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Girls are being murdered, blowing a strange energy into the city, and all signs point to fire season. More pressing for Anya Morris is working part time at the family store and contending with her mother's disdain for the acting career. Anya receives an invitation to work for the de Witt family, one of LA’s most influential film dynasties. Soon, she meets Jude, a recluse who is both the family’s heir apparent and its most closely guarded secret. There’s a magnetism to Jude that Anya cannot resist, despite warning signs that scream like sirens in the night. Because the villa holds generations of bloodstained history, and an occult family curse may even live within its walls --- or within Jude himself. SCIn this city, everyone cuts a deal with the devil. When Anya comes face to face with a devil of her own, she’ll learn just how far she’s willing to go to get everything she’s ever wanted.

Drawing on newly discovered archival materials and previously overlooked documents --- from both Germany, where Hannah Arendt was born to a Jewish family in 1906, and the United States, where she was a citizen from 1950 --- Thomas Meyer tells the story of an intellectual icon whose character and ideas continue to captivate and challenge us to this day. Meyer illuminates her formative years and the development of her radical and brilliant books, as well as her lifelong philosophical debate with Martin Heidegger. Meyer’s account centers on two pivotal phases --- Arendt’s years in Paris after fleeing Nazi Germany and her time in the United States leading up to the landmark publication of THE ORIGINS OF TOTALITARIANISM in 1951 --- providing not only a meticulous reconstruction of her life but also a compelling invitation to rethink her legacy for our times.

1919: Frankie has always been the black sheep of isolated Boone’s Ferry, Vermont. Her uncle has been training her in the science of medicine, something the townspeople are wary of. When a mysterious illness strikes the town and the community suspects supernatural forces, the two desperately search for a logical explanation. Patient zero seems to be the town’s knackerman. 2016: Siblings Ashley and Malcolm lost their mother two years ago. When their grandmother dies, they inherit a property in Boone’s Ferry and embark on a trip to their ancestral home. The idyllic town is full of autumnal décor and small-town charm. But some of the townspeople aren’t very welcoming and they have some unsettling traditions, like leaving offerings to a vengeful spirit.

Nina’s small-engine plane crashes into a lake in the Wyoming mountains. Lost and freezing on the shore, Nina stumbles upon Sunrise --- a town of the Old West that is strangely well maintained, but seemingly abandoned. A place that holds the missing link to a ghost story 100 years in the making. Sand Daw’s golden boy Coll is putting the finishing touches on the town’s annual historical reenactment. But when an author comes to him with questions, it threatens to upend everything he thought he knew about the city. Town founder, gunslinger and legendary pulp hero Anton Vargas returns to Sunrise and quickly takes charge of a group searching for a missing boy. But who really is Vargas? What does he know about the boy’s disappearance? These three strangers are separated by time. But Sunrise’s many secrets are like gunpowder: quiet, contained, until they encounter a spark.

Zoe Wilder has the unflashy, solitary life of an academic, studying ciphers in literature at a California university. When her research takes her to a cryptology conference in Madrid, she’s not expecting to trigger the Enigma Challenge, a clandestine puzzle competition few dare to enter. It doesn’t take long for Zoe to realize that she’s in over her head. Enter Dane Seaver: the mysterious hacker who insists they team up. Dane knows the Enigma Challenge --- its secrets, its players --- and Zoe knows ciphers. For better or worse, they need each other. What’s more, the spark of attraction between them becomes harder to ignore, but distractions are dangerous. With twelve million dollars and multiple lives on the line, the Enigma Challenge is anyone’s game. Will Zoe and Dane come out unscathed against the other players --- and each other?

Dr. Frankie Giovanni knows there’s a scientific explanation for everything. But she lives in West Harbor, and thanks to “witch tourism,” there are suddently witches everywhere. Offering locals their psychic services, Frankie suspects not all newcomers have the good of the community in mind --- especially not her new neighbor, Ash Merit. Ash finds lost things, and people, for a living. He wants to help his clients and maybe get to know the stunningly beautiful Dr. Frankie Giovanni a little better. But thanks to some troublesome young witches --- and his own psychic “superpower” --- everything goes wrong. If only Frankie could admit there might not be a logical reason for everything, including the flames that ignite whenever the two of them kiss. Ash hopes to change that, but first he and Frankie have to find the missing girls, as well as the truth about what’s happening in West Harbor.

