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Fiction Finds
September 2025 |
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Shadow of the solstice
by Anne Hillerman
In Shiprock, New Mexico, Navajo Nation detectives Bernadette Manuelito and Jim Chee must sort out a save-the-planet meditation group connected to a mysterious death and a nefarious scheme, discovered by Bernie's sister Darleen, targeting vulnerable indigenous people living with addiction.
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We all live here : a novel
by Jojo Moyes
Lila Kennedy juggles a broken marriage, rebellious daughters, a crumbling house, and an elderly stepfather when her estranged father unexpectedly shows up after thirty-five years, forcing her to confront unresolved feelings and discover unexpected lessons about love and family amidst her chaotic life.
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My friends : a novel
by Fredrik Backman
Four teenagers' friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger's life 25 years later.
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The confessions : a novel
by Paul Bradley Carr
As a global supercomputer shuts down and anonymous letters expose humanity's darkest acts, former nun Maud Brookes and tech CEO Kaitlan Goss navigate a collapsing society and their own buried truths, each seeking to outmaneuver the other as they attempt to restore order.
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The river is waiting : a novel
by Wally Lamb
Corby Ledbetter, grappling with addiction, prison life, and the tragedy that shattered his family, finds unexpected kindness and connection behind bars, as he seeks redemption and hopes for forgiveness from those he's hurt the most.
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The love haters
by Katherine Center
It's a thin line between love and love-hating in the newest laugh out loud, all the feels rom-com by New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center. Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past-now she may be lighting her career on fire. She hastwo choices: wait to get laid off from her job as a video producer or, at her coworker Cole's request, take a career-making gig profiling Tom "Hutch" Hutcheson, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer in Key West. The catch? Katie's not exactly qualified. She can'tswim-but fakes it that she can. Plus: Cole is Hutch's brother. And they don't get along. Next stop paradise! But paradise is messier than it seems. As Katie gets entangled with Hutch (the most scientifically good looking man she has ever seen . . . but also a bit of a love hater), along with his colorful Aunt Rue and his rescue Great Dane, she gets trapped in a lie. Or two. Swim lessons, helicopter flights, conga lines, drinking contests, hurricanes, and stolen kisses ensue-along with chances to tell thetruth, to face old fears, and to be truly brave at last.
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Murder by the book
by Amie Schaumberg
Detective Ian Carter is shaken by a student's dead body posed like Hamlet's Ophelia, and when a chance meeting with literature professor Emma Reilly ends with her accidentally solving the killer's clue, she turns to the books she loves for the key to unraveling the crime.
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The possession of Alba Dâiaz
by Isabel Caänas
In 1765, as plague ravages Zacatecas, Alba seeks refuge in her fiancé's remote mining estate but soon spirals into convulsions and darkness, forcing her into a dangerous alliance with his cousin Elías as demonic forces, buried secrets, and forbidden desire close in.
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We are all guilty here : a novel
by Karin Slaughter
When two girls vanish on fireworks night in North Falls, Officer Emmy Clifton races to uncover their secrets and redeem her past failure, only to find the town—and those closest to her—harbor darker truths than she ever imagined.
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The building that wasn't
by Abigail Miles
Visiting a mysterious apartment building with a man claiming to be her grandfather, Everly, finding herself in a constant state of déjà vu, realizes something is off, time seems to pass differently and the people living there seem trapped, making her wonder if she's trapped, too.
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Rose in chains
by Julie Soto
Captured as her castle is overrun by the enemy, and stripped of her Magic and her freedom, Briony Rosewood and the other survivors are quickly sold off to the highest bidders in an auction -- and as Evermore's princess, she fetches the highest price, but all is not lost as help -- and hope -- may yet arise in the most unlikely of places.
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One dark window
by Rachel Gillig
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home--she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King's own nephew, Captain of the Destriers ... and guilty of high treason. He and Elspeth have until Solstice to gather twelve Providence Cards--the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.
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Silver elite
by Dani Francis
Wren Darlington has spent her whole life in hiding, honing her psychic abilities and aiding the rebel Uprising in small ways. On the Continent, being Modified means certain death--and Wren is one of the most powerful Mods in existence. When one carelessmistake places her in the hands of the enemy and she's forced to join their most elite training program, she's finally handed the perfect opportunity to strike a devastating blow from inside their ranks. But training for Silver Block can be deadly, especially when you're harboring dangerous secrets and living in close quarters with everyone who wants you dead.
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The keeper of lonely spirits
by E. M. Anderson
Cursed to wander far from home, immortal ghost hunter Peter Shaughnessy must choose between protecting his new friends in Harrington, Ohio, and confronting the heartbreak of staying with the found family he never expected.
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Slaying the vampire conqueror
by Carissa Broadbent
Serving the Goddess of Fate has turned Sylina from orphaned street rat to disciplined killer, determined to overthrow Glaea's tyrannical king, but when she is asked to infiltrate a vampire conqueror army and become seer to warrior Atrius, her forbidden connection with him keeps growing stronger.
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Want to request any of these titles? Place a hold through the online catalog or call the library 831-768-3404 for assistance. |
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Watsonville Public Library
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