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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	3	2	The Gift of Christmas Debbie Macomber, Author, Linda Goodnight, Author Harlequin, $6.99 (440) 978-0-373-18071-4 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/11/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2013 Average Rank 6.33 [details] Sales history for The Gift of Christmas date, rank 11/11/2013, 3 11/18/2013, 1 11/25/2013, 3 12/02/2013, 2 12/09/2013, 5 12/16/2013, 5 12/23/2013, 7 12/30/2013, 11 01/06/2014, 20 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 24,506 YTD: 48,709	Oct 2013	24,506 48,709
2	-	1	Touch & Go Lisa Gardner, Author Signet Book, $9.99 (474) 978-0-451-46584-9 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/18/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2013 Average Rank 9.11 [details] Sales history for Touch & Go date, rank 11/18/2013, 2 11/25/2013, 1 12/02/2013, 5 12/09/2013, 9 12/16/2013, 12 12/23/2013, 13 12/30/2013, 13 01/06/2014, 11 01/13/2014, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2013 UNITS SOLD: 22,341 YTD: 22,886	Nov 2013	22,341 22,886
3	1	2	A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five George R. R. Martin, Author Bantam, $9.99 (1152) 978-0-553-58201-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/11/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2013 Average Rank 9.59 [details] Sales history for A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five date, rank 11/11/2013, 1 11/18/2013, 3 11/25/2013, 4 12/02/2013, 6 12/09/2013, 4 12/16/2013, 4 12/23/2013, 3 12/30/2013, 3 01/06/2014, 4 01/13/2014, 15 01/20/2014, 20 01/27/2014, 22 02/03/2014, 23 02/24/2014, 25 03/03/2014, 24 04/28/2014, 15 05/05/2014, 17 05/26/2014, 18 06/02/2014, 18 06/30/2014, 15 07/07/2014, 25 07/28/2014, 23 08/04/2014, 23 08/11/2014, 25 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 21,908 YTD: 69,311	Oct 2013	21,908 69,311
4	-	1	Poseidon's Arrow Clive Cussler, Author, Dirk Cussler, Author Berkley Books, $9.99 (545) 978-0-425-26505-5 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/18/2013 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2013 Average Rank 10.55 [details] Sales history for Poseidon's Arrow date, rank 11/18/2013, 4 11/25/2013, 2 12/02/2013, 4 12/09/2013, 6 12/16/2013, 11 12/23/2013, 8 12/30/2013, 6 01/06/2014, 8 01/13/2014, 18 01/20/2014, 24 01/27/2014, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2013 UNITS SOLD: 20,367 YTD: 21,003	Nov 2013	20,367 21,003
5	7	2	Private: #1 Suspect James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Vision, $10.00 (416) 978-0-446-57177-7 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/11/2013 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2013 Average Rank 12.54 [details] Sales history for Private: #1 Suspect date, rank 11/11/2013, 7 11/18/2013, 5 11/25/2013, 5 12/02/2013, 7 12/09/2013, 10 12/16/2013, 14 12/23/2013, 11 12/30/2013, 8 01/06/2014, 7 01/13/2014, 19 01/20/2014, 22 01/27/2014, 24 02/03/2014, 24 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 17,159 YTD: 32,055	Oct 2013	17,159 32,055
6	2	2	Wyoming Bold Diana Palmer, Author Harlequin, $7.99 (345) 978-0-373-77724-2 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/11/2013 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2013 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for Wyoming Bold date, rank 11/11/2013, 2 11/18/2013, 6 11/25/2013, 8 12/02/2013, 14 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 17,142 YTD: 42,323	Oct 2013	17,142 42,323
7	6	2	An Outlaw's Christmas Linda Lael Miller, Author Harlequin, $7.99 (377) 978-0-373-77856-0 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/11/2013 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2013 Average Rank 8.25 [details] Sales history for An Outlaw's Christmas date, rank 11/11/2013, 6 11/18/2013, 7 11/25/2013, 7 12/02/2013, 13 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 16,171 YTD: 34,190	Oct 2013	16,171 34,190
8	4	3	Angels at the Table: A Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy Christmas Story Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $7.99 (256) 978-0-345-52888-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 11/04/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2013 Average Rank 10.60 [details] Sales history for Angels at the Table: A Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy Christmas Story date, rank 11/04/2013, 1 11/11/2013, 4 11/18/2013, 8 11/25/2013, 6 12/02/2013, 9 12/09/2013, 14 12/16/2013, 19 12/23/2013, 16 12/30/2013, 19 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 14,381 YTD: 52,423	Oct 2013	14,381 52,423
