From the New York Times bestselling team of Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White - a novel of money and secrets set among the famous summer mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, spanning over a century from the Gilded Age to the present day.2019: Andie Figuero has just landed her dream job as a producer of Mansion Makeover, a popular reality show about restoring America's most lavish historic houses. Andie has high hopes for her latest project: the once glorious but gently crumbling Sprague Hall in Newport, Rhode Island, summer resort of America's gilded class - famous for the lavish "summer cottages" of Vanderbilts and Belmonts. But Andie runs into trouble: the reclusive heiress who still lives in the mansion, Lucia "Lucky" Sprague, will only allow the show to go forward on two conditions: One, nobody speaks to her.
HarperLuxe; Large type / Large print edition
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9780063249080
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Paperback
Death of a Prominent Citizen
By Harrison, Cora
Money is the root of all evil, according to the Reverend Mother - but is it the motive for her cousin's murder?Wealthy widow Charlotte Hendrick had always promised that her riches would be divided equally between her seven closest relatives when she died. Now she has changed her mind and summoned her nearest and dearest, including her cousin, the Reverend Mother, to her substantial home on Bachelor's Quay to inform them of her decision. As Mrs Hendrick's relatives desperately make their case to retain a share of her wealth, riots break out on the quays outside as the flood waters rise ...The following morning, a body is discovered in the master bedroom, its throat cut. Could there be a connection to the riots of the night before - or does the killer lie closer to home? In her efforts to uncover the truth, the Reverend Mother unearths a tale of greed, cruelty, forbidden passion .
Severn House Publishers
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9780727889249
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Hardcover
Suitcase City
By Watson, Sterling
Set in Tampa in the late 1980s, Suitcase City captures the glitter of the high life and the steamy essence of low places in the Cigar City. A man gets himself into a little bit of trouble, then a little bit more, then a lot. How does he get himself out of of this mess of his own creation?
Akashic Books
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9781617753190
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Book
Indecent Exposure
By Woods, Stuart
In this action-packed adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington learns that privacy is hard to come by when you're one of the rich and mighty.As an eligible bachelor, man-about-town, and mover in the highest social echelons, Stone Barrington has always been the subject of interest and gossip. But when he's unwittingly thrust into the limelight, he finds himself scrambling to take cover. Before too long Stone's fending off pesky nuisances left and right, and making personal arrangements so surreptitiously it would take a covert operative to unearth them. Unfortunately, Stone soon discovers that these efforts only increase the persistence of the most troublesome pests...and when he runs afoul of a particularly tenacious lady, he'll be struggling to protect not just his reputation, but his life.
PUTNAM
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9780735217119
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Audiobook
ImPerfectly Happy
By Harris, Sharina
When four college friends formed the Brown Sugarettes Mastermind Group, they had very different goals - but matched each other in ambition. Yet ten years later they can't help wondering what happened to the hopeful, confident, driven women they used to be - and how to get them back . . . Radio personality Raina, known as "the black Delilah," hates the wholesome persona that's made her a success. Doling out syrupy versions of her grandma's wisdom feels worlds away from the sarcastic, tell-it-like-it-is woman Raina really is. Kara Jones was sure she'd be a master sommelier by thirty. Life and loss interfered with that plan. Now she has one more chance - but it's taking a toll on her self-esteem and her marriage. Nikki Grayson hardly recognizes the stay-at-home mom she's become.
Kensington
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9781496725639
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Paperback
Sleeping in the Ground
By Robinson, Peter
One of the world's greatest suspense writers returns with his twenty-fourth thrilling novel featuring the beloved Inspector Alan Banks, whom the Richmond Times Dispatch called ''one of the most intriguing characters in detective fiction.'' This gripping, powerful new novel features Alan Banks, hailed by Michael Connelly as ''a man for all seasons.''After a massacre outside a picturesque Yorkshire church, Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team must unravel a baffling a mystery -- and corner a killer hiding in plain sight.
WILLIAM MORROW
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9780062395078
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Audiobook
Racing the Light
By Crais, Robert
Private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner Joe Pike are back on the case in this brilliant new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais.Adele Schumacher isn't a typical worried mom. When she hires Elvis to find her missing son, a controversial podcaster named Josh Shoe, she brings a bag filled with cash, bizarre tales of government conspiracies, and a squad of professional bodyguards. Finding Josh should be simple, but Elvis quickly learns he isn't alone in the hunt--a deadly team of mysterious strangers are determined to find Josh and his adult film star girlfriend first. With dangerous secrets lurking behind every lead, Elvis needs his friend Joe Pike more than ever to uncover the truth about Josh, corrupt politicians, and the vicious business cartels rotting the heart of Los Angeles from within.
