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• The Hounding

  a Novel

  Purvis, Xenobe,

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  The Crucible meets The Virgin Suicides in this haunting debut about five sisters in a small village in eighteenth-century England whose neighbors are convinced they’re turning into dogs. Even before the rumors about the Mansfield girls begin,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Other Heart

  Strenner, Emma Nanami,

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  A missing child, two girls in search of their true identities--a stunning novel of mothers, daughters and best friends In June 1998, Mimi Truang is on her way home to Vietnam when her toddler daughter vanishes in the Philadelphia…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• ALCHEMY AND A CUP OF TEA

  A COZY FANTASY BREWED WITH MAGIC AND ROMANCE

  Thorne, Rebecca, 1991-

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  USA Today, Sunday Times, and Indie bestselling author Rebecca Thorne brings the Tomes & Tea series to a delightful, cozy close for our beloved lesbian book- and tea- sellers. Reyna and Kianthe have no trouble commanding the Realm, running a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Grand Paloma Resort

  a Novel

  Natera, Cleyvis,

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  The Grand Paloma Resort is a lush paradise in the Dominican Republic where the guests enjoy incredible luxury, and the staff is always eager to please—that is, until they are pushed to the brink. Laura is a local Dominican woman who, through sheer…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• An Unlikely Prospect

  a World War II Novel

  Blanton-Stroud, Shelley,

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  For fans of Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code and Jacqueline Winspear’s The Consequences of Fear comes a gripping novel, set in post–WWII San Francisco, about a young female newspaper publisher and a story that could change the course of her city’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Last Seen

  Ellison, J. T.,

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  From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a twisted psychological thriller about the bonds of family and the disconnect between memory and the truth. Halley James knows her marriage is over. But she’s not prepared for the rest of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indian Country

  a Novel

  Rao, Shobha,

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  In this fearless novel from the award-winning author of Girls Burn Brighter, a couple from India—so different from generations of white colonialists who came before them—move to Montana, only to discover how brutal and unforgiving hubris can…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Kind of Trouble

  a Novel

  Eze, Tochi,

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  A riveting tale of forbidden love centered on an estranged couple brought together to reckon with the mysterious events that splintered their family. In 1960s Lagos, a city enlivened with its newfound independence, headstrong Margaret meets…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Accomplice to the Villain

  Maehrer, Hannah Nicole,

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  Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain…and their unexpected romance. REWARD OFFERED: Apprentice to The Villain wanted for treason…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Flashout

  a Novel

  Soloski, Alexis,

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  A thrill-seeking young woman joins a radical theater troupe in this taut, suspenseful novel of art, seduction, and the deadly limits of liberation. New York, 1972. A cloistered college student slips out of the dorms to attend a performance by a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dear Miss Lake

  a Novel

  Pearce, A. J. (Amanda-Jane),

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  Plucky wartime advice columnist Emmy Lake discovers that sometimes it takes losing everything to find what we need most. London, July 1944. After nearly five years of war, the readers of Woman’s Friend magazine are relying on the support of Emmy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk

  Broadbent, Carissa,

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  New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Carissa Broadbent returns with a brand new novel in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk. Mische made the ultimate sacrifice to save those she loves – and plunged the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lime Juice Money

  a Novel

  Morey, Jo,

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  With the sultry atmosphere and ratcheting tension of The White Lotus, The Mosquito Coast, and Nine Perfect Strangers, Lime Juice Money is an intoxicating, sensuous debut that follows a woman trapped in an increasingly volatile relationship 5,000…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Warrior Princess Assassin

  a Novel

  Kemmerer, Brigid,

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  Fates collide and passions ignite in New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer’s steamy adult fantasy debut about three characters torn between chasing, betraying, and craving each other: a princess caught between duty and desire, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What Hunger

  Dang, Catherine,

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  A haunting coming-of-age tale following the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, Ronny Nguyen, as she grapples with the weight of generational trauma while navigating the violent power of teenage girlhood, for fans of Jennifer’s Body and Little Fires…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Just Another Dead Author

  Bivald, Katarina, 1983-

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  The pen is mightier than the sword—but both are deadly in the wrong hands. When mystery author Berit Gardner agrees to attend a writer's conference in the idyllic French countryside, she dreams of basking in the sun and nurturing budding talent.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Knife in the Back

  Rose, Karen, 1964-

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  From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose comes another "intense, complex, and unforgettable” (James Patterson) novel. Officer Naomi Cranston was framed for stealing cocaine from the evidence locker and coerced—through threats…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• House of Monstrous Women

  Fama, Daphne,

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  A young woman is drawn into a dangerous game after being invited to the mazelike home of her childhood friend, a rumored witch, in this gothic horror set in 1986 Philippines. In this game, there’s one rule: survive. Orphaned after her father’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You've Got a Place Here, Too

  An Anthology of Black Love Stories Set at HBCUs

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  A heartwarming and unforgettable collection of love stories at Historically Black Colleges and Universities that explore hope, endurance, and what it means to leave a legacy, from some of today's most prominent Black writers and edited by the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ruth

  Riley, Kate, 1987-

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  In this mesmerizing and profound novel, the arc of a woman's life in a devout, insular community challenges our deepest assumptions about what infuses life with meaning. Ruth is raised in a snow globe of Christian communism, a world without private…Read moreRead more of this annotation