WSJ’s Top Book Recommendations-Cary Regional

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1. Fresh water for flowers

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Author:
Perrin, Valérie, 1967-
Average Rating:
4 stars
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"Violette Toussaint is the caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne. Her life is lived to the predictable rhythms of the often funny, always moving confidences that casual mourners, regular visitors, and sundry colleagues share with her. Violette's routine is disrupted one day by the arrival of Julien Seul--a police chief from out of town--who has come to scatter the ashes of his recently deceased mother on the gravesite of a complete...

2. A heart of blood and ashes

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Author:
Vane, Milla
Series:
Gathering of dragons series volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Cary Regional - Romance
VANE
East Regional - Romance
VANE
Eva H. Perry Regional - Romance
VANE

3. The idea of you

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Author:
Lee, Robinne, 1974-
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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"Solène Marchand, the thirty-nine-year-old owner of an art gallery in Los Angeles, is reluctant to take her daughter, Isabelle, to meet her favorite boy band. But since her divorce, she's more eager than ever to be close to Isabelle. The last thing Solène expects is to make a connection with one of the members of the world-famous August Moon. But Hayes Campbell is clever, winning, confident, and posh, and the attraction is immediate. That he is...

4. If I never met you: a novel

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Author:
McFarlane, Mhairi
Average Rating:
4 stars
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When her partner of over a decade suddenly ends things, Laurie is left reeling--not only because they work at the same law firm and she has to see him every day. Her once perfect life is in shambles and the thought of dating again in the age of Tinder is nothing short of horrifying. When news of her ex's pregnant girlfriend hits the office grapevine, taking the humiliation lying down is not an option. Then a chance encounter in a broken-down elevator...

5. The trouble with hating you

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Author:
Patel, Sajni, 1981-
Series:
The trouble with hating you
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Athens Drive Community - Romance
PATEL
North Regional - Romance
PATEL
Southeast Regional - Romance
PATEL
Description:
Liya Thakkar is a successful biochemical engineer, takeout enthusiast, and happily single woman. The moment she realizes her parents' latest dinner party is a setup with the man they want her to marry, she's out the back door in a flash. Imagine her surprise when the same guy shows up at her office a week later -- the new lawyer hired to save her struggling company. What's not surprising: he's not too thrilled to see her either after that humiliating...