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- Location(s): Los Angeles, Hollywood
- Genre(s): Fiction, Humour
- Era(s): Modern
The sequel to Chili Palmer’s hit movie tanked and now Chili’s itching for a comeback. So when a power lunch with record-label executive and former associate Tommy Athens ends in a mob hit, he soon finds himself in an...
- Location(s): San Francisco
- Genre(s): Suspense, Thriller
- Era(s): 2013 / Contemporary
You can run, but the past is never far behind… Once, Beth was a different person, convinced she was living her dream life with the enigmatic wellness group, Elixir. But when that dream became a nightmare, she had no...
- Location(s): California
- Genre(s): Fiction
A marriage in the spotlight Joanna Whitman’s high-profile marriage held more secrets than she cares to remember, so when her ex-husband dies, she doesn’t know what to feel. But when she discovers that he’s left behind a pregnant young...
- Location(s): Beijing (Peking), Los Angeles
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
Victor Li and his sister Jules are devastated by their father’s murder in a botched burglary. Their dad was a well-loved owner of several popular Chinese restaurants outside Los Angeles. But when Victor finds a confessional letter from his...
- Location(s): California
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Nonfiction
- Era(s): 20th Century
Jenna Miscavige Hill, niece of Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige, was raised as a Scientologist but left the controversial religion in 2005. In Beyond Belief, she shares her true story of life inside the upper ranks of the...
Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymous Bosch
- Location(s): Big Sur
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Mid 20th Century
This book recounts Miller’s life in Big Sur, and is a perfect rendition of time and place. The quality of writing is tremendous, and the passion for the area really comes through in the writing.
Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story (A Love Story #1)
- Location(s): San Francisco
- Genre(s): Humour, Paranormal
- Era(s): Modern
A striking red-head, 20-something Jody is attacked and transformed into a vampire while walking home one night in downtown San Francisco. Befriending 19-year-old Tommy, Jody tries to understand her new undead life, but trouble finds her when the cops...
- Location(s): Los Angeles
- Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes a gripping and emotional novel about friendship, motherhood, and the journey toward finding a place to call home. Brooke is a divorced single mom, financially strapped, living with her...
- Location(s): Los Angeles
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Late 20th century
Set against the smoldering embers of post-riot Los Angeles, Brothers and Sisters confirms Bebe Moore Campbell’s reputation for fiction that “cuts close to the bone of real life” (Atlanta Journal). Esther Jackson is a bank manager who’s worked hard...
- Location(s): California
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1970s onwards
Summer, California, 1970s. Sally Samuelson is eight years old, and the course of her family’s life is about to change. When Ellis, her older brother, tragically fails to return from a week up the coast, the world of the...
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