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A Boy Made of Blocks
by Keith Stuart
A father reconnects with his autistic son through the video game Minecraft, learning to understand and accept him for who he is.
A Boy Made of Blocks is a funny, heartwarming story of family and love inspired by the author's own experiences with his son, the perfect latest obsession for fans of The Rosie Project, David ... (Goodreads)
The Essex Serpent
by Sarah Perry
A woman's spiritual journey of faith and doubt, set against the backdrop of a mysterious sea-serpent.
After being widowed when her wealthy, abusive husband dies of throat cancer, Cora Seaborne decides to ignore the trappings of her London society life and take up amateur palaeontology. Vacationing in ... (Wikipedia)
Secrets She Left Behind
by Diane Chamberlain
A woman's suicide leaves her sister and daughter to uncover the secrets of her past. A story of love, loss, and family secrets.
One afternoon, single mother Sara Weston says that she's going to the store—and never returns. In her absence, she leaves her teenage son alone with his damaged past and a legacy of secrets.,Keith ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Hidden Relic
by James Maxwell
A young girl discovers a powerful relic that could change the fate of her world. She must protect it from those who seek to use it for evil.
The second book in the epic Evermen Saga., With the fate of their homeland still in jeopardy, siblings Ella and Miro must face the Primate’s evil as he discovers a new technique: a way to extract ... (Goodreads)
Magpie Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
A detective story set in the English countryside, featuring a mysterious murder, a missing manuscript and a secret that goes back generations.
When editor Susan Ryeland is given the manuscript of Alan Conway’s latest novel, she has no reason to think it will be much different from any of his others. After working with the bestselling crime ... (Goodreads)
Half a World Away
by Mike Gayle
A man discovers he has a teenage daughter he never knew existed, and must navigate the challenges of building a relationship with her.
Strangers living worlds apart.,Strangers with nothing in common.,But it wasn’t always that way…,Kerry Hayes is single mum, living on a tough south London estate. She provides for her son by cleaning ... (Goodreads)
The Girl in the Letter
by Emily Gunnis
A letter found in an old suitcase reveals a dark secret from the past, leading to a journey of discovery and redemption.
'A great book, truly hard to put down. Fast paced, brilliantly plotted and desperately sad at times - all hallmarks of a bestseller' Lesley Pearse ,'I was gripped by, The Girl in the Letter,. The ... (Barnes & Noble)
Before We Met
by Lucie Whitehouse
A woman's perfect life is shattered when she discovers her husband's secrets. She must unravel the truth before it's too late.
Hannah, independent, headstrong, and determined not to follow in the footsteps of her bitterly divorced mother, has always avoided commitment. But one hot New York summer she meets Mark Reilly, a ... (Goodreads)
Enchantress
by James Maxwell
A young woman discovers she has magical powers and must navigate a dangerous world of politics and power struggles.
An empire divided by magic. A nation on the brink of rebellion. After losing their parents in the last doomed uprising, two siblings will find themselves at the center of an epic struggle for power. ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Guilty One
by Lisa Ballantyne
A boy is accused of murdering a younger child, and a lawyer must uncover the truth about what really happened.
Moving and suspenseful, Lisa Ballantyne’s, The Guilty One, is a psychological thriller about the darkness in each of us. It explores how we are all tied to our pasts, and what it means to be guilty. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Crimes Against a Book Club
by Kathy Cooperman
Two best friends start a book club to raise money for their children's school, but end up getting involved in a money laundering scheme.
“Lighthearted…You’ll speed through this read.” —,Real Simple, Best friends Annie and Sarah need cash—fast. Sarah, a beautiful, successful lawyer, wants nothing more than to have a baby. But balancing ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Kiss in Time
by Alex Flinn
A modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty, where a teenage girl wakes up from a 300-year-old curse to find herself in the 21st century.
Talia fell under a spell...Jack broke the curse. I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic... I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour ... (Goodreads)
The One You Love
by Paul Pilkington
When Emma's husband goes missing, she discovers secrets that threaten to unravel her life and marriage.
Emma Holden's nightmare has just begun. Her fiancé vanishes, leaving the battered and bloodied body of his brother in their London apartment. Someone is stalking her, watching her every move. And her ... (Barnes & Noble)
Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries
by Helen Fielding
Bridget Jones navigates the ups and downs of pregnancy and motherhood while trying to figure out who the father of her baby is.
Bridget Jones is a Bangor University graduate. She is a 32-year-old single woman whose life is a satirized version of the stereotypical single London 30-something in the 1990s and very unlucky in ... (Wikipedia)
Breaking The Silence
by Diane Chamberlain
A family's secrets are revealed when a daughter uncovers the truth about her mother's past.
