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Sep 8 Books Publishing This Week

Early September arrives with a softness that feels almost like a secret. Summer is still here in so many ways—the afternoons remain warm, the trees are thick with green leaves, and flowers continue blooming as though they have no idea the season is beginning to change. Yet you notice the differences. The morning air feels cooler when you step outside, the sunlight has taken on a deeper golden quality, and evenings seem to arrive a little sooner. There is a subtle shift underway, and you find yourself paying attention to it.

It feels like the perfect time to begin a new book. September has always carried the feeling of a fresh start, even long after you've stopped buying new notebooks for the first day of school. There is something about this month that makes you want to reorganize, reset, and settle into new rhythms. Beginning a book feels like a small way to honor that instinct—a new story for a new season, even if summer hasn't completely let go.

You take the book outside while the day is still warm. Perhaps you settle into a chair on the porch, a bench in the garden, or a quiet spot beneath a tree where sunlight filters through the leaves. You bring something to drink, maybe iced coffee because it still feels like summer in the afternoon, or perhaps you've already started craving the warmth of a cup of tea in the cooler mornings. Early September lets you have both, asking you to choose nothing just yet.

Before you open the book, you let yourself notice the world around you. The garden has grown slightly unruly after a long summer of abundance. Sunflowers stand tall and heavy, while hydrangeas have begun fading into those beautiful muted shades that seem made for September. Bees are still busy among the flowers, and cicadas continue humming from the trees, but their soundtrack is joined by the rustle of leaves in a breeze that carries the first suggestion of fall.

You open the book and turn to the first page. There is something about an unread story that always feels like possibility, but especially now. You know nothing about these characters yet. You haven't discovered their secrets or learned which ones you'll love. You don't know which lines will make you pause or which chapter will convince you to stay up later than you intended. The entire experience waits ahead of you, untouched.

You begin to read slowly, letting the story introduce itself without rushing it. A place forms in your imagination. A voice becomes distinct. A small detail catches your attention and makes you wonder if it will matter later. Before long, you've turned several pages without realizing it. The book begins to settle into your hands, becoming less like something new and more like a companion you'll carry through the coming days.

Every so often, you glance up. The afternoon light has begun to soften, pouring through the trees in long golden beams. Somewhere nearby, a dog barks or a screen door closes. A few leaves skitter across the pavement, though most of the trees remain stubbornly green. You smile at the contradiction. September isn't asking summer to disappear overnight. It is simply beginning to layer something new on top of it.

You return to the page and read another chapter. The breeze grows cooler as the afternoon moves toward evening, and perhaps you pull your sleeves over your hands or reach for the light sweater you brought outside just in case. Your drink sits forgotten beside you while the story gains momentum. The characters who were strangers an hour ago have begun to feel familiar.

Eventually, you slip a bookmark between the pages and close the cover. The sun is lower now, and the evening air has that unmistakable early-September crispness that makes you think about all the pleasures waiting ahead—apples and sweaters, changing leaves and candlelit evenings, cups of tea beside stacks of books.

But you don't need to rush toward any of it.

For now, there is this beautiful in-between: warm afternoons and cool evenings, summer flowers and the first hints of autumn, a new month and a new story just beginning. You hold the book in your lap for another moment, grateful for the pages still ahead.

September has only just begun, and so has your book. There is plenty of time to savor them both.

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Books Publishing September 6 - 12

The World's Most Haunted Place by Jeff Belanger

Now with new material for this updated edition, The World’s Most Haunted Places reveals that ghostly legends abound wherever history has made its mark. Battlefields, prisons, asylums, national monuments—all of them have stories to tell. Their ghosts still lurk, demanding that we remember the past.

President Lincoln has been walking the halls of the White House in Washington, DC, for more than a century. The Queen Mary may just be the most storied and haunted ship on the planet. The catacombs of Paris contain the skeletal remains of six million bodies . . . and many of their ghosts. And the Tower of London is haunted by noblemen and commoners—some still searching for the heads they lost more than five hundred years ago.

Take a world tour of history, the supernatural, and the macabre, including the story of America’s first ghost investigation more than two hundred years ago. You will explore libraries, museums, restaurants, inns, and landmarks from North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. But be careful: The World’s Most Haunted Places may make you a believer!

This new edition includes five all-new chapters and updates throughout.

Between the Horns by Elwynn Green

The real craft of the witch. Not pretty. Not polite.

From deconstructing the pillars of magic to imparting wisdom on the use of tools and elements, Between the Horns breaks down witchcraft practices and makes them more digestible, helping you reach your full magical potential and build a more thoughtful, rewarding relationship with the liminal world.

