New Releases by Jacquelyn Mitchard

A Zibby''s Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025! From New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard comes a page-turning drama that explores the beauty of female friendship; the relationship between money, power, and sex; and the very human desire to protect the ones we love most. When she is convicted of a double murder, Felicity Wild, a brilliant grad student turned high-priced escort, declares, “I may not be innocent, but I’m innocent of this.” Reenie Bigelow never doubted it. A jury may have given Felicity a life sentence, but Reenie knows that her childhood best friend is not capable of murder. And so Reenie, a journalist, decides to use her deep connections to Felicity’s past to unravel the truth. The more she uncovers, the more Reenie is convinced that the story the prosecution told is wrong, despite the puzzling fact that Felicity said not one single word in her own defense. But there''s one thing Reenie knows for certain: Felicity would never lie.

Ben, 3 ans, disparaît. L''enquête pour le retrouver ne donne rien, provoquant l''implosion de la cellule familiale. Neuf ans plus tard, un jeune garçon de 12 ans sonne à la porte, faisant basculer leur vie une seconde fois : Ben est de retour... Ce roman culte de Jacquelyn Mitchard a été acclamé par la critique et le public, puis adapté au cinéma avec Michelle Pfeiffer. Ben est âgé de 3 ans lorsqu''il disparaît au milieu de la foule. Malgré les recherches de la police, Beth doit faire face à l''inacceptable : jamais plus elle ne reverra son fils. Depuis, elle se réfugie dans la brume des tranquillisants ; Pat, son mari, se noie dans le travail ; et Vincent, l''aîné de leurs enfants, rongé par la culpabilité, part à la dérive. Neuf longues années se sont écoulées quand un adolescent sonne à la porte. Ben est revenu... Roman culte de Jacquelyn Mitchard, Aussi profond que l''océan a été acclamé par la critique et le public dès sa sortie aux États-Unis, en 1996. " Une superbe histoire qui vous déchire le cœur. J''ai adoré ! " Mary Higgins Clark " Un roman puissant sur la force des relations humaines. Un chef-d''oeuvre... " Los Angeles Times

From Jacquelyn Mitchard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean, the “suspenseful, otherwordly, and nearly impossible to put down” (People) story about an unlikely hero whose life is transformed when he rescues a boy with an extraordinary gift. Just hours after his wife and her entire family perish in the Christmas Eve tsunami, former police officer Frank Mercy pulls a little boy from a submerged car. Not quite knowing why, Frank doesn’t turn Ian over to the Red Cross. Instead he makes up a story about where the boy came from and takes him home, where Frank realizes that Ian has an otherworldly gift—an extraordinary ability to transform lives beyond anything he’d ever imagined. Awed and confused, Frank confesses Ian’s secret to Claudia, a beautiful champion rider who is training for the Olympics. They join together to fight the sinister forces gathering to take Ian back. In a final confrontation, Frank and Claudia will risk everything—their love, their family, their very lives—to save this boy they now love as their own son.

« Un portrait magnifique d’une héroïne attachante ! » L’Alsace Le livre : L’enfance de Veronica Swan, qu’elle passait paisiblement dans un hameau isolé de l’Utah au sein d’une communauté mormone, vole soudain en éclats quand ses deux petites sœurs sont assassinées. Ses parents trouvent la force de pardonner au meurtrier. Veronica, elle, ne peut en faire autant. Des années plus tard, changeant d’identité, elle se lance à la poursuite du meurtrier pour venger leur mort. Mais alors qu’elle resserre son étau autour de l’assassin, Veronica prend une décision qui la transformera, tout comme ses proches, à jamais. L’auteur : Jacquelyn Mitchard est journaliste (deux fois nominée pour le prix Pulitzer du journalisme) et auteur de best-sellers internationaux. Aussi profond que l’océan, Tant de choses à vous dire, Douze fois chéri et Un été pas comme les autres font partie de ces succès littéraires, traduits dans plus de quinze pays, tout comme ses nombreux essais et romans pour la jeunesse. Aussi profond que l’océan, écrit suite au décès de son premier mari, est un best-seller mondial vendu à plus de cinq millions d’exemplaires, qui est resté pendant trois mois en tête de la liste des best-sellers du New York Times. Il a été adapté au cinéma avec Michelle Pfeiffer et Whoopi Goldberg dans les rôles principaux. Jacquelyn Mitchard vit actuellement au cap Cod, sur la côte est des États-Unis avec son mari et leurs neuf enfants.

