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Happy medium
by Sarah Adler
Gretchen Acorn, a fake spirit medium, is hired to cleanse a skeptical goat farmer's property where she is shocked to find herself face-to-face with a very real ghost who wants to help the landowners avoid a long-standing curse.
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Act of defiance
by Brian Andrews
When U.S. intelligence reports there's something going on in Russia, President Jack Ryan and his youngest daughter, Katie, determine the Russians are about to launch a super missile submarine, and the race is on to find its location and decide if it poses a threat to the continental U.S.
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Summers at the Saint
by Mary Kay Andrews
The widowed owner of the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel, Traci Eddings has one summer season to restore it to its former glory, but when a tragic death changes everything, she must put wrongs to right, put guilty parties in their place and maybe even find a new romance along the way.
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Disturbing the Dead
by Kelley Armstrong
A modern-day homicide detective trapped in the body of an 1860s housemaid investigates when the body discovered in an unwrapped mummy is not very old, in the third novel of the series following The Poisoner's Ring.
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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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All my secrets
by Lynn N Austin
When her husband's unexpected death bestows his fortune on a male heir, Sylvia tries to marry her daughter off to a wealthy husband to maintain their lifestyle, but is stopped by her mother-in-law, who wants more for her granddaughter
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Fangirl down : a novel
by Tessa Bailey
A professional golfer with a bad-boy reputation quits in a heated blaze but reconsiders his decision after his biggest fan, a gorgeous redhead, offers to caddy for him in exchange for splitting tournament prize money.
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A calamity of souls
by David Baldacci
In a Virginia courtroom in 1968, a reluctant white lawyer and a dedicated black attorney must bridge their differences to fight for a black man's life against racial prejudice and powerful forces seeking to undo civil rights progress. (suspense).
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I Will Ruin You
by Linwood Barclay
After convincing a student with a bomb not to harm anyone, an English teacher is targeted by a deranged blackmailer in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of No Time for Goodbye.
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Mood swings : a novel
by Frankie Barnet
In a society that has eradicated all animals for the safety of humanity, Jenlena, capitalizing on other people's grief by cosplaying as dogs for pay, starts an affair with a California billionaire who exposes her to a new understanding of wealth, power and gender economy as the world hurtles toward its alleged salvation.
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The goddess of Warsaw : a novel
by Lisa Barr
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Woman on Fire, the harrowing and ultimately triumphant tale of a Jewish WWII assassin turned Hollywood star. In 2005, Siena Hayes is Hollywood's latest It Girl, but she has her sights set higher than the screen, she wants to be behind the camera. So when Siena meets Lena Browning, the enormously mysterious and famous actor from decades past, Siena sees her big break. Siena wants to direct Lena's biopic-but Lena's past may turn out to be more than Siena bargained for. Before she was a "Living Legend," Lena Browning was Bina Blonski, a member of Warsaw's Jewish elite whose life and family were destroyed by the Nazis. In 1943, in the ghettos of Warsaw, Bina lives with her husband, Jakub. Determined to fight back against Nazi rule, beautiful, blonde Bina acts as a spy on the Aryan side fearlessly protecting the remaining Warsaw Jews, gaining intel, and stealing weapons. Along the way, her feelings grow more complicated as she falls in love with Aleksander, an ally to her in resistance . . . and Jakub's brother. But the cause prevails-and Lena accomplishes amazing feats of bravery, though she can't help but sacrifice so much in the process . . . Over a decade after escaping the ghetto, Bina, who now goes by Lena,has risen to fame in Hollywood. She sees her old life at every turn and hungers for revenge against the Nazis who are still everywhere around her. This is Lena's chance to right the past's wrongs and perhaps even find the happy ending she never had"
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Stuart Woods' Smolder
by Brett Battles
When he is drawn into a case involving a ring of art thieves, which has links to his own mother's paintings, Stone Barrington must draw out a familiar enemy and face down his most vindictive threat yet.
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I'm afraid you've got dragons
by Peter S. Beagle
Unhappily inheriting his late father's job as a dragon catcher/exterminator Robert dreams of quitting and becoming a princess valet because he just really likes dragons, in the new novel by the best-selling author of The Last Unicorn.
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Truly, madly, deeply : a novel
by Alexandria Bellefleur
Signing on to record a podcast sharing relationship advice, best-selling romance novelist Truly Livingston finds herself bickering with a cynical divorce lawyer and walks out, but when he tracks her down, asking for a fresh start, they go from enemies to something else entirely.
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Effie Olsen's summer special
by Rochelle Bilow
Prodigal chef Effie Olsen returns to her idyllic island home, rekindles an old flame, faces restaurant secrets and battles past regrets while discovering that her heart's compass always points back to Maine.
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The ministry of time
by Kaliane Bradley
To establish whether time travel is feasible—for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time, a“bridge” who lives with, assists and monitors the expat known as“1847” or Commander Graham Gore, falls fervently in love, with consequences she never could've imagined—ones that could change the future.
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The devil's fortress
by Dale Brown
"Former US Air Force officer Nick Flynn joined the clandestine Quartet Directorate to continue its long-standing mission: to act decisively against serious threats to the free world. And with the backing of Russia's authoritarian president, no threat is more deadly than that of Pavel Voronin and his mercenary Raven Syndicate. Twice they have almost succeeded in bringing the United States to its knees, only to be stopped at the last moment by Flynn and his team of highly trained operatives. But Flynn knows it's only a matter of time before one of Voronin's plans to cripple the US bears lethal fruit. And so, taking the Russian oligarch permanently off the board is now his number one priority. Operating undetected deep in hostile territory and fighting their way through Voronin's extraordinarily tough defenses will require every ounce of skill, dedication, and daring that Flynn and his small force can muster. The slightest error could be fatal for all of them--and, ultimately, for millions of Americans. With the clock ticking, and dangers mounting on all sides, it's up to Flynn and the others to finish Voronin before it's too late. In this all-or-nothing battle, victory is the only acceptable outcome--no matter how high the cost!"
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Mistakes We Never Made
by Hannah Brown
Frenemies Emma and Finn are reunited for a mutual friend's wedding, but when the bride goes missing, they must embark on an adventure-filled road trip in hopes of saving someone else's happily-ever-after but find themselves crossing more than just state lines as old feelings spark once more.
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The lost letters from Martha's Vineyard : a novel
by Michael Callahan
When TV producer Kit O'Neill discovers her late grandmother was Mercy Welles, an Oscar-nominated actress who disappeared just as her career was taking off, she puts her investigative skills to good use, which leads her to Martha's Vineyard—the island that holds the key to the fateful summer that changed everything forever.
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The widow spy : a novel
by Megan Campisi
In 1861, Kate Warner—the country's first detective, a Pinkerton agent and a union spy—to possibly end the Civil War, must win the trust of her captive, Confederate spy and socialite Rose Greenhow, and, with time running out, worries she'll fail the most important assignment of her career.
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Nonna Maria and the case of the lost treasure : a novel
by Lorenzo Carcaterra
When Captain Murino is targeted by an assassin and needs her help, Nonna Maria must use her web of connections to save him, while on the other side of the island, the granddaughter of one of her oldest friends draws her into a swashbuckling adventure involving treasure, smugglers and new and old enemies.
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Just for the summer : a novel
by Melody Carlson
A manager at a Seattle boutique hotel and a woman who runs her grandfather's fishing lodge in western Washington decide to swap jobs for the summer and discover that there is more to happiness than just changing the scenery.
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People in glass houses
by Jayne Castle
When the Tarnished Knight, a once-respected explorer whose career was destroyed by an Underworld disaster, is found, Molly Griffin heads to his location, confident she can help him regain control of his shattered senses since he is the key to finding her sister—a member of his vanished expedition team.
