If you’re new to Hide Your Wallet, this is where we list new releases we’re pretty excited for in the coming month.
Each reviewer has a book maximum (five per person), but we’ve separated HYW into two parts. The first HYW of the month will cover books that release from the 1st to the 14th. The second HYW will cover books released from the 15th to the end of the month.
We also think this will help us feature books from smaller publishers who don’t have buy links up as quickly as the big five.
As always, if we missed any books that you’re particularly looking forward to, tell us all about them in the comments.
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Bottle Rocket
Author: Erin McLellan
Released: June 15, 2020 by Erin McLellan
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Novella, Romance
Series: So Over the Holidays #2Freshly single Rosie Holiday is on the hunt for passion and excitement. This leads her to Leo Whittaker—a bad boy who waltzed out of town, and her life, thirteen years ago. Leo isn’t the type to stick around, but Rosie’s not going to let a no-strings opportunity pass her by.
When a business trip sends Leo back to his hometown, the last thing he expects is for his first love to hand him a list of scorching-hot escapades and a deadline. He’s happy to help Rosie discover her bossy side in the bedroom. Or in a fireworks stand. Or at a Fourth of July barbecue.
Their chemistry burns bright and fast, but what tore them apart years ago is still between them. They are polar opposites. A reserved kindergarten teacher and an irreverent artist. A nester and a wanderer. It will take a spark of imagination and a lot of love to keep their second-chance romance from flaming out.
Aarya: This series of holiday novellas have been very sexy and fun.
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Wrong Bed, Right Brother
Author: Rebecca Brooks
Released: June 15, 2020 by Entangled: Brazen
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: Accidental Love #4I’ve been crushing on my coworker for months. And now he’s moving… across the country. I’ve got one shot to make my move. We’re all holed up in this amazing house upstate and tonight I’m going to sneak into his room and finally Make. Something. Happen.
So I go for it. I climb into Luke’s bed and the kissing is so much better than I imagined. Why did we wait so long to feel this? I moan his name and Bam! He jumps out of bed. WTF? It isn’t Luke. It’s his twin, Noah. I don’t even like Noah. And he certainly doesn’t like me.
This will NEVER happen again…until the next day against the barn door. Why can’t I stop seeing him? It will never work. We’re complete opposites. Enemies with benefits is a thing, right?
But what happens when I start to want more?
Catherine: The title for this one just made me laugh and laugh. Apparently it’s an enemies-with-benefits scenario, and I’m here for it.
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I’ll Be the One
Author: Lyla Lee
Released: June 16, 2020 by Katherine Tegen Books
Genre: LGBTQIA, Romance, Young Adult
Series: I'll Be the One #1Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldn’t dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldn’t call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop, and to do that, she’s about to break all the rules that society, the media, and even her own mother, have set for girls like her.
She’ll challenge thousands of other performers in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star, and she’ll do it better than anyone else.
When Skye nails her audition, she’s immediately swept into a whirlwind of countless practices, shocking performances, and the drama that comes with reality TV. What she doesn’t count on are the highly fat-phobic beauty standards of the Korean pop entertainment industry, her sudden media fame and scrutiny, or the sparks that soon fly with her fellow competitor, Henry Cho.But Skye has her sights on becoming the world’s first plus-sized K-pop star, and that means winning the competition—without losing herself.
Amanda: I’m a huge K-pop fan and have been listening to it since high school and I’m so glad it’s having a moment in the US.
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Lucky
Author: Kris Bryant
Released: June 16, 2020 by Bold Strokes Books
Genre: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, RomanceWinning the lottery is the best thing that’s ever happened to Serena Evans. Gone are the days of living paycheck to paycheck. On her own and fully funded, Serena’s excited to open Pet Posh Inn. She can’t imagine a more fulfilling dream than caring for and being surrounded by animals.
Gabrielle Barnes can’t understand why anyone would dump millions of dollars into a pet daycare, but if she wants to prove herself worthy of a partner position at Arnest & Max Architecture, she’s going to have paste on a smile while designing the ridiculous waste of space.
Serena’s kindness and big heart draw Gabrielle in, but her stubbornness drives a wedge between them. As the design builds, so does their attraction.
Was Serena’s luck really about money, or is she about to get lucky in love?
Tara: I always enjoy Kris Bryant’s books, so I’m happy to see she has a new one coming out! It has a lottery winner who decides to open a pet daycare and the grumpy architect who has to help her with the building.
