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Dream count : a novel
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Explores the lives of four Nigerian women, each grappling with love, loss and the complexities of modern life, as they face personal growth, societal expectations and the pursuit of happiness, in the new novel by the best-selling author of Americanah.
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You're the problem, it's you : a novel
by Emma R. Alban
The enemies-to-lovers queer Victorian romance follow-up to Don't Want You Like a Best Friend, in which a young lord and a second son clash but find themselves thrust together again and again by their meddling cousins.
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I might be in trouble
by Daniel Aleman
"A suspenseful dark comedy about a struggling writer who wakes up to find his date from the night before dead-and must now decide how far he's willing to go to spin the event into his next big book. A few years ago, David Alvarez had it all: a six-figurebook deal, a loving boyfriend, and an exciting writing career. His debut novel was a resounding success, which made the publication of his second book-a total flop-all the more devastating. Now, David is single, lonely, and desperately trying to come up with the next great idea for his third manuscript, one that will redeem him in the eyes of readers, reviewers, the entire publishing world...and maybe even his ex-boyfriend. The issue is, good ideas are hard to come by, and the mounting pressure of a near-empty bank account isn't helping. But when David connects with a sexy stranger on a dating app, he figures a wild night out in New York City may be just what he needs to get his creative juices flowing. Lucky for him, his date turns out to be handsome, confident, and charming-everything David's been looking for, really-not to mention the perfect distraction from yet another evening staring at a blank screen. After one of the best nights of his life, David wakes up hungover but giddy-only to find prince charming dead next to him in bed. Horrified, completely confused, and suddenly faced with the implausible-but-somehow-plausible idea that he may have actually killed his date, David calls the only person he can trust in a moment of crisis: his quirky literary agent, Stacey. Together, David and Stacey must untangle the events of the previous night, cover their tracks, and spin the entire misadventure into David's career-defining novel-if only they can figure out what to do with the body first"
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Home and away
by Rochelle Alers
Frustrated with her stagnant career, journalist Harper Fleming moves to Nashville to interview her grandfather about his father's Negro League baseball career, but as she uncovers family history, she finds inspiration to transform her own future.
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A gentleman's gentleman
by T. J. Alexander
Eccentric Lord Christopher Eden must navigate London's Season to secure a wife or risk losing his fortune, but his plans unravel when his handsome new valet, James, stirs a slow-burn romance that defies tradition and hides deeper secrets.
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Everybody says it's everything : a novel
by Xhenet Aliu
Estranged in adulthood, adopted twins Drita and Pete are drawn together by Pete's young son, leading Drita on a journey to uncover their Albanian roots, the truth about their adoption and the chance to rebuild their fractured family.
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The boyhood of Cain
by Michael Amherst
"A searing novel of love and betrayal as a young boy comes of age in the heart of England, from an exquisite new voice. In a small village in England, in the shadow of an ancient abbey nestled between rivers, a young boy is growing up. Daniel is highly intelligent but little understood by his family, and so a secret passion burns inside him-for love, for certainty, and for recognition. His father is a man of grand gestures but few practical skills, and his beautiful mother is attentive but compromised byher own unhappiness and fading ideals. When Daniel's father loses his job as the headmaster of the local school, the family is pulled beneath the undertow of his whims, stumbling into a rural life for which they are ill-prepared. The arrival of Philip, anew boy at school, whom Daniel worships with a confused intensity, is his sole solace. Before long, both boys fall under the spell of a charismatic art teacher, setting Daniel on a perilous course that could lead to the betrayal of all he loves. Tender, brutal, and enthralling, The Boyhood of Cain is a remarkable portrait of a young boy caught between mother and father, between self and desire, and between obedience and freedom. It evokes the passions and private wounds of youth and plumbs the turning points in our lives that make us who we are"
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The keeper of lonely spirits
by E. M. Anderson
Cursed to wander far from home, immortal ghost hunter Peter Shaughnessy must choose between protecting his new friends in Harrington, Ohio, and confronting the heartbreak of staying with the found family he never expected.
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The Gatsby gambit
by Claire Anderson-Wheeler
Greta Gatsby, newly arrived at her brother Jay's West Egg mansion, finds her idyllic summer shattered by scandal, betrayal, and murder, forcing her to navigate the secrets of a glittering yet dangerous world of wealth and deception.
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Defense protocol
by Andrews, Brian
"For decades, Taiwan has been a thorn in the side of the Chinese government. An independent nation to the rest of the world, it is considered a rogue province by the PRC. Previous governments have tried to conquer the island using economic force and diplomatic pressure, but new Chinese President Li Jian Jun is done fooling around. He's devised a secret military operation to take the island. Only one man knows how to stop Li's mad and bloody plan for reunification and that's Minister of Defense Qin Haiyu.Fearing for his life and the safety of his family, Qin covertly makes contact with the CIA in Beijing and signals his desire to defect to the West. To get Qin out, John Clark creates an international task force reminiscent of Rainbow Six and goes undercover in mainland China. Meanwhile, Lt. Commander Katie Ryan is deployed to the tip of the spear on the destroyer USS Jason Dunham to defend Taiwan. Threatened by an encircling Chinese armada, she's under pressure to find a flaw in the invaders' plan for her father to exploit. For his part, President Jack Ryan may have the power of the entire US military at his disposal, but what he really needs are Li's secret plans from Defense Minister Qin so he can stave off a war. Because America's Defense Protocol could lead to a game of mutual destruction that could cost the lives of thousands of young soldiers, sailors, special operators as well as his daughter"
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The most
by Jessica Anthony
In 1957, Kathleen, a college tennis champion-turned-Delaware housewife, instead of going to church with her husband and boys, takes a dip in the swimming pool of their apartment complex and refuses to come out, in this tightly wound, consuming story set over the course of eight hours.
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The women on platform two
by Laura Anthony
In 1969 Dublin, Maura and Bernie confront dangerous choices around motherhood, while in 2023, Saoirse's hesitation about having children connects her to a hidden history of women's resilience that shaped her freedom to choose.
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Glory daze
by Danielle Arceneaux
Glory Broussard's quiet life is turned upside down when a murder is tied to her ex-husband's mistress, drawing her into the secrets and scandals of Louisiana's dark underbelly, in the second novel of the series following Glory Be.
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Cold As Hell
by Kelley Armstrong
Detective Casey Duncan and Sheriff Eric Dalton investigate a terrifying assault and a mysterious frozen body in the forest surrounding their secluded Yukon town, in the third novel of the series following The Boy Who Cried Bear.
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Sanctuary of the shadow
by Aurora Ascher
Hidden within an unusual circus run by a centuries-old Enchanter, Harrow, keeping her true identity and magical ability a secret, finds her destiny in an elemental with no recollection of who he is, forcing her to reveal the secrets from her own dark past to save this dangerous creature.
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33 Place Brugmann
by Alice Austen
"An extraordinarily accomplished debut novel-a love story, mystery, and philosophical puzzle-told in the singular voices of the residents of a Beaux Arts apartment building in Belgium in 1939. On the eve of the occupation, in the heart of Brussels, life for the residents of eight apartments at 33 Place Brugmann is about to change forever. Art student Charlotte Sauvin, daughter of a prominent architect in apartment 4L, knows all the details of the building and its people: how light falls and voices echo, the distinct knock of her dearest friend, Julian Raphaèel, the eldest son of an art collector's family across the hall in 4R. But all that's familiar for Charlotte and the other residents of 33 begins to fracture as whispers of Nazi occupation become reality. The Raphaèels disappear-becoming refugees, nurses, soldiers, reluctant heroes. Masha, the seamstress on the 5th floor, deepens a dangerous affair with a wartime compatriot of Colonel Warlemont in 3R, a man far less feckless than he'd have his neighbors believe. And in the face of a perilous new reality, every member of this accidental community will discover they are not the person they believed themselves to be. When confronted with a cruel choice-submit to the regime or risk their lives to resist-each will discover the truth about what, and who, matters to them the most. 33 Place Brugmann is a deeply empathetic and disarmingly hopeful tour-de-force about love, courage, and the role of art in a time of threat"
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The last session : a novel
by Julia Bartz
"When a catatonic woman shows up at the psychiatric unit, social worker Thea swears she knows her from somewhere. She's shocked to discover the patient holds a link to a traumatic time in her past. Upon regaining lucidity, the patient claims she can't remember the horrific recent events that caused her brain to shut down. Thea's at a loss-especially when the patient is ripped away from her as suddenly as she appeared. Determined to find her, Thea follows a trail of clues to a remote center in Southwestern New Mexico, where a charismatic couple holds a controversial monthly retreat to uncover attendees' romantic and sexual issues. Forced to participate in increasingly intimate exercises, Thea finds herself inching closer not only to her missing patient, but also to tantalizing answers about her harrowing past. However, time is running out, and if she stays for the last session, she too might lose her mind...or worse"
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Promise me sunshine : a novel
by Cara Bastone
Grieving the loss of her best friend, Lenny's life is turned upside down when she babysits for Reese's daughter Ainsley, where she meets Miles, the grumpy stranger who swears he can help her live again.
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The unworthy : a novel
by Agustina Marâia Bazterrica
In a dystopian convent sheltering women from a climate-ravaged world, a narrator yearning to ascend within the Sacred Sisterhood confronts her forgotten past and unsettling truths when a mysterious stranger breaches the convent's walls.
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Death of a smuggler
by M. C. Beaton
Hamish's hopes for a peaceful break are dashed when a murder, a missing man and a family feud disrupt his Highland village, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Death of a Spy.
