A night of no rules turns into something wildly unexpected for Chloe when she decides to face her fears and approach a mysterious but beautiful man in Prince of Noctis (Hallow’s Flesh: Book 1) by Faceless. Chloe is dying, quite literally. With only a short time left to live, she and her best friend, Ollie, make a pact to be daring, beginning with an evening out at the newest nightclub. When a… Read more: Prince of Noctis (Hallow’s Flesh: Book 1) by Faceless

Deal Breaker by Suzie Tate, the second book in the Aristocrats of London series, follows Poppy Sterling, a beloved media personality who has long loved Rory Wallace, a rugby star and her brother’s friend. Although Rory finds her beautiful, he sees her fame as a boundary he cannot cross. Poppy’s charm and celebrity help her secure high-profile interviews and attract major donations for charity. When Rory’s best friend, Connor, and Connor’s wife,… Read more: Deal Breaker by Susie Tate

Work, work, work. A day in the life of a mad scientist’s assistant is never done. Just once, Igor would love to take a holiday on a beach somewhere. But his master’s work is never done, and he is completely dedicated to the Great Work. Such is the situation we find Igor dealing with in The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing by Marshall J. Moore. Igor and the Doctor find themselves on the… Read more: The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing by Marshall J. Moore

If you like sweet romances with a quirky main character and a HEA ending, all set in an idyllic town during Christmas, then The Christmas Yes List by Melissa Ferguson is the book for you. Chloe Hollis is done bending over backwards for people, pushing those around her forward while she is left watching them go. One self-help book later, she is on her way to becoming a stronger and more determined… Read more: The Christmas Yes List by Melissa Ferguson

In The Dazzling Magic of a Petit Four by Kathryn Rose, one tragic night changes Serena’s life forever, including where she thought it would lead her. Will she be able to find what she is looking for before others find out what she is? It is 1923 when Serena arrives in Paris on a mission to fulfill a promise that she hopes will help alleviate the pain of her past. Carrying a… Read more: The Dazzling Magic of a Petit Four by Kathryn Rose

The Tryst by L. Marie Woods is the first book in The Red Thread Saga, telling the story of a meeting that seemingly happens by chance but leads to the discovery that three people’s fates are intertwined, as if they had always known each other. We begin with a funeral. A man and woman stand by a coffin, mourning the man inside. The story then follows Nicole through her seemingly ordinary life.… Read more: The Tryst by L. Marie Woods

In The Séance Garden by Juliet Blackwell, what starts as a lost bet turns into more than Professor Harper Grae bargains for on what was supposed to be a night of fun on a ghost tour of Monterey. When they stumble upon a body buried below a tree on the grounds of a mansion with a horrific history, Harper gets pulled into the investigation. The Perles mansion has a dark history, but… Read more: The Séance Garden by Juliet Blackwell

When the last of your hope is lost, is it worth swallowing your pride to ask for help? Especially if the person to help you is a monster, quite literally? In A Fable for Hollow Creatures by R.R. Schaefer, we meet Ji, imprisoned in a cell alongside the few surviving members of her monster-hunting group. She became a hunter to seek revenge for the deaths of everyone she lost to a monster… Read more: A Fable for Hollow Creatures by R. R. Schaeffer

In The Inheritance Killer (The Iris Blackwood Mysteries Book 1) by Maya Long, we are introduced to Iris Blackwood, the witch in residence at a haunted bookshop in the small town of Seabriar. Her life is quiet and pleasant. But when a strange spellbook arrives at her bookshop, things begin to take a turn for the worse. A local shop owner is discovered murdered with ritual objects around their body. Is there… Read more: The Inheritance Killer by Maya Long

The Awkward Out of Sync Half-Life of Funk by Nick Brewster is a novella that drops the reader into a world where human interaction lacks genuine intimacy and empathy, where simple communication is more like a transaction than a conversation. We meet Funk in the middle of the action, escaping his everyday life through virtual reality experiences provided by the massive corporation Sync. Sync allows its customers to leave their lives behind,… Read more: The Awkward Out of Sync Half-Life of Funk by Nick Brewster