For decades, New Age mysticism has dominated and obscured the path to true traditional witchcraft. The witch of old was a figure surrounded by spirits, studying subtle changes in the landscape, living at the edges of society—called upon only by those whose desperation outweighed their fear.

Modern witches have been led astray from the common sense so desperately needed in the craft. Through books, music, and screens, the media has painted a quaint picture of folklore: pointy-eared simpletons singing and making merry or pint-sized winged fairies dressed in scraps. The witch hasn’t escaped this rebranding. Hollywood has clung to the trope of the evil, demonic hag—out to cause disruption and wreak havoc on unsuspecting townsfolk.

Elwynn Green removes these stigmas with a no-nonsense approach to practical magic from a traditional foundation. Between the Horns offers:

An in-depth look at heuristic witchcraft
History and origins of the working
A path from developmental awareness to complex energy workings
Encouragement to face the self and break taboos
Personal workings and spellcraft from Elwynn’s own practice

For many, witchcraft may only be a phase. Something to become bored with and eventually discard. But for others, it becomes the lost note to the unfinished song they have been singing. Between the Horns invites you to explore and expand your esoteric knowledge and practice, leading you toward your full magical potential.

Astrology for Changemakers by Leslie Tagorda

A changemaker is anyone who dares to shift the story and do things differently in the world. In uncertain times, when so many of us feel powerless, leading change can feel impossible. But making the world better starts by turning inward and shifting your story.

You’ve watched women like Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Brené Brown transform conversations, inspire millions, and shift the way society sees health, power, and vulnerability. What makes them changemakers isn’t status or fame. Their power comes from aligning with their innate strengths expressed through the unique planetary patterns in their birth charts—and you can do the same.

Change doesn’t begin with becoming someone else or fixing what you think is broken. Change happens when you stop fighting yourself, claim your lived experience as expertise, and attune to your astrological design—the cosmic imprint you were born with. To be a changemaker is to reframe old stories and wounds into wisdom. discovering the one-of-a-kind leadership style that only you can embody.

Through a blend of empowering reflections and practical tools, Astrology for Changemakers helps you:

Identify your innate strengths and authentic leadership style
Reframe wounds and self-doubt into wisdom and confidence
Recognize your lived experience as the foundation of your expertise
Clarify your purpose, audience, and impact
Take aligned action that ripples from you to your relationships, to your communities, to the world
You’re not here to fit into someone else’s mold—you’re here to create your own. Guided by the wisdom of your chart, you’ll discover that the way to change the world is to lead with your constant—your True North, your energetic design written in the stars.

The Dating Game by Ally Zetterberg

In this clever and surprising thriller about the perils of modern dating and the female rage it sometimes inspires, a board game designer starts playing by her own rules, and losers won’t be tolerated.

The friendship game. The dating game. The end game. For board game designer Tilda Smith they’re all necessary steps on the path to finding happiness. And by structuring her life according to a set of rules, just like in the games that she loves to create at her job, Tilda can finally win.

The only problem? The other players don’t know they’re playing by Tilda’s rules. She’s fair. Very fair, in fact. But then one night her date pushes her too far and she gets just a bit carried away. Any player who disappoints must face consequences, right? But as Tilda finds herself transporting a body in a laundry bag, she has to question how to make the punishment fit the crime.

And now someone is watching Tilda and playing a game of their own. Will they turn the tables on her, or can she figure out a way to best them? The game is never really over until she says it is.

Game on.

The Lost Perfumes of Paris by Christine Wells

Set against the backdrop of mid-century Parisian glamour and the timeless art of perfumery, a captivating tale of resilience, love, and the intoxicating pursuit of passion.

Élodie Limeaux's beloved mother, Aurore, was the most legendary perfumer in France before World War II, renowned for the exquisite fragrances she created for the family company, the House of Limeaux. Now in her twenties, Élodie longs to join the family business. Her father, however, has refused to let her follow in her late mother's footsteps and Élodie has had to fight to become a mere lab assistant at Limeaux.

But Élodie plans to enter the Essence of Paris contest run by the French Perfume Institute, hoping that a win will secure investment from Swiss banker Monsieur Caspari, who is looking to launch a new scent for women—and possibly to buy the House of Limeaux.

Impressed with Élodie's drive and talent, Caspari agrees to back her, provided that she collaborates with his son, Marcelo. Élodie is forced to agree, although Marcelo strikes her as a wealthy dilettante—albeit an extremely charming one.

When they join forces, though, Élodie is surprised to discover Marcelo's passion for perfume is genuine, his obsession as deep as hers. With Marcelo by her side, Élodie battles family betrayals and corporate sabotage, searching for that elusive essence of Paris that will launch her career...and possibly the love of a lifetime.

