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Never Ask Me by Jeff Abbott

The murder of an adoption consultant shocks the Austin suburb of Lakehaven. The victim’s neighbors, the Pollitts, who thought of her as family, soon begin to suspect one another of the unthinkable.

The Nesting Dolls by Alina Adams

This family , spanning nearly a century, follows three generations of Russian Jewish women from Siberia to Brooklyn. This heartbreaking, yet redeeming tale explores the circumstances, hardships, and compromises that impact their decisions, and the consequences their choices have through the years.

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Eight strangers find themselves taken hostage by a failed bank robber while visiting an apartment open house. This disparate group of highly anxious allies discover they have more in common than they could have ever imagined.

Legacy of Lies by Robert Bailey

A disgraced lawyer takes the case of his career by defending his friend, the District Attorney, who is accused of murdering her husband. The small-town attorney takes on prejudice and corruption in this powerful legal .

Howloween Murder by Laurien Berenson

While the town of Greenwich, Connecticut counts down to the celebration of Halloween, a horrifying murder leaves Melanie Travis pawing for clues in a hair- raising game of trick-or-treat.

The Best of Friends by Lucinda Berry

A lifelong friendship of three women is about to be tested when a tragic accident happens to their teenage sons. As secrets begin to surface, doubt and suspicion threaten to poison their families, their friendships and the whole community.

Afterland by Lauren Beukes

Award-winning author Lauren Beukes brings us an adventure that’s part psychological , part sci-fi, and part American noir. After the pandemic called The Manfall, which killed off most men, Cole and her son, Miles, must travel across America disguised as mother and daughter. Cole just wants to get someplace she can raise her son where he won’t be used as a reproductive resource or stand-in son.

Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown

Twenty years ago, 4 men joined together to pull off a heist worth half a million dollars. By the next day, one man was in the hospital, one was in jail, one was dead, and one got away with it. Arden Maxwell’s dad was the one that got away, leaving his family behind. Arden has never reconciled with her father’s abandonment and returns to her family home, not realizing 2 of her father’s co- conspirators were watching her every move.

The Harbinger II: The Return by Jonathan Cahn Jonathan Cahn continues the mysteries and revelations from the first Harbinger . Nouriel, Ana Goren, and the prophet return as the prophet reveals the answers and keys to the mysteries that are ahead of us. The Harbinger II is being hailed as a masterpiece even more stunning than the first book.

The Wright Sister by Patty Dann

In the Wright Sister, Patty Dann freshly imagines the life of Katharine Wright and her relationship with her famous yet estranged brothers, Wilbur and Orville. Written through the gaze of her “Marriage Diary,” Katharine emerges as a frank, vibrant and sexually active woman coming of her own.

The Hooligans by P.T. Deutermann

A thrilling and authentic World War II naval adventure where we follow the escapades of a doctor in support of PT operations in the Solomon Islands in the Southern Pacific. Lieutenant Anderson, a third-year surgical student finds himself entrenched in the fury of combat.

The Safe Place by Anna Downes

With the tension and enigma reminiscent of Daphne DuMaurier’s Rebecca, Anna Downes debut novel follows Emily Proudman, a failed London actress who is trying to find her place in the world. Enter Scott, who offers Emily a housekeeping position on his remote yet gorgeous French estate. As Emily falls in love with her surroundings, she realizes that Scott is keeping nefariously dark secrets.

The Second Wife by Rebecca Fleet

After the horrendous death of his first wife, Alex was left a single parent to his teenage daughter Jade. When he meets Natalie, his life turns upside down, yet the newfound happiness quickly dissipates as their family home is set ablaze and loyalties are tested.

Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Evolution by Brian Freeman

America’s most biding hero, Jason Bourne, returns with old prowess and new twists. After the demise of his lover in a mass shooting, Jason Bourne knows there is more to her death than it seems, making this title a dynamic new addition to the Bourne canon.

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

In this thriller, Rachel a podcast host is covering a controversial trial in a small community. She becomes obsessed with a devastating rape trial that took place there.

