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Adventure Fiction

The Navigator
by Clive Cussler (Adventure/Bestseller)
Long ago, an ancient Phoenician statue called The Navigator was stolen from the Baghdad Museum—there are people who would do anything to possess it. The search for why it is so special will take the NUMA team on an odyssey encompassing the lost treasures of King Solomon, mysterious documents encoded by Thomas Jefferson, and a top-secret scientific project that could change the world forever.

Christian Fiction

Hidden Places
by Lynn Austin
This follow-up to "Wings of Refuge" and "Eve's Daughters" combines a strong spiritual story line with endearing characters during the Great Depression.

Halfway to Forever
by Karen Kingsbury
Matt and Hannah have found a new life in the face of devastating loss. As they move forward in adopting a younger sister for their daughter Jenny, a dream is coming true.

Waiting for Morning (prequel to A Moment of Weakness)
by Karen Kingsbury
As Hannah Ryan waits for her family to return from a camping trip, she thinks about how she has everything going for her. Then a police car pulls into her driveway, bringing devastating news. Hannah struggles with unspeakable feelings that fuse into one chilling purpose—revenge.

When Joy Came To Stay
by Karen Kingsbury
Maggie Stovall has been trapped inside a person she’s spent years carefully crafting, but now the truth is coming to the surface. This is the story of her escape from the shadows of clinical depression, and her quest for a simple, transparent life.

The Parting: Courtship of Nellie Fisher, Bk 1
by Beverly Lewis
The People themselves dare to challenge the old ways of their heritage… and each patriarch must choose a side. Nellie and Caleb find their families – and themselves – in the midst of what threatens to become an impossible divide.

White Chocolate Moments
by Lori Wick
For Arcineh Bryant, living with her grandfather after losing her parents is the best thing that could happen, but as the years pass they grow distant. Feeling hurt and betrayed, Arcineh leaves at age 18, feeling free from her upbringing under a Chicago tycoon.

Christian Romance

The Gift
by Richard Paul Evans (Christmas)
Nathan Hurst hates Christmas!  But then, a cancelled flight, and an unexpected meeting with a young mother and her very special son show him that Christmas is still the Season of Miracles. Renowned story teller Richard Paul Evans pulls at the heartstrings and demonstrates the redemptive power of love.

Trouble in Paradise
by Robin Lee Hatcher
Shayla Vincent was finally on the right track. The rustic secluded cabin her aunt had left her was a Godsend: the perfect place to start a writing career! Ian O’Connell, a rugged rancher caring for two adorable nieces was her new neighbor. He was everything a woman could ask for. Can Shayla give up a lifelong career goal to follow her passion?

The Canopy
by Angela Hunt
Neurologist Alexandra Pace races to find a cure for a deadly disease that is already ravaging her own mind and body. Can she trust physician Michael Kenway and his unbelievable story of a healing tribe living deep in the Amazon jungle?

Forever: Firstborn, Bk 5
by Karen Kingsbury (Christian)
Katie Hart is thrilled about her future with Hollywoods Dayne Matthews. But family complications intervene as another family (the Baxters) is in trouble. Between constant harassment by Paparazzi and a whirlwind of personal feelings, the Baxters pull together to help Katie and Dayne find their chance at forever!

Shirley, Goodness and Mercy
by Debbie Macomber (Christmas)
Alone at Christmas, Greg finds himself wandering through the streets, then enters a church. He whispers a simple, heartfelt prayer that makes its way to the Archangel Gabriel, who assigns his favorite angels – Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy – to the case. Gabriel knows that very soon, Greg will need all three.

Where Angels Go
by Debbie Macomber (Christmas)
Shirley, Goodness and Mercy are put on assignment again. Mercy is assigned to bring peace of mind to an elderly man who discovers an unexpected answer to his prayer. Goodness is sent to oversee the love life of a young woman afraid to risk commitment a second time. Shirley has the task of granting a little boy’s fondest wish.

Land of My Heart: Heirs of Montana, Bk 1
by Tracie Peterson (Historical)
Dianne Chadwick imagines an idyllic adventure when her family moves west to her uncle’s ranch in the Montana Territory. She finds tragedy, and fears for her future in this wild country.

Christian Non-Fiction

Daily Devotions Inspired by 90 Minutes in Heaven
by Don Piper and Cecil Murphey

Fantasy / Science Fiction

Ghost Hunter
by Jayne Castle (Futuristic Romance)
If Elly St. Clair knew she was going to need Cooper Boone's help, she might have been nicer when she broke up with him. Instead, furious that Cooper had not only been involved in a duel over her but for all the wrong reasons, Elly gave Cooper back his ring, told him in no uncertain terms they were through, and left Aurora Springs for Cadence City. Then, when her good friend and neighbor Bertha Newell mysteriously disappears in the catacombs, Elly reluctantly admits that she needs the services of a hunter like Cooper. Fortunately, Cooper just happens to be in town, and he offers to help find Bertha. What Elly doesn't know is that Cooper never considered their engagement to be officially terminated.

Night Game
by Christine Feehan (Paranormal Romance)
Flame, who has psionic sonic talents, is in the New Orleans area searching for a missing singer who happens to be a friend of Gator's family. Finding the knife-flinging, rocket-riding redhead quickly is important because lab records show that Flame was intentionally infected with cancer. Gator's work is cut out for him as he first tries to find the elusive beauty and then convince her that he is one of the good guys as they team up to find the missing singer.

Dangerous Tides
by Christine Feehan (Paranormal Romance)
Acting on her uncanny ability to heal, Dr. Libby Drake stirs a reawakened desire in biochemist Ty Derrick, as a tragic accident leaves him at her mercy. But he’s not the only man with designs on Libby. A dangerously influential admirer is pursuing the gifted beauty for his own wicked purpose.

Oceans of Fire
by Christine Feehan (Paranormal Romance)
Abigail studies dolphins, and one evening she witnesses a shooting on a small boat. Unable to do anything for the Russian agent who was killed, she rescues a local man who was also a victim. With the help of the dolphins and the added power of her sisters, she brings him to shore, where she finds Alexandr Volstov, the Interpol agent who once broke her heart.

Fairest
by Gail Carson Levine (Fantasy)
A fairy has given a magical mirror to a girl who is not the fairest of them all, but what Aza lacks in looks, she makes up for with a kind heart and a magical voice that captivates all who hear it.

The Vampire Who Loved Me
by Teresa Medeiros (“Wild”)
17-year-old Portia Cabot saved the life of vampire Julian Kane—he marked her forever, then left to go in search of his soul. Five years later, Portia finds she still craves his touch—but he is not the vampire she once knew. A recent spate of murders makes her fear he may have become a monster.

Blood Brothers: Sign of 7, Bk 1
by Norah Roberts
Caleb Hawkins can never forget what happened at The Pagan Stone 21 years ago, and neither can the town-Hawkins Hollow. Every seven years the town turns to madness and then all is forgotten. The towns’ weird reputation attracts the interest of reporter Quinn Black. Meanwhile, Calab, a descendant of the towns founders senses a return of the towns madness! But this time can Caleb Depend on Quinn and his friends to save him?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling (Fantasy, Bestseller)
The seventh and final installment of the epic tale of Harry Potter.

Fiction

New Year’s Quilt
by Jennifer Chiaverini
As master quilter Sylvia Compson, a late-in-life newlywed has discovered, love can enter our lives at any age. Now Sylvia decides to redouble her efforts to love her new stepdaughter. As she begins a new quilt, she recalls her youth as a beloved member of her own family.

Something More
by Janet Dailey
A skeleton discovered on a ranch in Wyoming was purported to be Angie's long-lost grandfather who was on a treasure hunt for gold when he disappeared. Several inhabitants of Glory are equally desperate to claim the treasure for themselves, but Angie hires grief-stricken Luke McCallister, the Ten Bar's owner, to guide her.

Maytrees
by Annie Dillard
Deary, a country-club escapee, sleeps in the sand's cradling embrace. Poet Toby Maytree cherishes the beach shack his coast guard father built, which is where he takes beautiful and meditative Lou, launching an epic love.

Philosophy Made Simple
by Robert Hellenga
Alone after the death of his wife, Rudy feels adrift. A Christian radio station declares the Second Coming. An elephant named Norma Jean paints beautiful abstract compositions. Rudy befriends a priest without a congregation and learns about the Hindu elephant god Ganesh as he plans Molly and TJ's wedding. He also has visions, develops heart trouble, and falls in love.

