BOOK NEWS: November 16, 2021

It’s hard to believe we are only a couple weeks from Thanksgiving and the all-out push toward Christmas. Sit back for a few minutes and scroll through this week’s list of new releases. As always, keep in mind that release dates are changing thanks to the ongoing supply chain issues.

Books for Kids


Zoey and Sassafras: Wishypoofs and Hiccups – Book 9 in this darling series. The magical animals in the forest are being changed, and Zoey and Sassafras must find out why. I love this series that uses science to solve fun, magical problems. This is right up my alley.

 

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults


The Crown Heist (Older Middle Grade) – Book 3 in the Lost Art Mysteries series. Art helps his friend Camille when her estranged father goes missing right before she is supposed to meet up with him.
Graceling (Graphic Novel) – A graphic novel adaptation of Graceling by Kristin Cashore about a young woman serving as her uncle’s enforcer who agrees to help a foreign prince looking for his missing grandfather. I have wanted to read this book for years! Maybe I’ll have to pick up the graphic novel instead.
The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks – The third and final book in the Montague Siblings series. Adrian goes in search of the older siblings he never knew he had. I have this whole series on my wish list.
Sword of Desire – Book 2 in the Reigning Kingdoms duology, a spin-off from the Knights of the Realm series, which I loved. Harley has been kidnapped and is working to get free while Ackley is torn between his quest and going to rescue her.

 

Books for Adults


An Heiress’s Guide to Deception and Desire (Trade Paperback) – Sequel to A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem (♥♥♥♥). A couple with a rocky history team up when her friend is kidnapped. This is on my list for this week.
Beating the Wrap (e-book) – Book 3 in the Bonnie & Clyde Mystery series. A heated exchange with a neighbor over her cat leaves Bonnie in the hot seat when that neighbor is later found dead.
Doggone Deadly (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 2 in the Catskills Pet Rescue Mystery series after the DELIGHTFUL Furbidden Fatality. Kari is helping out at a dog show when her best friend is accused of murder. This is at the top of my list for this week!
The Hookup Dilemma (Trade Paperback) – A fantastic one-night-stand becomes a complication when Rashida and Elliott end up on opposite sides of an issue.
Mercy (Hardcover) – Book 4 in the Atlee Pine series. Atlee may be on the final leg of her journey toward finding the sister who was kidnapped as a child as well as answers to all of the questions Atlee has dealt with all these years.
Peppermint Bark (e-book) – Book 9 in the Dogmothers series. A widow co-fosters a dog with the guy who stood her up for prom all those years ago.
Rare Danger (e-book, novella) – An air force veteran and a private librarian team up when a book dealer goes missing and his partner is murdered.
Sense of Danger (e-book) – A stand alone urban fantasy from the author of the OUTSTANDING Crown of Shards series about the team up of a spy and an assassin who needs her special talents.
The Singles Table (Trade Paperback)- Book 3 in the Marriage Game series. A lawyer and a security specialist make the best of being stuck together during the wedding season when she promises to help him find love if he introduces her to some of his famous clientele. This is on my review list.
Get Untamed the Journal – A guided journal based on the author’s book Untamed.
The Midwest Survival Guide: How We Love, Talk, Work, Drink, and Eat…. Everything With Ranch (Hardcover) – From one of my favorite internet personalities, Charlie Berens. I can’t wait to see this one in person.

 

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