Spring for It: First Novels

How do publishers describe the first novels they will be releasing this spring and summer? "Amazing," "fabulous," and "unique" are words that pop up frequently, though hats off to one publicist forthright or cheeky enough to call a work "weird Western/horror." The proof of such praise is in the reading, but why not check out this preview of first novels to see what's coming? This article presents a list of first novels of different genres including pop fiction, christian fiction, thriller, historical fiction, mystery and fantasy/horror.