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The Perfect Girl
by Gilly Macmillan
A teenage pianist's past comes back to haunt her when her mother is found dead on the night of her big concert.
Zoe Maisey is a seventeen-year-old musical prodigy with a genius IQ. Three years ago, she was involved in a tragic incident that left three classmates dead. She served her time, and now her mother, ... (Goodreads)
The Light of the Fireflies
by Paul Pen
A family lives in a basement, hiding from the outside world. The story unfolds as secrets are revealed.
A haunting and hopeful tale of discovering light in even the darkest of places. For his whole life, the boy has lived underground, in a basement with his parents, grandmother, sister, and brother. ... (Goodreads)
Life and Other Near-Death Experiences
by Camille Pagán
A woman's journey to create a life of her own design, and all the highs and lows that come with it.
Libby Miller has always been an unwavering optimist—but when her husband drops a bomb on their marriage the same day a doctor delivers devastating news, she realizes her rose-colored glasses have ... (Barnes & Noble)
Matchmaking for Beginners
by Maddie Dawson
A young woman inherits a matchmaking business and discovers her own ability to bring people together.
Marnie MacGraw wants an ordinary life—a husband, kids, and a minivan in the suburbs. Now that she’s marrying the man of her dreams, she’s sure this is the life she’ll get. Then Marnie meets Blix ... (Goodreads)
The Dead Key
by D.M. Pulley
An engineer's investigation of an abandoned bank reveals long-buried secrets.
2014 Winner — Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award — Grand Prize and Mystery & Thriller Fiction Winner, It’s 1998, and for years the old First Bank of Cleveland has sat abandoned, perfectly preserved, its ... (Barnes & Noble)
Refugee
by Alan Gratz
Three children, three different times, all with a common goal of finding refuge.
A tour de force from acclaimed author Alan Gratz (,Prisoner B-3087,), this timely — and timeless — novel tells the powerful story of three different children seeking refuge. A, New York Times, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Last Anniversary
by Liane Moriarty
A young woman's pursuit of the truth behind a mysterious family secret.
From Liane Moriarty, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers , comes an unforgettable novel defined by her signature sharp wit, page-turning storyline, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Short Drop
by Matthew FitzSimmons
A quest to discover the truth behind a political scandal, with life-and-death stakes.
A decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard—then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency—disappeared in the most sensational ... (Goodreads)
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)
Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
A mysterious journey through a hidden realm of London, filled with danger and unexpected allies.
Neverwhere is the story of Richard Mayhew and his trials and tribulations in London. At the start of the story, he is a young businessman, recently moved from Scotland and with a normal life ahead. ... (Wikipedia)
Truly Madly Guilty
by Liane Moriarty
A group of friends face the consequences of a single summer night that changes their lives forever.
Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One small dog. It’s just a normal weekend. What could possibly go wrong? Sam and Clementine have a wonderful, albeit, busy life: they have two little girls, ... (Goodreads)
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
An escaped slave's daring escape to freedom, fighting against the brutality of slavery.
The story is told in the third person, focusing mainly on Cora. Scattered single chapters also focus on Cora's mother Mabel, the slavecatcher Ridgeway, a reluctant slave sympathizer named Ethel, and ... (Wikipedia)
Without Remorse
by Tom Clancy
John Kelly, a former Navy SEAL, seeks revenge against drug dealers who killed his girlfriend. A thrilling action-packed novel.
In 1970, former Navy SEAL "frogman" John Kelly, who recently lost his pregnant wife Patricia in a car accident, picks up a hitchhiker named Pam on his way to his home on Battery Island in the ... (Wikipedia)
Pigs in Heaven
by Barbara Kingsolver
A young girl and her adoptive mother fight for their family's rights and the power of love.
Mother and adopted daughter, Taylor and Turtle Greer, are back in this spellbinding sequel about family, heartbreak and love. Six-year-old Turtle Greer witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam ... (Goodreads)
Chocolat
by Joanne Harris
An enchanting tale of love, belonging, and the power of chocolate.
Vianne Rocher, with her daughter Anouk, come to the small French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes. They are brought by "the wind" during the last days of Carnival to open a, chocolaterie, , La ... (Wikipedia)
Wish
by Barbara O'Connor
A young girl from a broken home finds solace in a stray dog and learns the true meaning of family.
Don't miss Barbara O'Connor's other middle-grade work—like, Wonderland; How to Steal a Dog; Greetings from Nowhere; Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia; The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester;, and more! ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Opposite of You
by Rachel Higginson
A chef and a food critic clash in a culinary battle, but soon find themselves falling for each other.
