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The Almost Sisters
by Joshilyn Jackson
A Southern family navigates the complexities of identity, culture, and relationships.
With empathy, grace, humor, and piercing insight, the author of gods in Alabama pens a powerful, emotionally resonant novel of the South that confronts the truth about privilege, family, and the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Gods in Alabama
by Joshilyn Jackson
A woman's journey of self-discovery, facing her ghosts while unearthing her family secrets.
For 10 years Arlene has kept her promises, and God has kept His end of the bargain. Until now. When an old schoolmate from Possett turns up at Arlene's door in Chicago asking questions about Jim ... (Goodreads)
Between, Georgia
by Joshilyn Jackson
A small town is torn apart by a feud between two families, and a young girl caught in the middle must choose where her loyalties lie.
Nonny Frett understands the meaning of the phrase "in between a rock and a hard place" better than any woman alive. She's got two mothers, "one deaf-blind and the other four baby steps from flat ... (Goodreads)
The Crossing Places
by Elly Griffiths
An amateur archaeologist follows clues to uncover a dark secret in a remote coastal town.
Forensic archaeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway is in her late thirties and lives happily alone with her two cats in a bleak, remote area near Norfolk, land that was sacred to its Iron Age inhabitants—not ... (Goodreads)
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead
Two boys sentenced to a brutal reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida struggle to survive and maintain their humanity.
Author of The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in 1960s Florida. ... (Goodreads)
An American Marriage
by Tayari Jones
A newlywed couple's lives are torn apart when the husband is wrongfully convicted of a crime. The novel explores love, loyalty, and injustice.
Roy, a sales representative for a textbook company, and Celestial, an artist specializing in custom made baby dolls, are newlyweds who live in Atlanta. After their first year of marriage they travel ... (Wikipedia)
Third Degree
by Greg Iles
A lawyer's life is turned upside down when he defends his best friend, a doctor accused of murdering a nurse. Twists and turns abound.
“A keep-you-engaged-to-the-very-last-page thriller” (,USA TODAY,) from, New York Times, bestselling author Greg Iles—an unforgettable plunge into a world of sex, violence, marital betrayal, medical ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Slave Dancer
by Paula Fox
A young boy is kidnapped and forced to work on a slave ship, where he witnesses the horrors of the slave trade.
It is the beginning of 1840 in New Orleans. In the rain, drunken riverboat workers and slaves alike are celebrating. Jessie Bollier lives in the area with his mother and sister. One evening while he ... (Wikipedia)
Small Admissions
by Amy Poeppel
A humorous and heartwarming novel about a woman's journey through the competitive world of New York City private school admissions.
People’s Book of the Week “Perfect for fans of Curtis Sittenfeld's, Prep,.”—,Booklist, Top 6 Books You Need to Read—,BuzzFeed, Best Books to Give Every Book Lover on Your List—,Town & Country, In ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Last Year of the War
by Susan Meissner
Two teenage girls, one German-American and one Japanese-American, are interned during WWII and form a friendship that lasts a lifetime.
Elise Sontag is a typical Iowa fourteen-year-old in 1943–aware of the war but distanced from its reach. Then her father, a legal U.S. resident for nearly two decades, is suddenly arrested on ... (Goodreads)
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
Two women in WWI join forces to unravel secrets of a spy network in search of a missing girl.
The plot follows pregnant American college student Charlie St. Clair in the aftermath of World War II , as she travels around France looking for her missing cousin, Rose. Her story intersects with ... (Wikipedia)
Homeport
by Nora Roberts
Art expert returns to her family home in Maine and becomes embroiled in a dangerous mystery involving stolen art and a handsome art thief.
After an assault at her family home in Maine, Dr. Miranda Jones is determined to put the experience behind her. Distraction comes when she is summoned to Italy—to verify the authenticity of a ... (Goodreads)
Girls' Night In
by Lauren Henderson
Four friends reunite for a weekend of wine, gossip, and secrets. But their pasts and present collide, leading to unexpected revelations.
21 TALES FROM THE HOTTEST FEMALE WRITERS In this must-have short-story collection, Jennifer Weiner revisits on of her Good in Bed characters (and tells the story from, ahem, his point of view), Jill ... (Goodreads)
The Good Liar
by Catherine McKenzie
A psychological thriller about a woman who becomes entangled in a web of lies and deceit after befriending a charming and manipulative man.
Can you hide a secret with the whole world watching?, When an explosion rips apart a Chicago building, the lives of three women are forever altered. A year later, Cecily is in mourning. She was ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Mother's Promise
by Sally Hepworth
A single mother and her daughter navigate life-threatening illnesses, family secrets, and unexpected friendships.
A poignant and breathtaking novel from the author of, The Things We Keep, and, The Secrets of Midwives., All their lives, Alice Stanhope and her daughter, Zoe, have been a family of two, living ... (Barnes & Noble)
Perfect Remains
by Helen Sarah Fields
A serial killer is on the loose in Edinburgh, and DI Luc Callanach must race against time to catch them before they strike again.
