Bestseller List 
     Winter 2025     
The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave
The First Time I Saw Him
by Laura Dave

Five years after her husband Owen disappeared, Hannah Hall
and her stepdaughter, Bailey, have settled into a new life in Southern California. But when Owen shows up at Hannah's new exhibition, she knows that she and Bailey are in danger again.
Felicia's Favorites by Danielle Steel
Felicia's Favorites
by Danielle Steel

After their mother’s sudden death, five daughters gather at her historic Connecticut farmhouse and discover life-changing secrets that reveal a side of her they never knew. 
Skylark
by Paula McLain

A mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below, where a woman’s quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor’s dangerous mission during the German occupation in the 1940s, revealing a story of courage and resistance that transcends time.
Kin by Tayari Jones
Kin
by Tayari Jones

Lifelong friends Vernice and Annie grow up motherless and follow sharply different paths.  One toward education and privilege, the other on a dangerous search for the mother who abandoned her. When tragedy draws them back together, their bond is tested by love, loss, and survival.  
The Friend of the Family by Dean Koontz
The Friend of the Family
by Dean Koontz

Freed from a Depression-era carnival, a mysterious girl finds a loving family and discovers she may be destined for something greater. As dark dreams warn of looming evil, Alida must fight to protect those she loves in this moving tale of family, sacrifice, and love.
Once and Again by Rebecca Serle
Once and Again
by Rebecca Serle
 
Born with the power to redo a single moment, Lauren returns home and must face the past including her first love and the choices that shaped her life. An unforgettable story of fate, family, and second chances. 
Want to Know a Secret? by Freida McFadden
Want to Know a Secret?
by Freida McFadden

Influencer and baking star April Masterson appears to have a perfect life, but off camera, dark questions linger about her family, her relationships, and what’s hidden in her backyard. As the truth surfaces, April’s carefully curated world begins to unravel.
Such a Clever Girl by Darby Kane
Such a Clever Girl
by Darby Kane

Fifteen years after the Tanner family vanished without a trace, their daughter Aubrey returns to town, reigniting long-buried suspicions. As three women tied to that night confront secrets they’ve never shared, the past turns deadly once again.
Good Guys by Sharon Bala
Good Guys
by Sharon Bala
 
Burned-out publicist Claire Talbot joins a struggling aid charity, hoping to do good. But when a celebrity-backed adoption exposes a shocking crime, Claire must face the hidden consequences of
her well-intentioned actions.
Served Him Right by Lisa Unger
Served Him Right
by Lisa Unger
 
After shocking news about Ana Blacksmith’s ex, suspicion quickly falls on her, especially when one guest becomes gravely ill. As secrets surface and rumors of a hidden justice network emerge, Ana and her sister race to uncover the truth before vengeance claims another victim.
 
 
 
Python's Kiss: Stories by Louise Erdrich
Python's Kiss: Stories
by Louise Erdrich
 
A luminous collection of short stories where immigrant farmers, artists, teachers, and dreamers find their ordinary lives tipping
into the uncanny. Paired with original artwork, the book showcases the author’s wit, wisdom, and boundless imagination.
Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood
Two Can Play
by Ali Hazelwood

Viola Bowen lands her dream job designing a game based on her favourite book series, only to be paired with her longtime nemesis, Jesse Andrews. Trapped together on a winter retreat, sparks fly as rivalry melts into something much hotter.
Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
Half His Age
by Jennette McCurdy

Waldo is intense, impulsive, and endlessly wanting and fixated on Mr. Korgy, her creative writing teacher.   As obsession and connection blur, Half His Age becomes a startling, poignant character study of loneliness, ambition, and the risky lengths we go to in search of love and recognition.
Wild People Quiet by Tara Gereaux
Wild People Quiet
by Tara Gereaux
 
A lyrical novel set in a 1946 prairie town following Florence, a woman hiding her Métis identity to survive. When workers from her past arrive and the government plans threaten the local Métis community, she must choose between the life she’s built and the truth she’s buried.
Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily Austin
Is This a Cry for Help?
by Emily Austin
 
Librarian Darcy’s quiet life is upended by the death of an ex and
a battle over book bans. As she confronts her past and leans on her community, Darcy fights to reclaim her voice and sense of self. 
 
