Delta

As a doctor in Vietnam, Lily survived unimaginable terror and loss. Now, safely ensconced in a close-knit Maine town and a seemingly comfortable marriage, she no longer needs to be afraid, but she is: afraid of light, afraid of sudden sounds, afraid of seeing the wide-eyed child of war who haunts her. So Lily is unprepared for the act of...

Partners in the Los Angeles Police Department, theyre haunted by terrifying dark secrets of the nightwatchshared predawn drink and sex sessions they call choir practice. Each wears his cynicism like a bulletproof jockstrapeach has his horror story, his bad dream, his night shriek. He is afraid of his friendshe is afraid of himself.From...

An Epic Novel of Love and WarFrom the acclaimed author of Empires of Sand comes a mesmerizing new adventure that Jean Auel cites as crowded with events that both forecast and mirror the conflicts of today. Sweeping from the drawing rooms of Paris to the palace of Suleiman the Magnificent to the dark hold of a slave ship racing across the sea, here...

Outspoken playwright Liza Weiler left Yale with everything she thought she needed to make her mark on the New York stage. So why, nearly a decade later, is she still waiting for her real life to finally begin? But like any great drama, Lizas life only needs one good twist. And thats what happens when she turns her ankle on the way out of...

For Teresa Knight, it is a game like no other. A game of bluff and chance whose stakes go far beyond erotic titillation. Where violence and voyeurism collide and sex is about to become the last line of defense. Hired to find out whos blackmailing a prominent black politician who likes her sex on the wild side, Teresa becomes a player in an...

In her lush, luminous debut novel, Merlinda Bobis creates a dazzling feast for all the senses. Richly imagined, gloriously written, Banana Heart Summer is an incandescent tale of food, family, and longingat once a love letter to mothers and daughters and a lively celebration of friendship and community. Twelve-year-old Nenita is hungry for...