10 of the Most Anticipated Books of 2019 — All by Women

Australian author Jane Harper is best known for her stunning 2017 hit, The Dry, and in 2019, the bestselling writer is back with the highly anticipated The Lost Man. When Nathan and Xander learn their middle brother has died alone and in the middle of nowhere, the two must return home to examine the cause of his death. But when they realise sinister forces may be causing trouble in their own backyards, they find the isolation they've always treasured may be the thing that is now destroying them.

Helen Hoang's The Kiss Quotient was one of 2018's most loved books, and lucky for romance readers everywhere, the sequel is being released in the new year. It focuses on a new, arranged relationship between Khai, who struggles to feel emotions due to autism, and Esme, a girl from Vietnam who simply wants a chance at a successful life, even if it means an arranged marriage. As Esme does her best to teach Khai the secrets to loving someone, she comes to realise the only one benefiting from the lessons is her as she begins to fall hard for a man convinced he will never love her back.

Roshani Chokshi brings a new story to life in 2019 with The Gilded Wolves. Set in Paris in 1889, esteemed treasure-hunter Séverin Montagnet-Alarie gets caught up in the middle of a grand adventure that proves to be both exciting and dangerous. On a mission to find the artifact the Order so desperately needs, he comes across a plethora of characters who travel with him and do their best to keep themselves alive. Can they find the precious object they're looking for, or will the adventure prove too much?

New York Times bestselling author Fiona Barton tells a new thrilling story in this January release. When two 18-year-old girls disappear during a trip to Thailand, journalist Kate Waters is one of the first to get involved in the case. With the girls' families being pushed into the limelight, they're confronted with many obstacles, and as Kate dives deeper into the mystery, she begins to worry about the child she hasn't seen in years. This chilling novel brings to life every parent's worst fear as they learn this foreign threat hits closer to home than they expected.

Patiently awaiting the return of Big Little Lies? You'll love Christina McDonald's The Night Olivia Fell. When Abi Knight gets a call in the middle of the night from authorities, her worst nightmare becomes a reality: her daughter has fallen off a bridge and is now brain-dead. But Olivia is pregnant, and in order to successfully deliver the baby, doctors need to keep her on life support. While Olivia clings to life in the hospital, her mother begins an investigation of her own, unwilling to accept the fact that her fall was merely an accident and not an act of violence.

Bestselling contemporary romance author Sophie Kinsella returns this Winter with a charming story of chance encounters. After saving investment manager Sebastian's laptop from destruction in a coffee shop, Fixie Farr finds herself being owed a favour by the successful man. Using her favour to get her childhood love a job, Fixie becomes fast friends with Sebastian. Through their evolving relationship, they see their chance encounter at the coffee shop was really fate.

Ji Lin will do anything she can to help her mother out with the debts she has collected throughout her life, but when she joins a local community of dancers, she stumbles upon something she hadn't been expecting. Now on a great adventure to get to the bottom of an intriguing mystery, she comes across Ren, an 11-year-old boy trying to reunite his late master's body with the finger he lost years before. This highly anticipated mythological novel by Yangsze Choo blends together the past and present, exploring the impact heritage has on everyone.

The author of The Light We Lost returns this February with her latest touching novel. Nina Gregory, the daughter of a successful hotel owner, always thought she'd be the one to carry on her family's legacy, but when her father dies and shocking secrets are revealed, Nina's entire world is turned upside down. Growing closer to the remaining stable men in her life, Nina has to make a choice about her future and figure out what — and who — will truly make her happy.

This new mystery novel from Rachel Howzell Hall promises plenty of surprise and intrigue for those who gravitate toward thrillers. When a group of seven strangers arrive on a private island after being promised a luxurious holiday, none of them anticipate the harrowing events that will take place during their stay. While the guests on the island struggle with the secrets they're keeping from everyone, an unknown force begins taking them out one by one until they have all fallen. With a diverse cast of characters and a chilling narrative, They All Fall Down is a thriller worth diving into in 2019.

Fans of Elin Hilderbrand's bestselling novels will be pleased to know that her latest book will be hitting shelves in the new year. It's the Summer of 1969, and the members of the Levin family find their own lives too busy to spend the Summer together like they always do, leaving 13-year-old Jessie to spend her entire Summer break with her grandmother, who is hiding powerful secrets. As the world spins around Jessie, she comes to find who she wants to be and makes decisions that will change her entire life. Hilderbrand's first historical novel examines a time filled with conflict and danger through the heart and mind of a young woman trying to find her way in the world.