Gentle Reads

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Fiction

The Reading List By Sara Nisha Adams
F ADAMS Sara
Aleisha reads every book on a secret list she found, and decides to pass the list on to a lonely widower.

The Goodbye Cat By Hiro Arikawa
F ARIKAWA Hiro 
Seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives, climbing, comforting, nestling, and sometimes just tripping everyone up.
 

The Bodyguard By Katherine Center
F CENTER Katherine
Hannah Brooks is an Executive Protection Agent and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton.
When We Left Cuba By Chanel Cleeton
F CLEETON Chanel
In 1960s Florida, a young Cuban exile will risk her life—and heart—to take back her country. 
The Bookshop on the Shore By Jenny Colgan
F COLGAN Jenny
Desperate to escape from London, single mother Zoe wants to build a new life for herself and her son Hari at a local Scottish bookstore.
Southernmost By Silas House
F HOUSE Silas
When a preacher in Tennessee offers shelter to two gay men after a flood, he's met with resistance.
The Jane Austen Society By Natalie Jenner
F JENNER Natalie
A group of bibliophiles band together in the hopes of restoring the home of Jane Austen.
Chronicles of a Radical Hag By Lorna Landvick
F LANDVIK Lorna
When a beloved columnist falls into a coma, Susan McGrath stumbles upon secrets that have been locked in the files for decades. 
Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune By Roselle Lim
F LIM Roselle
Natalie is shocked to discover that she has inherited her grandmother's restaurant. 
It’s Not All Downhill from Here By Terry McMillan
F MCMILLAN Terry
A woman relies on close friends when an unexpected loss turns her world upside down.
The Late Bloomers Club By Louise Miller
F MILLER Louise
Two headstrong sisters, a small town's efforts to do right by the community, and the power of a lost dog to conjure up true love. 
The Switch By Beth O’Leary
F OLEARY Beth
Ready for an adventure in the months after her husband departs, a woman from a Yorkshire village offers to swap places with her burned-out adult granddaughter to pursue romance in bustling London.
Oh William! By Elizabeth Strout
F STROUT Elizabeth
Lucy Barton recounts her complex relationship with William, her first husband -- and longtime, on-again-off-again friend and confidante.
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill By Abbi Waxman
F WAXMAN Abbi
A confirmed introvert finds her simple life upended when the father she never knew passes away, revealing an enormous extended family that overwhelms her budding relationship with a fellow trivia buff. 

Romance

A Holly Jolly Diwali By Sonya Lalli
F LALLI Sonya
Niki Randhawa, attends a friend’s wedding and meets a free-spirited London musician who helps her get in touch with her passionate and creative side.

Sci-Fi and Fantasy

A Psalm for the Wild-Built By Becky Chambers
SF CHAMBERS Becky MONK 1
In a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?

The House in the Cerulean Sea By TJ Klune
FAN KLUNE TJ
As a Case Worker, Linus spends his days overseeing the well-being of children. When Linus is summoned by Management he's given an assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside. 

Mystery

Murder on Tour By V.M. Burns
M BURNS VM MYSTERY 9
Wrapping up her book tour, Samantha Washington is faced with a real-life mystery with a huge plot twist when a best-selling author is accused of plagiarism.
 

Hot and Sour Suspects By Vivien Chen
M CHIEN Vivien NOODLE 8
When there's a murder in the Asia Village shopping center, Taiwanese American waitress Lana Lee plays detective. 
A Killer Sundae By Abby Collette
M COLLETTE Abby ICE 3
Ice cream shop owner Bronwyn “Win” Crewse she gets into a sprinkle of trouble when a festival goer is poisoned. 
The Bullet That Missed By Richard Osman
M OSMAN Richard THURSDAY 3
While Elizabeth is presented with a deadly mission--kill or be killed--the Thursday Murder Club investigates two murders.