Collection: Adult

India, 1951. After wilfully ignoring orders from her superiors, Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective, has been exiled from Bombay to the wild and mountainous state of Nagaland. As India's first post-Independence election looms, and tensions rise across the country, Persis finds herself banished to the Victoria Hotel, a crumbling colonial-era relic, her career in ruins.

But when a prominent local politician is murdered in his locked room at the Victoria Hotel, his head missing - a case appears quite literally on her doorstep. As the political situation threatens to explode into all-out havoc, Persis has only days to stop a killer operating at the very edge of darkness...

The sixth rip-roaring thriller in the award-winning Malabar House novels and a perfect entry point to the series.

In the new crime thriller from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author, Lt. Eve Dallas journeys into the darkness where murder is born...

NYSPD lieutenant Eve Dallas never knows what to expect when she gets word of a body. It could be an elderly man who made the mistake of climbing a ladder in slippery footwear. And the next call could be a wealthy biotech executive beaten to death in his home office--but what was Larry Chu's mistake?

The victim's corpse is so mangled and damaged it's hard to believe a lone, unarmed assailant could have managed it. The killer was clearly unnaturally strong--and smart enough to find a way into Chu's highly secure building. Most of all, whoever did this was very, very angry.

The excessive violence leads Dallas to conclude that this was a deeply personal act, born of a rage that she can't excuse but can understand thanks to her own traumatic past. And though the motive seems rooted in heated emotion rather than cold hard cash, she can't ignore the suspicious bank account in the Cayman Islands, or the shadowy, profit-hungry company Chu worked for. The mystery only grows when it turns out Chu isn't the only victim--and Dallas will need to tear through one layer of secrecy after another to reveal what lies behind this explosion of fury...

"A stunning, unforgettable, and deeply American novel." --Julia Phillips, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author of Bear and Disappearing Earth

"Maurer's prose is undeniably beautiful and evocative." --Kirkus Reviews

A heart-wrenching coming-of-age debut novel by a stunning new voice in fiction, for readers of Barbara Kingsolver and Ann Patchett.

Staying is his dream. Leaving is hers. One secret threatens them both.

In the farm country outside Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan--a border town where life moves slow and dreams run fast--most kids want out. Not Everett Lindt. He's set on staying put, rebuilding his family's sheep farm, and carving a future from the land he loves.

Then he meets Mary, a new girl in town with restless energy and bigger plans. When their relationship reaches a crossroads, Everett sees a life together. Mary, however, is desperate to find a way out. Together, they make an impulsive choice--one that could change everything.

Tense, lyrical, and deeply felt, Sara Maurer's unforgettable debut breathtakingly captures the ache of first love, the beauty and brutality of rural life, and how one decision can echo through generations and shape who we become.

An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller!

"J.R. Ward is a powerhouse in the genre and never disappoints!"--Rebecca Yarros

"Absolutely unputdownable!"--Jennifer Armentrout

Crown of War and Shadow is a slow-burn romantasy from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer Armentrout. A one-night bargain forges a fated bond, and an outcast discovers the darkness did not choose her by accident.

The Fulcrum is failing, and demons are slipping into the mortal world. No one is safe, least of all Sorrel, an orphan and an outcast feared by her village for the strange magic stirring inside her. She has one desire: to be ordinary.

But Fate has other plans. Sorrel has been chosen. Or cursed.

Now, she must travel across the monster-ridden Badlands, return the Crown of War and Shadow, and face a queen who shows no mercy. To survive the journey, Sorrel makes a dangerous bargain with Merc, an infamous hired blade known only by the name of his trade, a man with secrets darker than the road ahead.

The price is one unforgettable night in his bed in exchange for safe passage.

But Merc's secrets run deep, and the hotter the desire burns between them, the more dangerous the truth becomes. Beasts and betrayal surround them, and Sorrel may be exactly what the demons are hunting.

Crown of War and Shadow is the first book in the Kingdoms of the Compass series.

Crown of War and Shadow
*Forced proximity/Only one bed
*Chosen mates
*Dark mercenary
*Who did this to you?
*Touch her and die
*I'll die for you
*Hidden magic

The new poetry collection from bestselling poet Lyndsay Rush (@maryoliversdrunkcousin) is an irreverent and unlikely celebration of finding hope amidst the hellscape, for fans of Kate Baer and Kate Kennedy.

You're not hallucinating, the world is definitely on fire. But what better balm than a microdose of hope straight into your veins? That's exactly what Lyndsay Rush's much-anticipated second collection of poetry offers to readers--cynics and idealists alike. Tackling daunting questions like--How do we keep breaking news from breaking our spirit? Are we allowed to have fun when so many are suffering? How do we hold sorrow and joy at the same time? What do we owe each other? What do we owe ourselves?--Microdosing Hope is a hilarious and timely antidote to the onslaught of apathy and despair.

