I wish I could tell you my new novel came to me out of the sky. Oh, wait. It did.
Stephanie MackJune 9, 2026
History is filled with women whose stories have been overlooked, forgotten or left untold. In fiction, authors often reclaim those voices by blending the ordinary with the extraordinary, weaving together magic, folklore, spirituality and mystery to illuminate lives. The six novels below each focus on remarkable women whose gifts allow…
Michelle St. RomainJune 10, 2026
In Lori Keesey’s Second Chance Highway, escape is only the first act of courage. Ginny Carmichael has already done the urgent thing: she has fled Atlanta with her infant daughter, Laurel, leaving behind Jacob Hudson, the charming, controlling fiancé whose abuse has made her life smaller and smaller. But getting…
BookTribJune 11, 2026
Once again, in Whistler, Patchett has woven a rich, complex saga of love and loss destined to become a novel not to be missed.
Jodé MillmanJune 10, 2026
When I started writing Her Sharp Embrace, I returned to my teenage self. That anxious outcast was racing toward a future she hoped would embrace her more gently than the world she’d always known. As I drafted, the vice-tight ache of loneliness stayed with me. I wanted to remember what…
Kate KoenigJune 9, 2026
Women in STEM has been a hot topic in recent years. Whether its medical advances or landing spacecraft on the moon, women are proving what the fairer sex has known all along: female scientists kick ass. In fiction, too, I’ve seen a turn toward setting women in scientific fields recently,…
Kate KhavariJune 9, 2026
J. Mayberry's The Alpha Trace is an atmospheric and structurally inventive thriller that makes you uneasy about the world.
BookTribJune 10, 2026
What would happen if science discovered that death was not a mystery but a certainty — fixed, encoded and knowable down to the second? That is the premise at the heart of The Terminal Gene, John H. Thomas's techno-conspiracy thriller set in a near-future Boston. The answer Thomas delivers is…
BookTribJune 8, 2026
Things are heating up now that it’s summer and that also means it’s time to hit the beach or pool with a great new book. Whether you’re in the mood for murder, unexpected pregnancies, a retelling of Jane Eyre, a yacht filled with conniving influencers or siblings keeping dark secrets,…
Stephanie ElliotJune 8, 2026
From stalkers convinced they're soulmates to voyeurs drawn dangerously into strangers' lives, these novels explore the darker side of human desire.
BookTribJune 5, 2026
Missing Sister is a heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat thriller that gets off to an explosive start right from the opening pages when a rookie woman police officer discovers that the victim in her first murder case investigation is a man she has long blamed for her sister’s death.
R.G. BelskyMarch 3, 2026
Last One Out is a deliciously twisty, compelling and unputdownable thriller about a mother’s long search for answers about what happened to her son who suddenly went missing five years earlier on his 21st birthday.
R.G. BelskyApril 14, 2026
Historical fiction and suspense. On their own, each offers something I love. But together? That’s where the magic can really happen.
Lavender Public RelationsJune 3, 2026
Historical fiction and suspense. On their own, each offers something I love. But together? That’s where the magic can really happen.
Jenni L. WalshJune 1, 2026
Stars, Stripes and Summer Nights is a wholesome and young adult romance novel by Celeste Dador.
Natalia KavaleMay 29, 2026
Her name is Marion. Actually, it isn’t, but never mind. You know the type: young, blonde, and pretty enough. The first girl to die in the slasher films. But not this time.
Neil NyrenMay 29, 2026