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All the Men I've Loved Again
by Christine Pride
In 1999, shy college freshman Cora Belle is swept into a whirlwind of first love, heartbreak, and self-discovery between two unforgettable men and, twenty years later, must face her unresolved choices when a surprise reunion brings them all back together.
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All the Words We Know
by Bruce Nash
Rose may be in her eighties and suffering from dementia, but she's not done with life just yet. Alternately sharp as a tack and spectacularly forgetful, she spends her days roaming the corridors of her assisted living facility, musing on the staff and residents, and enduring visits form her emotionally distant children and granddaughters. But when her friend is found dead after an apparent fall from a window, Rose embarks on an eccentric and determined investigation to discover the truth and uncover all manner of secrets...even some from her own past.
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Arcana Academy
by Elise Kova
Clara Graysword, imprisoned for illegal use of magic, is forced to fake an engagement and enroll in Arcana Academy, a school where the elite hone their skills in tarot card magic. Atmospheric world-building and well-developed characterization immerse readers in occult magic as Clara navigates political intrigue and grueling lessons while tamping down her growing attraction to the headmaster/fake fiancé.
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The Bewitching
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multi-generational gothic horror saga.
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Bring the House Down
by Charlotte Runcie
A theater critic at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe writes a vicious one-star review of a struggling actress he has a one-night stand with in this sharply funny, feminist tinderbox.
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The Collector of Burned Books
by Roseanna M. White
In this gripping World War II historical about the power of words, two people form an unlikely friendship amid the Nazi occupation in Paris and fight to preserve the truth that enemies of freedom long to destroy.
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The Confessions
by Paul Bradley Carr
LLIAM is the world’s most powerful supercomputer, built to make the toughest decisions for its users. Where to work, who to marry, and even who should live or die. But when LLIAM suddenly goes offline with no explanation, the world is thrust into chaos, paralyzed by indecision. Stocks plummet, stores are shuttered, planes sit grounded on runways as humanity scrambles to re-adapt to an uncertain, analog world.
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The Convenience Store by the Sea
by Sonoko Machida
A quaint seaside town in Kitakyushu, Mojiko is full of hidden delights. And one unexpected treasure is the 24/7 convenience store, Tenderness. Sure, it's a bit odd that the incredibly handsome manager has his own fan club. And perhaps the customers are somewhat eccentric, if not entertaining. But there's a warmth about the store that draws you in. The truth is, Tenderness is different. Operating only in Kyushu, Tenderness stands firm and proud by its motto “Caring for People, Caring for You”, no matter the cause. And for Mitsuhiko, dishing out delicious food is simply the appetizer to his unsolicited but hearty wisdom on the town’s shenanigans.
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Daikon
by Samuel Jay Hawley
A sweeping and suspenseful novel of love and war, set in Japan during the final days of World War II, with a shocking historical premise: three atomic bombs were actually delivered to the Pacific-not two-and when one of them falls into the hands of the Japanese, the fate of a couple that has been separated from one another becomes entangled with the fate of this strange new device.
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Dead of Summer
by Jessa Maxwell
When Orla returns to Hadley Island to confront the ghosts of her best friend’s long-ago disappearance, she is drawn into another mystery alongside a suspicious girlfriend and a reclusive observer as they work to uncover the island's eerie, long-held mysteries.
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Do Not Disturb
by Freida Mcfadden
Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime. To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what she's done. But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the broken-down, isolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night. Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn't the quiet, safe haven it seemed to be. The motel has a dark and disturbing past. And in the dilapidated house across the way, the silhouette of Nick's ailing wife is always at the window. Always watching. In the morning, Quinn must leave the motel. She'll pack up her belongings and get back on the road to freedom.
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The Enchanted Greenhouse
by Sarah Beth Durst
Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a sentient spider plant. As punishment, she was turned into a wooden statue and placed in an alcove in the Great Library of Alyssium. This should have been the end of her story . . . Yet one day, Terlu wakes in winter on a nearly deserted island full of magical greenhouses. When she learns that the magic that sustains them is failing, she has to help. Even if that means breaking the law again. This time, though, she isn't alone. Assisted by the gardener and a sentient rose, Terlu must unravel the secrets of a long-dead sorcerer if she wants to save the island--and have a fresh chance at happiness and love.
