Alexis Henderson

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Kansas

A young woman living in a rigid, puritanical society discovers dark powers within herself in this stunning, feminist fantasy debut. In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet's word is law, Immanuelle Moore's very existence is blasphemy. Her mother's union with an outsider of a different race cast her once-proud family into disgrace, so Immanuelle does her best to worship the Father, follow Holy Protocol, and lead a life of submission, devotion, and absolute conformity, like all the other women in the settlement. But a mishap lures her into the forbidden Darkwood surrounding Bethel, where the first prophet once chased and killed four powerful witches. Their spirits are still lurking there, and they bestow a gift on Immanuelle: the journal of her dead mother, who Immanuelle is shocked to learn once sought sanctuary in the wood. Fascinated by the secrets in the diary, Immanuelle finds herself struggling to understand how her mother could have consorted with the witches. But when she begins to learn grim truths about the Church and its history, she realizes the true threat to Bethel is its own darkness. And she starts to understand that if Bethel is to change, it must begin with her.

The Year of the Witching

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Riley Sager

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Novel

Named a most anticipated summer book by People, E! News, PureWow, CNN.com, CrimeReads, POPSUGAR, The Nerd Daily, BookTrib, Mystery Writers of America, Bookish, and Distractify

The New York Times bestselling author of Final Girls and Survive the Night is back with his "best plot twist yet." (People, "Best Summer Books")

Be careful what you watch for . . .

Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family's lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of bourbon, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing--a tech innovator, Tom is powerful; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous.

One day on the lake, Casey saves Katherine from drowning, and the two strike up a budding friendship. But the more they get to know each other--and the longer Casey watches--it becomes clear that Katherine and Tom's marriage isn't as perfect as it appears. When Katherine suddenly vanishes, Casey immediately suspects Tom of foul play. What she doesn't realize is that there's more to the story than meets the eye--and that shocking secrets can lurk beneath the most placid of surfaces.
 
Packed with sharp characters, psychological suspense, and gasp-worthy plot twists, Riley Sager's The House Across the Lake is the ultimate escapist read . . . no lake house required.

The House Across the Lake

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Jenny Han

In Jenny Han's follow-up to The Summer I Turned Pretty, Belly finds out what comes after falling in love. Now available in paperback!

It's Not Summer Without You

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Cait Marie

The Final Chance

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Steve Dublanica

Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter

According to The Waiter, 80 percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining 20 percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths. Eye-opening, outrageous, and unabashed—replete with tales of customer stupidity, arrogant misbehavior, and unseen tidbits of human grace in the most unlikely places—Waiter Rant presents the server's unique point of view, revealing surefire secrets to getting good service, proper tipping etiquette, and ways to ensure that your waiter won't spit on your food.

Waiter Rant

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Isabel Ibanez

Isabel Ibañez's Together We Burn is a lush, enchanting standalone fantasy inspired by medieval Spain, filled with romance, adventure and just the right amount of danger.

An ancient city plagued by dragons

Eighteen-year-old Zarela Zalvidar is a talented flamenco dancer and daughter of the most famous Dragonador in Hispalia. People come for miles to see him fight in their arena, which will one day be hers. But disaster strikes during one celebratory show, and in the carnage, Zarela's life changes in an instant.

A flamenco dancer who must become a dragon hunter to save her family legacy

With the Dragon Guild trying to wrest control of her inheritance from her, Zarela has no choice but to train to become a Dragonador. But when the most talented dragon hunter left in the land -- the infuriatingly handsome Arturo Díaz de Montserrat -- withholds his help, Zarela cannot take no for an answer. Without him, her world will burn.

Together We Burn

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Gina Chen

"Beautifully vicious. Perfect for the fairytale reader who has always wanted the heroine to grow sharp teeth and bite Prince Charming."--Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights
 
A darkly enchanting fantasy debut about a morally gray witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that ignites their fate-twisted destinies--perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince and Serpent & Dove.

Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased--and not always true--divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once he's crowned at the end of the summer--unless Violet does something about it.
 
But when the king asks her to falsely prophesy Cyrus's love story for an upcoming ball, Violet awakens a dreaded curse, one that will end in either damnation or salvation for the kingdom--all depending on the prince's choice of future bride. Violet faces her own choice: Seize an opportunity to gain control of her own destiny, no matter the cost, or give in to the ill-fated attraction that's growing between her and Cyrus.
 
Violet's wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they can't change her fate. And as the boundary between hatred and love grows ever thinner with the prince, Violet must untangle a wicked web of deceit in order to save herself and the kingdom--or doom them all.

Violet Made of Thorns

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D. M. Page

Found

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Keep Breathing 

Eliza Maxwell

In the isolated estate she's found the perfect getaway. But there's no escaping the past in this chilling novel from the bestselling author of The Unremembered Girl. Filmmaker Tessa Shepherd helped free a man she believed was wrongly imprisoned for murder. When he kills again, Tessa's life is upended. She's reeling with guilt, her reputation destroyed. Worse, Tessa's mother has unexpectedly passed away, and her sister, Margot, turns on her after tensions from their past escalate. Hounded by a bullying press, Tessa needs an escape. That's when she learns of a strange inheritance bequeathed by her mother: a derelict and isolated estate known as Fallbrook. It seems like the perfect refuge. A crumbling monument to a gruesome history, the mansion has been abandoned by all but two elderly sisters retained as caretakers. They are also guardians of all its mysteries. As the house starts revealing its dark secrets, Tessa must face her fears and right the wrongs of her past to save herself and her relationship with Margot. But nothing and no one at Fallbrook are what they seem.

The Caretakers

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Kiersten White

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A high-stakes hide-and-seek competition turns deadly in this dark supernatural thriller from New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White.
 
"The suspenseful plot combines elements of Thomas Tryon's classic Harvest Home, Netflix's Squid Game, and the social commentary of Jordan Peele's film oeuvre and mixes these with a revelatory pacing reminiscent of Spielberg's Jaws."--Booklist

The challenge: Spend a week hiding in an abandoned amusement park and don't get caught.

The prize: enough money to change everything.

Even though everyone is desperate to win--to seize a dream future or escape a haunting past--Mack is sure she can beat her competitors. All she has to do is hide, and she's an expert at that.

It's the reason she's alive and her family isn't.

But as the people around her begin disappearing one by one, Mack realizes that this competition is even more sinister than she imagined, and that together might be the only way to survive.

Fourteen competitors. Seven days. Everywhere to hide but nowhere to run.

Come out, come out, wherever you are.

Hide

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Michael Connelly

Lost Light

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Carrie Johnson

Magnolia Ruby Mystery #11

After surviving one of their hardest cases, Magnolia Ruby and her friends set out to enjoy a weeklong vacation at the Heavenly Hideaways lake resort. They look forward to peace and quiet away from the stress and ugliness of dealing with criminals. However, their vacation plans change when a dead body is found at the resort. Dealing with deceitful guests and uncooperative local police, Magnolia and her friends find themselves sifting through confusing clues and multiple suspects trying to find a killer before someone else dies.

Violent Vacation

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C. J. West

Victoria Meadows moves from Manhattan to Twelve Lakes in upstate New York, an area dominated by thousands of acres of state parks, lakes, and steep mountain slopes. She builds a massive lodge on the edge of a grand state park and offers horseback riding and other outdoor adventures that draw an entirely new kind of tourist to this remote northern village. When business booms, Victoria has a new set of problems. The locals resent her success and culture. Nothing in the area measures up to the posh atmosphere of Victory Lodge and Victoria isn't shy about saying so. Pretty soon Victoria is the least popular person in a county where kids learn to shoot long before they can drive. When things start going wrong, Victoria doesn't know where to turn. The sheriff and his deputy can't measure up to the protection she received from the NYPD. Her neighbors despise her and even the forest teems with creatures eager to devour her. A chance encounter brings Victoria together with a man who just might be able to save her. But what can he do against a county of angry hillbillies armed to the teeth?

