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This fits WWII fiction readers who want action, suspense, and wartime stories rooted in the courage of ordinary sailors rather than polished heroics.
CONVOYS OF WAR
Historical Fiction · War Fiction
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Convoys of War drops readers into the brutal, unglamorous danger that kept Britain supplied through World War II, where merchant sailors faced Arctic storms, U-boats, bombers, sabotage, and the chaos of D-Day with no guarantee of making it home. Across these four naval thrillers, James Pattinson leans into the grit, tension, and lived-in authenticity of men pushed into extraordinary peril at sea. This fits WWII fiction readers who want action, suspense, and wartime stories rooted in the courage of ordinary sailors rather than polished heroics.
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This fits sci-fi readers who want big ideas, layered worldbuilding, alien politics, and the kind of space opera that refuses to think small.
The Uplift Storm Trilogy
Sci-Fi · First Contact · Hard Sci-Fi
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A hidden refuge planet. A fugitive Earthship crewed by humans and dolphins. Multiple alien races one disaster away from total collapse. The Uplift Storm Trilogy throws together exile, pursuit, prophecy, and interstellar conflict on a scale that feels gloriously old-school and wildly ambitious. Across Brightness Reef, Infinity’s Shore, and Heaven’s Reach, David Brin builds a sprawling saga about survival, uneasy alliances, and secrets big enough to put the whole universe in play. This fits sci-fi readers who want big ideas, layered worldbuilding, alien politics, and the kind of space opera that refuses to think small.
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The Hugo and Nebula award-winning author's complete second Uplift Saga trilogy, featuring a refugee planet, a fugitive Earth ship, and her dolphin/human crew.
New York Times–Bestselling Author
Brightness Reef: Six outcast races hunker down on the off-limits planet Jijo when a mysterious starship lands. However, it doesn't bring the "law" they feared, but something worse—a dark secret the invaders will do anything to keep . . .
Infinity's Shore: Earthship Streaker, with its dolphin and human crew, has been on the run for three years after discovering a derelict armada whose mere existence seems to drive the Five Galaxies mad. With Earth under siege and nowhere to turn, Streaker has come to far-off, isolated Jijo in search of sanctuary amid its population of secret refugees. Unfortunately, they've been followed . . .
Heaven's Reach: With the arrival of deadly enemies, the peaceful isolation of Jijo's six exile races has ended. While the races join forces to fight invaders, the Earthship Streaker must lure other foes into weird layers of the unknown. Meanwhile, a dire prophecy may put the entire universe at risk . . .
Praise for the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning Uplift Saga
"An extraordinary achievement." —SFWA Grand Master Poul Anderson on Startide Rising
"An exhilarating read that encompasses everything from breathless action to finely drawn moments of quiet intimacy." —Locus on The Uplift War
"A timely, science fictional contemplation of the refugee experience."—Santa Fe Reporter on Brightness Reef
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This fits contemporary romance readers who love big families, buried secrets, and a couple fighting attraction every step of the way.
Spilling the Tea
Romance
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Zoey comes to Houston looking for answers about the car crash that erased her childhood, only to uncover a scandal tied to the powerful Madaris family and one very reluctant man at the center of it. In Spilling the Tea, family secrets, old wounds, instant chemistry, and Mama Laverne’s unstoppable matchmaking collide in a romance that feels equal parts tender, messy, and deliciously dramatic. This fits contemporary romance readers who love big families, buried secrets, and a couple fighting attraction every step of the way.
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Ninetysomething Mama Laverne is determined to find all of her great-grandchildren their perfect match before going home to glory. So far, her success rate is 100 percent—and she intends to keep it that way.
After sustaining injuries in Iraq, Chancellor Madaris was told he’d never walk again. Chance credits his great-grandmother Mama Laverne with giving him the will to heal and prove the doctors wrong. He has a healthy respect for her meddling ways and knows he’ll eventually end up next on her matchmaking list.
