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They’ve learned to fight. Now can they learn to love? Elite security personnel Claire and Cooper have a new assignment: go undercover together at a California high school to root out the mastermind behind a prostitution ring targeting young girls. But as they risk their lives to find their target, will their hearts be the final casualties? Read Changing the Rules by Catherine Bybee, the first steamy novel in her new Richter series.
Sponsored by Henry Holt & Co.
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker is an extraordinary novel about two kinds of families: the ones we are born into and the ones we create. With unforgettable characters and a mystery at its heart, We Begin at the End follows one man’s return to his small hometown after 30 years in prison and the trouble that follows. B.A. Paris raves it’s “Incredible with characters so brilliantly drawn they jump off the page.”
Sponsored by House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas.
Sarah J. Maas’s #1 New York Times bestselling Crescent City series begins with House of Earth and Blood, introducing half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a modern fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance. With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom—and the power of love.
Sponsored by Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley with Fierce Reads
This groundbreaking thriller centers on Daunis, a biracial unenrolled tribal member and the product of a scandal who’s never quite fit in. After Daunis witnesses a shocking murder that thrusts her into a criminal investigation, she agrees to go undercover with the FBI. But the deceptions—and deaths—keep piling up and soon the threat strikes too close to home. How far will she go to protect her community if it means tearing apart the only world she’s ever known? Don’t miss the novel Courtney Summers calls “gripping and unforgettable.”
Sponsored by Amazon Original Stories
Success, sacrifice, and the bottom line. From eight of today’s most scintillating writers come a collection of short stories about battles over currency, class, privilege—and social distance. Authors include Kiley Reid, Jia Tolentino, Emma Cline, Justin Torres, Curtis Sittenfeld, Yiyun Li, Tom Perrotta, and Christina Henriquez. Prime member? Read or listen to the Currency Collection for free.
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Sponsored by Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark from Lanternfish Press
When a bolt of lightning grants Donald McDougal superhuman abilities, he sees his new power as a ticket out of a dead-end job in his Ohio hometown—but the pursuit of superheroic fame comes with a price tag he may not be able to afford. Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark grapples with issues of power, race, and privilege through darkly satirical social commentary.
Sponsored by Amazon Original Stories
From the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna to the unprecedented rise of COVID-19 and the protests honoring George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the 2019-2020 NBA season was, from the beginning, about more than winning basketball games for the Los Angeles Lakers. In this single-sitting, page-turning, behind-the-scenes account of the nearly 100-day NBA lockdown at Disney World, NBA champion Jared Dudley shares his winning memories of a personal and professional victory from inside the NBA Bubble. Prime members read and listen for free.
Sponsored by Scout Press and Dark Horses, the astonishing debut novel from Susan Mihalic.
15-year-old Roan Montgomery trains under the laser focus of her father, but she’s come to realize that their relationship goes dangerously beyond that of rider and coach, or daughter and overprotective parent–and she’s ready for it to stop. But to save herself, will she have to sacrifice her dreams? In the tradition of My Dark Vanessa or My Absolute Darling, Dark Horses is a searing, stunning novel not to be missed.
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