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A secret too terrible to ignore.
The Storyteller
Literary Fiction · Mystery · Contemporary Fiction
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A secret too terrible to ignore. A request impossible to grant. In The Storyteller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult explores guilt, forgiveness, and the haunting legacies of history. With 4.6 stars on Amazon, this emotionally charged novel will challenge your beliefs—and break your heart. Click now to discover a story you’ll never forget.
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Sage Singer is a baker by trade and a loner by choice. Haunted by her mother’s death and past mistakes, she finds solace in the quiet rhythms of bread and grief. Then Josef Weber walks into her bakery—a kind old man from her support group—and offers her unexpected friendship.
But Josef is hiding a dark, unthinkable secret. One that ties him to a chapter of history Sage never imagined she’d confront. When he asks her for a favor that challenges everything she believes about justice, family, and forgiveness, Sage is forced to face not only his past—but her own.
In The Storyteller, Jodi Picoult crafts a powerful, morally complex tale of guilt, identity, and redemption that asks: Can we ever truly forgive the unforgivable?
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A plane crash.
When Ghosts Come Home
Literary Fiction · Mystery · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Romance
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A plane crash. A murder. A town on the brink. In Wiley Cash’s When Ghosts Come Home, Sheriff Winston Barnes faces a case that could destroy his career, his family, and his town. As racial tensions boil over and corruption lurks in every corner, one truth remains—someone will do anything to keep their secrets buried. A gripping Southern mystery you won’t forget.
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Sheriff Winston Barnes wakes to the roar of a low-flying plane, but what he finds at the local airstrip is far worse than he imagined. A crashed aircraft. No pilot. No cargo. And a dead man lying in the grass, shot and left behind.
With a reelection battle looming and the town on edge, Winston must navigate a murder investigation that threatens to unravel everything he’s built. Rumors spread. Racial tensions ignite. His own deputies begin to turn against him. And in the midst of it all, his daughter Colleen returns home, drowning in a grief she refuses to name.
As secrets rise and loyalties fracture, Winston faces an impossible truth—solving this case might cost him his future, his family, and even his life.
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Dolores Price has spent years hiding from life, but now she’s ready to take it on—messy, painful, and unpredictable as it is.
She’s Come Undone
Literary Fiction · Coming of Age · Contemporary Fiction
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Dolores Price has spent years hiding from life, but now she’s ready to take it on—messy, painful, and unpredictable as it is. Wounded but wise, tough yet vulnerable, she embarks on an unforgettable journey of love, heartbreak, and self-discovery. A New York Times bestseller, She’s Come Undone is a raw and powerful coming-of-age story you won’t forget.
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Dolores Price is thirteen, wounded, and already saying goodbye to childhood. She retreats into the flickering glow of her bedroom TV, numbing her pain with Mallomars and Pepsi as the years slip by. When she emerges into young adulthood at 257 pounds, life hasn’t grown any kinder—but this time, she’s determined to take control.
From heartbreak to hope, self-destruction to self-discovery, Dolores stumbles, falls, and fights her way toward something resembling happiness. Fiercely cynical yet deeply vulnerable, she is a heroine as raw and unforgettable as life itself.
Wally Lamb’s She’s Come Undone is a New York Times bestselling masterpiece—an unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving journey through love, trauma, and the resilience of the human spirit.
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From the New York Times bestselling author of News of the World comes a gripping post–Civil War tale of grief, revenge, and redemption.
Chenneville
Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fantasy
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From the New York Times bestselling author of News of the World comes a gripping post–Civil War tale of grief, revenge, and redemption. Chenneville—rated 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon—follows one man’s relentless journey to track a killer across a fractured America. Bold, fearless, and unflinching. Click now to witness a reckoning carved in blood.
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John Chenneville survived a brutal head wound in the war. But what waited at home was far worse: his sister and her family, savagely murdered.
Their killer, A. J. Dodd, wears many faces—soldier, lawman, monster—and John is determined to bring him down.
Armed with little more than grief and grit, John embarks on a relentless pursuit through the ruins of Reconstruction-era America. Along the way, he faces winter storms, desperate strangers, and the long shadow of the man he used to be. The U.S. Marshal wants to stop him. A determined telegraphist wants to save him. But vengeance won’t let go.
And as the final confrontation nears, John must ask what justice is worth—when it’s all you have left.
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Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult and Lisa Genova.
House on Fire
Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction
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Her father is slipping away. Her mother wants mercy. But for Bernadette, keeping her promise might mean crossing a line she can’t uncross. House on Fire is an award-winning, emotionally charged story about family, friendship, and the impossible choices that come with loving someone deeply. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult and Lisa Genova.
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Bernadette Rogers made a promise: never put her father in a nursing home. But now he’s fading into late-stage dementia, and her mother wants her to go even further—to help end his life. As an ICU nurse, Bernadette knows death intimately. But this isn’t assisted suicide. It’s something darker.
