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Made for You — Anyta Sunday

TITLE: Made for You AUTHOR: Anyta Sunday GENRE: Romance AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Twenty-four-year-old Ben McCormick is the primary caregiver for his brother Milo after their parents’ death. Defeated and thoroughly chastised for his lack in parenting skills at teacher-parent night, Ben slumps away with the resolve to finally get his life sorted: be a better role model, and sell their parents’ house for a fresh start. But first, he needs to spruce up his house to hit the market. He’s no DIY king,...

Human Flesh (wendigo story time!) — Nick Clausen

TITLE: Human Flesh AUTHOR: Nick Clausen GENRE: Horror AGE RANGE: YA/Adult (cross-over) SYNOPSIS: During the winter of 2017, a series of strange occurrences took place in a small town of northern Maine. A rational explanation for what happened has still not been presented. Now, for the first time, all the available written evidence is being released to the public from what is commonly know as the Freyston case. And I pray the nightmares might end now that I finally admitted it to myself....

Something Like Gravity — Amber Smith

TITLE: Something Like Gravity AUTHOR: Amber Smith GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: Chris and Maia aren’t off to a great start. A near-fatal car accident first brings them together, and their next encounters don’t fare much better. Chris’s good intentions backfire. Maia’s temper gets the best of her. But they’re neighbors, at least for the summer, and despite their best efforts, they just can’t seem to stay away from each other. The path forward isn’t easy. Chris has come out as transgender,...

In the Shadow of Spindrift House — Mira Grant

TITLE: In the Shadow of Spindrift House AUTHOR: Mira Grant GENRE: Horror AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Nature abhors a straight line. The natural world is a place of curves and softened edges, of gentle mists and welcoming spirals. Nature remembers deviation; nature does not forgive. For Harlowe Upton-Jones, life has never been a straight line. Shipped off to live with her paternal grandparents after a mysterious cult killed her mother and father, she has grown up chasing the question behind the curve, becoming...

Club Dead — Charlaine Harris

TITLE: Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #3) AUTHOR: Charlaine Harris GENRE: Paranormal Fantasy AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Things between cocktail waitress Sookie and her vampire boyfriend Bill seem to be going excellently (apart from the small matter of him being undead) until he leaves town for a while. A long while. Bill’s sinister boss Eric has an idea of where to find him, whisking her off to Jackson, Mississippi to mingle with the under-underworld at Club Dead. When she finally catches up with the errant...