Adult & Contemporary Fiction

A “stellar literary debut” (Wilmington Star News) about a young girl’s attempt to escape the confines of her hometown and find her place in the world.“Readers of Southern stories will enjoy the poignant self-discovery journey of...

“Every decent friendship comes with a drop of hatred. But that hatred is like honey in the tea. It makes it addictive.”Charismatic Marie Antoine is the daughter of the richest man in 19th century Montreal. She has everything she wants, except...

Filled with love, laughs and feelgood vibes, Henry's superior summer romcom about two writers swapping genres in a bid to craft bestsellers is now available in a lush special edition boasting gorgeous endpapers, sprayed edges and exciting new bonus...

This volume combines two books which were among the greatest contributions to feminist literature this century. Together they form a brilliant attack on sexual inequality. A Room of One's Own, first published in 1929, is a witty, urbane and persuasive...

Regarded by many as Woolf's greatest achievement, The Waves follows a set of six friends from childhood to middle age. As the contours of their lives are revealed, a unique novel is unveiled. In this new edition David Bradshaw considers its...

'I feel the need of an escapade after these serious poetic experimental books...I want to kick up my heels & be off.' Orlando tells the tale of an extraordinary individual who lives through centuries of English history, first as a man, then as a...

To the Lighthouse is Woolf's most autobiographical and best-known novel, and this new edition provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of its appeal. David Bradshaw is a well-known and respected Woolf scholar whose OWC edition...

In this epic and unforgettable love story, set in the wilds of Missouri and the glamour of high society Boston at the dawn of the Gilded Age, one woman’s life changes forever the day that a stranger turns up on her doorstep. Missouri, February...

Sharp, smart and hilarious, Rejection introduces us to characters that could be our old friends, coworkers or neighbors. Stories of belonging, vanity and connection, this is a wry take on modern relationships.LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL...

Set against the backdrop of Europe's slide into Fascism, Blue of Noon is a blackly compelling account of depravity and violence. As its narrator lurches despairingly from city to city in a surreal sexual and mental nightmare of squalor,...

'Perhaps that moment had been exceptional, but still, I felt alive. That pressure on my chest means being alive.'Forty-nine, with a kind face, no serious ailments (apart from varicose veins on his ankles), a good salary and three moody children, widowed...

This chilling, sizzling, and addictive thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Vi Keeland follows a New York psychiatrist’s dark descent into dangerous obsession. This isn’t a love story. It’s a story about...

Hannah Grace took forced proximity into the rink in Icebreaker, amped up the heat in Wildfire and turned friends into lovers in Daydream — now she’s about to deck our bookshelves with a brand-new holiday romance...

If he's death, I crave oblivion. Elowen is cursed: she kills with a brush of her fingertips. Her worst fear is hurting the boy she cares for-and her second-worst is the attention of the Raven Lord. Maelor is the lethally beautiful leader of the...

He’s everything she has ever desired. But there’s only one way to keep her man alive: let him go.   With Nasir’s life on the line, Eva makes a deal with the devil. She slips away to return to Dimitri, the mob boss who held her...

*An Instant New York Times bestseller!*   A soul-crushing but heart-healing YA romance from the author of A Thousand Boy Kisses that asks, what if you found your forever…just when time was running out? Seventeen-year-old...

After being haunted by an elusive boy as a child, Autumn comes face-to-face with him years later, only now he is a brooding man running from his painful past — and afraid of his future. This gritty romance is perfect for fans of Catherine Cowles...

This mystery thriller by the bestselling author of The Inheritance Games is a gripping story of high stakes, betrayal, and unpredictable twists.   Knowledge is power, but secrets can kill . . . For Tess Kendrick, a student at the elite...

This mystery thriller by the bestselling author of The Inheritance Games is a gripping story of high stakes, betrayal, and unpredictable twists.   Any problem can be fixed for a price . . . When Tess Kendrick is sent to stay with her older...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all-new enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating sports romance about a playboy hockey rookie and the disciplined softball pitcher completely immune to his charms. Boston Bearcats rookie...