Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson's debut novel Black Cake is an emotional tour de force. When their mother dies, estranged siblings Byron and Benny return home to claim a most unusual inheritance. Their mother has left behind a traditional Caribbean black cake, a harrowing story of a woman fleeing her island home after being suspected of murder, and instructions to share the cake together "when the time is right." But first, Byron and Benny must solve the mystery of secrets their mother kept from them and find their way to each other before they can truly understand everything.

The Liz Taylor Ring

An emotional love story and a family drama, The Liz Taylor Ring by Brenda Janowitz will pull you in with mystery and romance. Years after the death of their parents, the Schneider children reunite under one roof when the 11-carat ring their father gifted their mother resurfaces after having gone missing for years. At first, the adult children can only see the monetary value of the ring, but it soon becomes apparent that the ring looks so much like the one Richard Burton gave Liz Taylor after they separated holds family secrets they never could have imagined.

This Woven Kingdom

The first book in Tahereh Mafi's highly anticipated fantasy series This Woven Kingdom is inspired by Persian mythology. The crown prince Kamran knows there are prophecies foretelling the death of the king, but he never could have anticipated what would happen when they come to pass. As far as he knew, Alizeh was nothing more than a servant, but in truth she's the heir to the kingdom. Now her rise to power is destined to not only challenge his claim to the crown, but also to upend the world in what's set to be an epic trilogy.