In 1975, three thousand children were airlifted out of Saigon to be adopted into Western homes. When Mindy, one of those children, announces her plans to return to Vietnam to find her birth mother, her loving adoptive family is suddenly thrown back to the events surrounding her unconventional arrival into their lives. Though her father …
She Lies Close by Sharon Doering
How far would you go to protect the ones you love? For six months now, Ava Boones has been missing. Without any leads, witnesses or arrests the small town is bustling with worry. Grace Wright, a newly single mother of two children moves to a new neighborhood in an effort to start again. But soon …
Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
Vivian Forest joins her daughter, Maddie on a dreamy holiday in England. Maddie’s job as a stylist landed her a position styling the Dutchess throughout the Christmas season – it’s a job she can’t refuse. Vivian gets to stay at a royal home in England and she is eager to take in the British sites. …
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens
Minnie and Quinn’s ever-crossing paths finally collide at a New Year’s Eve party and it’s quite clear, the two could not have less in common. Apart from the strange coincidence of them being born in the same place at the same time on NYE, thirty years ago. Quinn’s life is the stark opposite of Minnie’s; …
The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir
TW: Abuse Esther Ann Hicks – Essie – is the youngest child on reality television show Six for Hicks, a show that highlights her family’s traditional christianity and unique approach to life. Essie has lived in the spotlight. When Essie’s mother, Celia finds out Essie is pregnant, her and the producers had to figure out …
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
Rachel Krall is a successful true crime podcast host, after season one of Guilty or Not Guilty set an innocent man free. She heads to the small town of Neapolis to film the next season. The town is being torn apart by a local rape trial. Devastatingly, a female student was raped by the town’s …
The Last Flight by Julie Clark
TW: Domestic Abuse From the outside looking in Claire Cook has it all. Stunning Manhattan townhouse, organized days, staff to cook, clean and anything else she could need. Best of all, her husband Rory is a successful politician. But Claire’s life is far from perfect. Rory is abusive and has made her home feel more …
Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin
Claire, a musician whose band becomes famous as soon as she leaves the group, finds work with a playgroup in wealthy New York City. Quickly, Claire becomes enamored by those who employ her, a group of impossibly gorgeous mothers who are addicted to wellness routines and juice cleanses. But Claire quickly realizes what she sees …
The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon
Samiah, London, and Taylor became friends in the most unlikely of circumstances. The three went viral on Twitter after confronting a man dating the three of them at the same time. After this unfortunate event, the three new pals make a pact to stay single for the next six months. During this time, the goal …
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
TW: Islamophobia, Violence Set in 2002, Shirin is a sixteen year old girl going to highschool in a post 9/11 America. From rude stares to degrading comments and even physical violence – her family is being discriminated against because of their race and religion. Shirin learns to build walls to protect herself and keep her …