I’ve sworn off men. All men. Famous last words, right? You’re expecting some epic tale of reluctant love and my dramatic change of heart? Well, you’re not going to get it. I’m stubborn. And ... (Goodreads)
Ninja At First Sight
by Penny Reid
A quirky romance between a socially awkward woman and a mysterious ninja.
He wants to be all her firsts . . . What do a cynical former Marine and a sheltered former Olympic contender have in common? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. He has a girlfriend and she’s never been ... (Goodreads)
Woman Last Seen in Her Thirties
by Camille Pagán
A woman in her late thirties navigates through a divorce, career change, and unexpected romance, discovering her true self in the process.
From bestselling author Camille Pagán comes a hilarious and hopeful story about a woman on the verge of a nervous breakthrough., At fifty-three, Maggie Harris has a good marriage and two mostly happy ... (Barnes & Noble)
In a Cottage In a Wood
by Cass Green
Neve discovers a mysterious cottage in the woods and becomes entangled in a web of secrets and danger.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR IS BACK! Her dream home will become her worst nightmare… A strange encounter,Neve comes across a troubled woman called Isabelle on Waterloo Bridge late one night. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Love, Hate & Other Filters
by Samira Ahmed
A young Muslim girl navigates her dreams and desires while facing Islamophobia in America.
A searing #OwnVoices coming-of-age debut in which an Indian-American Muslim teen confronts Islamophobia and a reality she can neither explain nor escape—perfect for fans of Angie Thomas, Jacqueline ... (Goodreads)
Lies She Told
by Cate Holahan
A thriller about a writer whose fictional story starts to mirror her own life, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.
From the author of the USA Today–bestselling novel, The Widower’s Wife, comes an electrifying story of love and deceit, where the truth can be darker than fiction. Liza Cole, a once-successful ... (Goodreads)
The Tenant
by Katrine Engberg
A murder mystery set in Copenhagen, where a young woman is found brutally murdered in her apartment. Two detectives race against time to solve the case.
An, O, The Oprah Magazine, Titles to Pick Up Now A, People, Book Pick A, New York Post, Best Book of the Week A, Parade, Most Anticipated Books of Early 2020 A, Bustle, Most Anticipated Books of ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Friend
by Teresa Driscoll
A woman receives a Facebook friend request from a high school friend who died years ago, leading to a dangerous chain of events.
On a train with her husband, miles from home and their four-year-old son, Ben, Sophie receives a chilling phone call. Two boys are in hospital after a tragic accident. One of them is Ben. She thought ... (Goodreads)
The Unremembered Girl
by Eliza Maxwell
A young girl is found on a farm with no memory of her past. As she tries to uncover her identity, dark secrets are revealed.
An Amazon Charts bestseller., In the deep woods of East Texas, Henry supports his family by selling bootleg liquor. It’s all he can do to keep his compassionate but ailing mother and his stepfather—a ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Player and the Pixie
by L.H. Cosway
A rugby player and a mischievous pixie fall in love, but their pasts threaten to tear them apart.
Now a USA TODAY BESTSELLER How can someone so smokin’ hot be so bad in bed? I mean, Sean Cassidy is absolute rubbish. RUBBISH. He is the epitome of walking, talking false advertising and I want a ... (Goodreads)
While My Eyes Were Closed
by Linda Green
A mother's worst nightmare comes true when her daughter disappears for 4 years. But when she returns, secrets are revealed that change everything.
''Clever and compelling'' Dorothy Koomson,''Very punchy and terrifyingly plausible'', Sunday Mirror,''Linda Green is bloody brilliant!'' Amanda Prowse,A, nail-biting psychological drama for fans of ... (Barnes & Noble)
We Were Mothers
by Katie Sise
Four suburban mothers' lives are upended when one of their newborns goes missing. Secrets and betrayals are revealed as they search for the truth.
A brilliant, twisty novel about a missing woman, an unfaithful husband, and the dark secrets that will destroy two perfect families., A scandalous revelation is about to devastate a picturesque town ... (Barnes & Noble)
Sweet Little Lies
by Caz Frear
A detective investigates a murder case that hits close to home, uncovering secrets and lies along the way.
In this gripping debut procedural, a young London policewoman must probe dark secrets buried deep in her own family's past to solve a murder and a long-ago disappearance. Your father is a liar. But ... (Goodreads)
Dr. Strange Beard
by Penny Reid
A quirky romance between a former beauty queen and a bearded neurosurgeon with a dark past.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Wall Street Journal Bestseller USA Today Bestseller Hunches, horse races, and heartbreak Ten years after Simone Payton broke his heart, all Roscoe Winston wants is a ... (Goodreads)
