As the last starfighter, only Henry Gallant can stop the alien invasion—in an era of genetic engineering, Midshipman Henry Gallant is the only Natural left in the United Planets’ fleet. H. Peter Alesso launches Henry Gallant series with space opera science fiction where he is an unenhanced anomaly serving aboard the battlecruiser Repulse, doubted by shipmates, dismissed by superiors, and fighting to prove his worth in the United Planets space navy—when alien invaders launch a devastating assault on the Jupiter colonies, Gallant becomes the last starfighter in Squadron 111. 🚀Armed with captured enemy intelligence and flying against impossible odds, he must battle through hostile space to reach Mars before the fleet is annihilated—the lives of his shipmates, as well as a good many others, depend on Henry Gallant. Alesso explores what happens when genetic engineering era’s only Natural left in United Planets fleet serves aboard battlecruisers doubted by shipmates and dismissed by superiors, examining how when alien invaders launch devastating Jupiter colonies assaults only the last starfighter can stop invasions by battling through hostile space armed with captured enemy intelligence flying against impossible odds. 😱

The author delivers space opera science fiction where unenhanced anomalies fighting to prove worth become last starfighters when alien invasions devastate colonies, proving that sometimes being the only Natural means everyone’s lives depend on you reaching Mars before fleet annihilation. Alesso writes a Gallant whose doubted-by-shipmates dismissed-by-superiors status becomes irrelevant when Squadron 111 needs last starfighters. The first Henry Gallant novel asks whether you can stop alien invasions when you’re the only unenhanced anomaly left. ✨

Why I’m including this: Space opera science fiction launching Henry Gallant series where as the last starfighter only Henry Gallant can stop the alien invasion—in an era of genetic engineering Midshipman Henry Gallant is the only Natural left in the United Planets’ fleet—he is an unenhanced anomaly serving aboard the battlecruiser Repulse doubted by shipmates, dismissed by superiors, and fighting to prove his worth in the United Planets space navy—when alien invaders launch a devastating assault on the Jupiter colonies Gallant becomes the last starfighter in Squadron 111—armed with captured enemy intelligence and flying against impossible odds he must battle through hostile space to reach Mars before the fleet is annihilated as the lives of his shipmates as well as a good many others depend on Henry Gallant.

Liam’s a single dad of twins and my best friend, so sleeping with him probably wasn’t a good idea—from Marie Johnston comes a small town, single dad, friends to lovers romance. Marie Johnston launches Coal Haven with contemporary romance where after my husband’s funeral, I had a breakdown that lasted for a month or twelve, but now I’m reemerging, healing, and finding my way as it’s time to learn who I am, and whether or not I can fix a leaky sink—by my side the entire time is my husband’s best friend, Liam Barron, and the single dad knows a thing or two about personal struggles and how to replace faucets. 💔We were close before, but Liam’s become my best friend—with him, I feel alive again, confident, and unexpectedly sexy, except if my parents, my in-laws, and the rest of the town had any say, I’d stay the needy, young widow who can barely get out of bed. Johnston explores what happens when husbands’ funerals create month-or-twelve breakdowns requiring reemerging and healing with husbands’ best friends by your side, examining how little do they know, when I think about lingering between the sheets, Liam’s also on my mind—how do I tell them what’s so hard to admit to myself? That like it or not, I’m ready to move on and I want to do it with Liam, but how can I risk my friendship with the most important person in my life just to feel whole again? 😱

The author delivers contemporary romance where single dad twins fathers become best friends teaching you to fix leaky sinks and replace faucets while making you feel alive, confident, and unexpectedly sexy, proving that sometimes ready-to-move-on widows want to do it with Liams but risk friendships with most important people just to feel whole again. Johnston writes protagonists whose needy young widow status gets challenged when lingering between sheets thoughts include best friends. The first Coal Haven novel asks whether you can risk most important friendships to feel whole. 💕

What makes this compelling: Contemporary romance launching Coal Haven where Liam’s a single dad of twins and my best friend so sleeping with him probably wasn’t a good idea—after my husband’s funeral I had a breakdown that lasted for a month or twelve but now I’m reemerging, healing, and finding my way as it’s time to learn who I am and whether or not I can fix a leaky sink—by my side the entire time is my husband’s best friend Liam Barron and the single dad knows a thing or two about personal struggles and how to replace faucets—we were close before but Liam’s become my best friend with him making me feel alive again, confident, and unexpectedly sexy, except if my parents, my in-laws, and the rest of the town had any say I’d stay the needy young widow who can barely get out of bed—little do they know when I think about lingering between the sheets Liam’s also on my mind—how do I tell them what’s so hard to admit to myself? That like it or not I’m ready to move on and I want to do it with Liam, but how can I risk my friendship with the most important person in my life just to feel whole again?

