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Meg and Jo

Virginia Kantra · Berkley
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

The timeless classic Little Women inspired this heartwarming modern tale of four sisters from New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra.

The March sisters - reliable Meg, independent Jo, stylish Amy, and shy Beth - have grown up to pursue their separate dreams....
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Would Like to Meet

Rachel Winters · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

In this charming, feel-good debut novel, a cynical assistant at a screenwriting agency must reenact the meet-cute scenes from classic romantic comedy movies in order to help her #1 client get his scriptwriting mojo back--but can a real-life meet-cute be in store for someone who doesn't...
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The Sacrament: A Novel

Olaf Olafsson · Ecco
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The haunting, vivid story of a nun whose past returns to her in unexpected ways, all while investigating a mysterious death and a series of harrowing abuse claims

A young nun is sent by the Vatican to investigate allegations of misconduct at a Catholic school in Iceland. During...

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When Old Midnight Comes Along

Loren D. Estleman · Forge Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A new Amos Walker mystery from award-winning author Loren D. Estleman!

Amos Walker is hired by one Francis X. Lawes, a private-sector mover and shaker in Detroit politics, to prove that his wife, Paula, who disappeared under sinister circumstances shortly more than six years ago,...

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Treachery

S. J Parris · Harper
Format: Paperback

Perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom and The Name of the Rose, this sequel to Sacrilege features Giordano Bruno, heretic, philosopher and spy.
Summer, 1585: As English ships are held captive in Spain, fear mounts of an Invincible Armada, built by King Philip II, and intended...
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The Broken Road: George Wallace and a Daughter's Journey to Reconciliation

Peggy Wallace Kennedy · Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From the daughter of one of America's most virulent segregationists, a memoir that reckons with her father George Wallace's legacy of hate--and illuminates her journey towards redemption.Peggy Wallace Kennedy has been widely hailed as the "symbol of racial reconciliation"...
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Africaville: A Novel

Colvin, Jeffrey · Amistad
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

A ferociously talented writer makes his stunning debut with this richly woven tapestry, set in a small Nova Scotia town settled by former slaves, that depicts several generations of one family bound together and torn apart by blood, faith, time, and fate.

Structured as a triptych,...

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Stay

Catherine Ryan Hyde · Lake Union Publishing
Pages: 298
Format: Paperback

An unforgettable novel about the power of friendship and kindness by the New York Times bestselling author of Pay It Forward.In the summer of 1969, fourteen-year-old Lucas Painter carries a huge weight on his shoulders. His brother is fighting in Vietnam. His embattled parents are locked...
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Just Watch Me: A Novel

Jeff Lindsay · Dutton
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A masterful thief plots an impossible crime - stealing the Iranian Crown Jewels.

From the author of the wildly successful Dexter series comes a new, mesmerizing bad guy we can root for: Riley Wolfe. He's a master thief, expert at disguise, and not averse to violence when...
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Now You See Them

Elly Griffiths
Format: Book

The fifth book in the Magic Men series, Now You See Them is a wild mystery with detective Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto, as they investigate a string of presumed kidnappings in the swinging 1960s.
 

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