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Phillip Tennent makes his living at the tideline, collecting artefacts that wash up from the Channel. It's been years since the crisis changed everything, but its exact nature remains obscure. Government barely functions, the seas are full of new creatures, an entire continent has been mislaid. It feels like the end. Now Phillip has fished out of the water an object he can't keep. A creature that keeps changing. An artefact he must take inland, before it destroys everything he thinks he knows.

It is the night before Christmas in a small town in Michigan, and a young woman is haunted by her father’s death. She has been silently penitent for nine years, but her guilt and grief have estranged her from her community and her family. She has taken refuge in the natural world of the plants and trees she tends, but on this anniversary of the tragedy, the supernatural landscape is rattling its chains. When a surprise guest appears at the (dreaded) Christmas Eve dinner, the family begins to open up and reveal dangerous secrets and crimes nobody is willing to face. Within this darkest chaos, a sliver of light appears, showing a way to reclaim communion and even a sense of humor. While redemption is never easy or wholesale, the story that a family creates together can heal wounds.

Though she only just started her temporary job at the village bakery, former ballet dancer Sofie already wants to quit from day one. Her career abruptly ended after an injury threatened any and all chances of success, and losing her most beloved passion has thrown her life off track. Yet there’s something about the rhythms of the bakery that captivates her. Fascinated, Sofie watches old Italian baker Giacomo at work, and discovers that baking bread is almost like a dance. To her own surprise, Sofie comes to see the little bakery as far more than just a place of work: it slowly transforms into a reprieve. It is here that she discovers the wisdom of a simple man, the joy of small things and the courage to embrace change.

Professional thief and inveterate trickster Kinch Na Shannack has always enjoyed a good book. But now his life, and the future of all of Manreach, depends on deciphering a very bad book indeed; a stolen, sentient tome that tries to kill him every time he opens it --- and often when it’s closed. Galva, veteran of the goblin wars and death’s sworn handmaiden, has vowed to protect Kinch. She does so not for Kinch’s sake, but because the book is the key to stopping the shadowy tyrants out to kill the queen she serves. The ruthless, all-seeing Taker’s Guild dogs their every step, and thief and knight must flee the known world entirely if they hope to succeed. But trouble finds Kinch wherever he goes, and the pair may have traded the devil they know for horrors far darker and hungrier.

Amos and Tom fall in love while working in the tobacco fields during the hot summers of the early 1900s, yet Tom cannot shake his strict religious upbringing nor the responsibilities of his family’s farm. His longtime friend Maeve also pines for a man she can’t have, lest she endanger his already tenuous life in a town and world shaped by racial lines. THE TULIP POPLARS spans most of the 20th century, from NYC to Southern cities to Appalachia, centering on four people trying to find happiness in a world that demands conventional choices. It is a deeply intimate story of faith and doubt, race and class, sexual desire and the longing to be good when you’ve been taught that you are evil for loving who you love. How do you live a life that feels untrue, and at what point do you risk everything? 

The 1920s English countryside is quiet, which suits Olivia and Tamsin, two young women happy to be overlooked by society. Unruly, working-class Tamsin was brought to Kerrith Manor to be tutored at Olivia’s side, but the two quickly find something more than friendship: a bone-deep recognition that ignites endless passion. When an unexpected visitor and an unexplained death disrupt their idyll, the women find harbor at Ledges --- the dazzling estate of wealthy and mysterious Rex de Voil and a favorite hang-out for young bohemians eager to cut loose far from London’s prying eyes. Olivia and Tamsin revel in their newfound freedom...until they learn that nothing in Rex’s world is without cost.

Bring on the holiday cheer in this delightful collection of three feel-good novellas. Anna thought only the food would be a disaster at her Christmas dinner --- until her high school ex shows up and they quickly have to hatch a fake-dating scheme to save face with their families. For Matty, the idea of sitting in a diner all day dressed as a zombie Santa after losing a bet has zero appeal. But his cute and funny server might just make him change his mind. And finally, will Lauren be able to convince her best friend that getting married after a three-day relationship is absolutely ridiculous? Or will the town called Little Christmas pull her in with its happily-ever-after magic once she meets the best man?

Meeks is a poor Irish orphan whose energy, wit and native sensitivity to the “main chance” take her to the unlikeliest of places. She marries into the aristocracy and follows her war-besotted husband into the latest of England and France’s seemingly endless scrapes where her husband is killed and she, on her way home, is taken prisoner by pirates --- resulting in a tryst with the pirate captain that sets in motion an unlikely turn of events, leading her to join his crew. Upon the open sea, her ambition and cunning become her greatest assets as she reinvents herself anew. From Irish reformatories to the battlefields of Europe to the swashbuckling high seas, Meeks is a heroine of unconquerable ambition, boundless intelligence and insatiable appetite.