A Thousand Spendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini (Bestseller)
Born in Afghanistan a generation apart, Mariam and Laila are brought together by war, loss and fate. The author of The Kite Runner shows how a woman’s love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love that is often the key to survival.

Michael Tolliver Lives
by Armistead Maupin
Having survived the plague that took so many of his friends, Michael Tolliver has learned to embrace the random pleasures of life and the tender alliances that sustain him. The reader follows him as he finds love with a younger man, attends to his dying fundamentalist mother, and finally reaffirms his allegiance to a wise octogenarian who was once his landlady. This is a novel about the act of growing older joyfully and the everyday miracles that somehow make that possible.

Dream Angus
by Alexander McCall Smith
Divine Angus might grant you sight of your true love in a dream; you might even fall in love with him, but he’ll never love you back. His troubled alter ego in the 20th century searches for his true family, and it seems his life parallels that of his mythic namesake. McCall Smith weaves together the tales of a Celtic god and a Scottish scientist, uniting dream and reality, leaving us to wonder—what is life, but the pursuit of our dreams?

Season of Secrets
by Marta Perry
As a teenager, Dinah Westlake had witnessed the murder of her pregnant cousin. A concussion blocked her memory of the event for years. Now, ten years later, her cousins’ widower returns to Charleston, tending to family matters. Suddenly Dinahs’ memory returns and memories of the past are beginning to resurface. Will her cousins’ widower be implicated?

Lethal Justice
by Fern Michaels
Alexis worked at a brokerage firm whose partners framed her for the theft of money from her client accounts. Found guilty, she was sent to prison for a year. Now it's time for a little payback. Add to that a pair of reporters who have almost figured out who they are, and the ladies are in real danger of being exposed.

Keeping Faith
by Jodi Picoult
When seven-year-old Faith White and her mother, Mariah, swing by the house on the way to ballet class, they find that Daddy is home and he's brought a playmate. This is not the first time he's been caught cheating. After the fuss and feathers have settled and Dad has moved out, Faith begins talking to an imaginary friend who, it seems, is God. And God is not male but female. Faith is able to effect miraculous cures and is also occasionally afflicted with stigmata. When the media gets wind of this, the circus begins.

The Shellseekers
by Rosamunde Pilcher
A captivating tale of love and life that has touched the world. At the end of a long and useful life, Penelope reflects on the meaning of a painting by her father that symbolizes her unconventional life: from bohemian childhood to wartime romance. Her children think she should sell the valueable painting, but Penelope knows the answer lies in her heart…

What Matters Most
by Luanne Rice
Sister Bernadette Ignatius has returned to Ireland in the company of Tom Kelly to search for the past—and the son—they left behind. Somewhere in Dublin, a young man named Seamus Sullivan is also on a search, dreaming of being reunited with his own first love, the only “family” he’s ever known. This is a story that unravels the mysteries of a shared past, and two undying love affairs.

Exit Ghost
by Philip Roth
Suddenly Nathan Zuckerman is involved, as he never wanted or intended to be again, with love, mourning, desire, and animosity.

Amazing Grace
by Danielle Steel
This new, compelling novel interweaves the lives of four characters who endure one of San Francisco’s shocking earthquakes. A Rock star, nun, journalist, and wife survive this shocking event and are transformed in its aftermath. One of Danielle Steels most life affirming novels.

The Chrysalis
by Heather Terrell
Mara Coyne is one high-profile case away from making partner at her powerful Manhattan law firm, and now that case has fallen into her lap. A prestigious auction house is about to sell a lost masterwork in an auction destined to become legendary. Standing in the way is the shocking accusation that The Chrysalis actually belongs to the daughter of a Dutch collector who lost his collection and his life to the Nazis.

Historical Fiction

Buddha
by Deepak Chopra
The youth of a motherless boy becomes a spiritual leader as foretold by astrologers at his birth. But his powerful father refuses to bow to fate and keeps his prince isolated from the world. Prince Siddhartha marries, becomes a father, and sees the suffering outside and decides to leave his life of leisure and become a monk. Siddhartha sees the error of his ways, achieves enlightenment and becomes the Buddha.

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
by Diana Gabaldon
From barracks to parade gounds, to the battlefields of Prussia and the stoney fells of the Lake District, Lord John’s struggle to find the truth leads him through danger and passion, ever deeper toward the answer to the question at the center of his soul – What’s most important in life: love, loyalty, family name, self respect or honesty?

Vivaldi’s Virgins
by Barbara Quick
Quick has re-created 18th century Venice at the height of its splendor and decadence. 14-year-old Anna Maria was abandoned as a baby, and grows up in a foundling home where Antonio Vivaldi is maestro and composer. The story of her search for her roots is interwoven with a glimpse inside the source of Vivaldi’s musical legacy.

Humor Fiction & Non-Fiction

Looks To Die For
by Janice Kaplan (Mystery/Humor)
Lacy Fields is the wife of a prominent Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, a mother of 3, and a fabulous decorator to the stars. When her husband is accused of murdering a young wannabe actress, Lacy finds out she has a killer instinct for hunting down murderers.

Pontoon: a novel of Lake Wobegon
by Garrison Keillor
Evelyn was a Sanctified Brethren woman, a devoted mother, a serious quilter. After she dies we find out that she has been in love with Raoul, a Las Vegas man who showed her the joys of life outside Lake Wobegon. As Evelyn’s ashes are spread over the lake from a pontoon boat what could go wrong?

Shopaholic & Baby
by Sophie Kinsella (Bestseller)
Becky Brandon is pregnant, and overjoyed to find that shopping cures morning sickness! Her celebrity, must-have obstetrician turns out to be her husband’s ex-girlfriend. Her perfect world starts to crumble—she’s shopping for 2, but are there 3 in her marriage?

The Spellman Files
by Lisa Lutz (Mystery/Humor)
28-year-old Izzy Spellman is a successful licensed private investigator who has a history of romantic mistakes and drinking excessively; she is addicted to Get Smart reruns, and enters homes through windows. Can she make her life more normal by getting out of the family business?

Absurdistan
by Gary Shteyngart
Meet outsized Misha Vainberg, son of the 1,238th-richest man in Russia, lover of large portions of food and drink, lover and inept performer of rap music, and lover of a South Bronx Latina whom he longs to rejoin in New York City, if only the American INS will grant him a visa. But it won’t, because Misha’s late Beloved Papa whacked an Oklahoma businessman of some prominence.

Dave Barry’s History of the Millennium (so far)
by Dave Barry [non-fiction]

Wary Off the Road: Discovering the Peculiar Charms of Small-Town America
by Bill Geist [non-fiction]

Mystery

Play Dirty
by Sandra Brown
After 5 years in prison, Griff Burkett is a free man. But the disgraced Cowboys quarterback can never return to the life he knew before he was caught cheating. Now working for the owner and CEO of SunSouth Airlines, he finds his boss demands secrecy.

Dead Heat
by Dick Francis & Felix Francis
Max Moreton is a rising culinary star, but when nearly all the guests at a private affair he catered fall victim to severe food poisoning, his reputation is at risk. Scrambling to meet his next obligation, he must provide the sponsors with a day to remember. Then a bomb blasts rips that event apart, and Max knows close calls are too close for comfort.

In the Woods
by Tana French
As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers call their children home from play. When three children do not return, the police are called in. They find one child, gripping a tree trunk in terror, unable to recall a single detail. Twenty years later, the found boy is now a detective investigating a similar case.

Justice Denied
by J.A. Jance
Seattle investigator J.P Beaumont is investigating the murder of a former drug dealer, and his lover is looking into the deaths of several registered sex offenders. When the two investigations become entangled, they begin to uncover a nightmarish conspiracy that could involve people in high places.

Looks To Die For
by Janice Kaplan (Mystery/Humor)
Lacy Fields is the wife of a prominent Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, a mother of 3, and a fabulous decorator to the stars. When her husband is accused of murdering a young wannabe actress, Lacy finds out she has a killer instinct for hunting down murderers.

The Burnt House
by Faye Kellerman (Detective)
After a small commuter plane crashes into a California apartment building, the fate of an unaccounted for flight attendant remains a mystery more than a month later. Her stepfather insists she was not on board, that she was most likely murdered by her abusive husband. L.A.P.D. Lt. Peter Decker works overtime on the case—a frightening picture begins to form of unimaginable evil that will challenge his beliefs about guilt, innocence and justice.

Up in Honey’s Room
by Elmore Leonard
It's the waning months of World War II, and Carl, no longer on the trail of Dust Bowl bank robbers, is tracking down a couple of escaped German POWs. The trail leads to Detroit, where it appears the POWs, Jurgen and Otto, are being hidden by a German-born butcher, Walter Shoen, who just happens to look exactly like Heinrich Himmler.

