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My Husband's Wife
by Alice Feeney

Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls, nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn't fit. A woman, eerily similar to her, answers the door. And her husband insists that the stranger is his wife. One house. One husband. Two women. Someone is lying.

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And the Crowd Went Wild: A Chicago Stars Novel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
And the Crowd Went Wild
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips is back with the latest novel in her beloved Chicago Stars series, featuring a romance between a star quarterback and one of the country's most beautiful--and misunderstood--actresses.

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Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb
Stolen in Death
by J. D. Robb

A violent death and a vault of stolen treasures has Eve Dallas struggling to solve crimes old and new in the next thriller in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
With Love from Harlem: A Novel of Hazel Scott by Reshonda Tate
With Love from Harlem
by Reshonda Tate

From The Queen of Sugar Hill author ReShonda Tate - a new novel inspired by beloved Harlem jazz performer Hazel Scott and the equal parts exhilarating and tumultuous relationship that changed the course of her life.
Nonfiction
The Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury America by William J. Mann
The Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury America
by William J. Mann

Illuminating and captivating, New York Times bestselling author of Tinseltown and Bogart offers the first definitive account of the Black Dahlia murder--the most famous unsolved true crime case in American history--which humanizes the victim and situates the notorious case within an anxious, postwar country grappling with new ideas, demographics, and technologies.
Cosmos Confidential: Bill & Neil's Excellent Bromance by William Shatner
Cosmos Confidential
by William Shatner

Experience an unscripted conversation between two icons who have indelibly shaped our culture's view of space. Where do you go to let your curiosity fly? The backyard, of course. The setting for this audio original program is the backyard of William Shatner's Los Angeles home, where he and Neil deGrasse Tyson enjoy a powerful, open-hearted conversation steeped in wonder. 
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Catch Her If You Can by Tessa Bailey
Catch Her If You Can
by Tessa Bailey

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all-new marriage of convenience, friends-to-lovers sports romance about a baseball catcher and the burlesque club owner he can't get out of his head.
Twelve Months
by Jim Butcher

Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, has always managed to save the day--but ... can he save himself? One year. 365 days. Twelve months. Harry Dresden has been through a lot, and so has his city. After Harry and his allies narrowly managed to save Chicago from being razed to the ground, everything is different--and it's not just the current lack of electricity.
All the Little Houses
by May Cobb

From the author of The Hunting Wives comes a deliciously wicked new thriller about mean girls, mean moms, and the delicious secrets inside all the little houses.
The Fair Weather Friend
by Jessie Garcia

It's always sunny in Detroit for Faith Richards. The popular TV meteorologist, endearingly referred to as 'The Fair Weather Friend' by her viewers, has the world by the tail. But one night, Faith leaves work on a dinner break and never returns. Her body is found the next morning. The town is reeling, suspects emerge, and long-buried secrets are uncovered. 
One & Only
by Maurene Goo

In Five Years meets a millennial The Joy Luck Club in the adult debut from the author of YA Reese Pick Throwback-- a funny and fresh love story of a woman thrown a curveball by fate, and the family secret that will make her question everything.
The Everlasting
by Alix E. Harrow

Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion's greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country. Her legend lives on in songs and stories, in children's books and recruiting posters--but her life as it truly happened has been forgotten. Centuries later, Owen Mallory--failed soldier, struggling scholar--falls in love with the tale of Una Everlasting. Her story takes him to war, to the archives--and then into the past itself.
Jigsaw
by Jonathan Kellerman

The iconic thriller series that inspired the upcoming streaming show on Prime Video, Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis, the most beloved duo in American crime fiction, return in this electric novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense (Los Angeles Times).
It's Not Her
by Mary Kubica

A scream shatters the silence...Courtney Gray's peaceful vacation turns into a nightmare when she discovers her brother and sister-in-law dead in their lakeside cottage. Her niece Reese is missing. Her nephew Wyatt is asleep upstairs--unharmed. A town full of secrets...As police swarm the quiet resort, dark truths about Courtney's family--and the town itself--begin to surface. Is Reese a victim... or the killer? A truth no one saw coming...With everyone hiding something, Courtney races to uncover the terrible mystery.
In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka
In Her Defense
by Philippa Malicka

As a sensational celebrity libel trial unfolds, a young woman at the periphery secretly wields the power to make or break the case. But with her own hidden past, will she dare to speak up? Everyone is watching. Only one person knows the truth.  
It Should Have Been You
by Andrea Mara

A suburban neighborhood starts to spiral when one text message causes a nasty chain reaction with horrifying consequences. 
Wedding Dashers by Heather McBreen
Wedding Dashers
by Heather McBreen

After a case of mistaken identity and an almost one-night stand, two stranded wedding guests have to find their way to their final destination together, in this riotously fun debut romance.
Half His Age
by Jennette McCurdy