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Sad Janet
Author: Lucie Britsch
Released: June 16, 2020 by Riverhead Books
Genre: Literary FictionJanet works at a rundown dog shelter in the woods. She wears black, loves the Smiths, and can’t wait to get rid of her passive-aggressive boyfriend. Her brain is full of anxiety, like “one of those closets you never want to open because everything will fall out and crush you.” She has a meddlesome family, eccentric coworkers, one old friend who’s left her for Ibiza, and one new friend who’s really just a neighbor she sees in the hallway. Most of all, Janet has her sadness—a comfortable cloak she uses to insulate herself from the oppressions of the wider world.
That is, until one fateful summer when word spreads about a new pill that offers even cynics like her a short-term taste of happiness . . . just long enough to make it through the holidays without wanting to stab someone with a candy cane. When her family stages an intervention, her boyfriend leaves, and the prospect of making it through Christmas alone seems like too much, Janet decides to give them what they want. What follows is life-changing for all concerned—in ways no one quite expects.
Hilarious, bitterly wise, and surprisingly warm, Sad Janet is the depression comedy you never knew you needed.
Amanda: I am obsessed with the cover and as someone with awful depression, I’m here for a “depression comedy.”
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40-Love
Author: Olivia Dade
Released: June 18, 2020 by Hussies & Harpies Press
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: There's Something About Marysburg #2This match is no game.
When a rogue wave strips Tess Dunn of her bikini top, desperate, half-naked times call for desperate, please-cover-me-kids-are-coming-closer measures. Enter Lucas Karlsson, AKA that flirty Swede in the water nearby. When he prevents her bare buoys from being exposed to fellow vacationers, even an ocean can’t drown the sparks that fly.
Lucas, a former top-level tennis pro now giving lessons at the resort, fled there after the abrupt, painful end to his injury-plagued career. But he’s finally ready to move on with his life—and after a few late-night, hands-on sessions with Tess, he’s eager to prove he’s the ace she wants.
But this match comes with challenges: She’s forty, and at twenty-six, he’s barely old enough to rent a car. Worse, they only have two weeks together before Tess returns to her assistant-principal life in Virginia. During that brief time, they’ll have to play hard, take a few risks, and find out whether their chemistry is a one-shot wonder…or whether they’re meant to be doubles partners for life.
Aarya: The three things I love most are (in descending order): 1) my family/friends, 2) romance novels, and 3) tennis. The intersection of #2 and #3 is thrilling, especially as I gave the previous book in the series (Teach Me) an A review.
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Her Lady’s Honor
Author: Renee Dahlia
Released: June 22, 2020 by Carina Press
Genre: Historical: European, LGBTQIA, RomanceThe war might be over, but the battle for love has just begun.
When Lady Eleanor “Nell” St. George arrives in Wales after serving as a veterinarian in the Great War, she doesn’t come alone. With her is her former captain’s beloved warhorse, which she promised to return to him—and a series of recurring nightmares that torment both her heart and her soul. She wants only to complete her task, then find refuge with her family, but when Nell meets the captain’s eldest daughter, all that changes.
Beatrice Hughes is resigned to life as the dutiful daughter. Her mother grieves for the sons she lost to war; the care of the household and remaining siblings falls to Beatrice, and she manages it with a practical efficiency. But when a beautiful stranger shows up with her father’s horse, practicality is the last thing on her mind.
Despite the differences in their social standing, Beatrice and Nell give in to their unlikely attraction, finding love where they least expect it. But not everything in the captain’s house is as it seems. When Beatrice’s mother disappears under mysterious circumstances, Nell must overcome her preconceptions to help Beatrice, however she’s able. Together, they must find out what really happened that stormy night in the village, before everything Beatrice loves is lost—including Nell.
Ellen: Post-WWI f/f romance with a veterinarian heroine?? HELLO!
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Take a Hint, Dani Brown
Author: Talia Hibbert
Released: June 23, 2020 by Avon
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: The Brown Sisters #2Talia Hibbert returns with another charming romantic comedy about a young woman who agrees to fake date her friend after a video of him “rescuing” her from their office building goes viral…
Danika Brown knows what she wants: professional success, academic renown, and an occasional roll in the hay to relieve all that career-driven tension. But romance? Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt. Romantic partners, whatever their gender, are a distraction at best and a drain at worst. So Dani asks the universe for the perfect friend-with-benefits—someone who knows the score and knows their way around the bedroom.
