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Hothouse Flower
by Krista Ritchie
A young woman navigates the cutthroat world of ballet, struggling to balance her passion with her personal life.
Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ... she's all grown up. , Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he's hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male ... (Barnes & Noble)
Eden Close
by Anita Shreve
After a brutal murder in her childhood neighborhood, Eden Close returns home to confront her past and the secrets that haunt her.
A compelling tale of edgy, small-town emotions, lingering obsession, and romantic salvation from acclaimed novelist Anita Shreve., Andrew, after many years, returns to his hometown to attend his ... (Goodreads)
Winter of the World
by Ken Follett
Epic saga of war, family, and love during the tumultuous times of the 20th century.
The story follows characters from Germany , Britain , the United States and the Soviet Union , who become linked by events leading to World War II , and continues through the war and its immediate ... (Wikipedia)
Big Boned
by Meg Cabot
Heather Wells, a former pop star, solves mysteries at a college dorm while dealing with body image issues and romantic entanglements.
Life is reasonably rosy for plus-size ex-pop star turned Assistant Dormitory Director and sometime sleuth Heather Wells. Her freeloading ex-con dad is finally moving out. She still yearns for her hot ... (Goodreads)
Genuine Fraud
by E. Lockhart
A young woman with a mysterious past assumes different identities to escape her troubled past. But her lies catch up with her.
From the author of the unforgettable, New York Times, bestseller, We Were Liars, comes a masterful new psychological suspense novel–the story of a young woman whose diabolical smarts are her ticket ... (Goodreads)
The Need
by Helen Phillips
A mother is forced to confront her deepest fears when a stranger breaks into her home and claims to be her doppelganger.
***LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION*** “An extraordinary and dazzlingly original work from one of our most gifted and interesting writers” (Emily St. John Mandel, author of, The ... (Barnes & Noble)
Valley of Silence
by Nora Roberts
A secret order of immortal warriors protect the world from the forces of darkness.
The battleground has been chosen for the final showdown between those selected by the gods and the minions of the vampire Lilith. But there is one vampire who dares stand against her. And his love ... (Goodreads)
While It Lasts
by Abbi Glines
A summer romance between a girl and a boy from different worlds. They must navigate their differences and past traumas to be together.
Maybe driving home after a few (or more) shots of tequila had been a bad idea, but hell, he did it all the time. The cops had to have been freaking bored to have pulled him over. He wasn’t even ... (Goodreads)
Mind Games
by Kiersten White
A girl with the ability to read minds is recruited by a secret organization to use her powers for their own gain.
Perfect for fans of We Were Liars, an edgy, heartstopping psychological thriller about two sisters determined to protect each other—no matter the cost, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author ... (Barnes & Noble)
Fall of Giants
by Ken Follett
Epic historical fiction recounting the tumultuous events of World War I and its aftermath.
The novel begins with the thirteen-year-old Billy Williams, nicknamed 'Billy With Jesus', going to work his first day in the coal mine underneath the fictional Welsh town of Aberowen in 1911. Three ... (Wikipedia)
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)
Birthday Girl
by Haruki Murakami
A waitress's 20th birthday takes an unexpected turn when she meets an older man with a strange request.
In a frame story , a married woman with children recounts to her friend what happened on her twentieth birthday (the age of majority in Japan). The woman begins by saying she spent that day working ... (Wikipedia)
Forever My Girl
by Heidi McLaughlin
A famous musician returns to his hometown and reunites with his high school sweetheart, forcing him to confront his past mistakes.
In Saint Augustine, Louisiana, Josie is left at the altar by her fiancé Liam. Eight years later, Liam is a successful country singer. The day after a concert in New Orleans, Liam, after a one night ... (Wikipedia)
Girls Burn Brighter
by Shobha Rao
Poornima and Savitha, two girls from rural India, navigate the challenges of poverty, abuse, and separation in their search for freedom and each other.
Poornima is a girl born into a poor family of weavers in the Indian village of Indravelli in Telangana. Her mother dies of cancer when she is 16. Soon after, Poornima’s father hires a local girl, ... (Wikipedia)
Love and Ruin
by Paula McLain
A historical fiction novel about the passionate love affair between Ernest Hemingway and journalist Martha Gellhorn during the Spanish Civil War.
The Paris Wife focuses on the romance, marriage and divorce of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife Hadley Richardson, who met when Hemingway was 20 years old, and Richardson 28. They marry and move ... (Wikipedia)
Forever Too Far
by Abbi Glines
A love story between Blaire and Rush, navigating through family drama and secrets.
