Week of October 5, 2020
One Christmas wish, two brothers, and a lifetime of hope are on the line for hapless Maelyn Jones in In a Holidaze, the quintessential holiday romantic novel by Christina Lauren, the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners.
Itโs the most wonderful time of the yearโฆbut not for Maelyn Jones. Sheโs living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has just made a romantic error of epic proportions.
But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the worldโthe snowy Utah cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born, along with two other beloved families. Mentally melting down as she drives away from the cabin for the final time, Mae throws out what she thinks is a simple plea to the universe: Please. Show me what will make me happy.
The next thing she knows, tires screech and metal collides, everything goes black. But when Mae gasps awakeโฆsheโs on an airplane bound for Utah, where she begins the same holiday all over again. With one hilarious disaster after another sending her back to the plane, Mae must figure out how to break free of the strange time loopโand finally get her true love under the mistletoe.
Jam-packed with yuletide cheer, an unforgettable cast of characters, and Christina Laurenโs trademark โdownright hilariousโ (Helen Hoang, author of The Bride Test) hijinks, this swoon-worthy romantic read will make you believe in the power of wishes and the magic of the holidays.
In the vein ofย The Time Travelerโs Wifeย andย Life After Life,ย The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueย isย New York Timesย bestselling author V. E. Schwabโs genre-defying tour de force.
A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget.
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live foreverโand is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.
Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.
But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.
A woman held captive finally escapesโbut can she ever really get away?
Gone Girlย meetsย Roomย in this page-turning, #1 internationally bestselling thriller from one of Germanyโs hottest new talents
A windowless shack in the woods. A dash to safety. But when a woman finally escapes her captor, the end of the story is only the beginning of her nightmare.
She says her name is Lena. Lena, who disappeared without a trace 14 years prior. She fits the profile. She has the distinctive scar. But her family swears that she isnโt their Lena.
The little girl who escaped the woods with her knows things she isnโt sharing, and Lenaโs devastated father is trying to piece together details that donโt quite fit. Lena is desperate to begin again, but something tells her that her tormentor still wants to get back what belongs to himโฆand that she may not be able to truly escape until the whole truth about what happened in the woods finally emerges.
Twisty, suspenseful, and psychologically clever, Romy Hausmann’sย Dear Childย is a captivating thriller with all the ingredients of a breakout hit.
The incomparable Booker Prize winnerโs next great crime novelโthe story of a family whose secrets resurface when a parish priest is found murdered in their ancestral home
Detective Inspector St. John Strafford has been summoned to County Wexford to investigate a murder. A parish priest has been found dead in Ballyglass House, the family seat of the aristocratic, secretive Osborne family.
The year is 1957 and the Catholic Church rules Ireland with an iron fist. Straffordโflinty, visibly Protestant and determined to identify the murdererโfaces obstruction at every turn, from the heavily accumulating snow to the culture of silence in the tight-knit community he begins to investigate.
As he delves further, he learns the Osbornes are not at all what they seem. And when his own deputy goes missing, Strafford must work to unravel the ever-expanding mystery before the communityโs secrets, like the snowfall itself, threaten to obliterate everything.
Beautifully crafted, darkly evocative and pulsing with suspense,ย Snowย is โthe Irish masterโ (New Yorker) John Banville at his page-turning best.
The extraordinary new thriller from Stuart Turton, author of the bestselling murder mysteryย The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, winner of the Costa Best First Novel Award.
A murder on the high seas. A remarkable detective duo. A demon who may or may not exist.
It’s 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world’s greatest detective, is being transported to Amsterdam to be executed for a crime he may, or may not, have committed. Travelling with him is his loyal bodyguard, Arent Hayes, who is determined to prove his friend innocent.
But no sooner are they out to sea than devilry begins to blight the voyage. A twice-dead leper stalks the decks. Strange symbols appear on the sails. Livestock is slaughtered. Anyone could be to blame. Even a demon.
And then three passengers are marked for death, including Samuel.
With Pipps imprisoned, only Arent can solve a mystery that connects every passenger. A mystery that stretches back into their past and now threatens to sink the ship, killing everybody on board.
