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Vanishing in the Haight blends 1978 San Francisco atmosphere, personal damage, and hard-boiled suspense as Colleen Hayes hunts a long-buried killer while trying to reclaim her own life,…
Vanishing in the Haight
Mystery
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A cold case pulls an ex-con private investigator back into a city still haunted by the wreckage of the Summer of Love. Vanishing in the Haight blends 1978 San Francisco atmosphere, personal damage, and hard-boiled suspense as Colleen Hayes hunts a long-buried killer while trying to reclaim her own life, making it a strong fit for readers who want mystery with grit and emotional depth.
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USA Today best-selling author
An ex-con traces a victim’s clues to set a cold case ablaze
Between fending off a lecherous parole officer and trying to get by in 1978 San Francisco, private investigator Colleen Hayes struggles to put her life back together so she can reconnect with her runaway teenage daughter. Then her life changes dramatically. She accepts a case from wealthy, retired industrialist Edward Copeland. The old man is desperate to solve the brutal murder of his daughter, a murder that took place in Golden Gate Park eleven years earlier—during the Summer of Love. The case has since gone cold, her murderer never found. Now, in his final days, Copeland hires Colleen to find his daughter’s killer in hopes he might die in peace.
Colleen understands what it means to take a life—she spent a decade in prison for killing her ex. Battling her own demons, she immerses herself in San Francisco’s underbelly, where police corruption is rampant. Her investigation turns deadly as she pries for information, yet there is little to go on. However, a song on the radio makes her wonder—did the murdered girl leave any clues that others may have missed?
Perfect for fans of Elmore Leonard and Gillian Flynn
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After an alien invasion wipes away the world they knew, two young outsiders find unexpected freedom in the ruins before survival demands they fight back.
Annex
Dystopian · First Contact · Post-Apocalyptic
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After an alien invasion wipes away the world they knew, two young outsiders find unexpected freedom in the ruins before survival demands they fight back. Annex combines post-apocalyptic danger, first-contact terror, and coming-of-age resilience, following Violet and Bo through a ravaged city where identity, friendship, and resistance become inseparable.
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"An exciting twist on a hostile-alien-takeover drama. . .exhilarating." -- Washington Post
"An energetic, nonstop adventure." -- Chicago Tribune
Independence Day meets Lord of the Flies in this "thrilling and imaginative" debut about two young outsiders forced to fight off alien invaders in a post-apocalyptic city. (Fonda Lee)
When the aliens invade, all seems lost. The world as they know it is destroyed. Their friends are kidnapped. Their families are changed.
But with no adults left to run things, young trans-girl Violet and her new friend Bo realize that they are free. Free to do whatever they want. Free to be whoever they want to be.
Except the invaders won't leave them alone for long. . .
This "warm, thrilling adventure about what happens after the end of the world" is for fans of Paolo Bacigalupi and Ann Leckie. (Cherie Priest)
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He is supposed to erase the woman who could destroy his family, but protecting her becomes the first betrayal he cannot undo.
The Exceptions
Thriller
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He is supposed to erase the woman who could destroy his family, but protecting her becomes the first betrayal he cannot undo. The Exceptions brings mob loyalty, witness protection, and forbidden love into sharp conflict, following a man caught between inherited violence and the fragile possibility of redemption, with a tense emotional pull that feels both dangerous and deeply intimate.
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"Dazzlingly moving" this thriller about a mob man who falls for his mark "isn't just exceptional; it's a knockout" (Caroline Leavitt, New York Times–bestselling author of Pictures of You).
No loose ends. It's the Bovaro family motto. As part of the Bovaro clan, one of the most powerful and respected families in organized crime, Jonathan knows what he must do: take out Melody Grace McCartney, the woman whose testimony can lock up his father and disgrace his entire family. The only problem: he can't bring himself to do it. Had Jonathan kept his silence, Melody and her parents would never have been identified and lured into the Witness Protection Program, able to run but never to hide. So he keeps her safe the only way he knows how—by vowing to clean up his own mess while acting as her shield. But as he watches her take on another new identity in yet another new town, becoming a beautiful but broken woman, Jonathan can't get her out of his mind . . . or his heart.
From the streets of Little Italy to a refuge that promises a fresh start, Jonathan will be forced to choose between the life he's always known, the destiny his family has carved out for him, and a future unlike anything he's ever imagined.
