Week of February 22, 2021
Told in alternating timelines,ย THE THINGS WE LEAVE UNFINISHEDย examines the risks we take for love, the scars too deep to heal, and the endings we canโt bring ourselves to see coming.
Twenty-eight-year-old Georgia Stanton has to start over after she gave up almost everything in a brutal divorceโthe New York house, the friends, and her pride. Now back home at her late great-grandmotherโs estate in Colorado, she finds herself face-to-face with Noah Harrison, the bestselling author of a million books where the cover is always people nearly kissing. Heโs just as arrogant in person as in interviews, and sheโll be damned if the good-looking writer ofย love storiesย thinks heโs the one to finish her grandmotherโs final novelโฆeven if the publisher swears heโs the perfect fit.
Noah is at the pinnacle of his career. With book and movie deals galore, there isnโt much the โgolden boyโ of modern fiction hasnโt accomplished. But he canโt walk away from what might be the best book of the centuryโthe one his idol, Scarlett Stanton, left unfinished. Coming up with a fitting ending for the legendary author is one thing, but dealing with her beautiful, stubborn, cynical great-granddaughter, Georgia, is quite another.
But as they read Scarlettโs words in both the manuscript and her box of letters, they start to realize why Scarlett never finished the bookโitโs based on her real-life romance with a World War II pilot, and the ending isnโt a happy one. Georgia knows all too well that love never works out, and while the chemistry and connection between her and Noah is undeniable, sheโs as determined as ever to learn from her great-grandmotherโs mistakesโeven if it means destroying Noahโs career.
A man whoโs been moving his whole life finally finds a reason to stay put.
Charlie Matheson has spent his life taking care of things. When his parents died two days before his eighteenth birthday, he took care of his younger brother, even though that meant putting his own dreams on hold. He took care of his fatherโs hardware store, building it into something known several towns over. He took care of the cat he found in the woodsโฆso now he has a cat.
When a stranger with epic tattoos and a glare to match starts coming into Mathesonโs Hardware, buying things seemingly at random and lugging them off in a car so beat-up Charlie feels bad for it, his instinct is to help. When the man comes in for the fifth time in a week, Charlie canโt resist intervening.
Rye Janssen has spent his life breaking things. Promises. His parentsโ hearts. Leases. He isnโt used to people wanting to put things back togetherโnot the crumbling house he just inherited, not his future and certainly not him. But the longer he stays in Garnet Run, the more he can see himself belonging there. And the more time he spends with Charlie, the more he can see himself falling asleep in Charlieโs armsโฆand waking up in them.
Is this what it feels like to have a homeโand someone to share it with?
From the internationally bestselling author ofย Sarah’s Keyย comes Tatiana de Rosnay’sย Flowers of Darkness, a riveting and emotionally intense novel, set in a near future Paris, where a woman confronts past betrayal and present mystery
Author Clarissa Katsef is struggling to write her next book. Sheโs just snagged a brand new artist residency in an ultra-modern apartment, with a view of all of Paris, a dream for any novelist in search of tranquility. But since moving in, she has had the feeling of being watched. Is there reason to be paranoid? Or is her distraction and discomfort the result of her husbandโs recent shocking betrayal? Or is that her beloved Paris lies altered outside her windows? A city that will never be quite the same, a city with a scar at its center?
Stuck inside, in the midst of a sweltering heat wave, Clarissa enlists her beloved granddaughter in her investigation of the mysterious, high tech building even as she finds herself drawn back into the orbit of her first husband who is still the one who knows her most intimately, who shares the past grief that she has never quite let go.
Staying true to her favorite themesโthe imprint of the place, the weight of secretsโde Rosnay weaves an intrigue of thrilling suspense and emotional power.
In this gripping thriller set in New Zealand,ย New York Timesย bestselling author Nalini Singh takes you into the twisted world of an exclusive cul-de-sac located on the edge of a sprawling forest.
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My mother vanished ten years ago.
So did a quarter of a million dollars in cash.
Thief. Bitch. Criminal.
Now, she’s back.
Her bones clothed in scarlet silk.