Many centuries ago, the last great city of the Maya was conquered, laid waste by invading conquistadors—in the midst of the carnage, an eternal ritual was commenced, and the effects have lasted until this day. Craig A. Hart and S.J. Varengo launch Maxwell Barnes series with action thriller fiction archaeological adventure with paranormal twist where when Maxwell Barnes, treasure hunter extraordinaire, and his best friend Axel Morales set out on a mission for their shadowy benefactor, they never could have imagined the dangerous journey they were about to embark on. 💎In the heart of the Guatemalan jungle, they hear whispers of the legendary Ahrum, the last great city of the Maya, and the Crystal of Ahrum, said to have the power to restore an empire—but as Max delves deeper into the truth behind the city’s downfall, he encounters a mysterious Mayan skateboard punk with a shocking story to tell, a gorgeous Spanish beauty with hidden motives, and a villainous foe who will stop at nothing to claim the crystal’s power. Hart and Varengo explore what happens when treasure hunters extraordinaire set out on shadowy benefactor missions never imagining dangerous journeys they’re about to embark on, examining how Guatemalan jungle whispers of legendary Ahrum and empire-restoring Crystal powers lead to mysterious Mayan skateboard punks with shocking stories, gorgeous Spanish beauties with hidden motives, and villainous foes who stop at nothing claiming crystal power. 😱

The authors deliver action thriller fiction archaeological adventure where last great Maya cities conquered by conquistadors commence eternal rituals whose effects last until today, proving that sometimes shadowy benefactor missions in Guatemalan jungles uncover city downfall truths requiring encounters with skateboard punks and Spanish beauties. Hart and Varengo write treasure hunters whose best friend missions delve deeper into empire-restoring crystal power truths. The first Maxwell Barnes Adventure asks whether you can stop villainous foes when Crystal of Ahrum has power to restore empires. ✨

Why I’m including this: Action thriller fiction archaeological adventure launching Maxwell Barnes series where many centuries ago the last great city of the Maya was conquered, laid waste by invading conquistadors—in the midst of the carnage an eternal ritual was commenced and the effects have lasted until this day—when Maxwell Barnes treasure hunter extraordinaire and his best friend Axel Morales set out on a mission for their shadowy benefactor they never could have imagined the dangerous journey they were about to embark on—in the heart of the Guatemalan jungle they hear whispers of the legendary Ahrum, the last great city of the Maya, and the Crystal of Ahrum said to have the power to restore an empire—but as Max delves deeper into the truth behind the city’s downfall he encounters a mysterious Mayan skateboard punk with a shocking story to tell, a gorgeous Spanish beauty with hidden motives, and a villainous foe who will stop at nothing to claim the crystal’s power.

Former U.S. marshal Rip Lane is called out of retirement to hunt down gunmen who killed two marshals and stole a spying device—one of the murdered marshals is Rip’s cousin. W.J. Costello continues Rip Lane with action thriller fiction where when Rip infiltrates an outlaw motorcycle club he descends into an underworld of criminal psychopaths where he stops at nothing to avenge the death of his cousin. 🏍️Costello explores what happens when former U.S. marshals get called out of retirement to hunt down gunmen who killed two marshals and stole spying devices, examining how when one of the murdered marshals is your cousin, infiltrating outlaw motorcycle clubs means descending into underworlds of criminal psychopaths where stopping at nothing to avenge cousin deaths becomes the mission. The author balances retirement call-outs with underworld descents, creating stakes where avenging cousin deaths requires infiltrating outlaw motorcycle clubs. 😱

The novel delivers action thriller fiction where gunmen killing marshals and stealing spying devices forces former marshals out of retirement into outlaw motorcycle club infiltrations, proving that sometimes avenging murdered cousins means descending into criminal psychopath underworlds stopping at nothing. Costello writes a Rip Lane whose retirement ends when cousin murder creates underworld infiltration missions. The third Rip Lane novel asks whether you can avenge cousin deaths when criminal psychopath underworlds require stopping at nothing. 💔

What makes this compelling: Action thriller fiction continuing Rip Lane where former U.S. marshal Rip Lane is called out of retirement to hunt down gunmen who killed two marshals and stole a spying device—one of the murdered marshals is Rip’s cousin—when Rip infiltrates an outlaw motorcycle club he descends into an underworld of criminal psychopaths where he stops at nothing to avenge the death of his cousin.

