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After tragedy strikes, Funke is uprooted from Nigeria and sent to live with distant relatives in England, where only her cousin Liv offers warmth.
This Motherless Land
Literary Fiction
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After tragedy strikes, Funke is uprooted from Nigeria and sent to live with distant relatives in England, where only her cousin Liv offers warmth. As they grow, the choices of their mothers threaten to tear them apart. Spanning two decades and two continents, This Motherless Land is a sweeping novel of identity, love, and belonging. A Read with Jenna Book Club pick.
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Funke has always been happy in Nigeria, surrounded by art, family, and sunshine. But when tragedy strikes, she is sent to England—a country she only knows from her mother’s stories. The estate is crumbling, the weather is bleak, and her mother’s family is distant and cold. Only her cousin Liv offers warmth, becoming Funke’s closest friend and fiercest protector.
As the years pass, the choices their mothers made cast long shadows over their lives. When a second tragedy shatters their bond, Funke and Liv are forced onto separate paths, divided by country, ambition, and misunderstanding.
Moving between Lagos and Somerset, This Motherless Land is a powerful exploration of identity, belonging, and whether family’s deepest wounds can ever truly heal. A Read with Jenna Book Club pick and NPR Best Book of the Year.
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A lost sword.
Dark Fae
Teen + Young Adult · Coming of Age · Urban Fantasy
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A lost sword. A deadly prophecy. A battle that will decide everything. To save the world, Quinn must kill the one she loves most—if she can survive long enough to do it. From New York Times bestseller Shannon Mayer, the Celtic Legacy series is back, updated and expanded! Fans of Shadowspell Academy will love this epic YA fantasy adventure.
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Sisters bound by love. Separated by blood. Fated for war.
With Chaos unleashed, Quinn finally accepts her fate: to save the world, she must kill the one she’s sworn to protect. But destiny isn’t so simple. With the Tuatha’s leader against her, her own brother hunting her down, and the world unraveling, Quinn may not live long enough to fulfill the prophecy.
Her only hope? A legendary sword that no longer exists.
From New York Times bestselling author Shannon Mayer, The Celtic Legacy series returns—updated, expanded, and packed with even more magic, action, and twists. If you love mythology, high-stakes adventure, and powerful heroines, this is a YA fantasy you don’t want to miss.
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A sharp fit for readers drawn to dark academia, psychological suspense, intellectual obsession, and morally compromised characters.
The Secret History
Literary Fiction · Coming of Age · Contemporary Fiction
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The Secret History is an international bestseller called “absolutely chilling” by Village Voice. Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of students at an elite New England college pursue ideas that gradually lead them beyond ordinary morality and into obsession, corruption, betrayal, and murder. A sharp fit for readers drawn to dark academia, psychological suspense, intellectual obsession, and morally compromised characters.
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ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A contemporary literary classic and "an accomplished psychological thriller ... absolutely chilling" (Village Voice), from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Goldfinch.
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality.
“A remarkably powerful novel [and] a ferociously well-paced entertainment . . . Forceful, cerebral, and impeccably controlled.” —The New York Times
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A love lost to war.
Homeseeking
Literary Fiction · Romance
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A love lost to war. A reunion decades later. Homeseeking (4.5 stars on Amazon) is a sweeping historical novel that spans six decades of the Chinese diaspora. When Haiwen and Suchi reunite after sixty years apart, they must confront the love, sacrifice, and regrets that shaped their lives. A stunning GMA Book Club Pick. Get your copy now!
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Sixty years apart. One chance to rewrite the past.
When Haiwen spots Suchi in a California grocery store, time stops. She was his first love, the girl he left behind in Shanghai with nothing but a violin and a note: Forgive me. Now widowed and longing for connection, he sees this as fate. But for Suchi, survival has meant never looking back.
Spanning decades and continents—from the war-torn streets of China to the song halls of Hong Kong, the refugee camps of Taiwan, and the bustling avenues of New York—Homeseeking is an epic tale of love, sacrifice, and the cost of choices made in a world unraveling.
Can love survive six decades of war, distance, and silence? Or is home a place that exists only in memory?
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A lost heirloom.