Joe King Oliver is the big man you call to solve the most delicate and dangerous of problems. Fresh off unraveling the mystery of his own parents’ fates, King finds himself accepting a case from Arman Babylon, a powerful Los Angeles gangster now dying from cancer. Babylon’s granddaughter, Twyla Mann, has been missing for years, and he’s desperate to find her before he passes. The search pulls King into the Babylons’ stained past and the cold case of Dalia Shorts, a torch singer who vanished without a trace and whom Arman was once suspected of killing. As King follows her trail from L.A. to New York and back, he’ll realize nothing is what it seems as he uncovers a pattern of violence that has targeted the women around Babylon for decades. How much will King be willing to risk to finally set things right?

John F. Kennedy was a born leader. But, he was also obsessive, manipulative, and haunted by complex desires for shiny, remarkable women. But these women were perhaps the only witnesses to the real JFK. Bestselling biographer Laurence Leamer knew three of Kennedy’s mistresses, and LADIES' MAN reveals JFK’s harrowing, intimate life with unprecedented access. From youthful indiscretions at boarding school, early connections with aristocratic European women marriage to liaisons with mafia moll Judith Exner to his relationship with Marilyn Monroe shortly before her death, JFK’s affairs were multifaceted and often tragic. His cautious public persona contrasted sharply with his reckless personal life, where he took bewildering chances that could have destroyed his presidency.

After the bloodshed in Arizona, former Detroit cop Kurt Argento had to disappear. He reemerges in a small South Dakota town, working under an assumed name as a church handyman. It’s a serene existence of tending to the church grounds and avoiding questions. Until he meets 17-year-old Majed, a Syrian refugee trying to build a life with his single mother --- and running for his life. Digging deeper, Argento discovers that Majed isn’t just in trouble: he’s a target. And the hunters are closing in. To safeguard Majed, Argento hits the road with the boy, pushing west. Along the way it becomes clear that whatever Majed knows --- or carries --- someone powerful wants it and will kill to get it. But Argento can’t let that happen. Because he’s made a promise. Protect the boy. Or die trying.

Frank Capra, the director of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and, supremely, It’s a Wonderful Life remains one of the great chroniclers of the American heart, how we love, lead and fight for our individuality. But Frank Capra was a more complex artist and a more complicated man than anyone knows. Like many great American stories, this story begins in Ellis Island where a penniless family of Sicilian immigrants arrives in 1903. Frank Capra’s life goes on to take in the explosive growth of Southern California and the film industry, the depths of the Depression, the enormity of the Second World War, and America’s uneasy post-war as an empire riven by a loss of unity. It is a life as shot through with both “moonbeams” and melancholy as that of his greatest creation, George Bailey.

Nell Marin swore she would never return to the place where part of her died. But the passing of her estranged father leaves her with no choice but to take her teenage son, Oscar, back to the run-down family cabin. The two will fix the place up, sell it, and ensure Nell never has to return to that dreaded lake again. But when the roads are barricaded by the local Tribe, the quick trip turns into weeks. Oscar, a horror movie buff, knows this is exactly how it starts. As the long summer days drag on, unsettling things begin to occur. As the strange events lead Oscar to uncover the secrets Nell has shielded him from, he is forced to confront a reality that is far more frightening than movie monsters. He must uncover answers to the questions that stole so much from his mother.

At 27, Pella’s life looks settled: she’s a recent college grad, engaged to Mike, her longtime boyfriend, and helping her friend Owen pull off his destination wedding on Block Island. But over that wild wedding weekend, Pella’s past and present collide, blowing up her plans and sending her spiraling toward an unplanned future in New York City. Meanwhile, back at Westish College, 21-year-old Irma’s involvement with a politically charged prank --- one that has roiled both the campus and the world beyond --- threatens to derail her brilliant future. As Irma and Pella cycle through possibilities and identities, both navigate the heights and depths of passion and ambition, the incalculable wages of love and loss, and that shimmering anxiety of your 20s when life still feels wide open, even as hard and irreversible choices start closing in.

When Harry Bosch was 11 years old, his mother was murdered and he became a ward of the state, housed in a notorious facility where abuse was rampant. Decades after its closure, a massive class action lawsuit has resulted in a multibillion-dollar settlement for former residents. News of the settlement awakens his memories of a boy named Chops, a fellow inmate who was found dead in a hidden space under a staircase that staff used to discipline their charges. The kids knew it only as “the hollow.” But Chops’s death was covered up and never solved. Now Bosch is determined to learn the truth, digging into the files and picking up the trail of a predator who survived and went on to a life of vicious crime. Facing a history that scarred him and launched him on his mission as a cop, Bosch must bring down a sadistic criminal and finally put to rest the demons of his past.

