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A country mile  by Mandy Magro

A country mile

Mandy Magro

"When Sophie Copinni's love life turns sour, a trip to her hometown in Far North Queensland is the perfect time for her to take stock of her future. There, two weeks before she turns thirty, she finds a bucket list from her teenage years. Most of the...

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Magician  by Raymond E. Feist

Magician

Raymond E. Feist

"In the westernmost province of the Kingdom of the Isles, upon the world of Midkemia, an orphan kitchen boy named Pug was made apprentice to the magician Kulgan. Here starts an adventure that will span lifetimes and worlds. Discover where the story begins. The...

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Time of your life  by Jessa Hastings

Time of your life

Jessa Hastings

" She wasn't supposed to meet someone like him. He wasn't supposed to be her undoing... It's 1995, Joah Harrigan is the brash, enigmatic frontman of the biggest band in the world, and Ysolde is the iconic face of a generation. She's who people write their...

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Oracles & miracles & zombies  by Stevan Eldred-Grigg

Oracles & miracles & zombies

Stevan Eldred-Grigg

"The best-selling novel about twin girls growing up in New Zealand is back - with zombies! We all know about the zombie virus that ravaged New Zealand between the two world wars, but little has been written about how the biters it created affected the lives of...

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A devil is waiting  by Jack Higgins

A devil is waiting

Jack Higgins

"A devil is indeed waiting. The President is coming to London, but not to an entirely warm welcome. A fanatical mullah is offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate the President, and though most London Muslims think the mullah has crossed the line, a...

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The echo of valor  by Hannah Byron

The echo of valor

Hannah Byron

"In the seaside town of Torquay on England's south coast, Dr Mia Thompson's encounter with her reclusive client, Eileen Nearne, sparks an unexpected discovery. Eileen's quiet life belies her extraordinary past as an SOE secret agent in Nazi-occupied France...

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The killer she knew  by Nichole Severn

The killer she knew

Nichole Severn

"When the body of twenty-one-year-old Alice Dietz is found in the courtyard of her alma mater, FBI agent Leigh Brody feels as though a nightmare has come to life. Eighteen years ago, another girl was killed in the same way as Alice. And Leigh gave a false...

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The gilded nest  by Sarah Painter

The gilded nest

Sarah Painter

"Lydia Crow is back. After the turbulent events of The Magpie Key, Lydia is trying to adjust to life without her home. She is living in Uncle Charlie's house and learning what 'head of the Crow Family' truly means. The four magical Families of London are...

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Condition of war  by Elizabeth Bonesteel

Condition of war

Elizabeth Bonesteel

"Accused of destroying a Corps warship, the crew of the starship Galileo must prove sabotage - or face the wrath of what's left of Central Gov. When the Central Corps warship Capricorn - silent and unresponsive, light-years from her last reported position -...

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Conrad  by Susan May Warren

Conrad

Susan May Warren

"He's an unlikely bodyguard, but someone has to keep this woman alive... Meet Penelope Pepper: billionaire heiress, mystery podcaster, and magnet for trouble. If only she wasn't so determined to unravel the mystery of 'who killed her sister's fiancé.' Because...

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Survival tactics  by Elizabeth Bonesteel

Survival tactics

Elizabeth Bonesteel

"Ten genre-spanning speculative tales of worlds both strange and familiar... On a planet that should have been long abandoned, a salvage operator discovers an impossible ecosystem... On an isolated mining outpost on Mercury, a woman dreams of suicide - and...

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Don't lie to me  by Willow Rose

Don't lie to me

Willow Rose

"When twelve-year-old Sophie Williams went on a Girl Scout summer camp, she never returned home. Three months later, her body is found inside her sleeping bag in the most frequented area of Cocoa Beach, and the town is outraged. The girl isn't just any child....

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Sniffing out murder  by Kallie E. Benjamin

Sniffing out murder

Kallie E. Benjamin

"When a murder unleashes a widespread investigation through Crosbyville, children's book author Pris and her trusty bloodhound, Bailey, must sniff out the truth before the whole town goes to the dogs. After deciding that life as a teacher wasn't right for her,...

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Slow road to love  by Juliette Duncan

Slow road to love

Juliette Duncan

"City dwelling Maggie Donovan is trying her best to let go of her resentment after her high-profile politician husband of thirty-five years left her for a much younger woman. Her focus now is her job as a reporter for the Country Women's Magazine, her two...