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of I'm Glad My Mom Died comes a sad, funny, thrilling novel about sex, consumerism, class, desire, loneliness, the internet, rage, intimacy, power, and the (oftentimes misguided) lengths we'll go to in order to get what we want.
Dear Debbie
by Freida McFadden

Debbie Mullen is losing it. For years, she has compiled all of her best advice into her column, Dear Debbie, where the wives of New England come for sympathy and neighborly advice. Through her work, Debbie has heard from countless women who are ignored, belittled, or even abused by their husbands. And Debbie does her best to guide them in the right direction. Or at least, she did. These days, Debbie's life seems to be spiraling out of control...
Skylark by Paula McLain
Skylark
by Paula McLain

The New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below--where a woman's quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor's dangerous mission during the German occupation in the 1940s, revealing a story of courage and resistance that transcends time.

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This Book Made Me Think of You
by Libby Page

A woman receives an unexpected gift from the man she loved and lost--a year of books, one for every month--launching a reading-inspired journey to live, dream, and love again in this glimmering and heart-stopping novel. Twelve books. Twelve months. One chance to heal her heart... 
Return of the Spider
by James Patterson

The suspense classic Along Came a Spider introduced an unsurpassed rivalry: Detective Alex Cross versus Gary Soneji. But that wasn't their first meeting. Police discover that Soneji kept a murder book, Profiles in Homicidal Genius, detailing his transformation from substitute teacher to hardened serial killer--including clues that imply missteps that Alex Cross may have made as a rookie homicide detective. Now Alex must retrace the steps of that long-ago investigation and face the return of the spider.
A Murder for Miss Hortense
by Mel Pennant

Living in Bigglesweigh in England since emigrating from Jamaica in 1960, Miss Hortense helped the Pardner network, a group of Black investors, until she was ousted 30 years ago--but when a man is murdered in a Pardner member home, Miss Hortense confronts the mystery and her past.
Good People
by Patmeena Sabit

A provocative novel about an immigrant family living the American dream-and the daughter whose death raises questions about just how American they really want to become.
Vigil
by George Saunders

Jill Doll Blaine finds herself hurtling toward earth, reconstituting as she falls, right down to her favorite black pumps. She plummets towards yet another soul she must usher into the afterlife, and landing in the circular drive of his ornate mansion. She has performed this sacred duty 343 times since her own death. Her charges, as a rule, have been greatly comforted in their final moments. But this charge isn't like the others. K. J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold, epic life, and the world is better for it. Isn't it?
The Seven Daughters of Dupree
by Nikesha Elise Williams

From the two-time Emmy Award-winning producer and host of the Black and Published podcast comes a sweeping multi-generational epic following seven generations of Dupree women as they navigate love, loss, and the unyielding ties of family in the tradition of Homegoing and The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois. 
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Strangers
by Belle Burden

In March 2020, Belle Burden was safe and secure with her family at their house on Martha's Vineyard, navigating the early days of the pandemic together. Then, with no warning or explanation, her husband of twenty years announced that he was leaving her. Overnight, her caring, steady partner became a man she hardly recognized. In Strangers, Burden revisits her marriage, searching for clues that her husband was not who she always thought he was.
The Uncool
by Cameron Crowe

The long-awaited memoir by Cameron Crowe--one of America's most iconic journalists and filmmakers--revealing his formative years in rock and roll and bringing to life stories that shaped a generation, in the bestselling tradition of Patti Smith's Just Kids with a dash of Moss Hart's Act One.
Family of Spies
by Christine Kuehn

A propulsive, never-before-told story of one family's shocking involvement as Nazi and Japanese spies during WWII and the pivotal role they played in the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 
Mattering
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace

In this groundbreaking work, Wallace makes an urgent case: mattering—the feeling that we are valued and have an opportunity to add value—is a core human need, as essential to our well-being as food and water. And yet, in today’s world, that fundamental need is going unmet, with perilous consequences. As mental and social health crises surge, we often blame social media, the pace of modern life, and polarizing politics. But beneath these issues lies a deeper crisis, what Wallace calls “an erosion of mattering.”
The American Revolution: An Intimate History
by Geoffrey C. Ward

From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, The Roosevelts, and others: a human-centered history of America's founding struggle--expanding on the landmark, six-part PBS series.
Finding My Way
by Malala Yousafzai

Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban’s brutal attack on her life, Malala Yousafzai quickly became an international icon known for bravery and resilience. But away from the cameras and crowds, she spent years struggling to find her place in an unfamiliar world. Now, for the first time ever, Malala takes us beyond the headlines in a surprising memoir that buzzes with authenticity, sharp humor, and tenderness.
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