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The Academy
by Elin Hilderbrand
When a surprise national ranking thrusts underachieving Tiffin Academy into the spotlight, a viral gossip app begins exposing students' and staff's secrets, unraveling reputations and relationships as the boarding school's carefully curated image gives way to chaos, scandal and unexpected alliances.
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Amity
by Nathan Harris
In 1866 New Orleans, formerly enslaved siblings Coleman and June are separated, only to embark on perilous, individual journeys through the Mexican desert to reunite and seize the freedom they were promised.
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At Last
by Marisa Silver
When their children marry, two sharp-tongued matriarchs with clashing values become rivals for their granddaughter's love, forging a lifelong, complicated bond that reshapes their families and tests the boundaries of ambition, tradition and unexpected connection.
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Beings
by Ilana Masad
From the author of All My Mother's Lovers comes a novel rooted in true events, which asks how our beliefs, memories and pain tie us to one another, to history and to reality itself.
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The Book of Guilt
by Catherine Chidgey
In an alternate 1979 England shaped by a World War II that ended without a victor, orphaned triplets and a sheltered girl named Nancy uncover the grim truth behind their origins and must escape a regime built on deception, control and biological manipulation.
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Boy from the North Country
by Sam Evan Sussman
Summoned home to his dying mother, Evan uncovers the astonishing truth of his origins and the secrets of her life, including a hidden romance with Bob Dylan, as he finally understands her profound wisdom.
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Buckeye
by Patrick Ryan
In postwar Ohio, a stolen moment between Cal Jenkins and Margaret Salt reverberates through generations, as a small town's buried secrets and a wife's spiritual gift expose the longing for love and goodness.
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Circle of Days
by Ken Follett
As drought and tension grip the Great Plain, a gifted flint miner and a visionary priestess unite to build a monumental stone circle, but escalating tribal conflicts and brutal violence threaten their civilization and their shared ambition.
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Crooks
by Lou Berney
Born into a family of charming crooks and hustlers, the five Mercurio siblings each try to break away from their outlaw roots, but discover that the shadow of their criminal legacy is never far behind.
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The Elements
by John Boyne
An acclaimed Irish novelist has created an epic saga that weaves together four interconnected narratives, each representing a different perspective on crime: the enabler, the accomplice, the perpetrator, and the victim.
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Happiness and Love
by Zoe Dubno
Years after escaping New York's art scene, a narrator returns to attend a dinner party honoring a young actress, where she mercilessly exposes the moral depravity of her former friends and their empty lives.
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The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park
by Michiko Aoyama
In a small community, an eclectic group of residents?—?ranging from a failing student to a lonely mother?—?seek comfort, connection, and unexpected healing at a playground's legendary hippo ride said to cure ailments through its mysterious, magical touch.
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Hot Desk
by Laura Dickerman
Two rival editors share a desk, and a growing pile of snarky Post-its, while vying for a legendary author's estate, but as their battle intensifies, long-buried secrets from a 1980s publishing friendship threaten to reshape everything they thought they knew.
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Hunting Ava
by Kiki Swinson
Ava Frost, a former luxury car thief turned suburban mom, must use every skill she has to protect her children from a vengeful ex, a murderous crime duo and a deadly betrayal that proves she's worth more dead than alive.
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The Irish Goodbye
by Heather Aimee O'Neill
Three adult sisters grapple with a shared tragedy over a Thanksgiving weekend spent in their childhood home, navigating complex relationships and old tensions.
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The Iron Storm
by Jack Du Brul
Detective Isaac Bell faces the horrors of the Great War while battling a mysterious anarchist group intent on bringing brutality to the shores of America.
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Little movements : a novel
by Lauren Morrow
Layla becomes choreographer-in-residence for Black dancers at Briar House in rural Vermont, temporarily leaving behind Brooklyn, her job, her friends and her husband; helped by a handsome composer, neurotic costume designer, witty communications director and austere program director, she navigates this enormous feat in a very white town.
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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
by Kiran Desai
When Sonia and Sunny meet again by chance on an overnight train, their rekindled connection propels them through a journey shaped by family expectations, artistic disillusionment and personal upheaval as they seek meaning, love and belonging across continents and generations.
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The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes
by Chanel Cleeton
As American book hunter Margo Reynolds races to recover a rare volume in 2024 London, her search uncovers the intertwined lives of Pilar, a defiant librarian in 1960s Havana, and Eva, a Cuban teacher in 1900 Boston, each woman risking everything to protect a powerful literary legacy.