"Starts with a bang . . . a nice twist on the standard Mob thriller." —Booklist
"Unique premise, empathetic characters, believable villains, all beautifully played out as a tale of the limits of love and loyalty." —Kirkus Reviews
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and asks his best friend to stop laughing at the idea.
The Wild Side
Romance · RomCom
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and asks his best friend to stop laughing at the idea. The Wild Side leans into small-town gossip, lifelong chemistry, and the risk of crossing the line between comfort and desire, with a friends-to-lovers arc that balances heat, humor, and emotional history.
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That marriage pact I made with my grumpy, off-limits best friend. That was totally a joke...Right?
It was a heat-of-the-moment agreement scribbled onto the back of a crinkled gas station receipt nine years ago.
"If neither of us are married by age 30, we'll marry each other."
Haha! So funny!
Cash moved to a city 500 miles away. Building his billion-dollar empire. Making a name for himself.
Me? I stayed in our gossipy hometown. Working a simple job. Living a simple life.
And we never discussed the marriage pact again.
But I just turned the big three-oh.
And Cash showed up at my door, in the middle of a freaking rainstorm.
Tall, muscled and soaking wet.
With a birthday cake in his hand and a daring smirk that says he means business.
Holy plot twist! Didn't see that coming!
Now the small town rumor mill is in overdrive.
Cash is dissolving my defences with those sexy half-smiles he saves just for me.
And my brain is exploding with what ifs...
What if we give this a shot?
What if we're crazy enough to try?
What if we're good together?
We've always been 'just friends'. We're experts at playing it safe.
But his skin on my skin leaves me reeling. His oh-so-fiery kisses melt my excuses.
I know our decade-plus friendship is on the line. But I'm aching to see Cash's wild side.
The Wild Side is a steamy, laugh-out-loud, friends-to-lovers small town romance. It is set in small town Iowa and is book one in the Wild Westbrooks Series.
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A fire dragon gives Nara the chance to avenge her father, but the hunt she has always wanted begins to expose a history built on lies.
A City of Flames
Romantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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A fire dragon gives Nara the chance to avenge her father, but the hunt she has always wanted begins to expose a history built on lies. A City of Flames blends dragon fantasy, enemies-to-lovers tension, and unraveling loyalties into a story shaped by vengeance, buried truth, and a world where the monsters may not be who they seem.
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Nara has always desired justice.
Could hunting dragons bring her peace at last?
When a fire dragon attacks her village, the perfect opportunity presents itself - now she can take revenge on the creatures that killed her father. But the dragon she's determined to kill seems fascinated by Nara, something everyone slowly begins to notice . . .
After this strange event, Nara is invited to join the Venators - a trained order of people who slay dangerous magical creatures - just like her father before her.
This offer should be a dream come true. After all, who wouldn't jump at the chance to hunt down the cruel, destructive creatures that enslaved humans for thousands of years?
But Nara is about to learn the ugly truth; history is written by the victors.
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Coming home means facing old resentment, unexpected attraction, and the possibility of becoming someone new.
Stray Awakening
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Contemporary Romance · Gay Romance
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Coming home means facing old resentment, unexpected attraction, and the possibility of becoming someone new. In Stray Awakening, Alex returns to the small town he could not wait to escape and finds himself drawn to Henry, the warm-hearted cat café worker he never saw this way before. It fits readers looking for a small-town MM romance with first-time self-discovery, emotional softness, and a cozy backdrop full of cats.
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I fled my hometown seven years ago. I never planned to come back. I never planned to give up my city life for a small town. And I definitely never planned to fall for another man.
Henry
Tripp Lake, the place I love the most. Working at a cat café on Main Street gives me a chance to get some deserving cats their forever homes.
But when a blast from the past walks into my café, I’m not sure what to feel. Alex was always hot and popular in high school – and straight.
So it’s a shock when he keeps accepting my invitations to hang out. I don’t think I’m imagining the spark between us, but is Alex actually interested in me, or am I letting this straight boy break my heart?
Alex
Tripp Lake, the place I hate the most. I’m only here because of my father’s heart attack. But the second I return home, I remember all the reasons I ran away.
My parents are overbearing. This town is small and boring. And I want nothing more than to flee back to my new life in San Francisco - a life that doesn't come packed with any surprising new feelings about a guy I went to high school with.
