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NEW BOOKS NEWSLETTER August 30, 2019
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After the End
by Clare Mackintosh
Disagreeing for the first time when their son falls ill and they receive conflicting doctor recommendations, a devoted couple finds a unique way for both of their preferences to become possible. By the best-selling author of Let Me Lie
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The Dearly Beloved: A Novel
by Cara Wall
In a novel that spans decades, two young couples’ lives become intertwined when the husbands are appointed co-ministers of a venerable New York City church in the 1960s. A first novel.
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Drawing Home
by Jamie Brenner
The best-selling author of The Forever Summer offers another literary celebration of summer that features an unexpected inheritance, a promise broken and four lives changed forever.
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Fleishman Is In Trouble: A Novel
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Divorcing his hostile wife when he concludes he could find genuine happiness elsewhere, a doctor is astonished when his ex abruptly disappears, making him unable to move on without acknowledging painful truths about his marriage. A first novel.
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The Oysterville Sewing Circle
by Susan Wiggs
Forced by scandal to return to her Pacific coast childhood home, a Manhattan fashionista assumes guardianship over two orphans and bonds with a circle of fellow seamstresses before an unexpected challenge tests her courage and heart. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Map of the Heart.
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Things You Save in a Fire
by Katherine Center
When a family emergency compels her move from Texas to Boston, a skilled firefighter becomes the only woman in her new firehouse and navigates discrimination, low funding and her private edicts about falling in love with another firefighter. By the New York Times best-selling author of How to Walk Away.
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Turbulence
by David Szalay
From the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author of All That Man Is comes a novel about 12 people, mostly strangers, and the surprising ripple effect each one has on the life of the next as they cross paths while in transit around the world.
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MYSTERY, SUSPENSE, & THRILLER FICTION
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Black and Blue
by David Rosenfelt
Struggling with amnesia after surviving a shooting, Doug Brock reinvestigates a cold case involving the DNA of a man he eliminated as a suspect, but can no longer remember. By the national best-selling author of Blackout
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Careful What You Wish For
by Hallie Ephron
A professional organizer whose husband is a hoarder distracts herself from her growing relationship troubles by focusing on her new clients, one of which takes her tipsy fantasy about life being more pleasant without spouses a little too far.
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Contraband
by Stuart Woods
The Edgar Award-winning author of Chiefs establishes a highly anticipated publishing milestone in the latest entry of his best-selling series starring elite Manhattan rainmaker, Stone Barrington.
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Conviction
by Denise Mina
An upper-class Edinburgh housewife who enjoys listening to the sordid details of true-crime podcasts has her world turned upside down when a new podcast turns out to have connections to her own dark past.
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A Dangerous Man
by Robert Crais
Rescuing a bank teller from an abduction attempt, Joe Pike tackles the most perilous case of his career when the would-be kidnappers are found murdered and the bank teller goes missing. By the best-selling author of The Wanted
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The Farmer's Slaughter
by Liliana Hart
The Texas Hill Country promises to be anything but ordinary when bestselling mystery writer, Agatha Harley, begins researching her next novel. What she doesn't expect is for her research to lead her to her newly retired neighbor, Hank Davidson. She recognizes a cop when she sees one, and Hank doesn't look like her idea of retired, despite the black socks, sandals, and manicured lawn. Hank needs a place to forget his past, but Agatha needs his past to secure her future. As an FBI trained profiler, Hank Davidson sees right through most people. But Agatha isn't most people. She's as seasoned as any cop he knows and just as mouthy. It doesn't take long for him to get caught up in the cold case Agatha's using for research, but small town roots run deep, and loose lips will tell you anything you want to know - except who the killer is.
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Gone With the Sin
by Liliana Hart
Let sleeping dogs lie. If only that were the case throughout Bell County, Texas, things would've returned to the serenity that once defined it. A quiet, and peaceful place was what Hank Davidson wanted as his retirement home. After a high-risk, violent career as an FBI-trained serial killer detective, crime was the last thing Hank wanted. He also had no intention to fall in love, but crime also played a part in that, or at least solving crime did. Bell County's numerous historic cemeteries were once revered for honoring the heroic sacrifices of its citizens and soldiers. The recent rash of grave robbing has led Agatha Harley to suspect something more sinister is afoot. She must convince a very skeptical Sheriff Reggie Coil that it's more than high school vandals. Enlisting the help of her partner in crime-solving and love, Hank Davidson, would give her the leverage to dig deeper into the series of casket breeches, and help convince Coil that his precious Bell County was once again under attack by the same criminals that brought her and Hank together. Is it a sinister plot or vandals? Agatha and Hank are back on the case.
