New Arrivals Under the Stars by Beatriz Williams Audrey Fisher has spent years carving out her identity as a world-class chef, far from the shadow of her movie-star mother, Meredith. But when Meredith’s last shot at sobriety and a career comeback takes them back to secluded Winthrop Island, Audrey uncovers a hidden chest in her estranged father’s inn—filled with paintings by one of America’s greatest artists and the face of a mysterious woman on every canvas. The discovery ties their present to 1846, when Providence Dare fled Boston aboard the doomed steamship Atlantic, hunted by a detective who knew her darkest secret. As storms close in—past and present—Audrey and Meredith are pulled into a century-old mystery that could change everything.  Dusk by Robbie Arnott In the distant highlands, a puma named Dusk is killing shepherds. Down in the lowlands, twins Iris and Floyd are out of work, money and friends. When they hear that a bounty has been placed on Dusk, they reluctantly decide to join the hunt. As they journey up into this wild, haunted country, they discover there's far more to the land and people of the highlands than they imagined. And as they close in on their prey, they're forced to reckon with conflicts both ancient and deeply personal. For fans of: North Woods by Daniel Mason. The Girl I Was by Jeneva Rose Alexis Spencer will use any inspirational quote to rationalize her failures and shortcomings. Her closest friends are a distant memory, and her college debt is still as high as the day she left—but that’s all fine and dandy, because “whatever will be, will be.” However, when Alexis loses her job and her relationship on the same day, there’s no quote strong enough to help her cope. In typical fashion, she blames the world for her problems, including her younger self, who should have tried harder. Feeling sorry for herself, Alexis finds a bottle of vodka from her college days and goes on a bender, blacking out in the process. Only this time she doesn’t wake up at home—or even in the right city. In fact, she isn’t even in the right year. For fans of: witty, time-twisting stories about second chances. Wayward Girls by Susan Wiggs In 1968 Buffalo, New York, six teenage girls are sent to the Good Shepherd, a harsh, hidden institution run by the Sisters of Charity—punished not for crimes, but for being gay, pregnant, or simply defiant. Mairin, Angela, Helen, Odessa, Denise, and Janice each face their own battles inside its walls, forging unlikely bonds in a place designed to break them. Under the watchful eye of Sister Bernadette—torn between loyalty to the order and her own conscience—they discover that survival takes courage, solidarity, and the will to fight back. For fans of: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. Beautiful Nights by Nina George Claire, a celebrated behavioral biologist in Paris, seems to have it all—but years of unspoken disappointments and a stagnant marriage have left her restless. Julie, her son Nico’s new girlfriend, joins the family for their summer on the Brittany coast, unsure if her future lies with Nico or in chasing her own passions. Neither woman expects to confront a shared secret from their past—a moment that will change the course of their relationship forever. Under the fierce sun and stormy skies, both will be pushed toward the rush of life they’ve been longing for. For fans of: intimate, emotionally charged stories about desire and transformation. I Know How This Ends by Holly Smale Margot Wayward is on a glorious spiral—torching her career, swiping through dating apps for sport, and thriving in chaos after a decade-long relationship ends. Then a startling vision of her future appears—one that comes true when she meets Henry, a charming single dad. Soon, more visions follow, each one playing out exactly as she’s seen, and Margot realizes she can’t alter what’s coming. Now she has to figure out how to love, how to live, and how to be herself when the future feels already written. For fans of: 28 Summers by Elin Hildebrand. Love Forms by Claire Adam At fifty-eight, Dawn should be looking ahead—newly divorced, with grown sons living their own lives. Instead, she’s drawn back to the secret she’s carried since she was sixteen, when she became pregnant in Trinidad and was sent away to give her baby up for adoption. Decades later, she’s determined to find the daughter she lost, but the search takes her deeper into her own past than she ever expected, forcing her to confront old choices and the life she’s built since. For fans of: heartfelt, intergenerational stories about love, loss, and reconciliation. Indian Country by Shobha Rao Janavi and Sagar never planned to marry—she’s a fiercely independent advocate for street children in India, he’s a dam engineer haunted by his family’s rejection. But betrayal and circumstance push them into an arranged marriage, just as Sagar accepts a job in Montana dismantling a dam. Life in America proves isolating—Sagar faces hostility at work, and Janavi can’t forgive the sister who trapped her in this fate. When a co-worker is found drowned, suspicion falls on Sagar, forcing both to reckon with prejudice, betrayal, and the buried histories that link India’s Ganges River to America’s own frontier. For fans of: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. The Winds From Further West by Alexander McCall Smith Dr. Neil Anderson’s new life in Edinburgh—with a promising job and a bright, driven partner—unravels after a workplace controversy and a devastating personal discovery. Fleeing to the remote Isle of Mull, he hopes for solitude, but the arrival of a ship carrying two wolf cubs stirs up island tensions and pulls him into the orbit of Katie, the local vet. As debates over the wolves divide the community, Neil finds himself drawn into the fight—and toward the possibility of starting over. For fans of: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure by Rhys Bowen Surrey, 1938. After thirty years of marriage, Ellie Endicott’s husband asks for a divorce—and she lets him keep the house, taking only the Bentley and her freedom. With her housekeeper Mavis and her friend Dora in tow, Ellie heads for the South of France, landing in the seaside hamlet of Saint Benet when the Bentley breaks down. There, in an abandoned hillside villa, Ellie builds a new circle of friends and feels an unexpected spark with a local fisherman. But as the shadow of war draws near, her newfound paradise faces uncertainty. For fans of: The Little French Bistro by Nina George.