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Don't trust anyone at Blackwood Abbey…  

A young woman inherits a mysterious library and must untangle its powerful secrets.

Far in the future, earth has split apart into thousands of islands dangling between the stars. Privateers search for relics, artifacts, and manuscripts that were lost when the earth split, ships sail the stars like they once sailed oceans, and banished Olde Beings lurk in the Mysts between the islands.

A family wedding. A summer of secrets. A chance to start over again. 

In a heart-wrenching tale that spans decades, Dolça—the muse behind Don Quixote—embarks on a harrowing journey across Golden Age Spain to reveal a lifelong secret to her paramour on his deathbed. A feminist Shakespeare in Love reimagining of Cervantes, Dulcinea is a must-read for fans of Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks and The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd.

It’s been 40 years since Melissa Harmon was kidnapped with her mother being the chief suspect. Now a successful podcaster, Melissa must confront the demons of her past to save her missing stepdaughter.

In this gorgeously written, deeply haunting ghost story, debut author Trang Thanh Tran explores complex family dynamics and exhilarating romance as a teen girl tries to save her family and herself from a deadly haunted house.

As Beyond Bias make clear, workplace gender inequality is a systemic problem caused largely by the (unintended) discriminatory operation of personnel systems, policies, and practices. Beyond Bias presents the four-prong PATH program for directly attacking this structural discrimination—and with it, individuals’ discriminatory conduct

A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece for fans of Jennifer Saint and Natalie Haynes, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her.

When Alice creates a stunning debut novel, her words find their way to nine readers and each one discovers something different that alters their perspective. Together, their stories reveal how books can affect us in the most beautiful and unexpected of ways—and how we are all more closely connected to one another than we might think.

A collection of refreshingly honest and hilarious essays from Southern Living columnist Elizabeth Passarella about navigating change--whether emotional or logistical--and staying sane during life's unexpected twists and turns.