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Dark Lover: Number 1 in series  by J. R. Ward

Dark Lover: Number 1 in series

J. R. Ward

In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There also exists a secret band of brothers like no other - six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Among them, none relishes...

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The MacGregor Grooms  by Nora Roberts

The MacGregor Grooms

Nora Roberts

Another generation of MacGregor bachelors finds true love...when they aren't even looking! It worked with his granddaughters. Now Daniel MacGregor, powerful patriarch of the MacGregor clan and self-proclaimed matchmaker, wants to see his three handsome and...

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PLAYING WITH FIRE an absolutely addictive crime thriller with a huge twist  by Bill Kitson

PLAYING WITH FIRE an absolutely addictive crime thriller with a huge twist

Bill Kitson

Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life. Little did he know . . . PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A REVISED EDITION OF A BOOK FIRST PUBLISHED AS "MINDS THAT HATE" Gary Vickers killed his lover's daughter. There...

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KILLING CHRISTMAS an absolutely addictive crime thriller with a huge twist  by Bill Kitson

KILLING CHRISTMAS an absolutely addictive crime thriller with a huge twist

Bill Kitson

Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life. Little did he know . . . PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A REVISED EDITION OF A BOOK FIRST PUBLISHED AS "ALTERED EGOS" DETECTIVE MIKE NASH IS GOING TO HAVE A VERY UNMERRY...

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VANISH WITHOUT TRACE an absolutely addictive crime thriller with a huge twist  by Bill Kitson

VANISH WITHOUT TRACE an absolutely addictive crime thriller with a huge twist

Bill Kitson

Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life. Little did he know . . . PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A REVISED EDITION OF A BOOK FIRST PUBLISHED AS "CHOSEN" HOW DO YOU SOLVE A CRIME WHEN THERE'S NO EVIDENCE ONE HAS...

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WHAT LIES BENEATH an absolutely addictive crime thriller with a huge twist  by Bill Kitson

WHAT LIES BENEATH an absolutely addictive crime thriller with a huge twist

Bill Kitson

Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life. Little did he know . . . PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A REVISED EDITION OF A BOOK FIRST PUBLISHED AS "DEPTH OF DESPAIR" BONES IN THE WATER Two skeletons are discovered...

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Enchanting Pleasures  by Eloisa James

Enchanting Pleasures

Eloisa James

People magazine named Eloisa James' novel Midnight Pleasures "Page Turner of the Week" and raved "Romance writing does not get much better than this." Now the acclaimed author returns with another sumptuous tale of passion and misadventure in Regency ...

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Midnight Pleasures  by Eloisa James

Midnight Pleasures

Eloisa James

In the night, all rules are forgotten.... Eloisa James, the acclaimed author of Potent Pleasures, returns to Regency England with an unforgettable new heroine - a genteel but naughty innocent who gets more than she bargains for when she finally says yes to...

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An Excellent Thing in a Woman  by Allison Montclair

An Excellent Thing in a Woman

Allison Montclair

The owners of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are back, and more determined than ever to bring love matches to the residents of Post-WWII London . . . so something as trivial as a murder investigation isn't going to stop them! London, 1947. Spirited Miss Iris...

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A Spy at War: An espionage thriller perfect for fans of Damascus Station and Slow Horses  by Charles Beaumont

A Spy at War: An espionage thriller perfect for fans of Damascus Station and Slow Horses

Charles Beaumont

Russia is struggling to defeat Ukraine on the battlefield. But can it win the war for influence?Simon Sharman is out for revenge, pursuing the assassin of his former colleague across war-torn Ukraine. Back in London, a Russian spy ring at the heart of the...

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Echoes of the Imperium

Echoes of the Imperium

Nicholas and Olivia Atwater combine ghosts, goblins, and dreadful faeries in a "swashbuckling steampunk adventure that delivers" (Caitlin Rozakis). Pick up Echoes of the Imperium and dive into a daring, madcap adventure that dashes from start to finish. A...

