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The Summer Pact
by Emily Giffin
Ten years after they made a pact, promising to always be there for each other in their times of need, Hannah, when one of the happiest moments of her life is suddenly turned upside down, calls on her closest friends, and together, they embark on a shared journey of self-discovery, forgiveness and acceptance.
Scheduled release date: July 9, 2024 - place holds on physical copy or Libby now.
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The Leftover Woman
by Jean Kwok
Arriving in New York City from her rural Chinese village without money or family support, Jasmine Young, on the run from her abusive husband, desperately searches for the daughter taken away from her at birth, which forces her to make increasingly risky decisions.
Physical copy available. Also available on Libby and Hoopla.
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Significant Others
by Zoe Eisenberg
Sharing an intimate, decades-long friendship, Jess and Ren, who are each other's person, must adjust to the unexpected when a one-night stand with a tourist leaves Ren pregnant—and leaves both women wondering if this is one more thing they'll do together or if this will in fact change everything.
Available on Hoopla.
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Love, Honor, Betray
by Mary Monroe
With mysterious serial murders putting peaceful Lexington, Alabama, on edge, Jessie and Hubert Wiggins' steadfast calm and devotion to each other reassures everyone that faith will see them through. But Jessie and Hubert have paid a terrible hidden cost to maintain their devout facade and respectable standing. Nothing can allay the guilt they feel--or stop the growing distrust between them.
Physical copy available. Also available on Libby and Hoopla.
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Friends and Strangers
by J. Courtney Sullivan
From the best-selling author of Maine, a gorgeous, compulsively-readable novel that tells the story of the complex relationship between two women, Elisabeth, a privileged new mother and writer attempting to find her footing after childbirth, and Sam, the idealistic, working-class college student she hires to nanny her young son.
Physical copy available. Also available on Libby.
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Gilt
by Jamie Brenner
Three sisters who grew up in their family's jewelry empire become estranged after a falling out over a publicity stunt involving a diamond engagement ring called the Electric Rose in the new novel by the author of Blush.
Available on Libby.
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The Summer of Lost and Found
by Mary Alice Monroe
With her family, finances, emotions, relationships and health teetering on the brink, Linnea Rutledge finds her life further complicated by her feelings for John, an old flame who turns up from California and is quarantining next door.
Physical copy available. Also available on Libby.
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Lucky
by Marissa Stapley
When talented grifter Lucky Armstrong discovers that a lottery ticket she bought on a whim is worth millions, she must find a way to cash in the winning ticket without the police arresting her for her past crimes.
Physical copy available. Also available on Libby.
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The Breakaway
by Jennifer Weiner
While leading a group bike trip from NYC to Niagara Falls, 34-year-old Abby Stern, newly engaged, encounters Sebastian, the one-night stand she never thought she'd see again, and, determined to keep him at arm's length over the next two weeks, finds her certainties about herself and the nature of love challenged.
Physical copy available. Also available on Libby.
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Sex and Vanity
by Kevin Kwan
When George, the man with whom she had brief fling several years earlier, unexpectedly appears in East Hampton, newly engaged Lucie Churchill is drawn to him again and spins a web of deceit in an attempt to block him from her life– and her heart.
Physical copy available. Also available on Libby.
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The Sister Effect
by Susan Mallery
When her sister, Sloane, a recovering addict, returns, wanting a relationship with her daughter, Finley McGowan, who has been raising her niece, struggles with forgiveness and trust with the help of a man who knows all too well how messy families can be.
Physical copy available. Also available on Libby and Hoopla.
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Really Good, Actually
by Monica Heisey
Determined to embrace her new life as a “Surprisingly Young Divorcée,” 29-year-old Maggie, with the help of her tough-loving academic advisor, her newly divorced friend and her group chat, barrels through her first year of singledom, searching for what truly makes her happy.
Available on Libby and Hoopla.
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The Wedding Planner
by Danielle Steel
Signing up for several lavish affairs, in addition to her mother's next marriage and her twin sister's modest ceremony, wildly successful wedding planner Faith Ferguson grapples with private quarrels, unplanned pregnancies, family scandals, dark secrets and almost cancelled ceremonies, proving that there is more than one path to happily ever after.
Physical copy available. Also available on Libby and Hoopla.
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A Palm Beach Wife
by Susannah Marren
In a town of secrets, gossip and rumors, Faith, who has fought hard for her perfect life, keeps a desperate grip on everything she holds so dear until an unexpected betrayal destroys everything.
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The Beach Trap
by Ali Brady
Left a joint inheritance—the family beach house in Destine, Florida, two estranged half-sisters, immediately at odds, reluctantly join forces to renovate the dilapidated house—an endeavor that brings about new romance for each of them and teaches them how to be sisters.
Available on Libby.
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The Suite Spot
by Trish Doller
Moving across the country to an island on Lake Erie for a manager position at a brewery, single mother Rachel instead finds a handsome, moody man who offers her the chance to help build a hotel– and rebuild her own life– from the ground up.
Available on Libby and Hoopla.
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I Almost Forgot About You
by Terry McMillan
Dr. Georgia Young's wonderful life--great friends, family, and successful career--aren't enough to keep her from feeling stuck and restless. When she decides to make some major changes in her life, quitting her job as an optometrist, and moving house, she finds herself on a wild journey that may or may not include a second chance at love.
Physical copy available. Also available on Libby.
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Summer Sisters
by Judy Blume
Two women from very different families become inseparable companions during summers on Martha's Vineyard during their coming-of-age years, forging the bonds of a lifelong friendship that weathers growing up, marriage, children, careers, and betrayal.
Available on Libby.
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The Summer We Started Over
by Nancy Thayer
Returning to Nantucket to help her younger sister with the grand opening of her gift shop, Eddie Grant must face all she left behind: her father's increased eccentricities; her sister's resentment of her leaving; and a past love connection, discovering a long-buried family secret that will change them all forever.
Waitlist - place holds on physical copy or on Libby now.
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Summers at the Saint
by Mary Kay Andrews
The widowed owner of the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel, Traci Eddings has one summer season to restore it to its former glory, but when a tragic death changes everything, she must put wrongs to right, put guilty parties in their place and maybe even find a new romance along the way.
Waitlist - place holds on physical copy or on Libby now.
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Prospect Heights Public Library District
12 N. Elm St. Prospect Heights, Illinois 60070 847-259-3500
www.phpl.info
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