1601 Iris Drive looks like any other house on the quiet, residential street. But rumors are rampant about the Vickery family, and what goes on behind closed doors. When gunshots ring out, Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister, ex-federal agent Jude Archer, discover a devastating crime scene: Allison Vickery has been murdered in her own kitchen, and her teenage daughter is bleeding upstairs, left for dead. Everyone thinks they know what happened, but secrets are buried everywhere in this small town --- and it’s up to Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth.

February 24 is the birthday of Vlad. It also happens to be the day that the first bombs of the 2022 Russian attack land on his homeland. Vlad is immediately called up to serve in the military. But he is desperate to get Tatyanna out of the country. With their home under siege, Tatyanna tries to make her way to safety in Poland. Also joining the refugees is Yulya, who is torn between getting her young children across the border and staying at the side of her husband, Symon, and her elderly parents, Petro and Oxana. As millions flee, Vlad and Symon join a volunteer civilians’ unit to fight. Sasha and Anton who are secretly lovers, stay behind to treat the never-ending waves of wounded. When the Russians bomb hospitals, the heroic couple finds themselves delivering babies. Through these stories Danielle Steel tells a gripping story of regular people surviving as a war rages around them.

In 1998, Ed Park wrote a memoir and saved it to the vanishing technology of the floppy disk, losing it for more than 20 years. Until one day, emptying out an old, unmarked box in his family’s cramped New York City home, he came across a hefty manila folder. Out slid the only remaining copy of THREE TENSES. The piece of writing that Park found --- “a voice lesson, a language experiment, an autobiography with lies, a document of sustained artistic bliss of a sort that I have never found again” --- was an assemblage of beguiling anecdotes, sly observations and collected esoterica, produced within the confines of the shoebox apartment of his 20s and only now allowed to see the light of day. Two Ed Parks emerge on the page: within the prose of the young, struggling writer arises the voice of the artist he would become.

When Tyler left Stone Mountain, he had no plans of returning. Eighteen years later, Tyler, now the frontman of a famous band finds himself returning to his hometown for a one-night-only benefit concert. As Tyler ascends the mountain, memories of his childhood come rushing back. At the concert, resentment simmers just beneath the surface, and Tyler finds himself confronted with faces new and old. UNDER THE FALLS is at once a propulsive thriller, a gut-wrenching portrait of a tight-knit rural community undone by the sins of its past and an unflinchingly honest depiction of how porous the line between right and wrong, good versus evil, can become. 

One day is all it takes for Mona’s life to implode. After years of climbing at her marketing firm, she was supposed to be getting promoted and finally moving out of her crumbling apartment building. Instead, she’s jobless, aimless, and still stuck in a space barely big enough for a yoga mat. Then her eccentric landlady takes a tumble and asks Mona to step in as the building’s reluctant super. The deal is simple: help prep the place for sale, and she can secure the upgrade she’s been chasing. But that’s easier said than done when the neighbors treat “boundaries” as optional. As Mona gets pulled deeper into the building’s chaos --- and closer to the people inside it --- she’s forced to confront what, and who, she’s really been trying to outrun. Sometimes, the place you’re desperate to leave is the one that finally shows you who you are.

Cork O’Connor, preparing for a family trip into the Boundary Waters, is troubled by ominous visions about his future. Ignoring the warnings, he uncovers signs of violence while searching for his missing friend, Cordell Bishop. Soon, he is forced to negotiate with dangerous criminals, the Kennedy brothers, who are seeking their late father’s hidden stash. Facing escalating danger and difficult choices, Cork grapples with his darkest instincts as he helps others escape and eventually takes justice into his own hands.

Liv and Mandy Chisholm’s yearly sister trip is a sacred tradition, an attempt to bond as their lives increasingly diverge. Liv, the ever-practical older sister, packs the color-coded itineraries. Mandy, a bedazzled human tumbleweed, brings the spontaneity. This year, the sisters take off for a rafting adventure through the breathtaking depths of the Grand Canyon with a group of strangers. But beyond the terrors of whitewater rapids, sibling squabbles, and rogue reptiles, the ferocious beauty of the river carries a darker undercurrent, and an unexpected guest: a murderer in their midst. When a fellow traveler is found dead and another corpse hits the water, the rafting trip flips from idyllic sister vacation to high-stakes murder investigation.

