The story centers around two newlyweds, Edward and Florence Mayhew both virgins who must struggle through their internal battles with sexual anxiety.

Thomas Tessler, devastated by a tragedy, has cloistered himself in his bedroom and shut out the world for the past three years. His wife, Silke, lives in the next room, but Thomas no longer shares his life with her, leaving his hideout only in the wee hours of the night to buy food at the store around the corner from their Manhattan apartment. Isolated, withdrawn, damaged, Thomas is hikikomori. Desperate to salvage their life together, Silke hires...

"Elegantly written and profoundly moving, this spellbinding debut affirms Boast's reputation as a “new young American voice for the ages” (Tom Franklin). Born with a rare (and real) condition in which she suffers degrees of paralysis when faced with intense emotion, Daphne has few close friends and even fewer lovers. Like her mythic namesake, even one touch can freeze her. But when Daphne meets shy, charming Ollie, her well-honed defenses falter,...

"Welcome back to Knockemout, Virginia, where the heroes are broody, the heroines are sassy, and everyone's got a secret. Nash Morgan was always known as the good Morgan brother, with a smile and a wink for everyone. But now, this chief of police is recovering from being shot and his Southern charm has been overshadowed by panic attacks and nightmares. He feels like a broody shell of the man he once was. Nash isn't about to let anyone in his life know...

One time a boy kissed me and I almost died ... And so begins the story of Jubilee Jenkins, a young woman with a rare and debilitating medical condition: she's allergic to other humans. After a humiliating near-death experience in high school, Jubilee has become a recluse, living the past nine years in the confines of the small town New Jersey house her unaffectionate mother left to her when she ran off with a Long Island businessman. But now her mother...

"Valentine Millimaki, a troubled young deputy, finds himself seeking counsel from John Gload, a killer awaiting trial, in this debut novel. The strange intimacy of their connection takes a startling turn with a brazen act of violence, a manhunt, and a stunning revelation that leave Gload's past and Millimaki's future forever entwined"--

On their wedding day, a young couple--Florence, daughter of an Oxford academic and a successful businessman, and Edward, an earnest history student with little experience of women--looks forward to the future while worrying about their upcoming wedding night.

Najważniejsze jest nieraz to, co przemilczamy. Wie o tym Kurt, członek rady nadzorczej ważnego banku, wie trzydziestoletnia testerka wierności, wie Margot, żona uzależnionego od pracy Franza. Janusz L. Wiśniewski z uważnością naukowca i empatią pisarza przygląda się lękom i tęsknotom swoich bohaterów, słucha ich spowiedzi, nie odchodzi, gdy urywają w pół zdania. Czy dlatego chcą mu powierzać swoje sekrety? Może milczenie staje...

"Czerwiec 1962 roku. Para nowożeńców przybywa do hoteliku na południowym wybrzeżu Anglii, by spędzić tam noc poślubną. Florence, córka biznesmena i filozofki, jest utalentowaną skrzypaczką marzącą o założeniu własnego kwartetu smyczkowego. Edward to zdolny absolwent historii interesujący się wpływem wielkich ludzi na kształt dziejów. Oboje z niepokojem myślą o chwili, gdy skonsumują swoje małżeństwo - ona boi się fizycznego...