"Olav, an extremely talented 'fixer' whose unexpected capacity for love is as far-reaching as his talent for murder, works for Oslo's crime kingpin, 'fixing' anyone who causes him trouble. But it's becoming clear to Olav that the more you know about your boss's business, the more your boss might want you fixed yourself, especially if you've fallen in love with his wife," (November 13).

"A string of high-level jewel heists up and down the Pacific Coast Highway has gone unsolved for years, mostly because the perpetrator has lived by a strict code he calls 'Crime 101.' Police attribute the thefts to the Columbian cartels. But Detective Lou Lubesnick's gut says it's the work of just one man. Now the lone-wolf jewel thief is looking for that fabled final last score. And Lou breaks all the rules of Crime 101," (February 13).

"To bitter, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is just another day. But all that changes when he learns the true meaning of charity through the supernatural visits of his deceased partner, Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come," (November 13).

"Surviving a pandemic disease that has killed everyone he knows, a pilot establishes a shelter in an abandoned airport hangar before hearing a random radio transmission that compels him to risk his life to seek out other survivors," (March 27).

"Following the sudden death of her father, Helen Macdonald tried staving off deep depression with a unique form of personal therapy: the purchase and training of an English goshawk. Although a trained falconer, the author chose a raptor both unfamiliar and unpredictable, a creature of mad confidence that became a means of working against madness," (January 23).

"To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?” When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the same question, over and over. Bela understands that unless she says yes, soon her family must pay," (October 9). 

"Amber Patterson is fed up. She's tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more—a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish and her real-estate mogul husband take for granted. Amber's envy could eat her alive...if she didn't have a plan," (TBA). 
 

"Jo, Bessie, and Fanny take their cousin Rick on an adventure he'll never forget to the magic Faraway Tree, where he meets Moon-Face, Silky the fairy, and Saucepan Man, and visits all the different lands at the top of the Faraway Tree. Like the Land of Spells, the crazy Land of Topsy-Turvy, and the land of Do-As-You-Please, where the children ride a runaway train!" (TBA).

"The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is Homer's epic in which Greek hero Odysseus makes his long and treacherous journey home after the Trojan War, while his son Telemachus and wife Penelope are forced to scheme to protect his throne until his return; a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home," (July 17).

"Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading 'dreary wearies' isn't really his destiny," (March 20).

"Recently discharged from an upscale psychiatric facility where he was treated for acute depression, New York architect Tate Donovan is still wrestling with the pain of losing his beloved sister. Sylvia’s deathbed revelation—that she can see spirits who are still tethered to the living world—sits uneasily with Tate, who struggles to believe in more than what reason can explain. But when he takes up residence at a historic bed-and-breakfast on the Cape, he encounters a beautiful young woman named Wren who will challenge every assumption he has about his logical and controlled world," (October 23).

"After serving five years in prison for causing the death of her boyfriend, Scotty, in a drunk driving accident, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. However, her daughter is being raised by Scotty's parents and they're still angry and heartbroken over the loss of their son. Meanwhile, Kenna ends up meeting Ledger, Scotty's best friend, who has been helping to raise her daughter," (March 13).

"The first of Jane Austen's novels to be published, in 1811, centers on the sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, who are forced to leave their home with their mother and younger sister, Margaret, after their father's death. Elinor, the sensible sister, and Marianne, the over-imaginative romantic, must rely on a good marriage as a means of support. As their excellent schemes are intruded upon, Austen subtly explores the marriage game of her times, as both sense and sensibility affect the sisters' chances of happiness and comfort," (TBA).

"As the day dawns on the 50th annual Hunger Games, 24 years before Katniss' saga, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves," (November 20).

"Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read," (October 2).

"Prue and her friend Curtis uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval—a world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. And what begins as a rescue mission becomes something much greater as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness. A wilderness the locals call Wildwood," (TBA).