FICTION                                       MAY 2024
 
The Alternatives
by Caoilinn Hughes

The four Flattery sisters—all single, all with PhDs—lead disparate, distanced lives until their oldest sister, a geologist, disappears, and together for the first time in years, they search the Irish countryside for a sister who doesn't want to be found, while confronting old wounds and a desperately uncertain future.
American Daughters: a novel
by Piper Huguley

Brought together by their fathers' friendship, describes how the daughters of Booker T. Washington and Theodore Roosevelt became close friends and struggled together and supported each other through marriages, pregnancies, women's rights and progressive causes.
The Beautiful People: a novel
by Michelle Gable

In 1961, Margo Hightower, becoming the assistant to a society photographer, is thrown headfirst into the glamorous Jet Set world she so covets where she becomes friends with heiress and rising fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer, but when the lines between work and play blur, the golden life she desires slips from her grasp.
Begin Again: a novel
by Helly Acton

A woman who dies in a freak kebob accident on a first date is given the chance to revisit key moments of her life to see if different choices lead to the fulfillment she was missing.
The Beloved: the black dagger brotherhood series
by J. R. Ward

The Black Dagger Brotherhood's deadliest fighter, Zsadist, when his daughter, Nalla, falls in love, must confront the future and face the reality he may not be able to protect her forever.
A Better World: a novel
by Sarah Langan

A family jumps at the chance to trade a crumbling world for a pristine utopia for the wealthy, but their discomfort mounts as sinister secrets and the terrifying truth behind the enclave's idyllic façade are revealed.
Bless Your Heart
by Lindy Ryan

The Evans women, owners of the only funeral parlor in their Southeast Texas town, discover generations of calm ending as the dead begin to rise again forcing them to once again fight the Strigoi, the original vampires. 
The Book of Thorns
by Hester Fox

When Cornelia joins Napoleon's army as a traveling naturalist with the power to heal, she meets the sister she never knew existed on the opposite side of the battlefield and together, they must use the magic of flowers to solve the mystery of their mother's death, while fighting for their survival.
The Book That Broke the World
by Mark Lawrence

Forced to flee the Library by a ruthless enemy, Evar is thrust into the vastness of a world he's never seen, while Livira, trapped in a ghost world, must recover the book she wrote—one which is the only true threat to the library's existence.
A Calamity of Souls
by David Baldacci

In a Virginia courtroom in 1968, a reluctant white lawyer and a dedicated black attorney must bridge their differences to fight for a Black man's life against racial prejudice and powerful forces seeking to undo civil rights progress.
City In Ruins: a novel
by Don Winslow

A Las Vegas casino mogul with a spotty past must fight for the life he created and everything he holds dear after old enemies surface, in the third novel of the series following City of Dreams.
Clear: a novel
by Carys Davies

An impoverished 1840s Scottish minister tasked with evicting a hermit from his island home ends up forming an unlikely connection with the man as the pair navigate language, loss and the legacy of forced displacement.
Close to Death: a novel
by Anthony Horowitz

When Charles Kentworthy is found dead on his doorstep after moving his loud, boisterous family into an idyllic gated community, Detective Hawthorne investigates, in the fifth novel of the series following The Twist of a Knife.
Cold to the Touch: a novel
by Kerri Hakoda

When women are being kidnapped and murdered, including a bright young college student he bought coffee from every morning, in the dead of an Alaskan winter, Anchorage homicide detective DeHavilland Beans and his team are determined to stop a serial killer's spree before it's too late.
The Darkest Water
by Mark Edwards

"Calvin finally owns the bakery of his dreams, in an idyllic village in the Lake District. After reluctantly following his wife Vicky's advice to promote it on social media, he's thrilled when a viral clip makes him a legend overnight. But then the creepy DMs start flooding in-all from a stranger who claims she's his biggest fan. Meanwhile, a local recluse is found on a nearby beach, buried to his neck and left to drown, and the community goes into shock. Why would anyone want him dead? And who exactly was he? Detective Imogen Evans, new to the Lake District, is under pressure to find out before the killer strikes again. As the murder hunt gathers pace, Calvin's obsessive admirer turns up right on cue after his assistant is injured in an accident, and to Vicky's horror she's here to stay. As events begin spiraling into darkness, is there anyone in this quiet backwater Calvin can trust-or have his mistakes already put him, and everyone he loves, in terrible danger?"
Darling Girls
by Sally Hepworth