On a remote Highland mountain, the body of Elaine Buxton is burning. All that will be left to identify the respected lawyer are her teeth and a fragment of clothing.,In the concealed back room of a ... (Goodreads)
Don't You Cry
by Mary Kubica
A thrilling mystery about a missing woman and a roommate who may not be who she seems.
In downtown Chicago, Esther Vaughan disappears from her apartment without a trace. A haunting letter addressed to My Dearest is found among her possessions, leaving her roommate Quinn Collins to ... (Goodreads)
Hidden Riches
by Nora Roberts
A woman inherits a house from her grandfather, uncovering a hidden treasure and a dangerous secret. She falls in love with the man helping her solve the mystery.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts unveils the intriguing world of antiques dealing, where an independent woman discovers the price of breathless desire-and the schemes of an obsessed ... (Goodreads)
13 Minutes
by Sarah Pinborough
A teenage girl is found unconscious in a river and her friends are suspected of attempted murder. But who is telling the truth?
13 Minutes, is a psychological thriller with a killer twist. From the #1 internationally bestselling author Sarah Pinborough. “Mean Girls for the Instagram age.” —,The Times, (London) The New York ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Rest of the Story
by Sarah Dessen
Emma Saylor spends the summer with her estranged grandmother and learns about her mother's past.
Emma Saylor doesn’t remember a lot about her mother, who died when she was ten. But she does remember the stories her mom told her about the big lake that went on forever, with cold, clear water and ... (Goodreads)
The Map of Salt and Stars
by Zeyn Joukhadar
A young Syrian-American girl and her family flee to Syria, retracing the journey of a 12th-century girl who mapped the stars.
It is the summer of 2011, and Nour has just lost her father to cancer. Her mother, a cartographer who creates unusual, hand-painted maps, decides to move Nour and her sisters from New York City back ... (Goodreads)
Howliday Inn
by James Howe
Harold and Chester, two pet animals, stay at a spooky hotel for pets. They uncover a sinister plot and solve a mystery.
Not a great place to visit, and you wouldn't want to live there The Monroes have gone on vacation, leaving Harold and Chester at Chateau Bow-Wow — not exactly a four-star hotel. On the animals' very ... (Barnes & Noble)
Pretending to Dance
by Diane Chamberlain
Molly uncovers family secrets while caring for her dying father and reminiscing about her past.
Molly Arnette is very good at keeping secrets. She lives in San Diego with a husband she adores, and they are trying to adopt a baby because they can't have a child on their own. But the process of ... (Goodreads)
The Little Shop of Found Things
by Paula Brackston
Xanthe discovers a magical shop where she can travel through time and must use her powers to save a young girl from a tragic fate.
New York Times, bestselling author Paula Brackston's return to her trademark blend of magic and romance is guaranteed to enchant., An antique shop haunted by a ghost. A silver treasure with an ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Dearly Beloved
by Cara Wall
Two couples, brought together by their shared faith, navigate the challenges of life and love in New York City.
Charles and Lily, James and Nan. They meet in Greenwich Village in 1963 when Charles and James are jointly hired to steward the historic Third Presbyterian Church through turbulent times. Their ... (Goodreads)
Made You Up
by Francesca Zappia
A teenage girl's struggle with schizophrenia as she navigates her way through life.
Reality, it turns out, is often not what you perceive it to be—sometimes, there really is someone out to get you. Made You Up tells the story of Alex, a high school senior unable to tell the ... (Goodreads)
American Royals
by Katharine McGee
A fictional story about the American royal family, their scandals, and love lives.
What if America had a royal family? When America won the Revolutionary War, its people offered General George Washington a crown. Two and a half centuries later, the House of Washington still sits on ... (Goodreads)
The Royal We
by Heather Cocks
A modern fairytale of a young woman's romance with a prince, and the challenges of life as a royal.
An American girl finds her prince in this "fun and dishy" (, People,) royal romance inspired by Prince William and Kate Middleton.,American Bex Porter was never one for fairy tales. Her twin sister ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Third Angel
by Alice Hoffman
Three women's lives intertwine in a London hotel, each seeking love and redemption. A haunting tale of love, loss, and the power of storytelling.
In The Third Angel , Hoffman weaves a magical and stunningly original story that charts the lives of three women in love with the wrong men: Headstrong Madeleine Heller finds herself hopelessly ... (Goodreads)
Pretty Baby
by Mary Kubica
Psychological thriller of a mysterious woman and her hidden past, and the family that takes her in.
“Thrilling and illuminating…[,Pretty Baby,] raises the ante on the genre and announces the welcome second coming of a talent well worth watching.” —,LA Times,Heidi Wood has always been a charitable ... (Barnes & Noble)