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One last shot : a novel
by Betty Cayouette
Getting a calendar reminder for the marriage pact she made with Theo as a teen, supermodel Emerson arrives in Italy to work on the fashion campaign he's shooting, and as they're faced with roadblock after roadblock, she wonders if this is their one last shot at love, or their final goodbye.
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A lonesome place for dying : a novel
by Nolan Chase
The town's new chief of police, Ethan Brand, receiving threats on his first day on the job, is faced with the first homicide case Blaine, Washington, has seen in years and with no one to trust, must find the killers and bring them to justice before anyone else winds up dead.
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Their divine fires : a novel
by Wendy Chen
Drawing on the lives of her great-grandmother and her great-uncle, both of whom fought on the side of the Communists, as well as her mother's experiences during the Cultural Revolution, this novel tells the love stories of three generations of Chinese woman across 100 years of revolutions, both political and personal.
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The Museum of Lost Quilts : An Elm Creek Quilts Novel
by Jennifer Chiaverini
While staying at Elm Creek Manor to finish her thesis, Summer, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts, instead researches the antique quilts on display for a fundraiser to renovate the headquarters of the Waterford Historical Society, discovering its troubled history of racism, economic injustice and political corruption, past and present.
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Daughters of Shandong
by Eve J. Chung
"A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters' harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China, by debut author Eve J. Chung, based on her family story Daughters are the Ang family's curse. In 1948, civilwar ravages the Chinese countryside, but in rural Shandong, the wealthy, landowning Angs are more concerned with their lack of an heir. Hai is the eldest of four girls and spends her days looking after her sisters. Headstrong Di, who is just a year younger, learns to hide in plain sight, and their mother-abused by the family for failing to birth a boy-finds her own small acts of rebellion in the kitchen. As the Communist army closes in on their town, the rest of the prosperous household flees, leaving behind the girls and their mother because they view them as useless mouths to feed. Without an Ang male to punish, the land-seizing cadres choose Hai, as the eldest child, to stand trial for her family's crimes. She barely survives their brutality. Realizing the worst is yet to come, the women plan their escape. Starving and penniless but resourceful, they forge travel permits and embark on a thousand-mile journey to confront the family that abandoned them. From the countryside to the bustling city of Qingdao, and onward to British Hong Kong and eventually Taiwan, they witness the changing tide of a nation and the plight of multitudes caught in the wake of revolution. But with the loss of their home and the life they've known also comes new freedom-to take hold of their fate, to shake free of the bonds of their gender, and to claim their own story. Told in assured, evocative prose, with impeccably drawn characters, Daughters of Shandong is a hopeful, powerful story about the resilience of women in war; the enduring love between mothers, daughters, and sisters; and the sacrifices made to lift up future generations"
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The house on Biscayne Bay
by Chanel Cleeton
"With the Great War finally behind them, thousands of civilians and business moguls alike flock to South Florida with their sights set on making a fortune. When wealthy industrialist Robert Barnes and his wife, Anna, build Marbrisa, a glamorous estate onBiscayne Bay, they become the toast of the newly burgeoning society. Anna and Robert appear to have it all, but in a town like Miami, appearances can be deceiving, and one scandal can change everything. Years later following the tragic death of her parents in Havana, Carmen Acosta journeys to Marbrisa, the grand home of her estranged older sister, Carolina, and her husband, Asher Wyatt. On the surface, the gilded estate looks like paradise, but Carmen quickly learns that nothing at Marbrisa is as it seems. The house has a treacherous legacy, and Carmen's own life is soon in jeopardy . . . unless she can unravel the secrets buried beneath the mansion's facade and stop history from repeating itself"
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Think twice
by Harlan Coben
When his former client, renowned basketball coach Greg Downing, who is deceased, has been placed at the scene of a double homicide, sports agent Myron Bolitar and Win, his longtime friend and colleague, search for answers, but the more they discover about Greg, the more dangerous their world becomes.
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Fragile designs : a novel
by Colleen Coble
After her police officer husband's mysterious murder, Carly Harris discovers what she believes to be a real Fabergé egg hidden in the walls of her family's house and recruits a homicide detective and neighbor to investigate.
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One of us knows : a thriller
by Alyssa Cole
A resident caretaker of a historic home, Kenetria, diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, finds their newfound life disrupted by a group of strangers, including the man who destroyed her life, and when he turns up dead, they must prove their innocence or risk losing their future—and their life.
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Westport
by James B. Comey
When she becomes the lead suspect in her coworker's murder, Nora Carleton calls in her old colleagues from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Mafia investigator Benny Dugan and lawyer Carmen Garcia, and as they hunt for the true killer's motive, Nora examines her history with the company to determine who framed her.
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The instruments of darkness
by John Connolly
Working alongside lawyer Moxie Castin to prove the innocence of a woman accused of abducting and possibly murdering of her child, P.I. Charlie Parker, to solve this heart-wrenching case, follows its twists and turns to an old house deep in the Maine woods—house that should have never been built.
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Floating hotel
by Grace Curtis
"This debut science fiction novel tells a story of misfits, rebels, found family-and a mystery that spans the stars"
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An unfinished murder
by Jude Deveraux
A novelist, Sara Medlar, and her friends use all their amateur sleuthing skills to solve a crime when a literal skeleton is discovered in a closet in the fifth novel of the series following A Relative Murder.
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Exordia
by Seth Dickinson
A disaffected office worker has an unearthly close encounter and joins a team of civilians, soldiers and scientists to investigate a mysterious other-worldly broadcast in the new novel from the author of the Baru Cormorant novels.
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Long time gone
by Charlie Donlea
When Dr. Sloan Hastings submits her DNA to an online genealogy site for a research assignment, she discovers she's“Baby Charlotte,” who had mysterious disappeared in 1995 along with her family, and, led to the site of her disappearance, soon realizes no one is happy about her return.
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The heist
by Jack B. Du Brul
Detective Isaac Bell investigates an attack on the Federal Reserve being led by a master thief and his assassin accomplice in 1914 Washington, D.C., in the 14th novel of the series following The Sea Wolves.
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The kiss countdown
by Etta Easton
"A struggling event planner and a sinfully hot astronaut must decide if their fake relationship is worth a shot at happily-ever-after, in this starry debut. Risk-averse event planner Amerie Price is jobless, newly single, and about to lose her apartment.With no choice but to gamble on her shaky start-up, the last thing she needed was to run into her smug ex and his new, less complicated girlfriend at Amerie's favorite coffee shop. Panicked, she pretends to be dating the annoyingly sexy man she met by spilling Americano all over his abs. He plays along-for a price. Half the single men in Houston claim to be astronauts, but Vincent Rogers turns out to be the real deal. What started as a one-off lie morphs into a plan: for the three months leading up to his mission, Amerie will play Vincent's doting partner in front of his loving but overly invested family. In exchange, she gets a rent-free room in his house and can put every penny toward her struggling business. What Amerie doesn't plan for is Vincent's gravitational pull. While her mind tells her a future with this astronaut is too unpredictable, her heart says he's exactly what she needs. As their time together counts down, Amerie must decide if she'll settle for the safe life-or shoot for the stars"
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Late bloomer : a novel
by Mazey Eddings
"A sexy, sapphic, opposites-attract romance with Mazey Eddings' signature sparkling voice! Winning the lottery has ruined Opal Devlin's life. After quitting her dead-end job where she'd earned minimum wage and even less respect, she's bombarded by peopleknocking at her door for a handout the second they found out her bank account was overflowing with cash. And Opal can't seem to stop saying yes. With her tender heart thoroughly abused, Opal decides to protect herself by any means necessary, which to hertranslates to putting almost all her new money to buying a failing flower farm in Asheville, North Carolina to let the flowers live out their plant destiny while she uses the cabin on the property to start her painting business. But her plans for isolation and self-preservation go hopelessly awry when an angry (albeit gorgeous) Pepper Boden is waiting for her at her new farm. Pepper states she's the rightful owner of Thistle and Bloom Farms, and isn't moving out. The unlikely pair strike up an agreement of co-habitation, and butt heads at every turn. Can these opposites both live out their dreams and plant roots? Or will their combustible arguing (and growing attraction) burn the whole place down?"