The Spellman Files
by Lisa Lutz (Mystery/Humor)
28-year-old Izzy Spellman is a successful licensed private investigator who has a history of romantic mistakes and drinking excessively; she is addicted to Get Smart reruns, and enters homes through windows. Can she make her life more normal by getting out of the family business?

Nothing But Trouble
by Michael McGarrity (Detective)
At the urging of an old friend, Kerney takes a job as a technical advisor on a contemporary Western being filmed near the Mexican border-and becomes embroiled in circumstances that will change his and his family's lives forever.

Now and Then
by Robert B. Parker (Detective)
Detective Spenser knows something is up when Dennis Doherty enters his office. Dennis wants his wife investigated, but Spenser discovers Dennis in an encounter with another man!

Case closed? Not So! Three days later, three people turn up dead and Spenser’s in the middle of a hornets nest!

Spare Change
by Robert Parker
The "spare change" killer executes victims with a single shot to the head, leaving three coins near the body. Sunny's dad, Phil, headed the old task force formed to catch the killer, who wrote Phil taunting letters as the killings piled up. A new killing and a fresh letter to Phil have him and Sunny serving as consultant and assistant respectively to a new task force. Gutsy Sunny takes the lead in identifying the most likely suspect, and then in playing him dangerously to get hard evidence.

The Quickie
by James Patterson (Bestseller)
Lauren Stillwell is not your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour. In a further twist of fate, Lauren must take on a job that threatens everything she stands for. Now, she's paralyzed by a deadly secret that could tear her life apart. With her job and marriage on the line, Lauren's desire for retribution becomes a lethal inferno as she fights to save her livelihood--and her life.

The Naming of the Dead
by Ian Rankin (Scotland)
As the leaders of the free world meet for a conference, every cop is needed for frontline duty – except for John Rebus, placed far away from VIPs at an abandoned police station. But when a delegate has fallen to his death, are the world’s most powerful men at risk from a killer?

No Safe Place
by JoAnn Ross (Detective)
Chicago homicide detective Kate Delaney is infuriated by the New Orleans police department’s blasé attitude toward her estranged sister’s death. She needs the help of cop-turned PI Nick Broussard; together they discover a dark secret too many are willing to keep.

Malice
by Robert Tanenbaum (Legal)
As Karp struggles to uncover those responsible for planning the terrorist murders of 6 schoolchildren, he goes to the aid of the younger brother of his college roommate who was suspended from his position as baseball coach at a university in Idaho.

Murder on K Street
by Margaret Truman
Senator Lyle Simmons finds his wife’s lifeless body. With plans for a presidential run, Senator Simmons contacts his old friend, retired DA Philip Rotundi. Suspicion for the murder falls on a K Street lobbyist. Rotundi, with the aid of a sleuthing couple, Mac and Annabel Smith, steps into the fray and the sleuthing begins in earnest!

Cozy Mystery

Smoky Mountain Tracks
by Donna Ball
Raine Stockton returns reluctantly to Search and Rescue work, along with a young and inexperienced Golden Retriever named Cisco. As they search for a kidnapped mother and her 6-year-old girl, Stockton struggles to overcome her personal demons and learns to trust Cisco.

Death of a Scriptwriter
by M.C. Beaton
Lochdubh Constable Hamish Macbeth’s life becomes exciting when a group of filmmakers arrives in a nearby Scottish town. Bedlam erupts around their make-believe mystery, and culminates in the appearance of a very real corpse—Hamish must go behind the scene to figure out what has happened.

Death of a Maid
by M.C. Beaton
Hamish MacBeth’s quiet life is disrupted when he wins the maid services of Mrs. Gillespie, who has the reputation of being more likely to snoop and damage than clean. His former girlfriend is back in town, a TV crew is planning to make a documentary about him—and Mrs. Gillespie is found dead!

Death Under the Dryer
by Simon Brett
Carole Seddon retired to the English seaside village of Fethering resolved to exclude the unexpected from her life. So when she goes for a haircut at “Connie’s Clip Joint,” Carole certainly doesn’t expect to find the scene of a murder.

Hurricane Homicide
by Nora Charles
Uncle Weatherwise, a popular TV weather forecaster, is found dead after inaccurately predicting a hurricane would bypass Palmetto Beach. As his niece, Kate Kennedy, looks into his suspicious death, it appears that clues lead back in time to the Cold War.

Blood Orange Brewing
by Laura Childs
When social darling Delaine Dish throws a lavish benefit for the restoration of a run-down Victorian home, Theodosia Browning donates tea and treats from her Indigo Tea Shop. But the grand unveiling of Theo's spread proves a gruesome scene when a beloved local politico falls dead with a jagged piece of metal in his neck.

Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter
by Blaize Clement
With pooper-scooper in hand, smart and sassy Dixie Hemingway—Sarasota, Florida’s top amateur sleuth and professional pet-sitter—fearlessly faces schnauzers, greyhounds, tabbies and murder.

Half-Moon Investigations
by Eoin Colfer
Fletcher Moon is not like other kids. He suffers from the nickname “Half Moon” because he’s short and has a nose for sniffing out mysteries – a skill that’s not appreciated by many people. After graduating at the top of his Internet class, he is officially certified as the youngest detective in the world, with a badge to prove it. Everything is going along fine until a classmate hires him to solve a crime.

Married to the Mop
by Barbara Colley
Emily Rossi is hosting a huge bash for out-of-town guests, and just lost her maid to a family emergency. Charlotte answers her plea—but that doesn’t stop her from seeing the dysfunctional Rossi clan in all its glory. Charlotte’s beginning to think that the party is a cover for Robert’s illegal activities, when the man himself is found dead in the library. And there’s Emily, standing over her husband with a bloody knife in her hand. The case seems cut-and-dried—to anyone but Charlotte, that is.

Acts of Violets
by Kate Collins
Abby Knight,owner of Bloomer’s flower shop, has been dating Marco, an ex-cop. As the annual Pickle Fest begins, he disappears—then she’s stunned to discover that it looks like he may be involved in the murder of Snuggles the Clown.

Decaffeinated Corpse
by Cleo Coyle
At the “Village Blend,” Clare knows a good percentage of her customers prefer decaffeinated coffee, the neutered brew. So when an old friend of her ex-husband develops the world’s first botanically decaffeinated coffee bean and smuggles it into the country, Clare believes it’s a business opp she needs to investigate … at least until the first dead body shows up.

The Alpine Scandal
by Mary Daheim
Emma Lord runs a newspaper in an old logging town in the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains. One morning, the staff receives a suspicious obituary, mailed by the subject himself! Emma works to get to the bottom of this mystery, as the sheriff is in the hospital.

Scots On the Rocks: a Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery
by Mary Daheim
Hoping to dispel the late winter gloom, innkeeper Judith McMonigle Flynn flies off for a much-needed vacation to Scotland.Instead, she and cousin Renie find themselves marooned in an ancient castle where an explosion rocks the castle, leaving a dead body for Judith to investigate.

Sweet Revenge
by Diane Mott Davidson
While catering a holiday breakfast feast, Goldy spots someone who’s supposed to be dead.  In fact that person looks like the woman that killed Goldy’s “jerk” of a husband. Goldy’s suspicions mount when the body of a man is found in the library with a valuable map.

Death at Wentwater Court
by Carola Dunn (British)
No stranger to sprawling country estates, Daisy Dalrymple has traded in her silver spoon for a pen and camera to cover a story for “Town and Country” magazine. Bet her planned interviews with the inhabitants of Wentwater Court give way to interrogation when Daisy discovers the corpse of suave Lord Astwick on a skating pond.

Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse
by Lee Goldberg
Monk's house is being fumigated, and fortunately his assistant Natalie and her daughter are kind enough to welcome him into their home. Unfortunately, their home is not quite up to Monk's standards of cleanliness and order. While Monk attempts to arrange his surroundings, something else needs to be put straight. The death of a dog at the local firehouse, and much to his horror, he's going to have to dig through a lot of dirt to find the answer.

Sweet and Deadly
by Charlaine Harris
Harris’ debut novel is available again. Catherine Linton has returned to her hometown of Lowfield, Mississippi, unconvinced that the death of her parents in a car crash six months earlier was an accident. Her suspicions are confirmed when she stumbles on the body of her father’s long-time nurse.