Victory Lodge

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V. J. Chambers

A Serial Killer Thriller

A killer on the loose...Liam Emerson knows that Phineas Slater isn't done with him, but when the escaped serial killer begins calling him on the phone, he can't help but be shocked and horrified. Phineas's threats keep Liam silent, even as the killer's hypnotic requests for Liam's surrender-body and soul-escalate. A detective in doubt...Haysle Dawson wants to believe in Liam Emerson's innocence. Not because she kissed him. Not because she's irrationally attracted to him. Because if not, she's covering for a murderer. Liam says he didn't kill Destiny Worth, but Dawson isn't sure of anything, and she doesn't know who to trust. He lurks in the shadows...Bodies are piling up and but Dawson can't find Phineas Slater. Whether she can trust Liam or not, she needs his help to put this monster where he belongs-back behind bars.

The Temptation of Silence

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Andra Ashe

Hothouse Flowers

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Ellie Grey

A Suspense Novella

Callie has finally gotten her life on a good path, but it takes a major detour when she finds her roommate dead in their apartment. As more bodies pile up, Callie finds herself at the center of a deadly obsession. She doesn't know if she can escape without more people becoming victims. Callie is forced to make a life and death decision but who will live and who will die?

Terrorized

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Another Erotic Short

Bryce Goodman had one goal when he established The Goodman Firm, to cash out once he'd attained a billion dollars, and he was well on his way - or so it seemed - until he was hit with a trifecta of women, threatening blackmail, uninhibited sex, and a virgin who tantalized each of his 10,000 taste buds.If the saying holds true, that behind every man's downfall lies a woman, it remains to be seen how Bryce navigates the treacherous obstacles stopping him from reaching his goal.

Bewitched

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Erica Spindler

In Spindler’s thrilling new psychological drama, one woman’s journey to recovery becomes her worst nightmare…

Before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, stained-glass restoration artist Mira Gallier had it all: a thriving business doing work she loved and an idyllic marriage to the perfect man.nbsp;But the devastating storm stole her beloved husband – his body swept away by floodwaters, never to be found.

Now, after years of pain and turmoil, it looks as if Mira isnbsp;finallynbsp;on the verge of peace and emotional stability. But her life, like the magnificent windows blown to bits by Hurricane Katrina, is about to be shattered once again.nbsp;And this time, it’s not a killer storm she faces, but a psychopath who will stop at nothing until he possesses her, body and soul…

First, church windows that she restored are vandalized, and the priest who looked over them brutally murdered.nbsp;Spray-painted across the glass are the words:nbsp;He Will Come to Judge the Living and the Dead. Then, New Orleans is rocked by a terrifying chain of murders that all seem to be linkednbsp;to Mira. The police, led by homicide detective Spencer Malone,nbsp;are following a string of clues left by the killer on each victim – and beginning to wonder if the murderer isn’t Mira Gallier herself.

As Mira begins to unravel under pressure from all sides – and fear for her life – it’s unclear whomnbsp;she can trust. And when a mannbsp;from her past appears out of nowhere, sparking something long forgotten in her heart, he quickly becomes the police’s new prime suspect.nbsp;One by one,nbsp;the people in Mira'snbsp;life are targeted, until it’s clear that the killer has been saving her for last . . . and that there’s nowhere left to run.