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Everyone is Lying to You
by Jo Piazza
Lizzie and Bex were best friends in college—until Bex vanished. Fifteen years later, she’s reinvented as Rebecca Sommers, a glamorous influencer with a perfect life. When Bex invites Lizzie to an exclusive conference and then disappears again—this time leaving a dead husband behind—Lizzie is pulled into a web of lies, jealousy, and secrets in the ruthless world of social media. To find Bex and clear her name, Lizzie must uncover the truth behind the influencer façade.
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Fade In
by Kyle Mills
Directed to re-recruit a former agent who was shot in the line of duty, Homeland Security associate director Matt Egan faces a difficult task of rehiring the embittered agent, who becomes a fugitive in an act of dangerous revenge.
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Finding Grace
by Loretta Rothschild
Grace has made her London wine shop a second home for people like her—those running from their own past—and she soon finds herself curious about Tom, who becomes a fixture at the shop.
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A Forbidden Alchemy
by Stacey McEwan
Follows a fated pair who uncover a world-changing secret and are thrust into a violent class war, navigating love, loss and devastating betrayals.
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Girl in the Creek
by Wendy N. Wagner
Buried secrets only spread. Erin's brother Bryan has been missing for five years. It was as if he simply walked into the forests of the Pacific Northwest and vanished. Determined to uncover the truth, Erin heads to the foothills of Mt. Hood where Bryan was last seen alive. He isn't the first hiker to go missing in this area, and their cases go unsolved. When she discovers the corpse of a local woman in a creek, Erin unknowingly puts herself in the crosshairs of very powerful forces—from this world and beyond—hell-bent on keeping their secrets buried.
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The Goldens
by Lauren Wilson
Chloe has always dreamed of becoming a writer. When she meets Clara Holland, a prominent influencer, socialite, and model - at last, Chloe has something to write about. Bonding instantly, Chloe moves into Clara's family estate. They spend afternoons together, writing Clara's memoir, polishing social media posts, and planning decadent parties. But as Clara opens her home to more girls who want to live like her and inspire one another, the media calls them a cult. Chloe begins to hear unsettling rumors about Clara. When a girl goes missing after a New Year's Eve party, the rumors take on a sinister meaning. If she can't escape Clara's influence, everything Chloe holds dear may be in danger.
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Grave Birds
by Dana Elmendorf
Hollis Sutherland has an uncanny gift that allows her to see grave birds, manifestations of the dead's unfinished business; and when a mysterious bachelor wanders into her small town, bizarre events begin to plague its wealthiest citizens and Hollis must work against these evil forces to save the town and herself.
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The Greatest Possible Good
by Ben Brooks
A wealthy family is confident in its good intentions—until the discovery that their patriarch has secretly given all their money to charity ruins their lives.
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Guess Again
by Charlie Donlea
Ten years ago, 17-year-old high school volleyball star Callie Jones vanished from her quiet Wisconsin lake community. A highly publicized search followed but her body was never found. Ethan Hall, a former renegade detective turned ER doctor, left law enforcement to escape the horrors of the kid crime division. But on the tenth anniversary of Callie’s disappearance, his former partner, Pete Kramer, makes a desperate request. The detective who originally investigated the case, Pete is now dying, and to ease his conscience and get closure for the Jones family, he needs Ethan to return to the haunting work he left behind—and solve what happened to Callie, once and for all.
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History Lessons
by Zoe B. Wallbrook
As a newly minted junior professor, Daphne Ouverture spends her days giving lectures on French colonialism, writing her first academic book, and going on atrocious dates. Her small world suits her just fine. Until Sam Taylor dies. The rising star of Harrison University's anthropology department was never one of Daphne's favorites. But that doesn't prevent Sam's killer from believing Daphne has something that belonged to Sam--something the killer will stop at nothing to get. Daphne embarks on an investigation to find out what connects her to Sam's murder. With the help of an alluring former-detective-turned-bookseller, she unravels a deadly cover-up on campus.
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How to Survive a Horror Story
by Mallory Arnold
When legendary horror author Mortimer Queen passes, a group of writers find themselves invited to his last will and testament reading expecting a piece of his massive fortune. Instead, they arrive at his grand manor and are invited to play a game. The rules are simple, solve the riddle and progress to the next room. If they don't, the manor will take one of them for itself. You see, the Queen estate was built on the bones of Mortimer's family, and like any true horror story, the house is still very, very hungry.
