Celebrate summer with sparkling Texas-connected new reads

 

Take a peek at  our collection of July’s Texas-connected new releases and discover the perfect cherry to top your summer-fun sundae amidst this stellar collection of marvelous mysteries, fantastic fiction, charming childrens’ books, and fabulous fantasies. Whether you’re on the hunt for a searing thriller or a steamy romance, we have just what you need to soar away on a new adventure.

 

The Bulls of Bashan

Jodi Lea Stewart

 

1953. In a diner in a dusty Texas border town, a young waitress’s life takes an unexpected turn when she is swept into a high-stakes adventure. Recruited by a charismatic former WWII Army major, a glamorous New York socialite, and a charming daredevil who effortlessly flies planes and rides bulls, she embarks on a shadowy mission promising both wealth and danger. Together, this unlikely team will plunge into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, navigate the depths of the world’s deepest canyon, brave the open seas, and traverse the ruins of postwar Europe. Their quest? To retrieve a set of mysterious keys. With the fate of their mission hanging in the balance, they inch closer to the elusive head of operations—the only one who can unlock the secrets of The Bulls of Bashan.

 

 

 

Someone to Watch Over Me

Renee Curtis

 

In a world full of cameras and scripts, the real danger is happening off-screen. Rising star Carmindy Welch is living the dream—until a chilling note appears in her pocket, eerily similar to those sent by the stalker she helped put away. Has he escaped? Or is someone new watching her?    

 

Her father hires Navy SEAL Colby Lynch to keep her safe, but as sparks fly, so does the danger. When Colby is called back to duty, he leaves behind a team of elite operatives—but the threat keeps closing in.    

 

As those around her fall victim to a twisted obsession, Carmindy realizes she may have to confront her worst nightmare herself… before she loses everything—including her life.

 

 

 

Neon Elegies

L.B. Benson

 

Lana McKinley needs a change of scenery. Escaping to the big city with her older brother seems like the best plan, and reconnecting with the flirtatious falcon shifter she met the night of her brother’s challenge might be the perfect way to ease her troubled heart.    

 

Max Acheson can’t get his friend’s sister out of his mind, and when Lana shows up in Argent he might have to break the rules of friendship to get closer to her.    

 

When Max and Lana find out they share more in common than the ability to shift, something beyond friendship and flirtation blooms. Can Max and Lana build something strong enough to withstand the challenge? Or will their relationship end up as just another sad song?

 

 

 

Bibsy Cross and the Time Capsule

Liz Garton Scanlon

 

The fourth book of the beloved Bibsy Cross series brings us to the end of 3rd grade, and Bibsy’s class is asked to put together time capsules. Bibsy has lots of vivid memories and a creative mind, but she’s not at all sure she wants to trap her childhood in a box! It’s not until her sweet Nanaberry comes to stay that she learns to look at project in a new way. This book is for regular-pegular ol’ Bibsy lovers and new readers alike! 

 

 

 

Heartbeat Harmony

Alexa Aston

 

Autumn Sutherland divorces her cheating doctor husband and begins a new life as Director of Nursing at a hospital in her hometown of Hawthorne, Texas. Eli Carson, a brilliant but socially awkward physician, is the hospital’s medical director and Autumn’s boss.      

 

Autumn is drawn to Eli's kindness and humility, while Eli admires Autumn's strength and determination. Despite their initial hesitation of becoming involved, as they spend more time together, their friendship blossoms into something deeper.    

 

Will Autumn and Eli learn to open their hearts to one another, or will their pasts keep them from finding a lasting future together?

 

 

 

 

Pillars of Creation

Carlos Flores

 

Yoltic Cortez, a college dropout and aspiring writer in his mid-twenties, grapples with this question while living in an impoverished colonia. His bedridden father warns him to prepare spiritually for the challenges ahead by returning to their religious traditions and confronting the "Devil in the desert."  In this Nietzschean world, a secular realm fraught with fear and loathing, where God has been declared dead, Yoltic's quest for redemption and wisdom unfolds. Pillars of Creation: A Quest for the Great Name in a Nietzschean World by Carlos Nicolás Flores offers a powerful perspective on the crisis at the Mexican-American border through the eyes of a gifted young Tejano.

 

 

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

There are so many Texas-connected books publishing this month that we couldn’t feature all of them. The following books also publish in July:

 

CHILDREN'S, MIDDLE GRADE, & YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

All for the Game by Heather Buchta

Ball Pythons by Jessica Lee Anderson

Darkness Looms: Jack Faces War by Mark Greathouse

Gus Hearts the Bus by Lindsay Leslie

Hit Me with Your Best Charm by Lillie Vale

I Am Not Okay by David DeGrand

Island Storm by Brian Floca

Letters to Livy by Kailin Gow

Love Spells Trouble by Nia Davenport

Miss Camper by Kat Fajardo

We Match! by Chris Barton

When the Moon Met the Sun by Alaina Hope

 

FANTASY / SCI FI

Chaos and Harmony by River Tatum & Michael Anderle

Daughters of Flood and Fury by Gabriella Buba

Deeds of Wisdom by Elizabeth Moon

The Dragon Queen's Oath by Lyn South & Michael Anderle

Druid, Witch, and Wraith by Isabel Campbell & Michael Anderle

Dust to Dust by Martha Carr & Michael Anderle

Earth and Sky by River Tatum & Michael Anderle

Fire and Water by River Tatum & Michael Anderle

Fortress of Shadows by Martha Carr & Michael Anderle

Guerrera Vee by L.D. Wosar

The Last Wizard's Ball by Charlaine Harris

On the Wright Path by Maria Grace

 

