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| | | | | "If there's such a thing as "light academia," this book embodies it, with collegiate setting-fueled banter in a cute, enemies-to-lovers romance. As Rosie and her nemesis, the uppity Aiden, are forced to write a book together, opposites attract as they produce each chapter. Readers will love the chemistry between the two writers in this debut novel."
Maddie Paul, Bartholomew County Public Library, IN
NoveList read-alike: Love Story by Lindsey Kelk | |
| | | I Might Be in Trouble by Daniel Aleman"When struggling novelist David wakes up next to a dead body after a hookup with a stranger, he realizes inspiration for his next book may have finally struck. But he'll need his agent's help to move the body and avoid the blame first. This mystery thriller is funny, suspenseful, and surprisingly touching."
Mara Bandy Fass, Champaign Public Library, IL
NoveList read-alike: Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews |
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| Keep Me by Sara Cate"Killian is a brute who let his past dictate his life until he met Sylvie. She's entitled and has a foul mouth according to Killian, but she is the only woman he'd consider entering into a fake marriage with. Sylvie agrees, knowing that 10 million dollars awaits at the finish line. What neither of them expected was to actually fall in love."
Erica Moses, Genesee Area Library, PA
NoveList read-alike: Under Loch and Key by Lana Ferguson |
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| Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin"Unexpected friendships and second chances come alive in this life-affirming story. 90-year-old Eddie, a volunteer in a resale shop, meets 24-year-old Bella, who brings in the things of her boyfriend who died last year. Through their friendship, Bella discovers Eddie has never been kissed. This read is hope and humanity in a book."
Crystal Faris, Kansas City Public Library, MO
NoveList read-alike: Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim |
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| The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap"This gothic novel is a delightfully atmospheric tale of a medical student turned grave robber, set amidst the dark alleyways of 19th-century Edinburgh. The combination of historical fiction and murder mystery with plenty of medical history will make this a crossover hit with several audiences. Readers will be looking for more from this author."
Gregg Winsor, Johnson County Library, KS
NoveList read-alike: Anatomy by Dana Schwartz |
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| A Monsoon Rising by Thea Guanzon"Readers who follow this series will be happy to see Talasyn and Alaric work through their tension and angst and come together in order to save the world from being devoured. The slow burn of the enemies-to-lovers romance really sets the pace for the entire book."
Ashley M., Morton Grove Public Library, IL
NoveList read-alike: The Bridge Kingdom series by Danielle L. Jensen |
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| Booked for Murder by P.J. Nelson"Madelaine has to live in her late aunt's home/bookstore for six months in order to inherit. It is only her first night and she's already putting out fires, getting threatening phone calls, and finding a body. Does she flee? Nope! She sets out to find the villain. Add in some eccentric women and small town characters for a great cozy mystery."
Joan Hipp, Florham Park Public Library, NJ
NoveList read-alike: Chapter and Curse by Elizabeth Penney |
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| The Rivals: A Novel by Jane Pek"Claudia works for a company verifying information for online matchmaking programs. As she digs deeper into a possible A.I. conspiracy, danger rises. With the uncomfortable feeling that the people she’s investigating are being eliminated, Claudia races to solve the case and to manage her complicated personal life. Readers will enjoy the banter, multifaceted characters, and interesting storyline."
Kimberly McGee, Lake Travis Community Library (Austin), TX
NoveList read-alike: Swiped by L.M. Chilton |
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| North Is the Night by Emily Rath"Finnish gods meet mortals in this journey to the underworld featuring two strong heroines, one captured by the Witch Queen of Death and the other determined to rescue her. Aina and Siiri's bond intensifies even when they are separated. Rath's world is peppered with gods, shamans and assorted witches, pushing the story into new territory and making this a unique and original tale."
Douglas Beatty, Baltimore County Public Library, MD
NoveList read-alike: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir |
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| Rental House: A Novel by Weike Wang"Keru and Nate decide to rent a summer house, inviting their parents on different weekends of their vacation. She is the child of Chinese immigrants, and he is the son of working class Appalachians. The novel's dry humor focuses on how each family views Keru and Nate's marriage compared with their more traditional ideas, making this an interesting study of contemporary marriage."