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The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy
by Brigitte Knightley
Loyalties are tested when a healer and an assassin from enemy sides are forced to work together and find the source of two deadly diseases, all while resisting the urge to kill each other-and, just maybe, fall in love.
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The Lake Escape
by Jamie Day
When a woman disappears during a summer trip to Vermont’s Lake Timmeny, longtime friends Julia, David, and Erika confront local legends and their own buried pasts as suspicion grows and generational secrets threaten to pull them under.
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The List
by Steve Berry
Brent Walker returns home to Concord, a quaint town in central Georgia nestled close to the Savannah River, to work for Southern Republic Pulp and Paper Company as its assistant general counsel, and is drawn into a plan that puts his life on the line.
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Mean Moms
by Emma Rosenblum
Meet Frost, Morgan, and Belle—a wealthy, gorgeous group of New York City moms, the queen bees of downtown Manhattan. Their children attend Atherton Academy, the top private school in the city, and their social lives revolve around elaborate themed parties. On the first day of school, the arrival of a new mom and mysterious beauty from Miami named Sofia shakes up their world. When Sofia quickly integrates herself into their clique, inexplicably bad things start to happen to the women. Is someone at school out to get them?
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The Namaste Club
by Asha Elias
Just inland from Florida’s sun-splashed Treasure Coast is the Namaste Club yoga center. An exclusive oasis of palms, lakes, and adorable guest villas, it’s perfect for getaways where Shakti, a serenely blond Instagram influencer, holds yoga retreats for well-heeled Miami ladies. The Namaste Club is a place of reflection, a place of release and redemption…or at least, that’s the sales pitch. And of course, there’s Daniel, the toned, man-bunned apprentice yoga instructor. He’s cute if you like that sort of thing. And many of the rich ladies do.
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Never the Roses
by Jennifer K. Lambert
Sorceress Oneira seeks solace in a remote forest accompanied by uninvited companions—a near-mythical wolf, a goddess in the form of a kestrel, and a feline embodying magic itself—but on a whim she steals a book from the extensive library of powerful rival sorcerer Stearanos, which starts a forbidden correspondence and bond between them.
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Not Quite Dead Yet
by Holly Jackson
Thirty-six hours after being attacked, Jet wakes in the hospital to grim news that a bone fragment is putting pressure on her brain’s arterial wall and will cause a fatal hemorrhage--instead of choosing surgery with a slim chance of survival, she uses her last week to find her murderer.
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Our Last Resort
by Clémence Michallon
Having grown apart after an unspeakable tragedy, Frida and Gabriel try to start fresh at the Ara Hotel in Escalante, Utah, and it feels like paradise - until the dead body of the young wife of a powerful, much older husband is discovered and suspicion falls on Gabriel.
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Party of Liars
by Kelsey Cox
Sophie’s sixteenth birthday party in Texas Hill Country is at her dad’s cliffside mansion, once thought to be haunted, but before the candles on the cake are blown out, a body falls from the balcony onto the dance floor below.
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The Rabbit Club
by Christopher J. Yates
When Ali McCain, an eighteen-year-old from Los Angeles, is accepted at Oxford, it’s a chance to fulfill his dreams. To study English literature in England; to meet true intellectuals; and to glimpse the life he might have lived had his father—British rock star Gel McCain, legendary frontman of the Pale Fires—not abandoned him and his mother when he was a toddler. But not long after he arrives at the storied campus, Ali is drawn into a dark, disorienting world where events grow more and more curious by the day. Trading on his father’s name, he gains entry into one of Oxford’s oldest and most selective secret societies, the Saracens. As he immerses himself in this rarefied world, he inadvertently sets in motion a series of events that might culminate in disaster.
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The Satisfaction Cafe
by Kathy Wang
Joan Liang never thought she would leave Taiwan for California, nor did she expect her first marriage to implode as quickly as it did. She definitely did not expect to fall in love with an older, wealthy American and become his fourth wife and mother to his youngest children. Through all this she wrestles with one persistent question: Will she ever truly feel satisfied? As Joan and her children grow older, she makes a drastic change: she opens the Satisfaction Cafe, a place where people can visit for conversation and to be heard and understood. Through this radical yet pragmatic business, Joan constructs a lasting legacy.