Laura Brandon's promise to her dying father was simple: to visit an elderly woman she'd never heard of before. A woman who remembers nothing—except the distant past. Visiting Sarah Tolley seemed a ... (Goodreads)
Girl Made of Stars
by Ashley Herring Blake
Mara's world is shattered when her twin brother is accused of rape. She must navigate the complexities of loyalty, love, and trauma.
Twin siblings Mara and Owen attend a weekend party with their peers from Pebblebrook High School. There, Owen meets up with his girlfriend, Hannah. Mara sees Charlie, her former girlfriend, holding ... (Wikipedia)
The Beekeeper's Promise
by Fiona Valpy
A young woman uncovers her family's past during WWII in France, discovering secrets and a connection to a beekeeper.
Heartbroken and hoping for a new start, Abi Howes takes a summer job in rural France at the Château Bellevue. The old château echoes with voices from the past, and soon Abi finds herself drawn to one ... (Goodreads)
Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery
by Jenny Colgan
A heartwarming Christmas tale of love, friendship, and baking in a small seaside town.
It's the most wonderful time of the year… and the perfect moment to escape to a charming English village! From the beloved author whose novels are "sheer indulgence from start to finish" (SOPHIE ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Boy Called Christmas
by Matt Haig
An adventurous elf embarks on a magical quest to find his father, saving Christmas along the way.
You are about to read the true story of Father Christmas. It is a story that proves that nothing is impossible. If you are one of those people who believe that some things are impossible, you should ... (Goodreads)
Good Me, Bad Me
by Ali Land
A young girl's struggle to protect her family from her mother's dark past.
Good Me Bad Me is dark, compelling, voice-driven psychological suspense by debut author Ali Land. How far does the apple really fall from the tree? Milly's mother is a serial killer. Though Milly ... (Goodreads)
Lying in Wait
by Liz Nugent
A twisted tale of a family's dark secrets and the consequences of their actions.
My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it. On the surface, Lydia Fitzsimons has the perfect life—wife of a respected, successful judge, mother to a beloved son, ... (Goodreads)
The Thread
by Victoria Hislop
A journey of two families through 20th century Greece, facing hardships & tragedy.
A beautiful and epic novel that spans nearly a hundred years, The Thread is a magnificent story of a friendship and a love that endures through the catastrophes and upheavals of the twentieth ... (Goodreads)
The Masked City
by Genevieve Cogman
A librarian-spy embarks on a mission to save a magical city from destruction.
Librarian-spy Irene is working undercover in an alternative London when her assistant Kai goes missing. She discovers he's been kidnapped by the fae faction and the repercussions could be fatal. Not ... (Goodreads)
The Quiet Game
by Greg Iles
A lawyer returns to his hometown to defend a man accused of murder, uncovering dark secrets and corruption.
The novel is of investigative crime fiction genre, entailing the main character of Penn Cage . Cage travels back to his home town of Natchez, Mississippi with his young daughter after the death of ... (Wikipedia)
Barnaby Rudge
by Charles Dickens
Set against the backdrop of the Gordon Riots, a tale of love, betrayal, and murder unfolds in 18th century London.
Gathered around the fire at the Maypole Inn, in the village of Chigwell , on an evening of foul weather in the year 1775, are John Willet, proprietor of the Maypole, and his three cronies. One of the ... (Wikipedia)
Home Stretch
by Graham Norton
Three Irish siblings come together to care for their dying mother, confronting their past and present struggles.
In this “compelling, bighearted, emotionally precise page-turner” (,Sunday Times,), the, New York Times, bestselling writer and acclaimed television host explores the aftermath of a tragedy on a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Leah on the Offbeat
by Becky Albertalli
Leah, a high school senior, navigates friendships, love, and self-discovery while dealing with the pressure of coming out to her friends.
Leah Burke—girl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spier’s best friend from the award-winning Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda —takes center stage in this novel of first love and senior-year ... (Goodreads)
The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
A Victorian-era girl discovers a tree that feeds on lies and uncovers a web of secrets and murder.
The leaves were cold and slightly clammy. There was no mistaking them. She had seen their likeness painstakingly sketched in her father's journal. This was his greatest secret, his treasure and his ... (Goodreads)
The Light We Lost
by Jill Santopolo
A love story spanning years of secrets, heartache, and moments of hope.
He was the first person to inspire her, to move her, to truly understand her. Was he meant to be the last? Lucy is faced with a life-altering choice. But before she can make her decision, she must ... (Goodreads)
Iron House
by John Hart
Two orphan brothers, one raised in luxury and the other in poverty, reunite to confront their dark past and a dangerous killer.
From the award-winning,, New York Times, bestselling author John Hart, comes a gut-wrenching thriller about two brothers, one woman, and an explosive secret that threatens to tear their whole world ... (Barnes & Noble)