The Refuge
by Sue Henry
Sixty-something Maxie McNabb flies to Hawaii to help her friend Karen Bailey. Within hours of arrival, a prowler tries to break in and someone sabotages the plumbing. Then Maxie hears Karen whispering into the phone “Don’t call here…I’ll call you when it’s safe, when she’s…” Maxie suspects Karen is hiding something.

Glossed and Found: a Bath and Body Mystery
by India Ink
One bath-and-body spa employee knows that murder isn't pretty. When police suspect that Venus Envy's new makeup artist has drowned, Persia Vanderbilt knows there's more to it than meets the eye.

Pressed to Kill
by Dolores Johnson
Mandy Dyer notices the new and improved appearance of her customer Ardith Brewster. The young woman has met a new but mysterious boyfriend at Dyer Cleaners open house party. But when Ardith turns up dead a couple of days later, Mandy suspects the worst. The only clue she has to go on is a mention of the unknown boyfriends sharp sense of style and ironed jeans. Mandy isn’t sure who to trust. And thats when the killer turns his attention to her...

Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Choir
by Sharon Kahn
Resident busybody Essie Sue thinks that hiring Bitsy, an aging peroxide-blond tart of a party planner, will solve the temples money problems. Ruby disagrees, as Bitsy just spends more money on a pathetic Chanukah concert. To make matters worse, the star soprano collapses right before her number – and dies.

Getting Old Is Criminal
by Rita Lakin
Gladdy Gold, Florida’s self-proclaimed oldest living private eye, is hot on the trail of a Peeping Tom and a retirement-home Romeo whose paramours keep expiring under suspicious circumstances.

Jacob’s Ladder
by Jackie Lynn
Rose has lived at the Shady Gove campsite for six months now. Life since she solved the murder of Lawrence Franklin has been quiet, but when she discovers a mysterious visitor dead in his camper, Rose finds herself in the middle of another investigation.

Died In the Wool
by Rett MacPherson
When the old Kendall house goes up for sale, Torie decides to see if it might make a nice textile museum, but the more she learns about the house, the more her investigation draws her into dark places. Why did three siblings in their 20s commit suicide in that house in the 1920s?

Faux Finished: an Interior Design Mystery
by Peg Marberg
Two fatalities in one week have aroused Jean’s curiosity – and her instincts for discovering deadly patterns. Who would want to kill her latest client – one of the worst clients a designer could ever have?

The Careful Use of Compliments
by Alexander McCall Smith
Isabel Dalhousie has a newborn son, doting father Jamie presents her with a marriage proposal, and she receives a letter announcing that she has been ousted as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. She then attends an art auction where she finds 2 unusual paintings attributed to the same artist that may be forgeries. She becomes curious, and begins an investigation.

Bake Sale Murder
by Leslie Meier
Ever since local developer Fred Stanton and his wife, Mimi, built five modular homes next door to Lucy Stone's farmhouse, life just hasn't been the same. With Mimi complaining about everything from the state of Lucy's lawn to another neighbor's loveable dog, quaint Tinker's Cove, Maine, is now entangled in cul-de-sac politics and backstabbing. When Mimi doesn't show up for her shift at The Hat and Mitten Fund bake sale, Lucy finds Mimi face down on her kitchen floor with a knife in her back.

Hell Hath No Curry
by Tamar Myers
Three days before he’s due to tie the knot with his fiancée, Cornelius Weaver suffers a massive heart attack – in another womans bed! Then the citizens of Hernia, Pennsylvania get another shock when foul play is suspected.  As the mystery heats up, Mennonite innkeeper Magdelena Yoder begins to see why “a woman scorned” can be a lot of trouble!

Knock Off
by Rhonda Pollero
From 9 to 5, Finley is an assistant at a West Palm Beach law firm. For a bargain hunter and underachiever extraordinaire, she serves her firm well when they give her the fact-finding job in a murder case. Trouble is, she finds a pattern that involves three murders and she could be number four!

A Hole in Juan
by Gillian Roberts
With Halloween and the annual Mischief Night party only days away, the hope is that nothing more than old-fashioned vandalism and pranks will take place. No such luck. Trouble erupts long before the witching hour, as the school is plagued by a series of mishaps ranging from the trivial to the potentially deadly–and most of which seem to center on a group of popular seniors.

A Killer Stitch
by Maggie Sefton
In the midst of overflowing bins of sumptuous yarn, unexpected winter romance buzzes in chorus with the spindles of shy new spinning instructor Lucy Adair. But when an alpaca sheep rancher is found dead, avid knitter and sometime-sleuth Kelly Flynn puts these pastimes aside. Kelly finds herself linked to the prime suspect – a former lover of the playboy rancher.

Fit to Die
by J. B. Stanley
Between dieting, caring for his cranky father and struggling with his growing affection for Lucy, James’s plate is full. Then the Flab Five poke around in an arson case that turns into a murder investigation, and discover that they may have bitten off more than they can chew.

Three Bags Full: a Sheep Detective Story
by Leonie Swann
On a hillside near the cozy Irish village of Glennkill, a flock of sheep gather around their shepherd, George, whose body was pinned to the ground with a spade. Beloved George read to them every night since they were lambs, so the sheep are savvier than other sheep. Together they set out to find the killer.

Romance

Coming Undone
by Susan Andersen
Priscilla is on the brink of country music superstardom, and has just had to fire her crooked manager and hire a watchdog to escort her on her summer tour. Jared remembers how headstrong she can be, but he’s smitten by her. He’s a professional, always in control, because for five long weeks, he’ll be stuck in close quarters with this wild woman.

If I’d Never Known Your Love
by Georgia Bockoven
Evan’s trip to Columbia turns perilous when he is kidnapped. For five tortured years Julia does whatever it takes to bring him home. Despite her grief and rage, she vows to keep struggling – until she receives a shattering call…

Above and Beyond
by Sandra Brown
Kyla Stroud is widowed after her husband, a marine stationed in Cairo, dies in a terrorist attack. In Texas Kyla meets Trevor Rule, a handsome builder who forms a friendship with her and her young child. But secrets from his past threaten to destroy their chance at happiness.

Faces of a Clown
by Stella Cameron
Laura Fenton last saw her lawyer friend Mark as he had been seeking a criminal conviction against her in the accidental death of his father. The case was thrown out, and Laura moved away to escape the pain. Now 5 years later, Mark wanted to find Laura to let her know her uncle had died and she'd inherited his half of the law firm. Seeing Laura again, Mark wondered how he ever let her go.

Shelter Mountain
by Robyn Carr (Contemporary)
For the second time in a year a woman arrives in the small town of Virgin River.  John “Preacher” Middleton, the local bar owner steps in to protect this battered girl and her child.  “Preacher” wants to make the perpetrator pay, but is also powerfully attracted to this woman.

A Week From Sunday
by Dorothy Garlock (set in the 1930s)
Run to get far away from the man who will force her to marry him a week from Sunday. Drive! Drive through the pouring rain. Crash! Now she sees nothing at all... Adrianna Moore awakens in a doctor's office. She has collided with a truck driven by Quinn Baxter, lumberjack, bar owner--a rugged giant of a man who can make a whole new life possible for her, who can incorporate her into his life. If she agrees...

Tangled Up in You
by Rachel Gibson
As a child, Maddie lost everything, and nothing is going to stand in her way of discovering the truth, especially not a gorgeous man named Mick. So when he clamps eyes on Maddie, he can’t resist getting tangled up in her. Stubborn Maddie’s going to cause a whole lot of trouble in Truly, Idaho befored she’s satisfied.

Straight From the Heart
by Tami Hoag (Contemporary)
Rebecca Bradshaw runs the physical therapy department at the hospital where an old lover, baseball player Jace Cooper, shows up injured and in need of her help. As she helps him repair his broken body and fractured past, she discovers that they have both changed.

Taken by Storm
by Tami Hoag  (Wild)
Trauma nurse Julia McCarver has dealt with life and death situations on a regular basis. But now she’s in for the shock of her life when old flame “Storm” Dalton re-enters her life. He has broken her heart three times! And she has no intention of making it a fourth! But “Storm” has other plans…

The McCaffertys: Thorne
by Lisa Jackson
Thorne had returned to Montana with one thing on his mind...and it wasn't romance. Yet from the moment he came face-to-face with former flame Nicole Stevenson, keeping focused on the purpose of his hometown visit became harder and harder. And keeping his hands off Nicole was even more of a challenge. Soon, Thorne wondered if he was longing for much more than a night of passion...

