FICTION                                AUGUST 2024
 
All the Colors of the Dark: a novel
by Chris Whitaker

After a string of disappearances in 1975 Missouri, a one-eyed boy heroically thwarts a kidnapping, igniting a chain of events that blur the lines between triumph and tragedy as the townspeople of Monta Clare confront hidden truths.
All This and More: a novel
by Peng Shepherd

A divorced, middle-aged woman full of regrets is selected for a reality show that uses quantum technology to allow contestants to relive and revise their pasts but she discovers that changing everything doesn't necessarily bring her happiness.
All We Were Promised: a novel
by Ashton Lattimore

A former enslaved housekeeper escapes to 1837 Philadelphia where she plays servant to her white-passing father and befriends a young abolitionist and risks everything to help another former slave, brought to the city by her plantation mistress.
The Au Pair Affair: a novel
by Tessa Bailey

Jumping at the opportunity to be a live-in nanny for hockey veteran and newly single dad, Burgess, 26-year-old aspiring marine biologist Tallulah, while helping her tween charge fit in, helps Burgess get back on the dating scene, but when boundaries are crossed, they find their hearts on thin ice.
Bad River
by Marc Cameron

While investigating his brother's mysterious death in South Dakota, Arliss Cutter returns to Alaska after the discovery of a woman's body in the permafrost indicates the two have things in common in the sixth novel of the series following Breakneck.
Bad Tourists
by Caro Carver

Three tight-knit friends embark on an extravagant divorce trip to the Maldives where they can unwind and celebrate a new chapter in midlife—until they realize the resort of their dreams is harboring a killer.
Bear: a novel
by Julia Phillips

Trapped on a remote Washington island with their dreams out of reach, two sisters clash when a mysterious bear arrives swimming in the channel, forcing them to confront their conflicting desires for escape and connection.
The Beekeeper's Daughter
by Santa Montefiore

A first U.S. release by an internationally best-selling author traces the parallel stories of a beekeeper's daughter whose security is challenged by her father's death; and her daughter, who remains steadfast to an unworthy lover.
Bespelled
by Laura Thalassa

"No one told witch Selene Bowers having a soul mate would be so difficult. Nor did they warn her that he might be a vengeful, ancient sorcerer who would frame her for murder, force her to remember a past life he swears she lived, and then coerce her into an unbreakable marriage pact. But that's exactly what happens...when Selene finds herself in a jail cell. After waking from enchanted sleep, Memnon swore to discover why Selene betrayed him long ago. But when his soul mate's memories return, the truth reveals something else entirely."
Birding with Benefits
by Sarah T. Dubb

Seeking adventure and putting herself first, a divorced woman fakes a romance with a quiet birdwatcher for a contest, but amidst Arizona hikes and undeniable chemistry, they must decide if their connection is for keeps or for the birds. 
The Black Bird Oracle: a novel
by Deborah Harkness

When the Congregation demands she and Matthew test the magic of their 7-year-old twins, Oxford scholar and witch Diana Bishop, forging a different path, confronts her family's dark past and reckons with her desire for even greater power?—?if she can let go of her fear of wielding it.
The Black Spectacles
by John Dickson Carr

"A sinister case of deadly poisoned chocolates from Sodbury Cross's high street shop haunts the group of friends and relatives assembled at Bellegarde, among the orchards of 'peach-fancier' Marcus Chesney. To prove a point about how the sweets could have been poisoned under the nose of the shopkeeper, Chesney stages an elaborate memory game to test whether any of his guests can see beyond their 'black spectacles'; that is, to see the truth without assumptions as witnesses. During the test - which is also being filmed - Chesney is murdered by his accomplice, dressed head to toe in an 'invisible man' disguise. The keen wits of Dr Gideon Fell are called for to crack this brazen and bizarre murder committed in full view of an audience."
The Body in the Backyard
by Lucy Score

When her self-absorbed news anchor ex-husband arrives in a bullet-ridden car, begging for help, clairvoyant sleuth Riley Thorn must block out the chaos and focus on her psychic visions long enough to narrow down the list of suspects and wonders if her ex's karma will be the downfall of them all.
The Book of Elsewhere: a novel
by Keanu Reeves

A warrior who cannot be killed, known simply as“B,” wants to die and a U.S. black-ops group has promised they can help with that if he helps them in return, but when an all-too-mortal soldier comes back to life, the impossible event points to a force even more mysterious than B himself.
Breaking the Dark
by Lisa Jewell

Retired superhero Jessica Jones helps a distraught mother search for her missing teenage twins who disappeared while visiting their father in the UK in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of None of This is True.
The Briar Club: a novel
by Kate Quinn

