the world. Spellbinding series start.

Do you ever look in the mirror and wonder, is this all there is? Are you showing up as the best version of yourself? Are you satisfied with your career, relationships, and goals, or are you missing out on what life might offer you? Shadow work is the key to answering these questions truthfully so you can make the life of your dreams a reality. 🌟

Keila Shaheen reimagines Carl Jung’s shadow work for a contemporary audience, guiding you beyond surface self-help to face the unacknowledged parts of yourself—the emotions, memories, beliefs, and yes, even the shame that shapes how you experience life every day. This transformative journey lifts the veil between who you present on the outside and who you truly are—and have the potential to become—on the inside. ✨

You’ll learn how to accept all of your parts, including the ones you’ve been conditioned to hide from others, and in doing so, uncover hidden strengths you’d never even dreamed of. This soulful practice guides you to release past regrets and feel at home, perhaps for the first time, within yourself. 💫

What makes this essential: Carl Jung’s shadow work reimagined for today—guide to unlocking the true you by facing unacknowledged emotions, memories, and shame. Learn to accept hidden parts, uncover unexpected strengths, release past regrets, and feel at home within yourself for the first time.