Week of April 8, 2019
Greyson East left his mark on me.
As the young girl who first fell for him, I didnโt know much about life. I did know about his smiles, though, and his laughs, and the strange way my stomach flipped when he was near.
Life was perfectโฆuntil it wasnโt, and when we were forced to go our separate ways, I held on to our memories, let go of my first crush, and wished for the day Iโd find him again.
When my wish came true, it was nothing like I imagined.
I couldnโt have known when I took the nanny position that it would be his children I looked after, that my new boss would be that boy I used to know, that boy who was now a manโa cold, lonely, detached man.
The smile and laugh I had loved so much were gone, now distant memories. Every part of him was covered in a fresh pain.
When he realized who I was, he made me promise to do my job and my job only.
He made me promise not to try to get to know him, not to recall the memories Iโd treasured all this time.
But, sometimes, I saw the boy Iโd once known in his stormy eyes. I saw the Greyson who smiled and laughed, who had stolen a young girlโs heart, and there was no doubt in my mind that this boy was worth fighting for.
I was given a second chance with the one whoโd left his mark on me. All I hoped was that somehow Iโd leave a mark on his soul, too.
Kailyn Flowers was always calm, rational, and controlled-until she ended up sprawled all over Daxton Hughes, the former actor she totally crushed on as a teenager. Then she did the unthinkable: She became a mortifying fangirl in five seconds flat, which may or may not have included professing her undying love. And oddly, he didn’t run away. In fact, their meet cute led to a friendship she never saw coming. Of course, she never saw his betrayal coming, either…
Now Dax needs her help. As guardian to his thirteen-year-old sister, he’s in way over his head. And though Kailyn hasn’t forgiven Dax, she isn’t heartless enough to make him fend for himself, either. Soon their friendly meetings turn into flirty dinner dates, and Kailyn can feel their chemistry is as explosive as ever. But how can she possibly let down her guard again to a guy who has heartbreak written all over him?
Can you love someone to death?
Some would say Becky Gerard is a devoted mother and would do anything for her only child. Others, including her husband Carl, claim she’s obsessed and can’t stop the vicious circle of finding a cure at her daughter’s expense.
Fifteen-year-old Meghan has been in and out of hospitals with a plague of unexplained illnesses. But when the ailments take a sharp turn, clashing medical opinions begin to raise questions about the puzzling nature of Meghanโs illness. Doctors suspect Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a rare behavioral disorder where the primary caretaker seeks medical help for made-up symptoms of a child. Is this what’s going on? Or is there something even more sinister at hand?
As the Gerards grow more and more suspicious of each other and their medical team, Becky must race against time to prove her daughter has a deadly disease. But first, she must confront her darkest fears and family secrets that threaten to not only upend her once-ordered lifeโฆbut to destroy it.
Fromย New York Timesย bestseller Lexi Ryan comes a sexy friends-to-lovers romance. A family wedding with a fake boyfriend, meddling parents, and an obsessive ex . . . What could go wrong?ย
The only thing worse than being single at my sisterโs wedding is finding out that my ex will be there too. Not just any exโthe guy everyone expected me to marry, the man I came to Jackson Harbor to escape.
Now I need a date, and fast. Enter Carter Jacksonโthe firefighter whoโs dealing with an unwanted five minutes of fame ever since a shirtless photo of him saving a puppy went viral. Heโs warding off propositions left and right, and he needs a fake relationship as much as I do.
Sweet and sexy, Carter is completely off-limits. See, I have a rule. A no-heartache rule. Not only is Carter my friend and a known heartbreaker, but his job as a firefighter puts him in danger daily, and thatโs something I just canโt handle.
The commitment between us might be pretend, but the passion all too real. As crazy as it makes me, I have to keep Carter at an armโs length. Even that might not be enough to spare my heart.
In 1960s Florida, a young Cuban exile will risk her life–and heart–to take back her country in this exhilarating historical novel from the author ofย Next Year in Havana,ย a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick.
Beautiful. Daring. Deadly.ย
The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez–her family, her people, her country. Recruited by the CIA to infiltrate Fidel Castro’s inner circle and pulled into the dangerous world of espionage, Beatriz is consumed by her quest for revenge and her desire to reclaim the life she lost.
As the Cold War swells like a hurricane over the shores of the Florida Strait, Beatriz is caught between the clash of Cuban American politics and the perils of a forbidden affair with a powerful man driven by ambitions of his own. When the ever-changing tides of history threaten everything she has fought for, she must make a choice between her past and future–but the wrong move could cost Beatriz everything–not just the island she loves, but also the man who has stolen her heart.
From the #1ย New York Timesย bestselling author, Jojo Moyes, the story of a young woman who finds new meaning in life after opening an eclectic shop and comes to terms with the secrets of her past
In the sixties, Athene Forster was the most glamorous girl of her generation. Nicknamed the Last Deb, she was also beautiful, spoiled, and out of control. When she agreed to marry the gorgeous young heir Douglas Fairley-Hulme, her parents breathed a sigh of relief. But within two years, rumors had begun to circulate about Athene’s affair with a young salesman.
Thirty-five years later, Suzanna Peacock is struggling with her notorious mother’s legacy. The only place Suzanna finds comfort is in The Peacock Emporium, the beautiful coffee bar and shop she opens that soon enchants her little town. There she makes perhaps the first real friends of her life, including Alejandro, a male midwife, escaping his own ghosts in Argentina.
The specter of her mother still haunts Suzanna. But only by confronting both her family and her innermost self will she finally reckon with the past–and discover that the key to her history, and her happiness, may have been in front of her all along.
Two sisters raised in fear are about to find out why in a chilling novel of psychological suspense from the author of The Thinnest Air.