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The Queens of Crime
by Marie Benedict
In 1930 London, the Queens of Crime, a secret society of renowned women writers led by Dorothy L. Sayers investigates the murder of nurse May Daniels, found strangled in a park, and must navigate a web of intrigue and danger as they challenge societal norms.
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A drop of corruption
by Robert Jackson Bennett
After a Treasury officer vanishes from a locked room, investigator Ana Dolabra discovers a deadly plot targeting the Empire's magical lifeblood, pitting her against an unstoppable adversary, in the second novel of the series following The Tainted Cup. Maps.
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Dissolution
by Nicholas Binge
"A woman dives into her husband's memories to uncover a decades-old feud threatening reality itself in this staggering technothriller from the bestselling author of Ascension"
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Not who we expected
by Lisa Black
Rock star Billy Diamond enlists crime experts Ellie Carr and Rachael Davies to find his missing daughter, Devon, whose boyfriend Carlos was found dead near the Nevada ranch retreat they were attending; Devon is thriving at the ranch but follows leader Galen slavishly, and Rachael wonders why Billy knows her late sister, Isis, whose son she's raising.
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Harriet Tubman: live in concert : a novel
by Bob the Drag Queen
In an age where the greatest heroes from history have magically returned to help save the world, Harriet Tubman returns to create a hip-hop album with a fallen producer, forging powerful music that inspires a divided nation.
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The Jackal's mistress : a novel
by Chris Bohjalian
Managing her gristmill amid the turmoil of war in 1864 Virginia, Libby Steadman must choose whether to risk treason and aid a gravely injured Union officer left to die, while her desperate hope for news of her imprisoned husband collides with the harsh realities of war.
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Battle mountain
by C. J. Box
"The campaign of destruction that Axel Soledad and Dallas Cates wreaked on Nate Romanowski and Joe Pickett left both men in tatters, especially Nate, who lost almost everything. Wondering if the civilized life left him vulnerable to attack, Nate dropped off the grid with his falcons in tow to prepare for vengeance. When Joe gets a call from the governor asking for help finding his son-in-law, who has gone missing in the Sierra Madre mountain range, he enlists the help of a local, a rookie game warden named Susan Kany. As Nate and fellow falconer Geronimo Jones circle closer to their prey, Joe and Susan follow the nearly cold trail to Warm Springs. Little do Nate and Joe know that their separate journeys are about to converge . . . at Battle Mountain"
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See how they hide
by Allison Brennan
When murder victims are found in different parts of the country in the same unusual position the same night, Matt Costa and his team discover that both victims had escaped from Colorado's Havenwood cult and are being hunted one by one.
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Death in the dressing room
by Simon Brett
"Carole Seddon, a very respectable retired woman living in the English seaside village of Fethering, doesn't care for the theatre. But her neighbor Jude counts the job of actress among her many and varied past careers. So when Jude attends the closing night of a new play based on a classic TV sitcom, Carole is interested--but only because she suspects the leading man, Drake Purslow, is one of her scandalous friend's ex-lovers. The night turns out to be more dramatic than either Carole or Jude could have ever predicted. After the performance, Jude makes her way to Drake's dressing room, only to find him dead--in what, to Jude's experienced sleuthing eye, seem very suspicious circumstances. Did one of the play's cast--made up almost entirely of the original sitcom's actors--have a long-held grudge against the show's star? Or are more recent hatreds to blame? Jude is determined to find out--and Carole, who despite protestations is almost pathologically nosy, is right there to investigate alongside her"
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Chloe : a novel of secrets and lies
by Connie Briscoe
Private chef Angel marries enigmatic billionaire Everett Bruce only to face the haunting presence of his first wife, unanswered questions about her death and unsettling truths about her new husband in this reimagining of Shirley Jackson's Rebecca.
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Galaphile
by Terry Brooks
Galaphile, an orphan turned master mage, builds the legendary Druid citadel Paranor while experience love, loss and battling an ancient evil who threatens the Four Lands, in the new series by the author of The Last Druid.
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Blood moon
by Sandra Brown
Haunted by an unsolved case, a detective teams up with a determined true crime producer to solve the mysterious disappearances of local teenage girls, all who went missing during the night of a blood moon.
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Galway's Edge
by Ken Bruen
When a priest linked to Galway's secretive vigilante group is found dead, ex-cop Jack Taylor must unravel a web of murder, power and Vatican intrigue, in the latest addition to the long running series following Galway Confidential.
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The next deadly chapter
by V. M. Burns
"All Sam wanted was to make a good impression on her fiancâe Frank's mother, the very proper Dr. Camilia Patterson. But when Nana Jo and the lively ladies of Shady Acres Retirement Village throw a surprise bridal shower for Sam at the Four Feathers Casino--watch out! Things spin out of control faster than a roulette wheel. Fortunately, Sam knows when to fold 'em and slips back to her room to work on her latest historical mystery set between the wars, in which a houseguest meets a grim end at an English country manor. The morning after brings another rude surprise. Sam gets a frantic call from Camilia, who's discovered a dead body in her room. Now winning over her soon-to-be mother-in-law means keeping the good doctor out of a potential scandal and attempting to discreetly solve a murder without ruffling any feathers. For that she'll need the help of Nano Jo--not exactly the soul of discretion--Detective "Stinky" Pitt, and the ladies--because the casino killer keeps upping the ante..."
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Cold iron task
by James J. Butcher
Novice Auditor Grimshaw Grimsby joins a high-stakes heist to repair his fractured friendships, but secrets and monsters force him to confront both his past, in the third novel of the series following Long Past Dues.
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A place to call home : an Amish romance
by Linda Byler
"Running her own bakery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania keeps Mary busy and her active mind engaged. But she continues to struggle with anxiety that is sometimes crushing, and though she has Aunt Lizzie and a few good friends, she often feels lonely and out of place. She's still questioning her very conservative Amish upbringing, too, and feeling torn between fear of an angry, exacting God and the hope of a loving, forgiving one. At a hymn singing, Mary meets Steve, a young man who intrigues her, but their fledgling relationship is interrupted when she learns that her father has been in an accident and she must return home to rural New York to care for him. Tending to her very strict father stretches Mary nearly to breaking point. Will they ever be able to really love and respect each other? And how can Mary even begin to know God's will for her life when she's not even sure she knows who God is?"
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The ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye : a novel
by Briony Cameron
"An epic, dazzling tale based on true events, The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye illuminates a woman of color's rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history"
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The Pink Agave Motel : & other stories
by V. Castro
At The Pink Agave Motel, a creature leader named Valentina teams up with a grieving guest to solve a murder, while surreal tales of desire, violence and unrequited love unfold, blending Mexican folklore, gothic horror and fantasy across a hauntingly atmospheric collection.
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Witness 8 : an Eddie Flynn novel
by Steve Cavanagh
"Something is wrong with Ruby Johnson. A former resident of the ultra-elite Manhattan enclave, Ruby now works as a maid and nanny in the type of houses she used to live in. Unassuming, she sees everyone's dirty secrets from the inside of their beautiful,renovated Brownstones. But when Ruby witnesses the murder of one of the residents, seeing the killer in plain sight, she has twisted plans in mind that don't involve telling the authorities the truth"
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The anatomy of magic
by J. C. Cervantes
After a traumatic event shakes her confidence and magical abilities, gifted OB/GYN Lilian Estrada retreats to her ancestral home in Mexico, where she confronts her unpredictable powers and unresolved feelings for Sam, the first love who reenters her life after years apart.
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Malinalli
by Veronica Chapa
A kidnapped Nahua girl, enslaved and thrust into the heart of Spanish conquest, uses her wit, magic and resilience to carve her own destiny and rewrite her legacy as both traitor and goddess amidst a clash of empires.
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High tea and misdemeanors
by Laura Childs
While catering an elegant wedding, tea shop owner Theodosia Browning investigates a murder after a suspicious greenhouse collapse turns deadly during the celebration, in the latest addition to long-running the series following Peach Tea Smash.
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The Ragpicker King
by Cassandra Clare
Kel Saren, body double to Prince Conor, and Lin Caster, a healer with dangerous powers, navigate a web of royal conspiracies, criminal underworlds, and dark magic in Castellane, where their choices between love, loyalty, and betrayal could cost them everything, including their lives.
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Feast while you can
by Mikaella Clements
In the sleepy, conservative mountain town of Cadenze, Angelina Sicco tries to be content with her mundane existence until an ancient evil infiltrates her life and only the touch from the handsome Jagvi can repel it.
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Nobody's fool
by Harlan Coben
Backpacking in Spain, Sami Kierce wakes up covered in blood, his girlfriend Anna dead, and he runs — then years later he sees Anna in his night school classroom, she bolts, and he must find her to solve the mystery that has haunted him.
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Ambush
by Colleen Coble
"She'll do anything to uncover the truth of her parents' murder--even work alongside the man who once broke her heart"
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Walk softly on this heart of mine : a novel
by Callie Collins
In 1970s Austin, Texas, a struggling honky-tonk bar on the city's outskirts is revived by a blues band, intertwining the lives of a guitarist chasing fame, a conflicted bar owner, and a boy grappling with identity, leading to a community's turbulent transformation.
