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The Brightwood Code
by Monica Hesse
Seven months ago Edda was on the World War I front lines as a “Hello Girl,” female switchboard operators employed by the US Army. She spent her nights memorizing secret connection codes to stay ahead of spying enemies and her days connecting calls between platoons and bases and generals, all trying to survive the war. Their lives were in Edda’s hands and one day everything went wrong. Now Edda is back in Washington, D.C., working as an American Bell Telephone operator, the picture of respectability. But when her shift ends, she is desperate to forget the circumstances that cut her time overseas short. When Edda receives a panicked phone call from someone who utters the fateful code word “Brightwood,” she has no choice but to confront her past.
Historical Fiction, Mystery, World War I, Mental Health
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Liar's test
by Ambelin Kwaymullina
Bell Silverleaf is a liar. It’s how she’s survived. It’s how all Treesingers have survived, after they were invaded by the Risen and their gods. But now Bell is in the Queen’s Test. She’s one of seven girls competing in deadly challenges to determine who rules for the next twenty-five years. If Bell wins, she’ll use the power to help her people and get her revenge on the Risen. But Bell doesn’t know how much she’s been lied to. She’s part of a conspiracy stretching back generations, and she’s facing much bigger dangers than the Queen’s Test. She’s up against the gods themselves. Getting that crown might be the least of her worries.
Fantasy & Science Fiction, Family, Aboriginal Literature
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The only light left burning
by Erik J. Brown
Against the backdrop of a ravaged world, Andrew and Jamie have settled in a new community, more in love than ever. Finally they've reached safety and have each taken on roles and responsibilities in this new life. But it's soon clear they want different things: Jamie is ready to move on and take to the road, just the two of them. Andrew wants to remain in the safety of numbers. With a storm brewing up the coast, they have no choice but to head back into the wilderness where old enemies roam and they don't know who to trust. Can they find their way back to safety and each other?
Book 2 of the All That's Left in the World series Science Fiction, Dystopia, Post-Apocalypse, LGBTQ+ Romance,
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It waits in the forest
by Sarah Dass
Unlike the other residents of St. Virgil, Selina doesn't believe in magic. With a logical mind and a knack for botany, she dreamt of leaving the island to study Pharmacology, until a vicious attack left her father dead and her mother in a coma. Now her guilt keeps her tethered to the island, relegated to conning tourists with useless talismans and phony protection rituals. But when one tourist ends up at the center of a string of murders, Selina realizes that evil lurking in the forests. Another thing that can’t be avoided? Selina’s ex-boyfriend Gabriel is employed at the local newspaper and is eager to put his investigative skills to use. Desperate to put an end to the killings and claim justice, they race to find answers. But as buried feelings and secrets begin to reveal themselves, only one answer remains and it waits in the forest.
Fantasy & Mythology, Thriller & Suspense, Caribbean Literature
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Stay dead
by April Henry
In the aftermath of a car accident that claimed the life of her father, Milan finds herself expelled from boarding school. Milan’s mother sends a plane to pick her up, but on the way home, a bomb explodes and the plane crashes in the mountains. In her final moments, Milan’s mother entrusts her with a key. She reveals it will unlock the evidence that so many people have already died for. The only way Milan can survive is to let everyone believe she died with the other passengers. Milan is forced to navigate a perilous descent in freezing conditions while outwitting everything from a drone to wild animals. With assassins on her trail, she must untangle the web of deceit and save herself and countless others. Will she piece together the truth in time?
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Adventure, Political Drama
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A crane among wolves
by June Hur
1506, Joseon. The people suffer under the tyrant King Yeonsan. Iseul has lived a sheltered, privileged life, until her sister, Suyeon, becomes the king’s latest prey. Then Iseul travels to the capital in the hopes of stealing her back. But she soon discovers the king’s power is absolute and to challenge his rule is certain death. Prince Daehyun lives in the terrifying shadow of his half-brother, the king. Forced to watch Yeonsan flaunt his predation, Daehyun aches to dethrone him. But when staging a coup, failure is fatal, and there’s no one he can trust. When Iseul's and Daehyun's fates collide, their contempt for each other is transcended only by their mutual hate for the king. Armed with Iseul’s connections and Daehyun’s royal access, they reluctantly join forces to launch the riskiest gamble the kingdom has ever seen.
Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Asian Literature
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Heiress takes all
by Emily Wibberley
Olivia isn't thrilled that her dad's getting remarried. She's not thrilled that he cheated on her mom, kicked them out of their home, and cut Olivia out of her inheritance. But this former heiress has a plan for revenge. While guests gather on the grounds of the the family estate, everyone will be thinking romance, not robbery. She’ll play the part of dutiful daughter, while secretly redistributing millions from her father’s online accounts. She only needs the pass code he keeps in the safe. With the help of an eclectic crew, Olivia has plotted her heist down to the second. But she didn't plan for a nosy wedding guest, an interfering ex-boyfriend, greedy cousins, or a vengeful second wife. When everything seems like it's going wrong, Olivia has to keep her eyes on what really matters...
Contemporary, Heist, Suspense, Romance
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Spilled ink
by Nadia Hashimi
When Yalda sneaks out to see her brother's band perform, it does not go as expected. After the opener makes some ugly jokes about “terrorists,” Yusuf uses his time in the spotlight for an impulsive stunt responding to the hate speech. Overnight, simmering tensions boil over when a video of Yusuf’s performance goes viral, and it seems everyone in town turns against their family’s restaurant, leaving their livelihood in jeopardy. Then Yusuf is seriously injured in a mysterious fall. Despite her grieving and frightened family and a town that no longer feels like a safe home, Yalda must find her own voice and do what she can to change her world for the better.
Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Family, Afghan Literature
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Looking for Smoke
by K. A. Cobell
Since moving to the Blackfeet Reservation, Mara has felt like an outsider. So, when a local girl includes Mara in a traditional Blackfeet giveaway to honor her missing sister, Mara thinks she’ll finally make some friends. Then another girl, Samantha, is found murdered. Because the members of the giveaway group were the last to see Samantha alive, each becomes a person of interest in the investigation: New-girl Mara, who hated Samantha for being particularly cruel. Grief-stricken Loren, who was Samantha’s best friend. Class-clown Brody, whose crush on Samantha is an open secret. Tough-guy Eli, who has his own complicated history with Samantha. Despite deep mistrust, the four must take matters into their own hands and clear their names. Even though one of them may be the murderer.
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Native American Literature
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Thirsty : a novel
by Jas Hammonds
Blake and her girlfriend, Ella, have one goal: join exclusive Serena Society. The sorority promises status and lifelong connections to a network of powerful women of colour. Ella’s acceptance is a sure thing, but Blake has more to prove. As a loner from a working-class family, Blake lacks Ella’s pedigree and, instead, finds her courage in a liquor bottle. When she drinks, she’s bold, funny, unstoppable—and the Serenas love it. But as pledging intensifies, so does Blake’s drinking. Ella assures Blake that she’s fine; partying hard is what it takes to make the cut. But success has never felt so much like drowning. With her future hanging in the balance and her past dragging her down, Blake must decide how far she’s willing to go to achieve her dreams of success and how much of herself she’s willing to lose in the process.
Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Mental Health, LGBTQ+
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Twelfth knight
by Alexene Farol Follmuth
Viola is annoyed. Her tabletop campaign was shot down, her best friend wants her to be more “likable,” and school running back Jack Orsino is the most lackadaisical Student Body President ever, which makes her job as VP that much harder. Vi’s favorite escape from the world is the MMORPG Twelfth Knight, but online spaces aren’t exactly kind to girls like her. So she creates a masculine alter ego, choosing to play as a knight named Cesario. But when a football injury leads Jack to the world of Twelfth Knight, Vi is alarmed to discover their online alter egos―Cesario and Duke Orsino―are surprisingly well-matched. As the game-play turns into discussions about life and love, Vi and Jack soon realize they’ve become more than just characters in an online game. If only Vi weren't concealing her true identity from Jack...
Contemporary, Retellings, Romance, Secret Identities
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