Adult

The Crescent Moon is thriving after a much-needed expansion, with the ladies who step through its doors continuing to seek comfort in the glimpses of their futures found in the swirls at the bottom of their teacups. Anne is leading the city’s witches as Chicago’s Diviner, Beatrix is swept away on a book tour across the country, and Violet has found her place with her feet swinging through the air above the circus crowds. That is, until the Quigley sisters find themselves stumbling on their chosen paths, and they are drawn back home in search of refuge in each other’s company. But when the threads of fate begin to unravel, Anne must lean on her sisters and team up with a mysterious --- and oddly infuriating --- necromancer to save the city from an uncertain destiny and help old friends find a happy end.

Becky is stranded at the airport, so when she bumps into her brother’s best friend, Will, and he suggests they drive home together, Becky reluctantly agrees. For the first time, Becky is dreading Christmas, and only Will knows why. Can she trust him to keep her secret? Her twin sister, Rosie, married Declan after a whirlwind romance, and now the cracks are starting to appear. Rosie and Declan have agreed to hide their problems from her family, but Rosie’s insecurities are growing. Will this Christmas bring them closer or drive them apart? Hayley can’t wait for her first Balfour family Christmas with Jamie. The Balfour Christmas traditions sound wonderful, but she’s worried about her place in this close-knit family. Will there be room for her too? And how will they react to the secret she and Jamie have been keeping?

Ruth is trapped. She’s stuck in her small, religious hometown of Kill Devil, Kentucky, stuck in the closet, and stuck living paycheck to paycheck. After her manager finds out that she lives with her girlfriend, Ruth is fired from her job at New Creations --- a craft store owned by the church that dominates life in Kill Devil. In an act of revenge, Ruth attempts to shoplift some yarn but is caught red-handed. Instead of calling the police, the employees lock her in the store --- and attack her. As Ruth fights for her life using only the crafting supplies at hand, she plunges deeper into the tangled web of the New Creationists, who are hiding a terrible secret that threatens not only her but the entire town.

In early 1955, Colonel Tom Parker heard that an unknown teenager from Memphis had just drawn a crowd of more than 800 people to a Texas schoolhouse and headed south to investigate. Within days, Parker was sending out telegrams and letters to promoters and booking agents: “We have a new boy that is absolutely going to be one of the biggest things in the business in a very short time. His name is ELVIS PRESLEY.” Later that year, after signing with RCA, the young man sent a telegram of his own: “Dear Colonel, Words can never tell you how my folks and I appreciate what you did for me.... I love you like a father.” The close personal bond between Elvis and the Colonel has never been fully portrayed before. Featuring troves of previously unpublished correspondence, THE COLONEL AND THE KING provides a unique perspective on not one but two American originals. 

Eighteen months and 11 lost bidding wars into house-hunting in the overheated Washington, DC suburbs, Margo Miyake gets a tip about the perfect house, slated to come up for sale in one month. Desperate to escape the cramped apartment she shares with her husband Ian, Margo becomes obsessed with buying the house before it’s publicly listed and the masses descend. A little stalking? Harmless. A bit of trespassing? Necessary. As Margo infiltrates the homeowners’ lives, her tactics grow increasingly unhinged, but just when she thinks she’s won them over, she hits a snag in her plan. Undeterred, Margo will prove that there’s no boundary she won’t cross to seize the dream life she’s been chasing. The most unsettling part? You’ll root for her, even as you gasp in disbelief.

Reverend Clare Fergusson and her husband, Russ van Alstyne, plan to enjoy Christmas with their baby boy. But when a beloved holiday parade is crashed by white supremacists, Clare and Russ find themselves sucked into a parallel world of murder. Meanwhile, single mom and officer Hadley Knox has her hands full juggling her kids and her police work. She doesn’t want to worry about her former partner, Kevin Flynn, but when he takes leave and disappears, she feels something has gone very wrong. Novice lawyer Joy Zhào is keeping secrets from her superiors. She knows they wouldn’t condone her off-the-books investigation, but she’s convinced a threatening conspiracy is brewing. NYS Forest Ranger Paul Terrance is looking for his uncle. These five people will discover their suspicions leading to the forbidding High Peaks and will need to unwind a murderous plot before time runs out.

Long ago, Arthur Poole built a grand house overlooking the turbulent ocean. Today, Sonya MacTavish lives in a manor that has been cursed for generations. Within its walls, she has witnessed the deaths of seven brides and the thefts of seven wedding rings. And now, to break the curse, a difficult task must be completed. After Sonya, Trey and their friends are forced to hear, see and feel the suffering of the house’s many ghosts, their bond only strengthens. Refusing to let her spirit be broken, Sonya searches each room for clues to her ancestors’ hidden story. She’s determined to bring light to this haunted place once again. But the enemy has illusions powerful enough to wound and kill. She feeds on fear and lies are her weapon. This dark-hearted witch wants to be mistress of Poole Manor, at any cost. And Sonya will need to fight a battle across two realms to finally take possession of the house and of her future.

Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now, in the face of crippling ennui, transplants herself to the city of Thune to hang out her shingle beside a long-absent friend’s coffee shop. What could be a better pairing? Surely a charming renovation montage will cure what ails her! It turns out that fixing your life isn’t a one-time prospect, nor as easy as a change of scenery and a lick of paint. A drunken and desperate night sees the rattkin waking far from home in the company of a legendary warrior, an imprisoned chaos-goblin with a fondness for silverware and an absolutely thumping hangover. As together they fend off a rogue’s gallery of ne’er-do-wells trying to claim the bounty the goblin represents, Fern may finally reconnect with the person she actually is when nothing seems inevitable.

After Bristol Keats nearly loses her beloved King Tyghan to the monsters her mother had unleashed, their love deepens to a whole new level. Together, Bristol and Tyghan work to understand, moving forward with their common goal of saving Elphame. But when a daring rescue attempt turns into a disaster and a beloved knight dies, Bristol is forced to confront the fact that her mother is more powerful. Meanwhile, Tyghan’s heart is laid bare when he encounters his former best friend and betrayer again, Bristol's own father, and must wrestle with a new secret that throws everything he thought he knew about his past into question. Bristol is Elphame’s last chance for survival. If she fully embraces the magic that has been her birthright, she could become a different kind of monster from her mother. Is she willing to risk losing the people she loves most, if it means keeping them safe?

Autumn is in the air as Lady Petra Forsyth and some of the most illustrious members descend upon Windsor Castle for a week of royal celebrations, with the highlight being Queen Charlotte’s inaugural patisserie contest. Her Majesty has requested that Petra herself serve as one of the judges. Yet upon arrival, Petra instead encounters a body of one of Her Majesty’s guests and to the valet still tugging at the silk ribbon used to strangle the victim, who turns out to be Oliver Beecham. But as Oliver is hauled away to the dungeons, he claims the late guest argued with several aristocrats about hiding a potentially scandalous document. When some poisoned tea meant for Petra is consumed by one of her fellow judges, it’s clear the real killer is still walking the castle’s halls. Indeed, Petra will need to act like a lady, eat like a chef and think like one of Her Majesty’s best spies before the celebrations turn deadly.