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Along the Infinite Sea
by Beatriz Williams
A tale of two women, one escaping Nazi Germany, the other navigating love and motherhood in the 1960s. Their stories intertwine on the shores of the French Riviera.
Each of the three Schuyler sisters has her own world-class problems, but in the autumn of 1966, Pepper Schuyler's problems are in a class of their own. When Pepper fixes up a beautiful and rare ... (Goodreads)
A Hundred Summers
by Beatriz Williams
A love story set in the 1930s, where secrets and betrayals threaten to tear apart the lives of two childhood friends.
Memorial Day, 1938: New York socialite Lily Dane has just returned with her family to the idyllic oceanfront community of Seaview, Rhode Island, expecting another placid summer season among the ... (Goodreads)
All We Ever Wanted
by Emily Giffin
A wealthy Nashville family is rocked by a scandal involving their son and a girl from a less privileged background.
In the riveting new novel from the #1, New York Times, bestselling author of, First Comes Love, and, Something Borrowed, three very different people must choose between their family and their values. ... (Goodreads)
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne
A man's life journey spanning seven decades and three continents, searching for love and acceptance.
Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast ... (Goodreads)
The Language of Flowers
by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
A young woman's journey of healing and redemption through the power of flowers.
The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it’s been more useful in ... (Goodreads)
The Love Season
by Elin Hilderbrand
A summer romance between a woman and her ex-husband's best friend, set on the idyllic island of Nantucket.
Welcome to, The Love Season,—a riveting story that takes place in one day and spans decades; a story that embraces the charming, pristine island of Nantucket, as well as Manhattan, Paris and Morocco. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Maine
by J. Courtney Sullivan
Four generations of women in an Irish-American family confront their past and present during a summer in Maine.
In her best-selling debut, Commencement, J. Courtney Sullivan explored the complicated and contradictory landscape of female friendship. Now, in her highly anticipated second novel, Sullivan takes us ... (Goodreads)
Summerland
by Elin Hilderbrand
A family drama set in Nantucket, where a mother's sudden death brings her family together to confront their past and present relationships.
A warm June evening, a local tradition: the students of Nantucket High have gathered for a bonfire on the beach. What begins as a graduation night celebration ends in tragedy after a horrible car ... (Goodreads)
Here's to Us
by Elin Hilderbrand
Three women, ex-wives of a famous chef, gather on Nantucket to scatter his ashes and confront their past.
Three romantic rivals in one crowded house equals plenty of room for jealousy in this surprising and heartwarming story from, New York Times, bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand. Laurel Thorpe, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Lock Every Door
by Riley Sager
A young woman takes a job as an apartment sitter in a luxurious building, but soon discovers dark secrets lurking within its walls.
No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen's new job as an apartment ... (Goodreads)
Doll-baby
by Laura Lane McNeal
A young girl is taken in by a family of eccentric women in 1960s New Orleans, uncovering secrets and healing past wounds.
When Ibby Bell’s father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her father’s urn for good measure. ... (Goodreads)
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)
The Dearly Beloved
by Cara Wall
Two couples, brought together by their shared faith, navigate the challenges of life and love in New York City.
Charles and Lily, James and Nan. They meet in Greenwich Village in 1963 when Charles and James are jointly hired to steward the historic Third Presbyterian Church through turbulent times. Their ... (Goodreads)
The Book That Matters Most
by Ann Hood
A woman joins a book club and chooses a book that matters most to her, leading her on a journey of self-discovery and healing.
Ava’s twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country. Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out ... (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)
American Royals
by Katharine McGee
A fictional story about the American royal family, their scandals, and love lives.
What if America had a royal family? When America won the Revolutionary War, its people offered General George Washington a crown. Two and a half centuries later, the House of Washington still sits on ... (Goodreads)
A Simple Favor
by Darcey Bell
A mommy blogger investigates the disappearance of her best friend, uncovering dark secrets and twists.
