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| Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring BlakeIn this 1st steamy and feel-good Clover Lake romance, sparks fly between waitress Ramona Riley and actress Dylan Monroe in small-town Clover Lake, New Hampshire, where Dylan's shooting a movie. The two kissed years ago, but Dylan doesn't seem to remember. Can this unlikely pair find a second chance at happily-ever-after? For fans of: Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous by Mae Marvel. |
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| Flashlight by Susan ChoiFlashlight follows American Louisa Kang and her family across locations and years, but focuses on the night young Louisa and her ethnically Korean father walk on a Japanese beach. The next morning, she washes ashore, amnesiac and clinging to life, but her dad can’t be found. Covering family relationships and geopolitics, this slow burn novel is "never sentimental, never predictable" (Kirkus Reviews). Try this next: Kyung-Sook Shin's I Went To See My Father. |
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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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| Murder Takes A Vacation by Laura LippmanAfter winning the lottery, 68-year-old widow Mrs. Blossom goes on her first international trip, which finds her facing deceptive fellow travelers and a deadly mystery. Using skills she learned from working for PI Tess Monaghan, Mrs. Blossom sets things right while seeing Paris and going on a European river cruise. This cozyish tale by bestselling author Laura Lippman will interest fans of Nicholas George's A Deadly Walk in Devon. |
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| The Girls of Good Fortune by Kristina McMorrisFacing anti-Chinese sentiment in 1880s Oregon, half-Chinese Celia hides her heritage and works as a maid for Portland's mayor. His son, who knows Celia’s secret, loves her and proposes. But with him away at school, her father murdered, and her unexpectedly pregnant, Celia ends up housekeeping at a brothel, before other dangers surface. Recipes and an author's note add to this compelling tale. Read-alike: Jenny Tinghui Zhang's Four Treasures of the Sky. |
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Homeseeking
by Karissa Chen
Separated by war and reunited after 60 years, Haiwen and Suchi navigate decades of love, loss and survival across continents, as their shared past clashes with their hopes for a second chance at life.
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The bright years : a novel
by Sarah Damoff
"One family. Four generations. A secret son. A devastating addiction. A Texas family is met with losses and surprises of inheritance, but they're unable to shake the pull back toward each other in this big-hearted family saga perfect for readers of Mary Beth Keane and Claire Lombardo. Ryan and Lillian Bright are deeply in love, recently married, and now parents to a baby girl, Georgette. But Lillian has a son she hasn't told Ryan about, and Ryan has an alcohol addiction he hasn't told Lillian about, so Georgette comes of age watching their marriage rise and fall. When a shocking blow scatters their fragile trio, Georgette tries to distance herself from reminders of her parents. Years later, Lillian's son comes searching for his birth family, so Georgettemust return to her roots, unearth her family's history, and decide whether she can open up to love for them--or herself--while there's still time. Told from three intimate points of view, The Bright Years is a tender, true-to-life novel that explores theimpact of each generation in a family torn apart by tragedy but, over time, restored by the power of grace and love"
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| Can't Get Enough by Kennedy RyanIn this 3rd and final novel of the Skyland trilogy, ambitious talent manager Hendrix Barry tries to quell her attraction to off-limits billionaire tech tycoon Maverick Bell while also juggling caregiving responsibilities for her mother, who has Alzheimer's. Will her complicated family dynamics and forbidden feelings keep her from her happily-ever-after? Try this next: Plus Size Player by Danielle Allen. |
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Atmosphere : a love story
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s Space Shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits"
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Before Dorothy
by Hazel Gaynor
"Chicago, 1924: Emily Gale and her new husband, Henry, yearn to leave the bustle of Chicago behind for the promise of their own American dream. But leaving the city means leaving Emily's beloved sister, Annie, who was once closer to her than anyone in the world. Kansas, 1932: Emily and Henry have made a life in the warmth of the community of Liberal, Kansas, and among the harsh beauty of the prairie. Their lives hold a precarious and hopeful purpose, until tragedy strikes and their orphaned niece, Dorothy, lands on their doorstep. The wide-eyed child isn't the only thing to disrupt Emily's world. Drought and devastating dust storms threaten to destroy everything, and their much-loved home becomes a place of uncertainty and danger. When the past catches up with the present and old secrets are exposed, Emily fears she will lose the most cherished thing of all: Dorothy."
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| The Listeners by Maggie StiefvaterIn January 1942, war comes to West Virginia when the United States government orders the luxury Avallon Hotel to house Axis Power diplomats. Balancing work, worry, and ethical questions, hotel manager June Porter Hudson also gets to know a handsome FBI agent. This atmospheric adult fiction debut by a bestselling YA fantasy novelist has hints of magic and is a "must-read for all historical fiction fans" (Library Journal). Read-alike: Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz. |
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| Kill Your Darlings by Peter SwansonPeter Swanson's twisty thriller follows Thom and Wendy Graves, a seemingly ordinary couple with a deadly secret. Told in reverse, the narrative reveals their shared dark past, Wendy's growing plan to murder Thom, and the slow unraveling of their marriage. This complex psychological tale is full of surprises and emotional tension. |
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| So Far Gone by Jess WalterIn a divided 2016 America, retired Rhys Kinnick hits his son-in-law Shane at Thanksgiving and then goes off-grid in Washington State. A few years later, his grandkids show up, brought by a neighbor at the request of Rhys' daughter. But then Shane sends members of his church militia after the kids, leading Rhys to team up with an eccentric group of old friends. Read-alike: The Feral Detective by Jonathan Lethem. |
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| Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance by A'Lelia BundlesA'Lelia Bundles "brings vibrant life" (Publishers Weekly) to her great-grandmother A'Lelia Walker (trailblazing entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker's daughter), who parlayed her status as the United States' first high-profile Black heiress to become a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance and a prolific patron of the arts. Try this next: Madam C.J. Walker: The Making of an American Icon by Erica L. Ball. |
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| Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline FraserIn her disturbing and well-researched true crime account, Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser (Prairie Fires) examines the history of serial killers in the Pacific Northwest from the 1940s to the 1980s. For fans of: The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. |
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| When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World by Jordan ThomasIn his unputdownable debut, anthropologist and former Los Padres Hotshot wildland firefighter Jordan Thomas recounts his experiences during the 2021 fire season in California, detailing how climate change, colonization, and political malfeasance have exacerbated the rise of megafires in the American West. Try these next: The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History by Manjula Martin; Wildfire Days: A Woman, a Hotshot Crew, and the Burning American West by Kelly Ramsey. |
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Into the rapids
by Ann Braden
"Addy prefers to rely only on herself, but when a superstorm hits her remote mountain town, she will need to muster the courage to ask for help"
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| The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls by Judith RossellWhen she arrives at the Midwatch Institute, headstrong Maggie Fishbone discovers that the gloomy-seeming orphanage is actually a school that trains girls to “solve mysteries and do good deeds and fight bad guys.” Set in a 1920s-era world of airships and motorcars, this clever story offers plenty of intrigue and thrills. |
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| This Moth Saw Brightness by A.A. VacharatParticipating in a university’s clinical study on teen health sounds good to Wayne (who goes by D), especially after his crush Jane joins. When things turn strange, D teams up with his best friend and Jane to investigate the sinister motivations behind the research. This thought-provoking thriller is unputdownable. |
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