Adult & Contemporary Fiction

“Lush, engrossing and full of mystery and dark magic" (BookPage), Labyrinth's Heart is the thrilling conclusion to M. A. Carrick's Rook & Rose trilogy, in which a con artist, a vigilante, and a crime lord become reluctant allies in the quest to...

Stefan's Zweig's posthumously-published Journey into the Past (Widerstand der Wirklichkeit) is a beautiful meditation on the effect of time on passion-one of the most intense and compelling works from a master of the novella form. Published by Pushkin...

A gothic fantasy of immense quality, this is the story of a dying town and the people still living there. It’s Opal’s search for a home, for a life, for anything other than what she was born into. Written with exacting prose, this is a...

When a mysterious weather balloon crashes to earth in the Swiss Alps, the head of the NSA handpicks Robert Bellamy to track down and identify the ten known witnesses to the event. A man whose obsession with his covert assignments has cost him the only...

Who am I? I've forgotten the answer to that question long ago. Ever since I ran from that house, so desperate to escape, I left with only the clothes on my back and socks on my feet. After that day, I've only ever walked in stolen shoes. Could I be a...

THE MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT START HERE!Welcome to the dazzling and surprising novel of suspense from master storyteller Sidney Sheldon.In Paris...Washington...and a fabulous villa in Greece, an innocent American girl becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken...

NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES.The Duke of Castamar was once a noble figure who played a crucial role in his family's royal council. But ever since his wife's tragic death, he's been living in mourning, forgoing his noble duties. Clara, born into gentility...

In the long-awaited first novel from short story virtuoso and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kelly Link, three teenagers become pawns in a supernatural power struggle.“A heart-wrenching exploration of love and loss...

Booklist: The Biggest, Buzziest Romance Books of 2024. In this charming rom-com about two star-crossed lovers, a woman whose life is guided by her belief in the red-string of fate finds her perfect match—but his skepticism about true love puts a...

Brideshead Revisited is Evelyn Waugh's stunning novel of duty and desire set amongst the decadent, faded glory of the English aristocracy in the run-up to the Second World War. The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead...

A stunning repackage of the fourth novel in the New York Times bestselling Bone Season series.Paige Mahoney has eluded death again. Snatched from the jaws of captivity and consigned to a safe house in the Scion Citadel of Paris, she finds herself caught...

Beautifully imagined and capturing an entire era of history, The Luminaries is bold, clever, tense and full of so many masterfully rendered story elements that the pages keep turning. From the surface entertainment to the meaningful depths, this is a...

Risk everything for your kingdom...Or be destroyed by it. In a world darkened by deceit, the truth is a light that won't be dimmed. Even when it illuminates Lorian's betrayals more starkly than I could ever want to see. They call him the Bloodthirsty...

The unimaginable has happened, And none of our lives will ever be the same. Surrounded by enemies, I've never been further from my crown... Or closer to death. Amidst a betrayal we couldn't have anticipated, I'll do whatever it takes to find my way back...

An elegant, razor-sharp debut about women's ambitions and appetites—and the truth about having it allOutside of a childhood nickname she can’t shake, Piglet’s rather pleased with how her life’s turned out. An up-and-coming...

Fake dating my enemy so I can design my dream bakery should be easy ... as long as I don't fall in love with him.Dominic Hardy might be an award-winning architectural engineer with fancy degrees and considerable accolades, but he doesn’t know a...

This book is my humble attempt to shine a light on the work of the best and wisest I have ever known. He has, I think it is safe to say, elevated the science of detection into an art form. Having been at his side during some of his most remarkable cases,...

'To the boys in apartment 5A. Congratulations. You have a kid.' That's what the note attached to the abandoned baby carrier says. And now my three gorgeous neighbors are in deep trouble. None of them have a clue how to look after the baby that's been...

WANTED: Three fake boyfriends. Must be tall, hot - and willing to teach me how to kiss. My name is Layla Thompson, and I am undateable. Seriously. I'm twenty-eight and I've never had a boyfriend. And with my thirties rapidly approaching, I'm starting to...

Anne Snow planned to ring in the 1988 New Year wearing pajamas and watching Unsolved Mysteries. Instead, she's been guilt tripped by her friends into a cabin getaway slash cross-country skiing fiasco. No sooner than she arrives, Anne realizes it's not...