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Did you resolve to read more books this year? You're not alone. Here's a few quick tips to make your reading challenges a bit more manageable: 1) Try audiobooks! It's the one way you can read while driving, cleaning, cooking or even shovelling the snow! Consider the options we have available here. 2) Get social! Start a Goodreads reading challenge, join a book club...or join our Goodreads book club! Check it out here. 3) Start a habit! Read 50 pages before bed each night or maybe use your lunch break as your reading escape -- whatever helps you maintain some consistency. Good luck! -- Catherine
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The pint of no return by Ellie AlexanderAmateur sleuth Sloan Krause returns in The Pint of No Return, another delightful cozy by Ellie Alexander—this time investigating a movie star who's murdered not long after arriving in Leavenworth, WA to film his latest project.Genre: Cozy mysteries; Culinary mysteries; Gentle readsCharacter: LikeableTone: AtmosphericWriting Style: Engaging; Richly detailed
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Broken ground by Val McDermidWhen a would-be heiress uncovers a murdered body rather than her hidden inheritance in a Highland peat bog, DCI Pirie unravels a case where nothing is what it seems.Genre: Mysteries; Police proceduralsThemes: Urban policeStoryline: Intricately plottedPace: Fast-pacedTone: SuspensefulWriting Style: Gritty
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Pulseby Michael T HarveyInvestigating the murder of a Harvard football star, a pair of veteran detectives are stunned when the victim's teen-runaway brother arrives at the scene, claiming to have metaphysical knowledge of the crime before it occurred.Genre: Mysteries; Police procedurals; Supernatural mysteriesStoryline: Intricately plottedTone: Mystical; SuspensefulWriting Style: Compelling
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Who I am with you by Robin Lee HatcherA pregnant woman embittered by the deaths of her husband and daughter finds healing and renewal in her great-grandfather's Bible before opening her heart to a disgraced businessman who has withdrawn from the world. Genre: Christian romances Character: Authentic Tone: Chaste; Moving Writing Style: Engaging; Thoughtful
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Playing for keeps by Jill ShalvisTwo unforgiving lovers—Victoria Grayhawk and Montana rancher Ryan Sullivan—reunite for the sake of their child and must learn to trust each other in order to become the family they’ve always dreamed of.Genre: Contemporary romancesThemes: Opposites attractTone: Heartwarming; SteamyWriting Style: Engaging
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The teacher's bride by Kathleen FullerAn Amish schoolteacher accepts his first job in the growing community of Birch Creek, but gets more than he bargained for when he meets a lively Amish woman with a questionable past.Genre: Christian romancesThemes: Communities set apart; New in townTone: HeartwarmingWriting Style: Engaging
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More than words by Jill SantopoloA woman mourning the death of her hotel owner father and reeling from an astounding secret finds herself caught between the world of her longtime boyfriend and her passionate boss.Genre: Mainstream fictionCharacter: Well-developedTone: Moving; Romantic; SteamyWriting Style: Engaging
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The dinner list by Rebecca SerleIf you could have dinner with any five people, living or dead, who would they be? On her thirtieth birthday, Sabrina finds herself at dinner with her best friend, her ex-fiance, her long lost father, her college mentor and Audrey Hepburn, all with something to say to her. A charming combination of magical realism and romance.Genre: Mainstream fiction; Love storiesStoryline: NonlinearTone: BittersweetWriting Style: Engaging
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Good riddance by Elinor LipmanIn a delightful new romantic comedy from Elinor Lipman, one woman's trash becomes another woman's treasure, with deliriously entertaining results.Genre: Romantic comediesStoryline: Intricately plottedTone: FunnyWriting Style: Engaging; Lyrical; Witty
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Dragon's code by Gigi McCaffreyPublished in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Dragonriders of Pern series, an original Pern tale, written by Anne McCaffrey's daughter, follows the experiences of an undercover journeyman harper who must prevent a dragon civil war. Genre: Science fantasy; Science fiction Storyline: World-building
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The dreamersby Karen Thompson WalkerA virus appears in the small town of Santa Lora that causes its victims to fall into a deep sleep from which they cannot wake up. While this story is about a pandemic apocalypse, it also reminds us of our humanity and how we are all connected. Genre: Apocalyptic fiction; Literary fictionThemes: Pandemic apocalypse; Web of connectionsCharacter: Authentic; SympatheticStoryline: Intricately plottedPace: Leisurely paced
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Siege of stoneby Terry GoodkindThe Sorceress Nicci, the Wizard Nathan and the swordsman Bannon defend against a magical attack on two fronts when the breaking of an ancient curse unleashes hundreds of thousands of formerly petrified soldiers on the legendary city of Ildakar.Genre: Epic fantasyThemes: Chosen oneStoryline: Plot-drivenTone: AtmosphericWriting Style: Richly detailed
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In her bonesby Kate MorettiThe daughter of a convicted serial killer becomes a suspect herself after her obsession with the families of the victims coincides with a man turning up dead. Genre: First person narratives; Psychological suspenseThemes: On the runCharacter: Well-developedStoryline: Intricately plottedTone: Creepy; SuspensefulWriting Style: Compelling
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In the house in the dark of the woods by Laird HuntA Puritan woman goes missing deep in the woods of colonial New England, and soon must face the supernatural horrors that her people had only imagined up until then.Genre: Historical horror; HorrorThemes: Don't go in there; Witchcraft and the occultPace: IntensifyingTone: CreepyWriting Style: Compelling; Lyrical
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Hunting Annabelle by Wendy HeardA chilling, deeply suspenseful page-turner set in the 1980s, Hunting Annabelle is a stunning debut that will leave you breathless to the very end.Genre: First person narratives; Psychological suspenseThemes: Unreliable narratorCharacter: Complex; Culturally diverseStoryline: Intricately plottedTone: MenacingWriting Style: Compelling; Gritty
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The Dakota Wintersby Tom BarbashAn evocative and wildly absorbing novel about the Winters, a family living in New York City’s famed Dakota apartment building in the year leading up to John Lennon’s assassination.Genre: Historical Fiction; Literary fictionStoryline: Character-drivenPace: Fast-pacedTone: Bittersweet; NostalgicWriting Style: Engaging; Spare; Witty
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Unable to confront the challenges in her own life, Cara Hargraves immerses herself in work for her antiques-dealer boss, uncovering relics from the life of World War II British "Gunner Girl" Louise Keene and her complicated relationship with a man named Paul. Genre: Historical fiction; Parallel narratives Tone: Romantic Writing Style: Engaging
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Heads you win by Jeffrey ArcherThis novel follows a 1968 Russian teen who escapes an oppressive life in Leningrad and is forced to choose between parallel lives in London and New York.Genre: Coming-of-age stories; Historical FictionThemes: Immigrant experiences; Time and againCharacter: ComplexStoryline: Intricately plotted; SweepingPace: Fast-pacedTone: Thought-provoking
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