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The backup plan : a novel
by Jill Shalvis
When she inherits a falling-apart-at-the-seams old Wild West B&B along with her ex-best friend Lauren and Knox, the guy who once broke her heart, Alice unexpectedly finds acceptance, true friendship and love as they work together to restore the inn to its former glory. 30,000 first printing.
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The bandit queens : a novel
by Parini Shroff
Considered a“self-made” widow after the disappearance of her husband, Geeta, when other women in the village ask her for help in getting rid of their own no-good husbands, must decide how far she is willing to go to protect her fearsome reputation and the life she's built. 50,000 first printing.
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End of story
by Kylie Scott
Susie isn't thrilled to discover her ex's best friend is her home renovation contractor, but worse still is the discovery of a divorce certificate dated 10 years in the future with both their names on it. Original. 125,000 first printing.
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Essex dogs
by Dan Jones
A group of unruly archers and men-at-arms land on the beaches of Normandy in 1346 to fight for the throne in the fiction debut of the best-selling New York Times historian behind Powers and Thrones. 60,000 first printing. Maps.
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A guide to being just friends : a novel
by Sophie Sullivan
"When Harry Met Sally meets 500 Days of Summer in A Guide to Being Just Friends, a playful and emotional romantic comedy from the author of Ten Rules for Faking It. "Sophie Sullivan's writing feels like a warm hug." -Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex Talk. Hailey Sharp has a one-track mind. Get By the Cup salad shop off the ground. Do literally everything possible to make it a success. Repeat. With a head full of entrepreneurial ideas and a bad ex in her rearview, her one and only focus is living life the way she wants to. No distractions. Wes Jansen never did understand the fuss about relationships. With a string of lackluster first dates and the pain from his parents' angry divorce following him around, he'd much rather find someone whohe likes, but won't love. Companionship, not passion, is the name of the game. When Hailey and Wes find each other in a disastrous meet cute that wasn't even intended for them, they embarrassingly go their separate ways. But when Wes finds Hailey to apologize for his behavior, they strike a friendship. Because that's all this can be. Hailey doesn't want any distractions. Wes doesn't want to fall in love. What could possibly go wrong? "A joyful, swoony romance full of heart and humor!" -Sarah Adams, author of The Cheat Sheet"
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The half of it : a novel
by Juliette Fay
"When 58-year-old Helen Spencer reviews her life, what she sees are the mistakes. Over the years, things seemed to go sideways incrementally, one little wrong decision at a time. She can even pinpoint where it all started to go awry: a wonderous, romantic night in the woods her senior year of high school with a boy named Cal Crosby. A night she would soon work hard to forget. Forty years, one marriage, three children, and one grandbaby later, suddenly there he is--Cal Crosby!--right in front of her with grandchildren of his own in tow. The chance to finally get some answers and sort out what happened is within reach. But Helen would much prefer to keep that night and all the fury, hurt, and sorrow that followed tightly locked away where she doesn't have to face it. Cal Crosby, however, is ready to talk. He has no idea of the can of worms he's about to open"
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The lonely hearts book club
by Lucy Gilmore
"Sloane Parker lives a small, contained life as a librarian in her small, contained town. She never thinks of herself as lonely...but still she looks forward to that time every day when old curmudgeon Arthur McLachlan comes to browse the shelves and cheerfully insult her. Their sparring is such a highlight of Sloane's day that when Arthur doesn't show up one morning, she's instantly concerned. And then another day passes, and another. Anxious, Sloane tracks the old man down only to discover him all but bedridden...and desperately struggling to hide how happy he is to see her. Wanting to bring more cheer into Arthur's gloomy life, Sloane creates an impromptu book club. Slowly, the lonely misfits of their sleepy town begin to find each other, and in their book club, find the joy of unlikely friendship. Because as it turns out, everyone has a special book in their heart--and a reason to get lost (and eventually found) within the pages"
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Prize women
by Caroline Lea
In Toronto 1926, a childless millionaire leaves behind a controversial will in which the recipient of his fortune will be the woman who bears the most children in the 10 years after his death—a bequest that has dramatic consequences for the lives of two women. Original. 75,000 first printing.
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The seaside library
by Brenda Novak
Returning to touristy beach town where they grew up together, Ivy and Ariana, when a woman goes missing, find the circumstances similar to a crime from their childhood, placing them in a terrible situation since the person that may be responsible is the same one they lied for years ago. 10,000 first printing
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Someone else's shoes
by Jojo Moyes
When she accidentally takes the wrong gym bag, Sam Kemp tries on a pair of six-inch high Christian Louboutin red crocodile shoes that give her the confidence to change her life, while the shoes' owner tries to cling to her glamorous life after her husband cuts her off. 400,000 first printing.
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The Villa
by Rachel Hawkins
While on a girls trip to Italy with her best friend, Chess, Emily discovers their high-end villa was once the scene of a brutal murder, and, digging into the past, finds the truth seeping into the present as dangerous betrayals emerge. 200,000 first printing.
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Dog days forever : a novel
by Shannon Richard
Fourteen years after their devastating breakup, Caroline and Max must face their past when he returns to North Carolina to take care of his grandmother and a rescue puppy shows them how to forgive and love again. 50,000 first printing.
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Love, Clancy : diary of a good dog
by W. Bruce Cameron
Told from the viewpoint of Clancy, a very good dog who keeps a diary, this deeply moving story follows an unforgettable cast of characters as they jointly and separately navigate the challenges of life, of love and of other pets, including Clancy's worst enemy. 250,000 first printing.
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The rescue
by T. Jefferson Parker
Rescuing Felix, a Mexican street dog, from a Tijuana animal shelter, journalist Bettina Blazak discovers Felix is a former DEA drug-sniffing dog, who has led a very colorful, dangerous and profitable life, which draws her into a deadly criminal underworld from which she and Felix may not return. 100,000 first printing.
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Even the dog knows : a novel
by Jason F. Wright
A married couple, haunted by the tragedy of their adult daughter's death, raises their grandson and tries to put their lives back in order even if it means separating for a time and missing their old. observant black lab, Moses.
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Holy chow
by David Rosenfelt
A retired lawyer running a dog rescue must make good on a promise to an elderly woman to take in her Chow Chow if she died, in the latest novel of the series following Best in Snow. 60,000 first printing.
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Night of the were-cat
by Eileen Watkins
Cat groomer Cassie McGlone and her good friend Dawn go undercover on the singles scene to investigate a suspected“party drug” ring after a thief steals anesthetics from her veterinarian boyfriend and a young woman dies in a drug-related incident. Original.
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A reason for hope
by Kristin Von Kreisler
After a distressing date with a respected member of the community, a bookmobile librarian on an island in Puget Sound decides to press charges and is comforted by a courthouse dog trained to help victims through the difficult judicial process. Original.
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Remarkably bright creatures : a novel
by Shelby Van Pelt
After her husband dies, widow Tova Sullivan starts working at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, where she forms a special bond with a giant Pacific octopus who holds the key solving the mysterious disappearance of her 18-year-old son, Erik, over thirty years ago on the Puget Sound. 175,000 first printing.
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What the cat dragged in
by Kate McMurray
While volunteering for a feral cat organization, Whitman Street Cat Café employee Paige Danvers falls for a cute guy named Josh and realizes too late that it is her boss's brother, but is in too deep to walk away. Original.
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