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Home and away
by Rochelle Alers
Frustrated with her stagnant career, journalist Harper Fleming moves to Nashville to interview her grandfather about his father's Negro League baseball career, but as she uncovers family history, she finds inspiration to transform her own future.
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All the other mothers hate me : a novel
by Sarah Harman
When single mom Florence Grimes' son is accused of causing the mysterious disappearance of a bully classmate, she must manage her disdain of the other moms, her own self-doubts and unexpected truths to prove his innocence.
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The Paris Express : a novel
by Emma Donoghue
Set on a fateful 1895 train journey to Paris, a diverse group of passengers—including politicians, a medical student, an inventor, and an anarchist—navigate personal ambitions and hidden motives, culminating in a disaster that forever changes their lives.
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The Griffin Sisters' greatest hits : a novel
by Jennifer Weiner
Cassie and Zoe Grossberg, former pop superstars as The Griffin Sisters, have been estranged for two decades since their band's rise and tragic fall, when Zoe's ambitious daughter Cherry sets out to uncover the hidden truths behind their breakup and heal their fractured family.
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The housemaid's secret
by Freida McFadden
It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shinykitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs. Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything ... That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe. Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go ...
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Guilty until innocent
by Robert Whitlow
Life in prison is often a nightmare, but Joe Moore believes he is just where God intends him to be. After being fired from two previous law firms, young lawyer Ryan Clark and his wife, Paige, have settled into a small North Carolina town. Ryan is forced to take the helm at the law firm--just in time for the town's biggest case in history to be reopened. Joe Moore's niece has been doing some digging and, convinced that her incarcerated uncle is innocent, insists that Ryan relaunch the investigation immediately. After Ryan meets with Joe, both men receive threats that put their own lives--as well as the lives of those around them--in danger.
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An Amish country reunion
by Patricia Johns
Arriving at the State Police K9 Training Center, Trooper Genevieve Austin learns that she'll be reporting to her former partner, Sergeant Scott Simpson. Gen hasn't seen Scott since he ghosted her to protect his job. And after her own struggles to climb the ranks, she can sympathize. When working together makes old feelings resurface, will Gen and Scott choose their careers...or each other?
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Overkill
by Judith A. Jance
Chuck Brewster, former business partner of Ali Reynolds's husband B. Simpson, once had an affair with Clarice, B.'s first wife?—?when Chuck is found murdered with Clarice nearby covered in blood, she swears she's innocent and begs for Ali's help.
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Sniffing out murder
by Kallie E. Benjamin
When the newly elected school board trustee—and former high school mean girl—cuts funding to her beloved pet-assisted reading program and then winds up dead, children's book author Pris and her trusty bloodhound, Baily, must prove the authorities are barking up the wrong tree.
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Six stunning sirens
by Lynn Cahoon
Mia Malone is looking forward to catering the Miss Magic Springs Harvest Pageant, part of the local coven's big autumn celebration—until death puts a chill in the air, in a cozy mystery by a New York Times best-selling author.
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Hope's enduring echo : a novel
by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Spotting a fossil in a young woman's hands while riding a train through Colorado, a geology student, Leo, leads them on a thrilling hunt, sparking their unexpected friendship and offering them each a deeper understanding of their destinies.
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Heart of the Glen
by Jennifer Deibel
Alone in the world and haunted by tragedy, Saoirse Fagan finds a new start at a sheep farm in the wild hills of Dunlewey, Ireland. But master tweed weaver Owen McCready isn't used to accepting help from outsiders--even one as strangely magnetic as this young woman.
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The bones beneath my skin
by TJ Klune
In 1995, after losing everything, Nate Cartwright retreats to his family's summer cabin in Roseland, Oregon, only to find it occupied by a man named Alex and a remarkable girl named Artemis Darth Vader; as cultists and government forces close in, Nate must choose between despair and hope.
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The dressmakers of London
by Julia Kelly
After their mother's unexpected death, Isabelle Shelton and her estranged sister Sylvia inherit the family dressmaking shop, prompting Izzie to reluctantly seek Sylvia's help to save it while aiming to buy her out, leading to letters that explore old wounds and the possibility of reconciliation within their shared legacy
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Guide me home
by Attica Locke
Facing a potential indictment a Texas Ranger must investigate his mother's dubious tale of a missing Black college student while balancing his quest for truth, in the third novel of the series following Heaven, My Home.
