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In the summer of 1967, the Levitsky family convenes for a long weekend at their home in the suburbs—an idyllic holiday for the perfect family. But Nora has always known better. Growing up, she learned to tiptoe around her mother Lillian’s explosive temper. Her father did the same. Nora’s sole confidante was their housekeeper, Clara, and their bond has only strengthened through the years.

Sixteen-year-old Caitlin Dale died unexpectedly on the Fourth of July. Like other affluent families of Briar’s Green, Caitlin joined hers at the country club’s annual party. They say she slipped by the pool. A tragic accident. But her cousin Alice knows the truth. Caitlin was murdered. And...

When a local mother goes missing, two estranged sisters are forced to confront the quiet unraveling beneath motherhood, marriage, addiction, and grief in this raw, emotionally layered novel about the many ways women disappear in plain sight. Frankie is the funny one, full of restless energy and...

A feel-good journey of possibility, second chances, and falling in love again…with life. Perfect for fans of P.S. I Love You! ""A lively, witty ride with a strong cast of supporting characters. Avery tackles the topic of grief in a way that manages to feel lighthearted and profound at the same...

'Thank you, Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, for this glorious love letter to readers of romantasy' - Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of Wish You Were Here Is enemies-to-lovers romance only for books, or can Jennifer and Scott bring that fantasy to life? Jennifer Worth works in...

Train-wreck antihero Charity Blake thrives at being a winged avenger, but exacting vengeance takes as much from her as it gives. To retain the humanity she’s fought tooth and claw to keep, she tries to walk away from her monstrous side for good. With no sense of purpose and a lifetime of failures haunting her, Charity struggles not to fall back into old, murderous habits. Until she meets a little girl who is more broken than herself.

When your name literally means “forever alone,” it takes a lot of positive self-talk to stay optimistic in the hellscape that is dating. But on the cusp of thirty, Rikki Romona is determined to find her person. Columnist, therapist, podcaster, entrepreneur—Rikki is an overachiever who thrives on schedules. She can absolutely handle two weddings in two days, and lock down someone to drag along as a plus-one. And yet, spoiler: She doesn’t.

Brought to you by Penguin. Six hundred years. Five interlocking lives. An immersive, open-hearted exploration of the many paths that can lead us home. It’s 1983 and Becks can’t wait to get the hell out of Cincinnati. But for now she has work to do: her programmer uncle, the only person who...

The dark side of the gig economy (Uber, Airbnb, etc.) and how to make it equitable for the users and workers most exploited.

When Marilyn Kleinman is caught making out with the rabbi’s son in front of the whole congregation, her parents ship her off to her great-aunt Ada for the summer. If anyone can save their daughter’s reputation, it’s Philadelphia’s strict premier matchmaker. Either that or Marilyn can kiss college goodbye. To Marilyn’s surprise, Ada’s not the humorless septuagenarian her mother described. Not with that platinum-blonde hair, Hermès scarf, and Cadillac convertible. She’s sharp, straight-talking, takes her job very seriously, and abides by her own rules…mostly.

Brought to you by Penguin. The NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, a wonderful novel full of laughter and heart, about marriage, family. and what happens when life doesn’t go as planned… Rachel (Rocky) is seemingly living her best life as the irreverent, funny beating heart of her family. Her ageing...

Penny Crenshaw’s divorce and her husband’s swift remarriage to a much younger woman have been hot topics around Atlanta’s social circles. After a year of enduring the cruel gossip, Penny leaps from the frying pan into the fire by heading back to Kentucky to settle her grandmother’s estate. Reluctantly, Penny travels to her hometown of Camden, knowing she will be stirring up all the ghosts from her turbulent childhood. But not all her problems stem from a dysfunctional family. One of Penny’s greatest sources of pain lives just down the street: Bradley Hitchens.

Rituals and routines are safe places for delivery driver Lenora Sforza. Until her schedule is turned upside down by the bludgeoning death of a regular customer—a shocking crime that has left the authorities perplexed. The quietly observant Lenora can’t help but feel that she holds the key to unraveling the mystery. After all, a clever killer has gone to calculated lengths to make her an accomplice to the crime.

“By turns bonkers, blissful, hilarious, and full of sorrow, Harmless drinks at the bar with McCarthy’s The Group and Dunham’s Girls.” —Emma Copley Eisenberg, nationally bestselling author of Housemates A twisty novel of sisterhood, friendship, and obsession that asks: Can we ever...

Let It Snow meets Dash and Lily's Book of Dares in this small-town Christmas romance. When Finley Brown returned to her hometown of Christmas, Oklahoma, from boarding school, she expected to find it just as she left it. Christmas hasn't changed much in her sixteen years. But instead she returns...

As tantilizing new evidence mounts, Hartigan and her fellow investigators descend deeper into a world of conspiracy and obsession. Through its irresistible characters and prodigious research, Lost reveals not just why we remember Amelia Earhart as a trailblazer and adventurer, but why unsolved mysteries keep us forever searching for answers.

"When I'm faced with a Pilkey fan looking to branch out, this graphic novel is the first book I reach for... If eight books aren't enough, the spinoff series, Agents of S.U.I.T., continues the fun." ―The New York Times With more than four million copies in print, #1 New York Times-bestselling...

"When I'm faced with a Pilkey fan looking to branch out, this graphic novel is the first book I reach for... If eight books aren't enough, the spinoff series, Agents of S.U.I.T., continues the fun." ―The New York Times With more than four million copies in print, #1 New York Times-bestselling...

Lucy Golden is a true crime icon, infamous for killing someone as a teenager while escaping a California cult led by her father. Twenty years later, still coasting on the original success of the memoir she wrote after her acquittal, Lucy knows that her story is always just once news cycle away from obscurity, even as online trolls are asking questions that threaten to tear her life apart. So when a hot-shot documentary filmmaker decides to make her case his next subject, Lucy sees a chance to silence her doubters once and for all.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'It's dangerous to go alone at night...' Yana, a vampire hunter, rides into Koprivci promising salvation. The village’s curse has endured for many years and rumour has it that Anka – whose parents died on the night of her birth – is to blame. But enduring the...