It’s a sack—simple in appearance, but with a color as ominous as freshly spilled blood. Within it lies a fortune, an irresistible prize coveted by the most dangerous of men. A ruthless assassin, driven by a cold-blooded hunger for wealth, will leave a trail of bodies in his wake. A fanatic terrorist, consumed by a thirst for power, will stop at nothing—no matter the cost. Libyan Intelligence, ruthless in their methods, will use every form of torture to extract its secrets. Armed robbers, merciless and relentless, will hunt down anyone who stands in their way. But of all those who seek it, the one who holds the blood-red sack is the least likely: a hapless refugee, caught in the crossfire of a brutal, bloody revolution. As the guns of war echo across a shattered land, this unlikely figure becomes the unwitting owner of the most sought-after treasure. With the world closing in on him, the refugee’s desperate flight becomes a race against time and terror, as he attempts to escape the chaos that seeks to consume him. In a land where violence and betrayal are the law, can he make it out alive with his treasure—without losing the most precious thing of all: his life? The odds are stacked against him, and every step he takes toward freedom could be his last.

Adversaries become friends and friends become lovers.Kori Griffin has always lived her life according to expectations thrust on her by others, until she gets fed up and decides to play the game by her own rules. She quickly discovers, however, that being the architect of your own destiny is easier said than done.While doing the necessary to ensure she is able to provide for herself, she’s thrust into the path of the most unlikely person, Ezren Shaw—the superstar, lover boy crooner known as Eccentric to his adoring fans.Though drawn to her physically, Ezren is disinterested in anything else Kori has to offer. To him, women are simply muses to fuel his creativity. Quickly and quietly, however, Kori works her way under Ezren’s skin, much to his dismay, and he is forced to come to terms with what exactly that means for his life going forward.

"Marie's Journey" is a gripping and heartfelt novel that follows the transformative path of Marie, a resilient woman determined to reclaim her life from the clutches of betrayal and fear. On a cold, harrowing night, Marie's desperate cries at Ken's door mark the beginning of a powerful saga of strength, survival, and new beginnings. Amidst the haunting echoes of her past, Marie finds an unlikely protector in her son, Hunter, and a lifeline in her loyal friends, Fallyn, Avri, and Tawney. Set against the vibrant backdrop of rural North Carolina, the story beautifully intertwines Marie's tumultuous relationship with Ken and her deep-rooted connections with her Lumbee heritage. The narrative takes readers from the idyllic scenes of Marie's childhood, rich with cultural traditions and familial bonds, to the intense confrontations and heartfelt moments that define her struggle for dignity and freedom. Years later, as Marie sips sweet tea on her peaceful farmhouse porch, she reflects on the resilience that carried her through the darkest times. Each flower in her meticulously cultivated garden symbolizes a chapter of her life, from the fragile daisies of her youth to the sturdy sunflowers of her newfound strength. Her journey is not just about surviving but thriving, finding love and purpose in the simple joys of everyday life. "Marie's Journey" is a testament to the unyielding spirit of a woman who refuses to be broken, a celebration of friendship and community, and an inspiring tale of hope and renewal. Through heartbreak and triumph, Marie's story will resonate with anyone who has ever fought to reclaim their identity and build a life of their own.

Nothing is ever what it seems. Our family is being tested in the worse way possible. Bonds are broken, while new ones are formed. Mistakes will be made, hearts will be broken, but at the end of the day, we’re family and we ride for each other.I’m about to step into a new role, shedding the Delgato name for the last time, and stepping into my new role as Capri Inferno, the wife of Quameer Inferno, the sister-in-law of Quasim Inferno, head of Inferno Gods, and the daughter-in-law of Mina and Papa Inferno.When it’s all said and done, I will make sure the Delgatos and Inferno always end up on top.

Ireland Wright is done with love. She's emotionally unavailable and not interested in being attached. Men love that about her until she proves that they can't break her. Ireland crushes egos with her passive demeanor and thinks nothing of it. She's not jaded or bitter, she simply doesn't want to deal with loss. Because everything ends. She learned that fact when her parents died two years apart. Fear of the unknown grips her like a vice and takes her thoughts hostage. Between the stress of what could possibly be in store for her down the road, and a heartbreaking realization, Ireland refuses to bend or waiver.Paris and her antics ruined it for everyone. Chicago couldn't care less that everyone around him is in love. He wants no parts of it. So, when he meets Ireland, and she's on what he's on, Chicago is in heaven. Until he starts to realize, he just might like her more than she likes him.

