Portrait by Kyle Norton; book covers contributed
EMILY LIEBERT
Emily Liebert is the USA Today bestselling author of seven novels and a New York Times bestselling celebrity ghostwriter. Her books are available worldwide.
PARENTS WEEKEND
BY ALEX FINLAY
It’s the opening festivities of Parents Weekend at a small private college in Northern California and five families plan to celebrate over dinner and drinks with their first-year students. While the parents stay out late, their children never show up. Initially, no one is concerned. Surely, their kids just ditched them for a party. But as time passes, without word from any of them, panic sets in and the campus police are called. What led The Five—as they’re referred to—out that fateful night? Is it to do with the sins of their mothers and fathers? Told through multiple points of view in past and present, this book explores the burden of expectation, family disfunction, and those exhilarating first-year days of dorm life.
LAST TWILIGHT IN PARIS
BY PAM JENOFF
It’s 1953 in London and Louise uncovers a necklace, one she’s certain she’s seen before that holds the key to the mysterious death of her friend Franny. The box is marked with the name of a location in Paris, so she follows the trail of clues to the City of Light, where she discovers the dark history of Lévitan—a once-glamorous department store that served as a Nazi prison. Louise is intent on finding the connection between the necklace, the store and Franny’s death, but there are forces determined to keep the truth buried forever. Inspired by the true story of Lévitan, this book is a gripping mystery and extraordinary story about sacrifice, resistance and the power of love.
THE PAGE TURNER
BY VIOLA SHIPMAN
Set amid the wealth of the Hamptons and the sparkling shores of Lake Michigan, Emma Page was raised in a bookish household, where fine literature was the only worthy form of fiction. As the black sheep of the family, she hid her own romance manuscript—inspired by the juicy summer romances her late grandmother owned—from her disapproving parents. But a chance discovery unearthed from her grandmother’s belongings reveals a secret that could shatter her parents’ business and their reputation in the publishing industry—a secret that has already fallen into the hands of a devious insider with an open grudge. While Emma has dreamed of the day when her parents are forced to confront their own egos, can she actually watch their legacy destroyed?
THE PERFECT DIVORCE
BY JENEVA ROSE
Following Rose’s bestselling thriller The Perfect Marriage, it’s been eleven years since attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah has moved on with her new husband, Bob. That is, until she finds out about Bob’s one-night stand and files for divorce. As their separation turns ugly, new DNA evidence surfaces in the case against Adam, which reopens that investigation. And Deputy Hudson is determined to expose the truth. In the meantime, the woman Bob slept with is reported missing and a high-stakes game of cat and mouse proceeds. Can Bob and Sarah attain the perfect divorce? Will it literally be til death do us part? You’ll have to navigate plenty of twists and turns to find out.
BEFORE DOROTHY
BY HAZEL GAYNOR
Long before Dorothy visited Oz, her aunt Emily, along with her new husband Henry, moved from Chicago to Kansas in pursuit of the American dream. Unfortunately, this meant leaving Emily’s beloved sister, Annie, behind. Emily and Henry still loved their life in Kansas, until tragedy struck and their orphaned niece, Dorothy, appeared on their doorstep. Drought and devastating dust storms threatened to destroy everything, and their much-adored home became a place of uncertainty and danger. When the past caught up with the present and old secrets were revealed, Emily feared she could lose her cherished niece. This story highlights the woman who raised a treasured heroine. And it brings a question to the forefront: What’s the true meaning of home?