Good Dirt
Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · People of Color
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A lost heirloom. A hidden truth. Good Dirt (4.4 stars on Amazon) is a sweeping family saga from Black Cake author Charmaine Wilkerson. When Ebby Freeman flees a public scandal, she is forced to confront the mystery of her brother’s death—and the artifact that may hold the key to her family’s past. Deeply moving and unforgettable.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick
“Engrossing . . . Wilkerson masterfully weaves these threads of love, loss and legacy [into] a thoroughly researched and beautifully imagined family saga.”—The New York Times
LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME, NPR, Marie Claire, People, Chicago Public Library, Christian Science Monitor, Denver Public Library
When ten-year-old Ebby Freeman heard the gunshot, time stopped. And when she saw her brother, Baz, lying on the floor surrounded by the shattered pieces of a centuries-old jar, life as Ebby knew it shattered as well.
The crime was never solved—and because the Freemans were one of the only Black families in a particularly well-to-do enclave of New England—the case has had an enduring, voyeuristic pull for the public. The last thing the Freemans want is another media frenzy splashing their family across the papers, but when Ebby's high profile romance falls apart without any explanation, that's exactly what they get.
So Ebby flees to France, only for her past to follow her there. And as she tries to process what's happened, she begins to think about the other loss her family suffered on that day eighteen years ago—the stoneware jar that had been in their family for generations, brought North by an enslaved ancestor. But little does she know that the handcrafted piece of pottery held more than just her family's history—it might also hold the key to unlocking her own future.
In this sweeping, evocative novel, Charmaine Wilkerson brings to life a multi-generational epic that examines how the past informs our present.
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A snowstorm.
We Do Not Part
Literary Fiction
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A snowstorm. A desperate journey. A past that refuses to stay buried. We Do Not Part (4.2 stars on Amazon) is Han Kang’s most revelatory novel since The Vegetarian, weaving friendship, memory, and history into an unforgettable tapestry of love and loss. A haunting masterpiece from a Nobel Prize-winning author. Get your copy now!
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A snowstorm. A journey. A truth buried beneath history’s silence.
When Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon, she doesn’t hesitate. Inseon is injured and begs her to return to Jeju Island to save her beloved pet. But as Kyungha braves the brutal winter storm, she has no idea what awaits her at Inseon’s house—or the darkness she’s about to uncover.
Blurring the line between dream and reality, We Do Not Part is a haunting tale of friendship, survival, and the weight of forgotten history. Han Kang, Nobel Prize-winning author of The Vegetarian, delivers a powerful novel that resurrects voices lost to time.
In a world of snow and silence, some stories refuse to be forgotten.
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Four women.
Dream Count
Literary Fiction
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Four women. A world reshaped by love, loss, and longing. Dream Count is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s stunning return to fiction, a deeply moving exploration of identity, ambition, and the choices that define us. A luminous, urgent novel that asks: What does it mean to love—and to be loved? Don’t miss this literary masterpiece. Get your copy now!
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Four women. Four lives entwined by love, longing, and the weight of their choices.
Chiamaka, a Nigerian travel writer in America, is alone in the midst of the pandemic, haunted by past lovers and the roads not taken. Zikora, her best friend, has always been in control—until heartbreak forces her to lean on the one person she never expected. In Nigeria, Chiamaka’s cousin Omelogor is a powerhouse in finance, but as she rises in the corporate world, she begins to question the woman she has become. And Kadiatou, a housekeeper striving for a better life in America, faces an unimaginable hardship that threatens everything she has built.
Dream Count is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at her finest—searing, luminous, and unflinchingly honest.
What does it mean to love, to lose, and to dream again?
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A boy on the edge.
The Emperor of Gladness
Literary Fiction
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A boy on the edge. An elderly widow slipping into memory. The Emperor of Gladness is a profound, sweeping novel from Ocean Vuong that explores love, loss, and second chances. As Hai becomes Grazina’s caretaker, their unexpected bond will change everything. Lyrical, heart-wrenching, and unforgettable. Get your copy now!
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On a rain-drenched bridge in East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge, ready to disappear. But before he can jump, a voice calls to him—Grazina, an elderly widow slipping into the fog of dementia.
With nowhere else to go, Hai becomes her caretaker, forging an unlikely bond built on memory, loss, and the quiet mercies of human connection. As he navigates Grazina’s shifting world, he is forced to confront his own ghosts—of family, of love, of the life he thought was beyond his reach.
Sweeping yet intimate, The Emperor of Gladness is a luminous meditation on survival, chosen family, and the stories we tell ourselves to keep going.