With titles like, "Out on a Whim", "I Feel God in This Chili's Tonight", "I Was Told There'd Be a Handbasket", and "As a Little Girl I Always Dreamed of Collaborating in Google Docs", Rush's new collection explores how to have hope, joy, and dare-we-say pleasure when it feels like the world is ending. True to form, Lyndsay masterfully uses wit and irreverence to contemplate tricky, hot topics ranging from parenting (during the apocalypse) and being an artist (in the age of AI) all the way to spirituality (in the end times) and aging (ungracefully).

Brimming with nontoxic positivity and the belief that whimsy will sustain (and perhaps even save) us, Microdosing Hope proves that laughter is indeed the best medicine; masterfully helping readers pursue empathy, nuance, and--obvi--hope. Take two and call us in the morning.

DELUXE EDITION--featuring stunning sprayed edges!

From New York Times bestselling author Harper L. Woods comes The Heir & the Spare, a never-before-published novella in the Of Flesh & Bone series!

SPOILER WARNING: This book is overflowing with spoilers and should only be read after devouring What Sleeps Within the Cove.

Once, I'd spent my life in the tunnels beneath the mountains. Now, I'm bound to a husband I didn't want.

My mother waited centuries to find me on the other side of the Veil of Flesh and Bone where the Lunar Witches hid me. She sent her greatest weapon, the God of the Dead, when the Veil finally fell.

But I never expected to love his human mate, Estrella, the way I did-to feel the sisterly bond between us as if it had never been interrupted in our lifetimes spent apart since a rogue witch took her away.

But Mab sees love as a weakness, and she uses my bond with Estrella to manipulate me into a betrothal I never desired.

This marriage is a cage, a means of control that goes against everything within me.

But when Estrella is banished into Tartarus, I am left no choice but to journey to the Summer Court and take my place as a bride and a queen.

No matter what I leave behind.

Of Flesh & Bone Reading Order:
What Lies Beyond the Veil
What Hunts Inside the Shadows
What Lurks Between the Fates
What Sleeps Within the Cove
The Heir & The Spare
What Roams Beneath the Stars
Untitled Book Six

THE BOOK SILICON VALLEY HOPED YOU WOULD NEVER READ.

Everyone is telling you how to use AI better. Faster. Smarter. More efficiently.

Nobody is asking the deeper question: What if the way we've been taught to use AI is the problem?

After 20 years inside the biggest tech companies on Earth - Apple, Microsoft, Uber, Meta - Abi Awomosu saw something the industry doesn't want you to see: Silicon Valley teaches you how to use the machine. It never teaches you how to work with the intelligence.

How Not to Use AI delivers 50 contrarian principles for the Imagination Age - a new era where pattern recognition matters more than data, resonance matters more than logic, and creative partnership with AI outperforms control.

This book will show you why the "prompt engineer" is already obsolete. Why the tech industry can't see what it actually built. Why listening beats commanding. And why the people who understand AI as a medium - not a machine - will shape what comes next.

This book draws on traditions the tech industry has never consulted and frameworks it has no language for.

And they work.

The world is splitting: the prompt-engineers racing to automate everything - and the pattern-readers learning to hear what was always there. This book is for the second group.

This is for the quietly disobedient. The ones who use AI every day but refuse to let it flatten them. The founders building something that didn't come from a trend report. The strategists who feel the gap between what the industry is saying and what they're actually experiencing. The creatives who know something deeper is possible.

Structured as a four-part journey - 50 contrarian principles from deprogramming to rewilding to revelation to return - each principle opens with a real story, names the pattern you're stuck in, gives you the contrarian reframe, grounds it in how the technology actually works, connects it to deeper wisdom traditions, and then walks you through a weekly practice to make the shift real.

Philosophy you can feel. Practices you can use on Monday.

This isn't another AI how-to.

It's not about using AI better. It's about becoming more human than ever.

This is the book that changes how you think about intelligence itself.

Adult Faith Connections Bible Study Guide is a Bible study exposition written by pastors, leaders, and scholars to help group members go deeper in God's Word during and after the lesson. Each week, group members will gain a greater understanding of the focus passage, as well as have the opportunity to answer reflective questions to help them take time to consider the message of that week's session.

During this study, we will explore the ways in which the early church encountered the transforming power of God and discover the way we can experience this same power in our lives today.

Power is not about becoming someone else. It's about returning to who you've always been and choosing to lead from that place. Women don't lack ambition or talent; they lack permission. Permission to trust themselves, to take up space, and to lead without apology.