When Zoey Pritchard was eight, she survived a car accident that took the lives of her mother and father, and was sent to live with her great-aunt who refused to speak about her parents. Zoey has no memory from before the crash, but she’s been having the same dream over and over…
Searching for answers, Zoey travels to Houston, where she uncovers a scandal involving her parents and the wealthy and powerful Madaris family. Her trail leads her straight to Chance’s door. The dislike and intense attraction are instant and simultaneous. But to help Zoey restore her memory, he grudgingly introduces her to his great-grandmother…
Was it chance, or Mama Laverne’s plan, that threw this pair together?
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This fits true crime readers who want something psychological, unsettling, and obsessed with the slippery line between fact and fiction.
True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa
Biographies & Memoirs
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A disgraced journalist. A family annihilator using his name. A relationship built on lies from the very first conversation. In True Story, Michael Finkel unpacks the surreal aftermath of his public downfall when accused murderer Christian Longo steals his identity and draws him into a chilling connection that blurs confession, manipulation, and performance. This fits true crime readers who want something psychological, unsettling, and obsessed with the slippery line between fact and fiction.
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The true story of a disgraced journalist, the accused murderer who stole his identity, and their complex friendship—now a major motion picture.
In 2001, Mike Finkel was on top of the world: young, talented, and recently promoted to a plum job at the New York Times Magazine. Then he made an irremediable slip: Under pressure to keep producing blockbuster stories, he fabricated parts of an article. Caught and excommunicated from the Times, he retreated to his home in Montana, swearing off any contact with the media. Then he got a call from the San Francisco Chronicle—and Mike was thrust back into the news cycle in a way no one could have anticipated.
In Waldport, Oregon, Christian Longo had killed his young wife and three children and dumped their bodies into the bay. With a stolen credit card, he fled south, making his way to Cancun, where he lived for several weeks under an assumed identity: Michael Finkel, journalist for the New York Times.
True Story is the tale of a bizarre collision between fact and fiction, and a meditation on the slippery nature of truth. When Finkel contacts Longo in jail, they begin a close and complex relationship. Over the course of a year, Finkel's dogged pursuit of the true story pays off only at the end, in the gripping trial scenes in which Longo, after a lifetime of deception, finally tells the whole truth. Or so he says.
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It fits literary historical fiction readers who want an intimate, haunting novel about fate, choice, and whether a single life can alter catastrophe.
Life After Life
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
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Death arrives before memory can settle, and each return carries Ursula Todd into another version of the same century shadowed by war. In Life After Life, Ursula lives and dies through shifting possibilities as history closes in around her. It fits literary historical fiction readers who want an intimate, haunting novel about fate, choice, and whether a single life can alter catastrophe.
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What if you could live again and again, until you got it right? On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the least, unusual. For as she grows, she also dies, repeatedly, in a variety of ways, while the young century marches on towards its second cataclysmic world war. Does Ursula's apparently infinite number of lives give her the power to save the world from its inevitable destiny? And if she can -- will she? Darkly comic, startlingly poignant, and utterly original: this is Kate Atkinson at her absolute best.
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A good fit for readers who want a cozy mystery with academic setting, amateur sleuthing, and a little humor mixed into the homicide.
Murder 101
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
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Being accused of murder is bad enough. Being accused because the body turned up in your stolen car is the kind of chaos that really ruins a Friday. In Murder 101, English professor Alison Bergeron becomes the prime suspect after one of her students is found dead in her recovered Volvo, forcing her to start digging for answers before the police decide the case is already solved. A good fit for readers who want a cozy mystery with academic setting, amateur sleuthing, and a little humor mixed into the homicide.
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A New York English professor must study the clues to clear herself of murder charges in this "entertaining" cozy mystery series debut (Booklist).
A small college on the banks of the Hudson River in the Bronx, St. Thomas is safely away from the chaos of Manhattan and supposed to be tranquil, bucolic, and serene. Unfortunately, English professor Alison Bergeron has found it to be anything but. Recently divorced from a fellow professor and even more recently without a car—it was stolen—she has been hoofing it to school. One Friday evening, two NYPD homicide detectives drop by her office. The good news is that they found her beat-up Volvo; the bad news is that the body of one of the students in her Shakespeare seminar was in the trunk.
