Adult & Contemporary Fiction

This gloriously transportive reimagining of The Nutcracker tells the tale of twin sisters, divided by envy and magic, set against each another one fateful Christmas Eve.Light and dark—this is the cursed birthright placed upon Clara and...

"Vibrant, explosive, deliciously dangerous, and impossibly fun." —Tasha Suri"A brilliant alchemical recipe!" —Olivia Atwater"I loved getting lost in this dazzling debut." —Shannon ChakrabortyA wickedly entertaining...

“A firework of a fantasy novel: vibrant, explosive, deliciously dangerous, and impossibly fun.” ―Tasha SuriStrap in for a thrilling adventure in the sequel to Davinia Evans's wickedly entertaining debut fantasy that follows our favorite...

From the author of A Witch in Time comes a haunting tale of ambition, obsession, and the eternal mystery and magic of film.  A vanished star. A haunted film. A mystery only love can unravel… 1968: Gemma Turner once dreamed...

Two sisters are trapped on opposite sides of reality in this entrancing and deeply moving debut novel that weaves together a contemporary narrative with a parallel fantasy world.  One year ago, a tragic car accident killed 22-year-old...

The first in an exciting, action-packed new trilogy from epic fantasy author Matthew Ward, The Darkness Before Them introduces readers to a world ruled by a dangerous immortal king, where souls fuel magic, and a supernatural mist known as the...

14 Young Adult short stories from bestselling and award-winning authors make a splash in Mermaids Never Drown - the second collection in the Untold Legends series edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker - exploring...

Lang Leav's adult debut centers on the teenage descendents of Cambodian refugees in small-town Australia in the late 90s and the aftermath of a violent, racist act. While this is a novel about the impact of trauma, both acute and generational, it is also...

A Most Anticipated Book Pick by Good Morning America, Bustle, CrimeReads, Electric Literature, Debutiful, Ms. Magazine, The Nerd Daily, and PasteA mind-bending, razor-sharp look at motherhood and mental health that...

“Poppy is bright and complicated and utterly enchanting in Jamie Varon’s debut.”—Ashley Poston, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Dead RomanticsPoppy Banks would rather be writing mysteries than writing...

Built on the subtle suspense that makes Peter Swanson a joy to read, this creeping psychological thriller is all about exposing evil before evil wins. The perfect dark read for the winter holidaysNew York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson pens a...

Mean Girls meets Dear White People in this big-hearted, sharp-witted UK boarding school story about family, friendship, and belonging—with a propulsive mystery at its heart. Within the walls of Wodebury Hall, an elite boarding school...

Zoey is Too Drunk for This Dystopia is the latest installment in New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin's thrilling Zoey Ashe sci-fi series.Zoey Ashe wakes up every day feeling like she’s trying to steer a battleship while...

Schwab's long-awaited return to the Shades of Magic series weaves a gripping tale of old heroes and new enemies. A captivating new installment in a dazzling world of thieves, travelers, magical battles and epic adventures. A Friendly Game tells...

Disturbing. Original. Terrifying. The 'master of horror' is back with the chilling tale of what lurks in the walls of an abandoned hospital. The perfect Halloween read.In this abandoned hospital, pain lives on... and it wants revenge.St Philomena's...

An Entertainment Weekly's Best Book of Fall “Equal parts lush Gothic mystery and delicately wrought 1920s domestic drama. . . . a riveting exploration of the unknowable—whether it’s ghosts, spirits, or the people we love most...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 6:20 Man comes a twisting new psychological thriller in which two women—one a former detective, the other a dangerous con artist—go head-to-head in an electrifying...

The New York Times–bestselling, National Book Award–winning author of The Friend and What Are You Going Through brings her singular voice to a story about modern life and connectionElegy plus comedy is the only way to...

She committed the ultimate betrayal. Now someone knows the truth . . . Discover the gripping and page-turning new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Lesley PearseEve should never have married Don Hathaway. Yes, he gave her two beautiful...

“Foe is a tale of implacably mounting peril that feels all the more terrifying for being told in such a quiet, elegantly stripped-down voice. Iain Reid knows how to do ‘ominous’ as well as anyone I’ve ever read.”...