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A Matter of Execution  by Nicholas Atwater

A Matter of Execution

Nicholas Atwater

Nicholas and Olivia Atwater entertain in this "rollicking and deeply satisfying steampunk adventure" (Jacquelyn Benson), which acts as an introductory prequel novella to the Tales of the Iron Rose. The Ebon Warden is about to execute the wrong goblin. The Ebon...

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Winter's Maiden: Volume 1  by Morgan L. Busse

Winter's Maiden: Volume 1

Morgan L. Busse

Warrior. Survivor. Daughter of the North. From the moment she is born, Brighid fights to survive in the wastelands of Nordica as a clanless one. But when a new power arrives offering a trial to join the Nordic warriors, Brighid enters, hoping to rise above...

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Small Miracles  by Olivia Atwater

Small Miracles

Olivia Atwater

A "charming tale of little temptations" (Jacquelyn Benson), this feel-good comedy by fantasy author Olivia Atwater mixes angels, demons, romance, and chocolate into a perfectly petty and wickedly entertaining novel. A little bit of sin is good for the soul....

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Bonding  by Maggie Siebert

Bonding

Maggie Siebert

"Maggie understands that splatter for splatter's sake is boring. Psychopathy is boring. Coldness is boring. She's interested in feeling, and when her stories turn violent (as they frequently do), it's with a surreal emotional barbarity that distorts the entire...

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Crazy, Wicked Love  by Melissa Foster

Crazy, Wicked Love

Melissa Foster

Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and swoon-worthy moments abound in this sexy new standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster.What happens when the player gets played?Sidney Carver has a big problem, and...

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The Wicked Aftermath: Tank Wicked (Special Edition)  by Melissa Foster

The Wicked Aftermath: Tank Wicked (Special Edition)

Melissa Foster

THE WICKED AFTERMATH is an emotionally gripping story of love, loss, and hope, with a rich and entrancing happily ever after. All Wicked novels may be enjoyed as stand-alone romances.When the person you blame for your grief is the only one who can save you...

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A Little Bit Wicked  by Melissa Foster

A Little Bit Wicked

Melissa Foster

A captivatingly funny and deeply emotional new standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. When the Dark Knights at Bayside and the cast of Bayside Summers collide, sparks fly, and trouble-or maybe love-is not far behind.Set on the...

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A Catalogue for the End of Humanity: (black and white edition)  by Bk Bass

A Catalogue for the End of Humanity: (black and white edition)

Bk Bass

For generations, a family has lived with Death in their library. An old lighthouse keeper picks through the Beach, where all things forgotten wash up. A young girl discovers the stars are going out, one by one. Stories about death, endings, and finding hope...

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A Very Irish Christmas: An utterly perfect Christmas romantic comedy

A Very Irish Christmas: An utterly perfect Christmas romantic comedy

One part American sugar, two parts Irish spice. Cassie O'Hara is about to discover the recipe for the sweetest Christmas... When New York-born Cassie O'Hara decides to use the money her sassy Irish nana Nora left in her will to book a month-long stay in a...

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The North Star  by Katherine Genet

The North Star

Katherine Genet

The light of the beacons must be lit. The Season of Strife is upon us. In Wilde Grove, Morghan knows that things must change to meet the challenges laid down by the Goddess and the Queen of the Fae. The threats to the earth, with war and climate change, are...

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The Love Lie  by Kay Marie

The Love Lie

Kay Marie

A city girl.A country boy.A fake engagement in front of 10 million viewers.What could possibly go wrong? To some people, a proposal in the Maldives would be an absolute dream. To Samantha Peters, it's a certifiable nightmare. Because she's pretending to be her...

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The Summer Party: the most explosive and addictive summer thriller to keep you hooked in 2024  by Kate Gray

The Summer Party: the most explosive and addictive summer thriller to keep you hooked in 2024

Kate Gray

Your invitation for the hottest summer thriller of 2024 has arrived . . .'The thriller of the summer' SARA OCHS'Smart, sharp and stylish' ANDREA MARA 'Addictive' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Everything you want in a thriller' FIONA CUMMINS It's the event of the year - the...