In 1950 Washington, DC, at an all-female boardinghouse called Briarwood, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic room, drawing her oddball collection of neighbors into unlikely friendship, but when a shocking act of violence tears the house apart, the women must expose the true enemy in their midst.
Briefly Very Beautiful
by Roz Dineen

Fleeing wildfires, floods, viruses and societal collapse with her children, a woman whose husband is serving overseas navigates a perilous landscape where danger lurks in the city, her in-laws' home and even a seemingly idyllic coastal commune. 
Bright Objects: a novel
by Ruby Todd

A young widow grapples with the arrival of a once-in-a-lifetime comet and its tumultuous consequences. A first novel.
The Bright Sword: a novel of King Arthur
by Lev Grossman

Arriving at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, a gifted young knight Collum instead finds only a handful of knights left after the Battle of Camlann, and together, joined by Merlin's apprentice Nimue, set out to rebuild Camelot in a world that has lost its balance. 
Bury your Gays
by Chuck Tingle

An Oscar-nominated showrunner of a streaming series fights studio pressure to kill off the gay characters in the season finale while fighting real-life monsters from his horror movie days who are stalking him and his friends through the Hollywood Hills.
Butcher & Blackbird
by Brynne Weaver

"When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, they find something elusive--the friendship of two like-minded, pitch-black souls who just happen to enjoy killing other serial killers. But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love."
A Clean Kill
by Steven Konkoly

Special Agent Garrett Mann, the head of a specialized FBI task force called ARTEMIS, hunts down a serial killer operating from Minnesota to New Mexico and who also may have ties to a drug cartel.
A Collection of Lies: a Kate Hamilton mystery
by Connie Berry

Kate Hamilton and her new husband try to uncover the provenance of a bloodstained dress purported to belong to a Victorian lace maker accused of murder, in the fifth novel of the series following The Shadow of Memory.
Come to the Window: a novel
by Howard A Norman

In 1918, amid war and pandemic, a Nova Scotia murder ignites a reporter's pursuit of the truth as his wife, a war surgeon, becomes unexpectedly entangled, in the new novel by the author of Come to the Window.
A Court of Frost and Starlight
by Sarah J. Maas

"As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated--scars that will have far-reaching impact on the future of their Court."
A Court of Mist and Fury
by Sarah J. Maas

Though Feyre now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, but as she navigates the feared Night Court's dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms--and she might be key to stopping it
A Court of Silver Flames
by Sarah J. Maas

Nesta and Cassian must face their haunting pasts in order to stop a dangerous alliance of treacherous human queens in the fourth novel of the fantasy series following A Court of Wings and Ruin. 
A Court of Thorns and Roses
by Sarah J. Maas

Dragged off to a treacherous magical land as retribution for killing a wolf, huntress Feyre learns that her captor, Tamlin, is one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.
A Court of Wings and Ruin
by Sarah J. Maas

Hoping to gather information on Tamlin and the invading king threatening Prythian, Feyre plays a deadly game of deceit while trying to find allies.
Curvy Girl Summer
by Danielle Allen

Approaching her thirtieth birthday, Aaliyah seeks love through a dating app with her friends' support, but finds unexpected connections amidst the lies, catfishing, fetishizing and overall chaos of online romance. 
The Daughters' war
by Christopher Buehlman

Defying her family's wishes and joining the army's untested new unit, the Raven Knights, Galva marches toward a once-beautiful city overrun by the goblin horde, accompanied by fearsome black birds that may hold the key to stopping the goblins in their war to make cattle of mankind.
A Death in Cornwall: a novel
by Daniel Silva

The #1 New York Times best-selling author returns with the year's most anticipated new thriller in which a brutal murder, a missing masterpiece and mystery can only be solved by Gabriel Allon.
Devil Himself: a novel
by Peter Farris

"Deep in the forest of South Georgia, barely eighteen-year-old Maya narrowly escapes a savage end. The victim of a vast human trafficking operation managed out of Mexico, Maya had the misfortune to discover the dark plans of a high-ranking client. Her fate seemed sealed, until Leonard Moye, a lonely eccentric who tolerates no one on his land, takes the young woman under his protection. Both having lived lives that have left deep scars, each consumed by anger, they soon develop a bond that makes them, as a pair, a formidable foe, even for hardened criminals and professional scumbags. Maya knows too much and the old man lives on land in the crosshairs of narco machinations. As the heavies seek to finish the job, they find they may be no match for the resourcefulness of a disturbed old man and a cunning young woman."
The Devil's Fortress
by Dale Brown

