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Phantom Orbit: A Thriller
0One of NPR’s “Books We Love” for 2024
A subtle and masterful novel from a prescient voice on the cutting edge of spy literature.
David Ignatius is known for his uncanny ability, in novel after novel, to predict the next great national security headline. In Phantom Orbit, he presents a story both searing and topical, with stakes as far-reaching as outer space. It follows Ivan Volkov, a Russian student in Beijing, who discovers an unsolved puzzle in the writings of the seventeenth-century astronomer Johannes Kepler. He takes the puzzle to a senior scientist in the Chinese space program and declares his intention to solve it. Volkov returns to Moscow and continues his secret work. The puzzle holds untold consequences for space warfare.
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Strangers in Time: A World War II Novel
0Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he’s old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. After barely surviving the Blitz, Charlie knows there’s no telling when a falling bomb might end his life.
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The 24th Hour
0As enemies lurk in the shadows, “Tough-but-tender cop Lindsay Boxer” (People) leads the Women’s Murder Club in the high-profile murder investigation of a billionaire San Francisco couple—will Cindy, Claire, Yuki, and Lindsay still be standing when the clock strikes midnight?
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The Fourth Girl: A Novel (Haven Cliff Book 1)
0On prom night, Caroline Winterfield walked away from the ruins of an abandoned mansion called Haven Cliff and into the woods…never to be seen again. Only her three best friends know what really happened. But a secret is a secret, and a promise is a promise—even when it shatters lifelong friendships.
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The Silo Series Collection
3The remnants of humanity live underground in a vast silo. In this subterranean world, rules matter. Rules keep people alive. And no rule is more strictly enforced than to never speak of going outside. The punishment is exile and death.
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The Way We Collide
0Football is my life. I’m not interested in marriage or babies or poopy diapers. Yet here I am, standing in front of a judge saying “I do,” with a six-month-old on my hip and an aspiring storm-chaser on my arm.
From the time I was a little boy, sleeping with my head on a football, I’ve had one goal: carrying on the Bradford-family legacy.
Our famous father trained all my older brothers and me to be star athletes just like him, but seven years later, I’m the only one still focused on the game.
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Freaky Curses
1San Diego is the next stop for Mystic Caravan, and after a trying time in the desert, the group is looking forward to a relaxing time on the bay. There’s just one little problem.
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The First Play
3Zander’s the gorgeous quarterback that every girl wants…and he’s only got eyes for Sienna…
She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.
If there’s one thing I have to do with my last year of high school, it’s getting to know her.
Being around her makes me feel alive.
There’s no pressure when we’re together.
It’s just us.
The world can’t touch me when I’m with her.
Except that it can…
My football future is hanging in the balance and my parents will do anything to make sure I don’t f**k it up.
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Dissolving the Anchor
2“HEAL MY WOUNDS AND LET MY FADING SCARS BE STORIES OF MY TRIUMPHS…” “The perfect resource to provide real-world advice for quieting those self-limiting beliefs, creating more positive relationships in our lives, and ultimately becoming our own superheroes.”— Valerie Moses, Wellness & Wanderlust Combining 20 years of mindset and empowerment coaching, and a lifetime of personal experience, Yates’ Dissolving the Anchor is a powerful guiding light on your path to resilience, transformation, and self-actualization.