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Iowa

Trash Course 

#hardcover #thriller #paperback #fiction #dark #darkfantasy #mystery #quickread 

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Texas

What the Woods Keep

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#romance #tinyhardcover #quickread #holidayread

Kansas

A Horse, a Boy, and a Miracle of Love

When Turner McNeally's daughter goes off to college, the girl's horse shows signs of loneliness. Rebecca Wilkinson's son hasn't spoken since his father's death, and the family counselor suggests a pet. Snelling weaves a story of holiday romance in which a simple advertisement creates a family bond and sparks unexpected love.

The Gift

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S. L. McInnis

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

California

One dark Los Angeles night, Beth Crawford is driving home from a dinner party, furious at her husband for spending money they don't have. A few blocks away, a scantily dressed woman in a blonde wig lugs a suitcase full of blood-spattered cash toward a bus stop. In the streets between the two women, police cars flash past, racing to the scene of a quadruple homicide, a botched drug deal in which an undercover LAPD officer is among the dead.... With propulsive energy, deliciously unpredictable characters, and masterful plotting, FRAMED is a fresh take on this bestselling category, offering the smart, dark twists of Gone Girl and Luckiest Girl Alive with powerful suspense and a cast of characters that will get deep under your skin.

Framed

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Julie Anne Peters

Ohio

After a lifetime of being bullied, Daelyn is broken beyond repair. She has tried to kill herself before, and is determined to get it right this time. Though her parents think they can protect her, she finds a Web site for “completers” that seems made just for her. She blogs on its forums, purging her harrowing history. At her private Catholic school, the only person who interacts with her is a boy named Santana. No matter how poorly she treats him, he just won’t leave her alone. And it’s too late for Daelyn to be letting people into her life . . . isn’t it? In this harrowing, compelling novel, Julie Anne Peters shines a light on what might make a teenager want to kill herself, as well as how she might start to bring herself back from the edge. A discussion guide and resource list prepared by “bullycide” expert C. J. Bott are included in the back matter.

By the Time You Read This I'll Be Dead

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Mitch Albom

Pennsylvania

A Novel

What would happen if we called on God for help and God actually appeared? In Mitch Albom's profound new novel of hope and faith, a group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea. He claims to be "the Lord." And he says he can only save them if they all believe in him. Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, nine people struggle for survival at sea. Three days pass. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves. They pull him in. "Thank the Lord we found you," a passenger says. "I am the Lord," the man whispers. So begins Mitch Albom's most beguiling and inspiring novel yet. Albom has written of heaven in the celebrated number one bestsellers The Five People You Meet in Heaven and The First Phone Call from Heaven. Now, for the first time in his fiction, he ponders what we would do if, after crying out for divine help, God actually appeared before us? What might the Lord look, sound and act like? In The Stranger in the Lifeboat, Albom keeps us guessing until the end: Is this strange and quiet man really who he claims to be? What actually happened to cause the explosion? Are the survivors already in heaven, or are they in hell? The story is narrated by Benji, one of the passengers, who recounts the events in a notebook that is later discovered--a year later--when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat. It falls to the island's chief inspector, Jarty LeFleur, a man battling his own demons, to solve the mystery of what really happened. A fast-paced, compelling novel that makes you ponder your deepest beliefs, The Stranger in the Lifeboat suggests that answers to our prayers may be found where we least expect them.

The Stranger in the Lifeboat

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Kimberley Griffiths Little

Alabama

Circle of Secrets

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#paperback #comingofage #lightread #orphanage #arizona #randolphparrish #easyread #quickread 

Massachusetts

About a boy who saved a town -- almost.Jeremy, a kid nobody wants, gets dumped in an orphanage full of other kids nobody wants. That would be the end of the story, except for an ancient spinster jilted in youth; a presumptuous and vain but cowardly mayor; a drunkard who is trying to find a second chance; a bully; a girl who can't keep her socks clean; and a forlorn Western town. You're never a reject just because somebody else says so.

Cancionero

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Steve Martin

Illinois

A Novella

With more than 340,000 copies in print, Steve Martins Shopgirl has landed on bestseller lists nationwide including: New York Times, Publishers Weekly, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. Filled with the kind of witty, discerning observations that have brought Steve Martin incredible critical success, this story of modern day love and romance is a work of disarming tenderness.

Shopgirl

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Kentucky

Amanda Harlowe

Virginia

NINTH HOUSE for the #MeToo era, this debut unfolds a riveting psychological drama shot through with sharp humor and dark magic. When Lee, a first year at Smith, is raped under eerie circumstances during orientation week by an Amherst frat boy, she's quickly disillusioned by her lack of recourse. As her trauma boils within her, Lee is selected for an exclusive seminar on Gender, Power, and Witchcraft, where she meets Luna (an alluring Brooklyn hipster), Gabi (who has a laundry list of phobias), and Charlotte (a waifish, chill international student). Granted a charter for a coven and suddenly in possession of real magic, the four girls are tasked by their aloof Professor with covertly retrieving a grimoire that an Amherst fraternity has gotten their hands on. But when the witches realize the frat brothers are using magic to commit and cover up sexual assault all over Northampton, their exploits escalate into vigilante justice. As Lee's thirst for revenge on her rapist grows, things spiral out of control, pitting witch against witch as they must wrestle with how far one is willing to go to heal. CONSENSUAL HEX is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive portrait of a young women coming of age, uncovering the ways in which love and obsession and looking to fit in can go hand in hand. Lee, an outstanding, magical anti-heroine, refuses to be pigeonholed as a model victim or a horrific example. Instead, her caustic voice demands our attention, clawing out from every page, equally vicious and vulnerable as she lures us, then dares us, to transgress. Dark, biting, and archly camp, CONSENSUAL HEX announces Harlowe as a significant talent.

