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Sponsored by As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson. Pre-Order now!

The highly anticipated, edge-of-your-seat finale to the New York Times bestselling A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series that everyone is dying to read. There’s a serial killer in town, someone’s been watching Pip . . . and to make matters worse they may just be the same person.
PRE-ORDER by 7.30.21 to receive Pip’s Detective Kit and help her solve the mystery before it’s too late. All valid entries will automatically receive Phase 2 gift.

Sponsored by Avon Books.

Critically acclaimed author Cat Sebastian makes her trade paperback debut in this stunning historical romance that bestselling author Rachel Hawkins calls “sharp, smart, and oh-so-swoony.” Kit Webb has left his stand-and-deliver days behind him. But dreary days at his coffee shop have begun to make him pine for the heady rush of thievery. When a handsome yet arrogant aristocrat storms into his shop, Kit quickly realizes he may be unable to deny whatever this highborn man desires. Can these stolen hearts overcome the impediments in their path?

Sponsored by Amazon Publishing

A lost girl and a blind boy discover their greatest strength is their bond with each other in a beguiling fantasy by the New York Times bestselling author of The First Girl Child. When an orphaned stowaway girl named Ghisla washes up on the shores of the kingdom of Saylok, Hod, a blind cave dwelling boy, nurses her back to health. And when Ghisla sings, Hod can see. Their bond strained by dangerous secrets, Ghisla and Hod must find a way to save Saylok… and each other. The Chronicles of Saylok continue. Read The Second Blind Son by Amy Harmon.

Sponsored by Sisters: Better Together by Alice & Doris Lieu, published by Workman.

Tell your sister how you really feel! A sister is . . . A sidekick. An accomplice. A sometime nemesis. And your teammate for life, there to give you peace of mind and believe in you unconditionally (even when you don’t). Sisters: Better Together is the perfect tribute one sister can give to another to say how much she appreciates her. A gift of humor, camaraderie, and love, Sisters is written by a sister duo, Alice and Doris Lieu, who bring all of the bright, bold artwork, funny and engaging text, and attitude of their ILOOTPAPERIE paper products to the idea of sisterhood.

Sponsored by Karma: A Yogi’s Guide to Crafting Your Destiny

Who really understands the concept of karma? Half the time when people are referencing it, it sounds like some form of revenge. But karma is a much deeper and richer concept than that.

As explained by Sadhguru, yogi & mystic, karma means action. Sadhguru turns the tables by showing us clearly that karma is an empowering possibility for taking charge of our lives by choosing how we respond to what is happening to us. With celebrity fans from Will Smith to Tom Brady, this enlightening book offers in depth insights on the concept of Karma and shows how to achieve true happiness.

Sponsored by Amazon Publishing

The Thief Kingdom is hidden within the world of Aadilor. Few have found this place where the Thief King reigns with the help of the Mousai, a trio of spellbinding sorceresses. Larkyra Bassette, the youngest of the three, has a singing voice with the power to slay monsters. When she agrees to embark on her first solo mission to stop an evil duke, she teams up with a handsome mortal to stop his evil plan. From award-winning author E.J. Mellow comes the first riveting fantasy read in her new Mousai series. Read Song of The Forever Rains.

Sponsored by @torbooks

Mulan meets The Song of Achilles in this bold, queer, and fantastical reimagining of the rise of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

In a famine-stricken village, two children are given fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness.

But when a bandit attack orphans the children, it is Zhu Chongba who succumbs to despair. Desperate, the girl takes her brother’s identity to enter a monastery as a boy. There, she learns she is capable of doing whatever it takes, no matter how callous, to stay hidden from destiny.

When her sanctuary is destroyed, Zhu decides to wrest control of her fate…and steal her brother’s foretold greatness.

Sponsored by Simon & Schuster

Welcome to Hollow’s Edge, the neighborhood is to die for…

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last House Guest—a Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection—comes a riveting new suspense novel about mysterious murders in an idyllic and close-knit neighborhood. When the suspected killer unexpectedly returns to town, everyone–already on edge–begins to wonder just how many secrets are buried on their street, and how far their neighbors will go to maintain peace and quiet…

Sponsored by Tia Williams’ Seven Days in June

Reese Witherspoon’s June Book Club pick and one of summer’s Most Anticipated Books (Oprah Daily, Good Housekeeping, Travel + Leisure, Bustle, Essence and more)!

Seven days to fall in love, fifteen years to forget and seven days to get it all back again… This is a witty, romantic, and sexy-as-hell novel of two writers and their second chance at love.

“A smart, sexy testament to Black joy, to the well of strength from which women draw, and to tragic romances that mature into second chances. I absolutely loved it.”— Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

From the author of the beloved national bestseller Migrations, a #1 IndieNext pick, a gorgeous and pulse-pounding new novel set in the wild Scottish Highlands.