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Tia Williams, author of A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn’t one of them. As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, she’s the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. In her bones, Ricki knows that a more exciting life awaits her somewhere. When regal nonagenarian Ms. Della invites her to rent the bottom floor of her Harlem brownstone, Ricki jumps at the chance for a fresh beginning. She leaves behind her family, wealth and chaotic romantic decisions to realize her dream of opening a flower shop. And just beneath the surface of her new neighborhood, the music, stories and dazzling drama of the Harlem Renaissance still simmers. One evening in February, Ricki encounters a handsome, deeply mysterious stranger who knocks her world off balance in the most unexpected way.

Week of February 3, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of February 3rd include THE COMFORT OF GHOSTS, the final installment in Jacqueline Winspear's groundbreaking series starring psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs, who unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future; THIS IS WHY WE LIED, Karin Slaughter's 12th thriller featuring GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, whose honeymoon is interrupted by a bone-chilling scream that cuts through the night; EXPIRATION DATES by Rebecca Serle, a gripping, emotional, passionate and heartbreaking novel   about a young woman who decides to finally live for herself rather than rely on the universe for answers;   and THE MANY LIVES OF MAMA LOVE, a harrowing, hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir from Lara Love Hardin, who recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot-caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly successful ghostwriter.