2024 Best Written Genre
Ash, a phoenix, migrates through Earth millions of years ago, unravelling the truth of our fragmented mythology and history. But he discovers a new kind of animal enslaving creatures beneath the ground. Can the phoenixes prevail in a war against the first race of men?
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.
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.
After growing up in the carnival, the great grand daughter of a Canadian legend, nearly dying at 17, building a business from nothing, almost having my world destroyed by a stalker, while defying the odds as a single mother, life suddenly took a turn when I was forced to face a revelation by a man...
Flora Ferguson has landed on her feet. After leaving Scotland and a starter marriage to childhood sweetheart Jake behind, she had fled to London hoping to start afresh. In the space of a couple of years her dreams have come true with a regular acting job in a soap, gorgeous new boyfriend and the...
After her best friend proposes to her at her sister's wedding, an autistic woman runs away to Zakynthos, Greece and, through organising a local festival, learns that she'll need both her head and heart to navigate the island and her choices.
One British and one American exchange student meet at university, fall in love, then struggle to maintain their relationship against the trials of long-distance and disconnection. Will it survive?
In this picaresque secular fantasy a naive lad seeking his heritage discovers he is being hunted by Inquisitors; to stay alive he has to prove that his father did not kill the crown prince.
After losing friends in Vietnam, Buck Caldwell channels his grief into flying, leading him from his small hometown to covert operations in Southeast Asia. With love, loss, and moral dilemmas, Buck must navigate danger and decide if the thrill, love, or a shadow-free future matters most.
They Told Me to Forget is a psychological thriller about memory and the extreme steps we can take to cope with trauma.
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.
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.
A man imprisoned for murder escapes to hunt his mother’s killer and avenge her death.
TV Reporter Tess Anderson and her pop star lover Jason are chased across the Greek islands by rogue spies, desperate to stop her testifying at the trial of the decade. Tess faces a terrifying gang plundering ancient artifacts, and tragic secrets surface as she fights to expose the truth and survive.
Wayfarers x The Mandolorian x The Expanse. An alcoholic bereaved father becomes the unwilling guardian of a mute girl who is evolving into a powerful new life-form, forcing him to face his troubled past so he can protect her from the despotic regime he empowered when he killed the ‘gods’
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.
Jake Harper, a stranger passing through the seemingly idyllic village of Little Comberton, is ensnared within a time loop. To escape, he must overthrow the malevolent Dream Reaper contorting his worst nightmares into reality.
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.
Mother's Beads tries to capture the struggles of Jenny's tumultuous past that impacted her life in ways both positive and negative and yet, she still manages to look at her yesterday and it no longer can swallow her.
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.
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.
Macbeth’s three witches, born again in contemporary Scotland, solve a murder and tackle corruption while gleefully rediscovering their power and magic.
During the Napoleonic Wars, young widow, Ayla leads a group of female camp followers in a quest to uncover a murderer and save Tommy, an innocent soldier falsely accused of the crimes.
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.
An overachieving teenager from a devoted family disappeared eight years ago. No one looked for her. Now, Fin has to. Recovering from a personal tragedy, Fin’s in no condition for this, but he owes this family and cannot refuse, even when his investigation pits him against a brutal gangster.
When three college friends sneak into the steam tunnels under campus for some pre-graduation mischief, they're confronted by disturbing secrets from their past and haunted by a malevolent force that seeks retribution for their role in a classmate's death.
2050. A young widow on an Antarctic cruise struggles to stop a murderous, power-hungry scientist from selling revolutionary crystals that will destroy the continent—and flood the world.
When seventeen-year-old Katie and her estranged father use a powerful elixir to become their characters, Cordelia and Lear in King Lear, will they be able to separate themselves from their roles?
When Mikael discovers a set of letters from his grandmother’s past, he knows this is his chance to finally get something right. But with Ada’s secret stretching across three continents, a war and a hand-written novel, he soon realises that the truth isn’t always so easy to find...
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.
Two struggling curators are tasked with tidying up the library of a gastronomical club in South London. They soon realise that there is much more to this quirky little organisation than meets the eye. They embark on a journey to rural Australia, where they must solve a tragic tale of love and loss.
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.
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.
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.