When brooding security guard Zafir Ansari rescues Dani from a workplace fire drill gone wrong, it’s an obvious sign: PhD student Dani and ex-rugby player Zaf are destined to sleep together. But before she can explain that fact, a video of the heroic rescue goes viral. Now half the internet is shipping #DrRugbae—and Zaf is begging Dani to play along. Turns out, his sports charity for kids could really use the publicity. Lying to help children? Who on earth would refuse?
Dani’s plan is simple: fake a relationship in public, seduce Zaf behind the scenes. The trouble is, grumpy Zaf’s secretly a hopeless romantic—and he’s determined to corrupt Dani’s stone-cold realism. Before long, he’s tackling her fears into the dirt. But the former sports star has issues of his own, and the walls around his heart are as thick as his… um, thighs.
Suddenly, the easy lay Dani dreamed of is more complex than her thesis. Has her wish backfired? Is her focus being tested? Or is the universe just waiting for her to take a hint?
Catherine: I had the ARC of this and I absolutely LOVED it. So much. I loved Dani, and Zaf, and Zaf’s niece and his whole family actually, and Dani’s family, and… yeah. Everything about this was a delight. I’m especially a sucker for the driven heroine who meets the guy who can actually get her to relax a bit (while still respecting and supporting her achievements) trope, and this has it in spades.
Sneezy: Yes.
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Two Rogues Make a Right
Author: Cat Sebastian
Released: June 23, 2020 by Avon
Genre: Historical: European, LGBTQIA, Romance
Series: Seducing the Sedgwicks #3Will Sedgwick can’t believe that after months of searching for his oldest friend, Martin Easterbrook is found hiding in an attic like a gothic nightmare. Intent on nursing Martin back to health, Will kindly kidnaps him and takes him to the countryside to recover, well away from the world.
Martin doesn’t much care where he is or even how he got there. He’s much more concerned that the man he’s loved his entire life is currently waiting on him hand and foot, feeding him soup and making him tea. Martin knows he’s a lost cause, one he doesn’t want Will to waste his life on.
As a lifetime of love transforms into a tender passion both men always desired but neither expected, can they envision a life free from the restrictions of the past, a life with each other?
Lara: Cat Sebastian is an auto-buy author for me and I NEED to read Martin and William’s story.
Claudia: This series resumes after a two-year hiatus, and countryside setting and friends-to-lovers seem just what I need right now.
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Party of Two
Author: Jasmine Guillory
Released: June 23, 2020 by Berkley
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: The Wedding Date #5A chance meeting with a handsome stranger turns into a whirlwind affair that gets everyone talking.
Dating is the last thing on Olivia Monroe’s mind when she moves to LA to start her own law firm. But when she meets a gorgeous man at a hotel bar and they spend the entire night flirting, she discovers too late that he is none other than hotshot junior senator Max Powell. Olivia has zero interest in dating a politician, but when a cake arrives at her office with the cutest message, she can’t resist—it is chocolate cake, after all.
Olivia is surprised to find that Max is sweet, funny, and noble—not just some privileged white politician she assumed him to be. Because of Max’s high-profile job, they start seeing each other secretly, which leads to clandestine dates and silly disguises. But when they finally go public, the intense media scrutiny means people are now digging up her rocky past and criticizing her job, even her suitability as a trophy girlfriend. Olivia knows what she has with Max is something special, but is it strong enough to survive the heat of the spotlight?
Shana: Ooh, I love a political romance. Especially one offering a Scandal do-ever (without that loser Fitz). I’ve been waiting for Olivia’s book since her delightful cameo in her sister’s book, The Wedding Date. Fingers crossed for some secret romance angst to distract me from real world politics.
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Hate Crush
Author: Angelina Lopez
Released: June 29, 2020 by Carina Press
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: Filthy Rich #2A fake relationship could help Princesa Sofia save her kingdom. Only problem: she’ll have to fake it with the man who broke her heart.
Ten years ago, wild child Princesa Sofia Maria Isabel de Esperanza y Santos fell in fast crazy love with heartbreaker Aish Salinger during one California harvest season. Now, all grown up and with the future of her kingdom on her shoulders, she hates him as passionately as she once loved him.
Even if her body hasn’t gotten the hate memo.
Faking a relationship with the now-famous rock star for the press and public will ensure the success of her new winery and the prosperity of her kingdom. All she has to do is grit her teeth and bear his tattooed presence in her village and winery—her home—for a month.
Trying to recover from his own scandal, fallen superstar Aish Salinger jumps at the chance to be near Sofia again. Leaving her was the biggest mistake he’s ever made, and he’s waited ten years to win her back.
