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1) Near miss
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Stone Barrington novels volume 64
Language
English
Description
"Following a string of adventures, Stone Barrington is enjoying some downtime in New York City when a chance encounter introduces him to a charming new companion. Too bad she also comes with the baggage of a persistent ex-boyfriend intent on retribution. As Stone skillfully dodges each disturbance, it soon becomes clear that there is potentially an even more treacherous game being played behind the scenes. And when long-standing grudges resurface,...
5) High time
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Series
House of Trelawney volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
During the Brexit referendum, the wife of a thuggish banker begins restoring the ancestral home of her father's family, Trelawney Castle in Cornwall, while dealing with the elderly Countess Clarissa, who still resides there while hosting a camp television show.
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"At a Texas county fair, amidst carousels and a bustling midway, children's book author Elle Portman is enjoying a rare night out with her favorite cowboy: her two-year-old son, Charlie. But just as they're about to head home, the unthinkable happens: a shooter opens fire into the crowd, causing widespread panic to erupt all around them. Also caught in the melee was corporate consultant Calder Hudson. Arrogant, self-centered, and high off his latest...
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"Seeking to destroy the hexenjagers, zealot witch hunters, Fritzi and Otto are forced to trust each other due to their common enemy while being led to the heart of a Black Forest where they discover a horrifying plot--and their growing feelings for each other"--
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Set at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, Rosa Mancuso, known as Madame Mystique who mixes magic with a dose of burlesque, plots her revenge for the murders of her family while protecting her cousin from a dangerous mobster, making vengeance a family affair.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Leaving Washington, DC behind after causing an unthinkable disaster, ex-Army sniper and Secret Service agent Rafe Hendrix starts over in Texas where he meets and falls in love with veterinarian Melody Sanchez until someone from the past, bent on revenge, threatens everything he cherishes and believes.
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Tthe adventure of Boyd Halverson-star journalist turned notorious online disinformation troll turned JC Penny manager-and his irrepressible hostage, Angie Bing. Haunted by his past and weary of his present, Boyd has one goal before the authorities catch up with him: settle a score with the man who destroyed his life. By Monday Boyd and Angie reach Mexico; by winter, they are in a lakefront mansion in Minnesota. On their trail are hitmen, jealous lovers,...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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New York heiress Catherine Dohan seemingly has it all. There's only one problem. It's a lie. As soon as the Morro Castle leaves port, Catherine's past returns with a vengeance and threatens her life. Joining forces with a charismatic jewel thief, Catherine must discover who wants her dead-and why. Elena Palacio is a dead woman. Or so everyone thinks. After a devastating betrayal left her penniless and on the run, Elena's journey on the Morro Castle...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Twenty years ago, gregarious Lorelei and mousy Holly became fast friends as students in the same college psychology seminar. Taught by an expert in control and human behavior, the two students also grew close to their charismatic professor. But in one twisted moment of gaslighting, their friendship flamed out and Lorelei's once-promising future fell apart. Flashforward, Holly has everything Lorelei ever wanted, while Lorelei is a lonely cat lady....
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Series
DAW book collectors volume no. 1945
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"From Lagos to Singapore to London, Shigidi, a disgruntled and demotivated nightmare god in the Orisha spirit company, and Nneoma, a sort-of succubus with a long and secretive past, are drawn into a web of revenge, spirit business and a spectacular heist across two worlds" -- Novelist Plus.
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Series
Gunnie Rose novels volume 5
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Following the murderous events of Serpent of Heaven, Lizbeth Rose is awaiting the arrival of her sister Felicia and her husband's younger brother Eli in Texoma. Both needed to leave the seat of the Holy Russian Empire in San Diego after Felicia's burgeoning wizardly power in death magic became the reason for kidnapping and assassination attempts from her mother's family of high-powered wizards in Mexico. Yet bad news has traveled ahead of them, as...
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2024.
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English
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"For centuries, the Everlys have seen their best and brightest disappear, taken as punishment for a crime no one remembers, for a purpose no one understands. Their tormentor, a woman named Penelope, never ages, never grows sick and never forgives a debt. Violet Everly was a child when her mother left on a stormy night, determined to break the curse. When Marianne never returns, Penelope issues an ultimatum: Violet has ten years to find her mother,...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Sixteen-year-old Farrow hatches a dangerous plan to seek revenge on Queen Magrit and regain her magic, but when Farrow finds herself falling for the one person who could ruin everything, she must decide whether it is more important to live in the past or forge a new future.
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It’s been twenty-five years since the shocking disappearance of a female student and the distinguished Creative Writing professor who died while searching for her. The Briarwood College community has never forgotten the double tragedy. Now, the college President is bringing together faculty, donors, and alumni to honor the victims from all those years ago. On a cold December weekend after the fall semester has ended, a group of alumni gather on...
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