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Nineteen years old, broke, and effectively an orphan, Magnolia doesn't have much to look forward to. She feels stuck and haunted: by her overdrawn bank account, by her predatory landlord, by the ghost of her late grandmother, Mama Brown. One night while working at her dead-end gas station job, a mysterious, slick stranger named Cotton walks in and offers to turn Magnolia's luck around. He offers her a lucrative "modeling" job at his family's funeral home. Magnolia accepts. But despite things looking up, Magnolia's problems fatten along with her wallet. When Cotton's requests become increasingly weird, Magnolia discovers there's a lot more at stake than just her rent.
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Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston Camille needs an alibi, and Aubrey agrees to provide it. To help Camille spy on her controlling, wealthy husband, Ben, Aubrey poses as her for twelve hours. It seems like the perfect plan—until Ben is found murdered the next morning. Now both women need an airtight alibi, but only one of them has it. In this tense, feverish thriller, one false step is all it takes for everything to come undone.
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Women of a Promiscuous Nature by Donna EverhartAccused of "promiscuity" in 1940s North Carolina, a young woman unjustly incarcerated and subjected to involuntary medical treatment at The State Industrial Farm Colony for Women decides to fight back in this powerful, shockingly timely novel based on the long-buried history of the American Plan, the government program designed to regulate women's bodies and sexuality throughout the first half of the 20th century.
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Where the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton HarrisFrom acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris comes a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living. Leigh is the last of the Wildes. She knows this because she watched them all die. Grief never truly fades and, even as the tragedy haunts her, Leigh carries on because survival is in her blood.
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Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson HarveyWhen Charlotte Sitterly's husband is arrested for a white-collar crime, she and her daughter Iris are locked out of their house by the FBI and--what's potentially even worse--thrust into the spotlight of @JuniperShoresSocialite, the town's snarky anonymous Instagram account. Cut off from her bank accounts and feeling desperate, Charlotte takes up an acquaintance's offer to stay at a beachfront former bed-and-breakfast that's home to a community of single mothers and draws plenty of gossip in the small coastal North Carolina town. Charlotte and Iris find solace and are surprised by how much fun they're having. But when the women discover a secret link between them, it changes everything they thought they knew about the unconventional family they've created and leaves them wondering whether coming together was a coincidence at all. Will the skeletons in the mommune closets help Charlotte and Iris reclaim their place in the Juniper Shores community--or shatter the sisterhood forever?
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The Storm by Rachel HawkinsNew York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins is back with a thrilling new gothic suspense about a Gulf Coast beach motel that has survived a century of hurricanes and has also been the site of multiple mysterious deaths.
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Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten MillerLula Dean wants to rid her town's libraries of all inappropriate books, none of which she's ever read, and starts her own lending library in front of her home. But one of Lula's enemies discovers the library and decides to turn the tables on her, just as Lula and her archenemy Beverly Underwood are running against each other for town mayor. Suddenly people who've been borrowing from Lula's library begin to reveal themselves.
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Where the Rivers Merge by Mary Alice MonroeSpanning eight decades in South Carolina's Lowcountry, Eliza Rivers fights against societal constraints, war, and family strife to protect her beloved estate, Mayfield, but as she nears the end of her life, she must make one final stand to secure its future.
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The Night the River Wept by Lo PatrickArlene has lived in a small town on the edge of nowhere Georgia her whole life. Now married to her high school sweetheart, Tommy, Arlene is itching to start a family and become the mother she always dreamed of being. But that's proving more difficult than she thought, and Arlene is desperate to find something to do to keep her mind off things and get some distance from her husband, who is increasingly getting on her nerves. She takes a part-time job bagging evidence at the local police department, which involves about twenty minutes of actual work, and the rest of her shift, she reads over cold cases. One in particular fascinates her, and Arlene becomes obsessed with the case. With the help of the police department's receptionist and a family friend, she sets out on discovering the truth.
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Vigil by George SaundersNot for the first time, Jill 'Doll' Blaine finds herself hurtling toward earth, reconstituting as she falls, right down to her favorite black pumps. She plummets towards her newest charge—yet another soul she must usher into the afterlife—and lands headfirst in the circular drive of his ornate mansion. She has performed this sacred duty 343 times since her own death. Her charges, as a rule, have been greatly comforted in their final moments. But this one, she soon discovers, isn't like the others. The powerful K.J. Boone will not be consoled because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold, epic life, and the world is better for it. Isn't it? Vigil transports us, careening, through the wild final evening of a complicated man.
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That Last Carolina Summerby Karen WhiteAs a child, Phoebe Manigault developed the gift of premonition after she was struck by lightning near her Charleston home. Plagued throughout her life by mysterious dreams and always living in the shadow of her beautiful sister, Addie, Phoebe eventually moves to the west coast, as far from her family as possible. Now years later, she is summoned back to South Carolina to help Addie care for their ailing mother. As Phoebe's return lures her back into deep-rooted tensions and conflicts, she is drawn toward Celeste, whose granddaughter went missing years ago. Their connection, woven through shared losses and hope, brings comfort to Phoebe, while Celeste's adult grandson resurrects complicated emotions tied to Phoebe's past. But the longer Phoebe spends in her childhood home, the more her recurring nightmares intensify, bringing her closer to the shocking truth that will irrevocably change everything.
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