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General Fiction
Boleyn Traitor
by Philippa Gregory

The author of The Other Boleyn Girl returns to the court of Henry VIII with a novel about the high cost of loyalty, love and betrayal.
A Court of Silver Flames
by Sarah J. Maas

Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she's struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre's Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta's orbit. Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance - and healing - in each other's arms.
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.
The Enchanted Greenhouse
by Sarah Beth Durst

After being punished for creating a magical spider plant, Terlu Perna awakens on a mysterious island of enchanted greenhouses, where she teams up with a grumpy gardener and a sentient rose to uncover a fading magic, defying old laws and rediscovering purpose in the process.
The Lost Book of First Loves
by RaeAnne Thayne

After discovering a secret half-sister through a DNA test, Alison Wells takes a job as Juniper Connolly's intern to uncover their shared past, leading both women to a Wyoming cabin where long-hidden truths, unexpected bonds, and redefined family begin to emerge.
Minor Black Figures
by Brandon Taylor

From a Booker Prize finalist and bestselling author comes a novel about a gay Black painter navigating the worlds of art, desire and creativity.
Twice
by Mitch Albom

Young Alfie Logan can rewind any moment for a do-over -- but must accept the results of his second try -- and having navigated through adolescence and finding seemingly lasting love with Gianna, he must confront an impossible choice when his power unravels during a casino arrest.
Venetian Vespers
by John Banville

Struggling writer Evelyn Dolman faces eerie disappearances and sinister events at a decaying palazzo in 1899 Venice, as his marriage to disinherited heiress Laura and the treachery of Count Barbarigo plunge him into a nightmarish web of mystery and doubt.
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.
The Women of Wild Hill
by Kirsten Miller

Summoned back to their ancestral home on Wild Hill, three generations of Duncan women—estranged sisters and an unknowing daughter—must embrace their magical legacy and reconcile old grievances to stop a rising elemental force bent on reshaping humanity's future.
Wreck 
by Catherine Newman

In Western Massachusetts, Rocky juggles family life with her husband, adult children and aging father, until her fixation on a local accident and an ominous medical concern stirs up anxieties that threaten to upend her fragile sense of normalcy.
Romance
Overdue
by Stephanie Perkins

Ingrid Dahl, a twenty-nine-year-old librarian in the cozy mountain town of Ridgetop, North Carolina, has been happily dating her college boyfriend, Cory, for eleven years without ever discussing marriage. But when Ingrid's sister announces her engagement to a woman she's only been dating for two years, Ingrid and Cory feel pressured to consider their future. But plans go awry, Ingrid's harmless crush on Macon has turned into something much more complicated. Overdue is a beautiful, slow-burn romance full of lust and longing about new beginnings and finding your way.
The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn
by Valerie Bowman

For fans of the Lovelight series and The Pumpkin Spice Café, this cozy and sexy romance follows a young event planner who returns to her family’s inn on an apple orchard to help run their Harvest Festival—only to find herself butting heads with the handsome son of the apple orchard’s owners. 
Problematic Summer Romance
by Ali Hazelwood

Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out her life. Conor Harkness is thirty-eight, and Maya cannot stop thinking about him. When Maya’s brother decides to get married in Taormina, she and Conor end up stuck together in a romantic Sicilian villa for over a week. There, on the beautiful Ionian coast, between ancient ruins, delicious foods, and natural caves, Maya realizes that Conor might be hiding something from her. And as the destination wedding begins to erupt out of control, she decides that a summer fling might be just what she needs—even if it’s a problematic one.
Remain
by Nicholas Sparks

A one-of-a-kind novel that grapples with the supernatural mysteries of life, death, and human connection—an unprecedented collaboration between the globally bestselling author of love stories like The Notebook and the renowned writer and director of blockbuster thrillers like The Sixth Sense.
Amish Romance
A Hidden Hope
by Suzanne Woods Fisher

With the arrival of three unexpected newcomers to Stoney Ridge comes an array of secrets and emotions brewing just beneath the surface.
Western Romance
The Silver Hills Boarding House
by Linda Lael Miller

In early-20th-century Montana, in the lead-up to the holiday season, a woman risks everything to protect her younger brother and sister in the unforgiving west -- and a widower sees in them a second chance at love and family.
Holiday
My Beloved: A Mitford Novel
by Jan Karon

Father Tim's love letter to wife Cynthia goes missing and circulates among his neighbors; Harley gets an important letter of his own; a broken heart teaches Old Mayor Esther a lesson; and thanks to Lace and Dooley, readers get what they've been waiting for: Sadie. 
A Ferry Merry Christmas
by Debbie Macomber

Separated for Christmas, siblings Avery and Reed Bond each find unexpected romance amidst travel delays: Avery meets a charming sailor on a stalled ferry, while Reed connects with a coworker, proving that even unexpected detours can lead to love.
The Last Death of the Year
by Sophie Hannah