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First lie wins : a novel
by Ashley Elston
A woman with many faces and identities, Evie Porter, covertly moves from job to job for her unknown employer until her latest mark, Ryan Summer gets under her skin and makes her envision a different sort of life.
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You dreamed of empires
by Alvaro Enrigue
"From a visionary Mexican author, a hallucinatory, revelatory, colonial revenge story that reimagines the fall of Tenochtitlan. One morning in 1519, conquistador Hernâan Cortâes entered the city of Tenochtitlan - today's Mexico City. Later that day, he would meet the emperor Moctezuma in a collision of two worlds, two empires, two languages, two possible futures. Cortâes was accompanied by his nine captains, his troops, and his two translators: Friar Aguilar, a taciturn, former slave, and Malinalli, a strategic, former princess. Greeted at a ceremonial welcome meal by the steely princess Atotoxli, sister and wife of Moctezuma, the Spanish nearly bungle their entrance to the city. As they await their meeting with Moctezuma - who is at a political, spiritual, and physical crossroads, and relies on hallucinogens to get himself through the day and in quest for any kind of answer from the gods - the Spanish are ensconced in the labyrinthine palace. Soon, one of Cortâes's captains, Jazmâin Caldera, overwhelmedby the grandeur of the city, begins to question the ease with which they were welcomed into the city, and wonders at the risks of getting out alive, much less conquering the empire. You Dreamed of Empires brings to life Tenochtitlan at its height, and reimagines its destiny. The incomparably original Alvaro Enrigue sets afire the moment of conquest and turns it into a moment of revolution, a restitutive, fantastical counter-attack, in a novel so electric and so unique that it feels like a dream"
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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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Red side story
by Jasper Fforde
In a society strictly regulated by one's limited color perception, 20-year-old Eddie Russet, out on the fringes of Red Sector West, is framed for murder and, to save himself and Jane Grey, with whom he has an illegal relationship, must negotiate the narrow boundaries of the Rules to find a loophole.
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If something happens to me : a novel
by Alex Finlay
Trying to pick up the pieces after his girlfriend's kidnapping, Ryan Richardson goes to law school but must pivot back to the case when her car is found submerged in a lake with a cryptic note.
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End of story : a novel
by A. J. Finn
Invited by a reclusive mystery novelist to help draft his life story, a longtime correspondent and detective fiction expert finds herself in a real whodunnit when she learns the writer's first wife and son mysteriously vanished.
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Web of angels
by John M. Ford
"The Web links the many worlds of humanity. Most people can only use it to communicate. Some can retrieve and store data, as well as use simple precoded programs. Only a privileged few are able to create their own software, within proscribed limits. And then there are the Webspinners. Grailer is Fourth Literate, able to manipulate the Web at will-and use it for purposes unintended and impossible for anyone but the most talented Webspinner. Obviously, he cannot be allowed to live. Condemned to death at the age of nine, Grailer must go underground, hiding his skills, testing his powers--until he is ready to do battle with the Web itself. With a new introduction from Cory Doctorow, written especially for this edition"
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Mrs. Quinn's rise to fame : a novel
by Olivia Ford
A contestant on a British baking show, Jenny, who, after 59 years of marriage, has decided to do something for herself, delights in her new-found independence, but finds the show unearthing memories buried decades ago—and a secret that could be a recipe for disaster.
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Family family : a novel
by Laurie Frankel
An actress who makes a film about adoption starts a media storm after admitting to a journalist that it's a bad movie and that she gave up a baby for adoption during her senior year.
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The proposal plot : an Amish of Marigold novel
by Kathleen Fuller
"A headstrong young businesswoman. An unlucky-in-love bachelor. And the chaperoning assignment that keeps pushing them together. For someone so strong-willed and certain, Ella Yoder has never been more unsure of her life. It's been a year since she convinced her father to move with her and her younger sister Junia to Marigold, Ohio, to open E and J Grocery. Ella's got a keen eye for running a business and has big dreams to expand. But her plans are stalled because Junia refuses to lift a finger at the store--or listen to her about anything.Nelson Bontranger knows one thing for sure: creating his own artisan deli meats is his passion. Well, maybe one other thing: he's sworn off women forever. After two bouts of heartbreak, he's not willing to open up himself to a third. When he eyes his own butcher shop next to E and J Grocery in Marigold, he's surprised to learn that Ella has had her eye on the property for some time. He doesn't trust this stubborn, pushy young woman--and for her, the feeling is mutual. Against their wishes, Ella and Nelson's paths continue to cross when Nelson's nephew Malachi falls head over heels for Junia. Nelson and Ella are brought together to keep the lovebirds in check, but somewhere along the line, their frustration turns to something altogether more pleasant. But they will both need to come to terms with past pain before they can find their future happiness"
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The beautiful people : a novel
by Michelle Gable
In 1961, Margo Hightower, becoming the assistant to a society photographer, is thrown headfirst into the glamorous Jet Set world she so covets where she becomes friends with heiress and rising fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer, but when the lines between work and play blur, the golden life she desires slips from her grasp.
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Grey dog
by Elliott Gish
In 1901, Ada Byrd accepts a teaching post in isolated Lowry Bridge where she sees a future in the small farming community, but when she witnesses strange and grisly phenomena, which both beckon and repel her, her grip on reality loosens and she wonders if the real horror is her.
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Wicked problems
by Max Gladstone
As the battle for the world of the Craft heats up, a girl and a god join forces to turn back the coming end, willing to destroy anything standing between them and their goals, and the survival of billions of lives rests on the shoulders of one woman.
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Anita de Monte laughs last
by Xochitl Gonzalez
A first-generation Ivy League student uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death.
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Women and children first : a novel
by Alina Grabowski
When a young woman dies under suspicious circumstances at a house party, the private lives of 10 women unravel as they confront this tragedy in their small Massachusetts town where blame is cast, secrets are buried deeper and a shocking truth about that dreadful night begins to emerge.
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Death behind every door
by Heather Graham
Posing as a tourist, an FBI special agent visits a Scottish castle that's been turned into a bed and breakfast to infiltrate a society of twisted killers named after the man believed to be America's first serial killer.
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Unforgiven
by Shelley Shepard Gray
"Ex-con Seth Zimmerman is making amends by helping the vulnerable in his former Amish community. This mission includes calling on Tabitha Yoder, who was shunned after divorcing her abusive husband. An uneasy friendship is just taking hold when Tabitha's ex-husband returns - and he's willing to do anything to get her back"
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Camino ghosts
by John Grisham
Bay Books shop owner Bruce Cable is reunited again with best-selling author Mercer Mann to solve another murder on Camino Island, Florida, in the third novel of the series following Camino Winds.
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The Women
by Kristin Hannah
In 1965, nursing student Frankie McGrath, after hearing the words“Women can be heroes, too,” impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows her brother to Vietnam where she is overwhelmed by the destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America.
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Sandcastle Inn
by Irene Hannon
"When a man struggling to recoup from a tragic loss and a woman still reeling from an unplanned career detour join forces to save a floundering B&B on the Oregon coast, they might also discover that hope and healing can sometimes be found in the most unexpected places"
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The outlaw Noble Salt : a novel
by Amy Harmon
Now on the straight and narrow, Butch Cassidy, starting a new life in Paris, meets celebrated singer Jane Touissant, who enlists his protection on her upcoming American tour, and as they set forth on their journey, his past and her secrets put them at risk from threats far greater than the law.
