Murder at the Spelling Bee by Lee Hollis The murder of a moderator for a school competition spells trouble for Portland P.I. partners and moms Maya Kendrick and Sandra Wallage . . . Twelve-year-old Rocco Fanelli is a spelling bee champ in the making. He’s the odds-on favorite to win the local middle-school bee and go on to the regionals, the state, and ultimately the nationals. Which is why someone is trying to intimidate him to drop out with a threatening note in his locker. Rocco’s concerned parents hire Maya and Sandra to uncover the culprit and ensure their son’s safety. But the competitio ..read more

A Pose Before Dying by Alex Erickson From the bestselling author of the Bookshop Cafe Mysteries, the first in an exciting new series featuring a young female entrepreneur who’s just opened her dream business – a yoga studio filled with adorable, adoptable cats! If only helping humans fund balance and felines find homes didn’t also require she investigate the purrfect murder… Sure to appeal to fans of Miranda James, Cate Conte, Eileen Watkins, Laurien Berenson, and all lovers of cozy mysteries featuring animal companions! Finding this killer will be a real stretch . . . Ashley Branson has a lot ..read more

LUCKY by Jane Smiley From the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, a soaring, soulful novel about a folk musician who rises to fame across our changing times Before Jodie Rattler became a star, she was a girl growing up in St. Louis. One day in 1955, when she was just six years old, her uncle Drew took her to the racetrack, where she got lucky—and that roll of two-dollar bills she won has never since left her side. Jodie thrived in the warmth of her extended family, and then—through a combination of hard work and serendipity—she started a singing career, which catapulted her from St. L ..read more

A dynamic new True Crime Podcast series that is changing the way that theatre podcasts are heard today! An audio fiction, true crime podcast. The nine-episode series follows three women as they attempt to become podcasting legends with their true crime podcast, “Murder, We Spoke.” Bernie Brown, Paula Anderson, and Jane “Crescendo” Doe cover everything from unsolved murders to iconic serial killers. As the Murder, We Spoke trio chases their dreams of becoming the number one podcast in the world, they discover just how far they’ll go for fame. Episode 1 (2/14/24)— It Started With a Fire Episode ..read more

What About Tuesday By Adam Wilson An entire day of the week has disappeared.  That’s normal, right? In What About Tuesday? Adam Wilson reminds us that should you ever wake up to find a day of the week missing due to a freak abnormality in the nature of space-time, it’s probably a good idea not to mention it to anyone. Seriously. Just leave it alone. Definitely don’t hire a private investigator. Oh, and definitely don’t ask questions. Forget anything happened. Because, technically, nothing did. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: A former comic editor, Adam Wilson is one of the co-publishers of Re ..read more

Matterhorn of Thrillers with NYT Best Seller Christopher Reich on Book Lights LISTEN HERE! Christopher Reich is the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Deception, Numbered Account, and The Patriot’s Club, which won the International Thriller Writers Award for best novel in 2006. His new novel, Matterhorn is availabe now! You can learn more at his website: https://christopherreich.com/ And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com Book Lights – shining a light on good books! Here’s a look at MATTERHORN:: A sudden family death and an old nem ..read more

Past Lifes Revenge by Angela Van Breemen Have you ever had a dream that was so real, you were sure it was from a past life? Since childhood, David Harris has suffered from debilitating nightmares. He has sought the advice of psychiatrists and other health professionals without obtaining any relief. When he meets an attractive young psychic, Emma Jackson, she encourages him to seek the help of her friend Anna Tungsten, a hypnotherapist. During an emotionally charged past life regression, David learns he was murdered in his most recent reincarnation, thirty years earlier. When David re ..read more

The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson Drawing on the little-known true story of one tragic night at an Ozarks dance hall in the author’s Missouri hometown, this beautifully written, endearingly nostalgic novel picks up 50 years later for a folksy, character-driven portrayal of small-town life, split second decisions, and the ways family secrets reverberate through generations. From the new Fannie Flagg of the Ozarks, a richly-woven story of family, forgiveness, and reinvention for readers of Kristy Woodson Harvey, Donna Everhart, Sue Monk Kidd, Jeannette Walls, and Rita Mae Brow ..read more

THE ALONE TIME by Elle Marr or two sisters, confronting the past could come at a terrible price in a riveting novel about a family tragedy—and family secrets—by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author Elle Marr. Fiona and Violet Seng were just children when their family’s Cessna crash-landed in the Washington wilderness, claiming the lives of their parents. For twelve harrowing weeks, the girls fended for themselves before being rescued. Twenty-five years later, they’re still trying to move on from the trauma. Fiona repurposes it into controversial works of art. Violet has battled addiction an ..read more

Is man’s best friend also the best mystery solving partner? These sleuths certainly seem to think so… The Wild Side by Fern Michaels School guidance counselor Melanie Drake trades playground scuffles and long walks with her retired service dogs for high-stakes undercover work as an escort, infiltrating a dangerous network of powerful men. Melanie navigates the treacherous world of international billionaires’ gatherings, risking everything to gather vital intelligence for national security. But as the stakes rise and danger looms, Melanie must rely on her wits and her loyal canine comp ..read more