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Falling for her forbidden flatmate ; by Alison Roberts

Falling for her forbidden flatmate ;

Alison Roberts

Falling for her forbidden flatmate: To escape her abusive ex-husband, midwife Grace will move to the other side of the world. Even if it means sharing an apartment with her best friend's brother. Yet while obstetrician Jock's cheeky charm and boy next door'...

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The war of the worlds  by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

The war of the worlds

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

"No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligence greater than man's; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinized and studied. Yet...

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House of spies  by Daniel Silva

House of spies

Daniel Silva

"Four months after the deadliest attack on the American homeland since 9/11, terrorists leave a trail of carnage through London's glittering West End. The attack is a brilliant feat of planning and secrecy, but with one loose thread."--Back cover

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The picture of Dorian Gray  by Oscar Wilde

The picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

"A remarkably handsome youth, Dorian Gray, meets Lord Henry Wotton and is corrupted into a life of terrible evil. Granted eternal youth, Dorian Gray lives a wild, dissipated life while his portrait grows old and haggard. Oscar Wilde's story of a fashionable...

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The hollow and the haunted  by Camilla Raines

The hollow and the haunted

Camilla Raines

"Miles Warren hails from a long line of psychics, and is perfectly happy to resign himself to a future in the family business, including spending long nights wrangling angry ghosts in creepy cemeteries. But when Miles starts having premonitions of the murder...

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The innkeeper's song  by Peter S. Beagle

The innkeeper's song

Peter S. Beagle

"This is the story of three women. The first is brought back from the dead, and follows her saviour to adventure. The second is seeking the sorcerer who trained her, who has disappeared without a trace. The third is running from assassins and hiding her own...

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A new dawn in Pelican Crossing  by Margarette Christensen

A new dawn in Pelican Crossing

Margarette Christensen

"Divorce lawyer Gill Dickson thinks she has seen it all, until she finds herself in the midst of her own acrimonious divorce and estranged from her daughter. Her one certainty is that the last thing she wants in her life is another man. Pelican Crossing mayor...

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Lady living alone  by Norah Lofts

Lady living alone

Norah Lofts

"Young Penelope Shadow is a smash overnight success upon publication of her fourth novel, yet is happy being and living alone, until a charming cook-waiter-busboy confides his own loneliness and accepts employment in her household."--Provided by publisher.

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The merriest misters  by Timothy Janovsky

The merriest misters

Timothy Janovsky

"The Santa Clause meets Husband Material in this delightful holiday novel! Patrick Hargrave and Quinn Muller have been married for less than a year, but their passionate romance is cracking under the pressures of domestic life and a cumbersome mortgage. That's...

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Let's dance  by Lucy Sweeney Byrne

Let's dance

Lucy Sweeney Byrne

"In her latest collection of dark, hilarious and provocative short stories, Lucy Sweeney Byrne explores women on the brink - of love, of joy, of disaster - with her signature wit, insight and daring. A newlywed grapples with the chasm that has opened up...

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Hill of secrets  by Galina Vromen

Hill of secrets

Galina Vromen

"Los Alamos, 1943. The US Army has gathered scientists to create the world's first nuclear weapon. Their families, abruptly moved to the secret desert base with no explanation, have simple orders: Stand by. Make do. Above all, don't ask questions. Christine,...

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Osage dawn  by Darrel Sparkman

Osage dawn

Darrel Sparkman

"Amid the dust and blood of conflict, there lies a deeper truth. On the northern Arkansas border of 1804, an Osage warrior and a young trapper pit wits and strength in a deadly battle only one will survive. When Matt Crane left home to travel the far western...

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The Elias network  by Simon (Novelist) Gervais

The Elias network

Simon (Novelist) Gervais

"Caspian Anderson is a translator for the United Nations--or so he's led everyone to believe. No one suspects that mild-mannered Caspian, with his baggy clothes and sensible car, is actually an elite assassin for the US government. And that's just how he wants...

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The fabled Earth  by Kimberly Brock

The fabled Earth

Kimberly Brock

"1932. Cumberland Island off the coast of Southern Georgia is a strange place to encounter the opulence of the Gilded Age, but the last vestiges of the famed philanthropic Carnegie family still take up brief seasonal residence in their grand mansions there....

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Deserving Maisy  by Susan Stoker

Deserving Maisy

Susan Stoker

"A fake-marriage, a lie, and a murderous brother somehow combine to give her the life she always wanted...if only she can live long enough."--Page 4 of cover.

