Fiction - Psychological

In her ravishing and moving second novel, the bestselling author of In the Cut tells the story of Mamie Clarke, who sets out to lose herself in New York City. Having only previously known the fragile, magical world of her childhood on the lush...

Dan Pierce and Joan Schneider are key management employees of Starlingers Gourmet Food Markets. Until the moment they both find their careers in jeopardy, though for different reasons. As Dan and Joan plow through their apprehension and suffering during four frigid weeks in December,...

Young film student Joanne is walking through the streets of London, making a hand-held documentary film, when she accidentally catches two men forcing a third into a car on film.The third man - a prominent politician - has just been kidnapped, and the film...

Do you love to read but don't have the time? Then Night Terrors Volume 1 is the ultimate collection of entertaining short stories for you. Open the silent sound as you enter the portal between sleep and awake. Take a walk with a man...

The book is about a girl named Delsa who, on the night of her twenty-fourth birthday, rereads the letters she wrote to her lover Ryan during her treatment and remembers a time when she was struggling with a severe emotional crisis. She puts her...

Through most of the 1910s, Rilke had suffered from a severe depression that had kept him from writing. He had begun his Duino Elegies in 1912, and completed parts of it in 1913 and 1915 before being rendered silent by a psychological crisis caused...

Prosetry is an integration of prose and poetry. Join us in this exploration of how these two literary forms may work more closely with each other.Prosetry Journey is a collection of: - Short stories and memoirs- Poetry related to the stories- Stories integrated with...

Life in communist-ruled Czechoslovakia is becoming increasingly problematic for the young Prague physician Roman Hollander, and he makes the difficult decision to leave his homeland in a quest for freedom. He finds initial refuge in Germany where he is contacted by a CIA officer...

"Wow! If you enjoy dark thrillers, have I got a recommendation for you!" --Reader reviewAlexandra Mallory kills to avenge women everywhere.Trying to escape the consequences of her risky behavior, she rents a room in a clifftop bungalow from Noreen, where she finds herself caught...

A writer's greatest fears are often hidden in their own words.When his first novel is chosen to be featured at the world-renowned Known Poets and Authors Festival, Ethan Garland is ecstatic. It is his chance to compete with the great writers of his time.But...

There is a certain, seemingly unchangeable line of destiny for each one of us. But is it really so?There are people who believe that our life can be changed because it is like a strip of sand, which remains after the tide at the...

The storyline in this book follows the protagonist, Sam, a Psychiatrist practicing in Brisbane, living with his partner, through his recurrent dreams and visions, which relate to missing a chunk of his childhood. As he tries to unpack his lost youth with the help...

One winter morning, Harvey Painter, a young poet, is visited at home by a fan, who introduces herself as Anna Geller. The two spend hours together talking about his writing. As Anna prepares to leave, she reveals that she too is a poet-a poet...

LOVE . SECRETS . MURDERMote was keeping secrets when she married Jack. So was he. When the single shot that takes their son's life blows open all they've kept hidden, they have to face their worst nightmares alone.Their daughter, Ara, remembers one thing from...

Emily Morris got her happily-ever-after earlier than most. Married at a young age to a man she loved passionately, she was building the life she always wanted. But when enormous stress threatened her marriage, Emily made some rash decisions. That's when she fell in...

The central character in the gripping, psychological novel Duel is the Ukrainian intellectual Kost Horobenko. Set in the first years of the new Soviet Ukrainian state, the period of militant Communism, Horobenko, is forever duelling with his alter ego, the Ukrainian nationalist.This novel is...

When a deadly bomb goes off in a small town outside of Dallas, FBI agent Blake Wilder and her team are called to the case.Could this crime be a case of terrorism or is it murder disguised within a massive disaster? Soon Blake's unit...

Confucius once wrote that those who travel down the path of revenge should dig two graves; one for their enemy, and one for themselves. The characters in this book do not abide by that suggestion.Whether it's the result of greed, rage, or romance gone...

"You can't win unless you're judged." So somebody tells Mary Sorabi, and Mary is no stranger to being judged. She's a young woman, half-Indian, half-Chinese, who's a classical pianist, and plays the kind of music, music from the twentieth century, that most people hate....

One winter morning, Harvey Painter, a young poet, is visited at home by a fan, who introduces herself as Anna Geller. The two spend hours together talking about his writing. As Anna prepares to leave, she reveals that she too is a poet-a poet...

One winter morning, Harvey Painter, a young poet, is visited at home by a fan, who introduces herself as Anna Geller. The two spend hours together talking about his writing. As Anna prepares to leave, she reveals that she too is a poet-a poet...

How would you live the last year of your life if you knew the exact date of your death? Especially if you were relatively young, healthy, and the premonition made no sense? This is the question Sebastian asks himself every day after receiving a...

Shaena has come to terms with her eating disorder and confessed it to herself and her Overeaters Anonymous group. However, her family and friends are oblivious to her bulimia, and she intends to keep it that way. Shaena soon realizes she may have to...

Heathers meets The Secret History in this thrilling coming-of-age novel set in a boarding school where the secrets are devastating--and deadly.When Sarah Taylor arrives at the exclusive St. Ambrose School, she's carrying more baggage than just what fits in her suitcase. She knows she's...