Two women who escaped an overly-strict home with a foster mother on a farm are called back to their childhood home and into the orbit of their former guardian when human bones are discovered beneath the farmhouse.
Daughter of Mine: a novel
by Megan Miranda

Returning to Mirror Lake after inheriting her childhood home, Hazel discovers long-hidden secrets that may explain the mystery of her mother's disappearance in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of All the Missing Girls. 
The Dead Guy Next Door
by Lucy Score

The prime suspect in the murder of her neighbor, Riley Thorn, possibly clairvoyant, teams up with PI Nick Santiago to figure out who pulled the trigger, while keeping the detectives at bay and dealing with a stranger claiming he has been sent to help her hone her psychic gifts. 
Death in the Details: a novel
by Katie Tietjen

A World War II widow creating and selling intricate dollhouses to avoid foreclosure on her Vermont home investigates when her first customer turns up suspiciously dead, relying on help from a rookie police officer and her own skills at crafting miniatures.
The Divorcées
by Rowan Beaird

A novel set at a 1950s Reno "divorce ranch" explores the complex friendship between two women who dare to imagine a different future.
Earls Trip
by Jenny Holiday

Three Regency-era Earls on an annual bachelors' weekend find their trip hijacked by a friend begging for help with a family scandal, a runaway bride and a tempting proposal from a childhood friend who had sworn off marriage.
Extinction: a novel
by Douglas Preston

Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash investigates after a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered by a gang of eco-terrorists at a park where extinct animals are brought back through genetic manipulation. 
The Familiar
by Leigh Bardugo

During the Spanish Golden Age, Luzia Cotado, gifted with magic, garners the attention of the disgraced secretary to Spain's king, plunging her into a world where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur—and where she must enlist the help of an embittered immortal familiar whose deadly secrets could destroy them both.
Four Minutes
by Brian Andrews

 
"Special Operations Chief Tyler Brooks might not know quantum mechanics, or have an eidetic memory, but he is the very best in the world at one thing: leading covert ops. When an unpredictable enemy causes the catastrophic loss of his entire SEAL team, Brooks is recruited by Pat Moody to lead a new elite squad, Task Force Omega. Moody's promise--access to mind-bending tech that grants a glimpse of the future. Together with Navy Intelligence Specialist Zee Williams, Brooks leads a new kind of counterterrorism task force, one that collects intel from the future to stop attacks in the present. But there's a catch. Each mission can only last four minutes. Stakes quickly escalate when Omega discovers an unprecedented future attack against America threatening the lives of millions--including Tyler's daughter.



 
Funny Story
by Emily Henry

After being dumped for her boyfriend's lifelong best friend, Petra, Daphne agrees to room with Petra's freshly heartbroken ex until she can figure things out, in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of Happy Place.
A Game of Lies
by Clare Mackintosh

Detective Ffion Morgan must untangle alibis and uncover what happened when a reality show in the Welsh mountains turns into a deadly game of truth or dare after one of the participants is murdered.
The Garden: a novel
by Clare Beams

In 1948, pregnant Irene Willard, who's had five previous miscarriages, stays with a husband-and-wife team of doctors who are pioneering a cure for her condition, where she discovers a long-forgotten garden?—. place imbued with its own powers and pulls, making a desperate bid to harness the garden's power despite the consequences.
The Gathering: a novel
by C. J. Tudor

When a boy is found with all the blood drained from his body, Detective Barbara Atkins must determine if a member of the Colony, an ostracized community of vampyrs, is responsible, or if she's dealing with a twisted psychopath as she uncovers secrets darker than she ever could've imagined.
Ghost Station
by S. A. Barnes

While part of a small space exploration crew on an abandoned planet, a psychologist confronts a gruesome murder and twisted secrets as she races to prevent history from repeating itself in the form of space-borne madness.
A Good Happy Girl: a novel
by Marissa Higgins

In this debut novel, a young professional woman with a self-destructive streak pursues an emotionally intense relationship with a married lesbian couple who intrigue her with their ever-increasing sexual and emotional intensity.
Happy Medium
by Sarah Adler

Gretchen Acorn, a fake spirit medium, is hired to cleanse a skeptical goat farmer's property where she is shocked to find herself face-to-face with a very real ghost who wants to help the landowners avoid a long-standing curse.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride

