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by David Finkel
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Through the eyes of an optimistic infantry battalion, *The Good Soldiers* shows the brutal reality of the 2007 Iraq surge, revealing the permanent cost of war on the men who fought it.
by Kristin Cast
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Five masters of the supernatural unite in this anthology, where forbidden desires and eternal love intertwine amidst the perilous, alluring world of vampires, proving that even in undeath, the heart finds its match.
by F.C. Yee
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Before she was a legend, Kyoshi was a bewildered orphan, thrust into the Avatar's immense power and forced to forge her own brutal path to justice amidst a world teetering on the brink of chaos.
by Susan Fletcher
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A quick-witted, disabled serving girl must brave the Sultan's wrath and the labyrinthine streets of Persia to find the missing ending to a story, or risk the Shahrazad's life.
by Julia Gregson
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On a 1928 voyage to colonial Bombay, an overwhelmed chaperone shepherds three young women—a naive bride-to-be, a determined virgin, and a disturbed schoolboy—each carrying secrets and hopes into an India far more complex than their English dreams.
by David Morrell
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In gaslit Victorian London, opium-addled writer Thomas De Quincey must clear his name when brutal murders, mirroring his own macabre essay, terrorize the city and make him the prime suspect.
by Max Lucado
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Learn how God connects with you personally through life events and Bible stories, bringing hope and meaning to those feeling lost or weary.
by Jennifer Latham
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A modern teen finds a skeleton, uncovering a century-old murder. Her journey connects with a 1921 Tulsa boy's fight for justice during racial violence, making both face their past and present.
by Lorelei James
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A graphic designer sheds her inhibitions and enters the intense world of her self-defense instructor, whose possessive training blurs the lines between pleasure and control, forcing her to question his secrets.
by Scott O'Dell
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Fourteen-year-old Bright Morning's peaceful spring day herding sheep in Canyon de Chelly ends when Spanish slavers arrive, changing her Navaho world forever.
by Anonymous
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A good girl's diary reveals her descent into anorexia and addiction, where self-starvation becomes a dangerous power.
by Helen Oyeyemi
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A gothic house on the Dover cliffs, steeped in generations of female spirits, slowly consumes a young woman who craves chalk and vanishes into its mazy, time-bending embrace, leaving her family to piece together her spectral story.
by J. Daniels
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A woman who enjoys casual relationships meets an Australian man who wants more, challenging her to accept a deeper love.
by Tom Michell
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An ordinary English teacher's life in 1970s Argentina is transformed by an extraordinary friendship with a rescued, fish-loving penguin named Juan Salvador, who teaches him profound lessons about love, loyalty, and embracing the unexpected.
by Sheridan Le Fanu
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Trapped in the desolate mansion of her Uncle Silas, Maud Ruthyn must outwit a sinister plot by her guardian, his brutish son, and a malevolent governess who conspire to murder her for her inheritance.
by Jeff Long
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An ancient, subterranean race, long mistaken for devils, stirs from Earth's darkest corners, patiently awaiting humanity's descent into their nightmarish realm.
by Patrick Ness
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A lonely man's life changes when he heals a fallen crane and then meets a mysterious woman, who brings ancient magic and the power of love into his world.
by Andre Dubus III
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From the brutal, impoverished streets of a 1970s mill town, a young Andre Dubus III fought his way through a life of violence and boxing, ultimately finding salvation and a bridge to his literary father through the very act of writing.
by Lara Avery
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by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
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Stranded in the Maine wilderness with only a toy elephant, ten-year-old Jack must outwit authorities and navigate a journey back to Boston, all while dealing with his mother's unpredictable love and her abandonment.
by Anna-Marie McLemore
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In a town where roses bloom from a girl's wrists and painted moons hang in trees, two best friends with magical secrets must protect their pasts from four sisters who crave the enchanted blossoms for a love spell.
by Truman Capote
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In a sweltering post-war New York summer, a socialite's forbidden affair with a Brooklyn parking attendant spirals into a morally ambiguous entanglement, forcing her to make life-altering choices.
by Wayne Thomas Batson
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When a miserable boy moves to a new town, he uncovers ancient scrolls in his grandfather's basement that pull him into a hidden world of epic spiritual warfare, forcing him to confront a powerful evil and trust in an unseen King.
by Claire Cameron
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Five-year-old Anna must navigate a dangerous wilderness, battling hunger, the elements, and the lingering fear of a bear attack, all while protecting her toddler brother, after their parents are brutally killed.