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Fables and Fairy Tales
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Best of the Rest

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Meet Me In The Margins

By: Melissa Ferguson

Taylor's Pick: A romance book whose plot revolves around the world of editing and publishing books? Sign me up! What a charming page-turner this novel is.

Vampires of El Norte

By: Isabel Canas

Jennie's Pick: Set during the Mexican-American War-this lushly drawn nightmare is a riveting story about two people facing impossible odds and terrible monsters. The authors have the ability to tell a story that is sexy and frightening. Vampires of El Norte will sink it’s teeth into you.

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Jennie's Pick: A sensational novel set during the glittering height of the Jazz Age. The author takes readers through speakeasies and Hollywood studios as a daring seamstress chases her dreams. Briming with emotion, romance, and dazzling prose, historical fiction readers will love.

The Roaring Days of
Zora Lily

By: Noelle Salazar

Melissa's Pick: This character-driven thriller features our protagonist awaking with no idea of who she is and an ominous warning note. Exploring human connection and what makes us who we set in a future challenged by climate changes makes this thriller a must read.  

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Adrift

By: Lisa Brideau

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Melissa's Pick:  Prepare to put yourself in villain's shoes. If you love the fantasy genre then this book is a must read.  Prepare yourself for a wild ride. This novel is chock full of humor with an assembly of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation.

Long Live Evil

By: Sarah Rees Brennan

Jennie's Pick:  The Handmaid’s Tale meets The Hunger Games in this brilliantly imagined psychological thriller set in a …..bee colony.

By: Laline Paull

The Bees

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Melissa's Pick:  A unique take on a marriage in crisis romance that utilizes both humor and heart. A one of a kind romance highlighting neurodivergence, self-discovery and the challenges of making an authentic life with those we love.

By: Maggie North

Rules for Second Chances

Melissa's Pick:  This twist on the serial killer genre is full of dark humor and twists you won't see coming. A wild revenge novel  brimming with such witty banter that you won't want to put it down. 

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How to Kill a Guy in
Ten Ways

By: Eve Kellman

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Jennie's Pick:  A young woman navigates adulthood, new motherhood, and financial struggles in an online world, turning to an unlikely source for advice and finding success and empowerment along the way.

Margo's Got Money
Troubles

By: Rufi Thorpe

Taylor's Pick:  Peaky Blinders meets Beth Dutton in this gripping historical fiction! Set in 1920’s London, we meet Alice Diamond-the Queen of the Mint. A hard life leaves her no choice but to become Diamond Annie-A formidable female gangster, who will stop at nothing to get what she wants and make a name for herself….no matter the cost

By: Erin Bledsoe

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Midnight at the
Blackbird Cafe

By: Heather Webber

Jennie's Pick:  A woman returns to her hometown to settle her grandmother’s estate and finds herself drawn to the  town and its mysterious blackbird pie, leading her to discover the truth about her past and make a decision about her future. 

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