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What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day
by Pearl Cleage
A woman's journey to discover her strength and identity in a small town.
The novel is separated into five parts: June, July, August, September, and November. , Ava Johnson, a young black woman living in Atlanta, is diagnosed with HIV which she contracted from an unknown ... (Wikipedia)
Stones from the River
by Ursula Hegi
A dwarf girl navigates life in a small German town during WWII, facing discrimination and secrets.
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780684844770 From the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of Floating in My Mother's Palm comes a stunning novel about ordinary people living in extraordinary ... (Goodreads)
Fall on Your Knees
by Ann-Marie MacDonald
A multi-generational saga of secrets, tragedy, and resilience in a family of sisters.
At the start of the 20th century, James Piper sets fire to his dead mother’s piano and heads out across Cape Breton Island to find a new place to live. Working as a piano tuner, he meets and ... (Wikipedia)
4th of July
by James Patterson
An ex-FBI agent takes on a case of a missing girl, uncovering a dangerous conspiracy.
When Lindsay Boxer gets a lead on a recent murder of two teenagers, she responds to the call and joins Warren Jacobi on a stakeout of a Mercedes. When the car takes off, a high speed chase ends in a ... (Wikipedia)
The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins
A thrilling mystery of secrets and hidden identities, with a hero on a quest for the truth.
Walter Hartright, a young art teacher, encounters and gives directions to a mysterious and distressed woman dressed entirely in white, lost in London; he is later informed by policemen that she has ... (Wikipedia)
Sheltering Rain
by Jojo Moyes
Three generations of women confront their past and present relationships while staying in a remote Irish village.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You, the basis for the major motion picture, comes the touching, unforgettable story of three generations of Irish women faced with the ... (Goodreads)
The Switch
by Sandra Brown
A woman's life is turned upside down when she discovers her husband's dark secrets. She must decide whether to stay or leave.
After her twin sister's brutal murder, a young woman teams up with a NASA astronaut who is working to clear his name, and together they must track down a killer whose lethal plans are far from over. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Tough Customer
by Sandra Brown
A private investigator is hired to protect a woman and her son from a stalker, but the case becomes more complicated than expected.
Hard-living detective-turned-P.I., Dodge Hanley tries not to dwell on the past. But when he gets a call from Caroline King, “the one” who got away, there’s no time for looking back; their daughter is ... (Goodreads)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See
Story of two women in 19th-century China, exploring the power of female friendship.
In rural Hunan province called Puwei (nicknamed the Common Beauty Village), a county in China, Lily is destined to become a, laotong, pair with Snow Flower, a girl of the same age from Tongkou (the ... (Wikipedia)
Chill Factor
by Sandra Brown
A small town sheriff and a woman on the run from her past are caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse during a snowstorm.
Librarian’s note: This is a previously-published edition of,paperback, ISBN: 9780743466776,., Cleary, North Carolina, is a sleepy mountain town—the kind of place where criminal activity is usually ... (Goodreads)
Another Piece of My Heart
by Jane Green
A woman marries a man with two children, but struggles to find her place in the family dynamic.
From, The New York Times, bestselling author of, Jemima J, and, The Beach House, comes Jane Green's most emotional and powerful novel yet: a story that explores the complications of a woman marrying ... (Barnes & Noble)
Nighttime Is My Time
by Mary Higgins Clark
A reunion of childhood friends turns deadly when one of them is murdered. The killer's identity is revealed through the eyes of multiple characters.
"The definition of an owl had always pleased him:, a night bird of prey...sharp talons and soft plumage which permits noiseless flight...applied figuratively to a person of nocturnal habits., 'I am ... (Goodreads)
The Secrets of Midwives
by Sally Hepworth
Three generations of midwives confront secrets and challenges that threaten to tear their family apart.
A novel about three generations of midwives (a woman, her mother, and her grandmother) and the secrets they keep that push them apart and ultimately bind them together THE SECRETS OF MIDWIVES tells ... (Goodreads)
The Mysteries of Udolpho
by Ann Radcliffe
Orphaned Emily St. Aubert is imprisoned in a castle by her cruel guardian, encountering supernatural events and mysteries.
The Mysteries of Udolpho is a quintessential Gothic romance , replete with incidents of physical and psychological terror: remote crumbling castles, seemingly supernatural events, a brooding, ... (Wikipedia)
Blood Fury
by J.R. Ward
Two trainee vampires navigate their way through the dangerous world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.
A vampire aristocrat, Peyton is well aware of his duty to his bloodline: mate with an appropriate female of his class and carry on his family’s traditions. And he thought he’d found his perfect ... (Goodreads)
This House Is Haunted
by John Boyne
A young governess is hired to care for two children in a remote English estate, but soon discovers the house is haunted by a malevolent spirit.