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A slay ride together with you  by Vicki Delany

A slay ride together with you

Vicki Delany

"Rudolph, New York, shop owner Merry Wilkinson's best friend Vicky Casey is newly engaged to Chef Mark Grosse and is moving into the historic Cole House-a home surrounded by drama, intrigue, and a possible haunting that is in desperate need of renovation. The...

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Fang fiction  by Kate Stayman-London

Fang fiction

Kate Stayman-London

"Tess Rosenbloom is used to living in the dark. She's a trauma survivor and chronic insomniac, the night manager of a chic Brooklyn hotel who spends her free time reading Blood Feud, a massively popular book series about two warring clans of vampires trapped...

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A wife for the rancher  by Jody Hedlund

A wife for the rancher

Jody Hedlund

"Millionaire heiress, Genevieve Hollis, has everything she wants except one thing, freedom, because her guardian stepmother insists on overseeing every move she makes. When Genevieve sees a newspaper advertisement from a rancher seeking a mother for his baby,...

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The Highlander's return  by Lynsay Sands

The Highlander's return

Lynsay Sands

"Graeme Gunn is a warrior through and through. A second son, he left home years ago to battle his way through Scotland as a mercenary. But with his brother William's death, Graeme is forced to return to his clan--which now includes William's grieving widow,...

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All my precious madness  by Mark Bowles

All my precious madness

Mark Bowles

"Henry Nash has hauled his way from a working class childhood in Bradford, through an undergraduate degree at Oxford, and into adulthood and an academic elite. But still, he can't escape his anger. As the world - and men in particular - continue to disappoint...

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In the shadows of love  by Awais (Novelist) Khan

In the shadows of love

Awais (Novelist) Khan

"A life hiding her heartbreak. A message that will change her world. To strangers that pass her on the streets of Lahore, Mona Ahmed lives a life to be envied. Married to wealthy businessman Bilal, with happily married children and living in a vast home with...

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I don't care  by Agota Kristof

I don't care

Agota Kristof

"Here, in English at last, is a collection of Ágota Kristóf's short-sometimes very short-stories, which she selected herself, translated by the peerless Chris Andrews. Written immediately before her masterful trilogy (The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie),...

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The repeat room  by Jesse Ball

The repeat room

Jesse Ball

"In a speculative future, Abel, a menial worker, is called to serve in a secretive and fabled jury system. At the heart of this system is the repeat room, where a single juror, selected from hundreds of candidates, is able to inhabit the defendant's lived...

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Society of lies  by Lauren Ling Brown

Society of lies

Lauren Ling Brown

"Maya has returned to Princeton for her college reunion-it's been a decade since she graduated, and she is looking forward to seeing old faces and reminiscing about her time there. This visit is special because Maya will also be attending the graduation of her...

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Heartbreak hill  by Heidi (Romance fiction writer) McLaughlin

Heartbreak hill

Heidi (Romance fiction writer) McLa...

"Grayson Caballero sees the glass half-empty. Born with a life-threatening heart defect, he's been living on borrowed time. The uncertainty of tomorrow makes him push people away, helping Grayson to avoid any real commitment. Then he meets Reid Sullivan and...

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Bad reputation  by Emma (Novelist) Barry

Bad reputation

Emma (Novelist) Barry

"Cole James's reputation as Hollywood's favorite himbo no longer suits him. His fans can't separate the real man from the character he played on a soapy teen drama decades ago. But that's going to change with Waverley, the hit streaming historical romance...

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Remember me tomorrow  by Farah Heron

Remember me tomorrow

Farah Heron

"East House is the oldest and least desirable dorm on campus, but it has a draw for lonely university freshman Aleeza Kassam: Jay Hoque, the hot and broody student who vanished from East House five months ago without a trace. It's irresistible to an aspiring...

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The usual silence  by Jenny Milchman

The usual silence

Jenny Milchman

"Psychologist Arles Shepherd treats troubled children, struggling with each case to recover from her own traumatic past, much of which she's lost to the shadows of memory. Having just set up a new kind of treatment center in the remote Adirondack wilderness,...

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Christmas Eve love story  by Ginny Baird

Christmas Eve love story

Ginny Baird

"New York City window dresser, Annie Jones, focuses on her job but doesn't really know her colleagues or any of her neighbors in her six-unit Brooklyn walk-up. When her Christmas window display gets upended by some kids on Christmas Eve, she has to start over,...

