Posts Tagged ‘fiction’

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and The Cafe by the Sea comes another enchanting, unforgettable novel of a woman who makes a fresh start on the beautiful Scottish Island of Mure—only to discover life has more surprises in store for her. When Flora MacKenzie traded her glum…

The first book in a series, ‘he Last Kingdom’ is set in England during the reign of King Alfred.

What if you walked by the love of your life and didn’t even know it? “A witty, poignant and uplifting story of two lives criss-crossing over the years, with near-miss after near-miss. . . . I couldn’t put it down.” —Sophie Kinsella Today is the first day of the rest of your life is the…

A literary adventure story for the 21st century The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon out of his life as a web-design drone, and serendipity, sheer curiosity and the ability to climb a ladder like a monkey have landed him a new gig working the night shift at Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. But Clay begins…

A scientist and mathematician explores the mystery and complexity of human thought processes from an interdisciplinary point of view

A dark mystery unfolds in Rio Youers’s riveting thriller, The Forgotten Girl. Harvey Anderson is a twenty-six-year-old street performer from New Jersey. He enjoys his peaceful life, but everything turns upside down when he is abducted and beaten by a group of nondescript thugs. Working for a sinister man known as “the spider,” these goons…

Could the taming of Shakespeare’s shrew, Katherina, happen today? Find out in this funny, off-beat version from one of our most beloved novelists. “You can’t get around Kate Battista as easily as all that.” Kate Battista is feeling stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity,…