Woman on Fire
By: Lisa Barr
4.00
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
After talking her way into a job with Dan Mansfield, the leading investigative reporter in Chicago,…
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1. The Five-Star Weekend
By: Elin Hilderbrand
4.04
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
After tragedy strikes, Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend … read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- contemporary
"She weighs the decision for a moment, then butters the baguette and pops it in her mouth. It's so delicious that she doesn't care if they have to roll her off the island in a wheelbarrow."-Elin Hilderbrand, The Five-Star Weekend
2. The Women
By: Kristin Hannah
4.64
Format: 471 pages, Hardcover
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."-Kristin Hannah, The Women
"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"-Kristin Hannah, The Women
"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."-Kristin Hannah, The Women
3. First Lie Wins
By: Ashley Elston
4.05
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house w… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- audiobook
"Blunt honesty has more value than blind worship"-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins
"It’s because you’re not ready to tell me the truth and I’d rather you not lie to me."-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins
"There’s an old saying: The first lie wins. It’s not referring to the little white kind that tumble out with no thought; it refers to the big one. The one that changes the game. The one that is delibe…"-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins
4. The Paris Daughter
By: Kristin Harmel
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more
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- historical
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter
5. The Frozen River
By: Ariel Lawhon
4.43
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more
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- mystery thriller
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- audiobook
6. Tom Lake
By: Ann Patchett
3.99
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again prov… read more
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- contemporary
- audiobook
- fiction
- historical fiction
"You can’t pretend this [Covid] isn’t happening,"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
"In the summer the pear trees were fine. In the summer, all that is hideous about a pear tree is hidden by leaves and pears. But once those disguises were removed they were nothing but acres of murder…"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
"Hazel, listen to me. I'm going to tell you something important, you need to be brave.' I then explained to the dog how I have told myself for so many years that my career fell apart because I wasn't …"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
"It's as if someone bought all the diamonds at Tiffany's, and crushed them into dust, then spread that dust across the water so that it sifts down evenly, filtering through the shards of light that cu…"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
7. Remarkably Bright Creatures
By: Shelby Van Pelt
4.39
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Remarkably Bright Creatures, an exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow's u… read more
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- mystery
- audiobook
- fiction
- contemporary
"How does it feel, you ask? It is comfortable. It is home. I am lucky. I am grateful"-Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures
"Day 1,361 of My Captiv- Oh, Let Us Cut the Shit, Shall We? We Have a Ring to Retrieve."-Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures
"Why can humans not use their millions of words to simply tell one another what they desire?"-Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures
"Humans are the only species who subvert truth for their own entertainment. They call them jokes. Sometimes puns."-Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures
8. Hello Beautiful
By: Ann Napolitano
4.16
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
An emotionally layered and engrossing story of a family that asks: Can love make a broken person wh… read more
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- contemporary
- audiobook
- fiction
- historical fiction
"The child inside Julia lay wide-eyed in the dark, knowing that she was Jo, but only because Sylvie was Beth."-Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
"You and your sisters have so many reference points, such a dense history," William said. "I never get used to it."-Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
"She was Julia's wild hair, she was the lake her husband had once been carried out of, and no matter what happened next, she was love."-Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
"You’re depressed, not crazy. It’s not insane to be depressed in this world. It’s more sane than being happy. I never trust those upbeat individuals who grin no matter what’s going on. Those are the o…"-Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
9. Pineapple Street
By: Jenny Jackson
3.57
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected, old money Stockton family, followed her heart, t… read more
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- contemporary
- audiobook
- fiction
- historical fiction
"But you know foundations shouldn't have to be the answer. The real problems are tax laws, anti-labor policies, and the slow expansion of the welfare state," Chip said. Everyone turned and looked at h…"-Jenny Jackson, Pineapple Street
10. The Heiress
By: Rachel Hawkins
3.87
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she’s not only North Carolina’s richest w… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- audiobook
"One rarely finds salvation in Florida."-Rachel Hawkins, The Heiress
"Sometimes it's fun to give people enough rope with which to hang themselves."-Rachel Hawkins, The Heiress
11. The Secret Book of Flora Lea
By: Patti Callahan Henry
4.07
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more
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- historical
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea
"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea
12. Swan Song (Nantucket, #4)
By: Elin Hilderbrand
4.14
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In the grand finale of "queen of the beach read" Elin Hilderbrand's beloved Nantucket novels, there… read more
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- mystery
- audiobook
- fiction
- contemporary
13. The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
By: Allison Pataki
4.15
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average ev… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
14. The Wishing Game
By: Meg Shaffer
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Make a wish. . . . Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it’s like to grow up without parents … read more
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- mystery
- audiobook
- fiction
- contemporary
"Hate is a knife without a handle. You can't cut something with it without cutting yourself."-Meg Shaffer, The Wishing Game
"Another thing I learned in therapy?" Angie said. "The kids in dysfunctional families who act out and rebel are the ones who are the healthiest mentally. They're the ones who see that something's wron…"-Meg Shaffer, The Wishing Game
"Once, he'd loved the ocean. Loved seeing it every morning, every night. Seeing all its facets, all its faces. Not many people knew what the sea looked like in all seasons, under all phases of the moo…"-Meg Shaffer, The Wishing Game
15. The Sicilian Inheritance
By: Jo Piazza
4.03
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza, comes a transporting novel rooted i… read more
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- mystery thriller
- thriller
- historical
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- historical fiction
- audiobook
16. The Diamond Eye
By: Kate Quinn
4.29
Format: 435 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II t… read more
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- historical
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
17. Woman on Fire
By: Lisa Barr
4.00
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
After talking her way into a job with Dan Mansfield, the leading investigative reporter in Chicago,… read more
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- mystery thriller
- art
- historical
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
- thriller
- mystery
- audiobook
18. Nora Goes Off Script
By: Annabel Monaghan
4.09
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Nora's life is about to get a rewrite... Nora Hamilton knows the formula for love better than an… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- contemporary
"To write is to re-create something as you'd like it to be."-Annabel Monaghan, Nora Goes Off Script
" Maybe he really likes me , I think in my tiniest thinking voice."-Annabel Monaghan, Nora Goes Off Script
"What if this is my new normal—showing people my heart and having them applaud it?"-Annabel Monaghan, Nora Goes Off Script
"There's nothing more shameful than this retrospective knowing, because it reminds you how blind you can be to things that don't jibe with the reality you're trying to believe in."-Annabel Monaghan, Nora Goes Off Script
19. Mrs. Nash's Ashes
By: Sarah Adler
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A starry-eyed romantic, a cynical writer, and (the ashes of) an elderly woman take the road trip of… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- contemporary
20. Husbands & Lovers
By: Beatriz Williams
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Two women—separated by decades and continents, and united by a mysterious family heirloom—discover … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- audiobook
21. The Briar Club
By: Kate Quinn
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more
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- mystery thriller
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- audiobook
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
