ZICKY
Wrath of the Rat King
by Darin S. Cape
Illustrated by Zeno Decrux and Hiorsh Gabotto
SHP Comics

Zicky: Wrath of the Rat King is an all-ages fantasy adventure blending manga energy with Western storytelling.

 

With its cheeky underdog hero and themes of family, loyalty, and imagination, Zicky is ideal for readers who love fast-moving fantasy with heart.

 

“Zicky is funny, sweet and definitely nods to Calvin and Hobbes. I am adding it to our collection and have spread the word to my fellow comics librarians!”

— Jackie Bush, Teen Services Librarian

ISBN: 9798992749939 (Paperback)
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MARIANNE
A Sense and Sensibility Sequel
by Alice McVeigh
Warleigh Hall Press

“A deeply felt and pitch-perfect continuation that lets its title character finally come into her own.” 

— Kirkus Reviews

 

When the widowed Marianne—still beautiful and only twenty—returns to London, she’s resolved to remain single, though the dangerously attractive Willoughby and the charmingly irreverent Crawford appear to have other ideas.

 

Then her young sister finds herself on trial for her life, and Marianne's resolve is tested...

ISBN: 9781738546169 (Paperback) 9781738546152 (Ebook)
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THE SILVER BARON'S WIFE
10th Anniversary Edition
by Donna Baier Stein
Serving House Books

The Silver Baron’s Wife traces the rags-to-riches-to-rags life of Colorado’s Baby Doe Tabor (Lizzie).

 

This fascinating heroine worked in the silver mines and had two scandalous marriages, one to a philandering opium addict and one to a senator and silver baron worth $24 million in the late nineteenth century.

 

“An artistic, sympathetic imagining of the life of a 19th-century woman who made headlines for all the wrong reasons.”

—Kirkus Reviews

ISBN: 9780997101065 (Paperback)
(Also available as an Ebook)

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VIENNA ON FIRE
A WWII Story of Survival
by Don Gabor
Blue Danube Press

Inspired by the author’s mother's memories and historical records, this riveting historical novel tells the story of an 18-year-old Jewish woman’s escape from Vienna just as Germany has annexed Austria in 1938 and began its persecution of Jews.

 

“Superb WWII fiction.”

—Library Journal

 

“The action is nonstop.” 

—Kirkus Audiobook Review

ISBN: 9781879834002 (Paperback) 9781879834019 (Hardcover) 9798228356979 (Audiobook)
(Also available as an Ebook)
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THE WELL-TEMPERED VIOLINIST
The Gift: Book I
by Barbara T. Carlton
Acorn Publishing, LLC

Marthe Adler dreams of becoming a great violinist. But in 1905 Germany, traditional prejudice against women musicians bars her way.

 

In her coming-of-age story, she strives for greatness against enormous odds through the difficult and daring struggle of an artist in the making.

 

The Gift quadrilogy is Marthe’s story: that of a courageous pioneer in a rigid, prejudiced culture amid the turbulent birth of the modern world from the ashes of the old.

ISBN: 9798885281331 (Paperback)
9798885281348 (Hardcover
9798232984243(Ebook)
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THE DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA
by Edward Newton
Mossy Point Publishing, LLC

Is America on the brink of civil war?

 

A decade after a peaceful split between red rural regions and blue cities, two fragile nations share a divided map.

 

Abra Colorado, a fiery conservative from the Republic, and Professor Barry Royale, a pacifist liberal from the Progressive Districts, must join forces to stop extremists pushing toward conflict.

 

In this fast-paced thriller, can two opposites prevent war—and survive their growing attraction?

ISBN: 9798275137149 (Paperback)
9798275366815 (Hardcover)
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MURDER AT THE MAI TAI BAR
A Tropical Thriller
by Dawson Fearnow
Fearnow Ink

Sun. Sand. Suspects.

 

P.I. Eva Pierce is undercover as social media star Sandi Beach at a luxury Waikiki resort.

 

But when her billionaire target plummets from his penthouse, Eva is caught between a killer, a charming helicopter pilot, and a handsome homicide detective who isn't sure whether she's a witness...or a suspect. 

 

Perfect for readers who love Liane Moriarty and the exotic settings of The White Lotus.

