The Baroness’ Choices of New Books Publishing This Week
2024, Week 45’s New Books
My choices for this week include Private Investigator Holiday Mystery, Cozy Culinary Paranormal Holiday Mystery, Cozy Crafts and Hobbies Holiday Mystery, Cozy Culinary Holiday Mysteries, Sweet Holiday Romance, Sweet Romantic Comedy, YA Romantic Comedy, Adventure Romantic Comedy, Domestic Thriller, Cozy Craft and Hobbies Mystery, Historical Romance, Romantic Fantasy, YA Fantasy Romance, and Cozy Culinary Mystery.
Did you remember to set your clocks back an hour? The weather has been a bit crazy down here. I have been trying to get my reading done, but things have been a bit crazy. We got our Halloween decorations down and put up the turkeys and other Thanksgiving decorations for the rest of the Fall. Yes, we are those people who keep decorations for each holiday in each’s timeframe. No pushing Christmas on us.
I hope you enjoy the books I found, as they sound great!
Here are my choices for New Books Publishing Week 45 of 2024!
Braulio Brown by Traci Andrighetti
Franki Amato Mysteries #9.5
Publication Date: November 4, 2024
Genre: Private Investigator Holiday Mystery
Franki’s Thanksgiving is turning out to be a real turkey!
Thanksgiving is approaching, and yet for PI Franki Amato every holiday in New Orleans smacks of a Mardi Gras party. Prime example, she should be preparing a traditional turkey and lasagna dinner, but instead she has to deliver booze to a krewe brunch at an aquarium where mermaids happen to be performing. The delivery goes more or less swimmingly until one of the “gills” falls victim to foul play, and Franki finds herself in a sea of troubles. If she doesn’t identify the true culprit, she could end up in the tank—permanently.
Braulio Brown is a novella in the Franki Amato Mysteries, but it can be read as a standalone story. If you like zany characters and laugh-out-loud humor with a splash of suspense, then you’ll drink up this fun series by USA Today Bestselling Author Traci Andrighetti. Cheers!
Darjeeling Dead by Kirsten Weiss
Tea and Tarot Cozy Mysteries #8
Publication Date: November 4, 2024
Genre: Cozy Culinary Paranormal Holiday Mystery
Turkey, Pie, and Die: A Thanks-filled Tearoom Whodunit
It’s Thanksgiving time, and tearoom owner Abigail Beanblossom is not overflowing with gratitude. Her boyfriend is out of town. A gang of birdwatchers have been leaving nasty reviews about Beanblossom’s Tea and Tarot. And a body on the beach points the police directly to the tea and Tarot room.
Will Abigail and Hyperion be able to solve the case in time for the Thanksgiving feast? As the clock ticks down to turkey time, Abigail must rely on her wits, her partner’s trusty Tarot deck, and a little help from her quirky friends to brew up the truth.
With a generous serving of tea and a slice of mystery, Darjeeling Dead is a cozy, thanks-filled novella that will keep you guessing until the very last sip.
Sheer Window by Diane Vallere
Material Witness Mystery #4.5
Publication Date: November 4, 2024
Genre: Cozy Craft and Hobbies Holiday Mystery
In this Thanksgiving twist on Rear Window, a seemingly ordinary holiday gathering takes a dark turn when a squabble across the street turns into something deadly…
When a freak accident sidelines klutzy fabric store owner Polyester Monroe, she’s destined to enjoy her Thanksgiving party from a wheelchair by her window. But when shady actions in the apartment across the street catches her attention, she’s less concerned with mobility than credibility; her friends are quick to write off her fears as folly.
Convinced she witnessed a crime, Poly enlists the help of the local sheriff to investigate, but even he finds nothing suspicious. Her only ally is an unexpected guest. Tensions rise and tempers flare as guests dismiss Poly’s suspicions, but when the scene becomes impossible to explain without reasonable doubt, what started as a parlor game of spying on the neighbors turns into a race to keep a killer in town before the train leaves the station—with the killer on board.
Get ready for a Hitchcockian holiday treat that blends laughter, intrigue, and homage to the master of suspense himself.
Thankful Sweets by Connie Shelton
Samantha Sweet Magical Cozy Mysteries #18.5
Publication Date: November 4, 2024
Genre: Cozy Culinary Holiday Mystery
BONUS Recipes Included!