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Rio Grande Blood: A Contemporary Western Novel  by A. W. Hart

Rio Grande Blood: A Contemporary Western Novel

A. W. Hart

In the sixth and final installment of the reader favorite CONCHO series, A.W. Hart delivers a heart-stopping adventure like no other! Concho Ten-Wolves is a Texas Ranger working the Rio Grande border with Mexico. His mother was a full-blood member of the...

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Water Rat of Wanchai + the Dragon Head of Hong Kong, The: An Ava Lee Novel: Book 1  by Ian Hamilton

Water Rat of Wanchai + the Dragon Head of Hong Kong, The: An Ava Lee Novel: Book 1

Ian Hamilton

Meet Ava Lee -- the smartest, most stylish heroine in crime fiction since Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salandar -- in the first installment of the wildly popular Ava Lee novels. Ava Lee is a young Chinese-Canadian forensic accountant, who specializes in recovering...

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Trilobites & Other Stories  by Breece Pancake

Trilobites & Other Stories

Breece Pancake

The best, most sincere writer I've ever read' Kurt Vonnegut A lost classic of twentieth century American fiction. In 1983 the posthumous publication of this book - a collection of stories that depict, with astonishing power and grace, the world of...

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The Leaky Establishment  by David (Shrathclyde University in Glasgow). Langford

The Leaky Establishment

David (Shrathclyde University in Glasgow)....

_The Leaky Establishment_ is an atomic farce whose author David Langford once worked in the gentle radioactive glow of Britain's nuclear weapons industry, and hilariously satirizes its ghastly bureaucracy from the inside. Black comedy overtakes the unfortunate...

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Atmosphere: A Love Story  by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Atmosphere: A Love Story

Taylor Jenkins Reid

The new novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six.

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The Love Fix  by Jill Shalvis

The Love Fix

Jill Shalvis

Welcome back to Sunrise Cove for this heartwarming enemies-to-lovers tale where found family, forgiveness, and love may just be the key to finding yourself, from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis.Lexi Clark's life is falling apart around her, so...

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Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie  by James Lee. Burke

Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie

James Lee. Burke

Bestselling author James Lee Burke tells his most thrilling and insightful story yet through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Bessie HollandAt the beginning of the twentieth century, as America grapples with forces of human and natural violence more powerful than...

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With a Vengeance: A Novel  by Riley Sager

With a Vengeance: A Novel

Riley Sager

One train. No stops. A deadly game of survival and revenge. In 1942, six people destroyed Anna Matheson's family. Twelve years later, she's ready for retribution. Under false pretenses, Anna has lured those responsible for her family's downfall onto a luxury...

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The White Crow: The gripping thriller from the No. 1 bestseller (Philomena McCarthy)  by Michael Robotham

The White Crow: The gripping thriller from the No. 1 bestseller (Philomena McCarthy)

Michael Robotham

His books have sold 8.5 million copies. Now the No. 1 bestseller returns with a nail-biting PC Phil McCarthy novel As the daughter of a London crime boss, Police Constable Philomena McCarthy walks a thin blue line keeping the two sides of her complicated life...

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It Happened on the Lake  by Lisa Jackson

It Happened on the Lake

Lisa Jackson

In this twisty, taut thriller, a woman suspected of murder returns to the Oregon town where a nightmare unfolded 20 years ago--and is waiting to engulf her again . . . The huge Victorian house on Lake Twilight belongs to Harper Reed Prescott, as does the...

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Fox: A Novel  by Joyce Carol. Oates

Fox: A Novel

Joyce Carol. Oates

A spellbinding novel of literary and psychological suspense about the dark secrets that surface after the shocking disappearance of a charismatic, mercurial teacher at an elite boarding school-by the legendary author "who is surely on any shortlist of...

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The Stranger in Room Six  by Jane Corry

The Stranger in Room Six

Jane Corry

You may not know the stranger in room six. But they know everything about you. It's been fifteen years since Belinda was wrongly convicted of her husband's murder. Now, she's ready for her life to begin again, and she's set on that happening at Sunnyside Home...