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Blood's game  by Angus Donald

Blood's game

Angus Donald

"London, Winter 1670. Holcroft Blood has entered the employ of the Duke of Buckingham, one of the most powerful men in the kingdom after the king. It is here that his education really begins. With a gift for numbers and decoding ciphers, Holcroft soon proves...

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The boyfriend  by Freida McFadden

The boyfriend

Freida McFadden

"Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. Then she meets Tom. Tom is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Before she knows it, Sydney is swept off her feet. But the brutal...

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Because she looked away  by Alison Bruce

Because she looked away

Alison Bruce

"Fifteen-year-old Bethany Trent vanishes without a trace from a sunny Cambridge park and for the next four years her sister Claire holds onto the hope of finding her alive. When Claire inherits her mum's house, she discovers a body in the garden where the...

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Rivals  by Jilly Cooper

Rivals

Jilly Cooper

"Into the cut-throat world of Corinium television comes Declan O'Hara, a mega-star of great glamour and integrity with a radiant feckless wife, a handsome son and two ravishing teenage daughters. Living rather too closely across the valley is Rupert...

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The black snow  by Paul Lynch

The black snow

Paul Lynch

"In the spring of 1945, farm-worker Matthew Peoples runs into a burning byre and does not come out alive. The farm's owner, Barnabas Kane, can only look on as his friend dies and all forty-three of his cattle are destroyed in the blaze. Following the disaster,...

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The Chidham Creek murders  by Pauline Rowson

The Chidham Creek murders

Pauline Rowson

"The small, seaside house smells of death. Not rotting flesh, but a mustiness that wraps itself around Detective Andy Horton as he enters. He makes his way to the living room and rapidly takes in the scene. Juliette Croft, a professional celebrant, is dead in...

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Marshland  by Otohiko Kaga

Marshland

Otohiko Kaga

"At forty-nine, Atsuo Yukimori is a humble auto mechanic living an almost penitentially quiet life in Tokyo, where his coworkers know something of his military record but nothing of his postwar past as a petty criminal. Out of curiosity he accompanies his...

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We kept her in the cellar  by W. R. (Fiction writer) Gorman

We kept her in the cellar

W. R. (Fiction writer) Gorman

"Eunice lives her life by three simple rules: One, always refer to Cinderella as family. Two, never let Cinderella gain access to rats or mice. Three, never look upon Cinderella between the hours of twelve and three a.m. Cinderella has dark and terrifying...

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All the little liars  by Charlaine Harris

All the little liars

Charlaine Harris

"Aurora Teagarden is basking in the news of her pregnancy when disaster strikes her small Georgia town: four kids vanish from the school soccer field in an afternoon. Aurora's 15-year-old brother Phillip is one of them. Also gone are two of his friends, and an...

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Half broke horses  by Jeannette Walls

Half broke horses

Jeannette Walls

"A true-life novel about Lily Casey Smith (the author's grandmother) who at age six helped her father break horses, at age fifteen left home to teach in a frontier town, and later as a wife and mother runs a vast ranch in Arizona where she survived tornadoes,...

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Complete stories  by Flannery O'Connor

Complete stories

Flannery O'Connor

"This is the complete collection of stories from one of the most original and powerful American writers of the twentieth-century. Including "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "Everything That Rises Must Converge", this collection also contains several stories...

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Crowned and dangerous  by Rhys Bowen

Crowned and dangerous

Rhys Bowen

"As Lady Georgiana's beloved Darcy drives her out of London, she soon discovers that he isn't planning to introduce her to the pleasures of sinning in secret-as she had hoped-but to make her his wife! Of course, she'll need special permission from the king to...

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Crossfire  by Andy McNab

Crossfire

Andy McNab

"While Nick Stone is acting as a bodyguard for a TV crew in Basra, one of the journalists saves his life. When the journalist is later kidnapped, Stone is asked by the Intelligence Service to find him, following a trail that leads him through Iraq, London,...

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When Nietzsche wept  by Irvin D. Yalom

When Nietzsche wept

Irvin D. Yalom

"Asked to treat Friedrich Nietzsche for his suicidal despair following a broken love affair, eminent Viennese physician Josef Breuer devises an ingenius approach that would force Nietzsche to apply his own theories to cure himself."--Publisher.