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Long after we are gone : a novel
by Terah Shelton Harris
Told from alternating points of view from all four siblings, this emotional story about the power of family and letting go follows CeCe, Junior, Nance and Angeline, each fighting their own personal battles, as they return home to save their ancestral land—and themselves—after the death of their father.
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Three kinds of lucky
by Kim Harrison
"Petra Grady has known since adolescence that she has no talent for magic-and that's never going to change. But as a sweeper first-class, she's parlayed her rare ability to handle dross--the damaging, magical waste generated by her more talented kin's spellwork--into a decent life working at the mages' university. Except Grady's relatively predictable life is about to be upended. When the oblivious, sexy, and oh-so-out-of-reach Benedict Strom needs someone with her abilities for a research project studying dross and how to render it harmless, she's stuck working on his team-whether she wants to or not. Only Benedict doesn't understand the characteristics of dross like Grady does. After an unthinkable accident, she and Benedict are forced to go on the runto seek out the one person who might be able to help: an outcast exiled ten years ago for the crime of using dross to cast spells. Now Grady must decide whether to stick with the magical status quo or embrace her own hidden talents . . . and risk shattering their entire world."
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Bride
by Ali Hazelwood
"A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Misery Lark, the only daughter of themost powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast-again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange. Again. Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It's clear from the way he tracks Misery's every movement that he doesn't trust her. If only he knew how right he was.... Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what's hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory...alone with the wolf"
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Troubled waters : a novel
by Mary Annaïse Heglar
"In heartfelt, lyrical prose, celebrated author Mary Annaïse Heglar weaves an unforgettable, distinctly Southern story of the enduring power of family, Black resistance, and the rising climate crisis"
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The house that horror built
by Christina Henry
"A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifying secrets in the captivating new horror novel from the national bestselling author of Good Girls Don't Die and Horseman. Harry Adams has always loved horror movies, so it's not totally a coincidence that she took the job cleaning house for movie director Javier Castillo. His forbidding graystone Chigago mansion, Bright Horses, is filled from top to bottom with terrifying props and costumes, as well as glittering awards from his career making horror films that thrilled audiences-until family tragedy and scandal forced him to vanish from the industry. Javier values discretion, and Harry has always tried to clean the house immaculately, keep her head down, and keep her job safe-she needs the money to support her son. But then she starts hearing noises from behind a locked door. Noises that sound remarkably like a human voice calling for help, even though Javier lives alone and never has visitors. Harry knowsthat not asking questions is a vital part of keeping her job, but she soon finds that the forbidding house may be home to secrets she can't ignore"
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Funny story
by Emily Henry
After being dumped for her boyfriend's lifelong best friend, Petra, Daphne agrees to room with Petra's freshly heartbroken ex until she can figure things out, in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of Happy Place.
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Darling Girls
by Sally Hepworth
Two women who escaped an overly-strict home with a foster mother on a farm are called back to their childhood home and into the orbit of their former guardian when human bones are discovered beneath the farmhouse.
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Look on the bright side
by Kristan Higgins
When a solution to get her life back on track comes from foul-tempered and renowned surgeon Lorenzo Santini who needs a date for his sister's wedding, oncologist Lark Smith agrees and falling in love with his big, warm family, discovers the best things in life aren't planned at all.
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A good happy girl : a novel
by Marissa Higgins
In this debut novel, a young professional woman with a self-destructive streak pursues an emotionally intense relationship with a married lesbian couple who intrigue her with their ever-increasing sexual and emotional intensity.
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Lost birds
by Anne Hillerman
Retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, P.I. Joe Leaphorn is hired to find the birth parents of a woman raised by a bilagaana family, which unexpectedly turns into a complicated case, while Officer Bernadette Manuelito investigates an explosion linked his investigation.
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Earls trip
by Jenny Holiday
Three Regency-era Earls on an annual bachelors' weekend find their trip hijacked by a friend begging for help with a family scandal, a runaway bride and a tempting proposal from a childhood friend who had sworn off marriage.
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The stolen child : a novel
by Ann Hood
Haunted by a decision he made as a young soldier in World War I, involving a French artist and her baby, Nick Burns, with only months left to live, enlists Jenny, a college dropout, to help him unravel the mystery, forcing them both to reckon with regret, betrayal and the lives they've left behind.
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Summer on Highland Beach : a novel
by Sunny Hostin
"The View cohost and three-time Emmy Award winner Sunny Hostin transports readers to Highland Beach in the captivating third novel of her New York Times bestselling Summer series"
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The alternatives
by Caoilinn Hughes
"The Flattery sisters, four brilliant and very different girls raised in a small town south of Dublin, were plunged prematurely into adulthood when their parents died in a tragic accident. Now, in their thirties--each unmarried, each holding a PhD--they are striving to make an impact on an increasingly volatile world. The four lead disparate, distanced lives, from classrooms in Connecticut to fancy catering gigs in London's Notting Hill, until one day their oldest sister, a geologist haunted by a terrible awareness of the earth's future, abruptly vanishes from her home. Together for the first time in years, the Flatterys descend on the Irish countryside in search of a sister who doesn't actually want to be found. Sheltered in a derelict rural bungalow, coaxed along by the colorful denizens of a local pub, they reach into their common past, confronting both old wounds and a desperately uncertain future."
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I want you more
by Swan Huntley
An aspiring author accepts a job ghostwriting the memoir of a hit cooking show host and the pair grow close until an unexpected incident makes them question just how much they really know about each other.
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Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
by Bo-reum Hwang
Quitting her job and divorcing her husband, Yeong-Ju, in a leap of faith, opens the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, and, welcoming new friends and visitors to her circle, builds an inviting space for hurt and lost souls to rest, heal and learn how to write their own stories.
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Southern man
by Greg Iles
A man—and a town—are rocked by anarchy and tragedy, but he's unbowed in the fight to save those he loves.
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The summer we crossed Europe in the rain : lyrics for Stacey Kent
by Kazuo Ishiguro
"Memorably introduced by Ishiguro himself, The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain collects the lyrics of sixteen songs he wrote for world-renowned American singer Stacey Kent, which were set to music by her partner, Jim Tomlinson. An exquisite coming together of the literary and musical worlds, the lyrics are infused with a sense of yearning, melancholy, love, and the romance of travel and liminal spaces"
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The return of Ellie Black : a novel
by Emiko Jean
When Ellie Black, who disappeared two years earlier, is found alive in the woods of Washington State, Detective Chelsey Calhoun, whose own sister went missing when they were teenagers, realizes something is not right with Ellie and it's up to her to find the answers before another girl is taken.
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Just for the summer
by Abby Jimenez
With every person they date finding their soulmate the second they break up, Justin and Emma decide to date each other and break up to cancel each other's curse out, but their quick fling turns into something more when their families get involved and they catch real feelings for each other.
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First Frost : A Longmire Mystery
by Craig Johnson
Sheriff Walt Longmire tries to manage his increasingly complicated personal life while staving off the violent underworld that is encroaching on the Old West, in the 20th novel of the series following The Longmire Defense.
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Beans, bourbon, and blood
by William W Johnstone
In a new series, Western legend Luke Jensen teams up with chuckwagon cook Dewey "Mac" McKenzie to dish out a plate of hot-blooded justice.
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The Oregon Trail
by William W. Johnstone
Guiding a wagon train to Oregon, Wagon Master Clayton Scofield, along with his nephew and cook, when the pioneers fall victim to the hazards of the countryside, both natural and man-made, he discovers there's even worse things awaiting them along the far-reaching miles before they reach their destination
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The angel of Indian Lake
by Stephen Graham Jones
Jade returns to Proofrock, Idaho, to build a life after the years of sacrifice—only to find the Lake Witch is waiting for her.
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All Fours
by Miranda July
Ditching her California life for the open road, a restless, semi-famous artist leaves her husband, child and career and reinvents herself in a motel room, embarking on a journey of self-discovery and what it means to be alive and free.
