Bloody Mary (Jack Daniels Mysteries)

By J.A. Konrath / Genre: Women Sleuths, Mystery & Thrillers / Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (247 reviews)

Start with a tough but vulnerable Chicago cop. Add a hyperactive cat, an ailing mother, a jealous boyfriend, a high-maintenance ex-husband, and a partner in the throes of a mid-life crisis.

Stir in a psychopath littering the city with body parts. Mix with equal parts humor and suspense, and enjoy Bloody Mary–the second novel in the funny, frightening world of Lieutenant Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels.

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The Last Page (A Contemporary Romantic Comedy)

By Lacy Camey / Genre: Romance / Rating: 3.8 out of 5 stars (64 reviews)

Norah Johnson is at a crossroads and is in desperate need to heal after a highly publicized breakup from her major league baseball player boyfriend.

To escape, she moves to her summer home in The Hamptons with her sister and best friend where she journals, attends therapy and works on her pending clothing line all the while wondering how fast can a heart really heal. Well, it sure helps when part of the healing process involves living in a fabulous summer home on the beach with your sister and absolute BFF. The best psychologist since Good Will Hunting always helps. And then there’s the hottie, much older version of Taylor Lautner look-alike who finds your lost journal, reads it and falls madly in love with you, “the you on paper”, and is set on finding you and making you fall in love with him.

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Dixie Rebel (The Carolina Magnolia Series, Book 1)

By Patricia Rice / Genre: Contemporary Fiction / Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars (13 reviews)

Maya Alyssum has a rebel’s dream: to open a school where kids can find unconditional acceptance—an acceptance she and her sister had never experienced while growing up in foster homes.

But Axell Holm, the town council’s representative, holds Maya’s unconventional dream in his hands.

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Composing Amelia: A Novel

By Alison Strobel / Genre: Contemporary Fiction / Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (23 reviews)

Can a brand-new marriage withstand the weight of generations-old baggage?

Newlyweds Amelia and Marcus Sheffield are recent college grads, trying to stay afloat in LA while searching for their dream jobs. Marcus hopes to become a mega-church pastor. Amelia has an esteemed music degree, and longs to play piano professionally. The Sheffields are clearly city people.

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Tomorrow’s Sun (Lost Sanctuary)

By Becky Melby / Genre: Romance, Religious Fiction / Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars (30 reviews)

Emily Foster won’t allow herself to move on until she earns enough money to make restitution for the accident that stole a young girl’s dreams. Flipping houses sounds like the fast track to her goal, but when her first project turns out to be a stop on the Underground Railroad, Emily finds herself drawn to, but at odds with, the contractor she hires. Jake Braden needs to focus on gaining guardianship of his late sister’s twins, but the story of lost love uncovered in Emily’s house sets the stage for what might become his own lost love.

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