January 2019 list by Donalee Jacobs
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An Anonymous Girl
by Greer Hendricks
Participating in a psychological study under the mysterious Dr. Shields, Jessica endures intense, invasive sessions and oppressive behavioral restrictions before she begins to lose her grasp on reality.
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An Ocean of Minutes
by Thea Lim
America is in the grip of a deadly flu pandemic. When Frank catches the virus, his girlfriend Polly will do whatever it takes to save him, even if it means risking everything. She agrees to a radical plan. Time travel has been invented in the future to thwart the virus. If she signs up for a one-way-trip into the future to work as a bonded laborer, the company will pay for the life-saving treatment Frank needs. Polly promises to meet Frank again in Galveston, Texas, where she will arrive in twelve years. But when Polly is re-routed an extra five years into the future, Frank is nowhere to be found.
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The Best of Us
by Robyn Carr
A latest entry in the best-selling series that includes The Family Gathering continues the story of the beloved three-generation family on the rustic campground crossroads of the Colorado and Continental Divide trails.
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The Cottage on Rose Lane
by Hope Ramsay
Arriving in Magnolia Harbor after receiving an unexpected inheritance, Jenna Fossey is excited to meet relatives she never knew existed until long-buried secrets lead to even more questions and the only person who can help her find answers is a hot sailing instructor.
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A Delicate Touch
by Stuart Woods
Asked by an old acquaintance for help solving a tricky puzzle, Stone Barrington unwittingly stirs up a decades-old scandal in high-society New York and must risk his life to protect innocent lives.
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The Fangs of Freelance
by Drew Hayes
As a freelance accountant for the Agency, Fred soon finds himself being tossed into new, unexpected, and perilous situations. From inventorying ghostly castles, to exploring unsettling amusement parks, to negotiating with dangerous mages, it seems there is no end to the uses for an accountant of Fred's specialty. But dangerous as the new jobs are, the greatest threat may come from the past. An old enemy is making waves once more, an enemy who would go to great lengths to destroy Fred and everyone he loves. And this time, they've brought backup.
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The Golden Tresses of the Dead
by C. Alan Bradley
After an eventful ceremony with a missing best man and spontaneous ventriloquist act, spirits are high as Feely and her new husband head for the towering and beautifully iced wedding cake. But as Feely slices into the first piece, a scream rings out. The bridal cake contains a severed human finger. Delighted, Flavia wraps the finger in a napkin and whisks it away to her chemical laboratory. By studying the embalmed skin, the indentation of a ring, and the slope of the fingernail, she'll not only be able to determine the identity of the victim, but also point a finger at a killer.
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The Gown
by Jennifer Robson
London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation's recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honor: taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeth's wedding gown.
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The House Next Door
by James Patterson
From a #1 best-selling author comes a collection of three pulse-pounding thrillers in one book, including the title story, The Killer's Wife and We. Are. Not. Alone.
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In a House of Lies
by Ian Rankin
When the remains of a private investigator who went missing a decade earlier are discovered, Siobhan Clarke uncovers disturbing evidence implicating her mentor, Inspector Rebus.
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Liar Liar
by James Patterson
When a vicious man kills the only person in the world who matters to her, detective Harriet Blue goes rogue and commits acts that render her a dangerous fugitive in her resolve to exact revenge.
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My Favorite Half-Night Stand
by Christina Lauren
Joining an online dating service with her fellow professors, Millie invents an online persona and begins an intimate anonymous correspondence with a friend with whom she once shared a night of passion.
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Playing for Keeps
by Jill Shalvis
Two unforgiving lovers—Victoria Grayhawk and Montana rancher Ryan Sullivan—reunite for the sake of their child and must learn to trust each other in order to become the family they’ve always dreamed of.
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The Rule of Law
by John T Lescroart
Attorney Dismas Hardy finds himself in the unlikely position of having to defend his faithful longtime assistant, Phyllis, from being charged as an accessory to murder at the same time her brother is released from prison.
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Safe and Sound
by Fern Michaels
Learning that a deceased former client's young prodigy son is being increasingly subjected to danger by greedy caregivers, Isabelle summons the Sisterhood to protect the boy and search for one of their own who has gone missing.
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Strawberry Hill
by Catherine Anderson
Butting heads with Wyatt Fitzgerald, a proud and stubborn deaf cowboy, Erin De Laney, new to the sheriff’s department, seeks to make amends via written correspondence, which offers them both a chance for a once-in-a-life time love—if they are both willing to take the risk.
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Summoned to Thirteenth Grave
by Darynda Jones
In the final installment in a best-selling paranormal series, Charley Davidson returns to the earthly plane after a century in exile and prepares for an ultimate battle to solve a loved one's death.
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Untouchable
by Jayne Ann Krentz
Engaging in deep meditation therapy to navigate the darkness of his work as a cold-case arson investigator, FBI consultant Jack Lancaster is targeted by a returned Quinton Zane, who has resolved to eliminate Anson Salinas's foster sons.
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The Whispered Word
by Ellery Adams
Nora Pennington and her fiction-loving friends in small-town Miracle Springs, North Carolina, encounter a young woman desperately in need of a new beginning.
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The Winter of the Witch
by Katherine Arden
A conclusion to the trilogy that began with The Bear and The Nightingale finds the heroine Vasya and the winter king Morozko battling mortal and magical enemies to save both the seen and unseen Russias.
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