9	12	2	Not Without You Nora Roberts, Author Silhouette Books, $7.99 (474) 978-0-373-28173-2 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 11/11/2013 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2013 Average Rank 16.75 [details] Sales history for Not Without You date, rank 11/11/2013, 12 11/18/2013, 9 11/25/2013, 10 12/02/2013, 11 12/09/2013, 18 12/16/2013, 24 12/23/2013, 25 01/06/2014, 25 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 12,684 YTD: 24,554	Oct 2013	12,684 24,554
10	8	2	A Virgin River Christmas Robyn Carr, Author Mira Books, $7.99 (313) 978-0-7783-1513-1 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/11/2013 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2013 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for A Virgin River Christmas date, rank 11/11/2013, 8 11/18/2013, 10 11/25/2013, 12 12/02/2013, 16 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 12,541 YTD: 26,902	Oct 2013	12,541 26,902
11	9	11	The Racketeer John Grisham, Author Dell Publishing Company, $9.99 (400) 978-0-345-53057-8 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/09/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2013 Average Rank 10.97 [details] Sales history for The Racketeer date, rank 09/09/2013, 2 09/16/2013, 1 09/23/2013, 1 09/30/2013, 1 10/07/2013, 2 10/14/2013, 3 10/21/2013, 3 10/28/2013, 2 11/04/2013, 2 11/11/2013, 9 11/18/2013, 11 11/25/2013, 9 12/02/2013, 8 12/09/2013, 8 12/16/2013, 8 12/23/2013, 5 12/30/2013, 5 01/06/2014, 6 01/13/2014, 20 01/20/2014, 25 01/27/2014, 20 02/03/2014, 15 02/10/2014, 24 02/17/2014, 23 02/24/2014, 17 03/03/2014, 22 03/24/2014, 25 03/31/2014, 20 04/21/2014, 21 04/28/2014, 21 05/05/2014, 18 05/26/2014, 23 06/02/2014, 21 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Aug 2013 UNITS SOLD: 12,181 YTD: 289,845	Aug 2013	12,181 289,845
12	14	2	Secret Santa Fern Michaels, Author, Marie Bostwick, Author, Laura Levine, Author, Cindy Myers, Author Zebra Books, $7.99 (386) 978-1-4201-2145-2 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 11/11/2013 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2013 Average Rank 15.88 [details] Sales history for Secret Santa date, rank 11/11/2013, 14 11/18/2013, 12 11/25/2013, 11 12/02/2013, 12 12/09/2013, 16 12/16/2013, 21 12/23/2013, 18 12/30/2013, 23 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 11,925 YTD: 23,117	Oct 2013	11,925 23,117
13	11	2	A Big Sky Christmas William W. Johnstone, Author, J a Johnstone, With Pinnacle Books, $7.50 (411) 978-0-7860-3267-9 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 11/11/2013 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2013 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for A Big Sky Christmas date, rank 11/11/2013, 11 11/18/2013, 13 11/25/2013, 13 12/02/2013, 15 12/09/2013, 21 12/16/2013, 23 12/23/2013, 23 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 11,851 YTD: 23,644	Oct 2013	11,851 23,644
14	5	2	The Sum of All Kisses Julia Quinn, Author Avon Books, $7.99 (384) 978-0-06-207292-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/11/2013 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2013 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for The Sum of All Kisses date, rank 11/11/2013, 5 11/18/2013, 14 11/25/2013, 15 12/02/2013, 20 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 11,319 YTD: 30,392	Oct 2013	11,319 30,392
15	10	7	The Sins of the Mother Danielle Steel, Author Dell Publishing Company, $7.99 (430) 978-0-440-24523-0 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/07/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2013 Average Rank 9.80 [details] Sales history for The Sins of the Mother date, rank 10/07/2013, 1 10/14/2013, 1 10/21/2013, 2 10/28/2013, 1 11/04/2013, 3 11/11/2013, 10 11/18/2013, 15 11/25/2013, 14 12/02/2013, 17 12/09/2013, 24 12/23/2013, 20 12/30/2013, 14 01/06/2014, 14 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2013 UNITS SOLD: 9,517 YTD: 131,453	Sep 2013	9,517 131,453
