Fiction - Psychological

WHAT IF THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN SAVE YOU WAITS IN YOUR DREAMS?Zane is slipping. The job he chased now feels empty. The love he tried to fix feels far away. Each night he stands on the same silver shore with a woman he...

Explore the Satirical Genius of Voltaire's Candide Candide by Voltaire is a biting satire that critiques optimism, religion, and societal conventions with wit and humor. First published in 1759, this literary masterpiece remains a cornerstone of Enlightenment thought and a timeless work of philosophical...

An Untalented Mr. Ripley, a Dumb American Psycho: A young man combines boundless self-confidence with perpetual failure and ineptitude as he tries to manipulate his way into a better life, preying on women in New York City in the early '90s. Robert Doughten Savile,...

Secrets can't stay buried forever, and when they're exposed, they can have tragic consequences. Hannah Walker is living in limbo. Six years ago, her daughter was abducted, and her world fell apart. She's tried to pick up the pieces of her life, tried to...

Shannon is a woman on a mission-one that consumes her every waking moment. She's fixated on Zain, a man whose life she will stop at nothing to infiltrate. Learning everything about him-his routines and the people he loves, she weaves herself into his world....

For John, childhood was a battlefield-a fractured home, the shadow of abandonment, and the simmering anger of feeling unwanted. At just eleven years old, his rebellion brought him to Eastfield, a residential home for incorrigible youth. But what began as a sentence of confinement...

As a little boy with a troubled mother, little Jacob was often housed with Mrs Jackson who would put him in nappies and plastic pants for bed despite being 4 years old and even older and not a bedwetter.He absolutely loved it.As a 19-year-old,...

Is my husband a dream come true? Or the nightmare I was trying to escape before I lost my memory?I didn't know true desire until the first time I laid eyes on him. Tall, dark, beautiful as a god-completely forbidden. He was the penniless...

She's a single woman whose car just broke down on a desolate stretch of road.He's a psychopath who kidnaps lone women and tortures them on his farm.They're both about to meet their worst nightmare.After getting snatched from the side of the road, Charlotte Walker...

Fiction is simply dreams written out. Science fiction consists of the hopes and dreams and fears (for some dreams are nightmares) of a technically based society.-John W. CampbellThese stories share a common concept: man has dreamed for centuries about space flight, about happiness, about...

"I couldn't put this book down! The story kept me on the edge of my seat, constantly guessing what would happen next. The unique concept of the recorder and the thrilling game had me hooked from the start." In the depths of the night,...

Nico's desire for her was all-consuming and insatiable. The mere sight of her, even her scent shivered down his spine, knewing that he had to have her somehow. As Nico's actions became more desperate and erratic, the woman he was obsessed with began to...

AB Discovery's Authors get together to produce...A collection of short stories that have been 'floating around in my head'.Most authors have a host of ABDL story ideas and plots that don't quite seem big enough to make a full story. But they do have...

Helen DeWitt's 2000 debut, The Last Samurai, was "destined to become a cult classic" (Miramax). The enterprising publisher sold the rights in twenty countries, so "Why not just, 'destined to become a classic?'" (Garth Risk Hallberg) And why must cultists tell the uninitiated it...

If death is knocking at your door, you have no choice but to accept it. But if evil is knocking at your door, you have no choice but to kill it. It's been decades since Rebecca Underhill and her late twin sister, Molly, were...

In the shadowed depths of ambition, a dark tale unfolds-one of supernatural seduction and the devastating price of creation.An acclaimed writer, desperate to craft his next masterpiece, retreats to a secluded cabin deep in the Maryland woods. But inspiration comes with a sinister twist....

"Vanilla Fetish" is a gripping narrative that explores deep into the complexities of love, infidelity, and the search for personal identity within the confines of societal expectations. The story follows the lives of Kevin and Ashli, a married couple ensnared in a web of...

He seemed perfect. But he was a liar . . . Sarah is in a loving relationship with Paul, a man she hopes to one day marry and start a family with, until his untimely death turns her world upside down. Trying to come...

Anna Lee Baker suffers from childhood amnesia. Now, as an adult, she can't seem to catch a break.Fleeing from an abusive boyfriend, she heads to New Orleans where her big brother, Dr. Jeff Baker lives. Jeff offers to help Anna if she promises to...

Eighteen years after the events of A Study in Red, young Jack Reid - nephew of Robert Cavendish - discovers the journal that previously belonged to his uncle.A troubled child with psychological issues, Jack's recent years have been relatively problem-free. But after discovering the...

It was a simple job: keep an eye on the minister's wife until she goes safely to bed. Then all hell broke loose.The death of a beloved Chicago televangelist's wife is only the beginning; someone is homiciding their way through the Temple of Majesty...

After cardiologist John Brown is incarcerated in a private prison in Miami, he and his cellmates learn firsthand how the private prison system works in Florida.Meanwhile, Nicole Rodriguez and her team at the Miami Post start digging into the prison industry, and the leadership...

Mystical Circles is a mystery novel set in the present-day Cotswolds about a cult group whose charming, manipulative leader mesmerises his nine vulnerable followers with teachings and exercises drawn from a mixture of shamanism, dream yoga, and Indian mysticism promising them higher consciousness and...

