A graphic designer sheds her inhibitions and enters the intense world of her self-defense instructor, whose possessive training blurs the lines between pleasure and control, forcing her to question his secrets.
Fourteen-year-old Bright Morning's peaceful spring day herding sheep in Canyon de Chelly ends when Spanish slavers arrive, changing her Navaho world forever.
A gothic house on the Dover cliffs, steeped in generations of female spirits, slowly consumes a young woman who craves chalk and vanishes into its mazy, time-bending embrace, leaving her family to piece together her spectral story.
An ordinary English teacher's life in 1970s Argentina is transformed by an extraordinary friendship with a rescued, fish-loving penguin named Juan Salvador, who teaches him profound lessons about love, loyalty, and embracing the unexpected.
Trapped in the desolate mansion of her Uncle Silas, Maud Ruthyn must outwit a sinister plot by her guardian, his brutish son, and a malevolent governess who conspire to murder her for her inheritance.
An ancient, subterranean race, long mistaken for devils, stirs from Earth's darkest corners, patiently awaiting humanity's descent into their nightmarish realm.
A lonely man's life changes when he heals a fallen crane and then meets a mysterious woman, who brings ancient magic and the power of love into his world.
From the brutal, impoverished streets of a 1970s mill town, a young Andre Dubus III fought his way through a life of violence and boxing, ultimately finding salvation and a bridge to his literary father through the very act of writing.
Stranded in the Maine wilderness with only a toy elephant, ten-year-old Jack must outwit authorities and navigate a journey back to Boston, all while dealing with his mother's unpredictable love and her abandonment.
In a town where roses bloom from a girl's wrists and painted moons hang in trees, two best friends with magical secrets must protect their pasts from four sisters who crave the enchanted blossoms for a love spell.
In a sweltering post-war New York summer, a socialite's forbidden affair with a Brooklyn parking attendant spirals into a morally ambiguous entanglement, forcing her to make life-altering choices.
When a miserable boy moves to a new town, he uncovers ancient scrolls in his grandfather's basement that pull him into a hidden world of epic spiritual warfare, forcing him to confront a powerful evil and trust in an unseen King.
Five-year-old Anna must navigate a dangerous wilderness, battling hunger, the elements, and the lingering fear of a bear attack, all while protecting her toddler brother, after their parents are brutally killed.
When twenty-year-old Sharon Rabbitte gets pregnant and refuses to name the father, her working-class Dublin family, especially her bewildered dad, must grapple with their own prejudices and the prying eyes of their community.
Two brilliant, morally gray college frenemies, changed by a near-death experiment that gave them extraordinary powers, reappear a decade later as archenemies in a deadly, super-powered game of revenge and eradication.
Four friends, joined by a new snooty member, must overcome a disastrous camping trip, a high-stakes fashion show, and their own differences to save one of their family farms before it's too late.
After an EMP attack, America risks losing its independence to foreign powers and internal oppression. A former military officer must choose between serving a tyrannical government and fighting for a united, free nation, even if it means revolution.
A sarcastic teen finds himself at a magical boarding school in a land of elves, harpies, and mermaids, where he navigates sword fighting, first crushes, and the chance to reshape an old conflict.
In a post-apocalyptic Moscow subway, a stubborn survivor named Artyom relentlessly searches for other humans on the irradiated surface, clinging to the desperate hope of leading his people back to a world they can reclaim.
