Books from Bantam Discovery

  • A Version of the Truth
    By Jennifer Kaufman, Karen Mack

    It's wedged between the little gourmet natural food market and a souvenir shop with a tarot card reader in the back. I arrive a half hour early, put Conner's book under my arm, and slide into my favorite greasy red vinyl booth that s ...

  • A Version of the Truth
    By Jennifer Kaufman, Karen Mack

    “Tiff, I'm here at Al's. Your sweater's dead. I'm buying you a new one ... I arrive a half hour early, put Conner's book under my arm, and slide into my favorite greasy red vinyl booth that hisses when I sit down, like air coming out of ...

  • The Lost Recipe for Happiness: A Novel
    By Barbara O'Neal

    Thanks to my editor, Shauna Summers, for knowing how to nudge me into my best work, and to Christie for endless, endless conversations about the book (and other things). Thanks to Camron Welch, executive chef at Sonterra Grill, ...

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    By Jennifer Kaufman

    A Version of The Truth 5 Copy Prepack with Easel

  • Everything Nice: A Novel
    By Ellen Shanman

    Grace leaned back in her chair as Mike stood before her. ... Grace nodded. “Cheryl tells me she saw no evidence of healthy granola." “I told you, I'm not a home ec teacher," ... I don't even use a can opener more than twice a yea r.

  • The Pre-Nup: A Novel
    By Beth Kendrick

    BETH KENDRICK is the author of The Bake-Off, Cure for the Common Breakup, The Lucky Dog Matchmaking Service, New Uses for Old Boyfriends, The Pre-nup, Second Time Around, and The Week Before the Wedding. She also writes teen fiction as ...

  • The Pre-Nup
    By Beth Kendrick

    As their romantic relationships begin to fall apart in the face of adultery, career pressures, and scandalous secrets, friends Ellie, Jen, and Mara turn to one another for moral support, makeover tips, and insights into how to protect their ...

  • Good Luck
    By Whitney Gaskell

    Overwhelmed when she wins the lottery on the same day that her career derails, she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating, and she ends up in the middle of a media circus, Lucy Parker seeks refuge at the home of an old college friend in ...

  • The Lost Recipe for Happiness: A Novel
    By Barbara O'Neal

    In this sumptuous novel, Barbara O’Neal offers readers a celebration of food, family, and love as a woman searches for the elusive ingredient we’re all hoping to find.

  • How to Talk to a Widower
    By Jonathan Tropper

    Twenty-nine-year-old widower Doug Parker finds his life spiraling out of control as he struggles to come to terms with grief, love, family, and suburbia while dealing with a bossy, pregnant twin sister who urges him to begin dating again, a ...

  • The Year of Fog: A Novel
    By Michelle Richmond

    Heartbreaking, uplifting, and beautifully told, here is the riveting tale of a family torn apart, of the search for the truth behind a child’s disappearance, and of one woman’s unwavering faith in the redemptive power of love—all made ...

  • The Adultery Club: A Novel
    By Tess Stimson

    ... Der Ring . " I turn another yawn into a cough . Killing the sex buzz here , Nick , with all the opera chitchat ... Sunday lunch . He must be so bored , in and out of the bedroom . No wonder he has to look elsewhere . When you think about ...

  • The Wedding Officer
    By Anthony Capella

    Naive and already war-weary, James Gouding takes up a position in Naples in 1943.