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Lauren K. Denton is the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts bestselling author of THE HIDEAWAY and HURRICANE SEASON, along with GLORY ROAD, THE SUMMER HOUSE, THE ONE YOU'RE WITH, and A PLACE TO LAND.

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*Southern Living's 25 Beach Reads Perfect for Summer and Best Spring Break Reads
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*Deep South Magazine's Spring/Summer Reading Lists
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	The Hideaway: A Southern Story of Family, Secrets, and Second Chances 3.98 avg rating — 50,478 ratings — published 2017 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Glory Road 4.19 avg rating — 6,731 ratings — published 2019 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The One You're With 3.92 avg rating — 4,926 ratings — published 2021 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)

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All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

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“MR. VAN BUREN DIED IN THE ARMS OF HIS LOVER, ANNABELLE WHITAKER, IN TENNESSEE. HIS WIFE, MAGS, CAN NOW REST IN PEACE.”
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I Am Not Sidney Poitier, by Percival Everett

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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois, by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John Berendt

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Glory Road, by Lauren K. Denton

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