Several months after Tilly Nightingale lost her husband Joe, she receives a call from a local bookshop informing her that a gift is waiting for her. After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Joe had arranged for Tilly to receive a book a month for the next year, beginning on her birthday. Each book comes with a loving letter explaining his choice to Tilly, a book editor who has struggled to enjoy reading since losing the love of her life. A new friendship begins with Alf

Savannah Mitchell is 34 years old. After a bad break-up, she has a short fling with charming Max, who had recently broken up with his girlfriend, Madison. When Savannah learns she is pregnant, she contacts Max, hoping for amicable co-parenting. However, Max has reconciled with Madison, who is overjoyed about the baby and quickly assumes the role of co-mother. Initially, Madison appears sweet and helpful, bringing groceries and more to Savannah, but she has an ulterior motive.

It's 1965 and Sophie Clark is living on a farm in Maryland. Without her family's knowledge, she applies for is awarded a scholarship to an elite boarding school, joining a small group of Black students. Despite her mother's wishes for her to remain home and work on the farm, Sophie seeks a better life, aware that she will need to confront the prejudices and racism of her fellow students. The story then shifts to 1950, where American Ethel Gather is living with her military hu

Catharine West lives in New York City and is a successful copywriter. Other than her friend Stella, she keeps most people at a distance, focusing on her work and her health and fitness. No one is aware that she spent her childhood living in a cult led by her father. The family's central Florida tomato farm had attracted people seeking a healthy lifestyle with communal living, impressed by its charismatic leader. It's been ten years since Catharine broke free of the farm, yet

Hazel Scott was an American jazz and classical pianist and singer who was a superstar in the 1940s and 1950s. Her story is told in ReShonda Tate's biographical historical fiction, With Love from Harlem . It begins in 1943, with Hazel performing at Harlem's Café Society, a unique club because of its integrated audience. It is there that she meets the charismatic and married Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., a local preacher with great political aspirations. Their attraction is immedia

Have you ever accidently sent an email or text to the wrong person? Susan O'Donnell, a new mother living in the South Dublin neighborhood of Oakpark, mistakenly sent a text intended for her two sisters to her community WhatApp group. The message, filled with juicy gossip, quickly went viral, causing a major uproar. In addition to a rock sailing through her window, Susan finds herself linked to not one but three possible murders. More shocking  revelations follow including...

It's 1995 and teenage Tati is living in Chicago with her mother Nadia, who runs "Nadia's Nubian Salon." Tati is desperate to discover the identity of her father, but her mother won't tell her anything. She also wants to know about Land's End, Alabama, where her family came from. Her grandmother Gladys believes some things are better left unsaid. The story of the Dupree family begins in 1870 with Emma, an orphan whose mother had been enslaved by Zephaniah Foster Dupree, the la

It's the 1980s and Nellie Anderson can't wait to graduate and get out of Longview, Texas. While she's a member of one of the wealthiest families in the area, Nellie is an outsider. The people she hangs out with only include her because of the influence and power of her beautiful mother, Charleigh, but she's never fit in. Everything changes when the Swift family moves to town. Despite lacking wealth, their attractive daughter Jane is quickly embraced by Blair and the other pop

It's 1941 in Mangrove Bay, Florida. Life in the segregated south for Black Americans is severely restricted and has impacted the lives of a group of close friends: Benny, Roscoe, and Lee. When the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, they all want to serve their country and enlist. Benny's sister, Cora, is fearful for her brother and heartbroken at the thought of being separated from Lee, the man she loves but has kept their relationship secret. They discover that segregation was al

Courtney Gray, her husband Elliot and their young daughter Cass join her brother Nolan, his wife Emily, daughters Reese and Mae, and son Wyatt for a vacation at a lakeside resort in Wisconsin. The morning after a family dinner, Courtney discovers the bloody bodies of Nolan and Emily in their cabin. Reese, who is seventeen and is frequently at odds with her mother, is nowhere to be found. As the family comes to grips with this horrendous murder, the police quickly investigate

