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When We Were Worthy
by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
A small town is rocked by a tragic accident involving the high school football team, revealing secrets and changing lives forever.
A win brought them together, but loss may tear them apart., When the sound of sirens cuts through a cool fall night, the small town of Worthy, Georgia, hurtles from triumph to tragedy. Just hours ... (Barnes & Noble)
Countdown
by Deborah Wiles
Set in the 1960s, a young girl navigates the Cuban Missile Crisis and her own family's struggles.
The story of a formative year in 12-year-old Franny Chapman's life, and the life of a nation facing the threat of nuclear war. Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her ... (Goodreads)
The Lying Room
by Nicci French
A woman's affair is exposed when she finds her lover murdered in her home. She must cover up the affair and find the killer before being caught.
It should have been just a mid-life fling. A guilty indiscretion that Neve Connolly could have weathered. An escape from twenty years of routine marriage to her overworked husband, and from her ... (Goodreads)
Brave
by Svetlana Chmakova
A graphic novel about a shy girl who learns to stand up for herself and others in middle school.
Jensen is a member of the art club who has always tried to just get by, but after he joins the school's newspaper and the journalists want to interview him, he questions whether he has been bullied ... (Wikipedia)
The Lonely Hearts Club
by Elizabeth Eulberg
Fed up with boys, Penny starts a club for girls to focus on themselves. But love finds a way in.
Love is all you need... or is it? Penny's about to find out in this wonderful debut. Penny is sick of boys and sick of dating. So she vows: no more. It's a personal choice. . .and, of course, soon ... (Goodreads)
Trash
by Andy Mulligan
Three boys living in a dumpsite in Brazil find a wallet and become embroiled in a dangerous mystery.
In an unnamed Third World country, in the not-so-distant future, three “dumpsite boys” make a living picking through the mountains of garbage on the outskirts of a large city. One unlucky-lucky day, ... (Goodreads)
The Trial
by James Patterson
A lawyer defends a man accused of a heinous crime, but soon realizes that his client may not be who he seems.
From his grandmother, Nana Mama, Alex Cross has been told the story of his great uncle Abraham and his struggle throughout the era of the Ku Klux Klan . Alex then recounts this tale to his children ... (Wikipedia)
A Summer Affair
by Elin Hilderbrand
A married woman has an affair with a carpenter while her husband is away. She must decide between her family and her newfound love.
She's the perfect wife and mother—and he's the perfect temptation in this "perfect summer cocktail of sex, sun, and scandal" (,Kirkus Reviews)., Claire has a problem with setting limits. All her life ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Bitter Season
by Tami Hoag
A string of murders in Minneapolis leads detectives Kovac and Liska on a dangerous hunt for a killer.
EVERY FAMILY HAS A SECRET. THEIRS WILL CHILL YOU TO THE CORE. #1 New York Times Bestselling author Tami Hoag returns to the bestselling series of her career with a Kovac and Liska case that will ... (Goodreads)
The Last Queen
by C.W. Gortner
A historical fiction novel about the life of Juana of Castile, the last queen of Spain. Her tumultuous reign and personal struggles are explored.
Juana of Castile, the last queen of Spanish blood to inherit her country's throne, has been for centuries an enigmatic figure shrouded in lurid myth. Was she the bereft widow of legend who was driven ... (Goodreads)
Touch
by Claire North
Kepler can jump into other people's bodies, living their lives for them. But when she jumps into a killer's body, she must race against time to stop them.
Kepler had never meant to die this way — viciously beaten to death by a stinking vagrant in a dark back alley. But when reaching out to the murderer for salvation in those last dying moments, a ... (Goodreads)
Audrey, Wait!
by Robin Benway
Audrey's breakup song becomes a hit, turning her into an overnight celebrity and causing chaos in her life.
EVERYBODY'S SINGING, "AUDREY, WAIT!" Audrey Cuttler's life hasn't been the same since that song, "Audrey, Wait!" hit the airwaves. All she wants to do is go to concerts, hang out with her friends, ... (Goodreads)
Bullseye
by James Patterson
A detective and FBI agent team up to solve a string of murders that seem to be connected to a popular TV show. Fast-paced and thrilling.
Caught in the crossfire of a deadly standoff, Detective Michael Bennett must kill...or be killed. , Tensions between America and Russia are the highest they've been since the Cold War. As the ... (Goodreads)
Cross the Line
by James Patterson
Detective Alex Cross investigates a series of brutal murders that lead him to confront his own moral boundaries.
Alex Cross chases a cold-blooded killer...with a conscience. Shots ring out in the early morning hours in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. When the smoke clears, a prominent police official lies dead, ... (Goodreads)
One Fifth Avenue
by Candace Bushnell
The lives of the wealthy and glamorous residents of One Fifth Avenue intertwine in a tale of ambition, betrayal, and scandal.
