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Road Trip: Adult Books Read a book from the list, or one of your own choosing
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Mrs. Nash's Ashes
by Sarah Adler
Reluctant travel companions, starry-eyed romantic Millicent and cynical writer Hollis take the road trip of a lifetime to deliver the ashes of Millicent's elderly best friend to the woman she fell in love with nearly 80 years ago, upending what they both believe about true love.
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The Other Side of Disappearing
by Kate Clayborn
Accompanying her sister on a search for their mother, who ran off with an accomplished con man years earlier, Jess, as they make their way across the country, unraveling the mystery of where the couple disappeared to and why, discovers a willingness to expand beyond the walls she's so carefully built.
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Bad Karma
by Alex De Campi
When down-on-their-luck ex-mercenaries Sully and Ethan discover that an innocent man was blamed for a hit they did a decade ago, they embark on a Christmas road trip to free him from death row. Turns out nobody's really interested in truth or justice, but some very powerful people are rather keen on making sure Sully and Ethan stop messing up what had been, until then, a perfect cover-up. It shouldn't be that hard to disappear a couple disabled veterans, right? They just didn't figure on one thing: Ethan's ex-wife Cheryl.
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VenCo
by Cherie Dimaline
After finding a tarnished silver spoon humming with otherworldly energy, Métis millennial Lucky St. James, familiar with the magic of her Indigenous ancestors, and her cantankerous grandmother Stella are welcomed into the fold of Ven.Co—a network of witches working to return women to their rightful power.
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Our Share of Night
by Mariana Enriquez
United in grief after the death of the wife and mother they both loved, a young father and son travel to confront the terrifying legacy she bequeathed—a family called the Order that commits unspeakable acts in search of immortality.
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The Little Village of Book Lovers
by Nina George
Traveling the region of Nyons with her foster father's mobile library in 1960s France, Marie-Jeanne, who has a special gift for matchmaking, brings soulmates together each place they go, but is unable to find one for herself, wondering when Love will finally come to her.
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The Trail of Lost Hearts
by Tracey Garvis Graves
After her fiancé dies and she discovers that he was actually already married with children, Wren Waters escapes to the Pacific Northwest for a getaway and throws herself into the world of geocaching, a hobby for modern-day treasure hunters.
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People We Meet on Vacation
by Emily Henry
Best friends Alex and Poppy try to repair their relationship two years after a disastrous vacation together by planning another vacation together.
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You, with a View
by Jessica Joyce
Embarking on a road trip inspired by their grandparents' broken engagement, Noelle Shepherd and her high school nemesis, Theo Spencer, as tension simmers hotter between them, find their tenuous relationship ending before it can restart when an explosive secret changes everything.
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Ashes
by Álvaro Ortiz
Polly, Moho, and Piter haven't seen each other in years. Now they've piled into a car for a loooong journey to a mysterious cross marked on a map. All their old personality quirks and conflicts are resurrected with new wrinkles as this surreal reunion gets underway. Up ahead are car chases, alcohol, roadside motels, banjo-playing thugs, a ship graveyard, violence, sensual tension, and, of course, a monkey!
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Langosh, Peppi & Yeva : Hot to Trot
by Veronica Post
As Langosh and Yeva embark on an epic cross-country journey, they discover that old wounds--and differing personal experiences--have begun to threaten their close-knit friendship. The landscape of America creates a constantly evolving backdrop to their emotional voyage.
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The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles
In June of 1954, 18-year-old Emmett Watson, released after serving 15 months for involuntary manslaughter, discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car and have hatched a different plan for Emmett's future.
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The Road to Roswell
by Connie Willis
On the way to her college roommate's UFO-themed wedding, level-headed Francie is abducted by an alien, along with a charming con man, a casino-addicted little old lady, a Western-loving retiree and a UFO-chasing nutjob, discovers the alien is in trouble and she's the only one who can help.
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Clanlands : Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
by Sam Heughan
From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of Outlander Sam and Graham on a road trip with a difference, as two Scotsmen explore a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare. Unlikely friends Sam and Graham begin their journey in the heart of Scotland at Glencoe and travel from there all the way to Inverness and Culloden battlefield, where along the way they experience adventure and a cast of highland characters. In this story of friendship, finding themselves, and whisky, they discover the complexity, rich history and culture of their native country.
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Raw Dog : The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs
by Jamie Loftus
In a book that is part travelogue, part cultural history, a popular comedian embarks on a cross-country road trip researching the landscape of American hot dogs as they're served today, weighing in on the reality of hot dog production, the best hot dog in the U.S. and critically overlooked bun infrastructure problems.
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Southwest Road Trip
by Tim Hull
Wind-carved red rocks, brightly-painted adobe houses, and miles of open desert road: explore the beauty of the Southwest with Moon Southwest Road Trip. Inside you'll find: Flexible itineraries: Drive the entire two-week road trip, or follow strategic routes like a Route 66 road trip or a week-long tour of the national parks, or plan a shorter getaway to Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce, Arches and Canyonlands, Santa Fe, or Taos.
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