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When the dangerous game of power, seduction, and ambition at The Cloisters turns deadly, Ann becomes locked in a race for answers as the line between the arcane and the modern blurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A tour de force by an important new voice” (Rachel Kapelke-Dale, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Ballerinas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Cloisters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a haunting and magical blend of genres that will keep you on the edge of your seat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books \u0026 Brews, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46899949994136,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/4456\/0024\/files\/9781668004418-l.webp?v=1755366792"},{"product_id":"the-perfect-couple-by-elin-hilderbrand","title":"The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*Remainder mark on top\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNow a Netflix limited series, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, comes a novel about the many ways family can fill our lives with love...if they don't kill us first.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestseller*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's Nantucket wedding season, also known as summer-the sight of a bride racing down Main Street is as common as the sun setting at Madaket Beach. The Otis-Winbury wedding promises to be an event to remember: the groom's wealthy parents have spared no expense to host a lavish ceremony at their oceanfront estate.   But it's going to be memorable for all the wrong reasons after tragedy strikes: a body is discovered in Nantucket Harbor just hours before the ceremony-and everyone in the wedding party is suddenly a suspect. As Chief of Police Ed Kapenash interviews the bride, the groom, the groom's famous mystery-novelist mother, and even a member of his own family, he discovers that every wedding is a minefield-and no couple is perfect. 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