Not only are Alison's chances of getting the car back bleak, but suddenly she's the primary suspect on a list that includes, among others, the murdered student's drug-dealing boyfriend, Vince, and the girl's father's business rivals (he's head of an old Italian family).
Accused of a crime that she didn't commit, Alison enlists her best friend, Max, for emotional support and amateur sleuthing. Their fumbling efforts to clear Alison's name could land her in even hotter water with Detective Bobby Crawford, the handsome investigating officer (and former altar boy)—not to mention the nuns at St. Thomas . . .
Maggie Barbieri's charming professor and down-to-earth detective make an unlikely but lovable team in her delightful debut mystery.
"Murder 101 mixes love and homicide in the proper equation and earns a grade A in my book!" —Susan McBride, author of the Debutante
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"If you love Agatha Christie, Sue Grafton, and Sara Paretsky, you'll be delighted by Murder 101." —Sheila Curran, author of Diana Lively Is Falling Down
"[A] sparkling debut. . . . Romance, humor and suspense blend perfectly in this exceptional cozy, the first of what hopefully will be a long series." —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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A warm fit for readers who like queer historical romance, opposites-attract chemistry, workplace friendship, and tender slow-building relationships.
We Could Be So Good
Romance · LGBTQIA+ · Gay Romance · Historical Romance
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A New York Times Notable Book of 2023, reporter Nick Russo keeps rescuing newspaper heir Andy Fleming at work until their unlikely friendship develops into feelings they cannot safely acknowledge in late-1950s New York, with a 4.3-star average from more than 24,600 Goodreads ratings. A warm fit for readers who like queer historical romance, opposites-attract chemistry, workplace friendship, and tender slow-building relationships.
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A New York Times Notable Book of 2023
A New York Times Books Review Best Romances of 2023 pick • Apple Books’ Best Books of the Month • Amazon Best Books of the Month Editor’s Pick, Romance • An NPR “Books We Love” • Library Journal Romance Pick of the Month • LibraryReads Hall of Fame: June 2023 • Publishers Weekly Best Romances of 2023
Casey McQuiston meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in this mid-century grumpy/sunshine rom-dram about a scrappy reporter and a newspaper mogul’s son "‘for Newsies shippers,’ [that] absolutely delivers” (Dahlia Adler, Buzzfeed Books).
“A spectacularly talented writer!” —Julia Quinn
Nick Russo has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood to a reporting job at one of the city’s biggest newspapers. But in this sweeping historical romance, the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men, and Nick knows that he can’t let anyone into his life. He just never counted on meeting someone as impossible to say no to as Andy.
Andy Fleming’s newspaper-tycoon father wants him to take over the family business. Andy, though, has no intention of running the paper. He’s barely able to run his life—he’s never paid a bill on time, routinely gets lost on the way to work, and would rather gouge out his own eyes than deal with office politics. Andy agrees to work for a year in the newsroom, knowing he’ll make an ass of himself and hate every second of it.
Except, in a classic grumpy sunshine story, Nick Russo keeps rescuing Andy: showing him the ropes, tracking down his keys, freeing his tie when it gets stuck in the ancient filing cabinets. Their unlikely friendship soon sharpens into a slow burn of feelings they can’t deny. But what feels possible in secret—this fragile, tender forbidden romance between them—seems doomed in the light of day. Now Nick and Andy have to decide if, for the first time, they’re willing to fight.
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It is an engaging pick for readers who like military nonfiction with strong storytelling and a clear sense that the truth is already wild enough.
Sea Stories
Biographies & Memoirs
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From childhood adventures to some of the most high-stakes military missions in recent history, Sea Stories traces Admiral William H. McRaven’s path through life in special operations with plenty of action, humor, and hard-earned perspective. Drawing on experiences from Navy SEAL training to leadership in major operations, this memoir looks at courage, discipline, and what it takes to lead under pressure. It is an engaging pick for readers who like military nonfiction with strong storytelling and a clear sense that the truth is already wild enough.
