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These debuts are the best way to discover something new this year.
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  • Falling Hard for the Royal Guard

    by Megan Clawson ...
    Despite living in an actual castle, happily ever after is evading Margaret ‘Maggie’ Moore.From her bedroom in the Tower of London, twenty-six-year-old Maggie has always dreamed of her own fairy-tale ending.Yet this is twenty-first century London, so instead of knights on white horses, she has catfish on Tinder. And with her last relationship ending in spectacular fashion, she swears off men for ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • At Sea

    by Emma Fedor ...
    “Moving and immersive...truly compelling.” —Marjan Kamali, nationally bestselling author of The Stationery ShopWhat happens when the man you love most in the world—who may be lying about everything—unexpectedly disappears and takes your small child with him? Emma Fedor’s riveting and powerful debut explores the fierceness of first love and how far one woman will go to learn the painful truth about ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Strange

    by Nathan Ballingrud ...
    1931, New Galveston**, Mars: Fourteen-year-old Anabelle Crisp sets off through the wastelands of the Strange to find Silas Mundt’s gang who have stolen her mother’s voice, destroyed her father, and left her solely with a need for vengeance.**Since Anabelle’s mother left for Earth to care for her own ailing mother, her days in New Galveston have been spent at school and her nights at her laconic ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Flux

    by Jinwoo Chong ...
    "Flux happily offers a moving appraisal of lives buffeted by personal and systemic traumas; a deep dive into the good, the bad and the ugly of self-serving corporate culture; and no shortage of “wait, what the heck just happened?” thrills." -- The New York Times Book Review"Brazen, exhilarating, fun, and surprising! I couldn't predict where this novel was going, but I was definitely along for the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The One

    by Julia Argy ...
    A razor-sharp and seductively hypnotic debut novel about the very fantasy of falling in love.Emily didn’t join the cast of The One for fame or for a relationship. She simply didn’t have anything better to do. Newly fired from her dead-end job, it doesn’t take much convincing when she’s recruited as a last-minute contestant for the popular reality dating show. Emily has been performing her entire ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Combat Codes

    by Alexander Darwin ...
    Book 1 - The Combat Codes
    In a world where battle-hardened warriors determine the fate of empires, war-ravaged nations seek out a new champion in the first book of a thrilling science fantasy trilogy: "that rare book that fully satisfies me as an action fan" (Fonda Lee, author of Jade City).In a world long ago ravaged by war, the nations have sworn an armistice never to use weapons of mass destruction again. Instead, ... Read more

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  • Adrift

    A Novel

    by Lisa Brideau ...
    "Crackles with urgency and humanity...a book made to meet the moment. A must read." —Katie Lattari, author of Dark Things I AdoreFor fans of The Last Thing He Told Me comes a page-turning thriller about hidden identities and the terrifying realities of climate change.The truth won't always set you free...Ess wakes up alone on a sailboat in the remote Pacific Northwest with no memory of who she is ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Natural Beauty

    A Novel

    by Ling Ling Huang ...
    Sly, surprising, and razor-sharp, Natural Beauty follows a young musician into an elite, beauty-obsessed world where perfection comes at a staggering cost.Our narrator produces a sound from the piano no one else at the Conservatory can. She employs a technique she learned from her parents—also talented musicians—who fled China in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. But when an accident leaves her ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Bad Cree

    A Novel

    by Jessica Johns ...
    **In this gripping, horror-laced debut, a young Cree woman’s dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of violence on her family, her community and the land they call home."A mystery and a horror story about grief, but one with defiant hope in its beating heart." —Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Lunar Love

    by Lauren Kung Jessen ...
    This sweet, enemies-to-lovers debut rom-com filled with Chinese astrology will undoubtedly prove to be a perfect match with readers of Helen Hoang, Jasmine Guillory, and Sarah Adams.Always a matchmaker, never a match...Olivia Huang Christenson is excited-slash-terrified to be taking over her grandmother’s matchmaking business. But when she learns that a new dating app has made her Pó Po’s ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Dirty Laundry

    A Novel

    by Disha Bose ...
    GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • “A twisty tale of murder and love gone wrong, rife with bone-chilling revelations . . . This is a riveting debut, and Disha Bose is a writer to watch.”—Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Mother May IShe was the perfect wife, with the perfect life. You would kill to have it.Ciara Dunphy has it all—a loving husband, well-behaved children, and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The God of Endings

    A Novel

    by Jacqueline Holland ...
    “A new kind of vampire story, and the result is a surprising and spellbinding tale.” —Laura Moriarty, New York Times bestselling author of The Chaperone**“Great for fans of Interview with a Vampire and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.” —Library JournalSuspenseful and enchanting, this breathtaking debut spans history, weaving a story of love, family, history, and myth as seen through the eyes of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The First Bright Thing

    by J. R. Dawson ...
    If you knew how dark tomorrow would be, what would you do with today?"This is the magic circus book that I have been looking for all my life."―Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart A DoorwayRingmaster — Rin, to those who know her best — can jump to different moments in time as easily as her wife, Odette, soars from bar to bar on the trapeze. And the circus they lead is a ... Read more

