April 2024 - New Fiction
General Fiction
888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers
by Abraham Chang

A dazzling love story set at NYU in the mid-90s buzzes with big-hearted pop culture energy.
All We Were Promised
by Ashton Lattimore

A former enslaved housekeeper escapes to 1837 Philadelphia where she plays servant to her white-passing father and befriends a young abolitionist and risks everything to help another former slave, brought to the city by her plantation mistress.
The Alternatives
by Caoilinn Hughes

The four Flattery sisters—all single, all with PhDs—lead disparate, distanced lives until their oldest sister, a geologist, disappears, and together for the first time in years, they search the Irish countryside for a sister who doesn't want to be found, while confronting old wounds and a desperately uncertain future.
American Daughters
by Piper Huguley

Brought together by their fathers' friendship, describes how the daughters of Booker T. Washington and Theodore Roosevelt became close friends and struggled together and supported each other through marriages, pregnancies, women's rights and progressive causes.
Bad Habit
by Alana S. Portero

Trapped in a working-class Madrid slum in the 1980s, a woman navigates the local party scene involving heroin and disco while searching for belonging in a potentially violent world where every choice can be fatal.
The Beautiful People
by Michelle Gable

In 1961, Margo Hightower, becoming the assistant to a society photographer, is thrown headfirst into the glamorous Jet Set world she so covets where she becomes friends with heiress and rising fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer, but when the lines between work and play blur, the golden life she desires slips from her grasp.
The Book of Thorns
by Hester Fox

When Cornelia joins Napoleon's army as a traveling naturalist with the power to heal, she meets the sister she never knew existed on the opposite side of the battlefield and together, they must use the magic of flowers to solve the mystery of their mother's death, while fighting for their survival.
Butter
by Asako Yuzuki

After asking for a beef stew recipe, a solitary Tokyo journalist begins corresponding with a gourmet cook convicted of killing multiple lonely businessmen and notices herself slowly beginning to change after each meal she eats.
The Cemetery of Untold Stories
by Julia Alvarez

Inheriting a small plot of land in the Dominican Republic, celebrated writer Alma Cruz creates a graveyard for the characters whose lives she tried and failed to bring to life, but they have other ideas as they rewrite and revise themselves, revealing their true narratives to those who will listen.
Choice
by Neel Mukherjee

A London publisher, Ayush, grapples with how to live and pushes himself and those around him, including his family and colleagues, into radical experiments that expose the tangled web of choice, consumption and the ethics of our interconnected world.
Christa Comes Out of Her Shell
by Abbi Waxman

Discovering that her once-famous, believed-to-be-dead father is alive, an antisocial scientist who studies sea snails is thrust into the spotlight, in the new novel by the best-selling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.
Clear
by Carys Davies

An impoverished 1840s Scottish minister tasked with evicting a hermit from his island home ends up forming an unlikely connection with the man as the pair navigate language, loss and the legacy of forced displacement.
Crow Talk
by Eileen Garvin

The best-selling author of The Music of Bees returns with the story of the unlikely friendship between a lonely ornithologist and an Irish musician working to save an injured crow in the wild beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
Days of Wonder
by Caroline Leavitt

This latest novel from the award-winning author follows the story of a young mother trying to find the daughter she was forced to give up after being imprisoned for the attempted murder of her lover's father. 
The Evolution of Annabel Craig
by Lisa Grunwald

When John T. Scopes is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution at the local high school in 1925, Annabel Hayes, with her marriage already strained, questions both her beliefs and her vows to her attorney husband when he joins the team defending Scopes.
The Funeral Cryer
by Wenyan Lu

Accepting the mundane realities of her life, the Funeral Cryer, avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job, when things could not be bleaker, takes a leap of faith that changes everything for the better.
A Good Happy Girl
by Marissa Higgins

In this debut novel, a young professional woman with a self-destructive streak pursues an emotionally intense relationship with a married lesbian couple who intrigue her with their ever-increasing sexual and emotional intensity.
Habitations
by Sheila Sundar

Still reeling from her sister's death, Vega Gopalan flees South India to attend graduate school in New York and must navigate academia, first love, a green card marriage, the isolation of immigrant suburbs and single motherhood.
The Happiness Blueprint
by Ally Zetterberg

