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New Adult Fiction Titles recently added to our collection 12-02-2025 |
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The Ferryman and His Wife by Frode GryttenBestselling Norwegian author Frode Grytten takes readers on a quietly epic journey: ferry driver Nils Vik's last route along the fjord, on what he knows will be his last day alive. Nils Vik wakes up on November the 18th and knows it will be the day he dies.
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The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara RoyIn this rare feast of a novel, a young Indian American book editor inherits her estranged family's ancestral home-and their long-buried secrets. It is the summer of 2015, and Lila De is on the verge of a breakthrough in her career at a prestigious New York publishing house.
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The Forgotten Book Club by Kate Storey'A wonderfully uplifting celebration of community and the joy of books' Annie Lyons. Life can begin with a single story. You just have to Bring Your Own Book... |
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Merry by Susan Breen Merry Bingham used to love Christmas--until she started worrying all the time about family, money, and death. The only thing that continues to bring her joy is reading from her heirloom edition of A Christmas Carol, autographed by Charles Dickens himself and passed down through five generations.
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If the Dead Belong Here by Carson FaustWhen a young girl goes missing, the ghosts of the past collide with her family's secrets in a mesmerizing Native American Southern Gothic--
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One Small Mistake by Dandy SmithHow far would you go to make all your dreams come true? Obsession and ambition collide in this twisty, thrillingly addictive novel for readers of Freida McFadden, Adele Parks, and B.A. Paris.
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Stuart Woods' Blown Away by Brett BattlesTeddy Fay whisks away to join Peter and Hattie Barrington in Palm Springs. But his hope for a relaxing vacation vanishes when he attends a prominent actor's annual birthday party, where he witnesses a heated squabble between two women, only for one of them to turn up dead the next day.
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Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Ace AtkinsIt's 1985, what will soon become known as 'The Year of the Spy,' and fourteen-year-old Peter Bennett is convinced his mom's new boyfriend is a Russian agent. 'Gary' isn't in the phone book, has an unidentifiable European accent, and keeps a gun in the glove box of his convertible Porsche.
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Silent Bones by Val McDermidScotland, 2025. When torrential winter rain causes a landslide on a motorway, it dislodges more than mud and asphalt--it reveals a skeleton, concealed when the road was built eleven years prior. .
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Friends and Liars by Kit FrickAn insidious thriller about four estranged friends trapped in a powerful family's deadly games at a luxe estate in the Italian countryside. It's been five years since heiress Clare Monroe tragically died. Since that time, her college friends have harbored a dark secret.
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Dead Ringer by Chris HautyNationally bestselling author Chris Hauty, one of the high-octane writers to take the thriller world by storm returns with a riveting stand-alone novel that explores what might have really happened at the JFK assassination.
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The House Guests by Amber And Danielle BrownNO ONE'S AROUND FOR MILES... One year ago, Iris's world turned upside down. Haunted by nightmares of her mother's traumatic death, Iris has become a sleep-deprived, jittery version of herself who she hardly recognizes anymore.
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The Snow Lies Deep: A Mercy Carr Mystery by Paula MunierMercy and Troy are looking forward to baby Felicity's first holiday season, and they're determined to make it a Christmas to remember. Till the Yuletide Killer strikes again, this time far closer to home.
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Watch Us Fall by Christina KovacBy the author of The Cutaway, a work of psychological suspense set in the days leading up to and following the mysterious death of one of Washington, DC's hottest investigative reporters--
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Closing Time: A Thriller by Michael LedwidgeIt's springtime in Key West, and Michael Gannon is busy supporting his son's dreams of making it in minor league baseball. But a late-night encounter with a seemingly harmless Australian at a dive bar turns deadly when Gannon unwittingly becomes the prime suspect in a convenience store shoot-out.
