Preview of Texas-connected books publishing in January, 2024<\/p>\n

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The January Texas Books Preview showcases a bundle of bookish adventures in the new year. Warm up with a new romance, wander the globe from your cozy book nook, wrap your brain around a tantalizing mystery, or whisk yourself into another universe with our bevy of beautiful books. Whatever your wintry plans, Lone Star Lit has the book for you!<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Bound in Silence: An Unsolved Murder in a Small Texas Town<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Christena Stephens<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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On a nearly moonless night in October 1943, a prominent Texas doctor and his wife were found bound, shot, beaten, and murdered. The only witness: their five-year-old daughter, who was so traumatized by the crime and the events that followed that she refused to speak of it for 70 years. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Eight decades later, the questions linger over the plains of the Texas Panhandle: who killed the Hunts and why? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Author and historian Christena Stephens spent more than a decade researching the Hunt murders, re-examining every twist and turn in the legal process, uncovering new evidence, and drawing new conclusions about who might have been responsible. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bound in Silence<\/em> is a true crime tour-de-force, a meticulously researched, impeccably told tale of unsolved murder on the High Plains.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dead Land: A Cass Callahan Novel, Book One<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Chris Mullen<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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For fans of Craig Johnson and C. J. Box, Dead Land<\/em> embarks on an exhilarating journey alongside Cass Callahan into the heart of Texas\u2014where answers are scarce and perils run as deep and enduring as the Rio Grande. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Against the backdrop of expansive landscapes, Cass\u2019s resolve is tested. And when dead bodies are discovered on his land, he learns that the CR (Callahan Ranch) is concealing secrets darker than listless shadows. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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the eaters of flowers<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

ire\u2019ne lara silva<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the eaters of flowers<\/em>, her third book of poems for Saddle Road Press, after the much-loved Blood Sugar Canto<\/em> and CUICALLI \/ House of Song<\/em>, ire\u2019ne lara silva writes about the loss of her brother and adopted son. In her unique canto style she sings the stunned, broken months following his death, navigating grief, loss, loneliness, and the remembrance of joy, as she begins to re-assemble her life. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Final Transaction<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Diane Dickinson<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lara Maxwell, a top producing realtor in Houston’s number one boutique real estate firm, Drake Properties, is suddenly thrust into the darker side of success when she finds her prominent broker shot dead following a public open house. The murder thrusts Lara into Houston real estate’s full-throttle world of explosively spiraling secrets. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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No one at Drake Properties is beyond suspicion as Houston police detectives begin their investigation. When the lead detective is convinced of Lara’s innocence, she convinces her to assist police as a mole in the office. Determined to help police find the killer, Lara dives headfirst into her new role. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Final Transaction<\/em> is a fast-paced take on how relationships, if held together by closeted behavior, can lead to lethal consequences.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hunted by Proxy<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Manning Wolfe<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hunted By Proxy<\/em> takes you on a heart-pounding journey through the life of a criminal defense attorney, whose world, as he knew it, was wiped out by the very client he tried to save. Can attorney Quinton Bell hang on to his new life as he hides in plain sight? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Quinton establishes a new life and law practice in Houston and thinks he\u2019s outrun the dangerous adversaries who chased him there. Just as he begins to relax, he receives a mysterious note that proves to him that he\u2019s still in danger and running from a powerful and relentless adversary. But who? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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With each passing moment, the noose tightens, and he must draw on every ounce of wit to outsmart those who still want him exposed, or worse, dead.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Mystery of Specter Island<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Leslie A. Piggott<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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When Cari accepts Bob’s invitation to join him for a vacation in Wisconsin, she has no idea what’s in store. The relaxing week away turns nightmarish early on when she startles an intruder at Bob’s family’s bed and breakfast. His aunt confesses that this isn’t the first break-in: it’s the fourth one in as many weeks. Never one to walk away from an investigation, Cari teams up with the local sheriff’s department to track down the mystery man. The closer she gets to his true identity, the more mysterious the case becomes. As she pours her attention into finding the intruder, she realizes Bob is becoming increasingly distracted. Once again, she struggles to balance her love of sleuthing and her personal life. Can she save the family business and her relationship?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Rogue Agent: A Star Nation in Peril, Book One<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Skyler Ramirez<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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When everyone else dies trying\u2026they call her. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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For four centuries, the Order of the King\u2019s Cross has worked in the shadows to protect Promethean society. Known only to the King and his closest advisors, the agents of the Order carry out their monarch\u2019s will throughout the Federated Planets and their neighboring star nations, cleaning up messes, investigating heinous crimes, and most often, eliminating threats. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Heather Kilgore is one of the deadliest agents the Order has ever trained. Young, focused, and coldly efficient, the King sends her in when all else has failed. But when a man she once called her love, a traitor to his star nation, turns up dead under mysterious circumstances, Kilgore may have finally met the mission she can\u2019t complete.