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The Ones We Love: A Novel  by Anna Snoekstra

The Ones We Love: A Novel

Anna Snoekstra

Tensions bubble to the surface in a family newly transplanted to L.A. when the oldest daughter wakes up bruised and battered from a night she can't remember... and no one wants to talk about it. Meet the Jansen family: Since the weekend of the party - the...

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My Name Is Emilia del Valle: A Novel  by Isabel Allende

My Name Is Emilia del Valle: A Novel

Isabel Allende

In this spellbinding historical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea and The House of the Spirits, a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father-and herself. In San Francisco in 1866, an...

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What the Night Brings: The most shocking, gripping Tom Thorne thriller yet  by Mark Billingham

What the Night Brings: The most shocking, gripping Tom Thorne thriller yet

Mark Billingham

"Three dead coppers, Tom, maybe four by lunchtime." The targeted murder of four officers is only the first in a series of attacks that leaves police scared, angry and, most disturbingly of all, vengeful. As Tom Thorne and Nicola Tanner dig into the reasons...

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Her Sister's Killer: A brand-new Northumbria CID Stone and Oliver thriller  by Mari Hannah

Her Sister's Killer: A brand-new Northumbria CID Stone and Oliver thriller

Mari Hannah

What brings people together often throws them apart, especially when it involves family. Newly promoted Inspector Frankie Oliver has been consumed by rooting out her sister's killer and bringing them to justice. But when new evidence comes to light, and her...

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Vianne: The irresistible new story from the million-copy bestselling author of CHOCOLAT  by Joanne Harris

Vianne: The irresistible new story from the million-copy bestselling author of CHOCOLAT

Joanne Harris

MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR JOANNE HARRIS SENSATIONALLY RETURNS TO THE WORLD OF CHOCOLAT!'Sensuous and thought-provoking, subtle and brilliant' Daily Telegraph on Chocolat Vianne is the long-awaited story of Vianne Rocher and begins six years before she...

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Rose/House  by Arkady Martine

Rose/House

Arkady Martine

Rose/House is a breathtaking and taut sci-fi gothic thriller from Arkady Martine, Hugo Award-winning author of A Memory Called Empire. "I'm a piece of architecture, Detective. How should I know how humans are like to die?" All of Basit Deniau's houses are...

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The Vampire Tapestry  by Suzy McKee. Charnas

The Vampire Tapestry

Suzy McKee. Charnas

Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. The Nebula Award-winning reinvention of the vampire novel, described as a "masterpiece" by...

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The Bane Witch  by Ava Morgyn

The Bane Witch

Ava Morgyn

Practical Magic meets Gone Girl in Ava Morgyn's next dark, spellbinding novel about a woman who is more than a witch--she's a hunter. Piers Corbin has always had an affinity for poisonous things--plants and men. From the pokeweed berries she consumed at age...

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Cast in Atonement  by Michelle Sagara

Cast in Atonement

Michelle Sagara

The latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Michelle Sagara's fantasy book series, The Chronicles of Elantra! "[An] elaborate, magic-filled tale.... A treat." --Publishers Weekly on Shards of Glass In the City of Elantra, only one holds the key...

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The Keeper  by Nathan Burrows

The Keeper

Nathan Burrows

Where the lines between faith and science blur, a sinister conspiracy threatens to plunge humanity into an age of darkness. When Anita Delgado, a young woman desperate to escape the clutches of a fanatical religious cult known as the Adelphoi, steals vital...

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The Second Sun  by P. T. Deutermann

The Second Sun

P. T. Deutermann

A taut, suspenseful historical thriller set in the months of WWII: Did Japan also have an atomic weapon, and did America bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki to pre-empt an attack on its fleet? A masterful historical thriller set during the waning months of World War...

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Burn to Shine: A Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International Novel  by Jonathan Maberry

Burn to Shine: A Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International Novel

Jonathan Maberry

Rogue Team International joins Joe Ledger in a new, tension-filled mission to stop a wave of bioterrorism from devastating the country in the fourth installment of bestselling author Jonathan Maberry's ongoing series. A covert group is infiltrating the world's...

