SLICK - Aja The Enigma Series (Book #3) She Loves Words Publishing BUY (26 May) Reviewer:  |  Rating: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Sarai "Slick" Lewis is the princess of the family with the most to learn. Sarai is known to be the loose cannon: explosive & unpredictable. The truth is that only she can save herself, but love can help.

THE THING ABOUT HOME - Rhonda McNight Thomas Nelson BUY (9 March) Reviewer:  |  Rating: MAINSTREAM FICTION

Casey Black needs an escape. When her picture-perfect vow renewal ceremony ends in her being left at the altar, the former model turned social media influencer has new fame-the kind she never wanted. An embarrassing, viral video has cost her millions of followers, and her seven-year marriage is over. With her personal and business lives in shambles, Casey runs from New York City to South Carolina’s Lowcountry hoping to find long-lost family. Family who can give her more answers about her past than her controlling mom-slash-manager has ever been willing to share.

	SUMMER ON SAG HARBOR - Sunny Hostin Summer Beach (Book #2) William Morrow BUY (2 May) Reviewer:  |  Rating: MAINSTEAM FICTION
In a hidden enclave in Sag Harbor, affectionately known as SANS-Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Nineveh-there’s a close-knit community of African American elites who escape the city and enjoy the beautiful warm weather and beaches at their vacation homes. Since the 1930s, very few have known about this part of the Hamptons on Long Island, and the residents like it that way.

	MOTHER FOR A MONTH - Zoey Marie Jackson Love Inspired Romance BUY (25 April) Reviewer:  |  Rating: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE (Inspirational)
Adorable baby Micah melts Sienna King’s heart instantly. Too bad he’s related to the most insufferable man Sienna knows. Joel Armstrong has temporary custody of his sweet nephew-and no clue what he’s doing. Sienna has free time…and a yearning to be a mother. It could be a perfect match. But what happens when they both start wanting a long-term ever after?

	I AM AYAH: The Way Home - Donna Hill Sideways Books BUY (23 May) Reviewer:  |  Rating: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Alessandra Fleming has spent most of her life running from her past. Her budding photography career, her life in Manhattan, all serve to distract from the secrets and guilt she’s never been able to face. Then the call. Her estranged father is in the hospital…and Alessandra must return home to Sag Harbor, crumbling the first wall between her past and her present.

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HARD DOUGH HOMICIDE - Olivia Matthews Spice Isle Bakery Mystries (Book #2) St. Martin's Press BUY (23 May) Reviewer:  |  Rating: COZY MYSTERY

Spice Isle Bakery owner Lyndsay Murray is always looking for new ways to grow her family’s business. But she already regrets agreeing to host the retirement dinner for local high school principal Emily Smith. The tyrant used to be her mother's boss and they did not get along. Six guests arrive for the celebration, but only five survive. Emily starts convulsing―right after eating the curry chicken―and dies soon after. It’s not long before the police are knocking on Spice Isle’s door, bringing the Murray family back into the heart of another murder investigation...