He never counted on finding a woman who despised him so much she didn’t want to be anywhere near him.
A war of wills breaks out as the princess and rock star battle to control their fake relationship. She wants to dictate every action to keep him away from her. He wants to be as close as he can be. She’s already lost so much because of Aish—he won’t be the reason her people lose even more.
But he also won’t make her break her life’s most important vow: to never fall in love again.
Aarya: I love Lopez’s voice and I’m looking forward to this rockstar/royalty second-chance romance.
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About a Rogue
Author: Caroline Linden
Released: June 30, 2020 by Avon
Genre: Historical: European, Romance
Series: Desperately Seeking Duke #1The first book in the new series Desperately Seeking Duke from USA Today bestselling and RITA award-winning author Caroline Linden.
It’s no love match…
Bianca Tate is horrified when her sister Cathy is obliged to accept an offer of marriage from Maximilian St. James, notorious rake. Defiantly she helps Cathy elope with her true love, and takes her sister’s place at the altar.
It’s not even the match that was made…
Perched on the lowest branch of his family tree, Max has relied on charm and cunning to survive. But an unexpected stroke of luck gives him an outside chance at a dukedom—and which Tate sister he weds hardly seems to matter.
But could it be the perfect match?
Married or not, Bianca is determined to protect her family’s prosperous ceramics business, even when Max shows an affinity for it—not to mention a dangerous ability to intrigue and tempt Bianca herself. And when Max realizes how beautiful and intelligent and desirable Bianca is, he’ll have to prove he’s no rogue, but the passionately devoted husband she craves…
Catherine: This book kicks off a new series by the author and features a working-class heroine. Hooray for that!
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Daring and the Duke
Author: Sarah MacLean
Released: June 30, 2020 by Avon
Genre: Historical: European, Romance
Series: Bareknuckle Bastards #3New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean returns with the much-anticipated final book in her Bareknuckle Bastards series, featuring a scoundrel duke and the powerful woman who brings him to his knees.
Grace Condry has spent a lifetime running from her past. Betrayed as a child by her only love and raised on the streets, she now hides in plain sight as queen of London’s darkest corners. Grace has a sharp mind and a powerful right hook and has never met an enemy she could not best, until the man she once loved returns.
Single-minded and ruthless, Ewan, Duke of Marwick, has spent a decade searching for the woman he never stopped loving. A long-ago gamble may have lost her forever, but Ewan will go to any lengths to win Grace back… and make her his duchess.
Reconciliation is the last thing Grace desires. Unable to forgive the past, she vows to take her revenge. But revenge requires keeping Ewan close, and soon her enemy seems to be something else altogether—something she can’t resist, even as he threatens the world she’s built, the life she’s claimed…and the heart she swore he’d never steal again.
Ellen: Loved the first book in the series, was meh on the second. I like a good villain redemption story though.
Catherine: Ooh yes, I’ve been wanting to see how she would make this one work!
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The Devil of Downtown
Author: Joanna Shupe
Released: June 30, 2020 by Avon
Genre: Historical: American, Romance
Series: Uptown Girls #3The final novel in Joanna Shupe’s critically acclaimed Uptown Girl series about a beautiful do-gooder who must decide if she can team up with one of New York’s brashest criminals without losing something irreplaceable: her heart.
Manhattan kingpin.
Brilliant mastermind.
Gentleman gangster.He’s built a wall around his heart…
Orphaned and abandoned on the Bowery’s mean streets, Jack Mulligan survived on strength, cunning, and ambition. Now he rules his territory better than any politician or copper ever could. He didn’t get here by being soft. But in uptown do-gooder Justine Greene―the very definition of an iron fist in a velvet glove―Jack may have met his match.
She wears hers on her sleeve…
Justine is devoted to tracking down deadbeat husbands and fighting for fair working conditions. When her mission brings her face-to-face with Jack, she’s shocked to find the man behind the criminal empire is considerably more charming and honorable than many “gentlemen” she knows.
Forming an unlikely alliance, they discover an unexpected desire. And when Justine’s past catches up with them, Jack may be her only hope of survival. Is she ready to make a deal with the devil…?
Catherine: I’ve been enjoying this series so much, and I can’t wait for Justine’s story.
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The Empire of Gold
Author: S.A. Chakraborty
Released: June 30, 2020 by Harper Voyager
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
Series: Daevabad Trilogy #3The final chapter in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy, in which a con-woman and an idealistic djinn prince join forces to save a magical kingdom from a devastating civil war.