World News from Waverley High: A Novel by Linda Kass

BEAUTIFULLY NUANCED!”—Connie Schultz, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of New York Times bestseller The Daughters of Erietown

“HEARTWARMING!”—Ben Heckman, Library Director, Bexley Public Library

“A NOVEL THAT RESONATES WITH THE HERE AND NOW!”—Lee Martin, author of The Evening Shades and Pulitzer Prize–finalist The Bright Forever

“A STIRRING, THOUGHT-PROVOKING READ!”—Helen Schulman, author of Lucky Dogs and New York Times bestseller This Beautiful Life

1969. Lena Rosen is an intelligent, observant teenager torn between spontaneity and self-consciousness. During her junior year, she becomes attuned to the pulse of her times in her first-period Current History class, where rebellion, social change, and musical innovation of the 1960s dominate discussion. When Lena becomes the associate editor of the school newspaper The Beacon, she's drawn into the swirling discourse surrounding the Vietnam War, civil rights, environmental disasters, and campus protests—while also grappling with her growing attraction to Jack Stone, the paper’s editor.

As the year progresses and the antiwar movement gains momentum, the unrest builds at Waverley High. Lena wrestles with her own cultural and religious identity as a Jewish teen while she and her fellow students struggle to cope with racial discord, a bomb threat, and the emotional toll of a world that seems to be unraveling. When tragedy collapses the distance between headlines and Lena’s own life, she must decide what it means to stand for peace—and to hope for a better world.

Manufacturing a Duchess by Tracy Wise

When Alec Raeburn, Duke of Selkirk, leaves his faltering estate to seek an heiress on the Marriage Mart, he has no intention of falling in love. What he needs is a mother for his young daughter, Marjorie, and a partner with security to manage affairs at home. He’s accompanied by Finn, his wealthier cousin and the Duke of Galloway, a friend who lends support but also presents competition.

As the London Season begins, Aurora Hardcastle also arrives with a friend, Millicent Wentworth. A wealthy heiress to an industrial fortune, Aurora has resigned herself to the process of finding a husband, but her heart remains in the world of her father’s factory, where she learned the business under his guiding hand.

An outing to the Tower of London brings the four together, and Aurora and Marjorie become fast friends. But Millicent’s beauty and charm make her the Season’s Incomparable, and all eyes are on her—including Alec’s and Finn’s. It is not until they formally meet at a concert event for the Ton that Alec begins to see Aurora in a new light.

As they are drawn together in a match of convenience that begins to hint at becoming more, a devastating discovery threatens everything. Both Alec and Aurora are forced to reassess their past—and, especially, the future they envisioned—if they’re to have any chance at happiness together.

See You Next Tuesday by Kate Stayman-London

From the bestselling author of One to Watch comes a heartwarming enemies-to-lovers romance perfect for fans of The West Wing and When Harry Met Sally, featuring two political staffers who love working on campaigns...almost as much as they hate each other.

Anya Katz is Type A and highly driven with unfaltering morals; she’s never met a group project she wouldn’t rather do all by herself. Gabe Hunt is a staggeringly handsome and charming golden boy who’ll do whatever it takes to win. At work, Anya and Gabe fight about everything — but how long can they fight their undeniable attraction?

See You Next Tuesday follows Anya and Gabe through a decade of campaigns, from all-night phone banks and piles of greasy takeout to glitzy celebrity fundraisers and presidential debates. They say politics is the art of making change, but working in politics changes you — and Anya and Gabe navigate dizzying highs and devastating lows in their professional and personal lives as they evolve from enemies to grudgingly respectful colleagues to best friends to lovers…to bitter political rivals.

With breakneck banter, sizzling chemistry, engrossing detail and clear-eyed optimism, See You Next Tuesday is an uplifting and addictive portrait of two lovers passionately working to make history, if only they can overcome their own.

Love Felt Like This by Julie Olivia

A grumpy rock star and a joyful children’s show creator revive television magic in this cozy small-town romance.

Griffin Harvey lives his life in the spotlight. Reluctantly. The brooding famous singer-songwriter is on the cusp of composing his sophomore album . . . if only he could find the notes. But after gaining custody of his two-year-old daughter, the only music he’s writing is about shapes and counting to ten.

Enter Beverly, who lives her life in the background producing children’s television and laughter. Except joy is hard to find when her nonprofit loses funding. She sinks all of her savings to revive the children’s show by herself, but when her variety show appearance collides with Griffin’s, their banter and chemistry is caught on live television.

