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by Kristen Ashley
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A hardened nightclub owner battles his own demons when he falls for a sweet woman, determined to show her the good life she never expected, even as he fears his true nature will drive her away.
by Kass Morgan
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In a desperate gamble for humanity's future, one hundred expendable juvenile delinquents are exiled from their dying space colony to a radioactive Earth, where they must confront a savage new world and their own haunting pasts to survive.
by Ernest J. Gaines
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In 1940s Louisiana, a black teacher, jaded by racial injustice, must help a young man wrongly sentenced to death find his dignity before his execution, ultimately finding his own purpose.
by Jeanne DuPrau
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Having escaped their dying underground city, Lina and Doon must now navigate the surface world where anonymous acts of sabotage threaten to ignite a war between their people and the established inhabitants.
by Curtis Sittenfeld
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Alice Blackwell goes from a quiet librarian in Wisconsin to First Lady to a charismatic, conservative president, navigating the contradictions of love and complicity as she faces the gap between her private conscience and public role.
by Nicholas Evans
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A mother takes her injured daughter and traumatized horse to a Montana ranch, hoping a horse trainer can heal them and, in turn, mend her own broken family.
by Rebecca Solnit
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With sharp wit, Solnit examines how men explain things to women, showing its roots in male power and its dangers for silencing female voices, from casual talks to urgent warnings.
by Anthony Horowitz
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After two brutal assassinations, 14-year-old MI6 agent Alex Rider infiltrates a chillingly perfect prep school for rebellious teens, only to uncover a sinister plot orchestrated by its principal and a cigar-chomping matron, leaving him a treacherous black ski run as his sole escape.
by Joe Hill
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During a pandemic that causes spontaneous human combustion, a pregnant nurse marked for death finds safety with a mysterious fireman who controls the flames threatening humanity.
by James D. Bradley
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The son of a reluctant hero uncovers the harrowing truth behind the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising, revealing the disconnect between myth and the devastating reality faced by soldiers and those who returned.
by Nick Bantock
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A solitary artist's ordered life unravels through intimate, illustrated letters with a mysterious woman who can inexplicably see his paintings, blurring the lines between reality, romance, and the supernatural.
by Timothy Zahn
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Grand Admiral Thrawn works to destroy the New Republic, while Han and Lando find a lost fleet, and a Dark Jedi tries to turn Luke Skywalker.
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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A Confederate veteran is inexplicably transported to Mars, where his Earth-honed strength makes him a chieftain among green-skinned giants and the only hope for a captive red princess.
by Sidney Sheldon
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From South Africa's diamond fields to global power, Kate Blackwell's ninety years are marked by vengeance, ambition, and a dynasty built on blackmail and murder.
by Susan Cooper
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On his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers he is the last of the Old Ones, an immortal destined to gather six ancient Signs across time and space to combat the approaching, malevolent Dark.
by Terry Pratchett
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With a simple 'stepper' device, people discover an infinite array of parallel Earths, forcing them to confront the boundless possibilities and implications of a suddenly limitless existence.
by Jessie Inchauspe
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Improve health, curb cravings, and slow aging by managing blood sugar with ten simple, science-backed methods that let you enjoy your favorite foods.
by Alice Hoffman
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On the lush, restrictive island of St. Thomas, a fiercely independent Jewish woman defies her community and fate, sparking a scandalous, passionate love affair that will ultimately birth the father of Impressionism.
by Maureen Johnson
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A true-crime obsessed teenager enrolls in a bizarre, riddle-filled boarding school to solve a decades-old kidnapping and murder, only to find herself embroiled in a dangerous new mystery when the killer, Truly Devious, resurfaces.
by Graham Greene
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In the final days of French rule in Vietnam, a British journalist, an American aid worker, and a Vietnamese woman find themselves in a dangerous love triangle that reflects the political and moral problems of 1950s Saigon.
by Virginia Lee Burton
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When modern diesel shovels threaten to send Mike Mulligan's beloved steam shovel, Mary Anne, to the scrap heap, their last chance to prove their worth lies in digging the cellar for Popperville's new town hall faster than a hundred men.
by Kylie Scott
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A woman with crippling debt agrees to be a rock drummer's fake girlfriend, only to find their pretend romance becoming real.
by Terry Pratchett
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When a group of bumbling, squabbling wizards from the Unseen University accidentally strand themselves in Discworld's prehistoric past, they must navigate evolution and causality without erasing their own future – or making it even more ridiculous.
by Jack Weatherford
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Before 'globalization' was a buzzword, Genghis Khan created the largest contiguous empire in history, breaking old worlds and starting a new, interconnected one through brutal conquest and unexpected cultural growth.