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The madstone by Elizabeth Crook

The madstone

Elizabeth Crook

"Texas hill country, 1868. As nineteen-year-old Benjamin Shreve tends to business in his workshop, he witnesses a stagecoach strand a passenger. When the man, a treasure hunter, persuades Benjamin to help track down the vanished coach--and a mysterious fortune...

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Safe enough by Lee Child

Safe enough

Lee Child

"Throughout his career, Lee Child published tales about a range of characters on both sides of the law. Packed with action and suspense, the stories show the author's mastery of the short form, and they've never been collected before now. Together these...

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Rough riders of the ragged rimrock by James J. Griffin

Rough riders of the ragged rimrock

James J. Griffin

"When Texas Ranger Will Kirkpatrick and his young partner, Jonas Peterson, were informed they were to man a new Ranger post in Sweetwater, they knew they'd have plenty of trouble on their hands. But even they didn't know how much they were in for. Their new...

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Omaha Crossing by Ray Hogan

Omaha Crossing

Ray Hogan

"Sheriff John Glade, former gunslinger and convict turned lawman, is getting along fine in Omaha Crossing -- until he is forced to kill the son of the town's most prominent citizen, Mayor Gideon Teague. When Teague demands Glade's resignation because of the...

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By evening's light by Leslie Gould

By evening's light

Leslie Gould

"Treva Zimmerman finds herself at a crossroads in life after a heartbreaking failed relationship. Returning to Lancaster County to visit her Amish grandparents and elderly aunt, Treva plans to leave her Plain heritage behind for a fresh start in Alaska. Torn...

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A token of love by Carrie Turansky

A token of love

Carrie Turansky

"Separated by centuries, the lives of two women intertwine through their shared pursuit of love, truth, and justice. In 1885 London, Lillian Freemont embarks on a treacherous journey to reunite with her long-lost niece, Alice, who was abandoned at the...

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Murder island by James Patterson

Murder island

James Patterson

"When professor turned crime-fighter Brandt 'Doc' Savage and his girlfriend Kira Sunlight land on a desert island in the middle of the Atlantic, they think they've found a perfect utopia. An escape from their tumultuous pasts. But they don't have long to enjoy...

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A Christmas duet by Debbie Macomber

A Christmas duet

Debbie Macomber

"Hailey Morgan's life has always revolved around music. She once had big dreams of becoming a professional songwriter, but the reality of life has led her to working as an assistant high school band teacher in Portland. As the holidays approach, Hailey dreads...

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The waiting by Michael Connelly

The waiting

Michael Connelly

"Reéne Ballard and the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit get a hot shot DNA connection between a recently arrested man and a serial rapist and murderer who went quiet twenty years ago. The arrested man is only twenty-four, so the genetic link must be familial: His...

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Identity unknown by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

Identity unknown

Patricia Daniels Cornwell

"Summoned to an unnerving, abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once loved. While teaching in Rome during the early days of her career, Scarpetta had an intense love affair with Sal...

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Wartime in the dales by Diane (Romantic fiction writer) author. Allen

Wartime in the dales

Diane (Romantic fiction writer) author....

September, 1939. Friends Maggie Shaunessy and Lizzie Taylor are heartbroken to be evacuated from their Liverpool homes to rural Yorkshire. Lizzie is sent to live with a vicar in the village of Gargrave, while Maggie finds herself delivered by chauffeur to...

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Our dear daisy by Rosie Goodwin

Our dear daisy

Rosie Goodwin

Nuneaton, 1880. Twenty-year-old Daisy Armstrong lives a happy life with her father Jed. They have a special bond, particularly after losing her mother and brother. But when Jed falls in love with Victoria Peake, a local widow, everything is set to change for...

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A sister's fight by Emma Hornby

A sister's fight

Emma Hornby

Bolton, Lancashire, 1943. Livvy knows that her family's survival rests on her shoulders - with her parents gone, it falls to her to support her grandfather, Morris, and younger sister, Joan. Times are tough, largely due to the hardships of war, and Livvy knows...

