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1) The guest
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"Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their closest friends, Laure, is in their house. The atmosphere quickly becomes tense as she oversteps again and again: sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris' clothes, even rearranging the furniture. Laure has walked out on her husband--and their good friend--Pierre, over his confession of an affair and a secret child. Iris and Gabriel want to be supportive...
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Stacy and Cord Harris had the perfect marriage. Their love, they thought, would see them through any troubles that came along. But when Cord is seriously injured in a catastrophic crash, he forgets that he and Stacy vowed to love each other always. Believing he is too disfigured to deserve Stacy's love, will he look for affection in the arms of his attractive nurse? Stacy is determined to defeat Paula Hanson in the battle for her husband's love.
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"In this empowering Black queer romance reimagining of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, Jane Eyre, the new governess at Thornfield Hall discovers her cruel employer has locked away his wife as revenge for withholding her inheritance and, as his dark plan unfolds, must find a way to save this woman she's come to love"--
4) The audacity
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"In 72 hours, a blockbuster exposé will reveal Victoria Stevens' multibillion-dollar startup as a massive fraud. And Victoria has gone missing. Has she faked her death, leaving her husband Guy Sarvananthan to face the fallout--and potential jail time? Should Guy flee to his native Sri Lanka, an outcast and a failure? Or embrace denial? Why not: He takes the corporate jet to a private Caribbean island, where the 0.0001% have gathered to decide which...
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"The most profound book yet from the visionary author of Milk Fed and The Pisces, a darkly funny novel about grief that becomes a desert survival story In Melissa Broder's astounding new novel, a woman arrives alone at a Best Western seeking respite from an emptiness that plagues her. She has fled to the California desert to escape a cloud of sorrow-both for her father in the ICU and a disabled husband whose illness is worsening. What the motel provides,...
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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In 1921 Penang, when Willie, a famed writer and old friend of her husband's, arrives for an extended stay, Lesley, as her friendship with Willie grows, makes a dangerous decision to confide in him about life in the Straits, including her relationship with a charismatic Chinese revolutionary-a confession that has devastating consequences.
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Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
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"Walter Schmidt has lived his whole life within the narrow, 'comfortable' confines of traditional gender roles: he has made it to retirement without learning how to fry an egg or use a vacuum cleaner. After all, he could always count on his wife, Barbara. But when one morning she can't get up from bed anymore, everything changes. With biting humor and great warmth, Alina Bronsky writes about how Walter, nearing the end of his life, is suddenly forced...
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"Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad's late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in Murray Hill. The building is the epitome of old New York charm. One would almost never suspect the dark history lurking behind its perfectly maintained facade. At first, the building and its eclectic tenants couldn't feel more welcoming. But as the Lowans settle...
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"After the year Aidan and I have had, we needed some respite. My husband is overworked, whilst I'm anxious about the past, so renting a night at this converted barn house in the countryside seems like the perfect place for the pair of us to relax and unwind. It might be situated at the bottom of a large garden, but it's private enough that we don't have to mingle with the homeowners who live nearby. Or at least that's what I thought...No sooner have...
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"A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food. Nothing could be more out of character, but after fifty-nine years of marriage, as her husband Bernard's health declines, and her friends' lives become focused on their grandchildren--which Jenny never had--Jenny decides she wants a little something for herself. So she secretly applies to be a contestant on the prime-time TV show Britain Bakes. Whisked into...
11) Rescate gris
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"Puerto Deseado, Patagonia Argentina, 1991. Raúl Ibáñez necesita dos trabajos para llegar a fin de mes. Cuando apaga el despertador para ir al primero de ellos, sabe que algo va mal. Su pequeño pueblo ha amanecido cubierto por la ceniza de un volcán y Graciela, su mujer, no está en casa. Todo parece indicar que Graciela se ha ido por voluntad propia... hasta que recibe la llamada de los secuestradores. Las instrucciones son claras: si quiere...
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"Dominic and Daphne have been happily married for three years. They've settled into a comfortable life, but Dominic worries they might be too comfortable. They're stuck in unsatisfying jobs, have difficult relationships with their families, and their sex life isn't exactly exciting. So on New Year's Day, he has an idea to lift them out of their funk and reignite their spark: What if they opened up their marriage? Daphne is shocked at first, but to...
13) Absolution
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American women - American wives - have been mostly minor characters in the literature of the Vietnam War, but in Absolution they take center stage. Tricia is a shy newlywed, married to a rising attorney on loan to navy intelligence. Charlene is a practiced corporate spouse and mother of three, a beauty and a bully. In Saigon in 1963, the two women form a wary alliance as they balance the era's mandate to be "helpmeets" to their ambitious husbands...
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Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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"On the night of her Mayor husband's 40th birthday, Rachel Abbott receives a sexy, explicit text from her husband, which she quickly realizes was meant for another woman. They're at a crossroads and divorce is inevitable, but Rachel is determined not to leave her thirteen-year marriage with nothing. Meanwhile, Matt, the rising star of a Kennedyesque political dynasty with eyes on the White House, can't afford a messy split in the middle of his reelection...
15) Crossroads
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Menucha Publishers
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[2024]
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English
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"'I Didn't Do It. I'm Innocent.' Shalom looked Chava directly in the eye. 'I need you to believe me.' 'I know that.' Chava looked away. 'No, you don't. There's a part of you that doesn't believe me.' Chava Abrams has everything going for her--talent, looks, and money--and she's thrilled to start married life with her new husband, Shalom. Her parents treat them to luxurious gifts, gourmet suppers, and a lavish vacation. But the picture-perfect marriage...
17) Just married
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Bookouture
Pub. Date
2021.
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"When my husband found this perfect little cabin in the woods for our honeymoon, I couldn't wait to get away. Just us in the middle of the forest, waking up every day in the trees, ending each night in the hot tub under the stars. But now I'm not sure that I know my husband at all..."--Provided by publisher.
18) The new friends
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Inkubator Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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Becky and Jamie are a hard-working couple, dreaming of an easier life. On one of their rare vacations, they meet a wealthy couple, Phil and Mel, who seem to have it all, but they are very dangerous. Phil and Mel are not who they say they are. They have chosen Jamie and Becky carefully, seducing them with the promise of a lifestyle just like theirs. By the time Jamie and Becky realize what their new friends really want, it's too late. The question...
19) The intruder
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Inkubator Books
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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Maria and William seem to have it all. Two happy children. A beautiful house. A thriving business. But when their home is invaded by David, an ex-employee with a score to settle, the couple face a terrifying fight to survive. During the course of one hellish night, David picks apart their carefully constructed life. Secrets are unearthed, truths revealed. And soon David begins to wonder if he's bitten off more than he can chew - because he's discovering...
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Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Afton Teachout has been an outcast in her small town for twenty years--ever since she was accused of murdering her mother's lover in a blackout fit of rage. That is, if one believes the malicious lies. Living with her grandmother, working a hotel night shift, and relying on pills to get a day's sleep, Afton is due a little luck. It comes in the form of an unexpected financial windfall. With her newfound wealth, Afton sets a secret plan in motion to...