Roman Carruthers returns to his Virginia hometown after his father is badly injured and discovers his family is in deeper trouble than he expected: a brother owing dangerous money to criminals and a sister determined to uncover the mystery of their mother’s disappearance years earlier. Using his financial skills and ruthless determination, Roman must confront old secrets and new threats to protect his family before everything unravels.

In a near-future world where dreams are monitored, Sara is detained by a government agency after an algorithm predicts she will harm the person she loves. Held in a retention center with other women whose dreams are used as evidence, she faces shifting rules and prolonged confinement. A new arrival unsettles the facility’s order and sets Sara on a path that forces her to confront the surveillance systems controlling her life.

Annie, nine months pregnant, is at IKEA when a major earthquake devastates Portland. Cut off from her husband and without phone or money, she must cross the chaotic city on foot. Along the way she encounters danger, compassion, and an unlikely ally, while confronting fears about her marriage, career, and impending motherhood as she tries to reach safety.

Dominic Salt and his three children care for Shearwater, a remote island that shelters the world’s largest seed bank. When a stranger washes ashore during a violent storm, her arrival forces the family to confront isolation, hidden secrets, and urgent choices about protecting the seeds and one another as the climate closes in. An atmospheric story about survival, trust, and family.

After a summer night on a breakwater, ten-year-old Louisa is found near‑death and her father, Serk, has vanished. The novel follows Louisa and her mother Anne as they cope with his absence, unravel family secrets tied to Serk’s Korean‑Japanese past and Anne’s strained American roots, and confront the unsettling return of Tobias, Anne’s previously unknown son. Told in shifting perspectives across decades and countries, Flashlight explores memory, identity, and how a single mysterious event reshapes a family.

Set in 1932, Shadow Ticket follows Hicks McTaggart, a one-time strikebreaker turned private investigator hired to find a runaway heiress. What begins as a routine missing-person case becomes an international, often comic, odyssey—across an ocean and into Europe—dragging Hicks into political intrigue, criminal elements, swing‑era nightlife and eccentric characters as he tries to find the woman and make his way back home.

In 1998 Austin, sixteen-year-old Nathaniel finds confidence at a neighborhood boxing gym before he vanishes. Years later his uncle Bob reopens the case, bringing him into contact with Charles (“X”), a teenager wrestling with identity, and a cast of fighters, a rookie cop, and a young immigrant with a false identity. The novel tracks their intersecting lives—about identity, belonging, and masculinity—building toward a tense confrontation in the ring.

When experienced hiker Valerie Gillis vanishes on the Appalachian Trail in Maine, game warden Beverly leads a ground search while Valerie, stranded in the woods, writes fragmented letters to her mother. From a Connecticut retirement community, seventy-six-year-old birdwatcher Lena follows the mystery from afar as clues raise questions about whether Valerie’s disappearance was accidental.

At a jazz‑age murder‑mystery themed New Year’s Eve party at a country house, a tight‑knit group of friends wake to a shocking incident that upends their relationships. Abigail, one of the hosts, must navigate grief and suspicion as an enquiring detective probes the household where everyone becomes a suspect. Part whodunnit, part character study, the novel blends a clue‑driven mystery with an intimate exploration of loss and loyalty.

In 18th-century Little Nettlebed, five Mansfield sisters become the focus of fearful gossip when villagers claim to see them turning into dogs. Told through multiple local perspectives, the novel explores how superstition, rumor and intolerance escalate into suspicion and danger for those who stand apart. Moody and unsettling, it follows the mounting pressure on the sisters as the community’s anxieties intensify.

Minerva, a graduate student researching an obscure horror writer, uncovers a manuscript that links a decades-old disappearance at her Massachusetts university to stories her great-grandmother told about a witch in early 1900s Mexico. As she digs deeper, eerie parallels emerge across three women in different eras, suggesting a lingering, dangerous force haunting their lives.

When Eniiyi is born bearing an uncanny resemblance to her dead cousin, her family insists she is Monife reborn and bound by a generations‑long curse that dooms relationships. As she falls in love with a young man she rescues, Eniiyi must confront family myths, secrecy, and spiritual traditions in Lagos to decide whether she will repeat the same tragic patterns or find a way to break free. The novel mixes sharp humor with questions of love, rivalry, and what it means to inherit — and resist — a family story.

In an alternate 1979 England shaped by a different outcome to WWII, 13-year-old triplets Vincent, Lawrence and William are the last boys left at the Captain Scott Home for Boys, where they must take medicine to protect them from a mysterious illness. Nearby, 13-year-old Nancy lives under strict, isolated care. When the children’s lives begin to intersect, hidden facts about the boys’ origins emerge and they must find a way to escape and survive.