When a skeleton is unearthed in the small, close-knit community of Chicken Hill, Pennsylvania, in 1972, an unforgettable cast of characters—living on the margins of white, Christian America—closely guard a secret, especially when the truth is revealed about what happened and the part the town's white establishment played in it.
The House of Broken Bricks: a novel
by Fiona Williams

A Londoner transported from a Jamaican diaspora in the city to the English countryside, Tess, as she and her husband settle in, finds the dramatic arrival of their fraternal twins—one who presents as black and the other as white—stirring up complicated feelings and questions of belonging.
The House on Biscayne Bay
by Chanel Cleeton

After the tragic death of her parents, Carmen Acosta arrives at Maribrisa, the grand home of her estranged older sister and her husband on Biscayne Bay, and soon discovers beneath its glittering façade lies a treacherous legacy and must unravel Maribrisa's secrets to stop history from repeating itself. Simultaneous Paper.
The Husbands: a novel
by Holly Gramazio

When she discovers the attic in her London flat is creating an infinite supply of husbands, waking up to a slightly altered life each day, Lauren confronts the question: if swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb, how do you know you've taken the right path?
I Cheerfully Refuse: a novel
by Leif Enger

In a climate-ravaged America, a grieving musician sails a sentient Lake Superior, seeking his lost love amidst rising corpses, crumbling empires, and an unexpected rebellion sparked by his own gentle spirit.
The Irish Matchmaker: a novel
by Jennifer Deibel

"Catriona Daly is no stranger to the business of love--even though personally she has yet to find it. Eager for a match of her own and a fresh start away from her sleepy village, she makes grand plans for the annual Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival. She never expects a shy, widowed sheep farmer to distract her from her goal."
It Ends With Us
by Colleen Hoover

Falling for a stubborn but sensitive neurosurgeon after a youth spent working hard to earn an education and start her own business, Lily is frustrated by his aversion to commitment before reconnecting with a first love from the past she left behind.
It Had to Be You
by Mary Higgins Clark

Years after their parents' murder, identical twin brothers, determined to clear one name at the expense of the other, ask Laura Moran and her Under Suspicion crew to solve this brutal crime and as they get close to the truth, they find the danger from the past finding its way into the present.
James: a novel
by Percival Everett

Describes the events of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn through the eyes of the enslaved Jim, who decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island after learning he is to be sold to a man in New Orleans.
Just For the Summer
by Abby Jimenez

With every person they date finding their soulmate the second they break up, Justin and Emma decide to date each other and break up to cancel each other's curse out, but their quick fling turns into something more when their families get involved and they catch real feelings for each other.
The Last Word
by Elly Griffiths

Hired by the daughters of local writer Melody Chambers to investigate her death, believing she was murdered, Natalka and Edwin go undercover at a creative writing weekend at isolated Battle House where another murder occurs and by the time Edwin infiltrates a sinister book group, he finds himself in danger.
The Library of Borrowed Hearts
by Lucy Gilmore

Tumbling across a rare edition of a book from the 1960s with love notes scribbled in the margins, librarian Chloe Sampson is sent on a literary scavenger hunt that brings about unexpected friendship and the discovery that some love stories begin in the unlikeliest places. 
The Limits
by Nell Freudenberger

Sent to New York to stay with her father, an overworked surgeon, and his new wife, 15-year-old Pia, rebelling against her stepmother when COVID sends them into near total isolation, finds her life colliding with 16-year-old Athyna, who's caring for a toddler full time, as they spiral toward parallel but inescapably different tragedies.
Lucky
by Jane Smiley

Coming of age in recording studios, backstage and on tour, rising folk musician Jodie Rattler, trying to hold her own in the wake of Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Judy Collins and Joni Mitchell, feels like something is missing and sets out on a journey in search of herself.
Matterhorn
by Christopher Reich

"Robbie Steinhardt lives a peaceful life. A fixture of his small alpine village, he tends cattle, minds his own business, and doesn't dwell on his former life and the family and lover he left behind-back when he was Mac Dekker, CIA. But when he learns his son Will died following in his footsteps, he needs answers. What mission took Will up into the alpine heights, and why is Ilya Ivashka on the same trail? Ilya-his close friend, his rival in love. Ilya, who framed Mac for treason and sent him into hiding. Wiping away the years, Mac returns to the field to find the secrets Will hid and finds himself facing the Herculean task of stopping a terrorist plot that threatens thousands. But in a field of double agents, who can he trust?"
The Mayfair Dagger: a novel
by Ava January