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Mercy
by Joan Silber
In the East Village of 1970s New York, Ivan rushes best friend Eddie to the ER when their experiment with heroin goes wrong; believing his friend is about to die, he chooses to leave him there, and this act of abandonment haunts Ivan's entire life.
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Middle Spoon
by Alejandro Varela
The narrator has a husband, two children, and a comfortable bourgeois life—and a sexy younger boyfriend to accompany him to farmers markets and cocktail parties, but when his boyfriend dumps him, he is heartbroken and must confront a world struggling to understand polyamorous relationships.
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One of Them
by Kitty Zeldis
No one knows that typical Vassar sophomore Anne is Jewish, or that her real name is Miriam, and she ignores the casual anti-Semitism at Vassar; her secret life is threatened by her friendship with unashamedly Jewish Delia.
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The Phoebe Variations
by Jane Hamilton
The acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World returns with a stunning coming-of-age novel about girls, mothers, and finding one's way in the world.
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The Portrait
by Danielle Steel
Devon Darcy, a gifted portraitist marked by loss, and Charlie Taylor, a guarded entrepreneur shaped by family wounds, form a powerful bond after a chance meeting, as their deepening summer romance in the Hamptons brings them fear, vulnerability, and the possibility of lasting love.
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The Righteous
by Ronald H. Balson
During the throes of World War II and the Holocaust, Theresa Weissbach, a professor at the University of Michigan, hasn't heard from her parents in Budapest for over a year; and her best friend, Julia Powers, recently awarded a Distinguished Service Medal for her OSS service in occupied Holland, joins with her to locate and rescue Theresa's family.
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Swallow
by Natsuo Kirino
Riki leaves her struggling hometown for Tokyo's precarious temp work and reluctantly agrees to carry a child for ballet star Motoi and his wife Yuko, entangling her with family pressures, societal judgments and complex relationships in a Japan where surrogacy is taboo and largely illegal.
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Sweet Heat
by Bolu Babalola
Twenty-eight-year-old Kiki dishes out life advice on her podcast, but as she prepares to be Maid of Honor in her best friend's wedding, everything starts to unravel; finding herself face-to-face with Best Man and ex Malakai, they are hell-bent on ignoring their smoldering chemistry.
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Sympathy Tower Tokyo
by Rie Qudan
In a near-future Tokyo where criminals are treated as victims and housed in a luxurious tower, architect Sara Machina struggles with past trauma, creative doubt, and a faltering romance while turning to an AI chatbot for clarity and inspiration.
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To the Moon and Back
by Eliana Ramage
After fleeing domestic violence for the Cherokee Nation, Steph Harper dedicates her life to escaping Oklahoma and reaching NASA, but her relentless pursuit of independence strains her ties with her sister Kayla, her girlfriend Della and her mother Hannah.
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The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)
by Rabih Alameddine
Living with his overbearing mother in Beirut, 63-year-old Raja, a gay philosophy teacher, accepts a writing residency in America hoping for escape, only to confront the personal losses, betrayals, and absurdities that have shaped his life across six turbulent decades.
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We Love You, Bunny
by Mona Awad
After publishing a novel that enrages her former MFA classmates, Samantha Heather Mackey is kidnapped by the eerie, cult-like Bunnies, who force her to hear their surreal origin story—an unsettling tale of monstrous creativity, deadly friendship and the violent magic at the heart of dark academia.
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What a Time to Be Alive
by Jade Chang
Struggling with grief, unemployment, and a fractured family, Lola Treasure Gold unexpectedly rises to fame as a self-help guru after a viral video, but she must confront accusations, personal loss, and the mystery of her missing mother while seeking her own truth.
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Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?
by Sarah McCoy
In 1991, college student Lu Tibbott investigates her aunt Lori Lovely's sudden transition from Hollywood starlet to cloistered nun, uncovering hidden ambitions, forbidden love, and dark secrets behind Lori's dramatic life change amid scandal and mystery.
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The Wilderness
by Angela Flournoy
Five young Black women—Desiree, Danielle, January, Monique, and Nakia—navigate strained family ties, motherhood, ambition, and identity as they support and challenge each other while forging their adulthoods in New York and Los Angeles across two turbulent decades.
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Will There Ever Be Another You
by Patricia Lockwood
As a mysterious illness warps her memory and perception during a global pandemic, a grieving young woman struggles to care for her family while questioning her identity, her past and whether her fractured mind might offer a strange kind of freedom.
