Shortly after the harrowing events of The Mistress (The Original Sinners book four), Kingsley realizes that to protect Juliette and their baby on the way, they need to leave New York and put their pasts behind them for good. Yet he's waited all his life to have Søren back and now that he does, how will he tell the only man he's ever loved he's leaving him...again? And will Søren be able to let him go? A Winter Symphony also features Original Sinners favorites Juliette, Mistress Nora, Michael and Griffin, and the city of New Orleans. Ebook and paperback editions include “A Beautiful Thing,” a bonus Christmas-themed Original Sinners short story (previously published as a standalone ebook and audiobook).

The Mattamuskeet Lodge in rural North Carolina, once a paradise for hunters, now stands abandoned near the edge of the lake. Yet Margaret Windley, a local artist, still remembers the day, twenty years before, when she danced there at the annual Christmas ball with the love of her young life, John Ashton, a lawyer's son from New York. Margaret has heard nothing from John since that Christmas, but when a letter arrives from his brother, she will be drawn back into the story of their relationship, hopefully to finally learn what became of their love.

For Linden Hill, life was predictable-go to work, an occasional drink with friends, and repeat-until one unexpected night when she finds herself face-to-face with her past-all six-foot-five-inches of sex-god perfection she once knew as Cyril. The problem? He died. Or so she thought. But Linden's long-lost love isn't welcoming her with open arms. Fueled by suspicion and doubt, their turbulent re-acquaintance drives Cyril to desperate acts. The chance at renewing their love is jeopardized, pulling Linden into his war with supernatural rivals hell-bent on his destruction. Defeating the enemy seems easy compared to surviving each other. With hunger threatening to consume them, and love begging to endure, can Linden learn to accept who she must become to save them both?

When a dog gets loose from the house on a snowy day, his owner searches for him and experiences the sounds of various animals and things in the snow. What does it take to make snow music? A boy and a girl. Neighbors. A squirrel, rabbit, deer, and bird. Also neighbors. A dog. Lost and then found. And snow falling. Peth. And melting. Drip. And falling again. Peth. Peth. Peth. You can listen. You can also sing along.

Originally published: Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2015.

Baby falls asleep to a thunderstorm in the city, where all of the sounds blend together into a lullaby.

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! • Ray McMillian is a Black classical musician on the rise—undeterred by the pressure and prejudice of the classical music world—when a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his great-great-grandfather’s heirloom violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world. “I loved The Violin Conspiracy for exactly the same reasons I loved The Queen’s Gambit: a surprising, beautifully rendered underdog hero I cared about deeply and a fascinating, cutthroat world I knew nothing about—in this case, classical music.” —Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and Hour of the Witch Growing up Black in rural North Carolina, Ray McMillian’s life is already mapped out. But Ray has a gift and a dream—he’s determined to become a world-class professional violinist, and nothing will stand in his way. Not his mother, who wants him to stop making such a racket; not the fact that he can’t afford a violin suitable to his talents; not even the racism inherent in the world of classical music. When he discovers that his beat-up, family fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, all his dreams suddenly seem within reach, and together, Ray and his violin take the world by storm. But on the eve of the renowned and cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competition—the Olympics of classical music—the violin is stolen, a ransom note for five million dollars left in its place. Without it, Ray feels like he's lost a piece of himself. As the competition approaches, Ray must not only reclaim his precious violin, but prove to himself—and the world—that no matter the outcome, there has always been a truly great musician within him.