A mysterious crystal, imbued with unimaginable power, falls to Earth at unpredictable times and in diverse locations, always finding its way into the hands of those who will change the course of history. Its possessor is granted extraordinary influence—capable of reshaping the world for either noble or dark purposes. The crystal’s enigmatic nature draws the attention of Beati Pacifici, a shadowy, covert organization with a singular mission: to track and retrieve the crystal at any cost. James Tester, a seasoned operative and relentless investigator, is tasked with the perilous pursuit. From the war-torn deserts of Syria to the icy tundras of Russia, and back to the heart of America, Tester relentlessly hunts the crystal, unaware that his mission is about to spiral into chaos. With each pursuit, he grows closer to those who seek to control the crystal’s power, and darker forces are always one step ahead. But when Tester uncovers a web of deceit that runs deeper than he ever imagined, he finds himself betrayed by the very organization that sent him. Now, marked as a traitor and hunted by his former allies, Tester is forced to flee, with the fate of the entire planet hanging in the balance. The line between friend and foe blurs, and the crystal’s true power threatens to unravel everything he knows. Time is running out, and Tester must make a choice: fight for redemption or allow the crystal to fall into the wrong hands—and plunge the world into chaos.

Xander Brown is a skilled surgeon who lives a carefree life. With him being the Chief of Surgery at GHM, his plate is always full. However, he made room for the one woman he couldn’t see himself without. Zara Lyles is the hood Barbie that’s all about her family. She does what needs to be done for them to survive all while keeping a certain elegance. As usual, she has it all together without the help of a man. They are two individuals from two different worlds that find a good time in each other. Obsession is another form of love in their eyes.

A New York Times bestseller—over one million copies sold!  A National Book Award winnerA Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winnerBestselling and award-winning author Sherman Alexie tells the heartbreaking yet funny story about a boy living on the Spokane Indian Reservation who wants to break free of the life he was destined to live.Junior is a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, based on the author's own experiences and coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize WinnerWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionA four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years"A stunning debut about love, race, brutality, and the balm of forgiveness." —People, A Best New BookJuly 1962. Following in the tradition of Indigenous workers from Nova Scotia, a Mi’kmaq family arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will remain distraught by his sister’s disappearance for years to come.In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustratingly overprotective. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination. As she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren’t telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret.“An unforgettable exploration of grief, love, and kin,” (The Boston Globe), this show stopping debut by a vibrant new voice in fiction is a riveting novel about the search for truth, the shadow of trauma, and the persistence of love across time.

THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYWINNER OF THE 2024 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRIZE FOR AMERICAN FICTIONFROM ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR/FRESH AIR, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, AND TIME MAGAZINEONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023“A murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel . . . Charming, smart, heart-blistering, and heart-healing.” —Danez Smith, The New York Times Book Review“We all need—we all deserve—this vibrant, love-affirming novel that bounds over any difference that claims to separate us.” —Ron Charles, The Washington PostFrom James McBride, author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick Deacon King Kong and the National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep themIn 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. Chicken Hill was where Moshe and Chona Ludlow lived when Moshe integrated his theater and where Chona ran the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. When the state came looking for a deaf boy to institutionalize him, it was Chona and Nate Timblin, the Black janitor at Moshe’s theater and the unofficial leader of the Black community on Chicken Hill, who worked together to keep the boy safe.    As these characters’ stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins of white, Christian America struggle and what they must do to survive. When the truth is finally revealed about what happened on Chicken Hill and the part the town’s white establishment played in it, McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community—heaven and earth—that sustain us.    Bringing his masterly storytelling skills and his deep faith in humanity to The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride has written a novel as compassionate as Deacon King Kong and as inventive as The Good Lord Bird.

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A wondrous and shattering award-winning novel that follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize.A contemporary classic, this “astonishing literary debut” (Margaret Atwood, bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale) “places Native American voices front and center” (NPR/Fresh Air).One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsAmong them is Jacquie Red Feather, newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind. Dene Oxendene, pulling his life together after his uncle’s death and working at the powwow to honor his memory. Fourteen-year-old Orvil, coming to perform traditional dance for the very first time. They converge and collide on one fateful day at the Big Oakland Powwow and together this chorus of voices tells of the plight of the urban Native American—grappling with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with communion and sacrifice and heroismA book with "so much jangling energy and brings so much news from a distinct corner of American life that it’s a revelation” (The New York Times). It is fierce, funny, suspenseful, and impossible to put down--full of poetry and rage, exploding onto the page with urgency and force. There There is at once poignant and unflinching, utterly contemporary and truly unforgettable.

INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER!“If you likedWhere the Crawdads Sing,you’ll loveThis Tender Land...This story is as big-hearted as they come.” —ParadeThe unforgettable story of four orphans who travel the Mississippi River on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression.In the summer of 1932, on the banks of Minnesota’s Gilead River, Odie O’Banion is an orphan confined to the Lincoln Indian Training School, a pitiless place where his lively nature earns him the superintendent’s wrath. Forced to flee after committing a terrible crime, he and his brother, Albert, their best friend, Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call their own.Over the course of one summer, these four orphans' journey into the unknown and cross paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and traveling faith healers to displaced families and lost souls of all kinds. With the feel of a modern classic, This Tender Land is an enthralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.