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61) My way to you
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Creek Canyon volume 1
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When a wildfire nearly destroys Parker Sinclair's family home, it's just one more disaster to add to her mountain of stress. For the past two years, she has shouldered the responsibility of raising her younger brother and sister after their parents' untimely deaths. Forced to leave college for a crappy job that barely pays the bills, Parker manages her family property, which consumes every aspect of her life. Now winter is coming and the forecast...
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"A twisty, domestic suspense debut about a clique of mothers that shatters when one of their own is murdered, bringing chaos to their curated idyll. She was the perfect wife, with the perfect life. You would kill to have it ... Ciara Murphy has it all - a loving husband, well-behaved children, and a beautiful home. Her circle of friends in their small Irish village go to her for tips about mothering, style, and influencer success - a picture perfect...
65) Upon this rock
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After spending nearly a quarter of a century in prison, the felon known only as "Rocky" is finally a free man. He knows that the overturning of his life sentence was largely due to the prayers of the men's ministry at New Hope Church, but when he is released, Rocky only intends to live for good ... not for God. Trying to live holy comes with its price too, however, and as Rocky connects with his new friend in the infamous community of Shelton Heights,...
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Joanna Trollope's warm, insightful novel stars Eleanor, who, in a chance encounter, invites two young mothers into her home and slowly begins to connect with them and their friends. So begins a Friday night social circle, filled with generosity, warmth and heart. But when one of them meets a man, new issues arise: Can female friendships withstand the jealousies and intricacies of love? Friday Nights opens a window onto six very different women's lives,...
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True to the game volume 3
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"In this fast-paced ending to a trilogy, Gena struggles with being able to finally let go of Quadir in order to make a life for herself. But when past demons catch up with her, Gena's life is on the line, as she tries to protect the only family she has left"--Provided by the publisher.
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True to the game volume 2
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"This is the sequel to Teri's amazing first novel True to the game"--Provided by the publisher.
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Twelve-year-old Nella Sabatini's life is changing too soon, too fast. Her best friend, Clem, doesn't seem concerned; she's busy figuring out the best way to spend the "leap second"-- an extra second about to be added to the world's official clock. The only person who might understand how Nella feels is Angela, but the two of them have gone from being "secret sisters" to not talking at all. Then Angela's idolized big brother makes a terrible, fatal...
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"In Atlanta, Kenny Bomar is a biochemist-turned-coffee-shop-owner in denial about his divorce and grieving his stillborn daughter. Chemicals killed their child, leaching from a type of plant the government is hiding in Black neighborhoods. Kenny's coping mechanisms are likewise chemical and becoming more baroque--from daily injections of lethal snake venom to manufacturing designer drugs. As his grief turns corrosive, it taints every person he touches....
72) Dandy
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Although Sweetie has named and is caring for the sole dandelion on his perfect lawn, Daddy, with his friends' urging, does all he can to get rid of the weed before it spreads.
73) Derailed
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After he marries the love of his life, Harry Bentley's apartment feels cramped. God seems to provide the perfect solution in a new home on Beecham Street with room for his family. But to pay the mortgage, Harry has to go back to work as a detective, receiving a bizarre undercover assignment that causes him to suspect his own son in a major crime. Each time Harry thinks he's following God's leading, his plans get derailed and he has to figure out what...
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"The annual Halloween block party is the pinnacle of the year on idyllic suburban cul-de-sac Ivy Woods Drive. An influential group of neighborhood moms--known as the Ivy Five--plans the event for months. Except the Ivy Five has been four for a long time. When a new mother moves to town, eager to fit in, the moms see it as an opportunity to make the group whole again. This year's block party should be the best yet ... until the women start receiving...
76) The tequila worm
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Sofia grows up in the close-knit community of the barrio in McAllen, Texas, then finds that her experiences as a scholarship student at an Episcopal boarding school in Austin only strengthen her ties to family and her "comadres."
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"From James McBride, author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, comes a wise and witty novel about what happens to the witnesses of a shooting. In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .45 from his pocket, and in front of everybody shoots the project's drug dealer at point-blank range. The reasons for this...
78) From my window
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"A boy describes the building, people, weather, games, and activities he can observe from his window in a favela, a neighborhood in Rio de Janiero. Includes notes about favelas and the author's experiences growing up in one." --
79) An orphan world
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In a run-down neighbourhood, in an unnamed seaside city with barely any amenities, a father and son struggle to keep their heads above water. Rather than being discouraged by their difficulties and hardship, they are spurred to come up with increasingly outlandish plans for their survival. Even when a terrible, macabre event rocks the neighbourhood's bar district and the locals start to flee, father and son decide to stay put. What matters is staying...
80) Big little lies
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A murder ... a tragic accident ... or just parents behaving badly? What's indisputable is that someone is dead. But who did what? Big Little Lies follows three women, each at a crossroads: Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She's funny and biting, passionate, she remembers everything and forgives no one. Her ex-husband and his yogi new wife have moved into her beloved beachside community, and their daughter is in the same kindergarten class...
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