Adult & Contemporary Fiction

Fairytales, mythology, magic, romance and a main character who's as compelling as she is empathetic. This rip-roaring adventure is a charmer.Beauty and the Beast meets Six of Crows in this romantic fantasy about a girl who paints the...

A forgotten mid-century genius, recently rediscovered in France and never before translated into English, Hélène Bessette is a treasure and a bracing force to reckon with. Lili Is Crying, Hélène Bessette’s debut novel,...

An emotional, spicy, second-chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Tarah DeWitt.This time, they'll get it right.Wren and Ellis Byrd fell in love as kids, had their son Sam when they were only teenagers, and built a life together in the coastal...

Following a successful career as an advertising copywriter in 1960s Paris, this stunning, piercingly observed novel from the mother of second wave feminism is finally available in English courtesy of Lauren Elkin's captivating translation. She’s...

The ultimate cat-and-mouse thriller starring a serial killer chef and the hungry young journalist craving to learn her secrets. Set in Japan against a backdrop of culinary intrigue and obsession, Butter has already reached cult bestseller...

As a faithful Mormon, Soren Johansson has always believed he'll be reunited with his loved ones in an eternal hereafter. Then, he dies. Soren wakes to find himself cast by a God he has never heard of into a Hell whose dimensions he can barely grasp: a...

A detective with no one to trust. A killer with nothing to lose. Detective Emily Baxter is still reeling from the Ragdoll case, and from the disappearance of her friend William “Wolf” Fawkes. Despite her reluctance to jump into another...

We’re on the fifth deadly sin out of seven — and this one is the steamiest of all. This burly billionaire can’t get no satisfaction (and neither can we). The fifth book in the deliciously steamy Kings of Sin series from #1 New...

“I loved this novel. All the female characters are complex and fascinating, and full of anger and hope. I found it an addictive read.”—actor Gillian Anderson.   A poignant debut novel about the lives of women in a claustrophobic...

One of Baldwin's best known novels, often the first that readers discover; a classic of gay literature.Set among the bohemian bars and nightclubs of 1950s Paris, this groundbreaking novel about love and the fear of love is "a book that belongs in the...

Now an AMC Plus series starring Lucy Hale from the Producers of "Killing Eve"   William Fawkes, a controversial detective known as The Wolf, has just been reinstated to his post after he was suspended for assaulting a vindicated suspect. Still under...

From the bestselling, Batchelder Award–winning author and translator of Temple Alley Summer and The House of the Lost on the Cape comes the fantastic adventure that first inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved...

A girl with the legendary ability to wield silver light sets off on a journey to save her family — and collides with the boy hunting her down. A gripping story of fate and fantasy, this is perfect for fans of Elizabeth Lim and Hafsah Faizal.From...

A New York Times bestseller!   The second book in the Sands of Arawiya duology by the masterful Hafsah Faizal—the follow-up to the smash New York Times bestselling novel We Hunt the Flame. Darkness surged in his veins...

With adventure, romance and a fantasy world based on ancient Arabia, We Hunt the Flame kicks off a dazzling series that's as lush in prose as it is in story. With characters you'll want to spend more time with, you'll be left rejoicing that...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!FEATURED ON NPR FRESH AIR, NPR WEEKEND EDITION, CBS MORNINGS, AND NBC THE TODAY SHOW“A brilliant literary thriller.” – NBC The Today Show"A masterclass in suspense …...

Last night i got woke up by marco ringing, and he was crying, he said, he died ivor, he died, and i didnt need to hear who to know, i just hung up.Ivor and Marco have been getting high since they were thirteen, started dealing at fourteen, by fifteen...

DISCOVER THE DU MAURIER DARK ROMANCE COLLECTION. 'Du Maurier is mistress of the sleight of hand in fiction . . . brilliantly, marvellously chilling' MAGGIE O'FARRELL'Moody and unnerving' GILLIAN FLYNN'Sinuous and undeniably feral' JULIE...

DISCOVER THE DU MAURIER DARK ROMANCE COLLECTION. 'Feared and hated by friend and foe. The King's General in the West. The man I love.' On her eighteenth birthday, Honor Harris meets Sir Richard Grenvile - proud, reckless, and utterly captivating - and...

Fake-dating your enemy can’t be that hard — right? Discover the charms of city life and fall in love with Alex Aster’s brand-new sizzling summer romance. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Alex Aster comes her...