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The Athena Project
by Brad Thor
A team of elite female operatives must stop a terrorist group from unleashing a deadly virus. Fast-paced action and espionage.
The world’s most elite counterterrorism unit has just taken its game to an entirely new level. And not a moment too soon . . . From behind the rows of razor wire, a new breed of counterterrorism ... (Barnes & Noble)
Our Endless Numbered Days
by Claire Fuller
A father takes his daughter to live in the wilderness, telling her the world has ended. But as she grows up, she begins to question his story.
Peggy Hillcoat is eight years old when her survivalist father, James, takes her from their home in London to a remote hut in the woods and tells her that the rest of the world has been destroyed. ... (Goodreads)
Criss Cross
by James Patterson
Detective Alex Cross investigates a series of murders in Washington D.C. while balancing his personal life and relationships.
A killer with all the skills of a master detective has made Alex Cross the subject of his deranged "investigation.", In a Virginia penitentiary, Alex Cross and his partner, John Sampson, witness the ... (Goodreads)
The White Book
by Han Kang
A poetic exploration of grief, loss, and the color white. A meditation on the fragility of life and the power of memory.
Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize , From Booker Prize-winner and literary phenomenon Han Kang, a lyrical and disquieting exploration of personal grief, written through the prism ... (Goodreads)
Waterfall
by Lisa Tawn Bergren
A young woman travels to a remote village in Italy and discovers a hidden waterfall, leading to love and self-discovery.
Gabriella has never spent a summer in Italy like this one. Remaining means giving up all she's known and loved . . . and leaving means forfeiting what she's come to know—and love itself. Most ... (Barnes & Noble)
From Lukov with Love
by Mariana Zapata
A figure skating enemies-to-lovers romance between Jasmine and Ivan. They must work together to win a championship and confront their pasts.
If someone were to ask Jasmine Santos to describe the last few years of her life with a single word, it would definitely be a four-letter one. After seventeen years—and countless broken bones and ... (Goodreads)
Finnikin of the Rock
by Melina Marchetta
After a curse forces him to flee his homeland, Finnikin embarks on a journey to find a lost kingdom and reunite its people.
Finnikin, Sir Topher and Evanjalin start travelling to Sorel, Finnikin reluctantly. Sir Topher tells Evanjalin the story of the Five Days of Unspeakable. Later, they travel to a town in Sarnak. ... (Wikipedia)
The People vs. Alex Cross
by James Patterson
Detective Alex Cross is accused of a crime he didn't commit, and must fight to clear his name while also solving a string of brutal murders.
This time it's Alex Cross on trial., Alex Cross is on the wrong side of the law. Serving a suspension from the force while he awaits trial for murder, Cross has been branded as a trigger-happy cop, ... (Goodreads)
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
by Salman Rushdie
A modern retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, exploring themes of fame and adoration.
Salman Rushdie's most ambitious and accomplished novel, sure to be hailed as his masterpiece. At the beginning of this stunning novel, Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, is caught up in a ... (Goodreads)
The Story of Beautiful Girl
by Rachel Simon
A love story between two people with intellectual disabilities, on a journey to find home and belonging.
It is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution, the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, and ... (Goodreads)
Cross Justice
by James Patterson
A man returns to his rural hometown to confront the family secrets that were hidden from him.
Alex Cross and his family, who live in Washington, D.C. , travel to Starksville, North Carolina, so Alex and his wife Bree can help clear Alex's cousin Stefan Tate of a murder they suspect he did not ... (Wikipedia)
Ellen Foster
by Kaye Gibbons
A young girl's struggle to find a permanent home and family in the face of abuse and neglect.
Ellen is an only child who does not have a real home, even at the time when both her parents are still alive. Her father is " trash " and has a drinking problem , and the whole atmosphere is one of ... (Wikipedia)
The Duchess Deal
by Tessa Dare
A seamstress and a duke find love and acceptance in an unexpected union.
An iBooks Best Romance of August Pick! One of Publishers Weekly's Buzz Books of Romance 2017! An Amazon Best Romance of August Pick! 2017 RT Reviewer's Choice Book of the Year Nominee and 2017 RT ... (Barnes & Noble)
Mistress of the Art of Death
by Ariana Franklin
In medieval Cambridge, a female doctor investigates a series of child murders. A thrilling historical mystery with a strong female lead.
A chilling, mesmerizing novel that combines the best of modern forensic thrillers with the detail and drama of historical fiction. In medieval Cambridge, England, four children have been murdered. ... (Goodreads)
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
by Morgan Matson
Two teens take a road trip across America, discovering themselves and each other along the way.