Henry is a ray of sunshine amid this bleak journey home. But I've never been interested in a guy before. When a relaxing hike results in my first timid kiss with another man, I start questioning a lot more than just my decision to leave Tripp Lake. Is Henry worth staying in this crappy town for?
Stray Awakening is a small-town MM romance with first-time gay experiences, a sweet ray of sunshine winning over a jaded grumpy, spicy open-door scenes, and, of course, lots of cats. Go to linktr.ee/faraywrites for CWs.
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A young woman’s hunger for freedom turns dangerous when her growing power draws the attention of both a brutal warlord and something far worse.
Child of a Mad God
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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A young woman’s hunger for freedom turns dangerous when her growing power draws the attention of both a brutal warlord and something far worse. In Child of a Mad God, Aoleyn struggles to survive a harsh mountain tribe while learning the magic of her coven, only to become a target for human cruelty and a demon drawn to witchcraft. It fits readers looking for dark fantasy with survival, sorcery, and relentless pressure.
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A young witch must harness her power to confront a deadly demon in the New York Times bestselling author's fantasy series debut.
After losing her parents, Aoleyn is left to fend for herself among a tribe of vicious barbarians. But even as she is bound by rigid traditions, she dreams of escaping into the world beyond her mountain home.
To achieve the freedom she desires, she must learn to wield the Song of Usgar, the mysterious power used by her coven. Thankfully, Aoleyn may be the strongest witch to have ever lived, but magic comes at price. Her abilities have caught the eye of the tribe's brutish warlord. And even more terrifying is the witch-hunting demon of the mountain who is drawn to Aoleyn's talent like a beacon in the night.
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A life examined with honesty becomes an offering of strength, tenderness, and hard-won clarity.
Letter to My Daughter
Biographies & Memoirs
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A life examined with honesty becomes an offering of strength, tenderness, and hard-won clarity. In Letter to My Daughter, Maya Angelou reflects on love, faith, grief, identity, and survival through a series of personal essays that speak across generations. It fits readers looking for memoir-inflected nonfiction that feels intimate, wise, and grounded in resilience, compassion, and lived experience.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Maya Angelou shares her path to living well and with meaning in this absorbing book of personal essays.
Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter transcends genres and categories: guidebook, memoir, poetry, and pure delight.
Here in short spellbinding essays are glimpses of the tumultuous life that led Angelou to an exalted place in American letters and taught her lessons in compassion and fortitude: how she was brought up by her indomitable grandmother in segregated Arkansas, taken in at thirteen by her more worldly and less religious mother, and grew to be an awkward, six-foot-tall teenager whose first experience of loveless sex paradoxically left her with her greatest gift, a son.
Whether she is recalling such lost friends as Coretta Scott King and Ossie Davis, extolling honesty, decrying vulgarity, explaining why becoming a Christian is a “lifelong endeavor,” or simply singing the praises of a meal of red rice–Maya Angelou writes from the heart to millions of women she considers her extended family.
Like the rest of her remarkable work, Letter to My Daughter entertains and teaches; it is a book to cherish, savor, re-read, and share.
“I gave birth to one child, a son, but I have thousands of daughters. You are Black and White, Jewish and Muslim, Asian, Spanish speaking, Native Americans and Aleut. You are fat and thin and pretty and plain, gay and straight, educated and unlettered, and I am speaking to you all. Here is my offering to you.”—from Letter to My Daughter
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A boy shut out from the destiny he longs for risks everything to claim a place in a world that says he does not belong.
Breath of the Dragon
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Asian Fiction
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A boy shut out from the destiny he longs for risks everything to claim a place in a world that says he does not belong. In Breath of the Dragon, Jun enters an elite tournament despite his father’s warnings and his lack of the dragon-gifted mark that defines true warriors. It fits readers looking for YA fantasy with martial competition, family wounds, and high stakes tied to honor and fate.
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The instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestseller!
A young warrior dreams of proving his worth in the elite Guardian Tournament, fighting not only for himself but the fate of everything he loves.
Sixteen-year-old Jun dreams of proving his worth as a warrior in the elite Guardian’s Tournament, held every six years to entrust the magical Scroll of Heaven to a new protector. Eager to prove his skills, Jun hopes that a win will restore his father’s pride—righting a horrible mistake that caused their banishment from his home, mother, and twin brother.
