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Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Spencer, Phillips, and More

Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of  Scott Spencer, Lucie Britsch, Ashleigh Bryant Phillips, and more—that are publishing this week.

An Ocean Without a Shore by Scott Spencer

Here’s what  about : “Spencer returns to the characters from  in this unsatisfying sequel about unrequited love and betrayal. Kip Woods, a supporting character in , provides a first-person confession as he awaits sentencing for a criminal conviction. His criminal actions, which are revealed at the end, are motivated by his long-secret love for the now broke but once famous screenwriter Thaddeus Kaufman. Whenever Thaddeus needs Kip to do something for him—buy his land to avoid foreclosure, care for his daughter Emma, or provide Thaddeus with insider stock tips—Kip is eager to help. Spencer makes Kip’s codependent devotion to Thaddeus as palpable as Kip’s struggles with his romantic

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