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Yellow Crocus
by Laila Ibrahim
A story of courage and resilience in the face of slavery and racism in the Antebellum South.
Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. ... (Goodreads)
Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult
A gripping story of racism and justice, exploring the intersections of power and privilege.
#1, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER • With richly layered characters and a gripping moral dilemma that will lead readers to question everything they know about privilege, power, and race,, Small Great ... (Barnes & Noble)
Wench
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
A story of the friendship between four female slaves, and their struggles to maintain hope and humanity.
Lizzie, a young enslaved African-American woman in the 1850s, is taken by her Southern white master Nathan Drayle for summers at Tawawa House in southwestern Ohio, a resort near what were also called ... (Wikipedia)
An Innocent Client
by Scott Pratt
A lawyer's heroic fight against a corrupt system to save an innocent man from execution.
A preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room. A beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused. In this Mystery Readers International finalist for "Best Debut Mystery," criminal ... (Goodreads)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
by Ntozake Shange
A powerful collection of stories exploring the struggles and triumphs of African-American women.
In celebration of its highly anticipated Broadway revival, Ntozake Shange’s classic, award-winning play centering the wide-ranging experiences of Black women, now with introductions by two-time ... (Goodreads)
Leaving Time
by Jodi Picoult
A young girl's quest to uncover the truth behind her mother's disappearance.
For more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident. Refusing to believe she was abandoned, Jenna ... (Goodreads)
Justice Burning
by Scott Pratt
A small-town lawyer takes on a case that could bring down a corrupt police department. But the stakes are high and danger lurks around every corner.
Former defense attorney Darren Street is desperately trying to put his life back together after spending two years in a maximum-security prison for a murder he didn’t commit. He’s rebuilding his law ... (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)
The Time Between
by Karen White
A woman returns to her childhood home to uncover family secrets and heal old wounds. A story of love, loss, and redemption.
A stunning new novel of betrayal and forgiveness from, The New York Times, bestselling author. Thirty-four-year-old Eleanor Murray is consumed with guilt for causing the accident that paralyzed her ... (Goodreads)
Sweet Salt Air
by Barbara Delinsky
Two childhood friends reunite on an island off the coast of Maine to write a cookbook, but secrets from their past threaten to tear them apart.
On Quinnipeague, hearts open under the summer stars and secrets float in the, Sweet Salt Air,... Charlotte and Nicole were once the best of friends, spending summers together in Nicole's coastal ... (Barnes & Noble)
Family Tree
by Susan Wiggs
A woman discovers secrets about her family's past while restoring a historic family home.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a powerful, emotionally complex story of love, loss, the pain of the past—and the promise of the future. Sometimes the greatest dream starts with ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Memory of Us
by Camille Di Maio
A forbidden love story set in 1930s England, where a wealthy Catholic girl falls in love with a Protestant gardener.
Julianne Westcott was living the kind of life that other Protestant girls in prewar Liverpool could only dream about: old money, silk ball gowns, and prominent young men lining up to escort her. But ... (Barnes & Noble)
All the Breaking Waves
by Kerry Lonsdale
A woman with the ability to see the future must confront her past and use her gift to save her daughter.
From the bestselling author of, Everything We Keep, comes a gripping tale of long-buried secrets, the strength of forgiveness, and the healing power of returning home for good., After a harrowing ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Girl from the Train
by Irma Joubert
A young girl escapes a train bound for Auschwitz and finds refuge with a German family. Her journey to find her true identity is filled with love, loss, and hope.
Six-year-old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Aushwitz. Jakób Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks. As World War II draws to a close, Jakób fights with the Polish resistance against the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Family Pictures
by Jane Green
A family's secrets and lies are exposed when a daughter discovers a hidden photo album.
Who can you trust if not the ones you love? That is the question at the heart of, Family Pictures, an emotional, page-turning story about what it means to be a family from, New York Times, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Ghost Gifts
by Laura Spinella
A woman with psychic abilities is hired to solve a murder case, but the ghosts she encounters may be more than she bargained for.
All Aubrey Ellis wants is a normal life, one that doesn’t include desperate pleas from the dead. Her remarkable gift may help others rest in peace, but it also made for an unsettling childhood and ... (Goodreads)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
An empowering story of female friendship, courage, and detective work in Botswana.
Precious Ramotswe has only just set up shop as Botswana's No.1 (and only) lady detective when she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. However, ... (Goodreads)
Tear Me Apart
by J.T. Ellison
A champion skier's life is upended when she discovers she has a rare genetic disease. Family secrets and lies are exposed as she fights for survival.