But Jun’s father strictly forbids him from participating. He believes there is no future in Jun honing his skills as a warrior, especially considering Jun is not breathmarked, born with a patch of dragon scales and blessed with special abilities like his twin. Determined to be the next Guardian, Jun stows away in the wagon of Chang and his daughter, Ren, performers on their way to the capital where the tournament will take place.
As Jun competes, he quickly realizes he may be fighting for not just a better life, but the fate of the country itself and the very survival of everyone he cares about.
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War offers one man the promise of moral purpose, then strips that certainty away piece by piece.
Sword of Honor
Historical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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War offers one man the promise of moral purpose, then strips that certainty away piece by piece. In Sword of Honor, Guy Crouchback enters World War II hoping to defend faith and civilization, only to confront the absurdity, cruelty, and disillusionment of military life. It fits readers looking for literary war fiction that balances satire, spiritual conflict, and a deeply human portrait of ideals under pressure.
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Evelyn Waugh's satiric World War II trilogy comprises the acclaimed novels Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen, and Unconditional Surrender.
This narrative spanning the war, based in part on Evelyn Waugh's own experiences as an army officer, is the author's surpassing achievement as a novelist. Its central character is Guy Crouchback, head of an ancient but decayed Catholic family, who at first discovers new purpose in the challenge to defend Christian values against Nazi barbarism, but then gradually finds the complexities and cruelties of war overwhelming. Though often somber, Sword of Honor is also a brilliant comedy, peopled by the fantastic figures so familiar from Waugh's early satires. The deepest pleasures these novels afford come from observing a great satirist employ his gifts with extraordinary subtlety, delicacy, and human feeling, for purposes that are ultimately anything but humorous.
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This fits readers who want villain-origin romance, gothic darkness, and a love story tangled up with trauma, vengeance, and moral collapse.
The Making of a Villain
Paranormal Fantasy · Romantasy
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A life shaped by fear and betrayal hardens into something monstrous in The Making of a Villain, a dark fantasy romance steeped in blood, grief, and ruin. Marked from birth and hunted for what he represents, Nykander grows up learning that cruelty leaves the deepest scars. This fits readers who want villain-origin romance, gothic darkness, and a love story tangled up with trauma, vengeance, and moral collapse.
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The second book in the angsty and explosive Barbi and the Villain series, from the USA Today Bestselling Author of FAIRYDALE.
Every villain has an origin. His was written in blood.
Nykander was never meant to live.
Born under a cursed eclipse and condemned from his first breath, he was marked as a harbinger of death—feared by his own mother and hunted by the world that should have protected him.
Every life around him ends in blood, and every kindness turns to betrayal.
With every passing lonely year, Nykander learns the truth.
Monsters aren’t born. They are made.
But the past isn’t done with him.
Some choices cannot be buried. Some sins do not stay forgotten.
And in the darkness, something is waiting for him—watching, plotting, ready to strike when he least expects it.
As Nykander’s past unravels, the truth claws its way to the surface—every betrayal, every death, every unforgivable choice.
And this time… The villain is the one who will bleed.
This is a DARK fantasy romance with a villainous love interest. Please check the triggers before reading. It ends in a cliffhanger.
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Good for readers who want alien invasion sci-fi with military grit and survival stakes.
Banish the Stars
Sci-Fi · Alien Invasion · Galactic Empire
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When alien starships appear and begin snatching people from Earth through space elevators, former soldier Ryan Pierce knows no rescue is coming. In Banish the Stars, he must build a team, identify the invaders, and face what they came for, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 20 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want alien invasion sci-fi with military grit and survival stakes.
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We have arrived. Descent is in progress.
Ryan Pierce traded military life for a peaceful existence in Napa Valley. Everything was fine until the starships appeared.
As aliens overtake the land and obscure the sun, Ryan quickly grasps that no one’s coming to rescue them. He can’t save the world on his own. Ryan must build a team to confront humanity’s greatest threat.
Who are the invaders, and what did they come for? As people are snatched from the Earth one space elevator at a time, those answers become apparent.
But is Ryan ready to hear them?
From the best-selling author of Ethos, The Event, Lost Contact, First Life, and many more, comes a brand-new epic series, The Formless.
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