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Little Girl Gone by Drusilla Campbell

Madora was 17 and headed for a load of trouble when Willis rescued her. Alienated from family and friends, she ran away with him, and for five years they have lived alone in near isolation.  When he kidnaps a pregnant teenager and imprisons her in a trailer behind the house, Madora is torn between her love for Willis and her sense of right and wrong. Then a pit bull named Foo brings another unexpected person into Madora’s life --- Django Jones, a brilliant but troubled 12-year-old orphan.

A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay

This stunning new novel from Tatiana de Rosnay, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller A SECRET KEPT, plumbs the depths of complex family relationships and the power of a past secret to change everything in the present.

Faithful Place by Tana French

Tana French's IN THE WOODS and THE LIKENESS captivated readers by introducing them to her unique, character-driven style. Her singular skill at creating richly drawn, complex worlds makes her novels not mere whodunits but brilliant and satisfying novels about memory, identity, loss, and what defines us as humans.

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Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, REDEEMING LOVE is a powerful retelling of the Bible's story of Gomer and Hosea, and a life-changing story of unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love.

The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch

Taking us back in history to a place where autopsies were blasphemous, coffee was an exotic drink, dried toads were the recommended remedy for the plague, and the devil was as real as anything...

Left Neglected by Lisa Genova

A traumatic brain injury completely erases the left side of Sarah's world, and for once, she relinquishes control to those around her, including her formerly absent mother. Without the ability to even floss her own teeth, she struggles to find answers about her past and her uncertain future.

The Canary List by Sigmund Brouwer

Protected by the dark of night, Jaimie Piper runs. But is anywhere safe when Evil is hunting you?

The Bells by Richard Harvell

Born in a belfry high in the Swiss Alps, Moses Froben and his deaf and mute mother ring the beautiful church bells each day.

Fragile by Lisa Unger

Everybody knows everybody in The Hollows, a quaint, charming town outside of New York City. It's a place where neighbors keep an eye on one another's kids, where people say hello in the grocery store, and where high school cliques and antics are never quite forgotten.

Father of the Rain by Lily King

Gardiner Amory is a New England WASP who's beginning to feel the cracks in his empire. Nixon is being impeached, his wife is leaving him, and his worldview is rapidly becoming outdated.