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Three days. That's all Cillian asked me to survive at his childhood home. But stepping into the Brown estate meant stepping into a gilded cage where Cillian's ex-wife, Bea, was the favored daughter, and I was the interloper in a defiant red dress. His mother, Mary, played her hand perfectly...

Friendship, love, and self-discovery collide as a group of friends embarks on a Malibu adventure The Malibu Girls follows the gang as they embark on a new adventure in Los Angeles. Willow, immersed in writing a screenplay about Zelda Fitzgerald, finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Jackson Flynn...

An emerald ring is replaceable. Trust is not. After mold forces us to move into his parents' mansion, everything changes. The problem? The Thompsons aren't just rich. They're cruel, and to them—whether I'm engaged to their son or not—I am an outsider. Meanwhile, standing in the wings is...

A Lynchian, absurdist debut novel for fans of Joy Williams and Emma Cline about two disaffected young women and the local homeless man they become obsessed with The Bowl is a strange place: Surrounded by abandoned almond orchards filled with feral children and neighboring towns that keep burning...

A journey of love, loss, and the magic that binds them together In Ainsley Keaton's sixth installment of the Beachfront Sunsets series, two women navigate the complexities of love, loss, and new beginnings. Sarah embarks on a poignant journey with her dying love, Max, and his young daughter...

A BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK “Halperin’s radiant second novel walks the fine line between the longing for couplehood and the torture of codependency. . . . Let the rapturous intimacy and gut-churning ups and downs begin!” —Leigh Haber, The New York Times Book Review “I read this book in...

In this “pulse-pounding” (Publishers Weekly) thriller, a young girl estranged from her family suddenly finds herself the sole heiress to her grandfather’s fortune. She just has to follow one condition—stay alive for a full year in the ancestral family home or die trying. “A strange and...

A shocking return. A second chance. A secret that could change everything. In a stunning turn of events, Ava's world is turned upside down when her ex-husband Christopher resurfaces after a two-year absence. Needless to say, Ava wants nothing to do with him. Despite his past betrayal, Ava...

Veronica Caldwell has the perfect life, or the illusion of one. When she discovers her boyfriend, Lawrence, is cheating, her sophisticated world fractures. But instead of falling apart, Veronica starts plotting. Armed with her marketing savvy, she designs the ultimate revenge campaign: a double...

In the face of life's greatest challenges, friendship and love will light the way In this heartwarming tale from Ainsley Keaton's Beachfront Secrets series, Hallie embarks on a new journey as a life coach, only to be confronted with a devastating diagnosis. Simultaneously, Ava's daughter...

To most people, Piper Sail looks like a rich girl with little potential, but she surprises everyone, including herself, when she starts investigating her best friend’s disappearance. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Maureen Johnson, The Lost Girl of Astor Street combines the allure of...

A 2026 LIBRARIAN FAVORITE, Children’s Book Council After high school graduation, Piper Sail isn’t quite sure what her future holds—until a possible murder case lands in her lap. Filled with both the glitz and glamor of high society and the dark mafia underbelly of 1920s Chicago, The Secret...

Blaise wasn't supposed to be the villain, but now Nox is gone, and Blaise will stop at nothing to get him back—even if that means betraying everyone she holds dear. Meanwhile, Asha can't shake the feeling that Az is closing in on her. After all, he's been two steps ahead of her and Kiran from the beginning. All she can do is hope he stays too focused on opening the Rip to learn the truth: Az is the true heir to the throne. Between her nightmares, Ellie's secret, and the news that Piper has been taken captive by Queen Abra, Asha isn't sure she can handle much else. 

Self-made socialite Francesca "Ferris" Byrd is too sharp to be fooled by even the smartest--and sexiest--man, even when he's notorious ex-thief Patrick Blackheart, now one of San Francisco's most eligible bachelors. Blackheart runs a respectable security business these days, and seems like the perfect man to protect the fabulous Von Emmerling emeralds. All he has to do is make certain the jewels get back to their owner after an elite charity ball.

What if a respected surgeon could destroy your life with just one diagnosis? In early twentieth century Green Bay, Wisconsin, this terrifying reality was all too true for two women. Mary, an illiterate maid, and Mollie, a college-educated socialite, fell victim to the physical violence and mental abuse of celebrated surgeon Dr. John R. Minahan. To silence them, he claimed they had the shameful and dreaded disease of syphilis.

It's 1969. An eight-year-old girl, Elizabeth Squire, has a choice to make: to be disabled by the circumstances of her own botched birth or to become extraordinary. In Buffy Cram's captivating new novel, Elizabeth narrates the story of her childhood in the late sixties, describing how she came to be at a Vancouver halfway house at the age of nineteen.

The leader of the Thorns criminal organization despises Cait and the US Marshalls, and he's decided it's time to take them out. But a group of terrorists are plotting against a politician, drawing Cait's Special Operations Group away. Is it a distraction? Even the shifters are gearing up for the big battle. Can Cait and Aza survive the battle? More trouble awaits them if they do. Sabrina is still working her way through the secretive organization, Perpetuity. Who has her back, or wants to put a knife in it?

A shadowy presence in this world is controlling the shifters, supporting them as they carry out attacks on the innocent citizens of Westport and the witches that protect them. On Oriceran, something unseen has an agenda with Aza's family and an unwilling blood donation. The fragile balance between the Roses and Dragons has been destroyed by a pair of Syndicate assassins determined to make Boston the prize. Cait and Aza are right in the middle of all of it.

You'd think a gang war being fought in the shadows of her town would be the magical US Marshal's most pressing concern. You'd be wrong. The shifters are pressing hard to take over the territory they believe belongs to them. Too bad Cait's coven lives there. An assassin that's gunning for her may have a new ally—a second Syndicate assassin. That can't be good. And the Dragons on Oriceran face a threat they can't see, smell, or hear. In the breach stand Cait and Aza, refusing to bend or break as they fight to protect those in their care. Fortunately, they'll have allies.

Shifters to the left, gangsters to the right . . . Cait Keane and her dragon partner Aza are stuck in the middle. The problems are mounting for the newest member of Boston's US Marshals. Her coven is pressed by territorial shifters, and the wolves have a secret partner who has plans of her own. Cait might even be the target of the assassin she helped arrest—before his escape. Or maybe it is just a lone criminal with a grudge who's after Judge Flynn. Cait's not buying it.