August 2025 list by Angie R. |
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Abducted
by Ken Warner
The arrival of the Malor spacecraft proved, once and for all, that humanity is not alone in the universe...the path of destruction it left behind showed that aliens are not always friendly. Remaining on Earth, Sydney and Brian must now face the aftermath of the Malor invasion.
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Amy Chelsea Stacie Dee
by Mary G. Thompson
After she and her cousin Dee were kidnapped six years ago, Amy finds her way home, but her guilt over secrecy, and being the one who returned safely, causes her to risk everything to protect the ones she loves
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The Burning
by Tim Madigan
Recounts the true story of Black Wall Street and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, when a white mob murdered hundreds of citizens and decimated the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Calculated
by Nova Mcbee
Set in Shanghai and Seattle, Calculated is a gritty, modern day blend of The Count of Monte Cristo and Mission Impossible. She has many names - Octavia, Double 8, Phoenix, Josephine. She’s a math prodigy, a calculating genius, and everyone wants her.
In 17-year-old Jo River’s complicated world of numbers, there’s no such thing as coincidence. When she is betrayed by someone she loves, kidnapped by the world’s most wanted smuggler, and forced to use her talent to shore up a criminal empire, Jo deems her gift a curse - until she meets Red.
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Count All Her Bones
by April Henry
A sequel to Girl, Stolen finds Cheyenne reconnecting with Griffin in the weeks before Roy's trial only to find herself targeted by Roy's henchmen, who challenge her survival skills and cause her to question Griffin's allegiances.
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Hit Me with Your Best Charm
by Lillie Vale
In the superstitious town of Prior's End, seventeen-year-old Nova Marwood mistakenly puts a hex on her crush, Kiara, and, along with Kiara's exes turned friends, goes on a quest to find a mythical wishing well, unraveling secrets and long-buried magic along the way.
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Predatory Natures
by Amy Goldsmith
Lara's dream job aboard a luxury train takes a strange turn when she discovers the mysterious botanical cargo in the caboose.
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The Rebel Girls of Rome
by Jordyn Taylor
Grieving the loss of her mother, college student Lilah is hoping to reconnect with a grandfather who refuses to talk about his past. Then she receives a mysterious letter from a fellow student, Tommaso, claiming he's found a lost family heirloom, and her world is upended. Soon Lilah finds herself in Rome, trying to unlock her grandfather's history as a Holocaust survivor once and for all. But as she and Tommaso get closer to the truth--and their relationship begins to deepen into something sweeter--Lilah realizes that some secrets may be too painful to unbury.
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A Song for Summer
by Eva Ibbotson
Eighteen-year-old Ellen, a young Englishwoman working at a boarding school in Vienna on the eve of World War II begins a relationship with Marek, the school's mysterious groundsman.
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It Sounded Better in My Head
by Nina Kenwood
In the months between high school and university, eighteen-year-old Natalie must deal with her parents breaking up, her best friends getting together, and her own budding romance.
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Soul of Shadow
by Emma Noyes
While investigating a classmate's disappearance, sixteen-year-old Charlie finds herself drawn to a mysterious newcomer who uncovers a hidden world of Norse mythology and ill-fated love.
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