Samantha Sweet and her husband Beau have wrapped up a case in Oklahoma and returned to Taos, only to immediately receive surprising news from a friend. There’s been a shakeup in the Taos Sheriff’s Department and suddenly Beau has his old job back.
Meanwhile, it’s Thanksgiving week and Sam’s bakery is busier than ever, as they’ve been asked to supply pies for the community Thanksgiving dinner. Plus, there’s a new event—the Harvest Feast. Chefs from around the state will compete to create and share fantastic ways to use holiday leftovers, while local farmers and vendors have their wares on display at the kickoff to the shopping season.
But even before the festivities begin, well-known celebrity chef Hernando Rodriguez is found dead at his workstation, poisoned by one of his own dishes. Clearly, he was murdered, and now the challenge is for Sam and Beau to work the case while keeping the whole incident low-key enough that it doesn’t spoil Thanksgiving for everyone else. The victim’s abrasive personality means that suspects abound, and time is running short. Can they solve it before the killer gets away?
Thanksgiving Turkey Tragedy by Leighann Dobbs
Lexy Baker Cozy Mystery #16.5
Publication Date: November 4, 2024
Genre: Cozy Culinary Holiday Mystery
When Rodney Hart is found dead and his prized turkeys on the loose just days before Brooke Ridge Falls’ Thanksgiving festivities, Lexy Baker and her band of spirited senior sleuths are on the case.
While the turkeys are relishing their newfound freedom, Lexy, Nans and the gang are busy nosing around town to figure out who had a motive to kill Rodney.
From the town hall employee in charge of the annual Thanksgiving feast who has something to hide, to the competing farmer who wanted everyone to switch to ham to a very angry animal rights activist, Lexy and the ladies don’t know who has the most compelling motive.
In order to narrow the list, Lexy and the team come up with an ingenious plan to lure the killer into a trap. The only question is… will it backfire?
Every Bell that Rings by Talena Winters
Peace Country Romance #2
Publication Date: November 5, 2024
Genre: Sweet Holiday Romance
Goodreads | Bookhype | BookBub | Amazon
Can his Christmas spirit banish her ghosts of Christmas past?
Stephanie Neufeld despises Christmas cheer. How can she get into the spirit when the season only reminds her of a childhood she’d rather forget? But when the nurse agrees to cover a co-worker’s shift to avoid the town Santa Claus parade, she doesn’t expect her first patient to be her high school crush-the guy who once ghosted her after a single date.
Noel Butler can’t just sit around for the holidays with a busted leg. Instead, he concocts a new challenge: make the attending nurse he almost dated fall in love with Christmas. Since she won’t speak to him, playing Secret Santa won’t entangle his fiercely guarded heart. Will it?
While Noel’s selfless dedication to helping some fostered teenage twins melts Stephanie’s icy reserve, she can’t help but feel his Santa hat isn’t his only secret. When old wounds reopen, will fear keep Noel and Stephanie frozen in the past… or can they discover a warm new reason to celebrate the season?
Every Bell that Rings is the second standalone title in the sweet and clean Peace Country Romance series. If you like second chances, small towns, big heart, and a bit of grit along with your joy-filled white Christmases, you’ll love this wholesome love story.
Pre-order now to reserve your copy!
Equivalent movie rating of PG-13 for mild language and intense themes related to addictions recovery, childhood sibling death, off-page physical assault, and past domestic abuse.
Her Maine Squeeze by Ash Keller
When in Maine #4
Publication Date: November 5, 2024
Genre: Sweet Romantic Comedy
Her Maine Squeeze is a short and sweet romcom sugar bomb that’s meant to be read in two hours or less. It has no cliffhangers, a guaranteed HEA, and all the sizzle, but no explicit content. This book is part of When in Maine, a feel-good romcom series set in a small coastal town in Maine. If you love sweet beach reads, When in Maine is perfect for you!
It’s Not Me, It’s You by Alex Light
Publication Date: November 5, 2024
Genre: Young Adult Romantic Comedy
Goodreads | Bookhype | BookBub | StoryGraph | Amazon
The snark and instant chemistry of Better Than the Movies meets the indulgent summer fun and family hijinks of The Summer of Broken Rules in this compulsively readable rom-com from Alex Light, author of The Upside of Falling.