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A Christmas baby at Rookery House by Rosie Hendry

A Christmas baby at Rookery House

Rosie Hendry

October 1941. Marianne Fordham has a lot to cope with. As well as taking care of her young daughter Emily and working on dressmaking commissions, she is desperately worried about her pilot husband Alex, flying over enemy territory. And her baby is almost...

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A winter's wish by Judy Summers

A winter's wish

Judy Summers

Liverpool, 1847. At 17, Delilah Shaw is the eldest of the eight Shaw siblings, and the one who must take charge when her mother and brother die in a tragic manner, and her father is left disabled in an accident at the docks. When they can no longer afford to...

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The reluctant bride by Lynne (Novelist) author. Francis

The reluctant bride

Lynne (Novelist) author. Francis

Kent, 1822. Fearing for his life, Thomas Marsh has fled Castle Bay and found work as a mill hand, deep in the countryside. Here he comes across the unconventional Isabel Cavendish and is captivated by her beauty and wildness. But Isabel's father has ambitions...

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Bounty hunted by Barb Han

Bounty hunted

Barb Han

There's a price on his head... and one US marshal will make sure no one collects US marshal Crystal Remington is assigned to protect Wade Brewer, but the wounded combat vet with a bounty on his head is quickly becoming her most challenging case. The stubborn...

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Captured at the cove by Carol (Carol A.) author. Ericson

Captured at the cove

Carol (Carol A.) author. Ericson

Her son is a murder witness. Can the new sheriff protect them both? Astrid Mitchell's abusive ex-husband showed her the dark side of law enforcement, so she has every reason to distrust Sheriff West Chandler. But they're going to have to work as a team to find...

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Cinderella and the tycoon next door by Kandy Shepherd

Cinderella and the tycoon next door

Kandy Shepherd

The key to Cinderella's inheritance... In this One Year to Wed story, when Anastasia finds herself in need of a husband she turns to her best friend, millionaire tycoon Connor. She's always carried a torch for the guy from next door, but anything romantic is...

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Claiming his billion-dollar bride by Michelle Douglas

Claiming his billion-dollar bride

Michelle Douglas

'MARRY ME, LINCOLN.' In this One Year to Wed story, Rose has put everything into running her family's farm, so she's furious that her father's will states she must marry to keep it! All she can do is propose-to anyone. She picks Lincoln, her neighbour, her...

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Their accidental marriage deal by Nina Singh

Their accidental marriage deal

Nina Singh

To have... But not to hold? In Las Vegas for a wedding, Hannah accidentally marries her teenage crush, Alden. What happened on that hot, hazy night can certainly be dissolved in the cold light of day-until Alden asks Hannah to stay married a while, and play...

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How to tame a king by Juliette Hyland

How to tame a king

Juliette Hyland

A queen by chance! In this Royals in the Headlines story, when Breanna steps in for her twin to become the King's convenient bride she's confident of her plan to escape their arrangement. But her attraction to dutiful, guarded Sebastian throws a spanner in the...

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Valley in bloom by Grace Thompson

Valley in bloom

Grace Thompson

As 1954 draws to an end, the village of Hen Carw Parc is changing. The post-war boom brings a creeping lethargy as the villagers stay in watching their new TV sets, instead of going out to enjoy each other's company. As usual, however, Nelly is busy keeping...

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Renegade wife by B. J. author. Daniels

Renegade wife

B. J. author. Daniels

She's looking for vengence... After her double-crossing husband disappears, Geneva Carrington Beck recruits Calhoun St Pierre to track him down. But their mountain mission takes a dangerous turn when criminals searching for the missing man make his bride a...

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Mile high mystery by Cindi Myers

Mile high mystery

Cindi Myers

His secret could get him killed... Unless she can protect him. Search and rescue volunteer Zach Gregory thought his sister had been killed years ago after testifying against notorious killers. But when she's found murdered, FBI agent Shelby Dryden reveals...

