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  Ruby Tuesday

  Baron Birtcher

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  Former LAPD detective Mike Travis returns in a novel of sex, drugs, rock and roll—and murder—from the award-winning author of Roadhouse Blues. 
   
   
    
  The mystery has fascinated the music industry since 1977—the year when some tapes went missing from the Stone Blossoms' final recording session for one of the most anticipated rock albums of all time. The band's charismatic leader committed suicide on the same day. 
   
   
    
  Retired cop Mike Travis learns about the puzzling history in the worst way possible. After sailing from Catalina to his family's old beach house in Kona, Hawaii, he discovers there's been a bloodbath. Five victims have been murdered, including his childhood friend's wife and a former Stone Blossoms guitarist, Danny Webb. And when his friend is suspected of going on a jealous rampage, it's up to Travis to prove his innocence. 
   
    
    
  Turns out Webb was involved in a multi-million-dollar deal—providing he could produce the lost tapes. Travis knows just how toxic greed can be, but even he's not prepared for the violence to come . . . and just how close to home it will hit.

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  The White Pigeon - From their...

  Maria Edgeworth

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  Maria Edgeworth was born at Black Bourton, Oxfordshire on January 1st 1768. Her early years were with her mother's family in England. Sadly, her mother died when Maria was five.  
  Maria was educated at Mrs Lattafière's school in Derby in 1775. There she studied dancing, French and other subjects.  Maria transferred to Mrs Devis's school in Upper Wimpole Street, London. Her father began to focus more attention on Maria in 1781 when she nearly lost her sight to an eye infection.  
  She returned home to Ireland at 14 and took charge of her younger siblings. She herself was home-tutored by her father in Irish economics and politics, science, literature and law. Despite her youth literature was in her blood.  Maria also became her father's assistant in managing the family’s large Edgeworthstown estate.  
  Maria first published 1795 with ‘Letters for Literary Ladies’. That same year ‘An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification’, written for a female audience, advised women on how to obtain better rights in general and specifically from their husbands. 
  ‘Practical Education’ (1798) is a progressive work on education. Maria’s ambition was to create an independent thinker who understands the consequences of his or her actions. 
  Her first novel, ‘Castle Rackrent’ was published anonymously in 1800 without her father's knowledge. It was an immediate success and firmly established Maria’s appeal to the public.  
  Her father married four times and the last of these to Frances, a year younger and a confidante of Maria, who pushed them to travel more widely: London, Britain and Europe were all now visited. 
  The second series of ‘Tales of Fashionable Life’ (1812) did so well that she was now the most commercially successful novelist of her age.  
  She particularly worked hard to improve the living standards of the poor in Edgeworthstown and to provide schools for the local children of all and any denomination. 
  After a visit to see her relations Maria had severe chest pains and died suddenly of a heart attack in Edgeworthstown on 22nd May 1849. She was 81.

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  Junkyard - A Fractured Stars...

  Lindsay Buroker

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  McCall Richter works as a skip tracer, tracking down criminals, con men, and people who stop making payments on their fancy new spaceships. 
  Her job description says nothing about locating vast quantities of stolen maple syrup, but thanks to her helpful new android employee, she finds herself tramping through a “sugar house” on a frosty moon full of suspicious characters. The only witness to the crime? The junkyard dog next door. 
  Junkyard is a stand-alone novella set two years before Fractured Stars.

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  Hail Mary - Stories

  Funmi Fetto

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  “A culturally layered and gripping collection of stories that are also a testament to their resilience.”—Vanessa Walters, the author of The Lagos Wife 
  ?In this stunning collection, nine Nigerian women discover what it means to confront traditional expectations that have held them hostage for too long. 
  Meet Ifeoma. She’s been ready to leave her violent husband for some time, but her plans for a quiet departure take an unexpectedly gruesome turn... 
  Nkechi a housemaid for a rich Lagos family, bears the weight of her Madam's wrath when she discovers her husband's dark secret. 
  In London, Riliwa meets Mary, a guardian angel full of advice, wisdom and practical support as she navigates her unfamiliar new home. But it soon becomes clear that Mary’s kindness comes at a price. 
  Passionate, raw and full of heart, Fetto brings to life the rich diversity of Nigerian women’s experiences in these wide-ranging stories.

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  Marry MeMaybe? - A gorgeously...

  Christy McKellen

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  Must-read fake-fiancé romance, perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, Christina Lauren and Hannah Grace! 
  ✨ Tropes & Themes ✨ ✧ Fake engagement 🔥 ✧ Grumpy/Sunshine💖 ✧ Wedding💗 ✧ Maid of Honour💋 ✧ Breaking the rules 😬 ✧ Temptation 💕 ✧ All the spice 🌶️✧ 
  He set the rules of the engagement… she wants to break them! 
  Maid of honor Emily Applegate is on the warpath. Her best friend’s dream wedding venue has been cancelled at the last minute and now everything has been thrown into chaos. With guests arriving from all over the world, food being prepared and the flowers being arranged, Emily decides to take charge and save the big day! First stop, the thoughtless owner who cancelled - surely she can make him change his mind? 
  But Emily doesn’t expect Theo Berkey to be quite so attractive and irresistible…and distracting. Or to be blindsided with an offer impossible to refuse. The deal? Pretend to wear his engagement ring temporarily while his meddling mother is in town and Theo will reinstate her friend’s wedding. Easy enough! 
  With the wedding rescued, Emily learns being the bride-to-be is more fun than she anticipated, especially as she finds herself increasingly attracted to her fake fiancé. But when their charade is over Emily will just have to walk away...won't she? 
  Previously published as Bridesmaid with Attitude.Praise for Christy McKellen 
  ‘I just loved it - the perfect amount of heart, heat and humour in this pacy, racy romance read’ Sandy Barker 
  "There is no one like Christy McKellen for fun, flirty and sexy romance with a lot of heart and deep emotional insight" -  Jessica Gilmore  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It’s a perfect escape into a world of love, vulnerability, and chemistry that practically leaps off the page. Reader Review 
  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Chemistry practically jumps off the page! Reader Review

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  Dead Fae Walking

  Jenna Wolfhart

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  As a new investigator and guard of the Crimson Court, I've got a lot to prove. Like, I need to show that my mind-reading powers are actually useful.So, when Balor, my alluring fae prince, wants to team up on a case, I jump at the chance. Only problem is, he's still digging into my past. If he finds out the truth, he'll banish me into the darkness. And away from his side.Worse, a sorcerer is transforming humans into bloodthirsty members of the walking dead. The culprit is hell-bent on destroying London, no matter what the cost. If we don't stop him—and fast—the dead will kill us all.If Balor doesn't discover the truth about me first.

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