Hitting The Shelves-February 2023

A Sneak Peek At A Few Books Releasing In February 2023

SCORCHED GRACE – MARGOT DOUAIHY

Sister Holiday, a chain smoking, heavily tattooed, queer nun, puts her amateur sleuthing skills to the test in this unique crime novel.  Patience is a virtue, but punk rocker turned nun Sister Holiday isn’t willing to just wait around for officials to return her home and sanctuary to its former peace after a shocking spree of arsons. Not sure we could ask for a more fun new protagonist in the mystery genre, and that book cover?  Outstanding!!

Fun fact, this is the first book publishing under an imprint with Gillian Flynn’s (of Gone Girl fame) name on it.  Do we need more reason to read it?  I think not.

More Like This…Killers Of A Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn, He Started It by Samantha Downing, Follow Her Home by Steph Cha

SEVEN FACELESS SAINTS – M.K. LOBB

In the city of Ombrazia, saints and their disciple’s rule with terrifying and unjust power, playing favourites while the unfavoured struggle to survive.  After her father’s brutal murder, Rossana is willing to do whatever it takes to dismantle the corruption run rampant She taps into her powers as a disciple of Patience, joining the rebellion and facing the boy who broke her heart.  After years spent fighting a never-ending war that have left him with deeper scars than he wants to admit, Damian isn’t too keen on confronting the girl he left behind either.  An evocative blend of genres, bringing fantasy, mystery, and romance together into one epic story.  

More Like This…One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, The Atlas Six by Olivia Blake

OUR SHARE OF NIGHT – MARIANNA ENRIQUEZ

A young father and son set out on a road trip, devastated by the death of the wife and mother they both loved.  United in grief, the pair travel to her ancestral home, where they must confront the terrifying legacy she has bequeathed: a family called the Order that commits unspeakable acts in search of immortality.  A family story, a ghost story, a story of the occult and supernatural and a love story, all rolled into one deeply unsettling package!

More Like This…Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott, Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Also Releasing…

Ready For It – Nicola Masters

The Writing Retreat – Julia Bartz

Arch-Conspirator – Veronica Roth