Consensual Hex

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Neil Gaiman

New York

A celebrated send-up of gothic literature, beautifully adapted into a dark, brooding, and oddly comical graphic novel. Somewhere in the night, a raven caws, an author's pen scratches, and thunder claps. The author wants to write fiction: stories about frail women in white nightgowns, mysterious bumps in the night, and the undead rising to collect old debts. But he keeps getting interrupted by the everyday annoyances of talking ravens, duels to the death, and his sinister butler.

Shane Oakley beautifully illustrates New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman's satirical tale.

Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire

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Han M. Greenbarg

Year 2018. Chehnuh, a half-elven and sole survivor of his people's genocide, resides quietly in a remote cabin in the Sierra Nevada mountains. No one knows how he came to the United States. No one knows that he is part Elf. He is a mystery to all who meet him until a young widowed mother interrupts his peaceful life with a baby and the shadow of a deadly stalker, forever changing how Chehnuh sees his own past, humanity, and the heroic role he has yet to play in today's world.

Chehnuh

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North Carolina

Sandie Jones

In the vein of the Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick The Other Woman, Sandie Jones's heart-pounding new novel The Blame Game will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Games can be dangerous. But blame can be deadly.

As a psychologist specializing in domestic abuse, Naomi has found it hard to avoid becoming overly invested in her clients' lives. But after helping Jacob make the decision to leave his wife, Naomi worries that she's taken things too far. Then Jacob goes missing, and her files on him vanish. . . .

But as the police start asking questions about Jacob, Naomi's own dark past emerges. And as the truth comes to light, it seems that it's not just her clients who are in danger.

The Blame Game

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Colorado

C. G. Cooper

Michigan

USA TODAY & AMAZON BESTSELLING AUTHOR - ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING VOICES IN THE ACTION THRILLER GENRE - C. G. Cooper is back with an adventure that is sure to keep you reading late into the night. Even spies need a vacation. Paris. Amsterdam. Vienna. But what happens when the president's top asset, the warriors of The Jefferson Group, get taken by surprise as they enjoy their well-earned time off in Europe? Not only does the enemy want to wipe out The Jefferson Group, they're also plotting to harpoon the president before the November election. Will Cal Stokes and his team escape the enemy's net, and will the president survive the election? Or will the schemes of Congressman Tony McKnight finally win the day, securing his position as the most powerful leader in the free world?

Liberty Down

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Raed Slewa

Inspired by Real Events and People

After escaping the mental and physical abuse of life under Saddam Hussein's dictatorial regime, Adam's dream of starting a new life in the land of opportunities has been realized. But his bloody past lives on as internalized scares of sadness, and Adam is held captive by them, unable to move on, ultimately attempting to take his own life.After Adam's near miss with death, Jon, Adam's best friend asks Adam to write a series of letters about the worst event that ever happened in his life-- a last-ditch effort by Jon to help his struggling friend.Only for Adam to realize, as he reaches the end of his letters, what he has truly lost.....

IT Was You

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Nora Roberts

Three women. Three keys. Each has 28 days to find her key. If one fails, they all lose. If they all succeed, money, power and a new destiny awaits.

Key of Light

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Steven Crane

JOINING THE MILITARY COULD BE THE ANSWER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR... Are you struggling with decisions like going to college or working full time? In The Military Experience: How It Can Impact Your Future, author Steven J. Crane shares his struggles pertaining to a career path, as a young adult. The decision by Crane to join the military was one of the BEST decisions of his life! Could it be the right choice for YOU? The book takes the reader through the process of joining the military, the differences between the military branches, what to expect in basic training, what to expect at your first duty station, experiences of military deployment, benefits you would receive, as well as potential cons of joining. Crane explains the benefits one can gain from joining the military are SUBSTANTIAL, including: guaranteed pay and potential bonuses, free housing, free medical and dental care, paid vacation, college tuition benefits, travel opportunities and advanced training options. By enlisting in the military, recruits over time will learn valuable skills and develop personal traits that are transferable to the civilian world, benefitting them regardless of what future path they choose. Some of the skills and traits the author refers to include: communication skills, teamwork, problem solving, DISCIPLINE, courage, conflict resolution, management, integrity, and adaptability. The author has spent twenty-five years in the banking industry with many of those years in senior management. He strongly believes his success is a direct result of the training he received as a young airman in the United States Air Force. As Crane addresses in the book, the military is not an easy path to take. However, the benefits and traits you can learn far outweigh the challenges one might experience and transfer to a civilian career. If you are a young adult struggling with making a decision what path to take after high school, this book is a quick read providing detailed information on a suitable option. Some people think college is their answer, yet the author shows how the military was his best option and how it continues today to benefit him in many ways. The education and experience one can experience in the military is invaluable. Crane took advantage of the college tuition assistance the military offers after fulfilling his military commitment.

The Military Experience: How It Can Impact Your Future

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New Jersey

Jessica Linden

James Patterson

An under Covers Story

The most eligible bachelor on Capitol Hill has met his match.

Abbie Whitmore is good at her job. She knows how to protect people, and she's always right -- until Congressman Jonathan Lassiter comes along. The presidential hopeful refuses to believe that his politics have put him in danger, yet Abbie's determined to keep him safe. But how can she protect him while she's guarding her heart?

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