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Modern gothic.

Modern gothic.

"Embark on a chilling journey through nightmarish tales that will captivate the ghoulish modern reader. Encounter landlords with sinister requests, ethereal housemates, and a glass-encased jungle built by an eccentric father. These gothic stories blur the...

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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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Men of maize  by Miguel Angel. Asturias

Men of maize

Miguel Angel. Asturias

"Deep in the mountain forests of Guatemala, a community of indigenous Mayans-the "men of maize"-serves as stewards to sacred corn crops. When outsiders encroach on their territory and threaten to abuse the fertile land, they enter a bloody struggle to protect...

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One winter at the French chalet  by Mandy Baggot

One winter at the French chalet

Mandy Baggot

"Things aren't going well for travel writer Orla Bradbee. With Christmas fast approaching, her boss is insisting Orla must travel to a rural village in France to interview a man who doesn't speak. But with trouble at home - her teenage sister Erin is in a...

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Lessons in love at the Cornish country hospital  by Jo Bartlett

Lessons in love at the Cornish country hospital

Jo Bartlett

"Wendy Tyler's marriage ended when she discovered her ex-husband, Mike, had got his much younger new partner, Chloe, pregnant. Wendy's over Mike, but suddenly she fears her own daughters will find a new baby much more exciting that their old mum... But when...

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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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The poison belt and other Professor Challenger stories  by Arthur Conan Doyle

The poison belt and other Professor Challenger stories

Arthur Conan Doyle

"Summoned from London, journalist Edward Malone, narrator of Arthur Conan Doyle's prehistoric-adventure novel The Lost World, finds himself reunited with his erstwhile travelling companions at the country home of their leader, the indomitable Professor...

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You had me at chateau  by Portia MacIntosh

You had me at chateau

Portia MacIntosh

"Romantic comedy writer Amber Page is stuck in a rut. After her editor tells her she needs to 'up the spice' in her books (literally Amber's worst nightmare...), she is at a crossroads with what to do with her career. When the opportunity arises to go on a...

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Anyone but the superstar  by Sara L. Hudson

Anyone but the superstar

Sara L. Hudson

"Johnny, aka Felix Jones, is Hollywood's go-to action star. About to film his first romantic comedy, he's looking to change his image and show he's more than just a six pack with pithy one-liners. But off screen, he's got a reputation for other things too, and...

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Rosie's dilemma  by Jennie Felton

Rosie's dilemma

Jennie Felton

"When war is declared in September 1939, Rosie Mitchell reluctantly returns from London to the Somerset mining town of Hillsbridge to be with her widowed mother. She had fled to the city some years earlier to escape the heartache and shame of a disastrous end...

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Stars of chaos. 4 / Sha po lang. by 1988- author. Priest

Stars of chaos. 4 / Sha po lang.

1988- author. Priest

"As Chang Geng continues his dangerous mission investigating corruption in the south, Gu Yun races back to the capital in hopes of stopping a bloody insurrection. But internal unrest is not all that threatens the throne of Great Liang as foreign enemies gather...

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Charlotte  by Martina Devlin

Charlotte

Martina Devlin

"Charlotte Brontë, who dazzled the world with some of literature's most vital and richly-drawn characters, spent her brief but extraordinary life in search of love. She eventually found it with Arthur Bell, a reserved yet passionate Irishman. After marrying,...

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The trouble with inventing a viscount  by Vivienne Lorret

The trouble with inventing a viscount

Vivienne Lorret

"Honoria Hartley enjoys flirting far too much to consider marrying. And besides, she's been betrothed since birth to the long-lost Viscount Vandemere. But no one has actually ever met the viscount and, without an heir, the title will soon become extinct. So...

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How to summon a fairy godmother  by Laura J. Mayo

How to summon a fairy godmother

Laura J. Mayo

"Lady Theodosia Balfour has certainly gotten the short end of the stick - her stepsister, the newly crowned Princess Beatrice, is telling everyone in polite society that Theo, her sister, and their mother are evil, wicked, and horrid people who treated her...

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Northern nights

Northern nights

"Northern Nights is an anthology of strange stories, featuring the dark dreams and feverish imaginations of Canada's finest speculative authors. Steel yourself for a journey through these northern nights."--Provided by publisher.