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The Soldier  by Nathan Burrows

The Soldier

Nathan Burrows

Once a soldier, always a soldier. Natasha is completely alone, although she's surrounded by people. Freshly arrived in England on a train full of refugees from a vicious war in mainland Europe, she's left everything behind. Including her fourteen year old son....

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The Hunter  by Nathan Burrows

The Hunter

Nathan Burrows

What happens when a hunter becomes the hunted? Suzy and her daughter are on a bus, heading for London and safety. She knows her partner will be hunting them down. It's what he does for a living. He hunts people. But Suzy's plans go awry when armed robbers...

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The Body Next Door  by Zane Lovitt

The Body Next Door

Zane Lovitt

Everybody needs good neighbours... When Claire Corral goes missing from her home on Carnation Way, her neighbour Jamie isn't too concerned. He's busy-caring for his dad, recovering from a broken heart and eating himself into a bigger pair of pants. Then the...

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The Usual Family Mayhem: A Novel  by HelenKay Dimon

The Usual Family Mayhem: A Novel

HelenKay Dimon

Revenge is a dish best served cold-especially when it comes in the form of one of Grandma's "special" pies. Get the best of family hijinks, girl power, and hilariously justifiable crime in the latest novel from award-winning author HelenKay Dimon.Kasey...

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You Deserve to Know  by Aggie Blum. Thompson

You Deserve to Know

Aggie Blum. Thompson

A brand new suspense novel from "the master of the suburban scandal" (Samantha M. Bailey), Aggie Blum Thompson. Neighbors Gwen, Aimee, and Lisa share more than playdates and coffee mornings on their tranquil street in East Bethesda. They confide their deepest...

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Blood Betrayal  by Eric Richardson

Blood Betrayal

Eric Richardson

A BRAVE NEW WORLD - AN ULTRA VIOLENT NEW WORLD ORDER Brought up in the violent gangland life since birth brothers Mat and Nic take the reins from their father as his successor and become the gangland bosses of East London. Mat gets involved in the illegal drug...

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The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie's Biscuits: A Cozy Amish Mystery  by Wanda E. Brunstetter

The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie's Biscuits: A Cozy Amish Mystery

Wanda E. Brunstetter

Why Are Baking Contestants Disappearing? Mysteries have a way of following Fannie Miller, so when she makes it into the finals of the Tuscarawas County Baking Contest and contestants start disappearing, she calls on her old friend Foster Bates, a retired cop...

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White King  by Juan Gomez-Jurado

White King

Juan Gomez-Jurado

"I hope you haven't forgotten me. Shall we play?" Antonia Scott knows exactly who sent her this message: the mysterious Mister White, whom she has been tracking for years. She also knows that it is almost impossible to win against him. But if she loses this...

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Free Fire  by C. J. Box

Free Fire

C. J. Box

A thrilling read set in the American West from New York Times bestseller C.J. Box, award-winning author of the Joe Pickett and Cassie Dewell series, now adapted into the hit TV shows Joe Pickett and Big Sky. JOE PICKETT IS MADE AN OFFER HE JUST CAN'T...

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Blue Heaven  by C. J. Box

Blue Heaven

C. J. Box

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel. Blue Heaven is the break-out novel from C. J. Box, the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Pickett series. A twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother are on the run in the Idaho woods,...

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Go Luck Yourself  by Sara Raasch

Go Luck Yourself

Sara Raasch

Featuring exquisite emerald sprayed edges! It's enemies to lovers in this sexy and delightful holiday mash up that pairs the spare prince of Christmas with the crown prince of St. Patrick's Day! Someone has been stealing Christmas's joy, and there's only one...

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Passenger Princess  by Morgan Elizabeth

Passenger Princess

Morgan Elizabeth

Who knew applying to be the next Miss Americana while you're drunk on tequila would actuallyget anywhere? But that's exactly what happened to Ava when she wanted an excuse to promote her best friends' new businesses. She never even expected to get past the...

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The Geographer's Map to Romance  by India Holton

The Geographer's Map to Romance

India Holton

Geography professors in a failed marriage of convenience inconveniently reconnect for an emergency mission in this swoony yet cosy historical-fantasy rom-com Professor Elodie Tarrant is an expert in magic disasters. Nothing fazes her-except her own personal...