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Greasy Bend: A Novel
by Kris Lackey
When tribal policeman Bill Maytubby teams up with Deputy Hannah Bond to solve the murders of an elderly woman, and a local stickball hero, they find a remote airstrip in Oklahoma and a neo-Nazi compound in Texas are somehow connected
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A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder
by Dianne Freeman
Enjoying unusual freedoms as a widow, the American-born Countess of Harleigh emerges from mourning to host her sister's first London season while navigating a chivalrous inspector's investigation into the scandalous circumstances of her husband's death.
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The Last Good Guy
by T. Jefferson Parker
Reluctantly accepting a case involving a missing teen, private investigator Roland Ford uncovers a dark conspiracy involving an American Nazi compound and a celebrity evangelist. By the award-winning author of Swift Vengeance.
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Lost You: A Novel
by Haylen Beck
After a closing elevator door separates them, a single mother on vacation with her son discovers he has been abducted by another woman who claims she is his mother, in the new novel from the author of Here and Gone.
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Malice in Wonderland
by Liliana Hart
What could go wrong when Agatha Harley and her best friend Heather Cartwright decide to attend a billion-dollar bash in the ritziest part of Dallas, Texas? A Dallas oil tycoon who makes JR Ewing look like a boy scout, seems to still burn a flame for his fifth ex-wife. Unfortunately, his Independence Day mega-celebration ends with fireworks and his murder. Heather goes from belle of the ball to cell block inmate before the last sparkler burns. It's up to Agatha and Hank to prove Heather's innocence. Well, if you know anything about Heather, you know she's anything but innocent. But, did she kill the cowboy billionaire?
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Murder from Scratch
by Leslie Karst
While dealing with numerous issues at her busy Gauguin restaurant, Santa Cruz restauranteur Sally Solaris finds herself in hot water when she takes in her estranged blind cousin, Evelyn, who suspects that her mother’s death was murder. Includes recipes. By the author of Death al Fresco
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A Nearly Normal Family
by M. T. Edvardsson
A legal thriller told in three acts follows the trial of an eighteen-year-old girl from an upstanding family who has been implicated in the murder of a shady businessman, testing the limits of her father's faith and mother's ethics
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Never Look Back
by Alison Gaylin
More than four decades after a 1976 killing spree by two teens, a young podcaster blames his troubled upbringing on the murders before receiving a terrifying message that one of the killers may still be alive.
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One Little Secret: A Novel
by Cate Holahan
When a woman is discovered dead on a private beach, town detective Gabby Watkins uncovers motives for everyone in the glass beach house
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Seal Team Six: Hunt the Leopard
by Don Mann
Thomas Crocker and his Black Cell team take on the charismatic leader of Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria who is kidnapping schoolgirls to trade for arms with Cameroon in the latest addition to the series following Hunt the Leopard
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The Swallows: A Novel
by Lisa Lutz
When a creative writing assignment leads to unsettling allegations about her school’s indifference to sexual assault, a new teacher organizes a group of marginalized girls in an escalating gender war. By the award-winning author of the Spellman Files series.
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Tequila Mockingbird
by Liliana Hart
What is Agatha Harley to do when a decades old secret about an unsolved murder is revealed to her? When the source is her dear, elderly neighbor who suffers with memory lapses, Agatha finds herself back at odds with her closest friends. Hank Davidson and Sheriff Reggie Coil are skeptical because the case had previously been investigated. Agatha's faith in her friend pushes her towards the truth. Even if she has to go it alone this time. Hank, a champion of justice joins her, and together they reopen old wounds that appease some while hurting others. But, is there reason or even need to dig into a cold case that might not have even been a case to start with?
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A Tisket a Casket
by Liliana Hart
Friday night lights in the Lone Star State gives the term "sudden death" a whole new meaning. Retired homicide detective Hank Davidson still struggles with civilian life. But he's trying. His latest attempt at a hobby leads him to discover the world of the outdoorsman, but it doesn't take long before he realizes he's much better at hunting man than animal. He was thinking about becoming a vegetarian anyway. Fresh off a new, high-pressure publishing contract and another solved cold case under her belt, Agatha Harley tempts Hank with an arson case that might have landed an innocent man in prison for murder. All the clues lead to those at the top, but money and power make it easy to get away with murder. Cracking this case won't be easy, but Hank and Agatha are on the job. After all, solving a crime is much easier than meeting a deadline or being retired.
