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From Susan Casey, bestselling author of The Devil's Teeth, The Wave is an astonishing book about colossal, ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves, 100-feet high or taller. Until recently, scientists dismissed these stories. They found their proof in February 2000, when a British research vessel was trapped in a vortex of impossibly mammoth waves in the North Sea.

As scientists scramble to understand this phenomenon, others view the giant waves as the ultimate challenge. The pioneer of extreme surfing is the legendary Laird Hamilton, who, with a group of friends in Hawaii, figured out how to board suicidally large waves of 70 and 80 feet. Susan Casey, also the new editor-in-chief of O, The Oprah Magazine, follows this unique tribe of people as they seek to conquer the holy grail of their sport, a 100-foot wave. In this mesmerizing account, the exploits of Hamilton and his fellow surfers are juxtaposed against scientists' urgent efforts to understand the destructive powers of waves.

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The Life You've Imagined by Kristina Riggle

From Kristina Riggle, author of Real Life and Liars, comes The Life You've Imagined. Four women, all with different issues and crises, face the decisions of their lifetimes in this stirring and unforgettable novel of love, loss, friendship, and family. Anna, Cami, Maeve, and Amy, former high-school friends, are forced to examine what happened to their high-school dreams, which are now at odds with their grown-up reality. Is this the life you imagined? Have you ever asked yourself "What if?" The Life You've Imagined takes a provocative look at the choices we make-and the courage we must have to change.

In Daphne Kalotaya's debut novel, Russian Winter, a mysterious jewel holds the key to a life-changing secret. When famed Russian ballerina, Nina Revskaya, decides to auction her remarkable jewelry collection, she believes she has finally drawn a curtain on her past. Instead, Nina finds herself overwhelmed by memories of her homeland and of the events, both glorious and heartbreaking, that changed the course of her life half a century ago. Interweaving past and present, Stalin's Moscow and New England, the backstage tumult of the dance world and the transformative power of art, the novel captures the uncertainty and terror of individuals powerless to withstand the forces of history, while affirming that even in times of great strife, the human spirit reaches for beauty and grace, forgiveness and transcendence.

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Cleo: The Cat Who Mended a Family is a memoir of happiness, heartache, changes and new beginnings. Author Helen Brown had no intention of adopting a pet when she brought her sons, Sam and Rob, to visit a friend's new kittens. But Cleo, the runt of the litter, was irresistible, and she was delivered to the Brown's house several weeks later. Tragedy strikes the Brown family, and Cleo the rambunctious cat becomes the glue that holds the family together.

Beth Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt writes, "A remarkable memoir...I realized that Helen Brown didn't break my heart at all-she opened it."

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Barbara Kyle's The Queen's Captive takes the reader back to England, 1554. In the wake of the failed Wyatt Rebellion, a vengeful Queen Mary has ordered all conspirators captured and executed. Among the imprisoned is her own sister, twenty-one-year-old Princess Elizabeth. Elizabeth longs to gain her liberty-and her sister's crown. The young princess has loyal allies in Honor and Richard Thornleigh and their son, Adam. But while Honor is willing to risk her own safety for her future queen, aiding in a new rebellion against the wrathful Mary will soon lead her to an impossible choice.

Riveting, masterfully written, and rich in intricate details, The Queen's Captive brings one of history's most fascinating and treacherous periods to vibrant, passionate life.

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Goodness Gracious Green by Judy Pace Christie

In this sequel to Gone to Green, Judy Pace Christie introduces us to Lois Barker's second year in Green. Scarcely has the year begun before Lois is wrung out. The former owners of The Green News-Item want it back. The mayor's dog bites her on the face. A series of fires threaten her. And while her friends blossom, Lois feels wilted. Although she finds fresh hopes turning stale in her second year in Green, in the midst of challenges and lessons, Lois's journey still explodes with possibilities!

Ane Mulligan, Editor of Novel Journey, writes "Sometimes the sequel to good book leaves the reader disappointed. Not so with Goodness Gracious Green."