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Love and Other Paradoxes  by Catriona Silvey

Love and Other Paradoxes

Catriona Silvey

One of the greatest love stories in history gets derailed when a struggling poet at Cambridge runs into a time-traveler who agrees to help him find his muse--a thoughtful and uplifting romantic comedy for fans of About Time and The Midnight Library.Cambridge...

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Scot and Bothered  by Alexandra Kiley

Scot and Bothered

Alexandra Kiley

SCOT ON THE TRAIL! Brooke Sinclair's dream of being a published author derailed when she was expelled from the University of Edinburgh seven years ago. Now a ghostwriter, she sticks to other people's stories. But when her college mentor, Mhairi McCallister,...

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All My Love  by Morgan Elizabeth

All My Love

Morgan Elizabeth

From #1 Best-Selling Amazon author, this Noah Kahan-coded, The Notebook meets Sweet Home Alabama, contemporary romance is bound to give you all the feels.Riggins has been in love with Stella for as long as he can remember. As kids, they'd sneak out and spend...

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Something Borrowed, Something You  by V. I. Keeland

Something Borrowed, Something You

V. I. Keeland

Now with beautiful dark blue sprayed edges! No Strings Attached meets Me Before You in Something Borrowed, Something You, a slow-burn, swoony romance from #1 New York Times bestseller Vi Keeland. My relationship with Hunter Delucia started backwards. We met at...

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The Plot Twist  by Eleanor Goymer

The Plot Twist

Eleanor Goymer

This love story is a work in progress... When romcom author Allie Edwards crosses paths with bestselling crime novelist - aka publishing dinosaur - Martin Clark at a party, they discover they both have crippling writer's block, overdue manuscripts...

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Flirting With Alaska  by Belle Calhoune

Flirting With Alaska

Belle Calhoune

Return to Moose Falls, Alaska in this charming small-town romance, where a single mom takes a chance on a reformed player - perfect for fans of Brenda Novak and Raeanne Thayne!Can a notorious flirt prove to a small-town single mom that he's more than his...

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The Shots You Take  by Rachel Reid

The Shots You Take

Rachel Reid

A sweet and sexy hockey romance about two ex-teammates and former best friends with benefits who are about to discover whether you can ever really have a second chance. After moving back to his hometown ten years ago, Riley Tuck thought he had left his major...

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Ick Factor: A Fake Dating Workplace Revenge Romance  by Morgan Elizabeth

Ick Factor: A Fake Dating Workplace Revenge Romance

Morgan Elizabeth

Kat has never been on more than seven dates with a man before catching the dreaded ick. That's all it takes to realize he's not the one for her. It's usually something small-the way he puts ice in his cup, drinks his coffee, or his preferred name in the...

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Something Cheeky: A Novel  by Thien-Kim Lam

Something Cheeky: A Novel

Thien-Kim Lam

A steamy new rom-com from the popular author of Happy Endings and Full Exposure, where two friends get the opportunity to work together on their dream project-a Cinderella rock musical with an all-Asian cast-and discover that falling in love was the easy...

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Hemlock  by Kiersten Modglin

Hemlock

Kiersten Modglin

She thought she'd escaped her poisonous past... Thirteen years ago, Maggie Ellis left her small town and vowed to never return. In her rearview mirror were two men she loved and an ominous secret that would forever haunt her. Now, tragedy has brought her...

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Heated Rivalry: A Gay Hockey Romance  by Rachel Reid

Heated Rivalry: A Gay Hockey Romance

Rachel Reid

The epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid--book two in her fan-favorite Game Changers series. Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander's game. Now that he's captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he...

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Perfection  by Vincenzo Latronico

Perfection

Vincenzo Latronico

A razor-sharp novel from one Italy's most exciting authors, about a millennial couple's quest for authenticity in a life designed according to social media trends. They have everything to make them happy. Expat couple Anna and Tom are living the dream in...

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Pride  by Natalie Keller. Reinert

Pride

Natalie Keller. Reinert

The second book in Natalie Keller Reinert's beloved Eventing Series, set in the high-stakes world of three-day eventing, now reimagined and repackaged! It took a hurricane for her to admit it, but Jules Thornton is finally falling in love. After losing her...