When her dad is diagnosed with cancer, Klara begrudgingly agrees to run his construction company while he undergoes treatment and, way out of her comfort zone, meets Alex, a carpenter whose life has been upended by his brother's untimely death, and together they navigate life, family and unexpected changes.
Honey
by Victor Lodato

A rebellious youth turned L.A. art queen confronts her twilight years, family secrets and a fiery late-life romance as past demons and the thirst for revenge resurface in the form of her drug-addled grandnephew Michael.
The House of Broken Bricks
by Fiona Williams

A Londoner transported from a Jamaican diaspora in the city to the English countryside, Tess, as she and her husband settle in, finds the dramatic arrival of their fraternal twins—one who presents as black and the other as white—stirring up complicated feelings and questions of belonging.
The House on Biscayne Bay
by Chanel Cleeton

After the tragic death of her parents, Carmen Acosta arrives at Maribrisa, the grand home of her estranged older sister and her husband on Biscayne Bay, and soon discovers beneath its glittering façade lies a treacherous legacy and must unravel Maribrisa's secrets to stop history from repeating itself.
The Husbands
by Holly Gramazio

When she discovers the attic in her London flat is creating an infinite supply of husbands, waking up to a slightly altered life each day, Lauren confronts the question: if swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb, how do you know you've taken the right path?
I Cheerfully Refuse
by Leif Enger

In a climate-ravaged America, a grieving musician sails a sentient Lake Superior, seeking his lost love amidst rising corpses, crumbling empires, and an unexpected rebellion sparked by his own gentle spirit.
Lucky
by Jane Smiley

Coming of age in recording studios, backstage and on tour, rising folk musician Jodie Rattler, trying to hold her own in the wake of Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Judy Collins and Joni Mitchell, feels like something is missing and sets out on a journey in search of herself.
Mania
by Lionel Shriver

In an alternative 2011, where the Mental Party convinces Americans to embrace the sacred, universal truth that there's no such thing as variable human intelligence, a college English instructor, confiding in her best friend, a media commentator, about her hatred of the MP movement causes their lifelong relationship to implode.
The Marriage Sabbatical
by Lian Dolan

Taking a vacation from their marriage, Jason and Nicole, using the 500 Mile Rule: a policy of enjoying themselves however they wish—and with whomever they wish—when they're temporarily far apart, are confronted by temptations of all kinds, uncomfortable truths about themselves and a new perspective on their partnership.
Midnight Harbor
by Davis Bunn

When his Aunt Amelia, his closest friend and greatest supporter, passes away, leaving him her home in Miramar, classical guitarist Ian Hart uses this opportunity to reflect and move forward after a scandal destroyed his career but instead finds himself drawn to another newcomer, artist Kari Langham, who changes everything.
Miss Morgan's Book Brigade
by Janet Skeslien Charles

The New York Times and internationally best-selling author of The Paris Library returns with a novel based on the true story of Jessie Carson—the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France.
The Mother Act
by Heidi Reimer

A talented actress in her own right, Jude, at the premiere of her mother's latest play, comes face-to-face with the woman who chose fame over her and as their intertwined stories unfolds, these two women wonder if they can ever really understand each other.
The Museum of Lost Quilts
by Jennifer Chiaverini

While staying at Elm Creek Manor to finish her thesis, Summer, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts, instead researches the antique quilts on display for a fundraiser to renovate the headquarters of the Waterford Historical Society, discovering its troubled history of racism, economic injustice and political corruption, past and present.
One Last Word
by Suzanne Park

The founder of the One Last Word app, which allows you to send messages to whomever you want after you pass, Sara Chae, when she accidentally sends her final words to the important people in her life, including her former crush, with whom she now works, finds her life turned upside down.
Only the Brave
by Danielle Steel

During World War II, Sophia Alexander, after her mother dies and her father is sent to a concentration camp, becomes increasingly involved in the resistance and while working with the convent nuns, the Sisters of Mercy where she risks everything to help those in need—no matter what the cost.
The Paris Novel
by Ruth Reichl

