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Greaney, Mark.
2022
Joshua Duffy is a Close Protection Agent - a professional bodyguard - and, as such, he's one of the world's elite operatives. A lucky run-in reunites Josh with an old comrade who offers Josh a shot at a lucrative job. The UN is sending a peace mission into the Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico - an area so dangerous it's known as Espinazo del Diablo - the Devil's Spine. Just two problems: only a fool would think they could broker peace between the homicidal drug cartels in the region, and only a madman would sign on to keep those fools alive. Print run 250,000.
Macomber, Debbie.
2022
A new beginning in charming Oceanside, Washington is exactly what Hope Godwin needs after the death of her twin brother. Despite having settled quickly into the community, something is still missing for Hope. That is until she meets Shadow, a rescue dog. Like Shadow, shelter volunteer Cade Lincoln, Jr. is suffering with injuries most can't see. As she gains Shadow's trust, Hope notices Cade begin to open up as well. Cade and Hope take steps toward a relationship and Hope finally begins to feel at peace in her new home.
Matheson, Nadine.
2022
When Detective Anjelica Henley is called to investigate the murder of a popular preacher in his own church, she discovers a second victim, tortured and tied to a bed in an upstairs room. He is alive and his body shows signs of a dark religious ritual. With a revolving list of suspects and the media spotlight firmly on her, Henley is left with more questions than answers as she attempts to untangle both crimes. Unless she can apprehend the killer, the next victim may just be Henley herself. Author of "The Jigsaw Man." Print run 75,000.
Center, Katherine.
2022
Hannah Brooks is an Executive Protection Agent (aka "bodyguard"), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton. Stapleton was a household name. But a few years back, in the wake of a family tragedy, he dropped from the public eye and went off the grid. When Jack's mom gets sick, he comes home to help out. Only one catch: he doesn't want his family to know about his bodyguard. And so Hannah finds herself pretending to be Jack's girlfriend as a cover - but the more time she spends with Jack, the more real it all starts to seem. Author of "What You Wish For." Print run 150,000.
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia.
2022
Carlota Moreau: the only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman. Montgomery Laughton: an outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his experiments. The hybrids: a motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities. All of them living in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau's patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction. Author of "Velvet Was the Night." Residence: Vancouver, B.C.
Rogers, Deb.
2022
After going viral for an outrageous crime she never meant to commit in the first place, Jamie has the requisite headline to her name. But when the chance comes for her to escape viral infamy and imminent jail time by taking a community service placement at Atlas, a shelter for rescued monkeys, it seems like just the fresh start Jamie needs to finally get her life back on track - until it's not. As Jamie ventures deeper into the offbeat world and rituals of Atlas, her summer is soon set to inspire an even stranger Florida headline than she ever could've imagined. Print run 75,000.
Priscus, Sarah.
2022
It's 1977, and Faun Novak grabs her Polaroid and hops a Greyhound to Los Angeles, reconnecting with her charismatic childhood friend Josie. Josie is dating Cal Holiday, the frontman of the superstar rock band Holiday Sun, and Faun is positively mesmerized. Faun obsessively photographs every aspect of this dazzling new world. But just as everything is going great, Faun realizes just how blind she has been to the darkest corners of this glamorous musical dreamland as the summer heats up and everything spirals out of control. Print run 75,000.
Dawson, Juno.
2022
The first installment of this epic fantasy trilogy about a group of childhood friends who are also witches. At the dawn of their adolescence, on the eve of the summer solstice, four young girls - Helena, Leonie, Niamh and Elle - took the oath to join Her Majesty's Royal Coven, established by Queen Elizabeth I as a covert government department. Now, decades later, a young warlock of extraordinary capabilities is being detained and seems to threaten the very existence of HMRC. Print run 50,000.
Ware, Ruth.
2022
Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl, April quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends - Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily. By the end of the school, April was dead. Now, a decade later, the man convicted of killing April has died in prison, but a young journalist presents new evidence that the man may have been innocent. As Hannah reconnects with old friends and delves deeper into the mystery of April's death, she realizes that the friends she thought she knew all have something to hide - including a murder.
Irwin, Sophie.
