New Books Publishing Week 18 of 2023

Posted April 30, 2023 by karenbaron in Upcoming Book Releases / 0 Comments

The Baroness’ Choices of New Books Publishing This Week

2023, Week 18’s New Books

My choices for this week include Cozy Paranormal Mystery, Cozy Animal Mystery, Historical Paranormal Romantic Suspense, and Cozy Animal Paranormal Mysteries.

It’s the last day of April, and then we are fully into May tomorrow. I can’t believe that 2023 is moving so fast. We have some amazing books picked out for this first week. Both Jen and I will be reading at some point this month.

Did you find any books that you think I should have put on this list?

Here are my choices for New Books Publishing Week 18 of 2023!

A Medium Life by Lynn Cahoon

Haunted Life Cozy Mystery #3

Publication Date: May 2, 2023

Genre: Cozy Paranormal Mystery

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Eddie Cayce was on the edge of setting up her new life in Seattle – including marriage, kids, and a house with a white picket fence. Instead, she found out that her almost fiancé was cheating on her, so she quit her design job over one too many how to run a copier trainings and moved back home to New Orleans to bury her grandmother.

She didn’t expect to inherit not only money, but her grandmother’s powers that extended her own abilities to see and talk to the dead. A gift that had been mostly dormant in chilly Seattle came roaring back as soon as the ceremony was performed at the reading of the will. Eddie would like to say she’s settled back in New Orleans, but there’s some issues.

Like the fact her aunt is threatening to make her life miserable until she gives her the power. And a new neighbor that is mysterious as well as being not quite human. Now Eddie needs to make sure she’s protected as she builds her new life. And maybe decide which man she’s going to date sooner than later.

Dressed to Drill by Kate Carlisle

Fixer-Upper Mystery #10

Publication Date: May 2, 2023

Genre: Cozy Animal Mystery

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Contractor Shannon Hammer’s new project, renovating an old church, reveals some old sins when a body is found on the premises in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery from the New York Times author Kate Carlisle.

While Shannon Hammer is thrilled to attend the premiere of the movie based on her boyfriend Mac’s latest book, she can’t wait to trade her killer heels for work boots and start her next renovation project in Lighthouse Cove: a quaint Victorian church that has seen bett er days. And will see them again—as a museum—if Shannon, her talented crew, and her sister Chloe have anything to say about it.

But on the first day of demolition, work comes to a screeching halt when they stumble on the body of a beautiful young woman in one of the chapels. Who killed the assistant art director? Suspects crawl out of the woodwork as fast as Shannon can restore it. The church is hiding a century of secrets from the days that smugglers wreaked havoc on the California coast. But it’s a more recent secret that someone killed to protect. Shannon and Mac will use every tool in their toolbox to nail down the truth before any more lives are sacrificed.

The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick

Burning Cove #7

Publication Date: May 2, 2023

Genre: Historical Paranormal Romantic Suspense

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A psychic desperate to escape her destiny—and a killer—finds her future in the coastal town of Burning Cove in New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick’s latest novel.

Being Madame Ariadne, Psychic Dream Consultant, wasn’t Prudence Ryland’s ideal gig, but it paid well which was reason enough to do the work—until she realizes that her latest client intends to kill her. But Prudence, a master at reinvention, finds a new job and home as far away as possible and is finally able to relax—which turns out to be a big mistake. Letting her guard down means being kidnapped and drugged and waking up in a bloodstained wedding dress in the honeymoon suite next to a dead man. With the press outside the hotel, waiting with their cameras and police sirens in the distance, it’s obvious she’s being framed for the man’s murder. Prudence knows who is responsible, but will anyone believe her?

It doesn’t seem likely that rumored crime boss Luther Pell or his associate, Jack Wingate, believe her seemingly outrageous claims of being a target of a ruthless vendetta. In fact, Prudence is convinced that the mysterious Mr. Wingate believes her to be a fraud at best, and at worst: a murderer. And Jack Wingate does seem to be someone intimately familiar with violence, if going by his scarred face and grim expression. So no one is more shocked than Prudence when Jack says he’ll help her. Of course, his ideas for helping her involve using her as the bait for a killer, but Prudence feels oddly safe with Jack protecting her. But who will protect Prudence from her growing fascination with this enigma of a man?

The Ghost Goes to the Dogs by Cleo Coyle

Haunted Bookshop Mystery #9

Publication Date: May 2, 2023

Genre: Cozy Animal Paranormal Mystery

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A stray dog leads bookseller Penelope McClure and her gumshoe ghost on a chase for a cunning criminal in this brand-new entry in the “UTTERLY CHARMING” (Mystery Scene) Haunted Bookshop Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.

Pet Mystery Week brings brisk business to Penelope’s Rhode Island bookshop, but a real mystery comes barking at her door when a lost dog turns up in a panic. Pen and her son Spencer follow the furry fugitive to a wooded area where the dog’s owner lies unconscious. Mrs. Cunningham is a warm-hearted widow who volunteers at the animal shelter and runs Buy the Book’s pet lovers book club. Why would anyone shoot such a sweet soul?

The police believe it’s an accident, a shot by a careless deer hunter, but Pen remains skeptical. To straighten out this doggone mess, she whistles for the ghost of PI Jack Shepard, an expert in hounding as well as haunting. Jack has a dog story of his own, a case from the 1940s that may help Pen sniff out clues to her present predicament. Yet even with Jack’s hard-boiled help, Pen may not be able to stop the killer from striking again or letting this whole case go to the dogs…

Castaway Corpse by Maggie March

Lucy McGuffin, Psychic Amateur Detective #8

Publication Date: May 4, 2023

Genre: Cozy Animal Paranormal Mystery

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Lucy is a human lie-detector. Her rescue dog Paco is a ghost whisperer. Together, they solve crime in this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery series!

Lions and Tigers and Squirrels, oh my!

When Lucy and Paco are invited by the Sunshine Ghost Society to join an expedition to resurrect the spirit of a long-ago dead pirate, Lucy agrees on one condition: her best friends Will and Brittany must be part of the team. Lucy’s been trying to play matchmaker for a while now, and an entire day on a deserted island just might do the trick to force her two stubborn friends into admitting their feelings for one another.

But their island adventure soon turns deadly when one of their party is murdered. To make matters worse, their boat is stolen by a crewmember, leaving Lucy and the rest of the expedition stranded.

With the certain knowledge that one of them is a murderer, the misfit castaways must band together for survival. Now it’s up to Lucy and Paco to figure out the identity of the killer. Before they can strike again.