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Books by first-time debuts (authors who have never published any book before).

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  • Cover for Every Version of You, showing an illustrated person staring at the Los Angeles skyline. There are boxes featuring a woman and a man arguing, a woman and a man embracing, and a cat.

    Every Version of You

    July 7
  • The cover for The Mortal Trials shows a stone statue looking to the side with spots of blood spatter on it. The title is written in metallic gold serif font.

    The Mortal Trials

    July 14
  • Book cover for From Beijing, With Love by Bei Lin, showing an illustration of two men holding hands with the Great Wall of China in the backdrop. The book title is written in a cursive font. The author name, Bei Lin, is on the bottom of the illustration.

    From Beijing, With Love

    September 29
  • Cover for Casually Yours, showing an illustration of a man and woman holding one another in the window of a historic hotel. It is nighttime. The book title is written in cursive and the author name, Vivian Jia Lac, is written in bold yellow font.

    Casually Yours

    March 17
  • The cover for Freedom to Me by Sidney Quinn featuring a pink California sunset framed by palm trees. There is a tall ship in the background, and a revolver on the sand in the foreground. The tagline says "Mystery, corruption, and a secret that threatens to tear their love apart."

    Freedom to Me

    June 16
  • Cover of These Kindred Hearts by Shari B Pennant, with purple smoke, and illustrations of sword, book, cauldron, skull, rose, cat, fox, bottle, quill and crown.

    These Kindred Hearts

    June 30
  • Cover for There Used to Be People Here, showing a starry night sky with a red streaked comet across it. A car with bright headlights sits on the road beneath the title. The book title and the author’s name are written in a bold, large cap font.

    There Used to Be People Here

    November 3
  • A silhouette of a woman looking into a three-way mirror with two reflections looking back at her. Half is dark blue with teal accents. The other half is teal with dark blue accents. Over the illustration in yellow is the title: The Fractured Life of Lucy Hughes: A Novel" and the name of the author: Annie Morgan.

    The Fractured Life of Lucy Hughes

    September 22
  • A woman wearing a sultry, low-back green satin dress is facing away. There are pink flowers lining the book with a gold serif font. There is a tag line that says, "Forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest..."

    The Demon’s Kiss

    September 24
  • Cover for Last Night I Dreamed of Home, showing an illustrated girl with pink hair opposite a boy with dark blue hair, juxtaposed against a background of the Toronto skyline and an Asian night market.

    Last Night I Dreamed of Home

    October 20
  • Cover for What Could Go Wrong showing an illustrated female wedding Photogrpaher capturing a ginger red headed man in the Snake River in Wyoming who is about to trip and fall in. The book title and author name are in a bold script.

    What Could Go Wrong?

    June 1
  • Cover for Close Relationships with Strangers, showing a naked man on a beach facing the ocean with his back to an unseen viewer. The book title and author's name, Krista Diamond, are in a white sans serif font.

    Close Relationships with Strangers

    June 23
  • Cover for American Triage by Adam Axler. Male sketch bound at elbows with Paul Giamatti quote at top and stating A Memoir.

    American Triage: From 9/11 to Fahrenheit 451

    June 1
  • "Cover one: UK cover for Nemesis Mine, showing two men staring at each other intensely whilst holding daggers to each other's throats, with a night sky and full moon in the background. The man on the left has long blond hair and wears a pale blue shirt, the man on the right has shorter brown hair and wears a cream shirt. Nemesis Mine is written in spiky bright pink lettering across the front.

    Nemesis Mine

    June 18
  • Cover for Wasp's Nest: A Novel, showing lounge chair poolside in front of dark green bushes. The sky in the background is a yellow-tinged blue with hints of gathering clouds. The title and author's name, Kat Stoddard, are written in a yellow serif font.

    Wasp’s Nest

    June 30
  • Cover for A World Apart, showing two men reaching towards each other without touching, with a scene of Victorian London in the background. The colours are vibrant red, blue, and purple with gold leaf accents. The book title and the author's name, Meghan Nesmith, are written in ornate font.

    A World Apart

    November 17
  • Cover for Any More Questions for the Corpse? by J.J. Unthank, showing a illustration of a skeleton sitting on a sofa reading a book in a library, all stylised in red and yellow.

    Any More Questions for the Corpse?

    August 25
  • Cover for No Man’s Daughter showing a woman with olive skin and dark hair, in frontier clothing, and holding a rifle with glowing runes. The background depicts trees and antlered phantom giants. The book title and the author's name, Justine Lombardi, are written in Nordic font.

    No Man’s Daughter

    June 2
  • Cover for Silk and Sensibility, showing an illustration of pink plum blossoms and two blue swallows on a white background. The book title and author's name, Mengxi Seeley, are written in a simple serif font.

    Silk and Sensibility

    September 15
  • The background shows the title: Formula for Crime, subtitle: Where racing meets racketeering and speed hides sin and the author name: Aditya Aurora.

    Formula for Crime

    January 29
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