When you're on a road trip, life is all about the detours. . . ., Amy Curry is having a terrible year. Her mother has decided to move across the country and needs Amy to get their car from California ... (Goodreads)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
by Manuel Puig
An unlikely friendship between two prisoners, exploring themes of sexuality, fantasy and politics.
Two prisoners, Luis Molina and Valentín Arregui, share a cell in a Buenos Aires prison. The story takes place between September 9, 1975 and October 8, 1975. , Molina, a transgender woman, is in jail ... (Wikipedia)
How to Be Both
by Ali Smith
Exploring duality and interconnectedness through the life of a girl and a Renaissance artist.
Passionate, compassionate, vitally inventive and scrupulously playful, Ali Smith’s novels are like nothing else. A true original, she is a one-of-a-kind literary sensation. Her novels consistently ... (Goodreads)
The Emperor's Blades
by Brian Staveley
Epic fantasy story of three siblings fighting to defend their kingdom from enemies both internal and external.
The circle is closing. The stakes are high. And old truths will live again... The Emperor has been murdered, leaving the Annurian Empire in turmoil. Now his progeny must bury their grief and prepare ... (Goodreads)
Carnegie's Maid
by Marie Benedict
A young Irish immigrant becomes a lady's maid to Andrew Carnegie's mother, and her intelligence and work ethic change the course of history.
The USA Today Bestseller From the bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room comes a mesmerizing tale of historical fiction that asks what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Grave Mercy
by Robin LaFevers
A young woman's mission to protect her country by becoming an assassin for the goddess of death.
Grave Mercy is set in a fictionalized fifteenth-century Brittany , at a time when the nation was struggling to maintain its independence from France . , 14-year-old peasant, Ismae Rienne, is feared ... (Wikipedia)
The Assault
by Harry Mulisch
A young boy's struggle to come to terms with his father's past during WWII.
The novel consists of a brief prologue and five "episodes" dated 1945, 1952, 1956, 1966, and 1981. Twelve-year-old Anton Steenwijk is living with his parents and older brother on the outskirts of ... (Wikipedia)
At the Water's Edge
by Sara Gruen
In search of the Loch Ness monster, a wealthy American couple and their friend find themselves in a remote Scottish village during WWII.
After embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year in high society Philadelphia on New Year’s Eve of 1942, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellis’s father, a former army ... (Goodreads)
Home Fire
by Kamila Shamsie
A family torn apart by tragedy, facing the choices of loyalty, love and politics.
Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother’s death, she’s accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her to resume a dream long ... (Goodreads)
Solar
by Ian McEwan
A Nobel Prize-winning physicist navigates personal and professional challenges while attempting to solve the world's energy crisis.
Michael Beard is an eminent, Nobel Prize –winning physicist whose own life is chaotic and complicated. The novel takes the reader chronologically through three significant periods in Beard's life: ... (Wikipedia)
After I Do
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A couple on the brink of divorce decide to take a year off from their marriage to rediscover themselves and their love for each other.
“A seductive twist on the timeless tale of a couple trying to rediscover love in a marriage brought low by the challenges of domestic togetherness...touching, perceptive, and achingly honest.” ... (Barnes & Noble)
When God Was a Rabbit
by Sarah Winman
A family story of love and loss, capturing a childhood in all its innocence and complexity.
When God was a Rabbit is an incredibly exciting debut from an extraordinary new voice in fiction. Spanning four decades, from 1968 onwards, this is the story of a fabulous but flawed family and the ... (Goodreads)
A Natural History of Dragons
by Marie Brennan
A scientific and magical exploration of the dragon myth, discovering their hidden secrets.
Marie Brennan begins a thrilling new fantasy series in, A Natural History of Dragons, combining adventure with the inquisitive spirit of the Victorian Age. You, dear reader, continue at your own ... (Barnes & Noble)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
by Madeleine Thien
A family saga spanning generations of musicians in China, exploring the impact of political upheaval on their lives and art.
The novel begins with a girl named Marie living with her mother in Vancouver , Canada. The year is 1991, and the addition to their household of a Chinese refugee fleeing the post-Tiananmen Square ... (Wikipedia)
Death in Venice and Other Tales
by Thomas Mann
A collection of stories exploring the interplay of beauty, mortality and morality.
Featuring his world-famous masterpiece, "Death in Venice," this new collection of Nobel laureate Thomas Mann's stories and novellas reveals his artistic evolution. In this new, widely acclaimed ... (Goodreads)
Angels in America
by Tony Kushner
Epic story of America in the midst of the AIDS crisis, exploring themes of identity, loss, and hope.
Set in New York City, the play takes place between October 1985 and February 1986. , The play begins with the funeral of Sarah Ironson, an elderly Jewish woman, whose rabbi eulogizes not only her, ... (Wikipedia)