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Wolf Bells
by Leni Zumas
In a fragile collective on a riverside bluff, a former punk rocker oversees a chaotic but caring home for the elderly, disabled, and young, but the arrival of two runaway children and mounting outside pressures force the group to confront the limits of their sanctuary.
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6:40 to Montreal
by Eva Jurczyk
A luxury train ride turns deadly after a fellow passenger dies under mysterious circumstances, causing Agatha's quiet writing retreat in the Canadian wilderness to become a chilling fight for survival against an unseen threat.
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All This Could Be Yours
by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Debut author Tessa Calloway's book tour becomes a nightmare when a stalker, threatening to expose her dark past and destroy her family, demands she pay the price for a chilling deal with the devil.
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The Belles
by Lacey N. Dunham
In 1951, outsider Deena Williams navigates the rigid world of Bellerton College and the seductive, secretive sisterhood of the Belles, where loyalty, privilege, and rebellion collide, and where uncovering the buried past may expose her own dangerous truths.
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Billion-Dollar Ransom
by James Patterson
When five members of a billionaire's family are kidnapped in a perfectly timed attack, FBI Special Agent Nicky Gordon faces off against a ruthless mastermind, racing to outsmart a plan that's as precise as it is dangerous.
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Denied Access
by Vince Flynn
As the CIA faces political scrutiny and a devastating Moscow intel failure, newly minted assassin Mitch Rapp is pulled into a deadly clash with Russian operatives, in the 24th novel of the series following Capture or Kill.
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Don't Say a Word
by Allison Brennan
The Angelharts must figure out whether a teen's death is a tragic accident… or a murder.
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End Game
by Jeffrey Archer
As London prepares for the 2012 Olympics, Commander William Warwick races against time to dismantle a shadowy international conspiracy planning a devastating attack, in the eighth novel of the series following An Eye for an Eye.
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Framed in Death
by J. D. Robb
When a killer stages victims as classic paintings, Eve Dallas must stop a deluded artist whose is leaving a bloody trail through Manhattan's elite art world.
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The Girl from Devil's Lake
by J. A. Jance
While preparing to celebrate her daughter's police academy graduation, Sheriff Joanna Brady is drawn into a chilling hunt for a serial killer whose crimes stretch from Arizona to North Dakota, forcing her to untangle dangerous secrets and confront betrayal close to home.
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The Girl With Ice in Her Veins
by Karin Smirnoff
As unrest simmers in the snowbound town of Gasskas, Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist are drawn into a web of violence and buried histories involving a murdered journalist, a missing hacker, and Lisbeth's vanished niece, forcing them to confront dangers both personal and political.
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The Grave Artist
by Jeffery Deaver
After a newlywed's death at a Hollywood Hills wedding, agent Carmen Sanchez and security expert Jake Heron uncover a serial killer's twisted plot targeting survivors' grief, racing to stop the Honeymoon Killer before they become his next victims.
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Gray Dawn
by Walter Mosley
Running a successful detective agency in 1970s L.A., Easy Rawlins is hired to find a dangerous woman whose secrets threaten to upend the city's fragile balance in the latest addition to the long-running series following Farewell, Amethystine.
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The Hallmarked Man
by Robert Galbraith
When dismembered corpse is discovered in the vault of a silver shop, the police initially believe it to be that of a convicted armed robber, but not everyone agrees with that theory.
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Hot Wax
by M. L. Rio
After witnessing a violent moment that shattered her father's rising rock band, Suzanne spends decades hiding from her past, until his death sends her on a wild road trip to uncover the truth and escape from her husband.
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The Impossible Fortune
by Richard Osman
As wedding plans unfold and personal struggles linger, the Thursday Murder Club reunites when a guest vanishes and a suspicious partner hints at something valuable—and deadly—leading Joyce, Elizabeth, Ron and Ibrahim into a tangled case of coded secrets and high-stakes deception.
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In the Time of Five Pumpkins
by Alexander McCall Smith
Botswana detective Precious Ramotswe solves a new case with the help of her loyal associate and proves again that compassion and wisdom are the greatest tools for justice in the twenty-sixth novel of the series following The Great Hippopotamus Hotel.
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The Killer Question
by Janice Hallett
A weekly trivia night has revived Sue and Mal Eastwood's struggling rural pub, until a body is found nearby and a suspiciously successful new team arrives; five years later the pub lies derelict and the Eastwood's nephew Dominic is determined to discover what happened.
