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Billion-dollar ransom : a thriller
by James Patterson
When five members of a billionaire's family are kidnapped in a
perfectly timed attack, FBI Special Agent Nicky Gordon faces off
against a ruthless mastermind, racing to outsmart a plan that's
as precise as it is dangerous.
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A game in yellow
by Hailey Piper
After discovering pages of a mysterious play called The King in
Yellow, Carmen is drawn into a dangerous cycle of desire and hallucination, blurring reality and nightmare as she risks bringing
horrors back into her world.
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To the moon and back : a novel
by Eliana Ramage
After fleeing domestic violence for the Cherokee Nation, Steph
Harper dedicates her life to escaping Oklahoma and reaching
NASA, but her relentless pursuit of independence strains her
ties with her sister Kayla, her girlfriend Della and her mother
Hannah.
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I Am You
by Victoria Redel
A mesmerizing historical novel, I Am You is a meditation on
gender, an ode to artistic creation, and an unforgettable love
story that reimagines the life of renowned still life painter
Maria van Oosterwijck during the Dutch Golden Age.
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While the getting is good : a novel
by Matt Riordan
Amid the gangland wars of Prohibition, one fisherman's long-shot
play to secure his family's future brings disaster to everyone
he loves.
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Wild reverence : a novel
by Rebecca Ross
In a land where gods often kill each other to steal power and
alliances break as quickly as they are forged, Matilda, the
youngest goddess of her clan, must come of age sooner
than most.
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To clutch a razor
by Veronica Roth
The author pulls from Slavic folklore to explore family, duty and
what it means to be a monster, in a sequel to the USA Today
bestselling When Among Crows.
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All this could be yours
by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Debut author Tessa Calloway's book tour becomes a nightmare
when a stalker, threatening to expose her dark past and destroy
her family, demands she pay the price for a chilling deal with the
devil.
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Buckeye : a novel
by Patrick Ryan
In postwar Ohio, a stolen moment between Cal Jenkins and
Margaret Salt reverberates through generations, as a small town's
buried secrets and a wife's spiritual gift expose the longing for
love and goodness.
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The incredible kindness of paper: a novel
by Evelyn Skye
Decades after a mysterious childhood bond is severed, Chloe
and Oliver navigate adult loneliness and lingering trauma in New
York City, until a trail of yellow origami roses rekindles memories,
hope, and the possibility of reconnection.
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Emma on fire
by James Patterson
What Emma Caroline Blake has planned at New Hampshire's
Ridgemont Academy is to change the world will shock all
involved.
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The locked ward : a novel
by Sarah Pekkanen
When Amanda visits her institutionalized twin Georgia, who was
accused of murdering their younger sister, she's drawn into a
chilling spiral of doubt, buried family tensions, and psychological manipulation that forces her to question the truth, her past, and
her own sanity.
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An American Weredeer in Michigan
by Phipps, C. T.
Life is not easy for the world's first weredeer detective. A simple
hike turns into a media circus when Jane Doe, her best friend Emma, and a pair of monster hunters find a mass grave. Determined to find
the parties responsible, Jane soon discovers a sinister cult leader
has decided to make Bright Falls, Michigan the home of his corrupt religion.
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I was a Teenage Weredeer
by Phipps, C. T.
Jane Doe is a weredeer, the least-threatening shapechanger
species in the world. Blessed with the ability to turn furry at will
and psychically read objects, Jane has done her best to live a
normal life working as a waitress at the Deerlightful Diner.
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Straight Outta Fangton: A Comedic
Vampire Story
by Phipps, C. T.
Peter Stone is a poor, black vampire who is wondering where his nightclub, mansion, and sports car is. Instead, he is working a
minimum wage job during the night shift, as being a vampire isn't
all that impressive in a world where they've come out to mortals.
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The hounding : a novel
by Xenobe Purvis
Neighbors in a small village in 18th-century England are convinced
five sisters are turning into dogs.
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Indian country : a novel
by Shobha Rao
Independent Janavi and engineer Sagar are forced into an
arranged marriage in India and must relocate to Montana for
Sagar's work, but when Sagar's unfriendly colleagues suspect
him after his coworker drowns, is he paying the price for the
white man's arrogance?
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When the cranes fly south : a novel
by Lisa Ridzâen
Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he's
got left. These days, his quiet existence is broken up only by daily
visits from his home care team. Fortunately, he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten to keep him company ... though now his son, with whom Bo has had a rocky relationship, insists upon taking the dog
away, claiming that Bo has grown too old to properly care for him.
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The magician of Tiger Castle
by Louis Sachar
As political pressure mounts in the faltering kingdom of
Esquaveta, Princess Tullia falls for a scribe, forcing disgraced
court magician Anatole to choose between salvaging his reputation
and protecting the one person who still believes in him.
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The island of last things
by Emma Sloley
Camille has always preferred animals to people. The wild has
nearly disappeared, but as a zookeeper at the last zoo in the
world, on Alcatraz Island, she spends her days caring for playful chimpanzees, gentle tree frogs, and a restless jaguar. Outside,
resistance groups and brutal cartels fight to shape the world’s
future, but Camille is safe within her routines. That is, until a
new zookeeper, Sailor, arrives from Paris.
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The faceless things we adore
by Hester Steel
When Aoife’s boring old life comes crashing into her bold new
one, loyalties are tested, unleashing a spiral of unspeakable violence
that threatens to fracture reality itself. Awkward, clumsy Aoife, who
was always told she was weak, will soon realize the depths of
her strength―and the pleasures of her rage.