16	13	4	The Black Box Michael Connelly, Author Grand Central Publishing, $10.00 (480) 978-0-446-55672-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/28/2013 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2013 Average Rank 13.12 [details] Sales history for The Black Box date, rank 10/28/2013, 4 11/04/2013, 4 11/11/2013, 13 11/18/2013, 16 11/25/2013, 16 12/02/2013, 18 12/30/2013, 17 01/06/2014, 17 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 9,135 YTD: 48,914	Oct 2013	9,135 48,914
17	15	2	Christmas in Snowflake Canyon RaeAnne Thayne, Author Harlequin, $7.99 (368) 978-0-373-77815-7 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 11/11/2013 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2013 Average Rank 17.25 [details] Sales history for Christmas in Snowflake Canyon date, rank 11/11/2013, 15 11/18/2013, 17 11/25/2013, 18 12/02/2013, 19 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 8,776 YTD: 18,925	Oct 2013	8,776 18,925
18	-	1	Promise Me Texas Jodi Thomas, Author Berkley, $7.99 (320) 978-0-425-25074-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 11/18/2013 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2013 Average Rank 19.67 [details] Sales history for Promise Me Texas date, rank 11/18/2013, 18 11/25/2013, 17 12/02/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2013 UNITS SOLD: 8,595 YTD: 8,754	Nov 2013	8,595 8,754
19	18	2	A Fool's Gold Christmas Susan Mallery, Author Harlequin, $7.99 (331) 978-0-373-77788-4 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 11/11/2013 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2013 Average Rank 19.50 [details] Sales history for A Fool's Gold Christmas date, rank 11/11/2013, 18 11/18/2013, 19 11/25/2013, 20 12/02/2013, 21 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 8,588 YTD: 18,034	Oct 2013	8,588 18,034
20	19	6	Ender's Game Orson Scott Card, Author Tor Books, $7.99 (324) 978-0-7653-7062-4 Last rank 34 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/21/2013 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2013 Average Rank 17.62 [details] Sales history for Ender's Game date, rank 10/21/2013, 12 10/28/2013, 11 11/04/2013, 9 11/11/2013, 19 11/18/2013, 20 11/25/2013, 21 12/02/2013, 25 01/06/2014, 24 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 8,518 YTD: 44,361	Oct 2013	8,518 44,361
21	16	2	Cold Snap Allison Brennan, Author Minotaur Books, $7.99 (352) 978-1-250-03800-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 11/11/2013 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2013 Average Rank 20.00 [details] Sales history for Cold Snap date, rank 11/11/2013, 16 11/18/2013, 21 11/25/2013, 23 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 7,835 YTD: 17,793	Oct 2013	7,835 17,793
22	17	6	Mad River John Sandford, Author Berkley Books, $9.99 (419) 978-0-425-26131-6 Last rank 36 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/14/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2013 Average Rank 12.70 [details] Sales history for Mad River date, rank 10/14/2013, 2 10/21/2013, 1 10/28/2013, 3 11/04/2013, 5 11/11/2013, 17 11/18/2013, 22 11/25/2013, 22 12/02/2013, 22 12/30/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 7,585 YTD: 89,857	Oct 2013	7,585 89,857
23	-	1	The Stampeders William W. Johnstone, Author, J a Johnstone, With Pinnacle Books, $7.50 (300) 978-0-7860-3136-8 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 11/18/2013 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2013 Average Rank 21.00 [details] Sales history for The Stampeders date, rank 11/18/2013, 23 11/25/2013, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2013 UNITS SOLD: 7,023 YTD: 7,375	Nov 2013	7,023 7,375
24	-	1	Miracle Road: An Eternity Springs Novel Emily March, Author Ballantine Books, $7.99 (352) 978-0-345-54228-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2013 UNITS SOLD: 6,850 YTD: 8,200	Nov 2013	6,850 8,200
25	21	11	The Forgotten David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $10.00 (576) 978-0-446-57306-1 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/09/2013 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2013 Average Rank 9.82 [details] Sales history for The Forgotten date, rank 09/09/2013, 4 09/16/2013, 2 09/23/2013, 3 09/30/2013, 3 10/07/2013, 9 10/14/2013, 9 10/21/2013, 6 10/28/2013, 6 11/04/2013, 8 11/11/2013, 21 11/18/2013, 25 11/25/2013, 24 12/02/2013, 23 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Aug 2013 UNITS SOLD: 5,809 YTD: 184,203	Aug 2013	5,809 184,203

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Nielsen BookScan, week 46 of 2013, data through 11/10/2013; PW Issue of November 18, 2013