Marianne: A Sense and Sensibility Sequel by Jane Austen scholar Alice McVeigh continues her long-running exploration of Austen’s world with a fifth entry in her series. The novel picks up with Marianne Dashwood, now widowed and not yet twenty-one, navigating the glittering but treacherous landscape...

The Captain’s Cook by Victoria Vanransom is a sweeping novel that blends adventure, resilience, and personal reinvention with hints of romance on the open sea. Readers are introduced to Jessica Kline, a chef who trades her crumbling life on land for a chance to cook...

Paintings: Love by Joe Trabocco is a moving exploration of the many forms love takes throughout a lifetime. Through a series of interconnected stories, Trabocco captures the quiet, often unspoken moments that define relationships, those fleeting instances of connection, longing, and endurance that linger long...

A Trace of Royalty: Kopp Chronicles by Gregory Kopp is a historical novel that follows the life of Karolina Sorg, a young woman who is shaped by the charm of Europe and the uncertainty of America. The story opens in Baden, where weddings, customs, and...

In The Secret of Hunter Mountain by Julie Anne Stratton, Gerlinde, recovering from assault, faces a prophecy in her family’s herbal book about a silver box and a quest tied to her Faith-Keeper role. She enlists her cousin Sarah, and they travel to Hunter Mountain,...

Building More Than Walls by Emily Kilgore is a hopeful story about what it means to start over when life has been broken apart. The book follows Sarah Martinez as she works to leave behind the hurt of domestic violence and tries to build something...

What happens when your past refuses to stay in the past—even after you’ve put away the wild days for a quieter life? In Midlife Melody by Melina Druga, readers are introduced to Holly, a single mom disillusioned with her life of routine, and Spencer, a...

The Museum of Art and Other Things by Stephen Meltzer is a satirical literary novel set in a place where art and memory collide, and a museum stands as both a refuge and a battleground. Ghosts of the past resurface in the form of a...

The New Girl by Zelmer Wilson follows Billie Carver, who moves from New Orleans to Boston to live with her father’s family and adjust to a new social environment. She leans on her older half-brother, Truman, as she tries to wade through unfamiliar social circles...

Claudia: The Girl Who Went in Search of Happiness by S. Sebastian is a heart-warming, complex, and nuanced story of a young woman finding her inner self in a world that seems to exploit and reject her. Claudia always had the makings of a true...