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Francine's spectacular crash and burn : a novel
by Renâee Swindle
After rescuing a quirky boy from bullies, Francine forms a bond with him, only to discover his foster mother is her high school crush forcing her to confront past issues and redefine her priorities.
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Love, Camera, Action
by Noel Stark
A scrappy TV director lands her big break only to go head-to-head with the surly yet sexy director of photography, in this page-turning romance perfect for fans of Ava Wilder and Tessa Bailey.
Up-and-coming TV director Cali Daniels knows sex. Well, okay, she knows how to shoot sex scenes, and she's been hired to direct a highly anticipated steamy episode of the popular series The Demon . This job is her chance at a big-time career in the film and television industry--all she has to do is deliver an unparalleled show using her hard-knock know-how and ample creativity.
If only the director of photography--effortlessly sexy Jory Blair--would stop shutting her ideas down at every turn. Jory has spent years cultivating his career as an A-list director of photography, but a recent health scare has him rethinking his life and craving the director spot. Now this creative newbie, who he can't get out of his mind, wants to change the look of his show. Even worse, the friction between them is sparking into blistering chemistry.
As collaborating takes on a whole new meaning, and the show's producer not-so-subtly suggests that Jory sabotage Cali in order to achieve his own goals, they'll have to decide if chasing their dream jobs is worth losing the dream of a future together.
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Lore Olympus. Volume four
by Rachel Smythe
"The rumor mill of Olympus is constantly churning, but Persephone and Hades are all anyone can talk about. With the constant gossip creating intense pressure on the pair, they decide to slow down their budding romance and focus on sorting out their own issues first. But that's easier said than done. Hades struggles to find support in his personal life, with Zeus trivializing his feelings and Minthe resorting to abusive patterns in their relationship. And while Hades tries to create healthier boundaries where he can--like finally putting a stop to his sporadic, revenge-fueled hookups with Hera--he still feels lonely and adrift. Persephone feels equally ostracized as her classmates shun her for her connection to Hades, and she can find no refuge at home, with Apollo constantly dropping by unannounced and pushing his unwelcome advances. And on top of it all, the wrathful god of war, Ares, has returned to Olympus to dredge up his sordid history with the goddess of spring, threatening to surface Persephone's dark and mysterious past and ruin her tenuous position in the land of the gods. Despite agreeing to take it slow, Persephone and Hades find themselves inextricably drawn toward each other once more amid the chaos. The pull of fate cannot be denied"
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Lore Olympus. Volume one
by Rachel Smythe
Offers a contemporary retelling in graphic novel format of the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades
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Lore Olympus. Volume three
by Rachel Smythe
After Apollo's assault, Persephone contemplates her future and struggles to be the perfect maiden goddess, while Hades falls back into toxic habits with Minthe and denies his deepest desires
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Wild Side
by Elsie Silver
To secure her nephew's guardianship, Tabitha marries her infuriating and enigmatic enemy, Rhys, but as they navigate their tense new life together, she discovers a fiercely protective and unexpectedly tender side of him, making it increasingly difficult to guard her heart. Original.
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The snares : a novel by Rav Grewal-KèokAs Neel Chima navigates his role in a powerful new federal intelligence agency during the final months of George W. Bush's presidency, he faces moral dilemmas over surveillance, drone strikes, and secret missions, forcing him to weigh ambition, ethics and the cost of his humanity.
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Wicked : the graphic novel. Part I
by Scott Hampton
"Like Dorothy when she crash-landed all those years ago, prepare to be swept into a new and colorful world in this first-ever graphic novel adaptation of Wicked. While the long-running Broadway musical and major motion picture take inspiration from this iconic novel, this is Oz as Gregory Maguire wrote it--a fantastical story with dark edges that explores morality and ambition, love and friendship, and discovering one's inner power. Elphaba was born with emerald-green skin--no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz's most promising young citizens. But Elphaba's Oz is no utopia. The Wizard's secret police are everywhere. Animals--those creatures with voices, souls, and minds--are threatened with exile. Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animals--even if it means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas"
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The Tokyo suite
by Giovana Madalosso
When Maju impulsively abducts the child she cares for, the act forces the child's parents, trapped in personal and marital crises, and Maju herself, navigating São Paulo's watchful streets, to confront guilt, identity, and the unraveling complexities of modern urban life. Original.
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Walk softly on this heart of mine : a novel
by Callie Collins
In 1970s Austin, Texas, a struggling honky-tonk bar on the city's outskirts is revived by a blues band, intertwining the lives of a guitarist chasing fame, a conflicted bar owner, and a boy grappling with identity, leading to a community's turbulent transformation.
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The Ten Worst People in New York
by Matt Plass
The ten worst people in New York are dying, one after the other.
A late-night TV chat show feature, The Ten Worst People in New York, is the talk of the town. When a real estate mogul on the Ten Worst list jumps to his death, it could be a coincidence. But after a corrupt NYC councilor, also on the list, dies suspiciously, recently widowed Special FBI Agent Alex Bedford suspects foul play.
Young British filmmaker Jacob Felle arrives in New York to connect with his estranged sister, Elizabeth, and to reconcile a long-buried family trauma. But Alex and Jacob are on a collision course, and when Jacob becomes a suspect, the two find themselves in a race to unravel the mystery before even more people die. Both Alex and Jacob must confront their worst fears and put their lives on the line as they try to find the answer to two key questions:
Why are the killers targeting the Ten Worst list? And who will be next to die?
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The eights
by Joanna Miller
In 1920, four women from different backgrounds?—?Dora, Beatrice, Otto, and Marianne?—?forge an enduring bond as the first female students at Oxford, navigating personal loss, societal expectations, and the lingering trauma of World War I.
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Six days in Bombay
by Alka Joshi
This sweeping novel follows young Anglo-Indian nurse Sona as she embarks on a journey from her home in Bombay, through Prague, Florence, Paris and London, to uncover a mystery and prove her innocence after famous painter Mira Novak dies in her care.
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What remains of Teague House : a mystery by Stacy Johns"When the Rawlins family matriarch unexpectedly passes, all three adult children rush home. What they find is a house bursting with grief and, unexpectedly, multiple bodies buried in their woods. One grave dug just this past week... Is Robby, who's hidden multiple affairs and lives as a freeloader on the property, somehow involved in the most recent murder? Is his sister, Sandra, experiencing false memories of her late-father digging near where the old bodies are found? Why is Aunt Phil in such a rush toleave town after her late sister's funeral? Enter Detective Maddie Reed, who has her own reasons for being curious about the bodies buried behind Teague House. Maddie sets out to unmask a killer. One Maddie may have been hunting all her life. WHAT REMAINS OF TEAGUE HOUSE is a moving family mystery with a poignant examination of grief, trauma, and the lengths we'll go to protect the ones we hold dear"
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Direct descendant
by Tanya Huff
"This cozy stand-alone horror novel set in modern-day Toronto is the perfect balance of dark and delightful; a charming love story about a small-town baker, a quick-witted PI, and, yes, an ancient evil"
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Glitter in the dark
by Olesya Lyuzna
"The search for a kidnapped singer in Prohibition-era New York leads an intrepid reporter from Harlem speakeasies to the dazzling world of the theater, all while grappling with her warring passions"
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The Proof of My Innocence
by Jonathan Coe
A blisteringly funny political critique wrapped up in a murder mystery, from one of Britain's most beloved novelists
Post-university life doesn't suit Phyl. Time passes slowly living back home with her parents, working a zero-hour contract serving Japanese food to tourists at Heathrow's Terminal 5. As for her budding plans of becoming a writer, those are going nowhere.
That is, until family friend Chris comes to stay. He's been on the path to uncover a sinister think-tank, founded at Cambridge University in the 1980s, that's been scheming to push the British government in a more extreme direction. One that's finally poised to put their plans into action. But speaking truth to power can be dangerous--and power will stop at nothing to stay on top.
