The Baroness’ Choices of New Books Publishing This Week
2022, Week 37’s New Books
My choices for this week include Sweet Romance, Cozy Culinary Mystery, Private Investigator Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Technothriller, MG Fantasy, MG Mystery, Cozy Paranormal Mystery, and Cozy Holiday Mystery. It’s the second week in September, and we have lots of fall books for you. I am looking forward to reading some of these. So, gather your hot chocolate, light that fire, and curl up with one of these fantastic books.
Here are my choices for New Books Publishing Week 37 of 2022!
A Cup of Autumn by Melissa McClone
Silver Falls #3
Publication Date: September 12, 2022
Genre: Sweet Romance
He thought he had the perfect plan…
When elite university professor Keaton Andrews walks into a meeting with the dean, he expects to hear that his tenure application is on track. Instead, his beloved department is cut. Regrouping in Silver Falls with family seems like his best option. One morning, he takes a risk and orders a pumpkin spice latte from the beautiful barista at the local coffee shop. Too bad she doesn’t seem to find him nearly as intriguing as he finds her…
Raine Hanover is no longer swayed by a charming smile, especially by a nerdy—and distractingly handsome—academic. She’s taking a break from romance and focusing on running her increasingly busy coffee shop. But when Raine is involuntarily put in charge of organizing the town’s Halloween bash, Keaton jumps in to help, and it’s not long before sparks, and kisses, fly.
As the leaves begin to fall, Raine wonders if she should risk taking another chance on happily ever after, especially with a man who has dreams and goals so far away from Silver Falls and her.
Buttercream Betrayal by Kim Davis
Cupcake Catering Mystery #5
Publication Date: September 13, 2022
Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery
Intent on getting their two mischievous dogs under control, Emory Martinez and her half sister, Vannie, join a group dog training program led by Shawn Parker. With a graduation certificate just within grasp and a party to celebrate their hard-won achievements, what could go wrong? For starters, their two dogs have decided to wreak havoc during the party and tempers flare. It turns out not everyone is pleased with the dog trainer and his mother, the condo association president. Whispers of the mother and son’s misbehavior, or worse, fly amongst the barks, whines, and growls of the canines.
When Emory finds the body of Mrs. Parker amidst an explosive situation, it becomes apparent there is more truth to the whispers instead of just gossip. Could one of the canine-loving participants be responsible? Or an outsider who hated her heavy-handed rule over the condo homeowners? Emory, Vannie, and octogenarian Tillie must sift through the clues to find out who has been betrayed and who has decided to take justice into their own hands.
Recipes included!
Fame, Fortune, and Secrets by Wendy Byrne
Grace Powers Mystery #3
Publication Date: September 13, 2022
Genre: Private Investigator Mystery
Book #3 in the Grace Powers Mystery series by USA Today Bestselling Author, Wendy Byrne
Fan-girling isn’t something Grace Powers would typically do, but she can’t help herself when her hero Theo Carter comes to her PI office looking for help. He’d been an inspiration to every kid growing up in poverty in Chicago. Not only had he survived, but he’d flourished by getting a full-ride scholarship to Harvard undergrad and law school. He even had a brief stint as a movie star. Seeing his meteoric ride to success made her and thousands of other kids believe they could attain the same lofty goals.
Right now Theo was engaged in a tight political race for US Senator. With momentum building and about nine months from the election, Theo had a big problem. His wife was missing and he had no idea where she’d gone. He hoped Grace could find her before the press found out.
As luck would have it, less than twenty-four hours after their initial meeting, police discovered Theo’s wife’s abandoned car at the Chicago lakefront. Blood in the car along with an empty bottle of Oxycotin didn’t bode well for a positive outcome. Grace had to hit the ground running if she wanted to get ahead of the vultures.
Run-of-the-mill missing person cases were never easy. But this predicament had crash and burn written all over it. Providing top-notch detective services to a well-known highly visible public individual could prove to be challenging if not impossible. And somehow she’d be responsible for trying to figure out how to thread that needle!
It didn’t take long for all hell to break loose. Grace tried to do her job while juggling the press, Chicago PD, possible suspects, and a host of folks who thought they should contribute to the chaos. Which, of course, made everything worse.
With her back up against the wall and a client that wasn’t big on sharing information, she couldn’t be sure she’d ever be able to put together all the pieces of this puzzle. She might have to face the real possibility this could be her last case.
Murder for Good Measure by Devon Delaney
Cook-Off Mystery #7
Publication Date: September 13, 2022
Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery
The luck of the Irish runs out when a young nanny from Dublin is killed in the new Cook-Off Mystery . . .