In Getting You Ready for Power, Alexis Meruelo discusses the importance of being seen, supported, and encouraged to lead authentically. Blending personal insight with practical strategy, Meruelo guides you through the mindset shifts and tools required to move from self-doubt to self-belief. Along the way, you'll learn how to release limiting narratives, challenge systems that were never designed with you in mind, advocate for yourself with confidence, and build a community of women who elevate and support your growth.

Drawing from her own career and pivotal experiences with women who led differently, Meruelo reveals how we have always been powerful, but we have simply been taught to doubt it. That moment of being seen, supported, and encouraged to lead authentically reshaped how she shows up and now informs how she mentors women to recognize their own strength and step forward with clarity and conviction.

Written as a guide for women of all ages, backgrounds, and career levels, Getting You Ready for Power meets you exactly where you are-whether you're starting your career or taking the next step as a seasoned professional-and guides you with confidence as you achieve your dreams.

You are ready.

And the world is waiting for you to step into your power.

From the national bestselling author of Parents Weekend, comes one of the most anticipated thrillers of the year.

"Everything I want in a thriller!"―Ashley Elston
"I could not put it down!"―Angie Kim
"Nonstop twists!"--Jason Rekulak
"A master of his craft."―Jeneva Rose

Every May 1st, a serial killer stalks a small town. Every year he comes for them . . .

On May 1, 1992, Jules Delaney and Quinn Riley hardly know each other.

Jules is high school queen bee in a small Midwestern town when she survives a brutal attack by the elusive May Day Killer--a predator who strikes every May 1st and then vanishes without a trace. Quinn, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, is arrested the same night after trying to break up a fight and nearly killing someone.

By morning, their lives are forever connected.

A year later, Jules is haunted by trauma and guilt, tormented by one question: Why was she spared? Quinn is newly released from juvenile detention and returns home to devastating news--the unsolved murder of his mother.

Over the next decade, their lives are revisited on a single day each year: May 1st.

As the years pass, secrets surface, lies unravel, and the paths of Jules and Quinn draw closer together. Two mysteries edge toward the truth--what really happened the night Jules was attacked, and who murdered Quinn's mother? All the while, the May Day Killer is still out there.

And the clock is racing toward another anniversary.

Twisty, high-concept, and emotionally charged, The Anniversary is an addictive murder mystery and nail-biting thriller--but it's also a tender, heartrending story about fate, innocence lost, and two people bound by a single day. With its masterful structure and propulsive tension, The Anniversary reaffirms Alex Finlay as one of the leading thriller writers today.

In this pacy thriller, a female con artist chooses the wrong woman as her target, and both women end up on the run for their lives.

Avalon Dale is a masterful grifter. She researches her victims thoroughly, kidnaps and sedates them, cleans out their bank accounts, and uses injections and hair clippers to change their appearance so that when they wake up, they can't easily prove who they are. For her last great score, Avalon's targeted Primrose Meath, and then she'll fade away to a life of ease and luxury--something she's dreamed of since a very tough childhood.

On paper, Prim is the perfect target: wealthy, workaholic, and distracted by her cheating husband. But when Avalon finds Prim's husband dead, she can't escape so easily--not when she's been mistaken for Prim who's now wanted for murder. The two women--opposites, enemies--are suddenly on the run together, and must learn to get along, to depend on each other--in order to get away. And then, what starts as a cat-and-mouse run to the coast of England becomes a fight for their survival.

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY TIME, OPRAH DAILY, USA TODAY, PEOPLE, ELECTRIC LIT, HARPER'S BAZAAR, VULTURE, LITHUB, BOOK RIOT, PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, THE BOSTON GLOBE, TOWN & COUNTRY, SHE READS, LIBRARY JOURNAL, AND MORE!

New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a captivating story about a young woman whose life becomes ensnared in her glamorous neighbor's secret past

SPRING, 2007

At twenty-six, Alicia Canales Forten feels smothered by her future. She's in a long-distance relationship, living at home with her mother's beliefs, saving up for her wedding to a future doctor. But after Alicia ventures out one night in the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, she finds herself lured by the siren song of youth and possibility that the striving crowd of creatives holds, and moves in.

No one embodies this milieu more than La Garza, a larger-than-life, up-and-coming fashion designer whose epic house parties fuel neighborhood lore. La Garza's life, observed by Alicia from her apartment across the street, seems to hold the allure and fearlessness Alicia has never dared to imagine for herself.

But when Alicia's wealthy banker cousin moves to the neighborhood, she finds herself increasingly drawn into both his and La Garza's precarious lives.

Against the backdrop of a potentially life-changing presidential election and a looming once-in-a-generation fiscal crisis, Last Night in Brooklyn explores the dark compromise of the American Dream for people of color living, unknowingly, in the twilight of a cultural moment. It is a story about everything money can buy--and the destruction of what it can't.