The first novel in a dazzling and sweeping historical trilogy from bestselling author Joanna Rees. It's 1926 and Anna Darton is on the run from a terrible crime. Alone and scared in London, salvation comes in the form of Nancy, a sassy American dancer at the notorious nightclub, The Zip. Re-inventing herself as Vita Casey, … Continue reading THE RUNAWAY DAUGHTER, by Joanna Rees, Panmacmillan
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HIDEAWAY, by Nicole Lundrigan, Viking
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MILA 2.0, by Debra Driza, Katherine Tegen Books, Harper Collins Publishers
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STRONGER THAN A BRONZE DRAGON, by Mary Fan, Page Street Publishing, Manda Group
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QUEEN OF THE SEA, by Dylan Meconis, Walker Books, Candlewick Press
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A BRIGHTNESS LONG AGO, by Guy Gavriel Kay, Viking, Penguin Random House
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SIGN OF THE CROSS, by Glenn Cooper, Black Thorn
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