Alone in her snowbound oceanfront cottage, Caroline Ora mourns the loss of her beloved husband Forest, killed earlier that year in a violent hit-and-run. Once a celebrated poet, Caroline now spends her days drowning in grief...until an unlikely discovery changes everything. Buried deep in her attic in a dusty wooden case, Caroline finds several ancient typewriter ribbons. Spontaneously using one to write a story --- a simple “what if” wherein her anguish has loosened its grip --- Caroline wakes to find it’s miraculously come true. Moment by moment, word by word, Caroline sets about rewriting her life, resurrecting her husband through ink and memories. But as the lines between fiction and reality begin to blur, Caroline learns that every wish has its cost, and every miracle has its reckoning.

Lucy McKenzie’s life has always been a disaster. So it should come as no surprise when one day she’s hit by an inconveniently-timed bus --- and dies. Unfortunately for the handsome grim reaper who shows up to take her to the afterlife, Lucy is not about to go quietly. Daniel is tired of his job collecting souls. While working for the Agency beats the heck out of going to Hell, he’s been doing this for literal ages. The drudgery has him yearning for more. Touched by Lucy’s plea for more time on earth, he convinces the Agency to make a deal: Lucy can have six more weeks of life if Daniel can observe her and report back on humanity. But as Lucy and Daniel navigate the chaos of life and afterlife together, they discover that a second chance at living might be their real chance at love.

Melody Bittersweet's Christmases are always more haunted than holly jolly. When Lucy Libertine, namesake of the charming old-school department store Libertines, unexpectedly dies, the store goes to her deceased sister's three children: businessmen twins Francis and Tom, and their younger sister Fleur. Despite Fleur and the local community protesting, the twins are excited to sell up. They hold all the cards as the majority shareholders --- that is, until Lucy Libertine herself decides to even the playing field, haunting the twins out of house and home (and department store).While the twins call in Melody's ghost-hunting ex to defend them, Lucy goes to Melody to represent Fleur and the deceased Libertine family. With tensions riding high, Melody and her crew only have two months left to save the store. If they don’t, Libertines will close its doors on Christmas Eve --- forever.

The Chapmans do Christmas the way they do everything: impeccably, expensively, and with the unshakable belief that good lighting can conceal bad blood. Their annual Christmas card may look picture-perfect, but behind the polite smiles there’s a storm brewing. This year, at their grand lakefront cottage on Mackinac Island, a snowstorm traps generations of Chapmans --- and their schemes --- under one roof. As the snow piles up, so do the grievances. Chris and Kat’s children --- fiercely liberal Leah and conservative golden-boy Chip --- are locked in a battle of wits; Chris’ vaguely corrupt brother, Cormac, and his calculating trophy wife are stirring the pot; and Kat’s mother is holding onto a secret that could upend the entire game. 

The Klugers are a tight-knit family living in a picturesque mountain village in Bavaria. As 1932 draws to a close, Herr Kluger is dismayed by the growing popularity of the Nazi Party. To his sons, however, the Party offers not only employment prospects but also meaning and purpose --- a powerful draw for a generation whose life chances had been decimated by Germany's defeat in the Great War. Helmy, the sensitive elder brother, joins the Party with some hesitation, while Erich becomes a true believer. Meanwhile, their beloved sister, Lexa, finds her engagement to her sweetheart under threat. Moritz Weissmann is half Jewish, and when it becomes clear he is at risk, Lexa's family urges her to break things off. She continues to see Moritz secretly, but as Hitler becomes Chancellor, laws restricting Jews are passed, and history closes in on the young lovers.

Thirty-four-year-old writer Audrey Beacon is grieving during lockdown when a post about a bookshop for sale in upstate New York pops into her social media. Soon, she’s fleeing Manhattan for the village of Schuywich, determined to outrun the ghosts of her past. In 1956, it’s love at first sight when Schuywich librarian Hazel McIntyre meets dashing magazine writer Evelyn Cabot. By summer’s end, Evelyn's bought a house in Hazel’s hometown. Evelyn writes about her adventures. Privately, Hazel chronicles their love story in letters. Reopening the bookshop attracts a community of villagers who interrupt Audrey’s solitude. Past and present begin to converge when Audrey finds the Evelyns writing in a stack of old magazines, but it’s the discovery of Hazel’s letters that brings love and family secrets to light.