New Edelweiss E-galleys (7/11/22)

Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure:

THE LOST WITCH by Paige Crutcher
ISBN 9781250797391 | on sale 12/27/22

1922. The town of Evermore off the coast of Ireland is under the protection of a Goddess. She has bestowed power upon village healer Brigid Heron to ensure the heart of magic within the Lough of Brionglóid—the lake of dreams—remains untouched. For the witches of Knight want to absorb its powerful energies and release the Damned from the Otherworld. Brigid has devoted her whole life to being Evermore’s guardian, immersing herself in witchcraft, and sacrificing her own dreams. Until Luc Knightly, a trickster god with his own claim on the lough, offers Brigid her heart’s desire in exchange for betraying her Goddess’s trust.

2022. A century later, Evermore is under siege. The witches of Knight wield chaos magic, opening the rift between the island and the Otherworld wider every day. Beings born from folklore nightmares prey on the villagers, consuming their very humanity. Ophelia Gallagher, Brigid’s descendent, and her fellow witch Finola McEntire do their best to keep the monsters and mayhem at bay.

Brigid awakens in this world with no memory of how she traveled into the future, and why Evermore has been cursed. To seal the lough and stop the witches of Knight, she must work with Ophelia and Finola to help her remember the events of a hundred years ago. But the knowledge she seeks lies with Luc Knightly himself—mysterious, handsome, and powerful—and the one who once upon a time granted Brigid her dearest wish—a daughter.

To save Evermore, Brigid may have to lose her daughter—again…

A HARD DAY FOR A HANGOVER by Darynda Jones
ISBN 9781250233141 | on sale 12/6/22

Some people greet the day with open arms. Sheriff Sunshine Vicram would rather give it a hearty shove and get back into bed, because there’s just too much going on right now. There’s a series of women going missing, and Sunny feels powerless to stop it. There’s her persistent and awesomely-rebellious daughter Auri, who’s out to singlehandedly become Del Sol’s youngest and fiercest investigator. And then there’s drama with Levi Ravinder—the guy she’s loved and lusted after for years. The guy who might just be her one and only. The guy who comes from a family of disingenuous vipers looking to oust him—and Sunshine—for good.

Like we said, the new day can take a hike.

The blockbuster conclusion to the bestselling Sunshine Vicram trilogy, A HARD DAY FOR A HANGOVER will have readers laughing and cheering to the very last page.

ARCH-CONSPIRATOR by Veronica Roth
ISBN 9781250855466 | on sale 2/21/23

A razor-sharp and beautifully heart-rending reimagining of a classic from #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth.

Outside the last city on Earth, the planet is a wasteland. Without the genes of the fallen, humanity will end.

Antigone’s parents are dead. Passing into the Archive should be cause for celebration, but with her militant uncle Kreon rising to claim her father’s vacant throne, all Antigone feels is rage. When he welcomes her and her siblings into his mansion, Antigone sees it for what it really is: a gilded cage, where she is a captive as well as a guest.

But her uncle will soon learn that no cage is unbreakable. And neither is he.

THE MANY DATES OF INDIGO by Amber Samuel
ISBN 9781990259289 | on sale 12/6/22

Indigo has most of her life figured out. She’s a successful business owner. She’s got a lovely family and wonderful friends—who are totally invested in her finding a partner as amazing as Indigo is. It’s the last part of the equation for the happy life she knows she deserves. But you have to kiss a lot of frogs until you find your prince—from hotshot lawyers to looks-great-on-paper types, Indigo’s dating life is red hot! But if it is long-lasting love she wants… she may need to look no further than right in front of her.

THE DUKE’S RULES OF ENGAGEMENT by Jennifer Haymore
ISBN 9781649372758 | on sale 9/27/22

For fans of Elizabeth Hoyt and Sarah MacLean, London’s best matchmaker must ensure a complicated duke marries a wealthy wallflower. Too bad the duke is falling in love with her instead.

With seven bridegrooms well matched, budding businesswoman Poppy White is gaining a reputation as London’s best matchmaker. Now, she needs to pull off the biggest match of the Season: awkward wallflower Miss Harriet Tillmont and the persnickety Duke of Crestmont. Matching the duke will enable Poppy to care for her ailing mother and secure a love match for her younger sister. One last match, the match of her life, the most important match of all.

If the Duke of Crestmont doesn’t produce an heir soon, his dukedom will fall to his cousin who’d just as soon pillage the land and let their people starve than care for it. Step one? Acquire a proper wife. Enter Poppy, who suggests Miss Harriet Tillmont, a lady who sings like an angel and serves a perfect cup of tea. If only Matthew wasn’t so distracted by the mouthy, infuriating, and utterly kissable Poppy—a woman whose personality is more suited to being a carriage salesman than a duchess, and who seems immune to his presence.

Poppy is not immune. She needs to match the complicated duke, not fall in love with him. And yet, here she is. A romantic link between Poppy and the duke will not only ruin her reputation and kill her business, but if the duke doesn’t marry Harriet, Poppy’s beloved sister will lose the man she loves forever.

MY DARKEST PRAYER by S.A. Cosby
ISBN 9781250867636 | on sale 12/6/22

“I handle the bodies.”

Whether it’s working at his cousin’s funeral home or tossing around the local riffraff at his favorite bar, Nathan Waymaker is a man who knows how to handle the bodies. A former marine and sheriff’s deputy, Nathan has built a reputation in his small Southern town as a man who can help when all other avenues have been exhausted. When a beloved local minister is found dead, his parishioners ask Nathan to make sure the death isn’t swept under the rug.

What starts out as an easy payday soon descends into a maze of mayhem filled with wannabe gangsters, vicious crime lords, porn stars, crooked police officers, and a particularly treacherous preacher and his mysterious wife. Nathan must use all his varied skills and some of his wit to navigate the murky waters of small town corruption even as dark secrets of his own threaten to come to the surface.