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Cold as hell :
by Kelley Armstrong
Detective Casey Duncan and Sheriff Eric Dalton investigate a terrifying assault and a mysterious frozen body in the forest surrounding their secluded Yukon town, in the third novel of the series following The Boy Who Cried Bear.
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Preacher's strike
by William W. Johnstone
Preacher is heading home to the mountains when he's approached by a wealthy European with an unusual proposition. He wants the mountain man to track down his missing cousin, and he's willing to pay a small fortune to find her. Preacher isn't one to get mixed up in the affairs of fancy foreigners, but he reluctantly agrees. Preacher quickly begins to suspect that this search party is doomed. And this trail will lead to some very dead ends... First off, they discover that the missing woman's American lover was killed by Teton Sioux years ago. Secondly, the murderous Knox gang heard about the rich European's fortune and plan to kidnap him for a ransom. Thirdly, a fierce band of Sioux warriors launch an attack on Preacher and his men. But the biggest shock of all comes when Preacher finally meets the missing woman herself--and sees what she did to survive...
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Peace Before the Second Storm : A Story of the Civil War
by Anthony Wood
The Siege of Vicksburg has ended and for Lummy Tullos, so has the war. Weary of battle, loss, and death, he has decided to return to Winn Parish to salvage what little life he has left. Sneaking away from the Confederate Army on the march from Vicksburg to a parole camp, he sets out with his closest friend, J.A., on a path of their own choosing. Together they evade Union patrols, cross the Mississippi River under fire, and dodge the Southern Home Guard as they make the long walk home.
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The world's fair quilt : a novel
by Jennifer Chiaverini
A timely celebration of quilting, family, community, and history in this latest novel in the perennially popular Elm Creek Quilts series from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini.
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Between friends & lovers : a novel
by Shirlene Obuobi
Dr. Josephine Boateng, a social media influencer with countless followers, decides it's time to take her own advice and prioritize herself for once?—?a decision that leads to unexpected friendship and love, and must decide if she's willing to risk it all for something real.
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Elphie : a Wicked childhood
by Gregory Maguire
Describes the coming of age story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, as she is molded by her promiscuous mother and her pious father, becomes jealous of her siblings and encounters mistreatment of the animal populations of Oz.
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The best mystery stories of the year 2024
by Anthony Horowitz
"Anthony Horowitz selects and introduces the best mystery stories from the past year, under the auspices of the world's oldest mystery fiction specialty bookshop"
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Blood of the old kings
by Sæong-il Kim
"There is no escaping the Empire. Even in death, you will serve. In an Empire run on necromancy, dead sorcerers are the lifeblood. Their corpses are wrapped in chains and drained of magic to feed the unquenchable hunger for imperial conquest. Born with magic, Arienne has become resigned to her dark fate. But when the voice of a long-dead sorcerer begins to speak inside her head, she listens. There may be another future for her, if she's willing to fight for it"
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Betrayal at Blackthorn Park
by Julia Kelly
Evelyne Redfern's first spy assignment at Blackthorn Park turns perilous when she and her handler, David Poole, must solve the murder of the chief engineer to protect a critical wartime facility, in the follow-up to A Traitor in Whitehall.
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How to help a hungry werewolf
by Charlotte Stein
When Cassandra Camberwell returns to her hometown of Hollow Brook, the last thing she expects is Seth Brubaker on her doorstep. Her former best friend was responsible for the worst moment of her high school life, and she can't imagine he wants to do anything but torment her all over again.Until she unearths the real reason this annoyingly gorgeous beast of a man keeps hanging around: he's an actual werewolf, who's certain she's the witch that will ease his suffering. Seth offers a pact: he'll teach her all about her undiscovered magic, and she will brew the potions he needs. No feelings, no funny business, just a witch and a werewolf striking a deal. Totally doable. Until they get hit with a do-or-die mating bond.
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The Sunflower House : a novel
by Adriana Allegri
Allina Gottlieb's peaceful life in 1939 Germany shatters when she is forced to work as a nurse in Hochland Home, a facility for breeding Aryan children, where she conceals her Jewish identity and develops a risky relationship with Karl, an SS officer with his own hidden secrets.
