Sometimes our real destination is hidden behind a bend in the road. Kitty Kittricks prospects look dim when she has to leave high school early because of a reading stress disorder. When Bonny Meadows from the declining Flower Bower in the quaint Victorian town of Wycliff on South Puget Sound employs her, Kitty senses that there might be more languages to learn than letters can spell. A real challenge is put to her when Bonny suffers a stroke. While Kitty is trying to turn the rudder of the Flower Bower around, she finds her heart entangled in conflict. Should she simply give up business and entrust her future to the charming and romantic lawyer Trevor Jones? Or does the quiet farmer Eli Hayes, with his mute little daughter, Holly, find a way to her heart?

Having tried for years to unlock the secrets of the magical Book Without Words, old man Thorston dies in failure and the book is passed on to his servant, Sybil, and her magical raven who eagerly begin the process of breaking the code.

The colors of Hispaniola burst into life in this striking, evocative debut picture book that celebrates the joy of being Dominican. If Dominican were a color, it would be the sunset in the sky, blazing red and burning bright. If Dominican were a color, it’d be the roar of the ocean in the deep of the night, With the moon beaming down rays of sheer delight. The palette of the Dominican Republic is exuberant and unlimited. Maiz comes up amarillo, the blue-black of dreams washes over sandy shores, and people’s skin can be the shade of cinnamon in cocoa or of mahogany. This exuberantly colorful, softly rhyming picture book is a gentle reminder that a nation’s hues are as wide as nature itself.

This Caldecott Honor–winning book about a book is a delightful, wordless tale about the power of stories, perfect for fans of Brendan Wenzel and David Weisner. A red book is lying in the snow in the city. When you open it, you find a new kind of adventure. You will be taken across oceans and continents when you just flip the page. But this book-in-a-book holds even more secrets to discover. Lehman’s simple story line and surprising illustrations create an unexpectedly enchanting story about friendship, connectedness, and how stories can bring us together . . . and even bring us inside their pages.

New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, brings a new Dark Romance Series to life. This is the second book in GODDESS ISLES. “There was a monster once. A monster who bought me, controlled me, and took away my freedom. There was a man once. A man who dealt in myth and secrets, hiding behind his mask, making me hunger and wish to know the truth.” Full blurb and cover to come