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Cowboying up  by Delores Fossen

Cowboying up

Delores Fossen

"Lieutenant Cal Donnelly has come home full of guilt he can't shake for events he could never control. First, he has to tell his family he's thinking of leaving the military. Second, he promised to give a Dear Jane message to his best friend's girlfriend. At...

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Love and other stars  by Nora Roberts

Love and other stars

Nora Roberts

Night Shield: "Jonah Blackhawk knew forbidden fruit when he tasted it, and Ally Fletcher definitely fell into that category. But she wasn't just a cop-Ally was also the police commissioner's daughter. No matter how tempted Blackhawk may be, Ally was...

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The honor of the Queen  by David Weber

The honor of the Queen

David Weber

"It's hard to give peace a chance when the other side regards conquest as the only option and a sneak attack as the best means to that end. That's why the Kingdom of Manticore needs allies against the Republic of Haven-and the planet Grayson is strategically...

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Shadow of the smoking mountain  by Howard A. Jones

Shadow of the smoking mountain

Howard A. Jones

"He had crossed half a continent, venturing into the heartland of his enemies to wage a secret war of liberation! It almost seemed that the worst lay behind them. Hanuvar and his small band of allies had faced down warriors and horrors and sinister magics to...

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Christmas at Glitter Peak Lodge  by Kjersti Herland. Johnsen

Christmas at Glitter Peak Lodge

Kjersti Herland. Johnsen

"After a traumatic climbing accident, well-known Alpinist Ingrid Berg has returned to the quaint Norwegian village that her family has called home for generations. She's now ready to put away her ice axe and take over the management of the Glitter Peak Lodge...

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Zetas till we die  by Amber Brown

Zetas till we die

Amber Brown

"It's been ten years since Priscilla and her Zeta Phi Zeta sorority sisters graduated college. Ten years since they were all in the same room together. Ten years since one of them died. And now Lupe's killer has been released from prison on a technicality,...

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Your best friend  by Julie Corbin

Your best friend

Julie Corbin

"When Tess hears Lydia Green is moving back to the village, she is full of excitement. As teenagers, Tess and Lydia were inseparable. Until the end of that last summer when Lydia suddenly moved away. With the recent loss of her husband and two small children...

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The Christmas catch  by Toni Shiloh

The Christmas catch

Toni Shiloh

"After a career-ending injury, NFL wide receiver Jahleel Walker returns to his hometown for Christmas, where he runs into his high-school sweetheart, Bebe Gordon. The connection between them is still strong, but Jahleel has no plans to stay, and Bebe can't...

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Of gold and shadows  by Michelle Griep

Of gold and shadows

Michelle Griep

"In Victorian England, Egyptologist Ami Dalton balances academic life with a covert role rescuing black-market artifacts. Oxford bachelor Edmund Price unexpectedly finds himself entangled with Ami, and as they delve into a newly acquired collection, an...

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The color of home  by Kit Tosello

The color of home

Kit Tosello

"When Audrey Needham returns to Charity Falls, Oregon, to help her great-aunt and great-uncle get settled in assisted living, she's resolved to get back to her demanding career as an interior designer. But the friendly community and the chance to learn the...

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Matters of the heart  by Kelly Irvin

Matters of the heart

Kelly Irvin

"Declan Miller has always had feelings for Bethel King. Back when they were in school, she was the smartest girl in the class and, in his opinion, by far the prettiest. Now the two of them are in their twenties and while the attraction is still there, Declan...

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Every moment since  by Marybeth Whalen

Every moment since

Marybeth Whalen

"A small Southern town. An ordinary Saturday night. A little boy disappears without a trace"--

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The tule marsh murder  by Nancy Barr Mavity

The tule marsh murder

Nancy Barr Mavity

"James Aloysius Piper, mostly known as Peter, is relentless when pursuing a story for his newspaper, the Herald. So when a woman's body is found burned beyond recognition in the marsh near El Cerrito, he is even more eager than the local authorities to uncover...

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Single white vampire  by Lynsay Sands

Single white vampire

Lynsay Sands

"Kate Leever, newest editor of Roundhouse Publishing, convinces reclusive writer Lucern Argeneau to make a public appearance and is surprised to discover that he is a vampire and even more surprised when she finds love."--Publisher.

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The blooming of Delphinium  by Holly Varni

The blooming of Delphinium

Holly Varni

"Charismatic flower shop owner Delphinium Hayes is known for her sharp intuition, especially when it comes to matchmaking and enchanting everyone who comes into her store. But when two different men start to make her head spin, she begins to see she's been...

