General Fiction
October 15, 2025

Recent Releases
The portrait : a novel by Danielle Steel
The portrait : a novel
by Danielle Steel

Devon Darcy, a gifted portraitist marked by loss, and Charlie Taylor, a guarded entrepreneur shaped by family wounds, form a powerful bond after a chance meeting, as their deepening summer romance in the Hamptons brings them fear, vulnerability, and the possibility of lasting love.
Twice : a novel by Mitch Albom
Twice : a novel
by Mitch Albom

Young Alfie Logan can rewind any moment for a do-over -- but must accept the results of his second try -- and having navigated through adolescence and finding seemingly lasting love with Gianna, he must confront an impossible choice when his power unravels during a casino arrest. A Good Morning America Book Club pick.
The Irish goodbye : a novel by Heather Aimee O'Neill
The Irish goodbye : a novel
by Heather Aimee O'Neill

Three adult sisters grapple with a shared tragedy over a Thanksgiving weekend spent in their childhood home, navigating complex relationships and old tensions. A Read with Jenna pick.
Picket Line : The Lost Novella by Elmore Leonard
Picket Line : The Lost Novella
by Elmore Leonard

This never-before-published gem from a master storyteller describes an unprecedented farmers' movement in Trinity, Texas; the complex cast of Chicanos, Anglos, and migrants that impact the union; and the careful balance of passion, patience, and pure, stupid guts that it takes to hold the line.
The Silver Hills Boarding House by Linda Lael Miller
The Silver Hills Boarding House
by Linda Lael Miller

In early-20th-century Montana, in the lead-up to the holiday season, a woman risks everything to protect her younger brother and sister in the unforgiving west -- and a widower sees in them a second chance at love and family.
Remain by Nicholas Sparks
Remain
by Nicholas Sparks

After a stay in a psychiatric facility, New York architect Tate Donovan travels to Cape Cod to design his best friend’s summer home and rebuild his life. Still grieving his sister Sylvia’s death and her unsettling claim that their family can see spirits, Tate is drawn to Wren, a mysterious woman he meets at a local bed-and-breakfast. Their intense connection soon turns complicated as Tate uncovers dark secrets beneath Wren’s seemingly perfect life—secrets that force him to confront questions of truth, belief, and the unseen forces that bind love and loss.
The guest in room 120 : a novel by Sara Ackerman
The guest in room 120 : a novel
by Sara Ackerman

In 1905 Honolulu, hotel worker Iliahi Baldwin forms an unexpected friendship with the accomplished, willful Jane Stanford before her mysterious death, leaving a dark legacy at the fashionable hotel for two writers to uncover a century later.
Buckeye : a novel by Patrick Ryan
Buckeye : a novel
by Patrick Ryan

In postwar Ohio, a stolen moment between Cal Jenkins and Margaret Salt reverberates through generations, as a small town's buried secrets and a wife's spiritual gift expose the longing for love and goodness. A Read with Jenna pick.
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