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The Dixon rule
by Elle Kennedy
When Shane Lindley moves into her apartment building, determined to sleep his way through her entire cheerleading squad, Diana Dixon, setting some ground rules, is stunned when he, to make his ex-girlfriend jealous, tells everyone she's his girlfriend.
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First light
by Liz Kerin
Haunted by her mother's blood-thirsty past, Mia hunts the man who sparked it, infiltrating a secret network of fugitive monsters and finding herself snared in a web of unsettling truths, in the sequel to Night's Edge.
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You like it darker : stories
by Stephen King
Delving into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal, the legendary storyteller and expert in short fiction presents this exhilarating collection of 12 tales, many never-before-published, about fate, mortality, luck and the folds in reality where anything can happen.
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The Z word
by Lindsay King-Miller
Trying to find her place in the queer community of San Lazara, Arizona, Wendy, when an infection turns people into violent, terrifying mindless husks, must team up with her friends and frenemies to stay alive, save Pride and track the zombie outbreak to its shocking source.
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Blue ruin
by Hari Kunzru
After graduating art school in London, Jay winds up undocumented in upstate New York working as a delivery driver and living out of his car until he runs into an ex-girlfriend who invites him to live on her property.
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Lies and weddings : a novel
by Kevin Kwan
Forced to attend his sister's wedding to seduce a woman with money and get his family out of debt, Rufus, the future Earl of Greshambury, finds their plans—and their reputation—going up in flames when a secret tryst and tragedy become known, revealing a shocking twist.
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The funeral cryer : a novel
by Wenyan Lu
Accepting the mundane realities of her life, the Funeral Cryer, avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job, when things could not be bleaker, takes a leap of faith that changes everything for the better.
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Love, lies, and cherry pie : a novel
by Jackie Lau
Forced to work together for her sister's wedding, writer Emily Hung and sweater-vest-wearing engineer Mark Chan fake a relationship to put an end to her marriage-minded mom's meddling, but soon their fake dates become all too real, making her realize an argyle sweater isn't so ugly after all.
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Negative space : a novel
by Gillian Linden
This witty and resonant novel about our off-kilter days follows a week in the life of a young English teacher at a New York private school as she grapples with the pressures parenting, teaching, marriage and what's normal and what isn't in the wake of the pandemic.
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Honey : a novel
by Victor Lodato
A rebellious youth turned L.A. art queen confronts her twilight years, family secrets and a fiery late-life romance as past demons and the thirst for revenge resurface in the form of her drug-addled grandnephew Michael.
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Spitting gold : a novel
by Carmella Lowkis
In 1866 Paris, Baroness Sylvie Devereux and her estranged sister, fraudulent spirit mediums, target the de Jacquinots, who believe they are being haunted, hoping to scare them out of their gold, but the sisters are faced with inexplicable horrors, making them question whether they really are at the mercy of vengeful spirit.
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The last hope
by Susan Elia MacNeal
Ordered by British Intelligence to assassinate the physicist behind Nazi Germany's nuclear program, Maggie Hope teams up with couturier and spy Coco Chanel, but as the war reaches a fever pitch and the stakes keep rising, the choices she makes will reverberate around the globe and touch everyone she loves.
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Escape velocity
by Victor Manibo
Aboard the premier luxury resort in low Earth orbit for their lavish 25th reunion to advance their applications to live in an exclusive Mars settlement—because only the best deserve to save themselves, four friends, settling scores and racking up points, will soon regret underestimating those they left behind on Earth.
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Dragon rider
by Taran Matharu
A royal hostage, gifted with a stolen dragon hatchling, flees to forge his own destiny and seek revenge and reclaim his rightful land in the new series from the best-selling author of the Summoner series.
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The good ones are taken
by Taj McCoy
When her college best friend, Garrett, admits he's in love with her, Maggie, a lawyer searching for Mr. Right, finds her world turned upside down and must choose between the perfect guy and a friendship that's the foundation for everything she's ever wanted.
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The inmate
by Freida McFadden
A new nurse practitioner at a men's maximum-security prison, Brooke Sullivan has already broken the rules due to her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary's most notorious and dangerous inmates, because her testimony put him there and he will never forget.
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The teacher
by Freida McFadden
A pariah at Caseham High School after having an inappropriate relationship with a teacher, Addie is desperate to keep the truth hidden, while Evie, horrified to find Addie in her class, is keeping something from her husband—and each will learn just how far someone will go to keep them silent.
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Love at First Book
by Jenn McKinlay
When her favorite author, Siobhan Riordan, offers her a job in Ireland, Emily, jumping at the opportunity, helps Siobhan author the final book in her acclaimed series and spends her days bantering with Siobhan's annoyingly handsome, mercurial son, making her decide if she's ready to start a new chapter in her life.
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This strange eventful history : a novel
by Claire Messud
Inspired in part by long-ago stories from her own family's history, this masterful story follows the Cassars over seven decades, starting with patriarch Gaston and his wife Lucienne, whose myth of perfect love sustains them, and ending with Chloe, who believes telling her family's buried stories will bring them all peace.
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Held
by Anne Michaels
A war-wounded soldier in 1920 returns home to Yorkshire and has his past push into the present when ghosts with indecipherable messages begin to show up in his photographs, in the new novel from the author of Fugitive Pieces.
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Witchfinder omnibus
by Mike Mignola
"Sir Edward Grey tackles his first occult investigations as an agent of the Queen! From the sparkling echelons of Victorian London, to the Wild West, to the murky depths of Unland, follow the Witchfinder as he plucks tangled webs of intrigue to face occult conspiracies, take on rampaging monsters, and discover his nemesis: the secretive Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra."
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The antique hunter's guide to murder : a novel
by C. L. Miller
"In this irresistible and thrilling debut novel, a former antique hunter investigates a suspicious death at an isolated English manor, embroiling her back in the dangerous world of tracking stolen artifacts. What antique would you kill for? Freya Lockwood is shocked when she learns that Arthur Crockleford, antiques dealer and her estranged mentor, has died under mysterious circumstances. She has spent the last twenty years avoiding her quaint English hometown, but when she receives a letter from Arthur asking her to investigate-sent just days before his death-Freya has no choice but to return to a life she had sworn to leave behind. Joining forces with her eccentric Aunt Carole, Freya follows clues and her instincts to an old manor house for an advertised antiques enthusiast's weekend. But not all is as it seems. It's clear to Freya that the antiques are all just poor reproductions and her fellow guests are secretive and menacing. What is going on at this estate and how was Arthur involved? More importantly, can Freya and Carole discover the truth before the killer strikes again?"
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The wings upon her back
by Samantha Mills
A Winged Zemolai, Zenya, after 26 years of service, is disillusioned with being an enforcer in an increasingly fascist state, and when a tragic act of mercy costs her everything, she fights for her life and begins to understand the true nature of her sect, her leader and the gods themselves.
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Daughter of Mine
by Megan Miranda
Returning to Mirror Lake after inheriting her childhood home, Hazel discovers long-hidden secrets that may explain the mystery of her mother's disappearance in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of All the Missing Girls.
