Featured Novel
The Society
Rumors about the Knox and its influence have swirled through Boston for centuries. While some believe the secret society is merely an elite social club, others are convinced it hides something more sinister…
Vivian Lawrence was born into old-money Boston, but when her family fortune vanishes so does her carefully curated life. Desperate, she turns to an old family legend that ties her to the Knox and its inheritance, searching for a way into the exclusive secret society. She doesn’t expect that entry to come in the form of Peter, a charming Knox insider with movie star good looks and just enough roughness to his charm to make Vivian weak in the knees for the first time in her life.
Far from Boston’s glittering elite is newcomer Taylor Adams, a restless young nurse eager to distance herself from her simple Outer Banks upbringing. When the effortlessly glamorous Vivian lands in her ER after a suspicious fall, Taylor is instantly captivated. But then Vivian abruptly disappears without a trace, and Taylor’s search for answers pulls her into the Knox itself—as their new employee.
The further Taylor goes into the Knox’s orbit of unimaginable wealth and sordid history, the more the mystery of Vivian deepens. As Taylor will soon discover, more so than money or status, secrets are the Knox’s currency.
Told across multiple timelines and point of views—including that of the Knox building itself—The Society is a gripping tale of identity, sordid history, and deadly secrets. Coming early 2026!
“Addictive… twisty and beautifully written.” - Julie Carrick Dalton, author of The Last Beekeeper
meet the author
Karen Winn
Karen is the author of two novels, The Society (coming 2026) and Our Little World, published by Dutton/Penguin Random House. She earned her MFA from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and for her undergraduate studies she attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she may or may not have belonged to a secret society... Before becoming an author, Karen had a long career as a nurse. She lives in the charming Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston with her husband, their children, and bernedoodle.
More books by karen
Our Little World
July 1985. It’s a typical small-town summer day when the unthinkable happens: A neighborhood girl goes missing. Tensions boil among locals, but nowhere more so than in the Kocsis household, where twelve-year-old Bee and her sister Audrina’s already-fraught relationship is pushed to the limit. What happens next will mark the rest of their lives.
Praise
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Julie Carrick Dalton, author of The Last Beekeeper
“In The Society, Karen Winn weaves an addictive story about longing and belonging centered on a mysterious social club built on old Boston money and real-life dark secrets you didn’t learn about in history class… All is not as it appears in this twisty and beautifully written book.”
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Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“A novel about two sisters you will never forget…Our Little World will transport and transfix you.”
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Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes
“Our Little World is a poignant and immersive snapshot of small town America at a particular moment in time. As the eldest of three sisters I was completely captivated by this story about the bonds of sisterhood, and how they endure. I loved it.”
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Kathleen West, author of Are We There Yet?
“Karen Winn's Our Little World is a spellbinding portrait of sisterhood which had me compulsively turning pages and holding my breath. When I finished, I had that wonderful wrung-out feeling that comes from reading something truly revelatory and beautiful.”
