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The Devil and Mrs. Davenport: A Novel

Paulette Kennedy · Lake Union Publishing
Format: Paperback

The bestselling author of The Witch of Tin Mountain and Parting the Veil mines the subtle horrors of 1950s America in a gripping novel about a woman under pressure -- from the living and the dead. The first day of autumn brought the fever, and with the fever came the voices. Missouri,...
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Lisa Wingate · Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children caught in the storm of land barons hungry for power and oil wealth.Oklahoma, 1909. Eleven-year-old Olive Augusta Radley...
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A Thousand Times Before: A Novel

Asha Thanki · Penguin Audio
Format: Hardcover

"A rich family saga about art and memory's power to inform the present, make peace with the past, and maybe even alter the future." - Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Our Missing Hearts"[Asha] Thanki reinvents generational memory, conjuring inheritance...
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The Days I Loved You Most: A Novel

Amy Neff · Park Row
Format: Hardcover

"I've never read a story quite like this deeply moving, complex novel." - Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author A timeless tale of unwavering devotion, The Days I Loved You Most is a love story for the ages - an achingly beautiful novel that asks, What if you could...
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The Housekeeper's Secret: A Novel

Iona Grey · Macmillan Audio
Format: Hardcover

"This BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN HISTORICAL is a SUMPTUOUS, PAGE-TURNING DELIGHT filled with an enticing mix of FORBIDDEN ROMANCE and buried secrets." - Ellen Marie Wiseman, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of WillowbrookDuty, desire, and deception reside under one roof.Standing...
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The Seventh Veil of Salome

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine - but the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical epic from the author of Mexican Gothic. . 1950s Hollywood: Every actress wants to play Salome, the star-making role in a big-budget
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The Rose Arbor: A Novel

Rhys Bowen · Lake Union Publishing
Format: Hardcover

An investigation into a girl's disappearance uncovers a mystery dating back to World War II in a haunting novel of suspense by the bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Paris Assignment. London: 1968. Liz Houghton is languishing as an obituary writer at a London newspaper...
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There Are Rivers in the Sky: A novel

Elif Shafak · Knopf
Format: Hardcover

From the Booker Prize finalist author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about three characters living along two rivers, all under the shadow of one of the greatest epic poems of all time. "Make place for Elif Shafak on your bookshelf... you won't regret it."...
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By Any Other Name: A Novel

Jodi Picoult · Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mad Honey comes a novel about two women, centuries apart - one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare's plays - who are both forced to hide behind another name.. Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life...
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A Kingdom to Claim

Sian Ann Bessey · Shadow Mountain
Format: Paperback

Aisley lost everything in a Viking attack. Now, working alongside the one man she trusts, she is ready to fight for her people - and for love.Aisley's young life was changed forever when her father accompanied King Alfred into battle and lost his life in a deadly skirmish with the Vikings....
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