"Former US Air Force officer Nick Flynn joined the clandestine Quartet Directorate to continue its long-standing mission: to act decisively against serious threats to the free world. And with the backing of Russia's authoritarian president, no threat is more deadly than that of Pavel Voronin and his mercenary Raven Syndicate. Twice they have almost succeeded in bringing the United States to its knees, only to be stopped at the last moment by Flynn and his team of highly trained operatives. But Flynn knows it's only a matter of time before one of Voronin's plans to cripple the US bears lethal fruit. And so, taking the Russian oligarch permanently off the board is now his number one priority. Operating undetected deep in hostile territory and fighting their way through Voronin's extraordinarily tough defenses will require every ounce of skill, dedication, and daring that Flynn and his small force can muster. The slightest error could be fatal for all of them--and, ultimately, for millions of Americans. With the clock ticking, and dangers mounting on all sides, it's up to Flynn and the others to finish Voronin before it's too late. In this all-or-nothing battle, victory is the only acceptable outcome--no matter how high the cost!"
Dog Day Afternoon
by David Rosenfelt

A retired lawyer and dog rescue operator investigates after one of his recent adopters is implicated in a mass shooting at his workplace in the latest addition to the series following Twas the Bite Before Christmas.
Don't Ask, Don't Follow
by Mary Keliikoa

Beth Ralston, a paralegal in Portland, Oregon, would rather be racking up billable hours than mingling at an office party--especially when her sister Lindsay, aka her plus one, is a no-show. After making her obligatory rounds, Beth returns to her office to find that her boss, who she'd talked with moments before, has been murdered. She sees a woman fleeing the scene. Wait--was that Lindsay? Unable to catch up to her in time, Beth waits for the police to arrive and notices that Lindsay has left her phone behind with an unsent text message to Beth displayed on the screen: 'Don't ask. Don't follow.' Lindsay is unreachable for days, and when Beth starts to come under suspicion for the crime, she decides that waiting is impossible. While retracing Lindsay's steps, determined to bring her home, Beth uncovers what her sister, an investigative reporter bent on changing the world, was trying to expose--corruption, secrets, and betrayal on an unimaginable level. Revealing the truth might bring back the one person she's desperate to find--but it could also destroy the only life and family Beth's ever known.
Don't Let the Devil Ride: a novel
by Ace Atkins

A Memphis wife and mother hires an old friend of her father, legendary private investigator Porter Hayes, to search for her missing husband and the pair uncover a dangerous knot of international intrigue involving mercenaries, retired actresses and imposters.
Eruption
by Michael Crichton

Two of the world's most popular and prolific modern authors team up for a thriller about a history-making eruption in Hawaii that threatens to reveal a huge secret the US military has been hiding for decades. 
Falling for Alaska
by Belle Calhoune

In Moose Falls, Alaska, a down-on-his-luck football player and a feisty restaurant owner go from enemies to loves, in this small-town romance.
The Family Experiment
by John Marrs

When the company behind Virtual Children creates a reality TV show called“The Substitute,” 10 couples compete to raise a Virtual Child from birth to age 18 in a nine-month period where the prize is the right to keep their virtual child or risk it all for the chance of a real baby.
Farewell, Amethystine
by Walter Mosley

Los Angeles detective Easy Rawlins investigates when the ex-husband of his ex-lover, Amethystine Stoller, turns up dead and his only friend at the LAPD goes into hiding, in the 16th novel of the series following Blood Grove. 
Fire & Blood
by George R. R. Martin

The first volume of a definitive two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros is set centuries before the events of "A Game of Thrones" and answers key questions about the dynasty's origins, conflicts, and relationships with dragons
Flashback
by Iris Johansen

Twenty years after their mother was the second victim of the Bayside Stranger, two sisters disappear leaving Kendra Michaels to investigate the cold case, in the 11th novel of the series following More Than Meets the Eye.
Flashpoint
by Catherine Coulter

As a deadly conspiracy unfolds, FBI agent Dillon Savich races to protect a witness from an attack and help a psychic child search for his missing father in the latest novel of the series following Reckoning. 
Foul Days
by Genoveva Dimova

Hunted by her ex, the Tsar of Monsters, Kosara the witch is forced to trade her shadow to make a quick escape, losing her powers and causing a deadly sickness only curable by reclaiming her magic.
The Gilded Crown
by Marianne Gordon

Gifted with the ability to raise the dead, Hellevir, after bringing the Queen's granddaughter, Princess Sullivain, back to life, must remain by the princess's side, but with the threat of war looming, she must trade more and more of herself to keep Sullivain alive, but Death will always take what he's owed.
The Glassmaker
by Tracy Chevalier

From the height of Renaissance-era Italy to the present day, this spellbinding novel follows Orsola Rosso and her family of glassblowers as they live through creative triumph and heartbreaking loss, and how through every era, the Rosso women ensure their work, and their bonds, endure.
The God of the Woods
by Liz Moore

In 1975, when a camp counselor discovers the 13-year-old daughter of the summer camp's owners has disappeared just like her brother 14 years earlier, a panicked search begins as the secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow are revealed.
Goyhood
by Reuven Fenton