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Too Close: A Novel
by Natalie Daniels
A veteran forensic psychiatrist assigned to the case of a wife and mother who committed an unforgiveable crime finds her professional and personal limits tested as she begins to feel sympathy for her.
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Blood Truth
by J. R. Ward
After his sire’s unexpected death, Boone is removed from rotation in the Black Dagger Brotherhood and finds himself working for a human homicide cop to catch a serial killer, in the latest addition to the romance series following Blood Fury.
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Brazen and the Beast
by Sarah MacLean
Lady Henrietta pursues one last night of passion before starting her life as a spinster, finding herself in the arms a king known as Beast in the second novel of the series following Wicked and the Wallflower.
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Dane's Return
by Liliana Hart
Bad body, Dane MacKenzie, is coming home to Surrender, Montana. It's been ten years since he left the woman he loved behind to make a name for himself, and now he's bound and determined to claim her once and for all. Charlotte Munroe has no desire to welcome home the Prodigal Son with a fatted calf. The bitterness of Dane's betrayal runs deep, and she has no plans of letting him back into her life. Especially since she's trying to protect the son Dane isn't aware exists from heartbreak, since she's sure he's only going to walk out of their lives again. *Includes a happily-ever-after bonus story* Dane MacKenzie has made mistakes, but despite them all, he's reconnected with the woman he's always loved and the son he never knew he had. A carefully planned seduction, an old legend, and a family that never gives up on each other will give Dane his second chance at love.
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Ellie and the Harpmaker
by Hazel Prior
On the anniversary of her beloved father’s death, Ellie Jacobs takes a walk in the woods on the English moors and comes across the barn of Dan Hollis, who carves beautiful Celtic harps. A first novel.
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Heels of Steel: A Novel
by Barbara Kavovit
Bridget Steele, a single mother and a top New York real-estate builder, won’t let anyone get in the way of her dream—including the irresistible man who is also her biggest competitor.
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How to Hack a Heartbreak
by Kristin Rockaway
A help-desk tech who supports inept "genius" male co-workers tires of sexual harassment and uses her elite coding skills to create a viral app before she is forced to choose between her relationships and career.
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I Love This Bar
by Carolyn Brown
She doesn't need anything but her bar... Daisy O'Dell has her hands full with hotheads and thirsty ranchers until the day one damn fine cowboy walks in and throws her whole life into turmoil... He's looking for a cold drink and moment's peace... Instead Jarod McElroy finds one red-hot woman. She's just what he needs, if only he can convince her to come out from behind that bar, and come home with him.
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Lady Derring Takes a Lover
by Julie Anne Long
On the hunt for a notorious smuggler, Captain Tristan Hardy is led to the Rogue’s Palace, a London boarding house, and sets out to seduce its beautiful blue-blooded proprietress, the Countess of Derring, to get the answers he seeks.
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The Right Swipe
by Alisha Rai
Cynical dating app creator Rhiannon Hunter must decide whether or not to give former pro-football player Samson Lima, who wooed her during one magical night and then disappeared, a second chance despite the fact that his in league with a business rival.
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Riley's Sanctuary
by Liliana Hart
Maggie MacKenzie wants nothing more than to hold her own child in her arms. But after three years of marriage, she and Riley have yet to conceive. The heartbreak of disappointment is almost more than she can stand. Riley MacKenzie has been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The only problem is his wife is the one occupying his thoughts—not his career. The sadness in her eyes is his undoing, and he realizes what they need is to get back to basics and remember their adventurous side. Though a trip to Egypt and a long lost treasure wasn't exactly the adventure he'd been thinking. *Includes a happily-ever-after bonus story: Riley MacKenzie is one of the world’s leading experts on Egyptian artifacts. But when Maggie Lawrence walks into his life with a priceless stolen artifact and bad guys on her trail, he has no choice but to whisk her away to the safety of Surrender, Montana. Maggie Lawrence takes one look at Riley MacKenzie and sees everything she’s ever craved and always avoided when it comes to men: Adventure. And she knows it’s only a matter of time before she falls prey to his seduction, especially since she’s trapped with him during one of the worst snowstorms Montana has seen in years. But when the enemy finds them, Maggie’s confronted with a past that could destroy her love for Riley forever.
