Books like Next of Kin by Hannah Bonam-Young

Beth Venable hides in Kentucky’s Appalachian Mountains after witnessing a mob murder, eyes a romance with Ryal Walker, but must outwit the mafia and protect her family before she can start a new life.

Roger Fouts fulfilled humankind's age-old dream of talking to animals by pioneering communication with chimpanzees through sign language. His decades of groundbreaking work with these amazing animals - who share more than 98 percent of our DNA - made scientific history as their unprecedented dialogues opened a window into chimpanzee consciousness and the origins of human language and intelligence. Now, in Next of Kin, Fouts tells the dramatic story of his personal and professional odyssey from novice researcher to celebrity scientist to impassioned crusader for the rights of animals. At the heart of this captivating book is Fouts's magical thirty-year friendship with Washoe, whom we watch grow from a mischievous baby chimp fresh out of the NASA space program into the matriarch of a clan of chimpanzees who fill these pages with tales of humor and heartbreak, pathos and love. Living and conversing with these sensitive creatures has given Fouts a profound appreciation of how much we share with our closest biological relatives, and what they can teach us about ourselves. Fouts also describes the crisis of conscience he faced when he discovered that hundreds of chimpanzees were being subjected to perilous biomedical experimentation in laboratories across America. At significant risk to his own career, he became an outspoken advocate for improved conditions for animals in research labs, and devoted himself to rescuing this lost generation of chimpanzees.

A coming‑of‑age tale that follows teenage girls as they form bonds over shared love for books in a library setting, weaving in themes of friendship, English literature, and the lives of widowers.

In John Boyne’s suspenseful historical thriller, Owen Montignac—a charismatic heir—must outwit a sudden inheritance twist that favors his cousin Stella, using a looming royal crisis to secure his fortunes.

For years, ambitious Deputy District Attorney Kade Matheson has taken case files and law books, not lovers, to bed, ignoring her personal life in favor of her career. When she finds herself with a stalker, she tries to handle the situation the way she always does: on her own. Lieutenant Del Vasquez has admired the standoffish lawyer for a while, and she’s determined to protect her at all costs. When Kade’s stalker situation escalates and she and Del have to hide at her mother’s, Kade is finally forced to face her attraction to women for the very first time. Suddenly, she’s no longer sure which one is more dangerous—the threat to her life or to her heart?

A taut thriller about a beautiful woman whose hidden past exposes her to violence, blackmail, and murder.