THE PRICE OF FORGIVENESSWhen Hannah meets Howard, the elusive best man in her friend's wedding, Hannah is instantly drawn to the damaged alpha because they share a connection that makes her heart race and her head spin. But his past, his family and how he slaked his sexual needs keep him prisoner, and challenges her faith in people. With time, Hannah sees the real him, but when he does the one thing she can't accept, her own demons whisper: Run away from the only man who has ever m...

From the Printz Honor-winning author of Cope FieldAfter his best friends are attacked at a Pride demonstration, anime nerd Briar Stokes grabs a length of pipe, dons a Japanese demon mask, and hops on his street bike with one goal: to enact violent revenge against the white supremacists infesting his rural Missouri community.What he doesn’t know is how deep the roots of hate grow, nor how much they’ve entangled his own family. But when his quest for...

In the hush of an ordinary home, where silence should feel comforting, something begins to stir. A faint murmur drifts from a rarely used bathroom at midnight. Shadows slide across a bedroom ceiling when the branches outside are still. Metallic clangs echo from inside a locked garage. Footsteps circle the driveway in slow, deliberate loops. Warm breaths rustle the bushes at dusk. Laughter—high, mocking, childlike—spills from an empty side yard.These are the small disturbances that ...

This new edition, which is reproduced from a first printing of the book, is introduced by the author Martin Edwards, archivist of the Detection Club, and includes a never-before-published Preface by Agatha Christie, ‘Detective Writers in England’, in which she discusses her fellow writers in the Detection Club.Lord Comstock is a barbarous newspaper tycoon with enemies in high places. His murder in the study of his country houseposes a dilemma for the Home Secretary. In the hours be...

ADULTINGArchitect Ethan James's life is a mess. He's juggling being a single dad while fighting his infuriating ex who's trying to get full custody, while at the same time he's barely keeping his head above water in the job of his dreams. When he meets Mia Sullivan at a friend's engagement party, her bright spirit and kind heart shines a light into his life when he needs it most. With so much coming at him from all directions, he relies on Mia's support but makes the heartbreaking m...

WRONG BEFORE IT'S RIGHTAnnie Clarke knew fairy tales were only in books, and love was a disaster. Nothing could convince her to go down that road again. But local football hero, Erik Strathmore, wore her down. Too cocky by half, and too damn good-looking for his own good, when he suggested they give friends with benefits a try, she relented. At first, it worked. Erik was a great friend, and a fantastic lover. But then their hearts entered the field of play, and Erik betrayed her. A...

HEART AND SOULBen McTavish is besotted when he sees a vixen in striped leggings own a cringe-worthy moment and turn it into a hilarious bit. He can't stop thinking about her even though he puts his foot in his mouth every time he tries to get to know her. Ben would love to spend some time with this woman who has captivated him, but he needs to get his farm established before the bank takes back the land.Kate Bloomington is all about whipping her life into shape, including g...

Many readers know Stephen King for his early works of horror, from his fiction debut Carrie to his blockbuster novels The Shining, The Stand, and Misery, among others. While he continues to be a best-selling author, King’s more recent fiction has not received the kind of critical attention that his books from the 1970s and 1980s enjoyed. Recent novels like Duma Key and 1/22/63 have been marginalized and, arguably, cast aside as anomalies within the author’s extensive canon.In Steph...

A 2026 Printz Honor BookCrawford “Craw” Cope has anger issues. Or so they say.When Craw is sentenced to community service for hitting his father in the head with a baseball bat, he accepts his punishment without objection, knowing he’s actually lucky. If he weren’t the son of a famous former baseball player, he’d probably have gotten it a lot worse. So, Craw keeps his mouth shut and takes what life gives him. Like always.But when he arrives at commu...

From Middle School Candy King to International CEO: A Journey of Triumph, Failure, and RedemptionWhat does it really cost to chase the corner office? In this first volume of the CEO Blues trilogy, N.L. Simpson takes you behind the polished veneer of business success to reveal raw truths about leadership that no textbook can teach.Follow Nathaniel Stone's journey from his first entrepreneurial venture selling candy in middle school to navigating the complex waters of interna...

In a world where perfection is mandatory and patterns control everything, sixteen-year-old Anson Miles discovers a dangerous truth: the system that keeps everyone safe might be their greatest prison.When Anson and his friends notice glitches in ALGO's perfect calculations, they uncover a hidden network of resistance. Following cryptic messages left by the mysterious Dr. Marshall, they learn that breaking free from perfect control might be possible – but at what cost?As the ...

In every era, the same dark pattern repeats.A man watches another family thrive and feels the universe has wronged him. A minister sees a younger rival drawing crowds and believes truth itself is threatened. A brother quietly dismantles his sibling's life while telling himself he is only restoring balance.From ancient markets to Renaissance workshops, from industrial mill towns to the gleaming towers of the future, one invisible force moves through humanity. It does not nee...