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Marvel and a wonder
by Joe Meno
In 1995, Jim Falls is trying to raise his teenage grandson on a farm in southern Indiana and after a pair of troubled, meth-dealing brothers steal a horse from the farm, grandfather and grandson travel the landscape in search of the animal.
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Mrs. Bennet has her say
by Jane Juska
"1785 was to be the most marvelous year of Marianne's life, until an unfortunate turn of events left her in a compromised state and desperate for a husband to care--or rather cover--for her. Now, stuck in an undesirable marriage, Mrs. Bennet must find ways to avoid her husband's lascivious advances until she is once again reunited with her dashing Colonel. Filled with audacious wit and hilarious surprises, this debut novel is an honest, smart, and satirical look at love, marriage, and the beloved Bennet family from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, as you've never seen them before . . "
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The gates of Evangeline
by Hester Young
Manifesting psychic dreams after her son passes away that warn her about other children in danger, journalist Charlie Cates becomes entangled in a decades-old missing child case surrounding a prestigious Louisiana family. A first novel.
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The sea keeper's daughters
by Lisa Wingate
Desperate to save her high-end restaurant, Whitney Monroe seeks to sell an inherited Gilded Age hotel on North Carolina's Outer Banks, but the downstairs tenants--as well as her estranged stepfather--are determined to save the historic building.
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The shore : a novel
by Sara Taylor
Shares the stories of two barrier island families off the coast of Virginia's Chesapeake Bay, who endure wrenching poverty, abuse and regional elements while protecting their loved ones and pursuing respective dreams. A first novel.
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Undercover : a novel
by Danielle Steel
Barred from undercover work after a gunshot wound disables his arm, DEA Special Agent Marshall Everett is drawn into an unexpected case involving an ambassador's daughter, who would recover after being kidnapped and brainwashed by revolutionaries.
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Above the waterfall
by Ron Rash
Enduring the mistakes and tragedies that have shaped their lives in contemporary Appalachia, a sheriff on the brink of retirement and a haunted park ranger confront violent forces when an elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout stream.
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A woman loved : a novel
by Andreï Makine
When the Soviet film board and a party-approved director prevent him from making a historically accurate movie about Catherine the Great, a young filmmaker struggles to find his place in the aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse.
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The mountain can wait : a novel
by Sarah Leipciger
In the wake of a devastating tragedy, which irrevocably shatters the lives of those living in a rural logging community, a father and son must finally confront their inner demons to find the redemption they have been searching for.
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Black-eyed susans : a novel of suspense
by Julia Heaberlin
Rendered famous as the only survivor of a serial killer 20 years earlier, Tessa discovers clues that the wrong person was convicted and that the true killer is preparing to finish what he started. By the author of Playing Dead.
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Best boy : a novel
by Eli Gottlieb
A middle-aged autistic resident of a therapeutic community where he was sent as a young child rebels against changes in his environment by attempting to return to a family home and younger sibling he only partially remembers. By the author of The Boy Who Went Away.
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The pope's daughter
by Dario Fo
A first novel by the Nobel Prize winner for literature imagines the life of notorious Pope Alexander VI's daughter Lucrezia Borgia, tracing her violent marriages and achievements as history's only woman to serve as head of the Catholic Church.
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Is fat Bob dead yet? : a novel
by Stephen Dobyns
Witnessing a gruesome motorcycle accident in the seaport city of New London, Connecticut, newcomer Connor Raposo sees a strangely familiar man with an Elvis haircut at the scene and is embroiled in a small-time con operation. By the Pushcart Prize-winning author of The Burn Palace.
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In another country : selected stories
by David Constantine
Published in America for the first time, a collection of short stories spans the 30-year career of an award-winning short story writer, poet and translator whose works are known for their pristine emotional clarity, their intensely evocative dialogue and their fearless exposure of human emotions.
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The race for Paris : a novel
by Meg Waite Clayton
Determined to be the first photographer to capture images of Paris' liberation from the Nazis, Liv defies orders and teams up with a fellow woman reporter and a British photojournalist to race to Paris ahead of Allied forces. Reading-group guide available.
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Iron wolf
by Dale Brown
The first woman president of the United States is tested by a Russian invasion of Ukraine and Moldova that compels a previous U.S. president to organize a radical counterattack involving manned robot soldiers. By the New York Times best-selling author of Starfire.
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The end game
by Catherine Coulter
Investigating a vigilante group suspected in a series of bombings, FBI agent Nicholas Drummond and his partner, Mike Caine, work with an undercover counter-terrorism agent to stop an assassination plot against the president.
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