Laydown Lowdown

Whoo-hoo !  Summer is in full swing and the temperature is rising.  Perhaps you'll be able to relax and cool down with one of these new reads.

However, Romance might raise your temperatures with new releases like, "From Barcelona with Love" by Elizabeth Adler, "Echoes at Dawn," by Maya Banks, "Goddess in the Middle," by Stephanie Julian, or "Luscious," by Amanda Usen.

Over in Science Fiction, you can feel the chill of "Neverwinter," by R.A. Salvatore.  You may also enjoy "Iron Gray Sea," by Taylor Anderson or "Night Seeker," by Yasmine Galenhorn.

Float on over to mystery for "Criminal," the latest by best-selling author Karin Slaughter, "The Wurst is Yet to Come," by Mary Daheim,  "Die a Stranger," by Steve Hamilton, or "Lethal Outlook," by Victoria Laurie.

If you're looking for more chills, drift on over to Young Adult for the latest "Magnolia League," thriller, "The White Glove War," by Katie Crouch and Grady Hendrix, the mermaid tale, "Just for Fins," by Tera Lyn Child, or "Once," the second novel in Anna Carey's "Eve" trilogy.

Don't forget to dive on over to Fiction to check out Jennifer Weiner's latest, "The Next Best Thing," or "The After Wife," by Gigi Levangie Grazer.  If you haven't read our
May Book Club Selection, "The Night Circus," by Erin Morgenstern, it's released in paperback today.

Happy Reading ! Remember to support your local bookstores whenever possible.

Laydown Lowdown

You Ask, what's new in YA?  You'll notice, the latest from Courtney Summers, "This is Not a Test," Something Like Normal," by Trish Doller, and "Blood Moon," by Alyxandra Harvey. 

Race over to Romance and find "A Place in the Country," by Elizabeth Adler, "Lothaire," by Kresley Cole (new in paperback), "Redemption," by Susannah Sandlin, and "Circle of Danger," by Carla Swafford.

Merge toward Mystery and you'll see the latest Janet Evanovich caper, "Wicked Business," along with "Bonefire of the Vanities," the 12th "Sarah Booth," novel by Carolyn Haines, and the 4th "Kate Burkholder" novel by Linda Castillo, "Gone Missing."

 Storm on over to Sci-Fi for Terry Pratchett's newest novel, "The Long Earth."  "Existence," by David Brin, "The Devil Delivered and Other Tales," by Steven Erikson,  and "A Kingdom Divided: Empire of the Moghul," by Alex Rutherford are also available today.

Finally, fly through the Fiction section and you'll spot "What Women Want" by Fanny Blake, "A Hologram for the King," by Dave Eggers, and "Monarch Beach," by Anita Hughes

Will any of today's new releases make it into your "to-read" pile?  Happy Reading and remember to support your local bookstores whenever possible.