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Slow path to peace  by Juliette Duncan

Slow path to peace

Juliette Duncan

Married at last, life is bliss for Frank and Maggie, until storm clouds gather over Goddard Downs. Frank and Maggie are enjoying married life, but all is not well on the home front. The whole family's livelihood comes under threat when the government declares...

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Slow dance at dusk  by Juliette Duncan

Slow dance at dusk

Juliette Duncan

"The Goddard family is in shock. One of their own is dead. How can they go on? Who will run the station? Frank and Maggie have been planning their retirement, but must they now put their plans on hold? Will Joshua rise to the challenge and get his girl, or...

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Slow ride home  by Juliette Duncan

Slow ride home

Juliette Duncan

"Joshua Goddard has lived in the shadow of his father and brother all his life. He wants more from life than simply taking tourists on overnight cattle drives. Stella Martin has done her best to keep her family's cattle station afloat, but the bank has had...

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The singer behind the wire  by Shari J. Ryan

The singer behind the wire

Shari J. Ryan

"Auschwitz, 1943. Ella tries to ignore the coughs and crying, the whispered prayers. Her eyelids grow heavier, but then a melody floats through the block as if on a breeze. Her lips open on a gasp, joy making her heart sing even as it shatters. She would know...

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Fanny  by Edmund White

Fanny

Edmund White

"In her fifties, Mrs. Frances Trollope became famous overnight for her book attacking the United States. Twenty-five years later, she sharpens her pen for her most controversial work yet - the biography of her old friend, the radical and feminist Fanny Wright....

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Hotel de Dream  by Edmund White

Hotel de Dream

Edmund White

"A tale inspired by the final days of literary master Stephen Crane is set in the underworld of turn-of-the-century New York and follows his death-bed dictation of his final novel, 'The Painted Boy,' while biding farewell to a long-time love."--Publisher.

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Poisonous plot  by Hannah Ellis

Poisonous plot

Hannah Ellis

"Poison has taken root on the island - and it's not only the plant life... When Lily moved to the Isles of Scilly for a fresh start, her plans were simple: open an ice cream shop and find out who owns the building she's renting. But her peaceful new life is...

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The lost raven  by Nicky Shearsby

The lost raven

Nicky Shearsby

"If Angela Healy had reported her rapist to the police when it happened, they could have filed the case, assessed her injuries, helped her fragile state of mind. Five men did not need to die. As it is, Newton Flanigan must unravel her past in order to save her...

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Daddy's girl  by Lisa Scottoline

Daddy's girl

Lisa Scottoline

"Law professor Natalie Grecos life is going according to plan, with a boyfriend handpicked by her father and tenure status only a review board away. Then, during a visit to a prison with her colleague Angus, a riot explodes. Rushing to the aid of a fatally...

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The vendetta defense  by Lisa Scottoline

The vendetta defense

Lisa Scottoline

"Philadelphia lawyer Judy Carrier couldn't be less like Ally McBeal - Post-it size skirts and makeup are alien territory where she's concerned. But she's smart, feisty, and packs a mean punch. In short, just the woman to turn to if you're charged with...

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Heliacle rising  by C. C. Davie

Heliacle rising

C. C. Davie

"Taken in as the young ward of Lord Drakon after her parents were slaughtered by enemy Wytchlings, Amylia Sylvers is forced to start a new life in Lylican. There, she is raised to be an obedient wife and submit to the men who have given her sanctuary. Eleven...

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Song of Chaos  by C. C. Davie

Song of Chaos

C. C. Davie

"After a devastating blow that cleaves Amylia's family apart, time has run out for Asteryn as they desperately try to unite the remaining territories, clutching the fractured pieces of their own court together. Attica advances, bringing with them demons of the...

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Shadow of wings  by C. C. author. Davie

Shadow of wings

C. C. author. Davie

"Amylia thought her greatest trial was behind her. But as she struggles to regain her strength - both physically and with her volatile magic - the looming threat of war draws ever closer. After two territories fall victim to brutal attacks and the stakes...

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Vanguard strike  by Jarom Strong

Vanguard strike

Jarom Strong

"A vast battlecruiser moves silently through space - a ghost ship, abandoned decades ago. There could be treasure inside... or monsters.I'm the sucker who's going to find out. Once I was a hero. An elite soldier fighting for the Paragon military. Now the...

