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The Top Ten Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Chosen Monthly by America's Library Staff.  www.libraryreads.org

First-Time Caller (Heartstrings)

B.K. Borison - Berkley
Format: Paperback

A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle-inspired love story from beloved author B.K. Borison.. Aiden Valentine has a secret: he's fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore's romance hotline, that's a bit of a problem....
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Wooing the Witch Queen (Queens of Villainy)

Stephanie Burgis - Bramble
Format: Paperback

In a Gaslamp-lit world where hags and ogres lurk in thick pine forests, three magical queens form an uneasy alliance to protect their lands from invasion ... and love turns their world upside down.. Queen Saskia is the wicked sorceress everyone fears. After successfully wrestling the throne...
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The Quiet Librarian: A Novel

Allen Eskens - Mulholland Books
Format: Hardcover

After the murder of her best friend, a librarian's search for answers leads back to her own dark secrets in this sweeping novel about a woman transformed by war, family, vengeance, and love, from award-winning writer Allen Eskens. Hana Babic is a quiet middle-aged librarian in Minnesota...
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Victorian Psycho: A Novel

Virginia Feito - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

From the devious author of Mrs. March comes a gruesome and gleeful new novel that probes the psyche of a bloodthirsty governess.Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect Victorian governess -- she'll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them...
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Isola: A Novel

Allegra Goodman - The Dial Press
Format: Hardcover

An epic saga about a French noblewoman deserted on an island where her survival depends on the power of her faith and love - from the New York Times bestselling author of Sam.. Heir to a chteau with its own village and lands, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility....
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I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com

Kimberly Lemming - Penguin Audio
Format: Audiobook

A hilarious and sexy romance about a woman who gets dropped on a strange planet only to fall for not one, but two, aliens, from the author of I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf. Dorothy Valentine is close to getting her PhD in wildlife biology when she's attacked by a lion....
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A Killing Cold: A Novel

Kate Alice Marshall - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

A woman invited to her wealthy fiance's family retreat realizes they are hiding a terrible secret -- and that she's been there before, by the bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods.. A whirlwind romance.When Theodora Scott met Connor -- wealthy, charming, and a member of the powerful...
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Famous Last Words: A Novel

Gillian McAllister - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Reese's Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an addictive thriller about a new mother's world upended when her husband commits a terrifying crime. How well does she truly know the man she loves? And what danger does she face...
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Something in the Walls: A Novel

Daisy Pearce - Minotaur Books
Format: Hardcover

Unbearably tense, utterly propulsive, and studded with folklore and horror, Something in the Walls is perfect for anyone who loves Midsommar and The Haunting of Hill House.. Newly-minted child psychologist Mina has little experience. In a field where the first people called are experts,...
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The Strange Case of Jane O.: A Novel

Karen Thompson Walker - Random House
Format: Hardcover

In this spellbinding novel, a young mother is struck by a mysterious psychological affliction that illuminates the eerie dimensions of the human mind - and of love. A provocative literary puzzle from the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Miracles.. In the first year after...
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A Forty Year Kiss: A Novel

Nickolas Butler - Sourcebooks Landmark
Format: Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Shotgun Lovesongs comes an exquisitely written, small-town story about one couple's hard-won second chance at love, forty years after their divorce. Charlie and Vivian parted ways after just four years of marriage. Too many problems, too many...
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Fearless and Free: A Memoir

Josephine Baker - Tiny Reparations Books
Format: Hardcover

"A gorgeous, captivating gem of a memoir ... Josephine Baker's as enthralling on the page as she was on the stage." - Abbott Kahler, New York Times bestselling author of Eden Undone and Sin in the Second City. Published in the US for the first time, Fearless and Free is the memoir...
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