Daevabad has fallen.
After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people.
But the bloodletting and loss of his beloved Nahri have unleashed the worst demons of Dara’s dark past. To vanquish them, he must face some ugly truths about his history and put himself at the mercy of those he once considered enemies.
Having narrowly escaped their murderous families and Daevabad’s deadly politics, Nahri and Ali, now safe in Cairo, face difficult choices of their own. While Nahri finds peace in the old rhythms and familiar comforts of her human home, she is haunted by the knowledge that the loved ones she left behind and the people who considered her a savior are at the mercy of a new tyrant. Ali, too, cannot help but look back, and is determined to return to rescue his city and the family that remains. Seeking support in his mother’s homeland, he discovers that his connection to the marid goes far deeper than expected and threatens not only his relationship with Nahri, but his very faith.
As peace grows more elusive and old players return, Nahri, Ali, and Dara come to understand that in order to remake the world, they may need to fight those they once loved . . . and take a stand for those they once hurt.
Ellen: I marathoned the first two books a while ago and I feel very anxious about how everything is going to wrap up!
Sneezy: I can’t tell you how much I love this series and how excited I am for everyone to read the final book. In context, I actively RUN AWAY from books with even a whiff of tear-my-heart-out-and-set-fire-to-the-cavity-in-my-chest, but the story is just to beautiful, and honest, and I love Nahri, Dara, and Ali too much, and I CAAAAAAAAAAN’T!!
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Finding Joy
As his twenty-sixth birthday approaches, Desta Joy Walker finds himself in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the one place he’s been actively avoiding most of his life. For Desta, the East African capital encompasses some of the happiest and saddest parts of his life–his first home and the place where his father died. When an unavoidable work obligation lands him there for twelve weeks, he may finally have a chance for the closure he so desperately needs. What Desta never expected was to catch a glimpse of his future as he reconnects with the beautiful country and his family’s past.
Elias Fikru has never met an opportunity he hasn’t seized. Except, of course, for the life-changing one he’s stubbornly ignored for the past nine months. He’d be a fool not to accept the chance to pursue his doctoral studies in the U.S., but saying yes means leaving his homeland, and Elias isn’t ready to make that commitment.
Meeting Desta, the Dominican-American emergency relief worker with the easy smile and sad eyes, makes Elias want things he’s never envisioned for himself. Rediscovering his country through Desta’s eyes emboldens Elias to reach for a future where he can be open about every part of himself. But when something threatens the future that’s within their grasp, Elias and Desta must put it all on the line for love.
Aarya: That cover! Whoa. I’m intrigued by the Ethiopian setting.
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Just Like That
Author: Cole McCade
Released: June 30, 2020 by Carina Adores
Genre: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, Romance
Series: Albin Academy #1Summer Hemlock never meant to come back to Omen, Massachusetts.
But with his mother in need of help, Summer has no choice but to return to his hometown, take up a teaching residency at the Albin Academy boarding school—and work directly under the man who made his teenage years miserable.
Professor Fox Iseya.
Forbidding, aloof, commanding: psychology instructor Iseya is a cipher who’s always fascinated and intimidated shy, anxious Summer. But that fascination turns into something more when the older man challenges Summer to be brave. What starts as a daily game to reward Summer with a kiss for every obstacle overcome turns passionate, and a professional relationship turns quickly personal.
Yet Iseya’s walls of grief may be too high for someone like Summer to climb…until Summer’s infectious warmth shows Fox everything he’s been missing in life.
Now both men must be brave enough to trust each other, to take that leap.
To find the love they’ve always needed…
Just like that.
Carina Adores is home to highly romantic contemporary love stories featuring beloved romance tropes, where LGBTQ+ characters find their happily-ever-afters.
In Just Like That, critically acclaimed author Cole McCade introduces us to Albin Academy: a private boys’ school where some of the world’s richest families send their problem children to learn discipline and maturity, out of the public eye.
Aarya: I know teacher/student is impossible for some folks to enjoy (for good reasons!), but I personally am okay if the romantic arc begins post-teaching and when they’re both consenting adults.
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Mexican Gothic
Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Released: June 30, 2020 by Del Rey
Genre: Gothic, Horror, Historical: OtherFrom the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes a reimagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, a story about an isolated mansion in 1950s Mexico — and the brave socialite drawn to its treacherous secrets.
He is trying to poison me. You must come for me, Noemí. You have to save me.
After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find — her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.
Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough, smart, and has an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi’s dreams with visions of blood and doom.
Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.
And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.
Amanda: It’s finally here!!
Elyse: I am always here for a Gothic, and one set in the 1950s in Mexico is super intriguing.
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To Catch An Earl
Author: Kate Bateman
Released: June 30, 2020 by St. Martin's Paperbacks
Genre: Historical: European, Romance
Series: Bow Street Bachelors #2A case of secret identities finds reunited lovers on opposite sides of the law in this fun, flirty Regency romance.
There’s only one case Bow Street agent Alex Harland, Earl of Melton, hasn’t cracked: the identity of the mysterious woman who stole a kiss from him before he left for war. He’s neither forgotten—nor forgiven—her for leaving him wanting. When he starts investigating the Nightjar, an elusive London jewel thief, he keeps running into the alluring Emmy Danvers, who stirs feelings he hasn’t felt in years.
Even though Emmy’s loved Alex for years, she can’t risk revealing her heart, or her identity as the Nightjar. With Alex on her case, Emmy knows that her secrets are in danger of being discovered. Their cat and mouse game heats up with every interaction, but when Emmy’s reputation—and life—is at risk, will Alex realize that some rules are made to be broken for love?
Amanda: I liked the first one well enough and I’m a sucker for a thief heroine.
Elyse: A thief heroine versus the investigator tasked with catching her. So Much Catnip.
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Only one for me, on June 19, By Sea & Sky: An Esowon Story (The Sky Pirate Chronicles Book 1) by Antoine Bandele. I investigated for the rad pirate cover, stayed for the tagline.
With no magic, no brawn, and no pirate crew, Zala seeks to steal back the one treasure that matters to her most: her husband.
The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison. I really liked Goblin Emporer and am interested in reading another book by her.
On an unrelated note, I can check books out of the library again!! We can’t browse, but we can place orders from the online catalog and they’ll get them ready for pickup.
Well, I already had “Daring and the Duke” and “Party of Two” preordered… but I can’t pass up “40-Love” (oh, to be merely 40 again…). And I haven’t even read the first book in that series, so I’m assuming it’s not necessary in order to enjoy this one!
I only have two new books penciled in for the rest of June (is it really the middle of June already?): Kate Canterbary’s THE ASH AFFAIR (the next in her Adventures in Dating series) and Clare Connelly’s NOTHING LASTS FOREVER (the next in her Montebellos series).
I’m looking forward to 40-LOVE. There need to be more tennis romances in the world.
Wow. Apparently, I’ll be reading in June. I’d already preordered 6 of these and added another. Good books coming out now!!
The third book in Lucy Gilmore’s Forever Home series PUPPY KISSES comes out June 30th. I enjoyed the first two books PUPPY LOVE and PUPPY CHRISTMAS.They are adorable stories and just the lighthearted comfort reads I’m craving right now.
I’ve been looking forward to the new Cat Sebastian for months.
The first chapter of “I’ll Be The One” is up on Epic Reads if anybody wants to check it out.
Also on my list: Talia Hibbert and the Cole McCade – I am determined to get the Carina Adores book each month, no matter the premise. All the queer romance!
@Ren Benton: That sounds wonderful. Thanks!
So many of these are good; the Hibbert is amazing and so is The Devil of Downtown. To Catch an Earl disappointed me (low on logic!). I desperately want to read Mexican Gothic and I’ll Be the One!
Tentatively interested in Sad Janet.
The cover of the the first book listed (Bottle Rocket) is bringing High Stepping Lady to mind. She doesn’t have the miniskirt or the lean, and it’s the wrong lifted leg position (though that’s all negotiable where High Stepping Lady is concerned), but, man, those are weird looking shorts and the pose is strange. (I know I like to stand on one foot in a spike heel all the time?)
I need to check now whether I have the Cat Sebastian book preordered…
I love Hibbert’s Take a Hint, Dani Brown and agree above with Catherine’s statement about the chemistry between a driven heroine and a laid back hero. Zaf is pretty amazing and one of my favorite heroes this year, though Hibbert writes some of the sharpest heroines out there.
I’m quite intrigued by Mexican Gothic. It sounds offbeat and compelling. I look forward to reading reviews of it.
I have an arc of To Catch an Earl and can’t seem to bring myself to read it. I was disappointed in the first of the series.
Looking forward to “Dragon Unleashed “(The Fallen Empire Book 2) by Grace Draven. She writes wonderful Fantasy /Romance books. Even the book covers are well done.
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