Books

What happens when someone sees you more clearly than you’ve ever seen yourself?

Alex Robertson spent eighteen years in a small Ohio town, perfecting the art of blending in. He’s the quiet one, the artist, the boy who never quite fit but never made waves about it. College is supposed to be his escape—a place to figure out who he is without...

Minnesota, 1997.

In the wilderness of the Boundary Waters, Kieran Lindstrom-seventeen and deaf-has always believed he’s too different to be loved. After what could have been the worst night of his life, Ryan Sullivan appears-and what begins as an act of kindness becomes something neither of them expected. In the aftermath, they’ll discover that...

Jason Reynolds has learned to make himself small.

In Connersville, Indiana, 1989, that’s how you survive when you’re different. Keep your head down. Don’t attract attention. Especially don’t talk about the dreams—two boys from another time, meeting in secret by lantern light, loving each other in a world that would destroy them for it.

Then Jason...

David Harmon has perfected the art of appearing whole while feeling empty. As a successful film executive in Los Angeles, he’s built an enviable life of professional respect and material comfort, yet exists at a careful distance from meaningful connection: functional but never vulnerable, respected but profoundly alone.

When he spots a homeless...

When seventeen-year-old Erik Eriksson arrives in London to meet his cousin Soren, he discovers more than family history—he finds a love that transcends every boundary he thought insurmountable.

In the shadows of East London, Rafael guards his secrets carefully. A vampire transformed at twenty-one and haunted by the family he abandoned to protect...

Patrick O’Brien and David Chen meet during two magical weeks at the University of Chicago in the mid-1980s—a connection so profound it feels like coming home. Then tragedy strikes, and David disappears to California, leaving Patrick with nothing but memory and longing.

Over the next fifteen years, their lives orbit each other in agonizing...

Tyler “Prism” Anderson—nicknamed for his striking mismatched eyes—has built a good life. At forty-five, he’s a successful account executive with a beautiful home, meaningful work, and deep friendships that span the globe. He travels internationally, writes in his spare time, and maintains close relationships with his chosen family—especially his...

Gabriel Hanson is nine years old and already knows how to disappear.

Forgotten by his father, abandoned by his mother, and overlooked by nearly everyone else, Gabe drifts through the frozen streets of Kokomo, Indiana with more questions than comfort. He clings to books, quiet corners, and the rare warmth of his best friend’s home—the only place...

Sometimes the most precious gifts come wrapped in the most unexpected packages.

In the week leading up to Christmas 1996, three souls find themselves at the end of hope. Callum, a widowed professor haunted by loss, has given up on the season that once brought him joy. James, a nineteen-year-old with nowhere to turn, faces his first Christmas...

Graham Tierney has spent thirty years writing the Oltrarno series—sweeping historical romances set in Renaissance Florence that have earned him critical acclaim, a devoted readership, and a Hollywood option. But since losing Simon, his husband of three decades, Graham hasn’t written a word. He’s been sitting alone in his Maine cottage, waiting...