New this week
The latest additions to The Library's collection
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In the stacks
Historical
Dancing at The Orange Peel (The Kent Creek Chronicles) | Gina Hogan Edwards | Historical Fiction, Literary, Coming-of-Age (N) (I) (F)
Dancing at The Orange Peel is part of a collection of stories in “The Kent Creek Chronicles.” Set in the fictional town of Kent Creek, North Carolina, this story begins in 1968. When nine-year-old Libby and her widowed mother Gwen befriend their town’s first prominent Black businessman, they’re forced to come to terms with the reactions of their family and community... and themselves. As Libby struggles to understand her place in this world, Gwen grasps for what little remains of her own identity, her hopes, and her dreams.
Speculative
Metanoia | Kerry Jane | Speculative (N) (I) (F)→($)
The first two chapters are free
Metanoia is a sci-fi fantasy novel about the journey of the soul. In the first-person point of view, the reader is taken through nine lifetimes on different worlds and different civilizations.
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From the Archive
Featuring a different, randomly selected book every week
A Long Night Cry | Terry Weaver | Thriller & Mystery (N) (C) (F) →($)
Free through chapter 15, then paid through chapter 56.
Detectives Eli Ridge and Thaddeus Preck are assigned to find three missing teenage girls, including the daughter of Ted Cronin, billionaire CEO and U.S. Senator. When the detectives are ordered to focus exclusively on the senator’s daughter, Eli’s choices place his career at risk and leave his loved ones teetering between life and death. As the young detective’s psyche fractures, he must race to find the girls and cover up what’s left in the wake of his dark side.
I need to send you an email to be included in this. I got a draft with contact info saved, but I haven't gotten a chance to write it up.
Being on this library shelf is an honor. Thanks for adding me to the collection. I look forward to exploring more of what other writers are offering too. Thank you for creating this space for Substack writers and readers.