ISBN: 9798993775500 (Paperback)
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WHAT EVIL HIDES

A Detective Kay Hunter Novel
by Rachel Amphlett
Saxon Publishing

When a mutilated body is discovered in a Kentish hop field, Detective Kay Hunter faces a wall of silence from a close-knit farming community.

 

With the media circling and her bosses demanding answers, she must untangle old grudges, hidden rivalries, and generations-deep secrets before a ruthless killer strikes again, exposing the dark cost of loyalty and the danger of truths long buried beneath the fields, where every witness has something to lose.

ISBN: 9781917771276 (Paperback)
9781917771290 (Ebook)

9781917771306 (Audiobook)
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WHISPER IN THE WAVES
Murder in Plymouth Harbor
by Dianne Hunt Smith
Briley & Baxter Publications

The salty breeze of Plymouth Harbor carries whispers of a dark past.

 

Freelance photographer Kat MacIntyre is ready for a relaxing summer capturing whales on camera, but a shocking discovery aboard a local tour boat changes everything.

 

As tourists flock to Plymouth, the race is on to catch a cunning killer.

 

Can Kat piece together the clues before the tide turns against her?

ISBN: 9781961978645 (Paperback)
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BACKSTITCH
by Marian Mitchell Donahue
Galiot Press

Two sisters reunite at a retrospective of their troubled mother’s art and must unspool the difficult private truth of the family’s public narrative.

 

“A fascinating and rewarding novel.”

—The New York Times

 

“A thoughtful, complex exploration of art and womanhood.”

—Kirkus Reviews, starred review 

 

“A splendid, irreducible work of art.”

—Paul Harding, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Tinkers

ISBN: 9798998954764 (Paperback) 9798998954771 (Ebook)
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THE LAWNMOWER LADY
A Novel
by Edith Forbes
Rootstock Publishing

A voice-driven comedy about death, New England culture, small-town entanglements, and a green burial decades before its time.

 

“Poignant without being saccharine, and funny without ever losing heart, The Lawnmower Lady reckons with what it means to die—and to live.”

—BookLife Reviews, Editor’s Pick

 

“Life, death, religion, and the best and worst of humanity clash in Forbes’ darkly comic novel…insightful...and grimly humorous...”

—Kirkus Reviews

ISBN: 9781578692163 (Paperback)
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LONG TRAIL HOME
Wagon Train Matches
by Lacy Williams
Lacy Williams Books LLC

Coop Spencer has one mission: protect Belle from the danger she's running from.

 

When the wagon master forces an ultimatum—marriage or expulsion from the train—Coop makes the only choice he can.

 

Their union is supposed to be in name only. As they traverse the Oregon Trail with his big family, Belle discovers something she'd forgotten long ago: what home feels like.

 

When danger finally catches up, one of them must risk everything for love.

ISBN: 9781960248275 (Paperback) 9781960248282 (Ebook)
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WHERE THE HEART MEETS THE SEA
A Novel
by Kimbra Drake
Bleecker Street Books

“Kimbra Drake’s Where the Heart Meets the Sea is a deeply moving exploration of identity, legacy, and the ways love can both wound and heal across generations. A story that lingers long after the last page.” 

—Los Angeles Book Review

 

A romantic, emotionally rich story of family history, love, and belonging set against the wild beauty of a Norwegian island.

ISBN: 9798999354402 (Paperback) 9798999354433 (Hardcover) 9798999354419 (Ebook)
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WINE FOR ROSES
by Emily O'Malley Liu
Shiraki Press

When Ethan Keating Mendoza is hired as a gardener at an old Victorian residence in central Indiana, he has one clear mission: make the roses bloom.

 

The Kilbride estate is wild and overgrown. Worse still is Louis, the peculiar trustee of the property, who lives under a bloodthirsty curse that ties him to the garden.

 

As Ethan and Louis grow closer, Ethan becomes determined to save the man he loves from the garden's curse.

ISBN: 9781970458053 (Paperback)
9781970458039 (Ebook)

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LEVEL PAR
How the game of golf saved one man's life.

by Tom Layman
Briley & Baxter Publications

Jake Steadman was once a prodigy with a golden golf swing, destined for greatness, but years of addiction, broken dreams, and a fractured relationship with his father sent him spiraling into despair.

 

Now, at thirty-six, he stands on the eighteenth tee at Crestview Country Club, one shot away from a chance at the U.S. Open—and redemption.

ISBN: 9781961978676 (Paperback)
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