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Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho

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Fiona and Jane is a collection of short stories revolving around female friendship and the multitude of layers it can contain. Fiona and Jane follows Fiona and Jane, friends since grade school, as they grow both with and without one another. This novel is an open account of what friendship between …

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All the Little Hopes by Leah Weiss

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Nothing has been the same since the boys were shipped off to war, their presence replaced with worry. Thirteen-year-old Lucy is curious and clever but she can’t make sense of the change. Then Allie Bert Tucker comes to her neck of the woods in North Carolina with a complicated past …

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The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

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In 1997, Claire Lake was shaken by the vicious Lady Killer who left two victims in her wake and mysterious notes beside each body. Beth Greer was the perfect suspect having been seen fleeing the scene except, she’s found not guilty. Since the acquittal, Beth has retreated into the comfort …

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Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor

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Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor is presented as a must-read for lovers of The Night Circus and Caraval. With the backdrop of a Belle Époque inspired hotel, you follow Jani and her discoveries of and within the legendary hotel. When Hotel Magnifique comes to town, Jani sees the glittering lights as a source …

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You’ll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus

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From the author of One of Us Is Lying and The Cousins comes a new mystery about three high school students and their terrible day. The only thing Ivy, Mateo, and Cal have in common is the school they attend and now, a very bad day. Ivy’s day turned upside down after losing the …

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The Lighthouse Witches by CJ Cooke

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Liv accepts the commission to paint an abstract mural within a 100 year-old lighthouse located on a remote island in Scotland. It sounds like the ideal new start she and her three daughters – Luna, Clover, and Sapphire need. But, when Sapphire and Clover disappear within weeks of their arrival, …

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Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain

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The tiny town of La Cachette is where Grey spends her summers and for her, the bayou is home. The bayou is also a terrible place to keep secrets as the town is known as the Psychic Capital of the world and is why Grey cannot comprehend how her best …

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Constance by Matthew FitzSimmons | Constance #1

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In the late 2030s, human cloning has become reality. For some, clones are subhuman, for others it is a way to cheat death if you can afford it and for Constance who was gifted a clone, they are a terrifying possibility which after surviving a near-fatal car accident, transformed into …

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All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman | All of Us Villains #1

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Since the creation of the tournament, the villainous Lowes family have held the title for most victories and with a newly published tell-all novel exposing salacious secrets of the remote town the event is held in, their champion is even more determined to win and continue the Lowes reign. But, …

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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

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She never thought she would call somewhere like Manderley home. With its sprawling landscape and ostentatious mansion, her past as an orphan and lady’s maid meant something so lavish would never be hers but when a charming widower named Maxim de Winter sweeps her off her feet, Manderley and Maxim …

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The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones

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Since her parents passing, seventeen year-old Aderyn has spent her days caring for her family and the local graveyard. It is up to her to protect and provide but as gravedigger, work has been hard to find especially as the dead in Colbren, don’t always stay dead. According to legend, …

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White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

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White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson is a mind-bending horror novel that modernises the classic haunted house story and a story that is terrifying to read. Marigold, Mari for short, is running from the ghosts of her past. The small new town her mother has been offered a job in is …