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Bait and swiss  by Korina Moss

Bait and swiss

Korina Moss

"It's been almost two years since Willa Bauer opened Curds & Whey in Yarrow Glen, and both cheesemonger and cheese shop are thriving in the Sonoma Valley. While Willa doesn't eat chocolate, it's true that life is like a box of chocolates. Unfortunately, life's...

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How to find a nameless fae  by A. J. Lancaster

How to find a nameless fae

A. J. Lancaster

"What happens when a first-born bargain goes wrong?Princess Gisele has spent her life preparing for an evil fae sorcerer to claim her. That was the bargain her mother was tricked into: one royal first-born in exchange for spinning straw into gold. But it's...

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A mother's love  by Danielle Steel

A mother's love

Danielle Steel

"Recently widowed Halley Holbrook has spent decades building a career as a bestselling novelist. Now in her fifties, when she was a child, Halley was physically and mentally abused - something she only revealed to her beloved husband and that she has since...

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Of flesh and blood  by N. L. (Nick L.) Lavin

Of flesh and blood

N. L. (Nick L.) Lavin

"In 2008, a serial killer known as the Cajun Cannibal brutally murders and consumes the flesh of eight people in a small Louisiana parish. With law enforcement closing in on him, he takes his own life before he can face the inside of a courtroom. Ten years...

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Grave words  by Gerri Lewis

Grave words

Gerri Lewis

"Winter Snow has had it! With her business in a death drought, her best friend Scoop implicated in a string of arsons, and an obituary listing Winter herself as deceased, her life is heating up. But just as she's trying to cool things down, she receives her...

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Writing Mr. Right  by Alina Khawaja

Writing Mr. Right

Alina Khawaja

"Legal secretary by day, aspiring novelist by night, Ziya Khan pours herself into writing stories featuring the kinds of diverse characters she loves. In exchange, she's got a growing pile of rejection letters. When yet another 'thanks but no thanks' arrives...

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Cure  by Katherine Brabon

Cure

Katherine Brabon

"Her body hurts her all the time now. It is separate, a thing apart. In her mind it has become a person or an object that is not quite her, that she doesn't know. Vera and Thea are mother and daughter. Vera writes for the internet: she constructs identities...

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Murder as a fine art  by Carol Carnac

Murder as a fine art

Carol Carnac

"The newly formed Ministry of Fine Arts has a staffing problem - one minister dead within six months of its inception, his successor snuffed out shortly before the General Election. When a third victim, Permanent Secretary Edwin Pompfret is fatally crushed by...

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One dark kiss  by Rebecca Zanetti

One dark kiss

Rebecca Zanetti

"Mirror, mirror on the wall - will desire make them fall? Alexei Sokolov spent the last seven years in a maximum-security prison, consumed with thoughts of revenge against those who framed him and stole everything he owned. Finally free, nothing will stand in...

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Big feelings  by Amy Lovat

Big feelings

Amy Lovat

"Desert island, all-time, top five things you need to know about Sadie (in chronological order): 1. The perfect love story is all Sadie has ever wanted. Her parents' story is what rom-com dreams are made of. But, so far, no one has offered the Happily Ever...

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Sing me home to Carolina  by Joy Callaway

Sing me home to Carolina

Joy Callaway

"Event planner Hattie Norwood only came back home to Mountain View, South Carolina, to support her parents as they receive word that the family peanut farm is infertile. This news doesn't come as a surprise to Hattie, and she plans to return to Charlotte at...

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Everything's coming up Rosie  by Courtney Walsh

Everything's coming up Rosie

Courtney Walsh

"Rosie Waterman has one dream: to become a working actor. But lately, that hasn't been working out. When she loses her apartment and her job on the same day, she does what she always does - puts herself out there, ready to find the next big thing. But a trip...

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Sixty seconds  by Steven (Fiction writer) Mayfield

Sixty seconds

Steven (Fiction writer) Mayfield

"As the clock ticks down the final minute of World War II in Europe, Sixty seconds tells the stories of nine people on both sides of the Atlantic - a legendary war correspondent, a madwoman and her unwitting accomplice in a deranged assassination attempt, a...

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Over the sea to Skye  by Sue Moorcroft

Over the sea to Skye

Sue Moorcroft

"Valentina Taylor's life has been upended. With her marriage over, and unsure of what her future holds, she heads to the Isle of Skye for the summer with her young son, Barnaby. But the journey there sets her on a new path, when she meets Xander Courage on the...