The Night We Met (Standard Edition) by Abby Jimenez
The Night We Met
by Abby Jimenez

One split-second decision changes everything for Larissa when she chooses who to ride home with after a concert. She picks her friend’s best friend and he becomes her boyfriend, while Chris, her closest friend, is left on the sidelines, torn between love and loyalty.
Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb
Stolen in Death
by J. D. Robb

When a wealthy man is found murdered beside a hidden vault
of stolen treasures, Lieutenant Eve Dallas must unravel a mystery tied to long-buried family secrets before another crime is committed.
A Far-Flung Life by M. L. Stedman
A Far-Flung Life
by M. L. Stedman

From the author of The Light Between Oceans comes a sweeping tale set in Australia’s outback, where a tragic accident shatters a family and sets them on divergent paths of love, sacrifice, and secrecy.
Judge Stone by James Patterson
Judge Stone  (previously titled Hail Mary)
by James Patterson

A gripping courtroom thriller set in a small Southern town.  Judge Mary Stone faces a case that is legally clear but morally impossible and a decision that could cost her everything.
Cross Down: An Alex Cross and John Sampson Thriller by James Patterson
Cross Down: An Alex Cross and John Sampson Thriller
by James Patterson

For the first time on his own, Detective John Sampson must face
a deadly shadow force targeting Washington, D.C. With Alex
Cross sidelined, Sampson races to protect his family and the
nation in this high-stakes thriller.
Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden
Dear Debbie
by Freida McFadden

Advice columnist Debbie Mullen has spent years guiding others.  But when but her own life unravels she decides it’s time to take matters into her own hands, delivering justice in ways no one will see coming. 
Wolf Hour by Jo Nesbo
Wolf Hour
by Jo Nesbo
 
In Minneapolis, a detective and a crime writer investigate the same murders six years apart, uncovering dark secrets in this twisty, Nordic noir thriller. As their paths converge, the line between hunter and hunted grows dangerously blurred.
First Sign of Danger: A Haven's Rock Novel by Kelley Armstrong
First Sign of Danger: A Haven's Rock Novel
by Kelley Armstrong

In the secluded Yukon town of Haven’s Rock, Detective Casey Duncan and her husband must protect their family and community when mysterious hikers and a deadly threat put their peaceful
lives at risk. 
Bloodlust by Sandra Brown
Bloodlust
by Sandra Brown

Detective Mitch Haskell seeks justice for his murdered wife while drawn to his psychotherapist, Dr. Dylan Reede, whose insight
may be the key to stopping a ruthless crime kingpin. 
Woman Down by Colleen Hoover
Woman Down
by Colleen Hoover

A struggling author retreats to a secluded cabin to reclaim her creativity, only to find her fictional world bleeding into reality
when a mysterious detective becomes her irresistible muse..
The 13-Minute Murder (Hardcover Library Edition) by James Patterson
The 13-Minute Murder
by James Patterson

Three high-stakes thrillers from James Patterson follow a psychiatrist, a grieving mother, and a deadly hitman, each racing against time in a pulse-pounding fight for justice, survival, and revenge.
Love Song (Standard Edition) by Elle Kennedy
Love Song  
by Elle Kennedy

A standalone Briar romance where college junior Blake Logan
and musician Wyatt Graham reunite for a summer of passion, tension, and heartbreak.
Catch Her If You Can by Tessa Bailey
Catch Her If You Can
by Tessa Bailey

A sizzling sports romance where a baseball catcher and a burlesque club owner enter a marriage of convenience, only to discover that what starts as a business arrangement might just
be true love. 
My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney
My Husband's Wife
by Alice Feeney

Eden Fox moves into her dream home, Spyglass, only to find a stranger claiming to be her and her husband insists it’s true. Secrets, lies, and obsession collide in this twisty, mind-bending thriller where nothing is as they seem.
The Devil's Daughter by Danielle Steel
The Devil's Daughter
by Danielle Steel

A gripping tale of two very different sisters.  One is kind and honorable, while the other self-absorbed and ruthless.  Their
strained bond is tested by ambition, temptation, and family
secrets. 
The Keeper by Tana French
The Keeper
by Tana French

