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Sarah Penner, author of The Amalfi Curse

Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But she also is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on his final dive. Upon her arrival, strange maelstroms and misfortunes start plaguing the town. Is it nature or something more sinister at work? As Haven searches for her father’s sunken treasure, she begins to unearth a centuries-old tale of ancient sorcery and one woman’s quest to save her lover and her village by using the legendary art of stregheria, a magical ability to harness the ocean. Could this magic be behind Positano’s latest calamities? Haven must unravel the Amalfi Curse before the region is destroyed forever.

Week of April 6, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of April 6th include SOUTH OF NOWHERE by Jeffery Deaver, in which reward seeker Colter Shaw races against the clock to save a flooding town from a full-fledged disaster, where the culprit lurks in plain sight; NIGHTSHADE, which launches a new character into the Michael Connelly universe --- Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective Stilwell, a cop who relentlessly follows his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island; Beatriz Williams' UNDER THE STARS, an epic tale of family legacy, love and truths that echo down generations; and THE BOOKSHOP by Evan Friss, an affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cultural life --- from department stores to indies, from highbrow dealers trading in first editions to sidewalk vendors, and from chains to special-interest community destinations.