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by Anna Hackett
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An abducted Earth marine must fight for survival and her friend's freedom in a brutal alien gladiator arena, forging a dangerous alliance with a tattooed champion driven by revenge against the very aliens who hold them captive.
by Laura Wiess
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Two teenage girls, discarded as 'leftovers,' form an unbreakable bond and seek revenge against the society that failed them.
by Colum McCann
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An African American sandhog's dangerous work connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan beneath the East River creates a multi-generational family story of connection and conflict, uniting diverse men in shared peril.
by Mary Pope Osborne
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In a haunted New Orleans, Jack and Annie discover the soulful birth of jazz with a young Louis Armstrong, all while trying to inspire artists and escape the city's spectral residents.
by David Dalglish
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Bound by a prophet's dark will and an impossible love, a half-orc warrior must choose between his brother, his adopted human allies, and the elven woman who awakened his humanity, knowing any path leads to an unbearable sacrifice amidst a war of races.
by Karen Rose
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A homicide detective with PTSD must confront his fears and the city's dark secrets to protect the woman he loves and her vulnerable clients from a relentless killer.
by Joe Hyams
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Joe Hyams, taught by masters like Bruce Lee, explains how martial arts' spiritual side can improve not just physical ability but also mental strength, leading to less stress and better relationships.
by Lauren Brooke
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At the Heartland horse farm, a grieving teenager must find the courage to forge her own path, separate from her mother's legacy, to save both herself and the troubled horses she cares for.
by Theodore J. Kaczynski
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Ted Kaczynski's manifesto argues that the Industrial Revolution is a catastrophic turning point, condemning humanity to an unfulfilling, undignified existence and the natural world to ruin, all made worse by unchecked technological advancement.
by Nadine Gordimer
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A rebellious white woman and an undocumented Arab mechanic begin a passionate, cross-continental love affair in post-apartheid South Africa, challenging their ideas of who they are, where they belong, and how far they will go to escape their pasts.
by Phoebe Stone
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Amidst the wartime whispers of a remote Maine coast, Felicity must decipher coded letters, mend a fractured family, and navigate her first crush to unravel her glamorous parents' secret disappearance.
by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
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With few choices for women, Bess Steed Garner navigates love, marriage, and motherhood from the turn of the century through the 1960s, creating her own destiny with a strong spirit and lasting independence.
by James Thurber
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James Thurber's memoir is a funny look at his eccentric family, peculiar pets, and the absurdities of life in Columbus, Ohio.
by Alyson Noel
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Haunted by her past and able to see auras, a teenage girl finds unexpected peace and dangerous magic in a mysterious, immortal boy who quiets her mind.
by Andrea Cheng
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Anna finds comfort and wisdom in books, but learning about real-life friendship means stepping beyond her beloved stories.
by Jude Deveraux
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A spirited, world-weary daredevil pilot returns to her hometown only to find her childhood admirer, now a handsome and wealthy man, ready to rekindle a love she never expected.
by Chris Wooding
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In the ever-changing city of Orokos, where reality is rewritten by probability storms, three heroes find a map that could unlock the city's ancient secrets, starting a dangerous race against those who want that power for themselves.
by Ishmael Reed
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In 1920s America, a Vodun priest and private eye, Papa LaBas, fights a global puritanical group to protect the growing jazz movement from an 'epidemic' of Black artistic expression and find an ancient text that could ensure its freedom.
by Mary-Rose MacColl
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An elderly Iris returns to France, revisiting the WWI abbey hospital where she found love, purpose, and heartbreak while searching for her brother amidst a world at war.
by Lee Strauss
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In a genetically perfected future, a privileged teenager's quest to avenge her murdered brother forces her to trust an outsider, unraveling a conspiracy that threatens the very definition of life.
by Scott Mariani
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An ex-SAS operative, now a billionaire's bodyguard, uncovers a neo-Nazi plot to rewrite history, forcing him to confront a past ghost and race across Europe to protect loved ones and prevent global disaster.
by Rudyard Kipling
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Mowgli faces new challenges in India's wild, and the jungle has stories of ancient power and cunning. Kipling wrote these tales from Vermont.
by Dia Reeves
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In a town where strange is normal, two sisters with a killer family history find an urge to kill and a door to another dimension, ensuring their 'justified' murders leave no trace.
by Nancy Springer
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With mismatched eyes and growing magic, a young Morgan defies a war-torn Britain, determined to make her own way amid kings and betrayals.