Sutro House Press — independent fiction, made in San Francisco

An independent fiction publisher in San Francisco, home to a growing list of authors, each writing the kind of book you finish in one sitting and then lend to a friend.

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About the Press

Stories worth staying up for.

Sutro House Press publishes independent fiction across genres, mystery, romance, and more, each author under her own name and her own world. Different shelves, one promise: characters you'd follow anywhere, a story that earns its ending, and not a wasted page.

The List

Our Authors

Cozy Mystery

Lila Blake

San Francisco cozy mysteries, fair-play whodunits set neighborhood by neighborhood across the city, each following a woman who notices what everyone else missed. Begins on Telegraph Hill.

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Romantic Suspense · Coming 2026

Camille Roth

Twisty, slow-burn romantic suspense about ordinary women pulled into extraordinary danger, and the guarded men who would burn the world down to keep them safe. Begins with Dangerous Fortune.

Coming 2026 →
Beach Reads · Coming 2026

Rosie Donlin

Sun-drenched, big-hearted women's fiction about friendship, fresh starts, and the year that changes everything. Begins on the Amalfi Coast with The Lucky Year.

Coming 2026 →
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