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The fallen & the kiss of dusk / : The Shadowborn Duet, Book Two
by Carissa Broadbent
Imprisoned by vengeful gods after sacrificing everything, Mische and Asar reunite for a final quest through collapsing realms and divine conflict, seeking the god of death's power and a second chance at love, redemption, and immortality.
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Mona's eyes
by Thomas Schlesser
Ten-year-old Mona and her beloved grandfather have only fifty-two Wednesdays to visit fifty-two works of art and commit to memory "all that is beautiful in the world" before Mona loses her sight forever. While the doctors can find no explanation for Mona's brief episode of blindness, they agree that the threat of permanent vision loss cannot be ruled out. The girl's grandfather, Henry, may not be able to stop his granddaughter from losing her sight, but he can fill the encroaching darkness with beauty. Every Wednesday for a year, the pair abscond together and visit a single masterpiece in one of Paris's renowned museums. From Botticelli to Basquiat, Mona learns how each artist's work shaped the world around them. In turn, the young girl's world is changed forever by the power of their art. Under the kind and careful tutelage of her grandfather, Mona learns the true meaning of generosity, melancholy, love, loss, and revolution. Her perspective will never be the same--nor will the reader's
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The battle of the bookshops : a novel
by Poppy Alexander
Jules Capelthorne returns to the crumbling bookshop of her childhood in the coastal town of Portneath, where she must save the struggling store from closure and outwit her wealthy rival Roman Montbeau, whose new shop threatens her family's legacy.
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Summer on Lilac Island : a novel
by Lindsay MacMillan
A heart-warming escape about mother-daughter relationships, small-town dating, and all that guides us home. When Gigi Jenkins finds herself broke, unemployed, and out of options, she has no choice but to return to Mackinac Island, the horse-and-buggy hometown she swore she'd left behind forever. Living under the same roof with her meddling, divorced mother, Eloise, feels like a recipe for disaster--especially when Eloise hatches a scheme to set Gigi up with the island's charming new doctor. Determined to call her mother's bluff, Gigi agrees to the date on one condition: she gets to play matchmaker for Eloise in return. What begins as a battle of wills spirals into a summer of small-town antics, unexpected sparks, and plot twists neither woman saw coming.
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The road to tender hearts : a novel
by Annie Hartnett
Sixty-three-year-old lottery winner PJ Halliday sets out on a cross-country trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart, bringing along his estranged brother's orphaned grandchildren, his drifting adult daughter and a death-predicting cat.
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The end of the world as we know it : new tales of Stephen King's the Stand
by Christopher Golden
Set during and after the events of The Stand, this authorized anthology gathers original stories from acclaimed writers who expand on the novel's apocalyptic world, exploring survival, morality, and human resilience amid civilization's collapse and the uncertain rebuilding that follows.
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Sherlock Holmes and the real thing : a case recorded by John H. Watson, M.D.
by Nicholas Meyer
London, 189-: The great city is brought to a standstill by a series of blizzards and Sherlock Holmes is bored to distraction. It would take a miracle to bring a case to the detective's door. . . What arrives is not promising: a landlady who complains her artist tenant is behind on rent. Not exactly the miracle for which Holmes was hoping. But, next thing you know, there are several corpses and Sherlock Holmes and his biographer, John H. Watson, MD, find themselves drawn into one of the most bizarre cases of the great detective's career. And into the cutthroat big business of Art, where chicanery and mendacity (and cut throats) proliferate. What makes a work of art worth killing for? Is it the artist, his mistress, his dealer, or his blackmailer? The cast of characters is large. But are they perpetrators, accomplices, or victims? And just who is Juliet Packwood, with whom Watson has become infatuated? Oh, and there's one other problem: Is this a genuine Holmes case or a clever forgery? Is this the real thing?
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Food person : a novel
by Adam D. Roberts
After a public soufflé disaster costs her job at a digital cooking magazine, foodie Isabella Pasternack reluctantly agrees to ghostwrite a cookbook for scandal-ridden actress Molly Babcock, sparking a chaotic journey of culinary devotion, unlikely friendship and second chances.
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The book of lost hours : a novel
by Hayley Gelfuso
In 1938, 11-year-old Lisavet Levy becomes trapped in a mysterious library of memory called the time space, where her path intertwines with American timekeeper Ernest Duquesne, whose 1965 death compels his niece Amelia to uncover buried truths amid shifting histories and shadowy CIA intrigue.
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Mean moms : a novel
by Emma Rosenblum
In a satire of upper-crust moms, when a new mom at private school Atherton Seminary, beautiful Sofia, integrates herself into the clique of wealthy moms Frost, Nell, and Morgan, inexplicably bad things start to happen to the women, and they wonder if someone is out to get them.
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Sunny side up : a novel
by Katie Sturino
After a painful divorce, thirty-five-year-old PR maven Sunny Greene embraces self-love and body confidence, navigating new romances, career opportunities, and unexpected run-ins with her ex while defining beauty, success, and happiness on her own unapologetic terms.
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Hunter's Heart Ridge : a mystery
by Sarah Stewart Taylor
Detective Frank Warren and his formerly CIA-connected neighbor Alice Bellows return to investigate the death of a federal judge.
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On Wings of Blood
by Briar Boleyn
Welcome to Bloodwing Academy. Expect magic. Expect competition. Expect blood. I didn't sign up for this. A half-fae in a school of highblood vampires? That's a recipe for suffering. I'm Medra Pendragon, last of the dragon riders -- or so they tell me. Funny thing is, there are no dragons left. Not a single one. But somehow, that hasn't stopped the vampires from deciding I'm worth capturing. Now I'm stuck at Bloodwing Academy, where the highbloods run everything, and blightborn like me? We're just blood in their veins, pawns in their games. But that's not even the worst part. Enter Blake Drakharrow: cold, arrogant, and way too gorgeous for his own good. He's been tormenting me since the moment we met, and now, thanks to some ancient ritual, we're betrothed. He acts like he owns me, but I'm not going down without a fight. Bloodwing isn't just a school -- it's a battlefield. Highbloods fight for power, and if you're weak, you're dead.