Her mother is desperate. Her sister calls it a sin. Her ex thinks it’s only a matter of time. And when her best friend offers to help, Bernadette’s two-week break becomes a gut-wrenching battle between love, morality, and the promises we make.
Winner of multiple awards, House on Fire is a deeply moving exploration of end-of-life choices, family bonds, and how far we’ll go to keep our word—even when keeping it may break us.
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From the ashes of Nagasaki to the deserts of Afghanistan, Burnt Shadows follows Hiroko Tanaka’s journey through decades of love, loss, and political upheaval.
Burnt Shadows
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction
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From the ashes of Nagasaki to the deserts of Afghanistan, Burnt Shadows follows Hiroko Tanaka’s journey through decades of love, loss, and political upheaval. A finalist for the Orange Prize and winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, Kamila Shamsie’s sweeping novel is a haunting, breathtaking meditation on the enduring scars of history.
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On August 9, 1945, Hiroko Tanaka steps onto her veranda in Nagasaki. Moments later, her world is consumed by fire. Branded—literally and figuratively—by the atomic bomb, Hiroko flees Japan in search of a life untouched by devastation.
But history follows her. In Delhi, she finds unexpected love amid the unraveling of British colonial rule. In post-9/11 New York, she confronts new fears and familiar fractures. And in Afghanistan, the past collides with the present in a shattering reckoning.
Spanning continents and generations, Burnt Shadows is a masterful meditation on love, loss, displacement, and the haunting legacy of war. Kamila Shamsie crafts a sweeping, emotionally resonant epic that traces the personal cost of global conflict with rare beauty and devastating clarity.
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A child of poverty.
My Notorious Life
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction
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A child of poverty. A woman of power. A name that shook Victorian New York. Inspired by a real-life midwife called “the Wickedest Woman in New York,” My Notorious Life is a riveting tale of ambition, scandal, and the fight for women’s rights. Fans of bold heroines and gripping historical fiction won’t be able to put this one down.
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From the gritty streets of 1860s New York to the gilded halls of Fifth Avenue, Axie Muldoon rises from an impoverished Irish immigrant to one of the most powerful—and controversial—women of her time.
Forcibly separated from her family and apprenticed to a doctor, Axie turns her hard-won knowledge into a thriving midwifery business, offering services few dare speak of. But as she gains wealth and influence, she also attracts enemies—none more relentless than Anthony Comstock, a crusading official determined to see her destroyed.
Inspired by a true story, My Notorious Life is a sweeping, provocative novel of ambition, love, and a fearless fight for women’s rights. A gripping tale of power, scandal, and survival, this is historical fiction at its most unforgettable.
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Big dreams.
These Girls
Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction
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Big dreams. Bigger secrets. In Sarah Pekkanen’s true-to-life novel, three women navigating New York’s glossy magazine world discover that ambition, heartbreak, and self-worth are anything but simple. As Cate, Renee, and Abby’s lives collide, they find the one thing they didn’t know they needed: each other. A heartfelt story of friendship, survival, and second chances.
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In a city of millions, three women become each other’s unexpected lifeline. Cate has just landed her dream job as features editor at Gloss magazine—but juggling ambition and office politics proves more treacherous than she expected. Her roommate Renee is desperate to climb the ranks at Gloss too, but toxic beauty standards drive her to dangerous extremes.
When they take in Abby, a quiet former grad student who fled her seemingly perfect life in D.C., the apartment becomes a refuge none of them knew they needed. As secrets surface and pressures mount, Cate, Renee, and Abby realize that while family may shape us, it’s friendship that can save us.
Sarah Pekkanen’s emotionally resonant novel is a powerful portrait of modern womanhood, self-discovery, and the bonds that hold us together.
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A must-read for fans of Dennis Lehane and Ron Rash.
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Contemporary Fiction
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A decades-old crime. A fractured friendship. A new disappearance that reopens old wounds. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is a haunting Southern noir that follows two estranged men—one a pariah, the other a cop—forced to reckon with their past when a girl vanishes from their small Mississippi town. A must-read for fans of Dennis Lehane and Ron Rash.
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Larry Ott has lived under a cloud of suspicion for decades. When he was a teenager, a girl vanished after a date with him, and though no evidence ever surfaced, the town branded him guilty. Now, years later, another girl is missing—and once again, all eyes are on Larry.
Silas "32" Jones, once Larry’s childhood friend, left town years ago. Now he’s back, wearing a badge, and forced to confront not just the new crime but the ghosts of a friendship shattered by the past. As buried secrets rise and the lines between truth and perception blur, the two men must finally face what really happened all those years ago.
A gripping mix of crime and Southern literary fiction, Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is a haunting story of guilt, redemption, and reckoning.
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Best for readers who like atmospheric historical fiction with folklore, family secrets, Gothic touches, and questions of identity.