When a murder suspect escapes indictment on a technicality, Agent Leah Hudson is forced to shift her focus to a new task, a cold case—five years after Gloria Stone disappears, Hudson must piece together the final days of her life, but Gloria was no ordinary girl. Andrew Downs launches Leah Hudson Thrillers with kidnapping crime fiction where shortly after surviving a brutal gangrape on her twenty-first birthday, the affluent wine heiress vanished, her car abandoned in a supermarket parking lot—with the help of her onetime mentor, Hudson retraces the steps of an old investigation, determined to succeed where all others have failed. 😱Making her way through a slew of once discounted suspects, she edges closer to a horrifying truth—Gloria wasn’t alone, there are other victims, and a misogynistic serial killer continues to lurk in the shadows of the Central Valley, threatening the lives of young women who fit his sick and twisted M.O. Downs explores what happens when murder suspects escape indictment on technicalities forcing agents to shift focus to cold cases five years after wine heiresses vanish, examining how piecing together final days means retracing old investigations through once discounted suspects edging closer to horrifying truths: Gloria wasn’t alone, there are other victims, and misogynistic serial killers lurk in Central Valley shadows threatening young women’s lives. 💔

The author delivers kidnapping crime fiction where affluent wine heiresses surviving brutal gangrapes on twenty-first birthdays vanish with cars abandoned in supermarket parking lots, proving that sometimes cold cases determined to succeed where all others failed reveal serial killers lurking in shadows with sick and twisted M.O.s. Downs writes an Agent Hudson whose onetime mentor help means making ways through slew suspects edging closer to other victims truths. The first Leah Hudson Thrillers asks whether you can succeed where all others failed when serial killers threaten young women fitting M.O.s. 🔍

Why I’m including this: Kidnapping crime fiction launching Leah Hudson Thrillers where when a murder suspect escapes indictment on a technicality Agent Leah Hudson is forced to shift her focus to a new task, a cold case—five years after Gloria Stone disappears Hudson must piece together the final days of her life but Gloria was no ordinary girl—shortly after surviving a brutal gangrape on her twenty-first birthday the affluent wine heiress vanished with her car abandoned in a supermarket parking lot—with the help of her onetime mentor Hudson retraces the steps of an old investigation determined to succeed where all others have failed—making her way through a slew of once discounted suspects she edges closer to a horrifying truth: Gloria wasn’t alone, there are other victims, and a misogynistic serial killer continues to lurk in the shadows of the Central Valley threatening the lives of young women who fit his sick and twisted M.O.

Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad—fierce and independent, she drifts from place to place with her mother’s rock band until an ominous attack forces them back to Kaye’s childhood home. Holly Black delivers coming of age fantasy where but Kaye’s life takes another turn when she stumbles upon an injured faerie knight in the woods—Kaye has always been able to see faeries where others could not, and she chooses to save the strange young man instead of leaving him to die. 🧚But this fateful choice will have more dire consequences than she could ever predict, as Kaye soon finds herself the unwilling pawn in an ancient and violent power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms—a struggle that could very well mean her death. Black explores what happens when modern nomads who drift with rock bands get forced back to childhood homes by ominous attacks, examining how stumbling upon injured faerie knights in woods creates fateful choices with dire consequences when you’ve always been able to see faeries where others could not. 😱

The author delivers coming of age fantasy where fierce independent sixteen-year-olds become unwilling pawns in ancient violent power struggles between rival faerie kingdoms, proving that sometimes saving strange young men instead of leaving them to die means finding yourself in struggles that could very well mean your death. Black writes a protagonist whose ability seeing faeries where others cannot turns fateful choice into unwilling pawn status. The modern faerie tale asks whether you can survive ancient power struggles when your death seems very well possible. ✨

Why I’m including this: Coming of age fantasy where sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad—fierce and independent, she drifts from place to place with her mother’s rock band until an ominous attack forces them back to Kaye’s childhood home—but Kaye’s life takes another turn when she stumbles upon an injured faerie knight in the woods as Kaye has always been able to see faeries where others could not, and she chooses to save the strange young man instead of leaving him to die—but this fateful choice will have more dire consequences than she could ever predict as Kaye soon finds herself the unwilling pawn in an ancient and violent power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms, a struggle that could very well mean her death.