Suddenly, Griffin is singing a new tune. He needs a muse, and Beverly needs all the help she can get. With his secret daughter in tow, they hide out in her cozy mountain hometown, attempting to script, compose, and revive television magic. Their dynamic shouldn’t work. He’s all harsh tattoos and rough hands while she’s bright colors and gentle touches. Once their three months of work are done, they’ll return to their separate worlds. But what happens when it seems the true magic might be found in each other?

With All My Haunted Heart by Isabel Sterling

A witch hired to ethically haunt a small-town B&B instead finds herself spellbound by her non-magical client in this cozy and enchanting sapphic romance.

Steadily losing clients to the new DIY-magic shop on the other side of town, Pippa Ainsley is getting desperate. Instead of hiring the witch to correct their magical maladies, local mundanes have been taking their chances with the cheaper—and unpredictable—crystals and herb blends. So when Pippa’s best friend hires her to inspect his newly acquired bed-and-breakfast for ghosts, she doesn’t think twice about it.

That is, until she learns that his unfairly attractive co-owner, Elle Thompson, doesn’t want Pippa to rid their business of spirits. She wants Pippa to give them an edge over the competition by haunting their B&B.

It’s the perfect challenge for Pippa’s experimental magic, but just because she could figure it out, doesn’t mean it’s a smart or safe idea. But Elle is persistent, and the financial boost could save her own business if Pippa succeeds. Soon, Pippa finds herself testing the limits of her magic… and her ability to stop the growing attraction she feels toward Elle, a woman with a painful secret of her own.

Hexy Beast by Avery Flynn

An impulsive witch and a buttoned-up werewolf discover love is its own beast in this spicy rom-com from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn.

As the eldest daughter of the magical Sherwood family, I’m supposed to have everything together. Well, joke’s on them—I, Effie Sherwood, am chaos incarnate, and you’ll never be able to guess my next move.

Like jumping on the back of Darius Aetos’ motorcycle. Not only is Darius grumpy, gruff, and hot, he’s also the head of the Aetos werewolf pack.

My spur of the moment decision has quickly become a much bigger commitment, because a pack elder is convinced this hunk of a man (or wolf, depending on the hour) is my fated mate.

Even though I’m a witch and he’s a werewolf, we’re stuck together until we can find our way out of the tricky pack politics. But under the light of the blue moon, it’s almost starting to feel like Darius doesn’t want to stay away from me. And I’m not sure if it’s my magic going haywire or the starlit skies, but I can’t imagine leaving his arms either.

The Wellness Retreat by Dawn Kurtagich

Jaimie Vane’s promising career as a cellist came to a screeching halt when chronic illness took over her life, leaving her dealing with a variety of medical conditions that her doctors don’t understand.

Then her vibrant half-sister Sybil, an influencer-turned-wellness consultant at an exclusive health retreat, leaves her a series of distressing messages that contain hidden cries for help…and a voucher for a free week’s stay. Determined to locate her sister, Jaimie finds herself chartering a tugboat across the frigid winter sea to the black-sand shores of Creag Dhubh, the tiny island that houses the elite Saoghal Spa and its enigmatic founder, Cyan Blache.

Searching for her sister under the premise of being a regular guest, Jaimie is pushed far out of her comfort zone, both physically and mentally, by the group healing activities and luxurious treatments. As the week wears on and Sybil is nowhere to be found, Jaimie is shocked to find herself feeling…better. There is something at Saoghal, in the treatments and tinctures and perhaps in the black mud itself, that has her chronic fatigue and pain melting away. And as she gets closer to the people around her, including the ethereal Cyan Blache, whose perfection seems to defy reality, she finds herself with more questions than answers.

But everything comes at a price, and transformation, it seems, requires sacrifice. When Jaimie’s investigation leads her to a second level below the resort where something darker than mud baths and salt scrubs is twisting the elite attendees into something more than themselves, she must face an evil beyond reckoning in order to escape with her life.

All My Sisters and Me by Sheryl Lister

Instead of growing closer over the years, sisters-in-law Giselle, Kamryn, Chanel, and Taylor are more distant than ever.

After almost a decade of marriage, Giselle is still childless with the pangs of jealousy and feelings of inadequacy mounting each day. Kamryn loves her husband’s family, but she and Giselle have never gotten along and she’s tired of always trying to keep the peace. Newly married Chanel is ecstatic to finally have the family she’s craved all her life, but the ongoing feud between her two sisters-in-law threatens that harmony. Meanwhile, Taylor is still trying to find her place in the family after a tragic and unexpected turn in her relationship.

As everything comes to a head during a weeklong anniversary celebration, the truth could tear them apart forever…or bring them together as the sisters they were meant to be.

Capsized by Charlotte Lillie Balogh

CAPSIZED is a dual-POV story told through a novice freshman who hates rowing, and a varsity senior who lives for it—because no two teammates experience a team the same way, and everyone has secrets. As the two become unlikely allies, both must confront what it really means to compete, lead, and belong.