1867. Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall on a dark and chilling night. As she makes her way across the station platform, a pair of invisible hands ... (Goodreads)
Play Dead
by Anne Frasier
A detective and a serial killer's daughter team up to catch a murderer. But the past haunts them both.
No one is more familiar with Savannah's dark side than homicide detective and native resident Elise Sandburg. She's been haunted for years by her own mysterious past: she was abandoned as a baby in ... (Goodreads)
Blood Vow
by J.R. Ward
A vampire warrior falls for a human woman, but their love is threatened by a dangerous enemy.
The Black Dagger Brotherhood continues to train the best of the best to join them in the deadly battle against the Lessening Society. Among the new recruits, Axe proves to be a cunning and vicious ... (Goodreads)
Unspeakable Things
by Jess Lourey
A haunting tale of a young girl's disappearance in a small town, and the secrets that are uncovered as her sister investigates.
Inspired by a terrifying true story from the author’s hometown, a heart-pounding novel of suspense about a small Minnesota community where nothing is as quiet—or as safe—as it seems., Cassie ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Good Neighbor
by A.J. Banner
A psychological thriller about a woman who suspects her neighbor of murder. As she investigates, she uncovers dark secrets about her own past.
From a phenomenal new voice in suspense fiction comes a book that will forever change the way you look at the people closest to you…, Shadow Cove, Washington, is the kind of town everyone dreams ... (Goodreads)
Foreign Affairs
by Alison Lurie
Two American professors find love and self-discovery while on sabbatical in England.
Unmarried fifty-four-year-old Virginia Miner (Vinnie), a professor at Corinth University who specializes in children's literature, is off to London for another research trip. She loves England and ... (Wikipedia)
Say You're One of Them
by Uwem Akpan
Collection of stories depicting the lives of children in Africa, facing war, poverty, and adversity.
Uwem Akpan's stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and violence so piercingly that few readers will feel they've ever encountered Africa so immediately. The eight-year-old narrator of "An ... (Goodreads)
What You Did
by Claire McGowan
A group of friends gather for a reunion, but secrets and lies from the past come to light, leading to a shocking crime.
“A brilliant, breathless thriller that kept me guessing to the last shocking page.” —Erin Kelly,, Sunday Times, bestselling author of, He Said/She Said,, An Amazon Charts and, Washington Post, ... (Barnes & Noble)
My Friend Flicka
by Mary O'Hara
A young boy's tender relationship with a wild horse and his journey of self-discovery.
Kenneth McLaughlin is a 10-year-old boy living on Goose Bar Ranch, just out of Cheyenne, Wyoming , with his practical father, Rob; his mother, Nell; and his older brother, Howard. Rob is often ... (Wikipedia)
The One That Got Away
by Simon Wood
A woman is kidnapped and held captive for years, but manages to escape. She must confront her captor and the trauma she endured.
Graduate students Zoë and Holli only mean to blow off some steam on their road trip to Las Vegas. But something goes terribly wrong on their way home, and the last time Zoë sees her, Holli is in the ... (Goodreads)
Rumble Fish
by S.E. Hinton
Rusty-James, a teenage gang member, struggles to find his place in the world and live up to his older brother's reputation.
Rusty-James runs into his old friend, Steve Hays, at the beach. It has been five years since they last saw each other. Steve is in college and Rusty is not long out of the reformatory . When Steve ... (Wikipedia)
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
by Jennifer Chiaverini
The story of Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave who became a dressmaker and confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln during the Civil War.
In Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker , novelist Jennifer Chiaverini presents a stunning account of the friendship that blossomed between Mary Todd Lincoln and her seamstress, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Keckley, a ... (Goodreads)
A Complicated Kindness
by Miriam Toews
A teenage girl navigates life in a strict Mennonite community while dealing with family dysfunction and questioning her faith.
The novel is set in a small religious Mennonite town called East Village, generally considered to be a fictionalized version of Toews' hometown of Steinbach , Manitoba . The narrator is Nomi Nickel, ... (Wikipedia)
The Missing Ones
by Patricia Gibney
Detective Lottie Parker investigates the disappearance of a woman and uncovers a dark web of secrets and lies.
The hole they dug was not deep. A white flour bag encased the little body. Three small faces watched from the window, eyes black with terror. The child in the middle spoke without turning his head. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Back Roads
by Tawni O'Dell
After his mother's imprisonment, a young man struggles to care for his three younger sisters in a small Pennsylvania town.
Harley Altmyer should be in college drinking beer and chasing girls. He should be freed from his stifling coal town with its lack of jobs and no sense of humor. Instead he's marooned in the ... (Wikipedia)
