28 MAR 2017 · When Brad Sorenson crossed paths with Zoe Oâ€Loughlin at a high school graduation party, the connection was undeniable. He noticed her when no one else did; she inspired him to want more out of life. But it would be years before theyâ€d meet again…and in the most unlikely of places. Brad was looking for a good time online, not love. But Zoe was so sweet, so kind. Everything about her was perfect—until she fell in love with him. Zoe doesnâ€t know why Brad left her standing in an airport; he wonâ€t return her calls or texts. With her self-esteem and dreams shattered, she canâ€t imagine ever loving anyone else. A single phone call changes Bradâ€s life forever. Now he wants just one thing: to make amends with the only woman thatâ€s ever mattered. You can visit Michelle Alstead‘s official web site as well.

1 AUG 2016 · Donald Ray Pollock, author of The Devil All the Time and Knockemstiff, brings us a dark, gritty, and electrifying new novel that will solidify his place among the best contemporary American authors. The Heavenly Table tells the story of two hardworking men, Pearl Jewett and Ellsworth Fiddler, whose paths collide on a surprising, unforgettable, and violent trajectory. ($26.95) Doubleday Books ISBN # 9780385541299. You can visit Donald Ray Pollock‘s official web site as well.

26 JUL 2016 · Bonnie Nadzam is the author of the critically acclaimed, award-winning novel Lamb, and now she returns with Lions. Set on the high plains of Colorado, a young couple find their love and – and everything they know to be true – threatened by the arrival of an unwelcome stranger. A story of awakening, Lions is an exquisite novel that explores ambition and the responsibilities we have to ourselves and each other. ($16.00) Grove Press ISBN # 9780802124906.

21 JUL 2016 · Fernanda Santos covers Arizona and New Mexico as the Phoenix bureau chief for The New York Times. Santos reads from and discusses her book The Fire Line: The Story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and One of the Deadliest Days in American Firefighting about one of the deadliest fires in American history and the twenty men of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who sprang into action to fight it. Impeccably researched, drawing upon more than a hundred hours of interviews, this is a riveting, pulse-pounding narrative of an unthinkable disaster and a remarkable group of men. ($25.99) Flatiron Books ISBN # 9781250054029. You can visit Fernanda Santos‘s official web site as well.

11 JUL 2016 · Brad Thor is the New York Times bestselling author of Full Black (one of Suspense Magazine‘s best political thrillers of 2011), Foreign Influence (one of Suspense Magazine‘s best political thrillers of 2010), The Last Patriot (nominated best thriller of the year by the International Thriller Writers Association), Blowback (recognized as one of the Top 100 Killer Thrillers of All Time by NPR), and many others. Thor reads from and discusses Foreign Agent, his brilliant new thriller as current as tomorrow’s headlines. ($27.99) Atria Books ISBN # 9781476789354. You can visit Brad Thor‘s official web site as well.

5 JUL 2016 · Journalist Amy Haimerl and her husband were priced out of their Brooklyn neighborhood. Seeing this as a great opportunity to start over again, they decided to cash in their savings and buy an abandoned house for $35,000 in Detroit, the largest city in the United States to declare bankruptcy. Haimerl discusses Detroit Hustle: A Memoir of Love, Life & Home, a book that is both a meditation on what it takes to make a house a home, and a love letter to a much-derided city. ($24.00) Running Press ISBN # 9780762457359. You can visit Amy Haimerl‘s official web site as well.

30 MAY 2016 · J. Kael Weston spent seven years on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan working for the U.S. State Department in some of the most dangerous frontline locations. Upon his return home, while traveling the country to pay respect to the dead and wounded, he began to ask himself many questions about the costs and legacies of the wars. Weston discusses The Mirror Test: America at War in Iraq and Afghanistan, his powerfully written firsthand account of the human costs of conflict. ($28.95) Knopf ISBN # 9780385351126. You can visit J. Kael Weston‘s official web site as well.