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ONCE and AGAIN by Rebecca Serle - Spotlight

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  The women of the Novak family were each born with a gift: they can, just once, turn back time. Lauren has known since she was fifteen that her mother Marcella saved Lauren’s father from a deadly car accident. Dave is alive and happy, and out on the Malibu waves. But ever since, Marcella, her power spent, has lived in fear of what she won’t be able to reverse. Her own mother, Sylvia, is her polar opposite: a free-spirited iconoclast with a glamorous past she only hints at. Lauren has spent her life between these two role models—and waiting for her own catastrophe to strike. Then one summer, Lauren’s husband takes a job in New York, and she moves back to Broad Beach Road, back into her childhood home on the shores of Malibu. Lauren looks forward to surfing with her dad again and perhaps repairing an unspoken fracture in her relationship with her mother. What she doesn’t expect is for the boy next door to return home as well: Stone, Lauren’s first love, who broke her heart nearly a ...
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THE SECRET ORDER of LIBRARIANS by Blake Harris - Spotlight

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  THE SECRET ORDER of LIBRARIANS by Blake Harris is an exciting fantasy graphic novel about books coming to life! Aspiring graphic novelist Dewey Page’s world is changed when he uncovers the Philadelphia Library Company is part of a secret order tasked with protecting our world from the ones in books.  When the most notorious characters in literature are mysteriously freed from their books, Dewey must team up with head Librarians Mildred and Erma to embrace his true identity, unlocking a powerful secret along the way.  From hidden high-tech library headquarters and spellbound binding stamps to No. 2 pencils that erase gravity,  The Order of the Librarians is a fast-paced, fantasy graphic novel that reimagines the true heroes among us, proving that a cardigan can be just as powerful as a cape. Blake J. Harris is the author of the  USA Today  and  Wall Street Journal  bestseller  History of the Future  and the cult classic  Console Wa...
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MISTAKES WERE MADE by Lucy Score - Spotlight

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  #1  New York Times  bestselling author Lucy Score, whose smash hit  Things We Never Got Over  captured millions of hearts, invites you back to Story Lake for a swoon-worthy new small town romantic comedy. He's looking for the perfect wife. She's looking for the perfect one-night stand. Literary agent Zoey Moody doesn't like small-town life, but here she is: exiled from Manhattan's publishing scene and trapped in a tiny Pennsylvania town with her BFF and only remaining client, Hazel. The problem? She's totally broke. All she needs is for Hazel's next romance novel to become a gigantic hit, and Zoey will be back in New York. Nothing will stand in her way. Nothing except her six-foot-two-inch landlord, Gage Bishop. He's smart, serious, and sexy. Worst of all, he's ready to settle down. Zoey might be the most beautiful woman Gage has ever met, but it's clear they're all wrong for each other. She's allergic to commitment and can't work a cal...
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SERVED HIM RIGHT by Lisa Unger - Spotlight

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  Ana Blacksmith has gathered her closest friends and sister, Vera, for a brunch to celebrate her recent breakup with her boyfriend, Paul. But when shocking news about Paul arrives, all eyes are on Ana, the angry ex with a bad reputation. Suspicions only intensify when Ana’s best friend falls deathly ill after the brunch. But Ana is not the only one who had a score to settle with Paul. As the investigation unfolds, rumors of a secret network that uses ancient methods to obtain justice begin to emerge. Vengeance is sweet, but it can also be deadly. Ana and Vera are determined to find the truth before Ana takes the fall and their own long-buried history comes to light. Lisa Unger is the   New York Times   and internationally bestselling author of twenty-three novels . With books published in thirty-three languages and millions of copies sold worldwide, she is regarded as a master of suspense. Unger’s critically acclaimed novels have been featured on “Best Book” lists from t...
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IT GIRL by Allison Pataki - Spotlight

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  At the dawn of the twentieth century, New York’s streets teem with change: electricity, automobiles, the brash young President Teddy Roosevelt—and the It Girls. As artists’ muses and working models, these independent young women soar to stardom not because of their pedigrees or inherited wealth, but because of their talent, charisma, and irresistible beauty. Pop culture is born, and in a world alight with Mr. Edison’s new bulbs, no one shines brighter than America’s sweetheart, Evelyn Talbot. But the journey to stardom is not simple nor straight. While working as a shopgirl, the young Evelyn is recruited as a studio model and soon catches the eye of the preeminent artists of the age. When Broadway comes calling, Evelyn solidifies her status as the first self-made American female celebrity: the iconic Gibson Girl, the most sought-after figure and face of her time. Enter a parade of powerful and power-hungry men, from world-famous architect Stanley Pierce, the visionary behind Manh...
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WHERE THE GIRLS WERE by Kate Schatz - Spotlight

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  They were sent away to be forgotten. This is their story. In this electrifying historical novel about coming of age in tumultuous 1960s San Francisco, a pregnant teenager reckons with womanhood and agency after being sent to a home for unwed mothers. It’s 1968, and the future is bright for seventeen-year-old Elizabeth “Baker” Phillips: She’s the valedictorian of her high school, with a place at Stanford in the fall and big dreams of becoming a journalist. But the seductive, free-spirited San Francisco atmosphere seeps into her carefully planned, strait-laced life in the form of a hippie named Wiley. At first, letting loose and falling in love for the first time feels incredible. But then, everything changes. Pregnancy hits Baker with the force of whiplash—in the blink of an eye, she goes from good girl to fallen woman, from her family’s shining star to their embarrassing secret. Without any other options, Baker is sent to a home for unwed mothers and finds herself trapped in an o...
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MISSING SISTER by Joshilyn Jackson - Spotlight

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  M issing Sister   (William Morrow)  is a riveting page-turner that delivers a layered tale of sisterhood, justice, and revenge and will keep you guessing until the very last page. In  Missing Sister , Penny Albright joins the police force to honor her late twin’s dream of protecting others. But her first murder scene turns personal: the victim is one of three men Penny blames for her sister’s death. She discovers a mysterious blonde with a boxcutter is systematically avenging her twin, but why? Seeking the answer will send Penny careening down a treacherous path where the boundaries between law, morality, and vengeance blur.   With unforgettable characters and pulse-pounding twists, Jackson crafts a powerful story about the  unbreakable bond between sisters and the lengths we’ll go to for those we love. Fans of crime, mystery, and thrillers will be utterly captivated by this addictive new read.   Joshilyn Jackson is the New York Times and USA Today B...
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