Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of July 2 – 8, 2023 with two debut series. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Have fun reading!

The Ingredients of Happiness by Lucy Burdette (Women’s Fiction)
Thirty-two-year-old ‘happiness guru’ Dr Cooper Hunziker has it all – a dream job as assistant psychology professor at Yale University, a soon-to-be published self-help book, The Happiness Connection, and the perfect guy. But there’s a problem. Cooper isn’t happy. Format: Print, Digital

Crime Under the Sun edited by Matt Coyle, Naomi Hirahara, & Tammy Kaehler (Anthology)
In Crime Under the Sun, the second anthology offered by Partners in Crime, the San Diego chapter of Sisters in Crime, fifteen stories capture the hopes and dreams of characters trying to live the idyllic SoCal life. Instead, they bump up against greed, treachery, corruption, and death. These stories will thrill readers with unexpected twists and turns and surprise endings. Format: Print, Digital

Gone But Not Forgotten by C. Michelle Dorsey (Traditional)
Ever since Olivia and her mother fled their home, back when she was just a child, Olivia’s lived with her mother’s secrets and mantras. Don’t stand out. Don’t make friends. And most important of all: Don’t ask questions. Olivia is now a twenty-nine-year-old law student. She lives in Boston in a beautiful home with the perfect husband. It’s a good life. But she’s always longed to know more about her family history, and now her beloved mother has dementia, she knows she probably never will. Format: Print, Digital

The Solace of Stars by Kathleen Ernst (Historical)
Four months after her turbulent arrival, Pomeranian immigrant Hanneke Bauer is still struggling to feel at home on the Wisconsin farm she inherited from her husband. She does savor a growing friendship with tinsmith Karoline Ketzler, but that solace vanishes when Karoline’s daughter Jacobine finds her father dead from a vicious attack. Format: Digital

The Kielbasa Killer by Geri Krotow (Cozy) *first book in a new series*
Lydia Wienewski can’t wait to open her dream Polish-American cafe and bakery in Cheektowaga. But while her father recovers from a stroke, Lydia helps manage the family business, Wienewski’s Weiners & Meats, over the busy Easter holiday. She’s soon preparing a huge amount of their famous kielbasa – and dealing with her father’s rogue meat supplier, Louie McDaniel. Format: Print, Digital

In the Shadow of the Bull by Eleanor Kuhns (Historical) *first book in a new series*
Ancient Crete, 1450 BC. When her sister Arge drops to the floor in convulsions and then dies at her wedding, fifteen-year-old Martis, a young poet and bull leaper in training, is certain she was murdered. The prime suspect is the groom, Saurus, a barbarian from the Greek mainland, but when Arge’s Shade visits Martis, swearing Saurus is not her murderer, Martis vows to uncover the truth. Format: Print, Digital

Flop Dead Gorgeous by David Rosenfelt (Cozy)
Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter remembers every dog that’s come through the Tara Foundation’s doors, but the most well-known alum of the dog rescue organization that Andy founded in Paterson, New Jersey, may be Mamie. Adopted by famous actress Jenny Nichols—Andy’s high school girlfriend—the miniature French poodle is now practically a starlet in her own right. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Scaredy Cat by Sofie Ryan (Cozy)
After a long, cold, and snowy winter, it seems as though spring may be arriving early in Maine. Sarah Grayson is busy at her store, Second Chance, and she’s looking forward to an afternoon break from the hustle and bustle, tagging along to the North Harbor Spring House Tour with her friend Detective Michelle Andrews. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Par for the Hearse by Misty Simon (Cozy)
This is Tallie’s first family reunion in years, and while she’s braced for just about anything to happen, including Aunt Marg running her down to snatch the last deviled egg from the spread on the picnic table, all she wants to do is enjoy the rides, eat all the food, and stay out of the way of some of her more chaotic relations. But after a day filled with fun and shenanigans, it turns upside down when she finds a dead body near her car and her tires slashed.