Amazon Books: September 2019 releases to check out
By Mads Lennon
Stock up on books for the back-to-school season including a new Stephen King and YA favorites! Here is what’s coming to Amazon books in September 2019.
With school back in session it can be easy to get bogged down by books for class but make sure you have time to read for pleasure too! There are some great new selections coming to Amazon books next month and all of them are available to pre-order right now.
September 3
Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove, #1) by Shelby Mahurin
Mahurin’s debut novel has been praised as brilliant by many critics already. The first book in what will be a duology tells the story of witchcraft and forbidden love. Louise le Blanc fled her coven and to take shelter in the city of Cesarine.
Reid Diggory, a huntsman, is forced into a marriage with Louise. Unable to ignore her growing feelings, Louise is forced to make an impossible choice.
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Five Dark Fates (Three Dark Crowns, #4) by Kendare Blake
This will be the final book in the Three Dark Crowns series, one that begins with a war brewing that will pit two sisters against each other, and the dead against the undead. The conclusion will see three sisters rise to fight as all the secrets of Fennbirn’s history come to light.
Darkdawn (The Nevernight Chronicle, #3) by Jay Kristoff
Darkdawn is the epic conclusion to the internationally bestselling Nevernight Chronicle. Mia Covere escaped and is on the run. But she is still being pursued by the deadly Blades of the Red Church. She and her lover Ashlinn and brother Jonnen must undertake the ultimate journey across the Republic to find the answers she seeks.
The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
From bestselling author, Adrienne Young comes her new epic about a Truthtongue named Tova. She finds a place among those who fear her but then two clans bury their age-old feud and join together united, causing Adrienne’s world to come close to the brink of collapse.
September 10
The Testaments (The Handmaid’s Tale #2) by Margaret Atwood
Atwood returns to the world of The Handmaid’s Tale with the official sequel novel. Readers will finally discover what becomes of Offred after her future seemingly came to an end in the first book. The Testaments will pick up 15 years after the first novel finished.
Frankly in Love by David Yoon
High school senior Frank Li is a Limbo, a term used to describe Korean-American kids, particularly those torn between their parents’ rules and those they’ve learned from Southern California. The hardest rule to adhere to is the strictest one, his parents want him to “date Korean.” But then Frank falls for Brit Means, who is white.
Another “Limbo” named Joy is in a similar predicament, so Frank and Joy agree to fake-date one another while pursuing their preferred partners. It leads them both to question their true desires and everything they thought they knew about love.
Capturing the Devil (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #4) by Kerri Maniscalco
In the finale to the bestselling Stalking Jack the Ripper series, Audrey Rose and Thomas are hunting the elusive White City Devil. They must stay ahead of the ruthless murderer or see their romance cut short due to tragedy.
They travel all the way to Chicago, far from their London roots, and realize there are equally dark secrets in America.
Gideon the Ninth (The Ninth House, #1) by Tamsyn Muir
Gideon the Ninth is a new story from Tamsyn Muir about a solar system of swordplay, lesbian necromancers, and daunting political games. This story is an epic new fantasy with plenty of skeletons in ways you’ve never quite seen them before.
The story focuses on Harrowhark Nonagesimus, a bone witch, who has been summoned by the Emperor. She is invited to a deadly trial and if she wins she will become immortal.
The Institute by Stephen King
Stephen King fans, rejoice! The king of horror is back with a new tale. In the middle of suburban Minneapolis, intruders murder Luke Ellis’s parents and kidnap him.
When Luke wakes up, he finds himself in the Institute, a room that looks similar to his own but without any windows. Luke soon realizes he’s stored away in a place full of special kids like himself, kids with telekinesis and telepathy.
September 24
The Tyrant’s Tomb (The Trials of Apollo #4) by Rick Riordan
The fourth book in Riordan’s book series, The Trials of Apollo, continues with The Tyrant’s Tomb. Apollo has been turned into a human and banished from Olympus. He is on a path to reclaim his powers but to do so, he’ll need to restore the five ancient oracles. You can find the rest of his books on Amazon too.
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