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April Storm
by Meacham, Leila
Katherine Walker, married to an accomplished doctor with bright and successful children, grapples with her perfect life unraveling in April, when she discovers someone might be targeting her and trying to kill her husband.
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The Author's Guide to Murder
by Williams, Beatriz
At Castle Kinloch in the Scottish Highlands, literary superstar Brett Saffron Presley is found dead under strange circumstances, leading Detective Chief Inspector Euan McIntosh to investigate three American novelists—each with their own motives and secrets—as he uncovers connections between Presley's murder and the castle's dark history.
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Christmas in Bethel
by Evans, Richard Paul
The New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box returns with another quiet tale of parental love, the sacrifices they are willing to make for their children and the true meaning of Christmas.
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The City and Its Uncertain Walls
by Murakami, Haruki
Explores a familiar town where a Dream Reader interprets dreams, and shadows detach from their owners, weaving a love story, a quest, and an ode to books and libraries into a parable reflecting the complexities of post-pandemic life.
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City of Night Birds
by Kim, Juhea
After a career-halting accident, prima ballerina Natalia Leonova returns to St. Petersburg to confront her past and to decide whether to rejoin the stage amidst the cutthroat world of Russian ballet.
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Desolation Code
by Brown, Graham
Kurt Austin and the NUMA crew face swarms of deadly bio-hacked sea locusts, a runaway AI system, and a sinister cult in the latest novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series created by the "grand master of adventure" Clive Cussler.
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The Collaborators
by Idov, Michael
An electrifying, globe-trotting spy thriller featuring a brilliant young intelligence officer and a troubled heiress who stumble into a global conspiracy that pits present-day Russia against the CIA and MI5.
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The Courting of Bristol Keats
by Pearson, Mary E.
After discovering that her father's disappearance is linked to a hidden realm of gods, fae, and monsters, Bristol Keats embarks on a perilous journey to rescue him, making a dangerous pact with the fae leader Tyghan, who harbors his own dark motives and connection to her past.
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Flint Kill Creek
by Oates, Joyce Carol
An accomplished American writer offers a new collection of stories. A young, insecure woman finds her relationship changing as she grows more and more dependent on a man who likes to take her on long walks beside a dangerously roaring creek. Another woman, nervous around men, not quite knowing how to act when paid a compliment, becomes flustered when a doctor suggests they go out for coffee, or possibly a drink. She finally decides that she will join him when he suggests they meet at his home. A man is so forgetful that his wife panics and yells into his phone, asking where their daughter has gone. A young man is curious to see why sirens have filled the night and the police arrest him, beginning an unimaginable nightmare. A woman resents that a colleague has achieved greater success and thinks she ought to do something about it.
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The Gardener's Plot
by Benoit, Deborah J.
A woman helps set up a community garden in the Berkshires, only to find a body in one of the plots on opening day.
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The Half King
by Landers, Melissa
In a kingdom where noble houses are cursed for betraying a goddess, Cerise Solon, a giftless acolyte destined to serve as a Seer, navigates a court of deceit while King Kian Mortara faces a curse that will consume him on his twenty-first birthday unless Cerise's hidden secret can save him.
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Heavy Are the Stones
by Barker, J. D.
Five years ago, when Detective Jena Campbell put the Leviticus Killer behind bars, she locked her darkest secret away with him. Something never meant to surface. Something better left to rot with the madman who had destroyed so many lives. When a strange man calling himself Azrael appears on social media with threats to unleash ten plagues, ten deaths, in ten days, unless Leviticus is released, Jena is forced to reopen that door and face her past. Unable to share what she knows, she turns to the only man who can help her find Azrael before he kills again, the man she condemned. Jena quickly learns the only thing more terrifying than facing him, is facing herself.
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The House of Cross
by Patterson, James
In Washington, DC, as the president-elect prepares for her inauguration, Detective Alex Cross is thrust into a high-stakes investigation when multiple Supreme Court candidates are murdered; tasked with delving into the mind of a cunning killer, Cross must confront the most dangerous aspects of his work for the sake of his family, city, and nation.
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I Think I was Murdered
by Coble, Colleen
A grieving young widow; the AI program that allows her to continue to "talk" to him; and a message she never expected: "I think I was murdered."
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Is She Really Going Out With Him?
by Cousens, Sophie
Columnist Anna Appleby has left her love life behind after a painful divorce. Who needs a man when she has two kids, a cat, and uncontested control of the TV remote? Besides, she'd rather be single than subject herself to the hell of online dating. But her office rival is vying for her column, and no column means no stable source of income. In a desperate attempt to keep her job, Anna finds herself pitching a unique angle: seven dates, all found offline, chosen by her children. From awkward encounters to unexpected connections, Anna gamely begins to put herself out there, asking out waiters, the mailman, and even her celebrity crush. But when a romantic connection appears where she least expected it, will she be brave enough to take another chance on love?
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Lazarus Man
by Price, Richard
The author of Clockers and a writer on The Wire presents a novel that takes place in an ever-changing Harlem.
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The Magnificent Ruins
by Roy, Nayantara
A young Indian American book editor inherits her estranged family's ancestral home—and their long-buried secrets
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The Mirror
by Roberts, Nora
After inheriting a Victorian mansion on Maine's coast, Sonya MacTavish is greeted by visions of an murder brides and an antique mirror, which she must step through, into the past, to unravel a generations-old curse.
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Misery Hates Company
by Hobbs, Elizabeth
A young woman is invited to a mysterious relative's estate and winds up entangled in a murder investigation.
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Now or Never
by Evanovich, Janet
With her personal life in turmoil, New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum navigates danger and intrigue in a high-stakes case that could change her life.