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No roast for the weary
by Cleo Coyle
"When the Village Blend opens a Writer's Block Lounge, a cold case crime turns up the heat on Clare Cosi and her crew in this gripping new entry in the beloved Coffeehouse Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle. As much as master roaster Clare Cosi adores coffee, the landmark shop she manages won't survive if she doesn't sell enough of it. So when the Village Blend's customer traffic grinds to a halt, she turns to her staff for creative ideas, and the Writer's Block Lounge is born. Madame, the eccentric octogenarian owner of the shop, is upset by this news. Years ago, a group of accomplished writers met in the shop's second-floor lounge to inspire each other, but the group disbanded when something dark occurred. Though that history is shrouded in mystery, Clare presses forward. Soon the Village Blend tables are filled with aspiring novelists, playwrights, and poets, all happy to be coaxed, cajoled, and caffeinated by her coffeehouse crew. Clare admires the stamina of these scribes, many of them toiling at night jobs-driving taxis, tending bar, and ushering for Broadway-while penning projects during the day. Then one of their fictions turns fatal when a shocking secret leads to a deadly end. Unless Clare can untangle this mystery, uncover the truth, and stop a desperate killer, she fears more of these weary writers may be marked for eternal rest"
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Idolfire
by Grace Curtis
Aleya, determined to prove herself, and Kirby, seeking redemption, are drawn to the mysterious city of Nivela, where ancient but dormant magic, buried secrets and the power of faith threaten to reshape their lives forever.
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Fan service
by Rosie Danan
Small-town outcast Alex Lawson, an expert in werewolf lore, reluctantly teams up with a disgraced TV star, Devin Ashwood, to help unravel his sudden transformation under a Wolf Blood Moon, sparking unexpected chemistry and danger.
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Theory & practice : a novel
by Michelle De Kretser
In 1986 Melbourne, a Sri Lankan graduate student studying Virginia Woolf navigates love, jealousy, and shifting beliefs while confronting unsettling revelations about her literary idol, exploring the tension between ideals and desires in the bohemian arts world of St. Kilda.
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Killer Potential
by Hannah Deitch
Discovering a brutal murder at her wealthy clients' home, scholarship student Evie becomes a fugitive with a mysterious woman, embarking on a cross-country journey to clear her name and uncover the real killer amidst national media frenzy.
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Hot air
by Marcy Dermansky
Single mother Joannie finds herself caught in a whirlwind of desire and confusion when her billionaire childhood crush crash-lands into her life, leading to a chaotic and hilarious exploration of love, lust and the complexities of modern relationships.
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What you make of me : a novel
by Sophie Madeline Dess
As artist Ava prepares for her first solo show, she reflects on the intense bond and escalating tensions with her dying brother, Demetri, exploring their shared past marked by abandonment, creative ambition, and betrayal in a portrait of sibling loyalty, rivalry and the sacrifices they've made in pursuit of art.
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The usual family mayhem : a novel
by HelenKay Dimon
Kasey Nottingham returns to her grandmother's small-town dessert business to secure a corporate deal, but as mysterious deaths of abusive men coincide with their pie deliveries, she teams up with her crush, Jackson, to uncover secrets while navigating love, danger and family loyalty.
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Girl anonymous
by Christina Dodd
Haunted by her mother's role in a deadly feud years ago, Maarja is drawn back into the dangerous world of the Bouchard crime family forcing her and Dante Bouchard to confront their pasts and a relentless shared enemy.
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The Paris Express : a novel
by Emma Donoghue
Set on a fateful 1895 train journey to Paris, a diverse group of passengers — including politicians, a medical student, an inventor, and an anarchist — navigate personal ambitions and hidden motives, culminating in a disaster that forever changes their lives.
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Early thirties : a novel
by Josh Duboff
"Sometimes friendship can be its own love story. Victor and Zoey are getting old. Well, old-er. And it's beginning to be a real problem. Best friends since college they have been through thick and thin, poor and poorer, drunk and drunker throughout theirtwenties in New York. Victor has built a successful career writing celebrity profiles for one of the last glossy magazines left standing, and Zoey is working for a fashion startup that is desperately trying to figure out how to monetize influencers, but has definitely figured out how to create a toxic work culture. But their wild twenties where mistakes can be forgiven, and hangovers last just until the first bacon egg and cheese sandwich is now replaced with responsibility, deadlines, and regrets a greasy breakfast can't cure. Victor and Zoey both want something more, and when tragedy befalls Victor their once unbreakable bond is starting to show cracks. As Victor and Zoey begin to leave each other "on read" in their constant text thread, and push away what they feel might be the only true love of their lives, Josh Duboff spins an immersive, hilarious, and heartbreaking story about coming of age, finding yourself and maybe realizing growing up has just as much to do with the person you were as it does with the person you are desperately trying to become"
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Maya & Natasha : a novel
by Elyse Durham
Twins Maya and Natasha are Kirov Ballet dancers in 1958 during the Soviet regime, but when only one sister can join the company's American tour, the sisters compete until one betrays the other, and the Cold War tests their loyalties to the East, the West, and each other.
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A harvest of hearts
by Andrea Eames
When a clumsy village girl's heart is accidentally taken by a petulant, inept young sorcerer, she embarks on a perilous journey to demand a cure, only to discover a hidden truth about magic and the fate of her kingdom.
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Cursebound : a novel
by Saara El-Arifi
As her former lover threatens war against the fae, warrior Yeeran must choose between love and loyalty while her sister seeks to break a curse that will unite their worlds in the second novel of the series following Faebound.
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The mighty red : a novel
by Louise Erdrich
A Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award—winning author tells a story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinary people's lives.
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The quiet librarian
by Allen Eskens
In Minnesota, quiet librarian Hana Babic, once known as Nura Divjak, must confront her violent past as the legendary warrior Night Mora when a detective informs her of her best friend's murder, forcing her to protect her grandson while unraveling a deadly mystery tied to her family's tragic history in war-torn Bosnia.
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All that life can afford : a novel
by Emily Everett
Anna's dream of London's elegance collides with harsh realities until the glamorous Wilders sweep her into their world of wealth, temptation and self-discovery, where she's torn between her ambition, her identity and the allure of belonging.
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James : a novel
by Percival Everett
"From Percival Everett-a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards-comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. While many narrative set pieces of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remain in place (floods and storms, stumbling across both unexpected death and unexpected treasure in the myriad stopping points along the river's banks, encountering the scam artists posing as the Duke and Dauphin...), Jim's agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light."
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The three lives of Cate Kay
by Kate Fagan
Cate Kay, a reclusive bestselling author, has concealed her identity for years, but when a devastating tragedy from her past resurfaces, she's forced to confront the secrets that derailed her dreams and return to the place she's been running from.
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I died for beauty
by Amanda Flower
In Amherst, 1857, Emily Dickinson and her maid brave a brutal winter and investigate a suspicious fire that killed a young couple, in the third novel of the series following I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died.
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Casualties of truth : a novel
by Lauren Francis-Sharma
"From the author of Book of the Little Axe, nominated for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, a riveting literary novel with the sharp edges of a thriller about the abuses of history and the costs of revenge, set between Washington, DC, and Johannesburg, South Africa. Prudence Wright seems to have it all: a loving husband, Davis; a spacious home in Washington, DC; and the past glories of a successful career at McKinsey, which now enables her to dedicate her days to her autistic son Roland. When she and Davis head out for dinner with one of Davis's new colleagues on a stormy summer evening filled with startling and unwelcome interruptions, Prudence has little reason to think that certain details of her history might arise sometime between cocktails and the appetizer course. Yet when Davis's colleague turns out to be Matshediso, a man from Prudence's past, she is transported back to the formative months she spent as a law student in South Africa in 1996. As an intern at a Johannesburg law firm, Prudence attended sessions of the Truth and Reconciliation hearings, which uncovered the many horrors and human rights abuses of the Apartheid state, and which fundamentally shaped her sense of righteousness and justice. Prudence experienced personal horrors in South Africa as well, long hidden and now at risk of coming to light. When Matshediso finally reveals the real reason behind his sudden reappearance, he will force Prudence to examine her most deeply held beliefs and to excavate inner reserves of resilience and strength. Lauren Francis-Sharma's previous two novels have established her as a deft chronicler of history and its intersections with flawed humans struggling to find peace in unjust circumstances. With keen insight and gripping tension, Casualties of Truth explosively mines questions of whether we are ever truly able to remove the stains of our past and how we may attempt to reconcile with unquestionable wrongs"
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Life hacks for a little alien
by Alice Franklin
A lonely girl in southeast England feels like an alien but hears about an ancient, indecipherable manuscript, giving her hope that others are like her, and she and friend Bobby research the text in the library, in a volume narrated by an unexpected guide.
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The last days of Kira Mullan : a novel
by Nicci French
Recovering from a psychotic breakdown, Nancy North moves into a new flat and becomes convinced a new neighbor's sudden death isn't a suicide, while Detective Maud O'Connor battles institutional apathy to uncover the truth, as both women face mounting pressure and blurred lines between reality and suspicion.
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The summer guests
by Tess Gerritsen
In the quiet town of Purity, Maine, retired spy Maggie Bird and her ex-CIA book club friends investigate the ties between a teenager's disappearance and the recent discovery of a decades-old corpse, uncovering secrets that threaten their community.
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Schooled in murder
by Victoria Gilbert
At Clarion University in Virginia, Jen Dalton's student Mia has a confrontation with a professor who turns up dead, so Jen investigates with cafeteria manager Christine Kubiak, campus psychologist Zachary Flynn, and librarian Brianna Rowley to clear Mia and discover the real murderer.