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For richer for poorer : a novel
by Danielle Steel
A loving mother and successful fashion designer struggles to
keep her family together and her business afloat in this gripping
novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.
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My other heart
by Emma Nanami Strenner
Seventeen years after Mimi Truang's toddler daughter disappears
in 1998 in Philadelphia, best friends Kit and Sabrina make plans in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, before starting college. However,
when Mimi, Kit, and Sabrina come face to face, they will
confront the people they truly are.
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Florida palms : a novel
by Joe Pan
All they wanted was a summer job, a way to make a little cash.
Three broke Florida boys, fresh out of high school and wild at heart,
get hired by a moving company run by one of their fathers: a gruff, felonious old Hells Angels biker who has supposedly retired from the
fast life. But when a stranger from the father's past rolls into town,
the boys' small world gets flipped upside down.
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An oral history of Atlantis : stories
by Ed Park
In Ed Park's utterly original collection, An Oral History of
Atlantis, characters question the fleetingness of youth and art,
reckon with the consequences of the everyday, and find solace
in the absurd, the beautiful, and the sublime. Throughout, Park
deploys his trademark wit to create a world both strikingly
recognizable and delightfully other.
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The Hamptons lawyer
by James Patterson
The Hamptons on Long Island is known for its beautiful beaches,
its luxury lifestyle--and its exclusive legal advice. When Jane Smith
takes on a famous celebrity client, she's armed and ready: with
brilliant arguments, hard evidence--and two Glocks. Yetshe's
chased down, shot at, and risks contempt of court. That's when mounting a legal defense turns into self-defense. Knowing every
day in court could be her last, she's a survivor...for now.
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If you love it, let it kill you : a novel
by Hannah Pittard
A refreshingly irreverent novel about art, desire, domesticity,
freedom, and the intricacies of the 21st century female experience,
by the acclaimed novelist Hannah Pittar. Divorced and childless by choice, Hana P.-the metafictional version-has built a cozy life in Lexington, Kentucky, teaching at the flagship university, living
with a fellow academic, and helping raise his pre-teen daughter.
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Endling : a novel
by Maria Reva
A surrealist novel that chronicles the travails of three Ukrainian
women and one extremely endangered snail through the travails
of capitalism, foreign invasion, romance, and survival.
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Archive of unknown universes
by Ruben Reyes
Archive of Unknown Universes follows two families in alternative timelines of the Salvadoran civil war. It is a stunning exploration
of the mechanisms of fate, the gravity of the past and the
endurance of love.
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The girl I was : a novel
by Jeneva Rose
Alexis Spencer will use any inspirational quote to rationalize her
failures and shortcomings. Her closest friends are a distant memory,
and her college debt is still as high as the day she left. But that's
all fine and dandy, because 'whatever will be, will be.' However,
when Alexis loses her job and her relationship on the same day,
there's no quote strong enough to get her through that. In typical fashion, she blames the world for her problems, including her
younger self, who should have tried harder.
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Mean moms : a novel
by Emma Rosenblum
Meet Frost, Morgan, and Nell--a wealthy, gorgeous group of New
York City moms, the queen bees of downtown Manhattan. Their
children attend Atherton Seminary, the top private school in the
city, and their social lives revolve around elaborate themed parties.
On the first day of school, the arrival of a new mom and mysterious beauty from Miami named Sofia shakes up their world.
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Bring the house down : a novel
by Charlotte Runcie
Alex Lyons always has his mind made up by the time the curtain
comes down at a performance--the show either deserves a five-star
rave or a one-star pan. Anything in between is meaningless. On the opening night of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he doesn't deliberate over the rating for Hayley Sinclair's show, nor does he hesitate
when the opportunity presents itself to have a one-night stand
with the struggling actress.
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A resistance of witches
by Morgan Ryan
With Hitler's army rampaging across Europe, the Witches of Britain
have joined the war effort, and Lydia is key to the cause: she must
use her magic to track down magical relics before Hitler-known to
be obsessively seeking the artifacts himself-and his sycophants can. Then a Nazi witch infiltrates the Academy with heart-breaking consequences, leaving the coven shaken, exposed and divided:
the elder British witches have no interest in further loss of coven
life in service of a government that has forced them into hiding
for decades, no matter the consequences to the world.
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The unraveling of Julia : a psychological thriller
by Lisa Scottoline
Before long, Julia suspects she's being followed, and strange
things begin to happen. Not even a chance meeting with a
handsome Florentine can ease her disturbed mind. When events
turn deadly, she breaks with reality. Julia's harrowing struggle
becomes a search for her identity, a race to save her sanity,
and ultimately, a question of her very survival.
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Vera, or faith : a novel
by Gary Shteyngart
The Bradford-Shmulkin family is falling apart. A very modern
blend of Russian, Jewish, Korean, and New England WASP, they
love one another deeply but the pressures of life in an unstable
America are fraying their bonds. Vera wants only three things in
life: to make a friend at school; Daddy and Anne Mom to stay
together; and to meet her birth mother, Mom Mom, who will at
last tell Vera the secret of who she really is and how to ensure
love's survival in this great, mad, imploding world.
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An inside job : a novel
by Daniel Silva
#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers
another action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.
featuring Gabriel Allon.
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The winds of fate
by S. M. Stirling
In a world where history can be rewritten at will, the threads of
destiny intertwine in ways no one could have foreseen. Years
after their groundbreaking journey into the past, Artorius and
his team stumble upon a devastating revelation: the Chinese
government has dispatched five time-travelers and a trove of
advanced technology back to 165 CE, during the waning days
of the Han dynasty.
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