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The Very Definition of Love<\/em><\/h1>\n

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The Very Definition of Love\u00a0<\/em>by Sophia Benoit is $4.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! This released over the summer and was mentioned on Hide Your Wallet. Really like this cover!<\/p>\n

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A plucky yet innocent wallflower writing a dictionary of bawdy slang arranges her own marriage to the ultimate the town rake. As sexy as it is witty and as charming as it is irreverent,\u00a0The Very Definition of Love\u00a0is Emily Henry for the regency era.<\/p>\n

1816\u2013 Harriet Barrington may be on her fifth season with no marriage prospects, but she\u2019s fine with that. It gives her more time to write her dictionary of modern slang. Words are her passion, especially the exciting, filthy ones men have kept hidden from women for far too long.<\/p>\n

While researching late in the library during a party, Harriet accidentally finds herself in a compromising situation with notorious rake, Lord Alexander. To save her reputation and her younger sisters from ruin, Harriet has no choice but to\u00a0slightly\u00a0kidnap Alexander and strong arm him into an elopement. This arranged marriage has a very particular condition\u2014it will be in name-only, leaving each of them to follow their own interests. For Harriet that\u2019s her work, for Alexander, that\u2019s women.<\/p>\n

But soon Alexander\u2019s rakish existence is not nearly as fun as spending time with Harriet, and Harriet\u2019s beginning to worry about how much she actually likes her husband. Behind the closed doors of their respectable home, things become a little\u2026 complicated. After all, who\u00a0better\u00a0to teach her the very\u00a0thorough\u00a0meaning of these indecent words than the renowned lover, Lord Alexander Stirling?<\/p>\n

Perhaps this marriage will teach them both a little more about that word they\u2019ve been avoiding\u2014love.<\/p>\n

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A Tempest of Tea<\/em><\/h1>\n

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A Tempest of Tea\u00a0<\/em>by Hafsah Faizal is $2.99 and another KDD! We mentioned this on Hide Your Wallet back in February and I\u2019m pretty sure we have it slated for a future Cover Awe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by dark, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it\u2014and she can\u2019t do the job alone.<\/p>\n

Calling on some of the city\u2019s most skilled outcasts, Arthie hatches a plan to infiltrate the dark and glittering vampire society known as the Athereum. But not everyone in her ragtag crew is on her side, and as the truth behind the heist unfolds, Arthie finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy that will threaten the world as she knows it.<\/p>\n

From the New York Times\u2013bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame comes the first book in a hotly-anticipated fantasy duology teeming with romance, revenge, and an orphan girl willing to do whatever it takes to save her self-made kingdom. Dark, action-packed, and swoonworthy, this is Hafsah Faizal better than ever.<\/p>\n

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When the Moon Hits Your Eye<\/em><\/h1>\n

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When the Moon Hits Your Eye<\/em> by John Scalzi is $2.99! This came out last year and was mentioned in Hide Your Wallet. Scalzi always comes up with some fun plots. Did any of you read this one?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain comes an entirely serious take on a distinctly unserious subject: what would really happen if suddenly the moon were replaced by a giant wheel of cheese.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a whole new moooooon.<\/p>\n

One day soon, suddenly and without explanation, the moon as we know it is replaced with an orb of cheese with the exact same mass. Through the length of an entire lunar cycle, from new moon to a spectacular and possibly final solar eclipse, we follow multiple characters \u2014 schoolkids and scientists, billionaires and workers, preachers and politicians \u2014 as they confront the strange new world they live in, and the absurd, impossible moon that now hangs above all their lives.<\/p>\n

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Bad B*tch in the Kitch<\/em><\/h1>\n

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Bad B*tch in the Kitch<\/em> by Cassie Yeung is $1.99! I follow Yeung on socials, so I was super curious about her cookbook when it dropped.<\/p>\n

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Add some razzle dazzle to your home cooking with 80 recipes for your favorite Asian takeout dishes from culinary influencer\u00a0Cassie Yeung<\/p>\n

Cassie Yeung likes to think of herself as a chef for the people\u2014no professional culinary training here, just a girl who really loves to cook (and eat, obvi). She believes that the #1 rule in the kitchen is to have fun, let loose, and cook the way you want to. For Cassie, that means yelling \u201cbehind!\u201d in her own kitchen, softening butter against her skin, and showing off her baddie nails as she pleats dumplings\u00a0like a boss.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Bad B*tch in the Kitch, Cassie serves up the food she loves the Asian dishes she grew up eating and now craves on the regular. So many people know and love Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, and Singaporean cuisine, but they don\u2019t always know how easy it can be to recreate their favorite dishes at home. Cassie shares some of her go-to dishes, dialed in for home cooks, in chapters such<\/p>\n

First Bite Besties<\/strong>: Crab Rangoons, Siu Mai (Steamed Pork and Prawn Dumplings), Spam Musubi
\nNoodz<\/strong>: Scallion Oil Noodles, Pad See Ew, Spicy Miso Instant Ramen
\nSkip the Takeout<\/strong>: Sweet & Sour Pork, 30 Minute Beef + Broccoli, Chicken Katsu Curry
\nNot Too Sweet: Lazy Girl Mango Sticky Rice, Brown Butter Matcha Cheesecake, Vietnamese Coffee Tiramisu
\nWhole Lotta Basics<\/strong>: Hand Pulled Noodles, Ginger Scallion Sauce, Peanut Dipping Sauce
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With Cassie\u2019s delicious and approachable recipes, you can confidently whip up classic noodles, stir fries, and soups whenever the craving strikes.<\/p>\n

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