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  • In the Upper Country

    A Novel

    by Kai Thomas ...
    The fates of two unforgettable women—one just beginning a journey of reckoning and self-discovery and the other completing her life's last vital act—intertwine in this sweeping, powerful novel set at the terminus of the Underground Railroad.In the 1800s in Dunmore, a Canadian town settled by people fleeing enslavement in the American south, young Lensinda Martin works for a crusading Black ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Surviving Sky

    by Kritika H. Rao ...
    Enter a lush world of cataclysmic storms, planet-wide jungles, floating cities and devastating magic in this first book of an explosive new science fantasy trilogy, perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin, Tasha Suri and Martha Wells.High above a jungle-planet float the last refuges of humanity—plant-made civilizations held together by tradition, technology, and arcane science. Here, architects are ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • The Nigerwife

    A Novel

    by Vanessa Walters ...
    GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK“The perfect beach read…catapults you into a world that most of us have never seen before—and will have you glued to every page.” —HuffPost“White Lotus meets Big Little Lies” (Good Morning America) in this riveting domestic drama about a young woman who goes missing in Lagos, Nigeria, and her estranged auntie who will st... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $12.99 USD

  • I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

    A Novel

    by Marisa Crane ...
    Dept. of Speculation meets Black Mirror in this lyrical, speculative debut about a queer mother raising her daughter in an unjust surveillance stateIn a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted a radical new form of law enforcement: rather than incarceration, wrongdoers are given a second (and sometimes, third, fourth, and fifth) shadow as a reminder of their ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Collected Regrets of Clover

    A Novel

    by Mikki Brammer ...
    "A beautiful tale of a vulnerable, compassionate woman who finds that, in order to care for others, she must also let herself be cared for." ––Kirkus (starred review)What’s the point of giving someone a beautiful death if you can’t give yourself a beautiful life?From the day she watched her kindergarten teacher drop dead during a dramatic telling of Peter Rabbit, Clover Brooks has felt a stronger ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Lies We Sing to the Sea

    by Sarah Underwood ...
    An instant New York Times bestseller and legendary YA debut!This dazzling sapphic fantasy inspired by Greek mythology will captivate fans of Circe and The Song of Achilles.Each spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon demands for the lives of Queen Penelope’s twelve maids, hanged and cast into the depths centuries ago.But when that fate comes for ... Read more

    $10.99 USD $8.99 USD

  • A Flaw in the Design

    A Novel

    by Nathan Oates ...
    A professor’s life is turned upside down when he takes in his charming, wildly dangerous nephew, whose wealthy parents have just died under mysterious circumstances, in this propulsive, edge-of-your-seat debut psychological thriller.“An absolute page-turner . . . I read it in a single sitting.”—Miranda Cowley Heller, bestselling author of The Paper PalaceThe cleverest psychopaths hide in plain ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Year of Cecily

    by Lisa Lin ...
    Book 1 - From Sunset Park, With Love
    ***"Giving a fresh start to former sweethearts, debut author Lin handles complicated family culture and romantic tension by writing passionate, strong-willed protagonists and triumphantly delivers a satisfying second-chance romance." - Library JournalFeatured in BuzzFeed's article, "33 Romance Books To Look Out For in 2023"***This is the year of Cecily Chang.San Francisco attorney Cecily Chang is ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Sun and the Void

    by Gabriela Romero Lacruz ...
    Book 1 - The Warring Gods
    "Evocative and captivating. An enthralling tale of ancient gods, dangerous magic, family and love." ―Sue Lynn Tan, author of Daughter of the Moon GoddessTwo women embark on a unforgettable quest that draws them into a world of dark gods and ancient magic in this sweeping fantasy debut inspired by the history and folklore of colonial South America.Reina is desperate.Stuck on the edges of society, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD $9.99 USD

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  • The Build Up

    by Tati Richardson ...
    **"Plenty of sexy chemistry and sensual sizzle in a story line that celebrates family, friends, and food." Booklist, starred reviewA truly unfortunate first day of work leads to unexpected love in this sparkling debut from Romance in Colour podcast cohost Tati Richardson*****.***Rumpled and ragged was not how architect Ari James envisioned kicking off her first day at a new firm. And few things ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Sea Change

    by Gina Chung ...
    **A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • An enchanting novel about Ro, a woman tossed overboard by heartbreak and loss, who has to find her way back to stable shores with the help of a giant Pacific octopus at the mall aquarium where she works.“Immersively beautiful.... A kaleidoscope of originality." —Weike Wang, acclaimed author of Joan is Okay**Ro is stuck. She's just entered her thirties, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD