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The Hopefuls
by Jennifer Close
A young couple moves to Washington D.C. to pursue their political dreams, but their marriage is tested by the cutthroat world of politics.
When Beth arrives in Washington, D.C., she hates everything about it: the confusing traffic circles, the ubiquitous Ann Taylor suits, the humidity that descends each summer. At dinner parties, guests ... (Goodreads)
Body Surfing
by Anita Shreve
A woman's life is changed when she becomes involved with a family during their summer vacation. Love, loss, and self-discovery ensue.
At the age of 29, Sydney has already been once divorced and once widowed. Trying to regain her footing once again, she has answered an ad to tutor the teenage daughter of a well-to-do couple as they ... (Barnes & Noble)
Goodnight Nobody
by Jennifer Weiner
A suburban mom becomes obsessed with solving a mystery in her town after discovering a dead body.
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner’s unforgettable story of adjusting to suburbia—and all the surprises hidden behind its doors. For Kate Klein, a semi-accidental mother of three, ... (Goodreads)
Testimony
by Anita Shreve
A sex scandal rocks a prestigious New England boarding school, unraveling the lives of those involved.
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found, here, At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that ... (Goodreads)
The Wedding Dress
by Rachel Hauck
A wedding dress connects the lives of four women across generations, revealing their stories of love, loss, and redemption.
Four brides. One Dress. A tale of faith, redemption, and timeless love. Charlotte owns a chic Birmingham bridal boutique. Dressing brides for their big day is her gift . . . and her passion. But with ... (Goodreads)
The Good Father
by Noah Hawley
A father's search for his son's killer leads him to question his own role in his son's life.
An intense, psychological novel about one doctor's suspense-filled quest to unlock the mind of a suspected political assassin: his twenty-year old son. As the Chief of Rheumatology at Columbia ... (Goodreads)
The Rumor
by Elin Hilderbrand
A rumor spreads through a small island community, causing chaos and revealing secrets.
Madeline King and Grace Pancik are best friends and the envy of Nantucket for their perfect marriages, their beautiful kids, their Sunday night double dates with their devoted husbands. But this ... (Goodreads)
Digging to America
by Anne Tyler
Two families from different cultures, connected by the adoption of two babies, explore the complexities of family and culture.
Digging to America is a story set in Baltimore, Maryland about two very different families’ experiences with adoption and their relationships with each other. Sami and Ziba Yazdan, an ... (Wikipedia)
Divergent Series Complete Box Set
by Veronica Roth
Tris' journey of courage and self-discovery, as she navigates a post-apocalyptic world divided by factions.
Don’t miss the series everyone’s talking about! Get this 3-book collection of all 3 books in Veronica Roth’s thrilling Divergent series – featuring Divergent, Insurgent, and the latest in the ... (Barnes & Noble)
I am Charlotte Simmons
by Tom Wolfe
A young woman's experience navigating the social and academic pressures of college life.
I am Charlotte Simmons is the story of college student Charlotte Simmons's first semester-and-a-half at the prestigious Dupont University. A high school graduate from a poverty-stricken rural town, ... (Wikipedia)
Little Earthquakes
by Jennifer Weiner
A group of friends navigating motherhood, friendships, and life's daily challenges.
Rose and Maggie Feller are two young sisters who share little in common except their shoe size. Rose is the eldest and has been watching after Maggie since they were young children and their mother ... (Wikipedia)
Snuff
by Chuck Palahniuk
A porn star's final film, shot on a private island, becomes a grotesque spectacle of sex and violence.
Snuff follows three men who are waiting to immortalize themselves into pornography history as they wait to bed Cassie Wright, a former porn queen who has fallen into harder times. Each chapter ... (Wikipedia)
The Marsh King's Daughter
by Karen Dionne
A woman's journey to uncover her dark family history and the secrets of her upbringing.
The mesmerizing tale of a woman who must risk everything to hunt down the dangerous man who shaped her past and threatens to steal her future: her father. Helena Pelletier has a loving husband, two ... (Goodreads)
Love & Gelato
by Jenna Evans Welch
A young girl's summer journey to Italy, where she discovers treasured family secrets and a newfound appreciation for life.
A summer in Italy turns into a road trip across Tuscany in this sweeping, New York Times, bestseller filled with romance, mystery, and adventure. Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t ... (Barnes & Noble)
Sam's Letters to Jennifer
by James Patterson
A woman discovers a box of letters from her deceased husband, revealing his secret life.
Jennifer, who is still mourning the death of her husband, is rushed to her grandmother's side when she goes into a coma. Jennifer makes the shocking discovery while there of a packet of letters ... (Wikipedia)
Safe Haven
by Nicholas Sparks
A young woman's pursuit of self-discovery in a small coastal town, uncovering secrets from her past.