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The strawberry patch pancake house
by Laurie Gilmore
Renowned chef Archer moves to Dream Harbor to raise his daughter, Daisy, and reluctantly hires Iris, a free-spirited job-hopper, as a nanny, sparking unexpected connections and the possibility of love as they navigate their new roles and Daisy's matchmaking efforts.
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Sons and daughters
by Chaim Grade
In 1930s Poland and Lithuania, Rabbi Sholem Shachne Katzenellenbogen grapples with his children's embrace of modern, secular ideals over traditional Jewish life, amid rising anti-Semitism and the cultural shifts threatening their shtetl's way of life.
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A is for Amish
by Shelley Shepard Gray
Four siblings leave their divorced, lapsed-Amish father for the stability and sense of family provided by their Old Order grandparents in a peaceful small-town in Ohio
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The love of my afterlife
by Kirsty Greenwood
Meeting “the one” in the afterlife waiting room, who's sent back to earth due to an error, Delphie, offered a second chance at life and love if she can find this dreamy stranger on earth in ten days, must listen to her heart to make her greatest wish come true.
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When we were real : a novel
by Daryl Gregory
"From multiple award-winning author Daryl Gregory comes a madcap adventure following two friends on a cross-country bus tour through the mind-boggling glitches in their simulated world as they grapple with love, family, secrets, and the very nature of reality in a simulation"
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The trouble with Anna : a novel
by Rachel Griffiths
When fiercely independent Anna enters a high-stakes horse race to secure her inheritance, she clashes — and sparks fly — with the arrogant Lord Julian Ramsay, leading to a battle of wills, wits and hearts in this spirited historical romance.
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Theft
by Abdulrazak Gurnah
"In his first new novel since winning the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, a master storyteller captures young people in Tanzania in a time of dizzying global change. At the turn of the twenty-first century, three young people come of age in Tanzania. Karim returns to his sleepy hometown after university in Dar es Salaam with a new swagger and sense of ambition. There he catches the eye of Fauzia, who sees in him a chance at escape from a smothering upbringing. When the two of them offer a haven to Badar,a poor boy still unsure if the future holds anything for him at all, they little imagine how deeply their fates will entwine and diverge. As rapidly accelerating global change reaches even their quiet corner of the world, bringing tourists, technology, and unexpected opportunities and perils, each arrives at a different understanding of what it means to take your fate into your own hands"
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Broken country : a novel
by Clare Leslie Hall
When her brother-in-law's actions reconnect her with a former love, Gabriel, whose son eerily resembles her deceased child, Beth's carefully constructed life unravels as past secrets and jealousies resurface, leading to deadly consequences and a difficult choice.
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All the other mothers hate me : a novel
by Sarah Harman
"Luckiest Girl Alive meets A Simple Favor in this voice driven, stylish, and darkly comedic debut thriller about a pop star turned bad mom who will do anything to save her son after he becomes the prime suspect in his classmate's disappearance, from the winner of the Lucy Cavendish Prize for Fiction"
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Easeful death
by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
DCI Bill Slider investigates the murder of an 18-year-old in her suburban home, sifting through teenage secrets, family tensions and a dangerous boyfriend in the latest addition to the long-running series following Before I Sleep.
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Quicksilver
by Callie Hart
"Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone. When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Faehave always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares...but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed. The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years,Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher,a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him...or her. Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he'sthe only way Saeris is going to make it home"
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Mothers and sons : a novel
by Adam Haslett
Forty-year-old New York City asylum lawyer Peter, estranged from his mother, Ann, for years, must grapple with the shared secret that drove their lives apart in this enthralling story about family, forgiveness, and how a fleeting act of violence can change a life forever.
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The story she left behind : a novel
by Patti Callahan Henry
In 1952, illustrator Clara Harrington travels to London with her daughter Wynnie to investigate a discovery linked to her vanished mother, a famed author, uncovering long-buried truths amid the chaos of the Great Smog and a remote Lake District retreat.
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One good thing
by Georgia Hunter
In occupied Italy, Jewish best friends Lili and Esti hide war orphans in a convent where they forge false papers for the Underground, and when Esti is critically injured, she asks Lili to go on the run with her son Theo through Nazi-occupied villages toward Allied territory.
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Nemesis
by Gregg Hurwitz
Evan Smoak is dedicated to his assassin's 10 Commandments, but when Tommy Stojack, gifted gunsmith and possibly his best friend, crosses a line while helping a dead friend's son, Smoak is ambushed when trying to confront him, and the dispute explodes into open warfare.
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The family recipe : a novel
by Carolyn Huynh
"From the author of the "sharp, smart, and gloriously extra" (Nancy Jooyoun Kim, New York Times bestselling author) Good Morning America Book Club Pick The Fortunes of Jaded Women, a stunning family dramedy about estranged siblings competing to inherit their father's Vietnamese sandwich franchise and unravel family mysteries. Duc Tran, the eccentric founder of the Vietnamese sandwich chain Duc's Sandwiches, has decided to retire. No one has heard from his wife, Evelyn, in two decades. She abandoned the family without a trace, and clearly doesn't want anything to do with Duc, the business, or their kids. But the money has to go to someone. With the help of the shady family lawyer, Duc informs his five estranged adult children that to receive their inheritance, his four daughters must revitalize run-down shops in old-school Little Saigon locations across America: Houston, San Jose, New Orleans, and Philadelphia-within a year. But if the first-born (and only) son, Jude, gets married first, everything will go to him. Each daughter is stuck in a new city, battling gentrification, declining ethnic enclaves, and messy love lives, while struggling to modernize their father's American dream. Jude wonders if he wants to marry for love or for money-or neither. As Duc's children scramble to win their inheritance, they begin to learn the real intention behind the inheritance scheme-and the secret their mother kept tucked away in the fireplace, all along. The Family Recipe is about rediscovering one's roots, differenttypes of fatherly love, legacy, and finding a place in a divided country where the only commonality among your neighbors is the universal love of sandwiches"
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Hunchback : a novel
by Saåo Ichikawa
Shaka has a congenital disorder and lives in a care home outside Tokyo, but her mind has no boundaries: She takes e-learning courses and publishes fantasies on websites, and when she offers a ton of money for a sperm donor, her nurse accepts the dare.
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With all her heart
by Kelly Irvin
"Bonnie is successful in her crafts shop but fears no man will see past her disability to her strong and loving heart. Elijah dreams of leaving the family business to focus on his carvings. Can they find a new path together?"
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The place of shells
by Mai Ishizawa
"In the summer of 2020, as Europe is beginning to open back up after the first phase of the pandemic, a young Japanese woman based in the German city of Gèottingen is working on a PhD about the iconography of medieval saints. She waits at the train station to meet her old friend from graduate school, Nomiya, who died nine years earlier in Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, but has suddenly returned without any explanation. When Nomiya arrives, the narrator guides him through Gèottingen's scalemodel of the solar system, talking about her studies, her roommate, and their mutual friends. Yet it isn't long before his spectral presence in the city begins to fray the narrator's psyche and destabilize the world beyond: eerie discoveries are made in the forest, Pluto begins disappearing and reappearing, and threads unravel in the fabric of time. The narrative continues to spiral and unfold to include the Japanese physicist Terada Torahiko, mysteriously sprouting teeth, and Saint Lucia, all set against the ever-lingering presence of death. With a literary style reminiscent of W. G. Sebald, Yoko Tawada, and Yu Miri, The Place of Shells is a hypnotic, poetic novel that explores the ebb and flow of memory-its physical manifestations, its strange and sudden metaphors and the overwhelming stranglehold of trauma"
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Overkill
by Judith A. Jance
Chuck Brewster, former business partner of Ali Reynolds's husband B. Simpson, once had an affair with Clarice, B.'s first wife — when Chuck is found murdered with Clarice nearby covered in blood, she swears she's innocent and begs for Ali's help.
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The grand scheme of things : a novel
by Warona Jay
Eddie, an aspiring playwright facing rejection in London's theater scene, teams up with Hugo, a charismatic lawyer seeking escape from corporate life, to secretly submit her play under his name, but their scheme to expose the industry's racism threatens both their friendship and their reputations.
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Insignificant others : a novel
by Sarah Jio
"From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Jio comes an escapist timeslip contemporary book club novel following a young woman stuck in a "time loop" of one-day relationships with romantic partners from her past, perfect for readers of Rebecca Serle'sIn Five Years and Josie Silver's One Day in December. "An ingenious and heartfelt love story. I absolutely adored this novel!" -Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Pact What if you could have a second chance to say "yes" to the one who got away? Lena Westbrook, a perfectionist and workaholic, has carefully planned and orchestrated every detail of her life. So when her boyfriend of two years breaks up with her on the night she expects him to propose, she's heartbroken and confused. Lena flees to her beloved aunt's home on Seattle's picturesque Bainbridge Island to lick her wounds and recalibrate. That night, she falls asleep in the guest house. But when she awakens the next morning, she's no longer in a cottage nestled on the Puget Sound, but rather in a chic Parisian apartment-wearing an expensive silk nightgown in bed with a handsome French man who seems to think that Lena is his wife. From the elegant neighborhoods of Paris to the charming landscape of Kinsale, Ireland, to the sparkling skyline of New York City, and many other unexpected destinations in between, each time Lena awakens, she finds herself somewhere else with someone else. In each experience, she's given a glimpse of what life might have looked like had she chosen the "road not taken." And as she becomes more clear-sighted about her past decisions, Lena begins to wonder, were any of these former romantic encounters actually...significant? Marrying the wish-fulfilling romance of Emily in Paris with the high-concept premise of Groundhog Day, Insignificant Others is a lively, surprising, and enchanting novel that explores the relatable and resonant "what ifs" of life, but most especially, love"
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The high country
by William W. Johnstone
"Luke Ransom and Jug Sartain, trappers for the American Fur Company, made a formidable team when they partnered up in the grueling winter wilderness of Blackfoot Country. No hostile raids by man, no brutal obstacles of nature could stop them from snaringwhat they came for. The nicest surprise was that Luke came home with a wife--Willow, a lovely young Crow woman. Now, one year later, in this new trapping season of 1834, it's Luke, Jug, and Willow who become the hunted... They're heading farther to the northwest in the mountain valleys of the Beaverhead and Pioneer Range. It's a known risk. The fearsome, kill-crazy Blackfoot claim exclusive rights to the territory--even the hardcase Hudson Bay trappers think twice about crossing that line. But it's an unknown risk that's putting the lives of Luke, Jug, and Willow in danger. A kill-crazy, vengeance-seeking hound named Jake Purcell is following their every move. He aims to make a big killing in the High Country--and take Willow alive for his feral own needs. A cold and bloody day in hell is storming on the horizon"
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The buffalo hunter hunter
by Stephen Graham Jones
In 1912, a Lutheran pastor documents the chilling confessions of Good Stab, a Blackfeet vampire seeking justice for a historical massacre, intertwining themes of revenge, survival and haunting truths on the Blackfeet reservation.