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The wealth of shadows : a novel
by Graham Moore
"1939. Ansel Luxford has everything a man could want-a law firm partnership in Minneapolis, a brilliant wife, a beautiful new baby. But he is consumed by his belief that the war in Europe will spread, despite the fact that the United States is neutral inthe conflict. When he is offered an opportunity to move across the country to Washington, D.C., to join a clandestine team within the Treasury Department that is secretly trying to undermine Nazi Germany, he uproots his family overnight and takes on the challenge of a lifetime. To thwart the Nazis without firing a bullet, Ansel and his new team invent a powerful new kind of economic warfare. As the U.S. remains officially neutral, Ansel secretly crisscrosses the globe to broker backroom deals designed tocut off the German supply of gold; undertake a daring heist of intel suppressed by homegrown fascists within the American government; and spar with titans of industry like J.P. Morgan and the twentieth century's greatest economic mind, Britain's John Maynard Keynes. But money is a dangerous weapon, and Ansel's efforts will plunge him into a startling new world of espionage, peril, and deceit. The need for subterfuge extends to the home front when Ansel's wife takes a job with the FBI to hunt for spies within the government. And Ansel discovers that he might be closer to those spies than he could ever imagine"
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The summer swap
by Sarah Morgan
Deciding to spend her 70th birthday alone in her Cape Cod seashore cottage, hiding from her interfering family, widow Cecilia Lapthorne instead finds an unexpected houseguest, struggling artist Lily, and, allowing her to stay, settles in for a summer of self-discovery, self-belief and second chances.
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Hunted
by Abir Mukherjee
Two parents searching for their lost children are on the run together while trying to stop an unknown organization's conspiracy to bring down America, in the new novel by the author of A Rising Man.
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Choice : a novel
by Neel Mukherjee
A London publisher, Ayush, grapples with how to live and pushes himself and those around him, including his family and colleagues, into radical experiments that expose the tangled web of choice, consumption and the ethics of our interconnected world.
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Land of no regrets : a novel
by Sadi Muktadir
Determined to break free from Al Haque Islamic Academy, four classmates stumble upon the diary of a student who lived on the grounds when it was an all-girls Catholic school, which inspires them to hatch a plot to escape, hurtling them down a path that changes their lives forever.
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A nest of vipers
by Harini Nagendra
Kaveri and Ramu investigate Indian street magic in 1922 Bangalore where they uncover a potential threat to the visiting Prince of Wales amidst cries for India's independence, in the third novel of the series following Murder Under a Red Moon.
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1795 : the order of the furies
by Niklas Natt och Dag
When his close friend, Anna, who is said to be in possession of a letter with the names of revolutionary conspirators, goes missing, Cardell must find her before the secret police, and as he and Winge fight for justice and life, they are caught between powerful enemies in 18th-century Stockholm.
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You are here : a novel
by David Nicholls
When a persistent mutual friend and some very unpredictable weather bring Michael and Marnie, complete opposites except for the fact they're both recovering from heartbreak, together on a ten-day hike, neither of them can think of anything worse until they find exactly what they've been looking for — each other.
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Granite harbor
by Peter Nichols
A single father and the only detective in town investigates his first murder in Granite Harbor when a teenager is brutally murdered in a local archaeological site, in a new book from the author of The Rocks.
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Tourist season
by Brenda Novak
Trapped alone in her fiancé's family‘cottage' as a hurricane bears down on Mariners Island, Ismay Chalmers, as she prepares for the storm, discovers some disturbing items hidden in a closet that have her questioning everything she knows about the seemingly perfect Windsor family—especially her fiancé.
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Allow me to introduce myself
by Onyi Nwabineli
After growing up with her life being chronicled and monetized by her entrepreneurial step-mother, Anuri escapes as a young adult but vows to fight the cycle of abuse and save her younger sister from a similar fate.
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Butcher : father of modern gyno-psychiatry
by Joyce Carol Oates
A disgraced doctor's quest for surgical renown in 19th-century America leads him down a horrifying path of experimentation on marginalized women at a New Jersey asylum, until his obsession with a young Irish indentured servant brings about his ultimate destruction.
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Whale fall
by Elizabeth O'Connor
In 1938, when a dead whale washes up on the shores of a remote Welsh island, Manon, seeing this as a sign of things to come, is drawn to two English ethnographers who are studying their cultures, reckoning with a sensual awakening inside herself, despite her misgivings that her community is being misconstrued.
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Oracle
by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
When she and her friend, Emma, discover the impossible: the wreck of an 18th-century ship stranded in a flower field, and Emma enters the hatch and is never seen again, Luca helps Robert Grim, a retired specialist of the occult, unravel the mystery, coming face-to-face with an open doorway to the apocalypse.
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Finding Margaret Fuller : a novel
by Allison Pataki
"An epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller-America's first feminist and the pioneering journalist who inspired a generation of writers and activists-from the New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post"
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The 24th hour
by James Patterson
While celebrating Cindy's engagement at one of San Francisco's finest restaurants, a woman is assaulted and Lindsay, Claire and Yuki spring into action, but when the victim's story keeps changing, Lindsay must expose a high-society killer before the Women's Murder Club is short a bridesmaid… or two.
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The murder inn
by James Patterson
The owner of the Inn at Gloucester, a place open to anyone running from trouble or hiding from life, former Boston police detective Bill Robinson must defend his town, his chosen family and his home when a newcomer in town launches a series of attacks.
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With each tomorrow
by Tracie Peterson
"Eleanor Briggs travels to Kalispell, Montana, with her conservationist father to discuss the formation of Glacier National Park, and sparks fly when she meets Carter Brunswick, despite their differences. As the town fights to keep the railroad, the dangers Eleanor and Carter face will change the course of their lives"
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The elusive truth of Lily Temple : a novel
by Joanna Davidson Politano
"Lively and charming silent movie actress Lily Temple is everything private investigator Peter Driscoll is not. It makes sense, then, that combining forces would mean more cases solved and secrets revealed. Except for Lily's own - why a legendary missingsapphire is within her possession and on her person at all times"
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Extinction
by Douglas Preston
Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash investigates after a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered by a gang of eco-terrorists at a park where extinct animals are brought back through genetic manipulation.
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After Annie
by Anna Quindlen
After Annie Brown dies suddenly, her family and her best friend struggle to maintain their lives and eventually discover that they are able to grow, change and become stronger due to their memories and the lasting power of love.
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The Berlin letters
by Katherine Reay
Discovering a secret cache of letters written by the father she has long presumed dead, CIA codebreaker Luisa Voekler learns the truth about her grandfather's work and her father's identity, and with a rudimentary plan and hope, journeys to Berlin to free her father from an East German prison.
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Ella : a novel
by Diane Richards
Follows the life of legendary singer Ella Fitzgerald from her escape from an infamous training school/prison that forced her to dance on the street for money to her 1934 first amateur appearance at the Apollo Theatre.
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A gamble at sunset
by Vanessa Riley
To save her sister from scandal and ignite her own forbidden musical passions, a shy wallflower stages a shocking kiss with a reluctant composer, sparking a game of hearts and high society deception.
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Beyond the ranges
by John Ringo
After a mysterious extinction on Earth, Jason Graham and 500 million others find themselves facing the unknown aboard a space ark orbiting a new world while wrestling with their past and the enigmatic motives of their alien saviors.
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The north line : a novel
by Matt Riordan
Joining an Alaskan fishing crew for some quick money, Adam, on the unforgiving Bering Sea, is invigorated by the labor and comradery, but when violence stalks the waves, he is thrust into a struggle for survival at the edge of the world where evolutionary and social forces collide for outcomes beyond anyone's control.
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Mind Games
by Nora Roberts
With the ability to see into minds and souls, Thea, who brought her parents' killer to justice years ago, discovers the inmate who shattered her childhood has the same ability when she can hear his twisted thoughts and witness his evil acts from miles away as he plots his revenge.
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The best life book club
by Sheila Roberts
Leaving Seattle and her cheating husband behind, single mother Karissa moves to Puget Sound where she meets her new neighbors, who are also dealing with their own crises, and together they start a book club as a distraction until it becomes a way to build a better life together.
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Sweetness in the skin : a novel
by Ishi Robinson
To free herself from her dysfunctional family in Kingston, Jamaica, and join her beloved aunt in Paris, 13-year-old Pumkin Patterson turns her passion for baking into a way to raise money for her French exam, but when word gets out, she stands to lose everything she's worked so hard for.