When a girl is found dead in a remote village river, the truth threatens to destroy the tight-knit community. Former Chicago detective Cal Hooper is drawn back into investigation as land deals, old grudges, and dangerous rumors collide. As tensions erupt, Cal must uncover the truth before the town and those he loves are lost forever.
George Falls Through Time by Ryan Collett
George Falls Through Time
by Ryan Collett

When stressed-out George is mysteriously transported from modern London to the year 1300, he must navigate a brutal medieval world while confronting his own anxieties and desires. Funny, surprising, and profound, this genre-defying novel is a journey through time.
The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara
The Last of Earth
by Deepa Anappara

An Indian schoolteacher turned British spy and an English woman explorer, risk everything to enter a forbidden land driven by loyalty, ambition, and grief. As they face brutal terrain and mortal danger, they are forced to confront the costs of empire, exploration, and the desire to be remembered.
Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven
Meet the Newmans
by Jennifer Niven

A witty, heartfelt novel about America’s favorite TV family whose perfect façade begins to crumble. As secrets, scandals, and changing times collide, the Newmans try to hold everything together before their behind-the-scenes lives are exposed.
Missing Sam by Thrity Umrigar
Missing Sam
by Thrity Umrigar

When Sam goes missing on a morning run, her wife Aliya must race against time to find her while fighting suspicion and prejudice. This tense, twisty thriller explores love, fear, and survival in a
world quick to judge 
Fire Sword and Sea by Vanessa Riley
Fire Sword and Sea
by Vanessa Riley

A dual-timeline saga based on the life of the legendary pirate Jacquotte Delehaye, a fearless woman of mixed parentage who forged her own life plundering wealth and battling slavers on the treacherous Caribbean seas of the 17th century.
Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman
Operation Bounce House
by Matt Dinniman

When Earth’s corporations turn New Sonora into a deadly game, rancher Oliver Lewis must defend his home and community using all his wits and whatever he can scavenge. Facing ruthless gamers and high-tech war machines, he must fight to protect the only home he’s ever known.
Rings of Fate by Melissa de la Cruz
Rings of Fate 
by Melissa de la Cruz

The Princess Bride meets The Wheel of Time, in an epic romantasy where a sharp-tongued barmaid and an infuriatingly handsome prince agree to a fake engagement to stop a deadly magical
power.
The Astral Library (Standard Edition) by Kate Quinn
The Astral Library  
by Kate Quinn

A fantastical adventure set in the Astral Library, where books are doors to new lives. When Alix Watson discovers this hidden world inside the Boston Public Library, she’s drawn into a race through the pages of classic novels to save the Library, and herself, from
a dangerous enemy. 
The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White
The Fox and the Devil
by Kiersten White

After her father’s murder, Anneke hunts an immortal killer and finds herself caught in a dangerous, sapphic obsession that challenges everything she knows about love, revenge, and monsters.
Isles of the Emberdark: A Cosmere Novel by Brandon Sanderson
Isles of the Emberdark: A Cosmere Novel
by Brandon Sanderson

Trapper Sixth of the Dusk fights to save his island and magical birds from alien invaders, while a starship captain hunts a legendary portal. When their paths collide, they must confront cosmic dangers to survive.
The Poet Empress by Shen Tao
The Poet Empress
by Shen Tao

IIn a dangerous empire where poetry is magic and women are forbidden to read, Wei Yin offers herself as a concubine to save
her family and must master forbidden spells to survive a brewing civil war. With every secret she uncovers, the fate of the nation
and her own life hangs in the balance.
Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict
Daughter of Egypt
by Marie Benedict

A sweeping tale of ambition and danger, following Lady Evelyn Herbert as she uncovers the truth about the forgotten pharaoh Hatshepsut, across ancient and modern Egypt. 
The Winter Witch by Jennifer Chevalier
The Winter Witch
by Jennifer Chevalier

Two sisters sail from Normandy to 17th-century Quebec, where
a mysterious witch forces them to confront dark secrets and the deadly power of fear and belief.
Mother Is Watching by Karma Brown
Mother Is Watching
by Karma Brown

A mother and art conservator becomes obsessed with a mysterious, haunted painting. As supernatural forces invade her life, she must confront the painting’s dark power or risk losing
her sanity and her life. 
A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St James
A Box Full of Darkness
by Simone St James

