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Hannah, Kristin. Home Front / K. Hannah. – London : Pan Books, 2022. – 410 p. – (The number one international bestseller). 

In her most emotionally powerful story yet, she explores the intimate landscape of a troubled marriage with this provocative and timely portrait of a husband and wife, in love and at war. Home Front is a story of love, loss, heroism, honor, and ultimately, hope. All marriages have a breaking point. All families have wounds. From a distance, Michael and Jolen Zarkades seem to have it all: a solid dependable marriage, exciting careers and children they adore. But after twelve blissful years together, the couple has lost their way. They are unhappy and edging towards divorce. Then an unexpected deployment tears their already fragile family apart, sending one of them deep into harm's way and leaving the other at home, caring for the children and waiting for news. When the worst happens, each must face their darkest fear and fight for the future of their family.

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Heller, Miranda Cowley. The Paper Palace : [novel] / M. C. Heller. – Dublin : Penguin Books, 2022. – 390 p. – (The number one New York Times bestseller).

A story of summer, secrets, love, and lies: in the course of a singular day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades. It is a perfect August morning, and Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at The Paper Palace – the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life. But this morning is different: last night Elle and her oldest friend Jonas crept out the back door into the darkness and had sex with each other for the first time, all while their spouses chatted away inside. Now, over the next twenty-four hours, Elle will have to decide between the life she has made with her genuinely beloved husband, Peter, and the life she always imagined she would have had with her childhood love, Jonas, if a tragic event hadn’t forever changed the course of their lives. Tender yet devastating, The Paper Palace considers the tensions between desire and dignity, the legacies of abuse, and the crimes and misdemeanors of families.

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Maas, Sarah J. Throne of Glass : [novel] / S. J. Maas. – London [et al.] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023. – 424 p. – (The Trone of Class ; books 1) (# 1 New York Times Bestselling author).

Step into the breathtaking, explosive world of Sarah J. Maas’s internationally bestselling Throne of Glass series with this complete 8-book collection. Filled with assassins, magic, fallen kingdoms, and unforgettable heroes, this epic fantasy saga has captivated millions of readers around the globe. Throne of Glass is the first book in the bestselling series that has captivated readers worldwide. Celaena Sardothien battles for her freedom, uncovers dark secrets, and discovers the powerful destiny she was born to claim. Each book builds on the next with soaring stakes, heart-stopping action, and deeply emotional storytelling. Perfect for fans of high fantasy, court intrigue, slow-burn romance, and strong female protagonists, this set is the ideal way to experience the complete saga from beginning to end.

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Maas, Sarah J. Crown of Midnight : a Throne of Glass Novel / S. J. Maas. – London [et al.] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023. – 438 p. : il. – (The Trone of Class ; books 2) (# 1 New York Times Bestselling author). 

Celaena's story continues in this second book in the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the King's Champion. But she is far from loyal to the crown. Though she goes to great lengths to hide her secret, her deadly charade becomes more difficult when she realises she is not the only one seeking justice. Her search for answers ensnares those closest to her, and no one is safe from suspicion  –  not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a princess with a rebel heart. Then, one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie ... and what she is willing to fight for. The second book in bestselling Throne of Glass series returns readers to a land destroyed by liars, where one woman's truth is the only thing that can save them all. 

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Simone, Sierra. Priest : [novel] / S. Simone. – International ed. . – Naperville : Bloom Books, 2022. – 312 p. – (USA Today Bestselling Author).

From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Sierra Simone comes her steamy, TikTok-famous Priest series, in which sinners and saints alike test the bonds of religion, love, and lust. He's a priest, and here is his confession. There are many rules a priest can't break. A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God. Tyler Bell has had no problem playing by the rules for the last three years after a family tragedy set him on the path to priesthood. That all changes when the delicious, sultry voice of Poppy Danforth sinks its claws in him through the screen of his confessional booth, and he can't get her sins out of his head.

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Tartt, Donna. The Secret History : [novel] / D. Tartt. – Dublin : Penguin Books, 2022. – 630 p. – (The original bestseller). 

Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement – both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and for ever.