Cassandra Campbell
521) Jo & Laurie
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1869, Concord, Massachusetts. After the publication of her first novel, Jo March is shocked to discover her book has become a bestseller, and her publisher and fans demand a sequel. While pressured into coming up with a story, she goes to New York with her friend Laurie for a week of inspiration. But Laurie has romance on his mind, and Jo's desire to remain independent leads her to turn down his heartfelt marriage proposal. When Laurie returns from...
522) Chapter & hearse
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Tricia Miles, owner of the Haven't Got a Clue mystery bookstore in Stoneham, New Hampshire, can't walk away from a good mystery. Her sister Angelica, who sees herself as the next celebrity chef, is hosting a launch party for her first cookbook when a nearby gas explosion injures her boyfriend, Bob Kelly. When Tricia reads that Bob is being tight-lipped about the accident, and how it killed the owner of the town's history bookstore, it's time to take...
523) A killer edition
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Booktown mysteries volume 13
Booktown mysery volume 13
Booktown mystery volume 13
Thorndike Press large print mystery
Booktown mysery volume 13
Booktown mystery volume 13
Thorndike Press large print mystery
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With her assistant, Pixie, picking up more responsibility around the shop, Tricia Miles suddenly has a lot more time on her hands. Tricia decides to join the local animal-rescue board and enter the Great Booktown Bake-Off, but neither pans out as smoothly as she'd hoped. Balancing a bake-off that's heating up with a frosty reception from the board, Tricia stops by Joyce Whitman's romance bookstore looking for a book to get her fired up. She stumbles...
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One is his first love. The other is his best love. Which will be his true love? Walter Scott has three passions: Scotland, poetry, and Mina Stuart. Though young and from a different station in society, she is the sunshine of his soul. Yet it's hard for Mina to know if she is only dazzled by Walter's flattery. When she meets charming William, her heart is challenged. Then, one windy morning in the lake country, Walter meets Charlotte. Passion and promises...
525) Murder is binding
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When she moved to Stoneham, city slicker Tricia Miles met nothing but friendly faces. And when she opened her mystery bookstore, she met friendly competition. But when she finds Doris Gleason dead in her own cookbook store, killed by a carving knife, the atmosphere seems more cutthroat than cordial. Someone wanted to get their hands on the rare cookbook that Doris had recently purchased-and the locals think that someone is Tricia. To clear her name,...
526) Witchshadow
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The Witchlands volume 4
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After Iseult's reunion with her heartstister Safi she flees Cartorra to summon dangerous magic while the Bloodwitch Aeduan is beset by forces he cannot understand and villains from legend reawaken across the Witchlands.
Iseult has found her Threadsister Safi at last, but their reunion is brief. For Iseult to stay alive, she must flee Cartorra while Safi remains. Though Iseult has plans to save her friend, they will require her to summon magic more...
527) Golem girl: a memoir
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"What do we sacrifice in the pursuit of normalcy? And what becomes possible when we embrace monstrosity? In 1958, Riva is one of the first children born with spina bifida to survive. Her parents and doctors are determined to 'fix' her, sending the message over and over again that she is broken. That she will never have a job, a romantic relationship, or an independent life. Enduring countless medical interventions, Riva tries her best to be a good...
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"First described by Plato, the idea of Atlantis has existed since 360 BC! Learn about the history of the Greek god Poseidon's relationship with the kingdom and the real research that's been done by historians and scientists who are trying to locate Atlantis. Featured in plenty of movies, books, and comics, Atlantis is still relevant in popular culture today ... but does it really exist? Find out all the facts we do know about it in this exciting book"--...
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Ten-year-old Alice Atherton is sent by her father to spend the summer with his dear friends the Murphys who live with their three children and pet monkey in the French Riviera. There, Alice will meet and learn from some of the most extraordinary luminaries of the time. She visits a junk yard with Pablo Picasso looking for objects to make into art, performs a dance inspired by celestial bodies with the renowned Ballet Russes, and imagines magical adventures...
530) Carol
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A chance encounter between two lonely women leads to a passionate romance in this lesbian cult classic. Therese, a struggling young sales clerk, and Carol, a homemaker in the midst of a bitter divorce, abandon their oppressive daily routines for the freedom of the open road, where their love can blossom. But their newly discovered bliss is shattered when Carol is forced to choose between her child and her lover.Highsmith's sensitive treatment of fully...
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"Mystery bookstore owner Tricia Miles must swim against the tide to catch a killer when Haven't Got A Clue's assistant manager is accused of murder in the latest entry in the New York Times bestselling Booktown series. Haven't Got A Clue bookshop owner Tricia Miles's relationship is on the rocks. After a not-so-fun vacation with her on-again-off-again lover, Marshall Cambridge, Tricia's hoping for smooth sailing back in Stoneham. Unfortunately, Booktown...
533) Beggars in Spain
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The product of an experiment in genetic manipulation, superintelligent Leisha Camden is forced to live a life apart from most "ordinary" people and seeks the companionship of other superhumans.
535) The means: a novel
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"[Delving into high-stakes politics, this book follows three players.] Tom Pauley is a conservative trial attorney in Durham, NC, who is tapped by GOP leaders to campaign for the Governor's mansion. His bold style makes him a favorite for a run at the White House. Mitchell Mason is the president-elect of the United States, pushed into politics by a father determined to create a political dynasty ... Samantha Davis is a child actor-turned-lawyer-turned-journalist,...
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One of Oprah Daily's Most Anticipated Books of 2024 - One of New York magazine's "23 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2024" - One of The Guardian's "Books to Look Out for in 2024" - One of The Globe & Mail's Most Anticipated Books of 2024 - One of BookPage's Most Anticipated fiction of 2024 - One of Lit Hub's"Most Anticipated Books of 2024" - One of Book Riot's "Most Anticipated Books of 2024"An immersive, masterful story of a family born on the wrong...
537) Zero-sum: stories
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"A brilliant young philosophy student bent on seducing her famous philosopher-mentor finds herself outmaneuvered; diabolically clever high school girls wreak a particularly apt sort of vengeance on sexual predators in their community; a man returns from the dead to haunt his grieving wife; a young mother finds herself captivated by her own motherhood. In the collection's longest story, a much-praised writer cruelly experiments with "drafts" of his...
538) Shady Hollow
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"The first book in the Shady Hollow series, in which we are introduced to the village of Shady Hollow, a place where woodland creatures live together in harmony--until a curmudgeonly toad turns up dead and the local reporter has to solve the case. Reporter Vera Vixen is a relative newcomer to Shady Hollow. The fox has a nose for news, so when she catches wind that the death might be a murder, she resolves to get to the bottom of the case, no matter...
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"The seemingly inexplicable estrangement between a woman and her grown daughter opens up a troubling conundrum: What damage do we do in the blindness of love? Thousands of miles from home, a woman stands on a dark street, peeking through well-lit windows at two little girls. They are the grandchildren she's never met, daughters of the daughter she has not seen in years. At the center of this mesmerizing story is the woman's quest to understand how...