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A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR “A heartfelt portrait of a complex family.” —People “Laugh-out-loud-funny.” —Harper’s Bazaar “Quintessential...

Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher and longs to be her pet. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine's sense that something isn't quite right grows ever stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker turn. Young as she is, Justine must decide where her loyalties lie.

About Interference: The tiny moon of Cepi is on a countdown to destruction, and while Nyha Bartali has been persuaded to take her four wards for a final look at the archaeological wonder, now she's eager to leave. The only problem is someone has other plans—plans to exploit Nyha and the girls in her care in order to give themselves time to steal Cepi's secrets. Mak Carep knows his team's presence on Cepi is the last flex of his planet Arkhor's muscles before the moon is blown to bits.

Agnes Hart’s Ladies College wasn’t the kind of name associated with bad press. One of the most prestigious boarding schools in the country, this is where high society sends their daughters, the school seen as the very pinnacle of education. But when Grace Miller receives a letter from a concerned parent, it’s not long before the dark reality of this institution comes to light. Murder is the order of the day…if only someone could prove it.

They say you can never go home. They don't tell you that it's because the people you left behind split time itself into a million glittering shards, trying to figure out where you went. In the final book of the Monster Girlfriend trilogy, Sian and Trillin return to where it all began. . . . kind of.

All Sian wanted was a quiet moment to make out with her new girlfriend. Instead, she and the adorably monstrous Trillin find themselves trapped by a world whose fairytale magic has very strict ideas about who gets a happily-ever-after. Princesses exist to be rescued. Heroes do the rescuing. And monsters? Monsters get killed. In a world where happy-ever-after has teeth, Sian and Trillin are going to learn to bite back.

When feature writer Ruth Finlay and her elderly neighbor Doris Cleaver visit an antique and collectibles market in the small town of Myrtle Bay, they get a lot more than they bargained for. After Ruth's old tennis coach is found dead, they discover that there's no lack of people who harbor a grudge against the victim, and a tangled web of family ties and lies begins to unravel. But can Ruth and Doris find the killer in time to avert a second murder?

Twenty years ago, Liz left Easthaven to escape the memory of one tragic night at Lakewell Manor. Only she and her best friend Tamsin saw what really happened, and in the aftermath they drifted apart. Now she’s forced back after a nasty divorce, with two daughters in tow, the shadows of that terrible night lurking on every corner. With a custody battle looming, she’s one wrong move away from her life falling apart completely.

On a winter’s day in the Dandenong Ranges, Australia, pianist Ginny returns home to her eccentric mother, Harriet. Ginny tries to apprise the truth of her father’s disappearance. In an effort to distract her daughter from interrogations, Harriet proposes they collaborate on an exhibition of paintings and songs. Meanwhile, on the edge of Dartmoor, artist Judith paints landscapes of the Australian Outback to soothe her troubled heart, as her wayward daughter Madeleine returns and fills the house with darkness.

Lady Amelia - pressed by her father to marry soon. Lord Northfell - a handsome suitor with deep secrets in his past. Can they overcome his secrets and find love together? Will Arthur and Amelia overcome their initial differences and reach out to help each other? Or will their similarly-proud natures lead them to ruin? A story of conflict, courage, and passion set in the ultra-sophisticated and unpredictable world of Regency London.

The youngest daughter of the Duke of Westbrook, Harmonia Seaworth is gentle, beautiful, and sweet. She has never expected her life to be anything but ordinary and, as the last daughter left at Seaworth Manor, had thought it would consist of nothing more than caring for her ailing father and watching her sisters' children grow. Surely she wouldn’t be expected to find a husband before her father’s passing as well.

Jessica Seaworth is the impulsive, playful, and free-spirited daughter of the Duke. If she had her way, the free life she has lived at her father's country estate in Westbrook would be all she would ever know. But with her father confessing he is not long for the world and declaring his wishes that he see his daughters all be wed, Jessica must reevaluate her future.

Stacy was born with all the gifts of life just handed to her, but she wanted more. She wanted to chase a dream, but what price is she willing to pay in order to have her dreams come true?

Longing for a new life in the country, former television executive Lizzie Harrington settles on the vineyard south of Blackpeak Station, bringing with her some glamorous guests - none more so than the dazzling actor Richard Bourne, who Lizzie has been having a secret love affair with for years. But in the hills beyond Lizzie's boundary fence lives a very different sort of man. Could one unforgettable encounter be about to change her life?

Four generations of the Black family have farmed Blackpeak Station in the high country of New Zealand’s South Island. Next in line, or so she believes, is Charlotte Black, stubborn as rock and unbiddable as the weather. Standing in her way are 150 years of tradition, an older brother and a father who believes that daughters should run families, not farms. But when circumstances suddenly change, Charlotte will have to be as tough as the mountains spanning the farm’s borders if she is to achieve her childhood dream of running and owning the family property.

Carmine Luedke, a shy, narcoleptic bookkeeper hides from the world and comforts himself by reciting arcane mathematical equations and proofs. Unable to stay awake during the day, he works through the night balancing the books. But suddenly, the numbers aren’t adding up….One fateful night, an unexpected and shocking reunion with a long-lost friend he believed to be dead sends shockwaves through Carmine's carefully crafted routine. She arrives with an urgent plea and vanishes into thin air, leaving him with more questions than answers.

From the outside, Awa seems like a normal teen, struggling with anxiety over school and friendships. Secretly, she holds a rare power. She is a Dreamweaver, one who walks between worlds: that of waking life and the Dreamrealm. Now, she's finally managed to master some of her powers and alchemize the shadow fragments that were plaguing the beautiful Dreamrealm. Still, she knows there's so much more that has to be done in order to face the terrifying shadow.

The fragments Awa Bryant trapped just after she learned she was a long-awaited Dreamweaver are terrifyingly close to breaking free—so close that even in the waking world she can hear their efforts to crack their giant glass prison.

Kiki grew up in New Zealand, dreaming of one day going to Glastonbury Festival. Now, mourning the loss of her beloved Yaya—the woman who raised her—she travels to the UK to follow that dream. It is only when she leaves home that she realises just how sheltered her life has been up until now. Ned lives an active and exciting life. Well, he did until the accident. Now, he's woken from his coma, except no one knows. He can hear everything happening around him but can't make his body respond.

Life is already complicated enough for Awa Bryant when she starts having weird dreams—waking dreams—and strange coincidences start appearing in her real life. She meets dream-charmer Veila, a quirky glowing creature who helps to guide Awa through the mysterious Dream realm. At first, the Dream realm is a glorious escape from Awa's daily struggles, but something is not right… Soon, Awa discovers she has a bigger quest, and everything she cares about is at stake. Will she be brave enough to face her fears and save her friends?