Fiction

Set in Bavaria, An Old Shrew, a Tortured Soul, and Everyday Angels is the story of a bitter feud between Olga, a tough and nasty octogenarian, and Agnes, the antiauthoritarian mother of three teen-age delinquents.Olga has perfected the art of...

During mid-January, Judge Thomas Dolittle is visited by the haint of Marshall, his predecessor, who expresses great regret for not doing more in his position as a judge, and Marshall warns Dolittle of the dire consequences involved in failing a legacy...

In the dark corners of the city, conspiracy and assassination are a means to an end. Those who stand at the top pull the strings in whatever manner they desire, unopposed by their subordinates, and unchallenged by ethics. But some people are difficult to...

This second novel in the Maradaine Constabulary series blends high fantasy, murder mystery, and gritty urban magic... The neighborhood of the Little East is a collision of cultures, languages, and traditions, hidden away in the city of Maradaine. A set...

Raul and Lidia had a dream and a plan. The dream was a lifelong togetherness in a happy home with several children and enjoying a comfortable economic status. The plan was driven by their profound love for each other and their naturally ambitious...

An Entertainment Weekly TOP 10 ROMANCE BOOKS OF THE YEAR A Bookpage TOP PICK A Kirkus BEST BOOKS OF 2017 A Vulture TOP 10 ROMANCE BOOKS OF 2017 A Publishers Weekly BEST BOOKS OF 2017 A Booklist TOP 10 ROMANCE FICTION 2017 "Richly detailed setting,...

This sassy, shocking autobiographical novel from the author of Uptown Dreams captures the racial tensions, the hardships, and the bonds that formed between families and neighbors growing up poor in Harlem. You'd be angry, too, if you grew up poorer than...

An American Daughter of Brown is an historical novel set in the wake of Brown v. Board of Education in the year 1955, in the geographic center of the United States. It is a coming-of-age story of Lauren Sullivan, an eight year-old lower middle class...

Brenda Jackson: The HunterMallory Standish and Hunter Sloan share a steamy one night stand. But, the next morning, Mallory learns that the P. in P.I. doesn't stand for private. In Hunter's case, it stands for playa. Joylynn Jossel: Just Wanna Love YaJai...

An "urgent and significant book [that] speaks to our times" (The New York Times Book Review) from the bestselling, Man Booker Prize-winning author of The White Tiger and Selection Day about a young illegal immigrant who must decide whether to report...

A riveting, suspenseful, and exuberant novel from the bestselling, Man Booker Prize-winning author of The White Tiger and Selection Day about a young illegal immigrant who must decide whether to report crucial information about a murder--and thereby risk...

A riveting, suspenseful, and exuberant novel from the bestselling, Man Booker Prize-winning author of The White Tiger and Selection Day about a young illegal immigrant who must decide whether to report crucial information about a murder--and thereby risk...

Amistad is the powerfully re-imagined history of one of the country's first battles for civil rights. In 1839 fifty-three enslaved Africans, led by a Mende rice farmer named Singbe-Pieh, staged a bloody rebellion on board the Amistad, a Spanish slaver...

A monumental literary event: the newly discovered final novel by seminal Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay, a rich and multilayered portrayal of life in 1930s Harlem and a historical protest for black freedom The unexpected discovery in 2009 of a...

Nicola Casimir returned home from World War III a war hero, though she wasn't exactly given a hero's welcome and she didn't want one. As a "collector" of magical artifacts, Nicola found an outlet for the guilt and resentment she carried as a result of...