In 1894 London, Albertine, reinventing herself as the married Countess Von Dagga, a private detective aiding the upper echelons of women in society, is the prime suspect two murders—that of her client and that of her fictitious husband—and must clear her name before she meets a similar fate.
The Murder Inn
by James Patterson

The owner of the Inn at Gloucester, a place open to anyone running from trouble or hiding from life, former Boston police detective Bill Robinson must defend his town, his chosen family and his home when a newcomer in town launches a series of attacks.
A Murder Most French
by Colleen Cambridge

Tabitha Knight investigates the sudden death of a chef at a cooking school who poured himself a glass of wine from a rare vintage bottle, in the second novel of the series following Mastering the Art of French Murder.
The Night in Question
by Susan Fletcher

"Florrie Butterfield-eighty-seven, one-legged, and of cheerful disposition-believes there can't be any more adventures or surprises in life to experience. Yet one midsummer's evening, there's an accident at Babbington Hall-the adult residence where she lives-so shocking and strange that Florrie is suspicious; is this really an accident? Or is she being lied to? Is she, in fact, living alongside a potential murderer? In her efforts to learn the truth, Florrie is forced to look back on her own life, with all its passions and regrets; she must confront her own bloody secret-and, at last, forgive herself. Above all, Florrie learns, through the help of her new friend, Stanhope, that you're never too old to have the life you've always dreamed of. When it comes to love, it's never too late."
Nosy Neighbors
by Freya Sampson

When their apartments in Shelley House face demolition, sworn enemies 25-year-old Kat and 77-year-old Dorothy put their differences aside to save their historic building, but when one of its residents is murdered, the duo seek justice to restore peace in their community.
Not How I Pictured It
by Robin Lefler

Agreeing to reprise her role in Ocean Views, former teen superstar Agnes“Ness” Larkin, when the cast is stranded by a storm en route to the filming location, finds herself surrounded by the most useless survival group in history and tries to reconcile her youthful dreams with where she's ended up.
Nothing Without Me: a novel
by Helen Monks Takhar

When the body of her lead actress, who seemingly committed suicide, disappears, director April Eden, whose film is up for a major British award, wonders if this is an elaborate hoax or a publicity stunt gone wrong, especially when she starts receiving threatening messages.
One by One
by Freida McFadden

Forced to hike to their hotel after their minivan breaks down, a group of friends finds themselves hopelessly lost in the woods and soon they are each struck down mysteriously one by one, making them wonder if an animal is hunting them—of if the hunter is one of them.
One of Us Knows: a thriller
by Alyssa Cole

A resident caretaker of a historic home, Kenetria, diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, finds their newfound life disrupted by a group of strangers, including the man who destroyed her life, and when he turns up dead, they must prove their innocence or risk losing their future—and their life. 
Only the Brave: a novel
by Danielle Steel

During World War II, Sophia Alexander, after her mother dies and her father is sent to a concentration camp, becomes increasingly involved in the resistance and while working with the convent nuns, the Sisters of Mercy where she risks everything to help those in need—no matter what the cost.
The Paris Novel
by Ruth Reichl

Resigning herself to honor her mother's last wishes, Stella travels to Paris where she meets an octogenarian art collector who introduces her to the who's who of the 1980's Paris literary, art and culinary worlds, helping her understand what it might mean to live a larger life.
Pinquickle's Folly
by R. A. Salvatore

Returning to his signature world of Corona, introducing a dynamic new part of the southern coast, a fantasy author brings together a ragtag crew of Xoconi, dwarven Powrie pirates and human sailors—once enemies, now fierce friends with a common enemy and the spark of rebellion.
The Prospects: a novel
by KT Hoffman

The first openly trans player in professional baseball, Gene, when his current rival, Luis, comes back to the team, finds the tension between them turning into the visceral, terrifying desire he's never allowed himself and must reconcile the minor-league-sized life he once found fulfilling with the major-league dreams Luis makes feel possible. 
Queens of Themiscyra
by Hannah Lynn

