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Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Have you ever met a man that just grabs your attention and sweeps you off of your feet, only to find out later that he isn't worth a damn? Amoy Simpson experienced a rough life growing up and can't wait to get away from her turbulent home life. Looking for love, she stumbles on Devon, and thinks he is sent by God. She quickly learns that the thug is nothing but a two-timing liar who will go to the extreme to protect the secret he is hiding from her....
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English
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Trapped alone in her fiancé's family 'cottage' as a hurricane bears down on Mariners Island, Ismay Chalmers, as she prepares for the storm, discovers some disturbing items hidden in a closet that have her questioning everything she knows about the seemingly perfect Windsor family -- especially her fiancé.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Nayan Olak keeps seeing Helen Fletcher around town. She's returned with her teenage son to live in the run-down house at the end of the lane, and -- though she's strangely guarded -- Nayan can't help but be drawn to her. He hasn't risked love since losing his young family in a terrible accident twenty years earlier. In the wake of the tragedy, Nayan's labor union, long a cornerstone of his community, became the center of his life: a way for him to...
5) Rebel skies
Author
Series
Rebel skies volume 1
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Kurara has never known any other life than being a servant onboard the Midori, a flying ship serving the military elite of the Mikoshiman Empire, a vast realm of floating cities. Kurara also has a secret -- she can make folded paper figures come to life with a flick of her finger. But when the Midori is attacked and Kurara's secret turns out to be a power treasured across the empire, a gut-wrenching escape leads her to the gruff Himura, who takes...
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Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Nobody in Choutaeu Forest expected one of their most prominent citizens, socialite Selwyn Skipton, to be found dead in such salacious circumstances: strangled on satin bedsheets, a red letter A brutally stapled to his chest, in his private apartment above the Chouteau Forest Chocolate Shoppe. Selwyn was a good man. He gave to charity, supported local causes, and was married to his wife for more than twenty years. What did he do to deserve such a...
Author
Publisher
Alcove Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"As the only woman programmer at her firm, Lark is thrilled to land an account for a huge client. But her dream job quickly becomes a nightmare when she accidentally projects a scandalous (and completely unsolicited) picture from her phone onto the screen during a presentation. Before she can recover, her coworkers jump in to steal the account, leaving Lark jobless and broke. When a friend suggests text message-based sex work as a stopgap between...
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Series
Royal blood volume 2
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"American girl turned monarchy nightmare, Evan Bright, has gotten used to the press about her but the media attention has only seemed to get worse. From desperate clickbait articles about her and the President's son to Royal Record headlines pitting her against Princess Maisie, it seems everyone is dying for Evan to return back to America for good. Meanwhile Evan is receiving mysterious threats about her real story being reveiled in a tell-all biography....
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English
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"A detective investigating a grisly crime in rural Alaska finds herself caught up in the dark secrets and superstitions of a small town in this riveting novel from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man. Deadhart, Alaska. Population: 673. Living. In a small Alaskan town, a boy is found with his throat ripped out and all the blood drained from his body. The inhabitants of Deadhart haven't seen a killing like this in twenty-five years. But they know...
10) Tender beasts
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Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Sunny Behre has four siblings, but only one is a murderer. With the death of Sunny's mother, matriarch of the wealthy Behre family, Sunny's once picture-perfect life is thrown into turmoil. Her mother had groomed her to be the family's next leader, so Sunny is confused when the only instructions her mother leaves is a mysterious note: 'Take care of Dom.' The problem is, her youngest brother, Dom, has always been a near-stranger to Sunny...and seemingly...
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Series
Cowboy brothers in arms volume 2
Publisher
Canary Street Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Air Force test pilot Blue Donnelly has the greatest job in the world... until his F-22 crashes during a demonstration flight, leaving him with a busted body and a ton of guilt. Then horse whisperer Marin Galloway walks into his hospital room, snapping him out of self-pity with a shock of desire and some surprising news: her six-year-old ward thinks Blue is his daddy. Leo isn't really Blue's son, much as the little boy wishes it. Still, he needs a...
Author
Publisher
Page Street YA
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Growing up in the small town of Winston, Pennsylvania feels like drowning. Leah goes to church every Sunday, works when she isn't at school, and takes care of her baby brother, Owen. Like every girl in Winston, she tries to be right and good and holy. If she isn't the Lord of the Wood will take her, and she'll disappear like so many other girls before her. But living up to the rigorous standards of the town takes its toll. One night, when Owen won't...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"A strikingly original and absorbing mystery about a white-passing bookbinder in Victorian England and the secrets lurking on the estate where we she works, for fans of Fingersmith and The Confessions of Frannie Langton The library is under lock and key. But its secrets can't be contained. 1896. After he brought her home from Jamaica as a baby, Florence's father had her hair hot-combed to make her look like the other girls. But as a young woman, Florence...
16) The Lilies
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Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Trapped in a mysterious time loop on the day after a member of the Lilies Society disappears, four Archwell Academy students discover they each hold a clue that will unlock the truth about the Lilies, but they're each harboring a secret they would do anything to hide.
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
When her husband confesses to killing someone, and then shoots himself, Alicia moves into the run-down apartment he rented as an art studio to find the truth, while the superintendent, Cass, after blackmailing the wrong guy, must keep her secrets under wraps, especially with Alicia asking questions.
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Series
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"His name is Joshua Knight. Once a respected explorer, the press now calls him the Tarnished Knight. He took the fall for a disaster in the Underworld that destroyed his career. The devastating event occurred in the newly discovered sector known as Glass House--a maze of crystal that is rumored to conceal powerful Alien antiquities. The rest of the Hollister Expedition team disappeared and are presumed dead. Whatever happened down in the tunnels scrambled...
20) A game of lies
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Series
DC Morgan volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
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"Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants have no idea what they've signed up for. Each of these strangers has a secret. If another player can guess the truth, they won't just be eliminated - they'll be exposed live on air. The stakes are higher than they'd ever imagined, and they're trapped. The disappearance of a contestant wasn't supposed to be part of the drama. Detective Ffion Morgan has to put aside what she's watched...
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