On a remote Maine island, Clara returns to the family mansion with her brother Teddy and his wife, years after their parents’ mysterious deaths. When intimate videos of Clara surface online — videos she doesn’t remember making — the family’s reputation, a political campaign, and long-buried secrets collide. Tense and atmospheric, the novel follows Clara as she confronts betrayal, possible manipulation, and the uncertain line between public image and private truth.

At a Chesapeake Bay rental, the Cassidy-Shaw family reels after an autonomous minivan collides with an oncoming car while 17-year-old Charlie is at the wheel. During a week of recovery, secrets, a police investigation, and the arrival of a tech mogul connected to the family—including Lorelei, an AI researcher—raise tensions and complicate the question of who is to blame. The novel examines how AI-driven technologies complicate responsibility, trust, and family bonds.

In 1899, struggling English writer Evelyn Dolman marries Laura Rensselaer expecting an inheritance, but when she is mysteriously disinherited the couple travel to Venice and take up residence at the ancestral Palazzo Dioscuri. Strange occurrences and Evelyn’s growing paranoia turn the novel into an atmospheric psychological noir that explores uncertainty, obsession and the blurring of reality and illusion.

In 1899 at a declining English country house, Grace — an aspiring painter and skilled forger — must reckon with a man who claims to be her cousin Charles, long presumed lost at sea, and the family split his arrival creates. As she hides her own talent for deception, Grace is forced to decide whom to trust and, in the process, confronts questions of authenticity, family, desire, and the value of wealth.

In winter 1951, child development scholar Bernadette Baston is called to a remote Puget Sound island penitentiary to evaluate a feral adolescent girl found living in the woods. As Bernadette investigates, she becomes entangled in the island community’s hidden loyalties and must navigate the limits placed on her as a mother, wife, and professional.

In 1982 Orvop, Utah, two teenagers—local Tom Gatestone and newcomer Kalin March—risk everything to rescue a pair of neglected horses. What begins as a daring act of compassion turns into an arduous journey into the nearby Katanogos mountains, bringing danger, unexpected events, and lasting consequences for them and their town. A sweeping, character-driven story about friendship, courage, and the costs of bold choices.

Twin sisters Clara and Dempsey — long estranged after their mother disappeared into the Thames — are pulled back together when Clara spots a woman in London who looks exactly like her. Clara becomes convinced the woman is their missing mother while Dempsey suspects a con, and their clash forces both sisters to confront the past and reckon with questions of identity, family and the cost of choosing yourself.

In a narrative that intertwines the lives of diverse characters, the story delves into the intricate relationship between humans and the earth, exploring themes of sustainability, community, and personal growth. Through a tapestry of interconnected stories, the book highlights the importance of nurturing the land and each other, revealing how the soil beneath our feet holds the key to healing and transformation. As characters navigate their individual journeys, they discover the profound impact of their choices on the environment and their own lives, ultimately finding redemption and hope in the embrace of nature.

In a captivating narrative that intertwines the past, present, and future, the story follows Cate Kay, a woman who finds herself living three distinct lives across different timelines. Each life presents unique challenges and opportunities, forcing Cate to confront her deepest fears and desires while navigating the complexities of identity and choice. As she grapples with the consequences of her decisions in each life, Cate embarks on a journey of self-discovery, ultimately seeking to reconcile the fragmented pieces of her existence into a cohesive whole. This tale of resilience and transformation explores the profound impact of the choices we make and the lives we lead.

Euphemia Flite, trained at a secret Academy that teaches women to undermine powerful men, is sent to infiltrate a viscount whose actions threaten women’s rights — succeed and she’ll earn her freedom. Gabriel Royce, a gambling-house owner who benefits from the viscount’s protection, stands in her way, and their clashes grow tangled with an unexpected attraction. From London’s rookeries to Mayfair ballrooms, Euphemia must navigate duty, danger, and the risk of losing her heart.

In a quiet Austin branch library, four librarians—Hazel, Jonathan, Astrid, and Sophie—each carry their own secrets and reasons for staying. When a sudden murder shatters the safety of their workplace, they must learn to trust one another and protect the library and themselves.

Anthony Fennell, an Irish journalist and playwright, is sent to report on the undersea fiber‑optic cables that carry the world’s information. His investigation brings him to the west coast of Africa and aboard a cable‑repair ship led by John Conway, a skilled engineer and freediver, intersecting with Zanele, a South African actress. As they set out to repair deep breaks, the novel quietly examines the hidden labor behind global infrastructure and the ways people try to mend personal and collective ruptures.