Not long after her family’s store suffers serious damage in a punishing nor’easter, things go from bad to worse for Sherry Oliveri when her new neighbors’ nanny is killed. It soon comes to light that the sous chef for her brother’s food truck was with the young woman the night she was murdered, and the police have him squarely in their crosshairs as the main suspect. With the store closed for repairs, Sherry puts her extra free time to work trying to clear his name.
Juggling impromptu cook-offs and her investigation, Sherry learns that before she was murdered, the nanny was an endless source of old Irish folktales and superstitions, most of them forecasting gloom and doom for any who didn’t heed their warnings. Wondering if the young woman foresaw her own demise, Sherry starts looking for hints she might have left behind—and discovers an enigmatic clue in her own store’s attic. Deciphering the note and unraveling the case will take Sherry on a trip through Irish mythology that leads right back to her family store’s very doorstep . . .
Includes recipes from Sherry’s kitchen!
Murder Out of Character by Olivia Matthews
Peach Coast Library Mysteries #2
Publication Date: September 13, 2022
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Marvey, a small-town librarian,
finds a mysterious list of names…
and what happens next can’t be a coincidence!
If you love Hallmark mystery movies,
you’ll love this cozy mystery
with humor, intrigue, and a hint of romance.Marvey, still adjusting to life in Peach Coast, Georgia, is at a library fundraising event when she comes across a list of four names. One is the name of someone who recently died—and who may have been murdered. Another is Spencer Holt, the handsome newspaper owner who’s become one of Marvey’s best friends.
The four people appear to have nothing in common other than living in Peach Coast. Spencer dismisses the list at first, but before long, he has to admit he may be in danger. As Marvey prepares for a visit from her parents, can she, Spencer, and their intrepid librarian friends stop a killer bent on long overdue revenge?
Photo Finished by Lori Roberts Herbst
Callie Cassidy Mysteries #4
Publication Date: September 13, 2022
Genre: Cozy Mystery
When a visit to a Colorado dude ranch turns deadly, it’s up to photographer Callie Cassidy to corral the killer…
As maid of honor (aka grande dame) in her best friend’s upcoming wedding, Callie wants to plan the perfect bridal shower. And what could be better than a girls’ trip with their posse of friends?
The women jump at the idea and suggest a destination—Moonglow Ranch, a serenity retreat-slash-dude ranch owned by one friend’s aunt and uncle.
When they arrive, Callie is less than enthusiastic. Serenity doesn’t come easily to a former investigative photojournalist. Plus, her horse is stubborn as…well, a mule. She’s warned to be on the lookout for snakes. Worst of all—gasp!—Moonglow only serves healthy food. Still, her friends are having a great time, and even Callie’s golden retriever Woody and tabby cat Carl seem right at home on the ranch. For their sake, she tries to tap into her inner Zen.
Then the conniving wife of the town’s most powerful man interrupts the party and threatens the ranch’s proprietors. Callie worries the trip is destined for disaster.
Later, Callie finds the woman’s body in the stable, apparently trampled by a horse. Or did she die from a snakebite? Or—as Callie suspects—could something even more sinister be at work?
Answers are as difficult to find as a needle in the haystack. And when the police chief accuses the ranch owners of murder, Callie realizes she’ll need to lasso the real outlaw—before the wrong people end up in the pokey.
The Final Equinox by Andrew Mayne
Theo Cray and Jessica Blackwood Thriller #2
Publication Date: September 13, 2022
Genre: Technothriller
Dr. Theo Cray and FBI agent Jessica Blackwood follow a deadly celestial trail in a thrilling novel by the Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Mastermind.
A signal is detected at the outer edge of the solar system. Computational biologist Dr. Theo Cray and magician-turned-FBI-agent Jessica Blackwood are looking―and listening―a little closer.
The man at the center of this cosmic mystery is billionaire Thomas T. Theismann. He’s spent a lifetime―and a fortune―trying to find out if we’re alone in the universe. Highly skeptical, Theo joins the effort to find the source of the signal, and he quickly enlists Jessica to look into the suspicious death of another academic at the lab. As their investigations converge, they uncover curious connections to the otherworldly contact, including a 1970s science-fiction writer and the body of an astronaut found buried in an ancient tomb.
As they delve into Theismann’s history, Theo and Jessica’s fascination with the signal intensifies. How dangerous will the investigation get? That depends on how deep into the unknown Theo and Jessica are prepared to venture.
