by Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
First published 2015
This collection offers preview chapters from six forthcoming novels spanning different genres and themes. Readers can sample a story exploring two decades of complicated friendship, a military thriller examining future global conflict, and a dark narrative that blends underground fighting culture with contemporary women's fiction. The sampler also includes excerpts from stories set along rural boundary lines, featuring early twentieth century crime solving, and following a stage magician's assistant. Each preview ends with a link to purchase the complete novel. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt designed this collection to introduce readers to diverse new voices and stories before they reach wide popularity. The format allows browsers to discover their next favorite author through brief tastes of longer works.
Genres: fiction, military-fiction, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
100 pages · ebook · Houghton Mifflin
Content warnings: violence