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What Matters Most
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With every "New York Times" bestseller, Luanne Rice
illuminates yet another of the secret wonders of the heart. Her unforgettable evocations
of family, friendship, and loves lost and won give voice to our most powerful emotions.
Now she brings back two of her most beloved characters to tell of their journey
across the sea to unravel the mysteries of a shared past— and two undying love affairs.…
Arlington Park
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Arlington Park, a modern-day English suburb very much
like its American counterparts, is a place devoted to the profitable ordinariness
of life. Amidst its leafy avenues and comfortable houses, its residents live out
the dubious accomplishments of civilization: material prosperity, personal freedom,
and moral indifference. In Arlington Park, men work, women look after children,
and people generally do what's expected of them. It's a world awash in contentment
but empty of belief, and riven with strange anxieties. How are they to know right
from wrong? How should they use their knowledge of other people's sufferings? What
is the relationship of politics to their own domestic arrangements?
Set over the course of a single rainy day, the novel moves from one household to
another, and through the passing hours conducts a deep examination of its characters'
lives: of Juliet, enraged at the victory of men over women in family life; of Amanda,
warding off thoughts of death with obsessive housework; of Solly, who confronts
her own buried femininity in the person of her Italian lodger; of Maisie, despairing
at the inevitability with which beauty is destroyed; and of Christine, whose troubled,
hilarious spirit presides over Arlington Park and the way of life it represents.
Darkly comic, deeply affecting, and wise, "Arlington"" ""Park"" "is a page-turning
imagining of the extraordinary inner nature of ordinary life, by one of Britain's
most exciting young novelists.
Storm Runners
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Matt Stromsoe has come a long way since his wife and son
were killed in an explosion meant for him. Wounded severely in both body and spirit,
Stromsoe gave up the last thing that held any meaning for him - his job on the police
force - and proceeded to hit rock bottom, hard.
That was a lifetime ago, and finally the spiral of personal destruction and despair
seems to have come to an end. The man responsible for the murders - Stromsoe's best
friend from childhood and his wife's old lover - is behind bars and Stromsoe has
put the past behind him, rescued from the abyss by a former colleague who offers
him a job at his private security firm. Stromsoe's first assignment is to protect
local television personality Frankie Hatfield from a stalker. But the further Stromsoe
is drawn into this case, the more he finds that the net of intrigue is wide and
ultimately leads back to the man who killed his family. As events conspire against
him, Stromsoe learns that prison is no safeguard against revenge.
Heartstopper
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Welcome to Torrance, Florida. Population: 4,160. As
Sheriff John Weber would attest, the deadliest predators to date in his tiny hamlet
were the alligators lurking in the nearby swamps. But that was before someone abducted
and murdered a runaway teenage girl...and before the disappearance of popular and
pretty Liana Martin. The pattern is chilling to Sandy Crosbie, the town's new high
school English teacher. With a marriage on the rocks, thanks to her husband's online
affairs, and a beautiful teenage daughter to protect, Sandy wishes she'd never come
to the seemingly quiet town with shocking depths of scandal, sex, and brutality
roiling beneath its surface. And as Sheriff Weber digs up more questions than answers
in a dead-end investigation, one truth emerges: the prettiest ones are being targeted,
the heartstoppers. And this killer intends to give them their due....
Alternating between the chilling journal entries of a cold-blooded murderer and
the sizzling scandals of small-town life, "Heartstopper" is Joy Fielding's most
exciting novel of suspense yet.
The Post-Birthday World
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In this eagerly awaited new novel, Lionel Shriver,
the Orange Prize-winning author of the international bestseller "We Need to Talk
About Kevin", delivers an imaginative and entertaining look at love, choice, and
the implications, large and small, of whom we choose to love. Children's book
illustrator Irina McGovern enjoys a quiet and settled life in London with her partner,
fellow American expatriate Lawrence Trainer, a smart, loyal, disciplined intellectual
at a prestigious think tank. To their small circle of friends, their relationship
is rock solid. Until the night Irina unaccountably finds herself dying to kiss another
man: their old friend from South London, the stylish, extravagant, passionate top-ranking
snooker player Ramsey Acton. With which true love is Irina better off? Should she
stay or should she go? In two alternating, parallel stories, "The Post-Birthday
World" follows Irina's life as it unfolds under the influence of these two drastically
different yet equally honorable men. Poignant and deeply honest, written with the
subtlety and wit that are the hallmarks of Shriver's work, this enchanting work
of fiction appeals to the what-if in us all.
Shopaholic & Baby
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Becky Brandon is pregnant! She couldn't be more overjoyed--especially
since shopping cures morning sickness. But when the celebrity must-have obstetrician
turns out to be her husband's glamorous ex-girlfriend, Becky's perfect world starts
to crumble.
High Profile
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The murder of a notorious public figure places Paradise,
Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone in the harsh glare of the media spotlight.
When the body of controversial talk-show host Walton Weeks is discovered hanging
from a tree on the outskirts of Paradise, police chief Jesse Stone finds himself
at the center of a highly public case, forcing him to deal with small-minded local
officials and national media scrutiny. When another dead body-that of a young woman-is
discovered just a few days later, the pressure becomes almost unbearable.
