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The Family Next Door
by Sally Hepworth
A gripping tale of three suburban families and the secrets they keep behind closed doors.
The Family Next Door, is Sally Hepworth at her very best: at once a deeply moving portrait of family drama and a compelling suburban mystery that will keep you hooked until the very last ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Wife and the Widow
by Christian White
Two women, one husband, and a dark secret. A gripping thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.
The second standalone thriller from the award-winning author of THE NOWHERE CHILD Set against the backdrop of an eerie island town in the dead of winter, The Wife and The Widow is an unsettling ... (Goodreads)
Ordinary Grace
by William Kent Krueger
A Midwestern family's journey of grief and healing, grappling with tragedy and the power of grace.
“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word.” New Bremen, ... (Goodreads)
Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate
Family torn apart is reunited across generations, revealing a powerful tale of resilience and hope.
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the ... (Goodreads)
Then She Was Gone
by Lisa Jewell
A mother's desperate search for her missing daughter reveals secrets of a dark family history.
#1, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER From the, New York Times, bestselling author of, Invisible Girl, and, The Truth About Melody Browne, comes a “riveting” (,PopSugar,) and “acutely observed family drama” ... (Barnes & Noble)
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)
The Silent Sister
by Diane Chamberlain
After her father's death, Riley uncovers family secrets that lead her to question everything she thought she knew about her sister's supposed suicide.
"Chamberlain's powerful story is a page-turner to the very end." - Library Journal Riley MacPherson has spent her entire life believing that her older sister Lisa committed suicide as a teenager. It ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Giver of Stars
by Jojo Moyes
A group of women in Kentucky during the Great Depression form a traveling library, facing challenges and finding friendship.
From the author of, Me Before You, set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. Alice ... (Goodreads)
Where the Story Starts
by Imogen Clark
A woman discovers a family secret that leads her on a journey to uncover the truth about her past and find her true self.
A strange encounter. An unlikely friendship. But will it survive when they both know the truth?, As single mother Leah struggles to get her children ready one morning, the doorbell rings. Standing on ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dear Wife
by Kimberly Belle
A woman disappears, and her husband is the prime suspect. But nothing is as it seems in this twisty thriller.
Some vows are meant to be broken… For nearly a year, Beth Murphy has been plotting to leave her abusive husband. The time has finally arrived, and this is her one chance at freedom. Each part of her ... (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)
It's Always the Husband
by Michele Campbell
Three college roommates reunite after years, but their dark past resurfaces, leading to a murder investigation.
A suspenseful, absorbing novel that examines the complexities of friendship,, It’s Always the Husband, by Michele Campbell will keep readers guessing right up to its shocking conclusion., ,“A ... (Barnes & Noble)
Songs of Willow Frost
by Jamie Ford
A young Chinese-American boy searches for his mother in Depression-era Seattle. A tale of love, loss, and hope.
Twelve-year-old William Eng, a Chinese-American boy, has lived at Seattle’s Sacred Heart Orphanage ever since his mother’s listless body was carried away from their small apartment five years ago. On ... (Goodreads)
Lost Roses
by Martha Hall Kelly
A tale of three women in different parts of the world, connected by love, loss, and the fight for justice during World War I.
The runaway bestseller, Lilac Girls, introduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. This sweeping new novel, set a generation earlier and also inspired by true events, features Caroline's ... (Goodreads)
The Other Wife
by Claire McGowan
A woman's husband goes missing, and she discovers he had another wife. She sets out to uncover the truth about his disappearance and his secrets.
She’s a total stranger. But she knows who you are…, Suzi did a bad thing. She’s paying for it now, pregnant, scared, and living in an isolated cottage with her jealous husband, Nick. When Nora moves ... (Barnes & Noble)
Behind Closed Doors
by B.A. Paris
Psychological thriller about a seemingly perfect marriage hiding a sinister secret.
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING DEBUT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER YOU CAN'T MISS! The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie? “A hair-raising debut, both unsettling and addictive...A ... (Barnes & Noble)
Allie and Bea
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
An unlikely duo, a senior citizen and a teenage runaway, embark on a road trip and find friendship, family, and hope.