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A Killer Wedding
by Joan O'leary
When a beauty mogul dies at her grandson's castle wedding, a fashion reporter uncovers secrets among the glamorous guests and suspects the killer may be one of the family members determined to keep it quiet.
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The Killing Stones
by Ann Cleeves
After his friend Archie is found murdered beside a stolen artifact on Westray, Detective Jimmy Perez returns to Orkney, where personal ties, dark secrets and local rumors complicate his search for the truth behind the killing.
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The Librarians
by Sherry Thomas
When two patrons die after a themed game night, four Austin librarians—each guarding painful secrets—must overcome mistrust and unite to protect their beloved library, unraveling a mystery that threatens the refuge they've built and the fragile peace they've found.
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A Matter of Pedigree
by Leslie Meier
Armed with a pampered spaniel and designer shoes, Carole Capobianco must clear her husband's name and uncover the truth after a wealthy venture capitalist is found bludgeoned to death, in the first novel of a new series.
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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer
by Ragnar Jâonasson
Young detective Helgi must find bestselling crime author Elín S. Jónsdóttir, before her disappearance is leaked to the press, and before it is too late for the missing writer.
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One of Us
by Dan Chaon
Orphaned twins on the run from their murderous uncle find refuge in a bizarre travelling carnival.
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A Slowly Dying Cause
by Elizabeth George
When a tin workshop owner is found dead just as a lucrative land deal looms, Detective Inspector Lynley uncovers a tangle of family tensions and hidden motives, in the 22nd novel of the series following Something to Hide.
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By the Horns
by Ruby Dixon
Gwenna hides her dangerous secret of forbidden magic while training for the Royal Artifactual Guild, until a flirty Taurian on a mission suspects her of theft, in the second novel of the series following Bully Moon Rising.
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Calder Strong
by Janet Dailey
In 1929 Montana, Joseph Dollarhide grapples with family pressure, forbidden love and old rivalries as blackmail and a bootlegging scandal threaten to upend his future, in the fifth novel of the series following Calder Country.
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Crazy Spooky Love
by Josie Silver
Melody Bittersweet launches her own ghostbusting agency in her hometown, but her first case, a haunted house with feuding ghosts, draws in her charming ex, a rival TV crew and a skeptical reporter who might be her biggest distraction.
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Deadly Storms
by Christine Feehan
Haunted by a painful past, café owner Shabina tries to keep her distance from the man she once hurt, but when danger closes in, she must rely on him for protection and decide what she's ready to risk to survive.
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Learning Curves
by Alison Cochrun
Sadie accepts her injured sister's place on a tour along Portugal's Camino de Santiago, which turns out to be a trip for queer women; after coming out to seatmate Mal, Mal offers to help Sadie relive the queer adolescence she missed.
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The Gingerbread Bakery
by Laurie Gilmore
As Dream Harbor prepares for Jeanie and Logan's festive wedding, baker Annie and laid-back Mac—forced to work together amid holiday cheer, community spirit, and snowy charm—must decide if their playful rivalry might be hiding something else.
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It's Me They Follow
by Jeannine A. Cook
In a magical bookshop where stories guide hearts, a bookseller who helps others find love through fiction confronts her own long-buried longing for a vanished customer and discovers that her story may still hold a happy ending.
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Lover Forbidden
by J. R. Ward
Devlin comes out of nowhere to save Lyric's life, and when she later searches for him they are drawn to each other, but she doesn't know he's hiding a secret—or that he could be the key to ending war between the Black Dagger Brotherhood and the lessers forever.
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Pitcher Perfect
by Tessa Bailey
Most women love Boston Bearcats rookie Robbie, but Division 1 softball pitcher Skylar thinks he's a dirty player and wants nothing to do with him; Robbie hopes to redeem himself by agreeing to be Skylar's fake boyfriend at a family wilderness competition where her crush will be in attendance.
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People Watching
by Hannah Bonam-young
Prudence has an introverted life in Baysville, a tourist town in Northern Ontario, where she works and cares for her mother, but wanderer Milo arrives right when she needs a change; when their chemistry intensifies and casual-sex lessons start at Prue's request, their temporary arrangement blossoms into something deeper.
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Tourist Season
by Brynne Weaver
Cape Carnage is a seaside town of colorful houses, quirky shops and an unusually high body count; with tourists comes trouble, but Harper Starling won't let anyone ruin her picture-perfect home.