A Catered Valentine's Day
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Bernie and Libby, sisters and owners of A Taste of
Heaven Catering, are partnering up with the Just Chocolate store for a Valentine's
Day mega-event. When a client's mother dies, Bernie and Libby put their plans on
hold to attend the funeral, only to become involved in a grisly mystery when a corpse
is found in someone else's grave.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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Both born in Afghanistan a generation apart and with
very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are brought together
by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them
-- in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul -- they form a bond that will
ultimately alter the course of their lives and the lives of the next generation.
With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her
family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the
end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival.
The First Lady
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Charlene Wilson, First Lady of First Jamaica Ministries,
has lived a good life with her beloved husband, Bishop T.K. Wilson. If the Lord
is ready to call her home, she's ready to go--her only concern is finding T.K. a
good woman to look after him when she's gone.
Lethal Justice
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In this sixth novel of her Sisterhood series, "New
York Times" bestselling author Michaels delivers a fast-paced, fabulous story about
female friends who dish out their own brand of justice. Once a successful securities
broker, Alexis Thorn spent a hellish year behind bars for a crime she never committed.
The legal system failed her, but the Sisterhood won't. Original.
Songs Without Words
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This stunning follow-up to the bestselling "The Dive
from Clausens Pier" takes readers on a journey into a life-long friendship tested
by a harrowing crisis.
High Noon
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Police Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara found her calling
at an early age when an unstable man broke into her family's home, trapping and
terrorizing them for hours. Now she's Savannah's top hostage negotiator, defusing
powderkeg situations with a talent for knowing when to give in-andwhen to jump in
and take action. It's satisfying work-and sometimes those skills come in handy at
home dealing with her agoraphobic mother, still traumatized by the break-in after
all these years, and her precocious seven-year-old, Carly.
It's exactly that heady combination of steely courage and sensitivity that first
attracts Duncan Swift to Phoebe. After observing her coax one of his employees down
from a roof ledge, he is committed to keeping this intriguing, take-charge woman
in his life. She's used to working solo, but Phoebe's discovering that no amount
of negotiation can keep Duncan at arm's length.
Bungalow 2
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Danielle Steel takes us beyond the dazzle of Hollywood
in her compelling new novel— the story of one woman’ s journey from suburban mom
to award-winning screenwriter...and all the joy, heartbreak, and challenges along
the way.
The phone call came on a hot July day— a day like any other for Marin County mom
and freelance writer Tanya Harris. But this call— from Tanya’ s agent— was anything
but ordinary, offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: the chance to write a major
Hollywood screenplay, a dream she had put aside long ago to devote her energies
to her family. This time, Tanya knows she cannot refuse, even though she’ s torn
about leaving her husband and their daughters. From the moment she steps into her
lush bungalow at the fabled Beverly Hills Hotel, Tanya is thrust into an intoxicating
new world where she feels reborn— energized by the creativity swirling around her—
yet the pull of her family at home is strong.
Suddenly she’ s working alongside A-list actors and a Hollywood legend: Oscar-winning
producer Douglas Wayne, a man who always gets what he wants– and who seems to have
his sights set on her. Flying home between shoots, struggling to reconnect with
a family that seems to need her less and less, Tanya watches helplessly as her old
life is pulled out from under her in the most crushing of ways.
As her two lives collide, as one award-winning film leads to another, Tanya begins
to wonder if she can be a wife, a mother, and a writer at the same time. And just
as she confronts the toughest choice she has faced, she is offered another dazzling
opportunity— one that couldrecast her story in an amazing new direction, complete
with an ending she never could have written herself.
In Bungalow 2, Danielle Steel takes us into a world few ever see— a world of fame
and fortune, celebrity and genius– daring to show us the real lives, real dreams,
and real struggles hidden beneath the flash and glitter of Hollywood.
The Overlook
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From bestselling author Connelly comes this electrifying
new Harry Bosch novel. In his first case since he left the LAPDs Open Unsolved Unit
for the Homicide Special squad, Bosch is called out to investigate a murder that
may have chilling consequences for national security.
Dog Years: A Memoir
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Why do dogs speak so
profoundly to our inner lives? When Mark Doty decides to adopt a dog as a companion
for his dying partner, he finds himself bringing home Beau, a large golden retriever,
malnourished and in need of loving care. Beau joins Arden, the black retriever,
to complete their family. As Beau bounds back into life, the two dogs become Mark
Doty's intimate companions, his solace, and eventually the very life force that
keeps him from abandoning all hope during the darkest days. Their tenacity, loyalty,
and love inspire him when all else fails. "Dog Years" is a remarkable work: a moving
and intimate memoir interwoven with profound reflections on our feelings for animals
and the lessons they teach us about life, love, and loss. Mark Doty writes about
the heart-wrenching vulnerability of dogs, the positive energy and joy they bring,
and the gift they bear us of unconditional love. A book unlike any other, Mark Doty's
surprising meditation is radiantly unsentimental yet profoundly affecting. Beautifully
written, "Dog Years" is a classic in the making.