The Librarians
The Librarians by Sherry Thomas is $1.99! Sarah was super excited for this mystery release from Thomas. It features a crew of librarians trying to solve a murder that occurred in their library.
Murder disrupts the routine for four quirky librarians who hide among books to keep their secrets in this mystery from USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas.
Sometimes a workplace isn’t just a workplace but a place of safety, understanding, and acceptance. And sometimes murder threatens the sanctity of that beloved refuge….
In the leafy suburbs of Austin, Texas, a small branch library welcomes the public every day of the week. But the patrons who love the helpful, unobtrusive staff and leave rave reviews on Yelp don’t always realize that their librarians are human, too.
Hazel flees halfway across the world for what she hopes will be a new beginning. Jonathan, a six-foot-four former college football player, has never fit in anywhere else. Astrid tries to forget her heartbreak by immersing herself in work, but the man who ghosted her six months ago is back, promising trouble. And Sophie, who has the most to lose, maintains a careful and respectful distance from her coworkers, but soon that won’t be enough anymore.
When two patrons turn up dead after the library’s inaugural murder mystery–themed game night, the librarians’ quiet routines come crashing down. Something sinister has stirred, something that threatens every single one of them. And the only way the librarians can save the library—and themselves—is to let go of their secrets, trust one another, and band together….
All in a day’s work.
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Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas is 99c! This is book three in The Hathaways series. It’s been a long time since I’ve read a Hathaways book, but I feel like this series in particular is very high in pining and yearning. Thoughts?
He was everything she’d sworn to avoid.
Poppy Hathaway loves her unconventional family, though she longs for normalcy. Then fate leads to a meeting with Harry Rutledge, an enigmatic hotel owner and inventor with wealth, power, and a dangerous hidden life. When their flirtation compromises her own reputation, Poppy shocks everyone by accepting his proposal—only to find that her new husband offers his passion, but not his trust.
And she was everything he needed.
Harry was willing to do anything to win Poppy—except to open his heart. All his life, he has held the world at arm’s length…but the sharp, beguiling Poppy demands to be his wife in every way that matters. Still, as desire grows between them, an enemy lurks in the shadows. Now if Harry wants to keep Poppy by his side, he must forge a true union of body and soul, once and for all…
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Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau is $1.99! This one came out in May and Sarah picked it for Hide Your Wallet. Have you read it?
A charming and clever rom-com about a young woman’s desperate attempts to fend off her meddling mother…only to find that maybe mother does know best.
Mark Chan this. Mark Chan that.
Writer and barista Emily Hung is tired of hearing about the great Mark Chan, the son of her parents’ friends. You’d think he single-handedly stopped climate change and ended child poverty from the way her mother raves about him. But in reality, he’s just a boring, sweater-vest-wearing engineer, and when they’re forced together at Emily’s sister’s wedding, it’s obvious he thinks he’s too good for her.
But now that Emily is her family’s last single daughter, her mother is fixated on getting her married and she has her sights on Mark. There’s only one solution, clearly: convince Mark to be in a fake relationship with her long enough to put an end to her mom’s meddling. He reluctantly agrees.
Unfortunately, lying isn’t enough. Family friends keep popping up at their supposed dates—including a bubble tea shop and cake-decorating class—so they’ll have to spend more time together to make their relationship look real. With each fake date, though, Emily realizes that Mark’s not quite what she assumed and maybe that argyle sweater isn’t so ugly after all… all…
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Kill the Beast by Serra Swift is $2.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! This is a standalone fantasy novel. Goodreads has it labeled as a romance, but many reviews say this is a platonic pairing between two unlikely friends.
The Witcher meets Howl’s Moving Castle in this debut original faerie tale of revenge, redemption, and friendship—for fans of T. Kingfisher, Naomi Novik, and cozy fantasy with a dash of gritty adventure.
The night Lyssa Cadogan’s brother was murdered by a faerie-made monster known as the Beast, she made him a she would find a way to destroy the immortal creature and avenge his death. For thirteen years, she has been hunting faeries and the abominations they created. But in all that time, the one Beast she is most desperate to find has never resurfaced.
Until she meets Alderic Casimir de Laurent, a melodramatic dandy with a coin purse bigger than his brain. Somehow, he has found the monster’s lair, and—even more surprising—retrieved one of its claws. A claw Lyssa needs in order to forge a sword that can kill the Beast.
Alderic is ill-equipped for a hunt and almost guaranteed to get himself killed. But as the two of them search for the rest of the materials that will be the Beast’s undoing, Alderic reveals hidden dark secrets that he guards as carefully as Lyssa guards hers. Before long, and against Lyssa’s better judgment, an unlikely friendship begins to bloom—one that will either lead to the culmination of Lyssa’s quest for vengeance, or spell doom for them both.
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Jackie Lau also has her yearly deal of The Ultimate Pi Day Party on sale for $3.14 until pi day!
I read and liked the first three of these.
The Thomas did disappoint me a bit but only because my expectations for her are so high, and I love a romance more than any other genre. But it’s definitely a really good time! A little slow maybe, but absolutely worth it.
That Kleypas I also haven’t read in a long time, so idk how well it holds up but I definitely remember loving it at the time.
The Lau only worked for me because she’s so talented (and I do love a fake relationship/marriage of convenience). The mother knows best, or overly involved family of origin is right all along in their interference is generally a hard no for me, there are very few authors I will bother with under those circumstances, but I find she’s a reliable enough writer that I can forgive all kinds of things.
Off to see if that last one is at my library!
I really enjoyed The Librarians, which I got from the library It was a little confusing the first time, so I read it again after waiting a couple of days. Enjoyed it more the second reading. I just bought it now so I’d be sure to have a copy when I want to read it again in a year or two.
Kill the Beast is definitely a strong platonic love, not a romance. It had some interesting world building and good moments, especially the building friendship, but there was a lot of over-the-top bullheadedness between the FMC and her ex that was frustrating too… glad I read it, but will not be a re-read for me so I am also glad I got it through the library.
As for the kleypas – Book 3 was my 2nd favorite Hathaway of the 3 that I read 🙂
The Librarians is a mostly accurate view of library work:) I enjoyed the humor and the characters, but thought there was too much coincidence for the mystery aspect.
I enjoyed TEMPT ME AT TWILIGHT, but LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON was my personal favorite Hathaways book.
Are my eyes deceiving me or does Lisa Kleypas have a new book coming out this fall called QUEEN OF LOMBARD STREET???? I’m maybe a little too excited.
Me too, book_reader_, LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON is my favorite Hathaway book. Beatrix and Christopher steal my heart each time I re-read it. I still have my 2010 paperback copy.
@book_reader_ea01sj71r4 and @MarMar ditto! Book 4 is THE BEST!
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