From one of the most consistently astute and engaging social commentators of our day comes another look at the tough and tender women of New York City – this time, through the lens of where they ... (Goodreads)
Cold Cold Heart
by Tami Hoag
A psychological thriller about a woman who wakes up from a coma with no memory of the attack that put her there, and must uncover the truth before it's too late.
#1, New York Times, bestselling author Tami Hoag delivers a shocking new thriller Dana Nolan was a promising young TV reporter until a notorious serial killer tried to add her to his list of victims. ... (Goodreads)
The Mountain Shadow
by Gregory David Roberts
Sequel to "Shantaram," following Lin's journey through the Mumbai underworld as he navigates love, loss, and redemption.
Shantaram introduced millions of readers to a cast of unforgettable characters through Lin, an Australian fugitive, working as a passport forger for a branch of the Bombay mafia. In The Mountain ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Piano Teacher
by Janice Y.K. Lee
Set in Hong Kong during the 1940s and 1950s, a forbidden love affair between a British expat and a Chinese man unfolds.
The novel is set in Hong Kong in the 1940s and 1950s, when it was still a British territory. Upon his arrival in Hong Kong, Will Truesdale meets Trudy Liang, a beautiful Eurasian socialite of ... (Wikipedia)
Heart of the Matter
by Emily Giffin
A woman's journey of self-discovery as she navigates difficult choices and the consequences of her actions.
Tessa Russo is the mother of two young children and the wife of a renowned pediatric surgeon. Despite her own mother's warnings, Tessa has recently given up her career to focus on her family and the ... (Goodreads)
Little Mercies
by Heather Gudenkauf
A social worker's life is turned upside down when she makes a mistake that puts a child's life in danger.
In her latest ripped-from-the-headlines tour de force, New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf shows how one small mistake can have life-altering consequences…, Veteran social worker ... (Barnes & Noble)
I Am Livia
by Phyllis T. Smith
The story of Livia Drusilla, wife of Emperor Augustus, and her rise to power in ancient Rome.
Her life would be marked by scandal and suspicion, worship and adoration…, At the tender age of fourteen, Livia Drusilla overhears her father and fellow aristocrats plotting the assassination of ... (Goodreads)
The Cereal Murders
by Diane Mott Davidson
A chef investigates the strange deaths of her friends, uncovering a sinister plot.
Thanks to her recent adventures in Dying for Chocolate, Goldy Bear, the premier caterer of Aspen Meadow, Colorado, is no stranger to violence–or sudden death. But when she agrees to cater the first ... (Goodreads)
You Should Have Known
by Jean Hanff Korelitz
A successful therapist's life unravels when her husband is accused of a heinous crime, forcing her to confront her own blind spots and assumptions.
Grace Reinhart Sachs is living the only life she ever wanted for herself, devoted to her husband, a pediatric oncologist at a major cancer hospital, their young son Henry, and the patients she sees ... (Goodreads)
Mistress of Rome
by Kate Quinn
The story of a slave girl and her rise to power in Ancient Rome.
The first in an unforgettable historical saga from the, New York Times, and, USA Today, bestselling author of, The Alice Network., First-century Rome: A ruthless emperor watches over all–and fixes ... (Goodreads)
Wreckage
by Emily Bleeker
A woman searches for answers about her past, uncovering secrets that will change her life.
Lillian Linden is a liar. On the surface, she looks like a brave survivor of a plane crash. But she’s been lying to her family, her friends, and the whole world since rescue helicopters scooped her ... (Barnes & Noble)
Brilliance
by Marcus Sakey
A government experiment gone awry, unleashing a new breed of superhuman humans with extraordinary powers.
In Wyoming, a little girl reads people’s darkest secrets by the way they fold their arms. In New York, a man sensing patterns in the stock market racks up $300 billion. In Chicago, a woman can go ... (Goodreads)
The Garden of Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke
The third book in the Rama series, following the journey of the crew as they explore the mysterious alien spacecraft and encounter new challenges.
The book picks up the story nine months after the end of, Rama II, . The book follows the story of three astronauts from the expedition in Rama II who were trapped aboard the cylindrical alien ... (Wikipedia)
The Villa
by Nora Roberts
A young woman inherits a beautiful villa in Italy, but soon discovers dark secrets and danger lurking within its walls.
Sophia is the pride of the Giambelli clan and a vital player in the family's celebrated winery. But things are about to change at Villa Giambelli. Family matriarch Tereza has announced a surprise ... (Goodreads)
The Providence of Fire
by Brian Staveley
Epic fantasy of politics, religion, and war, with a quest to discover the truth.
Brian Staveley's The Providence of Fire, the second novel in the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, a gripping new epic fantasy series. The conspiracy to destroy the ruling family of the Annurian Empire ... (Goodreads)
The Trapped Girl
by Robert Dugoni
A lawyer races to uncover the truth behind a young girl's disappearance.
When a woman’s body is discovered submerged in a crab pot in the chilly waters of Puget Sound, Detective Tracy Crosswhite finds herself with a tough case to untangle. Before they can identify the ... (Goodreads)
