First Comes Love

“An engaging story of sisterly love . . . Illuminating and engrossing.”—People

The Girl From Summer Hill

“Destined to be an instant romance classic . . . will haunt you long after you read it.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Lilac Girls

“A powerful story for readers everywhere . . . Martha Hall Kelly has brought readers a firsthand glimpse into one of history’s most frightening memories. A novel that brings to life what these women and many others suffered. . . . I was moved to tears.”—San Francisco Book Review

The Virgin's Spy

“[Laura] Andersen delivers another dramatic thriller complete with spies, battles, ruthless villains and twists on historical events that draw the reader deeply into the lives of her characters. There is magic here, and Andersen’s fantastic storytelling will keep readers coming back for more.”—RT Book Reviews (

She's Not There

Engrossing . . . The characters pulsate with life.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Playing With Fire: A Novel

Publishers Weekly 08/03/2015 On a trip to Rome, violinist Julia Ansdell, the narrator of this haunting standalone from bestseller Gerritsen (The Bone Garden), buys an old music book titled Gypsy from an antique shop. Inside the book, on a loose sheet of paper, is a handwritten waltz, Incendio, by one L. Todesco. Back home in […]

We Never Asked For Wings

Kirkus Reviews 2015-06-04 Question: What kind of parent leaves her two children home alone while she takes off in pursuit of her own mother, who's heading back to Mexico?Answer: A parent like Letty Espinosa, the troubled heroine of Diffenbaugh's (The Language of Flowers, 2011) second novel, who suddenly finds herself flying solo and unready to […]

The Murderer's Daughter

12/01/2014 Kellerman's latest is a stand-alone, but don't worry, Alex Delaware fans; he makes a cameo appearance. Grace Blades is a supremely cool and competent psychologist by day and a thriller seeker by night who relieves the stress of her job and some awful childhood memories by doing crazy things like picking up men in […]