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To kiss a knight  by Grace Hitchcock

To kiss a knight

Grace Hitchcock

"Vivienne Poppy's plans are working out quite well - she's run away from her family and the prospect of a horrid marriage of convenience and plans to spend her time writing under a pseudonym, Lady Larkby. That is, until she discovers Larkby is a real name....

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Isabella Nagg and the pot of basil  by Oliver Darkshire

Isabella Nagg and the pot of basil

Oliver Darkshire

"In a tiny farm on the edge of the miserable village of East Grasby, Isabella Nagg is trying to get on with her tiny, miserable existence. Dividing her time between tolerating her feckless husband, caring for the farm's strange animals, cooking up 'scrunge,'...

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His first wife  by Sue Watson

His first wife

Sue Watson

"Sophie wasn't expecting to find love in Sicily. But then she sees him: Emilio, a professor who works at the university where she is teaching for the summer. He's kind, intelligent, funny, exciting and deliriously unpredictable ... maybe perfect. But paradise...

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The second chance convenience store  by Ho-yŏn Kim

The second chance convenience store

Ho-yŏn Kim

"Seoul Station is home to Dokgo, a man shrouded in mystery with no memories of his past - until one day his subdued existence is disrupted when he stumbles upon a lost wallet, triggering a chain of events that will change the course of his life. Enter Mrs...

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Realm of thieves  by Karina Halle

Realm of thieves

Karina Halle

"Two thieves vie for dominance in the illegal dragon-egg trade, putting both their lives and their hearts on the line in this scorching romantasy from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle. For Brynla Aihr crime and survival have always gone hand in...

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The stars are a million glittering worlds  by Gina Butson

The stars are a million glittering worlds

Gina Butson

Thea, a young woman crippled by guilt, flees to Central America to escape her life. In Guatemala, she meets the charismatic Chris and his partner, Sarah, and the three of them form a tight bond. But everything changes when a tragedy occurs. Thea soon finds...

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A shipwreck in Fiji  by Nilima Rao

A shipwreck in Fiji

Nilima Rao

"Sergeant Akal Singh, an unwilling transplant to Fiji, is just starting to settle into his life in the capital city of Suva when he is sent to the neighboring island of Ovalau on a series of fool's errands. First: investigate strange reports of Germans,...

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My heart belongs in an empty Big Mac container buried beneath the ocean floor  by author Homeless

My heart belongs in an empty Big Mac container buried beneath the ocean floor

author Homeless

"The story of a young man (as empty as the Big Mac container itself) facing depression head on, and learning to find beauty and hope in a life mired by mental illness. Daniel has been stalked by six-foot-tall sad-looking blue whales since childhood. Exhausted...

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Once were warriors  by Alan Duff

Once were warriors

Alan Duff

"Once Were Warriors is Alan Duff's harrowing vision of his country's indigenous people two hundred years after the English conquest. In prose that is both raw and compelling, it tells the story of Beth Heke, a Māori woman struggling to keep her family from...

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The widow  by Fiona Barton

The widow

Fiona Barton

"There's a lot Jean hasn't said over the years about the crime her husband was suspected of committing. She was too busy being the perfect wife, standing by her man while living with the accusing glares and the anonymous harassment. Now her husband is dead,...

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Secrets to the grave  by Tami Hoag

Secrets to the grave

Tami Hoag

"Young Haley Fordham witnessed the murder of her mother. To protect, and deal with, their witness, the police call in child advocate Anne Leone. But the clues that they uncover bring Anne and Haley directly in the sights of a killer."--Provided by publisher.

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The secret love of a gentleman  by Jane Lark

The secret love of a gentleman

Jane Lark

"A past scandal and a broken heart have left Lady Caroline Kilbride hiding away from the world, in the safety of her brother's home. But when a devilishly handsome newcomer arrives for the summer, she finds herself surprisingly drawn to him. Rob Marlow, a man...

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Wolves of the empire  by J. C. Duncan

Wolves of the empire

J. C. Duncan

"1041 AD, Constantinople. The Byzantine empire is fading. Sick with corruption and complacency that paralyses its once mighty people, assailed from within and without by those who seek to feast upon its riches. The emperor is dying, the empress is ageing, and...