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Texas Skies: Lonesome Cowboy / Texas Two-Step
by Debbie Macomber
In "Lonesome Cowboy," Savannah Weston pursues disenchanted cowboy Laredo Smith; and in "Texas Two-Step," Ellie Frasier leans heavily on her friends for support, until her relationship with rancher Glen Patterson deepens into love
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Touch of Red
by Laura Griffin
Searching for a witness to a murder, crime scene investigator Brooke Porter teams up with homicide detective Sean Byrne, and—as their investigation, and relationship, heats up—they must try to keep their personal lives and work separate, especially when the killer sets his sights on Brooke. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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The Watson Brothers
by Lori Foster
Tough, rugged cop Sam Watson has a reputation for being a hero on the job and delivering mind-blowing pleasure in the bedroom. But the only woman who drives him over the edge is the one who's completely wrong for him - the sweetly sexy and extremely determined Ariel. When Ariel's headstrong ways nearly wreck one of Sam's string operations - ruining her alluring dress in the process - Sam offers her a ride to his place to clean up. But once there, Ariel seems to have her own agenda, and Sam decides it's time to show the lady that if she wants to play games of seduction, he'll be calling the shots, turning her every fantasy into a night of unimagined bliss.
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The Burning Chambers
by Kate Mosse
A bookshop owner's daughter who has received an anonymous warning and a young Huguenot convert who needs her help to survive navigate escalating religious divides and the abandonment of friends in 16th-century Toulouse. By the best-selling author of Citadel
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The Doll Factory: A Novel
by Elizabeth Macneal
In 1850s London beautiful young aspiring artist Iris is asked to model for Pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, whose dark obsession may destroy her world forever.
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The Long Flight Home
by Alan Hlad
In September 1940, the events of World War II bring together British pigeon-keeper Susan Shepard, American pilot Ollie Evans and a pigeon on a very special mission named Duchess.
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Amish Outsider
by Marta Perry
Seeking refuge with his Amish relatives, Michael Forster, wrongly accused of murdering his estranged wife, struggles to rebuild his relationship with his 8-year-old daughter with the help of teacher Catherine Brandt who believes in his innocence until danger arrives.
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The Express Bride
by Kimberley Woodhouse
Jacqueline Rivers manages a Pony Express station in 1860 Utah territory after her father’s death, but it is a place where fugitives and criminals try to hide, and she can't be sure if the beguiling Elijah Johnson is friend or foe.
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FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
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Across the Void: A Novel
by S. K. Vaughn
Commander Maryam “May” Knox must find her way back to Earth when she awakes from a medically induced coma on a failing ship with no crew and no memory of who she is or why she is there.
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Gods of Jade and Shadow
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
A dark fairy tale inspired by folklore is set against the Jazz age in Mexico’s underworld, where a young dreamer is sent by the Mayan God of Death on a life-changing journey. By the award-winning author of Signal to Noise.
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Midnight at the Blackbird Café
by Heather S Webber
After the death of her beloved grandmother, Anna Kate travels to Wicklow, Alabama to settle her estate and sell the café she ran, but finds herself drawn to the quirky town and the mysterious blackbird pie everyone is talking about.
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Nightchaser
by Amanda Bouchet
Captain Tess Bailey and her crew are on the run from Dark Watch who will take them dead or alive unless Tess can trust a tall, dark, and appealing stranger, Shade Ganavan
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The Legend of Perley Gates
by William W Johnstone
Longing for adventure, excitement and freedom, Perley Gates, setting out to find his famous grandfather, has many near-death encounters with hostile Indians, outlaws and killers along the way that bring him closer to his Maker and the fabled gates he’s named for. By a pair of national best-selling authors.
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Pitchfork Pass
by William W Johnstone
When a bloodthirsty band of savage raiders, led by an insane gunslinger called The Old Man of the Mountain, attack his friend, kill a kindly miner and kidnap the miner’s beautiful daughter, Flintlock embarks on a rescue mission, fueled by vengeance, that results in a bloody showdown that will go down in history. By a pair of national best-selling authors.
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The Abolitionist's Daughter
by Diane C. McPhail
Things change for the Southern-abolitionist Mathews family when, on a Mississippi morning in 1859, Emily Matthews begs her father to save a slave, Nathan, about to be auctioned away from his family. A first novel.
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The Charmer in Chaps
by Julia London
To keep her inheritance — a rundown house — Ella, determined to find a place to call home, goes up against rancher Luca Prince who will do anything — including seduction — to take back the land he believes is his.
