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    The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina By Zoraida Córdova   Available September 7th “The Montoyas are used to a life without explanations. They know better than to ask why the pantry never seems to run low or empty, or why their matriarch won’t ever leave their home in Four Rivers—even for graduations, weddings, or baptisms. But when Orquídea Divina invites them to her funeral and to collect their inheritance, they hope to learn the secrets that she has held onto so tightly their whole lives. Instead, Orquídea is transformed, leaving them with more questions than answers. Seven years later, her gifts have manifested in different ways for Marimar, Rey, and Tatinelly’s daughter, Rhiannon, granting them unexpected blessings. But soon, a hidden figure begins to tear through their family tree, picking them off one by one as it seeks to destroy Orquídea’s line. Determined to save what’s left of their family and uncover the truth behind their inheritance, the four descendants travel to Ecuado

There definitely are trigger warnings for depression, PTSD, sexual assault, assault, and possibly eating disorders. So please be careful and gentle with yourself while reading this book. This behemoth of a book, nearly 800 pages, was one of the quickest reads of my life. I simply could not put it down! This is the fourth book in the series and it picks up right where A Court of Frost and Starlight leaves off, but this is focused solely on Nesta and Cassian’s relationship. After letting Nesta deal with the trauma of the war alone and in her own way, which consists of drinking till oblivion and bringing strangers into her bed. Freye decides to take matters into her own hands after Nesta charges a night on the town to the Night Court and it is a small fortune. When Nesta is faced with the choices to either train with Cassian, live in the house of the winds, and work in the library OR be dropped off on the other side of the wall with the humans. She reluctantly chooses Cassian and everyt

  A Slow Fire Burning By Paula Hawkins Available on August 31st by the Author of The Girl on the Train  “ When a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it triggers questions about three women who knew him. Laura is the troubled one-night-stand last seen in the victim’s home. Carla is his grief-stricken aunt, already mourning the recent death of yet another family member. And Miriam is the nosy neighbor clearly keeping secrets from the police. Three women with separate connections to the victim. Three women who are – for different reasons – simmering with resentment. Who are, whether they know it or not, burning to right the wrongs done to them. When it comes to revenge, even good people might be capable of terrible deeds. How far might any one of them go to find peace? How long can secrets smolder before they explode into flame?” A Lesson in Vengeance By Victoria Lee Available August 3rd “Felicity Morrow is back at Dalloway School. Perched in the Catskill mountai