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Unsettled: A Memoir<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Laurie Woodford<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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At the age of forty-nine, Laurie Woodford rents out her house, packs her belongings into two suitcases, and leaves her life in upstate New York to relocate to Seoul, South Korea. What begins as an opportunity to teach college English in Asia evolves into a nomadic adventure. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Laurie spoon-feeds orphans in Ethiopia, performs 108 bows at a Buddhist mountain temple, walks shelter dogs in Peru, milks goats in Fuerteventura, and gets lost in Mexico, all the while navigating dating at midlife. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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After four years of traveling, Laurie\u2019s return \u201chome\u201d becomes an unexpected adventure of its own when she ends up in Arkansas and meets Bruce, a bird-loving, bearded Quaker and then struggles to reconcile her need for freedom with her longing to feel settled.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Veil of Stillness: A Kessler Effect Novel, Book Four<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Vannetta Chapman<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Veil of Stillness<\/em> is a gripping tale of one town\u2019s fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Set in Alpine, Texas, nine months after all of the lower orbital satellites crashed to Earth, the story follows Logan Wright and Tanda Lopez on a perilous journey to the Rio Grande Valley in search of food. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In a world where communication is non-existent and resources are scarce, Logan and Tanda must rely on their instincts and ingenuity. As they traverse the dystopian landscape, they encounter dangers at every turn. But amidst the chaos, Logan and Tanda discover unexpected allies and learn to rely on one another in ways they never thought possible. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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You Again<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Amanda Waters<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rosalee McDonnell is a 63-year-old widow living a quiet life. A chance encounter with her neighbor nudges Rosalee out of her usual routine, and prompts her to make new friends for the first time in decades. Amid this journey of self-discovery, she unexpectedly reconnects with George Barnes, her first love, the man who broke her heart at 17, and someone she thought she’d never see again. George wants to rekindle their romance, but Rosalee isn\u2019t sure she can trust him. As she navigates new friendships, family tension, grief, and her own complicated feelings, Rosalee also recalls the summer of 1973 when she and George met and fell in love. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There are so many Texas-connected books publishing this month that we couldn\u2019t feature all of them. The following books also publish in January:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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CHILDREN’S, MIDDLE GRADE, & YOUNG ADULT BOOKS <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Apple Black: Neo Freedom<\/em> by Odunze Oguguo <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Be A Creative Changemaker<\/em> by Paula Liz<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Between Two Brothers<\/em> by Crystal Allen<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cloudbreak<\/em> by Leticia Urieta<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Drop of Venom<\/em> by Sajni Patel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Elijah’s Easter Suit<\/em> by Brentom Jackson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ephraim’s Garden<\/em> by Loralee Evans<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Last Stand<\/em> by Antwan Eady, Illustrators Jerome Pumphrey & Jarrett Pumphrey<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Baby<\/em> by Jerome Pohlen, illustrated by Brooke O’Neill <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Ice Storms<\/em> by Trudy Becker<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Rangers All-Time Greats<\/em> by Ethan Olson <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There’s a Duck in the House <\/em>by Don Winn<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Witch Slapped<\/em> by Sarah Noffke and Michael Anderle<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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NONFICTION \/ POETRY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Art Seeking Understanding<\/em> edited by David Lyle Jeffrey and Robert C. Roberts<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Be A Creative Changemaker<\/em> by Paula Liz<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Black Yearbook [Portraits and Stories]<\/em> by Adraint Khadafhi Bereal <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Borrowed Time<\/em> by Dennis Carlyle Darling<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Emergent Quilombos Black Life and Hip-Hop in Brazil<\/em> by Bryce Henson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Far from Ordinary<\/em> by Lisa Haneberg<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Frontera: A Journey across the US-Mexico Border<\/em> by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera and Sergio Chapa<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The History of a Periphery<\/em> by Juliet B. Wiersema<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

How to Drown a Boy<\/em> by J. Bruce Fuller<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Images in the River<\/em> by Cynthia Davis and Verner D. Mitchell<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Long Live the Matadors<\/em> by Stacy Stockard Caliva<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Making Space<\/em> by Melissa K. Byrnes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Naturalist’s Austin: A Guide to the Plants and Animals of Central Texas<\/em> by Lynne M. Weber & Jim Weber<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Objective Religion: Freedom, Politics, Secularization <\/em>edited by Byron R. Johnson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Who Will Take Care of Me Now?