Aspiring writer Savannah’s scheme to meet novelist Bennett turns out better than she ever imagined: Savannah says "yes" to marriage and the two settle into Bennett's home. But just as Savannah thinks she has it made, cracks appear in her perfect new life. Bennett's behavior becomes dark and controlling, and everywhere, Savannah cannot escape the shadow of Bennett's first wife. Then comes an enigmatic warning: Bennett is not who he seems. The women that came before Savannah have disappeared. And Savannah could be next. Isolated and unsure whom to trust, Savannah tries to piece together the mystery of the man she married and the woman he married first. But Savannah has no idea what her husband is really hiding. And someone out there knows Savannah has secrets of her own. As these two writers will learn the hard way --- past really is prologue.

Twenty-five-year-old Raven Wynn knows that the ancient plant magic running through her veins brings nothing but destruction. t’s the reason she’s now bound by a painful curse --- one that will destroy her if she can’t find a way to break its hold. When her estranged Aunt Delilah bursts into her life promising a cure, Raven seizes the chance. However, once her magic is fully unleashed, she is more powerful --- and more dangerous --- than anyone thought possible. Desperate to tame powers she never wanted, Raven makes a pact with Delilah: In exchange for learning to control her magic, Raven will capture one of the spirits that roam Delilah’s hometown. With the help of an enigmatic new friend, Cherry, as well as an infuriatingly handsome stoneworker, Idris, Raven learns that her task is even more perilous than she imagined --- one false move and the spirits could trap her soul --- forever.

Blackjack pro Ronnie “the Technician” Redfield has his life blown up when a casino owner decides to take him down. Card counting isn’t illegal --- since thinking isn’t illegal, yet --- but the court battle costs Ronnie, a Vietnam vet, his livelihood, his sobriety and his family. Now, three years later, he’s living in a trailer outside Vegas when his old army buddy “Wild” Bill Grimsley shows up in a limo to drag Ronnie back into the action. Bill has a revenge plot to take down Rodrigo Gwynne, the nastiest, most exploitative casino owner on the Strip. To infiltrate Gwynne’s casino, Ronnie assembles a team of misfit geniuses, blackjack pros who excel at role-playing or flying under the radar. The plan is off to a raring start, the card counters evolving their strategy through every new setback, when intimidation erupts into deadly violence. Ronnie could lose everything --- was his comeback worth the risk?

Mourning Mayne knows he’ll one day bear the duty of managing his family’s vast empire of wealth and power. But the feckless Mourning has always struggled to accept this legacy. Because the Maynes are no ordinary family: Hidden in our world are the fiends and the Maynes are one of the oldest and most influential fiendish families. But when Mourning’s estranged father demands that Mourning return to the fold, he has to decide whether to accept his legacy and embrace his role in the family or to forge his own destiny. Because along the way home, he will meet Key, a black-market seller of human souls, and Quinn, an artist who may hold the dark truth behind the fate of the fiends. Alone, they have all struggled with the darkness of their natures...but together, they might find a path out of the shadows.

Jesuit priest Avelyn was born into a mining family in Hreodwater. At age 16, he fled, abandoning his faith in the god that killed his whole family. When a fellow priest is miraculously healed only to then be turned to salt after a visit to Hreodwater, Avelyn is sent by the Vatican to investigate. But Jericho tells him that the priest is not the only one experiencing strange cures. Avelyn and Jericho team up to protect the world from the salt light --- but they may already be too late: strange happenings are occurring at mines all around the world. As salt light spreads, devastating cities around the world, Avelyn must decide what and who to believe-and whether his faith is strong enough to withstand an apocalypse.

Dante, Piglet, Miguel and Hugo are your average students trying to make ends meet with part-time jobs, excited about the bright futures at their fingertips. So when their rent skyrockets, they struggle to keep their new lives and big dreams afloat. They need to make money however they can. In order to keep their apartment, the friends adopt an unorthodox plan and are soon sucked into a dark world of secret dinner parties catering to the twisted fantasies of Rio’s elite. What starts as a joke quickly spirals out of their control. As the four friends fall deeper into this dark underworld and earn more money, the stakes get higher and the consequences deadlier, revealing the devious depths that lurk within each of them and threatening not only their friendship but also their lives.