Michelle Morris, Fort Worth Public Library, TX
NoveList read-alike: Long After We Are Gone by Terah Shelton Harris |
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How to steal a galaxy
by Revis, Beth
"Sparks fly when Ada and Rian just-so-happen to find themselves at the same charity gala-but there's something rotten behind the sparkling gowns and dazzling wealth on display"
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Invisible helix
by Higashino, Keigo
"Detective Galileo, Keigo Higashino's best loved character from The Devotion of Suspect X, returns in a case where hidden history, an impossible crime, are linked by nearly invisible threads in surprising ways. The body of a young man is found floating in Tokyo Bay. But his death was no accident - Ryota Uetsuji was shot. He'd been reported missing the week before by his live-in girlfriend Sonoka Shimauchi, but when detectives from the Homicide Squad go to interview her, she is nowhere to be found. She's taken time off from work, clothes and effects are missing from the apartment she shared. And when the detectives learn that she was the victim of domestic abuse, they presume that she was the killer. But her alibi is airtight - she was hours away in Kyotowhen Ryota disappeared, forcing Detectives Kusanagi and Utsumi to restart their investigation. But if Sonoko didn't kill her abusive lover, then who did? A thin thread of association leads them to their old consultant, brilliant physicist Manabu Yukawa, known in the department as "Detective Galileo." With Sonoko still missing, the detectives investigate other threads of association - an eccentric artist, who was Sonoko's mother figure after her own single mother passed; and an older woman who is the owner of a hostess club. And how is Sonoko continuing to stay one step ahead of the police searching for her? It's up to Galileo to find the nearly hidden threads of history and coincidence that connect the people around the bloody murder- which, surprisingly, connect to his own traumatic past - to unravel not merely the facts of the crime but the helix that ties them all together"
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What the wife knew
by Kane, Darby
"Dr. Richmond Dougherty is a renowned pediatric surgeon, an infamous tragedy survivor, and a national hero. He's also very dead-thanks to a fall down the stairs. His neighbors angrily point a finger at the newest Ms. Dougherty, Addison. The sudden marriage to the mysterious young woman only lasted ninety-seven days, and he'd had two suspicious "accidents" during that time. Now Addison is a very rich widow. As law enforcement starts to circle in on Addison and people in town become increasingly hostile, sides are chosen with Kathryn, Richmond's high school sweetheart, wife number one, and the mother of his children, leading the fray. Despite rising tensions, Addison is even more driven to forge ahead on the path she charted years ago... Determined at all costs to unravel Richmond's legacy, she soon becomes a target-with a shocking note left on her bedroom wall: You will pay. But it will take a lot more than faceless threats to stop Addison. Her plan to marry Richmond then ruin him may have been derailed by his unexpected death, but she's not done with him yet"
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Under loch and key
by Ferguson, Lana
"A woman discovers that not all monsters are her enemy-the opposite, in fact-in this new paranormal romance by Lana Ferguson, author of The Fake Mate. Keyanna "Key" MacKay is used to secrets. Raised by a single father who never divulged his past, it's only after his death that she finds herself thrust into the world he'd always refused to speak of. With just a childhood bedtime story about a monster that saved her father's life and the name of her estranged grandmother to go off of, Key has no idea what she'll find in Scotland. But repeating her father's mistakes and being rescued by a gorgeous, angry Scotsman-who thinks she's an idiot-is definitely the last thing she expects. Lachlan Greer has his own secrets to keep, especially from the bonnie lass he pulls to safety from the slippery shore-a lass with captivating eyes and the last name he's been taught not to trust. He's looking for answers as well, and Key's presence on the grounds they both now occupy presents a real problem. It's even more troublesome when he gets a front row seat to the lukewarm welcome Key receives from her family; the strange powers she begins to develop; and the fierce determination she brings to every obstacle in her path. Things he shouldn't care about, and someone he definitely doesn't find wildly attractive. When their secrets collide, it becomes clear that Lachlan could hold the answers Keyanna is after-and that she might also be the key to uncovering his. Up against time, mystery, and a centuries old curse, they'll quickly discover that magic might not only be in fairy tales, and that love can be a real loch-mess"
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