The Amazon Editors have announced their favorite books that have been released between January and June 2017 – offering readers a mid-year look at the best books. These lists are important because it helps discover books you likely have not heard of before.
“We love looking back on the past six months to give our customers a list of our favorite must-reads heading into summer,” said Sarah Harrison Smith, Editorial Director, Print and Kindle Books. “Our top pick this year, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is a sweeping yet intimate story, one that packs heartbreak, humor, love and acceptance—and a memorable cast of characters—into a novel that will stick with readers for a very long time.”
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Burn Bright (Alpha & Omega, #5)
By Patricia BriggsThey are the wild and the broken. The werewolves too damaged to live safely among their own kind. For their own good, they have been exiled to the outskirts of Aspen Creek, Montana. Close enough to the Marrok’s pack to have its support; far enough away to not cause any harm.
With their Alpha out of the country, Charles and Anna are on call when an SOS co.. MORERussian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump
By David CornThe incredible, harrowing account of how American democracy was hacked by Moscow as part of a covert operation to influence the U.S. election and help Donald Trump gain the presidency.
RUSSIAN ROULETTE is a story of political skullduggery unprecedented in American history. It weaves together tales of international intrigue, cyber espionage, and superpower .. MOREThe Last Jedi (Star Wars: Novelizations, #8)
By Jason FryRey continues her epic journey with Finn, Poe, and Luke Skywalker in this thrilling novelization of Star Wars: The Last Jedi written by New York Times bestselling author Jason Fry... MORE
The Rising Sea (NUMA Files, #15)
By Graham BrownEverywhere, the waters are rising--and that is just the beginning of the world's peril, unless the NUMA crew can beat the clock. The thrilling new NUMA Files novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling grand master of adventure.
An alarming rise in the world's sea levels--much larger than could be accounted for by glacier me.. MOREHigh Voltage (Fever, #10)
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Dani O’Malley was nine years old when the delusional, sadistic Rowena transformed her into a ruthless killer. Years later, she’s tough, hardened, yet achingly vulnerable and fiercely compassionate, living alone by her own exacting code. Despite the scars on her body, driven by deeper ones carved into her soul, .. MOREThe Escape Artist
By Brad MeltzerIn #1 bestselling author Brad Meltzer's new thriller, death is just another way to disappear.
Two hours outside of Washington, DC is the mortuary for the U.S. government's most top-secret and high profile cases. America's most important funeral home. To work there, mortician Jim "Zig" Zwicharowski has one rule: never let a case get personal. But when a new.. MOREDon't Bullsh*t Yourself!: Crush the Excuses That Are Holding You Back
By Jon TafferNew York Times Bestseller and Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer presents a new guide to getting what you want in life and business--to stop making excuses so you can get back to winning.
During his many years as an entrepreneur, consultant, and star of the Paramount Network's hit show Bar Resc.. MOREThe Fates Divide (Carve the Mark, #2)
By Veronica RothFate brought them together. Now it will divide them.
The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at their births. The fates, once determined, are inescapable.
Akos is in love with Cyra, in spite of his fate: He will die in service to Cyra’s family. And when Cyra’s father, Lazmet Noavek—.. MOREReady Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
By Ernest ClineIn the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines, puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive po.. MORE
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