The #1 New York Times bestselling novel that concludes the story of Rush and Blaire from Fallen Too Far and Never Too Far. When you find your reason for living, hold onto it. Never let it go. Even if ... (Barnes & Noble)
Girl of Nightmares
by Kendare Blake
Cas Lowood, a ghost hunter, is haunted by his dead girlfriend. He must enter the world of the dead to save her.
Girl of Nightmares, the acclaimed sequel to #1, New York Times, bestselling author Kendare Blake's, Anna Dressed in Blood,.,It's been months since the ghost of Anna Korlov opened a door to Hell in ... (Barnes & Noble)
When the Moon is Low
by Nadia Hashimi
A family flees Afghanistan, facing danger and uncertainty as they seek refuge in Europe.
Mahmoud's passion for his wife Fereiba, a schoolteacher, is greater than any love she's ever known. But their happy, middle-class world—a life of education, work, and comfort—implodes when their ... (Goodreads)
A Beautiful Wedding
by Jamie McGuire
A novella that follows the wedding of Abby and Travis from the "Beautiful Disaster" series.
You know that Abby Abernathy unexpectedly became Mrs. Maddox. But what do you really know? You know that Abby Abernathy unexpectedly became Mrs. Maddox. But what do you really know? Why did Abby pop ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Weight of Blood
by Laura McHugh
A young woman searches for the truth about her mother's disappearance in a small Ozark town. Dark secrets and family ties are uncovered.
For fans of Gillian Flynn and Daniel Woodrell, a dark, gripping debut novel of literary suspense about two mysterious disappearances, a generation apart, and the meaning of family-the sacrifices we ... (Goodreads)
When You Disappeared
by John Marrs
A man disappears, leaving his wife and child behind. Years later, he returns with a dark secret that threatens to destroy their lives.
When Catherine wakes up alone one morning, she thinks her husband has gone for a run before work. But Simon never makes it to the office. His running shoes are by the front door. Nothing is missing - ... (Goodreads)
The Quest
by Wilbur Smith
A young man sets out on a dangerous journey to find a legendary treasure and avenge his father's death.
Egypt is struck by a series of terrible plagues that cripple the kingdom, and then the ultimate disaster follows. The Nile fails. The waters that nourish and sustain the land dry up. Something ... (Wikipedia)
Never Too Far
by Abbi Glines
A young woman falls in love with her stepbrother, but their relationship is forbidden. They must navigate family drama and secrets to be together.
He had held a secret that destroyed her world. Everything she had known was no longer true. Blaire couldn’t stop loving him but she knew she could never forgive him. Now, she was back home and ... (Goodreads)
Scarecrow Returns
by Matthew Reilly
The Scarecrow is back, this time on a mission to save the world from a deadly virus. Fast-paced action and high-stakes adventure ensue.
Majestic-12 , a group of the world's richest men, make up a bounty list of fifteen targets that have to be eliminated before 12 noon of October 26. Among the targets is Shane Schofield , who at that ... (Wikipedia)
Area 7
by Matthew Reilly
A group of terrorists take over a military base in Antarctica, and it's up to a lone hero to stop them before they unleash a deadly virus.
The President of the United States is visiting America's most secret military installation , Area 7. Assigned to his protective detail is Shane Schofield and his team of Marines including Gunnery ... (Wikipedia)
Prayers for Sale
by Sandra Dallas
A heartwarming story of two women in a Colorado mining town during the Great Depression, who form an unlikely friendship through their shared experiences.
Hennie Comfort is eighty-six and has lived in the mountains of Middle Swan, Colorado since before it was Colorado. Nit Spindle is just seventeen and newly married. She and her husband have just moved ... (Goodreads)
The Last Time They Met
by Anita Shreve
Two former lovers reunite after 26 years, reflecting on their past and the choices that led them to where they are now.
Traces the extraordinary resonance a single choice, even a single word, can have over the course of a lifetime. Seen through the eyes of young Linda Fallon and the young man who loves her. Anita ... (Goodreads)
Black-Eyed Susans
by Julia Heaberlin
A woman's quest for justice when she is the sole survivor of a serial killer.
For fans of Laura Lippman and Gillian Flynn comes an electrifying novel of stunning psychological suspense. I am the star of screaming headlines and campfire ghost stories. I am one of the four ... (Goodreads)
Bright Shiny Morning
by James Frey
A kaleidoscopic view of Los Angeles, weaving together the lives of its inhabitants in a gritty and raw portrayal of the city.
One of the most celebrated and controversial authors in America delivers his first novel—a sweeping chronicle of contemporary Los Angeles that is bold, exhilarating, and utterly original. Dozens of ... (Goodreads)
The American Agent
by Jacqueline Winspear
Maisie Dobbs investigates the murder of an American war correspondent in London during WWII.
Beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, “one of the great fictional heroines” (,Parade,), investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale ... (Barnes & Noble)