Debbie Mullen lives in suburban Massachusetts with her husband and their two teenage daughters. To keep busy and earn some extra money, Debbie writes an advice column for the local newspaper. It is mostly advice on household tips but recently the letters are more about relationships and Debbie starts writing about women taking control of their lives rather than how to take out a stain. Soon Debbie takes her own empowerment advice and decides to seek revenge on those who have

In the time leading up to Civil War, Magnolia Row, a plantation in Goochland, Virginia, is filled with enslaved people clinging to humanity through their connections to one another.  Luke and Henri dream of escaping along with Josephine. Their actions will change the course of many lives. In Maryland, Charity Butler fights for the freedom she has legally earned, only to be challenged by an ambitious lawyer. In Charleston, South Carolina, Nathaniel, having purchased his own fr

It's 1989 and Violet, Vail, and Dodie Esmie, now adults, remain emotionally scarred by the traumatic loss of their six-year-old brother Ben, which occurred eighteen years earlier. Violet, who can see ghosts, believes that Ben has summoned the siblings to return to their childhood home. Desperate to learn what happened to Ben, they head to Fell, New York. Once back in their home, each of the siblings start experiencing disturbing visions and dreams from their past. As the haun

Eden Fox is an artist who has recently moved with husband Harrison to Spyglass, their new home in the fishing village of Hope Falls on the Cornish coast. Before her exhibition at the local art gallery, Eden goes for a run. When she returns home, her key fails to work. A woman who resembles her and is wearing her clothing answers the door and insists that Spyglass is her home and she is Eden Fox. Harrison joins the woman and agrees that they do not know who she is. Nothing mak

Taylor Adams is a nurse living in Boston having left her home in North Carolina to find herself. When Vivian Lawrence is admitted to the hospital where Taylor works, she becomes intrigued by her new patient. Vivan seems to have everything she lacks - money, style, and social standing. Taylor is determined to learn all she can about Vivian, who has a traumatic brain injury after a suspicious fall. While Vivian remains in an induced coma, it's revealed that she is an antiques d

Hannah Cortland is the lead singer of the   Future Saints, a rock band from California that hasn't lived up to its early promise. Besides disappointing album sales, the band is struggling with the sudden and tragic death of their manager. Their record company assigns Theo Ford, known as "The Fixer," to manage the band and get them back on track, as they are under contract for one more album. If they can't recover, the label will drop them. However, when Theo hears one of thei

In  Head Cases  (2025), author John  McMahon introduced the fictional  Patterns and Recognition (PAR) unit of the FBI, comprised of a team with  advanced analytical and technical expertise, led by Gardner Camden. In the first book, the FBI considers shutting down the unit, but in the second installment,  Inside Man , the team has demonstrated its significant value. In their latest case, the team is investigating J.P Sandoval, who appears to be amassing weapons and may be plan

Ellie Appleby, a married mother of two, witnessed a deadly car accident in which a man named Graham Hunter lost his life. She gave her statement to the police and is awaiting the trial where she is set to testify against Jason Hunter, a truck driver she saw hit the car. Traumatized by the incident, Ellie decides to attend the victim's funeral to pay her respects to Samantha, Graham's widow. Hoping to offer comfort and support, Ellie and Samantha become friends, much to the di

If you are among those who read and enjoyed The Last Thing He Told Me (2021), Laura Dave's sequel The First Time I Saw Him is surely on your must-read list. This fast-paced book begins five years after Hannah Hall's husband, Owen, disappeared, revealing that he had been hiding a secret life. During this time, Hannah and her stepdaughter Bailey have grown very close, anticipating the day when they might see Owen again. When that day finally arrives, their world is turned upsi

Simone “Sam” Vetiver is an author who has achieved some success writing historical fiction. As the deadline for her fifth book approaches, she is having a tough time writing it. After her book tour, Sam is surprised to receive a letter from the very popular bestselling author William Corwyn, who praises her work and invites her to his bookstore appearance in Boston. Although he is very popular with women readers, he has also attracted stalkers. One of them is a woman William