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Following the success of his #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed, Admiral William H. McRaven is back with amazing stories of bravery and heroism during his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces.
"Fascinating ... McRaven's war stories deliver remarkable insight into the life of a wartime leader." ―Publishers Weekly
Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of the most famous missions in recent memory, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden.
Sea Stories begins in 1963 at a French Officers' Club in France, where Allied officers and their wives gathered to have drinks and tell stories about their adventures during World War II-the place where a young Bill McRaven learned the value of a good story. Sea Stories is an unforgettable look back on one man's incredible life, from childhood days sneaking into high-security military sites to a day job of hunting terrorists and rescuing hostages.
Action-packed, humorous, and full of valuable life lessons like those exemplified in McRaven's bestselling Make Your Bed, Sea Stories is a remarkable memoir from one of America's most accomplished leaders.
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Quietly immersive in setting but emotionally sharp, this is historical fiction for readers who like their adventure grounded, thoughtful, and deeply human.
The Beast and the Silent Blue
Historical Fiction · Pre-History | Ancient History
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Set at the end of the Ice Age, The Beast and the Silent Blue follows an aging hunter who seems to have outlived his place in the tribe until the past comes roaring back in the form of old enemies and a creature thought gone from the world. As the land changes, game disappears, and tensions rise within the village, the story becomes a moving survival tale about loyalty, legacy, and the fight to protect what still matters. Quietly immersive in setting but emotionally sharp, this is historical fiction for readers who like their adventure grounded, thoughtful, and deeply human.
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10,000 Years Ago: The Ice Age has ended. The climate is warming. Large game animals are becoming rare. Wandering tribes battle for prime hunting territory on a narrowing peninsula between encroaching seas.
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To a few of the Prairie People, the limping Old One is still a hero. They remember when they were children and captured in the Raid of the Strangers and how he charged through a rain of spears to rescue them. But time and injury have taken their toll. The aged hunter has reached the end of his usefulness – except, perhaps, for teaching the young how to snare rabbits and squirrels. The Strong One wants him gone. Even his own vision spirit advises him that it would be better to end his days as a lone roamer than to remain a burden to the Village.
But as he plans his silent departure, he sees that the Strong One means to take his only female apprentice as a mate – even though it is clear the brave girl is drawn to another and would never freely give herself to the cruel leader.
One morning, a trumpeting roar fills the Prairie, the cry of a vanished animal only the Old One can name. The Hunters are curious but skeptical . . . and then the Strangers return.
A moving tale of courage, connection, and the power of story set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing environment and the extinction of a species.
This literary adventure was written by a novelist/psychologist and is told in a simple, classic style. It reflects a realistic understanding of the consciousness and social development of humans during the later Paleolithic period. Anyone curious about life in the Stone Age is likely to find it an exciting and immersive read. Those with an interest in the history and natural world of Florida (particularly concerning the area around Paynes Prairie and Gainesville) will recognize much of the geography, flora, and fauna depicted. Enthusiasts of prehistoric times should find accurate renderings of such subjects as hunting with an atlatl (or spear thrower) and knapping (shaping implements from stone).
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A strong pick for thriller readers who want buried secrets, shifting suspicion, and a locked-room-style weekend full of tension.
Wanting Daisy Dead
Thriller · Suspense
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A reunion built on guilt, secrets, and a murder that was never really solved is the kind of setup that practically begs for disaster. In Wanting Daisy Dead, five former university housemates are forced back together on what would have been Daisy Harrington’s fortieth birthday, where the truth behind her murder starts pushing its way to the surface. A strong pick for thriller readers who want buried secrets, shifting suspicion, and a locked-room-style weekend full of tension.
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They all had a reason. Only one had the nerve.
Twenty years ago, student Daisy Harrington went out for the evening and never came home. Her body was found a week later. The killer was caught. Case closed.
Now, on what would have been her fortieth birthday, her five university housemates are invited to a weekend gathering. None of them want to go. But none of them can refuse—the invitation makes it clear that if they don’t attend, the past they’ve spent two decades hiding will finally come to light.
