Seattle Fiction
Take a trip through the many stories of Seattle with a variety of adult fiction books published recently. Created by librarians at The Seattle Public Library. (April 2025)
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Love Buzz
In Alexander’s outstanding debut ... the right couple meets at the wrong time. Readers will be swept away by Serena’s emotional journey as kismet determines when these star-crossed lovers are ready to be reunited. Alexander’s inclusive representation of diverse backgrounds and sexual identities in lovingly crafted characters with rich and unique personalities is truly impressive. (Booklist)
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The Fiancée Farce
A bi indie bookstore manager agrees to a marriage of convenience with a bi romance cover model to save their family legacies. A Sapphic novel in which opposites attract offers a new twist on an old trope. (Kirkus)
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Shoot your Shot
[T]his hockey romance star[s] Jaylen Jones, who lands a spot on the Seattle Rainiers roster after a one-night stand with tattoo artist Lucy. Now Jaylen thinks Lucy is his lucky charm, but can that lead to romantic success off the ice? (Library Journal)
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To Err Is Cumin
Pepper Reece, owner of the Spice Shop in Pike Place Market, picks up a recliner off the street and finds an envelope containing $35,000 under the seat cushion. As Pepper investigates the owner of the chair, a mutual acquaintance is murdered.
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Just for the Summer
Ginny Masters manages a hotel in Seattle but needs a break. Jacqueline Potter runs a fishing lodge Idaho but dreams of the city life. The two agree to swap jobs for the summer, in the process finding new romances to pursue.
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Wings Once Cursed & Bound
Contemporary Seattle dancer Peeraphan Rahttana has no idea that she’s a kinnaree, a rare Thai bird princess, or that there’s an underground magical world all around her. Then she unknowingly wears a pair of cursed shoes during a performance, putting her in the path of the Darke Consortium, an organization that seeks out magical objects to prevent mystical mayhem. (Publishers Weekly)
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A Killing on the Hill
In the corrupt Seattle of the Great Depression, a reporter investigates a murder that's about to become the city's hottest mystery. (Publisher description)
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Kate & Frida
A book order sent by letter from Paris to Seattle turns into a flourishing friendship. The book spans several years with lots of fun ’90s pop-culture details, and it often focuses on food, from peanut butter cookies to chiles rellenos, with several recipes included at the end. An old-fashioned form and two lively modern women make for an enjoyable novel. (Kirkus)
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The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
Covering 250 years, Ford’s new novel traces the way states of consciousness involving extreme moments of pain or joy interconnect seven generations of Chinese women. (Kirkus)
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The Laughter
Jha follows her memoir How to Raise a Feminist Son with a tense and propulsive tale of race and power on a Seattle college campus. Jha’s gripping passion play will shock readers. (Publishers Weekly)
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