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Return of the Monarchs
by Beth Wiseman
Janelle Herron isn't interested in having a boyfriend. She wears black clothes, dark makeup, and sees herself metaphorically as a caterpillar who hopes to transform into a butterfly someday. She hopes that she will grow into a vision of herself that she can live with, and she has her reasons—reasons that only her parents are aware of—but that doesn't include having a romantic relationship. But when she sees a handsome Amish man being harassed by bullies, she gets involved and becomes friends with Thomas Schrock. But will a magical meadow filled with monarchs and a little divine intervention turn things around for Janelle?
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Beyond reasonable doubt
by Robert Dugoni
Seattle attorney Keera Duggan helps former childhood friend Jenna Bernstein, a disgraced biotech CEO accused of murdering her former partner, amidst rising doubts and circumstantial evidence in the second novel of the series following Her Deadly Game.
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Killer Trail
by Joseph Chadwick
Will Shannon was out on the range when he heard gunshots in the distance. Then, Will's worst fears were realized: his sister and brother-in-law were shot dead. Will didn't know who the men were or why they had killed his family, but he vowed to find them and see them hang.
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Rio Fuego
by Wayne D. Dundee
Lone McGantry’s journey to Rio Fuego, Colorado, began as a straightforward mission to acquire livestock for his horse ranch. However, destiny had other plans, thrusting him into a perilous showdown with a merciless mob hell-bent on lynching a prisoner en route to trial. In a desperate attempt to avert the lynching, tragedy strikes when the Rio Fuego marshal overseeing the prisoner’s transfer is fatally shot, and the prisoner, Jaime, makes a daring escape. As Lone finds himself entangled with the late marshal’s deputies and joining forces to restore order to the turbulent town, he swears to recapture the escaped prisoner and expose those accountable for the marshal’s murder.
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What the wife knew : a novel
by Darby Kane
Dr. Richmond Dougherty is a renowned pediatric surgeon, an infamous tragedy survivor, and a national hero. He's also very dead--thanks to a fall down the stairs. His neighbors angrily point a finger at the newest Ms. Dougherty, Addison. Now Addison is a very rich widow. As law enforcement starts to circle in on Addison and people in town become increasingly hostile, sides are chosen with Kathryn, Richmond's high school sweetheart, wife number one, and the mother of his children, leading the fray. But it will take a lot more than faceless threats to stop Addison. Her plan to marry Richmond then ruin him may have been derailed by his unexpected death, but she's not done with him yet.
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Strange folk : a novel
by Alli Dyer
In this lush, shimmering and wildly imaginative debut novel, a young mother returns after twenty years to her estranged family of women in Appalachia, renowned for their ability to call upon the magic of the land to solve the community's woes-but when alocal predatory teacher is found dead in the woods, it seems the women conjured something more sinister.
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Galaphile
by Terry Brooks
Galaphile, an orphan turned master mage, builds the legendary Druid citadel Paranor while experience love, loss and battling an ancient evil who threatens the Four Lands, in the new series by the author of The Last Druid.
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The president's lawyer : a novel
by Lawrence Robbins
Follows a Washington, D.C. litigator who is hired to defend his best friend, the former President of the United States, against a murder charge.
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Junie : a novel
by Erin Crosby Eckstine
Sixteen-year-old slave Junie tends to master's daughter Violet at Bellereine Plantation in Alabama, but when Violet's potential marriage leads Junie to commit a desperate act that rouses sister Minnie's spirit, she enlists coachman Caleb's help as horrifying secrets are revealed.
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Six days in Bombay
by Alka Joshi
This sweeping novel follows young Anglo-Indian nurse Sona as she embarks on a journey from her home in Bombay, through Prague, Florence, Paris and London, to uncover a mystery and prove her innocence after famous painter Mira Novak dies in her care.
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A dark and stormy knit
by Peggy Ehrhart
When their neighbor Adrienne's sister is stabbed to death on Halloween night, Pamela and Bettina, and their Knit and Nibble crafting group, doing their own investigating, discover Adrienne may have been the target, not her sister, and must unravel the clues to solve this ghoulish crime.
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Ace, marvel, spy : a novel of Alice Marble
by Jenni L. Walsh
Tennis champion Alice Marble's world unravels after her husband's death in World War II, but when the U.S. Army recruits her to spy under the guise of tennis exhibitions, she seizes the chance to avenge him and faces her greatest challenge.
