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 Home to Cypress Bayou by Susan Sands May 30 - June 11 Book Available May 31, 2022 Synposis:  It’s not true that you can’t go home again, but do you want to? Paris gallery owner Leah Bertrand returns to her historic, moss-draped Louisiana hometown to fulfill a deathbed promise to her friend and mentor. She’s been matched as a bone marrow donor to a stranger, yet the match is so close that doctors suspect a family relationship. But how? Leah’s family has always seethed with drama, but this visit home promises secrets as deep, dark, and mysterious as the water in Cypress Bayou. And then her ex arrives, and Leah realizes the feelings and secrets she buried years ago have come back to haunt her. Dr. Jake Carmichael returns to Cypress Bayou after years away and is shocked to see Leah, his childhood sweetheart and first love, back in town and on his patient roster. The sparks still burn, but when he tries to discuss what went wrong and perhaps rebuild their relationship, Leah refuses. Jake’s

  The Wrong Girl by Robert Kirby May 25-31 Synposis: How well do you know your husband? Alex and Natalie seem to have the perfect life. But Alex is haunted by terrible events from his childhood. He thought he’d escaped his past, but lately it’s been surfacing in the terrifying nightmares that plague his sleep. As Alex’s behavior becomes increasingly strange, Natalie fears the worst. Has he been keeping things from her? And who is the mysterious Sheryl he calls out to in his dreams? She is determined to save their marriage by digging up the truth no matter what it costs. Natalie follows Alex when he returns to his hometown to face the demons he thought he left deep in the forest. But the trip takes a deadly turn when shocking secrets from the past are revealed. Can Natalie face the terrifying truth as she unravels the mystery that could shatter her world? The Wrong Girl – the gripping psychological thriller perfect for fans of K L Slater, Daniel Hurst, Mark Edwards. This is

Caprice By: Coe Booth 256 Pages Published May 17, 2022 Source: NetGalley Synopsis from GoodReads:  From the groundbreaking author of  Tyrell , an astonishing middle-grade novel about a girl overcoming the secrets and abuse of her past. This should be an exciting time for Caprice. She has been offered a place at the school of her dreams, where she's just had a fantastic summer. But this great opportunity coincides with a lot of internal doubt and the disturbing news that her long-estranged grandmother has fallen ill and may be near death. As Caprice tries to figure out her future, she is pulled back toward her past, and the abuse she endured from her uncle when she was little -- an abuse she's never told anyone about. With extreme sensitivity and honesty for middle-grade readers, Coe Booth has written a painful but ultimately healing novel about finding support from your parents and friends, articulating your truth, and choosing your own path. Bahni Turpin is one of my favorite

  The Second Wife  by Miranda Rijks May 23-29 Synopsis: She married the man she loved. Then she met his family. Tamsin has recently married renowned composer Robin Featherstone. Robin is much older, but Tamsin doesn’t care - she’s in love. And she knows Robin loves her too, even if he is very close to another young woman – his assistant, Mia. But Robin’s ex-wife and grown children aren’t happy – they’re sure Tamsin is a gold-digger and Mia is an opportunist. Then, when Robin dies suddenly, the family’s worst fears are realised - Tamsin stands to inherit everything. But when the will is read, its contents are beyond shocking. As Mia and Tamsin are pitted against each other, only one thing is clear. The family will go to any lengths to stop either of them inheriting even a part of Robin’s estate. Isolated in the family mansion, fearing for their lives and distrustful of each other, Tamsin and Mia are determined to stand their ground. But then a dark family secret is revealed

 The Tenant  by Angela Lester May 16-22, 2022 Synposis:  Amy is the perfect landlady. But she does have some ground rules… Kate has always dreamed of a life in music. And now she’s finally done something about it – giving up her steady job, moving to the city to enroll in a degree program at a prestigious college. Needing a place to live, she answers an ad and moves in with Amy who seems a nice lady – mothering and protective. At first Kate is glad to have some support in this strange city, but gradually Amy’s presence becomes more and more stifling – it just seems so hard to get away from her. And every time Kate tries, something terrible happens… As her life spirals downwards, Kate struggles to understand what’s happening. Is Amy plotting against her? Or is she simply buckling under the stress of adjusting to her new life? Fearing for her sanity, Kate knows she needs to get some answers and begins to look into the history of the creepy old house she shares with Amy. What she

Run-Down Road By: P.K. Morrison 395 Pages Published May 14, 2022 Source: Booksprout Synopsis from Goodreads: If you were a Renshaw in Blackwater, Georgia, everyone knew you came from the wrong side of the tracks. Your family’s reputation long preceded you. Billy Renshaw was the first of his family who hadn’t been locked up before he turned eighteen. His brothers were doing hard time, and his father had been in and out of jail more times than anyone could count. Billy was getting into his own kind of trouble, though, and everyone in Blackwater knew that you could count on Billy if you were looking for a good time. The three youngest Renshaw brothers had never depended on anyone but each other. Everyone knew the Renshaw kids went through a lot at home, but no one cared enough to do anything about it. Billy didn’t trust anyone, and he never would. Until someone came along and saw more in Billy than he’d ever seen himself. Jordan Jolett moved to Blackwater with her father, a police officer

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