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November's best books are here, with something for everyone: suspense, romance, mystery, and more.

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Coffee and murder
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A house party goes awry when a guest is poisoned by berries from the host's poison garden, and Lady Georgie Rannoch must race to find the culprit before her bundle of joy arrives.


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Lola's back in town, and she's in danger. Webster's sworn to protect her, but can he trust her?


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Will the determined bachelors find love, or will their captivating matches prove their undoing?


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Haunted by his last case, Detective Levi Griggs reteams with his first love to solve a copycat crime.


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A single mom and a down-on-his-luck sports anchor find a holiday miracle in each other.


Above the Salt
Katherine Vaz

Flatiron Books
November 2023
On Sale: November 7, 2023
Featuring: John Alves; Mary Freitas
432 pages
ISBN: 1250873819
EAN: 9781250873811
Kindle: B0BPQQH1LC
Hardcover / e-Book
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Women's Fiction Historical | Historical

An irresistible and sweeping love story that follows two Portuguese refugees who flee religious violence and reignite their budding romance in Civil-War America.

John Alves, son of a famous Presbyterian martyr on the Portuguese island of Madeira, spends his childhood in jail and in poverty. When he meets Mary Freitas—though the adopted daughter of a master botanist, her true lineage is the subject of dangerous rumor—a spark kindles a lasting bond. But soon their families must confront the rising blood tide of warfare between Catholics and Protestants. Fleeing with only what they can carry, John and Mary are separated and arrive at different times and places in a rapidly growing and changing mid-nineteenth-century Illinois.

Years later, John settles into his life as an educator at Jacksonville’s nationally renowned school for the deaf, and Mary is a gardener in Springfield for handsome, wealthy Edward Moore. After John and Mary reconnect, the home of rising politician Abraham Lincoln provides a prime setting for their courtship. But conflict looms on the horizon, and John is torn. Should he join the Union army to prove his loyalty to his new country, or should he stay to fight for the chance to make a life with the one he loves?

And should Mary accept Edward’s marriage proposal since he is a partner in her business of selling the miracle-berry fruit she transported from Madeira, or should she choose her passion for John? Social jealousies and betrayals compound the obstacles unleashed by the Civil War.

In poignant and lyrical prose, Katherine Vaz’s Above the Salt is a captivating and beautiful tribute to the power of true love and the sacrifices we make to harness it.

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