<\/em> by Sherry Buckley Brown<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Witness to War<\/em> by Susan Toomey Frost<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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LITERARY & HISTORICAL FICTION<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Letters for Lucien<\/em> by Suzy England<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mockingbird Summer<\/em> by Lynda Rutledge<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Queen of Sugar Hill<\/em> by ReShonda Tate<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MYSTERY \/ THRILLER \/ FANTASY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Bullet Swallower<\/em> by Elizabeth Gonzalez James<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Caterer’s Guide to Valentines and Violence<\/em> by Jessica Thompson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Death and Peaches<\/em> by Nova Walsh<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Death At The Inn<\/em> by Joan Hall<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Death by Flapper<\/em> by Brittany E. Brinegar<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Deep End<\/em> by Nina Atwood<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dig Deep for Murder<\/em> by Bruce Hammack<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Foxholes<\/em> by Travis Tougaw<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Happy New Year Murder<\/em> by Rachel Woods<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Her Hidden Grave<\/em> by Pamela Fagan Hutchins<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Her Last Cry<\/em> by Pamela Fagan Hutchins<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Her Silent Bones<\/em> by Pamela Fagan Hutchins<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder in the Alps<\/em> by Sara Rosett<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder Takes the Fifth<\/em> by K.P. Gresham<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Night of the Storm<\/em> by Nishita Parekh<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Not This Time <\/em>by Blake Pierce<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Point Blank<\/em> by Lisa Harris<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Portrait of Deception<\/em> by Kathryn Dodson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Power in Justice<\/em> by Kirby Ann<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Redemption Road<\/em> by L.J. Breedlove <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Revolution – A Four Worlds Story: Warfare, rebellion, and betrayal!<\/em> by Skyler Ramirez<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Snowballs, Fluff, and Murder<\/em> by Leanne Leeds<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Summer Rain<\/em> by AJ Llewellyn & DJ Manly<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Witchy Christmas<\/em> by Rhonda Hopkins<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Witchy Secret<\/em> by Rhonda Hopkins<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Witchy Spookfest<\/em> by Rhonda Hopkins<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ROMANCE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All Rhodes Lead Here<\/em> by Mariana Zapata<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Anita Farleigh Unpacks<\/em> by Laurie Woodford<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Artist’s Muse<\/em> by Kirsten Osbourne<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Austin Heat: The One that I Crave<\/em> by Amarai Nylix<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cavanaugh Justice<\/em> by Marie Ferrarella<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cloudy with a Chance of Romance<\/em> by Olivia Sands<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Court of Schemes and Secrets<\/em> by Samantha Britt<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Cowboy and His Best Friend’s Daughter<\/em> by Kaci M. Rose<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cowboy Billionaire’s Fate<\/em> by Sylvia McDaniel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Cowboy Texas Ranger’s Unexpected Love<\/em> by Janalyn Knight<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Crown’s Choice<\/em> by Kirsten Osbourne<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dangerous Texas Hideout<\/em> by Virginia Vaughan<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deadly Evidence<\/em> by Roxanne Rustand<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deadly Mountain Escape<\/em> by Mary Alford<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Falling in Line<\/em> by Kasey Stockton<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fortune’s Baby Claim<\/em> by Michelle Major<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Go Find Less<\/em> by Thea Claire<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hank: Men of Clarence County<\/em> by Tilly H. Colson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Heart’s Resolve<\/em> by Carrie L. Carr<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Her Chance at Family<\/em> by Angie Dicken<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Her Mail-Order Husband <\/em>by Day Leclaire<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hurt in Her Eyes<\/em> by Calle J. Brookes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Independence Trail<\/em> by Betty Woods<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kellan<\/em> by Barb Han<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meadow Falls<\/em> by Carolyn Brown<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Must Love Bees<\/em> by Sasha Summers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My Hot Enemy<\/em> by Natasha L. Black<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Night of Mercy<\/em> by Jo Grafford<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

No Boundries<\/em> by Karen Kelley<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One in a Million<\/em> by Janet Daily<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ranger’s Dilemma<\/em> by Sofia Aves<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Rancher’s Love Song<\/em> by Makenna Lee<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sadie and the Bad Boy Billionaire<\/em> by Emma St. Clair & Jenny Proctor<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Say You’ll Be Mine<\/em> by Naina Kumar<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sold to the Circus<\/em> by Lani Lynn Vale<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spiced Right<\/em> by Gigi Templeton<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Destiny<\/em> by Peggy McKenzie<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Law: Lethal Encounter<\/em> by Jennifer D. Bokal<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trouble with Grace<\/em> by A.T. Butler <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wedded to His Enemy Debutante<\/em> by Samantha Hastings<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Werevamp Diaries: Hallow Moon<\/em> by Olivia Hardin<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When Cupid’s Arrow Strikes<\/em> by Kathryn Kaleigh<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wildridge<\/em> by Maggie Bradford<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Woven Through the Pages <\/em>by Kathryn Kaleigh<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wrangling a Texas Sweetheart<\/em> by Katie Lane<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Other Fiction<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jubal Stone: U.S. Marshal<\/em> by Casey Nash<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Orphan Chronicles: Evolution<\/em> by Nita DeBorde<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Senior Girls Bayonet Drill Team and Other Stories<\/em> by Joe R. Lansdale<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Teleosis<\/em> by Amy W. Vogel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Void Beyond the Walls<\/em> by Relvin Gonzalez<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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