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• Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

  Cosimano, Elle

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  "Cosimano makes her adult debut with this off-the-wall series starter, which is part comedy of errors, part genuine thriller. Deftly balancing genre conventions with sly, tongue-in-cheek comments on motherhood and femininity, Cosimano crafts a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mother-daughter Murder Night

  a Novel

  Simon, Nina

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  "Simon stocks her layered plot with plausibly motivated suspects and convincing red herrings, but it’s her indomitable female characters and their nuanced relationships that give this mystery its spark." — Publishers Weekly

• The Expectant Detectives

  a Mystery

  Ailes, Kat

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  "Ailes’s witty debut opens with Alice and her boyfriend, Joe, deciding to move from London to a small town in the Cotswolds two weeks before Alice’s due date...Full of charming characters, including Alice’s goofy dog, this fast-paced, original cozy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Things You Save in a Fire

  Center, Katherine

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  "Center gives readers a sharp and witty exploration of love and forgiveness that is at once insightful, entertaining, and thoroughly addictive." — Kirkus

• Evvie Drake Starts Over

  a Novel

  Holmes, Linda (Radio talk show host)

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  After the death of her husband, Evvie Drake forms an unexpected friendship with a former Major League pitcher who is struggling with his own demons. Together, they embark on a journey of healing, self-discovery, and second chances.

• The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano

  Freitas, Donna

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  "Freitas’s prose is engaging and precise, and her what-if format proves ideal for elegantly unpacking the tensions of the plot. She balances tightly written scenes of confrontation with Rose’s poignant reflections on how much she can compromise…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Landline

  Rowell, Rainbow

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  Despite her love for her husband, Georgie knows her marriage is in trouble. A landline might just be the trick that gets them to connect again before it's too late. "The realities of a grown-up relationship are leavened by the buoyancy and wonder of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Two Lives of Lydia Bird

  a Novel

  Silver, Josie

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  "Through lush prose, expert plotting, and richly imagined characters, Silver offers an achingly real portrait of grief transposed with the character's intoxicating parallel universe. This will stay with readers long after the final page is turned. "…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Good Part

  a Novel

  Cousens, Sophie

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  "A stressed-out London 20-something desperately wishes to skip to the “good part” of her life...Lucy’s time travel leads to many funny mishaps... but also some genuinely tear-jerking moments. A moving and funny reminder that life is meant to be…Read moreRead more of this annotation