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The Proposal

The Proposal
  • Author(s): Tasmina Perry
  • Location(s): London, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern and 1950s

Just say yes to this unforgettable read and take a spellbinding, romantic journey from the dazzling days of the debutantes in 1950s London to glamorous modern Manhattan. When Amy Carrell’s wealthy boyfriend ends their relationship just before Christmas, she’s...

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness
  • Author(s): Douglas Kennedy
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1940s/50s

New York, 1945 – Sara Smythe, a young, beautiful and intelligent woman, ready to make her own way in the big city attends her brothers Thanksgiving Eve party. As the party gets into full swing, in walks Jack Malone,...

The Rembrandt Secret

The Rembrandt Secret
  • Author(s): Alex Connor
  • Location(s): London, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): 1500s and Modern

A serial killer keeping the past’s darkest secret hidden. A centuries-old conspiracy is about to explode into the present with devastating consequences. The first victim was forced to swallow stones. The second was whipped to death. The third was...

The Scent of Death

The Scent of Death
  • Author(s): Andrew Taylor
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Late 1700s

From the No.1 bestselling author of THE AMERICAN BOY comes a brilliant new historical thriller set during the American War of Independence. For fans of Sarah Waters. ‘This is the story of a woman and a city. I saw...

The Snow Girl

The Snow Girl
  • Author(s): Javier Castillo
  • Location(s): Brooklyn, Manhattan
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Turn of the 21st Century

Where is Kiera Templeton? Aaron and Grace Templeton will never forget the 1998 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The day their daughter Kiera got lost in the crowd. Investigative journalist Miren Triggs has spent years trying to help the Templetons...

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen
  • Author(s): Michael Cunningham
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Barrett Meeks, having lost love yet again, is walking through Central Park when he is inspired to look up; in the sky he sees a pale, translucent light that seems to regard him in a distinctly godlike way. Barrett...

The Wife

The Wife
  • Author(s): Alafair Burke
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC), Manhattan, The Hamptons
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

The stunning new domestic thriller from the New York Times-bestselling, Edgar-nominated author of The Ex When Angela met Jason Powell, while catering a function in the Hamptons, she assumed their romance would be a fling. But, Jason, a brilliant...

The Wife Between Us

The Wife Between Us
  • Author(s): Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. It’s about a jealous wife, obsessed with her replacement. It’s about a younger woman set to marry the man she loves. The first wife seems like a disaster; her...

Three Nights in New York

Three Nights in New York
  • Author(s): Michelle Walsh Jackson
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

3 girls, 3 guys, and 3 unforgettable nights in trendy downtown New York! Eve doesn’t believe in knights in shining armour. As director of Just for Coffee dating agency she reckons you need the correct profile and bank balance...

Time and Again

Time and Again
  • Author(s): Jack Finney
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fantasy
  • Era(s): Late 20th Century, Late 1800s

Si Morley is bored with his job as a commercial illustrator and his social life doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. So, when he is approached by an affable ex-football star and told that he is just what the...

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