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The last twelve miles : a novel
by Erika Robuck
"1926, Washington, D. C. In the Prohibition Rum Wars, the Coast Guard is losing. Eleven million gallons of illegal liquor a year have created a booming smuggling economy, with criminals wreaking havoc on American cities, and everyday citizens thumbing their noses at Uncle Sam. But the Coast Guard has a new, secret weapon-one of the husband-and-wife pair who invented cryptanalysis and trained Great War soldiers-to crack smuggler codes, intercept traffic, and destroy the trade, one skiff at a time. That secret weapon is a 5'2 mastermind in heels, who also happens to be a wife and mother: Mrs. Elizebeth Smith Friedman. Bahamas When Marie Waite-wife of a rumrunner and mother of two little ones-notices discrepancies in cargo, she insists on accompanying her husband, Charlie, on a run from their home in Miami to Nassau. There, not only does Marie witness her husband's shortcomings, but she becomes enthralled by Cleo Lythgoe, "The Bahama Queen," who announces her retirement while regaling the thugs at the bar with tales of murder and mayhem on the high seas. In spite of Cleo's warnings about a "new man in the government" who seems to know where they are before they get there, Marie knows an opportunity when she sees it, and she wants the crown for herself so badly she can taste it. So begins Marie's plan to rise as rumrunner royalty long enough to get her family in the black. What she didn't count on was that the more sophisticated her operation grows, the more she comes on the radar of the feds, nabbing criminals by the daily dozen. Once Marie knows who she's up against, she's more determined than ever to triumph. On the other side of the law, Elizebeth is the only codebreaker battling scores of smugglers. From solving thousands of intercepted codes and ciphers, to riding along on Coast Guard patrols, to national travel, to testifying in court rooms-all while managing her household-the strain begins to wear on her. Once the work becomes personal, and she discovers Marie as a premier adversary, Elizebeth's desire to catch the woman becomes almost obsessive. From the glamorous world of D. C. Intelligence to the sultry shores of the Straits of Florida, The Last Twelve Miles--a tale of ambition and envy--is based on the true story of two women masterminds trying to outwit each other in a dangerous and fascinating game of high stakes"
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When among crows
by Veronica Roth
A hunter who sacrifices his soul to slay monsters, Dymitr, tasked with finding legendary witch Baba Jaga, offers Ala, a fear-eating zmora, a cure for her curse in exchange for her help, and together they fight against time and the wrath of the Chicago underworld where his secrets could destroy them both.
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The guncle abroad : a novel
by Steven Rowley
With his brother getting remarried in Italy, Patrick takes his niece and nephew back under his wing, and as they travel through Europe, he tries his best to help them understand love, while dealing with a groom with cold feet, his over-flirtatious sister and other disasters.
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The practice, the horizon, and the chain
by Sofia Samatar
Given the opportunity to be educated at the ship's university alongside the elite, the boy, raised as one of the Chained, forms a bond with “the professor,” and together they set off on a transformative journey to break free of the chains that fetter them both. .
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The Titanic Survivors Book Club : a novel
by Timothy Schaffert
"For weeks after the sinking of the Titanic, Yorick spots his own name among the list of those lost at sea. As an apprentice librarian for the White Star Line, his job was to curate the ship's second-class library. But just as he was about to board to tend to his library throughout the passage, a superior takes his place, leaving Yorick stranded at the dock. The Titanic was not Yorick's first brush with death, but as with every near-miss he manages to escape into the world of books. After he learns of the ship's sinking, he takes this twist of fate as a sign to follow his lifelong dream of owning a bookshop in Paris. It's at his shop that he receives an invitation to a secret society of survivors where he encounters other ticket-holders who didn't board the ship. Haunted by their good fortune, they decide to transform their group into a book society, where they can grapple with their own anxieties through the guise of discussing contentious works such as The Awakening or The Picture of Dorian Gray. Of the ragtag group of survivors, Yorick finds himself particularly drawn to the wealthy candy heiress Zinnia and the mysterious and alluring Haze. Yorick feels like an outsider looking in, falling hopelessly for Haze as Haze courts Zinnia; a tangled triangle of love and friendship forms between them. Yet with the Great War looming, their close-knit group is shattered, only brought back together once the death of a fellow book club member leaves them wondering what fate has in store for each of them."
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I've got my mind set on brew : a novel
by Stephanie Jayne
Down-on-her-luck craft beer brewer Kat clashes with her new boss, but when he confides the brewpub is in financial trouble, they work together to save the business until she's offered the opportunity of a lifetime, making her wonder if she can craft a brew that allows her to have it all.
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The Shadow of War : A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis
by Jeff Shaara
Told from many perspectives and voices, this gripping story of a global war that almost happened: the Cuban Missile Crisis, brings to life the many threads that led to the building crisis between the Soviet Union and the U.S. in 1962.
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Last house : or, The age of oil
by Jessica Shattuck
Spanning multiple generations and nearly 80 years, this emotional tour de force follows one American family, during the radical movement of the 1968 against Big Oil, as they are forced to reckon with the consequences of the resources that built their fortune and fueled their greatest tragedy.
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A spy like me
by Kim Sherwood
While grieving the loss of a loved one, MI6 agent 003, Johanna Harwood, sets off on an unsanctioned mission to find James Bond in the second novel of the trilogy following Double or Nothing.
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The Hazelbourne ladies motorcycle and flying club : a novel
by Helen Simonson
In the summer of 1919, Constance, sent as a lady's companion to Hazelbourne-on-Sea, is welcomed by Poppy Wirrall, a baronet's daughter who runs a ladies' motorcycle club, but as the country prepares to celebrate its hard-won peace, the club realizes the freedoms they gained during the war are being revoked.
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Lucky
by Jane Smiley
Coming of age in recording studios, backstage and on tour, rising folk musician Jodie Rattler, trying to hold her own in the wake of Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Judy Collins and Joni Mitchell, feels like something is missing and sets out on a journey in search of herself.
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The hunter's daughter
by Nicola Solvinic
"A hypnotic, sinister debut mystery about a seemingly good cop who is secretly the daughter of a notorious serial killer who must, against all the rules, insert herself into a new investigation when ritually killed bodies start appearing in her father's old territory. Anna Koray has shut the door on her past. The records of her childhood-and the troubling memories-are sealed away thanks to a controversial hypnosis treatment. She's a police lieutenant in a rural town, raising money for good causes, coaching girls soccer, and even on-and-off dating Nick, a local ER doctor. Then she shoots a man in the line of duty and finds herself terribly drawn to him in the moment of his death. Her childhood memories return, igniting terrible dreams of her beloved father, his hands red with blood, surrounded by flower-decked corpses he had sacrificed to the god of the forest. Simultaneously, to Anna's horror and fascination, a serial killer has emerged who is copying her father. Can it be a coincidence? Is her father alive after all? Will the killer expose her, destroying everything she has built for herself, including her rekindled relationship with Nick? Does she want him to? Against all the rules Anna inserts herself into the investigation, walking a thin line between justice and protecting her secrets. But as she haunts the forest, using her father's tricks to hunt the killer, will she find what she needs most...or lose herself in the gathering darkness?"
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Never Too Late
by Danielle Steel
Starting a new life in New York, Kezia Cooper Hobson, recently widowed, moves into a beautiful midtown penthouse where she forms an instant connection with her movie-star next-door neighbor over their strong impulse to help those in need after a devastating crisis strikes the city.
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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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Under the paper moon
by Shaina Steinberg
Five years after working for the Office of Strategic Services with Nick, whom she gets close to until the World War II's end brings with it an act of deep betrayal, former spy Evelyn, now working as a PI, finds herself back in Nick's orbit when her latest case brings the war to her doorstep.
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I hope this finds you well : a novel
by Natalie Sue
Trapped between petty revenge and a life-changing opportunity, Jolene navigates coworker drama, hidden secrets and forbidden feelings to save her job, risking exposure of an email vendetta and the walls she's built around her heart.