What does it mean to be seen, to be saved, to start again? Ocean Vuong’s latest novel dares to ask.
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The rules of their open marriage were simple—until someone broke them.
The Arrangement
Literary Fiction · Psychological Thriller
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The rules of their open marriage were simple—until someone broke them. Now, Ainsley and Peter are trapped in a web of deception, temptation, and deadly secrets. Can they trust each other, or will their vows turn into 'til death do us part'—sooner than expected? A #1 bestselling domestic thriller full of shocking twists. Start reading today!
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The rules were simple. The consequences were deadly.
Ainsley Greenburg is a fixer. When her marriage starts to fall apart, she proposes a bold solution: an open arrangement. One date a week. No questions. No discussions. Her husband, Peter, agrees immediately.
But rules are meant to be broken. Mistakes turn into dangerous secrets. Temptation spirals into deadly consequences. And when the only person Ainsley and Peter can rely on is each other, they start to wonder—can they even trust the person they share a life with?
Fans of Gone Girl and The Swap will devour this #1 bestselling domestic thriller from award-winning author Kiersten Modglin. Tense, scandalous, and utterly twisted, The Arrangement will keep you guessing until the final shocking twist.
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Firewater transforms warriors with dragon strength, except for Rob.
Dragon Forged
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Coming of Age
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Firewater transforms warriors with dragon strength, except for Rob. When invaders threaten his people, the power that failed him may be the key to saving them all. As ancient forces awaken, Rob must forge his own strength or lose everything. This progression fantasy series opener holds 4.3 stars on Amazon and strong Goodreads ratings.
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The dragons are gone, leaving behind their essence for those who follow.
Firewater is sacred. Touched by the power of the dragons, those who consume it can become more like those ancient beings. Most become dragon forged, their bodies strengthened to help fight the dangerous creatures attacking the valley.
But firewater didn’t change Rob.
When invaders threaten to destroy his people, what Rob discovers may save all he cares about—and provide the key to forging his own power.
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Magical animals?
Arcane Veterinarian
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Coming of Age
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Magical animals? Cozy fantasy? A veterinarian with an arcane AI? Sign us up! When Ethan is transported to an enchanted medieval world, he decides to become the greatest arcane veterinarian—but a sinister force threatens the magical creatures he’s sworn to heal. Arcane Veterinarian is a delightful LitRPG with heart, humor, and spellbinding adventure.
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Ethan always dreamed of becoming a veterinarian—he just didn’t expect it to involve magical creatures in a medieval alternate Earth.
Moments after passing his exam, he’s whisked away by a desperate sorcerer and bonded with Dali, an arcane intelligence designed to help its master become the greatest at any chosen craft. Naturally, Ethan sets his sights on becoming the ultimate arcane veterinarian.
With the charming town of Arcane Acres as his new home, Ethan apprentices under the wise but aging Doctor Ledbetter. But something sinister lurks beneath the town’s whimsical charm—someone is cursing its enchanted animals, and if Ethan doesn’t stop them, Arcane Acres will crumble.
Full of quirky charm, magical creatures, and immersive LitRPG elements, Arcane Veterinarian is a heartwarming fantasy adventure you won’t want to miss!
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In a crumbling Irish mansion, estranged sisters Ella and Roberta O’Callaghan barely tolerate each other—until a café, a scandal, and long-buried secrets pull them back into village life.
The Secrets of Roscarbury Hall
Literary Fiction · Romance
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In a crumbling Irish mansion, estranged sisters Ella and Roberta O’Callaghan barely tolerate each other—until a café, a scandal, and long-buried secrets pull them back into village life. A UK bestseller, this modern Philomena story is a poignant, moving tale of love, loss, and redemption.
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In the heart of County Wicklow, sisters Ella and Roberta O’Callaghan share a home—but not a life. Estranged for decades, they exist in bitter silence, speaking only through terse notes. But when financial ruin looms over Roscarbury Hall, Ella defies Roberta’s wishes and transforms the old ballroom into a café.
To Roberta’s dismay, the café thrives, forcing the sisters back into village life. But secrets have a way of surfacing. When a long-buried adoption scandal tied to the local convent emerges, the sisters are thrust into a reckoning with the past—one that stretches across the ocean and decades of heartbreak.
A modern Philomena, this bestselling UK novel is a poignant tale of family, loss, and redemption. Will the O’Callaghan sisters find peace—or remain trapped by the past?
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