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1) The shining
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • In this masterpiece of modern American horror that inspired Stanley Kubrick’s classic film, Jack Torrance takes a job as the caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel. As the brutal winter sets in, the hotel’s dark secrets begin to unravel.
“An undisputed master of suspense and...
“An undisputed master of suspense and...
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"Set in Cedar Cove's charming Rose Harbor Inn, Debbie Macomber's captivating new novel follows innkeeper Jo Marie and two new guests as they seek healing and comfort, revealing that every cloud has a silver lining, even when it seems difficult to find. Since opening the Rose Harbor Inn, Jo Marie Rose has grown close to her handyman, Mark Taylor. Jo Marie and Mark are good friends--and are becoming something more--yet he still won't reveal anything...
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"Until Camryn Neff can return to her "real" life in Chicago, she's in Wishing Tree to care for her twin sisters. She's not looking for forever love, not here. But handsome hotelier Jake Crane is a temptation she can't resist, so she suggests they pair up for the season. No golden rings, no broken hearts. At his side, she sees her hometown through Christmas-colored eyes. The cheer is cheerier, the joy more joyful. She thought she had put her future...
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Struggling to care for her sick father and raise her teenage children alone, a divorced mother spends the weekend at a North Carolina inn, only to meet a former surgeon running from his past.
Adrienne Willis is 45 and has been divorced for three years, abandoned by her husband for a younger woman. The trials of raising her teenage children and caring for her sick father have worn her down, but at the request of a friend and in hopes of respite,...
Adrienne Willis is 45 and has been divorced for three years, abandoned by her husband for a younger woman. The trials of raising her teenage children and caring for her sick father have worn her down, but at the request of a friend and in hopes of respite,...
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A story of love against all odds from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.
As the manager of the Lakeside Inn, B.J. Clark only feels contempt for hotel tycoon Taylor Reynolds, the man who plans on turning her quaint New England gem into a slick modern resort. But when Taylor actually arrives, B.J. soon finds herself torn between her professional antagonism and the unexpected desire she feels for the man she was prepared...
As the manager of the Lakeside Inn, B.J. Clark only feels contempt for hotel tycoon Taylor Reynolds, the man who plans on turning her quaint New England gem into a slick modern resort. But when Taylor actually arrives, B.J. soon finds herself torn between her professional antagonism and the unexpected desire she feels for the man she was prepared...
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"As heir to a chain of luxury hotels, Sean Wyse III always gets what he wants. So when he sees a freeloading roommate taking advantage of his spunky best friend, Molly Brandt, he doesn't hesitate to step in. He kicks out the roommate and moves himself in. Molly loves quality time with Sean, but spending nights with him one wall away threatens to wake the crush she thought she'd gotten over. A crush Sean knows nothing about, which might be a problem,...
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American Lola Laforet was swept away in a whirlwind wedding and found herself the chef/owner of the Hotel Riviera. Her life seemed to be a dream come true. But then her husband disappeared one day with nothing more than a wave goodbye. Six months later, Jack Ferrar, an American ex-pat living on his boat, drops anchor in Lola's harbor and teaches her the true meaning of attraction. When various shady people-all claiming ownership of the Hotel Riviera-and...
9) Rush
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2013.
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Gabe is wealthy, powerful, and accustomed to getting anything he wants. Anything-- and anyone. For Gabe, it's one particular fantasy with a woman who was forbidden fruit. Now she's ripe for the picking ... Mia was his best friend's little sister ... but she's not so little any more. Mia knows Gabe is way out of her league, but she's an adult now, and there's no reason not to act on her most secret desires. But she doesn't know how exacting his demands...
10) Rewind
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Psycho meets Fatal Attraction in this explosive story about a murder caught on camera. You've already missed the start. To get the full picture you must rewind the tape and play it through to the end, no matter how shocking.
Andrew, the manager of Shanamore Cottages, watches his only guest via a hidden camera in her room. One night a shadowy figure emerges on-screen, kills her, and destroys the camera. But who is the murderer? How did they know about...
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"Managing the Value Lodge in her hometown was not what Anna Gordon had in mind when she set out in the hospitality industry. But it's a safe choice for a woman whose childhood was anything but stable. Out of the blue, she gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to reinvent herself by moving to New York City, where she hopes for a management position at a stylish new boutique hotel. The big city is full of surprises-- not the least of which is Sean O'Neil....
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Pearl Richland is reaching the end of her rope. First she lost her job. Then she lost her great-aunt Pearlita. Then she inherited Pearlita's old roadside motel, which looks like the perfect horror movie setting. But at least running the motel means she can be her own boss. And her first order of business is to deal with the handsome cowboy who just checked in... Wil Marshall was just looking for a place to wait out a nasty storm when he took a room...
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Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'Easter is the story of a sweet Southern belle who leaves her beloved Memphis, Tennessee to follow her husband's dream of becoming the proprietor of a quaint Vermont inn.
Leelee Satterfield seemed to have it all: a gorgeous husband, two adorable daughters, and roots in the sunny city of Memphis, Tennessee. So when her husband gets the idea to uproot the family to run a quaint Vermont inn, Leelee is devastated…and her three...
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"A debut of fresh, twisty domestic suspense that follows a cast of characters who arrive at an astrology-themed hotel for a weekend getaway, where past resentments and disturbing secrets come to light - and one of them will not leave alive. For a group of wealthy Manhattanites, it was supposed to be the perfect weekend away...No work, no kids, nothing but old friends, and two days at the hottest new boutique hotel on the coast-the ridiculously Instagrammable,...
15) Fever
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2013.
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Jace, Ash, and Gabe have been best friends and successful business partners for years. They're powerful, they're imposing, they're irresistibly sexy, and Jace and Ash share everything-- including their women. When they meet Bethany, Jace begins to feel things he's never experienced before: jealousy, and a powerful obsession that threatens him, overwhelms him-- and excites him beyond control. Jace isn't sharing Bethany. He's determined to be the only...
16) Heart and soul
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2021.
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From This Day: B.J. Clark, the young and pretty manager of the Lakeside Inn, meets the new owner, Taylor Reynolds, fully prepared to dislike him. Is he really about to transform her sleepy old hotel into a resort for jet-setters? Sure enough, sparks fly as the pair clash about the hotel's future. But despite her best efforts, B.J. soon finds herself torn between her professional antagonism and her growing attraction to the man she had sworn to despise.
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"When the patriarch of a famed hotel empire dies under suspicious circumstances, his daughter and her estranged brother join forces to find out what happened, unraveling a larger mystery about who their father really was. From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and Reeses Book Club Pick The Last Thing He Told Me comes a riveting mystery wrapped in an epic love story"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Farlingaye Hall is a beautiful hotel in Suffolk on the east coast of England. Unfortunately, it is also the site of the brutal murder of Frank Parris, a retired advertising executive. Stefan Codrescu, a Romanian maintenance man, is arrested after police find blood spatter on his clothes and bed linen. He is found guilty and spends eight years in prison. It appears an open and shut case, but there is more than meets the eye. Alan Conway, the late...
19) The murder inn
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2024.
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"The doors of the Inn at Gloucester are always open to anyone running from trouble or hiding from life. Its owner, former Boston police detective Bill Robinson, welcomes them with no questions asked. Until two strangers arrive for a temporary stay and a longtime resident starts looking over his shoulders. There's another newcomer in town who puts the Inn under surveillance. When the surveillance turns into a series of attacks. Robinson launches an...
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