The Morella Chalice, a beautiful item up for auction, is said to bring death to all those who own it. In a heated bidding war, billionaire Alex Haywood wins the prize, intending to give it to his daughter on her wedding day, only to become the next victim in its curse. Was it the Morella Chalice that took his life or was it the work of a very human murderer? That is… Read more: Murder Behind the Music: An Irish Murder Mystery by Andrew Higgins

What happens when a stranger walks into a café in the quiet town of Maplewood, intent on revealing a truth that could upend the town’s beloved memorial celebration? Murder, of course. Find out what happens in Murder at the Sunday Brunch: A Maplewood Mystery of Buried Secrets and Stolen History by Clara Bennett. Cassidy Grey is the owner of The Little Rose Café in the town of Maplewood. Inherited from her Aunt… Read more: Murder at the Sunday Brunch: A Maplewood Mystery of Buried Secrets and Stolen History by Clara Bennett

Who would have thought the existential crisis of a sentient Roomba would lead to a book that questions the rise of AI and the subsequent loss of control by humanity to their own desire for order? The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon does just that in such a compelling way that you forget that most of the characters are actually appliances. Harold and Edie have lived in their home… Read more: The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon

The Pie & Mash Detective Agency is a cozy mystery written by debut author J.D. Brinkworth. Jane Pye and Simon Mash decide that taking a private detective course will set them on their way as irascible private eyes… if they can ever get the hang of it. The main characters are taking a class that is the first step towards a P.I. license. Each student follows the course, and as a final… Read more: The Pie and Mash Detective Agency by J.D. Brinkworth

I finally finished A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett, and I honestly think it’s even better than the first book, The Tainted Cup—which is saying a lot, because I absolutely loved that one. The story once again follows the brilliant and deeply strange Ana Dolabra and her loyal and long-suffering assistant, Dinios Kol. This time, they’re called to investigate what’s left of a body discovered in a canal near Yarrowdale,… Read more: A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett

If you enjoy a morally grey villain that stays that way, a female character who only gets stronger, and a story filled with humor and romance, then The Dark Lord’s Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes) by Tiffany Hunt is what you need. Dark Lord Kazimir Blackrose has obtained a powerful artifact that requires a bond with someone of heroic bloodline to activate. The only way he’s going to accomplish that… Read more: The Dark Lord’s Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes) by Tiffany Hunt

Another One Bites the Past by Vladimir Provorov is a thought-provoking work of speculative fiction that puts the reader inside the mind of Jim Miami, a band manager for a very familiar (and easily recognizable) legendary band. From the start, Jim begins noticing strange glitches during performances and in his own memories, pulling him and the reader toward the central question of the story: what is real? At the opening, Jim is… Read more: Another One Bites the Past by Vladimir Provorov

Platform Decay by Martha Wells is the next installment in her beloved Murderbot Diaries series. Once again, we’re back in the company of our favorite SecUnit as it attempts a rescue mission that is never, ever as simple as it sounds. This time, Murderbot is trying to extract Dr. Mensah’s family from a very dangerous situation, the one human it genuinely considers a friend. With help from Three, the SecUnit it previously… Read more: Platform Decay by Martha Wells

“Goddamnit, Donut!” I finally managed to finish the book everyone around me has been talking about: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. And unless you’ve been living under a rock, chances are you’ve already heard of it or read it yourself. An alien syndicate decides Earth will be its next source of “contestants.” Any human caught outdoors survives an apocalyptic event in which all buildings and enclosed spaces are completely flattened. The… Read more: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

The Witching Hours is the newest release from Heather Graham and launches The Crows, a spin-off series from her long-running and popular Krewe of Hunters books. The story begins with a chilling crime, the murder of a grandfather and the kidnapping of his grandson and the boy’s nanny, which quickly draws the attention of Jackson Crowe and the Krewe. He assigns two newly hired investigators, Skye McMahon and Zachary Erickson, to unravel… Read more: The Witching Hours by Heather Graham