Funny Fiction

by Lauren, Christina

eBook - 2020

Carey Douglas has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. James McCann, MIT graduate and engineering gen...Show more Carey Douglas has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. James McCann, MIT graduate and engineering genius, was originally hired as a structural engineer, but the job isn’t all he thought it’d be. The last straw? Both he and Carey must go on book tour with the Tripps and keep the wheels from falling off the proverbial bus. Show less

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White Elephant

A Novel

by Langsdorf, Julie

Book - 2019

The white elephant looms large over the town of Willard Park: a newly-constructed behemoth of a home, it towers over the quaint houses, including Allison ...Show more The white elephant looms large over the town of Willard Park: a newly-constructed behemoth of a home, it towers over the quaint houses, including Allison and Ted Millers’ tiny hundred year old home. When owner Nick Cox cuts down the Millers’ precious red maple—in an effort to make his unsightly property more appealing to buyers—their once serene town becomes a battleground. Show less

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The Department of Sensitive Crimes

by McCall Smith, Alexander

Book - 2019

In the Swedish criminal justice system, certain cases are considered especially strange and difficult, in Malmö, the dedicated detectives who investigate ...Show more In the Swedish criminal justice system, certain cases are considered especially strange and difficult, in Malmö, the dedicated detectives who investigate these crimes are members of an elite squad known as the Sensitive Crimes Division. These are their stories. Show less

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Evvie Drake Starts Over

A Novel

by Holmes, Linda

Book - 2019

In a sleepy seaside town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth “Evvie” Drake rarely leaves her large, painfully empty house nearly a year after her husband’s...Show more In a sleepy seaside town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth “Evvie” Drake rarely leaves her large, painfully empty house nearly a year after her husband’s death. Meanwhile, in New York City, Dean Tenney, former Major League pitcher and Andy’s childhood best friend, is wrestling with what miserable athletes living out their worst nightmares call the “yips” . To move forward, Evvie and Dean will have to reckon with their pasts—the friendships they’ve damaged, the secrets they’ve kept—but in life, as in baseball, there’s always a chance—up until the last out. Show less

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Pretty as A Picture

A Novel

by Little, Elizabeth

Book - 2020

Marissa Dahl, a shy but successful film editor, travels to a small island off the coast of Delaware to work with the legendary-director Tony Rees on a fea...Show more Marissa Dahl, a shy but successful film editor, travels to a small island off the coast of Delaware to work with the legendary-director Tony Rees on a feature film. But she soon discovers that on this set, nothing is as it's supposed to be--or as it seems. There are rumors of accidents and indiscretions, of burgeoning scandals and perilous schemes. Show less

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Separation Anxiety

A Novel

by Zigman, Laura

Book - 2020

Life hasn’t gone according to Judy’s plan. Her career as a children’s book author offered a glimpse of success before taking an embarrassing nose dive. Te...Show more Life hasn’t gone according to Judy’s plan. Her career as a children’s book author offered a glimpse of success before taking an embarrassing nose dive. Teddy, now a teenager, treats her with some combination of mortification and indifference. Her best friend is dying. And her husband, Gary, has become a pot-addled professional “snackologist” who she can’t afford to divorce. Wickedly funny and surprisingly tender, her story offers a frank portrait of middle-aged limbo, examining the ebb and flow of life’s most important relationships. Show less

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The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

by Waxman, Abbi

Book - 2019

The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat ...Show more The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book. When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. t's time for Nina to come out of her comfortable shell, but she isn't convinced real life could ever live up to fiction. Show less

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Autopsy of A Boring Wife

by Lavoie, Marie-Renée

Book - 2019

After 48 year old Diane's husband leaves her and is having an affair because, he says, she bores him, she takes the charge to heart and undertakes an often ribald, highly entertaining journey to restoring trust in herself and others. After 48 year old Diane's husband leaves her and is having an affair because, he says, she bores him, she takes the charge to heart and undertakes an often ribald, highly entertaining journey to restoring trust in herself and others. Show less

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Breathe In, Cash Out

A Novel

by Henry, Madeleine

Book - 2019

Allegra Cobb’s resume: straight-A Princeton grad, second-year analyst at a top-tier bank, one-time American Yoga National Competition Champion. Allegra Co...Show more Allegra Cobb’s resume: straight-A Princeton grad, second-year analyst at a top-tier bank, one-time American Yoga National Competition Champion. Allegra Cobb’s reality: Spending twenty-four hours a day changing the colors on bar charts, overusing the word “team,” and daydreaming about quitting the minute her year-end bonus hits her account. Show less

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Been There, Married That

by Grazer, Gigi Levangie

Book - 2020

Agnes Murphy Nash is in big trouble. When she returns home one evening only to find the locks changed on the gates of their mansion, the security guard br...Show more Agnes Murphy Nash is in big trouble. When she returns home one evening only to find the locks changed on the gates of their mansion, the security guard breaks the news: her famous producer husband has filed for divorce. With the help of her ex-con sister, a Hollywood psychic, a ballsy female lawyer, and a host of friends and “frenemies,” Agnes realizes that when he changes the locks, she needs to change the rules. Show less

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