Fiction / Contemporary Best Sellers

Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

The new general manager of a hotel far from its Gilded Age heyday deals with the complicated pasts of her guests and staff.

After a tragedy, a popular food blogger brings friends from distinct times in her life to spend a weekend in Nantucket.

A former couple pretend to be together for the sake of their friends during their annual getaway in Maine. Read by Julia Whelan. 11 hours, 4 minutes unabridged.

The poem read on President Joe Biden\'s Inauguration Day, by the youngest poet to write and perform an inaugural poem.

Maggie Dawes, a renowned travel photographer, struggles with a medical diagnosis over Christmas.

Grace Dillon, a champion figure skater, moved to Thunder Point to escape the ruthless world of fame and competition. But her past has caught up with her.

The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail\'s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.

A relationship that started in 1993 between Mallory Blessing and Jake McCloud comes to light while she is on her deathbed and his wife runs for president.

A decade after a one-day adventure, Will appears again in Fern\'s life at her mother\'s lakeside resort.

A failed bank robber holds a group of strangers hostage at an apartment open house.

Strangers pull together to avert a disaster involving two flights from New York to San Francisco.

After posting a video that goes viral, April May must deal with the pressures of becoming an internet sensation.

A woman spends a year searching for a man in London she believes — after a single glance — is her true love.

An artist with a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.

The journeys of the characters at the Rose Harbor Inn come to a close in this last book of the series.

Two C.E.O.s — one a man, the other a woman — face very different challenges.

A woman who has grown up and made her life in a small, football-obsessed Texas town begins to expand her horizons.

Eva and Gideon face the demons of their pasts and accept the consequences of their obsessive desires; a Crossfire novel.

Three wealthy men explore dominance and desire.

In a moment of desperation, Devon McAllister takes her daughter and flees to Thunder Point, Ore., where she meets the man who could heal her wounded heart.

There\'s an obvious attraction between two newcomers to Thunder Point, Ore., but their differences may run too deep.

A New Hampshire baker finds herself in the midst of two Holocaust stories: her grandmother\'s story of survival, and the confessions of an elderly German man, an SS officer.

A Seattle lawyer loses her job and remakes her life; she finds support at the local knitting store. A Blossom Street novel.

The sudden death of a parish councilman reveals bitter social divisions in an idyllic English town; a novel for adults by the creator of Harry Potter.

A young widow buys a bed-and-breakfast.

Guests at an inn by the sea on Ireland\'s west coast; the final book by Binchy, who died in 2012.

A historic hotel in Boonsboro, Md., has endured war and peace, changing hands, even rumors of hauntings. Now it\'s getting a face-lift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother.

A growing romance in a small town; the 10th Cedar Grove novel.

A Marine returning home sets out to track down the woman whose photo he found in Iraq.

An insightful Lab-terrier mix helps his owner, a struggling race car driver.

A precocious boy goes on a scavenger hunt through New York\'s five boroughs in search of the lock that fits a key belonging to his father, who died on Sept. 11.

A reissue of two novels, “Father\'s Day” (1991) and “The Courtship of Carol Sommars” (1990).

Musicians from different backgrounds are attracted to each other and a mother flees with her son from an abusive husband.

"Sam's Letters to Jennifer" by James Patterson is a contemporary romance novel that follows Jennifer Stirling as she discovers a series of letters from her grandmother, Sam. The letters impart wisdom, love, and the secrets of Sam's past, inspiring Jennifer to navigate her own journey of love and self-discovery. Patterson's novel combines elements of family, romance, and heartfelt storytelling.

In This Mountain is a 2002 novel by Jan Karon. It is the seventh book of the "Mitford Years" series. The novel was published on October 1, 2002, by Viking. It won the Christy Award for Fiction in 2003.

A novel exploring the intricacies of love and relationships as a couple navigates the challenges and joys of marriage, family, and personal growth.

"Bittersweet" by Danielle Steel is a contemporary romance novel that explores themes of love, loss, and the complexities of family dynamics. The narrative follows a woman named India as she navigates the challenges of relationships and discovers the healing power of love. Steel's emotionally resonant storytelling and relatable characters contribute to a compelling tale of resilience and the enduring nature of the human spirit.

A novel exploring the complex relationship between identical twins, one of whom struggles with mental illness, family secrets, and self-discovery.

A novel that follows the lives of three couples facing personal challenges, exploring themes of love, resilience, and the bonds that endure over time.