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• Only for the Week

  Bishop, Natasha

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  "A destination wedding in Tulum should be a breeze, but Dr. Janelle Cross—the sister of the bride and the ex-girlfriend of the groom—can’t catch a break. Between her maid of honor duties, her sister’s Bridezilla antics, and her family tiptoeing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lake Escape

  Day, Jamie,

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  "When a woman disappears during a summer trip to Vermont’s Lake Timmeny, longtime friends Julia, David, and Erika confront local legends and their own buried pasts as suspicion grows and generational secrets threaten to pull them under."

• The One Day You Were My Husband

  a Novel

  Walsh, Rosie,

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  "In 2010, Carrie Cole marries Johan on a beach in Thailand. Moments into their first dance, armed police arrive and arrest Johan, leaving Carrie stunned and alone. Twelve years later, Carrie is now married to Robin and raising their young twins in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is Not a Game

  a Novel

  Mullen, Kelly,

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  "On stormy Mackinac Island, widower Mimi and her heartbroken granddaughter Addie attend a socialite’s charity auction, only to uncover blackmail, murder and a dangerous game that tests their wits as they race to outsmart a killer trapped with them."

• SHRINK SOLVES MURDER

  Hardcover

  Perry, Philippa

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  "A small-town psychotherapist draws on all her knowledge of the human psyche to solve the murder of a patient in this warm and witty mystery novel."

• A Killer Getaway

  a Novel

  Sharpe, Sienna,

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  "No one in Lily Lennox's life can understand why, for each of the past five summers, she has left her successful business behind to work a lifeguarding job at the exclusive Riovan Wellness Resort on a sun-soaked Caribbean Island. Fortunately for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ending Writes Itself

  a Novel

  Clarke, Evelyn (Novelist),

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  "Six authors. One private island. Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives. Arthur Fletch, one of the world's bestselling novelists, is a reclusive genius known for his iconic protagonists and fiendish twists. When six…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Summer Girlfriend

  Forest, Kristina,

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  "A fake summer fling between a stand-in girlfriend and a handsome business heir becomes way too real."

• Sunburned

  a Novel

  Wood, Katherine, 1979-

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  "When a washed-up foot ties Audrey Collet and her eccentric billionaire ex, Tyson, to a buried past, she’s pulled into a high-stakes investigation on his St. Barth’s estate, where blackmail, betrayal, and a deadly birthday dive reveal a killer among…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Definitely Maybe Not a Detective

  a Novel

  Fox, Sarah (Mystery writer),

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  "A woman becomes accidentally entangled in a murder investigation (and with a handsome stranger) when her fake detective agency is enlisted to solve a real homicide."

• Murder Takes a Vacation

  a Novel

  Lippman, Laura, 1959-

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  "Former private investigator and middle-aged widow Muriel Blossom's vacation on a Parisian river cruise turns into a deadly international mystery -- that only she can solve."

• The Love Haters

  Center, Katherine,

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  "Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past—now she may be lighting her career on fire. She has two choices: wait to get laid off from her job as a video producer or, at her coworker Cole’s request, take a career-making gig profiling Tom…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Best Friend's Honeymoon

  Wilsner, Meryl,

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  "Elsie Hoffman, engaged for a year and a half, discovers her fiancé planned their wedding and honeymoon without her input. Realizing she doesn't want this future, she breaks off the engagement. A week later, she heads to the Caribbean with her best…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies

  Mack, Catherine,

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  "All that bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants is to get through her book tour in Italy and kill off her main character, Connor Smith. But when an attempt is made on the real Connor’s life—the handsome but infuriating con man she got mixed up with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Missing White Woman

  Garrett, Kellye, 1978-

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  "When Bree comes downstairs the final morning of a romantic getaway weekend, she’s shocked. There’s a stranger laying dead in the foyer, and her boyfriend Ty is nowhere to be found. A Black woman alone in a new city, Bree is stranded and out of her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Only Survivors

  a Novel

  Miranda, Megan,

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  "It would be hard to concoct a more promisingly sinister setting than a large oceanfront beach house with a maze-like interior and perilous balconies, on one of the Outer Banks islands off North Carolina. When a group of classmates reunite to mark…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Unwedding

  Condie, Allyson Braithwaite,

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  "After her 20-year marriage ends, Ellery finds herself at a high-end resort in Big Sur, celebrating her anniversary by herself. Nursing a broken heart and still reeling from a recent tragic event, she finds it even more difficult to move on when she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Night on the Island

  a Novel

  Silver, Josie

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  "When a double-booking at a remote one-room cabin accidentally throws two solace-seekers together, it feels like a cruel twist of fate. But what if it's fate of a different kind?"

• The Spare Room

  a Novel

  Bartz, Andrea,

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  "Staying with her childhood friend Sabrina— now a glamorous bestselling author with a handsome, high-powered husband, Kelly Doyle, falling for both her hosts, is shocked when they open up their marriage to her. As their relationship deepens, Kelly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Safe Place

  a Novel

  Downes, Anna,

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  "Losing her job and agent on the same miserable day, Emily accepts a nanny position on a remote French estate before discovering that her employer, a successful CEO, and his wife are hiding dangerous secrets."