2022
When Kitty Talbot is jilted by her fiancé three months before their wedding, the future looks dark. Without his fortune to pay off her late father's gambling debts, she and her four sisters face certain ruin. So she leaves the countryside and heads toward the most dangerous battleground in all of Regency England: the London Season. The aim is simple: find a wealthy bachelor to wed in order save the Talbot family from destitution. Lord Radcliffe sees Kitty for the fortune-hunter that she really is, and is determined to scotch her plans at all costs. Print run 25,000.
Erlick, Nikki.
2022
Today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. This box holds your fate inside: the answer to the exact number of years you will live. Every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: do they wish to know how long they'll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge? Print run 150,000.
Silva, Daniel.
2022
Restorer and spy Gabriel Allon embarks on a dangerous hunt across Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a 17th century masterpiece that has fooled experts and exchanged hands for millions. Print run 500,000.
Balogh, Mary.
2022
Devlin Ware thought his family stood for all that was right and good in the world. But at twenty-two, he discovered his whole world was an elaborate illusion, and when Devlin publicly called his family to account for it, he was exiled as a traitor. It's only when Gwyneth Rhys - the woman he loved and then lost after his family banished him - holds out her hand to help him that he is able make the difficult journey and try to piece together his fractured family. Residence: Regina, SK. Print run 60,000.
Patterson, James.
2022
Nothing could tear Detective Michael Bennett away from his new bride - except the murder of the woman who was his partner and best friend. When top FBI abduction specialist Emily Parker is found strangled in Washington, DC, only Bennett knows her well enough to find the perpetrator - or so he thinks. At every turn, Bennett discovers that she was a woman as adept at keeping secrets as she was at forging powerful connections. Bennett is driven to perform the most brilliant detective work of his career, even as the dangerous shadows in Emily's past are closing in around him. Print run 350,000.
Meadows, Foz.
2022
Velasin vin Aaro never planned to marry at all. When an ugly confrontation reveals his preference for men, Vel fears he's ruined the diplomatic union before it can even begin. The Tithenai envoy has a different solution: for Vel to marry his former intended's brother instead. Caethari Aeduria always knew he might end up in a political marriage, but his sudden betrothal to a man from Ralia comes as a shock. With an unknown faction willing to kill to end their new alliance, Vel and Cae have no choice but to trust each other. Author of " A Tyranny of Queens." Print run 125,000.
Wiggs, Susan.
2022
Jerome "Sugar" Barnes learned the art of baking in his grandma's bakery, also called Sugar. Margot Salton needs a fresh start and opens a restaurant in the shared commercial kitchen with Jerome's Sugar bakery. Despite their different backgrounds their attraction is powerful - even though Jerome worries that Margot will simply move on from him once she's found some peace and stability. But just as she starts to relax into a happy new future, Margot's past in Texas comes back to haunt her. Print run 200,000.
Chiaverini, Jennifer.
2022
In June 1917, General John Pershing found himself in need of operators who could swiftly and accurately connect multiple calls, remain steady under fire, and be utterly discreet. At the time, nearly all well-trained telephone operators were women - but women were not permitted to enlist. Nevertheless, the U.S. Army Signal Corps promptly began recruiting them. More than 7,600 women responded. Sometimes mocked as the "hello girls", the women of the U.S. Army Signal Corps served with honour and played an essential role in achieving the Allied victory. Their story has never been the focus of a novel - until now. Print run 150,000.
Zevin, Gabrielle.
2022
On a bitter cold day, Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees, amid the hordes of people, Sadie Green. He calls her name. For a moment, she pretends she hasn't heard him, but then, she turns, and a game begins: a legendary collaboration that will launch them to stardom. Spanning over thirty years, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Venice Beach, California, and lands in between and far beyond, this is the story of the perfect worlds Sam and Sadie build, the imperfect world they live in, and of everything that comes after success: Money. Fame. Duplicity. Tragedy. Author of "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry." Print run 30,000.
Crouch, Blake.
2022
Logan Ramsay can feel his brain changing. And his body too. He's becoming something other than himself - something other than human. As he sets out to discover who did this to him, and why, his transformation threatens everything. His DNA has been rewritten with a genetic-engineering breakthrough beyond anything the world has seen - one that could change our very definitions of humanity. And the battle to control this unfathomable power has already begun. But what if humankind's only hope for survival lies in embracing this change - whatever the cost? Author of "Recursion."