As Britain finds itself under the leadership of a new Prime Minister whose tenure will only last for seven weeks, Chris pursues his story to a conference being held deep in the Cotswolds, where events take a sinister turn and a murder enquiry is soon in progress. But will the solution to the mystery lie in contemporary politics, or in a literary enigma that is almost forty years old?
Darting between decades and genres, The Proof of My Innocence is a wickedly funny and razor-sharp new novel from one of Britain's most beloved novelists, showing how the key to understanding the present can often be found in the murkiest corners of the past.
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Didn't you use to be Queenie B? : a novel
by Terri-Lynne DeFino
"Gorgeous and curvaceous, with cascading black hair and signature red lips, Regina Benuzzi is Queenie B: a culinary goddess with Michelin Star restaurants, a bestselling cookbook empire, and multimillion dollar TV deals. She had it all. Until she didn't.After an epic fall from grace, Queenie B vanishes from the public eye, giving up everything: her husband, her son, and the fame that she'd fought to achieve. Her shows are in rerun, her restaurants still popular but her disappearance remains a mystery toher legions of fans. Local line cook Gale Carmichael also knows a thing or two about disaster. Newly sober and struggling, Gale's future dreams don't hold space for culinary stardom; only earning enough to get by. Broke at the end of the week, he finds himself at a local soup kitchen in one of the roughest parts of New Haven, Connecticut. But Gale quickly realizes that the food coming out of the kitchen is not your standard free meal - it is delicious, and prepared with gourmet flair. Gale doesn't recognize Regina, the soup kitchen's cranky proprietor, whose famous black mane is now streaked with gray. It's been more than ten years since Queenie B vanished into her careful new existence. But she sees Gale's talent, and recognizes a brokenness in him thatshe knows all too well. The culinary genius in hiding takes him under her wing. Teaching Gale, Regina's passion to create is re-ignited, and they both glimpse a shot at the redemption that had always seemed out of reach. When Gale is chosen to compete onthe hit cooking show, Cut!, it's a turning point for them both. It's Gale's time to shine. And that means Queenie B might just have to come out of hiding"
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Cat's people : a novel
by Tanya Guerrero
Núria, a Brooklyn barista and proud cat caretaker, discovers secret admirer notes near her favorite stray, sparking unexpected connections with four quirky neighbors as they unite to care for him and find meaning in their unlikely friendships.
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The ashfire king
by Chelsea Abdullah
"After fleeing a patricidal prince, legendary merchant Loulie al-Nazari and banished prince Mazen bin Malik find themselves in the realm of jinn. But instead of sanctuary, they find a world on the cusp of collapse. The jinn cities, long sheltered beneath the Sandsea by the magic of its kings, are sinking. Amid the turmoil, political alliances are forming, and rebellion is on the rise. When Loulie assists a dissenter-one of her bodyguard's old comrades-she puts herself in the center of a centuries-old war. Trapped in a world that isn't her own and wielding magic that belongs to a fallen king, Loulie must decide: Will she carry on someone else's legacy or carve out her own?"
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Another fine mess : a novel
by Lindy Ryan
"From Lindy Ryan, "one of the "most electrifying voices in the horror genre" (Gwendolyn Kiste), Another Fine Mess brings the Evans women back around in this unputdownable, crackling, rollicking mystery of humor, heart, and horror. Making sure dead thingsstay buried is the family business ... For over a hundred years, the Evans women have kept the undead in their strange southeast Texas town from rising. But sometimes the dead rise too quick-and that's what left Lenore Evans, and her granddaughter Luna, burying Luna's mother, Grace, and Lenore's mother, Ducey. Now the only two women left in the Evans family, Luna and Lenore are left rudderless in the wake of the most Godawful Mess to date. But when the full moon finds another victim, it's clear their trouble is far from over. Now Lenore, Luna, and the new sheriff-their biggest ally-must dig deep down into family lore to uncover what threatens everything they love most. The body count ticks up, the most unexpected dead will rise-forcing Lenore and Luna toface the possibility that the undead aren't the only monsters preying on their small town"
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Fishflies
by Jeff Lemire
A small town crime sets off a chain of events that will permanently alter the lives of several residents of bucolic Belle River, Ontario. As the manhunt heats up, a lonely girl named Franny Fox forms an unlikely friendship with a fugitive that leads themboth on an odyssey of discovery and redemption... a journey that also uncovers dark secrets from the town's eerie past
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The railway conspiracy
by John Shen Yen Nee
"Judge Dee and Lao She must use all their powers of deduction-and kung fu skills-to take down a sinister conspiracy between Imperial Russia, Japan, and China in 1920s London. The follow-up to The Murder of Mr. Ma, this historical adventure-mystery is perfect for fans of Laurie R. King and the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes films. London, 1924. Following several months abroad, Judge Dee Ren Jie has returned to the city to intercept a transaction between a Russian diplomat and a Japanese mercenary. Aided by Lao She-the Watson to his Holmes-along with several other colorful characters, Dee stops the illicit sale of an extremely valuable "dragon-taming" mace. The mace's owner is a lovely Chinese businesswoman who thanks Dee for its retrieval by throwing a lavish dinner party. In attendance is British banking official A. G. Stephen, who argues with the group about the tenuous state of Chinese nationalism-and is then poisoned two days later. Dee knows this cannot be a coincidence, and suspects Stephen won't be the only victim. Sure enough, a young Chinese communist of Lao's acquaintance is killed not long after-and a note with a strange symbol is found by his body. What could connect all these disparate, bizarre events? It is once again up to Dee's brilliant investigative skills and Lao's well-meaning but often bumbling assistance to get to the bottom of the Railway Conspiracy before anyone else ends up on the chopping block"
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The page turner
by Viola Shipman
"Emma Page grew up the black sheep in a bookish household, raised to believe that fine literature is the only worthy type of fiction. Her parents, self-proclaimed 'serious' authors who run their own vanity press, The Mighty Pages, mingle in highbrow social circles that look down on anything too popular or mainstream, while her sister, Jess, is a powerful social media influencer whose stylish reviews can make or break a novel. Hiding her own romance manuscript from her disapproving parents, Emma finds inspiration at the family cottage among the 'fluff' they despise: the juicy summer romances that belonged to her late grandmother. But a chance discovery unearthed from her Gigi's belongings reveals a secret that has the power to ruin her parents' business and destroy their reputation in the industry--a secret that has already fallen into the hands of an unscrupulous publishing insider with a grudge to settle. Now Emma must decide--as much as she's dreamed of the day when her parents are forced to confront their own egos, can she really just sit back and watch The Mighty Pages be exposed and their legacy destroyed? From the wealthy enclaves of the Hamptons to the sparkling shores of Lake Michigan, The Page Turner is a delectable glimpse inside the world of publishing, and Viola Shipman's most glittering achievement yet!"
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Heartwood : a novel
by Amity Gaige
"In the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis, who has vanished 200 miles from her final destination. Alone in the wilderness, Valerie pours her thoughts into fractured, poetic letters to her mother as she battles the elements and struggles to keep hoping. At the heart of the investigation is Beverly, the determined Maine State Game Warden tasked with finding Valerie, who leads the search on the ground. Meanwhile, Lena, a seventy-six-year-old birdwatcher in a Connecticut retirement community, becomes an unexpected armchair detective. Roving between these compelling narratives, a puzzle emerges, intensifying the frantic search, as Valerie's disappearance may not be accidental"
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Immortal
by Sue Lynn Tan
Queen Liyen vows to sever ties with immortals but knows she must for a risky alliance with a ruthless God of War, in a standalone novel set in the same world as Daughter of the Moon Goddess. 150,000 first printing.