G.P. Putnam's Sons
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9780525535720
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Hardcover
A Question of Betrayal
By Perry, Anne
On her first mission for MI6, the daring young photographer at the heart of bestselling author Anne Perry's thrilling 1930s mystery series travels to Mussolini's Italy to rescue the lover who betrayed her.Britain's secret service, MI6, has lost contact with its informant in northern Italy, just as important intel about the future plans of Austria and Nazi Germany is coming to light. And young Elena Standish, to her surprise, is the only one who can recognize MI6's man--because he's her former lover. Aiden Strother betrayed her six years before, throwing shame on her entire family. Now, with so much to prove, Elena heads to Trieste to track down Aiden and find out what happened to his handler, who has mysteriously cut off contact with Britain.As Elena hears word of a secret group working to put Austria in the hands of Germany, her older sister, Margot, is in Berlin to watch her childhood friend get married--to a member of the Gestapo.
Ballantine Books
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9780593129555
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Hardcover
I Didn't Think You Existed 2
By Ro, Hazel
It's all one big, messy pot of gumbo! By the end of this love story, can Terrence and Tiffany finally prove that love, in fact, does exist for them? Find out in I Didn't Think You Existed 2: A Fool in Love.Fate brought Terrence Montgomery and Tiffany Tate into each other's lives. They seem like the perfect match. However, they couldn't have met at a more inopportune time. Terrence is considering divorce from his wife, Patricia, who he's never truly been in love with, while also struggling with the recent and sudden death of his father. Tiffany just got wind that her ex-fiancé, David, is battling cancer - supposedly. His dying wish is that she'll give him another chance at love. Her heart wants to be there for him, but will this cost her newfound love with Terrence? Their mates, Patricia and David, have now teamed up to keep the two lovers apart as well as get their hands on a portion of the one million dollars from Terrence's father's estate.
Urban Renaissance
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9781645563358
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Paperback
Finding Tessa
By Hendricks, Jaime Lynn
Jace and Tessa appear to be a young couple in love with nothing to hide. But looks can be deceiving. When Jace Montgomery comes home late from entertaining clients, he discovers that his wife Tessa is missing. There's broken glass at the back door. Clumps of her hair. Blood. The cops in their small New Jersey town have him pegged as a suspect, especially after he explodes at a reporter during a press conference. Jace maintains his innocence despite the mounting evidence against him, but when a coworker he's accused of having an affair with also disappears and a search warrant turns up an illegal gun in Jace's home, all signs point to him as the culprit. What is he really hiding? Meanwhile, Tessa finally feels safe, having set up her husband to take the fall for her disappearance - and someone close to him is helping her put him away.
The Lost Summers of Newport
By Williams, Beatriz
From the New York Times bestselling team of Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White - a novel of money and secrets set among the famous summer mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, spanning over a century from the Gilded Age to the present day.2019: Andie Figuero has just landed her dream job as a producer of Mansion Makeover, a popular reality show about restoring America's most lavish historic houses. Andie has high hopes for her latest project: the once glorious but gently crumbling Sprague Hall in Newport, Rhode Island, summer resort of America's gilded class - famous for the lavish "summer cottages" of Vanderbilts and Belmonts. But Andie runs into trouble: the reclusive heiress who still lives in the mansion, Lucia "Lucky" Sprague, will only allow the show to go forward on two conditions: One, nobody speaks to her.
Death of a Prominent Citizen
By Harrison, Cora
Money is the root of all evil, according to the Reverend Mother - but is it the motive for her cousin's murder?Wealthy widow Charlotte Hendrick had always promised that her riches would be divided equally between her seven closest relatives when she died. Now she has changed her mind and summoned her nearest and dearest, including her cousin, the Reverend Mother, to her substantial home on Bachelor's Quay to inform them of her decision. As Mrs Hendrick's relatives desperately make their case to retain a share of her wealth, riots break out on the quays outside as the flood waters rise ...The following morning, a body is discovered in the master bedroom, its throat cut. Could there be a connection to the riots of the night before - or does the killer lie closer to home? In her efforts to uncover the truth, the Reverend Mother unearths a tale of greed, cruelty, forbidden passion .
Suitcase City
By Watson, Sterling
Set in Tampa in the late 1980s, Suitcase City captures the glitter of the high life and the steamy essence of low places in the Cigar City. A man gets himself into a little bit of trouble, then a little bit more, then a lot. How does he get himself out of of this mess of his own creation?
Indecent Exposure
By Woods, Stuart
In this action-packed adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington learns that privacy is hard to come by when you're one of the rich and mighty.As an eligible bachelor, man-about-town, and mover in the highest social echelons, Stone Barrington has always been the subject of interest and gossip. But when he's unwittingly thrust into the limelight, he finds himself scrambling to take cover. Before too long Stone's fending off pesky nuisances left and right, and making personal arrangements so surreptitiously it would take a covert operative to unearth them. Unfortunately, Stone soon discovers that these efforts only increase the persistence of the most troublesome pests...and when he runs afoul of a particularly tenacious lady, he'll be struggling to protect not just his reputation, but his life.
