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A Good Mother : A Novel of Suspense
by Lara Bazelon
Returning from maternity leave, LA attorney Abby Rosenberg agrees to defend a young mother accused of murdering her husband, a decorated combat veteran, and as evidence mounts against her client, the case that careens toward an outcome no one expects, especially Abby.
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The photographer
by Mary Dixie Carter
When Delta Dawn, the photographer she hired for her daughter’s 11th birthday, starts slowly integrating herself into their lives, Amelia Staub soon discovers that she will do anything to permanently become of the picture.
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Smithy
by Amanda Desiree
Linguistic researchers and their chimpanzee subject move into an abandoned mansion in 1972 Newport, RI in an ill-fated attempt to study the primate mind.
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The last watch
by J. S. Dewes
"The Divide. It's the edge of the universe. Now it's collapsing-and taking everyone and everything with it. At the Divide, Adequin Rake commands the Argus. She has no resources, no comms-nothing, except for the soldiers that no one wanted. Her ace in thehole could be Cavalon Mercer--genius, asshole, and exiled prince who nuked his grandfather's genetics facility for "reasons." She knows they're humanity's last chance."
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The anatomy of desire : a novel
by L. R. Dorn
A reimaging of Theodore Dreiser’s An American Tragedy follows the disappearance of popular fitness coach, social media influencer, and possible murderer, as her secret life and what she risked to have it all are exposed.
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Swimming back to Trout River : a novel
by Linda Rui Feng
Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, this lyrical novel follows a father’s determination to reunite his family before his daughter Junie’s 12th birthday, even if it means bringing painful family secrets to light.
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The bookshop of second chances : a novel
by Jackie Fraser
Inheriting a quaint cottage and a hefty antique book collection in Scotland, Thea Mottram falls in love with her new surroundings and a gruff bookshop owner, soon realizing that her new life may quickly become just as complicated as the one she was running from.
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Girl in the walls : a novel
by A. J. Gnuse
After her parents die, Elise lives within in the walls of their house, secretly hiding, until a new family moves in, placing her existence in danger and bringing a far more real threat to their doorstep.
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Arsenic and adobo
by Mia P. Manansala
Returning home to help save her Tita Rosie’s failing restaurant, Lila Macapagal is shocked when her ex-boyfriend, a notoriously nasty food critic, dies suddenly, moments after they had a confrontation, leaving her the only suspect.
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A summer to remember
by Erika Montgomery
When a mysterious package arrives, containing a photograph that changes her life forever, 32-year-old Frankie Simon, the owner of a movie memorabilia shop on Hollywood Boulevard, discovers the meaning of home and the magic of true love.
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Yes, daddy
by Jonathan Parks-Ramage
Follows an ambitious young man who is lured by an older, successful playwright into a dizzying world of wealth and an idyllic Hamptons home where things take a nightmarish turn.
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The last exiles : a novel
by Ann Shin
Falling in love against a backdrop of political turbulence in North Korea, two Pyongyang university students are separated when one makes a desperate choice to save his starving family.
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Olympus, Texas
by Stacey Swann
Weaving elements of classical mythology into a thoroughly modern family drama, this novel follows the Briscoe family as prodigal son March returns home and with his arrival, marriages are upended and even the strongest of alliances are shattered.
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The first day of Spring
by Nancy Tucker
Twenty years after killing a boy when she was 8 years old, Chrissie wants a fresh start for her and her 6-year-old daughter, Molly, but the past will not leave her and Molly alone, forcing Chrissie to find a new way to take matters into her own hands.
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Madam
by Phoebe Wynne
While working at Caldonbrae, a prestigious boarding school high above the rocky Scottish cliffs, 26-year-old Rose Christie discovers the true extent of the school’s nefarious purpose when she tries to find out what really happened to her predecessor.
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