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Three days. That's all Cillian asked me to survive at his childhood home. But stepping into the Brown estate meant stepping into a gilded cage where Cillian's ex-wife, Bea, was the favored daughter, and I was the interloper in a defiant red dress. His mother, Mary, played her hand perfectly...

When he finally gave me attention, he accidentally whispered another woman's name. For years, I competed with Ross's firm—and his eager junior associate, Tabitha—for a scrap of his attention. I thought Valentine's Day would be the night he finally came back to me. Instead, it became my...

A NEW NOVELLA FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE TURTLE BOY & KIN. When they were kids, Gillian and John used to visit the local cemetery every Sunday after church. The main attraction was the lofty hill that separated the cemetery from the elementary school, and the act of tumbling down it like Jack and...

A Feigned Madness is a meticulously researched, fictionalized account of the woman who would come to be known as daredevil reporter Nellie Bly. At a time of cutthroat journalism, when newspapers battled for readers at any cost, Bly emerged as one of the first to break through the gender barrier—a woman who would, through her daring exploits, forge a trail for women fighting for their place in the world.

The Haunting of Hill House meets Knives Out in a bid for an inheritance that will leave Helen Vaughan either rich...or dead. Helen Vaughan doesn't know why she and her mother left their ancestral home at Harrowstone Hall, called Harrow, or why they haven't spoken to their extended family since...

Christmas at Sconset Beach—Where family tensions run high, miracles happen, and hearts heal In Ainsley Keaton's eighth installment of the Sconset Beach series, Sarah's happiness at her thriving winery is shattered when her stepdaughter Julia's aunt threatens to take custody. As Sarah fights...

Friendship, love, and self-discovery collide as a group of friends embarks on a Malibu adventure The Malibu Girls follows the gang as they embark on a new adventure in Los Angeles. Willow, immersed in writing a screenplay about Zelda Fitzgerald, finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Jackson Flynn...

A journey of love, loss, and the magic that binds them together In Ainsley Keaton's sixth installment of the Beachfront Sunsets series, two women navigate the complexities of love, loss, and new beginnings. Sarah embarks on a poignant journey with her dying love, Max, and his young daughter...

A forbidden crush. A family secret. One unforgettable summer in the Hamptons. Ainsley Keaton's The Beachfront Crush, the tenth book in the Sconset Beach series, follows Ava as she navigates the complexities of family, friendship, and a budding forbidden romance. When Elijah invites Ava to the...

Love, loss, and second chances at a beachfront winery In the eleventh book of Ainsley Keaton's Sconset Beach series, The Beachfront Winery, we follow Sarah, a widow and mother, as she navigates the complexities of love, loss, and running a successful winery with her sister Ava. As the leaves...

Two hearts, one retreat, family destiny and a journey of self-discovery. Ainsley Keaton's ninth novel in the beloved Sconset Beach series, set at the charming Beachfront Retreat, follows the intertwined journeys of Hallie and Fiona as they navigate the complexities of love, family, and...

A BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK “Halperin’s radiant second novel walks the fine line between the longing for couplehood and the torture of codependency. . . . Let the rapturous intimacy and gut-churning ups and downs begin!” —Leigh Haber, The New York Times Book Review “I read this book in...

Self-made socialite Francesca "Ferris" Byrd is too sharp to be fooled by even the smartest--and sexiest--man, even when he's notorious ex-thief Patrick Blackheart, now one of San Francisco's most eligible bachelors. Blackheart runs a respectable security business these days, and seems like the perfect man to protect the fabulous Von Emmerling emeralds. All he has to do is make certain the jewels get back to their owner after an elite charity ball.

What if a respected surgeon could destroy your life with just one diagnosis? In early twentieth century Green Bay, Wisconsin, this terrifying reality was all too true for two women. Mary, an illiterate maid, and Mollie, a college-educated socialite, fell victim to the physical violence and mental abuse of celebrated surgeon Dr. John R. Minahan. To silence them, he claimed they had the shameful and dreaded disease of syphilis.

It's 1969. An eight-year-old girl, Elizabeth Squire, has a choice to make: to be disabled by the circumstances of her own botched birth or to become extraordinary. In Buffy Cram's captivating new novel, Elizabeth narrates the story of her childhood in the late sixties, describing how she came to be at a Vancouver halfway house at the age of nineteen.

Criminal defense attorney Caron Mooney's life is blown apart when her Hamptons home is destroyed in a gas explosion . . . and the naked bodies of her husband Jason and a woman identified as Emma Shipman are found in the smoking rubble. It's obvious that Jason was having an affair, a revelation that only deepens Caron's heartbreak and confusion. Evidence at the scene soon points to murder and to Emma's spouse Neil as the killer. But Neil proclaims his innocence and Caron, who shares his sense of loss and betrayal, shocks everyone by agreeing to defend him. 

At the Salerna Beach drum circle, Lu meets Jake, a handsome addition to her brother's typically wayward social sphere. He's a college kid—a refreshing reprieve from high-school mundanity—and he's undeniably interested in Lu. And Lu is interested in him. But try as she might, she can't clear her mind long enough to enjoy it. She can't stop thinking about the kid in the cove. On her way to the drum circle, Lu stopped to help a boy caught in the rough waves between the cove jetties.

Quinn finds herself in uncharted territory when her adopted daughter, Emerson, comes to live with her. As Quinn struggles to connect with the fiercely independent and talented teenager, an unforeseen opportunity arises that could help channel Emerson's passions and bring them closer together. Meanwhile, Ava's world is turned upside down when her mother, Colleen, arrives on the island for an extended vacation. Colleen harbors a long-buried secret that threatens to shatter Ava's understanding of her past, leaving her questioning everything she thought she knew.

A haunting past, a mysterious connection, and a chance for redemption on the beachfront. Prepare to be enchanted by the third installment of Ainsley Keaton's Sconset Beach series, The Beachfront Reunion. When Jessica Bennett, James Bloch's granddaughter, arrives at the inn, Ava finds herself...

In a stunning turn of events, Ava's world is turned upside down when her ex-husband Christopher resurfaces after a two-year absence. Needless to say, Ava wants nothing to do with him. Despite his past betrayal, Ava, initially reluctant, listens to his astonishing story that will change everything. Can Christopher win back Ava's trust? Will she take him back?