ImPerfectly Happy
By Harris, Sharina
When four college friends formed the Brown Sugarettes Mastermind Group, they had very different goals - but matched each other in ambition. Yet ten years later they can't help wondering what happened to the hopeful, confident, driven women they used to be - and how to get them back . . . Radio personality Raina, known as "the black Delilah," hates the wholesome persona that's made her a success. Doling out syrupy versions of her grandma's wisdom feels worlds away from the sarcastic, tell-it-like-it-is woman Raina really is. Kara Jones was sure she'd be a master sommelier by thirty. Life and loss interfered with that plan. Now she has one more chance - but it's taking a toll on her self-esteem and her marriage. Nikki Grayson hardly recognizes the stay-at-home mom she's become.
Sleeping in the Ground
By Robinson, Peter
One of the world's greatest suspense writers returns with his twenty-fourth thrilling novel featuring the beloved Inspector Alan Banks, whom the Richmond Times Dispatch called ''one of the most intriguing characters in detective fiction.'' This gripping, powerful new novel features Alan Banks, hailed by Michael Connelly as ''a man for all seasons.''After a massacre outside a picturesque Yorkshire church, Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team must unravel a baffling a mystery -- and corner a killer hiding in plain sight.
Racing the Light
By Crais, Robert
Private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner Joe Pike are back on the case in this brilliant new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais.Adele Schumacher isn't a typical worried mom. When she hires Elvis to find her missing son, a controversial podcaster named Josh Shoe, she brings a bag filled with cash, bizarre tales of government conspiracies, and a squad of professional bodyguards. Finding Josh should be simple, but Elvis quickly learns he isn't alone in the hunt--a deadly team of mysterious strangers are determined to find Josh and his adult film star girlfriend first. With dangerous secrets lurking behind every lead, Elvis needs his friend Joe Pike more than ever to uncover the truth about Josh, corrupt politicians, and the vicious business cartels rotting the heart of Los Angeles from within.
A Question of Betrayal
By Perry, Anne
On her first mission for MI6, the daring young photographer at the heart of bestselling author Anne Perry's thrilling 1930s mystery series travels to Mussolini's Italy to rescue the lover who betrayed her.Britain's secret service, MI6, has lost contact with its informant in northern Italy, just as important intel about the future plans of Austria and Nazi Germany is coming to light. And young Elena Standish, to her surprise, is the only one who can recognize MI6's man--because he's her former lover. Aiden Strother betrayed her six years before, throwing shame on her entire family. Now, with so much to prove, Elena heads to Trieste to track down Aiden and find out what happened to his handler, who has mysteriously cut off contact with Britain.As Elena hears word of a secret group working to put Austria in the hands of Germany, her older sister, Margot, is in Berlin to watch her childhood friend get married--to a member of the Gestapo.
I Didn't Think You Existed 2
By Ro, Hazel
It's all one big, messy pot of gumbo! By the end of this love story, can Terrence and Tiffany finally prove that love, in fact, does exist for them? Find out in I Didn't Think You Existed 2: A Fool in Love.Fate brought Terrence Montgomery and Tiffany Tate into each other's lives. They seem like the perfect match. However, they couldn't have met at a more inopportune time. Terrence is considering divorce from his wife, Patricia, who he's never truly been in love with, while also struggling with the recent and sudden death of his father. Tiffany just got wind that her ex-fiancé, David, is battling cancer - supposedly. His dying wish is that she'll give him another chance at love. Her heart wants to be there for him, but will this cost her newfound love with Terrence? Their mates, Patricia and David, have now teamed up to keep the two lovers apart as well as get their hands on a portion of the one million dollars from Terrence's father's estate.
Finding Tessa
By Hendricks, Jaime Lynn
Jace and Tessa appear to be a young couple in love with nothing to hide. But looks can be deceiving. When Jace Montgomery comes home late from entertaining clients, he discovers that his wife Tessa is missing. There's broken glass at the back door. Clumps of her hair. Blood. The cops in their small New Jersey town have him pegged as a suspect, especially after he explodes at a reporter during a press conference. Jace maintains his innocence despite the mounting evidence against him, but when a coworker he's accused of having an affair with also disappears and a search warrant turns up an illegal gun in Jace's home, all signs point to him as the culprit. What is he really hiding? Meanwhile, Tessa finally feels safe, having set up her husband to take the fall for her disappearance - and someone close to him is helping her put him away.