Reuven Fenton's novel Goyhood is a brilliant debut about a devoutly Orthodox Jewish man who discovers in middle age that he's not, in fact, Jewish, and embarks on a remarkable road trip to come to grips with his fate; it's Chaim Potok's The Chosen meets Planes,Trains and Automobiles.
The History of Sound: stories
by Ben Shattuck

A collection of 12 stories set across three centuries, from 1700s Nantucket to the contemporary woods of New Hampshire and beyond, examines the unexpected ways the past returns to us and how love and loss are entwined and transformed for generations.
The House on Cold Creek Lane
by Liz Alterman

When Laurel and Rob West move into their new home in New Jersey, it seems too good to be true. But Laurel can't shake off her old feelings of anxiety. The neighbor who pays far too much attention to the West's two young children... Rob watching her every misstep... and there's something people aren't telling her about this house... Corey Sutton is trying to outrun her past. Recently divorced and reeling from a devastating loss, she moves into her widowed mother's retirement condo. Everyone says she just needs some time to recover and rebuild... but is Corey beyond saving? She wants answers. And there's very little she won't do to get them... Though Laurel and Corey have never met, the women have something in common, and if they're not careful, it may just destroy them both.
The Housemaid
by Freida Mcfadden

Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor. I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew's handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it's hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina's life. I only try on one of Nina's pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it's like. But soon she finds out - and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it's far too late. But I reassure myself that the Winchesters don't know who I really am. And they don't know what I'm capable of.
The Housemaid's Secret
by Freida McFadden

"It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything... That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before. I can protect Mrs Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe. Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go..."
How the Light Gets In: a novel
by Joyce Maynard

After her husband's death, Eleanor returns to her New Hampshire farm to care for their brain-injured son while facing family tensions, personal struggles and national events, in the follow-up to Count the Ways.
Husbands & Lovers: a novel
by Beatriz Williams

Two women, separated by decades and continents, but sharing an exotic family heirloom, search for their lost loves and reclaim secrets, in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of The Summer Wives.
The Idea of You
by Robinne Lee

A middle-aged art gallery owner begins a passionate fling with a member of her daughter's favorite boy band, who is 19 years her junior, and must fend off rabid fans and insatiable media after their affair becomes a viral sensation.
If the Sun Never Sets
by Ana Huang

Nothing prepares Farrah for a meeting with her first client as a freelance interior designer, who turns out to be her first love and her first heartbreak, who has been haunted by regret for the girl he betrayed.
If We Ever Meet Again
by Ana Huang

During her year abroad in Shanghai, 19-year-old Farrah Lin finds herself falling for her new friend's boyfriend, a fallen college football star, in the second novel of the series following If the Sun Never Sets. 
If You Tell a Lie: a novel
by Lucinda Berry

A blackmail note reunites former friends who swore themselves to silence after a reckless lie led to the murder of their handsome tennis coach at a summer camp for gifted children 20 years prior. 
Incidents Around the House: a novel
by Josh Malerman

An 8-year-old girl in the Bronx fights to keep her troubled family together as they offer the only protection against a malevolent spirit she calls“Other Mommy” and who grows stronger and asks her daily for entrance into her heart.
Jackie: a novel
by Dawn Clifton Tripp

This intimate story of love and power, family and tragedy, loss and reinvention offers a glimpse into the world of a deeply private woman who led many lives, forging a legacy out of grief and shaping history even as she was living it.
Ladykiller: a novel
by Katherine Wood

When her childhood friend, an heiress, mysteriously vanishes, Abby arrives in Greece where the sole clue to her whereabouts is a manuscript she was working on, revealing the dark truth of her marriage and the dirty secrets of her high-profile guests, and Abby must separate fact from fiction to find her.
Let the Games Begin
by Rufaro Faith Mazarura

Interning at the 2024 Summer Games in Athens, Olivia, when she meets Zeke, the heartthrob runner of Team Great Britain, finds things heating up as they become close, but when the competition gets fierce, she must decide if their relationship is strong enough to cross the finish line.
Liars: a novel
by Sarah Manguso

After marrying filmmaker John Bridges, who wants the same things she does? To be in love and live a successful, creative life, writer Jane becomes subsumed by his ambitions, whims and ego until her career flourishes, causing him to leave her, giving her a much-needed opportunity to live life her way.
Like Mother, Like Daughter
by Kimberly McCreight

When her seemingly perfect mother, Kat, a successful corporate lawyer, goes missing, Cleo discovers Kat is her firm's fixer and to find her, must uncover Kat's secret life by following the shocking clues involving infidelity, blackmail and death threats, not realizing they're both trying to save each other.
The Liquid Eye of a Moon: a novel
by Uchenna Awoke