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She Didn't See It Coming
by Shari Lapena
When a beloved wife and mother disappears, a luxurious condo building transforms into a potential crime scene, and the investigation begins: can the detectives find her before it's too late?
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That Last Carolina Summer
by Karen White
Years after fleeing to the West Coast, Phoebe Manigault returns to the South Carolina Lowcountry to help her sister care for their mother, confronting childhood tensions, unsettling visions, and a deepening bond with a grieving family nearby.
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Typewriter Beach
by Meg Waite Clayton
Set in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Hollywood, Typewriter Beach is an unforgettable story of the unlikely friendship between an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a young actress hoping to be Alfred Hitchcock's new star.
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Under the Stars
by Beatriz Williams
Providence Dare vanishes during a steamship disaster near Winthrop Island in 1846, leaving behind a trail of mystery that resurfaces two centuries later when chef Audrey Fisher and her actress mother Meredith uncover hidden paintings and long-buried family secrets that link past and present across generations.
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The Unraveling of Julia
by Lisa Scottoline
Julia Pritzker feels cursed - she’s lost her adoptive parents, and now her husband is murdered. When she realizes her horoscope predicted his death, she spirals, fearing her fate is sealed by the stars. Then, out of nowhere, she inherits a Tuscan villa from a stranger, Emilia Rossi. Seeking answers about her unknown lineage, Julia heads to Italy, only to learn Rossi was a paranoid recluse obsessed with astrology and claiming descent from Duchess Caterina Sforza. Julia is stunned by her uncanny resemblance to Rossi, and even to Caterina, and when strange events escalate, she questions reality itself. As danger mounts, her search for identity becomes a battle for survival.
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The View from Lake Como
by Adriana Trigiani
After a painful divorce and family upheaval in working-class Lake Como, New Jersey, draftswoman Jess Capodimonte Baratta flees to Carrara, Italy, where artistic ambition, and new relationships reshape her understanding of love, loyalty, and personal fulfillment.
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The Wayward Girls
by Susan Wiggs
"From New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs, a wrenching but life-affirming novel based on a true story of survival, friendship, and redemption when six girls come together in a Catholic reform school in 1960s Buffalo, NY.
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Continuing Series - New Releases
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Coded Justice
by Stacey Abrams
Former Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene investigates a powerful AI company after a mysterious death, uncovering corporate corruption and high-stakes technological dangers that could have far-reaching consequences in the third book of the series following Rogue Justice.
Book 3 in the Avery Keene series.
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Dead Line
by Marc Cameron
Deputy U.S. Marshals Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki are at frozen Cheney Lake, finally nearing their prey. He’s Butch Pritchard, a killer-for-hire as ruthless as the Anchorage wind, and wanted for the murder of a 25-year-old pregnant woman in Missouri. A cruel hit orchestrated by the victim’s husband, Royce Decker, a former member of the St. Louis Metro PD and on the run too. As quickly as Butch is in the marshals’ sight he disappears, abandoning a bear of a partner who’s terrified for his life. But it isn’t Butch or Royce he’s afraid of.
Book 7 in the Arliss Cutter series.
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Dogged Pursuit
by David Rosenfelt
Andy Carpenter has spent the three years since graduating law school working as a prosecutor in Paterson. But having seen how the system never looks out for the little guy, he leaves to start his own practice as a defense attorney. His office might be a little bit of a dump, but he's excited to make a change. Andy goes to the shelter to adopt a dog, where he meets his beloved golden retriever, Tara, for the first time and feels an immediate connection.
Book 31 in the Andy Carpenter series.
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The Hamptons Lawyer
by James Patterson
The Hamptons on Long Island is known for its beautiful beaches, its luxury lifestyle—and its exclusive legal advice. When Jane Smith takes on a famous celebrity client, she’s armed and ready: with brilliant arguments, hard evidence—and two Glocks. Yet she’s chased down, shot at, and risks contempt of court. That’s when mounting a legal defense turns into self-defense.
Book 3 in the Jane Smith series.
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Hotel Ukraine
by Martin Cruz Smith
Moscow investigator Arkady Renko seeks to solve the murder of a diplomat as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine wears on and the effects of Renko’s Parkinson’s Disease worsen. Helped by his lover, journalist Tatiana Petrovna, Renko traces the murder to a Russian paramilitary group aided by a government official who also used to be a romantic partner of Renko. Before long, those responsible for the killing look to similarly dispatch Arkady and Tatiana—all of it leading to a thrilling and action-packed climax.
