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For the millions of us still chasing those gone girls, this is perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Lucy Foley, and Laura Dave.","cover_image":"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1742240233i/214151565.jpg","rating":"3.75","genre":"Thriller"},{"id":2,"title":"The Buffalo Hunter Hunter","author":"Stephen Graham Jones","description":"A chilling historical horror novel set in the American west in 1912 following a Lutheran priest who transcribes the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.\r\n\r\nA diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits. This is an American Indian revenge story written by one of the new masters of horror, Stephen Graham Jones.","cover_image":"https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1719446747l/214565614._SY475_.jpg","rating":"4.25","genre":"Horror"},{"id":3,"title":"When the Wolf Comes Home","author":"Nat Cassidy","description":"One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, bloody encounter with the boy's father, she and the boy find themselves running for their lives.\r\n\r\nAs they attempt to evade the boy's increasingly desperate father, horrifying incidents of butchery follow them. At first, Jess thinks she understands what they're up against, but she's about to learn there's more to these surreal and grisly events than she could've ever imagined.\r\n\r\nAnd that when the wolf finally comes home, none will be spared.","cover_image":"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1716854520i/211004893.jpg","rating":"4.51","genre":"Horror"},{"id":4,"title":"The Strawberry Patch Pancake House","author":"Laurie Gilmore","description":"Fall in love with the brand new spring romance set in Dream Harbor, from the bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café.\r\n\r\nAs a renowned chef, single-dad Archer never planned on moving to a small town, let alone running a pancake restaurant. But Dream Harbor needs a new chef, and Archer needs a community to help raise his daughter, Olive.\r\n\r\nIris has never managed to hold down a job for more than a few months. So when Mayor Kelly suggests Archer is looking for a nanny, and Iris might be available, she shudders at the thought. But in need of money she reluctantly agrees.\r\n\r\nAs Archer and Iris get used to their new roles, is it possible that they might have more in common than they first thought, or is Olive just determined to play match-maker…\r\n\r\nTropes:\r\n\r\n• single dad\r\n• forced proximity\r\n• slow burn\r\n• found family\r\n• one bed","cover_image":"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1725538620i/213186396.jpg","rating":"3.98","genre":"Romance"},{"id":5,"title":"Promise Me Sunshine","author":"Cara Bastone","description":"Grieving the loss of her best friend, a young woman’s life is turned upside down when she meets a grumpy stranger who swears he can help her live again, in this heartwarming, slow-burn romance by the author of Ready or Not\r\n\r\nLenny’s a bit of a mess at the moment. Her best friend, Lou, recently passed away after a battle with cancer, and her death has left Lenny feeling completely lost. She’s avoiding her concerned parents, the apartment she shared with Lou, and the list of things she’s supposed to do to help her live again. The only thing she can do is temporary babysitting gigs, and luckily, she just landed a great one, helping overworked, single mom Reese and her precocious daughter, Ainsley. It’s not perfect: Ainsley’s uncle, Miles, always seems to be around, and is kind of... a huge jerk. But if Lenny acts like she has it all together, maybe no one will notice she’s falling apart.\r\n\r\nMiles sees right through her though. Turns out, he knows a lot about grief and, surprisingly, he offers her a proposition. He’ll help her complete everything on her “live again” list if she’ll help him connect with Ainsley and overcome his complicated relationship with Reese. Lenny doubts anything can fill the Lou has left behind, but she begins to spend more time with Miles, Lenny is surprised to discover that, sometimes, losing everything is only the first step to finding yourself, and love, again.","cover_image":"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1725631773i/214269328.jpg","rating":"4.25","genre":"Romance"},{"id":6,"title":"Botticelli's Apprentice: A Graphic Novel","author":"Ursula Murray Husted","description":"This funny, empowering graphic novel from rising star Ursula Murray Husted is a gorgeously illustrated glimpse into the forgotten history of Renaissance Italy, following an ambitious young girl's quest to become an apprentice to the famous Sandro Botticelli. \r\n\r\nLife as a chicken girl isn’t so bad, but Mella wants more. Though girls can’t be official apprentices to artists in Florence, Mella has been secretly teaching herself to paint while tending to artist Sandro Botticelli’s chickens.\r\n\r\nWhen one of Botticelli’s actual apprentices discovers Mella’s work, he threatens to take full credit for it. Why does it matter who drew it if it’s good?\r\n\r\nWith the help of unexpected allies, an important patron, and a tenacious stray dog named Blue, Mella must summon all her courage, smarts, and skills to prove her worth and demand the recognition she deserves.","cover_image":"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1727963257i/214557456.jpg","rating":"4.09","genre":"Art"},{"id":7,"title":"Very Bad at Math","author":"Hope Larson","description":"Hijinks, unexpected friendships, and math take center stage in this contemporary middle grade graphic novel perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller from New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award–winning author Hope Larson.\r\n\r\nVerity “Very” Nelson can do it all.\r\n\r\nShe’s student body president, debate club whiz, and first chair clarinetist. You could say she’s pretty much the best at everything…Well, almost everything. Everything except math.\r\n\r\nAnd it’s not like she doesn’t try. Math just doesn’t make sense in her brain. But it better start soon, or else she can kiss her presidency—and her campaign promises—goodbye. Soon Verity finds herself enrolled in a remedial math class where, despite her best efforts, failure persists. All seems lost until a teacher helps her discover the Verity has dyscalculia, a learning disability that causes her to mix up numbers.\r\n\r\nArmed with a new perspective, can Verity pass math, keep her presidency, and make good on her word to the student body she loves so much? Or will her presidency—and perfect reputation—all come crashing down?","cover_image":"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1723168127i/212081522.jpg","rating":"3.85","genre":"Graphic Novels"},{"id":8,"title":"Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things","author":"Breanne Randall","description":"A young witch cursed with sacrificing memories to cast spells must decide how much she’s willing to lose to save her town in this thrilling tale of magic, love, and self-discovery—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic.\r\n\r\nIn the small town of Gold Springs, Calliope Petridi and her two sisters carefully guard the secret of their magic and the price they must pay to practice it: memories. The more powerful the magic, the greater the memory required.\r\n\r\nLuckily, all Calliope wants to do is forget. Forget the mother who left them without a trace. Forget the cracks in her relationships with her judgmental oldest sister, Thalia, and her distant middle sister, Eurydice. Forget about the very cost of her magic. And most of all, forget the way the love of her life shattered her heart two years ago.\r\n\r\nBut when an ancient evil awakens in their town, the fragile thread that holds the sisters together breaks. As their magic slowly begins to fade, Calliope accidentally binds herself to an annoyingly handsome leader of a rival coven infamous for their ruthless pursuit of power.\r\n\r\nBattling a sizzling chemistry to a man she can't trust, Calliope needs to confront her sisters and the painful memories of her past, dark family secrets, and ancient magic in order to keep the town and all she loves safe. But will she have anything left of herself?","cover_image":"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1722258806i/214269343.jpg","rating":"3.58","genre":"Fantasy"}]}