Allie Kim’s fatal allergy to sunlight, XP, still confines her to the night. Now that she’s lost her best friend, Juliet, to an apparent suicide, the night has never felt darker—even with Rob at her side. Allie knows why Juliet killed herself: to escape the clutches of Garrett Tabor, whom Allie saw committing an unspeakable crime. Garrett is untouchable; the Tabors founded the world-famous XP clinic that keeps Allie and Rob alive and their small Minnesota town on the map. Allie can’t rest until Garrett is brought to justice. But her obsession jeopardizes everything she holds dear. Not even Parkour can distract her; nothing reminds her more that Juliet is gone. When Rob introduces Allie to the wildly dangerous sport of nighttime deep diving, Allie assumes he’s only trying to derail her investigation . . . until they uncover the terrible secret Garrett Tabor has hidden under Lake Superior.

New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard’s novels, with their riveting stories and unforgettable characters, have won the hearts of millions of readers. Now, from the author of The Deep End of the Ocean and No Time to Wave Goodbye, comes the fierce and moving tale of one woman’s fight for her identity and her life when fate holds out a second chance. Sicily Coyne was just thirteen when her father was killed in a school fire that left her face disfigured. Twelve years later, a young surgeon, Eliza Cappadora, offers hope in the form of a revolutionary new surgery that may give Sicily back the grace and function she lost. Raised by a dynamic, tenacious aunt who taught her to lead a normal life, and engaged to a wonderful man who knew her long before the accident, Sicily rejects the offer: She knows who she is, and so do the people who love her. But when a secret surfaces that shatters Sicily’s carefully constructed world, she calls off the wedding and agrees to the radical procedure in order to begin a new life. Her beauty restored virtually overnight, Sicily rushes toward life with open arms, seeking new experiences, adventures, and, most of all, love. But she soon discovers that her new face carries with it risks that no one could have imagined. Confronting a moral and medical crisis that quickly becomes a matter of life and death, Sicily is surrounded by experts and loving family, but the choice that will transform her future, for better or worse, is one she must make alone. An intense and moving story of courage, consequence, and possibility, Second Nature showcases the acclaimed storyteller at her very best.

A terrible accident has left little Keefer orphaned but not unwanted. Devastated by his beloved sister''s tragic death, twenty-four-year-old bachelor Gordon McKenna assumes that he will be entrusted with raising his niece, whom he has grown extremely close to over the few precious months of Keefer''s life. But the child''s paternal grandparents have different ideas—and a fierce legal battle ensues that will test the capacity and limitations of family love again and again . . . and no one will emerge from it unscathed or unchanged. Jacquelyn Mitchard, whose powerful, emotionally rich novels have won resounding critical acclaim and a wide, enthusiastic audience worldwide, brings us a soaring, heartbreaking, and unforgettable tale of love and the bonds that unite us all.

BONUS: This edition contains a No Time to Wave Goodbye discussion guide and an excerpt from Jacquelyn Mitchard''s Second Nature. Twenty-two years have passed since Beth Cappadora’s three-year-old son, Ben, was abducted. By some miracle he returned nine years later, and the family began to pick up the pieces of their lives. Now, in this sequel to Mitchard’s beloved bestseller The Deep End of the Ocean, the Cappadora children are grown: Ben is married and has a baby girl, Kerry is studying to be an opera singer, and ne’er-do-well older son Vincent is a fledgling filmmaker. His new documentary—focusing on five families caught in the torturous web of never knowing the fate of their abducted children—shakes his parents to the core. As Vincent’s film earns greater and greater acclaim and Beth tries to stave off a torrent of long-submerged emotions, the Cappadoras’ world is rocked as Beth’s greatest fear becomes reality. The family is soon drawn precipitously into the past, revisiting the worst moment of their lives—this time with only hours to find the truth that can save a life. A spellbinding novel about family loyalty and love pushed to the limits of endurance, No Time to Wave Goodbye is Jacquelyn Mitchard at her best.