Ignorant of civilization and cautioned against its evils, nineteen-year-old Wren and her two sisters, Sage and Evie, were raised in off-the-grid isolation in a primitive cabin in upstate New York. When the youngest grows gravely ill, their mother leaves with the child to get help from a nearby town. And they never return.
As months pass, hope vanishes. Supplies are low. Livestock are dying. A brutal winter is bearing down. Then comes the stranger. He claims to be looking for the girlsโ mother, and heโs not leaving without them.
To escape, Wren and her sister must break the rule theyโve grown up with: never go beyond the forest.
Past the thicket of dread, they come upon a house on the other side of the pines. This is where Wren and Sage must confront something more chilling than the unknowable. Theyโll discover whatโs been hidden from them, what theyโre running from, and the secrets that have left them in the dark their entire lives.
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Larissa Ione comes a new standalone story in her Demonica Underworld seriesโฆ
Itโs been seven months since Cipher, an Unfallen angel who straddled a razor thin line between good and evil, woke up in hell with a new set of wings, a wicked pair of fangs, and a handler whoโs as beautiful as she is dangerous. As a laid-back cyber-specialist who once assisted guardian angels, heโd been in a prime position to earn back his halo. But now, as a True Fallen forced to use his talents for malevolence, he must fight not only his captors and his sexy handler, but the growing corruption inside himโฆbefore the friends searching for him become his enemies and he becomes his own worst nightmare.
Lyre is a fallen angel with a heart full of hate. When sheโs assigned to ensure that Cipher carries out their bossโs orders, she sees an opportunity to take revenge on those who wronged her. All she has to do is appeal to Cipherโs burgeoning dark side. But the devastatingly handsome fellow True Fallen has other ideas โ sexy ideas that threaten to derail all Lyreโs plans and put them in the path of an approaching hell storm.
Danger and desire explode, even as Cipher and Lyre unravel a sinister plot that will fracture the underworld and send shockwaves into Heaven itselfโฆ
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The horror that rocked my small town last winter also brought Noah Wilkes into my life. The first almost broke all of us, but the second changed everything.
He stomped into my classroom all angry scowls and rudeness, the big-shot lawyer who was always too good for this small town. But the moment his smile softened toward his niece, it was me that melted.
The heartbreak that brought him back also brought me closer to him, to the man he hides from the world behind his swagger and aggression. The man I couldnโt help but fall for.
But life has a way of throwing a curveball when you least expect it, and this one could cost me everything–even him.
Turned out, our fates were written in the sky before we ever metโ
Before we fell.
Aubrey Reynoldsย is a small-town girl whoโs made it big.
A successful Hollywood director, Aubrey doesnโt have time to linger on what could have been.
But when a routine blood test comes back with a false positive, she decides to take some time off to do the things sheโs always wanted to do: taste the famous chocolate chip cookies at the Minnesota State Fair, hike the Grand Teton National Park, scuba dive in the Caribbean.
But after Aubrey admits to herself what sheโsย reallyย missing, she heads back home to Dusty Valley, Oklahoma . . . and the man she left behind.
Cole Haywoodย is a small-town fireman and thatโs just fine with him.
Sure, when the love of his life left their hometown to chase her dreams he was heartbroken andโheโll admitโdamn mad.
But Cole would have never forgiven himself if he had held Aubrey back from success.
So the last thing he expects after all these years is to walk into his favorite bar one night and find the girl heโs always lovedโthereโlooking for him.
Maybe nowโs the time to makeย hisย dreams come true.
From #1ย New York Timesย bestseller Cassandra Clare and award-winner Wesley Chu comes the first book in a new series that follows High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood as they tour the world after the Mortal War.ย The Red Scrolls of Magicย is a Shadowhunters novel.
All Magnus Bane wanted was a vacationโa lavish trip across Europe with Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter who against all odds is finally his boyfriend. But as soon as the pair settles in Paris, an old friend arrives with news about a demon-worshipping cult called the Crimson Hand that is bent on causing chaos around the world. A cult that was apparently founded by Magnus himself. Years ago. As a joke.
Now Magnus and Alec must race across Europe to track down the Crimson Hand and its elusive new leader before the cult can cause any more damage. As if it wasnโt bad enough that their romantic getaway has been sidetracked, demons are now dogging their every step, and it is becoming harder to tell friend from foe. As their quest for answers becomes increasingly dire, Magnus and Alec will have to trust each other more than everโeven if it means revealing the secrets theyโve both been keeping.
Twenty-four-year-old Charlotte Stahl would do anything for her older brother, Ian. After all, heโd done everything for her growing up.
He played Burken with herโa hide-and-seek game they made up as kids.
He comforted her when their mom deserted them.
He raised her when their dad went to prison for murder.
To Charlotte, Ian is the only reason sheโs still aliveโheโs her rock. So when Ian asks her to play Burken in the isolated woods of Cadillac, Michigan, Charlotte feels she could use the nostalgia and agrees. Besides, they havenโt played this game since childhood. Burkenโitโs the one thing that never changes โฆ
โฆuntil Ian threatens to kill her in the middle of the game.
More than the rules have changed as Brother turns to Predator, Sister turns to Prey, and sheโs navigating the forests of Northern Michigan on foot with nothing but the clothesโand a targetโon her back.
If Charlotte wants to stay alive, she knows she has to untangle the web of her haunting past to find out where things went wrong, and at what point she lost sight of reality. With no other choice but to reopen old woundsโand with Ian hot on her trailโCharlotte learns that sometimes evil has to manifest in order for good to succeed. Which makes her wonderโฆ
Is Ian really a monster? Or her savior?
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