The Gingerbread Witch by Alexandra Overy
Publication Date: September 13, 2022
Genre: MG Fantasy
Maud has grown up in a house made of gingerbread, wanting nothing more than to be a witch like Mother Agatha. But just like all of Agatha’s creations—from the magical house made of sweets to the chocolate mousse squirrel, right down to the little sugar mice—Maud will turn back into gingerbread if anything ever happens to Agatha. After a terrible fight, Maud storms off only to return home to learn that Hansel and Gretel, a pair of witch hunters, have pushed Agatha into the cottage’s oven.
To save herself and the other gingerbread creations, Maud will have to go into the dangerous forest of the Shadelands to find the First Witch’s spellbook. But with witch hunters on her trail and other people interested in the book for their own means, it’ll be far from easy. Can Maud claim the book and bring back the only mother she’s ever known…or will witch hunters capture her before she can save her gingerbread family?
The Stars Did Wander Darkling by Colin Meloy
Publication Date: September 13, 2022
Genre: MG Mystery
A suspenseful and atmospheric horror set in 1980s Oregon, perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Neil Gaiman, and Margaret Peterson Haddix, from New York Times bestselling author and the Decemberists’ lead singer/songwriter Colin Meloy.
Maybe Archie Coomes has been watching too many horror movies.
All of a sudden, the most ordinary things have taken on a sinister edge: a penny on a doormat. A man in a brown suit under a streetlamp. The persistent sound of an ax chopping in the middle of the night.
He keeps telling himself that this is Seaham, a sleepy seaside town where nothing ever happens. Or at least nothing did, until his dad’s construction company opened up the cliff beneath the old—some say cursed—Langdon place.
Soon, though, he and his friends can’t deny it: more and more of the adults in town are acting strangely. An ancient, long-buried evil has been unleashed upon the community, and it’s up to the kids to stop it before it’s too late. . . .
Whiskers and Lies by Sofie Kelly
Magical Cats #14
Publication Date: September 13, 2022
Genre: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
Librarian Kathleen Paulson is always willing to help a friend, but to save one from a wrongful arrest, she’ll need magical backup from her affectionate cats in the newest installment of this New York Times bestselling series.
Baker Georgia Tepper has been hired to provide delicious and spooky cupcakes for the Reading Buddies Halloween Party at the library, and she and Kathleen are meeting to finalize the menu of festive confections. Unfortunately, once Georgia’s former mother-in-law ambushes her at the library and threatens Georgia with legal action, the afternoon of fun is soured.
When Georgia’s litigious in-law is later found dead and the friendly baker is implicated, Kathleen is eager to help prove her innocence. Luckily, Kathleen and her intrepid magical cats, Hercules and Owen, have solved their fair share of mysteries. As a result, she knows that in life as well as crime solving, it is all relative, but with hard work, she can make sure the right criminal is booked.
A Night to Remember by Danny and Wanda Pelfrey
Adairsville Heritage Mystery #2
Publication Date: September 14, 2022
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Riley Gordan is back in Adairsville, Georgia anticipating a leisurely vacation from the rigors of law school with her college friend, Trish. Then, as part of a political plot, one of her Sunday School girls is kidnapped. Stumbling upon the abduction, Riley and her friends are drawn headfirst into a search for the girl.
Their probe leads them into a fast paced and dangerous string of encounters that include a Neanderthal named Houston, searches in some of the most hazardous places in North Georgia, a green Kia Soul, an old man with a big gun, and ultimately murder.
It is an adventure that provides some unusual twists and turns and is highlighted by a beautiful relationship between an old baseball player entering politics and a spunky adolescent who are jointly known around town as “Nate and The Kid.”
Killed with a Kiss by Wendy Meadows
Tinsel Pine Cozy Mystery #2
Publication Date: September 16, 2022
Genre: Cozy Holiday Mystery
A Suspicious Newcomer. A Police Captain in Custody. A Small Town Murder.
Carol is a newcomer to the cozy town of Tinsel Pine, only interested in settling down, running her business, and reconnecting with her daughter. But the locals have gotten the impression that she is a brown-nosing hussy, given her recent relationship with the not-yet-divorced Police Captain Brogan.
As Captain Brogan heads to the courthouse to finalize his divorce, a horrendous crime occurs, leaving Brogan’s ex-wife dead after being badly beaten.
Can Carol trust her instincts that her boyfriend of two months, and Police Captain of this small town, didn’t commit this heinous crime?
Well, that’s it for the New Books Releasing Week 37 of 2022
Drop a comment if you like one of the books above or if you have one to recommend.
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Happy Reading!
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