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A liaison with her leading lady by Lotte R. author. James

A liaison with her leading lady

Lotte R. author. James

A love story on stage. And one waiting in the wings? Ruth Connell's beloved theatre is under threat! In desperation, she approaches reclusive playwright Artemis Goode. If Artemis can write a hit, Ruth can save her troupe from financial ruin. Yet it's not just...

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Forbidden nights with the paramedic by Alison Roberts

Forbidden nights with the paramedic

Alison Roberts

A dangerous temptation! In this Daredevil Doctors story, after a family trauma, self-proclaimed playboy Edward is living life to the fullest. On his first day with Aberdeen-based air rescue paramedics he's floored by the instant crackle of electricity he...

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Rebel doctor's baby surprise by Alison Roberts

Rebel doctor's baby surprise

Alison Roberts

A newborn on his doorstep. In this Daredevil Doctors story, doctor James's world is turned upside down with the arrival of a stranger-nurse Sarah. Because Sarah is not alone. She's holding a tiny bundle-his surprise daughter! As if the situation isn't...

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Single mum's Alaskan adventure by Louisa Heaton

Single mum's Alaskan adventure

Louisa Heaton

OLD FRIENDS... NEW BEGINNINGS? Determined to outrun a humiliating ordeal, single mum and doctor Charlie arrives in Alaska and is stunned to meet her boss-a blast from the past, delectable local doc Eli. They clash at first, but Eli's infectious enthusiasm soon...

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Rescued by the Australian GP by Emily Forbes

Rescued by the Australian GP

Emily Forbes

Her knight in shining scrubs. Following years of her ex's abuse, trusting anyone-even herself-doesn't come naturally to Ella. So she barely recognises the frisson of attraction she feels for Australian GP Luke when he rescues her and her daughter from a flood....

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Marriage reunion with the island doc by Sue (Susan) author. MacKay

Marriage reunion with the island doc

Sue (Susan) author. MacKay

A second chance in paradise? At a destination wedding, nurse Alyssa is hoping for a stress-free break. But the best man is her ex-husband, island GP Leighton! Their whirlwind marriage collapsed as quickly as it began, when Leighton suddenly withdrew from her....

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An ER nurse to redeem him by Traci Douglass

An ER nurse to redeem him

Traci Douglass

A reason to stay? In this Wyckford General Hospital story, flying EMT Tate is the new guy in town, but he won't be staying long. Grief and guilt keep this ex-military medic on the move. Inadvertently becoming ER nurse Madi's date to a charity auction should...

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The forbidden Greek by Michelle Smart

The forbidden Greek

Michelle Smart

Wanting what they can't have! When billionaire Leander vanishes from his convenient wedding, maid of honour Kate is determined to bring him back. But upon tracking him down she's blindsided by the need blazing in his gaze-and the explosive connection it...

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Her Venetian secret by Caitlin Crews

Her Venetian secret

Caitlin Crews

Cinderella's nine-month surprise! Prim headmistress Beatrice hides behind strict behaviour and a stricter dress code... until abandoning her disguise for one night with a mysterious stranger leaves her scandalously pregnant! Then Beatrice accepts a tutoring...

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Awoken by revenge by Kali Anthony

Awoken by revenge

Kali Anthony

He wants revenge... and her! Since her traumatic childhood, Easton Hall has been innocent Louisa's sanctuary... until billionaire Matteo arrives, hellbent on claiming the estate as revenge on her family. He doesn't expect an instant hunger for Louisa to put a...

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His chosen queen by Bella Mason

His chosen queen

Bella Mason

The King's Cinderella bride... When Helia Demetriou, the palace librarian, is selected as rebellious King Vasili's bride, nobody is more shocked than Helia herself. She likes books-not ballgowns! But her becoming Queen might help those growing up orphaned, as...

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Wed in haste to the duke by Sarah Mallory

Wed in haste to the duke

Sarah Mallory

Marry in haste. Fall in love at leisure...? Angeline Carlow's hasty marriage to her childhood best friend Jason, Duke of Rotherton, is purely practical. She knows that he can never love her the way he loved his late wife. Yet in her new husband's month-long...