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Big chief
by Jon Hickey
"There, There meets The Night Watchman in this gripping literary debut about power and corruption, family, and facing the ghosts of the past. Mitch Caddo, a young law school graduate and aspiring political fixer, is an outsider in the homeland of his Anishinaabe ancestors. But alongside his childhood friend, Tribal President Mack Beck, he runs the government of the Passage Rouge Nation, and with it, the tribe's Golden Eagle Casino and Hotel. On the eve of Mack's reelection, their tenuous grip on power isthreatened by a nationally known activist and politician, Gloria Hawkins, and her young aide, Layla Beck, none other than Mack's estranged sister and Mitch's former love. In their struggle for control over Passage Rouge, the campaigns resort to bare-knuckle political gamesmanship, testing the limits of how far they will go-and what they will sacrifice-to win it all. But when an accident claims the life of Mitch's mentor, a power broker in the reservation's political scene, the election slides into chaos and pits Mitch against the only family he has. As relationships strain to their breaking points and a peaceful protest threatens to become an all-consuming riot, Mitch and Layla must work together to stop the reservation's descent into violence. Thrillingand timely, Big Chief is an unforgettable story about the search for belonging-to an ancestral and spiritual home, to a family, and to a sovereign people at a moment of great historical importance"
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Dream state : a novel
by Eric Puchner
As Cece spends time with her fiancé Charlie's friend Garrett, who is going to be the officiant at their ceremony, his gruff mask slips, and she grows increasingly uncertain about her future with Charlie.
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Nesting
by Roisâin O'Donnell
Ciara Fay escapes with her two young daughters from her controlling husband Ryan to stay in a hotel room for single mothers, but as Ryan wages a relentless campaign to get her back, she wavers?—?don't the girls need a stable home?
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We would never : a novel
by Tova Mirvis
When Hailey Gelman becomes a suspect in her ex-husband Jonah's murder following a bitter custody battle, her tight-knit family—including her fiercely protective mother, brother, and secretive father—must confront their own dark loyalties and the lengths they will go to protect each other.
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The perfect divorce
by Jeneva Rose
"It's been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah has long since moved on, starting a family with her new husband, Bob Miller, and changing careers. After discovering Bob engaged in a one-night stand, Sarah wastes no time filing for divorce. However, amid their ugly separation, new DNA evidence is uncovered in the case against Adam, forcing the police to reopen the investigation and putting Sarah right back in the spotlight. When the woman Bob slept with is reported missing, he and Sarah start to fight dirty, and a high-stakes game of cat and mouse ensues"
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The Persians : a novel
by Sanam Mahloudji
The Valiat family, splintered by revolution and scattered between Iran and America, navigates clashing identities, generational tensions and cultural dislocation, as a chaotic Aspen vacation sparks a reckoning with their fractured past.
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When we grow up
by Angelica Baker
During a Hawaiian vacation, Clare and her five longtime friends confront simmering tensions and shifting dynamics when a crisis forces them to question their shared history, personal growth and whether their bonds can endure the pressures of adulthood and change.
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Red dog farm : a novel
by Nathaniel Ian Miller
After a semester at university in Reykjavik, Orri returns to help his father Pabbi run the family's cattle farm, but when Orri meets part-time student Mihan online and their connection deepens, he must decide if he wants to?—?or should?—?return to university and a possible future with Mihan.
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Fight or flight
by Fern Michaels
Haunted by a tragedy in her past, reclusive author Katherine Winston must leave her isolated mountain retreat to help a young fan whose life is threatened, leading her on a journey of self-discovery and courage.
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The river knows your name : a novel
by Kelly Mustian
"From the acclaimed author of The Girls in the Stilt House comes a long-awaited novel both atmospheric and lyrical, a haunting Southern story about memory, family secrets, and fierce and fragile love. For nearly thirty years, Nell has kept a childhood promise to never reveal what she and Evie found tucked inside a copy of Jane Eyre in their mother's bookcase-a record of Evie's birth naming a stranger as her mother. But lately, Nell has been haunted by hazy memories of their early life in Mississippi, years their reclusive mother, Hazel, has kept shrouded in secrecy. Evie recalls nothing before their house on Clay Mountain in North Carolina, but Nell remembers abrupt moves, odd accommodations, and the rainy night a man in a dark coat and a hat pulled low climbed their porch steps with a very little girl-Evie-then left without her. In dual storylines, Nell, forty-two in 1971, reaches into the past to uncover dangerous, long-buried secrets, and Becca, a young mother in the early 1930s, presses ahead, each moving toward 1934, the catastrophic year that would forever link them. From a windswept ghost town long forgotten, to a river house in notorious Natchez Under-the-Hill, to a moody nightclub stage, Evie's other mother emerges from the shadows of Depression-era Mississippi in a story of hardship and perseverance, of betrayal and trust, and of unexpected redemption in a world in which the lines between heroes and culprits are not always clearly drawn"
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Soft core : a novel
by Brittany Newell
In San Francisco's shadowy underworld, Ruth, a stripper known as Baby Blue, embarks on a surreal journey through dive bars, BDSM dungeons, and strange encounters to find her missing ex-boyfriend, Dino, as her reality blurs amidst secrets, obsession, and self-discovery.
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The usual desire to kill : a novel
by Camilla Barnes
"Miranda's parents live in a dilapidated house in rural France that they share with two llamas, eight ducks, five chickens, two cats, and a freezer full of food dating back to 1983. Miranda's father is a retired professor of philosophy who never loses an argument. Miranda's mother likes to bring conversation back to "the War," although she was born after it ended. Married for fifty years, they are uncommonly set in their ways. Miranda plays the role of translator when she visits, communicating the desires or complaints of one parent to the other and then venting her frustration to her sister and her daughter. At the end of a visit, she reports 'the usual desire to kill.' This wry, propulsive story about a singularly eccentric family and the sibling rivalry, generational divides, and long-buried secrets that shape them, is a glorious debut novel from a seasoned playwright with immense empathy and a flair for dialogue"
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Spells, strings, and forgotten things : a novel
by Breanne Randall
In Gold Springs, Calliope Petridi, guarding her magic tied to fading memories, must confront heartbreak, family secrets, and a dangerous bond with a rival coven leader as an ancient evil threatens her sisters, her town, and her own identity. Original.
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Idle grounds : a novel
by Krystelle Bamford
A group of cousins searching for a missing child during a family gathering wander deeper into haunted woods, uncovering unsettling family secrets that challenge everything they know about their past, identity and inheritance.
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I'll come to you : a novel
by Rebecca Kauffman
Explores the intertwining lives of several families as they navigate love, loss and intimacy while facing personal struggles, the arrival of a child and a looming health crisis over the course of 1995.
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Death takes me : a novel
by Cristina Rivera Garza
When Professor Cristina Rivera Garza discovers a mutilated corpse marked with cryptic poetry, she becomes entangled in a chilling investigation where literary clues reveal unsettling truths about violence, desire, and gender in an eerie, all-too-familiar world.
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Something in the walls : a novel
by Daisy Pearce
In the superstitious town of Bathanel, child psychologist Mina tries to unravel the haunting claims of 13-year-old Alice, only to discover unsettling connections between the town's dark traditions, the girl's behavior, and the shadows of her own past.
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These Days
by Lucy Caldwell
In 1941 Belfast, sisters Emma and Audrey navigate love, cultural expectations, and personal secrets as relentless bombings devastate their city, forcing them and their community to confront survival and the pursuit of meaning amidst the chaos of war.
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The last session : a novel
by Julia Bartz
"When a catatonic woman shows up at the psychiatric unit, social worker Thea swears she knows her from somewhere. She's shocked to discover the patient holds a link to a traumatic time in her past. Upon regaining lucidity, the patient claims she can't remember the horrific recent events that caused her brain to shut down. Thea's at a loss-especially when the patient is ripped away from her as suddenly as she appeared. Determined to find her, Thea follows a trail of clues to a remote center in Southwestern New Mexico, where a charismatic couple holds a controversial monthly retreat to uncover attendees' romantic and sexual issues. Forced to participate in increasingly intimate exercises, Thea finds herself inching closer not only to her missing patient, but also to tantalizing answers about her harrowing past. However, time is running out, and if she stays for the last session, she too might lose her mind...or worse"
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Notes on surviving the fire
by Christine Murphy
Only best friend Nathan believes Sarah when she's raped by a fellow student, and when Nathan is found dead of an overdose along with other suspicious deaths, she suspects murder; taught to stalk prey with her hunter father, she must decide if a different kind of killing can be justified.