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The kingdom of no tomorrow
by Fabienne Josaphat
"The story of a young Haitian woman in California who becomes involved with the Black Panthers and discovers that being part of the revolution may not always mean equal justice for women"
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Open season
by Jonathan Kellerman
The body of an aspiring actress is found, another victim is shot by a sniper, and then more bodies pile up, and psychologist Alex Delaware and homicide detective Milo Sturgis must face a highly complex killer that will require all their skills to decipher.
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The fisherman's gift : a novel
by Julia R. Kelly
In a snowbound Scottish fishing village in 1900, teacher Dorothy cares for a mysterious boy who resembles her lost son, unearthing buried secrets, confronting past love, and testing the fragile bonds of a tight-knit community.
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The Charlie method
by Elle Kennedy
Charlotte, a model biomedical engineering student, blows off steam as her adventurous alter-ego “Charlie,” only to find herself entangled with hockey players Will and Beckett, whose messy secrets and growing connections force them all to confront their desires, identities and the line between lust and love.
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Blood beneath the snow
by Alexandra Kennington
"A heart-pounding romantasy following a rebellious princess who must compete to the death against her siblings for the crown to ensure justice, while fighting her feelings for her country's most powerful enemy by debut author Alexandra Kennington. Revna is no stranger to struggle. As the only member of the royal family without a magical ability, she is seen as an embarrassing mistake to her kingdom and a blight on her family tree. Luckily, Revna has found family in other outcasts in her kingdom. But whenher two closest friends' lives are put in danger, she is determined to save them by any means necessary, no matter the cost. The Bloodshed Trials-a competition where the last sibling in the royal family standing takes the throne-might just be the ultimate price. Revna turns down her arranged marriage and commits to competing for the throne only to be kidnapped by the mysterious and terrifyingly powerful Hellbringer, the general of her country's greatest enemy. He has the ability to rend souls with the flick of his wrist and is every inch as intimidating as the war stories say he is. But Revna wonders if there may be some humanity left in him-especially when he reveals there are other parties who want her on the throne for their own furtive reasons"
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Counting backwards
by Binnie Kirshenbaum
Leo, a research scientist, is diagnosed with early onset dementia, shattering his life's plans and dreams, leaving his wife to navigate a heartbreaking journey through grief, isolation and watching his life diminish amidst fleeting moments of beauty.
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The bones beneath my skin
by TJ Klune
In 1995, after losing everything, Nate Cartwright retreats to his family's summer cabin in Roseland, Oregon, only to find it occupied by a man named Alex and a remarkable girl named Artemis Darth Vader; as cultists and government forces close in, Nate must choose between despair and hope.
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The life cycle of the common octopus
by Emma Knight
Offers compelling portraits of womanhood, motherhood and female friendship, along with the irresistible intrigue surrounding an extraordinary British family.
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Emberclaw
by Laura Lam
"Long-banished dragons, revered as gods, return to the mortal realm in the second book in this queer epic fantasy duology from a USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling author"
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Going home : a novel
by Tom Lamont
"A funny, achingly sad, sneakily wise story of family and what happens when three men-all of whom are completely ill-suited for fatherhood-take charge of a toddler following his mother's sudden death. Boy-made-good Tâeo Erskine is back in the north London suburb of his youth, visiting his father-stubborn, selfish, complicated Vic. Things have changed for Tâeo: he's got a steady job, a brand-new car and a London flat all concrete and glass, with a sliver of a river view. Except, underneath the surface, not much has changed at all. He's still the boy seeking his father's approval; still the young man playing late-night poker with his best friend, unreliable, infuriating Ben Mossam; still the one desperately in love with the enigmatic Lia. Lia's life, on the other hand, has been transformed: now a single mother to two-year-old Joel, she doesn't have time for anyone-not even herself. When the unthinkable happens, Joel finds himself at the center of a strange constellation of men-Tâeo, Vic, Ben-none of whom is fully equipped to look after him, but whose strange, tentative attempts at love might just be enough to offer him a new place to call home"
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Tangled up in you
by Christina Lauren
Raised on a homestead and off the grid for most of her 22 years, Ren, who has never held an iPhone or engaged in social media, attends Corona College where she's partnered with Fitz, a handsome, rich player, for a simple assignment, which unexpectedly throws both their lives off course.
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Untouchable
by Michael Lawson
Washington DC troubleshooter Joe DeMarco is tasked with investigating the execution of billionaire Brandon Cartwright, uncovering links to the President of the United States, while navigating the dangerous world of the rich and powerful amidst a web of deception and high-stakes politics.
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Guatemalan rhapsody : stories
by Jared Lemus
A collection of stories where characters each face pivotal choices that test their loyalties including orphaned brothers posing as highway robbers, a tattoo artist competing for love and a self-styled Don Juan caught in a film crew's upheaval.
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Work in progress : a novel
by Kat Mackenzie
Desperate for a fresh start after losing her job and fiancé, Alice impulsively joins a UK literary bus tour, only to find herself surrounded by lively octogenarians and a handsome, infuriating Scottish driver.
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The Tokyo suite
by Giovana Madalosso
When Maju impulsively abducts the child she cares for, the act forces the child's parents, trapped in personal and marital crises, and Maju herself, navigating São Paulo's watchful streets, to confront guilt, identity, and the unraveling complexities of modern urban life.
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Apprentice to the villain
by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Happy working as the assistant to The Villain, Evie Sage notices something strange happening with the kingdom's magic and must protect their lair in Rennedawn in the second novel of the series following.
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Elphie : a Wicked childhood
by Gregory Maguire
Elphaba, the green-skinner girl destined to become the Wicked Witch of the West experiences a turbulent childhood, family struggles, friendships and the injustices of Oz on her path to Shiz University.
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The Persians : a novel
by Sanam Mahloudji
The Valiat family, splintered by revolution and scattered between Iran and America, navigates clashing identities, generational tensions and cultural dislocation, as a chaotic Aspen vacation sparks a reckoning with their fractured past.
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Beach vibes
by Susan Mallery
Beth's idyllic life running her Malibu beach shop unravels when she discovers her brother's infidelity and must make a moral decision threatening her newfound happiness and forcing her to choose between love and loyalty.
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A killing cold
by Kate Alice Marshall
When Theodora Scott visits her fiancé's secluded family estate, she uncovers eerie ties to her forgotten childhood, unraveling a deadly secret the powerful Daltons will stop at nothing to protect, even if it puts her life at risk.
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Famous last words : a novel
by Gillian McAllister
"From the author of Reese's Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time! An addictive thriller about a new mother's world upended when her husband commits a terrifying crime-and then disappears. How well does she truly know the man she loves? And what danger does she face if her entire life has been built on a lie? It is June 21st, the longest day of the year, and new mother Camilla's life is about to change forever. After months of maternity leave, she will drop her infant daughter off at daycare for the first time and return to her job as a literary agent. Finally. But after she arrives at the office, police officers storm the foyer: in the city, just near her work, a man has taken three hostages and is now in a tense standoff with law enforcement. And Luke, the person she's loved for more than a decade, the father of her child, is involved. But he is not a hostage. He is the kidnapper. All she has is a half-written cryptic note that Luke left for her. Seven years after the crime that shocked the nation, and her husband's subsequent disappearance, Camilla has slowly accepted that she will never have answers about what really happened that day. But just as she prepares to let Luke go for good, an anonymous location, sent to her by text message, reignites her suspicions about the kidnapping and sends her on a dangerous search for the truth. What follows is a propulsive, twisty story of motherhood, marriage, and the secrets at the heart of our closest relationships. Famous Last Words cements Gillian McAllister's reputation as "the best at putting her characters in impossible situations and making her readers not only contemplate but feel what it would be like to find themselves in those situations" (Emily Henry)"
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Twist : a novel
by Colum McCann
"Anthony Fennell, an Irish journalist and playwright, is assigned to cover the story of the underwater cables that carry the world's information. The sum of human existence-words, images, transactions, memes, voices, viruses-travels through the tiny fiber optic tubes. But sometimes the tubes break at an unfathomable depth. Fennell's literary adventure brings him to the west coast of Africa where he uncovers a story about the raw human labor behind the dazzling veneer of the technological world. He meets a fellow Irishman, John Conway, the chief of mission on a cable repair ship. The mysterious Conway is a skilled engineer and a freediver capable of reaching extraordinary depths. He is also in love with a South African actress, Zanele, who must leave to go on her own journey to London. When the boat is sent up the west coast of Africa to repair a series of major underwater breaks, both men learn that the very cables they seek to fix carry the news that may cause their lives to unravel. At sea, they are forced to confront the most elemental questions of life, love, absence, belonging and the perils of our severed connections. Can we, in our fractured world, reweave ourselves out of the thin, broken threads of our pasts? Can the ruptured things awaken us from our despair?"