Jackie Myers is a fraud. Or she might be a genius—the jury’s still out.
The thing is, she secretly runs pleasebreakmyheart, a gone-viral account aimed at breaking hearts and ending relationships…. And she just used it to break up her insufferable eternal nemesis’s picture-perfect relationship.
Wilson is the buttoned-up, type A assistant manager of her nightmares—but it turns out he’s also, apparently, a really great boyfriend.
So with her conscience (and paycheck) on the line, Jackie decides there’s only one thing to do: She’s going to help Wilson win his ex-girlfriend back. Which should be easy, considering Jackie hates him…right?
Mr. Nice Spy by Tiana Smith
My Spy #2
Publication Date: November 5, 2024
Genre: Adventure Romantic Comedy
Goodreads | Bookhype | BookBub | StoryGraph | Amazon
When a pyrotechnic engineer discovers her biological father is an international criminal, she must work with a sexy CIA agent to take him down in this thrilling adventure rom-com.
Andee Paxton knows she’s good at her job as a fireworks designer. What she doesn’t know is that her biological father is Holt, a dangerous arms dealer who has escaped prison. And now he’s searching for his long-lost daughter-dearest.
After the CIA surprises her with this news, they drop another bombshell: they want to use Andee as bait to capture Holt once and for all. But before the CIA can even attempt to spring their trap, she’s kidnapped along with the very hot Officer Adam Chan—all because they were too busy flirting to worry about silly things like “safety protocol.”
A fake relationship—for their protection, of course—and just a few explosions bring Andee and Chan closer, but there’s more than their growing connection at stake. If Holt’s plan succeeds, the world will be brought to its knees. Andee and Chan must rely on each other to stop him…or else everything (including their feelings for each other) might just blow up in their faces.
The Boundaries We Cross by Brad Parks
Publication Date: November 5, 2024
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Goodreads | Bookhype | BookBub | StoryGraph | Amazon
He swears by his boundaries. But did he cross the line?
At 8 o’clock on a blustery, mid-January morning, Charles Bliss is summoned to the head of school’s office at Carrington Academy. Charles, a teacher at the elite Connecticut boarding school, is surprised by the unusual request, but when he arrives, no time is wasted. Charles learns that he has been accused of engaging in a romantic relationship with a student.
The student behind the accusation, Hayley Goodloe, is the daughter of a state senator, the granddaughter of an ex-governor, and an heiress to a massive fortune.
But Charles has long prided himself on keeping proper boundaries with his students. He insists he would never cross the line . . . or would he? Hayley’s diary makes it clear she had strong feelings for her teacher. Was it just an unrequited schoolgirl crush? Or was it something more?
When Hayley disappears under suspicious circumstances, a daunting pile of evidence points to Charles as the chief suspect. Charles swears he’s being framed. And it soon becomes apparent there’s only one way he can clear his name.
Find her.
Perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and Jodi Picoult
The Gardener’s Plot by Deborah J. Benoit
Publication Date: November 5, 2024
Genre: Cozy Craft and Hobbies Mystery
Goodreads | Bookhype | BookBub | StoryGraph | Amazon
A woman helps set up a community garden in the Berkshires, only to find a body in one of the plots on opening day.
After life threw Maggie Walker a few curveballs, she’s happy to be back in the small, Berkshires town where she spent so much time as a child. Marlowe holds many memories for her, and now it also offers a fresh start. Maggie has always loved gardening, so it’s only natural to sign on to help Violet Bloom set up a community garden.
When opening day arrives, Violet is nowhere to be found, and the gardeners are restless. Things go from bad to worse when Maggie finds a boot buried in one of the plots… and there’s a body attached to it. Suddenly, the police are looking for a killer and they keep asking questions about Violet. Maggie doesn’t believe her friend could do this, and she’s going to dig up the dirt needed to prove it.
The Gardener’s Plot takes readers to the heart of the Berkshires and introduces amateur sleuth Maggie Walker in Deborah J. Benoit’s Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut.
The Memory Dress by Jade Beer
Publication Date: November 5, 2024
Genre: Historical Romance
Goodreads | Bookhype | BookBub | StoryGraph | Amazon
A missing husband and a dress once owned by Princess Diana set two very different women on paths of discovery that will change both their lives forever in this dazzling new novel from the author of The Last Dress from Paris.
