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General Fiction January 21, 2026 |
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The Heir Apparent: Reese's Book Club Pick
by Rebecca Armitage
It's New Year's Day in Tasmania and the life Lexi Villiers has carefully built is working out nicely: she's in the second year of her medical residency, she lives on a beautiful farm with her two best friends Finn and Jack--and she's about to finally become more-than-friendly with Jack--when a helicopter abruptly lands. Out steps her grandmother's right-hand-man, with the tragic news that her father and older brother have been killed in a skiing accident. Lexi's grandmother happens to be the Queen of England, and in addition to the shock and grief, Lexi must now accept the reality that she is suddenly next in line for the throne--a role she has publicly disavowed.
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Twice Around a Marriage
by Robert Olen Butler
Twice Around a Marriage tells the story of Amanda Duval and Howard Blevins, an early-septuagenarian husband and wife who were once married for twenty-two years, then divorced for ten, and now are in the tenth year of a second-try marriage. They have come to Paris to see if they should attempt to remain together or call it quits. The day after they move into a tiny AirBNB apartment overlooking the park where they first met, Paris shuts down for Covid. The two of them are trapped indefinitely together in this small space, and so, since they are both literary types, they decide to emulate the Decameron and tell each other stories on alternating nights--stories of their lives together and apart--as they try to figure out their future even as a 21st century plague passes by.
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The Seven Rings: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 3
by Nora Roberts
In the final book of Nora Roberts’s Lost Bride trilogy, Sonya MacTavish faces the ultimate battle to break the centuries-old curse haunting Poole Manor in coastal Maine. Living in the ancestral home where seven brides were murdered and their rings stolen, Sonya and her loved ones endure terrifying encounters with restless spirits and a malevolent witch who feeds on fear and deception. Determined to reclaim the house and honor its tragic past, Sonya uncovers hidden truths, moments of lost joy, and clues left behind by her ancestors. As the evil presence grows more dangerous, Sonya must fight across both the living and spirit realms to banish the darkness, claim her future, and finally bring peace to the manor.
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The Memory Gardener: Magic Blooms in This Cozy Novel
by Meg Donohue
Lucy Barnes is a gifted gardener who can use scent to unlock meaningful memories, but after a tragedy a decade earlier, she abandons both her gift and her hometown. Following her mother’s death, a familiar scent draws Lucy back home, where she takes a job tending the gardens at a senior-living community called Oceanview Home. As her work rekindles long-buried memories and transforms the residents, Lucy uncovers hidden truths about her gift and her mother’s past. When a dangerous secret threatens to unravel the community, Lucy must face whether awakening the past brings healing—or harm.
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Sharpe's Storm: Richard Sharpe and the Invasion of Southern France, 1813
by Bernard Cornwell
The year is 1813. France is a battlefield, and winter shows no mercy. Amid brutal conditions, Major Richard Sharpe finds himself saddled with an unexpected burden: Rear-Admiral Sir Joel Chase, dispatched by the Admiralty with sealed orders, unshakable confidence, and a frankly terrifying enthusiasm for combat. Sharpe's mission from Wellington is clear, yet anything but simple: keep Sir Joel alive. Sir Joel could hold the key to defeating Napoleon once and for all. But to pull off his audacious plan, he needs someone who knows how to fight dirty, think fast, and survive the impossible.
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The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake
by Rachel Linden
After her career and personal life collapse, social media chef Jules Costa returns to her family’s olive farm on Italy’s Lake Garda to finish a crucial cookbook. Hoping for inspiration from her grandmother Nonna Bruna, Jules instead discovers a magical family cookbook that reveals only one life-changing recipe at a time—yet refuses to open for her. As financial troubles threaten the farm and long-buried family secrets emerge, including a lost orange blossom cake recipe, Jules must confront her past, including her first love, Nicolo. Over a transformative summer, Jules uncovers her family’s history and finds the ingredients she needs to heal her heart and build a new future.
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Between Good and Evil
by Rochelle Alers
This historical saga follows lifelong friends Kenny, Frankie, and Ray as they come of age on New York City’s Upper West Side amid the social upheaval of the 1960s through the 1980s. Inspired by civil rights leaders, Kenny risks everything for activism before being drawn toward revenge and moral compromise. Frankie uses sharp business instincts to expand his family’s criminal empire, chasing power and temptation, while Ray’s dream of becoming a doctor is threatened by dangerous desires and a secret double life. As decades of political scandal, cultural excess, and urban change reshape their neighborhood, the three men are forced to confront the cost of their ambitions and decide what kind of men they are willing to become.
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The Forgotten Book Club
by Kate Storey
After losing her husband Frank, Grace struggles with grief and emptiness, especially around the books he loved. At her grandson’s urging, she joins Frank’s former book club, only to discover it has become a quiet, nearly abandoned group that reads in silence. Though initially discouraged, Grace is persuaded to stay and becomes determined to revive the club and honor Frank’s memory. In the process, she finds friendship, purpose, and a sense of belonging, discovering that this new season of life may be the beginning of her own story.
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