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Murder at Gulls Nest
by Jess Kidd
"1954: When her former novice's dependable letters stop, Nora Breen asks to be released from her vows. Haunted by a line in Frieda's letter, Nora arrives at Gulls Nest, a charming hotel in Gore-on-Sea in Kent. A seaside town, a place of fresh air and relaxed constraints, is the perfect place for a new start. Nora hides her identity and pries into the lives of her fellow guests. But when a series of bizarre murders rattles the occupants of Gulls Nest it's time to ask if a dark past can ever really be leftbehind"
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Rabbit moon : a novel
by Jennifer Haigh
"Four years after their bitter divorce, Claire and Aaron Litvak get a phone call no parent is prepared for: their 22-year-old daughter Lindsey, teaching English in China during a college gap year, has been critically injured in a hit and run accident. Ata Shanghai hospital they wait at her bedside, hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. The accident unearths a deeper fissure in the family: the shocking event that ended the Litvaks' marriage and turned Lindsey against them. Estranged from her parents, she has confided only in her younger sister, Grace, adopted as an infant from China. As Claire and Aaron struggle to get their bearings in bustling, cosmopolitan Shanghai, the newly prosperous "miracle city," they face troubling questions about Lindsey's life there, in which nothing is quite as it seems"
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Bat eater and other names for Cora Zeng : a novel
by Kylie Lee Baker
Haunted by her sister's murder and the whispered words“bat eater,” Chinatown crime scene cleaner Cora Zeng confronts grief, paranoia and disturbing occurrences, including bat carcasses at crime scenes and bite marks that appear on her coffee table.
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A palace near the wind
by Ai Jiang
Bound by duty to marry a human king to protect her forest-dwelling people, Liu Lufeng instead plans his assassination, but uncovering her people's origins forces her to defy tradition and risk everything to save her family and their home.
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The murder machine
by Heather Graham
"This state-of-the-art smart home has everything: a next-generation entertainment system, an ultramodern kitchen where every appliance is online and even a personal AI to control it all. Standing above its owner's lifeless body, FBI agent Jude Mackenzie is faced with the daunting task of discovering how the woman was killed by her own home. How do you catch a murderer that doesn't leave any fingerprints? Enter Special Agent Victoria Tennant, whose familiarity with cybercrime reveals the stark truth: a machine can only do what it's been directed to. As the number of grisly "accidents" begins to rise, the pair must race to uncover the perpetrator even as they find themselves caught in their digital crosshairs! There's nowhere to hide when danger may be as close as the very phones in their pockets"
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The Amalfi curse
by Sarah Penner
"Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But Haven is hoping to find more than old artifacts beneath the azure waters; she is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on his final dive. Upon Haven's arrival, strange maelstroms and misfortunes start plaguing the town. Is it nature or something more sinister at work? As Haven searches for her father's sunken treasure, she begins to unearth a centuries-old tale of ancient sorcery and one woman's quest to save her lover and her village by using the legendary art of stregheria, a magical ability to harness the ocean. Could this magic be behind Positano's latest calamities? Haven must unravel the Amalfi Curse before the region is destroyed forever... Against the dazzling backdrop of the Amalfi Coast, this bewitching novel shimmers with mystery, romance and the untamed magic of the sea"
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Black Panther 1 : A Nation Under Our Feet
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
T'Challa attempts to pacify a miners' strike but a mysterious woman named Zenzi turns it into a full-blown riot; a Dora Milaje attempts to break her beloved out of jail and flee the city; and T'Challa continues his efforts to free Shuri's trapped state between life and death. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
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First Wife's Shadow
by Adele Parks
Successful CEO Emma Westley falls for widowed photographer Matthew Charlton, but their whirlwind romance takes a dark turn as her obsession with his late wife grows and unsettling events escalate, leaving her questioning whether she's haunted, gaslit or succumbing to her own fears. Simultaneous.
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The French Honeymoon
by Anne-sophie Jouhanneau
The Paris Apartment meets A Simple Favor in an unputdownable thriller about a honeymoon gone horribly wrong.
Sometimes, Paris is a terrible idea.
This is not how she imagined it, any of it. Taylor Quinn arrives at her honeymoon suite in the City of Love alone, sans suitcase, but with wads of stolen cash. When she catches a glimpse of newlyweds Cassie and Olivier enjoying their happily ever, she can't tear her eyes away. And Cassie makes their antics easy to follow as she reveals every detail of their picture-perfect trip on social media. Taylor's obsession builds as she tracks their every move. This was the kind of life she was supposed to be living, this was the marriage she should have had, this was the honeymoon she dreamed of.
The illusion is shattered when she overhears a heated argument between Cassie and Olivier, which reveals that they're not the lovestruck couple they pretend to be. But Cassie and Olivier have agendas of their own and Taylor can't see the danger in getting in the middle of this until it's too late. And now, no one will get out of Paris unscathed.
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The family recipe : a novel
by Carolyn Huynh
"From the author of the "sharp, smart, and gloriously extra" (Nancy Jooyoun Kim, New York Times bestselling author) Good Morning America Book Club Pick The Fortunes of Jaded Women, a stunning family dramedy about estranged siblings competing to inherit their father's Vietnamese sandwich franchise and unravel family mysteries. Duc Tran, the eccentric founder of the Vietnamese sandwich chain Duc's Sandwiches, has decided to retire. No one has heard from his wife, Evelyn, in two decades. She abandoned the family without a trace, and clearly doesn't want anything to do with Duc, the business, or their kids. But the money has to go to someone. With the help of the shady family lawyer, Duc informs his five estranged adult children that to receive their inheritance, his four daughters must revitalize run-down shops in old-school Little Saigon locations across America: Houston, San Jose, New Orleans, and Philadelphia-within a year. But if the first-born (and only) son, Jude, gets married first, everything will go to him. Each daughter is stuck in a new city, battling gentrification, declining ethnic enclaves, and messy love lives, while struggling to modernize their father's American dream. Jude wonders if he wants to marry for love or for money-or neither. As Duc's children scramble to win their inheritance, they begin to learn the real intention behind the inheritance scheme-and the secret their mother kept tucked away in the fireplace, all along. The Family Recipe is about rediscovering one's roots, differenttypes of fatherly love, legacy, and finding a place in a divided country where the only commonality among your neighbors is the universal love of sandwiches"
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Galaphile
by Terry Brooks
Galaphile, an orphan turned master mage, builds the legendary Druid citadel Paranor while experience love, loss and battling an ancient evil who threatens the Four Lands, in the new series by the author of The Last Druid.
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One sharp stitch
by Allie Pleiter
When Shelby Phillips reluctantly takes over her mother's Nimble Needle needlepoint shop outside of Asheville, North Carolina, and scissor entrepreneur Kat Katsaros is found dead, Shelby is aided by a new friend, a crush, her sister and the Nimble Needle stitchers to find the crafty culprit.
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The vanishing point : stories
by Paul Theroux
A collection of stories set in diverse locations, from Hawaii to Africa and New England, explores pivotal moments in life where paths converge, delving into themes of memory, longing, and the passage of time, showcasing the author's trademark insight and empathy.
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Every Tom, Dick & Harry : a novel
by Elinor Lipman
Emma Lewis reluctantly takes over her parents' estate-sale business, facing her quirkiest job yet involving clearing a scandalous B&B, but as she navigates its colorful clients, she discovers unexpected paths to fulfillment and happiness. 50,000 first printing.
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Hidden in smoke
by Lee Goldberg
Homicide detectives Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone team up with arson investigators after a series of crippling fires devastate Los Angeles in the third novel of the series following Ashes Never Lie.