A chilling thriller about siblings drawn back to the town they fled
18 years ago by the ghost of their long-missing brother. In Fell, New York, dark secrets, restless spirits, and deadly mysteries
await in this pulse-pounding story of homecoming and horror. 
The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu
The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts
by Kim Fu

After her mother’s death, Eleanor buys a house in a mysterious valley, only to find herself haunted by the past, her own secrets, and the valley’s dark history. A haunting tale of grief, guilt, and
the blurred line between reality and the supernatural. 
Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher
Wolf Worm
by T. Kingfisher

In the North Carolina woods, something darker than the devil lurks. When scientific illustrator Sonia Wilson takes a position at a reclusive scientist’s manor, she uncovers horrors that threaten her life and sanity in this gothic thriller
Detour by Jeff Rake
Detour
by Jeff Rake

From the creator of the hit Netflix show Manifest, comes a mind-bending thriller where a space crew returns from Titan to an Earth that isn’t the home they left behind. As mysterious changes and shadowy threats emerge, they must unravel the truth or risk losing everything.
After the Fall by Edward Ashton
After the Fall
by Edward Ashton

Bonded to the unpredictable alien Martok, John must outwit feral humans and deadly threats to reclaim his freedom in a post-apocalyptic world where survival demands cunning and courage.
You with the Sad Eyes: A Memoir by Christina Applegate
You with the Sad Eyes: A Memoir
by Christina Applegate
 
A raw, darkly funny memoir, tracing Christina Applegate's journey from childhood star to Emmy-winning actress. Honest about family struggles, fame, and personal loss, Applegate shares a story of resilience, humor, and the real life behind the spotlight.
 
 
 
Lessons from a Lifetime: Ninety Years of Inspiration and Activism
by David Suzuki

Environmental icon David Suzuki, traces his journey from Japanese-Canadian internment camps to becoming a trusted voice in science and a passionate advocate for the planet, with reflections from friends, family, and admirers like Margaret Atwood and Neil Young.
The Work of Our Hands: A Cree Meditation on the Real World by Adrian Sutherland
The Work of Our Hands: A Cree Meditation on the Real World
by Adrian Sutherland

Iuno-nominated Cree musician Adrian Sutherland offers an intimate portrait of life in Attawapiskat beyond the headlines of hardship. Through the work of his hands, as a musician, hunter, builder, and provider, he reveals how discipline, responsibility, and connection to the physical world shape meaning and moral clarity.
Attention Seeker: A Neurodivergent Comedian's Guide to Thriving with ADHD by Darcy Michael
Attention Seeker: A Neurodivergent Comedian's Guide to Thriving with ADHD
by Darcy Michael

From neurodivergent comedian Darcy Michael comes a hilarious memoir that reframes adult ADHD as a superpower. In Attention Seeker, he shares candid, NSFW stories of growing up gay, marriage, and building a comedy career shaped by ADHD.
Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! by Liza Minnelli
Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!
by Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli, daughter of Judy Garland and Vincente Minnell. shares her story for the first time. With honesty and humor, she reflects on addiction, anxiety, love, and loss, while celebrating a life of extraordinary artistic success and lasting friendships. 
Parent Like a Millionaire (Without Being One): Outsmart Big Baby, Save on Childcare, and Secure Your Family's Financial Future by Kristy Shen
Parent Like a Millionaire (Without Being One): Outsmart Big Baby, Save on Childcare, and Secure Your Family's Financial Future
by Kristy Shen
 
From FIRE leaders Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung comes a simple guide to raising kids without financial stress. Even after retiring at 30, they worried about parenthood. They share smart ways to avoid unnecessary costs and make money work harder. 
Talk Treaty to Me 
by Crystal Gail Fraser and Sara Komarnisky

The authors untangle the complexities of treaties and chart a path toward deeper understanding of our shared roles, rights, and responsibilities. Featuring a clear timeline, maps, and photographs, the book concludes with a powerful call to action, offering practical, everyday steps we can all take to support reconciliation.
Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect by Valerie Bertinelli
Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect
by Valerie Bertinelli

From beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli comes her most vulnerable book yet. With warmth and humor, she reflects on aging, divorce, menopause, and healing generational pain whlle reexamining body image, self-worth, and the courage to let go of perfection.
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