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Murder runs in the family  by Tamara Berry

Murder runs in the family

Tamara Berry

"Amber Winslow's life has taken a serious turn for the worse. When an impulsive decision forces her to flee her former life carrying nothing but the clothes on her back, she heads to the sunny state of Arizona...and to the luxury accommodations of her...

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Death and the gardener  by Georgi Gospodinov

Death and the gardener

Georgi Gospodinov

A man sits by his father's bedside and reports radically and gently until a final winter morning. His father was one of that generation of tragic smokers born right after the World War II in Bulgaria, who clung to the snorkels of their cigarettes. A rebel...

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Smile for the cameras  by Miranda Smith

Smile for the cameras

Miranda Smith

"Twenty years ago, Ella Winters was the it girl. She made a name for herself in Hollywood and throughout America as the sole survivor in the cult-classic slasher Grad Night. But the real horror is what happened when the cameras weren't rolling -- something...

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Never look down  by Warren C. Easley

Never look down

Warren C. Easley

"Kelly Spence, an at-risk teen and tagger, is four stories up at 3:00 one morning when she looks down and witnesses the brutal murder of a woman in the parking lot below. Unluckily the killer spies her but Kelly escapes. Desperate to stay anonymous, she seeks...

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Dead float  by Warren C. Easley

Dead float

Warren C. Easley

"If you are a fly fisherman, it doesn't get any better than the salmon fly hatch on the Deschutes River, Oregon's legendary trout fishing venue. Cal Claxton--a small town lawyer who works to fish--has to pinch himself when his best friend and fishing guide,...

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Hidden Jihad  by Michael R. Phillips

Hidden Jihad

Michael R. Phillips

"When the U.S. administration of Jefferson Rhodes--acclaimed as "world president" of an enlightened new world order--celebrates the half-twenty-first-century mark, progressivism seems to have solidified a complete political, cultural, and social triumph....

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Selfish girls  by Abigail Bergstrom

Selfish girls

Abigail Bergstrom

"Ines is reluctantly moving home on the edge of a breakdown, her childhood sweetheart in tow. He's only ever wanted what was best for her. Gwen is elated that her prodigal daughter has returned. Dylan is still licking her wounds from a rejection she can't...

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See the stars  by Eleanor (Novelist) Ray

See the stars

Eleanor (Novelist) Ray

"Do you ever feel that life isn't going to plan? When Alice Thorington collapses in the street after a particularly hellish day at work, she must finally admit to herself that her outwardly happy life - steady relationship, well-paid job, beautiful flat in the...

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A deadly night at the theatre  by Katy Watson

A deadly night at the theatre

Katy Watson

"Actresses Posy Starling and Caro Hooper both gained a name for themselves playing fictional detective Dahlia Lively on screen - but now they are back treading the boards in London's theatre district, starring in two very different plays. Their fellow Dahlia,...

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All that is left of life  by Roberta Recchia

All that is left of life

Roberta Recchia

"One summer evening, in a quiet seaside town near Rome, everything changes for the Ansaldo family. The Ansaldo family's contented life is built on routine, with days spent running their beloved delicatessen and summers at their modest house by the sea. But...

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A hundred years and a day  by Tomoka Shibasaki

A hundred years and a day

Tomoka Shibasaki

"In these stories of human connection in a contemporary, alienated world, people come together to share pieces of their lives, then part. We meet the women who share a house after the outbreak of war before going their separate ways once it is over; the man...

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The letter carrier  by Francesca Giannone

The letter carrier

Francesca Giannone

"Salento, Italy, June 1934- A coach stops in the main square of Lizzanello, a tight-knit village where everyone knows each other. A couple gets off- The man, Carlo, a child of the South, is happy to be back home after a long time away; the woman, Anna -- his...

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Etiquette for lovers and killers  by Anna Fitzgerald Healy

Etiquette for lovers and killers

Anna Fitzgerald Healy

"It's 1964 in the tiny town of Eastport, Maine, and Billy McCadie is bored to death. She's surrounded by Jell-O salads and dull people with more etiquette than sense, with absolutely no sign of the intrigue or romance that fill the pages of her beloved novel...

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The master jeweler  by Weina Dai Randel

The master jeweler

Weina Dai Randel

"Harbin, China, 1925. Fifteen-year-old Anyu Zhang discovers a priceless Fabergé egg in the snow and returns it to the owner, Isaac Mandelburg, a fugitive and former master jeweler for Russia's imperial palace. In gratitude, he leaves her his address in...

