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December 2022 New Fiction Releases
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The Book of Everlasting Things
by Aanchal Malhotra
From an oral historian comes a sweeping debut novel about a Hindu perfumer and a Muslim calligrapher, who fall in love against the backdrop of the Partition.
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The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights
by Kitty Zeldis
In 1919 Brooklyn, dress shop owner Beatrice forms a close friendship with a neighbor, leaving Alice, the teenaged orphan she brought to the north, feeling left out, setting off a series of events that force all three women to confront the past to envision a better future.
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The Ingenue
by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
When the family estate is bequeathed to a man she shares a complicated history with, former piano prodigy Saskia Kreis is forced to reexamine her own past and the romantic relationship that changed the course of her life.
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In Love's Time
by Kate Breslin
Captain Marcus Weatherford arrives in Russia on a secret mission with a ballerina posing as his fiancée, but his sense of duty battles his desire to return home to Clare. Clare Danner fears losing her daughter to the father's heartless family, but only Marcus can provide the proof to save her.
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The Lipstick Bureau
by Michelle Gable
In 1994 Rome, newlywed Niki Novotná, recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch, assembles a scrappy team of artists, forgers and others, using this work to escape the devastating truths about the family she left behind in Czechoslovakia and a future with her controlling American husband.
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Ms. Demeanor
by Elinor Lipman
When a neighbor's complaint about consensual sex turns into house arrest and a suspended legal license, Jane's recipe for survival involves cooking for another home-arrested tenant while trying to figure out the whys and hows of her mysterious accuser.
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No One Left to Come Looking for You
by Sam Lipsyte
In Manhattan's East Village in 1993, a young New Jersey rock musician searches for his band mate who made off with his prized bass to feed his drug habit and encounters a colorful cast of characters as he uncovers a series of crimes tied to local real estate barons looking to remake NYC.
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Scatterlings
by Rešoketšwe Manenzhe
In 1927 South Africa, when the Immorality Act is passed, prohibiting sexual intercourse between Europeans and natives, married couple Alisa and Abram find their bond in tatters, which leads Alisa to commit a devastating act, one that will reverberate through their entire family's lives.
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The Seamstress of Sardinia
by Bianca Pitzorno
In 1900 Sardinia, an intelligent and ambitious young woman with an impossible dream--to become the seamstress for a wealthy family--is drawn into a world far different than her own where she observes the town's residents, who are not quite what they pretend to be.
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So Long, Chester Wheeler
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Roped into providing end-of-life care for his insufferable homophobic neighbor, Chester, Lewis Madigan, young, gay and out of work, agrees to take Chester, who hits him with a dying wish, on a 2,000-mile road trip during which they form a bond neither of them expected.
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The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique
by Samantha Vérant
A talented chef discovers how spices and scents can transport her—and, more importantly, how self-confidence can unlock the greatest magic of all: love—in this perfectly seasoned new novel by Samantha Vérant.
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Stella Maris
by Cormac McCarthy
Told entirely through the transcripts of the narrator's psychiatric sessions, this intimate portrait of grief and longing follows 20-year-old Alicia Western as she, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, contemplates the nature of madness, her hallucinations and her own existence in 1972 Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
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The Sunshine Girls
by Molly Fader
1967 Iowa. Nursing school roommates Betty Kay and Kitty don’t have much in common. Before their first year is up, tragedy strikes, and the women's paths are forced apart. But against all odds, a decades-long friendship forms, persevering through love, marriage, failure, and death, from the jungles of Vietnam to the glamorous circles of Hollywood.
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The Tatami Galaxy
by Tomihiko Morimi
On the verge of dropping out of the prestigious Kyoto University, the narrator, a person non grata on campus after an altercation with the film club president, encounters a self-proclaimed student who plunges him into a series of adventures that give him the opportunity to start over as a freshman.
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Things We Found When the Water Went Down
by Tegan Nia Swanson
When brutish miner Hugo is found murdered, officials are quick to blame Marietta, an outspoken activist and angry, witchy recluse. But Marietta herself has disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Living on an isolated island with her father, Marietta’s sixteen-year-old daughter begins sifting through her mother’s journals in an attempt to find her.
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The Vibrant Years
by Sonali Dev
Three generations of the Desai women--65-year-old Bindu, her daughter-in-law Aly and her granddaughter Cullie--navigate bad dates, reemerging exes and secrets that refuse to remain hidden as they embark on a daring shared journey of self-discovery to live their most authentic lives.