Once Upon a River
Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Magical Realism
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Called “swift and entrancing, profound and beautiful” by Madeline Miller, Once Upon a River follows the mystery of a child who returns to life at an inn on the Thames and the three families who believe she belongs to them, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 20,300 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like atmospheric historical fiction with folklore, family secrets, Gothic touches, and questions of identity.
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“Setterfield’s prose feels lifted from another era, a gothic lyricism resembling old classics like Jane Eyre.” —Entertainment Weekly
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Tale comes a “swift and entrancing, profound and beautiful” (Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe) novel about how we explain the world to ourselves, ourselves to others, and the meaning of our lives in a universe that remains impenetrably mysterious.
On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours, when the door bursts open on a grievously wounded stranger. In his arms is the lifeless body of a small child. Hours later, the girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can science provide an explanation? These questions have many answers, some of them quite dark indeed.
Those who dwell on the river bank apply all their ingenuity to solving the puzzle of the girl who died and lived again, yet as the days pass the mystery only deepens. The child herself is mute and unable to answer the essential questions: Who is she? Where did she come from? And to whom does she belong? But answers proliferate nonetheless.
Three families are keen to claim her. A wealthy young mother knows the girl is her kidnapped daughter, missing for two years. A farming family reeling from the discovery of their son’s secret liaison stand ready to welcome their granddaughter. The parson’s housekeeper, humble and isolated, sees in the child the image of her younger sister. But the return of a lost child is not without complications and no matter how heartbreaking the past losses, no matter how precious the child herself, this girl cannot be everyone’s. Each family has mysteries of its own, and many secrets must be revealed before the girl’s identity can be known.
Once Upon a River is a glorious tapestry of a book that combines folklore and science, magic and myth. Suspenseful, romantic, and richly atmospheric, this is “a beguiling tale, full of twists and turns like the river at its heart, and just as rich and intriguing” (M.L. Stedman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Light Between Oceans).
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Best for readers drawn to Southern literary fiction centered on family betrayal, complicated relationships, and long-buried history.
Burnt Mountain
Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction
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Thayer Wentworth grows up finding freedom at a North Carolina summer camp, where she meets her first love, then later builds a life in Atlanta with her husband, Aengus. When Aengus becomes increasingly distant after spending time at a nearby camp, Thayer is forced to confront secrets involving her mother, her past, and her marriage. Best for readers drawn to Southern literary fiction centered on family betrayal, complicated relationships, and long-buried history.
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From the New York Times–bestselling author of Outer Banks, a Southern woman's life is forever changed by the betrayal of her mother and the man she loves.
Growing up, the only place tomboy Thayer Wentworth felt at home was at her summer camp - Camp Sherwood Forest in the North Carolina Mountains. It was there that she came alive and where she met Nick Abrams, her first love . . .and first heartbreak. Years later, Thayer marries Aengus, an Irish professor, and they move into her deceased grandmother's house in Atlanta, only miles from Camp Edgewood on Burnt Mountain where her father died years ago in a car accident. There, Aengus and Thayer lead quiet and happy lives until Aengus is invited up to the camp to tell old Irish tales to the campers. As Aengus spends less time at home and becomes more distant, Thayer must confront dark secrets—about her mother, her first love, and, most devastating of all, her husband.
"Siddons mixes in a touch of the supernatural to bring the novel to an exciting climax, but what's most appealing here is the layered family drama and the lush world Thayer inhabits." —Booklist
"One doesn't read Anne Rivers Siddons's books, one dwells in them." —Chicago Tribune
"Bravura writing." —Stephen King
"Siddons is at her usual incisive best at skewering the mores of socially pretentious Southerners, and her prose is limpid and mesmerizing." —Kirkus Reviews
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Simone de Beauvoir delivers three piercing stories of women facing love, loss, and identity crises in The Woman Destroyed.
The Woman Destroyed
Literary Fiction · Romance · Contemporary Fiction
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Simone de Beauvoir delivers three piercing stories of women facing love, loss, and identity crises in The Woman Destroyed. From the fear of aging to the devastation of betrayal, these tales expose the fragility of passion with sharp wit and raw emotion. A must-read from one of the most influential minds of modern literature.
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In three powerful, unflinching stories, Simone de Beauvoir explores the unraveling of identity, love, and purpose in the lives of women past their first youth—women who once believed they had everything figured out.
In The Age of Discretion, a respected intellectual faces the pain of aging and irrelevance. The Monologue plunges us into the furious, unfiltered thoughts of a woman consumed by betrayal. The Woman Destroyed tells of a wife whose seemingly perfect marriage is shattered by unexpected loss.
With sharp wit and unsparing honesty, de Beauvoir captures the fragility of passion and the slow, painful realization that nothing lasts forever. The Woman Destroyed is an essential, thought-provoking read from one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century.
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