Tears of Pride
by Lisa Jackson
Sheila Lindstrom is reeling from the aftermath of the devastating fire that claimed the life of her father and all but destroyed the Cascade Valley Winery, the family's pride and joy. Without the insurance proceeds needed to rebuild the winery, Sheila risks losing everything to corporate monolith Wilder Investments. When she confronts company president Noah Wilder, an undeniable attraction hits both of them with the force of a tidal wave. Will mistrust and deceit undermine this volatile union -- or will love rise from the ashes?

Never Seduce a Scoundrel
by Sabrina Jeffries
Lady Amelia Plume has many admirers; too bad they’re all fortune hunters who can’t provide the exotic adventures she seeks. The ballrooms of Mayfair have become more appealing since the arrival of an American marine. Lucas is brash, arrogant, and scandalously tempting. Every thrilling kiss sparks deeper desire, yet Amelia suspects that Lucas has a hidden motive in wooing her and she means to discover it, by any means necessary…

Legacy
by Jayne Ann Krentz
Honor Mayfield is attracted to Conn Landry, a well-respected member of California’s thoroughbred horse-racing set. She realizes too late that he is seeking to avenge a legacy of murder and betrayal, and they are entangled together in a web of deception and desire.

Almost Paradise
by Debbie Macomber
Sherry White takes a position at a summer camp for gifted children, where she finds director Jeff Roarke to be both gorgeous and disapproving. After a midnight lake rendezvous, she wonders if she dares to risk falling under the spell of Camp Gitche Gumee’s director.

Back on Blossom Street
by Debbie Macomber
Susannah and Colette both join Lydia Goetz's new knitting class. Lydia's previous classes have forged lasting friendships, and this one is no exception. But Lydia and her sister, Margaret, have worries of their own. Margaret's daughter, Julia, has been the victim of a random carjacking, and the entire family is thrown into emotional chaos. Like everyone else in Lydia's knitting class, Alix knows there's a solution to every problem…and that another woman can usually help you find it!

Father’s Day
by Debbie Macomber
Robin Masterson’s 10-year-old son wanted to make friends with the dog next door, that belonged to the unfriendliest man in the neighborhood. Cole Camden had become embittered by the deaths of his wife and son, something Robin could understand, and she found herself responding to him.

Heart of Texas: v.1
by Debbie Macomber
Lonesome Cowboy & Texas Two-Step Macomber takes readers deep into the Texas Hill Country with stories about the town of Paradise, a small ranching community with a mysterious past and its share of secrets.

Lone Star Lovin'
by Debbie Macomber
Single father Cody Bailman has neither the time nor the patience for "courtin." His twelve-year-old daughter, Heather, is determined to teach him a lesson, and she's thinkin’ nurse Sherry Waterman is "just perfect for Dad!"

74 Seaside Avenue
by Debbie Macomber
Teri senses that something’s been worrying her husband, and he keeps brushing her off. Other characters from Cedar Cove make an appearance in this installment also. Rachel has 2 men interested in her and rumors are circulating about the fate of Linnette who had left town.

Shirley, Goodness and Mercy
by Debbie Macomber (Christmas)
Alone at Christmas, Greg finds himself wandering through the streets, then enters a church. He whispers a simple, heartfelt prayer that makes its way to the Archangel Gabriel, who assigns his favorite angels – Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy – to the case. Gabriel knows that very soon, Greg will need all three.

Some Kind of Wonderful
by Debbie Macomber
As her father’s business collapsed, his most powerful enemy offered to help, under the condition that Judy accompany him to a remote Caribbean island. Since it meant so much to her family, and the man seemed so harmless, Judy agreed. Then he captured her heart…

Fool Me Once
by Fern Michaels
Olivia Lowell had always believed her mother died in childbirth, until the shocking day she is informed that her mother had just passed away, leaving her a fortune. In her will, Olivia’s mother reveals that she and 2 friends committed a crime long ago, and now she wants Olivia to track down these accomplices and convince them to come clean.

Up Close and Personal
by Fern Michaels
Sarabess Windsor may be the last of her family, unless she can find her second daughter who disappeared 15 years ago. Trinity was conceived out of a desperate attempt to provide a bone marrow donor for Sarabess’ first daughter. Emily died, and Trinity ran away on her 15th birthday. The town has never forgotten her, especially not handsome lawyer Jake Forrest.

McKettrick’s Heart
by Linda Lael Miller (Bestseller)
The only female Keegan McKettrick trusts is a daughter he rarely sees, and his sole passion is his job at Indian Rock. Yet he is attracted to the newly-arrived Molly Shields—and she feels he might be the only one who can understand her shadowy past.

Enchanting Samantha
by Betty Neels
Staff Nurse Samantha Fielding had one golden rule: never to get involved. The attractive Giles ter Ossel made it difficult to keep. Samantha was determined not to let her feelings for Giles affect the way she treated the girl she thought was his fiancee. So, she agreed to return to Holland to nurse Antonia through her recovery. Samantha's calm and professional exterior hid a breaking heart. Meanwhile, Giles was determined to be happily married to the right girl.

Stormy Springtime
by Betty Neels

Hot Number
by Carly Phillips
Micki Jordan, tomboy extraordinaire and a seasoned publicist to many big-name New York athletes, is tired of being seen only as "one of the guys." Coached by her sister, Micki goes all out with a makeover, new clothes, and a flirtatious manner to gain the attention of Damian Fuller, the handsome and charming playboy centerfielder who is the longtime focus of her romantic daydreams. When Damian is injured, she seizes the opportunity to practice her feminine wiles.

First Impressions
by Nora Roberts
Escaping the rat race and lure of gold-diggers, businessman Vance Banning moves to a rural retreat, telling the townsfolk that he's an out-of-work carpenter. All he wants is peace, quiet and to keep away from women. So the last thing he needs is a charitable neighbor--especially a beautiful, gracious and persistent neighbor of the female persuasion--but there's something about Shane Abbott he just can't ignore.

One Summer
by Nora Roberts
A summer spent traveling across America with cynical brooding photojournalist Shade Colby was not “Celebrity” photographer Bryan Mitchells idea of a “dream” assignment!  The couple disagree about everything-everything except their fierce attraction for each other.

Second Nature
by Nora Roberts (Mild)
Getting an exclusive interview with notoriously reclusive horror writer Hunter Brown was all “Celebrity” magazine reporter Lee Radcliffe ever wanted. When Hunter agrees to the interview on the condition that Lee conduct it on a camping trip, she can hardly refuse. But after spending some time alone with the seductively mysterious author, Lee discovers the only thing she wants exclusively is Hunter.

A Tail of Love
by Alice Sharpe,
PerPetually Yours Bk 3
Isabelle is the woman Rick loved, enough to give her a cute little wire-haired terrier. This terrier is a dog who can sense strong feelings still simmering between this couple, and has a few new tricks guaranteed to get her family back together.

The Choice
by Nicholas Sparks
Resisting romantic commitments while enjoying a life of boating, swimming, and BBQs,Travis Parker is unable to deny his attraction to new neighbor Gabby Holland, a defensive woman whose long-time boyfriend further challenges Travis' growing feelings.

Bungalow 2
by Danielle Steel
Danielle Steel takes us beyond the dazzle of Hollywood in her compelling new novel—the story of one woman’s journey from suburban mom to award-winning screenwriter...and all the joy, heartbreak, and challenges along the way.

Historical Romance

The Wedding Officer
by Anthony Capella
Livia Pertini guards her dignity and self-respect even as other girls in war-torn Naples resort to selling themselves to survive. When she finally does fall for a handsome soldier, he is shipped off only to die on the Russian front. As the Allies retake Italy, Livia exercises the one skill that sets her apart: her cooking. But love rebounds for Livia with the arrival of Captain James Gould, assigned to prevent hasty marriages between occupying Allied troops and Neapolitan prostitutes. Livia becomes the captain's cook, and her cuisine opens the door to his heart.

Highland Velvet
by Jude Deveraux
Bronwyn McArran is a Scot, and Stephen Montgomery is one of the hated English—she vows to resist him, but becomes Stephen’s reason to live, against all odds. He pledges himself to Bronwyn’s pride, her honor, and her name—and made their love a legend that would live through the ages.

The Velvet Promise
by Jude Deveraux
England rejoiced at the marriage of Gavin Montgomery to heiress Judith--the problem was that Gavin burned with desire for Judith, but his heart belonged to another. Destiny would hold a different and thrilling fate for Judith, and a love that would last a lifetime.