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The wolf tree
by Laura McCluskey
On the isolated island of Eilean Eadar, two Glasgow detective inspectors, Georgina“George” Lennox and her partner Richie, investigate the mysterious death of a young man near a lighthouse, uncovering hostility from locals and dark secrets tied to the unsolved 1919 disappearance of three lighthouse keepers.
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The crash
by Freida McFadden
Eight months pregnant and abandoned by her baby's father, Tegan embarks on a desperate journey to her brother's house during a storm, only to crash and find herself at the mercy of a remote couple with potentially sinister intentions.
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Cabaret macabre
by Tom Mead
To expose a murderous secret at a grand English estate, a retired magician tackles impossible crimes while a sister fights for her wrongly imprisoned brother, in the new novel from the author of Death and the Conjuror.
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Bridal shower murder
by Leslie Meier
When a guest is murdered at her daughter's bridal shower, Lucy Stone must uncover deadly secrets before the entire wedding is ruined, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Patchwork Quilt Murder
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A map to paradise
by Susan Meissner
"1956, Malibu, California. Something is not right on Paradise Circle With her name on the Hollywood blacklist and her life on hold, out-of-work starlet Melanie Cole has little choice in company. There is her next-door neighbor and successful screenwriter, Elwood, but his agoraphobia only allows for short conversations through the windows. He's the closest thing she has to a friend in her exile, however, as she and her maid, Eva, an immigrant from Eastern Europe, rarely make conversation. Until they both happen to spot Elwood's sister-in-law and caretaker, June, digging in his rose garden one morning just before dawn. After that, they don't see Elwood at all anymore. Where could a man who never leaves the house possibly have gone? Has something happened to Elwood? The two women can't help trying to find out. But as they sneak up on and into June's life, they discover an unexpected secret, and then a shared goal that's even more startling"
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Fight or flight
by Fern Michaels
Haunted by a tragedy in her past, reclusive author Katherine Winston must leave her isolated mountain retreat to help a young fan whose life is threatened, leading her on a journey of self-discovery and courage.
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Bent but not broken
by Mary Monroe
Trapped in a loveless marriage, Naomi Simmons finds hope with a new love, but her husband's stroke and shocking news from her daughter threaten to upend her life in the fifth novel of the series following Double Lives.
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Here one moment : a novel
by Liane Moriarty
"A woman stands up on a plane, and predicts when everyone will die. Everyone laughs it off until it starts to come true"
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Been wrong so long it feels like right
by Walter Mosley
Detective King Oliver fulfills his grandmother's dying wish to reunite with his estranged father while also protecting a missing woman and her daughter from a powerful billionaire, in the third novel of the series following Every Man a King.
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Rooms for vanishing : a novel
by Stuart Nadler
The Alterman family, fractured by war and exile, navigates separate lives across continents and decades, each haunted by grief, loss, and fleeting encounters with ghosts, as they search for love, closure and the impossible hope of reuniting.
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Soft core : a novel
by Brittany Newell
In San Francisco's shadowy underworld, Ruth, a stripper known as Baby Blue, embarks on a surreal journey through dive bars, BDSM dungeons, and strange encounters to find her missing ex-boyfriend, Dino, as her reality blurs amidst secrets, obsession, and self-discovery.
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The garden
by Nick Newman
"In this gorgeous, eerie book, two elderly sisters live alone on a crumbling estate at the end of the world, tending to a large walled garden to survive. One day a boy breaches the walls and throws their lives into chaos, forcing them to confront the dark truths about their existence, the garden itself, and the world as they've known it"
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Frankie : a novel
by Graham Norton
"Always on the periphery, looking on, young Frankie Howe was never quite sure enough of herself to take center stage--after all, life had already judged her harshly. Now old, Frankie finds it easier to forget the life that came before. Then Damian, a young Irish caretaker, arrives at her London flat, there to keep an eye on her as she recovers from a fall. A memory is sparked, and the past crackles into life as Damian listens to the story Frankie has kept stored away all these years. Traveling from post-war Ireland to 1960s New York, a city full of art, larger-than-life characters and turmoil, Frankie shares a world in which friendship and chance encounters collide. A place where, for a while, life blazes with an intensity that can't last but will perhaps live on in other ways and in other people"
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The road to the country : a novel
by Chigozie Obioma
"At first the vision is grainy-like something seen through wet glass. But slowly it clears, and there appears the figure of a man. When Kunle's younger brother disappears as his country explodes in civil war, Kunle must set out on an impossible rescue mission behind enemy lines. Set in Nigeria in the late 1960s, The Road to the Country is the epic story of a shy, bookish student haunted by long-held guilt and shame who must go to war to free himself. Kunle's search for his brother becomes a journey of atonement that will see Kunle conscripted into the breakaway Biafran army and forced to fight a war he hardly understands"
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Two truths and a lie
by Cory O'Brien
"In a mostly underwater near-future Los Angeles, aging combat-drone veteran Orr Vue now lives a simple and small life, trading snippets of what's become the most valuable currency: information. So when the cops show up at his door looking for data on a murder he's not even aware has happened, things get interesting for the first time in 25 years. At first, Orr is happy to exchange whatever he knows about the demise of InfoDrip's top exec to buy booze and pay rent on his memory storage, but that plan goesto hell when Orr's old boyfriend, Auggie Wolf, shows up as the number one suspect. Forced to stretch his atrophied spy skills and take his illegal horde of drones out of retirement alongside his busted knees, Orr finds himself in the crosshairs of the militarized police, a family of megarich corporate heirs, a clan of emancipated AIs, and a cult. Barely avoiding getting killed with every clue he collects, Orr realizes he's uncovered not just a murder, but a conspiracy that threatens Auggie's very existence. Ahh, the things we do for love... But in a world where memories can be bought and sold, how can you truly know who anyone is-or what you yourself are capable of? Fast paced, funny, and shockingly romantic, Two Truths and a Lie is Raymond Chandler reinvented for the 22nd century"
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The ghosts of Rome
by Joseph O'Connor
In Nazi-occupied Rome, Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty's covert network, The Choir, struggles to aid escapees, while SS Commander Paul Hauptmann is blackmailed into dismantling the operation; tensions heighten when the fearless Contessa Giovanna Landini from the Italian Resistance confronts Hauptmann, escalating the fight for survival within the city
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The reluctant sheriff
by Chris Offutt
Reluctantly serving as interim sheriff in his small hometown, ex-Army CID officer Mick Hardin investigates a bar owner's murder and two seemingly unrelated deaths, while navigating personal demons, his sister Linda's recovery, and the pressure of a powerful figure vying for her return to office.
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Greenteeth
by Molly O'Neill
When a wrongly accused witch, Temperance, is cast into a lake hiding a monster, they form an unlikely alliance as they embark on a magical quest to save both the lake and Britain from threatening evil.
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The games gods play
by Abigail Owen
"I have never been favored by the gods...Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus won't notice me...Until the night I tangle with a different god--the worst god. Hades. For the first time ever, the ruthless, mercurial King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible--the deadly contest the gods hold to determine a new ruler to sit on the throne of Olympus. But instead of fighting their own battles, the gods namemortals to compete in their stead. So why in the Underworld did Hades choose me--a sarcastic nobody with a curse on her shoulders--as his champion?"
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Our beautiful boys : a novel
by Sameer Pandya
"When the star players on a high school football team are accused of violence by another student, their secrets-and the secrets of their parents-threaten to shatter their entire community in a gripping novel of race, class, and privilege from the author of Members Only"
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Luminous : a novel
by Silvia Park
In a near-future reunified Korea, a junkyard scavenger's discovery of a lifelike robot boy intertwines with the lives of estranged siblings haunted by their brother's disappearance, revealing complex truths about family and artificial intelligence.
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Tilt : a novel
by Emma Pattee
Nine months pregnant and stranded in a chaotic, earthquake-ravaged Portland, Annie journeys home on foot, navigating human desperation and kindness while reflecting on her struggling marriage, stalled career and hopes for a fresh start with her baby.
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Paranoia
by James Patterson
NYPD Detective Michael Bennett is on special assignment, chasing a killer who feeds on isolation and paranoia, and he will stop at nothing to protect family: his wife, his kids—and his fellow officers.
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The house of Cross
by James Patterson
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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The writer : a thriller
by James Patterson
When the husband of bestselling true-crime author Denise Morrow is found dead in their luxury apartment, NYPD Detective Declan Shaw must unravel whether she is a target, a victim, or the mastermind behind a chilling plot.
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Voice Like a Hyacinth
by Mallory Pearson
Five art students—Jo, Caroline, Finch, Amrita, and Saz—invoke the occult to fuel their creativity, but their ritual to curse a creepy professor unleashes terrifying consequences, leading to haunting visions, deteriorating art, and a desperate attempt to undo their transgression at a price they may not survive.