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Miss Isobel and the prince by Catherine Tinley

Miss Isobel and the prince

Catherine Tinley

A royal distraction... for the debutante! One of The Triplet Orphans. Given her meagre dowry and lack of known parents, Isobel Lennox must use her only London season to make a sensible match. So why, oh, why is she dazzled by the dashing, handsome Prince...

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A courtship to fool Manhattan by Lauri Robinson

A courtship to fool Manhattan

Lauri Robinson

A pretend courtship... To prevent a marriage! At his sister's society wedding, Lincoln Dryer finds himself paired up with heiress Victoria Biggs. Tired of being matchmade, Lincoln is surprised to learn that Victoria feels the same. So they agree to pretend to...

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Heir for his empire by Abby Green

Heir for his empire

Abby Green

Returning for his heir-staying for her! One year after a sizzling fling with lawyer Erin, tightly wound CEO Ajax discovers a bombshell-he's a father! And now the paparazzi know too... Determined to protect what's his, Ajax whisks his new family into hiding....

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Prince's forgotten diamond by Emmy Grayson

Prince's forgotten diamond

Emmy Grayson

He's forgotten everything... but their forbidden desire! Julius wakes after an accident with two clues to his identity: a diamond ring and the name Esmerelda Clark. He tracks Esme to her Caribbean hideout and she reveals who he his. He's a crown prince!...

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Twins to tame him by Tara Pammi

Twins to tame him

Tara Pammi

Redeemed by a twin secret? Greek tycoon Sebastian has spent three years searching for Laila Jaafri. Now she's appeared with bombshell news-her toddler twins are his! When Laila refuses his marriage proposal, unconvinced by his sudden wish to play happy...

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Billionaire's runaway wife by Rosie Maxwell

Billionaire's runaway wife

Rosie Maxwell

The Ricci wife returns! Rae's craving for her husband Domenico Ricci was dangerously all-consuming. To retain her identity she had to leave. But now Domenico's grandmother has made an outrageous dying decree: to save the Italian's palazzo, Rae must stay in...

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The night guest by 1984- author. Hildur Knútsdóttir

The night guest

1984- author. Hildur Knútsdóttir

"Iðunn knows her constant fatigue is a sign that something's not right, but practitioners dismiss her symptoms and blood tests haven't revealed any cause. When she talks to friends about it, the refrain is the same - have you tried eating better? exercising...

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Red River Road by Anna Downes

Red River Road

Anna Downes

"Katy Sweeney is determined to find her sister. A year earlier, just three weeks into a solo vanlife trip, free-spirited Phoebe vanished without a trace on Western Australia's remote and achingly beautiful Coral Coast. With no witnesses, no leads, and no DNA...

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Disturbing the dead by Kelley Armstrong

Disturbing the dead

Kelley Armstrong

"Victorian Scotland is becoming less strange to modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson. Though inhabiting someone else's body will always be unsettling, even if her employers know that she's not actually housemaid Catriona Mitchell, ever since the...

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What time the sexton's spade doth rust by Alan Bradley

What time the sexton's spade doth rust

Alan Bradley

"There's a new arrival at Buckshaw - Flavia de Luce's obnoxious cousin Undine. Flavia reluctantly takes on the mentorship of her fellow orphan, who in her best moments shows some potential for trespassing and trickery. When Major Greyleigh, a former hangman,...

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The gold chip by Douglas Hirt

The gold chip

Douglas Hirt

"It all started one Blizzardy Kansas night when a half frozen Indian staggers into Somerville and dies right there on the floor of Wilsons Barbershop ... but not before telling a crazy story and showing a lump of gold that looks strangely like a golden buffalo...

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Tangled up in you by Christina Lauren

Tangled up in you

Christina Lauren

"Ren has never held an iPhone, googled the answer to a question, or followed a crush on social media. What she has done: read a book or two, or three (okay, hundreds). Taught herself to paint. Built a working wind power system from scratch. But for all the...