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The city in glass  by Nghi Vo

The city in glass

Nghi Vo

"In this new standalone novel, Hugo Award-winning author Nghi Vo introduces a beguiling fantasy city in the tradition of Calvino, Mieville, and Le Guin. A demon. An angel. A city. The demon Vitrine -- immortal, powerful, and capricious -- loves the dazzling...

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A pirate's life for tea  by Rebecca Thorne

A pirate's life for tea

Rebecca Thorne

"Kianthe and Reyna are on the hunt for dragon eggs to save their hometown but it requires making a deal with Diarn Arlon, lord of the legendary Nacean River. Simply capture the river pirate Serina, who's been plaguing Arlon's supply chains, and bring her in...

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Model home  by Rivers Solomon

Model home

Rivers Solomon

"The Maxwell siblings return to their childhood home in the Dallas suburbs after the shocking news of their parents' death. They return to find the house, and the family itself, haunted by strange, inexplicable terrors"--

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Where the dead brides gather  by Nuzo Onoh

Where the dead brides gather

Nuzo Onoh

"Bata, a young girl tormented by nightmares, wakes up one night to find herself standing sentinel before her cousin's door. Her cousin is to get married the next morning, but only if she can escape the murderous attack of a ghost-bride, who used to be engaged...

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All the hearts you eat  by Hailey Piper

All the hearts you eat

Hailey Piper

"What really happened to Cabrina Brite? Ivory's life changes irrevocably when she discovers the body of Cabrina Brite on the sands of Cape Morning, along with a mysterious poem. How did she die, and why does it seem she was trying to swim to Ghost Cat Island,...

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After image  by Jaime deBlanc

After image

Jaime deBlanc

"Four years ago, beautiful yet troubled Allie Andersen vanished without a trace. The twenty-one-year-old daughter of an acclaimed actress, her disappearance captivated the media, left her family distraught, and became a fixation for online theorists, who...

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The merry matchmaker  by Sheila Roberts

The merry matchmaker

Sheila Roberts

"Inspired by Jane Austen's Emma, this joyful Christmas romp tells the story of a woman who can't stop trying to help everyone around her find their happily-ever-after--even when her help leads to disaster. Frankie Lane knows what's best for just about everyone...

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How to help a hungry werewolf  by Charlotte Stein

How to help a hungry werewolf

Charlotte Stein

"When Cassandra Camberwell returns to her hometown of Hollow Brook to clear out her late grandmother's ramshackle old house, the last thing she expects is Seth Brubaker on her doorstep. Her former best friend was responsible for the worst moment of her high...

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Love can't feed you  by Cherry Lou Sy

Love can't feed you

Cherry Lou Sy

"After a harrowing flight, Queenie, her younger brother, and their elderly Chinese father arrive in the United States from the Philippines. They're here to finally reunite with Queenie's Filipina mother, who has been working as a nurse in Brooklyn for the past...

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Pearly Everlasting  by Tammy Armstrong

Pearly Everlasting

Tammy Armstrong

"New Brunswick, 1934. When a cook in a logging camp finds an orphaned baby bear, he brings it home to his wife, who names the cub Bruno and raises him alongside her newborn daughter, Pearly Everlasting. During the Great Depression, amidst severe poverty and...

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The restaurant of lost recipes  by Hisashi Kashiwai

The restaurant of lost recipes

Hisashi Kashiwai

"Chef Nagare and his daughter Koishi serve their customers more than delicious food at their Kamogawa Diner down a quiet street in Kyoto. They can help recreate meals from their customers' most treasured memories. Through ingenious investigations, these "food...

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Rough pages  by Lev AC Rosen

Rough pages

Lev AC Rosen

"Set in atmospheric 1950s San Francisco, Rough Pages asks who is allowed to tell their own stories, and how far would you go to seek out the truth. Private Detective Evander "Andy" Mills has been drawn back to the Lavender House estate for a missing person...

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A hope unburied  by Kimberley Woodhouse

A hope unburied

Kimberley Woodhouse

"Eliza Mills's paleontology career has led her to Dinosaur National Monument. When one of her pseudonymous papers gains fame, she asks her friend Devin Schmitt to pose as the paper's author. He agrees - until Eliza disappears. As a sinister plot unfolds, Devin...

