Publishers: Gale, a Cengage Group

About this publisher’s catalog

This catalog offers a broad range of narrative-driven works blending suspense, mystery, and elements of speculative fiction alongside contemporary and historical settings. Readers can expect a mix of character-focused stories that explore relationships, psychological tension, and folklore influences, with occasional nonfiction-adjacent themes around crime and investigation. Navigating this variety benefits from attention to thematic clusters and tonal differences.

What you’ll often find

  • Psychological suspense and thriller narratives with complex interpersonal dynamics
  • Crime and mystery stories featuring procedural or investigative elements
  • Fantasy and folklore-inspired tales that incorporate mythic or paranormal motifs
  • Contemporary fiction emphasizing family life, relationships, and emotional tension
  • Historical settings that provide atmospheric backdrops for action and intrigue
  • Adaptations and works linked to popular media franchises or familiar story worlds
  • Romantic subplots woven into broader genre frameworks

How to browse this shelf

  • Start by selecting books based on dominant themes such as mystery, fantasy, or contemporary drama
  • Look for tonal cues—whether dark and suspenseful or lighter and character-driven—to match mood preferences
  • Explore works connected to folklore or mythology if interested in supernatural or legendary elements
  • Filter for narratives with a strong focus on psychological complexity or emotional relationships
  • Use historical or modern settings as a way to narrow choices according to preferred time periods
  • Consider titles linked to known media adaptations for a familiar entry point
  • Distinguish between standalone stories and series for pacing and commitment level

Good fit if you like

  • Slow-building tension and layered character development
  • Plot-driven mysteries with unexpected twists
  • Blends of realistic relationship dynamics with speculative or paranormal elements
  • Atmospheric settings that enhance mood and theme
  • Stories that balance emotional depth with suspenseful pacing
  • Explorations of family and social bonds under pressure
  • Engaging narratives that connect to broader cultural or mythological traditions

Generated from the books currently available in this catalog.

  • Haunting and Homicide — Ava Burke

    Haunting and Homicide — Ava Burke

  • Nic Blake and the Remarkables The Manifestor Prophecy — Angie Thomas

    Nic Blake and the Remarkables The Manifestor Prophecy — Angie Thomas

  • Come Shell Or High Water — Molly MacRae

    Come Shell Or High Water — Molly MacRae

  • The Wildes A Novel in Five Acts — Louis Bayard

    The Wildes A Novel in Five Acts — Louis Bayard

  • Amari and the Despicable Wonders — B. B. Alston

    Amari and the Despicable Wonders — B. B. Alston

  • Bounty Man and Doe — Dusty Richards

    Bounty Man and Doe — Dusty Richards

  • Serenity’s Secret — Lisa Jones Baker

    Serenity’s Secret — Lisa Jones Baker

  • Imagine the God of Heaven Near-Death Experiences, God’s Revelation, and the Love You’ve Always Wanted — John Burke

    Imagine the God of Heaven Near-Death Experiences, God’s Revelation, and the Love You’ve Always Wanted — John Burke

  • Mean Moms A Novel — Emma Rosenblum

    Mean Moms A Novel — Emma Rosenblum

  • The Fox Wife — Yangsze Choo

    The Fox Wife — Yangsze Choo

  • The Lake Escape — Jamie Day

    The Lake Escape — Jamie Day

  • The Examiner — Janice Hallett

    The Examiner — Janice Hallett

  • Annie’s Rainbow — Fern Michaels

    Annie’s Rainbow — Fern Michaels

  • Escuela de Espías Malvados (Evil Spy School) — Stuart Gibbs

    Escuela de Espías Malvados (Evil Spy School) — Stuart Gibbs

  • Just Add Water My Swimming Life — Katie Ledecky

    Just Add Water My Swimming Life — Katie Ledecky

  • The Small and the Mighty Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement — Sharon McMahon

    The Small and the Mighty Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement — Sharon McMahon

  • Trouble Island A Novel — Sharon Short

    Trouble Island A Novel — Sharon Short

  • Ghost Coach A Classic Western Adventure — Robert Vaughan

    Ghost Coach A Classic Western Adventure — Robert Vaughan

  • Christa Comes Out of Her Shell — Abbi Waxman

    Christa Comes Out of Her Shell — Abbi Waxman

  • The Peacemaker — Wanda E. Brunstetter

    The Peacemaker — Wanda E. Brunstetter