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Vanishing daughters : a novel
by Cynthia Pelayo
Haunted by eerie visions and restless spirits, Briar Thorne investigates a string of murders tied to a Chicago serial killer, uncovering a chilling connection between her nightmares and the key to stopping the killer before she becomes his next victim.
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The Grey Wolf
by Louise Penny
A missing coat, an intruder alarm, a note for Chief Inspector Gamache reading “this might interest you,” a puzzling scrap of paper with a mysterious list—and then a murder all propel Gamache and his team toward a terrible realization: something much more sinister than any one murder or any one case is fast approaching.
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Stag dance : a novel & stories
by Torrey Peters
This collection of one novel and three novellas explores community, desire and the complexities of gender through stories of lumberjacks navigating identity in Stag Dance, a gender apocalypse in Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones, boarding school intrigue in The Chaser and dark choices on the Vegas strip in The Masker.
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Playground : a novel
by Richard Powers
The tiny atoll of French Polynesia has been chosen for humanity's next adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out onto the open sea, but first, the island's residents must vote to greenlight the project or turn the seasteaders away. By the New York Times bestselling author of The Overstory.
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Aunt Tigress
by Emily Yu-Hsuan Qin
"From debut author Emily Yu-Xuan Qin comes a snarky urban fantasy novel inspired by Chinese and First Nation mythology and bursting with wit, compelling characters, and LGBTQIA+ representation"
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Spells, strings, and forgotten things : a novel
by Breanne Randall
"A young witch cursed with sacrificing memories to cast spells must decide how much she's willing to lose to save her town in this thrilling tale of magic, love, and self-discovery-from the New York Times bestselling author of The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic"
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Kills well with others
by Deanna Raybourn
"Four women assassins, senior in status-and in age-sharpen their knives for another bloody good adventure in this riotous follow-up to the New York Times bestselling sensation Killers of a Certain Age. After more than a year of laying low, Billie, Helen,Mary Alice, and Natalie are called back into action. They have enjoyed their time off, but the lack of excitement is starting to chafe: a professional killer can only take so many watercolor classes and yoga sessions without itching to strangle someone...literally. When they receive a call from the head of the elite assassin organization known as the Museum, they are ready tackle the greatest challenge of their careers. Someone on the inside has compiled a list of important kills committed by Museum agents, connected to a single, shadowy figure, an Eastern European gangster with an iron fist, some serious criminal ambition, and a tendency to kill first and ask questions later. This new nemesis is murdering agents who got in the way of their power hungry plans and the aging quartet of killers is next. Together the foursome embark on a wild ride across the globe on the double mission of rooting out the Museum's mole and hunting down the gangster who seems to know their next move before they make it. Their enemy is unlike any they've faced before, and it will take all their killer experience to get out of this mission alive"
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The poorly made and other things : a story collection
by Sam Rebelein
In Renfield County, a cursed madness grips the residents after Lawrence Renfield's massacre, with bloodstained wood repurposed into everyday items unleashing terrifying consequences; through interconnected tales, a young girl uncovers family secrets, a widower connects with his deceased wife, and a father faces haunting monsters in a dizzying maze.
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Broken fields
by Marcie R. Rendon
Cash Blackbear discovers a murdered farmer, a missing Native couple and their terrified daughter who lead her on a tense investigation across White Earth Reservation, in the fourth novel of the series following Sinister Graves.
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Bonded in Death
by J. D. Robb
Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the mysterious murder of an elderly man linked to the Urban Wars while being targeted by a vengeful killer, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Passions in Death.
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Blood on the tide
by Katee Robert
"As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie has never had a problem taking what she wants, and right now what she wants are the family heirlooms that were stolen from her and a portal home. Too bad even that short list is impossible to accomplish on her own-and her allies have bigger things to worry about. When they rescue a selkie from captivity, it's the perfect solution to her problem. Lizzie needs a guide through Threshold and the selkie needs someone to help her get her skin back. Maeve didn't choose to give up her skin-it was stolen from her. Now she's in an uneasy partnership with a dangerous woman who seems more apt to kill than to share a kind word. It's terrifying...and a bit alluring. Even though she knows it will end in heartbreak, Maeve can't help being drawn to Lizzie and her all-too-pleasurable vampire bite. Unfortunately, the danger to Maeve's heart is the least of her worries. The ship Lizzie's chasing belongs to the Cŵn Annwn, and they don't take kindly to people who steal from them. Not even Lizzie's viciousness or Maeve's selkie strength will be enough to save them if the Cŵn Annwn seek retribution..."
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Pardon my Frenchie
by Farrah Rochon
"Ashanti Wright is ecstatic over the success of her dog boarding business, Barkingham Palace. In fact, it has become so successful that Ashanti has plans to expand her empire with a doggie bake shop. There's just one problem, the building she's had her eye on has just been sold to the surly grandson of one of her favorite customers. Thaddeus Sims is not a dog person. He's barely a person's person. But when his grandmother is transferred to a senior living facility that doesn't accept pets, the former army officer agrees to care for her annoying Standard Poodle, Puddin'. After all, it was with his grandmother's help that Thad was able to buy the building that will soon house The PX, a sports bar/all-around hangout space for former servicemen that he plansto open. Puddin' and Ashanti's French Bulldog, Duchess, have become a bit of a sensation on Barkingham Palace's livestream because of their budding romance. When a video of the dogs sharing a doggy treat Lady and the Tramp-style goes viral, their owners are sucked into a media frenzy that captures the nation by storm...and creates some sparks for their owners too"
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A dragon of black glass
by James Rollins
Nyx and her allies race against time to unearth an ancient weapon buried beneath a sun-scorched desert while facing enemies, growing madness and an impending war, in the third novel of the series following The Cradle of Ice.
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Pomona Afton can so solve a murder : a novel
by Bellamy Rose
Upper East Side heiress Pomona Afton's paranoid grandmother is murdered and her will mandates freezing her assets, so Pomona and Gabe, son of Pomona's former nanny, must solve the murder so his mom gets her retirement money and Pomona can return to luxury.
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Home is where the bodies are
by Jeneva Rose
"After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm's length due to her ongoingbattle with a serious drug addiction. Michael, the youngest, lives out of state and hasn't been back to their small Wisconsin town since their father ran out on them seven years before. While going through their parents' belongings, the siblings stumble upon a collection of home videos and decide to revisit those happier memories. However, the nostalgia is cut short when one of the VHS tapes reveals a night back in 1999 that none of them have any recollection of. On screen, their father appears covered in blood. What follows is a dead body and a pact between their parents to get rid of it, before the video abruptly ends. Beth, Nicole, and Michael must now decide whether to leave the past in the past or uncover the dark secret their mother took to her grave"
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Dead Man's List
by Karen Rose
On a second date turned deadly, Kit and Dr. Sam Reeves uncover dark secrets in San Diego's elite circles as they race against time to stop a killer, in the third novel of the series following Cheater.
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The Beijing betrayal
by Joel C. Rosenberg
In this explosive conclusion, Marcus Ryker uncovers a deadly bioterror plot linked to China's secret plans to invade Taiwan, forcing him to race against time to thwart a global catastrophe as Washington faces unprecedented threats on multiple fronts.
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Playworld : a novel
by Adam Ross
Fourteen-year-old Griffin Hurt is overwhelmed by playing Peter Proton on the hit TV show The Nuclear Family and by Boyd Prep, but rather than vent to his family's shrink, he confesses everything to his parents' friend Naomi Shah, who falls in love with him. Illustrations.
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What is wrong with you? : a novel
by Paul Rudnick
A diverse cast of eccentric characters — including a tech billionaire, a flight attendant, a disgraced book editor, and a TikTok rapping Wall Street bro — collide at a lavish private island wedding, where love, chaos and self-discovery intertwine in unexpected ways.
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The antidote
by Karen Russell
"A gripping Dust Bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraska town."
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Lethal prey
by John Sandford
Twenty years after her sister Doris's murder, when Lara Grandfelt offers $5 million for information leading to an arrest and a true-crime blogger finds the murder weapon, detectives Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers must discover the killer who's lurking in plain sight.
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The love we found
by Jill Santopolo
"It's been ten years. In case you're out there somewhere-in case you're listening, I'm here. And I have so much to tell you. It's been nearly ten years since Gabe's been gone when Lucy finds a tiny piece of paper in a box of his old photos. An address inRome. Why did Gabe keep it, and what was he doing in Italy? Lucy buys a last-minute ticket. Impulsive, but Gabe always brought that out in her. Lucy's journey to uncover Gabe's secret leads her to Dr. Dax Amstrong, a New Yorker in Italy working with an NGO. His broad shoulders and sad, intense eyes draw Lucy in. His touch reaches her in a forgotten place-one that no one has neared since Gabe. But her old life awaits, along with an earth-shattering decision-whether she and Darren should tell their son Samuel the truth about his real father. How can Lucy move forward while she's rooted in regret? Fate broke her heart in the past. Can finding new love set her free?"
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Beta vulgaris : a novel
by Margie Sarsfield
Traveling to Minnesota for the sugar beet harvest, Elise and her boyfriend are forced to confront their pasts when they begin noticing strange things happening including threatening phone calls and an ominous voice coming from the beet pile.
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Goddess complex : a novel
by Sanjena Sathian
"A biting examination of millennial adulthood, the often fraught conversations around fertility and reproduction, and the painful quest to forge an identity"
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Hope's enduring echo : a novel
by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Spotting a fossil in a young woman's hands while riding a train through Colorado, a geology student, Leo, leads them on a thrilling hunt, sparking their unexpected friendship and offering them each a deeper understanding of their destinies.