When his father is passed over for village head, leaving their family as the lowest Igbo caste, 15-year-old Nigerian Dimkpa must make his own fate, learning that no money is easy money, superstition runs deep, knowledge is power and sometimes it's better to live in the present than chase a future out of reach.
Long Island: a novel
by Colm Tâoibâin

In 1976 Lindenhurst, Long Island, Ellis Lacey, an Irishwoman in her 40s with no one to rely on in this still-new country, discovers her husband got a woman pregnant and the woman's husband refuses to raise it, forcing Ellis to decide what she will do and not do in this unexpected situation.
Long Island Compromise: a novel
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

In denial that they're all still affected by their wealthy businessman father's kidnapping back in 1980, the Fletcher siblings, as they hover at the delicate precipice of another kind of survival, must face desperate questions about how much their family's wealth has played a part in both their successes and failures.
Love on a Whim
by Suzanne Woods Fisher

"Brynn Haywood's impulsive decision to marry a man she barely knows sends her fleeing to her best friend's home in Cape Cod. With Dawn's support, maybe Brynn can fix the mess she's made. But a new crisis calls for her help-and unexpectedly brings her face to face with her new husband."
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books: a novel
by Kirsten Miller

When Lula Dean, trying to rid public libraries of“pornographic” books, starts her own lending library in front of her home, Lindsay, the daughter of Lula's arch nemesis, sneaks in nightly, secretly filling it with banned books wrapped in“wholesome” dust jackets, changing the lives of those who borrow them in unexpected ways.
Market for Murder
by Heather Graham

In Edinburgh, where murder victims are being dissected and sold for spare parts, Special Agent Luke Kendrick and Carly MacDonald, with the clock ticking on every organ being harvested, are running out of time—and people they can—trust to catch the killers before they themselves are put on ice.
The Material: a novel
by Camille Bordas

While attending the Chicago Stand-Up program, a band of outsiders bound together by the need to laugh, and the longing to make others laugh harder, wonder if the visiting professor—high-profile, controversy-steeped comedian—will help or harm their cause.
Meet Me at the Starlight
by Rachel Hauck

"Harlow Hayes came to Sea Blue Beach, Florida, to hide and heal. Instead she finds a former co-star with a ruined career, and his plucky grandmother who runs the local landmark skating rink. The place has a kind of magic, but when it's threatened for demolition, saving the Starlight might be the second chance everyone needs."
Middle of the Night: a novel
by Riley Sager

Returning to his childhood home 30 years after his friend Billy's disappearance, Ethan, plagued by strange occurrences, sets out to find out what really happened that night and, reunited with former friends and neighbors, finds his investigation leading him to a mysterious institute where clandestine research is performed.
Missing White Woman
by Kellye Garrett

A woman thinks she's waking up to a romantic vacation—only to find a body in her rental home and her boyfriend gone.
The Moonlight Market
by Joanne Harris

"Deep in the heart of London, a young photographer named Tom Argent walks the streets and captures whatever catches his eye: an old man drinking coffee; a striking woman sipping champagne in St. Pancras station; a cloud of moths taking flight across the sky. He’s orphaned, lonely, and lost in his work. He certainly has no intention of falling in love. And yet, love finds him in the shape of beautiful Vanessa, who lives a dangerous double life in the heart of the city. Tom’s pursuit of Vanessa leads him to discover an alternate world, hiding in plain sight among the streets and rooftops of London. A world unseen by common folk and inhabited by strange and colorful beings, in which two warring factions—one nocturnal, one in the light—wage war for the sake of a long-lost love, which can only end with one side’s total annihilation. The Moonlight Market will enchant readers with new worlds and epic romance and in this captivating modern fairytale about what could be hiding in the corner of your eye."
The Most Fun We Ever Had
by Claire Lombardo

"A multi-generational novel in which the four adult daughters of a Chicago couple--still madly in love after forty years--match wits, harbor grudges, and recklessly ignite old rivalries until a long-buried secret threatens to shatter the lives they've built."
Navigational Entanglements
by Aliette de Bodard

Sent on a mission against her will, forcing her to work with an ill-matched group of squabbling teammates from rival clans, Nhi, when their imperial envoy and nominal leader is poisoned, must see past her own misconceptions and learn to trust her growing feelings for Cúc of the Snake clan.
Nicked
by M. T. Anderson

In 1087, when Tyun, a treasure hunter renowned for“liberating” holy relics from their tombs, is paid to bring the 700-year-old bones of Saint Nicholas to Bari, Italy, to cure the plague, Brother Nicephorus is ordered to be his guide and forced to commit an act of sacrilege on their journey.
No Road Home: a novel
by John Fram

