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Becoming Madam Secretary
Becoming Madam Secretary
She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it…“Inspiring and essential reading.” –New York TimesNew York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray returns with a captivating and dramatic novel about an American heroine Frances Perkins. Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her…
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The Women of Chateau Lafayette
The Women of Chateau Lafayette
The USA Today Bestseller!Recommended by Oprah Magazine ∙ Cosmopolitan ∙ PopSugar ∙ SheReads ∙ Parade ∙ and more!An epic saga from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray based on the true story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its legacy. Most castles are protected by men. This one by women.A founding mother...1774. Gently-bred…
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The Forest of Vanishing Stars
The Forest of Vanishing Stars
Parade “Best Books of Summer” pick * Real Simple pick * She Reads “Best WWII Fiction of Summer 2021” pickThe New York Times bestselling author of the “heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism” (People) The Book of Lost Names returns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis—until a…
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The Girls in the Stilt House
The Girls in the Stilt House
THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER!"Remarkable debut.... [a] nearly flawless tale of loss, perseverance and redemption."—Publishers Weekly, STARRED reviewPerfect for readers of Where The Crawdads Sing! Set in 1920s Mississippi, this debut Southern novel weaves a beautiful and harrowing story of two teenage girls cast in an unlikely partnership through murder.Ada promised herself she would never go back to…
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City on Fire
City on Fire
New York Times Bestseller!From the #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel Trilogy (The Power of the Dog, The Cartel, and The Border), The Force, and Broken comes the first novel in an epic new trilogy.“Superb. City on Fire is exhilarating.” – Stephen King"Epic, ambitious, majestic, City on Fire is The Godfather for our generation.” – Adrian McKinty, New York…
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City in Ruins
City in Ruins
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Angel's Inferno
Angel's Inferno
A 1950s amnesiac and hard-boiled detective sets out for revenge in this blend of mystery, supernatural horror, and metaphysical fiction.
Private investigator Harry Angel is in a jam. Handcuffed in his apartment along with the cops and a corpse, he stands accused of violently murdering three people. The good news is he knows who did it. But in order to exonerate himself, Harry must first make…
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True Betrayals
Kelsey Byden always believed that her mother was dead. But now, after all this time, she has discovered the truth: Naomi Chadwick is still alive--after spending years in prison for the murder of her lover. Now, at Naomi's Virginia horse farm, Kelsey is trying to sort out a lifetime of deception--and her feelings about her mother. The bonds of love can be fragile...as Kelsey learned from her…
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Hidden Riches
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Träume wie Gold (Hidden Riches) - Nora Roberts
Dora Conroy besitzt einen Antiquitätenladen mit exklusiven Auktionsstücken in Philadelphia. Als sie eines Tages eine Lieferung geheimnisvoller Sammlerobjekte erhält, kommt es plötzlich zu merkwürdigen Diebstählen und Todesfällen. Von den Ereignissen aufgewühlt, geht sie der Sache nach ein Unternehmen, mit dem sie ihr eigenes…
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Captivated
Screenwriter Nash Kirkland figured self-proclaimed witch Morgana Donovan would be a great "resource" for his next horror movie. The problem was, getting to know Morgana was becoming an obsession.
Was he truly in love, or was he just bewitched?
Morgana could accept Nash's skepticism, and, fortunately for him, she found him outrageously attractive as well as endearingly sweet. But could an…
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Born in Fire
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Teil 1 der Irland-Trilogie: Töchter des Feuers (Born in Fire) - Nora Roberts
Maggie Concannon liebt ihre Arbeit als Glasdesignerin über alles. Begabt und eigenwillig, lebt sie, völlig zurückgezogen, nur für ihre Kunst. Einzig ihrem früh verstorbenen Vater Paddy und ihrer Schwester Brianna, die die schwierige und kaltherzige Mutter versorgt, gehört ihr Herz. Eines Tages…
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Charmed
Boone Sawyer never expected to move next door to a woman who looked like one of the fairy princesses he often wrote about. Anastasia Donovan had a serene kind of femininity that would baffle and allure any man who was still breathing -- and Boone was definitely breathing!
Ana's gift was for healing. Though her intriguing new neighbor made his living writing fairy tales, she didn't think he'd…
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Private Scandals
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Tödliche Liebe (Private Scandals) - Nora Roberts
Mit unermüdlicher Energie und originellen Einfällen gelingt es der sympathischen Deanna Reynolds, ihren größten Traum zu verwirklichen und eine erfolgreiche Talkshow zu moderieren. Auch ihr Liebesleben ist phantastisch, denn der Starreporter Finn Riley schenkt ihr die Liebe, die sie bisher vermißt hat. Schnell lernt Deanna…
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Sweet Revenge
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Gefährliche Verstrickung (Sweet Revenge) - Nora Roberts
Die Prinzessin Adrianne scheint ein glückliches und ausgefülltes Leben zu führen. Die ebenso schöne wie elegante Frau verbringt ihre Tage damit, Wohltätigkeitsgesellschaften zu unterstützen, nachts eilt sie von einer glamourösen Gala zur nächsten.
Doch die Wirklichkeit sieht anders aus. Seit zehn Jahren lebt…
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Blood Red
When a fortune-teller shows bridesmaid Lauren Crow an omen of her gruesome death, she and her friends laugh it off as cheesy theatrics--until women begin disappearing in the night.Even as the streets become more dangerous, Lauren finds herself lusting after a man who is himself dangerous--and quite possibly crazy. Mark Davidson prowls the city by night armed with crosses and holy water, in search…
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The Beach House
The Beach House
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FATAL PURSUIT
FATAL PURSUIT
A MESSAGE CARVED IN FLESH. A THRILLER THAT CUTS LIKE A KNIFE.
When a murder victim turns up in a Baltimore motel room with investigator Dave O'Donnell's name carved into his chest, O'Donnell knows he's being called back to a case he thought was closed forever. 
The victim was supposedly killed in action in Afghanistan years ago in a devastating explosion O'Donnell investigated and ruled an…
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A Purple Place for Dying
A Purple Place for Dying
From a beloved master of crime fiction, A Purple Place for Dying is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.   Travis McGee’s taking his retirement in installments while he’s still young enough to enjoy it. But sooner or later, his money runs out and he has to work. This time McGee’s lured out West to a strangely secretive meeting…
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