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May Releases

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  • Homebound: a novel by Portia Elan, over a background of blue sky, pink and purple clouds, which dissolve into pixels in places.

    Homebound

    May 5
  • Cover for An Inheritance of Lies, showing a woman dressed in a white blouse and a grey skirt sporting her curly hair loose about to board the RMS Lusitania, docked by the quay. The book title, An Inheritance of Lies, and the author's name, Rebecca A. Carter are written in an elegant font.

    An Inheritance of Lies

    May 5
  • On a navy blue background with stars, an illustration of a woman and a man standing together, clasping hands. The woman is of East Asian appearance, with long black hair, and she is wearing a white grey and white striped t-shirt and blue jeans. The man is of Caucasian appearance, with short blond hair, and he is wearing a white button-up shirt with a pair of glasses tucked into the chest pocket, and brown trousers. Surrounding them is an illustration of a wooden-framed window with several arches. The central arch frames the couple, while two pointed arches on either side contain stained glass depicting images of a black cat (left) and a green lizard (right). Pointed arches on either side of those are empty with the night sky visible. Ivy surrounds the wooden frame. Silvery grey text reads: "International bestselling author / Keshe Chow / Strange Familiars". Smaller text in blue reads: "Academic rivalry is beastly."

    Strange Familiars

    May 19
  • Cover for That Which Feeds Us, showing a girl with short curly hair sitting next to a green wall. Persimmon tree branches, full of ripe and rotting fruit, are growing out of the wall behind the girl and are piercing her skin. There are moths on top of the tattoo sleeves covering her arms and plumeria flower buds unfolding near her face. The book title and author's name, Keala Kendall, are written in a bold font.

    That Which Feeds Us: a Hawaiian Gothic

    May 5
  • Two characters stand shoulder to shoulder smirking at each other. The girl has her arms crossed in a short black lace dress with fingerless gloves. Her black hair is braided into buns at the nape of her neck. The boy has chin length black hair and olive skin. He's wearing a maroon kitesurfing shirt and jeans. They stand in front of a large wrought iron gate covered in vines outside a dark turreted mansion. The title covers the image: You're Dead to Me Reed Walker. Above it is the tag line: They'd kill each other. If they weren't already dead.

    You’re Dead to Me, Reed Walker

    May 12
  • Cover for The Wives of Herrick Hall, showing an image of a wreath made of burning flowers, with a purple ribbon, purple thread, glass bottle, and a pair scissors wound throughout. Two cameo purple and white brooches showing two young women facing each other rests at the bottom of the wreath. The book title lies in the center of the wreath, and the author's name, Julie Lew, at the bottom.

    The Wives of Herrick Hall

    May 5
  • Cover for Smash or Pass by Birdie Schae, showing an illustration of two girls kissing. They are holding a beach volleyball in front of their faces. The background is a bright blue sky.

    Smash or Pass

    May 12
  • On a blue background, a chuppah decorated with flowers is centered with the title Soon By You scrawled inside. One side of the chuppah is on fire, and a broken glass rests beneath it. The tagline reads, "They're certainly a match made in somewhere."

    Soon By You

    May 19
  • The cover of the Lustrous Dark: The silhouette of a girl facing the entrance to a cave of luminous crystal pillars that swirl with pink, blue, and purple. She is surrounded by a dark, foreboding forest.

    The Lustrous Dark

    May 19
  • Two people are facing one another. On the left, a tall man with long, wavy brown hair with primroses in it. He wears a plaid in various shades of green with leafy embellishments. He’s smiling down at the woman, gently holding her chin with his thumb. The woman on the right has long, tawny hair tied halfway back with a thin ribbon, a white rose behind her left ear. She wears a long sleeved dress in a sandy color and holds a basket full of flower in the crook of her arm. She is looking up at the man. The two are surrounded by rose bushes in pastel colors. The image is framed in black with an intricate bronze border. In the foreground there is the title in white letters with purple borders: “My Thorns For Your Roses” with the author’s name “Kristen Argyres” below. In small text above the woman, next to the man’s head are the words “The Cairnwood Reel Series.”

    My Thorns For Your Roses

    May 5
  • Cover the Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights shows a girl and boy sitting on a red checkered picnic blanket on a grassy field covered in white flowers in front of a two story farmhouse with white walls and a red roof. It is night time and there are fireworks in the sky. Two Secret Service agents, a man and woman, in dark suits watch the couple from the background.

    Stars, Stripes, & Summer Nights

    May 12
  • A book cover that shows poloraids of three girls with brown skin in bright clothing appearing in front of different locations. The polaroids sit atop a scrapbook page of various patterns.

    The Summer Scrapbook

    May 5
  • A collection of different ripped papers reading "In Case I Go Missing" on a backdrop of spooky bare trees and sparks from a fire.

    In Case I Go Missing

    May 26
  • Cover for the In the Country I Love includes a mosque in the center of an American suburban neighborhood, with two boy figures walking toward the mosque. A sky full of stars and a small crescent moon appear surrounding the title and author's name, written in gold bold font.

    In the Country I Love

    May 26
  • A boy and a girl run in a cloud of purple mist, with a yellow dragon looming overhead, against a setting of misty mountains, rivers, dandelions, and a full moon.

    Song of the Yellow Dragon

    May 12
  • A dark-blue ocean at night, the rocks spelling out THE COVE. Author and tagline in the sky: Claire Rose. They’ve been waiting for you.

    The Cove

    May 5
  • A beige background is framed by the brown earth of a grave dotted with stylized human bones. Three adorable black kittens with blue eyes peer over the edges as if looking down on the viewer inside the grave. Text reads The Black Cat Detectives: A Mystery, by Kit Gray.

    The Black Cat Detectives

    May 26
  • Cover for The Greatest Game. A woman with blonde hair stands in front of an African American man as they stare defiantly at each other. They wear sports clothes and their whistles are tangled together. In the background is a soccer field with a goal and soccer ball.

    The Greatest Game

    May 5
  • Book cover of Cosmic Goodness: Surrendering the Shadows to Live in the Light by Cassidy Gard, foreword by Mariel Hemingway. The design features a modern reinterpretation of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, showing Venus standing in a seashell against a surreal desert landscape with pink, orange, and purple tones beneath a cloudy blue sky. At the top of the cover, a white endorsement blurb from Mark Watts of the Alan Watts Organization, appears. The title “Cosmic Goodness” is in large golden-yellow letters, with the subtitle and author’s name in white and magenta text below. “Foreword by Mariel Hemingway” appears at the bottom. The overall composition conveys themes of transformation, renewal, and self-discovery.

    Cosmic Goodness: Surrendering the Shadows to Live in the Light

    May 12
  • Cover for How the story goes, featuring a stack of four books against a night sky with the words "How the Story Goes" cascading down their different colored covers at angles. The edges of the books' pages include simple images of a castle, a hand writing, and a couple walking hand in hand, as well as decorative fall leaves and birds.

    How the Story Goes

    May 5
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