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by Jacqueline Wilson
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In Victorian London, an orphan named Hetty escapes the Foundling Hospital to find her mother, all while dreaming of the circus.
by Sarah Maine
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A woman escaping a failing marriage inherits a crumbling Scottish estate holding a century-old secret, forcing her to confront the past that still haunts the present.
by Kim Culbertson
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A small-town girl hired to fake a romance with a tarnished child star discovers that Hollywood's make-believe might just lead her to real love and an unexpected future.
by Alessandro Manzoni
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In 17th-century Lombardy, two humble silk weavers' love starts a desperate fight against a harsh lord, famine, and plague, linking their lives with the birth of modern Italy.
by Ker Dukey
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A ruthless contract killer, who believes himself incapable of empathy, finds his world shattered when he spares the life of a woman who becomes the catalyst for his agonizing awakening to love and the devastating consequences of his violent past.
by Dawn Kurtagich
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A chilling diary found in the ashes of a burned-down high school unravels the mystery of a missing girl and her twin sister who never existed, blurring the lines between reality, delusion, and a sinister past.
by Adriana Locke
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A baseball star and a curvy beauty find their undeniable, fiery attraction complicated by a secret that's as tangled as their passion-filled sheets.
by Roddy Doyle
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In late 1980s Dublin, two unemployed, middle-aged men find purpose (and a lot of grease) selling fish and chips from a run-down van, navigating the humor and challenges of friendship, entrepreneurship, and food inspectors.
by Thomas Pynchon
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Pynchon's sweeping novel follows mathematicians, spies, and revolutionaries across the late 19th and early 20th centuries, from anarchist bombings in Colorado to early film sets, as they pursue theoretical physics and ancient conspiracies while the world moves toward war.
by Lynne Jonell
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When a good girl named Emmy befriends a mischievous, talking, and shrinking rat, she uncovers the truth behind her strict nanny and the rat's predicament.
by John Harwood
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In a Victorian world of shadows and spirits, Constance Langton inherits a cursed manor and a chilling mystery, forcing her to confront a generations-old disappearance that threatens to consume her, body and soul.
by James Howard Kunstler
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In a post-collapse America where gasoline is a myth and the outside world a rumor, the residents of Union Grove grapple with horse-drawn plows, local feuds, and the haunting echo of a forgotten civilization as they forge a new, intensely local existence.
by James Lee Burke
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Haunted by a botched prisoner transport that killed his partner, Detective Dave Robicheaux plunges into the humid, voodoo-laced underbelly of New Orleans, where Mafia drug rings and his own thirst for vengeance threaten to consume him.
by J.Y. Yang
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In a world where gender is chosen and power comes from mystical 'tensors' or revolutionary 'machinists,' a twin monk who sees fate's strings must choose between loyalty to his prophetic sister and joining a rebellion against their mother's oppressive rule.
by Arthur C. Clarke
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In a world where quantum entanglement makes privacy impossible by letting everyone see through walls and across the globe, humanity deals with the sudden loss of secrets, only to find this same technology can rewind time, showing every past mistake and success.
by Ian Serraillier
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In war-torn 1942 Warsaw, four siblings embark on a dangerous, hope-filled journey across Nazi-occupied Europe to find their father in Switzerland after their mother's arrest.
by Neil T. Anderson
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Learn how internalizing biblical truths helps you break free from spiritual bondage and claim your identity in Christ, transforming your mind and defeating the enemy's lies.
by Linda Howard
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An operative, raised in the shadows, must seduce the daughter of his terrorist target, risking their lives and his own emotional barriers in a game of love and revenge.
by Ray Bradbury
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In a house where every whim is satisfied by intelligent machines, two children's innocent fascination with an African veldt simulation morphs into a chilling, predatory reality that blurs the line between play and primal instinct.
by Leo Tolstoy
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In the rugged Cossack lands, a jaded young nobleman's search for purpose is challenged by an intense passion for a captivating village woman.
by Sarah J. Maas
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Now Queen of Terrasen, Aelin returns to Adarlan, not as an assassin, but as a queen ready to take revenge on a tyrannical king, rescue her allies, and reclaim her kingdom.
by Cecily von Ziegesar
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At an elite boarding school where scandalous behavior is currency, newcomer Jenny Humphrey finds herself in a cutthroat battle for 'It Girl' status when the notorious queen bee she replaced unexpectedly returns, ready to reclaim her throne.
by Jane Goodall
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Armed with an insatiable curiosity and a notebook, Jane Goodall plunges into the Tanzanian jungle to unveil the complex, often human-like, world of wild chimpanzees, forever changing our understanding of primate behavior and our place in the natural kingdom.
by Karen Rose
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As the director of an inner-city women's shelter, Dana Dupinsky finds her carefully guarded secrets and newfound love with security expert Ethan Buchanan threatened by a ruthless killer seeking revenge and a kidnapped child.