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Tom Clancy by M. P. Woodward

Tom Clancy

M. P. Woodward

"The vibrant economy of the new Vietnam is a shiny lure for Western capital. Companies are racing to uncover ideal opportunities. Not wanting to be left behind, Hendley Associates has sent their best analyst, Jack Ryan, Jr., to mine for investment gold. And he...

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The dark wives by Ann Cleeves

The dark wives

Ann Cleeves

"The man's body is found in the early morning light by a local dog walker in the park outside Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens in the coastal village of Longwater. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who was due to work the previous night but never...

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Seven summers by Paige Toon

Seven summers

Paige Toon

"Liv and Finn meet six summers ago working in a bar on the rugged Cornish coastline, their futures full of promise. When a night of passion ends in devastating tragedy they are bound together inextricably. But Finn's life is in LA with his band, and Liv's is...

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The games gods play by Abigail (Paranormal fiction writer) Owen

The games gods play

Abigail (Paranormal fiction writer)...

"I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus. Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus won't notice me. Not an easy feat, given San Francisco...

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I need you to read this by Jessa Maxwell

I need you to read this

Jessa Maxwell

"Years ago Alex Marks escaped to New York City for a fresh start. Now, aside from trips to her regular diner for coffee, she keeps to herself, gets her perfectly normal copywriting job done, and doesn't date. Her carefully cultivated world is upended when her...

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By any other name by Jodi Picoult

By any other name

Jodi Picoult

"In 1581, Emilia Bassano, like most young women of her day, is allowed no voice of her own. But as the Lord Chamberlain's mistress, she has access to all theater in England, and finds a way to bring her work to the stage secretly. And yet, creating some of the...

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Passions in death by J. D. Robb

Passions in death

J. D. Robb

"On a hot August night, Lt. Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke, speed through the streets of Manhattan to the Down and Dirty club, where a joyful, boisterous pre-wedding girls' night out has turned into a murder scene. One of the brides lies in a pool of...

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We used to live here by Marcus Kliewer

We used to live here

Marcus Kliewer

"Charlie and Eve can't believe the deal they've gotten on an old house in a picturesque neighborhood. As they're working in the house one day, there's a knock on the door. A man stands there with his family, claiming to have lived there years before and asking...

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The story thief by Kyra Geddes

The story thief

Kyra Geddes

"Fact and fiction meld into one in this stirring family saga set against shifting landscapes and pivotal moments in Australian history. Lillian was born in 1892, the same year Henry Lawson wrote 'The Drover's Wife' and cemented his place in Australia's...

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Everyone and everything by Nadine J. Cohen

Everyone and everything

Nadine J. Cohen

"When Yael Silver's world comes crashing down, she looks to the past for answers and finds solace in surprising places. An unconventional new friendship, a seaside safe space and an unsettling amount of dairy help her to heal, as she wrestles with her demons -...

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A life of her own by Ellen Feldman

A life of her own

Ellen Feldman

"New York City, 1945. The war is over, the men are coming home and life can go back to normal for young Fanny Fabricant. But when she loses her rosy future in a single instant, she is forced to reinvent her life and raise her daughter alone by sheer will and...

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The girl with the violin by Shelley Davidow

The girl with the violin

Shelley Davidow

"It's 1989 and for a young Jewish-Australian violinist, a scholarship to Berlin is the chance of a lifetime. Germany is on the verge of change as the wall is torn down, and Susanna is swept along by the tumultuous event. Under the careful guidance of Stefan...

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The star on the grave by Linda Margolin Royal

The star on the grave

Linda Margolin Royal

"In 1940, as the Nazis sweep toward Lithuania, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara defies his own government and secretly issues thousands of visas to Jewish refugees desperate to flee. After the war, Sugihara is dismissed and disappears into obscurity. Three...

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Beyond summerland by Jenny Lecoat

Beyond summerland

Jenny Lecoat

"Jersey 1945. In the immediate aftermath of Liberation from the Nazis, Jean Parris and her family wait anxiously for news of her deported father. But now a different kind of war is unleashed - a war amongst the islanders themselves. And as Jean, now a young...

