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The Assassin (2024)

Publisher : Canelo Action
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‘A diplomatic genius' Gordon Brown ‘Tom Fletcher is the essential diplomat, and was my support and sounding board about virtually every country on earth' David Cameron How far will he go to save a future he may never see? Having been made High Commissioner in Nairobi, Ed Barnes is keeping his head down and staying out of trouble. But when his daughter, Sophie, is kidnapped following a security crisis for which he is blamed, his attempts at nor...

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Last Stand in Lychford (2020)

Publisher : Tordotcom
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Celestial beings and human witches clash for the future of the human and fairy worlds in Paul Cornell's Last Stand in Lychford.

There are changes in the air, both in Lychford and in the land of fairy.

The magical protections previously employed by the town are gone, and the forces of darkness are closing in – both figuratively and literally.

Can Autumn and Lizzie save their community, and... well, the world...?

Exploding fairies, the architect of ...

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Truth, Lies, and Second Dates (2020)

Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Truth, Lies, and Second Dates is a sweet and sassy contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson.

Captain Ava Capp has been flying from her past for a decade. She'd much rather leave it, and her home state, behind forever. But when she finds herself back in Minnesota, against her better judgment, everything goes sideways in a way she never expected it to.

M.E. Dr. Tom Baker has never forgotten Ava and the cold ...

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Chapel Field (2024)

Publisher : Bloodhound Books
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A psychological suspense about silence and its sinister effects on a family and a village from the author of Blackthorn Wood.

When Laurie Helm's mother dies, Laurie must return to the village where she grew up. It's a place she left twenty years ago, and she's hardly seen her mother since. With no siblings or other family, Laurie is left to sort out the house and estate, and to face some of the reasons she left Chapel Field in the first place....


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On The Run (2024)

Publisher : Canelo Action
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Framed for murder. Out for revenge. Private bodyguard Alex Drayce is on assignment in the States, tasked with protecting a wealthy businessman under threat of assassination. He is presented with the opportunity to make some quick cash for a week's work, aiding one Carlos Garcia in finding his daughter, who has gone missing in Las Vegas. A seemingly simple task... As events soon spiral out of control, Alex must go on the run, hunted down by the...

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The 50/50 Solution (2024)

Publisher : Sourcebooks
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There is one proven method for happier kids, more involved dads, and less stressed-out moms after divorce—50/50 custodyIt's hard for everyone when parents split up—but the end of living together doesn't need to mean the end of a functional family. Part of the reason divorces are so traumatic for the kids involved is because of our child custody system, which truly sets everyone up for failure. Throughout the country, the default arrangement is...

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Wonder City of the World (2024)

Publisher : Cernunnos
Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters is a century-spanning visual journey through the world's most fascinating city as promoted by the top advertisers and artists of poster history.
 
From the Statue of Liberty to Times Square, Harlem to Coney Island, this iconic art book covers 100 years of how New York City was sold to the world via graphic design. The book's stunning historic posters feature New York City's iconic skyline,...


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How to Make Friends with the Sea (2020)

Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea is a middle grade debut novel set in the Philippines about a young boy's challenges with anxiety while his mother fosters an orphaned child with a facial anomaly.

Pablo is homesick.

He's only twelve years old, but he's lived in more countries than he can count. After his parents divorced, he and his mother have moved from place to place for years, never settling anywhere long enough to call it h...

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A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse (2024)

Publisher : Cameron Kids
A reimagined edition of A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse—the classic picture book by a legendary author and a beloved illustrator, about a girl and her mother, with themes of growing up, dreams, and letting go.
 
A girl declares all the things she'll do for her mother when she is all grown up—from climbing mountains and swimming across oceans, to picking the pinkest rose, to building the biggest bridge and a castle for her mother to li...


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Garfield: Full Course Vol. 2 (2024)

Publisher : KaBOOM!
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The second Full Course collection, featuring the next eight issues of Garfield's comic book escapades, sends the gang into some wacky adventures! Odie makes a new friend, Pet Force takes on a scary team of Super-Villains, and Garfield faces his most fearsome foe, the Lasagna Monster! The good times continue to roll in this round, as we see how the gang beats the heat, learn if Jon can finally stop being late, and if Nermal can set a world re...

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