Walking the wings of a Tiger Moth plane in full flight would be more than enough excitement for most people, but not for the unflappable Phryne—amateur detective and woman of mystery, as delectable as the finest chocolate and as sharp as razor blades. Kerry Greenwood continues Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries with historical mystery where in fact, the roaring 1920s’ most talented and glamorous murder detective flies even higher here, handling a murder, a kidnapping, and the usual array of beautiful young men with style and consummate ease—a bit of a flight risk herself, she does it all before it’s time to adjourn to the Queenscliff Hotel for breakfast. ✈️Whether she’s flying planes, clearing a friend of homicide charges, or saving a child, Phryne does everything with the same dash and elan with which she drives her red Hispano-Suiza. Greenwood explores what happens when unflappable amateur detectives walk Tiger Moth plane wings in full flight then handle murders, kidnappings, and beautiful young men arrays with consummate ease, examining how the roaring 1920s’ most talented and glamorous murder detective does it all before breakfast adjournment time. 🎩

The author delivers historical mystery where walking plane wings in full flight is just the beginning when you’re as delectable as finest chocolate and as sharp as razor blades, proving that sometimes handling murders, kidnappings, and usual beautiful young men arrays requires the same dash and elan as driving red Hispano-Suizas. Greenwood writes a Phryne whose flight risk status means doing everything before Queenscliff Hotel breakfast time. The second Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries asks whether you can clear friends of homicide charges and save children with style and consummate ease. 💄

What makes this special: Historical mystery continuing Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries where walking the wings of a Tiger Moth plane in full flight would be more than enough excitement for most people but not for the unflappable Phryne—amateur detective and woman of mystery, as delectable as the finest chocolate and as sharp as razor blades—in fact the roaring 1920s’ most talented and glamorous murder detective flies even higher here handling a murder, a kidnapping, and the usual array of beautiful young men with style and consummate ease, and a bit of a flight risk herself she does it all before it’s time to adjourn to the Queenscliff Hotel for breakfast—whether she’s flying planes, clearing a friend of homicide charges, or saving a child, Phryne does everything with the same dash and elan with which she drives her red Hispano-Suiza.

When a professional military woman with a pristine reputation is found raped and murdered, a preliminary search turns up certain paraphernalia, and sex toys that point to a scandal of major proportions—the chief investigator is reluctant to take the case when he learns that his partner will be a woman with whom he had a tempestuous affair and an unpleasant parting. Nelson DeMille launches Paul Brenner with military thriller where but duty calls and intrigue begins when they learn that several top-level people may have been involved with the golden girl, and many have wanted her dead. 🎖️DeMille explores what happens when professional military women with pristine reputations get found raped and murdered creating preliminary searches that turn up paraphernalia pointing to major scandals, examining how chief investigators become reluctant taking cases when learning partners will be women with whom they had tempestuous affairs and unpleasant partings, but duty calls and intrigue begins when several top-level people may have been involved with golden girls many wanted dead. 😱

The author delivers military thriller where pristine reputation murders become scandal investigations requiring working with tempestuous affair exes, proving that sometimes duty calling means intrigue beginning when top-level people involvement with golden girls creates many who wanted her dead. DeMille writes investigators whose reluctance taking cases gets overridden by duty when major proportion scandals emerge. The first Paul Brenner novel asks whether you can investigate golden girl murders when your partner is your tempestuous affair ex. 💔

Why I’m including this: Military thriller launching Paul Brenner where when a professional military woman with a pristine reputation is found raped and murdered a preliminary search turns up certain paraphernalia and sex toys that point to a scandal of major proportions—the chief investigator is reluctant to take the case when he learns that his partner will be a woman with whom he had a tempestuous affair and an unpleasant parting—but duty calls and intrigue begins when they learn that several top-level people may have been involved with the golden girl and many have wanted her dead.