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Midnight in Soap Lake : a novel
by Matthew Sullivan
"When Abigail agreed to move to Soap Lake, Washington, for her husband's research, she expected old-growth forests and craft beer, folksy neighbors and the world's largest lava lamp. Instead, after her husband jets off to Poland for a research trip, she finds herself alone, in a town haunted by its own urban legends. When a young boy runs through the desert into Abigail's arms, her life becomes entwined with his and the questions surrounding the death of his mother, Esme. In Abigail's search for answers, she enlists the help of a quirky cast of friends to unearth Esme's tragic past, the town's violent history and the secret magic locked in the lake her husband was sent there to study. But as she gets closer to the truth, her own life may be in danger, too"
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Midnight black
by Mark Greaney
The Gray Man, aka assassin Court Gentry, must face miles of frozen wasteland and the Russian police state to free his lover, ex-spy Zoya Zakharova, from Penal Colony IK22.
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The never list
by Jade Presley
"Threatened by invaders, the kingdom of Lumathyst is on the verge of chaos, and no one can stop it. Unless the four immortal god-princes find their fated mate--and safeguard the throne--Lumathyst will fall. Five women have tried. Five have failed. And tonight in the royal city, the princes need to find their Chosen and hope she can survive the transformation that will make her immortal. Only Rylee Gray wasn't supposed to be here. She snuck in for her own dark reasons--and now they claim they've found their perfect match. Her. Of course, they have no idea she's concealing a secret big enough to damn them all. The four princes have no choice. They'll use every delectably wicked skill they have to make Rylee fall for all of them . . . or watch their kingdomcollapse"
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Into the gray zone
by Brad Taylor
A taskforce operator discovers a terror plot to destabilize India and other global powers, sparking a race against time to rescue hostages and prevent catastrophic conflict, in the latest addition to the series following Dead Man's Hand. 150,000 first printing.
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The cat who saved the library : a novel
by Såosuke Natsukawa
"A chronic asthma condition prevents thirteen-year-old Nanami from playing sports or spending time with her friends after school. But nothing can stop her from one of her favorite activities. Nanami loves to read and happily spends much of her free time in the library, cocooned among the stacks. Then one day, Nanami notices that, despite the library being as deserted as ever, some of her favorite books...are disappearing from the shelves. When she alerts the library staff, they dismiss her concerns...That's when Tiger, the talking tabby cat who saves books, comes to the rescue. Are Nanami and Tiger prepared to face the dangerous challenges that lie ahead? Why are faceless gray soldiers burning books in a stone castle?"
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Favorite daughter : a novel
by Morgan Dick
When estranged half-sisters, Mickey and Arlo, unknowingly connect as therapist and patient due to their late father's manipulative will, secrets unravel, tensions ignite and they face a collision course that could either destroy or heal their fractured lives.
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Who will remember
by C. S. Harris
In 1816 London, as riots loom amid economic and environmental crises, Sebastian St. Cyr investigates a nobleman's ritualistic murder tied to tarot cards, uncovering dark secrets and racing to stop a killer before chaos engulfs the city.
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The last days of Kira Mullan : a novel
by Nicci French
Recovering from a psychotic breakdown, Nancy North moves into a new flat and becomes convinced a new neighbor's sudden death isn't a suicide, while Detective Maud O'Connor battles institutional apathy to uncover the truth, as both women face mounting pressure and blurred lines between reality and suspicion.
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Death of the author
by Nnedi Okorafor
A disabled Nigerian American woman pens a wildly successful Sci-Fi novel, but as her fame rises, she loses control of the narrative
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Ambush
by Colleen Coble
"She'll do anything to uncover the truth of her parents' murder--even work alongside the man who once broke her heart"
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The other people : a novel
by C. B. Everett
Ten strangers awaken in a locked, eerie house with no memory of their arrival, tasked with solving a young woman's disappearance while evading a relentless killer and uncovering the truth about their connection to the deadly game.
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When the tides held the moon
by Venessa Vida Kelley
"Benigno "Benny" Caldera knows an orphaned Boricua blacksmith in 1910s New York City can't call himself an artist. But the ironwork tank he creates for famed Coney Island playground, Luna Park, astounds everyone, especially the eccentric side-show proprietor who commissioned it. Benny's work earns him an invitation to join the show's eclectic crew of performers--his first welcome in the city--and share in their astonishing secret: the tank Benny built is a cage for their newest exhibit, a living, breathing, in-the-flesh merman stolen from the banks of the East River under a gleaming full moon. The merman is more than a mythic marvel, though. Benny comes to know Râio as a clever philosopher, an observant traveler, and a kindred spirit more beautiful and compassionate than any human he's ever met. Despite their different worlds, what begins as a friendship of necessity deepens to love, leading Benny's heart into uncharted waters where he can no longer ignore the agonizing truth of Râio's captivity--and hisown. A cage is no place for a merman to survive. Though releasing Râio means betraying his new family, bankrupting their home, and losing his soulmate forever, Benny must look within for the courage to do what's right, and find a love strong enough to free them both"
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I got abducted by aliens and now I'm trapped in a rom-com
by Kimberly Lemming
A PhD student, Dorothy Valentine, finds herself stranded on a dinosaur-filled alien planet with her new lion companion and two dangerously attractive aliens, Sol and Lok, as they navigate survival, romance and mystery together. Original.
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Land of dreams
by Lauraine Snelling
"Norwegian immigrant Amalia Gunderson and her ward, Ruth Forsberg, arrive in Iowa to claim the boardinghouse Ruth has inherited, despite opposition from a difficult cousin. While Amalia looks for her long-lost brother, her relationship with an attorney unfolds as she and Ruth navigate through love, loss, and unexpected friendships"
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Bitter Texas honey : a novel
by Ashley Whitaker
In 2011 Austin, an ambitious, young and politically conflicted aspiring writer grapples with addiction, family drama and self-discovery, forcing her to confront what it truly means to be an artist and a person in a chaotic world.
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A fellowship of bakers & magic by Jenetta Penner"A human, a dwarf and an elf walk into a bake-off... In the heart of Adenashire, where elfish enchantments and dwarven delights rule, human confectioner Arleta Starstone works twice as hard at perfecting her unique blend of baking and apothecary herbs. So when an orc neighbor secretly enters her creations into the prestigious Elven Baking Battle, Arleta faces a dilemma. Being magicless, her participation in the competition could draw more scowls than smiles. And if Arleta wants to prove her talent and establish her culinary reputation, this human will need more than just her pastry craft to sweeten the odds. While competing, she'll set off on a journey of mouthwatering pastries, self-discovery, heartwarming friendships and romance, while questioning whether winning the Baking Battle is the true prize"
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What He Left Behind
by Benjamin Bradley
In this town, everyone has a secret they'd kill to keep.
Oak Hill, North Carolina is a sleepy community where nothing exciting ever happens, a town so tiny it has no room for secrets. So when a stranger is found murdered in a cornfield, Detective Grace Bingham is forced to partner with Jacob Sawyer--a big city detective who broke her heart and fled the town years prior--in order to uncover the explosive truth.
As Grace ID's the Jane Doe, her identity points toward their tragic case from fifteen years ago and the powerful Dockery family. Grace and Sawyer race to piece together their case, armed with new evidence for the first time in decades, even if the town has turned against them. After all, everybody has a secret they'd kill to keep.
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Deep end
by Ali Hazelwood
A disciplined diver, Scarlett Vandermeer, has her carefully focused life upended when a secret bond with swim champion Lukas Blomqvist turns their“just a fling” into a deep connection, threatening her heart and her Olympic dreams.
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Beast of the north woods
by Annelise Ryan
When an ice fisherman is mauled to death and a hodag is blamed, cryptozoologist Morgan Carter must investigate the legendary creature's existence, in the third novel of the series following Death in the Dark Woods.