The last Wife by Karen Hamilton

Two best friends, until one is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Before her friend dies she ask for her help to fulfil her dying wishes. But they will both learn was a mistake to befriend one another. They both have their own agendas and secrets.

We Are All the Same in The Dark by Julia Heaberlin

There is so many turns that are not to be expected in this psychological thriller. The plot will build and take unexpected turns in this psychological thriller. But by the end you will feel the heartfelt emotional strengths of the woman and girl have in the story. This book will pull you in and you won’t to put it down till the end.

Squeeze Me by Carl Hiassen

Set in glitzy Palm Beach, a prominent high-society woman who happens to be a fierce supporter of the President has gone missing at a swank gala. A novel of social and political intrigue, that perfectly captures the absurdity of our times in an irreverent and entertaining way.

Golden Poppies by Laila Ibrahim

Two generations of American women that are connected by the past and fighting for a better future. Faced with the harsh realities of racial divides and the injustices of their pasts that are trying to hold them back, the women find they need each other more than ever.

Chaos by Iris Johansen

CIA agent Alisa Flynn is willing to do anything, if it means catching the most heartless band of criminals she's ever encountered, even going rogue. Every dangerous path she takes is likely to get them killed, but they just might get out of this alive with the help of a brave team and a horse with the heart of a warrior.

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

Set in 1950s India, Lakshmi is a respected henna artist to the rich and famous-- little do her clients know that their trusted confidante came from humble beginnings after fleeing an abusive marriage as a teenager. When her husband suddenly shows up, Lakshmi must face her past while holding onto her present.

The Boy’s Club by Erica Katz

Ambitious newcomer Alex is quickly climbing the corporate ladder, confident she’ll break the glass ceiling that has so long held her female co-workers back. But is she really winning the game or is she simply a pawn in the hands of the men running the show?

The House on Fripp Island by Rebecca Kaufman

A page-turning psychological thriller for fans of Celeste Ng, The House on Fripp Island is a southern tale of two friends--one wealthy, one lower class—whose families spend the summer together at an exclusive oceanfront isle. Tensions mount as the families mix, culminating in an event that will haunt them all for a lifetime.

The Restaurant by Pamela M. Kelley

Three sisters inherit a restaurant with one caveat: they all must work there for one year before they are permitted to sell. Bringing together three women who grew up and moved as far away from one another as possible, will they be able to set aside their differences and survive the year? Or will they forfeit their inheritance-to the head chef?

The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline

When two women are condemned to Britain’s penal colony on Australia, they foster unexpected friendship and support in the strange new land, witness the malicious disregard of Aboriginals forced from their homes, and find redemption in a new life. Beautifully written, Kline continues to prove her stellar talent as an writer who weaves stories with heart and striking details

Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie

Noriko Kamiza, the illegitimate child of a Japanese aristocrat and her African American GI lover, is an outsider from birth. Spanning decades and continents, this is a heartrending coming-of-age novel about a young woman's quest for acceptance in post-World War II Japan.

Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh

In a dystopian world where women can't have it all, but are selected as either mothers or workers at the beginning of their adult lives, is choice the biggest burden of all?

Tom Clancy Firing Point by Mike Maden

Vacationing in Barcelona, Jack Ryan, Jr. runs into an old friend, Renee Moore, at a small café where she is later killed in a suicide bombing. Ryan is determined to find out the reason behind Renee’s death which appears to involve the Spanish Intelligence Service and someone or something called “Sammler”.

The Friendship List by Susan Mallery

Best friends, single mom Ellen and widow Unity, are in serious ruts. Each goads the other to venture out of her comfort zone, daring the other to take on a list of challenges. In a story filled with humor, heartache and regrettable tattoos, Ellen and Unity discover that life is meant to be lived with joy and abandon.