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Courage  by Natalie Keller. Reinert

Courage

Natalie Keller. Reinert

The third book in Natalie Keller Reinert's beloved Eventing Series, set in the high-stakes world of three-day eventing, now reimagined and repackaged! Jules Thornton isn't afraid of anything--except, maybe, riding racehorses. So she never imagined she would...

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Luck  by Natalie Keller. Reinert

Luck

Natalie Keller. Reinert

The fourth book in Natalie Keller Reinert's beloved Eventing Series, set in the high-stakes world of three-day eventing, now reimagined and repackaged! Jules and Pete have hit rock bottom. They are living in the middle of nowhere in a tiny horse trailer, their...

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Ambition  by Natalie Keller. Reinert

Ambition

Natalie Keller. Reinert

The first book in Natalie Keller Reinert's beloved Eventing Series, set in the high-stakes world of three-day eventing, now reimagined and repackaged! Jules Thornton didn't come to Florida horse country to make friends. With her beloved horse Dynamo and her...

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The Unwanted  by Boris Fishman

The Unwanted

Boris Fishman

"Urgently contemporary and prescient in equal measure, Fishman's The Unwanted channels the spectrum of literature's finest, emotionally visceral dystopian masterworks, from Dune to The Handmaid's Tale, in a fable of survival, resistance and, ultimately,...

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The Good Samaritan: A Novel  by Toni Halleen

The Good Samaritan: A Novel

Toni Halleen

A college professor is offered a chance at redemption-if he can figure out the right thing to do in this thoughtful psychological thriller from the author of The Surrogate.Sociology professor Matthew Larkin is barely holding on. After the death of his toddler...

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See Friendship  by Jeremy Gordon

See Friendship

Jeremy Gordon

"A sharp and affecting meditation on the contours of friendship, the seams of our digital lives, and the elasticity of memory. Both wickedly funny and deeply impactful, Gordon has written a novel that dazzles and illuminates: from aging, to dying, to living...

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Guatemalan Rhapsody: Stories  by Jared Lemus

Guatemalan Rhapsody: Stories

Jared Lemus

A vibrant debut story collection--poignant, unflinching, and immersive--masterfully moving between sharp wit and profound tenderness, Guatemalan Rhapsody offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of an ever-changing country, the people who claim it as home, and those...

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It Rhymes With Truth  by Rich Miller

It Rhymes With Truth

Rich Miller

Sometimes the truth sets us free. But most of the time, it's the scariest thing in the world - so scary it keeps us on the run for our entire lives. Which is why, when an eight-and-a-half-year-old homeless boy and an eccentric elderly woman trapped in a...

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Counterattacks at Thirty: A Novel  by Won-pyung Sohn

Counterattacks at Thirty: A Novel

Won-pyung Sohn

From the bestselling author of ALMOND, The Devil Wears Prada meets The Office in this witty, humane, and ultimately transformative story of a group of young workers who rebel against the status quo.Jihye is an ordinary woman who has never been extraordinary....

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The Many Mothers of Ivy Puddingstone  by Randy Susan. Meyers

The Many Mothers of Ivy Puddingstone

Randy Susan. Meyers

Seven Children. Five Mothers. One idyllic commune. What could go wrong? Annabel Cooper wants to save the world. Her story begins in 1964 with her journey to Freedom Summer in Mississippi, where the disappearance of her first love ignites a lifelong fight for...

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The Saint Laurent Muse: A Novel  by C. W. Gortner

The Saint Laurent Muse: A Novel

C. W. Gortner

The Paris runways of the 70s come to wild and splashy life in this novel of fashion's "It Girl" Loulou de la Falaise and her life partying and designing with Yves Saint Laurent, Karl Lagerfeld, and Halston. Nightlife! Gowns! Cocaine! Glamour!It's the 1970s,...