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A Dangerous Man
by Robert Crais
Rescuing a bank teller from an abduction attempt, Joe Pike tackles the most perilous case of his career when the would-be kidnappers are found murdered and the bank teller goes missing. By the best-selling author of The Wanted
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Hotel Sacher: A Novel
by Rodica Doehnert
Anna Sacher takes possession of her late husband's hotel in 1892 Vienna and creates a thriving business amid the tumult of a changing continent, a place where the elite and commoners rub elbows and some guests are treated to love, while others get something else entirely
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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.
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Just After Midnight
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
In this uplifting, poignant novel about friendship, trust, and facing your fears, Faith, a woman escaping her husband's abuse, befriends Sarah, a fourteen-year-old on the run from her father and reeling from her mother's sudden and suspicious death, as they follow after Midnight, the prized black mare that Sarah's father sold out from under her.
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Justice Delivered
by Patricia Bradley
In a desperate search for her kidnapped niece, Carly Smith comes face to face with her sister's killer and must decide whether to trust her ex-boyfriend, officer Logan Donovan, when he steps in to help.
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The Kiss Quotient
by Helen Hoang
A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick. Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases--a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old. It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice--with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan--from foreplay to more-than-missionary position... Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but crave all of the other things he's making her feel. Their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic.
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Mistress of the Ritz: A Novel
by Melanie Benjamin
The director of the luxurious Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris and his courageous American wife, Blanche Auzello, risk their marriage and lives to support the French Resistance during World War II. By the best-selling author of The Aviator's Wife
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Open Carry: An Arliss Cutter Novel
by Marc Cameron
U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter travels to southeast Alaska to investigate the murder of a Tlingit Indian girl. Now three people have disappeared on Prince of Wales Island. Cutter's job is to find the bodies and track down the killers. The whole town is hiding secrets, every trail is a dead end--and the hunter becomes the hunted.
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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.
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The Oysterville Sewing Circle: A Novel
by Susan Wiggs
Forced by scandal to return to her Pacific coast childhood home, a Manhattan fashionista assumes guardianship over two orphans and bonds with a circle of fellow seamstresses before an unexpected challenge tests her courage and heart. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Map of the Heart.
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The Perfect Wife: A Novel
by JP Delaney
A woman miraculously restored to health by the innovations of her tech icon husband struggles with fragmented memories of a past that differs from her husband’s accounts. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Girl Before.
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Who Slays the Wicked: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery
by C. S Harris
Assisting Bow Street magistrate Sir Henry Lovejoy when a dissolute young gentleman is brutally murdered, Sebastian St. Cyr scrambles to find the killer to exonerate his wrongly implicated niece. By the author of Why Kill the Innocent
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Yellow House
by Sarah M. Broom
Describes the author’s upbringing in a New Orleans East shotgun house as the unruly 13th child of a widowed mother, tracing a century of family history and the impact of class, race and Hurricane Katrina on her sense of identity.
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Sweetest Taboo
by Julie Kenner
A pair of wealthy step-siblings continues working through their shared, dark past and a love and passion they can¡t deny, in the final installment of the sexy trilogy following Hottest Mess.
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The Arrival of Someday
by Jen Malone
When hard-charging, irrepressible 18-year-old Amelia Linehan experiences an unexpected flare-up of a rare liver disorder she was born with and her need for an organ transplant becomes dire, everything in her life is called into question, including her future hopes, dreams and the possibility of romance with a friend from the past who reappears in her life.
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The Dauntless
by Jillian Dodd
Huntley Von Allister's cover is firmly in place. She's brilliantly completed her first four missions. But she is done. Done working for Black X. Done trying to untangle the mystery of what got her mother killed. And very, very done with love. She's given herself a simple mission - to recover the precious memories of her final days with her mother by visiting the places in the photos left behind. Well, that, and to discover who owns the emerald rings, like the one she found on Dupree. And completely destroy their secret society.
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The Eagle
by Jillian Dodd
The world's most deadly assassin, a man known only as The Priest, has come back from the dead to take a series of high profile hits. When the assassin completes his first task - shooting an important world leader, the global community goes into collective shock and his government vows retaliation. With her cover firmly cemented as Huntley Von Allister, Spy Girl's vacation on the Royal Yacht is cut short when she's called home for her next mission - and, this time, it's personal. Can Huntley accomplish her mission before the next hit takes place? And what will happen when she finally comes face-to-face with the man who killed her mother?