Resigning herself to honor her mother's last wishes, Stella travels to Paris where she meets an octogenarian art collector who introduces her to the who's who of the 1980's Paris literary, art and culinary worlds, helping her understand what it might mean to live a larger life.
Real Americans
by Rachel Khong

In this intricately woven tapestry of class and striving, race and visibility, and family and inheritance, 15-year-old Nick Chen, who can't shake the feeling his mother is hiding something, sets out to find his biological father—journey that raises more questions than provides answers.
Sharpe's Command
by Bernard Cornwell

Sent on an undercover mission to a small village in the Spanish countryside in the early 19th century, far behind enemy lines, the formidable Captain Sharpe and his group of men—with their cunning and courage to rely on—must stop two French armies from meeting on the Almaraz bridge.
A Short Walk Through a Wide World
by Douglas Westerbeke

Cursed with immortality at the age of 9, but with a requirement that she stays in perpetual motion, Aubry flees Paris and embarks on a century-spanning, globe-trotting odyssey, seeking a cure and discovering a world beyond the boundaries of time and space.
The Sicilian Inheritance
by Jo Piazza

Inheriting a plot of land in Sicily, along with a bombshell family secret—her great-grandmother Serafina didn't die of illness but was murdered—Sara Marsala races all over the picturesque Italian countryside to solve a mystery and learn the real story of Serafina, putting her in the crosshairs of a killer.
The Songbird of Hope Hill
by Kim Vogel Sawyer

"A young woman longs to know true love after escaping from a hopeless situation at a house of ill repute in this heartwarming novel inspired by historical events-from the bestselling author of A Tapestry of Grace.
The Spoiled Heart
by Sunjeev Sahota

Running for the leadership of his labor union, Nayan Olak, pitted against newcomer and formidable challenger, Megha, finds their differences spiraling out of control, complicating the ideals he's always held dear and discovers a few words or a single action can trigger a cascade of unimaginable consequences.
The Stone Home
by Crystal Hana Kim

Inspired by real events, told through alternating timelines and two intimate perspectives, this hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story, capturing a shameful period of South Korean history, explores the legacy of violence and the psychology of power, while highlighting extraordinary acts of devotion and friendship that can arise in the darkness.
The Summer We Started Over
by Nancy Thayer

Returning to Nantucket to help her younger sister with the grand opening of her gift shop, Eddie Grant must face all she left behind: her father's increased eccentricities; her sister's resentment of her leaving; and a past love connection, discovering a long-buried family secret that will change them all forever.
The Sweet Blue Distance
by Sara Donati

In 1857, young midwife Carrie Ballentyne travels west to the New Mexico Territory for a nursing position, but while helping women give birth in Sante Fe, she discovers her employer is keeping secrets and must ferret out the truth to save his young daughter whom she's come to love.
Sweetness in the Skin
by Ishi Robinson

To free herself from her dysfunctional family in Kingston, Jamaica, and join her beloved aunt in Paris, 13-year-old Pumkin Patterson turns her passion for baking into a way to raise money for her French exam, but when word gets out, she stands to lose everything she's worked so hard for.
Table for Two
by Amor Towles

The New York Times best-selling author shares six stories based in New York City, which consider the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters, and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood, told from seven different viewpoints, which stars the indomitable Evelyn Ross.
Thorn Tree
by Max Ludington

A legendary artist, Daniel, now in his late 60s, strikes up a friendship with his neighbor's father, Jack, who stays at his daughter's house to watch his grandson Dean while she's filming, but when Dean takes to visiting Daniel's cottage, he realizes Jack is not the harmless grandparent he pretends to be.
The Titanic Survivors Book Club
by Timothy Schaffert

Paris bookshop owner Yorick, joining a secret society of other Titanic ticket holders who didn't board the ship, forms a book club where they can grapple with their good fortune and anxieties through heated discussions of literature, but when one of them unexpectedly dies, he wonders what fate has in store.
The Twilight Garden
by Sara Nisha Adams

Warring London neighbors Winston and Bernice share an empty patch of greenery lost to time, but when Winston receives photographs of the garden in bloom many years prior, they decide to lay down their arms to revitalize the garden and help revive the community spirit that's been languishing for so long.
Tourist Season
by Brenda Novak