A young father must clear his name and protect his queer son when his wealthy new wife's televangelist grandfather is found murdered.
On the Surface
by Rachel Mcguire

When Dani Fox, one half of a young couple who spend their time circumnavigating the globe aboard their 42-foot sailboat and documenting it for their fledgling YouTube channel, goes missing, Royal Bahamas Police Force Inspector Veronique Knowles must find the truth as the investigation goes viral.
One Big Happy Family
by Jamie Day

When the Bishop sisters arrive at The Precipice, a legendary, family-owned hotel on the coast of Maine, to claim it, 19-year-old chambermaid Charley Kelly, who pilfers from guests and is hiding a woman on the run, discovers this weekend could be the death of all of them when murder checks in.
One Last Summer
by Kate Spencer

Arriving at Pine Lake Camp for a much-needed escape, Clara runs into Mack, her old camp nemesis and constant competitor, and when one wildly passionate night turns into many more, she must decide if the life she's always wanted is the life that makes her feel truly alive.
Our Little Secret
by Lisa Jackson

Breaking off her brief affair with Gideon Ross, who threatens he'll never let her go, Brooke Harmon, after a year goes by, wants to believe it's all behind her but the fear hasn't disappeared—and she's right to be worried because Gideon is a man who keeps his word.
Peg and Rose Play the Ponies
by Laurien Berenson

While in Kentucky to sell her Thoroughbred broodmare's offspring at a high-stakes yearling sale, rival sisters-in-law Peg and Rose discover something seems off about Six Oaks farm, and when the yearling manager with serious anger issues is murdered, the ladies enter the ring to expose the culprit.
Practice
by Rosalind Brown

Over the course of one day, student Annabel attempts to write an essay about Shakespeare but finds it repeatedly thrown off course by family and friends, her much older boyfriend, wild sexual fantasies and stories of her own invented characters and darker crises.
Proof
by Fern Michaels

The owners of a furniture restoration shop/café—an offshoot of their family's longtime antique business, siblings Luna and Cullen, gifted with unique abilities, must solve the mystery surrounding a piece Cullen just acquired not realizing there are some who will stop at nothing to claim what they believe is theirs.
The Quiet Woman
by Priscilla Masters

"Richard and Christine Clay have been married for decades. Their relationship has stood the test of time despite Christine appearing passive while her husband is unmistakably dominant - at times bullying and controlling. Nurse Florence Shaw has seen Christine at the surgery a number of times with minor complaints over the past year, none of which has led to a serious diagnosis. But when Florence hears that the couple appear to have entered into a suicide pact, she is shocked, though not surprised that Richard has survived. Was Christine's death really a suicide, or was there more to this quiet woman than meets the eye?" 
Red Star Falling
by Steve Berry

Searching for the legendary library of Ivan the Terrible, rare manuscripts that contain the key to ending a looming threat orbiting 200 miles above the earth, Luke Daniels must find them before others, both inside and outside of Russia, unleash the destructive potential of the Red Star program.
Resorting to Romance
by Jennifer Shirk

Coming home to Sunny Banks, North Carolina, where she struggles to save their family-owned resort and reconnect with her sisters, attorney Loni Keating is forced to come to terms with everything she believes about her parents' marriage and what she wants for her own life.
Resurrection: a novel
by Danielle Steel

A successful influencer and one part of a power couple on the international stage, 42-year-old Darcy Gray, after her perfect life comes crashing down, must stay indefinitely in France during an escalating worldwide health crisis and, through her newfound friendships with others who are stranded, begins to see glimpses of new possibilities.
The Road to the Country: a novel
by Chigozie Obioma

In 1960s Nigeria, Kunle, when his younger brother disappears as the country explodes in civil war, sets out on an impossible rescue mission, which becomes a journey of atonement that will see him forced to fight a war he hardly understands while navigating the prophecies of a local Seer.
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne shadow
by Brian Freeman

When he meets a woman who recognizes him as David Webb, Bourne is forced to confront the dangerous ghosts of a past he doesn't event remember.
The Rom-Commers
by Katherine Center

Hired to write a rom-com screenplay with her hero, movie-writing legend Charlie Yates, Emma, arriving in LA, discovers he's a jerk and doesn't even believe in love and refusing to go down without a fight, she decides to write her dreams into reality whether he likes it or not.
The Runes of Engagement
by Tobias S. Buckell

A tough but not-quite-prepared platoon of Marines faces orcs, trolls and dragons falling from portals in the sky as they race to find a princess who could broker a strategic alliance between worlds.
The Same Bright Stars: a novel
by Ethan Joella

In a Delaware beach town, local restaurant owner Jack Schmidt reaches a turning point in his life.
Sandwich: a novel
by Catherine Newman