The follow-up to her critically acclaimed Lie to Me , J.T. Ellison’s Tear Me Apart is the powerful story of a mother willing to do anything to protect her daughter even as their carefully constructed ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
by Edward Kelsey Moore
Three lifelong friends navigate life's ups and downs in a small Indiana town, sharing laughter, tears, and secrets over plates of fried catfish.
Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat diner in Plainview, Indiana is home away from home for Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean. Dubbed "The Supremes" by high school pals in the tumultuous 1960s, they’ve weathered ... (Goodreads)
Smoke & Summons
by Charlie N. Holmberg
A young woman with forbidden magic and a demon-bound boy team up to save their city from a dangerous cult.
A captivating world of monsters and magic from the, Wall Street Journal, bestselling author of The Paper Magician Series., As a human vessel for an ancient spirit, Sandis lives no ordinary life. At ... (Barnes & Noble)
Where There's Smoke
by Jodi Picoult
A firefighter saves a man's life, but the man accuses him of starting the fire. The truth is revealed through a court case.
Bestselling author Jodi Picoult is a masterful storyteller, who “writes with a fine touch, a sharp eye for detail, and a firm grasp of the delicacy and complexity of human relationships” (,The Boston ... (Barnes & Noble)
I'd Know You Anywhere
by Laura Lippman
A convicted killer contacts his victim from death row, forcing her to confront the past and question her own memories.
A powerful and utterly riveting tale that skillfully moves between past and present to explore the lasting effects of crime on a victim's life that will leave readers racing to the final page,, I'd ... (Barnes & Noble)
Hidden Summit
by Robyn Carr
A woman seeks refuge in a small town after a traumatic event, finding love and healing in unexpected places.
Sick of running into her cheery ex-husband and his new wife, Leslie Petruso accepts a job at the Virgin River branch of Haggerty Construction and takes the high road right out of town. Now she's got ... (Goodreads)
Pretty Girls Dancing
by Kylie Brant
A serial killer is on the loose, targeting young girls who love to dance. Can a mother and a detective stop him before it's too late?
Years ago, in the town of Saxon Falls, young Kelsey Willard disappeared and was presumed dead. The tragedy left her family with a fractured life—a mother out to numb the pain, a father losing a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Two Girls Down
by Louisa Luna
When two young girls go missing, a bounty hunter and a former cop team up to find them before it's too late.
When two young sisters disappear from a strip mall parking lot in a small Pennsylvania town, their devastated mother hires an enigmatic bounty hunter, Alice Vega, to help find the girls. Immediately ... (Goodreads)
A Fire Sparkling
by Julianne MacLean
A family secret is uncovered when a woman discovers a WWII soldier's ring in her grandmother's house.
An Amazon Charts and, Washington Post, bestseller.,, From the, USA Today, bestselling author of, A Curve in the Road, comes a spellbinding novel about one woman’s love, loss, and courage during ... (Barnes & Noble)
Bring Me Home for Christmas
by Robyn Carr
Becca and Denny's love story continues as they navigate through family drama and unexpected surprises during the holiday season.
Welcome back to VIRGIN RIVER with the books that started it all… This year, Becca Timm knows the number one item on her Christmas wish list—getting over Denny Cutler. Three years ago Denny broke her ... (Goodreads)
Reasonable Fear
by Scott Pratt
A legal thriller where a lawyer defends a man accused of murder, while facing threats to his own life.
Three young women are found floating in a lake. The suspect is one of the richest and most powerful men in Tennessee. "Reasonable Fear" is the fourth of the bestselling Joe Dillard series offered by ... (Goodreads)
The Year of Pleasures
by Elizabeth Berg
After losing her husband, Betta moves to a small town and embarks on a journey of self-discovery, friendship, and new beginnings.
In this rich and deeply satisfying novel by the beloved author of The Art of Mending , and Open House , a resilient woman embarks upon an unforgettable journey of adventure, self-discovery, and ... (Goodreads)
The MacKinnon's Bride
by Tanya Anne Crosby
A Scottish laird marries an Englishwoman to secure peace, but their marriage of convenience turns into a passionate love affair.
When laird Iain MacKinnon's young son is captured by the English, the fierce Scottish chieftain retaliates in kind, capturing the daughter of his enemy to bargain for his boy's return. Fiercely loyal ... (Barnes & Noble)