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The homestead in the eucalypts by Léonie Kelsall

The homestead in the eucalypts

Léonie Kelsall

"When student doctor Taylor Lawrence's city life is turned upside down, she seeks sanctuary on her grandparents' farm in the South Australian countryside. During the lonely nights, she fantasises of a time long-gone; of Anna, who, rising at dawn to milk the...

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Just one taste by Lizzy Dent

Just one taste

Lizzy Dent

"Olive Stone is about to spend four weeks in Italy with the most beautiful man she's ever hated. When Olive Stone and her Italian pseudo-celebrity chef father fell out fourteen years ago, annoyingly handsome Leo Ricci slipped right in as his surrogate son and...

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Woman, missing by Sherryl Clark

Woman, missing

Sherryl Clark

"She's the one to turn to when you need saving. But first she has to save herself. Lou Alcott is turning over a new leaf as a private investigator. Formerly police, she was forced to resign when she attacked a domestic violence perpetrator. She's always vowed...

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The honeyeater by Jessie Tu

The honeyeater

Jessie Tu

"Young academic and emerging translator Fay takes her mother on a holiday to France to celebrate her birthday. It's a chance for the two of them to take a break from work, but they both find it hard to relax. Her mother seems reluctant to leave their room in...

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The last trace by Petronella McGovern

The last trace

Petronella McGovern

"Family. It means everything to Sheridan. Her brother Lachy is finally home in Australia and she's excited about Easter with him and their nephew. But when a traumatic incident tears the families apart, she blames him. Lachy knows he's not coping right now but...

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Look what you made me do by Amy Andrews

Look what you made me do

Amy Andrews

Headteacher Ella Lucas and football star Jake Prince have a very complicated history! Their mind-blowing encounter two years ago is proving impossible to forget now Jake is back in her small town after being kicked out of the NFL. She knew he was trouble then,...

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How to slay at work by Sarah Bonner

How to slay at work

Sarah Bonner

When your boss is at a conference in a city where there's a suspicious death, it's unlucky. If it happens twice, it's odd. But when she's in the same city at the same time as a third unexplained death... Could she be a stone-cold killer? Millie's always known...

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Sisters of the resistance by Jina Bacarr

Sisters of the resistance

Jina Bacarr

Paris, 1942: Two sisters in Paris had their lives torn apart. Now they must choose - save themselves, or fight the Nazis to the very end... I'd given up everything to fight for the Resistance. But nothing prepared me for discovering my sister was a traitor....

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The last bookshop in Prague by Helen Parusel

The last bookshop in Prague

Helen Parusel

Was she incredibly brave or incredibly stupid? Neither. Just a bookshop girl doing what she could against her country's oppressors. The banned books club was only the beginning; a place for the women of Prague to come together and share the tales the Germans...

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Rise of the enemy by Rob (Thriller writer) author. Sinclair

Rise of the enemy

Rob (Thriller writer) author. Sincl...

The JIA sends intelligence agent Carl Logan on a routine mission to Russia. It should have been simple. But when Logan's cover is blown, he's transported into a world of hell he thought he would never see again. Something is different this time, though, and...

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Hunt for the enemy by Rob (Thriller writer) author. Sinclair

Hunt for the enemy

Rob (Thriller writer) author. Sincl...

They've erased his past. Wiped out his very existence. But Carl Logan isn't finished yet. On the run in a harsh Russian winter, Logan - once an invaluable asset but now branded a traitor - has been framed for murder. His own firm, the secretive Joint...

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Snowflakes over the second chances sweet shop by Hannah Lynn

Snowflakes over the second chances sweet shop

Hannah Lynn

Holly Berry is finally in a place where she can see her happy ending: a beautiful daughter, who's growing ever sweeter by the day, a new home she can make her own, and - of course - her partner-in-crime, Evan. But when tragedy strikes, Holly's life is thrown...

