Always With a Book

Title:Proof Author:C.E. Tobisman Series:Caroline Auden, #2 Published:June 2017, Thomas & Mercer Format:Paperback, 348 pages   In this gripping sequel to C.E. Tobisman’s legal thriller Doubt, techie turned attorney Caroline Auden struggles to move on with her life after her last case nearly destroyed her career. Still haunted by the betrayal that forced her to leave a prestigious law firm, Caroline Auden struggles to keep her fledgling practice afloat—and her paranoia…

Title:Last Seen Author:J.L. Doucette Series:Dr. Pepper Hunt, #1 Published:May 2017, She Writes Press Format: Paperback, 330 pages   Psychologist and police consultant Dr. Pepper Hunt, struggling to deal with the murder of her husband, leaves the private practice they shared and relocates to Wyoming. There, in the stark landscape of the high desert, there is nothing to remind her of everything she lost and left behind. Then her new patient,…

Title:The Half-Life of Remorse Author:Grant Jarrett Published:May 2017, SparkPress Format:Paperback, 256 pages When two vagrants meet on the streets of Muncie, Indiana, they are both unaware that their paths crossed years before. Chic, crude and uneducated, is convinced that Sam is nothing more than a harmless lunatic, and Sam, emotionally scarred and psychologically traumatized by events long past, regards Chic as just another denizen of the street. But Chic has…

Title:The Rules of Half Author:Jenna Patrick Published:June 2017, SparkPress Format:Paperback, 376 pages If Will Fletcher’s severe bipolar disorder isn’t proof he shouldn’t be a parent, his infant daughter’s grave is. Once a happily married, successful veterinarian, he now lives with his sister and thrives as the small-town crazy of Half Moon Hollow. But when a fifteen-year-old orphan claims she’s his daughter, Will is forced back into the role he fears…

Title:The Shark Club Author:Ann Kidd Taylor Published:June 2017, Viking Format:Hardcover, 288 pages A warm and wonderfully vivid novel about taking second chances—in life and in the sea One summer day on the beach in Florida, two extraordinary things happen to Maeve Donnelly. First, she is kissed by Daniel, the boy of her dreams. Then, she is bitten by a blacktip shark. Eighteen years later, Maeve has thrown herself into her…

Title:The Leavers Author:Lisa Ko Published:May 2017, Algonquin Books Format:Hardcover, 352 pages One morning, Deming Guo’s mother, an undocumented Chinese immigrant named Polly, goes to her job at the nail salon and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her. With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left with no one to care for him. He is eventually adopted by two white college professors who move him from…

Title:Rich People Problems Author:Kevin Kwan Series:Crazy Rich Asians, #3 Published:May 2017, Doubleday Format:Hardcover, 384 pages Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians and China Rich Girlfriend, is back with an uproarious new novel of a family riven by fortune, an ex-wife driven psychotic with jealousy, a battle royale fought through couture gown sabotage and the heir to one of Asia’s greatest fortunes locked out of his inheritance. When Nicholas…

Title:The Best of Adam Sharp Author:Graeme Simsion Published:May 2017, St. Martin’s Press Format:Hardcover, 314 pages   From the #1 bestselling author of The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect, an unforgettable new novel about lost love and second chances On the cusp of turning fifty, Adam Sharp likes his life. He’s happy with his partner Claire, he excels in music trivia at quiz night at the local pub, he looks…

Title:Woman No. 17  Author:Edan Lepucki Published:May 2017, Hogarth Press Format:Hardcover, 320 pages A sinister, sexy noir about art, motherhood, and the intensity of female friendships, set in the posh hills above Los Angeles, from the New York Times bestselling author of California. High in the Hollywood Hills, writer Lady Daniels has decided to take a break from her husband. She’s going to need a hand with her young son if…