The brilliant Belgian detective rings in the New Year with a chilling murder investigation.
Mistletoe and Rodeo
by Janet Dailey

Known for its natural beauty, holiday-themed Noel, North Carolina, isn’t just the country’s second largest producer of Christmas trees, it’s a warm, welcoming community, as one visitor on a challenging journey is about to discover . . .
Santa's Holiday Spectacular
by Fern Michaels

The four fan-favorite gal pals of Santa's Crew are joined by their new friends from the Sisterhood to put a stop to some real-life Grinches in New York City. 
A Sea View Christmas: An on Devonshire Shores Novella
by Julie Klassen

Spend the holiday season with the Summers sisters on the charming Devonshire coast, where family bonds are strengthened, love is rekindled, and Christmas joy abounds.
The Secret Christmas Library
by Jenny Colgan

Hired to uncover a legendary book that could save a crumbling Scottish estate, antiquarian book hunter Mirren Sutherland joins a charming laird and her rival in a snowbound castle, where secrets, clues, and unexpected sparks make for a festive literary treasure hunt.
Mystery & Detective
Apostle's Cove
by William Kent Krueger

Just before Halloween, former sheriff Cork O'Connor reopens a decades-old murder case at his son's urging as whispers of the Windigo grow louder and bodies begin to fall in the latest addition to the long-running series following Spirit Crossing.
The Break-in
by Katherine Faulkner

After killing an intruder in self-defense while hosting a playdate at her London home, Alice becomes obsessed with uncovering his identity, unraveling unsettling clues that suggest her seemingly perfect life may be built on hidden betrayals.
A Catered Bake-off
by Isis Crawford

Sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons's baking competition sours with suspicious ingredients, malfunctioning appliances, a goat invasion, and ominous notes delivered to the cast and crew—and when a judge meets a grisly end, the sleuthing siblings race to catch a mixed-up killer.
The Dead Guy Next Door
by Lucy Score

The prime suspect in the murder of her neighbor, Riley Thorn, possibly clairvoyant, teams up with PI Nick Santiago to figure out who pulled the trigger, while keeping the detectives at bay and dealing with a stranger claiming he has been sent to help her hone her psychic gifts.
Halloween Night Murder
by Leslie Meier

In this trio of Halloween-themed novellas, a reporter in Maine investigates a teen's mysterious death, a group of friends shelters in a spooky farmhouse during a storm, and Mrs. Claus untangles magical mischief in Christmastown when Halloween chaos strikes.
The Homemade God 
by Rachel Joyce

During a sweltering European heatwave, four siblings gather at their family lake house to investigate the mysterious death of their renowned artist father—who vanished after remarrying a younger woman, leaving behind an unfinished masterpiece—while confronting long-hidden familial wounds and an enigmatic stepmother's influence.
I Died for Beauty
by Amanda Flower

In Amherst, 1857, Emily Dickinson and her maid brave a brutal winter and investigate a suspicious fire that killed a young couple, in the third novel of the series following I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died.
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.
Murder, She Wrote: Snowy With a Chance of Murder
by Jessica Fletcher

In a nod to Rear Window, this newest entry in the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series finds Jessica Fletcher coping with an injury that leaves her homebound—and a murder just outside her window!
Photograph
by Brian Freeman

Shannon Wells must investigate the death of an amnesiac former client, and the only clue to who she was and why she was murdered is an old photograph of a little girl in the rain outside a Midwestern motel.
The Proving Ground
by Michael Connelly

The Lincoln Lawyer is back with a case against an AI company whose product may have been responsible for the murder of a young girl.
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.
Smuggler's Cove
by Fern Michaels

After inheriting a rundown marina in Smugglers Cove, estranged siblings Madison and Lincoln Taylor find their plans to sell it derailed when a body surfaces under their dock, forcing them to navigate small-town life, local legends and a mysterious treasure map while uncovering long-buried secrets.
Thriller & Suspense
Coyote Hills
by Jonathan Kellerman

Now a private investigator, former Alameda County coroner Clay Edison takes a perplexing case of a wealthy couple's son found dead in San Francisco Bay, in the sixth book of the series following The Lost Coast.
Dark Horse
by Felix Francis

Imogen Duffy is an up-and-coming Irish jump jockey making her mark in steeplechase racing. Jealous of her success, Imogen’s controlling boyfriend Liam is stalking her and when she tries to break it off with him, he turns violent. But Liam vehemently refuses to let her go–until he’s found dead, stabbed with a knife bearing Imogen’s fingerprints. Imogen’s father, convinced of her innocence, seeks out Sid Halley to ask for his help uncovering the truth. With his life and reputation on the line, Sid races to solve the case before someone else ends up dead. 
Deadly Storms
by Christine Feehan

Haunted by a painful past, cafe 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.
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.
The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's the Stand
by Christopher Golden

