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by Jacquelyn Frank
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A demon warrior, left for dead, falls in love with the queen of his ancestral enemies, a forbidden passion that could unite their warring races or destroy them both.
by Robert J. Sawyer
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Seven billion people glimpse their future in a two-minute global blackout, unraveling the present as they grapple with the terrifying, interconnected mosaic of their destinies.
by Matthew Woodring Stover
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As the Republic falls to civil war and a manipulative leader, Anakin Skywalker's fear for his secret love pushes him to a decision that creates Darth Vader and plunges the galaxy into darkness.
by Jennifer McMahon
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Twenty-five years after her hard-drinking mother vanished, a severed hand the only clue to her kidnapping by a serial killer, an architect must confront her past and the chilling possibility that the killer is back when her mother suddenly reappears, alive.
by Marisha Pessl
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After her boyfriend's mysterious death, Beatrice and her friends are caught in a repeating day. They must face their secrets and make a terrible choice to escape a time loop that holds the truth.
by Elizabeth George
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A woman's confession to her father's death reveals illicit passion, deceit, and murder, forcing Inspector Lynley and Detective Havers to question everyone's innocence.
by Meg Waite Clayton
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In the turbulent 1960s, five young mothers form a strong bond through their love of books, changing their lives and the world as they chase their dreams and write their own stories.
by Cherie Dimaline
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In a drowned world where dreams are a lost luxury, Frenchie and his Indigenous family must outrun those who would steal their very essence to reclaim what it means to be human.
by Claire Fuller
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An isolated eight-year-old, convinced by her survivalist father that the world has ended, slowly unearths the chilling truth of their wilderness exile and the strength to reclaim a life she believed lost.
by Clifford D. Simak
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Simak's "City" tells the bittersweet story of humanity's decline through fireside legends shared by Dogs and their robot companions, leaving behind a universe shaped by the gifts they gave their loyal creations: speech, exploration, and service.
by Maeve Binchy
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In the charming Irish village of Rossmore, the proposed bypass through Whitethorn Woods ignites a debate between tradition and progress, as Father Flynn navigates the interwoven stories and secret hopes of his parishioners, all while the fate of the ancient St. Ann's Well hangs in the balance.
by Joseph Boyden
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From the remote Cree bush to the glittering, dangerous world of Manhattan, a comatose pilot and his niece unravel a family's legacy of love, betrayal, and resilience against a backdrop of ancient feuds and modern peril.
by Nina LaCour
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Two strangers, lost in the city and dealing with unrequited love, find unexpected comfort and connection in each other during one magical night, becoming the confidantes they needed.
by Jeff Garvin
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Caught between a secret gender-fluid identity, a viral anonymous blog, and a congressman father's conservative campaign, Riley must choose between authenticity and remaining hidden.
by Debbie Macomber
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On Blossom Street, a knitting class helps women leave old habits behind and start fresh, one stitch at a time.
by Laurie Halse Anderson
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During the brutal winter at Valley Forge, a runaway slave named Curzon must become a free man and a soldier while facing war, the constant threat of discovery, and a complicated reunion with Isabel.
by François Rabelais
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Rabelais's tale of a giant prince and his philosophical son uses humor and obscenity to critique education, law, and religion, while celebrating human joy and the search for wisdom.
by Richard Wurmbrand
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Imprisoned and tortured for 14 years under Communist rule, Pastor Richard Wurmbrand's faith shows the endurance of the underground church in Romania.
by Erskine Caldwell
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In the desolate dust of Great Depression Georgia, the Lester family's sharecropping existence unravels into a brutal, visceral struggle against poverty that strips away their humanity, one desperate act at a time.
by Robert Muchamore
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A teenage spy infiltrates a ruthless gang war, using his youth to uncover the truth hidden in Britain's criminal world.
by Chuck Palahniuk
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A series of increasingly grotesque and darkly humorous tales of ordinary people pushed to their physical and psychological limits, culminating in a shocking reveal of their shared predicament.
by Julie Garwood
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An FBI analyst, haunted by a past shooting, must confront a brilliant assassin to save her aunt from a secluded, deadly plot.
by Anita Diamant
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In a 1945 Israeli internment camp, four young women, each bearing the scars of the Holocaust, form a sisterhood as they reclaim their identities and dream of a future.
by Jessica Brockmole
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A daughter uncovers her poet mother's hidden wartime romance through old letters, revealing how words connect hearts across continents and generations through two World Wars.