2022 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards Winner in Regional Fiction: Northeast2022 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist in New Fiction2022 International Book Awards Finalist in Best New Fiction and Fiction: GeneralA 2021 Kirkus Reviews' Best Indie Book of the Year“[A] really clever plot….and Arch works it like a maestro. Fine writing, memorable characters, depth of feeling, and gripping drama—a real ke...

"This book will break your heart and heal it." - E.J. Levy, author of The Cape DoctorA pregnant moose walks into a rural Maine town called Oslo, looking for food and a place to deliver her calf. Just as when strangers run into each other on the street, the movement of the moose determines the fate of three families in the town as they grapple with trauma, marriage, ambition, and their fraught relationship with the natural world.Meet Pierre Roy, a bri...

When Rachel's baby is stillborn, she becomes obsessed with the idea that saving a stranger's life months earlier is to blame. An unforgettable, heart-wrenching, warm and funny debut…'Emotionally engaging, witty, clever and wonderfully satisfying' Daily Express'A stunning debut … a wise, moving, and thought-provoking novel' Susan Elliot Wright, author of The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood'A heartbreak...

Separated by a century. Bonded by loss. Will examining all that was invoke comfort or calamity?Seattle, 2015. Emily Reed refuses to dwell on her emotions. When the first-year attorney is assigned a church archival project, she dives into the records to hide from her own heartache. But when she discovers her parents were married in this very chapel, she is forced to confront the grief she buried a decade ago.After she died in 1935, Elizabet Thomas was devast...

A nosy switchboard operator overhears gossip about her family, curious and fearful about it being true, in this humorous novel about 1950s Midwest America.Nobody knows the people of Wooster, Ohio, better than switchboard operator Vivian Dalton, and she'd be the first to tell you that. Vivian and the other women who work at Bell on East Liberty Street connect lines and lives. They aren't supposed to listen in on conversations, but they do, and they all have opinions...

A young woman forced to fight for her beliefs. A chaplain with a secret that could determine the fate of a kingdom.England, 1452. Under the reign of King Henry VI the country is on the brink of civil war after the Hundred Years’ War.Young mystic Lady Isabelle d’Albret Courteault’s family is forced to flee the Duchy of English Gascony for a new and unforeseeable life in England. While they become established in the courts, Lady Isabelle discovers dark secret...

Now a USA TODAY BEST-SELLER, The Sound of Wings is a masterfully crafted tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and the risks we take in the pursuit of justice.Seventy-year-old Goldie Sparrows faces declining finances, questionable health, and a late husband who torments her from the beyond. She seeks refuge in her butterfly garden, which is filled with voices and memories from long ago.Jocelyn Anderson is a struggling writer who finds escape from her...

**The next raucous, twisty crime novel from the master of the Quebec thriller! Rebellious cop Victor Lessard pursues a ruthless hunter who stalks the streets of Montreal.“With its memorable characters, rich atmosphere, and shrewd plot, Without Blood is a welcome addition to Montreal noir.” — KATHY REICHS“A strong Montreal setting and a twisty, dual-strand plot that keeps you guessing.” — PETER ROBINSON**A senior administrator is stabbed to death in his offi...

July 1924. Sarah Cunningham, a young Modernist painter, arrives in Carmel-by-the-Sea from Paris to bury her older sister, Ada Belle. En route, she is shocked to learn that Ada Belle’s suspicious death is a suicide. But why kill herself? Her plein air paintings were famous and her upcoming exhibition of portraitures would bring her even wider recognition.Sarah puts her own artistic career on hold and, trailed by Ada Belle’s devoted dog, Albert, becomes a secret sleuth, a task made h...

Germany, 1940. While struggling to survive at an orphanage, young Didi crosses paths with a rebellious, quirky girl who will either help her escape a life of abuse and uncertainty or lead her down an even darker path.Fast-forward to 1970. With help from a worn leather journal, another young girl learns the story of Didi, who escaped war-torn Germany for a better life in America—except her life didn’t turn out as expected. The stories of these two girls intertwine and eventually col...

"Rich, memorable . . .Lyrical and highly emotional" this dysfunctional family saga is a "tearjerker [that] will appeal to fans of poignant, heartfelt novels" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review).Angie Watts once had what seemed like an idyllic life: a house in a small town in the English countryside with her beloved husband Steve and their three children.When her oldest son, Liam, grows from a sweet-natured boy to...

“An engaging and heartfelt portrayal of intergenerational trauma and hope.”—Kirkus ReviewsWhen Ida and her daughter Bessie flee a catastrophic pogrom in Ukraine for America in 1905, they believe their emigration will ensure that their children and grandchildren will be safe from harm. But choices and decisions made by one generation have ripple effects on those who come later—and in the decades that follow, family secrets, betrayals, and mistakes ma...