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When socialite Nina Rai disappeared without a trace, everyone wrote it off as another trophy wife tired of her wealthy husband. But now her bones have turned up in the shadowed green of the forest that surrounds her elite neighborhood, a haven of privilege and secrets thatโs housed the same influential families for decades.
The rich live here, along with those whose job it is to make their lives easier. And somebody knows what happened to Nina one rainy night ten years ago. Her son Aarav heard a chilling scream that night, and heโs determined to uncover the ugly truth that lives beneath the moneyed eleganceโฆbutย no one is ready for the murderous secrets about to crawl out of the dark.
Even the dead arenโt allowed to break the rules in this cul-de-sac.
An Amazon Best Book of the Month! In the first book of a suspenseful YA duology, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis draws inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe and masterfully delivers a dark, propulsive mystery in alternating points of view that unravels a friendship . . . forevermore. Perfect for fans ofย One of Us Is Lyingย andย Truly Devious!
Tress Montorโs family used to mean somethingโuntil she didnโt have a family anymore. When her parents disappeared seven years ago while driving her best friend home, Tress lost everything. The entire town shuns her now that she lives with her drunken, one-eyed grandfather at what locals refer to as the โWhite Trash Zoo.โ
Felicity Turnado has it all: looks, money, and a secret. One misstep could send her tumbling from the top of the social ladder, and sheโs worked hard to make everyone forget that she was with the Montors the night they disappeared. Felicity has buried what she knows so deeply thatย sheย canโt even remember what it is . . . only that she canโt look at Tress without feeling shame and guilt.
But Tress has a plan. A Halloween costume party at an abandoned house provides the ideal situation for Tress to pry the truth from Felicityโbrick by brickโas she slowly seals her former best friend into a coal chute. Tress will have her answersโor settle for revenge.
Fromย New York Timesย Bestselling author Corinne Michaels comes a new second chanceย standaloneย love story.
At eighteen, I walked away from Willow Creek Valley for good.
I was young, scared, and stupid, and it cost me the love of my lifeโGrayson Parkerson.
Fourteen years later, a crash sends me back home to recover.
Back to where we met, fell in love, and planned a future.
The one heโs now living as a single dad to his daughter.
Working at The Park Inn together gives us a chance to reconnect, and seeing him with his little girl makes me long for the days when he was mine. One look in his gorgeous blue-green eyes, and itโs like I never left. One kiss, and my world is upside down. One night together, and I know without a doubt, in his arms is where I belong.
Iโm not the girl I wasโintimidated by his wealthy family and desperate to escape our small town. I can imagine a new life for us here.
But heโs learned to guard his heart, and trust wonโt come easily.
How can I convince him to give first love a second chance?
Saddle up and get ready to ride again with the infamous McKay family!
New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James has whipped up six brand new Rough Riders short stories featuring fan favorite couplesโCord and AJ, Colby and Channing, Keely and Jack, Colt and India, Carter and Macie, and Boone and Sierra.
These slice of life tales are the perfect accompaniment to USA Today Bestselling author Suzanne Johnsonโs delicious, down home recipesโfamily fare created to share round the table with love, laughter, and plenty of second helpings.
So kick off your boots, hang up your hat and prepare to stay awhile as youโre entertained and tantalized with Cowboy Bites!
A new angsty stand alone romance fromย USA Todayย bestselling author K.A. Linde that will keep you guessing which man is her groom and which one objectsโฆ
Iโm in love with two men.
But I can only marry one.
And today is my wedding day.
The bridesmaids button my wedding dress. They titter excitedly as the music begins. My groom is waiting for me. I walk down the aisle prepared to say I do. All according to plan.
Except for the shout from the back of the room, โI object!โ
I should have known it couldnโt be that easy. After more than a decade of push and pull, neither of them is going to let me go. Weโre a trio that should have never been. Me and Cole and Ash. One that Iโm to marry and one that Iโm to leave behind.
Now, once and for all, I have to choose: my groom or the man objecting?
But until thenโฆhold the forevers.
MacKayla Lane faces the ultimate threat when war breaks out between the kingdoms of shadow and light, as the #1ย New York Timesย bestselling Fever series races to an explosive revelation.
