Realistic Fiction Adults

When a winter storm traps eight teens in a remote ski cabin, they find themselves stranded with a killer—who may be one of their own. From the acclaimed author of The Ivies and Pretty Dead Queens comes a YA thriller that will make your blood run cold. The trip of a lifetime might be the death...

Secrets don't die. It’s the first week of senior year at Meadowbrook Academy. For Amy and her best friend Sarah, that means late-night parties at the boathouse, bike rides through their sleepy Connecticut town, and the crisp beginning of a New England fall. Then tragedy strikes: Sarah and her...

My name is Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith, and my age is three hundred and eighty-four years. Each new settlement asks for a new journal, and so this Book of Shadows begins… In the spring of 1628, the Witchfinder of Wessex finds himself a true Witch. As Bess Hawksmith watches her mother swing from...

#1 New York Times bestselling author E. Lockhart returns to the world of her TikTok sensation We Were Liars with all her signature beachy gothic atmosphere, family intrigue, and high-stakes romance. “Compulsively readable to the very last page.” —Jennifer Lynn Barnes, #1 New York Times...

In this swoony young adult romance from the acclaimed author of Sunkissed, Indy and Beau’s friendship is shattered, but getting accidentally locked in a bathroom together just might be what's needed to reconnect. When the walls close in, the truth comes out. When Indy’s life came crashing...

In this haunting companion to Bittersweet in the Hollow, a girl who can smell the lies of others uncovers the incendiary mysteries of her small Appalachian town. “Sparkling and darkly atmospheric.”—Kirkus Reviews “Studded with folk magic, intrigue, sisterly bonds, and romance...

This exciting young adult anthology collects sixteen stories that celebrate the new experiences and final moments teenagers face on their journey into adulthood from our world . . . and beyond! “Beautifully sentimental and utterly relatable.”—Kirkus Reviews From first breakups and romantic...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A powder keg of dark secrets and mind-bending puzzles, this must-read thriller is “addictively suspenseful” (The Washington Post) and “full of atmospheric thrills” (Los Angeles Times)—from the New York Times bestselling author of Night Film. Your favorite...

In this romantic companion novel to My Life Next Door, two teenagers know falling for each other would be risky, but sometimes the connection is just too strong. “Oh, Huntley Fitzpatrick. You always know how to give my feminist heart a little romance.”—Bustle “A mesmerizing romance...

An atmospheric YA novel in verse about female rage, a missing high school student, and the girl who goes “missing” trying to find her from National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree K-Ming Chang. Seven days after Celeste’s grandmother dies, the otherwise perfect Stephanie Hsiao disappears...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The dazzling romantic fantasy of House of Marionne continues in this dark and deadly sequel as Quell flees to House of Perl after her deadly power is revealed—only to realize that political games exist in every House. “The forbidden love story of my wildest dreams...

A murder mystery game turns deadly in this young adult whodunit by the author of Suddenly a Murder. "Dark academia meets classic detective fiction in this clever, twisty page-turner." —Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying Everyone in town knows about...

A road trip through gender identity, self-expression, and the thorny process of figuring out where you fit after high school as an out-and-proud transgender teen. Lucy imagines college as more than a chance to party with other drama nerds and be roommates with her best friend Callie. College...

From the authors of national bestseller Sanctuary comes a haunting near-future companion novel about undocumented immigrants subjected to deadly experiments in a government labor camp and the four courageous rebels who set into place a daring plan to liberate them. “Solis is an urgently needed...

PURA BELPRÉ AUTHOR HONOR BOOK In this breathtakingly written queer novel, a young poet discovering the courage to speak her truth about the people and country she loves during the rigged Honduran presidential election. “An evocative, nuanced, and powerful coming-of-age story that...

Afghan-American Mafi’s sophomore year gets a whole lot more complicated when she accidentally exposes family secrets, putting her family back in Afghanistan in danger in this sharply written coming-of-age novel. “Sharp, funny, and written with fierce love. This book is a hand over the heart...

Seductive magic. Deadly betrayal. Don’t miss the explosive finale of the dark, romantic fantasy of the New York Times-bestselling House of Marionne series, which #1 bestselling author Alex Aster praises as "a sweeping fantasy brimming with magic, secrets, and romance." With the future of the...

The experiment continues in the dark and disturbingly thrilling conclusion to the HappyHead duology from the author of Fruit Fly where Seb will find the secret to escaping is more heart-wrenching than he ever imagined. Seb was sure surviving the experimental health center of HappyHead would be...

New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston transports readers to the windswept mountains of Wales inThe Winter Witch, an enthralling tale of love and magic. In her small early nineteenth century Welsh town, there is no one quite like Morgana. She is small and quick and pretty enough to...

A BRAM STOKER AWARD WINNER A twisted and thrilling genre-bending novel that shines a light on the terrors of the U.S. opioid epidemic, Clay McLeod Chapman has written an instant classic about a mysterious new drug plaguing a small town and the haunting side effects. At sixteen, Kyra is still...