A Sea Glass Christmas by Davis Bunn

In the ultimate Christmas comfort read for fans of Nicholas Sparks and Karen Kingsbury, a bracing Christmas on North Carolina’s Outer Banks opens the door to a second chance at love.

Some places never leave you.

Two days before his 21st birthday, Brody Reames left the Outer Banks to fulfill his dream of sailing. For years, it’s been a liberating, wayfarer’s life, crewing on ocean-bound vessels and joining cross-Atlantic races. He knew leaving his hometown wouldn’t be forever, but to mend a disillusioned heart in Fortunate Harbor, it was for the best. Still, he never expected that a family upheaval and his loving mother’s plea would call him back. With Christmas nearing, Brody is coming home again --- to a crisp chill in the air and a warm former flame.

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Week of December 29, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of December 29th include BEAUTIFUL UGLY by Alice Feeney, a deliciously dark thriller about marriage...and revenge; Minette Walters' THE PLAYERS, a gripping historical tale of espionage, treason and surprising alliances set against the backdrop of the Bloody Assizes --- the trials that would determine the fate of over a thousand treasonous rebels; TILT, a heart-racing debut from Emma Pattee, set over the course of a single day, about a woman facing the unimaginable, determined to find safety; and the paperback original RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, CALLIE KINGMAN by Allie Frank and Asha Youmans, a witty, celebratory novel about a hard-fought comeback in which a blindsided soon-to-be divorcée rediscovers herself.

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Week of December 15, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of December 15th include THE #1 LAWYER by James Patterson and Nancy Allen, which has this intriguing premise: Biloxi’s best criminal defense attorney has never lost a case. Then his client’s beautiful wife is murdered, and America’s #1 lawyer suddenly becomes its #1 suspect; THE FORGER'S REQUIEM, a gripping literary thriller from Bradford Morrow that brings readers inside the world of expert forgery, rivalrous fury and generations of dark family secrets, with Mary Shelley’s voice and life woven throughout; Matt Cain's BECOMING TED, a vibrant, joyful, universally relatable story about kindness, self-acceptance and blooming at any age; and the paperback original A CURSE OF ASHES, the breathtaking conclusion to Sariah Wilson's epic Eye of the Goddess trilogy.

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Week of December 8, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of December 8th include GALAPHILE, Terry Brooks' triumphant return to the world of Shannara, which delves deep into the origin story of the druid order and its enigmatic creator that will change the face of the Four Lands forever; INVISIBLE HELIX by Keigo Higashino, a twisty, brilliant mystery featuring Detective Galileo, whose latest case involves hidden history and an impossible crime being linked by nearly invisible threads in surprising ways; Tessa Bickers' THE BOOK SWAP, a story of second chances and new beginnings, a love letter to books --- and a love letter to life; and the paperback original EVERYONE IN THE GROUP CHAT DIES by L.M. Chilton, a funny and thrilling page-turner about a TikTok true crime investigator, a ’90s serial killer who may not be as dead as everyone would like, a text thread from hell, and long-buried secrets that just won’t stay in the grave where they belong.

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Week of December 1, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of December 1st include THE NOTE, a suspenseful story from Alafair Burke about a vacation in the Hamptons that goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history; ISOLA by Allegra Goodman, an epic saga of love, faith and defiance that finds a young woman and her lover marooned on an island; THE WOMAN IN ME, Britney Spears' brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith and hope; APRIL STORM, a riveting, much-anticipated posthumous novel from Leila Meacham, in which a seemingly perfect suburban housewife is being pursued by a private detective --- and hunted by a murderer; and the paperback original THE GALLAGHER PLACE by Julie Doar, a layered exploration of family secrets, sibling misconceptions and an unsolved murder set in New York’s Dutchess County.

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