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Little Fires Everywhere By: Celeste Ng 388 Pages September 12, 2017 Penguin Press Source: Borrowed from a colleague Synopsis from GoodReads: In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned--from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren--an enigmatic artist and single mother--who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community. When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramaticall

The Three Mrs. Wrights By: Linda Keir 382 Pages Published September 29, 2020 Lake Union Publishing Source: Net Galley Note:   I received this book directly from the publisher via  Net Galley  to facilitate my review. All opinions are my own and I received no other compensation.   Synopsis from GoodReads: Lark has good things coming: a career as a board-game designer and a whirlwind romance with a handsome investor. Trip is so compassionate and supportive, he’s almost too good to be true. Jessica has always been cautious, but she can’t resist Jonathan. The brilliant TED-talking visionary has big plan s for his inspiring medical start-up. Now Jessica is invited to be part of the team—and to partner with the founder outside the office. Holly has settled into a comfortable life with Jack, her husband of nearly twenty years. They’ve raised three child ren, they own a beautiful home, and they’ve founded a worthy charity. She’s proud of building a marriage that has endured—she just doesn’t wa

Keep Your Friends Close By: Janelle Harris 347 Pages Published October 5, 2020 Lake Union Publishing Source: Net Galley Note:   I received this book directly from the publisher via  Net Galley  to facilitate my review. All opinions are my own and I received no other compensation.   Synopsis from GoodReads: Darcy Hogan’s perfect life is all over social media. She’s beautiful, she’s successful, and she and her childhood sweetheart are about to become parents for the first time. But behind all the followers and the superficial likes lurks a darker truth… In reality, Darcy feels isolated and afraid. Her difficult pregnancy has her confined to the house, she’s being harassed online, and out-of-control debt threatens to ruin everything she’s worked so hard for. When her husband is summoned away on business, Darcy’s cabin fever soon spirals into fear. Who is making mysterious phone calls and knocking on her door? Is it an old friend trying to reach out—or a stranger determined to push in? As