Fiction A to Z September 2025
Recent Releases
Departure 37 : a novel
by Scott Carson

After pilots across America refuse to fly following mysterious calls from their mothers, some long dead, a teenager in Maine becomes entangled in a decades-old secret tied to a 1962 naval experiment, a deadly discovery and rising global tensions.
Marguerite by the lake : a novel
by Mary Dixie Carter

A tense novel about the death of a wealthy garden designer, her lonely widower and the scrappy young gardener who smoothly steps into her life.
The devil's advocate : an Eddie Flynn novel
by Steve Cavanagh

With just seven days to stop a rigged conviction in a capital murder case, cunning lawyer Eddie Flynn battles a corrupt district attorney and a twisted justice system, racing to clear an innocent man before a killer in power silences him for good.
The violet hour : a Lowcountry tale
by Victoria Benton Frank

After breakup and personal tragedy, Violet Adams questions her identity while navigating life among her vibrant family on Sullivan's Island, aided by her influencer best friend Aly Knox as they seek reinvention, healing, and purpose in South Carolina's Lowcountry.
Something to look forward to
by Fannie Flagg

This collection of thirty humorous and heartfelt stories follows everyday Americans—from a Kansas great-grandmother to small-town café regulars—navigating love, loss, and change with wit and resilience, all observed by a curious outsider trying to understand the quirks of the human spirit.
Dark Vector : A David Slaton and Tru Miller Novel
by Ward Larsen

When a defecting Russian pilot crash-lands in Siberia, CIA rookie Tru Miller and a daring team race against a ruthless Russian general in a high-stakes pursuit where their survival hinges on their slyness and lethal skills. Reprint. LJ.
Full bloom : a novel
by Francesca Scottoline Serritella

"The power to be seen. The power to be heard. The power to be adored. . . A woman's life is forever changed by a mysterious perfume in this stunning novel about ambition and untapped desire from the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosts of Harvard"-- Provided by publisher
Maggie; Or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar
by Katie Yee

Our unnamed narrator learns her husband is leaving her for his coworker Maggie. So, when she’s told she has cancer days later, she names the tumor Maggie, too. Not telling her ex any of this, she gets help from her best friend and shares her Chinese mother’s mythological tales with her kids. Depicting resilience and heart, this moving first novel is liberally peppered with humor. 
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