The Kommandant’s Girl
by Pam Jenoff (Suspense)
Married only 3 weeks when Nazi tanks thunder into Poland, 19-year-old Emma is smuggled out to live with her husband’s Catholic cousin, while her husband is forced to hide. Life takes a complicated turn as she is hired by a Nazi official who urges her to get details about the resistance.

A Wanted Man
by Linda Lael Miller
The past has a way of catching up with folks in Stone Creek, Arizona. Schoolmarm Lark Morgan and Marshal Rowdy Rhodes are determined to hide their secrets – and deny their attraction. That shouldn’t be too hard, since each suspects the other of living a lie. But real dangers face them as a gang of robbers are heading toward Stone Creek.

Regency Romance

One Little Sin
by Liz Carlyle (Wild Romance)
Alasdair MacLachlan has finally come face to face with his match. He just never expected it would arrive in the form of a lovely young Scottish lass, Esmee, with his baby. The more Esmee talks, the more Alasdair realizes the truth. With no other place to go after their indifferent stepfather turned them out of their home, Esmee and Sorcha have come to London, where Esmee is determined that the rakish Alasdair is finally going to take responsibility for at least one of his sins.

Two Little Lies
by Liz Carlyle (Wild Romance)
The Earl of Wynwood was far too reckless to handle a sophisticated woman like Viviana Alessandri. And the beautiful opera singer was far too famous to make a suitable wife for Wynwood. Twice, she wagered with her heart. Crushed by Wynwood's refusal to marry, Viviana offered her hand to another, a wealthy count. But fate has a way of playing with lovers' hearts -- and passion has a way of setting them on fire. Two little lies tore them apart. But now, at a gala affair celebrating Wynwood's recent betrothal, Viviana will get one last chance to win back his love...again...and again.

Three Little Secrets
by Liz Carlyle (Wild Romance)
Once upon a time, they eloped. But then dashing Scotsman Merrick MacLachlan accepted payment from Lady Madeleine's father to have the marriage annulled. Or did he? Two times, Maddie has wed. Once for love, once for comfort. Yet once more she is alone with only her beloved son and his haunting visions for company. Until fate thrusts her back into the arms of her first love. Three little secrets dance between them. One is that he desires her as much as ever; another is that she's never forgotten his touch. But the scars of their youthful passion run deep, and the third secret will either mark their undoing . . . or spark the sizzling reunion they dare not dream of.

Sins of a Duke
by Suzanne Enoch
The Duke of Melbourne, Sebastian Griffin, has done his duty all around and led a scandal-free life, until he becomes so distracted by the so-called princess of faraway, Josefina Katarina Embry. He suspects she’s up to something and is determined to expose her…or will he allow a most sinful desire to rule his heart?

Beyond Seduction
by Stephanie Laurens
The Earl of Crowhurst recklessly swears he’ll marry the next woman to cross his path, never expecting he’d have to fulfill this pledge – until he meets his beautiful neighbor Madeline Gascoigne. Years of secret service to the Crown had taught Crowhurst to always have a loophole, so he vows that the marriage will not take place if he and Madeline aren’t compatible in every way.

Devil’s Bride
by Stephanie Laurens (Wild Romance)
When Devil Cynster is caught in a compromising position with governess Honoria Wetherby, he shocks all of London by offering to marry her. Honoroia surprises everyone by refusing to bend to society’s demand. She craves adventure and longs to see the world, but the heat of Devil’s passion for her soon has her craving a different sort of excitement…

The Devil Who Tamed Her
by Johanna Lindsey
Ophelia Reid may be the most beautiful woman in England, but she is also the most ill-tempered and self-centered. At least that is the conclusion Raphael Locke, Viscount Lynnfield, reaches when Ophelia breaks her engagement, again, to his friend Duncan. Rafe decides someone needs to teach Ophelia a lesson in manners, and so he bets Duncan that he can reform the shrewish Ophelia and kidnaps her. But Ophelia isn't the only one learning a lesson...

Heart of Honor
by Kat Martin
Krista Hart, publisher of a London weekly, demands the release of a powerful Viking descendant imprisoned as a local sideshow attraction. Life becomes complicated when she finds herself attracted to him, and enemies cause trouble.

The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
by Julia Quinn
Handsome Nigel Bevelstoke, Viscount Turner, kissed the hand of 10-year-old Miranda Cheever, and promised her that she would one day be as beautiful as she was already smart. The following years were as cruel to Turner, as they were  kind to Miranda—she has never forgotten his words, and will not allow the love that is her destiny to slip lightly through her fingers.

Romantic Suspense

White Heat
by Cherry Adair
Emily hasn’t forgotten how Max blew into her life a year earlier, stole her heart, and vanished. Now, like it or not, she may have to rely on Max if she wants to stay alive. With explosive violence erupting across the continent, the pair will put their lives on the line in a race against time to stop an act of ultimate terror.

Meet Me in Venice
by Elizabeth Adler
Precious Rafferty is an American antiques dealer living in Paris. She normally keeps her feelings firmly on the ground, but now she finds herself swept off her feet by Bennett James—until an urgent message from a long-lost cousin causes her to have second thoughts.

The Dying Game
by Beverly Barton
The victims are former beauty queens, each found with a single rose. It’s a scene Detective Lindsay McAllister knows all too well as the dead are not the only victims. Lindsay must ask lawyer Judd Walker to put his painful memories aside to help her as the murder spree has escalated.

Forbidden
by Suzanne Brockmann
When Kayla Gray arrives in Montana, the last place she expects to end up is in the middle of a fierce snow storm, and the last person she expects to rescue her is the very man she’d come to find. Cal was being tested by being drawn to the woman his brother had loved, making her a forbidden love. What if Cal’s brother was still alive?

Force of Nature
by Suzanne Brockmann
Ric finds himself deep undercover with Annie, working for notorious crime boss Gordon Burns. One mistake and they’re both dead.

Target
by Stella Cameron
Two decades ago a charismatic man called Colin controlled an isolated community in what was supposed to be a life free of materialism. Instead, Colin turned “The Refuge” into a mass grave as he exterminated his followers. Three children escaped with his secrets. Today, Nick, Sarah and Aurelie, are living under the radar in a little bayou town of Louisiana. When the bodies at “The Refuge” are uncovered, the nightmare forces them out into the open. Now, they must stay one step ahead of the man who has been waiting to find them.

When Day Breaks
by Mary Jane Clark
When Constance Young, a news mega-star, is found dead in her pool, evening news anchor Eliza Blake, producer Annabelle Murphy and cameraman B.J. D'Elia join forces with psychiatrist Margo Gonzalez to investigate.

Agnes and the Hitman
by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer (Humor)
Food columnist “Cranky Agnes” is about to pull off a Mafia wedding at her house.  Her goddaughter is marrying old southern money and Grandmother isn’t happy!  Family follies ensue when Agnes gets involved with Mafia protection and a wedding!

Someone To Love
by Jude Deveraux
Jace Montgomery is still grieving over his fiance’s suicide. While flipping through one of her old paperbacks, he discovers a photo of a house bearing the message, “Ours again. Together forever. See you there.” The note was dated the day before her death.

Hot Stuff
by Janet Evanovich and Leanne Banks
An aspiring teacher in Boston, Cate studies by day and bartends by night, living with a drag queen named Marty (Marta) Longfellow. The perfect living arrangement -- a big strong roommate not interested in women – then he disappears. Cate happens to be dating Kellen McBride, a P.I. of sorts, and when Cate’s place gets trashed, she teams up with her sexy love interest to track down Marty before the trash turns up in her place again.

Lean Mean Thirteen
by Janet Evanovich
Ranger needs Stephanie to plant a bug on her ex, the ever-smarmy attorney Dickie Orr. When Dickie goes missing, a lot of bad people and places start to blow up, burn up, and turn up.

Whistleblower
by Tess Gerritsen
Kathy Weaver nearly runs into a man with a bullet in his shoulder, who claims to be a fugitive on the run from killers. Is she giving her trust to a man in danger, or trusting her life to a dangerous man?

C. J.’s Fate
by Kay Hooper
Librarian C.J. Adams thinks marriage is fine for others. Her love is History, and she finds few men to compare to the heroes who shaped civilization. But her close friends disagree. When they plan a trip to Aspen to find her a soul mate, she stays one step ahead and enlists a gorgeous stranger to pretend to be her lover. But the man is far more than she expected…

Up Close and Dangerous
by Linda Howard
Bailey Wingate’s adult stepchildren are surprised when their father’s will leaves Bailey in control of their fortune. Bailey becomes stranded in the wilderness with a handsome pilot when her small plane crash-lands. Was this an accident? Is there a killer waiting to finish the job?

