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From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros, comes a sweeping romance about the sustained power of chance encounters.

When Izzy Astor gets on a plane to go home, she isn’t expecting much. It’s the usual holiday travel experience: busy, crowded, stressful.

Then she spots…

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1 author picked In the Likely Event as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I write contemporary romance, so I’m always looking for great examples to model my stories after, and In the Likely Event is one of those “WOW” books that I ended up enjoying even more than I expected.

It’s about a young couple, Izzy and Nate, who first meet when the airplane they’re on ends up crashing only a few minutes after takeoff. Even though they ultimately go their separate ways, they never forget one another. Izzy goes into politics, and Nate ends up in the military.

Fifteen years later, they meet again in Afghanistan, right during the crazy, chaotic U.S.…

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The High House by James Stoddard,

The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

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