2024 Best Written Genre
In the Vei’jah Empire, years are the highest form of currency—and the gods-gifted agents of the White Court are both the tellers and the bank. When an agent questions the White Court’s motives and flees seeking answers, she is forced to work alongside rebels who would sooner see her dead.
A misguided student of theology named Cassandra has disturbed a sleeping Titan. As the Old One’s swarm of malevolent gods now unleash upon the world, it will be left to Cassandra to wield the powers of eternity as she attempts to save those she loves.
Capt. Jake Rogers leads his crew on a daring mission to rescue his beloved’s father from the Nazis, but a shocking betrayal forces them to flee across occupied Europe with the SS, French gangsters, and a ruthless bounty hunter in hot pursuit.
New Orleans plastic surgeon Joe Dean Swift’s sabbatical to the Far East goes horribly wrong when he’s mistaken for a messiah come to lead the tiny city-state of Chonda Za in rebellion against China. Nevertheless, Swift succumbs to the deadly charms of Arunima, self-proclaimed Deb Rani of Chonda Za.
After Suzanne Morley goes missing during her morning run, a series of shocking portraits of her appear in the media, apparently created by her abductor. It's now up to disgraced Detective Nick Vargas to decipher the clues in the paintings in time to save Suzanne.
Finlay’s ex hires him to follow her abusive husband, but then the husband disappears with one of the kids, and Finlay learns the child could be his.
Earth's 'elites' have abandoned Earth and colonised a new planet in another solar system...200 years later, the daughter of a political leader unearths her family's role in the genocide and subjugation of the mystical inhabitants of Eila.
The fabulous Hope Diamond is stolen at a celebrity fundraiser in Los Angeles while security guru Hope Diamond is wearing it. To find the stone and stay out of jail, Hope joins FBI Special Agent Matt Dennison to navigate the glamorous, yet treacherous, world of gem collecting. Every facet of the case...
Willa O'Keefe can't leave her room. Every time she tries, her body loses mass, and she begins to turn to dust. Researchers Nell and Chloe have explained away dozens of "hauntings," but as they become entangled in the mysteries of the O'Keefe house, their idea of reality is about to change forever.
Deirdre is homeless and barely manages to obtain a position as housekeeper with Jeff, a wealthy hedge fund manager in Palos Verdes. At first Jeff dominates Deirdre whom he threatens to dismiss . Ultimately Jeff is bankrupted by the SEC, becomes ill, and ends up entirely dependent on Deirdre.
A Seer with a recipe for quince jam convinces food-loving Queen Catherine of France to protect a gastronomic society from the church who seeks to destroy the hidden library of the Guild of Ultra Tasters. But the Court of France becomes suspicious when the Seer predicts the death of a royal.
Eight years ago, four girls are driven off the road and plunge into a river. Only three come out. But that isn’t what they tell the police.
Three young descendants of the Guild of Ultra Tasters navigate their ancient rules in a modern world, resulting in a series of tragedies and triumphs. They learn that their calamitous family history is never too far forgotten to stir the bitter broth of entitlement, power, and legitimacy.
All Cara wants is to be happy again. Three years after her brother took his life, though, feeling happy still feels wrong—until she goes to college. But when shadows start moving independently from their owners, she’s the only one that not only sees it—but also understands their warning.
A man imprisoned for murder escapes to hunt his mother’s killer and avenge her death.
After the death of her human companion, immortal Freydis must decide how far she is willing to go to find the place she truly belongs. Will she risk revealing the truth about what she is and cling to her pseudo-humanity or embrace the unknown and accept the magic in her blood?
Tagged with killing a Spanish Viceroy and the heist of King Philip’s doubloons, Captain Connachan learns of an imminent Spanish invasion of her base on Isla Tortuga. She’s compelled to marshal precious resources and rally detested rival pyrates, including her archenemy, to defend their rebel island...
In the thrilling conclusion of the Shadow War Saga, the Three must stop the Weaver of Lies from stealing the Thuran portal before the Shadows overwhelm Ganden. The tapestry's threads are being pulled tighter as the final battle draws near against a powerful foe and his Army of Shadows.
In 1943, near Brussels, a Belgian businessman is found dead inside his locked office. When suspicion is cast on a well-connected German officer, Captain Josef Nehring is assigned to look into the death. Without experience in crime investigation, he must lead the inquiry into an impossible crime.
Tyler, a disenfranchised American expat, is trying to survive his first-year teaching in the Korean Hagwon system. As his self-isolating, culture-shock induced depression gets worse, however, he will need to draw on new resources to manage his deteriorating mental condition.
When a privileged Norse girl is kidnapped and enslaved by Saxons, she must use her wits both to escape and to secure her destiny as the Viking Queen of Dublin.