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The Merciful Crow
by Margaret Owen
A 16-year-old chieftain from a lowly caste of mercy-killers and undertakers tests the limits of her bone magic when a lucrative job leads to the discovery of a still-living crown prince and powerful enemies who would orchestrate his assassination.
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The Phoenix
by Jillian Dodd
A single sentence is muttered from the lips of an assassin dangling from a four-story building, "It starts in Montrovia." That sentence led Black X to send a spy to protect Prince Lorenzo. And that sentence haunts Huntley as she realizes her time is running out. When athletes from around the world descend on Montrovia for the Olympics, another group is coming together, its years of planning a new world order finally coming to fruition. A disease is released. People start dying. And, with rumors of an impending coup, the country falls into chaos. Alliances are betrayed. Lives are lost. Loves are challenged. And hearts are turned. Can Huntley stop what has started, or will Montrovia and the world fall?
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The Prince
by Jillian Dodd
An eighteen-year-old covert agent is pulled out of training before graduation by Black X, a espionage group so secret even the President of the United States doesn't know it exists. For her first mission, she must go undercover as the long-lost daughter of a recently deceased billionaire, infiltrate high society, and protect the Prince of Montrovia from assassination. But Prince Lorenzo is known as the Playboy Prince for a reason and his sensuality and charisma add a whole other level of complication to her mission. She knows that her every move is being watched, but what she doesn't know is that the Prince is just a chess piece in a bigger game that will have world-wide ramifications. And that Blackwood Academy, the place she has called home for the past six years has secrets of its own.
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The Society
by Jillian Dodd
Sent to London for their next mission, Huntley and Ari are guests at Malcolm Prescott’s home, where Ari is asked to join a secret group called The Society, and Huntley learns more about her “father” Ares Von Allister. Spy Girl was trained not to have emotional entanglements, but Huntley is learning that it’s hard to survive in the real world without them. As she uncovers hidden truths about her past, the knowledge leaves her reeling and questioning everything. She’s going to have to trust someone, and it’s not going to be Black X. So she goes against her training and forms relationships - caring, trusting, and, maybe, even loving. But relationships are dangerous for a spy. Particularly one who will be facing her most challenging mission to date. Tasked with getting close to the illusive Money Man, she will be forced to delve into a seedy underworld that will threaten her very existence.
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Stranger Things: Runaway Max
by Brenna Yovanoff
Don't miss this gripping, emotional prequel to the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things! The never-before-told backstory of the beloved Dig Dug maven, Max Mayfield, written by New York Times bestselling author Brenna Yovanoff. This must-read novel, based on the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things, explores Max's past--the good and the bad--as well as how she came to find her newfound sense of home in Hawkins, Indiana.
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The Valiant
by Jillian Dodd
What will happen when the world goes ka-boom? The assassin known as The Priest was tasked with a series of three hits, and the last one blows up in his face - literally. People will die. People will go on. Unlikely alliances will be formed. And when British intelligence learns that a series of nuclear backpack bombs were smuggled into their country, there's a lot more to worry about than discovering why a covert agent was assassinated over six years ago or what's going to start in Montrovia.
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My Hero Academia 20: School Festival Start
by Kohei Horikoshi
Taking up the long-coveted mantle of retired hero All Might, Endeavor harbors secret doubts about his new risks and responsibilities, while Midoriya confronts his perspectives about "One for All."
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The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Family's Life with Art and Creativity
by Jean Van't Hul
Bring out your children's creativity and imagination with more than 60 kids' art activities from the creator of www.ArtfulParent.com. Art making is a wonderfully fun way for young children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore new materials, all while strengthening their fine motor skills and developing self-confidence. The Artful Parent has all the tools and information you need to encourage your children's creativity through art. You'll learn how to set up an art space, how to talk to children about their artwork, how to choose the best art supplies (without breaking the bank), how to repurpose and organize the piles of art created, and even how to use kids' art activities to soften everyday transitions. The more than sixty engaging kids' arts and crafts projects included here are accessible and developmentally appropriate for one- to eight-year-olds, and they're a far cry from the cookie-cutter crafts many of us did in school as kids. From bubble prints to musical chairs, these kids' art activities allow children to explore art materials, techniques, and ideas as they grow more creative every day. With activities for downtimes, action art for releasing energy, and recipes for making your own art materials, this book is your guide for raising an artful family.
