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Time Travel for Beginners
Time Travel for Beginners
by Jaclyn Moriarty
Reviewed: May 14, 2026
 
Publishing: Aug 4, 2026
 
In her dazzling new novel, award-winning author Jaclyn Moriarty asks the question, if you could travel back in time, when would you visit?
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(4.3/5)
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Plant Lady
Plant Lady
by Kang Minyoung
Reviewed: May 14, 2026
 
Publishing: Aug 4, 2026
 
In the heart of a quiet town, a young woman tends to her plant shop, but beneath the surface of her lush, green sanctuary lies something far darker....

Will you dare to disrespect her plants?
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(4.1/5)
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The Night Hunter
The Night Hunter
by Natalie Moss
Reviewed: May 14, 2026
 
Publishing: Jul 28, 2026
 
In a remote corner of the South African bush, two sisters reunite to bury a family secret once and for all, but when they're stranded among the wild animals, they find a predator far more dangerous waiting for them in the shadows... .
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(4.3/5)
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Henry Tudor Must Die
Henry Tudor Must Die
by Jillian Laine
Reviewed: Apr 10, 2026
 
Publishing: Jul 21, 2026
 
One queen exiled. Another headed for the gallows. Both hungry for revenge. England's most infamous queens unite in vengeance against Henry VIII.
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(4.2/5)
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An Infinite Love Story
An Infinite Love Story
by Chanel Cleeton
Reviewed: Mar 12, 2026
 
Publishing: Jul 7, 2026
 
When an astronaut is lost in space, his wife relives their epic love as she attempts to unravel what truly happened to him, in this sweeping love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s Space Race, from the New York Times bestselling author of ...
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(4.4/5)
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Summer of Love
Summer of Love
by Kerri Maher
Reviewed: Apr 10, 2026
 
Publishing: Jul 7, 2026
 
In this moving novel about the transformative power of storytelling, three women make life-changing decisions set in motion by the 1967 Summer of Love in San Francisco, shaping the legacy of their family's Napa Valley winery forever, from the USA ...
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(4.2/5)
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Somebody Worth Killing
Somebody Worth Killing
by Jessica Payne
Reviewed: Apr 10, 2026
 
Publishing: Jun 16, 2026
 
Meet Nadia Davis, a doting mom and loving wife who has a big secret: she's actually an assassin. And she really needs a babysitter who shows up on time.
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(4.1/5)
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Feast
Feast
by Catherine Kurtz
Reviewed: Mar 12, 2026
 
Published: Jun 9, 2026
 
In 19th century France, a young woman with a magical sense of taste saves a duc from poison, and her new role as poison taster thrusts her into the world of the nobility, where secrets and danger lurk around every corner.
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