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Till summer do us part
by Meghan Quinn
I got what I wanted. I became buddy-buddy with my boss in an instant. But the cost will be hefty... finding a husband by tomorrow. Scottie Price just started a new job, and it's a real sausage fest. She's the only woman on a team filled with Brads and Chads. Expecting a bachelor pad atmosphere, she is quickly corrected when she finds out everyone is happily married. In an effort to impress her boss, Scottie mentions her non-existent husband in a company meeting. But eagle-eyed Chad points out her lack of wedding ring. Panicked, Scottie creates a story about her unhappy marriage. Unfortunately for Scottie, her boss has a solution - a one-on-one session with the best marriage counsellor in the Northeast, who happens to be her boss's husband. With no way out of her lie, Scottie agrees to see him. Frantic, she calls in help from her best friend who sets her up with his brother, an improv-obsessed millionaire. Enter Wilder Wells. More than happy to take on the job, he teaches Scottie the main rule of improv: always say yes. But the rule backfires during the session when Wilder signs them up for an eight-day summer marriage camp with all of Scottie's co-workers where she'll have to share a cabin with her way-too-handsome fake husband
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If you're seeing this, it's meant for you : a novel
by Leigh Stein
After a brutal breakup, Dayna joins an influencer renovating a crumbling mansion to reboot her life, but as she digs into the mystery of a missing tarot reader, the house's dark secrets threaten to consume her.
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Katabasis : a novel
by R. F. Kuang
Alice has sacrificed everything to work with Professor Grimes at Cambridge, the world's greatest magician, but when he dies in a magical accident and is sent to Hell, she and rival Peter follow him, using only tales of Orpheus and Dante to guide them.
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A sea of unspoken things : a novel
by Adrienne Young
After her twin brother Johnny's tragic death, James returns to their hometown to settle his affairs where she begins to uncover the dark secrets he left behind, some of which may involve his best friend and her ex-lover, Micah.
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Forget me not : a novel
by Stacy Willingham
Returning to coastal South Carolina for the summer, journalist Claire Campbell takes a job at a vineyard near where her sister vanished decades earlier—and when she uncovers a disturbing old diary, she begins to suspect the past holds deadly secrets, from the best-selling author of A Flicker in the Dark.
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Countries of the world / : Our World in Pictures
by Andrea Mills
A highly visual tour of every nation in the world shares profile spreads comprised of maps and fun facts that provide at-a-glance insights into each country's major cities, landscape features, geographical location and cultural traditions, from the cherry-blossom displays of Japan to India's space program.
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In this economy? : how money & markete really work
by Kyla Scanlon
An illustrated guide to the mad math and terrible terminology of economics, from one of the internet's favorite financial educators. The stuff you really need to know about how the economy works? It's pretty simple. Yes, even if you were bored to tears in economics class, or if you're cross-eyed from reading painfully convoluted-or straight-up misguided-financial commentary. In this particularly disorienting era, many have turned to a young economic analyst named Kyla Scanlon for answers. Now, Scanlon is writing a definitive, approachable guide to the key concepts and mechanics of economics and the most common myths and fallacies to steer clear of. Through her trademark blend of creative analogies, clever illustrations, refreshingly lucid language-and even quotes from poetry, literature, and philosophy-she answers questions such as: What is Fed cred, Fed flexing, and Fedspeak? Is our national debt really a threat? What is a "mild" recession, exactly? What's really happening in the labor market, and how do we improve it for workers? At a time when experts overcomplicate simple things loudly, choosing to generate smoke rather than clearing the air, In This Economy? shows that understanding the markets-and the systems they operate in-is easier than you think. Whether you're worried about your mortgage rate, job security, bank account balance, or the health of the broader economy, this concise and witty guide will give you the confidence to make smarter financial decisions-no matter what the headlines say
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Alive : our bodies and the richness and brevity of existence
by Gabriel Weston
A thought-provoking exploration of the human body, blending medical insight with personal and literary perspectives to reveal the profound connections between our physical organs, lived experiences and the complex and fragile essence of being human.
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Slip : life in the middle of eating-disorder recovery
by Mallary Tenore Tarpley
Paints a nuanced picture of eating disorder recovery through memoir, journalism, and scientific research, introducing a“middle place” framework that embraces setbacks as part of healing while drawing on interviews and studies to reexamine treatment practices and long-held assumptions.
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Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal : My Adventures in Neurodiversity
by Robin Ince
A powerful, personal exploration of anxiety, ADHD and neurodiversity, 'Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal' reminds us all - no matter how weird we feel - that it's okay to be a little different. We all are. What if being a bit weird is actually entirely normal? What if sharing our internal struggles wasn't a sign of weakness, but strength? For over thirty years, award-winning broadcaster and comedian Robin Ince has entertained thousands in person and on air. But underneath the surface, a whirlwind was at play - a struggle with sadness, concentration, self-doubt and near-constant anxiety. But then he discovered he had all the hallmarks of ADHD and his stumbling blocks became stepping stones. In this book, Robin uses his own experiences to explore the neurodivergent experience and to ask what the point of 'being normal' really is
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Coming up short : a memoir of America
by Robert B. Reich
The former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton tracks decades of political, economic and cultural shifts and attacks rising inequality, corporate power and democratic decline while offering a hopeful vision for a more just and inclusive American future.
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