Erin flees her abusive alcoholic husband, Kevin, takes on a different identity and changes her name to Katie. She arrives in Southport, North Carolina . Finding work at a seafood restaurant, she ... (Wikipedia)
Killman Creek
by Rachel Caine
A woman's fight for survival against a killer who won't rest until he finds her.
A #1, Wall Street Journal, bestseller.,, Every time Gwen closed her eyes, she saw him in her nightmares. Now her eyes are open, and he’s not going away., Gwen Proctor won the battle to save her kids ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Week in Winter
by Maeve Binchy
A tale of friendship, love, and unexpected connections in a small Irish village.
Stoneybridge is a small town on the west coast of Ireland where all the families know one another. When Chicky Starr decides to take an old, decaying mansion set high on the cliffs overlooking the ... (Goodreads)
Reconstructing Amelia
by Kimberly McCreight
A mother unravels the truth behind her teenage daughter's death, uncovering secrets from the past.
In Reconstructing Amelia , the stunning debut novel from Kimberly McCreight, Kate's in the middle of the biggest meeting of her career when she gets the telephone call from Grace Hall, her daughter’s ... (Goodreads)
The Hypnotist's Love Story
by Liane Moriarty
A hypnotherapist's new love interest is stalked by his ex-girlfriend, who happens to be one of her patients.
Ellen O’Farrell is a professional hypnotherapist who works out of the eccentric beachfront home she inherited from her grandparents. It’s a nice life, except for her tumultuous relationship history. ... (Goodreads)
The Hour I First Believed
by Wally Lamb
A teacher's life is shattered by the Columbine shooting, leading to a journey of self-discovery and healing.
When high school teacher Caelum Quirk and his wife, Maureen, move to Littleton, Colorado, they both get jobs at Columbine High School. In April 1999, while Caelum is away, Maureen finds herself in ... (Barnes & Noble)
Summer of Night
by Dan Simmons
A group of boys in a small town uncover a sinister force lurking in their midst during the summer of 1960.
Set in Elm Haven, Illinois, in 1960, Summer of Night recounts its five pre-teen protagonists' discovery that eerie, terrifying events are unfolding in the Old Central School. Operatives, including a ... (Wikipedia)
All the Missing Girls
by Megan Miranda
A woman returns to her hometown to help find a missing person, but secrets from her past resurface as another person goes missing.
***A, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER*** A, New York Times Book Review, “Editors’ Choice”, Entertainment Weekly, — Thriller Round-Up, The Wall Street Journal, — 5 Killer Books for 2016, Hollywood ... (Barnes & Noble)
Stillhouse Lake
by Rachel Caine
A woman and her children are forced to constantly move and change identities after her husband is revealed to be a serial killer.
Gina Royal is the definition of average—a shy Midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children. But when a car accident reveals her husband’s secret life as a serial killer, she ... (Goodreads)
Into the Water
by Paula Hawkins
A gripping murder mystery, uncovering secrets hidden in a town's haunted past.
Following the unexplained death of her sister, Nel, in a pool at the foot of a cliff, Jules Abbott returns to Beckford, a fictional town in Northumberland , to care for her niece, Lena. The novel is ... (Wikipedia)
In a Dark, Dark Wood
by Ruth Ware
A woman discovers the secrets of her past while attending a weekend getaway with old friends.
In a dark, dark wood Nora hasn't seen Clare for ten years. Not since Nora walked out of school one day and never went back. There was a dark, dark house Until, out of the blue, an invitation to ... (Goodreads)
Glass Houses
by Rachel Caine
A young woman must confront mysterious forces and her own dark past to save her city from destruction.
The first in the award winning series, Glass Houses is about college freshman, Claire Danvers who has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation. When Claire heads off-campus, the imposing old ... (Wikipedia)
The Interestings
by Meg Wolitzer
A group of friends meet at a summer camp and navigate their way through life's ups and downs, successes and failures.
The Interestings explores the meaning of talent; the nature of envy; the roles of class, art, money, and power; and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a friendship and ... (Goodreads)
The Woman in Cabin 10
by Ruth Ware
An intrepid reporter embarks on a luxury cruise, uncovering a dark and dangerous mystery.
INSTANT, NEW YORK TIMES, AND, USA TODAY, BESTSELLER, , FROM THE AUTHOR OF, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, , Featured in TheSkimm, , An, Entertainment Weekly, “Summer Must List” Pick, , A, New York Post, ... (Barnes & Noble)
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)
