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Doesn't She Look Natural

Angela Elwell Hunt · 333 pages

How do you cope when God asks you to bury a dream? In this new series by best-selling author Angela Hunt, readers will meet Jennifer Graham, the no-nonsense chief of staff for a Virginia senator who quits her job after a divorce and finds herself an unemployed single mom. Forced to live with her mother until she can find work on Capitol Hill that does not involve her gregarious ex-husband, her eff

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Northern Lights

Nora Roberts · 562 pages

Lunacy, Alaska, was Nate Burke’s last chance. As a Baltimore cop, he’d watched his partner die on the street—and the guilt still haunts him. With nowhere else to go, he accepts the job as Chief of Police in this tiny, remote Alaskan town. But just as he wonders whether this has been all a big mistake, an unexpected kiss on New Year’s Eve under the brilliant Northern Lights of the Alaska sky lifts

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Gone to Green

Judy Christie

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Hotel Pastis

Peter Mayle · 389 pages

Dans le pittoresque village de Menerbes, au cœur de la Provence, un vieux bâtiment oublié prend une nouvelle vie sous la direction d’un couple britannique, déterminé à transformer un hôtel délabré en une destination charmante et pleine de caractère. Mais l’aventure s'avère bien plus compliquée que prévu… Dans Hotel Pastis, Peter Mayle nous entraîne dans un récit plein d'humour et de tendresse,

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You Had Me at Good-bye

Tracey Bateman · 292 pages

"Aspiring editorial diva Dancy Ames must find a new life when she's fired by her publisher. Could this be the time to risk it all on her writing career--and maybe even love?"--Provided by the publisher.

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Learn Me Good

John Pearson · 211 pages

"Jack Woodson has forty children, and all of them have different mothers..." Jack Woodson was a thermal design engineer for four years until he was laid off from his job. Now, as a teacher, he faces new challenges. Conference calls have been replaced with parent conferences. Product testing has given way to standardized testing. Instead of business cards, Jack now passes out report cards. The o

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Nothing Happens Until It Happens to You: A Novel Without Pay, Perks, or Privileges

T. M. Shine · 299 pages

Hoping to make positive changes in spite of a layoff and limited employment opportunities, Jeffrey Reiner humbly submits to demeaning jobs while tackling the daunting realities of his dysfunctional family.

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The Pursuit of Other Interests

Jim Kokoris · 345 pages

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One Day

David Nicholls · 437 pages

‘I can imagine you at forty,’ she said, a hint of malice in her voice. ‘I can picture it right now.’ He smiled without opening his eyes. ‘Go on then.’ 15th July 1988. Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways. So where will they be on this one day next year? And the year after that? And every year whic

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Sushi for Beginners

Marian Keyes · 545 pages

Three women in Dublin are going through a period of change in their lives. Bitchy, ambitious and beautiful, Lisa has been sent to Dublin to launch a brand new Irish Women's Magazine, however as she thought her next move was to New York she feels like she is in exile and is none to happy with the alternative. On arrival she decides that her new boss, the attractive if not somewhat scruffy Jack Devi

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Forget me not

Isabel Wolff · 352 pages

After the sudden death of her mother, 36-year-old Anna Temple is forced to re-evaluate her life. She swaps hedge funds in the City for herbaceous borders and takes up garden designing. At the same time, she must cope with another dramatic change - the arrival of her daughter, Milly, the result of an uncharacteristic one-night stand. As Anna struggles with magnolias, not to mention motherhood and m

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Between Sisters

Kristin Hannah · 448 pages

No one knows you like your sister. She can make you laugh or break your heart with a single word. And no one writes novels like Kristin Hannah, an author who vividly explores the intricate bonds of family and, as Tami Hoag said "touches the deepest, most tender corners of our heart." Now, in her rich, captivating new book, she creates an indelible portrait of two women, once lost to each other, ab

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Younger

Pamela Redmond Satran · 284 pages

Na een metamorfose om er jonger uit te zien maakt veertigplusser Alice een jaar later de balans op.

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Sex Criminals, Vol. 1: One Weird Trick

Matt Fraction · 128 pages

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The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe

Mary Simses · 352 pages

In this novel a high-powered Manhattan attorney finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmother's hometown. Ellen Branford is going to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish, to find the hometown boy she once loved, and give him her last letter. Ellen leaves Manhattan and her Kennedy-esque fiancé for Beacon, Maine. What should be a one-day trip is quickly complicated when

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Summer Rental

Mary Kay Andrews · 402 pages

Ellis questions everything she believed after losing an all-consuming job, while Julia struggles with insecurities that threaten a loving relationship and Dorie confronts a maelstrom of problems after a shocking betrayal.

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A Hologram for the King

Dave Eggers · 352 pages

"In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great"--Publisher.

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The Perfect Find

Tia Williams · 368 pages

Jenna Jones is broke and desperate for a second chance. When she's dumped by her longtime fiance and fired from Darling magazine, she begs for a job at StyleZine.com from her old arch nemesis, Darcy Vale. But Jenny soon realizes she's in over her head. She's working with digital-savvy millennials half her age, has never even "Twittered," and pretends to still be a Fashion Somebody while living a

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I Heart New York

Lindsey Kelk · 336 pages

Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, get ready for the summer debut of the year...It's official. Angela Clarke is in love – with the most fabulous city in the world.Fleeing her cheating boyfriend and clutching little more than a crumpled bridesmaid dress, a pair of Louboutins and her passport, Angela jumps on a plane, destination - NYC.Holed up in a cute hotel room, Angela gets a New York makeover

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City of Friends

Joanna Trollope · 336 pages

The day Stacey Grant loses her job feels like the last day of her life. Or at least, the only life she'd ever known. For who was she if not a City high-flyer, Senior Partner at one of the top private equity firms in London? As Stacey starts to reconcile her old life with the new - one without professional achievements or meetings, but instead, long days at home with her dog and ailing mother, wait

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My Not So Perfect Life

Sophie Kinsella

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