For senior captain Margaret Douglas, rowing is everything—her friends, her future, her path to college. But after a mysterious summer disappearance sparks rumors of Olympic training, rehab, or even house arrest, Margaret returns to find the sisterhood she once led has shifted without her. Meanwhile, freshman Jo Bryant is forced onto the team by her father, a former Olympian she blames for her parents’ divorce. Out of her depth, Jo quickly bonds with Margaret—the only teammate who doesn’t dismiss her. As the season barrels toward its biggest race, long-buried secrets threaten to fracture the fragile sisterhood forged through brutal practices, blistered hands, and the relentless pressure to win.

This Changes Everything by Danielle McKechnie

An aspiring actor caught in the Hollywood rollercoaster is torn between following her dreams and choosing between two of her own leading men—her childhood sweetheart and the one who got away, or the fellow actor who understands just what she’s fighting for. A funny, sexy and heartfelt romance for readers of Yulin Kuang, Rebecca Serle and Emily Henry.

Ellie McCain has always dreamed of a bigger life, so when she’s accepted into a prestigious acting school in New York City, she packs her bags—even if it means leaving her family, her friends, and Rory Campbell, the boy who held her heart for years, behind.

At first, life in New York is even better than she’d dreamed it would be—she loves her classes, she gets a position at a fancy production company, and she’s even falling in love with her classmate-turned-roommate-turned-best friend, Ben. But soon the shine starts to wear off: her boss has made it clear that the only role he’ll be casting her in is “Unpaid Intern #3”, and while she’s happy that Ben’s career is starting to take off, she’s struggling to stay afloat. And it doesn’t help that everyone around her seems to be passing her by—even her childhood sweetheart, Rory, is living out his dreams as a Professional Golfer. But when she runs into Rory for the first time in ten years, she starts to wonder what exactly it is she’s running from, where is she going, and who is running with her.

Told in alternating timelines of the past and present and moving between Vancouver, New York, and Los Angeles, This Changes Everything is the story of love—first love, one-that-got-away-love, and true love—and asks if maybe, just maybe, all of those loves can be one and the same.

Disenchanted by Lucy Jane Wood

A reluctant witch must confront the magic she's always denied after accidentally triggering a curse in this delightfully cozy fantasy from the author of Rewitched and Uncharmed.

Sage Hemlock has no interest in embracing her witchy side. Magic has betrayed her before, bringing nothing but heartache, and she will not let something so foolish happen again.

Instead, Sage has thrown herself into her work and studies, running the local museum and largely preferring the company of her library and her cat to other humans. Her one goal is to fly under the coven’s radar so that she can finally shed her blasted powers forever.

But when a strange historical book accidentally sets off a curse, Sage’s quiet small-town life is suddenly overrun and magic is running rife. A beanstalk grows in her garden, and her friend and coworker Casimir starts to look an awful lot like a handsome prince. Fairy tales are coming true. . . .

Now, with the threat of the coven on her tail, Sage must confront the magic she’s always denied to solve the mysteries of the book and save everyone she’s come to love from being lost to a fairy tale forever. The question is, can she finally learn to be her own happily ever after?

The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

For fans of Master Slave Husband Wife and Django Unchained comes the extraordinary forgotten story of an event known in its day as “the first shots of the Civil War,” from the New York Times bestselling author of Dr. Mütter’s Marvels.

The year, 1851. The place, a Quaker farming community turned Underground Railroad stronghold, where a Maryland enslaver had journeyed in pursuit of four men who’d fled his plantation years before. In a few hours, he’d be dead… and twenty-seven men from the village of Christiana would be rounded up and put on trial. Not for his murder, but for treason—for waging war against the United States, at a time when it was a crime against the government to obstruct an enslaver looking to reclaim his ‘property.’

This is story of what happened in Christiana that September morning—and in the ensuing ‘trial of the century,’ which saw the president himself advise the prosecution on strategy and a sitting congressman serve as lead attorney for the defense. But The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker is also a much larger tale, one spanning decades, following a whole startlingly diverse community of abolitionists in their fight to convince their fellow Americans of the subversive idea that now found itself on that the nation ought to live up the ideals it was founded on, and respect all men as equals.

It’s a story that whisks readers from the quiet farmlands of Lancaster County—where a self-emancipated man named William Parker, whom legend had it bullets could not kill, rallied his neighbors to ride out each night to battle the slavecatchers who stalked their countryside—to Philadelphia’s genteel Society Hill, where socialite Harriet Forten Purvis had the ear of the mayor (and a cellar filled with fugitives). It’s stylish, propulsive, intimately human tale of bravery, ingenuity, and hope—and of ordinary people with little in common who came together to stand against injustice… and won.