She’s your best friend. She knows all your secrets. That’s why she’s so dangerous. A single mother's life is turned upside down when her best friend vanishes in this chilling debut thriller in the ... (Goodreads)
The Obituary Writer
by Ann Hood
Two women, decades apart, navigate love and loss in their lives. Their stories intertwine in unexpected ways.
On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, a young wife and mother obsessed with the glamor of Jackie, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless but secure marriage or to ... (Goodreads)
Dance of Thieves
by Mary E. Pearson
A thief and a soldier must work together to uncover a conspiracy and save their kingdoms. A tale of adventure, romance, and betrayal.
Mary E. Pearson's, Dance of Thieves, is a new YA novel in the, New York Times, bestselling Remnant Chronicles universe, in which a reformed thief and the young leader of an outlaw dynasty lock wits ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Beach House
by Mary Alice Monroe
A family reunites at their beach house to confront past secrets and present challenges, finding healing and hope in the beauty of nature.
Caretta Rutledge thought she’d left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind. But an unusual request from her mother coming just as her own life is spinning out of control has Cara heading ... (Goodreads)
The Escape Artist
by Brad Meltzer
A military mortician uncovers a conspiracy involving a missing body and a secret government program. Fast-paced thriller with twists and turns.
Nola Brown, the U.S. Army's artist-in-residence—a painter and trained soldier—sees something nobody was supposed to see and earns a dangerous enemy in this novel as powerful as "a launched torpedo ... (Barnes & Noble)
BoneMan's Daughters
by Ted Dekker
A psychopath kidnaps young girls, but one father will stop at nothing to save his daughter. A thrilling and suspenseful ride.
Boneman is a serial killer who has abducted six young women. He believes that he is the perfect father, and he is looking for the perfect daughter. People might think that he is killing these girls ... (Wikipedia)
Wicked Appetite
by Janet Evanovich
A pastry chef with supernatural powers must team up with a mysterious man to find and protect seven magical stones before they fall into the wrong hands.
For centuries, treasure hunters have been eager to possess the stones, undeterred by their corrupting nature. The list is long — Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, to name a few. Now the ... (Goodreads)
The Other Queen
by Philippa Gregory
A powerful Tudor Queen battles her rival for the throne, while the fate of England hangs in the balance.
Mary Stuart , cousin to Queen Elizabeth , has fled to England after she has lost the support of the Scots after marrying Bothwell , whom the people believe murdered her second husband, Henry Stuart, ... (Wikipedia)
The Heart of Betrayal
by Mary E. Pearson
A princess must battle her own family to protect her kingdom from a treacherous enemy.
The thrilling,, New York Times,–bestselling sequel to The Kiss of Deception Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape. Desperate to save her life, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
by Alan Bradley
Amateur detective Flavia de Luce investigates mysterious murder in an English village.
On a spring morning in 1951, eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce gathers with her family at the railway station, awaiting the return of her long-lost mother, Harriet. Yet ... (Goodreads)
Red at the Bone
by Jacqueline Woodson
A multigenerational story of a family in Brooklyn, exploring themes of identity, class, parenthood, and coming-of-age.
Moving forward and backward in time, Jacqueline Woodson's taut and powerful new novel uncovers the role that history and community have played in the experiences, decisions, and relationships of ... (Goodreads)
The Last Child
by John Hart
A suspenseful mystery about a family's search for their missing son, uncovering a dark conspiracy.
Winner of the 2010 Edgar Award for Best Novel, John Hart's, New York Times, bestselling debut,, The King of Lies, announced the arrival of a major talent. With, Down, River, he surpassed his earlier ... (Barnes & Noble)
Speaking from Among the Bones
by Alan Bradley
A young detective investigates the mystery of a decades-old murder in a small English village.
From award-winning author Alan Bradley comes the next cozy British mystery starring intrepid young sleuth Flavia de Luce, hailed by USA Today as “one of the most remarkable creations in recent ... (Goodreads)
Something in the Water
by Catherine Steadman
A couple's romantic honeymoon turns into a nightmare when they discover something sinister in the water.
If you could make one simple choice that would change your life forever, would you? Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough, Mark a handsome investment banker with ... (Goodreads)
