Hot Off The Shelf: August 8th New Releases
Happy August everyone! This means summer is almost over and those reading lists are about to wrap up.
There are books from new authors, second books from acclaimed authors, and stories you may seem interested in just by the synopsis. At Maude’s Book Club, we want our community to broaden their horizons and try new genres!
Here are the new books being released in the second week of August!
August 1st
Southern California, 1960: endless sunny days surfing in Malibu, followed by glittering neon nights at Whisky A-Go-Go. In an era when women are expected to be housewives, Carol Donnelly is breaking the mould as a legendary female surfer struggling to compete in a male-dominated sport—and her daughters, Mindy and Ginger, bear the weight of her unconventional lifestyle.
Tatum hasn’t seen her daughter, Adrienne, in years, not since Tatum’s husband — the pastor in their small California town — all but disowned her. When she finally gathers the courage to secretly reconnect with Adrienne, Tatum’s thrilled she’s even willing to talk to her. But then — Adrienne disappears.
In Atlanta, Kenny Bomar is a biochemist-turned-coffee-shop-owner in denial about his divorce an grieving his stillborn daughter. Chemicals killed their child, leaching from a type of plant the government is hiding in Black neighbourhoods. Kenny’s coping mechanisms are likewise chemical and becoming more baroque — from daily injections of lethal snake venom to manufacturing designer drugs. As his grief turns corrosive, it taints very person he touches.
Even before they were transformed into Gorgons, Medusa and her sisters, Stehno and Euryale, were unique among immortals. Curious about mortals and their lives, medusa and her sisters entered the human world in search of a place to belong, yet quickly found themselves at the perilous center of a dangerous Olympian rivalry and learned —too late — that a god’s love is a violent one.
Thirty years after a tragic accident shut down production of the classic children’s program Mister Magic, the five surviving cast members have done their best to move on. But just as generations of cultishly devoted fans still cling to the lessons they learned from the show, the cast, known as the Circle of Friends, have spent their lives searching for the happiness they felt while they were on it. The friendship. The feeling of belonging. And the protection of Mister Magic.
Mercury Rhodes barely remembers life before the bombs fell, before the green mist. While it proved deadly to all the men who breathed it in, it gave new life to some women who did the same. The green mist provided each member of her newfound family an ability: Stella’s sense of the future, Iman’s earthly connection, Karen’s bond with Spirit, and Gemma’s healing ability. Although Mercury now has incredible physical strength — she doesn’t know if she will be strong enough for what comes next. Especially after the death of Ford, their companion through the aftermath of the mist.
Your happiest memory is their deadliest weapon.
This is PROPHET.
It knows when you were happiest. It gives life to your fondest memories and uses them to destroy you. But who created it? And what do they want?
It’s the middle of the night in the middle of Paris and a woman just woke up with no memory. She only knows three things for certain: She has a splitting headache, the hottest guy she has ever seen is standing over her telling her to run, and people keep trying to kill her. She doesn’t know who. Or Why. But when she sees footage of herself fighting off a dozen men there’s only one explanation: she’s a spy.
After a series of go-nowhere jobs in the New York publishing world, Harper Cruz is broke, lonely, and desperate for a salary that won’t leave her scrambling to make rent each month. So when she stumbles across a job posting from an influencer offering triple her last paycheck, she automatically submits her resume. She may not be familiar with self-help guru Charlotte Green, but her relentless optimism and charismatic can-do spirit have created a cult-like following of women across the country.
Terence Bailey is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering, though investigators have long suspected him in the murders of six women. As his freedom approaches, Bailey gets a surprise visit from Maddison Logan, a hot, young influencer with a huge social media following. Hours later, Maddison disappears, and police suspect she’s been kidnapped — or worse. Is Maddison’s disappearance connected to her visit to Bailey? Why was she visiting him in the first place?
Have you picked any of the books listed above? If you have, let us know which ones! If you have any recommendations similar to the books listed above drop them in the comments below.
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