Because the man convicted of Daisy’s murder was innocent. And one of the five has known this all along. As the weekend unfolds, the truth threatens to finally be revealed…
They all wanted Daisy dead, but one wanted it more. The question is…who? And why?
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A solid pick for readers who want spicy sports romance, sharp banter, and enemies-to-lovers tension.
Famous Last Words
Romance · Sports Romance
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What starts as a reputation-saving fake relationship turns messy fast when old grudges collide with fresh attraction. In Famous Last Words, a disgraced hockey star and the real estate agent who used to be his high school nemesis strike a deal that should solve both their problems, until forced proximity starts making their arrangement feel a little too convincing. A solid pick for readers who want spicy sports romance, sharp banter, and enemies-to-lovers tension.
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A spicy, haters-to-lovers, fake-dating hockey romcom.
Not so long ago, Robbie Mason had it all. Three Stanley Cup wins, two Hart trophies, and sponsorship deals worth millions. But then he went and broke his own teammate’s jaw, and the best defenseman in the history of the NHL hit rock bottom, hard.
Offered one last chance to play on the worst team in the league, the New York Thunder, Robbie knows he has to fix his reputation in order to prove to his coaches and league officials that he’s no longer the infamous bad boy of hockey.
With her job on the line, New York City real estate agent, Fran Keller, needs a sale before she loses her one and only listing.
When she receives a last-minute viewing request, Fran is prepared to do just about anything to secure a signed deal sheet. That is until she opens the door to Robbie Mason, her old high school nemesis.
Fran needs to sell a six-million-dollar apartment to keep her job.
Robbie needs a place to live, and just so happens to have six-million bucks to spend.
It’s the perfect plan. Robbie buys the apartment and, in exchange, Fran pretends to be his girlfriend. Because what better way to prove that he’s cleaned up his act than by settling down with a nice, young career-driver woman?
And, besides, who better to fake a relationship with that someone you can’t stand?
Yeah, right…. Famous Last Words.
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This dark fantasy fits readers who want gothic atmosphere, brutal divine magic, and a toxic, slow-burning bond edged with obsession.
House of the Beast
Romantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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In a house ruled by gods, blood, and cruelty, vengeance becomes its own form of devotion. In House of the Beast, Alma sacrifices her arm to save her dying mother and instead becomes bound to a death god who offers power, revenge, and ruin. This dark fantasy fits readers who want gothic atmosphere, brutal divine magic, and a toxic, slow-burning bond edged with obsession.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER!
“As darkly whimsical as the most beloved fairy tales and soaked in gothic atmosphere. The gorgeous and evocative illustrations bring to life an unforgettably lush and hypnotically romantic story.” —Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning
Step into the dark coming-of-age fantasy debut from The Legend of Korra illustrator Michelle Wong, where a young woman bound to a mysterious god seeks revenge on her aristocratic family in a story of divine rituals, brutal magic, and twisted love—featuring illustrations throughout by the author.
Born out of wedlock and shunned by society, Alma found solace in solitude—so long as her mother was by her side. But when illness strikes, Alma reaches out to the father she’s never known and uncovers a dark truth: she’s a bastard of House Avera, one of the four noble families that serve the gods, and her father is a vessel of the Dread Beast, a harbinger of death.
To save her mother, Alma agrees to sacrifice her arm in a blood-soaked ceremony that binds her to the Beast. But the cure never comes, leaving her trapped in a hostile, gothic estate—despised by her relatives and used as a pawn in her father’s schemes.
Now vengeance drives her, guided by the god who shadows her every step. He appears only to her—a beautiful, monstrous prince—whispering that she’s destined to reshape the world. With his dark magic fueling her, Alma sets out to destroy the House that took everything from her. But as their bond deepens and their plans grow more perilous, she must decide if her god’s honeyed words—and her forbidden feelings for him—are leading her to victory, or dragging the mortal world to ruin.
“A beguiling tale of strange gods, cosmic horrors, and ruinous revenge, House of the Beast dazzled me. With compelling characters and masterful world building, Wong’s debut is sure to become a celebrated classic.”— Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child
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