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Vianne
by Joanne Harris
After scattering her mother's ashes, Vianne follows a mystical wind to Marseille, where she begins a new life as a pregnant waitress discovering the magic of cooking with chocolate—only to find that her secret past may upend the fragile future she's building.
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We Met Like This
by Kasie West
Beloved author Kasie West's sparkling adult rom-com debut about a hopeless romantic falling for the one man she never expected.
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Alchemised
by Senlinyu
Alchemist Helena Marino, a prisoner with amnesia, fights to survive in a necromancy-ridden world as the ruthless High Reeve attempts to unearth the vital secrets hidden within her missing memories.
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Among the Burning Flowers
by Samantha Shannon
A standalone legend to the New York Times bestselling fantasy series bridges the events of A Day of Fallen Night and The Priory of the Orange Tree.
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To Clutch a Razor
by Veronica Roth
The author pulls from Slavic folklore to explore family, duty and what it means to be a monster, in a sequel to the USA Today bestselling When Among Crows.
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Fiend
by Alma Katsu
When the powerful Berisha family's long-standing“blessing” starts to unravel, three siblings begin plotting against each other, exposing a deadly pact and revealing the dark forces that helped build their fortune and that may now be demanding a price.
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Land So Wide
by Erin A. Craig
Trapped in the prosperous but cursed settlement of Mistaken, mapmaker Greer Mackenzie defies the Warding Stones to rescue her beloved from monstrous creatures, uncovering dark secrets about her town and her own origins.
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The October Film Haunt
by Michael Wehunt
A woman is pulled into a cult horror film that is determined to have a sequel.
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Play Nice
by Rachel Harrison
Clio's mother Alex lost custody of Clio and her sisters when Alex wrote a book saying their house was possessed; after Alex's sudden death, the house passes to the sisters, and as the home makeover begins and Clio finally reads the book, the presence in the house becomes real and sinister.
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The Primal of Blood and Bone
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Poppy and Casteel face their most perilous challenges yet as old enemies rise and ancient powers stir from their slumber.
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Saltcrop
by Yume Kitasei
From the acclaimed author of The Stardust Grail comes the epic tale of two sisters who sail across oceans to find their missing third sister—and Earth’s environmental salvation.
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The Shattering Peace
by John Scalzi
In a series installment a decade in the making, the author returns to the galaxy of the Old Man's War series with the long awaited seventh book.
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Slashed Beauties
by Allison Rushby
Across present-day Seoul and 1763 London, antiques dealer Alys and orphaned Eleanor are drawn into a haunting legacy involving three anatomical wax women—created from real courtesans—whose deadly enchantment blurs timelines, binding their lives in a sinister battle for vengeance and escape.
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Spread Me
by Sarah Gailey
A routine probe at a research station turns deadly when a team discovers a strange specimen in search of a warm place to stay.
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The Summer War
by Naomi Novik
When Celia's accidental curse condemns her brother Argent to a loveless life, she spends years mastering her prophetic magic to break it, uncovering along the way a buried truth about an ancient war that could finally bring peace—or destroy her people entirely.
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Thief of Night
by Holly Black
There'd always been something wrong with Charlie Hall, crooked from the day she was born, never met a bad decision she wasn't willing to double down on, but will she be good enough to steal back a heart?
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What Stalks the Deep
by T. Kingfisher
Alex Easton investigates the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America.
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What We Can Know
by Ian McEwan
In a future drowned by climate disaster, solitary scholar Thomas Metcalfe uncovers a trail to a lost 2014 poem that once stirred scandal, unraveling a century-old mystery of love, betrayal and artistic legacy in a world longing for what it has lost.
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The Whistler
by Nick Medina
After a ghost-hunting accident leaves Henry Hotard paralyzed, he returns to his reservation and begins experiencing terrifying visions tied to a Native superstition, forcing him to confront buried trauma and the consequences of breaking sacred taboos.
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Wild Reverence
by Rebecca Ross
In a land where gods often kill each other to steal power and alliances break as quickly as they are forged, Matilda, the youngest goddess of her clan, must come of age sooner than most.
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You Weren't Meant to Be Human
by Andrew Joseph White
In a decaying Appalachian landscape where hives of parasites offer shelter in exchange for corpses, trans man Crane embraces the safety they offer—until an unexpected pregnancy with his volatile partner Levi sparks a horrifying descent that threatens to unravel his fragile existence in this brutal world.
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