Character Study by Carly Kuhn

Enter the world of eclectic artist Carly Kuhn, who, with her keen eye, explores human behavior and fleeting moments with both humor and elegance. Consider this book an armchair visit to the museum, a behind-the-scenes look at Fashion Week, a trip to the farmers market, and a stroll down a city street—all populated by characters captured by Carly’s expressive line.

Writer in Residence by Rhonda McKnight

From award-winning author Rhonda McKnight comes a new story of faith, history, and the power of legacy that merges the romance of The Bookshop Sisterhood with the rich Lowcountry setting of Mary Alice Monroe.

Alexandra Chambers is a writer who has run out of words. Struggling with writer’s block and the pressure to secure a new book deal, she wins a week in a writer-friendly cabin through a drawing held at a Lowcountry literacy center.

What she finds is far more than she expected–a vibrant community brimming with inspiration, a past steeped in history and culture, and a man who both intrigues and unsettles her.

Gabe Scott, a bestselling author and the former writer-in-residence, is everything Alex feels she’s not–acclaimed, award-winning, and unshakably confident. When their paths cross at the center, his literary brilliance and dedication to helping struggling Gullah students stir feelings Alex isn’t ready to confront. Though undeniably attracted to him, Alex wrestles with the fear that her books pale beside his celebrated work.

When a surprising family connection unearths long-hidden truths about her past, Alex is forced to confront a lie that has shaped her life. Guided by the quiet wisdom of Ms. Kate, an elderly Gullah cleaning woman with losses of her own, Alex finds the strength to forgive truths long withheld, embrace her voice, and write the story only she can tell.

Writer in Residence is a rich and layered choice for book clubs eager to explore themes of identity, family secrets, creative reinvention, and the power of place. McKnight’s lush Lowcountry setting and unforgettable cast of characters spark meaningful conversation about Gullah Geechee culture, the stories we inherit, and the courage it takes to tell our own truth. An included discussion guide makes it easy for groups to dig deeper into Alex’s journey of rediscovery–and perhaps reflect on the hidden roots in their own lives.

The Enigmatic Madam Ingram by Meihan Boey

Miss Cassidy returns to nineteenth-century Singapore to help solve another dazzling supernatural mystery in this follow-up to the award-winning novel that The Guardian called a “classic-in-waiting.”

When Letty Ingram arrives in Singapore in 1906, she is an enigma even unto herself. To the residents of the small Scottish village where she lives, she is a wealthy, half-Malay recluse who emerges from her home only for walks with her great beast of a hound. To Letty, she is a woman trying to lift a curse that causes her lose consciousness and wake up in strange places—sometimes, with blood on her hands—and no memory of what occurred.

Letty has traveled across the world in hopes that the renowned medium Madam Kay can help her break the curse, but Letty is a mystery of tangled magics the likes of which Madam Kay and the rest of her supernaturally gifted family have never seen. Fortunately, the Kays know an expert with even more insight into otherworldly matters than they do: the formidable Miss Leda Cassidy.

But even Miss Cassidy finds Letty to be a puzzle, one that pulls a fog over her memories as well. As she dives deeper into Letty’s past and find it unexpectedly intertwined with her own, Miss Cassidy begins to realize that if she’s going to free Letty from her curse, she’s going to have to take on an ancient foe: the terrifying jungle spirit known as the Bungadarah.

Faithfully Dissident Daughters by Chelsea Kim Long

Written from personal experience as well as in-depth theological research, Chelsea Kim Long’s “Faithfully Dissident Daughters” (Westminster John Knox Press, September 8, 2026) shows what it takes to reclaim Christian womanhood beyond the patriarchal influences that have historically marred Biblical interpretations. This joyous and liberating new text is an invitation for readers to rediscover the feminine face of God and embody a faith that honors the complete feminine experience.

Art Attack by James Ponti

The Sherlock Society goes undercover in the Miami street art scene to find an anonymous graffiti artist in this third book in the hilarious, New York Times bestselling Sherlock Society middle grade series from Edgar Award–winning author James Ponti!

The Sherlock Society’s latest case is tracking down stealth graffiti artist Funky Munky—well-known for their artistic statements calling out local politicians—on behalf of a developer who wants them to create a mural for a new hotel. Their investigation leads Alex, Zoe, Lina, and Yadi deep into the very colorful south Florida art scene.

But finding someone who doesn’t want to be found is challenging, and it doesn’t help that Miami Art Week is coming up, bringing lots of attention—and lots of new artists—to the area. The Sherlock Society’s best bet is an elaborate sting operation, which involves them picking up spray cans themselves. Can they trap their quarry without exposing themselves?