MYSTERY / HORROR

Camping with a Killer by Becki Willis

The Council by Kayla Frederick

Death in a Gilded Frame by LB Dayton

Death, Pagents, and Pies by Bessie Barr

Framed in Amish Country by Mary Alford

The Game by Brandon Keller

Identity Unveiled by Leslie A. Piggott

A Kiss Apart by Carolyn L. Dean

The Leverage Point by Quinn Price

The Librarian After The Apocalypse by Brian Yansky

Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox

Pawsitively Deadly by Amy Briggs

Penny by Gloria Oliver

The Pusherman by Lisa Boyle

Rage by Linda Castillo

Safe Haven by Sam Baron

The Secret Countdown by Gloria Oliver

Something in the Water by Phyllis R. Dixon

Tourist Trap Murder by Brittany E. Brinegar

Welcome to Cottonmouth by Jay S. Bell

 

NONFICTION 

ArnieTex: Over 100 Recipes for Mexican-American Cooking and Texas-Style BBQ by Arnie Segovia

Barbs, Bullets, and Blood by Harold D. Jobes

Birds of Texas by David Sarkozi 

Black Soldiers, White Laws: The Tragedy of the 24th Infantry in 1917 Houston by John A. Haymond

Book of Texas Moths by Gary Clark & Kate Adams Clark

Daughters of Palestine: A Memoir in Five Generations by Leyla K. King

Faith and Ruin: Exploring the Abandoned Churches in Texas by Adriana Perez

Murder in the Suburbs by Emily Webb

The Official Wednesday Cookbook: The Woefully Weird Recipes of Nevermore Academy by Mari Mancusi

On the Way to the Sky by Michael Stephens

The Peached Tortilla by Eric Silverstein

Right Back Where I Started by David Itkin

Six Dimes and a Nickel by Damon West

Texas Takes Shape by Mark Lambert

We Are Pregnant with Freedom by Stacie Selmon McCormick

The Windows of Heaven by Ron Rozelle

A Yellow Rose Project by Meg Griffiths

 

OTHER FICTION

Curtains of Rain: Cortinas de Lluvia by Anel Flores

Everybody Has a Gun by William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone

Guns on the Guadalupe: Justice on the River by Mark Greathouse

Heat Lightening by William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone

Inferno's Shadow by Taylor Anderson

Killer on the Road / The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham Jones

The Reckoning of Men by Robert Vaughan & Chris Mullen

The Unkillable Frank Lightning by Josh Rountree

Unspoken by Jann Alexander

 

POETRY

Poems by Ranier Maria Rilke: A 150th Anniversary Reader translated by Donald Mace Williams

 

ROMANCE

Alpha’s Twins by Kayla Wolf

Becoming His Bluestocking Countess by Samantha Hastings

Beignets & Bad Omens by Kelli Robyns & Michael Anderle

The Blood Nexus Match by Tigris Eden

Broken Rejected Mate by Kayla Wolf

Conan: Mayhem Makers by Liberty Parker

The Cowboy's Winter Heart by Janalyn Knight

Decoding Danger by Kacy Cross

Don't Take the Girl by L.A. Ferro

Don't You Forget About Me by Shana Galen

The Elusive Phoebe by Jen Geigle Johnson

Embattled Brother by Lindy Bell

Endlessly Yours by Carrie Ann Ryan

The Ex Next Door by Heatherly Bell

A Family on His Doorstep by Alena Auguste 

The Fire Between Us by Kay Cantrell

Forever Fanciful by Ginny Sterling

A Fortune's Secret by Teri Wilson

Happily Evan After by Kat Baxter

Her Baby, Her Badge by Delores Fossen

His Family Fortune by Elizabeth Bevarly

How Freaking Romantic by Emily Harding

In Love with an Angel by Ginny Sterling

Into the Storm by Melody Loomis

Just a Second Chance by Michelle Donn

Keeping Laryn by Susan Stoker

Lasso Lovebirds by Clio Evans

Mail Order Artist by Linda Carroll-Bradd

McKenna by Kathleen Ball

Midnight in the Bayou by Kelli Robyns & Michael Anderle

My Brother's Best Friends by Natasha L. Black

On the Record by Kimberly Page

The Paradise Petition by Carolyn Brown

Perilous Tides by Elizabeth Goddard

Property of Madman by Sapphire Knight

Queen of the Quarter by Kelli Robyns & Michael Anderle

The Rawhide Man by Diana Palmer

The Reluctant Siren by Lexie Blake writing as Sophie Oak

Roll for Romance by Lenora Woods

Royal Hero by Jo Grafford

Running to the Rescue by Dianne Oren

Sweet Temptation by Chris Keniston

Swept Away by the Cowboy by Leah Vale

The Texas He Left Behind by Elizabeth Grey

Way of Honor by Alexa Verde

What a Wolf Wants by Terry Spear

What Brings Us Joy by Teresa Wells

Where You're Planted by Melanie Sweeney

You Had Me at Taco by Candice Y. Johnson

 

 

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