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The war of the Roses  by Warren Adler

The war of the Roses

Warren Adler

"Jonathan and Barbara Rose are the perfect couple, living the dream in their beautiful house, filled with their precious antiques, their darling children, and their prized Ferrari in the garage. It's all any red-blooded American could possibly want. But when...

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Someone to watch over you  by Kumi Kimura

Someone to watch over you

Kumi Kimura

"It's early 2020, and with the world in chaos as covid spreads, two lonely people, both seeking to break with their pasts, meet and start sharing a home. One is a former security guard who was captured on video knocking down a protester who died soon...

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The dilemmas of working women  by Fumio Yamamoto

The dilemmas of working women

Fumio Yamamoto

"Izumi needs to get a job. Haruka needs to stop talking about how she once had cancer. Kato needs to get through a shift at the convenience store without being harassed. Mito needs to break up with her boyfriend - or marry him. Sumie just needs somewhere to...

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The irresistible urge to fall for your enemy  by Brigitte Knightley

The irresistible urge to fall for your enemy

Brigitte Knightley

"Loyalties are tested in this enemies-to-lovers romantasy following a healer and assassin from enemy sides who are forced to work together and find the source of two deadly diseases, all while resisting the urge to kill each other-and, just maybe, fall in...

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The unkillable Frank Lightning  by Josh Rountree

The unkillable Frank Lightning

Josh Rountree

"Catherine Coldbridge is a complicated woman: A doctor, an occultist, and, briefly, a widow. In 1879, Private Frank Humble, Catherine's husband, was killed in a Sioux attack. Consumed by grief, she used her formidable skills to resurrect him. But Frank lost...

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The tiny things are heavier  by Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo

The tiny things are heavier

Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo

"Sommy, a Nigerian woman comes to the United States for graduate school two weeks after her brother, Mezie, attempts suicide. Plagued by the guilt of leaving Mezie behind, Sommy struggles to fit into her new life as a student and an immigrant. Lonely and...

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The four engagement rings of Sybil Rain  by Hannah (Hannah Kelsey) Brown

The four engagement rings of Sybil Rain

Hannah (Hannah Kelsey) Brown

"Starling Ranch Inn promises to be a tropical paradise, and Sybil can't wait to escape there, all expenses paid. Well technically the expenses were paid--last year, when she was supposed to go to Hawaii for her honeymoon with her then-fiancé Jamie. But the...

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Wicked deeds on a winter's night  by Kresley Cole

Wicked deeds on a winter's night

Kresley Cole

"Bowen MacRieve of the Lykae clan was nearly destroyed when he lost the woman he loved. The warrior known for his ruthlessness grew even colder, never taking another to his bed-until a smoldering encounter with his enemy, Mariketa the Awaited, reawakens his...

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A daughter's guide to mothers and murder  by Dianne Freeman

A daughter's guide to mothers and murder

Dianne Freeman

"Frances is asked by friend Alicia to investigate Carlson, a wealthy American with a murdered wife who's courting Alicia's daughter--and when stage icon Sarah Bernhardt receives jewelry stolen from the victim, Frances and husband George must infiltrate elite...

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A hex for hunger  by Alistair Reeves

A hex for hunger

Alistair Reeves

"Ambrose, a trans knight serving the medieval witch king, spent his life trying to be a hero. Instead, he died a villain in the name of a love he hungered for in secret. That would have ended his story, except a suspicious necromancer, Emery, resurrects him...

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The kills  by Richard House

The kills

Richard House

Evidence of a violent crime is found in the basement of an Italian palazzo. A missing American student appears to be the victim, two mysterious brothers the main suspects. The strangest thing: the murder seems to have been inspired by an old crime novel, a...

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Washington Square  by Henry James

Washington Square

Henry James

In the Washington Square area of New York City in the late nineteenth century, devastating betrayals by both her father and her lover leave shy and fragile Catherine Sloper permanently scarred.

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The black velvet gown  by Catherine Cookson

The black velvet gown

Catherine Cookson

Biddy Millican, the daughter of an impoverished widow, struggles to find happiness and overcome the harsh conditions of life in England during the 1800s.