The lion rages within him. Leo grew up between a rock and a hard place. His experiences as a child made him tough. As the oldest of the children, the drive to be the protector of the innocent and helpless permeates every part of...

The Tale of Ed Gar & Allan is a story about the end of a relationship and the uncertainty that follows. Ed Gar is a raven who was raised by Allan, a well-read pigeon. The story begins after Allan has said his final goodbyes...

After a lifetime of secrets and lies are exposed, is it possible for things to simply fall into place?This family may think so, but when other people are expressing their versions of the truth, who is telling the story?We are all survivors of something,...

Maya Krieger was just a couple of electives and one major project away from graduating from her journalism program at Central University-but for Maya, nothing comes that easy; and this time she has no one to blame but herself. The project assigned in her...

A pretty young girl has to leave home to make money for her family. She is clever and a good worker; but she is uneducated and does not know the cruel ways of the world. So, when a rich young man says he loves...

In this sequel to the novel "Don't Slay the Dragon", Caitlyn Stewart has just made the startling discovery that her best friend from childhood may be a very dangerous killer. Now, Elizabeth Marshall is on the loose, no longer confined to the security of...

Aingeal was just like any other young woman in NYC. She knew the dangers, was safe most of the time but occasionally she forgot how dangerous it was. One night on her way to work her world was turned upside down by an evil...

Convinced that she is a victim of a society that will never accept her, Madison is at the breaking point. She wishes she knew how to change the prejudice she faces as a full figured woman. She fears that she will never be accepted...

Redemption isn't given. It's fought for. After years of violence, Solomon leaves the brutal backdrop of New York and its underworld to find peace in California where he settles for the quiet life of a gardener defined by routine, restraint, and a fragile kind...

Author: Ronald W. BarrettISBN-10: 1414017405ISBN-13: 9781414017402Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/02/2004Pages: 140Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

Author: Diana ManosISBN-10: 1403346186ISBN-13: 9781403346186Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/12/2002Pages: 252Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.57d

'Longing' is a prequel novella to the novel 'Control', which tells the story of two men coming together, one out for justice, the other revenge... Leroy, returns home after serving 8 years in the Special Forces to discover his nightmare has not ended, but...

A book of stories, or "narrations," by the finest Catalan writer of his generation. In this beautiful work, translated into English for the first time, Pla transcribes his witnessings of basic truths: the waves of the sea, the hardness of rolled tobacco. The reader...

The only survivor in a plane crash, a young boy who was unconsciousness and not discovered by rescue crews, awakens in the branches of a large pine tree. He has no memory of how he got there or who he is. In his pocket...

For André, a young man growing up on a farm in Brazil, life consists of "the earth, the wheat, the bread, our table, and our family." He loves the land, fears his austere, pious father, who preaches from the head of the table as...

To the outside world, Robert Petrovic had it all: money, power, a successful business and most importantly people with whom to share it-namely his mother and his lover. Only a handful of people knew who and what Robert really was, and one of those...

Meet the Lost Souls. Clive would be just a normal guy, if he weren't constantly assaulted telepathically by the thoughts and feelings of everyone around him. Catherine is a lot like someone you might know, until she abandons her successful career as a businesswoman...

Allie Hutchins, a Boston lawyer, has had a bad experience on a hijacked bus. She's still having nightmares and panic attacks. It seems like a good idea to go home to Tyler, Missouri for a while. Because nothing every happens in Tyler, and that's...

A Web of Stories by Brent Robison. The Principle of Ultimate Indivisibility weaves together the disparate lives of ordinary people as they stumble through tiny everyday epiphanies on their way from confusion and loss toward redemption. With structures both traditional and experimental, these thirteen...

Author: Lisa UngerISBN-10: 1420532758ISBN-13: 9781420532753Publisher: Large Print PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/11/2026Pages: 568Format: PaperbackLarge Print

"Epic in its scope, intimate in its evocation, Whidbey reads like a thriller, compels like a mystery and regarding the human condition, converses with the classics. This is the book everyone will be talking about." -- Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award...

"Epic in its scope, intimate in its evocation, Whidbey reads like a thriller, compels like a mystery and regarding the human condition, converses with the classics. This is the book everyone will be talking about." -- Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award...

Time is running out for a writer with a shocking story to tell in a gripping novel of redemption, revelation, and long-buried secrets by New York Times bestselling author A. R. Torre.Romance novelist Helena Ross once had everything--success, a family, a future. Then tragedy...

A much-anticipated winter trip to their weekend cabin on the river turns dark when Mack and Nancy's twelve-year-old foster daughter, Soolie, bolts after seeing what she thinks is a dead body in a farm field.In this sequel to Lost Graces-winner of the Atmosphere Press...

A deeply human and haunting saga, "Eye of the Storm" spans six turbulent decades in the life of a Cuban American family struggling to survive emotional and literal hurricanes. Narrated by Lazaro Lopez, a retired reporter confronting buried childhood trauma, the novel explores themes...

Leola Jaines McGee was the picture of perfection amongst her peers. High school royalty, being the cousin of the City's wealthiest and most successful businessman. However, she was carrying more than what meets the eye. For as long as she could remember, Jaines had...

A BRAND NEW totally addictive psychological thriller full of twists.From a #1 bestselling authorWe swapped partners for one night. Just for fun. We thought we could handle it. We were wrong.From the moment Seb and Tamsin moved in next door, I couldn't look away....