The last time we saw Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata and Bonnie, their children were five years old. But 10 years have passed and the kids are in high school, navigating all of the drama that accompanies teendom. When the high school principal receives a threatening package in the mail, word quickly spreads throughout the community and parents are in an uproar. But Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata and Bonnie have other things to worry about. When a stranger begins lurking around the school asking supposedly innocent questions, this tightly connected group of women must finally face the full repercussions of the big little truths they have and haven’t shared with their kids. Because the stakes are now much higher than not being invited to an ice-skating party.

Years have passed since Galaphile and his life partner, Nirianne, established Paranor as a way to bring harmony to the Four Lands. Now their two sons are becoming men in a land of peace and it is a land that their eldest child, Abronja, finds rather boring. At 16, he longs for a way to prove himself. But when the excitement he has been longing for materializes, it is in the form of an old evil. Galaphile has always dreaded this wicked resurgence. Abronja was conceived while the dark sorcerer had control of Nirianne, and Galaphile has always feared that a spark of malevolence lives on in his beloved child. Abronja, for his part, is certain he will never be corrupted by evil. He is fully committed to his fatherʼs vision for peace and is determined to make his name by finally destroying the monster that has targeted his family. But tangling with dark magic is not a thing to be taken lightly.

Four children from wealthy families are sent to a strict prestigious boarding school. Haunted by the horrors they experience, they vow to disrupt the status quo. Years later, Tyler is a private investigator hired by James Arthur Knight Jr. to find his runaway daughter, Chana. At a seaside hotel in Turkey, he finds Chana lounging with her three wealthy friends. Enthralled by Chana, Tyler decides to keep his discovery to himself, accepting Mr. Knight’s payments while feeding him elusive information. One night, when Tyler lets slip his relationship with the American consul, Chana lights up with interest and asks if he can orchestrate a meeting. With a backdrop of of glitzy ex-pat parties and the gritty underworld of Istanbul, Chana conjures a plot involving the consul that sets into motion a dark chain of events.

Once a powerful, cold-blooded politician in Costa Rica, Seth Oreamundo is now living in exile in DC and his younger brother, Osario, is to blame. Born into a corrupt political dynasty, the Oreamundo brothers were destined for greatness. But a dark family secret and a scandalous double crossing sent their lives into a tailspin. Osario must pay and Seth decides the only way to do so is to return home to Costa Rica and feed his brother to the infamous river of crocodiles. What follows is a spellbinding story of revenge alternating between Seth's murderous plans and memories of the brothers' upbringing.

Beddou is six years old when he is sent off to Morocco. His mother gives him six amber beads to help him find his way home. That same month, a magnificent filly is born in Fes. For a brief, golden time, the mare belongs to the boy. But Beddou’s heart is broken when a soldier steals his horse and disappears. Finding her seems impossible, but he vows to try. Estelle finds a distressed Arabian mare wandering. She is determined to look after it like she does her brother. But soon her world is torn apart and she loses both the horse and her brother, and keeps searching for them. Thomas is hardened by his experience as a wartime veterinarian in France. He finds the mare and promises to protect her but he doubts his own ability to keep anyone safe. As the pathways of the search intertwine, these strangers’ journeys converge, propelling them to make momentous choices that will change their lives.

Twenty-five years ago in Washington, Sam met three inseparable teenage girls at the local amusement park. Days later, one of them was found dead. Barb and Nicolette were shocked to learn that the man they all met at Wonderland was the Carnival Killer. After he's arrested for the murders of five young women --- one of whom was their best friend, Lorelei --- Nicolette moved to the city to pursue her dreams of being famous. Barb stayed behind, eventually becoming a reporter for the local paper. Their past safely behind them, they’ve both moved on with their lives. But when the Carnival Killer recants his confession and a new body washes ashore on the eve of Wonderland’s grand reopening, the secrets that Barb and Nicolette have worked so hard to bury begin to resurface, threatening to destroy everything.