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Watch Me Die

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Edie Claire

A ghostly contemporary romance from USA-Today bestselling author Edie Claire. 4.5-Star, Romantic Times Top Pick and winner of the Road to Romance Reviewer's Choice Award! Years and distance kept the memories at bay. But back at home, the past is ready and waiting to haunt her... Eighteen years have passed since Joy's childhood best friend, Jenny, met her death in a tragic car accident just a few days after their senior prom. A broken Joy left their small Kentucky hometown shortly after -- determined never to come back. But when her father's illness forces her to return, she realizes that neither time nor distance have truly healed her troubled soul. Plagued with nightmares of the accident and crippled by a vague fear whose source she can't identify, Joy realizes that in order to move on she must face the truth behind several disturbing gaps in her memory of that fateful spring. But the only person who can help her is a man she despises: Jenny's erstwhile boyfriend Jeff, now a respected doctor, whose carelessness as a teenager was the cause of Jenny's horrendous death -- and Joy's own emotional destruction. Can she ever forgive? She may have no choice but to try. Because both the danger she sensed -- and the childhood friendship she treasured -- now suddenly seem very much alive... "LONG TIME COMING is a remarkably well blended romance and mystery, with fascinating shades of the paranormal. The way each layer of Joy's discovery of her forgotten past is revealed is deftly done and exceptionally suspenseful. The relationship between Joy and her parents is heart warming. This one will have you hooked from the first page." December 2003 Top Pick. Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine "An abundance of charm... Joy's perky first-person narration carries readers along to a warm, gratifying conclusion." -- Publisher's Weekly "Emotionally gripping, suspenseful and superb... I was held in wonderment over much of this story and realized early on to expect the unexpected. This is a story of trust, love, friendship and healing. Ms. Claire is an author I hope to see more of in the future. If Long Time Coming is any indication of her writing talent, I will be first in line at the bookstores to get more of her work. This is a positively splendid tale from start to finish and is highly recommended." Reviewer's Choice Award -- Road to Romance "Two words. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Edie Claire has written a wonderful novel about friendship, love, guilt and death... Utterly riveting." Rating: 10/10 -- Contemporary Romance Writers "Claire's charming romance disproves the adage that you can't go home again." -- Booklist "A book of healing, understanding, rebirth, and finally growing up. A story that you won't forget easily... I could only sigh in appreciation as I turned the final page." -- Romance Reviews Today "Intense, well-written and thought-provoking." -- Old Book Barn Gazette "A most fantastic novel... When the story comes to an end and the lights have been lowered... and the reader is left with a longing to know more... there is no better compliment to the author." -- Romance Junkies Originally published in 2003 by Warner Books (Warner Forever).

Long Time Coming

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Lisa Verge Higgins

A heartwarming novel of women's friendship from the author of The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship.



HOW MANY OF THESE DATING RULES HAVE YOU BROKEN?



1. Choose Your Own Man

2. Make Sure Your Friends Approve

3. No One-Night Stands

4. Trust Your Instincts

5. Never Make the Same Mistake Twice

6. After a Break-Up, Wait Six Months Before Dating Again.



Dhara, Kelly, Marta, and Wendy have been the closest of friends since college. So close, that after a series of romantic disasters, they bond together to create Rules of Relationships to keep their hearts safe.



Years later, the rules seem to have worked . . . until Marta discovers that her hot boyfriend is married, Kelly begins a risky love affair, Wendy inches closer to a pre-marital infidelity, and, most shocking of all, Indian-American Dhara suddenly agrees to an arranged marriage.



Hearts are about to be broken and the bonds of friendship are tested. Is it possible to find true love, when you're breaking all the rules?

One Good Friend Deserves Another

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Emily Giffin

The One and Only

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Mila Gray

Seven years after a horrible event that caused Jake McCallister to move away and Emerson Lowe to lose credibility, the former best friends reunite on Bainbridge Island, but the future of their romance depends on their ability to confront the past.

Run Away with Me

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Kami Garcia

Margaret Stohl

Britney's Book Stop

When Ethan wakes after the chilling events of the Eighteenth Moon, his one goal is to return to Lena and his loved ones, while back in Gatlin, Lena vows to do whatever it takes to bring Ethan home--even trusting old enemies and risking the lives of thoseEthan left to protect.

Beautiful Redemption

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