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General Fiction April 16, 2025 |
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Strangers in time
by David Baldacci
In wartime London, fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters survives by stealing and dodging school, waiting for the day he can enlist to fight the Germans. Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield, freshly returned from five years of countryside evacuation, finds her home and family life shattered—her parents gone, only her old nanny remaining. Both adrift and alone, Charlie and Molly find refuge with Ignatius Oliver, a grieving bookseller mourning the loss of his wife and guarding a life-altering secret.
At his shop, The Book Keep, the trio forms an unlikely bond, finding comfort and family in one another amid the chaos of the Blitz. But danger still looms: Charlie’s street life has drawn attention, someone is shadowing Molly, and Ignatius is haunted by a secret that could unravel everything. As bombs fall and the war rages on, their shared strength and trust may be the key to surviving the darkest days of their lives.
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Fun for the whole family : a novel
by Jennifer E. Smith
Four formerly close but now estranged siblings reunite at their famous sister's house and are forced to confront their shared past and hidden truths, in the new novel from the best-selling author of The Unsinkable Greta James.
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Insignificant others : a novel
by Sarah Jio
Lena Westbrook, a perfectionist and workaholic, is devastated when her boyfriend unexpectedly breaks up with her. Seeking solace, she retreats to her aunt's home on Bainbridge Island—but wakes up the next morning in Paris, seemingly married to a stranger. Caught in a surreal time loop, Lena begins reliving one-day relationships with former romantic partners across the globe, experiencing alternate lives she might have had.
As Lena travels from Paris to Ireland to New York City and beyond, each day offers a new chance to reflect on the choices she’s made and the love she might have missed. This whimsical, heartfelt timeslip novel explores the “what ifs” of love and destiny, asking whether second chances can rewrite the heart's true path.
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Bent but not broken
by Mary Monroe
Trapped in a loveless marriage, Naomi Simmons finds hope with a new love, but her husband's stroke and shocking news from her daughter threaten to upend her life in the fifth novel of the series following Double Lives.
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Heartwood : a novel
by Amity Gaige
"In the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis, who has vanished 200 miles from her final destination. Alone in the wilderness, Valerie pours her thoughts into fractured, poetic letters to her mother as she battles the elements and struggles to keep hoping. At the heart of the investigation is Beverly, the determined Maine State Game Warden tasked with finding Valerie, who leads the search on the ground. Meanwhile, Lena, a seventy-six-year-old birdwatcher in a Connecticut retirement community, becomes an unexpected armchair detective. Roving between these compelling narratives, a puzzle emerges, intensifying the frantic search, as Valerie's disappearance may not be accidental"
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The story she left behind : a novel
by Patti Callahan Henry
In 1952, illustrator Clara Harrington travels to London with her daughter Wynnie to investigate a discovery linked to her vanished mother, a famed author, uncovering long-buried truths amid the chaos of the Great Smog and a remote Lake District retreat.
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Midnight in Soap Lake : a novel
by Matthew Sullivan
When Abigail agreed to move to Soap Lake, Washington, for her husband's research, she expected old-growth forests and craft beer, folksy neighbors and the world's largest lava lamp. Instead, after her husband jets off to Poland for a research trip, she finds herself alone, in a town haunted by its own urban legends. When a young boy runs through the desert into Abigail's arms, her life becomes entwined with his and the questions surrounding the death of his mother, Esme. In Abigail's search for answers,she enlists the help of a quirky cast of friends to unearth Esme's tragic past, the town's violent history and the secret magic locked in the lake her husband was sent there to study. But as she gets closer to the truth, her own life may be in danger, too.
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To Sicily with love
by Jennifer Probst
After losing her parents and experiencing a public meltdown, Aurora York travels to Sicily to meet her newfound cousin, reconnecting with a vibrant family and a charming Italian man, which leads her to confront her grief as she chooses between her past and a hopeful future.
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