Oh goodness. What a GREAT birthday month July 2019 is shaping up to be! I know I say that I’m so excited for the new releases in each of these posts, but this month really stands about the rest!
We’ve got two releases from a couple of my favorite authors, one of which I’ve already read and LOVED.
Let’s dive in to the releases!
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
Expected publication date: July 2nd 2019
Genre: Thriller
Synopsis: No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen’s new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most high-profile and mysterious buildings. Recently heartbroken and just plain broke, Jules is taken in by the splendor of her surroundings and accepts the terms, ready to leave her past life behind.
As she gets to know the residents and staff of the Bartholomew, Jules finds herself drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, who comfortingly, disturbingly reminds her of the sister she lost eight years ago. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew is not what it seems and the dark history hidden beneath its gleaming facade is starting to frighten her, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story . . . until the next day, when Ingrid disappears.
Searching for the truth about Ingrid’s disappearance, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew’s dark past and into the secrets kept within its walls. Her discovery that Ingrid is not the first apartment sitter to go missing at the Bartholomew pits Jules against the clock as she races to unmask a killer, expose the building’s hidden past, and escape the Bartholomew before her temporary status becomes permanent.
Note: I read this book and absolutely loved it! Check out my brief review here, and keep an eye out for my full review on the 2nd! (Also, I totally added to this to my July BOTM!)
Stone Cold Heart (Cat Kinsella #2) by Caz Frear
Expected publication date: July 2nd 2019
Genre: Mystery
Synopsis: After a brief stint in the Mayor’s Office, Detective Constable Cat Kinsella is back at the London Metropolitan Police, wisecracking with her partner Luigi Parnell and trying to avoid the wrath of the boss, DI Kate Steele.
But for Cat and Parnell, it’s serious business when a young Australian woman turns up dead after a party thrown by her new boss. The initial investigation of Naomi Petrovic’s murder points to Joseph Madden, the owner of a coffee shop around the corner from police headquarters. Madden insists he’s innocent, that he was home with his wife Rosa at the time of the murder. When police question her, Rosa contradicts his alibi, swearing that she was home alone.
While the team builds its case against Joseph, Cat is tasked with getting to the heart of the Maddens’ marriage. Cat knows that one of them is lying—but the question of which one, and why, is far more complicated than she could have expected. As she tries to balance the demands of the investigation with a budding romance and unresolved family drama, Cat has to decide how far she’ll go to keep her own past mistakes buried.
When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O’Neal
Expected publication date: July 16th 2019
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Josie Bianci was killed years ago on a train during a terrorist attack. Gone forever. It’s what her sister, Kit, an ER doctor in Santa Cruz, has always believed. Yet all it takes is a few heart-wrenching seconds to upend Kit’s world. Live coverage of a club fire in Auckland has captured the image of a woman stumbling through the smoke and debris. Her resemblance to Josie is unbelievable. And unmistakable. With it comes a flood of emotions—grief, loss, and anger—that Kit finally has a chance to put to rest: by finding the sister who’s been living a lie.
After arriving in New Zealand, Kit begins her journey with the memories of the past: of days spent on the beach with Josie. Of a lost teenage boy who’d become part of their family. And of a trauma that has haunted Kit and Josie their entire lives.
Now, if two sisters are to reunite, it can only be by unearthing long-buried secrets and facing a devastating truth that has kept them apart far too long. To regain their relationship, they may have to lose everything.
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Expected publication date: July 23rd 2019
Genre:
Synopsis: The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark, one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.
The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own.
Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfather’s room. She opens it—and accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan god of death, who requests her help in recovering his throne from his treacherous brother. Failure will mean Casiopea’s demise, but success could make her dreams come true.
In the company of the strangely alluring god and armed with her wits, Casiopea begins an adventure that will take her on a cross-country odyssey from the jungles of Yucatán to the bright lights of Mexico City—and deep into the darkness of the Mayan underworld.
Note: I also picked this one as my July BOTM! 🙂
Thanks for reading!
What books are you looking forward to in July?
Priscilla Bettis says
When We Believed in Mermaids sounds like an emotional roller coaster. Enjoy all your reads!
Erica Robyn says
Thank you! <3
Deanna says
I had a arc of Gods of jade and shadow and really enjoyed it. Hope you like it!
Erica Robyn says
Wahoo!! I can’t wait!!
Dena @ Batch of Books says
These all sound really good. When we believed in mermaids sounds fantastic! And like a tear-jerker. Happy reading!
Erica Robyn says
<3
Greg says
Lock Every Door sounds so good!
Erica Robyn says
I LOVED it!!
Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense says
Yay for Gods of Jade and Shadow. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Happy July.
Erica Robyn says
Thank you!! 🙂
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum says
So excited to read Gods of Jade and Shadow!
Erica Robyn says
<3
chucklesthescot says
I haven’t paid much attention to many upcoming releases but October has some political releases and Game of Thrones books that look interesting!
Erica Robyn says
Oooh! I love October releases. I always look for the spooky ones! 🙂
Angela says
Lock Every Door is on my TBR!
Erica Robyn says
Wahoo!!
Barb (boxermommyreads) says
Lock Every Door is my second change at Riley Sager. You know I didn’t care for Final Girls much and the most memorable thing about it to me was that my favorite character turned out to be the killer. I am really wanting to give Gods of Jade and Shadow a chance too. So many good books!
Erica Robyn says
😀
ShootingStarsMag says
I STILL need to read Riley Sager.
-Lauren
Erica Robyn says
I can’t wait to see what you think when you give one of his books a go!! 🙂
Amy says
I love the look of these, especially Lock Every Door!
Erica Robyn says
It’s going to be a great month!! 🙂