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The benefactor's son  by Nigel C. Ferguson

The benefactor's son

Nigel C. Ferguson

"Hong Kong riots in 2014 and 2019 and the Umbrella Movement. China's reaction to the riots. A young Christchurch man (Harry) and his search for answers to his late father's trips to Hong Kong and further afield after being alerted by police his past activities...

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Finding Sam Healey  by Catherine Mede

Finding Sam Healey

Catherine Mede

"Sam Healey grew up in a home filled with love, where her parents' biggest wish was for her and her sister, Cherie, to thrive and lead full lives. When Cherie dies suddenly, Sam embarks on what she believes will be a straightforward trip to Wellington to...

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The proposal project  by Donna Marchetti

The proposal project

Donna Marchetti

"Priscilla has a plan. And falling for Oliver was not on her to do list... The Job. Event planner Priscilla Cain has been asked to plan her best friend Tina's dream wedding proposal to her boyfriend, Ryan. The Catch. It looks like groom-to-be Ryan might just...

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The heir of Vasilica  by C. C. Davie

The heir of Vasilica

C. C. Davie

Born in blood and pain, tradition would have seen Lyrik thrown to the wolves with her mother's body, her soul destined to roam the woods with her sisters. But fate laid its cold hand on her, leading her towards a path that only the strongest could survive....

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The occupation  by Chloe Adams

The occupation

Chloe Adams

"In the autumn of 1949, two women convene in the parlour of a Melbourne hotel. Tess is married and childless. Mary, unwed and pregnant. Surrendering to the unimaginable, Mary agrees to a life-altering pact- she will give her child to Tess. One year earlier,...

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Her many faces  by Nicci Cloke

Her many faces

Nicci Cloke

"When four wealthy and influential members of London's most exclusive private club are poisoned, a young waitress is charged with their murder. As the trial grips the nation, five men begin to question how well they really knew her. There's her father, who...

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Shopgirls  by Jessica Anya Blau

Shopgirls

Jessica Anya Blau

"Nineteen-year-old Zippy can hardly believe it: she's the newest and youngest salesgirl at I. Magnin, 'San Francisco's Finest Department Store'. Every week, she rotates her three spruced-up Salvation Army outfits and Vaseline-shined pumps; still, she's...

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Fated throne  by Caroline Peckham

Fated throne

Caroline Peckham

"Fate has torn us apart and sometimes I believe the stars have given up on us altogether. Without my sister, the world seems darker than ever before and the shadows loom thicker, rising up to answer the call of the Shadow Princess and changing the face of...

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I'll be right here  by Amy Bloom

I'll be right here

Amy Bloom

"Immigrating alone from Paris to New York after the crucible of World War II, Gazala Benamar, still a teenager, becomes fast friends with two spirited sisters, Anne and Alma. When Gazala's lost, beloved brother, Samir, finally joins her in Manhattan, this...

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The girl with the suitcase  by Lesley Pearse

The girl with the suitcase

Lesley Pearse

"London 1941 When Mary meets a glamorous stranger named Elizabeth she realises their lives couldn't be more different. But when an air raid forces them to take shelter underground Mary's life is set in change forever. After waking up in hospital, injured but...

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Finding grace  by Loretta Rothschild

Finding grace

Loretta Rothschild

"Honor seems to have everything: she adores her bright and beautiful daughter, Chloe, and her charming, handsome husband, Tom, even if he works one hundred hours a week. Yet Honor's longing for another baby threatens to eclipse all of it--until a shocking...

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The lying guest  by Mahi Cheshire

The lying guest

Mahi Cheshire

"Hardworking and overworked, Anika is a talented surgeon at a London hospital. It's been some time since she's had a decent night's sleep, let alone a holiday. Not ideal for someone with parasomnia - a rare, often stress-induced, condition that causes...

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Burn after reading  by Catherine Ryan Howard

Burn after reading

Catherine Ryan Howard

"A ghostwriter is tasked with capturing the memoirs of a celebrity widely suspected of murder; now she's locked in an interview room with a killer and he's ready to confess... The night Jack Smyth ran into flames in a desperate attempt to save his wife from...

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The love fix  by Jill Shalvis

The love fix

Jill Shalvis

"Lexi Clark's life is falling apart around her, so when she's summoned home to Sunrise Cove, the last thing she wants to do is face all the complications she left behind. Her past, her stepsister Ashley, and especially her infuriatingly gorgeous childhood...

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