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The Queen's Cook
by Afshar, Tessa
After gaining a position in Queen Esther's kitchens, Roxannah discovers her dream job is fraught with palace intrigue. She must partner with Adin, the Jewish royal physician never far from her thoughts, in a race to save the life of a princess . . . despite the secrets their mission might uncover.
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Raised by Wolves
by Patterson, James
After ransacking a local grocery store, feral siblings Kai and Holo are taken in by a small-town police chief and his wife, but their mysterious past attracts dark forces to Kokanee Creek, threatening the town and challenging their adaptation to human society.
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Reel
by Ryan, Kennedy
Neevah Saint, an understudy who unexpectedly lands a major role in a Harlem Renaissance biopic directed by renowned filmmaker Canon Holt, navigates newfound fame, forbidden attraction, and scandal, risking everything for her shot at stardom and love.
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The Road of Bones
by Winters, Demi
Fleeing a death sentence from the Queen of Íseldur, Silla Nordvig joins the Bloodaxe Crew in a bid to survive the treacherous Road of Bones, where she must navigate dangers, win over the Crew's brooding leader, and evade a relentless assassin while heading towards safety in Kopa.
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Robert B. Parker's Hot Property
by Lupica, Mike
During a Boston snowstorm, private detective Spenser learns that his friend and lawyer Rita Fiore has been shot, prompting him to investigate her dangerous list of enemies and uncover dark secrets, all while striving to protect her and reveal the truth behind the attack.
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Rolling Toward Clear Skies
by Hyde, Catherine Ryan
A foster mother must contend with the emotional turmoil of her new blended family in a heartfelt novel of hope and second chances.
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Servant of Earth
by Hawley, Sarah
In the underground Fae realm, only the strongest and most ruthless have power-but a young human woman forced into a life of servitude is about to change everything.
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The Story of the Forest
by Grant, Linda
In 1913, Mina, a Jewish merchant's daughter, meets Bolsheviks in a Baltic Sea forest, prompting her and her brother Jossel to emigrate to England, where the Great War and subsequent events intertwine their lives with a wounded soldier's, leading to marriage, trade dynasties, and struggles with discrimination in Liverpool chronicled through family lore.
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The Sunflower House
by Allegri, Adriana
Allina Gottlieb's peaceful life in 1939 Germany shatters when she is forced to work as a nurse in Hochland Home, a facility for breeding Aryan children, where she conceals her Jewish identity and develops a risky relationship with Karl, an SS officer with his own hidden secrets.
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The Teller of Small Fortunes
by Leong, Julie
Tao is an immigrant fortune teller, traveling between villages with just her trusty mule for company. She only tells "small" fortunes: whether it will hail next week; which boy the barmaid will kiss; when the cow will calve. She knows from bitter experience that big fortunes come with big consequences Even if it's a lonely life, it's better than the one she left behind. But a small fortune unexpectedly becomes something more when a (semi) reformed thief and an ex-mercenary recruit her into their desperate search for a lost child. Soon, they're joined by a baker with a "knead" for adventure, and-of course-a slightly magical cat. Tao starts down a new path with companions as big-hearted as her fortunes are small. But as she lowers her walls, the shadows of her past close in-and she'll have to decide whether to risk everything to preserve the family she never thought she could have.
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Time of the Child
by Williams, Niall
In the Advent season of 1962, Doctor Jack Troy and his daughter Ronnie, long isolated from their small Irish town of Faha, find their lives and their understanding of family and community transformed when a baby is unexpectedly left in their care.
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Time Will Tell
by Brown, Rita Mae
An eye-wateringly expensive watch is found discarded on the land days prior to a dead body turning up. "Sister" Jane Arnold sets out to find the connection between the two, with a little help from her friend-both two legged and four.
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Trial by Fire
by Steel, Danielle
"In this inspiring novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, the life of a Parisian woman changes in a heartbeat when she's trapped by wildfires in Napa Valley"
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A Trinket for the Taking
by Laurie, Victoria
Introducing the captivating Dovey Van Dalen, once the belle of 1840s Copenhagen, now charged with recovering magic property from mortals-whatever it takes.
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Under the Oak Tree
by Kim, Suji
Lady Maximilian is the daughter of the powerful Duke Croyso, but she is rarely allowed outside her family's sprawling castle for fear that her stutter will tarnish their noble name. When she is forced to marry Sir Riftan, a lowborn knight caught in one of her father's schemes, Maxi doesn't dare hope for happiness, let alone love. Her stumbling communication and his gruff manner sour their relationship before it can begin, and Riftan leaves without a word the morning after their vows are exchanged. Now, three years after their disastrous wedding night, Riftan has returned as a war hero. To Maxi's surprise, despite rumors that he was offered marriage to Princess Agnes, a beautiful and renowned sorceress, Riftan still wants Maxi for his wife. And when he comes to claim her, his longing becomes a desire that bewilders Maxi, even as she is overcome by the scorching heat that Riftan's presence ignites within her. As she learns to navigate the intricacies of her new life, Maxi will find herself and her courage, and discover that she is anything but powerless.
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Unforgotten
by Gray, Shelley Shepard
Years have passed since an attempted assault and an accidental death forever changed the lives of Bethanne Hostetler and Jay Byler. When an unexpected turn of events gives them an opportunity to make peace with the past, they'll have to make it through yet another dangerous situation before the healing can begin.
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A Very Bad Thing
by Ellison, J. T.
An author at the pinnacle of her career's past threatens to destroy everything she has—and everyone she knows.
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We Three Queens
by Bowen, Rhys
New mother Lady Georgiana "Georgie" Rannoch finds herself trying to separate fact from fiction when a murder occurs while a film is being made on the grounds of her estate in a new Royal Spyness Mystery from beloved bestselling author Rhys Bowen.
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