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Be Angry
by Dalai Lama XIV
Provides guidance on how to channel compassionate anger to transform society, using it to fuel a fight against inequality and injustice, while avoiding destructive anger that comes out of jealousy and envy
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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
by Gretchen McCulloch
A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language. Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are structured by the shape of our apps and platforms, from the grammar of status updates to the protocols of comments and @replies. Linguistically inventive online communities spread new slang and jargon with dizzying speed. What's more, social media is a vast laboratory of unedited, unfiltered words where we can watch language evolve in real time. Even the most absurd-looking slang has genuine patterns behind it. Internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch explores the deep forces that shape human language and influence the way we communicate with one another. She explains how your first social internet experience influences whether you prefer "LOL" or "lol."
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Big Hook Rag Crochet: 25 Quick-Stitch Designs to Make Using Leftover Fabric
by Dedri Uys
Have fun with a craft that's quick, easy, and eco-friendly! This great new crochet style uses a large hook--which works up fast, simple stitches--plus strips of fabric made from unwanted garments or a stash of leftovers. The result: a sturdy, textured weave that's ideal for home accessories, garments, and bags. Crochet cozy slippers, accent rugs, cushions, a variety of baskets, placemats, and more. These crafty creations are durable, practical, and pretty, too!
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Big Style in Small Spaces: Easy DIY Projects to Add Designer Details to Your Apartment, Condo or Urban Home
by Sarah Dorsey
Whether you’re renting or short on space, these projects will help you create a stylish, modern home you love without breaking the bank. This new decor book offers DIY enthusiasts simple yet impressive projects to give their homes the clean, modern and bright aesthetic that’s popular in modern home design. Drawing on the same payoff that has made A Touch of Farmhouse Charm and French Vintage Decor popular, readers can give their homes designer style on a budget, without a lot of time or effort.
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Crocheted Succulents: Cacti & Other Succulent Projects to Make
by Emma Varnam
If you love houseplants but have an unerring ability to kill everything off, fear not, because these cute creations don't require green fingers! There are 25 splendid succulents to make in a variety of shapes and sizes for a touch of indoor greenery that will never need watering, repotting or special plant food.
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The Dairy-Free Kitchen: 100 Recipes for All the Creamy Foods You Love - Without Lactose, Casein, or Dairy
by Ashley Adams
"While 4% of the population suffers from diagnosed lactose intolerance, it is estimated that a staggering 50 million Americans suffer from some degree of dairy intolerance/allergy. Moreover, recent research has linked milk protein (casein) to cancer and autoimmune illnesses and found evidence that our bodies quit making the enzymes necessary to digest milk as we age--thus setting up those who consume a dairy-rich diet for IBS, allergies and other autoimmune and digestive difficulties. Dairy has become the 'new gluten'--something that people are realizing needs to be minimized in our diet whether they have a formally diagnosed allergy or not. The Dairy-Free Kitchen contains 100 delicious recipes for the foods you love without the dairy. It also provides you with a wealth of information on weeding out hidden dairy in everyday foods and getting adequate levels of calcium and minerals from a dairy-free diet. Going dairy-free isn't as complicated as you think. You can do it! The Dairy-Free Kitchen will help"
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Defined : Who God Says You Are
by Stephen Kendrick
Everyone is on an identity journey. Over time, what you choose to believe in your heart about your own purpose, meaning, and worth will constantly affect how you value your life, how you react to difficulties, and how you relate to your family and people around you. If you define yourself by what you do, by what others say about you, or by your present feelings, then you are setting yourself up for a future of failure and disappointment. While the culture spirals into deeper confusion, God has remained timelessly clear all along. The Creator gets to define His creation, and that's a very good thing. To be convinced of who you really are, by the One who truly knows you, is a life-changing breakthrough that unlocks how best to live.
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The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy
by Blaine T. Bettinger
Newly revised and updated, this easy-to-understand one-stop resource on genetic genealogy for family histories walks you through the benefits of DNA testing, which is the most cutting-edge tool available to discover the answers to your family history mysteries.
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The Floor Is Lava: and 99 More Games for Everyone, Everywhere
by Ivan Brett
With 100 games to start a party, ideas to trigger conversation, storytelling setups, and fiendish puzzles--no materials required--The Floor Is Lava is a how-to for turning screen-free time into quality time. Put down the phone and pick up the fun! Analog play is known to stimulate imaginative thinking, problem solving, and interpersonal connection. However, games only seem to exist on screen now and quality time spent together--in person--is rarer than ever. The Floor Is Lava is perfect for anyone looking to disconnect from technology and spend some quality time with family or friends. Packed with one hundred screen-free games, it's the necessary antidote to digital overload and the answer to every occasion: - hosting a party - long car rides - cooling off on summer days - sitting around the dinner table - holiday gatherings - rainy days The best part is, you don't need anything to play. So what are you waiting for? Jump up and get started--the floor is lava!