Bridget Flannery and Maureen O''Malley have been BFFs since forever. Then a brief moment of inattention on an icy road leaves one girl dead and the other in a coma, battered beyond recognition. Family and friends mourn one friend''s loss and pray for the other''s recovery. Then the doctors discover they have made a terrible mistake. The girl who lived is the one who everyone thought had died. Based on a true case of mistaken identity, All We Know of Heaven is a universal story that no one can read unmoved: a drama of ordinary people caught up in an unimaginable tragedy and of the healing power of hope and love.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean comes this heartwarming Christmas story of a family who comes together during the holiday season as they learn a powerful lesson about love and to live each year of their lives as if it were their last. A fourteenth wedding anniversary is nothing to sneeze at, Elliott Banner knows, but it''s not exactly a landmark year—like fifteen, or twenty, when he plans to take his wife, Laura, to Paris. But when a headache on the drive home from their anniversary date—two days before Christmas—turns out to be more than a migraine, he wishes he had celebrated every year as though it were their last. In this poignant, touching, uplifting story, a woman calmly gathers her family around her during the Christmas holiday to celebrate their lives together—both past and future—and to truly count their blessings. A family history unfolds in a single night in this deeply affecting story that speaks volumes about love, trust, and letting go—a perfect holiday read that underscores the true meaning of the season. “Mitchard’s gift is her ability to present her characters in a compassionate light, even when revealing them at their weakest moments.”—Us Weekly

Twenty years ago they were high school royalty, the girls everyone envied. But life for Tracy and Holly has subsided into suburban contentment, husbands, homes and families. So when Olivia, the group''s glamorous leader, returns to America as a rich widow, they decide to celebrate their reunion onboard a luxurious sailing boat in the Caribbean. Accompanied by Tracy''s unruly teenage daughter and an attentive and experienced crew, the three friends set sail for the holiday of a lifetime. But what really awaits them in the sun-drenched Caribbean is more mysterious and terrifying than anything they could have imagine. As their dream trip turns into a desperate fight for survival, the women soon find themselves faced with dwindling supplies, modern-day piracy and, above all, the deep, lonely ocean. To survive, they must rely on the bonds that have held them close all these years, friend to friend, mother to daughter - even as old secrets, old alliances and new treacheries push them beyond endurance... In her breathtaking new novel of suspense, Jacquelyn Mitchard explores the limits of friendship and the truths that bind us to each other forever.

After Rory the raccoon conquers his fear of spending an entire night away from home, he is prepared to tackle the challenge of starting school just one week later, whether his parents are ready or not.

In her first novel for teens, national bestselling author Mitchard offers a story about a girl with everything who fakes her own abduction.

A story about the bonds that hold friend to friend and mothers to daughters, and how facing our own mortality tests the truth of everything we think we know.

Her Mormon community shattered by the murders of her two younger sisters, Veronica Swan severs ties with her family in her inability to forgive their killer, a decision that causes her to discover profound truths about sin and compassion.

The bestselling author of "The Deep End of the Ocean" and other adult novels presents her second novel for children. Here she introduces a young duckling named Henry Marie who desperately wants a pet. Illustrations.

"C''est le quarante-troisième anniversaire de Verity Dickinson, et pour le célébrer ses amis se sont réunis, par cette soirée enneigée, dans un restaurant de Cape Cod sur la côte Est des États-Unis. Cela fait huit ans que son mari est mort et elle est restée seule pour élever son fils. Entre cet enfant chéri et sa propre enterprise, florissante, sa vie est bien remplie. Mais elle sent sa jeunesse et sa beauté lui échapper. Tout change quand Verity glisse dans un fossé en rentrant ce soir-là. Sauvée par Hank, qu''elle a recontré plus tôt au restaurant, Verity pressent que l''amour est encore possible. Douze fois Chéri, douze mois de transformations dans la vie d''une femme"--Jacket

From the author of "The Deep End of the Ocean" comes this "New York Times" bestseller that is an unforgettable tale of the pleasures and perils of love in the modern age.

Une fillette de 15 mois, ayant perdu ses parents dans un accident, est convoitě ̉la fois par son jeune oncle et ses grands-parents.

De verdwijning van een driejarig jongetje drukt een stempel op het leven van het gezin dat achterblijft.

For ten years of Sunday mornings, readers of Jacquelyn Mitchard’s newspaper column, “The Rest of Us,” have been calling their mothers, boyfriends and sisters to say, “See? That’s exactly what I meant!” Mitchard’s clear-eyed takes on everyday life in process are described over and over as “a letter from home,” as “the best friend I can really count on,” and as “the kind of story you tell at the coffee machine—and keep under your pillow.” Jacquelyn Mitchard reaches for heart and mind simultaneously, with both wit and nostalgia but never with sentimentality. Whether writing of gun laws and garage sales, the loneliness of the long-haul single mother, fear of gardening, or the late great American game of baseball, Mitchard stresses the personal stake each of us has in the stand-up drama of daily life. The single mother of five children, she shares her own family’s dramas and epiphanies—her own mother’s tradition of optimism based on nothing, the early death of her husband, the adoption of her baby daughter, as well as the great wheeling issues that confound Americans every day.