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In postwar Paris, Lieutenant George Murphy’s recovery spirals into peril when he’s accused of murder amid political chaos.
A Prelude to Versailles
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction
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In postwar Paris, Lieutenant George Murphy’s recovery spirals into peril when he’s accused of murder amid political chaos. Fiona McDermott, the fiery heart of the Irish delegation, hides deadly secrets as she battles British disdain and haunting pursuers. Together, they navigate a world of intrigue and danger, where every step could expose the truth—or lead to their undoing.
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Lieutenant George Murphy thought the war’s horrors ended in the trenches. Sent to Paris to recover, he is drawn into the glittering chaos of the postwar peace conference, where intrigue replaces gunfire. As one of the few American officers fluent in French, George faces scandalous accusations, dangerous alliances, and even murder charges.
Fiona McDermott dazzles as the face of the Irish delegation, navigating British hostility and her own harrowing secrets. Her sharp diplomacy hides a past she cannot outrun, and the fanatics hunting her grow bolder by the day.
Amid political turmoil and shadowy threats, George and Fiona find their fates intertwined. But with conspiracies closing in, can they uncover the truth—and each other—before time runs out?
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Kyle Ryan Quinn’s golden summers on the island are marked by privilege, beauty, and a haunting tragedy.
Until September
LGBTQIA+ · Literary Fiction · Coming of Age
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Kyle Ryan Quinn’s golden summers on the island are marked by privilege, beauty, and a haunting tragedy. But when he meets Jack Averill during his fateful 18th summer, secrets unravel, and choices are made that will destroy lives and haunt them forever. Winner of the 2024 American Legacy Book Award for LGBTQ+ Fiction, this is a poignant tale of love and loss.
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Winner, LGBTQ+ Fiction — American Legacy Book Awards 2024 • Finalist, Legacy Fiction — American Writing Awards 2023
In the quiet lull between the conservative 1950s and the turbulent 1960s, Kyle Ryan Quinn lives a golden life. Rich, beautiful, and intelligent, he summers each year on the same idyllic island with the same close-knit group of friends. But beneath the surface of privilege and sun-soaked days, Kyle harbors the ghosts of a tragic past—losses and secrets that set him apart from his peers.
When he meets Jack Averill, a quiet, bookish newcomer, during his fateful 18th summer, Kyle’s world begins to shift. As the pressures of family, friendship, and burgeoning desires mount, Kyle and his friends make choices that will steal their innocence and haunt them forever.
This award-winning coming-of-age novel is a heartbreaking exploration of love, loss, and the fragile ties that bind us.
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In 1994 South Africa, artist Yolanda Petersen returns to find her missing daughter, Ingrid, born of a forbidden love affair.
A Conspiracy of Mothers
Literary Fiction
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In 1994 South Africa, artist Yolanda Petersen returns to find her missing daughter, Ingrid, born of a forbidden love affair. Ingrid’s existence threatens to expose a powerful family’s deadly secrets. As the nation grapples with change, Yolanda faces betrayal, danger, and the ghosts of apartheid, fighting to uncover the truth before it’s buried forever.
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In 1994, South Africa teeters on the edge of transformation, but for Yolanda Petersen, the past holds her captive. Returning home from Appalachia at her mother’s urging, Yolanda hopes to reconcile with her estranged daughter, Ingrid, born of a forbidden, mixed-race love affair.
But Ingrid is missing. In a country gripped by political upheaval and racial violence, Yolanda uncovers dark secrets tying her daughter to a powerful white family. Ingrid’s existence threatens to expose a crime buried deep in the shadow of apartheid, and the lengths one woman will go to protect her son could turn deadly.
As Yolanda searches for her child, she’s pulled into a web of danger and moral reckoning that forces her to confront the legacy of betrayal, love, and survival.
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Lex Gracie escaped the House of Horrors and the parents who imprisoned her siblings—but the past isn’t so easily left behind.
Girl A
Literary Fiction
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Lex Gracie escaped the House of Horrors and the parents who imprisoned her siblings—but the past isn’t so easily left behind. When her mother’s death forces her to confront her fractured family, long-buried secrets emerge. Can Lex rewrite their shared legacy, or will her family’s trauma remain inescapable? Girl A is a haunting story of survival and sibling bonds.
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Pitch-perfect... Dean tells this story with such nuance and humanity, you’re desperate to step into its pages." —The New York Times
“Heart-stopping psychological drama… A modern-day classic." —Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author
“A gripping story about family dynamics and the nature of human psychology.” —Good Housekeeping
She thought she had escaped her past. But there are some things you can’t outrun.
