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Upload by Collin Tobin 

Overview  Someone’s always watching. Jay Brooks’s life is in chaos. His mother’s sudden death has unhinged his father, making Jay a stranger in his own home. He seeks solace by spending his spare time with his best friend, Bennie, but … Continue reading

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Close Enough to Touch by Colleen Oakley #XOXperts

Overview From the author of Before I Go comes an unconventional love story perfect for fans of the emotional novels of Jodi Picoult and Jojo Moyes. One time a boy kissed me and I almost died…  And so begins the … Continue reading

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Always by Sarah Jio 

OVERVIEW From the “New York Times” bestselling author of “Blackberry Winter “and “The Violets of March” comes a gripping, poignant novel about the kind of love that never lets go, and the heart s capacity to remember.  While enjoying a … Continue reading

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The Gingerbread Girl by Shelia Newberry 

Overview  ALL SHE WANTED WAS A HOME FOR CHRISTMAS London, 1936 Ill and stuck in hospital at Christmas, seven year old Cora Kelly is excited to receive a visit from her mother, who brings her the gift of a gingerbread … Continue reading

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Victoria by Daisy Goodwin 

Overview  “They think I am still a little girl who is not capable of being a Queen.” Lord Melbourne turned to look at Victoria. “They are mistaken. I have not known you long, but I observe in you a natural … Continue reading

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Night School by Lee Child 

Overview It’s 1996, and Reacher is still in the army. In the morning they give him a medal, and in the afternoon they send him back to school. That night he’s off the grid. Out of sight, out of mind.Two … Continue reading

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The Obsidian Chamber by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 

A TRAGIC DISAPPEARANCE After a harrowing, otherworldly confrontation on the shores of Exmouth, Massachussetts, Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast is missing, presumed dead. A SHOCKING RETURN Sick with grief, Pendergast’s ward, Constance, retreats to her chambers beneath the family mansion at … Continue reading

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The Einstein Prophecy by Robert Masello

Overview As war rages in 1944, young army lieutenant Lucas Athan recovers a sarcophagus excavated from an Egyptian tomb. Shipped to Princeton University for study, the box contains mysteries that only Lucas, aided by brilliant archaeologist Simone Rashid, can unlock. … Continue reading

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Outside the Limelight by Terez Mertes Rose

Outside the Limelight Ballet Theatre Chronicles, Book 2 By Terez Mertes Rose Contemporary [Women’s] Fiction   Book Summary   Rising ballet star Dena Lindgren’s dream career is knocked off its axis when a puzzling onstage fall results in a crushing … Continue reading

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Behind Closed Doors by Lisa Renee Jones #XOXperts 

Overview  From New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones comes a brand new gripping and provocative novel that ties into her bestselling Careless Whispers and Inside Out series. You can enjoy this as a standalone, but fans of Careless … Continue reading

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