“Exquisitely told…A young woman’s harrowing coming-of-age story and an extraordinary narrative of forgiveness and spiritual triumph.” —The New York Times Book ReviewAmanda Lindhout’s unforgettable hostage memoir recounts her fifteen-month abduction in Somalia and her extraordinary journey toward hope and redemption in this powerful true story of survival, resilience, and forgiveness.As a child, Amanda Lindhout escaped a violent hou...

The runaway international bestseller and beloved fiction classicOrphaned and penniless at the height of the Depression, Jacob Jankowski escapes everything he knows by jumping on a passing train—and inadvertently runs away with the circus. So begins Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen’s darkly beautiful tale about the characters who inhabit the less-than-greatest show on earth.Jacob finds a place tending the circus animals, including a seemingly untrain...

Don't miss Sara Fawkes' erotic tale of a powerful billionaire who always gets what he wants and the young woman who's about to enter his exclusive realm--a world of glittering opulence and all-consuming passion, where she'll explore the darkest reaches of her own desire.Lucy Delacourt's temp position isn't quite her dream job but it pays the bills. The highlight of her day is riding the elevator in the mornings with a handsome stranger. Tall, dark, and sexy as hell...

Selected as one of World Literature Today's 75 Notable Translations of 2013Spanning five turbulent decades in Iranian history, from before the 1979 revolution, through the Islamic Republic, and up to the present, The Book of Fate is a powerful story of friendship and passion, fear and hope.A teenager in pre-revolutionary Tehran, Massoumeh is an average girl, passionate about learning. On her way to school she meets a local man and falls in...

In her stunning new novel, Gruen returns to the kind of storytelling she excelled at in Water for Elephants: a historical timeframe in an unusual setting with a creature who may or may not be the hero of the story.After embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year in high society Philadelphia on New Year's Eve of 1942, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellis's father, a former army colonel who is already embarrassed by his son's in...

NOW A LILLY'S LIBRARY PICK!"The most heartfelt read...a surprising delight of a novel."—ShondalandAn unforgettable and heartwarming debut novel of intergenerational friendship, about how a chance encounter with a list of library books helps forge a connection between two very different people in a London suburb.Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life in Wembley, in West London after losing his beloved wife. He sh...

The #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars and the upcoming HBO spin-off series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin!Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret.Set in ultra-trendy Rosewood, Pennsylvania, Pretty Little Liars centers around four beautiful girls who are hiding some very ugly secrets, and the one person who knows them all…and is not afraid to...

She never met a man like him before, a powerful billionaire who always gets what he wants. Now she's about to enter an exclusive world of glittering opulence and all-consuming passion—where she'll explore the darkest reaches of her own desire.Seduced into a job as "personal assistant" to billionaire CEO Jeremiah Hamilton, Lucy Delacourt has all but signed her body over to him, promising to do anything he wants. Now she's Paris-bound and determined to resist him and the diamond-stud...

A high-society murder. A spirited lady detective. Can she out-class the killer before an innocent person takes the fall?London, 1923. Olive Belgrave needs a job. Despite her aristocratic upbringing, she’s penniless. Determined to support herself, she jumps at an unconventional job—looking into the background of her cousin’s fiancé, Alfred.Alfred burst into the upper crust world of London’s high society, but his answers to questions about his past are decide...

Modern-day Atlanta. Driven by his tragic past, prosecutor Chance Meridian seeks justice for a beautiful woman brutally murdered in her own home. Except nothing comes easy in Atlanta, certainly not justice. A lot of people in town wanted Sara Barton dead, and every single one of them is lying about something.Masterful, fast-paced, and full of intrigue, The Murder of Sara Barton is an intense courtroom drama brimming with suspense.

In the explosive fifth installment of Anything He Wants, Lucy Delacourt continues her scorching affair with a powerful billionaire who always gets what he wants. And as she navigates his world of glittering opulence and all-consuming passion, she explores the darkest reaches of her own desire.Lucy's understanding of the enigmatic Jeremiah Hamilton has grown deeper, and now she finds herself craving not only his sinful touch but his guarded heart. But happily ever after may be furth...

She never met a man like him before, a powerful billionaire who always gets what he wants. Now she's about to enter an exclusive world of glittering opulence and all-consuming passion—where she'll explore the darkest reaches of her own desire.The glittering life of the ultra-rich is overwhelming, and more than a little treacherous. Serving as her billionaire boss's date/escort to a charity gala in Paris, Lucy Delacourt must learn to navigate the turbulent world he inhabits. Easier ...