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THE HOUSE ON OYSTER CREEK

Heidi Jon Schmidt

Sensitive but practical, Charlotte Tradescome has come to accept the reticence of her older, work-obsessed husband Henry. Still, she hopes to create a life for their three-year-old daughter. So when…

THE BIG BURN

Timothy Egan

On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, whipping the hundreds of small blazes burning…

RANSOMED DREAMS

Sally John

Sheridan Montgomery leads a charmed life as the wife of Eliot, U.S. ambassador to Venezuela. But an attack on their lives cripples Eliot, and they retreat to a remote Mexican…

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much

THE MAN WHO LOVED BOOKS TOO MUCH

Allison Hoover Bartlett

Rare-book theft is even more widespread than fine-art theft. Most thieves, of course, steal for profit. John Charles Gilkey steals purely for the love of books. In an attempt to…

THE QUEEN’S CAPTIVE

Barbara Kyle

…against the wrathful Mary will soon lead her to an impossible choice… Riveting, masterfully written, and rich in intricate details, The Queen’s Captive brings one of history’s most fascinating and…

LABOR DAY

Joyce Maynard

With the end of summer closing in and a steamy Labor Day weekend looming in the town of Holton Mills, New Hampshire, thirteen-year-old Henry—lonely, friendless, not too good at sports—spends…