From the moment MacKayla Lane arrived in Dublin to hunt her sisterโs murderer, sheโs had to fight one dangerous battle after the next: to survive, to secure power, to keep her city safe, to protect the people she loves.
The matter of whoโs good and whoโs evil can be decided by the answer to a single question: Whose side are you on?
Now, as High Queen of the Fae, Mac faces her greatest challenge yet: rulingย the very race she was born to hunt and killโa race that wants her dead yesterday, so they can put a pure-blooded Fae queen on the throne.
But challenges with her subjects are the least of her concerns when an ancient, deadly foe resurfaces, changing not only the rules of the game but the very game itself, initiating a catastrophic sequence of events that have devastating consequences and leave Mac questioning everything sheโs ever learned and everyone sheโs ever loved. Now begins an epic battle between Mortal and Fae, Seelie and Unseelie, would-be kings and would-be queens, with possession of the Unseelie Kingโs virtually unlimited power and the fate of humanity at stake.
From the exquisite, deadly gardens of the High Queenโs court, to long-forgotten truths found in the Sacred Grove of Creation, from the erotic bed of her enigmatic, powerful lover to the darkest, seductive reaches of the Unseelie kingdom, Macโs final journey takes her places no human has been before, and only one human could possibly survive . . .
One whoโs willing to sacrificeย everything.
Fromย New York Timesย bestselling author Kristen Callihan comes a charming, emotional romance about redefining dreams and discovering unlikely love along the way.
Life for Emma isnโt good. The world knows her as Princess Anya onย Dark Castle, but then her character gets the axeโliterally. The cherry on top is finding her boyfriend in bed with another woman. She needs a break, and sanctuary comes in the form of Rosemont, a gorgeous estate in California promising rest and relaxation.
Then she meets the ownerโs equally gorgeous grandson, exโhockey player and current recluse Lucian Osmond, and she sees her own pain and yearning reflected in his eyes.
Heโs charming when he wants to be but also secretive and gruff, with protective walls as thick as Emmaโs own. Despite a growing attraction, they avoid each other.
But then thereโs an impromptu nighttime skinny-dip, and Lucianโs luscious homemade tarts and cream cakes start arriving at Emmaโs door, tempting her to taste life againโฆ
In trying to stay apart, they only grow closerโand their broken pieces just might fit together and make them whole.
Olivia Brent has one summer to save the dairy farm she just inherited.
But thereโs one problem, and itโs not her lactose intolerance.
Jake Milovic.
The brooding farmhand has inherited exactly fifty percent of Brent Farm, and heโs so convinced the city girl canโt work the land, he bets she canโt save it in a summer.
Determined to prove him wrong, Olivia accepts what might be the dumbest wager of her life.
His strategy to win seems simple: follow her around, shirtlessly distracting her between bouts of relentless taunting. And itโs effectiveโif his dark eyes and rare smiles arenโt enough to sidetrack her, the sweaty, rolling topography of the manbeastโs body would do the trick.
What they donโt know: theyโll have to weather more than each other.
Mysterious circumstances throw the farm into disarray, and with the dairy farm in danger, Olivia and Jake have to work together. But when they do, thereโs more to fear than either of them imagined.
Because now their hearts are on the line, and the farm wonโt be the only casualty if they fail.
My name is Mabel, the girl who โwouldnโt hurt a fly.โ
Of course I wouldnโt.
Iโm an entomologist for goodnessโ sake.
I work in a nature center.
Bugs are my jam.
Itโs the humans in my life who are starting to get me down. Iโm used to them calling me sweet and innocent. I can even handle them calling me naive. But when they lie and keep secrets from me? That’s when my proverbial pincers want to come out.
Trouble is, I’m not the girl who fights back.
Not until a handsome groundskeeper with a dirty mouth and secrets of his own shows up and lights all sorts of fires in me.
In the bug world, the female is always the fiercest. The praying mantis doesnโt worry about being a โgood girl.โ Nope, she follows her instincts no matter how crass or crude they may seem to others.
Turns out I could learn a thing or two from her.
Iโm not necessarily looking to tear anyoneโs head off, but after decades of being nice, it’s high time for me to return to nature and unleash my wild side.
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