Lex Gracie doesn't want to think about her family. She doesn't want to think about growing up in her parents' House of Horrors. And she doesn't want to think about her identity as Girl A: the girl who escaped, the eldest sister who freed her older brother and four younger siblings. It's been easy enough to avoid her parents--her father never made it out of the House of Horrors he created, and her mother spent the rest of her life behind bars. But when her mother dies in prison and leaves Lex and her siblings the family home, she can't run from her past any longer. Together with her sister, Evie, Lex intends to turn the home into a force for good. But first she must come to terms with her siblings--and with the childhood they shared.
What begins as a propulsive tale of escape and survival becomes a gripping psychological family story about the shifting alliances and betrayals of sibling relationships--about the secrets our siblings keep, from themselves and each other. Who have each of these siblings become? How do their memories defy or galvanize Lex's own? As Lex pins each sibling down to agree to her family's final act, she discovers how potent the spell of their shared family mythology is, and who among them remains in its thrall and who has truly broken free.
For readers of Room and Sharp Objects, an absorbing and psychologically immersive novel about a young girl who escapes captivity–but not the secrets that shadow the rest of her life.
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Thora and Santi find each other in every life—friends, lovers, enemies—but their connection always ends in heartbreak.
Meet Me in Another Life
Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Time Travel
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Thora and Santi find each other in every life—friends, lovers, enemies—but their connection always ends in heartbreak. As memories blur and realities repeat, they uncover a haunting truth: their bond is no accident. To escape their endless cycle, they must confront the mystery binding them together before it’s too late. This time, it’s life or death.
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Thora and Santi meet by chance, two strangers seeking more than the hand life has dealt them. In an instant, they connect, recognizing in each other a kindred spirit. But tragedy cuts their story short. Then, they meet again. And again.
Through lifetimes, Thora and Santi are drawn together—husband and wife, teacher and student, caretaker and patient. Yet as their shared histories blur, unsettling memories and strange patterns emerge. With each new life, their bond deepens, but so do the questions: Why are they forever entwined? And what will it take to break free?
Faced with an unimaginable truth, Thora and Santi must uncover the secret of their endless cycles before time runs out—before this life becomes their last.
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Heartbroken and adrift, Andy is stuck—homeless, chasing a stalled comedy career, and obsessing over why Jen left.
Good Material
Literary Fiction
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Heartbroken and adrift, Andy is stuck—homeless, chasing a stalled comedy career, and obsessing over why Jen left. Convinced that solving their breakup will bring her back, he dives into the past, only to discover Jen’s story might not match his. With humor and heartbreak, this is a tale of love, growth, and the two endings every relationship holds.
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Andy is heartbroken, homeless, and stuck in a stand-up career that hasn’t taken off. While his friends grow up around him, Andy fixates on one question: why did Jen leave? Convinced that solving the mystery of their breakup will bring her back, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery—only to realize he may not know Jen’s side of the story at all.
With sharp humor and tender insight, this is a story of romantic missteps, unexpected growth, and the messy, beautiful truth about love and friendship. As Andy grapples with heartbreak and his own shortcomings, two possible endings emerge. Will he hold on to the past—or embrace the future?
Dolly Alderton delivers a bittersweet, laugh-out-loud tale that perfectly captures the struggles of a generation in flux.
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Athena Liu’s death gave June Hayward the chance of a lifetime: a stolen novel, a rebranded identity, and bestseller glory.
Yellowface
Literary Fiction
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Athena Liu’s death gave June Hayward the chance of a lifetime: a stolen novel, a rebranded identity, and bestseller glory. But shadows of plagiarism and Athena’s lingering legacy haunt June’s every step. How far will she go to protect her secret? A gripping story of ambition, cultural appropriation, and the dangerous pursuit of success.
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June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to rise together. But while Athena basked in literary fame, June faded into obscurity. Until the unthinkable happened—Athena’s sudden death. Fueled by envy and ambition, June seizes Athena’s just-finished manuscript, an extraordinary novel about Chinese laborers in World War I. She rebrands herself as Juniper Song and claims the story as her own.
Success follows swiftly: bestseller lists, glowing reviews, and a whole new identity. But Athena’s legacy isn’t so easily buried. Whispers of plagiarism and emerging evidence threaten to unravel June’s carefully constructed life. As her lies close in, June faces a chilling question: how far will she go to preserve her stolen triumph? A provocative exploration of ambition, appropriation, and the cost of deception.
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Forty years after Carl Fletcher’s kidnapping, the trauma still haunts his family.
Long Island Compromise
Literary Fiction
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Forty years after Carl Fletcher’s kidnapping, the trauma still haunts his family. Secrets fester, fears consume, and desperate attempts to escape their shared past have left the Fletchers fractured. As their fortune dwindles, they must confront the truth: has wealth been their salvation or their curse? In this gripping tale, survival means facing what money could never mend.
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In 1980, Carl Fletcher, a wealthy businessman, was kidnapped, brutalized, and ransomed before being safely returned to his family. Money saved them then, but nearly forty years later, its lingering effects have left the Fletchers anything but whole.