The filming of a period biopic is dogged by arson, aggression, assault, historical controversy and ultimately murder. An insomniac costume maker navigates his way around an activist heir, looney writer, incompetent director, and creepy producer to recover his reputation and some rubies.
Ensnared by betrayal, one man’s chilling rendezvous with his former spouse unravels a nightmarish odyssey culminating in a battle of dire consequences.
Cricket and Sebastian come from entirely different worlds but have one thing in common: they find solace in the challenges they face in life through their careers. When they team up at the ad agency, their weaknesses become each other’s strengths. Against all odds, they risk everything for love.
After the Feds unexpectedly knocked on the door looking for my father, my mental health took a dive. After an invasive investigation later, he pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges and was sentenced to a stint in federal prison. Moving away, I stumbled upon an unexpected saving grace in an eclectic...
Perpetuity is a thriller about a young doctor who finds nanobots in an ageless woman’s blood, a discovery that puts their lives at risk and forces them into the wilderness to elude an unscrupulous military contractor and other deadly pursuers intent on exploiting this world-changing technology.
Never lose hope – a photo tells why. A Northern Irish schoolgirl turned pig farmer, a German prisoner-of-war, an adopted Belfast nurse, an Irish doctor, and a German spy, are thrown together in Australia. Stars of Hope is an intergenerational family saga appealing to book clubs.
When new laws threaten the safety of mages in Luiavera, assassin Alyx Dellavor will do anything to protect her magic-wielding best friend. Even if that means playing wife to a man she framed for murder and assassinating one of the leaders of her country at the year’s most important political event.
A Seattle psychiatrist seeks redemption for his past actions by conducting a potentially-criminal psychiatric study in which he enrolls a married, successful businessman whose assumed-dead high school sweetheart has just materialized back in his life.
His touch could kill her. Her life could save him. The balance of the entire realm lies in their hands.
Near-future England is in turmoil. The Government has fallen, the US Army has taken over control and terrorist attacks against the occupying forces by English insurgents are rife. When ex-militant Jonas Cain is framed for a London car bombing, he goes on the run in an attempt to clear his name.
The introverted keeper of an ancient buried city hires a gruff hunter and his young apprentice to recover a rare metal able to grant the spark of life, which will safeguard her home and its forbidden secrets.
When Wendy and John purchase some land to fulfil their dreams, little did they know that their neighbours had other ideas. Mysterious deaths occur and accidents happen to anyone that seems to want to help them. They finally realise they literally have the neighbours from hell living next door.
Cadet Sophie Allard is one flight away from graduating first in her fighter pilot class, winning the Institute Cup, and gaining the attention of her adopted father, which she desperately seeks. When she disobeys an order to save the life of a fellow cadet, she reports to the Commander's office to...
Since outgrowing her orphanage, Caderina has crafted a strict plan to create the family she never had. So when a dream reveals a parallel world ruled by a Dreamer Lord and in need of a hero, she ignores the call to action. Both earth and the dreamworld, however, have their own plans for the orphan.
Mother's Beads tries to capture how traditions, politics and love influenced the lives of the women in the story both in positive and negative ways. How the struggle of one woman, continued to impact the lives of the successive generations.
Tragedy strikes Jen Friedman when a freak gas explosion kills her husband and destroys her house. Using the compensation money, she purchases an island just off the coast of Scotland and is thrown into a world of magic, mystery and myth with the villagers, who are harbouring a dark secret.
When a boy's mother is kidnapped by the church, he teams up with a witch to get her back.
Edgar Hydeford, a struggling artist, shares a lockup with an obnoxious and dangerous bully, Henry. Just as Edgar secures a deal from a major art dealer and life seems to be on the up, Henry puts into motion a series of violent and horrific events that will destroy Edgar’s life forever.
When four renowned actors encounter the mysterious Bella Canter and become fixated on her chilling debut painting, 'The Death of Eve,' their glamorous lives spiral into a whirlwind of obsession, deceit, and danger, as they unravel the sinister secrets hidden within both the art and the artist.
Tolstoy tragedy meets the Steinbeck American heartland when a Soviet Cosmonaut crash-lands in the heartland of Cold War America and brings catastrophe to the doorstep of two orphans with their own secrets to protect.
When Gravediggers open up a supposedly empty lair, with ground that hasn’t been disturbed for over fifty years, they discover a skeleton buried in the plot. Detective George Caldwell is brought in to investigate. As he delves deeper into the investigation he uncovers a supernatural secret.
What if you were accidentally swept back in time with no idea how to get home? Although a story of adventure, the novel is also about survival, about coming to terms with losing home, family and everything that matters, and how unexpected and unlikely friendships make life still worth living.
