The escape game – Marissa Meyer & Tamara Moss
It’s all fun and games until someone ends up dead.
Six months ago, season four of The Escape Game ended in horror when contestant Alicia Angelos was found murdered on set.
Now season five is underway, and new contestants are ready to put their skills to the test solving the show’s trickiest escape rooms. There’s Adi, the cryptographer; Carter, the math whiz; Beck, the wannabe game master, and . . . Sierra Angelos, the girl who got away with her sister’s murder. Or so everyone believes.
But Sierra’s not just here to win. She’s here for justice.
When the contestants begin uncovering clues that hint at the identity of Alicia’s true killer, it becomes clear that the stakes aren’t high in this competition, they’re deadly. If these teens want to win—and survive—the game, they must solve the biggest mystery of who killed Alicia Angelos?
The faraway inn – Sarah Beth Durst
Sixteen-year-old Calisa is desperate for a change of scenery after her lying ex ruins her perfect Brooklyn summer. When her parents suggest she head to rural Vermont to help her great-aunt run her cozy bed and breakfast for a few months, she jumps at the chance.
But when Calisa arrives at the B&B, she’s shocked to find a rundown inn with only a handful of guests. And to make matters worse, upon meeting with her great-aunt it quickly becomes clear that Calisa was not invited. Auntie Zee is determined to keep anyone from messing with her beloved inn…even if it is clear she needs the help.
To earn her keep, Calisa sets to work fixing up the inn, enlisting extra help from the groundskeeper’s (handsome) son. But the longer she stays, the more it becomes evident that there is something strange about the B&B—and its residents. Something almost…otherworldly.
The inn is keeping a magical secret—but to protect the place she’s come to love, Calisa must unravel the truth of it, and her aunt, before it’s too late.
The daisy chain flower shop – Laurie Gilmore
The greatest love is the one you never expected to find
Daisy is fed up with being unlucky in love, and after several weddings she has done the flowers for end in divorce, her beloved flower shop has gained a reputation of being cursed, thanks to Mayor Kelly and his infamous visions.
Dream Harbor newcomer, Elliot, has been adjusting to town life following his own relationship turmoil. And until now he’s avoided the flower shop at all costs. If the mayor is correct, he doesn’t need any more bad luck in his life.
But with his family coming to visit, Elliot finds himself reluctantly in front of Daisy’s store in need of some flowers. As the petals blossom in the sunlight, Daisy and Elliot might find that love comes when you’re least expecting it…
King of gluttony – Ana Huang
Handsome, talented, and beloved by (almost) everyone, Sebastian Laurent is used to being on top. The heir to a culinary empire, his sharp instincts and effortless charm have made him a legend.
What people don’t see are the demons lurking beneath his golden-boy facade. There’s only one person who’s come close to knowing the real him―Maya Singh, his childhood rival and secret obsession.
She’s also the only one who’s ever successfully challenged him. He can’t stand her, but if that’s true…why can’t he stop thinking about her?
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Smart, witty, and competitive to a fault, top marketing executive Maya Singh is used to winning―unless her opponent is Sebastian. It’s something that’s infuriated and motivated her her entire life.
So when a series of unfortunate events forces her to work with her sworn enemy, she’s determined to one-up him and show the world who’s the best once and for all.
What she didn’t count on? Not hating their time together. To her horror, she might even…like it.
There may be a thin line between love and hate, but that’s one line she’ll never cross. Not with him. Not ever.
Game on – Navessa Allen
I hate that woman.
Tyler Neumann has spent years looking for his father, and not because he wants to meet the man. No, he wants to destroy him. And he’ll manipulate whoever he can to exact his revenge.
Including Stella McCormick. She’s everything Tyler hates. Her wealth and privilege have protected her for her entire life, and Tyler thinks it’s time she finally paid the price. Whether she’s ready to or not.
I hate that man.
Stella might not believe in love at first sight, but loathing at first sight – no question. From the moment she sets eyes on Tyler in her tattoo parlor, she knows he’s the devil planning to make her life hell.
Forced to play the part of his girlfriend and invite him into her family’s glittering circles, Stella quickly clocks Tyler’s ulterior motives. But love and hate are two sides of the same coin, and soon she doesn’t know which is being blackmailed by a man who wants to ruin her, or that they can’t seem to keep their hands off each other.
Lies we told this summer – Emily Barr
It’s always been Cat’s dream to escape her mundane life, so when her rich family friends invite her to join them for a summer on the French Riviera, she jumps at the chance.
There she locks eyes with a boy across the piazza, but after a whirlwind night together, Cat soon realizes Henry is hiding something… The truth surrounding his mum’s mysterious death a few years ago.
So when Henry invites Cat to his family’s eerie countryside mansion for a few days, she decides to use the opportunity to kickstart her podcasting dreams.
Cat may be determined to get to the bottom of the mystery shrouding this family, but it seems others are hell-bent on ensuring the case remains closed.