Where I'm From by Ebony Walden

Perfect for fans of Eat, Pray, Love, this soulful travel memoir blends poetry, global adventure, cultural connection and personal transformation with reflections on race, identity, and belonging.

In 2010, twenty-nine-year-old poet Ebony Walden quits her job to go to on an eight-month solo journey across fifteen countries and five continents. Propelled by a sense of purpose and adventure, she moves from teaching English and volunteering in places like Guatemala and India to conducting poetry workshops in Kenya, walking the ruins of Machu Picchu, and paragliding over the Swiss Alps.

Along the way, Ebony writes “Where I’m From” poems with the people she meets—intimate reflections that capture family, identity and culture, weaving their voices into her own unfolding journey. But each destination also challenges her in unexpected ways, forcing her to reckon with the hardships of growing up in New York in the ’80s and ’90s. Through breathtaking landscapes, unexpected setbacks, and profound encounters with strangers, Ebony begins to understand that travel is not just about seeing the world—it is about allowing the world to change you.

Part travel memoir, part coming-of-age story, Where I’m From invites readers to take their own journey beyond borders and come home to themselves.

Dance in a Madhouse by Jess Wright

The gripping psychological tale of a young doctor who fights to escape an early-1900s Philadelphia asylum―and expose the plot to destroy him.

Philadelphia, 1905. A month ago, Owen Townsend was a medical intern primed for success. Now he is locked in Fairmount Lodge, an asylum where the public is invited to gawk at the patients. His fall was sudden: typhoid fever, delirium, an act of violence. Is Owen sane―a victim of a toxin no longer in his system? Or is he as psychotic as his doctor claims?

There are fires at Fairmount. Attacks that defy logic. Terror instead of treatment. Though others dismiss his concerns as paranoia, Owen soon realizes that someone wants him put away forever―or dead. To survive, he not only must navigate the labyrinth of the madhouse but also must recruit someone on the outside to his cause. Brumbaugh, a shrewd police inspector, is the man for the job―and Celeste, an enigmatic young opera singer who transfixes him after he saves her from suicide, might have the clues they need to solve the mystery. But if Owen is going to find a way to freedom, he’ll first have to decipher riddles from Celeste’s tortured past.

Set at the dawn of modern psychiatric treatment, Dance in a Madhouse is a thrilling testament to courage and resilience. Can Owen and Celeste overcome the odds against them? Are redemption and healing possible? The dances will tell.

A Beautiful Lie by Tanya Grant

The Five C's are my signature system for any organizing job.

One: Clear your clutter. Get rid of what doesn’t serve you. This is always the hardest part for my clients, and Cap is no exception. She’s privileged in ways a blue-collar girl like me would kill for, but she was losing focus among the clutter—until she hired me.

Two: Categorize your keepers. Make sure things are grouped in a logical way. It’s like me and Cap. We're birds of a feather; we flock together.

Three: Corral and contain. Put everything into bins and drawers, then rest easy knowing that what you’ve kept deserves to stay. When Cap invited me to spend the summer with her family, what she was really saying was that I belong there.

Four: Clarify. Adding labels to your bins makes them easier to maintain. Cap isn't ready to label us yet, but girlfriends has a nice ring to it, don't you think?

Five: Celebrate! Admittedly, the road to “celebrate” isn't usually this rocky for me.

Luckily for Cap, I’m not afraid of a little hard work.

Ten Perfect Guests by Jonathan Santlofer

From acclaimed artist and author of The Last Mona Lisa and The Lost Van Gogh Jonathan Santlofer, Ten Perfect Guests is a sinister thriller marrying the best of Agatha Christie with the atmospheric and lush settings of The White Lotus and Knives Out.

A lush tropical island, ten guests, and an offer they can't refuse: attend a weekend memorial for celebrated artist Victor D’Arcangelo or… forfeit your inheritance.

The guests: D’Arcangelo’s bitter current wife, his even more bitter former wife, his estranged brother, his gallerist loaded with gambling debts, a shady European art dealer, an art collector and scandal-waiting-to-happen pharma heiress, a failed British musician, a disgruntled art critic, a degenerate son and an illegitimate daughter. Each desperate for the inheritance dangled before their hungry eyes.

When they arrive, D’Arcangelo’s assistant is there to ask them the question on which their fortunes hinge: “How did you help or harm Victor D'Arcangelo?”

Well-known as a world-class, world-famous artist, a genius but a cad, no one knows exactly what his motive was. Is he manipulating them from the grave? Or is there someone even more sinister pulling the strings?