Absolute Fear
by Lisa Jackson
Eve Renner has been recovering from gunshot wounds after having being lured to the crime scene where a good friend was killed. She's lost part of her memory, so she can't be sure that it wasn’t her boyfriend who shot her. Eve hopes not to see Cole at all, but he is lured to Eve's father's house and arrives at another crime scene. Throats are slit, messages are written in blood, and the victims have been tattooed. Eve's past and present collide, and the asylum where her father worked and Eve played as a child emerges as a key.

Almost Dead
by Lisa Jackson
Cissy Cahills world is unraveling!  Divorce, a son in his “terrible two’s” and now, members of the family dying one by one! Hidden in the Cahill family’s twisted past is a shocking secret. Cissy must unravel the mystery before its her turn!

Pandora’s Daughter
by Iris Johansen
Successful physician Megan Blair possesses psychic powers that have been dormant for years! Now that someone is trying to kill her, including the deadly and seductive Neal Grady, she may need those powers! But Grady could also hold the secret to Megans future.

Whitewash
by Alex Kava
Sabrina Galloway is the top scientist at EcoEnergy, leading her research team to a breakthrough in the quest for an alternative fuel. Then she makes an alarming discovery. Someone has tampered with the production process, and solving the puzzle puts her in the crosshairs of a conspiracy that reaches further than she could ever have imagined.

Raven's Prey
by Jayne Ann Krentz
When a shady business deal goes awry, Honor Knight hides in Mexico. Judd Raven has been hired by two men, claiming to be her father and brother, to hunt Honor down and had been told Honor's a compulsive liar. How can she prove to Judd that these men are seasoned, murderous criminals? Is Judd just a cold-blooded mercenary with money on his mind, or could there be a beating heart underneath that rugged exterior?

Innocent as Sin
by Elizabeth Lowell
Kayla Shaw is a private banker in Arizona—smart and capable but underpaid and underappreciated. Rand McCree is a haunted man who paints landscapes in the Pacific Northwest, burning with a need for answers about the terrible event that shattered his world. They are two strangers with nothing in common . . . until their lives entwine—and explode.

Prince of Darkness
by Barbara Michaels
A stranger has come to Middleburg, Maryland, a visitor from abroad with a mysterious purpose. But this quaint, affluent community has dark secrets of its own. And when the interloper, Peter Stewart, becomes involved with the bewitching, seductive ward of noted local author Kate More, the townfolk fear the chilling past they are hiding will no longer be safe. For Middleburg has a colonial history of malevolent sorceries and obscene sacrifice. And when the terrible pot is stirred, murder may be the least of the evils to emerge from the unholy brew.

Vanishing Point
by Marcia Muller
Returning from her honeymoon to a huge celebration, Sharon McCone, now head of her own detective agency, can't help but marvel at how different her life is from her days at the All Souls Legal Cooperative. But when it comes to mystery, there's still plenty to occupy her time. When she's approached to investigate a 22-year-old disappearance, Sharon sets her team to the task, and before long, they've picked up clues that suggest the woman in question wasn't exactly the devoted mother and wife her daughter remembers.

Abandon
by Carla Neggers
On what is supposed to be a quiet long weekend, Deputy U. S. Marshal Mackenzie Stewart is viciously attacked at the lakefront cottage of her friend, federal judge Bernadette Peacham. Everything suggests the attacker was a deranged drifter, but special agent Andrew Rook suspects different. The stakes are higher than either had imagined.

Cross My Heart
by Carly Phillips
Lacey Kincaid is a classic NY success story as the owner of “Odd Jobs,” but she’s harboring a secret. She was born to wealthy parents until their deaths and the evil schemes of an abusive uncle forced her to take drastic measures. Now a childhood sweetheart has resurfaced, urging her to claim her rightful inheritance as the Dumont heiress, but her uncle is willing to do anything to stop her…

Hot Item
by Carly Phillips
Notorious bad boy quarterback Riley Nash and top sports management agency co-owner Sophie Jordan are the lastest hot item, but what’s behind this unlikely team? Some say it has to do with the sudden disappearance of superagent Spencer Atkins. Could there be a connection between the red-hot quarterback and the missing dealmaker?

Conspiracy in Death
by J.D. Robb
With the precision of a surgeon, a serial killer preys on the most vulnerable souls of the world’s city streets. Lt. Eve Dallas engages in a cat-and-mouse game with the killer, and ends up in a fight for her career.

High Noon
by Nora Roberts (Bestseller)
Phoebe MacNamara, Savannah’s top hostage negotiator, has an agoraphobic mother and precocious daughter. She is brutally assaulted, and depends upon the support of Duncan Swift as she works to establish contact with her faceless tormentor.

Suspense / Thriller

Virgin Lies
by Roderick Anscombe
A 9-year-old girl has disappeared in Boston, and the only witness is a homeless schizophrenic woman. Dr. Paul Lucas is called in to help with the investigation—he must crack the twisted minds of 2 suspects, and break the central oath of his profession to save the young girl’s life.

Blaze
by Richard Bachman/Stephen King
Blaze has been mentally challenged since childhood when his father threw him down the stairs. After escaping an abusive detention center, he hooks up with a seasoned criminal and enters a life of scams and robberies. When George is killed and Blaze is alone, he becomes one of the most sympathetic criminals in all of literature.

Pegasus Descending
by James Lee Burke (Spy)
When a nice young woman named Trish Klein blows into Louisiana passing hundred-dollar bills in local casinos, detective Dave Robicheaux senses a storm bearing down on his new life of contentment. It's Robicheaux's most personally painful case -- a roller coaster of passion, surprise, and regret -- and it may be his deadliest.

Tin Roof Blowdown
by James Lee Burke
In a singular style that defies genre, James Lee Burke has created a hauntingly bleak picture of life in New Orleans after Katrina. Filled with complex characters and depictions of people at both their best and worst, The Tin Roof Blowdown is not only an action-packed crime thriller, but a poignant story of courage and sacrifice that critics are already calling Burke's best work.

White Night
by Jim Butcher (Suspense/Fantasy)
Someone is targeting Chicago’s magic practitioners, the members of the supernatural underclass who don’t possess enough power to become full-fledged wizards. The murderer left a calling card, referencing the book of Exodus and the killing of witches.

The Woods
by Harlan Coben (Bestseller)
20 years ago, 4 teens attending summer camp were either found murdered in the woods, or were never seen again. Paul Copeland, county prosecutor of Essex, New Jersey, is a widower with a young daughter, and brother of one of the dead/missing teens. Clues surface that re-open the old case—could his sister still be alive?

The Overlook
by Michael Connelly (Detective, Bestseller)
On his first case since joining LA’s Homicide Special squad, detective Harry Bosch learns that the victim had access to dangerous radioactive substances from nearly every hospital in LA County. Bosch is soon in conflict with both the LAPD brass and the FBI, as he works to save all of Los Angeles from a deadly hazard.

Critical
by Robin Cook (Medical)
Angela Dawson is CEO of start-up Angels Healthcare, and is preparing to take it public. A surge of drug-resistant staph infections in three hospitals devastates Angela’s carefully constructed world, so when NYC medical examiners Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton begin investigating the deaths, it opens a Pandora’s box or corporate intrigue.

Deep Black: Jihad
by Stephen Coonts (Spy Thriller)
Deep Black, the world’s most effective anti-terrorist force, plants a bug inside Al Qaeda. This story moves from Istanbul to America, as three Deep Black agents work to prevent a strike aimed at the heart of the USA.

Book of the Dead
by Patricia Cornwell
The book is the morgue log. For Kay Scarpetta, it has a new meaning. Moving to Charleston, she opens a forensic pathology practice in which she and her colleagues offer expert crime-scene investigation and autopsies to communities that lack access to modern technology. Seems like good business until someone attempts to run her out of town, even before the murders begin.

Double Take
by Catherine Coulter
An unknown assailant throws Julia off the pier, and FBI Special Agent Cheney Stone rescues her. Stone later senses a link between the attack and the death of Julia's husband.

The Chase
by Clive Cussler
In 1906 the west has suffered two years of a string of bank robberies by a man who then murders any witnesses and vanishes!  Fed up with the “Butcher Bandit” the US government brings in Isaac Bell to solve the case.  He persues what quickly becomes clear as the best criminal mind he has ever encountered.

The Sleeping Doll
by Jeffery Deaver
To track down a “Charles Manson-like” killer, Kathryn must enlist the help of people from the killer’s past: three women who lived under his sadistic sway as well as the young girl known as The Sleeping Doll, the only survivor of her family’s slaughter.