Trapped alone in her fiancé's family‘cottage' as a hurricane bears down on Mariners Island, Ismay Chalmers, as she prepares for the storm, discovers some disturbing items hidden in a closet that have her questioning everything she knows about the seemingly perfect Windsor family—especially her fiancé.
Welcome Home, Caroline Kline
by Courtney Preiss

Moving back to the Jersey Shore to replace her injured father as third baseman in his local men's softball league, Caroline is faced with a few challenges, including an encounter with her hometown crush, as she struggles to reconcile the life she thought she'd have with the life she might want.
The Widow Spy
by Megan Campisi

In 1861, Kate Warner—the country's first detective, a Pinkerton agent and a union spy—to possibly end the Civil War, must win the trust of her captive, Confederate spy and socialite Rose Greenhow, and, with time running out, worries she'll fail the most important assignment of her career.
Your Presence Is Mandatory
by Sasha Vasilyuk

In 2007 Ukraine, after Yefim Shulman, beloved husband, grandfather and World War II veteran, passes away, his widow Nina finds a letter to the KGB in his briefcase that reveals his lifelong secret, which forces them to reassess the man they thought they knew and the country he defended.
Mystery / Suspense
A Better World
by Sarah Langan

A family jumps at the chance to trade a crumbling world for a pristine utopia for the wealthy, but their discomfort mounts as sinister secrets and the terrifying truth behind the enclave's idyllic façade are revealed.
A Calamity of Souls
by David Baldacci

In a Virginia courtroom in 1968, a reluctant white lawyer and a dedicated black attorney must bridge their differences to fight for a Black man's life against racial prejudice and powerful forces seeking to undo civil rights progress.
Ash Dark as Night
by Gary Phillips

After being beaten unconscious for taking a photo during the 1965 Watts riots in Los Angeles, Harry Ingram agrees to help a friend track down a missing business associate in the second novel of the series following One-Shot Harry.
Circle in the Water
by Marcia Muller

Sharon McCone is hired by a coalition of concerned San Francisco homeowners whose homes have been targeted in a series of “pranks,” in the latest installment of the long-running series following A Midnight Puzzle.
City in Ruins
by Don Winslow

A Las Vegas casino mogul with a spotty past must fight for the life he created and everything he holds dear after old enemies surface, in the third novel of the series following City of Dreams.
Close to Death
by Anthony Horowitz

When Charles Kentworthy is found dead on his doorstep after moving his loud, boisterous family into an idyllic gated community, Detective Hawthorne investigates, in the fifth novel of the series following The Twist of a Knife.
Darling Girls
by Sally Hepworth

Two women who escaped an overly-strict home with a foster mother on a farm are called back to their childhood home and into the orbit of their former guardian when human bones are discovered beneath the farmhouse.
Daughter of Mine
by Megan Miranda

Returning to Mirror Lake after inheriting her childhood home, Hazel discovers long-hidden secrets that may explain the mystery of her mother's disappearance in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of All the Missing Girls.
Death by Chocolate Raspberry Scone
by Sarah Graves

Passamaquoddy Bay bakers Jake and Ellie search for the remains of a skilled fisherman who vanished with a valuable gold doubloon inherited from his grandfather, in the seventh novel of the series following Death by Chocolate Marshmallow Pie.
Death and Glory
by Will Thomas

Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn investigate a conspiracy to revive the American Civil War led by prominent Confederates long believed to be dead, in the 16th novel of the series.
Death in the Details
by Katie Tietjen

A World War II widow creating and selling intricate dollhouses to avoid foreclosure on her Vermont home investigates when her first customer turns up suspiciously dead, relying on help from a rookie police officer and her own skills at crafting miniatures.
Death of a Master Chef
by Jean-Luc Bannalec

Commissaire Georges Dupin investigates the murder of a grand chef in a local market run by another restaurateur with whom he had a very public feud, in the ninth novel of the series following The Body by the Sea.
Every Time I Go On Vacation, Someone Dies
by Catherine Mack

Best-selling author Eleanor Dash's Italian book tour turns into a real-life murder mystery as her life starts to imitate her fictional world.
Extinction
by Douglas Preston

Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash investigates after a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered by a gang of eco-terrorists at a park where extinct animals are brought back through genetic manipulation.
Feline Fatale
by Rita Mae Brown

Mary Minor“Harry” Harristeen investigates a murder in Albermarle County, Virginia with assistance from her beloved pets, including cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter and dogs Pirate and Tucker, in the latest novel in the long-running series following Hiss and Tell.
A Game of Lies
by Clare Mackintosh

Detective Ffion Morgan must untangle alibis and uncover what happened when a reality show in the Welsh mountains turns into a deadly game of truth or dare after one of the participants is murdered.
The Gathering
by C. J. Tudor

When a boy is found with all the blood drained from his body, Detective Barbara Atkins must determine if a member of the Colony, an ostracized community of vampyrs, is responsible, or if she's dealing with a twisted psychopath as she uncovers secrets darker than she ever could've imagined.
Granite Harbor
by Peter Nichols

A single father and the only detective in town investigates his first murder in Granite Harbor when a teenager is brutally murdered in a local archaeological site, in a new book from the author of The Rocks.
It Had to Be You
by Mary Higgins Clark

Years after their parents' murder, identical twin brothers, determined to clear one name at the expense of the other, ask Laura Moran and her Under Suspicion crew to solve this brutal crime and as they get close to the truth, they find the danger from the past finding its way into the present.
A Killing on the Hill
by Robert Dugoni

An ambitious, rookie reporter in Depression-era Seattle stumbles upon the suspicious death of a fallen prizefighter on Profanity Hill and his investigation leads him into the city's underbelly where he attracts the attention of the mobster club owner.
The Last Word
by Elly Griffiths

Hired by the daughters of local writer Melody Chambers to investigate her death, believing she was murdered, Natalka and Edwin go undercover at a creative writing weekend at isolated Battle House where another murder occurs and by the time Edwin infiltrates a sinister book group, he finds himself in danger.
Lost Birds
by Anne Hillerman

Retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, P.I. Joe Leaphorn is hired to find the birth parents of a woman raised by a bilagaana family, which unexpectedly turns into a complicated case, while Officer Bernadette Manuelito investigates an explosion linked his investigation.
Matterhorn
by Christopher Reich

When his son Will dies following in his footsteps, former CIA agent Mac Dekker, forced into hiding after being framed for treason, returns to the field to uncover the secrets Will was hiding and finds himself working to stop a terrorist plot that threatens thousands.
The Murder Inn
by James Patterson

The owner of the Inn at Gloucester, a place open to anyone running from trouble or hiding from life, former Boston police detective Bill Robinson must defend his town, his chosen family and his home when a newcomer in town launches a series of attacks.
A Murder Most French
by Colleen Cambridge

Tabitha Knight investigates the sudden death of a chef at a cooking school who poured himself a glass of wine from a rare vintage bottle, in the second novel of the series following Mastering the Art of French Murder.
The Murder of Mr. Ma
by S. J. Rozan

In 1924 London, when shy academic Lao She meets larger-than-life Judge Dee Ren Jie, these unlikely allies investigate the murders of Chinese immigrants, all stabbed to death with a butterfly sword and must connect the dots to catch a killer before they become victims themselves.
Murder in Rose Hill
by Victoria Thompson

In Victorian era New York, when Louisa, a reporter researching the dangers of patent medicines, is found strangled in New Century Magazine's lobby after interviewing her, midwife Sarah Malloy and her PI husband, with the police hinting Louisa got what she deserved, take it upon themselves to catch a cold-blood killer.
Next of Kin
by Samantha Jayne Allen

Hired by Clint Marshall, an up-and-coming musician, to find his biological parents, PI Annie MacIntyre discovers his father was a bank robber who her granddad arrested when he was sheriff, igniting old rivalries and resulting in murder in a place where everyone knows everyone, and your enemy is always closer than you think.
The North Line
by Matt Riordan

Joining an Alaskan fishing crew for some quick money, Adam, on the unforgiving Bering Sea, is invigorated by the labor and comradery, but when violence stalks the waves, he is thrust into a struggle for survival at the edge of the world where evolutionary and social forces collide for outcomes beyond anyone's control.
Nosy Neighbors
by Freya Sampson