While on her family's yearly escape to Cape Cod, Rocky, sandwiched between her half-grown kids and fully aging parents, relives the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers, coming face-to-face with her family's history and future and accepting she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves.
The Secret to Happiness
by Suzanne Woods Fisher

"Callie Dixon sets her goals and reaches them-so how did this executive chef end up in a small ice cream shop on Cape Cod, sharing a room with her cousin and refusing to set foot in the kitchen? It will take the charm of a young boy, and his quiet, steady father, to help her find the answers-and maybe the secret to happiness."
Secrets of Rose Briar Hall
by Kelsey James

In 1908 Long Island, young newlywed Millie Turner, throwing a grand party for New York's social elite at Rose Briar Hall, wakes up, unable to recall anything, is shunned by her friends and must find out what really happened that night, or much more than her reputation will be at risk.
Sentinel
by Mark Greaney

Sent to Ghana to protect U.S. embassy personnel who are there to highlight American commitment to the construction of a new dam, Josh and Nikki Duffy, when the Chinese get involved, find themselves on the run, caught between a Chinese hit squad and a rebel army.
Serendipity: a novel
by Becky Chalsen

Returning home from LA after five years away, former Hollywood screenwriter Maggie James hopes to repair friendships during a weekend at the group's Fire Island share house, named Serendipity, where the old hurts of her departure have left deep scars.
Shanghai: a novel
by Joseph Kanon

After escaping the Gestapo, Daniel Lohr arrives in Shanghai, where glamor and squalor exist side-by-side, and as he tries to navigate through his uncle's world in the city's fabled nightlife, he tries to stay one step ahead of murder and outrun his own past.
The Sky on Fire
by Jenn Lyons

When she's spirited away to the dragon-ruled sky cities by a group of cunning misfits who need her help to steal from a dragon's hoard, Anahrod, who lives only for survival, discovers there's one problem: the hoard in question belongs to a woman who wants her dead.
Some Murders in Berlin
by Karen Robards

Assisting the Kripo in solving a series of murders in Nazi Germany, Dr. Elin Lund, an expert in psychological profiling, when the killer realizes she's figured out who he is, must join Denmark's Jews, along with her family, who are being smuggled to Sweden that very night to survive.
The Stardust Grail
by Yume Kitasei

Once the best art thief in the galaxy, anthropology student Maya Hoshimoto, when an old friend comes to her with a job she cannot refuse: find a powerful object that could save an alien species from extinction, sending her on a breakneck quest through the universe with her visions as a guide.
State of Paradise: a novel
by Laura Van den Berg

A heart-racing fun house of uncanniness hidden in Florida's underbelly, from a reality-warping storyteller.
Storm Child
by Michael Robotham

When the bodies of 17 migrants wash up on shore, Evie, who, as a child, was discovered hiding in a secret room where a man had been tortured to death, discovers, with the help of psychologist Cyrus Haven, she is linked to this tragedy that could unlock the secrets of her past.
The Summer Pact: a novel
by Emily Giffin

Ten years after they made a pact, promising to always be there for each other in their times of need, Hannah, when one of the happiest moments of her life is suddenly turned upside down, calls on her closest friends, and together, they embark on a shared journey of self-discovery, forgiveness and acceptance.
Swan Song
by Elin Hilderbrand

When a 22-million-dollar summer home is purchased by the mysterious and overly extravagant Richardsons, social mayhem ensues in the tight-knit Nantucket community, but when their house burns to the ground and their most essential employee goes missing, the entire island must save the day—and their way of life.
Tangled Up in You
by Christina Lauren

Raised on a homestead and off the grid for most of her 22 years, Ren, who has never held an iPhone or engaged in social media, attends Corona College where she's partnered with Fitz, a handsome, rich player, for a simple assignment, which unexpectedly throws both their lives off course.
Telephone of the Tree
by Alison McGhee

When ten-year-old Ayla struggles with the loss of her best friend Kiri, her friends and family help her gradually accept the truth of what happened.
Things Don't Break on Their Own: a novel
by Sarah Easter Collins

Her life defined by her sister's disappearance, Willa, who sees fragments of her sister everywhere, attends a dinner party thrown by her first love, but since nothing about her life has been ordinary, she discovers that's not about to change tonight.
The Throne
by Franco Bernini

This captivating reflection on ambition, morality and the pursuit of power and influence reveals a society teetering on the brink of change and revolution during the Renaissance as one man-the infamous political strategist Niccoláo Machiavelli-takes his chance at greatness.
The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster
by Shauna Robinson

When her grandmother passes away, Mae Townsend decides to explore her Black roots, and with three weeks left until her wedding, arrives in the South to find a lost mac & cheese recipe causing grief and a barbecue on the brink of disaster and steps up to save the day and her newfound family.
Trust Her
by Flynn Berry