The Bone Garden
by Tess Gerritsen
Julia Hamill has made a horrifying discovery on the grounds of her new home in rural Massachusetts: a skull buried in the rocky soil – human, female, and according to the trained eye of Boston medical examiner Maura Isles, scarred with the unmistakable marks of murder.

Lying With Strangers
by James Grippando
Peyton Shields is a resident at a Boston hospital. Driving home one night during a snowstorm, she is run off the road by another car. Authorities are treating the incident like an accident, but Peyton is convinced it was a deliberate attack. Problem is, she can't convince anyone else, not even her husband. When other, equally frightening things begin to happen to her, Peyton realizes she is alone against a nameless but exceedingly determined stalker.

An Ice Cold Grave
by Charlaine Harris
Harper Connelly and her step brother Tolliver are hired to find a missing boy. They soon find eight victims, buried in the half-frozen ground, all having come to unspeakable ends. All she wants to do is collect her fee and get out of town but an attacker prevents her from leaving.

Third Degree
by Greg Iles
Laurel Shields finds her husband agitated and pulling books wildly from the library. A home pregnancy test confirms that Laurel is pregnant, but not by her husband! With the other children at home, the tension heightens as the house becomes encircled by a nervous ring of armed men!  As if Laurel doesn’t have enough on her plate!

A Killer’s Kiss
by William Lashner (Legal)
Second-rate lawyer Victor Carl has spent a lifetime making bad decisions for the worst reasons. Now he’s fighting to save his life from the beautiful woman who burned him and now wants him as a fall guy for her husband’s murder.

Robert Ludlum’s the Bourne Betrayal
by Eric Van Lustbader (Spy)
Bourne is shattered by a report that his last friend in the world, Martin Lindros has gone missing. Lindros, a CI deputy director, was in Ethiopia tracking suspicious shipments of yellowcake uranium and atomic bombweaponry. Despite his hatred for CI, Bourne sets out to rescue his friend and finish the job: dismantling a terrorist network determined to build nuclear armaments.

The Grave Tattoo
by Val McDermid
Torrential summer rains uncover a bizarrely tattooed body on a Lake District hillside. For centuries, there has been a story that Fletcher Christian staged a massacre, then told the story to his friend William Wordsworth, who turned it into a narrative poem. Wordsworth specialist Jane Gresham feels compelled to discover whether that poem ever truly existed, and if the manuscript exists today.

Creepers
by David Morrell
On a cold October night, five people gather in a run-down motel on the Jersey shore and prepare to break into the Paragon Hotel, marked for demolition. They are "creepers": urban explorers with a passion for investigating abandoned buildings and their secrets. Reporter Frank Balenger joins them to profile this highly illegal activity, but he isn’t looking for just another story, and soon after they enter the rat-infested tunnel leading to the hotel, he gets more than he bargained for.

Nemesis
by Bill Napier
From a remote Scottish mountain, Dr. Oliver Webb is whisked away by a military helicopter and routed to the Mexican border. Along with the leading men of physics and one sexy atom smasher, Webb is given an impossible task: identify the asteroid – codename Nemesis – that is on course to collide with and destroy America.

Killing Spree
by Kevin O’Brien
Years ago, Seattle police were baffled by the Schoolgirl Murders, where the killer dressed his victims in school uniforms and saddle shoes. The man was caught and the case forgotten. Now a new killing spree is taking place, and Seattle writer Gillian McBride sees disturbing coincidences among the murders.

You’ve Been Warned
by James Patterson & Howard Roughan
Struggling to make ends meet, Kristin works full-time as a nanny, waiting for her glamorous life as a photographer to begin. When her career finally gets started, the man of her dreams distracts her from the catastrophe about to happen. Now, she can only hope that it’s not too late.

Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult (Bestseller)
Set in a small town in the wake of a school shooting, this story peels away layer after layer in the main characters’ lives to reveal some hard-hitting questions about the nature of justice, the balance of power, and what it means to be different. An absorbing tale, with a surprising ending.

The Wheel of Darkness
by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
A luxury ocean liner on its maiden voyage across the North Atlantic, awash in wealth and decadence… An ancient Tibetan box, its contents unknown, sealed with a terrifying warning… An FBI agent destined to confront what he fears most – himself…

Bones to Ashes
by Kathy Reichs
The inspiration for the TV series “Bones.” For Temperance Brennan, the discovery of a young girl’s skeleton in Acadia, Canada, is more than just another assignment.

Creation in Death
by J. D. Robb
NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas keeps a future New York City safe from the likes of “The Groom,” a killer who is known to leave his calling card: a ring on his victims fingers!  When a young brunette victim is found to be linked to Eve’s husband, the tension heightens as the killers’ intentions are clearly more personal. Is Eve next on the killers list?

The Judas Strain
by James Rollins (Bestseller)
A master at combining historical and scientific intrigue, James Rollins returns with a high-octane thriller. This is a terrifying story of an ancient menace reborn to plague the modern world, and of an impossible hope that lies within the language of angels.

Dark of the Moon
by John Sandford
Murder is afoot in the town of Bluestone!  Several murders have occurred in the past week; a doctor and his wife, and now an exploding house which kills the town outcast. Virgil Flowers takes the case but it proves most unusual, as he must not only solve the crime but keep from becoming a victim himself!

The Messenger
by Daniel Silva (Spy Thriller)
An al-Qaeda suspect is killed in London, and photographs are found on his computer that lead to suspicions that al-Qaeda is planning an attack on the Vatican. Gabriel Allon, art restorer and spy, warns a friend at the Vatican, and rushes to Rome to assist in security. None of them know that the Vatican has been penetrated by an extraordinary enemy that walks among them.

The Secret Servant
by Daniel Silva (Spy Thriller)
Gabriel Allon is on assignment in Amsterdam when he discovers a conspiracy festering in the city’s Islamic underground, a plot that is about to explode in the middle of London. The target is the daughter of an American ambassador--Allon finds himself drawn into the service of American intelligence as he desperately searches for the kidnapped woman.

Shoot Him If He Runs
by Stuart Woods
Stone Barrington and his cohorts, Holly Barker and Dino Bacchetti, are sent to the beautiful Caribbean island of St. Marks, courtesy of the CIA, to track down Teddy Fay, a rogue agent last seen escaping an imploding building. Stone and Holly soon discover that in St. Marks, everyone is hiding something, and Teddy Fay may just be hiding in plain sight.

Westerns

Betrayal of the Mountain Man
by William W. Johnstone (Western)
Smoke Jensen, called the fastest gun alive, is jumped by 6 low-life robbers who steal his identity. Tried for robbery and murder, Smoke is sentenced to hang in the morning—he manages to escape the hanging, then sets out to hunt down the desperadoes.

Law of the Desert
by Louis L’Amour
Seven short stories showcasing the powerful and compelling vision of the American West when L’Amour called “a big country needing big men and women to live in it.”

Showdown at Yellow Butte
by Louis L’Amour
Tom Kedrick earned his stripes during the Civil War, fought Apaches, and even soldiered overseas. But in the high desert country of New Mexico, the battle-hardened Kedrick is caught up in a different kind of war – a war fueled by greed and deception.

Non-Fiction

Exploring the Levels of Creation
by Sylvia Browne

I Feel Bad About My Neck And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman
by Nora Ephron

Dog Days
by Jon Katz

Merle’s Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
by Ted Kerasote

Random House Webster’s Large Print Grammar & Usage
This book includes the essentials of clear and effective writing, commonly confused words, and how to avoid insensitive and offensive language. It also gives guidance on punctuation, spelling, prefixes, suffixes and roots.

Kabul Beauty School: an American Woman Goes Behind the Veil
by Deborah Rodriguez

Non-Fiction Health

Multiple Sclerosis for Dummies
by Rosalind Kalb

Prevention's The Sugar Solution: Your Symptoms Are Real and Your Solution is Here
by the editors of Prevention Magazine

Fast and Simple Diabetes Menus
by Betty Wedman-St.Louis

Non-Fiction Biography

Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
by Alan Alda

Clapton: the Autobiography
by Eric Clapton

Eat, Pray, Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert

Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
by Daniel Tammet

Non-Fiction True Crime

Inside the Mind of BTK: the True Story Behind the 30-year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer
by John Douglas

Too Late To Say Goodbye
by Ann Rule

Secrets Can Be Murder: What America’s Most Sensational Crimes Tell Us About Ourselves
by Jane Velz-Mitchell