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How to Find Your Soulmate Without Losing Your Soul: 21 Secrets for Women
by Jason Evert
Single women often feel left alone to find answers to their deep questions about love and intimacy. Some hang out and hook up, hoping for love. Others are afraid even to hope. At some point, every woman needs reassurance that she and her standards are not the problem. "How to Find Your Soulmate without Losing Your Soul" presents 21 strategies to help single women raise the bar, instead of sitting at it, waiting around for Mr. Wonderful.
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How to Read the Constitution and Why
by Kim Wehle
An insightful, urgent, and perennially relevant handbook that lays out in common sense language how the United States Constitution works, and how its protections are eroding before our eyes--essential reading for anyone who wants to understand and parse the constantly breaking news about the backbone of American government. The Constitution is the most significant document in America. But do you fully understand what this valuable document means to you? In How to Read the Constitution--and Why, legal expert and educator Kimberly Wehle spells out in clear, simple, and common sense terms what is in the Constitution, and most importantly, what it means. In compelling terms and including text from the United States Constitution, she describes how the Constitution's protections are eroding--not only in express terms but by virtue of the many legal and social norms that no longer shore up its legitimacy--and why every American needs to heed to this "red flag" moment in our democracy. This invaluable--and timely--resource includes the Constitution in its entirety and covers nearly every significant aspect of the text, from the powers of the President and how the three branches of government are designed to hold each other accountable, to what it means to have individual rights--including free speech, the right to bear arms, the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, and the right to an abortion. Finally, the book explains why it has never been more important than now for all Americans to know how our Constitution works--and why, if we don't step in to protect it now, we could lose its protections forever. How to Read the Constitution--and Why is essential reading for anyone who cares about maintaining an accountable government and the individual freedoms that the Constitution enshrines for everyone in America--regardless of political party
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Into the Dark: The Hidden World of Film Noir, 1941-1950
by Mark A. Vieira
You know film noir when you see it: the shadowed setting; the cynical detective; the femme fatale; and the twist of fate. Into the Dark captures this alluring genre with a cavalcade of compelling photographs and a guide to 82 of its best films
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Magickal Astrology: Use the Power of the Planets to Create an Enchanted Life
by Skye Alexander
Magickal Astrology shows you how to use cosmic forces to enhance your personal growth and magickal work. In addition to providing a historic overview of astrology's impact on architecture, the body, music, and language, the book includes a thorough explanation of how to assess your birth chart and information on working with planetary cycles, transits, lunar energies, eclipses, and more.
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Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe
by Laura Lynne Jackson
The certified medium and author of The Light Between Us counsels readers on how to recognize and interpret life-changing messages from loved ones and spirit guides on the other side for more relevant life purpose and direction
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The Vibrant Life: Eat Well, Be Well—and Love Your Midlife
by Amanda Haas
For millions of women who want to live with grace and good health comes this straight-talking and gorgeously photographed book packed with advice, resources, and practices that promote wellness, beauty, and longevity, alongside more than 70 delicious recipes. From the authority behind The Anti-Inflammation Cookbook and a line of Vibrant Life-branded food products at Whole Foods, these recipes are bookended by lifestyle primers--including information on holistic practices, hormones, and how to eat, all contributed or vetted by experts. Combining form and function, this book is both a resource and an inspiration. Fresh, approachable recipes for all occasions--including drinks, of course--deliver a number of benefits that boost immunity, strengthen memory, lift moods, support digestive health, and more!
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Yellow House
by Sarah M. Broom
Describes the author’s upbringing in a New Orleans East shotgun house as the unruly 13th child of a widowed mother, tracing a century of family history and the impact of class, race and Hurricane Katrina on her sense of identity.
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After the Fall: The Remarkable Comeback of Richard Nixon
by Kasey S Pipes
An evocative portrait of the 37th President, written by the presidential historian and former White House speechwriter, explores Nixon's post-resignation life, from his initial exile to his unlikely redemption through later-life achievements. By the author of Ike's Final Battle
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River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey
by Helen Prejean
An activist nun known for campaigning to end the death penalty describes her spiritual journey from a person who prayed for God to solve the problems of the world to someone who works to transform social injustices herself.
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