Literary Fiction

The author Pat Conroy called “astonishing” is at the height of her powers in this historical crime thriller of a pilot’s search for her sister. If you love Kristin Hannah, you will love this lyrical novel.

The kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby in 1932 was called “the crime of the century.” Lindbergh, who
had flown solo across the Atlantic, scouted and mapped out the first air mail routes, and created
America’s first commercial airline, was the most famous person in the world. And the kidnapping was the most bizarre.

With reporters camped out round-the-clock in the Lindbergh mansion, suspects ranging from leading
underworld criminals to household servants, scam artists holding seances, and hucksters selling souvenirs, the crime scene resembled a circus. With the baby gone and the clock ticking, officials from J. Edgar Hoover to the local New Jersey state police were plunged into a desperate search that left them running
around in circles.

Using Charles A. Lindbergh’s background as a stunt pilot with the Mile High Flying Circus during the Jazz Age, Webb skillfully weaves the fictional character Riley “Sam” Samuels into the historical story. As
the female pilot conducts air searches for the missing Lindbergh baby, she is drawn back into a search for her own sister. “Heartbreaking and redemptive. A MUST read.”

From the beloved bestselling author of Driving Me Crazy and The Sweetest Hallelujah.

If you’ve ever tried to pick up the pieces after a marriage goes up in smoke, you’ll know Maggie. If you’ve ever thought your daughter might not speak to you again or a life-threatening illness would claim your best friend, you’ll understand Maggie’s heart. And if you’ve ever wished on a star, you’ll cheer for her throughout this book. “It’s the kind you can’t wait to share with your best friend! The Must Read book of the year!”

Nobody in the family talks about Ellen’s grandmother Lola, who was swallowed up by the circus and emerged as a woman who tamed tigers and got away scot-free for killing her husband. When Ellen’s husband Wayne beats her nearly to death, she runs to the only place she knows where a woman can completely disappear – the same Big Top that once sheltered her grandmother. Though the circus moves from one town to the next, Wayne tracks it, and Ellen, relentlessly. At the same time, Ellen learns more about the heritage that is hers for the taking. With her violent husband hot on her trail, Ellen must learn to stand up and break the cycle of abuse, and pass down a story of love and redemption to her children.

An unforgettable story of two courageous women brought together by one extraordinary little girl. In 1955, former jazz singer Betty Jewel is dying of cancer and has no one she to raise her daughter Billie when she’s gone. Desperate, she takes out a want ad seeking a loving mother for her daughter. Childless and widowed, Cassie Malone from the other side of the tracks answers the ad. With racial tension in the South brewing, the women forge a bond as deep as it is forbidden. They never imagined the gifts they would find in each other, and in the sweet young girl they both love. Deeply moving and richly evocative, this novel is a remarkable tale about finding hope in a time of turmoil, and about the transcendent and transformative power of friendship. Reviewers compare this novel to “To Kill A Mockingbird.

An emotionally riveting tale of the bonds of family and the power of hope in the sultry Deep South. In 1969, one of the deadliest hurricanes in Mississippi history is brewing in the Gulf Coast, the Blake family matriarch, Sweet Mama, is losing her mind, and her family is in turmoil. Unwed mother Emily is engaged to a jerk, her son Andy is in the backyard building a cardboard rocket to the moon, and older sister Beth “Sis” is determined to save them all.
In the wake of a storm that destroys the town and unearths secrets that could destroy the family, they begin a remarkable journey where they’ll discover that in the wake of destruction lies new life, unshakable strength and the chance to begin again. “An extraordinary story of courage, love and sacrifice.”

“Beautiful book, beautifully written.” L. Einhaus “One of the most remarkable books I’ve ever read.” S. Fortune. An unwed mother looking for a miracle…a wounded war hero living in the shadows… a grandfather praying for a silver lining… They never expected that miracles come in the most unlikely ways. Poignant and touching with lovely dashes of humor, this story will haunt you for a long time to come.

“The celebrated novel from a shimmering new voice in Southern fiction, Anna Michaels.”

The body of young rodeo star Pony Jones is discovered in the woods, and Jo Beth Dawson, a hard-drinking former detective with an otherworldly connection to the victim, sets out to find the killer. Swept up in a whirlwind mystery of intense emotion, she crosses path with the grief-stricken father, Titus, a former rodeo cowboy bent on retribution. They become unlikely partners, but what they find is more shocking than murder itself: long-buried family secrets that will bring them to search their souls for redemption . . . and tie the three of them closer than they could imagine.
“An unforgettable story…by a truly gifted writer.” Pat Conroy