Grief has a way of fooling us into thinking we’re alone.When Ellie Trechsel dies of a brain aneurysm at age 36, she discovers the afterlife is not the calm and comforting plane she always thought it would be. Instead, it’s a painful rite of passage.Welcoming her in the afterlife is her mother-in-law, Mari, who offers herself as a trusted guide. But Ellie isn't ready to release her hold on life—even if she’s only a spectator now. As she watches her ...

Kylie has built her life around focus and control—qualities that have propelled her to the top as a powerful CEO. But her perfectly ordered world takes an unexpected turn when her matchmaking aunt invites a surprise guest to Thanksgiving dinner: Brady, a charming, young doctor whose easy smile and warm presence are impossible to ignore.Their chemistry is immediate, and a stolen moment in the bathroom leaves Kylie breathless and reeling. Determined to dismiss it as a fleeting holida...

A man. A leash. A second chance.When Sarah hires a dog walker, she’s expecting someone quiet, invisible, forgettable. She’s not expecting a man who seems to understand her grief without words.The Dog Walker is a quiet, emotionally resonant novel about the people who enter our lives when we stop expecting anyone to stay. It explores the fragile beauty of connection, the complicated strength of men who choose gentleness, and the kind of love that doe...

To her high-net-worth clients, she is Aura: a blank canvas, a perfect reflection, a fantasy tailored to their specific, secret hungers. To the Architect, she is a soft place to land. To the Judge, she is the ruthless prosecutor. To the Tech Billionaire, she is a simulated girlfriend. But when the hotel door closes and the transaction is complete, Aura disappears. In the sterile silence of her apartment, she opens The Client Book. Here, she is the curator. With the cold precision of an acad...

Long ago, before shimmering cities and humming machines, there was water. It flowed in rivers, danced in the rain, and filled the oceans—a silent, steady force that carried life in every droplet. For centuries, humanity has respected this precious gift, but as time passed, it was forgotten. The rivers grew polluted, the lakes dried up, and the rain became a rare visitor. Then, one day, something unimaginable happened: the water began to disappear. In "The Day Water Vanished: A Drop of Life...

Cozy, whimsical, and so sweet it will make your teeth ache, A Tale of Princes, Poets, and Personal Interest aims to be your newest comfort read. It is a lighthearted story of growth, understanding, and finding love in unexpected places. Cherre is a dwarven princess who has put her passion for engineering before her duties as princess for her whole life, but she no longer has the luxury of messing around: her arranged marriage will be set in stone at the close of a year-long international s...

For fans of Ann Patchett's, THE DUTCH HOUSE, J. Marie Rundquist brings a compelling story of two siblings, each holding a secret that will change all they thought they knew about one another.When a child gets seriously injured on a school field trip, Lizzie loses not only her job and apartment, but most of her friends. She has a choice: face the consequences or hide. She chooses refuge with her brother, Justin. Except consequences can’t be avoided forever, and the incident at work ...

Adam Newcommer is missing. In the idealistic town of Marshport, Ohio, the eleven-year-old has seemingly vanished from his friend's house in the deep of the night. While his parents question who they can trust and struggle to remain hopeful, the town's sheriff and a young private investigator look into the mysterious disappearance. The deeper they dig, the more they fight against small-town secrets and local superstitions as they search for Adam to bring him back home.

In the Bay Area, 2020, a strange event occurs—the sun fails to rise with its usual warmth, leaving the sky a dull, smoky gray. Birds don't sing, flowers don't bloom, and a heavy silence hangs in the air. This is not a simple anomaly but a poignant message from a hurting Earth. "The Day the Sun Slept" is a powerful fable about the delicate balance between humanity and nature. The Sun is hiding, not out of malice, but because the Earth is weary, wounded by years of carelessness and neglect. ...

...A group of young people are planning an exciting trip on a yacht in Croatia. An accident - their friend with a skipper's license gets injured - changes the friends' plans. They find a new captain. And then an unusual, amazing fantasy Love Story begins. A story that will probably change your perception of Life on Planet Earth.

When Black graduate student Lyndsay begins her dissertation work on a mysterious box that pops up during the most violent and troubled time in Africana history, she has no idea that her research will lead her on a phantasmagorical journey from West Philadelphia riots to Haitian slave uprisings.Wherever Lyndsay finds someone who has seen the Box, chaos ensues. Soon, even her own sanity falls into question. In the end, Lyndsey will have to decide if she really wants to see what's ins...