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The guilt pill
by Saumya Dave
"Maya Patel has it all-her own start-up, a sexy, doting husband, influencer status, and now, a new baby. Or does she? Because behind closed doors, Maya's drowning. Her newborn's taking a toll on her marriage, her best friend won't return her calls, and her company's hanging on by a thread. The worst part? It's all her fault. If she could just be a better boss, mother, wife, daughter, friend... Maybe she wouldn't feel so guilty all the time. Enter: #Girlboss Liz Anderson, who introduces her to the "guilt pill," an experimental supplement that erases female guilt. At first, it's the perfect antidote to Maya's self-blame and imposter syndrome, and she finally becomes the unapologetic woman she's always wanted to be. But there's a catch: for Maya to truly "have it all," she needs to be ready to risk it all. And as Maya falls deeper and deeper down the pill's guilt-free rabbit hole, her growing ruthlessness could threaten everything she's built for herself-and the family she's worked so hard to protect"
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Not who we expected
by Lisa Black
Rock star Billy Diamond enlists crime experts Ellie Carr and Rachael Davies to find his missing daughter, Devon, whose boyfriend Carlos was found dead near the Nevada ranch retreat they were attending; Devon is thriving at the ranch but follows leader Galen slavishly, and Rachael wonders why Billy knows her late sister, Isis, whose son she's raising.
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Ted Bell's monarch
by Ryan Steck
Lord Alexander Hawke, seeking a peaceful retreat in Bermuda with his family, is thrust into a high-stakes mission when MI6 chief David Trulove informs him that King Charles has vanished from Balmoral Castle, forcing Hawke and his team of unconventional spies to race against time to prevent national chaos.
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A mother's love : a novel
by Sara Blµdel
Danish detective Louise Rick investigates the murder of a widowed innkeeper and the mysterious disappearance of a child kept in a hidden nursery with her brand-new team on the Mobile Task Unit in a quiet tourist town. Original.
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There's something about Mira : a novel
by Sonali Dev
"Mira Salvi has the perfect life--a job she loves, a fiancâe everyone adores, and the secure future she's always imagined for herself. Really, she hasn't a thing to complain about, not even when she has to go on her engagement trip to New York alone. While playing tourist in the city, Mira chances upon a lost ring, and her social media post to locate its owner goes viral. With everyone trying to claim the ring, only one person seems to want to find its owner as badly as Mira does: journalist Krish Hale. Brooding and arrogant, he will do anything to get to write this story. As Krish and Mira reluctantly join forces and jump into the adventure of tracing the ring back to where it belongs, Mira begins to wonder if she is in the right place in her own life. She had to have found this ring for a reason... right? Maybe, like the owner of the lost ring, her happy ending hasn't been written yet either"
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The dressmakers of London
by Julia Kelly
"Isabelle Shelton has always found comfort in the predictable world of her mother's dressmaking shop, Mrs. Shelton's Fashions, while her sister Sylvia turned her back on the family years ago to marry a wealthy doctor whom Izzie detests. When their mother dies unexpectedly, the sisters are stunned to find they've jointly inherited the family business. Izzie is determined to buy Sylvia out, but when she's conscripted into the WAAF, she's forced to seek Sylvia's help to keep the shop open. Realizing this could be her one chance at reconciliation with her sister, Sylvia is determined to save Mrs. Shelton's Fashions from closure--and financial ruin. Through letters, the sisters begin to confront old wounds, new loves, and the weight of family legacy in order to forge new beginnings"
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Counting backwards : a novel
by Jacqueline Friedland
"Inspired by true events revealing America's troubling past involving Pre-War eugenics practices, this emotionally riveting dual timeline novel brings together the lives of two inspiring women while exploring the timely and important themes of immigration, fertility, and motherhood"
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At the bottom of the garden
by Camilla Bruce
"A murderess becomes the guardian of two very unusual girls in this mesmerizing gothic novel from acclaimed author Camilla Bruce"
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The road to tender hearts : a novel
by Annie Hartnett
Sixty-three-year-old lottery winner PJ Halliday sets out on a cross-country trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart, bringing along his estranged brother's orphaned grandchildren, his drifting adult daughter and a death-predicting cat.
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Gabriele
by Anne Berest
The passionate love affair that triggered a revolution, and the story of a remarkable woman living in extraordinary times
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Serial killer games
by Kate Posey
Dolores has been dying to spot a serial killer in the wild and is sure office temp Jake is one, and when Jake's curiosity about Dolores evolves into flirtation, he wonders if he's found someone for him . . . until she asks him to dispose of a body. Original.
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Eleven percent : a novel
by Maren Uthaug
"An inverse The Handmaid's Tale that asks: What if women took over the world? It is the New Time, a time not so different from our own except that the men are gone. All but eleven percent of them, that is, the minimum required to avoid inbreeding. But they are safely under lock and key in "spa" centers for women's pleasure (trained by amazons to fulfill all desires) and procreation. A few women protest that the males should be treated better - more space, better food, but all agree that testosterone cannot be allowed to roam free. The old patriarchal cities are crumbling, becoming overgrown; people now live in "round communities." But if you prefer the slum, that's okay too. Religion has survived, sort of: women priestesses speak in tongues, inspired by snake venom, as apples are passed around to the congregation. But all social engineering has its costs... Four different lives intersect: Medea, a tiny, long-haired witch and snake whisperer; Wicca, a young priestess who excelled at the "self-pleasuring" curriculum in school and has lost her pregnant lover; Eva, a doctor working in a spa center, and Silence, who lives in an almost abandoned convent. Each will discover the cracks in this women's paradise. Provocative, irreverent, and completely riveting, Eleven Percent-a #1 bestseller in Denmark-is the first novel to appear in English by celebrated Danish author Maren Uthaug"
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The staircase in the woods
by Chuck Wendig
Twenty years after a childhood friend vanished on a mysterious staircase in the woods, a group of former high school friends reunites to uncover the truth, facing the dark secrets and horrors that await beyond the staircase.
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How to seal your own fate : a novel
by Kristen Perrin
Annie Adams investigates the murder of a local fortune teller, revealing dark secrets tied to a 1967 tragedy that haunted her late Aunt Frances, in the second novel of the series following How to Solve Your Own Murder.
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Friends of the museum : a novel
by Heather McGowan
"When Diane Schwebe, the director of a major New York museum, is awakened in the early morning by a text message from the museum's lawyer, it is the start of a twenty-four hour roller-coaster ride. Diane has sacrificed many things in her life to help thefading institution stave off irrelevance and financial ruin. In this battle, she's surrounded by her stalwart supporters: her enigmatic and tireless personal assistant, Chris; the museum's trusty head of security, Shay; and its general counsel, Henry--a man whose ability to weasel his way out of a jam is matched only by his capacity to avoid learning anything from the experience. Orbiting Diane is a motley assortment of museum employees, each on the precipice of collapse or revelation: among them a line cook staring down a huge opportunity he's not sure he wants; a costume curator stuck in an inescapable rut; and the ambivalent curator of the museum's film program, whose first day on the job might very well be his last. On this day of the museum's annualgala, every plate that Diane has kept spinning will fall and by daybreak, someone will be dead. Wise, surprising, and darkly funny, Friends of the Museum is a kaleidoscopic tragicomedy that surges along to the unstoppable tick of the clock, leaving you on the edge of your seat until the final second"
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Coram House : a novel
by Bailey Seybolt
"In this debut that's perfect for fans of Tana French and Gillian Flynn, a true crime writer risks becoming the next chapter of a crumbling orphanage's dark legacy as she unravels the mystery of two deaths, decades apart"
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The gentleman and his vowsmith
by Rebecca Ide
"Lord Nicholas Monterris is trapped. The only heir to a declining dukedom, Nic is destined for a marriage of convenience. What he doesn't expect is for his bride to be Lady Leaf Serral, daughter of his father's hated rival. Tradition dictates the families are confined together while the marriage contract is crafted, which should be the worst part. Until Nic learns the Serrals' head negotiator is master vowsmith Dashiell sa Vare--beautiful, perfect Dashiell sa Vare--an old flame he has neither forgiven nor forgotten. Nic's only defense is false smiles and too much wine. When a dead body turns up, tension within the castle thickens. The first death is brushed off as an unfortunate accident, but a second reveals something sinister is unfolding at MonterrisCourt. As accusations fly and long-buried secrets surface, Nic must work with his former lover and his future bride to uncover a devious mastermind before they claim another victim"
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Murder runs in the family
by Tamara Berry
"Amber Winslow's life has taken a serious turn for the worse. When an impulsive decision forces her to flee her former life carrying nothing but the clothes on her back, she heads to the sunny state of Arizona...and to the luxury accommodations of her grandmother's retirement community. But as soon as she sneaks her things into Seven Ponds-a place she technically doesn't qualify for and definitely can't afford-she finds that her Grandma Jade is about to be arrested for murder. With the help of the other retirees and her grandma's true crime podcast friends, Amber must work to find the real killer"
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Murder in the Grotto
by Amy Myers
Café-owner and divorcee Cara Shelley gets caught up in a deadly ghost hunt in this warm and engaging cozy mystery set in a quirky British stately home. Forty-something single mother Cara Shelley is very content running the Happy Huffkin café in the grounds of a quirky stately home. But her daily routine is shaken up by the arrival of a guest at Tanton Towers: the flamboyant Lady Izzy, who has plans for an extremely peculiar celebration . . . and wants Cara to cater for it. Ten years ago, Lady Izzy's nephew, the former chair of the local ghost society, died after a ghost hunt in the Towers' spooky subterranean grotto. Now, she plans to commemorate his life - and death - with a fresh hunt in the very same place. But the morning after the event, Cara makes a horrifying discovery in the network of caves. Unless spirits can kill, there's a murderer in their midst! Soon, the Towers is full of police, including the handsome but annoying DCI Andrew Mitchem. Can the irrepressible Cara keep her feelings in check and catch a cunning killer before she becomes the grotto's next ghost? A contemporary Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie - with a splash of Bridgerton! The British Stately home mysteries are gentle, very English cozy mysteries, peopled with engaging, eccentric characters and packed with red-herrings for the enjoyment of armchair sleuths everywhere.