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The cafâe with no name
by Robert Seethaler
"Raised in a home for war orphans, Robert has nonetheless grown into a warm-hearted, hard-working, and determined man. When the former owners of the corner cafâe in the Carmelite market square shutter the business, Robert sees that the chance to realize his dream has arrived. The place, dark and dilapidated, is in a poor neighborhood of the Austrian capital, but for some time now a new wind has been blowing, and the air is filled with an inexplicable energy and a desire for renewal....Robert refurbishes the cafâe and, rewarding him for his efforts and search of a congenial place to gather, talk, read, or just sit and be, customers arrive, bringing their stories of passions, friendships, abandonments, and bereavements"
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Too soon : a novel
by Betty Shamieh
"A funny, sexy, and heart-wrenching literary debut that explores exile, ambition, and hope across three generations of Palestinian American women"
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Animal instinct : a novel
by Amy Shearn
In spring 2020, newly divorced Brooklynite Rachel Bloomstein navigates online dating, flirtations, casual romance and even programs an AI chatbot to meet her emotional needs, only to discover that real life may offer more than her fantasies ever could.
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The blanket cats
by Kiyoshi Shigematsu
In a quirky Tokyo pet shop, seven struggling customers take home“blanket cats” for three days, hoping these temporary companions will help them escape their realities, including a couple facing infertility and a woman on the run, but the cats challenge their expectations and perceptions of happiness.
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Show don't tell : stories
by Curtis Sittenfeld
"In her second story collection, Sittenfeld shows why she's as beloved for her short fiction as she is for her novels. In these dazzling stories, she conjures up characters so real that they seem like old friends, laying bare the moments when their long held beliefs are overturned. In "The Patron Saints of Middle Age," a woman visits two friends she hasn't seen since her divorce. In "A for Alone," a married middle-aged artist embarks on a creative project intended to disprove the so-called Mike Pence Rule, which suggests that women and men can't spend time alone without lusting after each other. And in "Lost but Not Forgotten," Sittenfeld gives readers of her novel, Prep, a window into the world of her beloved character Lee Fiora, decades later, when Leeattends an alumni reunion at her boarding school. Hilarious, thought-provoking, and full of tenderness for her characters, Sittenfeld's stories peel back layer after layer of our inner lives, keeping us riveted to the page with her utterly distinctive voice"
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The launch date : a novel
by Annabelle Slator
After being dumped and facing career stagnation, Grace Hastings reluctantly teams up with her rival, Eric Bancroft, to develop a new dating app focused on real-life connections, leading to a series of chaotic and revealing first dates that challenge their perceptions of love and each other.
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Counting miracles : a novel
by Nicholas Sparks
Returning to 1903 Iowa, a reclusive musician, Otis Taylor, returns to settle family affairs and find his missing niece, while Sadie West, seeking to help her family, creates a transformative bond with him, potentially unlocking the mystery of his niece.
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Dead in the frame
by Stephen Spotswood
Willowjean“Will” Parker races against time to clear her boss, famed detective Lillian Pentecost, of a murder she didn't commit, while Lillian fights to survive in prison, in the fifth novel of the series following Murder Crossed Her Mind.
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Passing through a prairie country : a novel
by Dennis E. Staples
At Hidden Atlantis Lake Resort and Casino, Ojibwe Marion Lafournier barely escapes dark force“the sandman” with help from cousins Alana and Cherie, and Alana and Marion must defeat the wraith using her seven-fire sight and his ability to navigate the spirit world.
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Murder in the dressing room
by Holly Stars
"By day, Joe is a hotel accountant, invisibly sitting behind their desk and playing by the rules. By night, donned in sequins, they take to the stage as Misty Divine, a star of the London drag scene. But when Misty's drag mother, Lady Lady, is found deadin her dressing room beside a poisoned box of chocolates, Misty and her fellow performers become the prime suspects. Heartbroken by the loss, and frustrated by the clear biases of the police, Misty must solve the crime before the culprit strikes again. Among the drop-dead gorgeous lurks a cutthroat killer, and Misty Divine won't rest until she finds out who it is"
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Count my lies : a novel
by Sophie Stava
When Sloane lies about being a nurse to meet an attractive single father, she becomes his children's nanny, entering a seemingly perfect world that hides dangerous secrets and forces her to confront the consequences of her deceptions.
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Far from home : a novel
by Danielle Steel
Fleeing Paris after her husband's execution for opposing Hitler, Arielle von Auspeck hides in Normandy, joins the Resistance and forges a bond with a grieving widower as they fight to reunite with their loved ones.
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Only the Brave
by Danielle Steel
During World War II, Sophia Alexander, after her mother dies and her father is sent to a concentration camp, becomes increasingly involved in the resistance and while working with the convent nuns, the Sisters of Mercy where she risks everything to help those in need—no matter what the cost.
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A fool's Kabbalah : a novel
by Steve Stern
Reimagines Gershom Scholem, renowned scholar of Jewish mysticism, as he embarks on a post-war quest to recover stolen Jewish books, intertwined with Menke Klepfisch, a mischievous jester, in their shared struggle against Nazi brutality using humor and magic.
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Tilda is visible : a novel
by Jane Tara
When Tilda Finch begins to physically disappear, a mysterious condition affecting millions of women over forty, she joins a support group and, with the help of a controversial therapist and a new relationship, learns to confront her inner struggles and reclaim her self-worth.
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Rejection : fiction
by Tony Tulathimutte
Sharply observant and outrageously funny, this novel-in-stories delves into the touchiest problems of modern life, seamlessly transitioning between the personal crises of an unforgettable cast of characters and the comic tragedies of sex, relationships, identity and the internet, redefining what it means to be rejected by lovers, friends, society and oneself.
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Strange pictures
by Uketsu
"A pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning. A child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message. A sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth down a rabbithole that willreveal a horrifying reality. Structured around these nine childlike drawings, each holding a disturbing clue, Uketsu invites readers to piece together the mystery behind each and the over-arching backstory that connects them all"
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The in-between bookstore : a novel
by Edward Underhill
"A whimsical and healing novel about a trans man in New York who-almost 30, laid off, broke-moves back to his small Illinois hometown, walks into the bookstore he worked at in high school...and slips through time to come face-to-face with his pre-transition, teenage self"
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Close your eyes and count to 10
by Lisa Unger
A single mother joins a deadly island game set up by a charismatic daredevil and extreme adventurer, but a monstrous storm and an unseen menace transform the social media stunt into a ruthless fight for survival.
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The riveter : a novel
by Jack Wang
Follows Josiah Chang, a Chinese Canadian who, barred from military service, works in a shipyard and falls in love with Poppy; as their romance blossoms, Josiah seeks to prove his worth to her family and himself, leading him to enlist in Toronto amid the changing dynamics of wartime Canada.
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The unexpected diva : a novel
by Tiffany L. Warren
Born into slavery and raised in Philadelphia's Quaker community, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield's life is upended when her adoptive mother dies, but a chance performance launches her into fame as“the Black Swan,” a celebrated yet controversial opera singer navigating the dangers of 19th-century America and beyond.
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Black Hamptons 2 : Gentrification
by Carl Weber
The return of the family patriarch, Moses, stirs up long-buried secrets and tensions within the Britton family and their community, unraveling hidden affairs and violent conflicts across generations, forcing them to grapple with loyalty, betrayal and life-altering choices.
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Just our luck
by Denise Williams
Sybil Sweet spends the night with Kieran Anderson and runs out in the morning, leaving her winning lottery ticket, and when news of the returned ticket boosts sales in his struggling donut shop, they pretend to be a couple to convince Sybil's family of her good romantic choices.
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Time of the child
by Niall Williams
"Doctor Jack Troy was born and raised in Faha, but his responsibilities for the sick and his care for the dying mean he has always been set apart from the town. His eldest daughter, Ronnie, has grown up in her father's shadow, and remains there, having missed one chance at love--and passed up another offer of marriage from an unsuitable man. But in the Advent season of 1962, as the town readies itself for Christmas, Ronnie and Doctor Troy's lives are turned upside down when a baby is left in their care. As the winter passes, father and daughter's lives, the understanding of their family, and their role in their community are changed forever. Set over the course of one December in the same village as Williams' beloved This Is Happiness, Time of the Child is a tender return to Faha for readers who know its charms, and a heartwarming welcome to new readers entering for the very first time"
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Beartooth
by Callan Wink
Set in the rugged Absaroka-Beartooth mountains, two brothers burdened by debt and grief face a life-altering decision after a dangerous offer in this gripping tale of survival, brotherhood and the stark beauty of the American West.
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The human scale
by Lawrence Wright
FBI agent Tony Malik travels to Gaza for a family wedding but becomes entangled in a complex murder investigation with an Israeli officer, navigating deeply rooted tensions, personal discoveries, and a volatile political landscape as they work together to uncover the truth amidst corruption and violence.
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Variation : a novel
by Rebecca Yarros
On fateful summer a celebrated dancer returns home and unearths years of family secrets with the Coast Guard rescue swimmer she never forgot.
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Fundamentally : a novel
by Nussaibah Younis
When Dr. Nadia Amin accepts a U.N. role in Iraq to lead a controversial deradicalization program, she faces hostile colleagues, systemic corruption, and an unexpected bond with a young refugee who forces her into impossible decisions with unforeseen consequences.
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