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Bryant & May : Peculiar London
by Christopher Fowler
London's oldest police detectives and their most disreputable friends provide a tour of the city highlighting odd buildings, odder characters, gossip, illicit fun and hidden pubs in the latest addition to the series following London Bridge is Falling Down.
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City of Fortune
by Victoria Thompson
At the Belmont Stakes, Sebastian Nolan is shocked to discover his daughter is having a dalliance with a jockey who appears to be the subject of a vendetta in the sixth novel of the series following City of Shadows.
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Death in the Margins
by Victoria Gilbert
Library director Amy investigates after her husband's fellow cast member in a theatrical performance of the folktales and music of the Blue Ridge Mountains turns up dead in the seventh novel of the series following Renewed for Murder.
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A Death in Tokyo
by Keigo Higashino
Tokyo Police Detective Kyoichiro Kaga investigates the murder of a man whose stabbed body was moved onto the Nihonbashi bridge and tries to uncover why the victim's wallet was found at the sight of a car accident.
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Devil's Delight
by M. C. Beaton
Agatha investigates after a naked man bursts out of the woods claiming to have seen a dead body near a sight supposedly once used for sacrifices in the latest addition to the series following Down the Hatch.
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The Devil's Weapons
by Peter N. Kirsanow
Dick Canidy and the agents of the OSS search war-torn Poland for a rocket scientist who holds the secrets to the Nazis super weapons before the Germans and Soviets get their hands on him.
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A Hard Day for a Hangover
by Darynda Jones
Detective Sunny Vicram investigates a series of missing women while dealing with her rebellious daughter and her long-time crush and his difficult family in the third novel of the series following A Good Day for Chardonnay.
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Judas 62
by Charles Cumming
Master spy Lachlan Kite discovers that a mission 30 years ago has resulted in his name being put on the JUDAS list, a record of enemies of Russia who have been targeted for assassination, and must win a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the Russian secret state to survive.
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The Last Invitation
by Darby Kane
Invited to join a secret club of powerful women, the Sophie Foundation, who mete out justice to men who behave very, very badly, Jessa Hall soon realizes the high and deadly price of admission and discovers that once in the group, its impossible to get out.
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Night Shift
by Robin Cook
When her longtime friend, Dr. Sue Passero, dies mysteriously in the hospital parking garage, newly appointed chief medical examiner Dr. Laurie Montgomery asks her husband to investigate, which pits him against a clever and deranged killer determined to administer another lethal blow.
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One Last Secret
by Adele Parks
Hired to be Daniel's girlfriend during a long weekend of celebrating at a beautiful chateau in the South of France, Dora finds herself face-to-face with a man from her past she's been unable to forget, for all the wrong reasons, placing her life in danger.
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Showstopper
by Peter Lovesey
When a series of fatal accidents befall the production of a hit British TV show, Peter Diamond, Chief of the Avon and Somerset Murder Squad, must solve this case or be forced into retirement by his boss who's trying her best to get him out of her hair.
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Someone Had to Do It
by Danielle Brown
An intern at prestigious New York fashion house Simon Van Doren, Brandi Maxwell, after overhearing something she shouldn’t have, is framed by Simon’s model and influencer daughter for his murder and must seek justice for herself before it’s too late.
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Three-edged Sword
by Jeffry P. Lindsay
Fearless thief and master of disguise Riley Wolfe plans his biggest heist yet even though his list of powerful enemies grows longer and more dangerous.
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Waste of a Life
by Simon Brett
When her client Cedric Waites dies under suspicious circumstances, professional declutterer Ellen Curtis falls under suspicion and, while trying to uncover the real killer, must deal with a rival declutterer trying to sabotage her business, the return of her two grown-up children, and a new romance.
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We Knew All Along
by Mina Hardy
A twisted tale of domestic suspense where no one is what they seem and the skeletons in the closet are all too real.
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What Meets the Eye
by Alex Kenna
From a debut author comes a pulse-pounding tapestry of secrets, retribution, and greed.
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The Widowmaker
by Hannah Morrissey
When she witnesses the murder of a cop that is linked to a 20-year-old cold case involving the disappearance of a business mogul, down-on-her-luck photography Morgan Mori collides with a detective determined to make a name for himself as she exposes her own dark demons to solve this mystery.
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Winter's End
by Paige Shelton
In Benedict, Alaska, while on the annual Death March, Beth Rivers, dealing with her own trauma, is faced with a murder linked to her best friend Orin, who has been acting strangely lately.