An Amazon Charts bestseller., Bea has barely been scraping by since her husband died. After falling for a telephone scam, she loses everything and is forced to abandon her trailer. With only ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
by Robert Dugoni
Sam Hell, born with ocular albinism, navigates life's challenges with the help of his mother, a nun, and a friend.
Wall Street Journal, and, New York Times, bestselling author Robert Dugoni’s coming-of-age story is, according to, Booklist, “a novel that, if it doesn’t cross entirely over into John Irving ... (Barnes & Noble)
Scrublands
by Chris Hammer
A journalist investigates a small Australian town devastated by a shooting, uncovering secrets and corruption.
Charismatic priest Byron Swift is a hero in Riversend, an isolated town plagued by an intense drought. He leads various community groups and is generally regarded as a dedicated pillar of the ... (Wikipedia)
The Stolen Marriage
by Diane Chamberlain
A small-town woman faces societal pressure to make a difficult choice between family and her own dreams.
Steeped in history and filled with heart-wrenching twists,, The Stolen Marriage, is an emotionally captivating novel of secrets, betrayals, prejudice, and forgiveness. It showcases Diane Chamberlain ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Ice Twins
by S.K. Tremayne
A couple grieving the loss of a twin daughter find themselves caught in a web of dark secrets.
The novel describes the troubled lives of Sarah and Angus Moorcroft who lose one of their young twin daughters in an accident. A year after the tragedy, Angus and Sarah decide to take their surviving ... (Wikipedia)
The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes
by Diane Chamberlain
A young woman's journey to uncover her past, revealing secrets of her family history.
In 1977, pregnant Genevieve Russell disappeared. Twenty years later, her remains are discovered and Timothy Gleason is charged with murder. But there is no sign of the unborn child. CeeCee Wilkes ... (Goodreads)
The Two-Family House
by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Two siblings, both Holocaust survivors, reunite and grapple with the family secrets that have kept them apart.
"An emotional but dreamy novel that...will transport you far, far away from your next dreary Monday morning. You may do a lot of sobbing, but don't worry, you'll be smiling by the end." —Bustle, "12 ... (Barnes & Noble)
Watching You
by Lisa Jewell
A gripping thriller set in a suburban town where everyone is watching each other. Secrets, lies, and obsession lead to a shocking conclusion.
“Quickly and assuredly, Jewell builds an ecosystem of countervailing suspicions...Tricky, clever, unexpected.” —,New York Times Book Review, “Brace yourself as Jewell stacks up the secrets, then ... (Barnes & Noble)
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)
Rules of Civility
by Amor Towles
An ambitious young woman looks to make her mark in 1930s New York, learning the complex rules of high society.
This sophisticated and entertaining first novel presents the story of a young woman whose life is on the brink of transformation. On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a ... (Goodreads)
My Lovely Wife
by Samantha Downing
A couple's marriage takes a dark turn as they indulge in a twisted hobby of abducting and killing women.
A couple's fifteen-year marriage has finally gotten too interesting... Our love story is simple. I met a gorgeous woman. We fell in love. We had kids. We moved to the suburbs. We told each other our ... (Goodreads)
The House We Grew Up In
by Lisa Jewell
A family's idyllic life is shattered by tragedy, leading to years of dysfunction and secrets. Can they find a way to heal and move forward?
Meet the Bird family. They live in a honey-colored house in a picture-perfect Cotswolds village, with rambling, unkempt gardens stretching beyond. Pragmatic Meg, dreamy Beth, and tow-headed twins ... (Goodreads)
Something in the Water
by Catherine Steadman
A couple's romantic honeymoon turns into a nightmare when they discover something sinister in the water.
If you could make one simple choice that would change your life forever, would you? Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough, Mark a handsome investment banker with ... (Goodreads)
Without Merit
by Colleen Hoover
Merit Voss struggles with family dysfunction, mental health, and love in a small town.
From the #1, New York Times, bestselling author Colleen Hoover comes a moving and haunting novel of family, love, and the power of the truth. Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the ... (Barnes & Noble)