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Now you are mine by Amanda Brittany

Now you are mine

Amanda Brittany

A remote lakeside house. Six strangers with something to hide. Who's out for revenge? Who will survive? When Polly signs up to an art retreat in the Lake District, it's an escape from the stress of recent months, when a stalker preyed on her and her friend....

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'Tis the damn season by Fiona Gibson

'Tis the damn season

Fiona Gibson

Old friends Shelley, Lena and Pearl have reached their limit with the festive preparation that has always fallen to them, and five days before Christmas, they've booked a mini break... without their families. Up until Christmas Eve, they'll be sipping prosecco...

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Falling for Provence by Alison Roberts

Falling for Provence

Alison Roberts

She came to Provence in the hope of a fresh start, she never expected she would fall in love in and find herself along the way. Inheriting an old stone house in Provence along with her sisters is the catalyst Ellie Gilchrist needs to put some distance between...

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Beneath the lemon trees by Emma Burstall

Beneath the lemon trees

Emma Burstall

Heartbroken after the loss of a friend and the collapse of her marriage, Stella hopes that this trip to the idyllic Greek island of Crete will give her and her family a chance to heal. And when she first steps into the breath-taking Villa Ariadne, with its...

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Christmas ever after by Jaimie Admans

Christmas ever after

Jaimie Admans

It's the most wonderful time of the year, but Franca Andrews has never felt more miserable. With business far from bustling, she needs a Christmas miracle to keep her beloved nutcracker shop open... But there's one man standing in her way - expert snow globe...

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No son of mine by C. L. author. Swatman

No son of mine

C. L. author. Swatman

When her fifteen-year-old son Milo goes off the rails, Alex Harding is terrified she's passed on her abusive father's 'bad' genes. When she then makes the shocking discovery that her estranged son, Samuel, who she gave up for adoption as a baby, has been...

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Coming home to Starr's Fall by Kate Hewitt

Coming home to Starr's Fall

Kate Hewitt

The leaves are falling, with a crispness to the air, along with the scents of coffee and pumpkin spice, past a half-empty street of shuttered storefronts and a bandstand that has seen better days... Just like the whole town of Starr's Fall, thinks Laurie Ellis...

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The deception by Rob (Thriller writer) author. Sinclair

The deception

Rob (Thriller writer) author. Sincl...

He will win no matter what it costs... James Ryker knows the ghosts of his dark and violent past are never far away. Yet he's still taken aback when he sees Leia Devereaux's face at his door. Even more surprising is that the woman he knows to be a lethal...

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Dance with the enemy by Rob (Thriller writer) author. Sinclair

Dance with the enemy

Rob (Thriller writer) author. Sincl...

Carl Logan was the perfect agent. A loner. No real friends or family. Trained to deal with any situation with cold efficiency, devoid of emotion. But Logan isn't the man he used to be, or the asset he once was. Five months ago his life changed forever when he...

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The child I long for by Caroline Finnerty

The child I long for

Caroline Finnerty

Emily is back in Ireland after nine long years away from home, when she sees him. Her ex-husband, Rob, holding hands with a five-year-old girl. A girl that should be hers. Over a decade before, Emily and Rob were exhausted but ecstatic new parents, delighting...

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The best is yet to come by Jessica Redland

The best is yet to come

Jessica Redland

Emma is having a fresh start. After a successful teaching career, an exciting new chapter awaits Emma - helping her fiancé Grayson run one of Beatrix Potter's farms. While imagining days spent supporting Grayson with his dream, working the land and helping...

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A mother's betrayal by Louise Guy

A mother's betrayal

Louise Guy

When Julia Hudson is involved in a near-fatal accident, the lives of her children - nurse Flo and her twin sister, high-flying lawyer Ari - are sent into freefall. As they sit vigil by their mother's bedside, the sisters discover that Julia, who has always...

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Christmas at the little Paris hotel by Rebecca Raisin

Christmas at the little Paris hotel

Rebecca Raisin

Turn a tumbledown Paris hotel into a perfect boutique, bookish retreat, and have it open for Christmas? What could possibly go wrong? When Anais receives a near-derelict Paris hotel in her divorce settlement, her first thought is to tidy it up and sell it...