Stella Park is elated to celebrate her best friend’s wedding in the Italian countryside—and maybe she also needs this escape from her personal and her professional life, as writing recipes for a living isn’t all it’s cooked up to be. Ali Rosen delivers romantic comedy where but the revelry is short lived when she runs into the ex she hasn’t seen since she broke his heart ten years ago, Samuel Gordon, and as her past gets propelled to the forefront, Stella tries not to question the choices she made a decade ago. 💕When Stella and Samuel keep getting pushed together during a weekend filled with delectable food, Indian and Italian wedding traditions, and unplanned detours in gorgeous locales, she attempts to ignore that maybe he really was the one that got away—playing it safe has always been Stella’s dependable rule book, but maybe Samuel is worth the risk, and perhaps some love stories just need more time to marinate. Rosen explores what happens when recipe writers escape to Italian countryside best friend weddings then run into exes they haven’t seen since breaking their hearts ten years ago, examining how playing it safe has always been dependable rule books but maybe exes are worth the risk and perhaps some love stories just need more time to marinate. 😱

The author delivers romantic comedy where celebrating best friend weddings in Italian countryside provides escape until past gets propelled to forefront by running into Samuel Gordon, proving that sometimes writing recipes for a living isn’t all it’s cooked up to be when weekend filled with delectable food and wedding traditions keeps pushing you together with the one that got away. Rosen writes a protagonist whose decade-old choices get questioned when unplanned detours in gorgeous locales make ignoring he was the one that got away impossible. The novel asks whether love stories needing more time to marinate are worth the risk. 🍝

What makes this compelling: Romantic comedy where Stella Park is elated to celebrate her best friend’s wedding in the Italian countryside—and maybe she also needs this escape from her personal and her professional life as writing recipes for a living isn’t all it’s cooked up to be—but the revelry is short lived when she runs into the ex she hasn’t seen since she broke his heart ten years ago, Samuel Gordon, and as her past gets propelled to the forefront Stella tries not to question the choices she made a decade ago—when Stella and Samuel keep getting pushed together during a weekend filled with delectable food, Indian and Italian wedding traditions, and unplanned detours in gorgeous locales she attempts to ignore that maybe he really was the one that got away—playing it safe has always been Stella’s dependable rule book but maybe Samuel is worth the risk and perhaps some love stories just need more time to marinate.

Dorothea Benton Frank is back home in the Carolina lowcountry, spinning a tale that brims with the warmth, charm, heart, and humor that has become her trademark—Porch Lights is a stirring, emotionally rich multigenerational story, a poignant tale of life, love, and transformation, as a nurse, returning to Sullivans Island from the Afghanistan War, finds her life has been irrevocably altered by tragedy and now must rediscover love and purpose with the help of her son and aging mother. 🏝️An evocative visit to enchanting Sullivans Island with its unique pluff mud beaches, palmetto trees, and colorful local lore—a novel filled with unforgettable characters, and enlivened by tales of the notorious Blackbeard and his bloodthirsty pirate crew and eerie Edgar Allan Poe stories. Dorothea Benton Frank explores what happens when nurses returning from Afghanistan War to Sullivans Island find lives irrevocably altered by tragedy requiring rediscovering love and purpose with sons and aging mothers’ help, examining how Porch Lights stands tall among the very best works of not only Dottie Frank, but Anne Rivers Siddons, Rebecca Wells, Pat Conroy, and other masters of the modern Southern novel as well. 💔

The author delivers mothers and children fiction where Carolina lowcountry tales brim with warmth, charm, heart, and humor creating stirring emotionally rich multigenerational stories, proving that sometimes rediscovering love and purpose requires sons and aging mothers when Afghanistan War returns leave lives irrevocably altered by tragedy. Frank writes protagonists whose Sullivans Island return means evocative visits to unique pluff mud beaches, palmetto trees, and colorful local lore. The novel asks whether you can rediscover love and purpose when tragedy has irrevocably altered everything. 🌴

Why I’m including this: Mothers and children fiction where Dorothea Benton Frank is back home in the Carolina lowcountry spinning a tale that brims with the warmth, charm, heart, and humor that has become her trademark—Porch Lights is a stirring emotionally rich multigenerational story, a poignant tale of life, love, and transformation as a nurse returning to Sullivans Island from the Afghanistan War finds her life has been irrevocably altered by tragedy and now must rediscover love and purpose with the help of her son and aging mother—an evocative visit to enchanting Sullivans Island with its unique pluff mud beaches, palmetto trees, and colorful local lore, a novel filled with unforgettable characters and enlivened by tales of the notorious Blackbeard and his bloodthirsty pirate crew and eerie Edgar Allan Poe stories.