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Dungeon Crawler Carl
A man and his ex-girlfriend's cat are luckily outside when every human-erected structure on Earth flattens to the ground and the people who were inside were either killed or, along with other bits of human civilization, become fodder for the dungeon. The dungeon is an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot and is so enormous, it circles the entire globe. Carl and Donut enter and once they're in, there's no way out but through. They must compete—video game style—to survive, but not just survive, they must do it in style, appealing to the viewers of the most-watched game show in the galaxy that they suddenly find themselves participating…
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The Colony Club
When young Gilded Age society matron Daisy Harriman is refused a room at the Waldorf because they don't cater to unaccompanied females, she takes matters into her own hands. She establishes the Colony Club, the first women's club in Manhattan. As "the best dressed actress on the Rialto," Elsie de Wolfe has an eye for décor, but her career is stagnating. So when Stanford White, the architect for The Colony Club, asks her to design the clubhouse interiors, she jumps at the chance and the opportunity to add a woman's touch. Nora Bromely is determined to become an architect in spite of hostility and sabotage from her male colleagues. But…
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The Lies They Told
In rural 1930s Virginia, a young immigrant mother fights for her dignity and those she loves against America’s rising eugenics movement – when widespread support for policies of prejudice drove imprisonment and forced sterilizations based on class, race, disability, education, and country of origin – in this tragic and uplifting novel of social injustice, survival, and hope for readers of Susan Meissner, Kristin Hannah, and Christina Baker Kline.
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Dreams of Ruin
Love, magic, gods, and monsters collide in the thrilling conclusion to the Soul of Shadow trilogy, a romantic fantasy for fans of Twilight and Teen Wolf.
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Heated Rivalry
Bad boy meets boy next door in this LBGTQ+ hockey romance that's also been adapted to the screen.
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Between Two Fires
The Black Death ravages France, leaving fields and rivers choked with unburied dead. Thomas, a disgraced knight, roams the land with a band of thieves when they encounter an orphaned girl in a dying village. No ordinary child, this girl sees angels and talks to the dead. She tells Thomas that Lucifer and the fallen angels have risen in a new war on Heaven, that the kingdoms of men have fallen behind the lines of battle, and that he must now shepherd her on a holy quest to tip the scales in favor of good. Between Two Fires invites you on a journey of a violent man’s first, uncertain steps…
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Roller Coaster Road Trip – Ohio Edition
Our youngest is obsessed with roller coasters, so we've been making the rounds within driving distance to different amusement parks using a Six Flags pass. This past June, we went to Kings Island and Cedar Point. We got to ride some new rides and some new-to-us rides like Diamondback, Siren's Curse, and Top Thrill 2. Come check it out!
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The Magic of Chamomile Cottage
A storyteller in search of a story. A healer in need of hope. A town looking for a fresh start. And the magic that binds them together. Popular storyteller Sunny Callaway is known for writing captivating human-interest stories, but lately she’s having trouble writing anything after a devastating diagnosis and a painful breakup. When a surprise discovery leads her to a small town fighting for survival after the closing of its tea factory, she finds family she hadn’t known and a story that will change her life forever. Tea shop owner Nova Frances Clark has an old soul, a healer’s heart, and a big secret. Although her special chamomile tea…
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World Cup Road Trip
I LOVE road trips. The snacks, the open road, the snacks, uninterrupted crochet or reading time, and did I mention the snacks? What's not to love!? HBW Hubby and I packed up the van and the kids and hit the road! A little bit of nostalgia, a lot of natural wonder, and two days of thrills, this was such a great trip!
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The Astral Library
Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream, Alix takes nightly refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost escape to new lives...inside their favorite books. But before she can escape into the pages of her new life, a shadowy enemy emerges to threaten everyone the Astral Library has ever helped protect.