When their apartments in Shelley House face demolition, sworn enemies 25-year-old Kat and 77-year-old Dorothy put their differences aside to save their historic building, but when one of its residents is murdered, the duo seek justice to restore peace in their community.
Nothing But the Bones
by Brian Panowich

An enforcer for a local crime boss, Nails McKenna, when he goes too far one night defending a woman, finds himself on the run with the woman in tow, and as pursuers get closer, Nails must make one final stand for his freedom—or pay with both of their lives.
One by One
by Freida Mcfadden

Forced to hike to their hotel after their minivan breaks down, a group of friends finds themselves hopelessly lost in the woods and soon they are each struck down mysteriously one by one, making them wonder if an animal is hunting them—of if the hunter is one of them.
One of Us Knows
by Alyssa Cole

A resident caretaker of a historic home, Kenetria, diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, finds their newfound life disrupted by a group of strangers, including the man who destroyed her life, and when he turns up dead, they must prove their innocence or risking losing their future—and their life.
Patchwork Quilt Murder
by Leslie Meier

When the director of the new community center and her young employee are found dismembered, part-time reporter Lucy Stone, trying to piece the clues together, discovers the truth rests somewhere between wild rumors, a trusted friend's emotional new sewing project and the authenticity of a mysterious 300-year-old patchwork quilt.
Pay Dirt
by Sara Paretsky

While visiting Angela, one her protégées in Kansas, V.I. Warshawski, when Angela's roommate goes missing and V.I. finds her near death in a drug house, is pitched headlong into the country's opioid crisis and a local land-use battle with roots going back to the Civil War.
The Poison Pen
by Paige Shelton

Arriving at Jolie's estate in the village of Roslin to examine an antique sword, Delaney, when a dead body is discovered, digs into Jolie's own fascinating history through a journal linked to King Edward VIII, but when the journal goes missing, Delaney must read between the lines to solve this case.
The Reaper Follows
by Heather Graham

Agents from the FBI and Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigate a series of murders linked to conspiracy theorists and doomsday cults.
Safe and Sound
by Laura McHugh

High school seniors and sisters Amelia and Kylee, when human remains are discovered in town, search for the truth surrounding their cousin Grace's disappearance, determined to find her dead or alive, but soon find themselves not only fighting to save Grace but also for their own lives.
She's Not Sorry
by Mary Kubica

Single mother and full-time nurse Meghan Michaels, when it is revealed her patient with a traumatic brain injury didn't jump from a bridge but was pushed, mistakenly lets herself get too close to the case, realizing she and her daughter could be the next victims.
A Spy Like Me
by Kim Sherwood

While grieving the loss of a loved one, MI6 agent 003, Johanna Harwood, sets off on an unsanctioned mission to find James Bond in the second novel of the trilogy following Double or Nothing.
Toxic Prey
by John Sandford

When a renowned expert in infectious diseases disappears without a trace, Letty Davenport, with the world on high alert, calls in her father, Lucas, to locate him, and when their worst fears are confirmed, they must race against time to stop the virus he created from becoming the perfect weapon.
Under the Paper Moon
by Shaina Steinberg

Five years after working for the Office of Strategic Services with Nick, whom she gets close to until the World War II's end brings with it an act of deep betrayal, former spy Evelyn, now working as a PI, finds herself back in Nick's orbit when her latest case brings the war to her doorstep.
An Unfinished Murder
by Jude Deveraux

A novelist, Sara Medlar, and her friends use all their amateur sleuthing skills to solve a crime when a literal skeleton is discovered in a closet in the fifth novel of the series following A Relative Murder.
The Vacancy in Room 10
by Seraphina Nova Glass

When her husband confesses to killing someone, and then shoots himself, Alicia moves into the run-down apartment he rented as an art studio to find the truth, while the superintendent, Cass, after blackmailing the wrong guy, must keep her secrets under wraps, especially with Alicia asking questions.
What Cannot Be Said
by C. S. Harris

In 1815, when Lady McInnis and her daughter are found brutally murdered in Richmond Park, their bodies displayed in grotesque poses, Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, explores a host of unsavory suspects and is drawn to a conclusion far more horrific than he ever could've imagined.
While We Were Burning
by Sara Koffi

