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Bigfoot and the Librarian

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Bigfoot and the Librarian by Linda Winstead Jones
Format: Digital Audiobook
Who it’s for: Adults

Marnie Somerset needs a fresh start; a new beginning, away from her dysfunctional family, and a worrying string of unsuitable ex-lovers. She accepts the position of Librarian for a charming little town she’s never heard of before: Mystic Springs, Alabama. Upon arriving, she finds the long-time citizens, who call themselves “Springers,” are a bit… stand-off-ish. Well, she supposes that’s to be expected. After all, Mystic Springs is a very small town, with a very insular community. At least the local author, Clint Maxwell, is helpful, and not hard on the eyes!

Clint knows the truth: Mystic Springs isn’t an ordinary town, and the people who’ve lived there for generations aren’t ordinary people. There is magic in Mystic Springs; witches, werewolves, fairies, fortune-tellers, and more. Clint himself is a shape-shifter who turns into Bigfoot whenever the mood strikes him! And Springers don’t take kindly to strangers. This Librarian is an outsider! It could be dangerous for her to stay, and much better for everyone if she left… too bad he can’t stop thinking about her!

This cute paranormal romance about a small southern town is the first in the Mystic Springs series by Linda Winstead Jones, and is available to listen to via Hoopla.

Return of the Scot

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Return of the Scot by Eliza Knight
Format: Book
Who’s it for: New for Adults

Duke of Sutherland and war hero Lorne Gordon is ready to return home after ten years of being missing in action as a prisoner of war, but how is a Duke to return home when his title and estate have been sold out from under him? Business maven Jaime Anderson has little sympathy for the Duke presumed dead and is resolute to withhold her newly purchased property from the currently penniless Laird, but can she withhold her heart from the determined Duke despite their bitter past? An unlikely partnership and more than a few sparks might unite these stubborn Scots!

Eliza Knight’s first book of the Scots of Honor series is one more Highland romance to add to a historical romance lover’s “to be read” shelf. Family secrets, mysterious disappearances, and less than tactful proposals aren’t the only plot points to enjoy. Jaime and Lorne’s strong personalities and dialects make this prickly and utterly Scottish pair well-matched for their entertaining banter and slowly built tension. Cheeky cousins, blunt butlers, and detestable siblings are also in store for this novel that can be read alone or with the accompanying novels in the series.  Fans of Highland romances from authors like Lyndsay Sands and Lori Ann Bailey may enjoy this quick, lightly sensual read and it’s following novels in the trilogy. Find Return of the Scot by Eliza Knight and other authors in our catalog.

 

Love Lettering

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Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
Format: Book
Who it’s for: Adults

Love Lettering follows Meg, a calligrapher and social media sensation, as she’s confronted by a client from her past who believes she’s included a hidden message for him in the work he’s commissioned. After an awkward conversation, Meg can’t seem to get him out of her head, and she asks to see him again. What begins as an odd encounter turns to friendship, and possibly something more. 

This book was a little hard to get into in the beginning, but once Meg and Reid begin their adventure around New York City, it’s hard to put down! What makes this book great and worth a read is that it doesn’t follow your average plot for romance novels, so it was exciting to see the way Clayborn added some variety to the genre!

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Blackout

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Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Nicola Yoon
Format: Audiobook
Who it’s for: Teens

*Sighs* New York City in the summer. The birds are chirping, music is playing, kids running around and all is well in the world, then a blackout happens. “Blackout” is a book that proves the city of New York is smaller than we think. Each character in the series of short stories within the book interconnect throughout and it exudes the story of young Black teens in love. I saw this book last year in an article and was SO excited about its release. It gives the book world something it desperately needs – Black teens in love and living life. The inclusiveness of the characters is something that makes this book a great read. All six authors are powerhouses and I hope to see more collaborative stories from them in the future.

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The Vanishing

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The Vanishing coverThe Vanishing by Jayne Ann Krentz
Format: Book
Who it’s for: Adults

This first book in a new series doesn’t disappoint! It has all the great elements of a fun and fast paced read. There is mystery, suspense, paranormal elements, action, and a hot romance.

As teenagers, Catalina Lark and Olivia LeClair witnessed a murder and had a bazaar supernatural experience in a cave in their hometown of Fogg Lake. According to everyone in town, there was no body; so there was no murder. Fast forward 15 years, and Catalina and Olivia are running their own investigation agency. For two women who can read auras and sense events past and present, let’s just say the investigation business is going well.

Their lives are quickly upended when Olivia goes missing; and an interesting man named Slater shows up from The Foundation, a secretive supernatural organization. Catalina and Slater set out to find Olivia, and who is responsible for the murders of 2 collectors of supernatural artifacts. These events are linked, and may lead Catalina and Slater to the Fogg Lake murderer from 15 years ago.

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The Soulmate Equation

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The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
Format: Book, eBook, digital audiobook
Who it’s for: Adults

Single mom Jess Davis lives a life consumed by numbers. As a free-lance statistician, Jess cannot stop thinking about numbers, even when the work day is done. She constantly sees the number of extra hours she will need to work, the number of dollars she needs to make ends meet, and the number of years until she can finally relax. One item that does not merit a number on her list of worries is dating. But when Jess learns of a DNA based dating app that uses highly scientific data to match potential partners, she can’t help but be intrigued. However, when she is matched at a near-Soulmate level to the grumpy CEO of the company, Dr. River Pena, Jess isn’t sure if playing by the numbers is going to help her figure out love. Writing duo Christina Lauren are masters at writing swoon-worthy books, and The Soulmate Equation is no exception.

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