"In ancient Themiscyra, Hippolyte rules as queen of the Amazons with her sister Penthesilea at her side. Feared throughout Greece, their skills on the battlefield are unrivalled. But when a ship lands on their shores, it brings something more dangerous than the threat of war. It brings Theseus, the legendary king of Athens... Swept away by a love unlike any she's ever known, Hippolyte leaves her people and, in her stead, Penthesilea leads the Amazons with a ferocity and impulsiveness that spreads terror across the Aegean. But men of myth are not the golden heroes we'd wish them to be, and, back in Athens, Hippolyte finds herself trapped in her new life. She's a queen without her people, a warrior without her army, and a mother without her family. But she remains an Amazon, and she's ready to wage her own war. And across the sea, Penthesilea is willing to do the same."
The Reaper Follows
by Heather Graham

Agents from the FBI and Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigate a series of murders linked to conspiracy theorists and doomsday cults.
Reboot: a novel
by Justin Taylor

A former child actor, deadbeat dad and part-time alcoholic, David Crader, arriving in LA at his ex-wife and former co-star's request, sees an opportunity to reboot the show that made him famous, which could be the spark that sets ablaze a nation gripped by far-right conspiracies, toxic fandoms and mass violence.
The Royal Librarian
by Daisy Wood

When she comes across a mysterious book bearing the stamp of Windsor Castle's royal bindery, Lacey Turner, wondering how it came to be in her family's possession, embarks on a journey from battlefields to Buckingham palace to reunite the book with its rightful owner.
The Seven Year Slip
by Ashley Poston

In Red Mountain, where everyone's lives are intertwined like the vines in the town's beautiful and renowned vineyards, the secrets of four complicated people are revealed, and they each wonder if this town filled with eccentrics will rally around them—or turn their backs.
Sharpe's Command: Richard Sharpe and the bridge at Almaraz, May 1812
by Bernard Cornwell

Sent on an undercover mission to a small village in the Spanish countryside in the early 19th century, far behind enemy lines, the formidable Captain Sharpe and his group of men—with their cunning and courage to rely on—must stop two French armies from meeting on the Almaraz bridge.
She's Not Sorry
by Mary Kubica

Single mother and full-time nurse Meghan Michaels, when it is revealed her patient with a traumatic brain injury didn't jump from a bridge but was pushed, mistakenly lets herself get too close to the case, realizing she and her daughter could be the next victims.
A Short Walk Through a Wide World:  a novel
by Douglas Westerbeke

Cursed with immortality at the age of 9, but with a requirement that she stays in perpetual motion, Aubry flees Paris and embarks on a century-spanning, globe-trotting odyssey, seeking a cure and discovering a world beyond the boundaries of time and space.
The Sicilian Inheritance: a novel
by Jo Piazza

Inheriting a plot of land in Sicily, along with a bombshell family secret—her great-grandmother Serafina didn't die of illness but was murdered—Sara Marsala races all over the picturesque Italian countryside to solve a mystery and learn the real story of Serafina, putting her in the crosshairs of a killer.
Someone Saw Something
by Rick Mofina

When TV network journalist Corina Corado's six-year-old son and husband vanish while walking through Central Park, detectives uncover shocking family secrets as a bombshell revelation surfaces online alleging the boy never belonged to the couple at all.
The Spoiled Heart
by Sunjeev Sahota

Running for the leadership of his labor union, Nayan Olak, pitted against newcomer and formidable challenger, Megha, finds their differences spiraling out of control, complicating the ideals he's always held dear and discovers a few words or a single action can trigger a cascade of unimaginable consequences.
The Stranger I Wed
by Harper St. George

To receive their dowry, Cora and her sisters must procure suitable husbands in England where Cora agrees to marry the Earl of Devonworth, a no-nonsense member of Parliament, and as secrets come to light and her passion for women's rights takes a dangerous turn, they discover love is worth any price.
Street Corner Dreams
by Florence Reiss Kraut

 
"Just before WWI, Golda comes to America yearning for independence, but she tosses aside her dreams of freedom and marries her widowed brother-in-law after her sister dies giving birth to their son, Morty. In the crowded streets of Brooklyn where Jewish and Italian gangs demand protection money from local storekeepers and entice youngsters with the promise of wealth, Golda, Ben, and Morty thrive as a family. But in the Depression, Ben, faced with financial ruin, makes a dangerous, life-altering choice. Morty tries to save his father by getting help from a gangster friend but the situation only worsens. Forced to desert his family and the woman he loves in order to survive, Morty is desperate to go home. Will he ever find a safe way back? Or has his involvement with the gang sealed his fate?"--Amazon.com.