Building a new life in Dublin with their young children, Northern Irish sisters Tessa and Marian are drawn back into the IRA conflict when Tess is told she must track down her old handler from MI5 and attempt to turn him into an IRA informant or lose everything.
The Unraveling: a novel
by Vi Keeland

When she encounters a man with whom she has a tragic connection, New York City psychiatrist Meredith McCall becomes obsessed with Gabriel Wright who becomes her patient, and crossing all ethical and moral bounds to treat him, she finds herself spiraling dangerously out of control.
The Unwedding
by Allyson Braithwaite Condie

Recent divorcee Ellery Wainwright, while staying at the luxurious Resort at Broken Point in Big Sur, finding the place beautiful, yet unsettling, especially when a mudslide traps her and the other guests with a murderer who has something horrific in store for them all.
Wake me Most Wickedly
by Felicia Grossman

In the clever reimaging of Snow White, a handsome businessman must decide with whom to trust his heart, but with danger looking, it's his life, not his love, at risk. 
We Used to Live Here
by Marcus Kliewer

A young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve, while restoring an old house, answer the door to a man claiming to have lived there years before, which sets in motion a chain of uncanny and inexplicable events leading to Charlie's disappearance and Eve's descent into insanity.
The Wealth of Shadows: a novel
by Graham Moore

In 1939, Ansel Luxford uproots his family and moves to Washington, D.C., to work on a clandestine project to undermine Nazi Germany, one involving economic warfare, and is plunged into a world of espionage, danger and deceit, especially when his wife takes a job with the FBI, bringing subterfuge to the home front.
What Fire Brings: a thriller
by Rachel Howzell Hall

A writer's search for her missing friend becomes a real-life thriller, in a twisting novel of suspense by the New York Times best-selling author of These Toxic Things.
What Have You Done?
by Shari Lapena

When the body of Diana Brewer is discovered in a hayfield by a local farmer, sleepy little Fairfield, Vermont, a town of friendly, familiar faces becomes a town of suspects and a place of fear and paranoia where everyone wants answers.
What We Hide
by Colleen Coble

Returning to Tupelo Grove University to teach history, Savannah Webster finds herself under suspicion for murder and turns to her estranged husband, Hez, the best attorney she knows, for help staying alive long enough to find out who's selling the university's pre-Columbia artifacts and clear her name.
The Wilds
by Sarah Pearse

After a young woman vanishes without a trace while on a trip to a Portuguese national park, leaving behind a disturbing map, Detective Elin Warner, as the park's wild beauty turns sinister, must untangle the clues, discovering when you follow a trail, you have to be careful to watch your back.
The Woman Who Lied
by Claire Douglas

 
"Emilia has a dream life. But someone knows the truth...Emilia Ward lives in suburban London with her husband, their young son, and a teenager from her first marriage. Emilia is an ordinary mom-and she's also the bestselling author of the Miranda Moody detective novels. But when writing her tenth-and most difficult-book, life takes a disturbing turn: an incident mimicking the plot of one of her novels occurs in real life. Just an unsettling coincidence, right? Until it happens again. And again. Then someone she knows dies in the same way as a victim in the book she's currently writing. Why is someone doing this? What do they want? How could they possibly know what she's thinking-and writing? Is Emilia and her family next?"
The Women
by Kristin Hannah

In 1965, nursing student Frankie McGrath, after hearing the words“Women can be heroes, too,” impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows her brother to Vietnam where she is overwhelmed by the destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America.
The World After Alice: a novel
by Lauren Aliza Green

Surprising their families with a wedding invitation to Maine, Morgan and Benji,12 years after a devastating tragedy, as guests descend on the tranquil coastal town, bringing with them deep-seated secrets and agendas of their own, are forced to question just how well they know ones they hold dear.
Worry: a novel
by Alexandra Tanner

Two siblings-turned-roommates navigate an absurd world on the verge of calamity. A first novel.
You are Here: a novel
by David Nicholls

When a persistent mutual friend and some very unpredictable weather bring Michael and Marnie, complete opposites except for the fact they're both recovering from heartbreak, together on a ten-day hike, neither of them can think of anything worse until they find exactly what they've been looking for.
You'll Never Find Me
by Allison Brennan

Working alone, P.I. Margo Angelhart, when she takes on a seemingly simple case of proving a wealthy husband is a cheater to void a prenup, is forced to team up with her estranged siblings when her investigation becomes much more than she bargained for?—?and reconciliation is her only hope at survival.
Zero Option
by Peter. Kirsanow

In November 1943, when Roosevelt and Churchill meet Stalin in Tehran, OSS leader Wild Bill Donovan has intelligence that someone is planning to assassinate both Western leaders at the conference and sends his best agent to thwart the plan even though they don't know if the killer is a Nazi or an Ally.
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