Carl obsesses over his past trauma in secret, while his wife, Ruth, sacrifices her dreams to guard his fragile emotions. Their adult children fare no better: Nathan lives paralyzed by fear, Beamer numbs his terror with indulgence, and Jenny, desperate to prove she’s unaffected, becomes a reflection of the very dysfunction she rejects.
When the family fortune collapses, the Fletchers must confront how their wealth has both protected and imprisoned them. In their fight for survival, will they find freedom—or will their past destroy them for good?
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Connell and Marianne’s lives diverge and collide in a story of love, loneliness, and self-discovery.
Normal People
Literary Fiction · Coming of Age · Psychological Fiction
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Connell and Marianne’s lives diverge and collide in a story of love, loneliness, and self-discovery. From their small-town beginnings to the complexity of college life, their bond survives longing, heartbreak, and self-destruction. But as their paths tangle and fray, they must confront whether their connection is their salvation—or their undoing.
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Connell and Marianne grew up in the same town, but their lives couldn’t be more different. He’s confident, popular, and seemingly unshakable. She’s quiet, lonely, and unafraid to be herself. Yet, in the secrecy of their small world, an electrifying bond forms—fragile but undeniable.
At Trinity College in Dublin, the tables turn. Marianne blossoms in a new social circle, while Connell becomes a hesitant outsider. Their connection deepens and fractures over the years, pulling them toward others but always back to each other.
As Marianne wrestles with self-destruction and Connell searches for purpose, their lives intertwine in love, pain, and longing. Together, they must decide if their bond is enough—or too much—to save them both.
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Cozy, charming, and brimming with heart, Magic Hidden, Magic is perfect for fans of paranormal women’s fiction.
Magic Hidden, Magic Found
Literary Fiction · Coming of Age · Magical Realism
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Juliette craves adventure, but anxiety keeps her life small—until she discovers a magical ability to find lost things. Now, each returned object unlocks more magic… and more danger. Cozy, charming, and brimming with heart, Magic Hidden, Magic is perfect for fans of paranormal women’s fiction. Step into the magic today!
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Juliette has always dreamed of being the heroine of her own story—adventure, romance, and a life filled with meaning. But chronic anxiety keeps her firmly rooted in her safe and predictable world: her beloved bookshop, her found family, and the sweet man who makes her heart race.
Then, her life is turned upside down when she discovers an unexpected gift—the ability to find lost things. But some objects don’t just want to be found; they demand to be returned. With every reunion, the magic intensifies… and so do the panic attacks.
As an infuriatingly smug (and dangerously attractive) man pushes her to step up, Juliette faces an impossible choice: stay the sidekick in her own life, or embrace her magic—even if it terrifies her.
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The Book of Last Letters is an unforgettable historical novel inspired by true events—perfect for fans of The Nightingale.
The Book of Last Letters
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction
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A wartime nurse’s book of final letters. A present-day woman uncovering a long-buried love story. The Book of Last Letters is an unforgettable historical novel inspired by true events—perfect for fans of The Nightingale. Readers call it “gripping,” “heartbreaking,” and “absolutely beautiful.” Don’t miss this emotional must-read!
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London, 1940: Nurse Elsie begins a book of final letters—messages from wounded soldiers to be sent if they don’t return home. But when one soldier makes an unthinkable request, Elsie’s life is changed forever.
London, present day: Stephanie knows the pain of words left unsaid. When she discovers a forgotten wartime book of last letters, she uncovers a secret love, a desperate choice, and the extraordinary courage of the woman behind it all.
Inspired by a true story, The Book of Last Letters is a deeply moving novel about love, loss, and the power of final goodbyes. Perfect for fans of The Nightingale and The Keeper of Happy Endings, this unforgettable read will break your heart—and heal it.
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A hurricane.
West with Giraffes
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Coming of Age · Historical Literary Fiction
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A hurricane. A road trip. Two giraffes who stole America’s heart. In 1938, a young Dust Bowl drifter embarks on a cross-country journey to deliver the first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Inspired by true events, West with Giraffes is a moving historical adventure about love, resilience, and the grace of animals. Don’t miss this unforgettable novel!
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At 105 years old, Woodrow Wilson Nickel is running out of time. But when he learns that giraffes are going extinct, memories of his most extraordinary journey come rushing back—memories he cannot take to his grave.
In 1938, as America claws its way out of the Great Depression, two giraffes miraculously survive a hurricane at sea. Their arrival sparks a cross-country road trip to deliver them to the San Diego Zoo—a 12-day journey filled with danger, unlikely friendships, and unforgettable moments. At the wheel is young, Dust Bowl-hardened Woody, whose life will never be the same.
Inspired by an incredible true story, West with Giraffes is a heartfelt adventure about resilience, love, and the kindness of strangers. A must-read for fans of historical fiction and unforgettable animal tales.
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