Millie, a Ddrymmian Sting baby, has always dreamt of exploring the realms of StoryEarth beyond her homeland. Fed up with her community, with all its superstitions and endless ceremonies, she craves the glamour and prestige of the Preservation Precinct.Naïve about what that glamour conceals, and disobeying her family, Millie moves to the Preservation Precinct and proves herself worthy—until the unthinkable happens. Millie is ambitious in a land that favors humility. When she rises, s...

In this debut collection of poems, Tina Lear sends some tenderness to the little girl hiding in plain sight, the woman sleeping around long after it isn’t fun anymore, the mother screaming at her kids, the wife trying to jump out the window of a marriage on fire, and the daughter watching Jeopardy with her ancient, bedridden mother.Lear’s work stings with resonance and pulls laughter from the darkness. She tells the whole truth with a fractal memory. Divided into six sections, her p...

The ocean calls your name.How will you answer?Eleven tales of water await you.Begin at the water's edge and sail to a magical island, fall in love with a dangerous siren, learn a devastating secret, visit legendary Avalon, live through a terrifying day on a naval submarine and travel through the stars. Encounter unparalleled beauty, devotion to purity, tortuous rain control, a family flooded with regret, a child's prank that yields terrible consequences.Let you...

**View our feature on Eileen Wilks’s Mortal Sins.**FBI Agent Lily Yu and her werewolf lover are embroiled in a series of murders, each linked to a form of dangerous “death magic.”

An Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerA Goop Book Club Pick"If you want your breath to catch and your heart to stop, turn to Kate Baer."—Joanna Goddard, Cup of JoA stunning and honest debut poetry collection about the beauty and hardships of being a woman in the world today, and the many roles we play - mother, partner, and friend."When life throws you a bag of sorrow, hold out your hands/Little by little, mountains are climbed." So ends Kate Baer’s remarka...

A powerful drama about the impact of prayer based on the hit movie from the Kendrick Brothers.Juggling motherhood and her job as a real-estate agent, Elizabeth Jordan wishes her husband could help more around the house. But Tony's rising career as a pharmaceutical salesman demands more and more of his time. With a nice home in the suburbs and a lovely young daughter, they appear to have it all―yet they can't seem to spend time together without fighting.Hopi...

Racing Hummingbirds examines critiques and at times delights in one woman's navigation through the many worlds of manic depression and her struggle to maintain humanity in the process. Jeanann Verlee's award-winning debut collection is a series of narratives prayers and conjurings which address gender sex race poverty heartbreak and survival with such stark intimacy you will find yourself living inside. These poems cannot possibly be about you yet they are. They cross boundaries and reclai...

On the run from the mysterious man who abducted her as a child, one woman finds herself caught between love and safety, faith and fear.Sara is terrified. She's doing the one thing she cannot afford to do: fall in love with former pro-football player Adam Black, a man everyone knows. Sara's been hidden away in the witness protection program, her safety dependent on staying invisible—and loving Adam could expose her to her stalker and get her killed!Introduci...

“Poetry,” writes best-selling author Ellen Bass, “is the way I pay attention, appreciate, give praise, struggle, grieve, rage, and pray. It’s the way I embody my love for the world.”The Human Line, Bass’ seventh book of poems, startles with its precise detail, intimate images, and wild metaphors. Bass brings attention to life’s endearing absurdities, and many of the poems flash with a keen sense of humor. She also faces many of the crucial moral dilemmas of our time—geneti...

Lucky Fish travels along a lush current — a confluence of leaping vocabulary and startling formal variety, with upwelling gratitude at its source: for love, motherhood, “new hope,” and the fluid and rich possibilities of words themselves. With an exuberant appetite for “my morning song, my scurry-step, my dew,” anchored in complicated human situations, this astounding young poet’s third collection of poems is her strongest yet. "Nezhukumatathil's third book is fascinated with the ...

He was the perfect husband. Until he wasn’t.When Shelly's marriage ends in divorce, she's left completely devastated and feeling like she's never going to find love again.Until she meets Eric.Shelly can't believe her luck. The first person she meets after (reluctantly) joining online dating, and he's handsome, caring, everything she ever wanted and more. From romantic dates to expensive gifts, it's as if she's in a dream.But just when Shelly thinks she's fin...

Second-chance cowboy…or first-time love story?Buckhorn, Montana, tavern owner Dave Tanner never expected to see the girl of his dreams ever again—until she walks into his bar one night. Over the moon at seeing her, he’s convinced this is a second chance to win her affection. But Melissa Herbert, Dave’s best friend and best employee, suspects his high school sweetheart might have ulterior motives for the accidental run-in. But if Melissa’s right, exposing the truth to Dave might jus...