Book 11 in the Arkady Renko series.
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An Inside Job
by Daniel Silva
Gabriel Allon has been awarded a commission to restore one of the most important paintings in Venice. But when he discovers the body of a mysterious woman floating in the waters of the Venetian Lagoon, he finds himself in a desperate race to recover a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci.
Book 25 in the Gabriel Allon series.
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The Last Wizards' Ball
by Charlaine Harris
Lizbeth Rose’s sister Felicia attends the Grand Wizards’ Ball, and as one of the most powerful—and beautiful—death wizards in a generation, she is highly sought after as one of the belles of the ball. However, war and violence are on the rise in Europe as German and Japanese wizards are also courting Felicia…and some are refusing to take no for an answer. As the façade of genteel wizard society turns deadly, Lizbeth must learn to not only protect her sister, but also navigate the arcane world that is pulling her sister and husband into a dangerous dance with death that could change the world as they know it.
Book 5 in the Gunnie Rose series.
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Lore of the Tides
by Analeigh Sbrana
Lore Alemeyu wakes up to discover she’s on a ship in the middle of the ocean. Held prisoner and with no way to escape, she’s faced with a dire set of circumstances: a crew that’s distrustful of Lore’s magic capabilities, her betrayal by a Fae she thought she could trust, and a dangerous quest for the sun book, which, if placed in the wrong hands, will make the Alytherian Fae even more powerful. Lore must navigate threats on the ship and beyond, into the ocean’s magical and mysterious depths, in order to find the sun book herself and help free the humans.
Book 2 in the Lore of the Wilds series.
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The Nightshade God
by Hannah Whitten
Lore has failed. She couldn't save King Bastian from the rotten god speaking voices in his mind. She couldn't save her allies from being scattered across the continent-their own lesser gods whispering to them in their dreams. She couldn't save her beautiful, corrupt city from the dark power beneath the catacombs. And she couldn't save herself. Banished to the Burnt Isles, Lore must use every skill she earned on the streets of Dellaire to survive the prison colony and figure out a way to defeat the power that's captured everything and everyone she holds dear. When a surprise ally joins her on the Burnt Isles she realizes the way forward may lie on the island itself.
Book 3 in the Nightshade Crown series.
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Rage
by Linda Castillo
Summer has arrived with a vengeance in Painters Mill, and a macabre discovery by three Amish children brings the quiet to a grinding halt. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on scene to find the dismembered body of 21-year-old Samuel Eicher, a local Amish man who owned a successful landscaping business. What twisted individual murdered him in such a sadistic way? The investigation has barely begun when, miles away, a second body is found, stuffed into a barrel and dumped in a ravine. The deceased is 21-year-old Aaron Shetler, Samuel Eicher's best friend.
Book 17 in the Kate Burkholder series.
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The Red Queen
by Martha Grimes
One calm night in Twickenham, a businessman named Tom Treadnor is shot off his barstool at The Queen pub. Superintendent Richard Jury is called in to investigate, and quickly realizes that everyone in Treadnor’s life – from his widow, Alice, to the staff at his manor, to his business partner had differing opinions of him. And to complicate things further, Jury has just happened upon a photo in a newspaper of a man in the United States, who is a dead ringer for Treadnor. Meanwhile, Wiggins, Jury’s partner at New Scotland Yard, becomes sidetracked by an investigation of his own: His sister, missing for years and presumed dead, has just sent a postcard to their mother. When Wiggins takes off in search of his sister, the two investigations begin to converge.
Book 26 in the Richard Jury series.
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Three Shattered Souls
by Mai Corland
The Blades were never supposed to survive this long. But after the battle in Quu Harbor, escaping is no longer enough. The most dangerous liars in the four realms have one last mission—return to Yusan and finish what they started. But now a usurper sits on the serpent throne. And he may be more dangerous than the god-king. With three relics of the Dragon Lord in their possession, the Blades will face the might of the four realms. Enemies will become allies. Allies will become traitors. And the ones they love most? They’ll be the ones to break them.
Book 3 in the Broken Blades series.
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