“You’ll basically be my prisoner,” Carson said with one of his smooth smiles. “Sort of like Belle in Beauty and the Beast, but without the singing dishes or the library.”Olivia fiddled nervously with her purse strap. “The lack of a library is a drawback in a prison.”When Olivia’s brother embezzles money from work, she’s left to plead his case to his boss and beg for leniency.The only problem? Her brother’s boss is ...

**WINNER OF THE CHIRBY FICTION AWARD • From the co-editor of the bestselling anthology Never Whistle at Night, a semi-autobiographical novel that follows a group of teenage gang members as they trek across Chicago to a momentous meeting, inspired by the cult classic The Warriors“Cool and real as hell.” —Tommy Orange, bestselling author of There There**An ordinary day in August 1979 dawns hot and humid in Chicago. Teenager Teddy is living with his ...

From the critically acclaimed author of There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven, a piercing debut novel following two families in alternative timelines of the Salvadoran civil war—a stunning exploration of the mechanisms of fate, the gravity of the past, and the endurance of love.""Beautiful."" —LA Times, A Must-Read Book for Summer""Luminous."" —People, A Best Book of JulyCambrid...