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1) Simply lies
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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 6:20 Man comes a twisting new psychological thriller in which two women one a former detective, the other a dangerous con artist go head-to-head in an electrifying game of cat and mouse. Mickey Gibson, single mother and former detective, leads a hectic life similar to that of many moms: juggling the demands of her two small children with the tasks of her job working remotely for ProEye, a global...
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2021.
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"Sonya used to perform on stage. She used to attend glamorous parties, date handsome men, ride in fast cars. But somewhere along the way, the stage lights Sonya lived for dimmed for good. And then, in their absence, came darkness--blackouts, empty cupboards, hazy nights she can't remember. Haunted by her failed career and unresolved childhood trauma, Sonya has fallen deep into an alcoholic abyss. What keeps Sonya from losing herself completely is...
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2019.
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A young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this "haunting and thrilling" epic of literary horror from the #1 NYT bestselling author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower (John Green). Christopher is seven years old. Christopher is the new kid in town. Christopher has an imaginary friend. We can swallow our fear or let our fear swallow us. Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees...
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2023.
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English
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"From USA Today bestseller and Edgar Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun--the hilarious and heart-pounding next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan series. Dating. Diapers. And dodging bullets. Who said single moms can't have fun? Finlay Donovan has been in messes before--after all, she's an author and single mom who's a pro at getting out bloodstains for rather unexpected reasons--but none quite like this. After...
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"One of our most gifted writers of fiction returns with a bold and piercing novel about a young single mother living in Harlem, her eccentric aunt, and the decisions they make that have unexpected implications for the world around them. Reyna knows her relationship with Boyd isn't perfect, yet she sees him through a three-month stint at Riker's Island, their bond growing tighter. Kiki, now settled in the East Village after a youth that took her to...
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2023.
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English
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"Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times bestselling author and actual Florida Man Dave Barry returns with a Florida caper full of oddballs and more twists and turns than a snake slithering away from a gator. Jesse Braddock is trapped in a tiny cabin deep in the Everglades with her infant daughter and her ex-boyfriend, a wannabe reality TV star who turned out to be a lot prettier on the outside than on the inside. Broke and desperate for a way out,...
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2021.
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English
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"Brooklynite Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer, who is feeling pressed from all sides. Shane Hall is a reclusive, enigmatic, award-winning literary author who, to everyone's surprise, shows up in New York. When Shane and Eva meet unexpectedly at a literary event, sparks fly, raising not only their past buried traumas, but the eyebrows of New York's Black literati. What no one knows is that twenty years earlier, teenage Eva and...
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1944 -- After her baby's father is shot down in the South Pacific, Amelia Richards, jobless and broke, has nowhere to turn for help but her infant's paternal grandparents. The only problem is, they don't know that she -- or their grandson -- exists...(From book jacket).
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A Cosmopolitan Best Book of 2017! Alisha Rai returns with the second novel in her sizzling Forbidden Hearts series! He wasnt supposed to fall in love with his brothers widow Accused of a crime he didn't commit, Jackson Kane fled his home, his name, and his family. Ten years later, hes come back to town: older, wiser, richer, tougherand still helpless to turn away the one woman he could never stop loving, even after she married his brother. Sadia Ahmed...
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MIRA Books
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A Christmas Blessing: Widowed Jessie Adams was about to give birth, and she needed helpfast! Unfortunately, the closest ranch in her small Texas town belonged to her late husbands brother, Luke, who didnt know a thing about delivering babies. And though this charismatic rancher was her only hope, he was the last person Jessie wanted to be stranded with in her time of need.
Natural Born Daddy: Jordan Adams proposed a marriage of convenience to single...
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2022.
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"From Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead-the hilarious and heart-pounding follow-up to Finlay Donovan is Killing It. "A funny and smart, twisty and surprising series."-Megan Miranda Finlay Donovan is-once again-struggling to finish her next novel and keep her head above water as a single mother of two. On the bright side, she has her live-in nanny and confidant Vero to rely on, and the only dead body she's dealt...
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2019.
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English
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Kate Thompson used to love Christmas. A few years ago, she would have been wrapping her presents in September and baking mince pies on Halloween, counting down the days and hours to Christmas. But that was before Kate's husband left for the Army and never came back. Now she can hardly stand December at all. Kate can't deny she's lonely, yet she doesn't think she's ready for romance. She knows her son Jack needs a Christmas to remember, just like Kate...
15) Shelter Mountain
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When Paige Lassiter, scared and covered with bruises, comes into his bar with her three-year-old son, Marine John "Preacher" Middleton, immediately drawn to this courageous woman, offers her a safe haven in his arms.
16) Guilty
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Kate White, single mother and assistant Philadelphia DA, must fight for her life and the life of her son as the terrible events of her past return with a vengeance and the only hope she seems to have lies with homicide detective Tom Braga--a man she has no reason to trust.
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When she arrives in the Hamptons for the summer, hoping for a fresh start for her and her son, Katie Doyle, exploring a new love affair with a wealthy investor, soon discovers that Southampton is not all that it seems to be, as she becomes submerged in a world of betrayal.
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Firefly Lake volume 3
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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A heartwarming small-town romance that will make you believe in love and second chances. She has a million reasons to leave. Can he give her the one she needs to stay? Cat McGuire's return to Firefly Lake is turning into much more than she bargained for. Sure, she missed the crisp pine-scented air and the comfort of having her family around her. But being home makes her feel less like the successful single mom she is--and more like the awkward teen...
19) Mildred Pierce
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"In Mildred Pierce, noir master James M. Cain creates a novel of acute social observation and devasting emotional violence, with a heroine whose ambitions and sufferings are never less than recognizable. Mildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness. She used those attributes to survive a divorce and poverty and to claw her way out of the lower middle class. But Mildred also had two weaknesses: a yen for...
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020].
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English
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Miranda Wells is a hard-working young widow struggling to raise three children on her own. A powerful storm brings a devastating challenge and a mysterious man, Bray Johnson, into her life. In just a few short days, Bray's presence re-ignites the family's spirit, but he also carries a secret, and it's a secret that could change everything.
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