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New Adult Fiction Books 8/21/2019
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The following books are new to the shelves at Kendall Young Library. To reserve an item, click on the image or title to be taken to the library's catalog. (Detailed instructions at the end of the newsletter.)
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The turn of the key
by Ruth Ware
When a high-paying nanny job at a luxurious Scottish Highlands home culminates in her imprisonment for a child’s murder, a young woman struggles to untangle what really happened. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Lying Game. 400,000 first printing.
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The inn
by James Patterson
When Gloucester Inn is caught in the crossfire of a drug dealer’s activities, novice innkeeper and former Boston detective Bill Robinson teams up with a fearless band of tenants to organize a risky defense. By a #1 New York Times best-selling author. Read by Eduardo Ballerini. Simultaneous.
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Stolen magic
by Mary Jo Putney
Assigned the task of ensuring that those of the Lineage do not misuse their powers, Simon Malmain, Earl of Falconer, confronts a rogue Guardian, Lord Drayton, who uses a spell to transform Malmain into a unicorn, an enchantment that only an ensorcelled girl named Meg can help him break. 35,000 first printing.
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The refuge
by Ann H. Gabhart
Joining a Shaker village to escape a cholera epidemic, Darcie is widowed by a tragic accident and struggles to mourn, start over and prepare for the arrival of her baby among neighbors who do not believe in marriage. Original.
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Tonight and always
by Nora Roberts
For a change of pace, renowned anthropologist Kasey Wyatt takes a job working for best-selling author Jordan Taylor, who needs helps researching his latest novel about the Plains Indians. Reissue.
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The oath : A Novel
by Elie Wiesel
Two decades before the Holocaust, when the Jews in an Eastern European village are accused of ritual murder after a Christian boy is missing, an innocent Jewish madman confesses to the crime, admonishing his fellow Jews to take an oath of silence if they survive the impending pogrom. Reprint.
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All manner of things
by Susie Finkbeiner
"After Annie Jacobson's older brother is deployed to Vietnam during the war, tragedy at home brings their estranged father home without welcome. As tensions heighten, Annie and her family must find a way to move forward as they try to hold both hope and grief in the same hand"
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The little teashop on Main
by Jodi Thomas
Three childhood friends—Zoey, a free spirit who struggles with body image, Emily, who lives her life vicariously through characters in books, and Shannon, a strong athlete who fears abandonment—keep up with their regular tea parties until the unthinkable happens. Original. 75,000 first printing.
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Whiskers in the dark
by Rita Mae Brown
A massive nor'easter on the eve of an annual National Beagle Club benefit finds Harry Harristeen and her crime-solving kitties linking the murder of a foreign services officer to an unsolved killing from the 18th century.
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Snowfall on Lighthouse Lane
by JoAnn Ross
The New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author imagines the magic, charm and romance of the Pacific Northwest in her uplifting Honeymoon Harbor series. 10,000 first printing
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The bookshop on the shore
by Jenny Colgan
Taking a nanny job in the Scottish Highlands to escape her high-stress city life, a single mother cares for two wild charges and their widowed father, finding purpose and a sense of belonging along the way. 25,000 first printing.
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Thirst of steel
by Ronie Kendig
After Cole "Tox" Russell begins a secret mission to find the ancient sword of Goliath and destroy the Arrow & Flame Order, the order reveals that the sword is tied to a series of murders and are blackmailing the Wraith team with the threat to reveal dangerous secrets about Ram
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Outfox
by Sandra Brown
A latest thriller by the best-selling author of Tailspin and Seeing Red features Sandra Brown’s signature combination of steamy romance and high-suspense plot twists. 300,000 first printing.
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The new girl : a novel
by Daniel Silva
The kidnapping of a mysterious girl from her Swiss boarding school ignites a secret war between Israeli intelligence chief Gabriel Allon and an old enemy who would transform the future of the Middle East. 500,000 first printing.
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Empire falls
by Richard Russo
Miles Roby tries to hold his family together while working at the Empire Grill in the once-successful logging town of Empire Falls while dealing with the imperious Mrs. Whiting, the heir to a faded logging and textile legacy, in this evocative novel by the author of Nobody's Fool. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 150,000 first printing.
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All items can be reserved through the Kendall Young Library catalog: - When viewing an item in the catalog, click "place hold" button.
- Enter your library card number (14 digits on the back of your card) with no spaces.
- Enter your PIN. If you don't know your PIN, try:
- Your 4-digit birth month and day (i.e. August 4 would be 0804), or
- The last 4 digits of your library card number.
- If neither of these options work, call the library at 832-9100.
- You will get a call from the library when the item is available.
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