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The secret of the three fates : a Ruby Vaughn mystery
by Jess Armstrong
American heiress Ruby Vaughn still hasn't entirely forgiven her octogenarian employer and housemate Mr. Owen for bringing the occult into their lives during her recent trip. He claims their journey is simply to appraise and acquire illuminated manuscripts for their rare bookshop, however Ruby begins to grow suspicious about the true reason why they have come. When a sâeance-hosted by a trio of mediums billing themselves as The Three Fates-goes awry, Mr. Owen's secrets begin to unravel, threatening to reveal a history that he has been running from for half his life. When Ruby finds one of the Three Fates murdered the night of the seance, she and Mr. Owen quickly become the prime suspects.
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The rivals
by Jane Pek
Claudia Lin has scored her dream job: co-running Veracity, a dating detective agency whose mission is to determine if chronically online New Yorkers are telling the truth about themselves to their prospective partners. Unfortunately, along the way, she and her colleagues have uncovered a nefarious AI conspiracy. And the corrupt corporate matchmakers may be resorting to murder to protect their secrets.
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Saltwater : a novel
by Katy Hays
Thirty years after Sarah Lingate's mysterious death on Capri, her daughter Helen returns with the family for their annual retreat, only to uncover a buried necklace, renewed suspicions, and dangerous secrets, as betrayal and paranoia threaten to rupture the family and claim more lives.
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The King's Messenger : (Deluxe Edition)
by Susanna Kearsley
In 1613, Andrew Logan, a messenger for King James, embarks on a mission to frame an innocent advisor for treason, but as he unravels the truth alongside his spirited neighbor Phoebe Westaway, their growing bond challenges loyalty, justice, and the possibilities of love.
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The party line
by Carolyn Brown
Returning home to Ditto, Texas, is bittersweet for Lila Matthews. Her dear and feisty aunt Gracie has passed away, leaving Lila her estate. That includes a centuries-old house, a field of the freshest strawberries in Atascosa County, more money than Lila can count, and a secret Aunt Gracie took to her grave. All the angels in heaven won't be able to pry it out of her...When Lila inherits Aunt Gracie's legacy, ears perk up and tongues start wagging. As Lila reacquaints herself with locals, finds warmth in family...and cozies up to a handsome new neighbor, she begins collecting clues to the past.
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The widower takes a wife
by Emma Miller
In a letter left by his late wife, Amish widower Jon Coblenz discovers her shocking final wish--marry their best friend, Eleanor Koffman. Initially reluctant, Jon quickly realizes the caring woman he grew up with, who already loves his children, is the perfect choice. But first he'll need to woo Ellie. Nearing thirty, Ellie knows a husband isn't in her future. That is, until Jon makes his intentions known. But as childhood friendship blossoms into genuine love, will the secret behind their beginning lead to its end?
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Magical meet cute
by Jean Meltzer
A potter in Woodstock, New York, Faye Kaplan, after her town is papered with anti-Semitic posters, drunkenly creates a golem protector, who happens to be her ideal man, and wonders if the sudden arrival of a mysterious--and gorgeous--stranger is anything but a coincidence.
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Ride for Texas
by William Heuman
Joel Barnett did not set out to join Texas' war for independence. But a chain of events led Joel and his two Kentucky river companions into the Texas fight. Soon Joel and his friends were deep in it-- fighting Mexican soldiers, being taken hostage and escaping, and rescuing, once more, the woman that he was beginning to realize that he loved. And along the way, he also developed a love for the land of Texas and dedicated himself to her fight for independence.
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My three dogs
by W. Bruce Cameron
When a tragic accident separates three dogs from their human, they find themselves up for adoption -- separately. But Riggs, an Australian Shepherd with a heart of gold, refuses to see his family torn apart. After the exuberant and fun-loving doodle Archie and quick-witted jack russell Luna are taken to new homes, Riggs' powerful herding instincts send him on a journey to bring his pack back together again.
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Rolling toward clear skies : a novel
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Maggie Blountputs her private practice on hold when disaster strikes. Doctors on Wheels takes her and Alex--Maggie's professional and romantic partner--wherever they're needed. Soon enough, Maggie's new blended family is in chaos. Teaching daughters Willa and Gemma about gratitude and empathy will be hard enough. Maggie must also admit her own role in their entitled upbringing, undo the damage, and anticipate the needs of all four girls and a puppy, all amid faraway natural disasters and those closer to home.
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