England, 2018: Jayne is quiet. She keeps to herself and has no grand expectations for her days. But after a chance encounter with her elderly neighbor, Meredith, Jayne is forced to reevaluate her determination to keep the world at a distance. Meredith’s dust-covered home is chaotic and neglected. And slowly, Jayne starts to grasp that Meredith herself is quite lost. She can’t seem to remember anything: what she last ate, when she last went out or saw her daughter, or even Jayne’s name, despite what are becoming frequent visits.
But most alarmingly, Meredith can’t remember where her husband is.
Unable to sit by and watch Meredith hurting, Jayne promises she’ll find William. But how can she when the biggest clue Jayne has is a mystery itself: a stunning couture gown with a note declaring it a personal gift to Meredith…from Princess Diana.
England, 1988: Meredith is always calm. You have to be when working for one of the most iconic women in the world. Just as the stitches she uses to create Princess Diana’s wardrobe are steady and stable, so is Meredith. Until she finds herself feeling off-kilter and untethered by an unexpected connection with someone in the workshop. As Meredith finds herself swept up in life and love for the first time, everything she’s ever dreamed about seems in reach…if only she can be brave enough to take it.
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
Publication Date: November 5, 2024
Genre: Romantic Fantasy
Goodreads | Bookhype | BookBub | StoryGraph | Amazon
A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this warm and wonderful debut fantasy, perfect for readers of Travis Baldree and Sangu Mandanna.
Tao is an immigrant fortune teller, traveling between villages with just her trusty mule for company. She only tells “small” fortunes: whether it will hail next week; which boy the barmaid will kiss; when the cow will calve. She knows from bitter experience that big fortunes come with big consequences…
Even if it’s a lonely life, it’s better than the one she left behind. But a small fortune unexpectedly becomes something more when a (semi) reformed thief and an ex-mercenary recruit her into their desperate search for a lost child. Soon, they’re joined by a baker with a “knead” for adventure, and—of course—a slightly magical cat.
Tao starts down a new path with companions as big-hearted as her fortunes are small. But as she lowers her walls, the shadows of her past close in—and she’ll have to decide whether to risk everything to preserve the family she never thought she could have.
Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibanez
Secrets of the Nile #2
Publication Date: November 5, 2024
Genre: YA Fantasy Romance
Goodreads | Bookhype | BookBub | StoryGraph | Amazon
Where the Library Hides is Isabel Ibañez’s stunning conclusion to the story that started in What the River Knows. A lush immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt filled with adventure, and a rivals-to-lovers romance like no other!
Inez Olivera traveled across the world to Egypt, seeking answers into her parents’ recent and mysterious deaths. But all her searching led her down a perilous road, filled with heartache, betrayal, and a dangerous magic that pulled her deep into the past.When Tío Ricardo issues an ultimatum about her inheritance, she’s left with only one option to consider.
Marriage to Whitford Hayes.
Former British soldier, her uncle’s aide de camp, and one time nemesis, Whit has his own mysterious reasons for staying in Egypt. With her heart on the line, Inez might have to bind her fate to the one person whose secret plans could ruin her.
Percolating Phantoms by Wendy Meadows
Brown’s Grounds Mystery #3
Publication Date: November 7, 2024
Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery
Monica Brown thought running her coffee truck, Brown’s Grounds, would be the perfect gig—until a local council feud and a suspicious death in the town’s library brew up more trouble than she bargained for. Rumors of a ghost haunting the library’s stacks are spreading fast, and Monica’s smack in the middle of the chaos.
With her business threatened and the handsome Sheriff Nathan Thomas telling her to stay out of the investigation, Monica is determined to solve the mystery before her cozy life goes cold. But as strange accidents and eerie encounters pile up, she starts to wonder if there’s more truth to the ghost story than anyone’s willing to admit.
Well, that’s it for the New Books Releasing Week 45 of 2024
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!
Baroness’ Book Trove is an Amazon affiliate, meaning that if you click the link and purchase something, this blog gets a tiny percentage back. Mainly, this helps with the cost of the website and a few giveaways.
Leave a Reply