Everything was wrong in Willie's lonely life; her grandparents, high school, and their isolated way of living. Until she found her mother's old guitar in the basement.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ensnared by betrayal, one man’s chilling rendezvous with his former spouse unravels a nightmarish odyssey culminating in a battle of dire consequences.
From sunsetting a marriage of convenience, to getting a second chance to rekindle a long-lost first love, to a strong, unexpected connection with a stranger. The Bermuda Triangle is causing all kinds of chaos on Ivy's surprise singles and swingers cruise. (Steamy, closed-door contemporary romance)
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...
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.
Fantasy worlds, with castles and tiny dragons, has been what Tammy has always dreamt about. But now , she isn't sure it's as exciting as she imagined. Prince Cassius is getting more hostile, and what about the stone in her pocket? Could it really be the Stone of Choosing, a lost magical artefact?
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.
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 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.
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.
Ghost Whisperer x Wednesday 16yo goth loner Beth is shocked when the dead girl in her stepdad’s morgue speaks to her and demands Beth investigate her death. Help the bully who nicknamed her Beth Death––no way! However, the dead girl’s sister—who Beth hates but secretly has a crush on—is next.
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.
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.
When a boy's mother is kidnapped by the church, he teams up with a witch to get her back.
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...
Thea’s big sister Ronnie always has her back – until she goes to uni. When Ronnie’s health starts to slide, it’s up to Thea to find the truth. But with falling in love with the new girl at school, she must face her own secrets as well as solving her sister's.
When a thirty-five-year-old Nashville hairstylist finds her famous ex-boyfriend bludgeoned to death with his own Country Music Award, she and her zany friends comb the Music City to untangle clues and prove her innocence.
What happens when a curious puppy, a joyful frog, and a not-so-fierce bear embark on an adventure together? Magic, laughter, and lessons in friendship, that's what!
Had I remained a woman what course would my life have taken? A question I can never lay to rest. When I allow my mind to light upon Sara Scott, I think: All the unanswered questions that fall like blossoms to the ground. A memoir by a transman who transitioned long before it became an ideology.
Tanya flees England and her violent lover. In Tanzania, she falls in love with a ranger and the country. But unbeknownst to Tanya, her new husband has a dark past as does his homeland. And soon, Tanya will be embroiled in the most savage of conflicts.
In a fallen world where Lucifer reigns supreme, the arrival of the Angel of the Lord, in the form of Jesus of Nazareth, heralds the beginning of a war Lucifer is intent on winning as he vows to thwart the Most High’s mission before it’s too late.
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 historical fiction readers and...
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?
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 needs the Queen of France to protect his gastronomic society from inquisitors seeking to rid alchemy, heresy, and the hidden library of the Guild of Ultra Tasters. The Courtiers of Catherine fear a recipe for disaster when the seer predicts the death of a royal.
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.
Heather's tight world is governed by Mother, but when she unravels, a terrible secret is revealed from her past and finally Heather has to listen to the three women in her life who've always talked sense, and she finds the strength to live her own life.
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...
Army widow fights to prove her husband is not a traitor while raising the child he never met.
When Mary Jane Barber’s mother dies, and her father decides to move them halfway across the country without asking, she discovers why her family is dysfunctional while walking through the past in her dead mother’s shoes.
With millions dying from the collapse of the anti-gravity grid, mid-level bureaucrat Jack Woods has only twelve hours to harness a quantum genius and an elderly ball of queer chaos to unravel the mind-bending cause and save his only son.
Arwen, a frost witch, is persuaded by a letter to quest for a long-forgotten artefact. But her companions have stronger motivations for taking the prize. Will her frigid heart thaw? Or will she slit their throats while they sleep? Who is the mysterious figure pulling the strings behind the scenes?
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.
Exile from Rkin follows the story of Svets, a Tehlanian girl, as she flees from her home planet, Rkin, and crash lands on Earth. Fortunately, she encounters a community of fellow Tehlanians already settled on the planet and she begins a new life masquerading as a human. However, the menacing shadows...
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.
Tantalised by her grandmother Lucy's extraordinary stories of her life in turbulent China in the early 1900s Kate goes there herself a century later to find where they took place. They were all true.
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.
Private investigator, Fin, stole Brice's ledger - a catalogue of every heinous crime the gangster had committed. If Brice seeks retaliation, the book goes to the police. But Brice has something on Fin too. It’s a fragile stalemate, and Brice is looking to break it.