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All the glimmering stars : a novel
by Mark T. Sullivan
Two 1990s Ugandan teens are kidnapped and forced into the Lord's Resistance Army where they dream of surviving their captivity and their intent to remain good people
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Habitations : a novel
by Sheila Sundar
Still reeling from her sister's death, Vega Gopalan flees South India to attend graduate school in New York and must navigate academia, first love, a green card marriage, the isolation of immigrant suburbs and single motherhood.
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The good, the bad, and the aunties
by Jesse Q. Sutanto
While in Jakarta to spend Chinese New Year with her family, newlywed Meddy Chan, when a former beau of Second Aunt crashes the party, is unwittingly drawn into a decades-long war between Jakarta's most powerful business factions, along with her Aunties, and must come with a plan to save them all.
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Wives like us : a novel
by Plum Sykes
In The Bottoms, tiny Cotswold villages on the English countryside, filthy rich Tata Hawkins is in a tizzy when her husband runs off with a bikini designer; her glamorous new neighbor, an American divorcée, refuses her overtures at friendship; and her two best friends are distracted by their own problems.
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Long Island : a novel
by Colm Tóibín
"Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, one of four Italian American brothers, all of whom live in neighboring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, with their wives and children and Tony's parents, a huge extended family that lives and works, eats and plays together. It is the spring of 1976 and Eilis, now in her forties with two teenage children, has no one to rely on in this still-new country. Though her ties to the town in Ireland where she grew up remain stronger than those that hold her to her new land and home, she has not returned in decades. One day, when Tony is at his job, an Irishman comes to the door asking for her by name. He tells her that his wife is pregnant with Tony's child, and that when the baby is born, he will not raise it but instead will deposit it on Eilis's doorstep. It is what Eilis does - and what she refuses to do - in response to this stunning news that makes Tóibin's novel so riveting. Long Island is about longings unfulfilled, even unrecognized. The silences in Eilis's life are thunderous and dangerous, and there's no one defter than Toibin at giving them language. This is a gorgeous story of a woman alone in a marriage and the deepest of bonds she rekindles on her return to the place and people she left behind, to ways of living and loving she thought she'd lost. Eilis is perhaps Toibin's most moving and unforgettable character, and this novel is a masterpiece"
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Fire exit : a novel
by Morgan Talty
Consumed by a long-held secret about his daughter across the river on the Penobscot Reservation, Charles Lamosway grapples with his past, a lost love and the burdens of family as he searches for redemption. as he searches for redemption.
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Cinema love : a novel
by Jiaming Tang
"A staggering, tender epic about gay men in rural China and the women who marry them"
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Reboot : a novel
by Justin Taylor
A former child actor, deadbeat dad and part-time alcoholic, David Crader, arriving in LA at his ex-wife and former co-star's request, sees an opportunity to reboot the show that made him famous, which could be the spark that sets ablaze a nation gripped by far-right conspiracies, toxic fandoms and mass violence.
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The summer we started over : a novel
by Nancy Thayer
Returning to Nantucket to help her younger sister with the grand opening of her gift shop, Eddie Grant must face all she left behind: her father's increased eccentricities; her sister's resentment of her leaving; and a past love connection, discovering a long-buried family secret that will change them all forever.
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Death and glory
by Will Thomas
Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn investigate a conspiracy to revive the American Civil War led by prominent Confederates long believed to be dead, in the 16th novel of the series.
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The queen of poisons : a novel
by Robert Thorogood
When the affable mayor of Marlow is murdered by aconite—“The Queen of Poisons,” Judith Potts, a cantankerous septuagenarian, and the other elderly ladies of the Marlow Murder Club, finally seen as boons to the village's police department, set out to solve their most difficult case yet.
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The last murder at the end of the world : a novel
by Stuart Turton
On an isolated island where 122 villagers and three scientists live in peaceful harmony, one of the scientists is found brutally murdered, which triggers a security system, giving the islanders only 107 hours to solve the murder or be smothered by the fog that destroyed the planet.
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Control
by Omar Tyree
Determined to prevent a tragedy, an Atlanta therapist uncovers a common denominator that is plaguing six of her clients from the rap and film world and debates the merits of violating her professional position to save lives.
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The brides of High Hill
by Nghi Vo
In a crumbling estate at the crossroads of dead empires, the Cleric Chih and a beautiful young bride about to marry an aging ruler are drawn into the mystery of what became of his previous wives, and as the wedding night draws to its close, Chih discovers some monsters hide in plain sight.
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Lovers and liars : a novel
by Amanda Eyre Ward
The Peacock sisters, with decades of secrets forcing them into separate lives and lies, reunite for their sister Sylvie's destination wedding at an English castle where things come to a head when their toxic mother arrives, giving them an unexpected opportunity to find the courage to make new choices.
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One perfect couple
by Ruth Ware
Landing on a tropical paradise where they'll compete against four other couples to win a cash prize, Lyla and Nico, starring on the new reality TV show, One Perfect Couple, find themselves trapped on a storm-swept island where they all must band together for survival as a killer walks among them.
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The last time she saw him : a novel
by Kate White
When her ex-fiancé is found dead from a gunshot wound while at their friend's Connecticut country house, Kiki is determined to prove it was murder, not suicide, and to get the police to take her seriously, searches for the missing link, uncovering something far more sinister than she had ever imagined.
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Black shield maiden
by Willow
Yafeu, an African warrior stolen from her home in the Ghanaian Empire, ignites a revolution in the frozen north of the Vikings and forges an unlikely friendship with a timid princess as the pair fight to control their destinies.
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Holy city : a novel
by Henry Wise
A deputy sheriff in rural Southern Virginia must weigh his personal guilt and his public duty when an innocent man is arrested in the brutal murder of an old friend and an unpredictable female detective is hired to assist him.
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Heavenbreaker
by Sara Wolf
The illegitimate daughter of a commoner and a duke, Synali von Hauteclare, survives an attack by an assassin hired by her father and plans her revenge by riding and fighting on a giant robot
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How to read a book : a novel
by Monica Wood
"Violet Powell, a twenty-two-year-old from rural Abbott Falls, Maine, is being released from prison after serving twenty-two months for a drunk-driving crash that killed a local kindergarten teacher. Harriet Larson, a retired English teacher who runs theprison book club, is facing the unsettling prospect of an empty nest. Frank Daigle, a retired machinist, hasn't yet come to grips with the complications of his marriage to the woman Violet killed. When the three encounter each other one morning in a bookstore in Portland-Violet to buy the novel she was reading in the prison book club before her release, Harriet to choose the next title for the women who remain, and Frank to dispatch his duties as the store handyman-their lives begin to intersect in transformative ways. How to Read a Book is an unsparingly honest and profoundly hopeful story about letting go of guilt, seizing second chances, and the power of books to change our lives. With the heart, wit, grace, and depth of understanding that has characterized her work, Monica Wood illuminates the decisions that define a life and the kindnesses that make life worth living"
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Thirst : a novel
by Marina Yuszczuk
In present day Buenos Aires, a woman, grappling with her dying mother, encounters a vampire in a cemetery, and as they confront fear, loneliness, mortality and yearning, something ignites between them while the weight of Buenos Aires' tumultuous past resurfaces in the dramas of the present.
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Butter : a novel of food and murder
by Asako Yuzuki
After asking for a beef stew recipe, a solitary Tokyo journalist begins corresponding with a gourmet cook convicted of killing multiple lonely businessmen and notices herself slowly beginning to change after each meal she eats.
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The lady waiting
by Magdalena Zyzak
Hired by a charismatic couple as their assistant, Viva, a young Polish émigré, is seduced into a misguided international heist, making her realize she's out of her depth and only luck, cunning and her own hustler's instinct can save her from disaster.
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