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Alix St. Pierre. An unforgettable name for an unforgettable woman. She grew up surrounded by Hollywood glamor, but, as an orphan, never truly felt part of that world. In 1943, with WWII raging and men headed overseas to fight, she lands a publicity job to recruit women into the workforce and finds herself sent to Switzerland as a spy. Soon Alix is on the precipice of something big, but how far can she trust her German informantâŠ? After an Allied victory that didnât come nearly soon enough, Alix moves to Paris, ready to immerse herself in a new position as director of publicity for the yet-to-be-launched House of Dior. But when a figure from the war reappears and threatens to destroy her future, Alix realizes that only she can right the wrongs of the past âŠand finally find justice.Â
Grace Johnson canât escape the feeling that her life is on autopilotâuntil her husband announces heâs done with their marriage. Grace has a choice: wallow in humiliation . . . or reluctantly grant her outlandish motherâs seventieth birthday wish with a road trip Graceland. Buckle up, Elvis. Weâre on our way. Now the two are hightailing it from El Paso to Memphis, leaving a trail of sequins, false eyelashes, and difficult memories in their wake. Between spontaneous roadside stops to psychics, wig mishaps, and familiar passive-aggressive zingers, Grace is starting to better understand her Elvis-obsessed mama and their own fragile connection. She may even have another shot at love. Apparently the King really does work in mysterious ways. But after all these years, will it ever be possible for Grace and her mom to heal the hurts of the past?
Business consultant Rose Josten might not have officially reached âpug ladyâ middle age, but sheâs already got the pug. Life is good, with her work, her sisters, and a secret hobby creating incredibly tactile (if surprisingly sexy) mindfulness videos. So why does it feel like itâs not quite enough? Which is exactly when Ash Stewart enters camera left, and Roseâs world suddenly goes full technicolor . . .Ash never looks at anyone. Not since her ex ripped her heart from her chest, crushing Ashâs reputation, dreams, and career in one brutal blow. But Rose is different. Sheâs curvy, beautiful, and just so damn put together. And her business expertise might be Ashâs best bet for getting her last filmâand her last chanceâfinanced. But are they creating the perfect pitch . . . or setting the stage for disaster?
London, 1944: Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While war ravages the city above her, Clara has risked everything she holds dear to turn the Bethnal Green tube station into the countryâs only underground library. Down here, a secret community thrives with thousands of bunk beds, a nursery, a cafĂ©, and a theaterâoffering shelter, solace, and escape from the bombs that fall upon their city. Along with her glamorous best friend and assistant Ruby Munroe, Clara ensures the library is the beating heart of life underground. But as the war drags on, the women's determination to remain strong in the face of adversity is tested to the limits when it may come at the price of keeping those closest to them alive.
As a reality TV producer, Ana Karina orchestrates extravagant marriage proposals that always (well, mostly) go as planned. When they donât, sheâs not afraid to cut and paste scenes to make the moment picture-perfect. If only Anaâs own life was as simple to direct. Everyone is moving forwardâexcept Ana. Sick of feeling stuck, she decides to start living with no regrets. Sheâs going to pitch all her ideas at work, sheâll take a chance on a guy even if he doesnât check all her boxes for Mr. Right. Soon, sheâs swept up in a roller coaster of exhilarating datesâa comedy show, a Jane Austen reenactment, a rave pool party, and a whirlwind trip to Vienna. Yet throwing caution to the wind may still bring Ana more than she hoped for as she begins to listen to her heart and realizes the lifeâand manâtruly meant for her might be the one she never saw coming.
Alexei Lebedevâs journey on the Pacific Crest Trail began with a single snake. And it was angling for the hot stranger who seemed to have appeared out of thin air. Lex was prepared for rattlesnakes, blisters, and months of solitude. What he wasnât prepared for was Ben Caravalho. But somehowâon a 2,500-mile trailâAlexei keeps running into the outgoing and charismatic hiker with golden-brown eyes, again and again. Ben has made his fair share of bad decisions, and almost all of them involved beautiful men. And yet thereâs something about the gorgeous and quietly nerdy Alexei that Ben canât just walk away from. Surely a bad decision canât be this cute and smart. But when their plans for the future are turned upside down, Ben and Alexei begin to wonder if itâs possible to hold on to something this wild and wonderful.
Ellie Jenkins definitely didn't peak in high school. She was an outsider, an invisible girl with a desperate crush on Mark Wright, a guy who hardly knew her name. Ten years later, she's living in Los Angeles, trying to write a hit show about cool high school kids, when an invitation for her high school reunion arrives. She doesn't want to go, but her writing has been suffering and her boss makes her an ultimatum: go to this reunion or lose her big break forever. He even gives her a list of challenges to complete! Ellie takes the bait and returns to the school determined to find friends, fun and to prove to Mark Wright, once and for all, that Ellie is cool now.
England, 1867: Miss Poppy Delamare is living a lie. To escape an odious betrothal, she fled to London where sheâs been hiding as the unassuming secretary Flora Deaver. However, when her beloved sister is accused of murder, Poppy cannot leave her to the wolves. Only a most unexpectedâand unwelcomeâcollision interrupts her journey home.Â
Chareese âReeseâ Devlin spent every summer of her childhood in the lake town of Mount Dora, Florida, where her days were filled with fun in the sun. Reese never realized the idyllic deep divide between the townâs haves and have-nots. Not until the summer she turned seventeen and fell for Duncan McNeal, a boy who lacked the pedigree so valued by her parents and their equally well-connected friends. After her family squashed the budding romance, Reese refused to return to the place she lost her heart. Now, ten years later, sheâs back to attend her sisterâs debutante ball and must come to terms with all sheâs missed. But the biggest surprise of all is that Duncan is now a successful real estate developer in Mount Doraâand time hasnât weakened the connection between them.
Dr. Briana Ortizâs life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brotherâs running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, thatâs probably going to the new man-doctor. But just when all systems are set to hate, Dr. Jacob Maddox completely flips the game . . . by sending Briana a letter. And Jacob might be this fantastically funny and subversively likeable guy whoâs terrible at first impressions. Suddenly he and Bri are exchanging letters, sharing lunch dates in her âsob closet,â and discussing the merits of freakishly tiny horses. But when Jacob decides to give Briana the best gift imaginableâa kidney for her brotherâshe wonders just how she can resist this quietly sexy new doctor . . . especially when he calls in a favor she canât refuse.
The Thursday night book club is back! USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains returns to Somerset Lake, North Carolina, with a heartwarming story that follows the book lovers as they band together to help Moira save her mother's cafe.Â