The Baroness’ Choices of New Books Publishing This Week
2023, Week 47’s New Books
My choices for this week include Cozy Mystery, Cozy Culinary Mystery, Cozy Culinary Holiday Paranormal Mystery, YA Fairytale and Folklore Adaptation, and Romantic Suspense.
It’s the week of Thanksgiving! If you have any kids, are they home for the week or at least have Thursday and Friday off? I remember how much I loved having the Thanksgiving holiday off school: the parade, the turkey, and the official start of Christmas. We would put our tree up on Friday instead of shopping. But my mom was the organized one that had all the gifts bought. At least, that is how I remember those early years.
Now I enjoy reading after the meal and after all the decorating for Christmas. Here are some books that could potentially make great reads for you during this week. I will be reading one of these books next month.
Here are my choices for New Books Publishing Week 47 of 2023!
Butterfly Betrayal by Ruth J. Hartman
Seneca James Mystery #1
Publication Date: November 21, 2023
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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Raising butterflies is peaceful and calm, until someone dies.
Majestic Monarch Butterfly Farm might flitter away forever. That is, unless Seneca James acquires the property next door. She and Winifred, her costume-wearing cat, have a fight on their hands. Their land sits next to a milkweed-covered field, essential for monarchs. If she’s unsuccessful in buying it, her precious, winged friends won’t survive. When people end up dead on her farmland, Seneca is suspected of murder.
What is it about the milkweed field that’s worth killing for? And who’s the murderer?
Grounds for Murder by Lena Gregory
Coffee and Cream Cafe Mysteries #2
Publication Date: November 21, 2023
Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery
From author Lena Gregory comes a tasty new mystery with a killer twist…
Danika Delaney is thrilled to have taken over her uncle Jimmie’s old fashioned malt shop on eastern Long Island and is working hard to make it her own. In an effort to increase business, Danika invites a mystery writer to the Coffee & Cream Café for a discussion and book signing. Things seem to be going well, until a guest shows up and confronts the author, accusing him of plagiarizing his work. Embarrassed by the incident, Danika goes to the inn where the writer is staying the following morning, hoping to apologize and offer him another chance to return. What she finds instead is his dead body—beside a cup of poisoned coffee! Now it’s up to Danika to find out who wanted to silence the author… before the killer decides to write Danika a not-so-happy ending!
Peppermint Cookie Murder by Trixie Silvertale
Christmas Catastrophe Mysteries #1
Publication Date: November 21, 2023
Genre: Cozy Culinary Holiday Paranormal Mystery
NEW SERIES from USA Today Bestselling Author!
When Santa’s daughter leaves the North Pole on a baking quest, will her sweet dreams turn fatally sour?
Cindy Claus is excited to open her own bakery. She’s determined to pursue her passion and have her holiday treats prove she’s more than a Yuletide heir. But before she can whisk up a success, her roommate is murdered and Cindy is the prime suspect.
With finding the real killer the only way to beat the rap, Cindy relies on the kindness of strangers and her father’s trusted arctic fox. But without a recipe for success in the unfamiliar human world, grilling the wrong suspects could put her behind bars…
Can Cindy sift out the clues before she’s done and dusted?
Peppermint Cookie Murder is the first book in the festive paranormal cozy series, Christmas Catastrophe Mysteries. If you like kind-hearted heroines, furry sidekicks, and a dash of mistletoe magic, then you’ll love Trixie Silvertale’s tasty whodunit.
Buy Peppermint Cookie Murder to cook up a frenzy today!
*Features recipes from Cindy’s bakery!
To Curse a Black Swan by Leialoha Humpherys
Shattered Tales #8
Publication Date: November 21, 2023
Genre: YA Fairytale and Folklore Adaptation
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What if the black swan was in love with the prince?
Ayane has never admitted her love for her best friend, Prince Bo, until Lady Cordelia moves into town. When Ayane starts working as Cordelia’s maid, Cordelia seems like the sister Ayane never had. But after all Ayane’s secrets are shared, Cordelia turns on her, weaving lies and twisting the truth about Ayane to the rest of the kingdom.
Now shunned and rejected, Ayane is sick of Cordelia’s cruel treatment. As a royal ball arises–one in which Prince Bo must choose a bride–Ayane discovers one of Cordelia’s secrets, one that could turn the tables in Ayane’s favor. Ayane has never been the unkind one, but the sweet taste of revenge is too tempting to resist.
When Ayane’s revenge goes awry, she must make a choice or others will suffer the consequences. Can Ayane make things right before it’s too late?
“To Curse a Black Swan” is part of The Shattered Tales, a collection of twelve fractured retellings of your favorite fairy tales. They can be enjoyed in any order, so fall in love with the sweet romance, magical adventures, and tale-shattering twists one happily-ever-after at a time.
Vanished by Anna J. Stewart
Circle of the Red Lily #2
Publication Date: November 21, 2023
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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The exciting follow-up to EXPOSED, a 2023 Finalist for the Daphne du Maurier award
She’ll risk everything to expose the truth.
Since her twin sister Sylvie’s disappearance seven years ago, single mother Mabel Reynolds has turned grief into action and become a strong voice for victims of violence and abuse.
When new revelations shed light on what may have happened not only to Sylvie, but dozens of other women, Mabel’s hope for answers is reignited. But the new oh-so-charming DA overseeing the investigation seems more interested in a quick rather than an accurate resolution.
With little faith in the system, Mabel isn’t about to stay quiet, not when she’s finally close to the truth. She’s willing to go up against anyone—even a smug, irritating, attractive DA to get the answers she and other families deserve.
Open and shut.
That’s what Assistant DA Paul Flynn has been told about his new assignment supervising a house of horrors case. With a high-profile conviction at stake, Paul can’t afford to make a wrong move if his professional goals are to be achieved.
But Mabel Reynolds has his attention. All of it. Attraction aside, the woman knows far more than what’s in the official files which makes her something even more intriguing. But using Mabel as an asset means exposing her and her young daughter to even more danger. Danger that is closing in on them from every side. As even darker forces appear, and their lives are threatened, Paul is faced with risking not only his entire career, but also the one thing he never anticipated losing: his heart.
Well, that’s it for the New Books Releasing Week 47 of 2023
Drop a comment if you like one of the books above or if you have one to recommend.
Thank you for stopping by,
Happy Reading!
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