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The raven scholar
by Antonia Hodgson
"Let us fly now to the empire of Orrun, where after twenty-four years of peace, the reign of Bersun the Brusque has come to an end. In the dizzying heat of midsummer, seven exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists compete to replace him. When one of them is murdered, it falls to Neema Kraa, the emperor's brilliant, idiosyncratic High Scholar, to find the killer and fight for the throne. Neema believes she is alone. But we are here to help; all she has to do is let us in. If she succeeds, we will win an empire. If she fails, death awaits her. But we won't let that happen. We are the Raven, and we are magnificent"
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Tonight, I bleed
by Katharine J. Adams
"Penny Albright has burned at the stake under the Warden and his Gilded Army night after night. He means to destroy magic and seal the veil between Life and Death forever and he has every tool he needs to do it. The Warden has stolen everything that Penny cares about- her friends, family, lovers, and now, even her freewill will be sacrificed if she fails to defeat the Warden and his evil lust for immortality once and for all. A resistance movement has been brewing in the shadows of Life and when Penny takes her place at the helm, she will be thrust into the realm of Death once again, this time with Malin, the devastatingly handsome lord of Death, by her side. Penny will not rest until the Warden is stripped from his throne. But soon she will come to learn- the price of saving Life means shedding a fair amount of blood"
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Hail Mary : stories
by Funmi Fetto
"In this debut story collection, British-Nigerian arts and culture writer Funmi Fetto reveals the complexities of African diasporic womanhood, building worlds in which African women write and rewrite the narratives that shape their existence"
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Tonight, I bleed
by Katharine J. Adams
"Penny Albright has burned at the stake under the Warden and his Gilded Army night after night. He means to destroy magic and seal the veil between Life and Death forever and he has every tool he needs to do it. The Warden has stolen everything that Penny cares about- her friends, family, lovers, and now, even her freewill will be sacrificed if she fails to defeat the Warden and his evil lust for immortality once and for all. A resistance movement has been brewing in the shadows of Life and when Penny takes her place at the helm, she will be thrust into the realm of Death once again, this time with Malin, the devastatingly handsome lord of Death, by her side. Penny will not rest until the Warden is stripped from his throne. But soon she will come to learn- the price of saving Life means shedding a fair amount of blood"
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Strangers in time
by David Baldacci
"Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, ducking school but barred from actual work, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he's old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. After barely surviving the Blitz, Charlie knows there's no telling when a falling bomb might end his life. Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London. One of millions of people to have been evacuated to the countryside via "Operation Pied Piper," Molly has been away from her parents--from her home--for nearly five years. Her return, however, is not the homecoming she'd hoped for as she's confronted by a devastating reality: neither of her parents are there, only her old nanny, Mrs. Pride. Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his book shop, The Book Keep, where A book a day keeps the bombs away. Mourning the recent loss of hiswife, Ignatius forms a kinship with both children, and in each other--over the course of the greatest armed conflict the world had ever seen--they rediscover the spirit of family each has lost. But Charlie's escapades in the city have not gone unnoticed,and someone's been following Molly since she returned to London. And Ignatius is reeling from a secret Imogen long kept from him while she was alive--something so shocking it resulted in her death, and his life being turned upside down. As bombs continueto bear down on the city, Charlie, Molly, and Ignatius learn that while the perils of war rage on, their coming together and trusting one another may be the only way for them to survive"
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The books of Earthsea / : The Complete Edition
by Ursula K. Le Guin
A 50th-anniversary omnibus edition of the entire Earthsea chronicles includes more than 50 specially commissioned illustrations illuminating Le Guin's vision and stands as both a collectible for established fans and a series introduction for new readers.
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Zeal : a novel
by Morgan Jerkins
"Harlem, 2019. Ardelia and Oliver are hosting their engagement party. As the guests get ready to leave, he hands her a love letter on a yellowing, crumbling piece of paper... Natchez, 1865. Discharged from the Union Army as a free man after the war's end, Harrison returns to Mississippi to reunite with the woman he loves, Tirzah. Upon his arrival at the Freedmen's Bureau, though, he catches the eye of a woman working there, who's determined to thwart his efforts to find his beloved. After tragedy strikes, Harrison resigns himself to a life with her. Meanwhile in Louisiana, the newly free Tirzah is teaching at a freedmen's school, and discovers an advertisement in the local paper looking for her. Though she knows Harrison must have placed it, and longs to find him, the risks of fleeing are too great, and Tirzah chooses the life of seeming security right in front of her. Spanning over a hundred and fifty years, Morgan Jerkins's extraordinary novel intertwines the stories of these star-crossed lovers and their descendants. As Tirzah's family moves across the country during the Great Migration, they challenge authority with devastating consequences, while of the legacy of heartbreak and loss continues on in the lives of Harrison's progeny. When Ardelia meets Oliver, she finds his family's history is as full of secrets and omissions as her own. Could their connection be a cosmic reconciliation satisfying the unfulfilled desires of their ancestors, or will the weight of the past, present and future tear them apart?"
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Anywhere you go
by Bridget Morrissey
A house swap between small-town Tatum and career-driven Eleanor turns their lives upside down, forcing them to confront buried feelings, family drama and unexpected romance, leading both women to fight for the love and future they truly deserve. Original.
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Love to hate you
by Marina Adair
"Summer Russo believes in the power of...true love--which might be why she sank her entire life savings into reviving a nearly-bankrupt independent bookstore that specializes in romance novels...But just as she starts to get the hang of the new business,a big-box bookstore moves in. Wes Kingston is a cut-throat CEO who doesn't believe in love--or failure. At least Summer has her family's annual vacation in Mystic, CT to look forward to...But when she arrives at the beachside cabin...her sister has brought along not only her boyfriend but a second guest-his brother, who just happens to be the very same surly-but-infuriatingly- sexy bookstore mogul Summer thought she was getting away from"
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Great big beautiful life
by Emily Henry
Avery, eager to break free from her uptight ways, turns to notorious flirt Taylor for lessons in confidence, but as their connection deepens, both must face their growing feelings and the risks of falling for each other.
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Ruth run : a novel
by Elizabeth Kaufman
Twenty-six-year-old cybercriminal Ruth exploited a hacked microchip to rob banks for five years until she was discovered?—?now she and her dog must race through California and the West to avoid the slew of government agents on her tail.