From an acclaimed senior editor at Vanity Fair comes an intoxicating debut novel about a young journalist who discovers a short story that's inexplicably about her life--leading to an entanglement with the author's widow, daughter, and former best friend.Sal Cannon's life is in shambles....

In this twisty, fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Find You First and Take Your Breath Away, a man desperately tries to track down his father--who was taken into witness protection years ago--before his enemies can get to him.Your dad's...

"A deliciously tense ride." --Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of One By OneINSTANT BESTSELLERThree couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this chilling locked-room thriller.What could be more restful than a weekend getaway...

The story of a woman's triumphant rise from fear and loss, Lady Lazarus is at once both heartrending and inspirational. Author Cheryll Crane introduces us to the unforgettable Mattie Moon, whose life takes a number of twists and turns that have the potential to...

2023 Hardcover Reprint of 1892 Edition. This short story is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's health, both physical and mental. Presented in the first person, the story is a collection of...

What happens when a gang of vicious drug dealers hit the sleepy Canadian town of Serendipity?After waking up to the sound of gunshots, Annie rushes over to Ben 'The Butcher' Rough's meat shop, only to find out the man has been shot and killed....

On a weekend voyage, the power-hungry children of an aging billionaire are unprepared for a storm of deceptions in a novel about ruthless family ambition by USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda.You are cordially invited to an overnight voyage on the Splendid Seas.An invitation...

Katya creates etchings and silkscreens from sketches drawn above a vineyard, when not busy as a micro farmer growing produce behind her Napa home. Both are a distraction from her unhappy marriage. A series of unpredictable events turn her world upside down, landing her...

Williams was a thirty years aged clever, rich and educated businessman. Something he had seen in their old palace made him lost his mental balance. He became mild mad, just remained staring ahead blankly. He had been admitted in Black Ant Mental Care where...

There is a certain, seemingly unchangeable line of destiny for each one of us. But is it really so?There are people who believe that our life can be changed because it is like a strip of sand, which remains after the tide at the...

One winter morning, Harvey Painter, a young poet, is visited at home by a fan, who introduces herself as Anna Geller. The two spend hours together talking about his writing. As Anna prepares to leave, she reveals that she too is a poet-a poet...

A techno-horror portrait of the fears and desires of six young artists whose lives are upended by a controversial video game, from National Book Award finalist Mica Ojeda.Six young artists share an apartment in Barcelona: Kiki Ortega, a researcher writing a pornographic novel; Iv疣...

It is 1977 and Kate is a seventeen-year-old HSC student from Sydney's North Shore. She has dreams of becoming the next Ita Buttrose and being the editor of Cleo. Yet the 1970's free love and peace vibe has not yet hit Kate's suburban home...

After the terrible things that Amber did while married, she's divorced, estranged and forever banished from the castle-like mansion. Starting a new life in Mapleview is not easy, but things are really looking up for her, as a long lost lover from younger years...

Pulsing with intrigue, full of provocative ideas, the novel Autumn Wind, Weeps alternates between computer programmer Gina Ono's reach for the pinnacle of artificial intelligence, and a wandering poet of five hundred years ago, Akikaze, who is searching for poetic luminosity. If the two...

In this haunting debut novel--perfect for fans of Iain Reid, Jeff VanderMeer, and Julia Armfield--a loyal employee at a collapsing theme park questions the recent death of a celebrity visitor, the arrival of strange new guests, her boyfriend's erratic behavior, and ultimately her own...

Paradise has a price...It isn't just a job, it's his dream job. This is everything he's worked for and everything he deserves. One job offer, and Ethan Birch's life changes forever.Given immense creative control, power, and perks, Ethan falls deeply under the company's spell....

A gripping, twisty thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker!The guiltiest people aren't always the ones behind bars...As a new nurse practitioner at a maximum-security prison, Brooke Sullivan is taught three crucial rules: Treat all...

The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology integrates the topics of motor control, physical education, exercise, adventure, performance in sports, and the performing arts, in several important ways and contexts, drawing upon diverse cultural perspectives. More than 90 overarching topics have been...

Dan Pierce and Joan Schneider are key management employees of Starlingers Gourmet Food Markets. Until the moment they both find their careers in jeopardy, though for different reasons. As Dan and Joan plow through their apprehension and suffering during four frigid weeks in December,...

Most of them invited by the old woman Lashmotricker and some of them accompanied those who invited by her into that palace. Whoever invited by the old woman were those who got help from her when they were in dire need of it. They...

A mother's unthinkable crime and an investigator's forgotten past collide in a shocking novel of suspense by Anne Frasier, the New York Times bestselling author of The Body Reader.Private detective Olivia Welles hasn't been to her hometown since her childhood, not since the night...

Young film student Joanne is walking through the streets of London, making a hand-held documentary film, when she accidentally catches two men forcing a third into a car on film.The third man - a prominent politician - has just been kidnapped, and the film...

There is a certain, seemingly unchangeable line of destiny for each one of us. But is it really so?There are people who believe that our life can be changed because it is like a strip of sand, which remains after the tide at the...

After the terrible things that Amber did while married, she's divorced, estranged and forever banished from the castle-like mansion. Starting a new life in Mapleview is not easy, but things are really looking up for her, as a long lost lover from younger years...

In Ben's world, the pandemic never ended. All he has been doing for the last 3+ years is sitting on the couch watching social media and drinking. One day a friend informs him that his ex-girlfriend has ended her life. When Ben goes to...