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Will there ever be another you
by Patricia Lockwood
As a mysterious illness warps her memory and perception during
a global pandemic, a grieving young woman struggles to care for
her family while questioning her identity, her past and whether her fractured mind might offer a strange kind of freedom.
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Assistant to the villain
by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
"ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting
staff for random mayhem and terror, and other Dark Things In
General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits. With [an] ailing
family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important,
it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn's most infamous
Villain results in a job offer--naturally, she says yes.
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Apprentice to the villain
by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Happy working as the assistant to The Villain, Evie Sage notices something strange happening with the kingdom's magic and must protect their lair in Rennedawn in the second novel of the series.
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Accomplice to the villain
by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
The sunshine assistant to an evil villain has an unexpected romance
with her boss. Being evil-adjacent was never pat of the five-year
plan. But, then again....neither was falling for The Villain.
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What We Can Know
by Ian McEwan
In a future drowned by climate disaster, solitary scholar Thomas
Metcalfe uncovers a trail to a lost 2014 poem that once stirred
scandal, unraveling a century-old mystery of love, betrayal and
artistic legacy in a world longing for what it has lost.
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The whistler
by Nick Medina
After a ghost-hunting accident leaves Henry Hotard paralyzed,
he returns to his reservation and begins experiencing terrifying
visions tied to a Native superstition, forcing him to confront buried trauma and the consequences of breaking sacred taboos.
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Automatic noodle
by Annalee Newitz
From an acclaimed sci-fi author comes a cozy near-future novella
about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own restaurant.
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The gossip columnist's daughter
by Peter Orner
Struggling with writer's block and a fractured family, Jed
Rosenthal becomes obsessed with the decades-old, unresolved
death of Cookie Kupcinet, hoping that uncovering the truth behind
her mysterious end will help him understand his own family's
unraveling.
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Songs for other people's weddings
: a novel
by David Levithan
From an award-winning, bestselling author and acclaimed
singer-songwriter comes a novel about an unlucky-in-love
wedding singer trying to find the right words to save his
relationship.
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For the record : a novel
by Emma Lord
Pop princess Mackenzie Waters and punk rockstar Sam Blaze
electrified audiences as their bands clashed on stage. However,
behind the scenes, their simmering tension grew into something
more—until suddenly both bands fell apart. Will the two of them
get a second chance at love?
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A new new me
by Helen Oyeyemi
Kinga, a woman experiencing life through seven distinct daily
personas with varying traits and professions, faces internal chaos
and external threat when one of her selves discovers a captive in
their shared apartment, forcing a reckoning with a potential
saboteur.
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The Mèobius book
by Catherine Lacey
A hybrid book of fiction and nonfiction centered on a series of
breakups, rupturings, and endings.
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She didn't see it coming
by Shari Lapena
When a beloved wife and mother disappears, a luxurious condo
building transforms into a potential crime scene, and the
investigation begins: can the detectives find her before it's
too late?
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Theo of Golden
by Allen Levi
Questions linger about Theo, a pleasant but mysterious stranger,
after his arrival in the southern city of Golden. Who is he, and why
is he here? He arrives early one spring and by chance — or is it?
Theo of Golden is a beautifully crafted story about the power of
creative generosity, the importance of wonder to a purposeful
life, and the far-reaching possibilities of anonymous kindness.
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Robert Ludlum's the Bourne escape
by Brian Freeman
The death of a lover plunges Bourne into a maelstrom of violence
and deceit in this latest installment in the #1 New York Times
bestselling series. Jason Bourne is on a boat in the Mediterranean moonlight with his lover, Johanna. He's happy for the first time in
years. Then in the next instant, he finds himself floating on wreckage
as fire and smoke choke the sky. Johanna is gone. And Bourne finds
the darkness of lost memory closing around his mind again.
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The winds from further West
by Alexander McCall Smith
A dazzling and uplifting novel of new beginnings and endless possibilities, in which a slew of personal and professional disasters
cause a young researcher to upend his seemingly stable life in
Edinburgh and move to a remote island off the Scottish coast.
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Do not disturb
by Freida McFadden
Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime. To avoid
spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves
behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport
and heads for the northern border before the police can discover
what she's done. But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her
off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the broken-down, isolated
Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only
too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night.
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Fade in
by Kyle Mills
When ex-navy SEAL Salam "Fade" al-Fayed steps in front of a
sniper's bullet, he assumes that he's reached the end of the road,
his death wish has finally been answered. Instead, he wakes in a hospital. As one of the deadliest operatives in U.S. history,he's
now incapable of even standing without assistance. Alone and
wanted by authorities, he's destined to spend the rest of his life
lying in a prison infirmary. So when a shadowy organization offers
him a new identity and next-generation medical care, he has no
choice but to agree.
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You belong here : a novel
by Megan Miranda
When her daughter enrolls at the college Beckett Bowery fled
after a deadly scandal two decades earlier, Beckett is forced to
return to Wyatt Valley, where buried truths and old suspicions
threaten to resurface against the backdrop of the picturesque
Virginia town.
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The bewitching
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Three women in three different eras encounter danger and
witchcraft in this eerie multi-generational gothic horror saga
from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic.
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