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A Dash of Salt and Pepper
by Kosoko Jackson
Sometimes two cooks in the kitchen are better than one in this swoony romantic comedy.
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In It to Win It
by Sharon C. Cooper
Two entrepreneurs compete for a property, but secure the biggest win of all—each other—in this second chance romantic comedy by USA Today bestselling author Sharon C. Cooper.
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The Key to My Heart
by Lia Louis
A heartwarming novel about hope after loss as a young widow receives mysterious messages of love from an anonymous source.
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The Many Dates of Indigo
by Amber Samuel
Indigo Clark is an accomplished, independent woman, and now she wants a partner to share her fabulous life. While one guy is great on paper, and another sets off sparks, neither are Mr. Right. And her drive to find him begins to interfere with the things and people she values most.
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Pets of Park Avenue
by Stefanie London
The perfect rom-com for dog lovers! Pets of Park Avenue is the story of a self-confessed hot mess who learns that life is more fun when things don't go according to plan.
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To Get to the Other Side
by Kelly Ohlert
When Trixie stops her car and scoops up a chicken stuck in the middle of the road, she needs to find a new place to live that allows pets. Bear owns a flower business and is upset when he finds that his sisters have posted his spare room for rent. Now, Trixie and Bear must figure out how to save his business and navigate the attraction they feel for each other.
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Twice in a Lifetime
by Melissa Baron
Isla has fled to a small town to deal with her anxiety when she gets a text from a man who says he is her husband. Ewan is reaching out from the future when they are no longer together. He even has proof—a picture from their wedding. Ewan is texting through time to try and save her from something that he cannot share.
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The Valentine's Hate
by Sidney Halston
Ever since the most disastrous valentine’s day of all time, Lissette has hated all things V-day. But Lizzie’s best friend is having pre-nuptial festivities leading up to her wedding and Lissette is taking her maid of honor duties seriously. Of course who is the first person she runs into on the way to the wedding? None other than her childhood nemesis, Brian, the reason for all of her Valentine’s Day hatred.
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The Wedding Ranch
by Nancy Naigle
A second chance at love awaits two brokenhearted people if they’re just willing to trust each other—and themselves, in USA Today bestselling author Nancy Naigle's latest book.
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Well Traveled
by Jen DeLuca
Louisa "Lulu" lives to work, and everything seems to be going right, until the day she realizes it's all wrong. Lulu's cousin Mitch introduced her to the world of Ren Faires, and when she spies one at a time when she needs an escape, she leaps into the environment. The only drawback? Dex MacLean: a guitarist with a killer smile, the Casanova of the Faire...and her traveling companion for the summer.
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Witcha Gonna Do?
by Avery Flynn
An unlucky witch and her know-it-all nemesis must team up in the first of a new, spicy romantic-comedy series.
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Cursed Bunny : Stories
by Bora Chung
A collection of short stories that blend horror, surrealism, and speculative fiction to take on the patriarchy, capitalism, and reign of big tech.
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A Fire Endless
by Rebecca Ross
The spirit of the North Wind, Bane, has shifted the delicate balance between the human and faerie realms in an effort to claim dominion over all in the conclusion to the Elements of Cadence duology.
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A History of Fear
by Luke Dumas
A University of Edinburgh student taking on a ghostwriting job for a mysterious stranger begins to suspect he is working for the devil himself in the new novel by the author of The Cabin at the End of the World.
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Into the West
by Mercedes Lackey
Baron Valdemar and his people have found a temporary haven, but it cannot hold all of them, or for long. Those who are willing to make a further trek by barge will follow him into a wilderness depopulated by war and scarred by the terrible magic of a thousand years ago and the Mage Wars. But the wilderness is not as empty as it seems.
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The Light Pirate
by Lily Brooks-Dalton
Born during a powerful hurricane, Wanda, an unusual woman in a rapidly changing world, loses family, gains community, and ultimately seeks adventure, love, and purpose in a place abandoned by civilization and remade by nature.
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The Lost Witch
by Paige Crutcher
Paige Crutcher weaves a spellbinding tale of contemporary fantasy, romance, and Irish mythology as a woman torn out of time faces a dangerous coven, otherworldly creatures, and a seductive demi-god to save the souls of a cursed island.
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Queen of Myth and Monsters
by Scarlett St. Clair
Uncertain who her allies are in the vampire stronghold of Revekka, Isolde, the newly crowned queen contends with courtly intrigue while a deadly blood mist threatens all of Cordova and her trust in Adrian when troubling information about his complicated past comes to light.
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