Adult & Contemporary Fiction

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A novel to cure your Downton Abbey withdrawal . . . a delightful story about nontraditional romantic relationships, class snobbery and the everybody-knows-everybody complications of living in a small community...

This book is a great many things — fantasy, romance, horror, mystery and so much more. Led by a dynamic female protagonist not afraid to fight for what's right. A young woman chosen as the crown prince’s bride must travel to the royal palace...

An INSTANT National Bestseller! This lavish and decedent sapphic friends-to-lovers romantasy will leave fans of Moulin Rougeand Divine Rivals utterly enchanted!“A romantic and thrilling story of ambition, magic, and peril.”—Publishers...

The long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Shades of Grey--in an EXCLUSIVE EDITION for North American readers, complete with a never-before-published short story "Fforde's books are more than an ingenious idea. They are written with...

6066: In Emperor Thracin's brave new galaxy, humans are not citizens but indentured labourers, working to repay the debt they unwittingly incurred when they settled on Gahraan - a desert planet already owned by the emperor himself. Asha Akindele knows...

Original and accessible high fantasy with all the fixings — magnificent beasts, dynamic characters, innovative magic and so much more. In a world inspired by karma, three teens encounter magnificent beasts, unforgiving magic, and epic battles in...

For fans of Legendborn, Neil Gaiman, and Leigh Bardugo, this urban young adult fantasy steeped in Afro-Carribbean folklore follows two Black teens searching for a powerful artifact in the hidden magical side of London. Raising the dead is easy. Living is...

Named a Best Sci-Fi Book of 2024 by Esquire.“I am in love with Sofia Samatar's lyricism and the haunting beauty of her imagination. Her stories linger, like the memory of a sumptuous feast.”—N. K. JemisinA Most Anticipated in 2024 Pick...

A searing sci-fi thriller about a woman reckoning with her past to solve a series of sudden and inexplicable deaths in the face of a coming apocalypse—from the Compton Crook Award–winning author of The Space Between Worlds.“A bold,...

A stunning meditation on war, nationalism, violence and courage by a rising star of the genre.The Empires of Varkal and Med’ariz have always been at war.Alefret, the founder of Varkal’s pacifist resistance, was bombed and maimed by his own...

“Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating.”—Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt and CuckooPacked with action, humor, sex, and big gay feelings, The Z Word is the queer zombie romp you didn’t know you...

Nghi Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle returns with a standalone gothic mystery that unfolds in the empire of Ahn. "A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."—NPR on The Empress of Salt and Fortune "Nghi Vo is one of the most original...

This spellbinding thriller conjures a tale of forgotten crimes, the sinister rise of modern fascism in England, and the compromises and imperatives of journalism.The second installment of the Shona Sandison Investigations is perfect for fans of Ian...

In her first novel since Insurrecto, Gina Apostol assembles a vision of Philippine history from the 19th century to present day in the fragmented story of the Delgados, a family surviving across generations of colonization, catastrophe, and war.Rosario,...

Winner of the Suntory Mystery Fiction Grand Prize.The twisted maze of Venice's canals has always been shrouded in mystery. Even the celebrated opera house, La Fenice, has seen its share of death ... but none so horrific and violent as that of...

Our hero, or shall we say “anti-hero,” Maud keeps her neighbors on their toes. And they better not underestimate the 88-year-old star of these short stories. The fun in these stories is being allowed to root for the underdog—even if...

The grass isn't always greener, and neighbors aren't always what they seem... but Nicola Yoon's adult debut is as spectacular as we thought it would be.A hotly-anticipated and endlessly provocative new thriller of race and privilege set in an all-Black...

Secrets are revealed and forbidden sparks ignited in this sizzling Sunrise Cove standalone, a tale of enemies to lovers, redemption, missing treasures, and love—by romance superstar and New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis. Anna...

In the latest installment in his famous Detective Dave Robicheaux series, New York Timesbestselling author James Lee Burke brings Dave’s partner and friend Clete Purcel to the forefront for the first time as Clete and Dave attempt to stop ruthless...

Taking the all-too-real terror of your children being whisked away in a tube train before you can get on as a springboard, Mara's unputdownable thriller delivers a race against time to find a missing girl. No one saw it happen. Your two little girls...