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The group trip  by Audrey Ingram

The group trip

Audrey Ingram

"The six friends meet in their freshman year of college and quickly become inseparable as they navigate the bumpy road into adulthood. Over the next decade, they support each other. But when Chloe inexplicably refuses Luke's long-awaited proposal, their...

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One on one  by Jamie Harrow

One on one

Jamie Harrow

"They call it March Madness for a reason: Anything can happen on the way to a national championship. Eight years after graduation, Annie Radford is not happy to be back at her alma mater in her old job with the Ardwyn Tigers' basketball team. Worse, her...

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The lantern of lost memories  by Sanaka Hiiragi

The lantern of lost memories

Sanaka Hiiragi

"In Mr Hirasaka's photography studio in the mountains, someone is waking up as if from a dream. There is a stack of photos on their lap, one for every day of their life. Mr Hirasaka will ask them to choose a photo from each year, those that capture their most...

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A home for the holidays  by Taylor Hahn

A home for the holidays

Taylor Hahn

"For wedding singer Mel Hart, the holidays have always retained a certain magic. Her mother, Connie, always managed to pull off spectacular Santa hijinx that convinced Mel to keep believing in Santa way longer than other kids. Those moments meant everything to...

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A killer clue  by Victoria Gilbert

A killer clue

Victoria Gilbert

"When Eloise Anderson, the owner of an antiquarian bookshop, arrives at the grand Aircroft estate to ask retired librarian Jane Hunter and eccentric collector Cameron Clewe for help, Jane and Cam expect a bookish inquiry. But the bookseller has a different...

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The anti-heroes  by Jen Lancaster

The anti-heroes

Jen Lancaster

"Once upon a time, Dr. Emily Nichols--the academic kind, not the physician kind--was an eco-crusader who was shot with water cannons, hunted by poachers, and chased by a bulldozer. Now? Action Emily lives in a bland condo with gray walls and teaches disengaged...

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Bad tourists  by Caro Carver

Bad tourists

Caro Carver

"Best friends Darcy, Camilla, and Kate escape for a post-divorce retreat in the Maldives, the perfect place to relax, reset, and embrace a fresh start in life. Darcy is learning how to be a free woman at forty-two. Camilla has found the perfect calling as a...

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A proper mother  by Isobel Shirlaw

A proper mother

Isobel Shirlaw

"Ever since an ominous palm-reading on her honeymoon, Frankie has suspected that her youngest son, Michael, is different. From an early age he sees things no one else can. As he grows up - academically gifted, a musical prodigy and with an unshakeable...

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Blood ties  by Jo Nesbø

Blood ties

Jo Nesbø

"In many ways, the brothers Carl and Roy Opgard have succeeded in life. Or at least they've had as much success as is possible in a small town like Os where they've had to kill their way to the top. Carl manages the area's swanky spa hotel, while Roy has made...

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Seven days  by Robert (Novelist) Rutherford

Seven days

Robert (Novelist) Rutherford

"Your father is on death row. You have seven days to save him. But do you want to? Alice knows her father is guilty of many things. He's guilty of abandoning her. He's guilty of being unfaithful to her mother. But is he guilty of murder? Now on Death Row, he...

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The waiting  by Michael Connelly

The waiting

Michael Connelly

"Renée Ballard will need Bosch and his daughter to help bring down her enemies, this is Michael Connelly at his compelling best. Renée Ballard and the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit find a DNA link to a serial killer known as the Pillowcase Rapist. But when Ballard...

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The mighty red  by Louise Erdrich

The mighty red

Louise Erdrich

"In Argus, North Dakota, a collection of people revolve around a fraught wedding. Gary Geist, a terrified young man set to inherit two farms, is desperate to marry Kismet Poe, an impulsive, lapsed Goth who can't read her future but seems to resolve his. Hugo,...

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In too deep  by Lee Child

In too deep

Lee Child

"Jack Reacher wakes up, alone, in the dark, handcuffed to a makeshift bed. His right arm has suffered some major damage. His few possessions are gone. He has no memory of getting there. The last thing Reacher can recall is the car he hitched a ride in getting...

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Vineland  by Thomas Pynchon

Vineland

Thomas Pynchon

"Vineland, a zone of blessed anarchy in northern California, is the last refuge of hippiedom, a culture devastated by the sobriety epidemic, Reaganomics, and the Tube. Here, in an Orwellian 1984, Zoyd Wheeler and his daughter Prairie search for Prairie's...

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