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Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a reboot--from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz. Studies show that nearly 70 percent of divorces are initiated by women--women who are tired, fed up, exhausted, and unhappy. We've all seen how the media portrays divorcées: sad, lonely, drowning their sorrows in a bottle of wine....
2) Funny story
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English
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"Daphne always loved the way Peter told their story. How they met, fell in love, and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. Too bad it turned out to be more of a prequel, a complication to Peter's actual love story, the one that ends with him dumping Daphne before their wedding to begin a relationship with his lifelong best friend, Petra. And so that's how Daphne's story really begins: stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan,...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The doors of the Inn at Gloucester are always open to anyone running from trouble or hiding from life. Its owner, former Boston police detective Bill Robinson, welcomes them with no questions asked. Until two strangers arrive for a temporary stay and a longtime resident starts looking over his shoulders. There's another newcomer in town who puts the Inn under surveillance. When the surveillance turns into a series of attacks. Robinson launches an...
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English
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"Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan in store for her. Ever since she was young, whenever she met a new guy, Daphne would find a slip of paper with exactly how long they'd spend together--4 months, two weeks, one night. That's how she met her ex-boyfriend and current best friend, Hugo, the only person in Daphne's life who knows of her secret. Followed by a string of men and countless dates, Daphne resigned herself to the fact that she was...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"As a teenager, for a moment, Ella Fitchburg found love--yearning, breathless love--that consumed both her and her boyfriend, Jude, as they wandered the streets of New York City together. But her life was unexpectedly upended when she was accused of trying to murder Jude's father, an imperious superior court judge, and sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. When she learns she's pregnant shortly after sentencing, she reluctantly decides to give...
6) Sweet sin
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Series
Bellamy brothers volume 2
Publisher
Hardt & Sons
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When ex-convict Falcon Bellamy intentionally gets involved with his parole officer, Savannah Gallo, neither expects their relationship to include protecting Savannah from a crime family's clutches or Falcon from another prison sentence.
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Series
The lost light volume 2
Publisher
Paper Moon Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When multiple solar flares strike Earth, half the planet goes dark. Store shelves gather dust, pharmacies run out of life-saving medications, and banks and gas stations shut their doors. As tens of millions of people grapple with a new reality without power, a serial killer hunts freely in the chaos. Alger County Undersheriff Jackson Cross is determined to stop him no matter the cost. Torn between vengeance and a chance at redemption, ex-confict...
8) Breakwater
Series
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A young ex-con risks his newfound freedom to track down the estranged daughter of a fellow inmate, and unknowingly brings a devil from her past straight to her doorstep.
9) Jirga
Series
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
An ex-soldier returns to Afghanistan to find the family of a civilian he accidentally killed during the war. Seeking forgiveness, he puts his life in the hands of the village justice system - the Jirga.
10) The grave singer
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Series
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"After a traumatic injury took him off the job, prosecutor Solomon Shepard is back to work, teaming up with Sheriff Billie Gray to hunt down Utah's most dangerous criminals. Shepard has spent years away from crime scenes and courtrooms, but one of those criminals still holds a grudge. Alonso Hafeez is out of prison after eleven years, and he's determined to prove that Shepard tried him for a crime he didn't commit. And he's got something special planned:...
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Series
Publisher
Paper Moon Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Reclusive ex-soldier Liam Coleman doesn't want to be anywhere near bustling downtown Chicago the day before Christmas. But his twin brother and his pregnant sister-in-law need him. Mere minutes after leaving O'Hare, their car crashes, along with hundreds of other vehicles. When Liam's phone stops working, he suspects something more sinister than a local power outage. But before he can react, the first plane falls from the sky...With society collapsing...
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Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Ghosted by her hunky twenty something lover, Claire, a middle-aged professor and divorced single mom, creates a fake Facebook profile to do a little undetected online snooping. But when her 24-year-old avatar "Clara" is friended by her ex's equally attractive roommate, superficial correspondence quickly escalates towards intense intimacy and uncontrolled obsession.
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Series
Indian Lake trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
It's been four years in prison since Jade Daniels last saw her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, the day she took the fall, protecting her friend Letha and her family from incrimination. Since then, her reputation, and the town, have changed dramatically. There's a lot of unfinished business in Proofrock, from serial killer cultists to the rich trying to buy Western authenticity. But there's one aspect of Proofrock no one wants to confront... until Jade...
14) Leaving
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Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Aaron Hughes is 25, lives with his parents and can't find a job. To top it all, his ex-girlfriend Phoebe is about to marry his brother. It's at their wedding that he meets 45 year old wedding events manager Julie Ranmore, a married mum of two. Inspired by her kindness and work ethic, Aaron soon finds himself working alongside Julie and a bond begins to form between them. Then one night, an intimate moment becomes a kiss - taking them both by surprise....
15) Semi-Detached
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Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Lee Mack stars in this farcical family sitcom about a divorced couple living on the same street. Playing out in real time, this madcap sitcom is packed with exquisitely timed mayhem. With each episode, a new crisis kicks off in Stuart's life. Stuart hasn't exactly made it easy for himself. His ex-wife lives across the street, his alcohol-swilling dad lives in the bedroom next door and his new girlfriend, not to mention his daughter, can be a tad dramatic....
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Series
Alayna Curry volume 2
Publisher
Dafina/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Kill your secrets . . . Volunteer Virginia Beach firefighter Alayna Curry used to pride herself on saving lives. But now, determined to conceal her part in an arson-for-insurance scam gone bad, she's using her skills to have the scheme's leader, Tim--her ex-lover--shot dead, claiming it was a robbery. She's carefully set him up to be the ultimate fall guy. And she's ruthlessly aiming to silence more witnesses--which will also get her beloved brother...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"College exes break all the rules when they reunite years later in this enemies to lovers, second chance romance, the highly anticipated companion novel to the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet-from the New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect. Nora Mackenzie's entire career lies in the hands of famous NFL tight end Derek Pender who also happens to be her extremely hot college ex-boyfriend. Nora didn't end things as gracefully as...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Daisy has realized you really can hit rock bottom when you lose your job, your boyfriend, and are estranged from your sister all at once. Seeking to claw her way out from the very definition of a bad year, her plan is to start by simply looking like she's clawing her way out of rock bottom. On Instagram. Obviously. But when she takes a stopgap job as a nanny to help a single father with his two young girls, being immersed in a close-knit, loving...
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Series
Shell House detectives mystery volume 3
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Music legend Baz Carson is ready to welcome his closest friends and family to celebrate his seventieth birthday at Rockpool House, his stunning mansion set high on the cliffs on the Cornish coast. But the festivities come to an abrupt end when Baz is found dead, floating fully clothed in his infinity pool. Tallulah, a boho-chic Californian and Baz's first love, is convinced that his death wasn't an accident. He's just published his tell-all memoir,...
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Publisher
Revolution Studios
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Stacy Holt (Brittany Murphy), an associate producer for daytime talk show hostess Kippie Kann (Kathy Bates), is frustrated when her boyfriend Derek (Ron Livingston) refuses to discuss his past relationships. With the encouragement of her co-worker Barb (Holly Hunter), she delves into his Palm to learn about his ex-girlfriends. Using the show as a ruse and Barb as her guide, Stacy interviews and befriends them, only to discover that the past, in a...
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