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The pretender
by Jo Harkin
In 1480s England, peasant boy Lambert Simnel is thrust into royal intrigue as he is declared a hidden heir to the throne and must face court politics, rebellion and an alliance with the cunning Joan that could shape the fate of the monarchy.
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The influencers : a novel
by Anna-Marie McLemore
When influencer matriarch May Iverson's husband is murdered and her mansion burned down, her five estranged daughters, each grappling with the fallout of their commodified childhoods, face mounting suspicions, public scrutiny and buried family secrets.
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The fact checker : a novel
by Austin Kelley
When a cryptic quote leads a fact checker to uncover possible corruption at a trendy farm, his obsession deepens after the mysterious disappearance of volunteer farmhand Sylvia, taking him on a whimsical and poignant journey through New York City's hidden corners in search of the truth.
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Things left unsaid : a novel
by Sara Jafari
"A dazzling, electrifying, and thought-provoking novel for readers of Maame and Honey Girl, Things Left Unsaid is a mesmerizing and deeply-felt exploration of discovering your place in the world and the lasting power of love. When twenty-six year old Shirin Bayat bumps into Kian at a house party in London, she is taken aback by the immediate feelings that resurface. It's been a decade since they were close friends at school, before painful events pulled them apart, suddenly and seemingly forever. Ever since, Shirin has lived with the aching weight of things left unsaid between them. Now they're back in each other's lives, at a time when Shirin needs someone she can trust the most. Feeling stuck in a sea of slippery friendships and deeply burned out by her publishing job, Kian is a bright light amongst a sea of gray. There's nothing worse than losing the person you trust most with your deepest secrets and desires, and Shirin and Kian are determined to hold tightly to each other. But of course, life often has other plans. Will it be different this time around, or are Shirin and Kian destined to fall apart once more? "A delicate yet impactful look at depression, disillusioned dreams, second chances at love and the power of bravery. What a book!" - Jessica George "Intricate and deft...Jafari has written a total stunner." - Amy Jo Burns, author of Mercury"
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The wildelings : a novel
by Lisa Harding
"Jessica and Linda have been best friends since the first day of school. Both girls are from very different broken homes--and beautiful, wilful Jessica has always ensured their survival. Now eighteen, the two have come to Wilde--an elite university in the heart of Dublin, far away from their troubled childhoods. Jessica thrives immediately, and, with the faithful Linda at her side, finds herself at the heart of a new circle of friends. But then Mark enters the picture. A philosophy student a few years older than them, he has strange and compelling ideas about self-discovery. When Linda and Mark start dating, Jessica is disturbed by the change in her friend--and how quickly she seems to have fallen under the charismatic man's control. It turns out that Mark's influence is not limited to Linda alone; and Jessica soon finds out that her whole group of friends are keeping secrets for him... and it will culminate in ways that will change their lives forever"
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The unworthy : a novel by Agustina Marâia BazterricaIn a dystopian convent sheltering women from a climate-ravaged world, a narrator yearning to ascend within the Sacred Sisterhood confronts her forgotten past and unsettling truths when a mysterious stranger breaches the convent's walls.
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Murder by cheesecake : a Golden Girls cozy mystery
by Rachel Ekstrom-Courage
"When Dorothy's obnoxious date is found dead in a hotel freezer, it not only ruins a gorgeous cheesecake but threatens the elaborate St. Olaf-themed wedding Rose is hosting."
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Firebird
by Juliette Cross
"Julian Dakkia, Roman general and nephew to the emperor, has played his role as conqueror well. Yet, the moment he laid eyes on Malina, he was enthralled by the Dacian dancer. Years later, the fierce beauty stands before him, a captive on a scarred battlefield, her life in danger. He instinctively shifts into his fierce dragon form to save her, an action that may mean his head on the imperial gate. The rules of their world dictate that he is the conqueror and she is the captured. But he and his dragon know one thing: their bond has nothing to do with the laws of mighty Rome. She belongs to them. And they belong to her. Fierce and powerful, twenty-one-year old Malina has survived the loss of her family and she is determined to fight until her dying breath. Still, she can't believe that the centurion who had once bestowed a secret talisman on her is the Roman general of legendary brutality...and now holds her life in his hands. Nor can she deny how her soul has always seemed to answer his. Slowly she learns that Julian is caught in his mad uncle's machinations for domination, and helps him plot the downfall of the empire itself. As they navigate a world where flying deathriders conquer and burn, their love will ignite a firestorm that can only end in heartbreak or death. Or both"
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One death at a time
by Abbi Waxman
After cranky ex-actress Julia Mann finds a dead body in her pool in Los Angeles, her Gen Z sobriety sponsor Natasha Mason is eager to clear Julia's name and help keep her sober, but all Julia wants is to be left alone. Original.
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A girl within a girl within a girl : a novel
by Nanda Reddy
"On an ordinary day in an upscale Atlanta suburb, Maya is making breakfast for her two sons, when her husband drops a red-and-blue striped envelope on the counter and asks a devastating question: Who is Sunny? Maya is sent reeling back to her childhood in Guyana--a time when Sunny was her only name. Unbeknownst to her husband, Maya is not who she claims to be. The letter, from her long-lost sister Roshi, now threatens to expose her true identity and shatter the seemingly perfect existence Maya worked so hard to build"
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Liquid : a love story
by Mariam Rahmani
An unnamed Iranian-Indian American narrator realizes she's far from the middle-class comfort promised by her PhD, so when best friend Adam suggests she marry rich, she plans 100 dates to clinch a marriage proposal, but tragedy in Tehran makes her doubt her project?—?maybe she already knows the perfect prospect.
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The seven o'clock club
by Amelia Ireland
Four strangers?—?Freya, Callum, Mischa and Victoria?—?navigate an unconventional group therapy designed to heal their deep losses, but as they share their stories, they uncover a surprising connection that reshapes their understanding of each other and their grief.
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What if I never get over you
by Paige Toon
Six years after a brief but unforgettable romance in Lisbon, Ellie's peaceful life as a gardener in Wales is upended when Ash reappears, forcing her to confront their past, the truth about their missed reunion, and the fiery connection they still share. Original.
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Wild and wrangled
by Lyla Sage
After being left at the altar, Camille Ashwood rents her dream house in Meadowlark, Wyoming, only to find herself neighbors with Dusty Tucker, her first love, forcing them to confront old wounds and rekindle a connection that might lead to forever. Original.
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Twice as dead
by Harry Turtledove
In postwar Los Angeles, private investigator Jack Mitchell uncovers a dangerous conspiracy involving vampires, wizards, and a new drug called vepratoga, as he investigates the disappearance of Rudolf Sebestyen and the infidelity of Marianne Smalls, leading to a final showdown where nothing is as it seems.
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When the harvest comes : a novel
by Denne Michele Norris
On the eve of his wedding, Davis Freeman's joy is shattered by news of his estranged father's death, forcing him to confront buried trauma and the fragile balance of love and inheritance in his new life with Everett.
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I would die for you
by Sandie Jones
When Nicole Forbes opens her door to an interview in 2011 about British 80s band Secret Oktober on the same day her daughter goes missing, she suspects a connection and must revisit her past, which includes sister Cassie's teen obsession with Secret Oktober's frontman Ben Edwards and his eventual interest in Nicole.
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A lesser light : a novel
by Peter Geye
"Set on the shore of Lake Superior in 1910, A Lesser Light tells the story of a newly commissioned lighthouse station, its keeper, and an ill-suited arranged marriage. Theodulf Sauer and his new wife, Willa, couldn't be less similar, but they build a life together, and Willa finds solace in the cosmos and their neighbors across the cove. As Theodulf reckons with the past and Willa begins to forge her own path to happiness, tragedy comes to their remote beacon, and the future plunges into the dark unknown"
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The colony
by Annika Norlin
Emelie, seeking refuge from city life, encounters a secluded group led by the charismatic Sara in the countryside, uncovering their struggles with pain, alienation, and rigid roles, as her presence challenges their unconventional lifestyle and bonds
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