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The Gallagher Place by Julie DoarA layered exploration of family secrets, sibling misconceptions, and an unsolved murder in this chilling debut set in New York's Dutchess County. When Marlowe Fisher discovers a body in the woods it draws her back into the haunting case of her teenage best friend's disappearance two decades earlier. |
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Daydream: Deluxe Edition Hardcover by Hannah GraceHannah Grace's #1 New York Times bestselling Daydream in a spectacular deluxe hardcover edition featuring: New bonus material Stunning sprayed edges Designed endpapers Foil stamped cover boards The third in the New York Times bestselling Maple Hills series.
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The Color of Hope by Danielle SteelFollowing the unexpected death of her beloved husband, art gallery owner Samantha Thompson finds herself adrift in their Malibu beach house. Her three adult children--scattered from New York to London to Milan--are concerned for her well-being and encourage her to take a trip to Paris.
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The Mating Game by Lana FergusonContractor Tess Covington has spent her entire life as a regular non-shifter human, so after she lands in the Denver ER with flu-like symptoms, it comes as a complete shock to be told that, no, she's not sick: she's actually a late-presenting omega wolf shifter.
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I'll Be Home for Christmas by Jenny BaylissJenny Bayliss is a Christmas book queen. --People From Putnam's beloved holiday author comes another charming, British wintertime tale following one dejected woman's trip home to her eccentric great-aunts, her wayward mother . . . and her first love.
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As Many Souls as Stars by Natasha SiegelFor fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, an inventive and romantic speculative novel about two women-a witch and an immortal demon-who make a Faustian bargain and are drawn into a cat-and-mouse chase across multiple lifetimes--
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The Royal Artisan by Tessa AfsharIn ancient Persia, Sazana creates exquisite pottery as Queen Esther's artisan but keeps her Jewish identity hidden from her tyrannical master, Haman, and his ten vengeful sons. When tragedy strikes, Sazana must join forces with Jadon, the man who broke her heart, to locate an ancient artifact and thwart the impending threat to their people.
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On a Midnight Clear: A 3-In-1 Christmas Novella Collection by Tracie PetersonTracie Peterson, Misty M. Beller, and Karen Witemeyer come together in this festive Christmas novella collection inspired by the nativity story. Faith, hope, and romance abound, from a stable outside a stage stop in Nebraska Territory, to a stormy shepherd's field in Wyoming, to a small university in Texas.
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Whispers at Painswick Court by Julie KlassenSurgeon's daughter Anne Loveday serves as sickroom nurse to a lady at a Cotswolds manor. While navigating the other residents--including potential suitors--a series of mishaps befalls her patient, and Anne realizes there may be a murderer in their midst. With her reputation and heart on the line, can she discover who's guilty before it's too late?
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At Morning's Light by Lauraine SnellingIn 1890 Norway, newlywed Maya's dreams are crushed when a fierce winter storm steals her husband away before their voyage to America. Though anguish and grief engulf her, she travels to Iowa, where her new neighbor, Eben Miller, seeks to help mend her broken heart. |
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Dawn of Chaos and Fury by Melissa K. RoehrichTessalyn Ausra has been betrayed at every turn, but she's also dealt betrayals of her own. With the consequences of her choices hanging over her, she's done letting others define her purpose, but choosing that path could prove costly.
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House of Day, House of Night by Olga TokarczukA novel about the rich stories of small places, from the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Books of Jacob and Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead A woman settles in a remote Polish village where she knows no one. It has few inhabitants, but it teems with the stories of the living and the dead.
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The Library of Fatesby Margot HarrisonWhen its librarian keeper mysteriously dies, two former classmates must race to locate a rare book from their college years that can foretell your future if you confess a secret from your past--but someone is intent on protecting what's hidden inside.
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The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie LeongAn almost-mage discovers friendship—and maybe something more—in the unlikeliest of places in this delightfully charming novel.
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As Many Souls as Stars by Natasha SiegelFor fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, an inventive and romantic speculative novel about two women-a witch and an immortal demon-who make a Faustian bargain and are drawn into a cat-and-mouse chase across multiple lifetimes--
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