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Life and Other Inconveniences

Kristan Higgins · Berkley
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of Good Luck with That comes a new novel about a blue-blood grandmother and her black-sheep granddaughter who discover they are truly two sides of the same coin.Emma London never thought she had anything in common with her grandmother Genevieve...
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The Swallows: A Novel

Lisa Lutz · Ballantine Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

A new teacher at a New England prep school ignites a gender war--with deadly consequences--in a provocative novel from the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Spellman Files series.What do you love? What do you hate? What do you want? It starts with this simple writing prompt from...
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Ellie and the Harpmaker

Hazel Prior · Berkley
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A rich, heartwarming and charming debut novel that reminds us that sometimes you find love in the most unexpected places.Dan Hollis lives a happy, solitary life carving exquisite Celtic harps in his barn in the countryside of the English moors. Here he can be himself, away from social situations...
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The Perfect Wife: A Novel

JP Delaney · Ballantine Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

The perfect lie. The perfect love. The perfect lie. From the bestselling author of The Girl Before comes a gripping new psychological thriller. . . . Abbie awakens in a daze with no memory of who she is or how she landed in this unsettling condition. The man by her side claims to be her husband....
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The Doll Factory: A Novel

Elizabeth Macneal · Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Obsession is an art. In this "sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art, and obsession" (Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train) , a beautiful young woman aspires to be an artist, while a man's dark obsession may destroy her world forever.In...
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Bodega Dreams

Ernesto Quinonez · Vintage
Pages: 213
Format: Paperback

In a stunning narrative combining the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley, Bodega Dreams pulls us into Spanish Harlem, where the word is out: Willie Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stand? Bodega can help....
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The Reckless Oath We Made

Bryn Greenwood · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

A provocative love story between a tough Kansas woman on a crooked path to redemption and the unlikeliest of champions, from the New York Times bestselling author of All the Ugly and Wonderful ThingsZee is nobody's fairy tale princess. Almost six-foot, with a redhead's temper and a shattered...
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Polite Society

Mahesh Rao · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

A modern retelling of Jane Austen's Emma with a touch of Crazy Rich Asians set in Delhi, in which the daughter of a wealthy Indian family aspires to match-make for her friends and family, only to find herself caught up in an unforeseen scandal--and an unexpected match of her own.Beautiful,...
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Lost You: A Novel

Haylen Beck · Crown
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A provocative and unputdownable psychological suspense about two women locked in a desperate fight over a child each believes is rightfully hersLibby needs a break. Three years ago her husband split, leaving her to raise their infant son Ethan alone as she struggled to launch her writing...
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Careful What You Wish For: A Novel

Hallie Ephron · William Morrow
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of There Was an Old Woman comes a novel about a professional organizer with a deadly problem she may not be able to clean up.Emily Harlow is a professional organizer who helps people declutter their lives; she's married to man who can't drive past...
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The Right Swipe: A Novel

Alisha Rai · Avon
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

Alisha Rai returns with the first book in her sizzling new Modern Love series, in which two rival dating app creators find themselves at odds in the boardroom but in sync in the bedroom.Rhiannon Hunter may have revolutionized romance in the digital world, but in real life she only swipes...
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Summerlings

Lisa Howorth · Doubleday
Pages: 256
Format: Book

Written with humor and poignancy, Summerlings is a powerful testament to love and friendship amid uncertain times--a Cold War coming-of-age story in which three best friends confront their fears of the Bomb, Russian spies, bullies, and their role in the tragic event that ushers them into...
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The Warlow Experiment: A Novel

Alix Nathan · Doubleday
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

An utterly transporting and original historical novel about an eighteenth-century experiment in personal isolation that yields unexpected--and deeply, shatteringly human--results."The best kind of historical fiction. Alix Nathan is an original, with a virtuoso touch." --Hilary...
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A Killer Edition

Lorna Barrett · Berkley
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Murder's in the mix for mystery bookstore owner and amateur sleuth Tricia Miles, in the latest entry to Lorna Barret's New York Times bestselling Booktown series. With her assistant, Pixie, picking up more responsibility around the shop, Tricia Miles suddenly has a lot more time on her hands....
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The Accidentals: A Novel

