A debut novel by Seattle writer and former lawyer Tara Conklin is the #1 Indie Next Pick for February The House Girl (HarperCollins/ Morrow). Bookseller Beverly Bauer of Redbery Books, Cable, WI, describes it,

“Lina, a young, ambitious New York attorney in 2004, never knew her mother. Josephine, a young house slave in 1852, never knew her child. More than a century apart, their lives connect in unexpected ways. Corporate law offices, art museums, antebellum homes, and the Underground Railroad provide the setting for a story filled with secrets, betrayals, and love. Does the House Girl title apply to both women? The paths of these strong women will have the reader marveling at the layers Conklin has created to tell their intertwined stories.”

Digital Review Copies are available via Edelweiss.

After the jump, the February Indie Next titles available as DRC’s from Edelweiss or NetGalley:

The Dinner, Herman Koch, (RH/Crown/Hogarth) — DRC Edelweiss; NetGalley

Ghostman, Roger Hobbs, (RH/Knopf; RH Audio; BIT; Thorndike Large Print) — DRC Edelweiss; NetGalley (request widget from publisher)

Schroder, Amity Gaige, (Hachette/Twelve; Thorndike Large Print) — DRC Edelweiss; NetGalley

The Aviator’s Wife, Melanie Benjamin, (RH/Delacorte; BOT) — DRC Edelweiss; NetGalley

Indiscretion, Charles Dubow, (Harper/Morrow; HarperLuxe) — DRC Edelweiss

The Promise of Stardust, Priscille Sibley, (Harper/Morrow; HarperLuxe) — DRC Edelweiss

Calling Me Home, Julie Kibler, (Macmillan/St. Martin’s; Thorndike Large Print) — NetGalley

All This Talk of Love, Christopher Castellani, (Workman/Algonquin; original pbk) — NetGalley

The Imposter Bride, Nancy Richler, (Macmillan/St. Martin’s; Thorndike Large Print)– NetGalley (request widget from publisher)

The Love Song of Jonny Valentine, Teddy Wayne, (S&S/Free Press) — DRC Edelweiss

Three Graves Full, Jamie Mason, (S&S/Gallery; Thorndike Large Print) — DRC Edelweiss; NetGalley

Insane City, Dave Barry, (Penguin/Putnam; Penguin Audio; Thorndike Large Print)– DRC Edelweiss; NetGalley (request widget from publisher)

Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories, Karen Russell, (RH/Knopf; BOT; Thorndike Large Print) — DRC Edelweiss;  NetGalley (request widget from publisher)

The Affair, Colette Freedman, (Kenginston) — NetGalley

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