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Christmas wishes for the Bletchley Park girls by Patricia McBride

Christmas wishes for the Bletchley Park girls

Patricia McBride

The four courageous Bletchley Park girls continue to help England win World War Two at the top secret code-breaking centre where they work. The fourth Christmas of the war is approaching fast. It should be a happy time, yet life throws them challenges they...

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Written in the stars by Helen J. author. Rolfe

Written in the stars

Helen J. author. Rolfe

A hidden secret Live every day as if it were your last - that's the motto Bess has lived by since her father died unexpectedly. As a critical care paramedic, Bess sees every day just how easily life can be taken away. But carefree living has risks, and as...

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Not your child by Sheila Norton

Not your child

Sheila Norton

I found you because I wanted to tell you. Jack is with someone else. He's got no intention of sending for you or the kiddie or seeing you ever again. Don't try to contact him, you'll never find him. All it takes is one message for Gemma's life to fall apart. A...

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The Ravenswood witch by Jenni Keer

The Ravenswood witch

Jenni Keer

The year is 1885 and a young woman is on the run, knowing if she's caught, she'll be hanged for murder. Moments from a safe haven, she collides with a gruff stranger, falling and breaking her ankle. To her surprise, the man - Marcus Greybourne - convinces the...

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A French country escape by Jennifer Bohnet

A French country escape

Jennifer Bohnet

Buying and relocating to Château du Cheval in rural France has fulfilled one of Peter and Ingrid Chevalier's lifelong ambitions. Despite never being able to trace a missing link in Peter's French ancestry he feels he has finally come home. Now they must...

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The seaside girls under fire by Tracy Baines

The seaside girls under fire

Tracy Baines

Singer Jessie Delaney has finally got her big break in London's West End and is determined to make the most of her golden opportunity, even with the start of the Blitz. Lonely, and lacking the guidance of friends and family, Jessie hopes that seasoned...

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Poison in Piccadilly by Kelly Oliver

Poison in Piccadilly

Kelly Oliver

Fiona is set to tie the knot with her dashing captain, Archie Somersby. But, while Fiona is busy planning her happily ever after, side-kick Kitty Lane and a group of judo-chopping suffragettes are kicking up trouble at the Piccadilly Jujitsu Club. When Kitty...

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Snow is falling by Sarah (Romance fiction writer) author. Bennett

Snow is falling

Sarah (Romance fiction writer) author....

When Sadie Bingham's life takes an unexpected turn, her children treat her to a well-earned break at Juniper Meadows, the gorgeous Cotswolds estate owned by the Travers family. The festive season is in full swing, and Sadie throws herself into the packed...

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Valhalla's fury by Donovan Cook

Valhalla's fury

Donovan Cook

Abandoned by his people and destined for Valhalla, do not stand in the way of his fury. Ribe is lost, its hall burnt, and Charles is still missing. Sven must once more sail into dangerous waters to rescue his grandson. King Louis of East Francia, the man who...

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Murder at Midwinter Manor by Anita Davison

Murder at Midwinter Manor

Anita Davison

1916, Midwinter Manor: Desperate for a Christmas weekend break from war-torn London, Hannah Merrill and her Aunt Violet take Bartleby the cat and themselves off to visit Hannah's sister and her husband, the Earl of Atherton, in their beautiful country estate,...

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Fatal intrusion by Jeffery Deaver

Fatal intrusion

Jeffery Deaver

"Carmen Sanchez is a Homeland Security agent who plays by the rules. But when her sister is attacked, she enlists the aid of Professor Jake Heron, a private security expert who believes rules are merely suggestions. They team up to catch the assailant, who has...

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Lies he told me by James Patterson

Lies he told me

James Patterson

"An attorney and mother of two discovers her husband's secret life--and it might cost them all their lives. Everyone in Hemingway Grove, Illinois, knows David and Marcie Bowers. David owns the local pub. Marcie is a former big-city lawyer who practices family...

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