Bitter Pill by Fern Michaels

In the Sisterhood’s 32nd adventure together, they will not rest until every wrong is made right. Myra Rutledge helps her childhood friend Charlotte and suspects a trio of doctors selling Charlotte thousands of dollars of “natural herbal remedies” is actually harming Charlotte’s health while they profit and lead lavish lifestyles. Justice by the Sisterhood is the best revenge.

Cajun Justice by James Patterson

A new standalone thriller by Patterson. Cain Lemaire, an ex-Secret Service agent from New Orleans, takes a job in Tokyo, Japan as head of security detail for a very successful and important CEO. But the simple security post unravels a tangled web of corruption, greed, and extortion. Without resources he had within the Secret Service, Cain relies on his years of training and international missions as he races to find justice that only a born and raised Cajun can do.

The Less Dead by Denise Mina

Margot, Dunlop is a physician from Glasgow. She's exhausted by her public- health job, rid of her cheating boyfriend, and mourning the loss of her adoptive mother, but now she's free to seek out her birth mother. Then she learns that her birth mother was murdered and starts receiving sinister letters from the killer.

Of Mutts and Men by Spencer Quinn

When Chet the dog (and narrator of the story) and his partner, Private Investigator Bernie Little of the desert-based Little Detective Agency, arrive to a meeting with hydrologist Wendell Nero, they are in for a shocking sight--Wendell has come to a violent and mysterious end. What did the hydrologist want to see them about? Is his death a random robbery, or something more? Chet and Bernie are on the case.

Three Perfect Liars by Heidi Perks

A new suspense novel about three ambitious women whose lives are turned upside down in the aftermath of a horrifying fire, which destroys a successful advertising agency and threatens to expose a tangled web of lies.

Find Her Alive by Lisa Regan

When human remains are found at a hunting cabin where Detective Josie Quinn’s sister Trinity was last seen, Josie is concerned they may be the bones of her sister who’s been trying to make contact with a dangerous serial killer to save her journalism career. Trinity won’t stop until she’s found him, even if it means becoming his next victim and Josie knows that as more bones surface, each is more likely than the last to be her sister’s remains.

The Black Swan of Paris by Karen Robards

Genevieve Dumont is a celebrated singer and an unwilling darling of the Nazis and knows her position of privilege lets her go unnoticed as an ally to the resistance. When her estranged mother, Lillian, is captured by Nazis, the resistance is tasked with silencing her by any means necessary but Genevieve refuses to let her mother become yet another victim of the war.

Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb

Eve is examining a body in Washington Square Park when her husband, Roarke, recognizes a man in the onlookers who he’s known for years, and who kills for a living. Both of them are convinced the victim’s spouse would happily have paid an assassin to do the dirty work, each want to protect the other they’re determined to find him before he finds them even if it means going across the Atlantic.

Across the Winding River by Aimie K. Runyan

Beth Cohen is going through an old box of memorabilia from her father’s days as a medic on the western front when she finds a photo of him with a beautiful stranger The woman, a German wife of a Nazi officer, draws Beth’s father into the underground resistance and together, they’re willing to risk everything for what they believe is right.

The Daughters of Erietown by Connie Schultz

Shrouded desires and long kept secrets and the sacrifices people make for the ones they love are at the heart of this debut novel. As the title suggests, the novel is about the women of Erietown, however the most developed and tragic must be Ellie’s husband, Brick, who’s dreams of college basketball are shattered as Ellie falls pregnant.

Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan

A new intriguing novel from the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal, explores the intricacies of motherhood and all that connects and unbounds us. You may think you know her….but take a look a little closer

One by One by Ruth Ware

A new spine-tingling sensation from the Agatha Christie of our time, Ruth Ware brings you another thriller set on a snow-covered mountain. Clever plotting sees the body count rise and multiple culprits picked off, until we are left with an intense game of cat and mouse.

The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman

Another novel from acclaimed historical fiction author, Ellen Marie Wiseman interweaves the stories of two very differing women into a page turning tale that is as suspenseful as it is moving. Not only entertaining, but very timely, as it is set amid one of history’s most lethal pandemics.