Book Mail: What I Got This Week [June 23, 2025]

Book Mail: A Roundup of the Book Mail I Received Last Week

There’s something especially joyful about a week’s worth of book mail arriving in late June, right as summer hits its stride. With new book releases filling your doorstep, this book haul breathes fresh life into your TBR pile, promising long, sun-soaked reading sessions and exciting literary escapes. Whether you're uncovering hidden gems or early standouts destined to become the best books of 2025, each title adds a spark of anticipation. It's the perfect moment to refresh your book recommendations and settle into the season with stories that inspire, entertain, and transport.

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What I Wore:

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Toward the end of June, when summer feels like it’s hitting its stride, there’s something undeniably powerful about throwing on a black cropped tee, your favorite jeans, and your everyday gold hoop earrings and herringbone necklace. It’s the kind of main character outfit that radiates style for confidence—simple, bold, and effortlessly cool. As you sit down with a fresh stack of book mail, filled with character-driven novels and books for main character energy, you’re not just flipping pages—you’re embodying main character energy with every chapter. This is main character fashion at its most authentic: aesthetic clothing that feels like you, paired with books that inspire confidence and remind you of your own evolving story. It's not just about what to read to feel empowered—it’s about dressing like you already are. With your main character mindset in full bloom, you’re living your main character life, page by page, outfit by outfit.

This Week’s Book Mail Includes:

• Where Snowbirds Play by Gina Goldhammer - When a young scientist with a troubled legacy arrives in Palm Beach to lead a marine institute, he unwittingly ignites old grudges and unveils a high-society scandal that threatens to sink the city's glittering facade.

• No Man's Ghost by Jason Powell - In his first harrowing week on the job, a rookie FDNY firefighter must prove he’s ready for anything—just as a vengeful man’s twisted prank ignites a deadly game with real flames.

• A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell - When a prickly archaeologist and her scandalous childhood rival join forces to hunt for Viking gold, their uneasy alliance unearths something far more dangerous than buried treasure—an undeniable spark that refuses to stay buried.

• An Unladylike Secret by Amita Murray - In the thrilling conclusion to the Marleigh Sisters series, a secretive society gossip columnist must risk her carefully guarded identity—and her heart—to solve a murder that hits dangerously close to home.

• The Ground That Devours Us by Kalla Harris - In a world ruled by vampires, a teenage slayer must choose between duty and loyalty when her twin sister is turned by the most feared bloodsucker of all—and might be the key to taking the monsters down from within.

• Backhanded Compliments by Katie Chandler- When fierce tennis rivals discover they’re soulmates after a high-stakes match, their fiery competition turns into an irresistible, forbidden attraction—forcing them to choose between chasing glory or risking it all for love.

• Kingdom of Tomorrow by Gena Showalter - In a fractured world where night brings madness and a forbidden book reveals her fate, Arden Roosa must uncover dark secrets, survive deadly training, and resist falling for the ruthless prince who just might be her greatest threat—or only hope.

• Welcome to Cottonmouth by Jay S. Bell - In a covert town full of retired spies, Devlin Mahoney keeps the peace—until two desperate women on the run crash into his world, forcing him to choose between duty and justice in a place where secrets never stay buried.

• Such Good People by Amy Blumenfeld - When a split-second decision in college alters the course of two lives, a woman must confront the secrets of her past—and the man who protected her at all costs—before they destroy the future she’s built in this powerful novel of loyalty, sacrifice, and redemption.

• Moonrising by Claire Barner - In the first lunar colony, a cynical agronomist and a charismatic Emirati businessman must navigate love, eco-terrorism, and the fight to save humanity’s future on a fragile new world.

• A Girl Walks into the Forest by Madeleine Roux - A haunting fairy tale where a young woman’s perilous journey through a deadly forest is only the beginning of a fight to reclaim her life—and her identity—against a ruthless villain in a cursed castle.

• One Track Mind by D. Marshall Craig, M.D. - On the brink of his wedding, trauma surgeon Kyle Chandler takes on a seemingly simple favor that spirals into a high-stakes international criminal conspiracy he must unravel before saying “I do.”

• Gone to Ground by Morgan Hatch - When ruthless George Jones ignites chaos in their neighborhood, brothers Javier and Alex must confront deadly gangs, fractured loyalties, and a looming urban disaster that could destroy everything they hold dear.

• Where I Went Wrong by David Galef - Tony Mazza’s chaotic life spirals from stolen ambulances to fractured family ties in this darkly comic and deeply reflective journey through failure, fate, and the elusive line between justice and survival.

• War Bonds by Pamela Norsworthy - As war tears families apart, a mother’s courage, a son’s exile, and a prisoner’s perilous choices entwine in a gripping tale of love, loyalty, and survival on the brink of darkness.

• The Game is Murder by Hazell Ward - Step into the shoes of the Great Detective and unravel the chilling 1970s English murder mystery where every clue counts, every witness may lie, and only a complete solution will bring justice—if you dare to solve it.

• The Power of Scars by Nizar Ladak - From fleeing Uganda as a refugee to leading as a CEO, Nizar Ladak’s powerful memoir reveals how resilience forged through hardship can transform scars into a blueprint for success and leadership in today’s world.