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Wildcat Dome  by Yuko Tsushima

Wildcat Dome

Yuko Tsushima

An epic novel of postwar Japan--a powerful reckoning with empire, catastrophe, trauma, and truth-telling--by the author of Territory of Light. Mitch and Yonko haven't spoken in a year. As children, they were inseparable, raised together in an orphanage...

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Optional Practical Training  by Shubha Sunder

Optional Practical Training

Shubha Sunder

An elegantly inventive debut novel that offers a sharp new take on the immigrant story in post-9/11 America Told as a series of conversations, Optional Practical Training follows Pavitra, a young Indian woman who came to the US for college from Bangalore,...

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Remember This  by Anthony Giardina

Remember This

Anthony Giardina

The author of Norumbega Park returns with a bravura novel about the secrets artists keep--from the rest of the world, and from themselves. Even though Miranda Rando, a forty-year-old writer living in Brooklyn, is making breakthroughs in her biography of a...

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We Pretty Pieces of Flesh  by Colwill Brown

We Pretty Pieces of Flesh

Colwill Brown

An exuberant and ribald debut novel about three adolescent girls, as sweetly vulnerable as they are cunning and tough, coming of age in a gritty postindustrial town in nineties Yorkshire, England "Ask anyone non-Northern, they'll only know Donny as punchline...

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Sister Deborah  by Scholastique Mukasonga

Sister Deborah

Scholastique Mukasonga

A sharp and playful critique of colonialism from the leading voice of French-Rwandan literature, animated by memories, archival specters, and powerful women "In sentences of great beauty and restraint, Mukasonga rescues a million souls from the collective...

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Flight  by Natalie Keller. Reinert

Flight

Natalie Keller. Reinert

Saddle up for an adrenalie-fueled gallop through theeventing season with Jules and Pete! Traveling to Maryland for two months of competitionwasn't Jules's first choice, but she's making it work. Withgreat new horses plus old friends like Mickey and Rogue,...

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Forward (The Eventing Series - Book 5)  by Natalie Keller. Reinert

Forward (The Eventing Series - Book 5)

Natalie Keller. Reinert

Jules the riding instructor. It's not exactly what she expected out of her career, but things are going fine, and it's better than living in a horse trailer, right?Most of the time, sure.But the cracks begin to show as the eventing season winds up and summer...

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Home  by Natalie Keller. Reinert

Home

Natalie Keller. Reinert

Home is where the horses are. Jules has spent her adult life bouncing from one farm to another. Just once, she'd like to find a place she can call home. As she rekindles relationships with her family, her yearning has only grown stronger. But is there a home...

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Prospect  by Natalie Keller. Reinert

Prospect

Natalie Keller. Reinert

This time, Jules might be in over her head. With Pete away in California, new horse Confident Liar proving to be a difficult ride, and the co-op moms feeling their oats now that she's a big-time upper-level rider, Jules is feeling the pinch from every...

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You Wouldn't Be Dead for Quids: A Les Norton Novel 1  by Robert G. Barrett

You Wouldn't Be Dead for Quids: A Les Norton Novel 1

Robert G. Barrett

NOW AN ABC TELEVISION DRAMA STARRING DAVID WENHAM AND REBEL WILSON Les Norton has just hit town! You Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids is a series of adventures involving Les Norton, a big red-headed country boy from Queensland who is forced to move to the big...

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Carved in Blood  by Michael Bennett

Carved in Blood

Michael Bennett

It's a chilly Auckland winter, but for Hana Westerman and her family, it is a time of excitement. Matariki is approaching - the small cluster of stars also known as the Seven Sisters is a sacred constellation in Maori culture, heralding a time of new...

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The Drowned  by John Banville

The Drowned

John Banville

THE BRAND NEW STRAFFORD AND QUIRKE MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW. A CHILLING MUST-READ. 'Haunting . . . compelling.' DAILY MAIL 'Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANG 'The repressed and sinister world of 1950s...

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The Proof of My Innocence  by Jonathan Coe

The Proof of My Innocence

Jonathan Coe

THE NEW STATE OF THE NATION MYSTERY FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW When Phyl, a young literature graduate, moves back home with her parents, she soon finds herself frustrated by the narrow horizons of English country life. As for...

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