For fans of Steven King,ย The Devil and the Dark Waterย brings a chilling new spin to the Sherlock Holmes detective duo in a thriller of supernatural horror, occult suspicion, and paranormal mystery on the high seas.
A spellbinding, propulsive new novel from the bestselling mystery writer who “is in a class by herself.” (The New York Times)
Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens. But when a local kid whose brother has gone missing arm-twists him into investigating, Cal uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat, and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets.
“One of the greatest crime novelists writing today”ย (Vox)ย weaves a masterful, atmospheric tale of suspense, asking what we sacrifice in our search for truth and justice, and what we risk if we don’t.
From master of suspense Lisa Unger comes a riveting thriller about a chance encounter that unravels a stunning web of lies and deceit.
Be careful to whom you tell your darkest secretsโฆ
Selena Murphy is commuting home from her job in the city when the train stalls out on the tracks. She strikes up a conversation with a beautiful stranger in the next seat, and their connection is fast and easy. The woman introduces herself as Martha and confesses that sheโs been stuck in an affair with her boss. Selena, in turn, confesses that she suspects her husband is sleeping with the nanny. When the train arrives at Selenaโs station, the two women part ways, presumably never to meet again.
But days later, Selenaโs nanny disappears.
Soon Selena finds her once-perfect life upended. As she is pulled into the mystery of the missing nanny, and as the fractures in her marriage grow deeper, Selena begins to wonder, who was Martha really? But she is hardly prepared for what sheโll discover.
Expertly plotted and reminiscent of the timeless classicย Strangers on a Train,ย Confessions on the 7:45ย is a gripping thriller about the delicate facades we create around our lives.
Thereโs no such thing as a casual romance in this unforgettable Accidental Billionaires novel byย New York Timesย bestselling author J. S. Scott.
After finishing a hard-won medical residency, Owen Sinclair now lives his dream as a family physician. The windfall that brought him newfound wealth has also made handsome Dr. Sinclair the townโs most eligible bachelor. But Owenโs eyes are on Layla, his onetime best friend, his clinicโs dedicated nurse practitioner, and the one woman in Citrus Beach who has no interest in either his body or his billions.
In high school, Owen and Layla were always there for each other. Layla could confess almost anything to him. But wanting more than friendship was a confession too far, and Laylaโs teenage longing was crushed in a heartbeat.
Two buried hurts are now in need of mending, and Owen has a propositionโif Layla is game. Itโs a matter of trust as they discover so much more about the past, each other, and themselves. Itโs not too late. Maybe they can make up for lost time. A love this true is worth the wait.
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shayla Black comes a new story in her More Than Words seriesโฆ
Can I keep the gorgeous, gun-shy single mother safeโand prove Iโm the man for her?
Iโm Tanner KirkโCertified firearms instructor and mixed martial arts enthusiast. When I filed for divorce at the end of an empty marriage, all I wanted was a vacation in paradise, not another woman in my life. But how can I possibly say no to Amanda Lund, a young single mom desperate to learn self-defense? Or refuse the banked desire on the guarded beautyโs face?
I canโt.
So I seduce Mandy until weโre burning up the sheetsโฆand soon find my heart entangled with her bruised and battered one. But when a nemesis from her past tries to destroy our future by unearthing my secret, will she understand and forgive meโor give up on us forever?
Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, itโs an introduction to an authorโs world. And for fans, itโs a bonus book in the authorโs series. We hope you’ll enjoy each one as much as we do.
From USA Today Bestselling Author Rebecca Yarros comes an enemies to lovers rock star romance.
If I can keep Hush Noteโs leading guitarist, Nixon Winters, on the straight and narrow for the next six months, Iโll finally get my own band to manageโassuming we donโt kill each other first.
The egotistical, irritating rock star is fresh out of rehab, but itโs obvious his demons followed him homeโand now Iโm sleeping down the hall. Iโve watched him self-destruct every summer, and with album deadlines and tour dates looming, I canโt let it happen again. My career is in his hands.
But tattoos canโt cover every scar, and Iโm starting to see through his trademark, irresistible charm to the damage beneath.
Everyone wants the rock star.
Iโm falling for the man.
If he doesnโt let me in,
heโll never break the cycleโ
And when these six months are up,
I might be the one left broken.
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