Hiring a personal assistant named Brianna to distract her from her obsession with her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth doesn't realize Brianna has her own agenda—to find out why the police killed her young Black son—and immerses herself in Elizabeth's life where the answers to her questions lie.
You Know What You Did
by K. T. Nguyen

When her mother, a Vietnam War refugee, dies suddenly, Annie Shaw finds her OCD coming back with a vengeance, and when the investigation zeroes in on her, her mind increasingly fractures and the only thing she knows is this: she will do anything to protect her daughter even if it means losing herself.
Romance
Begin Again
by Helly Acton

A woman who dies in a freak kebob accident on a first date is given the chance to revisit key moments of her life to see if different choices lead to the fulfillment she was missing.
The Beloved
by J. R. Ward

The Black Dagger Brotherhood's deadliest fighter, Zsadist, when his daughter, Nalla, falls in love, must confront the future and face the reality he may not be able to protect her forever.
The British Booksellers
by Kristy Cambron

Rival booksellers Amos and Charlotte, as Coventry is devastated by Luftwaffe's local blitz, must put aside their differences and fight together to help Coventry survive, in this exploration of the unbreakable bonds that unite us through love, loss and the enduring solace that can be found between the pages of a book.
The Corpse in the Closet
by Lucy Score

When a well-dressed corpse is found in a walk-in closet, reluctant psychic Riley Thorn is called in to help with the investigation, finding things going from bad to worse when the body count rises, the meet-her-boyfriend's-parents dinner goes horribly wrong and her grandmother is up to no good.
Earls Trip
by Jenny Holiday

Three Regency-era Earls on an annual bachelors' weekend find their trip hijacked by a friend begging for help with a family scandal, a runaway bride and a tempting proposal from a childhood friend who had sworn off marriage.
Funny Story
by Emily Henry

After being dumped for her boyfriend's lifelong best friend, Petra, Daphne agrees to room with Petra's freshly heartbroken ex until she can figure things out, in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of Happy Place.
Happy Medium
by Sarah Adler

Gretchen Acorn, a fake spirit medium, is hired to cleanse a skeptical goat farmer's property where she is shocked to find herself face-to-face with a very real ghost who wants to help the landowners avoid a long-standing curse.
Here We Go Again
by Alison Cochrun

Two former best friends, Logan and Rosemary, who went ten years without talking to each other, reunite when their beloved former English teacher and mentor tells them of his dying wish for a cross-country road trip.
How to End a Love Story
by Yulin Kuang

A best-selling author with writer's block heads to L.A. for the film adaptation of her book where she must collaborate with a screenwriter who was involved in the tragic accident that bound them together 13 years prior.
Just for the Summer
by Abby Jimenez

With every person they date finding their soulmate the second they break up, Justin and Emma decide to date each other and break up to cancel each other's curse out, but their quick fling turns into something more when their families get involved and they catch real feelings for each other.
King of Sloth
by Ana Huang

Billionaire Xavier Castillo, when a tragedy forces him to work closely with his publicist Sloane Kensington, he must grapple with the uncertainty of his future—and the realization that Sloane, who's immune to his charms, is the only one he wants.
The Kiss Countdown
by Etta Easton

When an infuriating encounter leads to fake relationship, struggling risk-averse event planner Amerie Price poses as astronaut Vincent Rogers' girlfriend for the three months leading up to his mission but doesn't plan on his gravitational pull and must decide if she'll settle for the safe life—or shoot for the stars.
Late Bloomer
by Mazey Eddings

After winning the lottery, Opal buys a failing flower farm in North Carolina to start her painting business, but when Pepper Smith claims she's the rightful owner of the farm and refuses to move out, they strike up a cohabitation agreement that, despite their constant bickering, turns into something more.
My Season of Scandal
by Julie Anne Long

When Lord Dominic Kirke meets Catherine Keating, a blue-eyed country girl with a cracking wit, he offers to help her find a husband during the London season, but soon realizes he wants her for himself, but loving her means setting her free for the life—and the man—she deserves.
The Prospects
by KT Hoffman

