BOOKLOVES

In Midnight in Soap Lake, Matthew J. Sullivan returns with a masterful psychological mystery that simmers with tension, grief, and the surreal pull of myth. Set in a fictional Washington town whose name is as peculiar as its history, the novel examines how places absorb pain and how the people within them either deny, distort, […]

Hannah Beckerman’s fifth novel, Three Mothers, is a taut, emotionally charged psychological thriller that examines the lengths to which mothers will go to protect their children. Set against the backdrop of an affluent London suburb, this compelling narrative explores the aftermath of seventeen-year-old Isla Richardson’s death in a hit-and-run accident and the devastating consequences that […]

In The Boomerang, bestselling author Robert Bailey trades the courtroom for the war room, then for the windswept plains of the American Southwest. The result is a compelling political thriller that feels disturbingly relevant. This is a novel about secrets so dangerous they demand silence, and about a father so determined to protect his daughter […]

Zee Carlstrom’s debut novel, Make Sure You Die Screaming, is a blistering, unfiltered fever dream of queerness, grief, and rebellion. Reading it feels like getting into a stolen car with a stranger who smells like regret and gasoline—and then realizing halfway through the ride that they might be your only shot at truth. Equal parts […]

In Raven Leilani’s debut novel “Luster,” we meet Edie, a 23-year-old Black woman whose life seems perpetually on the verge of collapse. Working a dead-end publishing job, failing at her artistic passion, and tumbling through a series of questionable sexual encounters, Edie represents a brutally honest portrait of millennial struggle infused with the particular vulnerabilities […]

Megan Clawson’s third novel, “Kilted Lovers,” delivers a heartfelt tale of unexpected romance set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Scottish Highlands. Following her successful debuts “Falling Hard for the Royal Guard” and “Love at First Knight,” Clawson maintains her talent for royal romances while adding greater emotional depth to her repertoire. This time, she […]

Ashley Winstead’s debut novel, In My Dreams I Hold a Knife, delivers a chilling exploration of ambition, obsession, and the dark underbelly of college friendships. Set against the backdrop of the elite southern Duquette University, Winstead masterfully weaves a tale of murder, betrayal, and the devastating consequences of unchecked desire. Through her protagonist Jessica Miller’s […]