Minrose Gwin · William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback

Following the death of their mother from a botched backwoods abortion, the McAlister daughters have to cope with the ripple effect of this tragedy as they come of age in 1950s Mississippi and then grow up to face their own impossible choices - an unforgettable, beautiful novel that is threaded...
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The Cruel Stars: A Novel

John Birmingham · Del Rey
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

With a ruthless sect of humanity intent on wiping out their species, five intrepid heroes must think like their enemies in this epic sci-fi adventure for fans of The Expanse and Battlestar Galactica. The galaxy was once terrorized by the Sturm, a group of "species purists" intent...
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Carnegie Hill: A Novel

Jonathan Vatner · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Town & Country Magazine's Must-Read Books of Summer 2019 | She Reads' Best Books for Your Summer Roadtrip"Carnegie Hill has got to be one of the most charming, hilarious, and insightful books I've read in ages. When it comes to New York's (often befuddled) elite, Vatner has an eagle...
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The Dearly Beloved: A Novel

Cara Wall · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A luminous debut novel about two young couples whose lives become intertwined when the husbands are appointed co-ministers of a venerable New York City church in the 1960s, spanning decades - for readers of Ann Patchett and Nicole Krauss.Charles and Lily, James and Nan. They meet in Greenwich...
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Keeping Lucy

T. Greenwood · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

PopSugar's 30 Must-Read Books of 2019 * Good Housekeeping's 25 Best New Books for Summer 2019The heartbreaking and uplifting story, inspired by true events, of how far one mother must go to protect her daughter. Dover, Massachusetts, 1969. Ginny Richardson's heart was torn open when her baby...
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The Warehouse

Rob Hart · Crown
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Cloud isn't just a place to work. It's a place to live. And when you're here, you'll never want to leave."On the surface, The Warehouse is a thrilling story of corporate espionage at the highest level, but dig a little deeper and you'll find a terrifying cautionary tale of the nightmare...
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The Whisper Man

Alex North · Celadon Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"POIGNANT AND TERRIFYING" -- Entertainment Weekly"WORKS BEAUTIFULLY... If you like being terrified, The Whisper Man has your name on it." -- The New York Times, Editor's Pick"SUPERB" -- Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review"BRILLIANT... will satisfy readers...
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Things You Save in a Fire

· St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away comes a stunning new novel about courage, hope, and learning to love against all odds.Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. As one of the only female firefighters in her Texas firehouse, she's seen her fair share of them,...
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All the Flowers in Paris: A Novel

Sarah Jio · Ballantine Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Two women are connected across time by the city of Paris, a mysterious stack of love letters, and shocking secrets, sweeping from World War II to the present - for readers of Sarah's Key and The Nightingale."Sarah Jio weaves past and present in this eminently readable novel about love,...
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Thirteen: A Novel

Steve Cavanagh · Flatiron Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The serial killer isn't on trial. He's on the jury."Outstanding - an intriguing premise, a tense, gripping build-up, and a spectacular climax. This guy is the real deal. Trust me." -- Lee Child"A dead bang BEAST of a book that expertly combines Cavanagh's authority on the law with...
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Twisted at the Root

Ellen Hart · Minotaur Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The next riveting mystery featuring PI Jane Lawless. Everyone thinks Luther and Dominic are happily married, that is, until Luther is convicted of his husband's murder. Four years after Luther is sent to prison, his brother contacts Ray Lawless, the defense attorney on the case, with evidence...
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Because You're Mine: A Novel

Rea Frey · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

An "insidious, suspenseful tale" (J.T. Ellison) with a "shocker of an ending you won't see coming" (Michele Campbell) , Because You're Mine by Rea Frey, the author who "brings to mind Jodi Picoult" (BOOKLIST ) and "will...
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Inland: A Novel

Téa Obreht · Random House
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger's Wife returns with "a bracingly epic and imaginatively mythic journey across the American West" (Entertainment Weekly) . In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives unfold....
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