June 2020 list by Donalee Jacobs
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Always the Last to Know
by Kristan Higgins
After their father suffers a stroke, two sisters must return home and deal with the paths both their lives have taken as well as their parents’ relationship in this new novel from the author of Good Luck with That.
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American Demon
by Kim Harrison
When the magical acts her friends and she committed to save the world inadvertently unleash a zombie epidemic, witch-demon Rachel Mariana Morgan considers a wrenching sacrifice in the wake of baffling murders and the arrival of a new demon.
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Bombshell
by Stuart Woods
Former CIA operative-turned-movie producer Teddy Fay becomes embroiled in two sticky situations involving a vengeful criminal thug and malicious gossip that is overshadowing the career of a rising Centurion star.
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The City We Became
by N. K. Jemisin
This first book of an exciting new series by a Hugo Award-winning author takes readers into the dark underbelly of New York City, where a roiling, ancient evil stirs in the halls of power, threatening to destroy the city and her six newborn avatars.
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Credible Threat
by J. A. Jance
Ali Reynolds and her team at High Noon Enterprises must race against the clock to save an archbishop who faces mysterious death threats.
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Daddy's Girls
by Danielle Steel
Inheriting a California ranch upon their single father’s sudden death, three sisters evaluate their very different childhoods while uncovering paradigm-shifting secrets about their father’s identity that strengthen their bond with each other.
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Eagle Station
by Dale Brown
When Russia and China forge an unlikely alliance to claim the moon's natural resources, Brad McLanahan and the Iron Wolf Squadron scramble to prevent the construction of a heavily armed moon base.
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Fair Warning
by Michael Connelly
When a woman with whom he shared a one-night stand is found brutally murdered, veteran reporter Jack McEvoy tracks a serial killer who has been operating under the radar.
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Ghosts of Harvard
by Francesca Serritella
Defying her family to investigate the suspicious suicide of her schizophrenic genius brother, a Harvard freshman begins to hear the voices of three paranoia-inducing ghosts from different eras in American history.
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Hideaway
by Nora Roberts
Years after escaping a kidnapper with the help of a young man, a Hollywood hopeful pursues healing in Ireland before she is compelled to return to Los Angeles, where she encounters unexpected opportunities in love and vengeance.
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Hush
by James Patterson
An imprisoned ex-cop seeking justice for her brother’s murder is offered her freedom in exchange for helping the Deputy Police Commissioner who put her away rescue his missing daughter and grandchild.
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I Was Told It Would Get Easier
by Abbi Waxman
A freedom-seeking teen questioning her future goals and an insecure mom who would strengthen their bond embark on a college tour with a bus full of strangers only to see their carefully mapped plans devolve into off-road misadventures.
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The Jane Austen Society
by Natalie Jenner
A group of disparate bibliophiles bands together in the small English village of Chawton in the hopes of restoring the final home of Jane Austen, revealing their respective losses along the way.
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The Lies That Bind
by Emily Giffin
Forging an unlikely connection with a stranger at a bar who warns her against resuming a dysfunctional relationship, an aspiring reporter investigates when the man goes missing on September 11, 2001.
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Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters
by Jennifer Chiaverini
Devastated by her 1875 suicide attempt, the sisters of widowed former First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln navigate the consequences of their husbands’ choices while advocating for Mary’s needs. By the best-selling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker.
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Near Dark
by Brad Thor
A latest entry in the best-selling series that includes such award-winners as Backlash, Spymaster and The Last Patriot continues the high-suspense adventures of elite military operative and intelligence agent, Scot Harvath.
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On Ocean Boulevard
by Mary Alice Monroe
Returning to Charleston after a 16-year absence, Cara Rutledge reconnects with family members before her second wedding is abruptly halted by a devastating illness.
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Party of Two
by Jasmine Guillory
Going against her better judgement, LA lawyer Olivia Monroe secretly starts dating a hotshot junior senator until their romance is made public and her life falls under intense media scrutiny, jeopardizing everything.
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The Persuasion
by Iris Johansen
Eve Duncan and Joe Quinn’s artistic daughter, Jane, teams up with former flame Seth Caleb and confronts their complicated dynamic while trying to escape a brilliant psychopath.
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The Queen's Secret
by Karen Harper
Endearing herself to the British people with her kindness and strength, Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the wife of George VI and mother of a future Elizabeth II, orchestrates Edward VIII's exile while hiding damaging secrets.
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Riviera Gold
by Laurie R. King
Visiting the French Riviera in the summer of 1925, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are embroiled in a mystery shaped by the traditional pleasures of Monte Carlo and the modern delights of the Jazz Age.
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Rodham
by Curtis Sittenfeld
A novel of what-might-have-been follows Hillary Rodham as she takes a different path, blazing her own trail — one that unfolds in public as well as in private — and one that crosses paths again and again with Bill Clinton.
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Silver Wings, Iron Cross
by Tom Young
Two enemy combatants—an American pilot and German U-boat officer—are united by fate in an epic fight for survival.
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Tom Clancy Firing Point
by Mike Maden
Narrowly escaping a Barcelona suicide bombing, Jack Ryan, Jr. investigates a victim’s last words for answers before uncovering dark secrets linked to mysterious events that may have been behind the attack.
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Wrath of Poseidon
by Clive Cussler
A latest entry in the best-selling series that includes, The Oracle, continues the high-risk exploits of husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo.
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