"Surprising and spellbinding, I Am Agatha is a beautiful love story and meditation on grief, memory, art, and the deepest secrets we hold to keep living....And that extraordinary ending! Once I finished, I had to turn back to the beginning to reread and rethink through the whole story again." —Angie Kim, author of Happiness Falls For readers of Elizabeth Strout and Sigrid Nunez, a darkly funny and moving debut novel about the unforgettable Agatha, whose devotion to a widow with dementia (and an inconvenient attachment to her daughter's grave) sparks a radical reckoning with life, loss, and love's aftermath.Agatha, a bristly painter fleeing her own darkness, decamps to rural New Mexico to live the reclusive life of a small-town curmudgeon. It is there she meets Alice, a mild widow with a deepening case of dementia who keeps steady vigil at her daughter's backyard grave. Despite Agatha's rough edges and fierce aversion to...

A woman set on leaving nursing and the wars behind finds that war follows her wherever she goes—and this time it's a civil battle with the mine workers in Virden, Illinois. In Morning of a Crescent Moon, N. J. Schrock renders the tumult of the 1898 Battle of Virden with a storyteller's grace, fusing historical truth with imagined lives. Against the backdrop of labor unrest and the gathering storm of violence, Cate Merry—a young woman scarred by war and seeking renewal—steps into a town divided by strikes and shadows. There she encounters Noah McCall, a miner bound by duty to his siblings and by circumstance to the perils of the pit. As Virden braces for conflict, their stories entwine with the fates of families, workers, and townsfolk caught in the crosscurrents of justice, sacrifice, and survival. Both elegy and love story, the novel gives voice to the ordinary people whose courage and longing shaped one of America's fiercest struggles for dignity.

"Lázár is an exquisite and masterly pronouncement that a gifted young writer walks among us." —Patti Smith An "astonishing...disturbingly dreamlike" (Daniel Kehlmann, The Director) debut, inspired by the author's own family story—a gothic, inter-generational family saga capturing the rise and fall of an aristocratic Hungarian family against the backdrop of the two world wars.At the turn of the 20th century, the Lázárs welcome their newest member in their rural summer estate, surrounded by a menacingly dark, enchanting forest. Lajos von Lázár is a baby boy with translucent skin and light-blue eyes who looks nothing like the rest of his family. Sándor, the imposing patriarch, is ashamed of his son's peculiarity. Ilona finds her baby brother quite ugly. Mária is terrified that her son's uncanny resemblance to the stagehand who died a couple weeks earlier might spell disaster. While Imre,...

On New Orleans's darkest, most seductive streets, obsession is a game two can play—but only one can win . . . For fiercely independent Sincere Watkins, her stunning beauty is an obstacle to be overcome. Growing up in New Orleans' most dangerous neighborhood, she caught the eye of Lorde, leader of the ruthless local gang, The Saints. Despite Lorde's unstoppable obsession with her, Sincere is making a life for herself. She won't let him stand in her way—even after he takes out someone she cares for. Sincere just focuses on fulfilling her dreams—and holds love at a distance to keep others safe . . . But when Lorde upends Sincere's world irrevocably, she evades his every merciless move with strength, savvy, and resilience she never knew she had. And their battle of wills becomes all-out war when Lorde's second-in-command, Supreme, falls hard for Sincere's dignity and determination . . . Now she will work every angle by...

Two lovers go on one final road trip through the American desert, hoping that they can outrun life itself.Flash-fiction master Grant Faulkner and photographer Gail Butensky have partnered to create this unique narrative made up of stories alongside edge-of-the-world photography. The book tells of two lovers taking a reckless, searching road trip through the American West. Dawn is a photographer who captures desert landscapes. Jonny drives just to drive, running away from the end of time or running toward the end of time, looking for a home even as his restlessness overtakes him. By turns funny, poignant, and heartbreaking, something out there in the distance is big in emotions while brief in words. An extraordinary collaboration between word and image, Dawn and Jonny's journey transports us to a place, achingly familiar, populated by love, loss, and wonder.

Escape to the Caribbean in the BRAND NEW feel-good romantic comedy from Phoebe MacLeod, BESTSELLING author of Love, Accidentally ????️☀️????Tori needs a holiday. London is cold and grey, work is manic, and after a regrettable New Year's Eve hookup with her ex, her best friends won't stop pushing her onto dating apps. So when a colleague offers Tori the last spot on a Jamaican getaway, she doesn't take much persuasion.But paradise comes with a twist. Not only is she forced to share a room with grumpy, recently dumped Robert, but her ex has turned up too, hand-in-hand with his new girlfriend. Ten days in the sun suddenly looks like ten days of torture.Still, Tori is determined to make the most of her situation. And who knows, with sun-kissed beaches, poolside views, and a charming hotel piano player, this trip might just turn into the escape she didn't know she needed...Praise for Phoebe MacLeod:'The perfect book.' Goodreads review...

I thought I saw the scarred, alien warrior’s heart-stars light up… that means he’s my mate, right? Making choices has never been easy. I’ve been burned before. But when you’re surrounded by towering, winged aliens whose hearts literally glow when they’ve found their 'one', the choice seems made for me. Only… Zyntarr is covered in scars. So many scars that his heart-stars barely shine, no matter how hard I hope. And every time I’m near him, my body betrays me, craving him, wanting him in ways I’m not supposed to - not until I make that choice. What if I'm wrong about us? What if my heart leads me to him… and it ends up breaking both of us? *Alien Protector's Scars is the fifth book in The Fated Mates of the Winged Barbarians series. It is not a standalone and the books will need to be read in order to understand the context and worldbuilding. If you enjoy primitive alien jungles, virgin heroes who have never seen women before, and 7ft winged guys who are devoted to their fated mates, dive right in to the first book, Alien Protector's Mate!*

A Fresh Start! Meet Misha, a strong-willed young lady betrayed by her fiancé. Refusing to take his treachery lying down, she punches him to teach him a lesson before canceling their engagement. Misha tries to use her newfound freedom to enroll in magic school, but a certain issue comes to light, forcing her to give up. However, during the entrance exam interview phase, she resolves a problem with herbs, earning the favor of the exam proctor, meaning that… Misha makes it into the school of her dreams! But what awaits her isn’t just a world of magic that makes her heart dance with delight. There’s a jiggly slime spirit, too?! She eagerly dives into a hectic yet exciting second chapter of her life. Will it be everything she hoped for?