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The summer of 1932 found Americans struggling in the depths of what would become the Great Depression. Virginian May Marshall struggles to keep her family together and grow her family business. Boston teenager Dorrit Sykes lives hand-to-mouth in a tenement, attempting to cure her anxiety issues and come to terms with her questions of faith. When she joins her father at the Veteran’s Bonus March in Washington, DC, she begins a summer-long odyssey that will lead her to May’s door, where their lives will intersect in ways neither could have anticipated.

An incredibly beautiful story — rich in history, family sagas, mystery and hardships —by #1 internationally bestselling Lucinda Riley.

Combining the incisive intimacy of Sally Rooney with the sharp wit of Helen Fielding, Fault Lines is a compulsively readable and astonishingly relatable debut novel about marriage, motherhood, love, self and the vibrant, surprising city that is modern Tokyo.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Ashley a compelling and fascinating novel about learning to trust again, in love and in life.

Letters from war-torn Germany change a great-granddaughter’s life in Lauren Fox’s New York Times bestselling novel, SEND FOR ME. A Today Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick!

“In Bombay, motherless Vidya discovers Kathak; the lyrical dance form brings meaning to her life as she wrestles with expectations that she become a certain kind of wife and mother herself.” —Vanity Fair

In her second full-length collection of poetry, Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz excavates her own heartbreak and finds her way to a place of healing, peacemaking, and gratitude.

A thrilling new novel of lies, deception, and revenge from the bestselling author, perfect for fans of B.A. Paris and Joshilyn Jackson! The glamour of Miami has a dark side in this twisting story where nothing is what it seems, as one wronged woman seeks to destroy the seemingly perfect life of one of the city's most revered socialites.

"A shocking, sensual thriller with sharp twists." --Tarryn Fisher, New York Times bestselling author of The Wives

"Twisty and impossible to put down! 10/10 recommend." --Claire Contreras, New York Times bestselling author

"I was hooked from the very first twist." --Alessandra Torre, New York Times bestselling author of Every Last Secret

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A brutal tragedy ended Ivy Hill's happy family and childhood. Now in her twenties and severely troubled, she barely has a life--or much to live for. Until the day she discovers the name of the woman who destroyed her world: Lola Maxwell--the mega-wealthy socialite with a heart, Miami's beloved "first lady" of charity. Accomplished, gorgeous, and oh-so-caring, Lola has the best of everything--and doesn't deserve any of it. So it's only right that Ivy take it all away . . .

Little by little, Ivy infiltrates Lola's elite circle, becomes her new best friend--and plays Lola's envious acquaintances and hangers-on against her. But seducing Lola's handsome, devoted surgeon husband turns into a passionate dream Ivy suddenly can't control. And soon, an insidious someone will twist Ivy's revenge into a nightmare of deception, secrets, and betrayal that Ivy may not wake up from . . .

"An ideal summer read." - Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

"This fast-paced and incredibly entertaining book is perfect for devouring by the poolside." - Off the Shelf

In this intoxicating story of resilience, repulsion, and the Roaring 20’s, the glamorous world of a silent film star’s wife abruptly crumbles when she’s forcibly quarantined at America’s only leper colony in Carville, Louisiana…