Set during and after the events of The Stand, this authorized anthology gathers original stories from acclaimed writers who expand on the novel's apocalyptic world, exploring survival, morality, and human resilience amid civilization's collapse and the uncertain rebuilding that follows.
Forget Me Not
by Stacy Willingham

Twenty-two years ago, Claire Campbell’s older sister, Natalie, disappeared shortly after her eighteenth birthday. Days later, her blood was found in a car, a man was arrested, and the case was swiftly closed. In the decades since, Claire has attempted to forget her traumatic past by moving to the city and climbing the ranks as an investigative journalist... until an unexpected call from her father forces her to come back home and face it all anew.
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.
Gone Before Goodbye
by Reese Witherspoon

When disgraced combat surgeon Maggie McCabe takes a secretive job treating a powerful man overseas, his sudden disappearance pulls her into a deadly conspiracy forcing her on the run to uncover the truth and clear her name. 
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.
The Hitchhikers
by Chevy Stevens

On the remote Canadian highways in 1976, Tom and Alice are on an RV road trip to repair their marriage and heal the wounds of recent tragic events, but when they join up with a seemingly friendly young couple, things take an even darker turn.
Last Seen
by J. T. Ellison

From a New York Times bestselling author, comes a twisted psychological thriller about the bonds of family and the disconnect between memory and the truth.
The Picasso Heist
by James Patterson

A glamorous 22-year-old art thief tries to best a bunch of other criminals in the heist of a previously unknown Picasso discovered in the attic of a French villa.
Please Don't Lie
by Christina Baker Kline

Two years ago, Hayley's parents died in a fire and her sister overdosed, leaving Hayley alone to face a media circus; after she accepts her husband's suggestion to start fresh in the Adirondacks, he grows distant and the widow down the road spews accusations?—?her sanctuary is anything but safe.
Revenge of Odessa
by Frederick Forsyth

Fifty years after revealing the secrets of Odessa, an underground organization of former Nazis angling to regain power, Peter Miller is a retired legend in the journalism community. By 2025 Odessa has been replace by Medusa which has reached a level of secret power greater than Odessa ever achieved, its every long-term plan nearing fruition. Peter Miller must stop a planned inferno by Medusa at all costs.  
Sharp Force
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

A serial killer wreaks havoc on Northern Virginia, appearing as a ghostly apparition before striking—and Kay Scarpetta must avoid becoming their next victim.
The Staircase in the Woods
by Chuck Wendig

Twenty years after a childhood friend vanished on a mysterious staircase in the woods, a group of former high school friends reunites to uncover the truth, facing the dark secrets and horrors that await beyond the staircase.
The Surrogate Mother
by Freida McFadden

Abby's dream of having a child is endangered when she discovers that her personal assistant, and the surrogate mother carrying her child, as an unspeakable secret.
Too Old For This
by Samantha Downing

Retired and hidden under a new identity, Lottie Jones faces exposure when a persistent journalist starts digging into her murderous past, forcing her to confront old crimes and attempt one more cover-up before age—and curiosity—catch up with her.
The Widow
by John Grisham

Already struggling at work and at home, rural Virginia attorney Simon Latch finds himself accused of her murder after he secures wealthy widow Eleanor Barnett's secret inheritance only to see her fortunes unravel in the wake of a car crash.
Non-Fiction
The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon
by Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Explores the marriage of a pioneering aviator and a publicity-driven publisher, examining how their partnership shaped her career, fueled her ambitions, and pressured her into ever-riskier feats, revealing the tensions of independence, fame, and societal expectations in the early 20th century. Illustrations.
Backstage: Stories of a Writing Life
by Donna Leon

Blending deep research and vivid memories, this memoir from the celebrated author of the bestselling Guido Brunetti series explores the inspirations behind her craft, love for Venice and opera and eclectic teaching experiences from New Jersey to Iran and Switzerland.
This Happened To Me: A Reckoning
by Kate Price

A scholar confronts repressed memories of childhood abuse and trafficking through trauma therapy, embarking on a decade-long search for proof and healing that leads her back to her Appalachian roots, where she channels her personal pain into advocacy for vulnerable children.
The Land of Sweet Forever: Stories and Essays
by Harper Lee

Spanning her early short stories and later nonfiction, this collection reveals the iconic author's evolving voice and sharp insights into childhood, creativity, justice and Southern identity, offering a fuller portrait beyond her two landmark novels.
To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower
by Bret Baier

This sweeping account chronicles the 26th President's transformation from privileged New Yorker to cowboy, soldier, and reformer, highlighting his relentless drive, reformist zeal, and deep impact on American politics, conservation, foreign policy, and the evolving role of the presidency.
38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia
by Philippe Sands

A world-renowned attorney and writer offers an intimate legal and historical investigation that follows the pursuit of accountability for two notorious 20th-century criminals?—?Pinochet and Rauff?—?exploring how their cases tested the boundaries of immunity and universal jurisdiction after Nuremberg. Illustrations. Maps.
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