The first openly trans player in professional baseball, Gene, when his current rival, Luis, comes back to the team, finds the tension between them turning into the visceral, terrifying desire he's never allowed himself and must reconcile the minor-league-sized life he once found fulfilling with the major-league dreams Luis makes feel possible.
The Rule Book
by Sarah Adams

Representing famous NFL tight end Derek Pender, her college ex-boyfriend, agent Nora MacKenzie, when he tries to make her life miserable, sets in motion a scheme of her own, but when a wild night in Vegas leads to marriage, their rule book goes out the window.
Truly, Madly, Deeply
by Alexandria Bellefleur

Signing on to record a podcast sharing relationship advice, best-selling romance novelist Truly Livingston finds herself bickering with a cynical divorce lawyer and walks out, but when he tracks her down, asking for a fresh start, they go from enemies to something else entirely.
When I Think of You
by Myah Ariel

When her college boyfriend, now a hot shot director, offers her a job on his next production, Kaliya finally gets her chance break into the movie-making business, and as a true connection forms between them, Hollywood politics and scandal threaten everything, forcing her to make an impossible choice. Original.
The Wild Lavender Bookshop
by Jodi Thomas

While worrying about their father, sisters Katherine and Cora Lee discover there's more intrigue afoot in Honey Creek when a woman arrives to hear the last wishes of the father she never met, bringing changes that alter the lives of those who call this close-knit town home.
Speculative
Bless Your Heart
by Lindy Ryan

The Evans women, owners of the only funeral parlor in their Southeast Texas town, discover generations of calm ending as the dead begin to rise again forcing them to once again fight the Strigoi, the original vampires.
Dragon Rider
by Taran Matharu

A royal hostage, gifted with a stolen dragon hatchling, flees to forge his own destiny and seek revenge and reclaim his rightful land in the new series from the best-selling author of the Summoner series.
The Familiar
by Leigh Bardugo

During the Spanish Golden Age, Luzia Cotado, gifted with magic, garners the attention of the disgraced secretary to Spain's king, plunging her into a world where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur—and where she must enlist the help of an embittered immortal familiar whose deadly secrets could destroy them both.
The Hemlock Queen
by Hannah Whitten

The glittering and dangerous world of the Sainted King's royal court is upended when Prince Bastian seizes control, and a mysterious dark force begins to take over.
Immortal Pleasures
by V. Castro

An immortal vampire born from the ashes of the Aztec empire arrives in Dublin searching for a pair of stolen artifacts connected to her own history and looking for two men to satisfy her somewhat human cravings.
Mal Goes to War
by Edward Ashton

When the puritanical Humanists cut off access to infospace, free A.I. Mal finds himself trapped in the body of a cyborg mercenary, and responsible for the safety of the modded girl she died protecting, in this satirical take on war, artificial intelligence and what it really means to be human.
Ocean's Godori
by Elaine U. Cho

When her best friend, Teo, second son of the Anand Tech empire, is framed for murdering his family, disgraced space pilot Ocean Yoon and her ragtag crew are pushed to the forefront of a high-stakes ideological conflict, which turns out to be the least of their worries.
Pinquickle's Folly
by R. A. Salvatore

Returning to his signature world of Corona, introducing a dynamic new part of the southern coast, a fantasy author brings together a ragtag crew of Xoconi, dwarven Powrie pirates and human sailors—once enemies, now fierce friends with a common enemy and the spark of rebellion.
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods
by Molly X. Chang

Cursed with the power of Death, Ruying, when her Gift is discovered by an enemy prince, is offered an impossible deal: be his private assassin and her family will never suffer harm again, forcing her to decide if saving her family is worth betraying her country.
Toll of Honor
by David Weber

Lieutenant Brandy Bolgeo, returning home from the Battle of Hancock to heal from her wounds, is faced with the deaths of so many friends at the hands of an arrogant, aristocratic coward, while Lord Pavel Young, seeking vengeance on the people he believes‘wronged' him, threatens the Star Kingdom with his actions.
A View from the Stars
by Cixin Liu

A collection of personal essays, insightful interviews and genre-bending short stories from the popular and Galaxy Award-winning science fiction writer from the People's Republic of China highlight his creative journey across three decades.
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