Brimming with charm and whimsy, The Tower, The Zoo, and The Tortoise is an exquisite novel set in the Tower of London. This is the story of one of the Beefeaters, also known as the Yeoman Warders, who not only guard the Tower in the service of Her Royal Majesty but are also obligated to actually live within its walls. Filled with the humor and heart that calls to mind the delightful novels of Alexander McCall Smith and the charm and beauty of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise is a magical, wholly original novel whose irresistible characters will stay with you long after you turn the last page.

 
When Riley Sinclair stepped into her new job as director of guest relations at a posh resort on Paradise Island, she felt the final pieces of her once-broken life coming together. But the waters become choppy in Hurricanes in Paradise by Denise Hildreth when Riley discovers that some who come to the Atlantis Hotel are accompanied by paralyzing secrets and overwhelming fears. Riley and three guests are in desperate - but  unknowing - need of each other. With a hurricane headed straight for the island, together they embark on a journey of laughter, heartache, and healing. 
 
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In Such a Pretty Face,a warm, funny, thoroughly candid novel, acclaimed author Cathy Lamb (Henry's Sisters) introduces an unforgettable heroine who's half the woman she used to be, and about to find herself for the first time. Two years and 170 pounds ago, Stevie Barrett was wheeled into an operating room for surgery that most likely saved her life. Since that day, a new Stevie has emerged, one who walks without wheezing, plants a garden for self-therapy, and builds and paints fantastical wooden chairs. At thirty-five, Stevie is the one thing she never thought she'd be: thin. By far the biggest challenge in Stevie's new life lies in figuring out how to define her new self. 
 
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An exotic setting and a passionate, forbidden affair make The Clouds Beneath the Sun by Mackenzie Ford an irresistible page-turner that is sure to satisfy readers looking for an intelligent blend of history, romance, and intrigue. Ford (Gifts of War) takes us to Kenya in 1961. As a small plane carrying Natalie Nelson lands at a remote airstrip in the Serengeti, Natalie knows she's run just about as far as she can from home. Trained as an archeologist, she accepted an invitation to be included in a famous excavating team, her first opportunity to escape England and the painful memories of her past. 
 
Many have read and loved Bram Stoker's Dracula. But questions remain. What is the true story of Dracula's origin? What if Mina could not bring herself to record the secret story of their scandalous affair-until now? Dracula, My Love: The Secret Journals of Mina Harker by Syrie James (The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte) is a vibrant dramatization, told from Mina's point of view. The book brings to life crucial parts of Stoker's story while showcasing Mina's sexual awakening and evolution as a woman, revealing a secret that could destroy her life. Torn between two men-a loving husband and a dangerous lover-Mina struggles to hang on to the deep love she's found within her marriage, even as she is inexorably drawn to Dracula himself-the vampire that everyone she knows is determined to destroy. 
 
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