Adult & Contemporary Fiction

“Brilliant plotting, relentless suspense,” raved the Washington Post. “A new synonym for terror,” crowned the Detroit Free Press. The critics agree: no one writes suspense like Karin Slaughter, whose thrillers featuring medical...

The fourth book in the Grant County series from Karin Slaughter, the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her. “[A] page-turner . . . Slaughter’s plot has more twists than a Slinky factory and the characters’ relationships are...

The tale of the sea king's daughter Ariel is a beloved one of losing—and then finding—one's own voice.The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the mergirl wants more than her world can offer, and her father demands that...

A sarcastically funny, dark fantasy romance reimagining of Hercules from bestselling author Jasmine Mas.I'm just a girl. And it turns out, I'm Hercules. I'm struggling to survive in a Titan infested world where Spartans, immortals from twelve royal...

A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful, witty, and wildly imaginative ode to magical girl manga. Twenty-nine, depressed, and drowning in credit card debt after losing her job during the...

In the wee hours of a 1960s Tokyo morning, a dead body is found under the rails of a train, and the victim's face is so badly damaged that police have a hard time figuring out the victim’s identity. Only two clues surface: an old man, overheard...

"The most delicious mix of chilling haunts and sweetened kisses to perk you right up...a spirited, sexy read!”—Ashley Poston, New York Times bestselling author of A Novel Love Story.It's love at first haunting in a seaside town that raises...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Inspired by C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, this wild and wondrous novel is a fairy tale for grown-ups who still knock on the back of wardrobes—just in case—from the author of...

Like us, Barbara Kingsolver is a fan of this epic, unputdownable novel about the natural world and our deep-seeded connection to it. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in FictionWinner of the William Dean Howells MedalShortlisted for the Booker PrizeOver One...

Colin Barrett’s knack for sharp depictions of the working class and witty, wry voice is at its best in Wild Houses. Part coming-of-age story and part thriller, this is a tender, honest tale.The riotous, raucous and deeply resonant debut novel from...

A reimagining of Dracula's voyage to England, filled with Gothic imagery and queer desire. It's an ordinary assignment, nothing more. The cargo? Fifty boxes filled with Transylvanian soil. The route? From Varna to Whitby. The Demeter has made many trips...

Four Chinese women, four America daughters - can they learn to understand each other? In 1949 a group of Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet weekly to play mahjong and tell stories of what they left behind in China. United in loss and...

From USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry comes a sweeping Western romance about undeniable attraction, unforeseen circumstances, and seemingly unbeatable odds. My first day in Montana, I got into a tug-of-war over a grocery store shopping cart. The...

A sweeping small-town romance about love, loss, and a Montana legacy from USA Todaybestselling author Devney Perry. I met West Haven when I was eight years old. He taught me to play poker when I was nine, and we made paper airplanes together when I was...

Having married her childhood sweetheart, Riko now finds herself trapped in a relationship that has been soured by infidelity. One day, by chance, she runs into her old friend Mr Takaoka, who offers friendship, love, and an unusual escape: he teaches her...

Every Halloween, Satan's Affair will come to you. We travel the country, offering terrifying haunted houses, thrilling rides and the tastiest food. And with every passing town, I cleanse this world, one execution at a time. I hide within the walls,...

From the author of such nail-biting thrillers as The Only One Left and The House Across the Lake comes another propulsive page-turner that will leave you glued to the page. When the past comes back to haunt a small town, it's up to Ethan to contend with...

From the author of the international bestseller Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this book follows four new customers who hope to travel back in time in a little Japanese café.In a back alley in Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving...

A new epic fantasy series from Cassandra Clare? Yes please. Only this time, it’s adult, allowing for an even greater indulgence of yearning romance and thrilling action. It’s all the things you love from Clare, yet like never before.Two...

The first book of the smash-hit Wayward Pines trilogy, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter, Recursion, and Upgrade.One way in. No way out.Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrives in Wayward Pines, Idaho, with a mission: locate two...