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We Solve Murders
by Richard Osman

Investigator Steve Wheeler comes out of retirement when his daughter-in-law, Amy, needs help finding out who left a dead body on a remote island with a huge bag of money.
Connie: A Memoir
by Connie Chung

In this witty and definitive memoir, the trailblazing journalist recounts her groundbreaking career as the first Asian woman in U.S. television news, detailing her experiences with sexism, her major stories and her behind-the-scenes challenges and triumphs.
Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes Our Family Loves
by Stephen Colbert

American comedian, political commentator and television host Stephen Colbert and his wife Evie share their favorite recipes from their South Carolina roots with humor and heart including Popovers, Salt-and-Pepper Wings and Chess Pie.
Impossible Creatures
by Katherine Rundell

When Mal barges into his life, along with a baby griffin, demanding his help, Christopher embarks on an adventure of a lifetime with this fierce girl to save the Archipelago, a hidden world where magical creatures have thrived for thousands of years.
Slow Dance: A Novel
by Rainbow Rowell

Fourteen years after they went their separate ways, 33-year-old Shiloh, a divorced, single mom living back in the same house she grew up in, attends a high school friend's wedding in hopes of seeing Cary, the boy she never realized she loved until he was lost.
Ne'er Duke Well
by Alexandra Vasti

The newly inherited Duke of Stanhope must become respectable to gain custody of his half siblings and turns to Lady Selina Ravenscroft, society's most proper debutante save for one tiny secret, for help in finding a suitable wife, but things don't go as planned when the chemistry between them proves impossible to resist.
The Grandest Game
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Seven players in the Grandest Game, an annual competition run by a billionaire to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, are pushed to their limits - physically, mentally and emotionally - and it soon becomes clear that not everyone is playing by the rules.
Camino Ghosts
by John Grisham

Bay Books shop owner Bruce Cable is reunited again with best-selling author Mercer Mann to solve another murder on Camino Island, Florida, in the third novel of the series following Camino Winds.
The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur
by Lev Grossman

Arriving at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, a gifted young knight Collum instead finds only a handful of knights left after the Battle of Camlann, and together, joined by Merlin's apprentice Nimue, set out to rebuild Camelot in a world that has lost its balance.
The Ex Vows
by Jessica Joyce

Living by her lists, especially the one about her ex, Eli Mora, after their breakup five years ago, Georgia must work with him when they have to pull off the perfect wedding for their mutual best friend. and with their chemistry as hot as ever, she's tempted to break her rules.
Five-Star Stranger: A Novel
by Kat Tang

A New York gig economy worker who makes a living renting himself out as a pretend fiancé, wingman or extra funeral mourner confronts his own longing for connection when a client blurs the line between what's real and what's fake.
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