And the biggest question of all: Who, if anyone, will survive the weekend?

Morfran, Dark Lord Reformed by S.B. West

Abandoning his days of beheading to live out an undercover retirement as a goat farmer, Morfran finds himself accidentally leading a rebellion against the kingdom’s Dark Lord, who, inconveniently, is him.

Morfran the Beheader is done being the Dark Lord™ of the kingdom of Ruthven. He’s tired of managing minions, and his wife, Queen Ravana, has officially exceeded his personal comfort level of evil. Yet when he books it for the hills with the hopes to live out his days disguised as a goat farmer, his aspirations are tragically cut short when Morfran’s former soldiers catch up with plans to behead him.

Morfran’s only chance at safety is to seek refuge within a tiny forest dwelling where no one recognizes him. But he quickly learns the village is the base for a brewing rebellion against his rule. And after he reluctantly saves said village from an attack, he’s voted the one to lead the charge. Against himself.

Morfran helps the rebels while planning to desert them at the soonest moment. But as he fights by their side, he discovers that they’re actually quite pleasant—especially the lovely assassin who has been out for his blood for a decade. Too bad Ravana has sent Morfran’s best men to nip the revolt in the bud, and too bad his unlikely allies would burn him alive if they learned he’s no hero, but actually their Dark Lord™ in disguise. Because even Morfran knows that only a hero would stand up to Ravana and fight for friends, and he’s certainly no hero.

Right?

In this Life or Another by Melissa Payne

On the brink of death, a man comes to terms with the life he lived versus the one he never pursued in an emotionally rich novel of parallel lives, redemption, and finding purpose.

On the eve of his sixtieth birthday, mechanic Rusty Wilson takes a bullet to save the patrons of a small-town Colorado diner—and awakens to a strange realm between life and death.

However, he finds that this limbo is not the end. There are still choices to be made and a lifetime to review. Paths open for a man who believes the life he did live was one of disappointments, grief, and devastating family estrangements. Given a chance to experience an alternate reality, Rusty is visited by figures from his past and present, sees what could have been if he had pursued a woman he loved from afar, and confronts a family secret that shaped everything. Now it’s Rusty’s choice: accept the imperfect existence he knew, or the what-if that could still be his.

At the heart of this poignant exploration of mortality, memory, and second chances is the profoundly simple question: What makes a life truly meaningful?

Lucky 22 by Ashley Eckstein and Samantha Chase

Twenty-two was just a lucky number.

Until it wasn’t.

Ella Rose Holt believes in magic. Not always the fairy-tale kind, but the quiet kind that shows up when you least expect it. On the brink of her golden birthday, chasing acting dreams in Los Angeles, Ella’s life feels full of possibility…and just a little unfinished.

Christian Lucas has built his world on discipline, dedication, and the game he loves. As a professional baseball player, his life is carefully scheduled, a bit guarded, and rarely spontaneous.

When a chance encounter, a lucky number, and a not-so-blind blind date bring them together, neither is prepared for the connection that follows.

What starts as an unexpected meeting quickly becomes something deeper—an easy friendship, a steady trust, and a romance that grows quietly but undeniably. As their worlds collide under bright stadium lights and red-carpet flashes, Ella and Christian must decide whether love has a place in lives already full of ambition, sacrifice, and dreams in motion.

Because sometimes, the most extraordinary love stories aren’t loud or dramatic.

They’re built on faith.

On timing.

On believing that when the moment comes, you’ll be brave enough to say yes.

And a little bit of luck.

The Silent Women by Tara Lynn Masih

An extraordinary novel inspired by the real women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee―the Manhattan Project's "Secret City"―where thousands kept the deadliest secret of World War II.

Oklahoma, 1935. Black Sunday. From the moment a wall of black dust devours the plains and buries her world, Song Holloway's life is marked by dislocation and loss. Even in the rural New England town she now calls home, that dark cloud continues to follow her.

Then the army asks her to take up work at a classified facility in the muddy outpost of Oak Ridge, a city that doesn't appear on any map. Trained to test pipes, Song searches for leaks in a system no one will explain. The work is dangerous. People vanish. Yet it's here, behind the barbed wire and watchtowers, that she finds what the dust storm stole: a place to belong and women who become her second family. And there is Hol―a gentle soldier who gives her, for the first time, peace.

Until she's summoned. A small room. Two agents. Men with power she will never have. Song is given a command: spy on the women in your life. In a city built on secrets, keeping quiet used to be enough. Now it makes her complicit. But Song's choices will haunt her long after she learns what flowed through those pipes.

The Silent Women is a sweeping, absorbing, and deeply human story about chosen family, moral courage, and what it costs to live with the truth.

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