 
The Summer We Started Over: a novel
by Nancy Thayer

Returning to Nantucket to help her younger sister with the grand opening of her gift shop, Eddie Grant must face all she left behind: her father's increased eccentricities; her sister's resentment of her leaving; and a past love connection, discovering a long-buried family secret that will change them all forever.
A Sweet Sting of Salt: a novel
by Rose Sutherland

In a stormy village, a midwife's curiosity about a mysterious pregnant woman leads her into a web of secrets, danger and a fight for survival, in a queer retelling of the classic folktale The Selkie Wife.
Table for Two: fictions
by Amor Towles

The New York Times best-selling author shares six stories based in New York City, which consider the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters, and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood, told from seven different viewpoints, which stars the indomitable Evelyn Ross.
The Teacher
by Freida McFadden

A pariah at Caseham High School after having an inappropriate relationship with a teacher, Addie is desperate to keep the truth hidden, while Evie, horrified to find Addie in her class, is keeping something from her husband—and each will learn just how far someone will go to keep them silent. 
Thorn Tree
by Max Ludington

A legendary artist, Daniel, now in his late 60s, strikes up a friendship with his neighbor's father, Jack, who stays at his daughter's house to watch his grandson Dean while she's filming, but when Dean takes to visiting Daniel's cottage, he realizes Jack is not the harmless grandparent he pretends to be.
The Titanic Survivors Book Club: a novel
by Timothy Schaffert

Paris bookshop owner Yorick, joining a secret society of other Titanic ticket holders who didn't board the ship, forms a book club where they can grapple with their good fortune and anxieties through heated discussions of literature, but when one of them unexpectedly dies, he wonders what fate has in store.
Tourist Season
by Brenda Novak

Trapped alone in her fiancé's family‘cottage' as a hurricane bears down on Mariners Island, Ismay Chalmers, as she prepares for the storm, discovers some disturbing items hidden in a closet that have her questioning everything she knows about the seemingly perfect Windsor family—especially her fiancé.
Toxic Prey
by John Sandford

When a renowned expert in infectious diseases disappears without a trace, Letty Davenport, with the world on high alert, calls in her father, Lucas, to locate him, and when their worst fears are confirmed, they must race against time to stop the virus he created from becoming the perfect weapon.
The Truth About the Accident
by Nicole Trope

When her husband is in a tragic accident that leaves him fighting for his life, a woman, with her family in crisis and her marriage at a breaking point, soon discovers just how deadly secrets can be.
The Vacancy in Room 10
by Seraphina Nova Glass

When her husband confesses to killing someone, and then shoots himself, Alicia moves into the run-down apartment he rented as an art studio to find the truth, while the superintendent, Cass, after blackmailing the wrong guy, must keep her secrets under wraps, especially with Alicia asking questions.
Weird Black Girls: stories
by Elwin Cotman

This irresistibly unnerving collection of seven character-driven stories, written to challenge, incite and entertain, reveals truths about the human experience—friendship, love, betrayal, bitterness—through whimsy, horror and fantasy.
What Happened to Nina?: a thriller
by Dervla McTiernan

Two families are pitted against each other—one seeking justice in the disappearance of their daughter, the other desperate to clear their son's name.
What is Love?
by Jen Comfort

When she and her rival, Teddy Ferguson, enter a high-stakes trivia tournament against all-time Answers! winners, including undefeated champion Hercules McKnight, they decide to combine their strengths to take down the competition, discovering just how scintillating learning can be. 
While We Were Burning
by Sara Koffi

Hiring a personal assistant named Brianna to distract her from her obsession with her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth doesn't realize Brianna has her own agenda—to find out why the police killed her young Black son—and immerses herself in Elizabeth's life where the answers to her questions lie.
The Widow Spy: a novel
by Megan Campisi

In 1861, Kate Warner—the country's first detective, a Pinkerton agent and a union spy—to possibly end the Civil War, must win the trust of her captive, Confederate spy and socialite Rose Greenhow, and, with time running out, worries she'll fail the most important assignment of her career.
The Wings Upon Her Back
by Samantha Mills

A Winged Zemolai, Zenya, after 26 years of service, is disillusioned with being an enforcer in an increasingly fascist state, and when a tragic act of mercy costs her everything, she fights for her life and begins to understand the true nature of her sect, her leader and the gods themselves.
The Women
by Kristin Hannah

In 1965, nursing student Frankie McGrath, after hearing the words“Women can be heroes, too,” impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows her brother to Vietnam where she is overwhelmed by the destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America.
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