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GHOST OF SPIRIT BEAR
by Ben Mikaelsen.
After a year in exile on an
Alaskan island as punishment for
severely beating a fellow student,
Cole Matthews returns to school
in Minneapolis having made
peace with himself and his
victim—but he finds that
surviving the violence and
hatred of high school is even
harder than surviving in the
wilderness.
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Books: Storytime
BOARD BOOKS!
Order # J4395
Order # J4382
Order # J4404
Order # J4400
Scaredy Mouse
by Alan MacDonald.
Hickory, Dickory, Dock Where's My Mommy? Animals Talk
by Emily Bolam.
by Sanja Rescek.
by Jo Brown.
Order # J4322
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Let's Say HI to Friends
Who Fly!
by Mo Willems.
Scranimals
by Jack Prelutsky.
Order # J4318
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Amelia Bedelia
and the Cat
by Herman Parish.
Are We There Yet,
Daddy?
by Virginia Walters.
Order # J4366
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Amelia Bedelia's
Masterpiece
by Herman Parish.
The Three Little Wolves
and the Big Bad Pig
by Eugene Trivizas.
Tale of a Tadpole
by Karen Wallace.
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Clumsy Crab
by Ruth Galloway.
Books: Storytime
Order # J4370
Boris and the Snoozebox
by Leigh Hodgkinson.
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Little Beauty
Billy Monster's Daymare by Anthony Browne.
by Alan Durant.
Order # J4397
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Order # J4388
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Just a Little Music
by Mercer Mayer.
The Very Greedy Bee
by Steve Smallman.
Mole's in Love
by David Bedford.
Order # J4399
Order # J4398
BAA! MOO!
What Will We Do?
by A. H. Benjamin.
A Very Special Hug
by Steve Smallman.
Order # J4394
Meet Martha
by Susan Meddaugh.
Order # J4375
The Frog Prince
by Sindy McKay.
Order # J4401
The Mighty Little
Lion Hunter
by Jana Carson.
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Order # J4379
Too Many Cats
by Sindy McKay.
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Books: Children
MUDSHARK
by Gary Paulsen.
Principal Wagner confidently deals with a
faculty washroom crisis, a psychic parrot, and a
terrorizing gerbil, but when sixty-five erasers go
missing he enlists the help of the school's best
problem-solver and locator of lost items,
twelve-year-old Lyle Williams, aka Mudshark.
• Order # J4350
THE SISTERS GRIMM:
THE EVERAFTER WAR
by Michael Buckley.
After their parents awake from a sleeping spell,
Daphne and Sabrina become caught in the
middle of a war between the Scarlet Hand and
Prince Charming's Everafter army and learn a
shocking secret about a deadly enemy.
• Order # J4333
THE DIAMOND OF DARKHOLD
by Jeanne DuPrau.
When a roamer trades them an ancient book
with only a few pages remaining, Lina and
Doon return to Ember to seek the machine the
book seems to describe in hopes that it will get
their new community, Sparks, through the winter.
AMELIA BEDELIA TALKS TURKEY
by Herman Parish.
When Amelia Bedelia helps out with the
school Thanksgiving play, she causes quite a
scene. Let's all give thanks for another funny
new Amelia Bedelia story!
LOST AND FOUND
by Andrew Clements.
Twelve-year-old identical twins Jay and Ray
have long resented that everyone treats them as
one person, and so they hatch a plot to take
advantage of a clerical error at their new school
and pretend they are just one.
GHOST OF SPIRIT BEAR
by Ben Mikaelsen.
After a year in exile on an Alaskan island as
punishment for severely beating a fellow
student, Cole Matthews returns to school in
Minneapolis having made peace with himself
and his victim—but he finds that surviving the
violence and hatred of high school is even
harder than surviving in the wilderness.
• Order # J4335
• Order # J4355
ABOUT DINOSAURS
by Sindy McKay.
This book explores the lives of many species of
dinosaurs and explains why there aren't any
more of these ancient creatures—except
perhaps modern birds!
• Order # J4378
ENDANGERED ANIMALS
by Elise Forier.
This book takes a close look at various animals
from around the world that are in danger of
becoming extinct. It discusses how the animals
have become endangered due to worldwide
threats including pollution, deforestation and
global warming.
• Order # J4374
• Order # J4339
FOILED
by Jane Yolen.
Aliera Carstairs just doesn’t fit in. She’s always
front and center at the fencing studio, but at
school she’s invisible. And she’s fine with
that...until Avery Castle walks into her first
period biology class. Avery may seem perfect
now, but will he end up becoming her Prince
Charming or just a toad?
• Order # J4373
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THE YGGYSSEY
by Daniel Pinkwater.
The ghosts of Los Angeles are disappearing
right and left! Iggy Birnbaum is determined to
get to the bottom of this mystery. There’s just
the little matter of traveling to another plane of
existence, first…and then, of course, not
irritating a witch once she gets there.
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A SCALY TALE (Ripley's RBI #1)
The Florida swamplands are home to hungry
gators, wild electrical storms, and a most
unusual creature. Sightings of a strange
lizard-like animal reach Ripley High and the
RBI are sent to investigate.
• Order # J4343
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
by Jonathan Swift.
Lemuel Gulliver has an itch to travel the world. But whenever he steps onto a ship, something
goes wrong and he ends up in a strange land
no one has seen before!
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Books: Children
WAGGIT AGAIN
by Peter Howe.
After being left in the country by his owner,
Waggit sets out on the long journey to New
York City and meets some unexpected friends
along the way.
VOLCANOES!
by Anne Schreiber.
The cool story of volcanoes will intrigue kids and
adults alike. Hot melted rock from the middle
of our planet forces its way up through cracks
in the Earth’s crusts, exploding violently and
sometimes unexpectedly in volcanic fury that
can terrorize populations for months, even years.
• Order # J4340
HERBERT'S WORMHOLE
by Peter Nelson.
When almost-sixth-grader Alex, a video game
fanatic, is forced on a playdate with his neighbor
Herbert, an inventor, the two travel to the twentysecond century and face off against aliens, who
are not as beneficent as most people think.
• Order # J4008
DANGER IN THE DARK:
A HOUDINI & NATE MYSTERY
by Tom Lalicki.
Thirteen-year-old Nathaniel, aided by the
famous magician Harry Houdini, plots to
unmask a phony spirit adviser attempting to
relieve the boy's great-aunt of her fortune.
• Order # J4383
THE MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD
TREASURE HUNT
by Megan McDonald.
During a weekend trip to Ocracoke Island, Judy
and Stink Moody take part in a pirate treasurehunting game, in which various clues lead them
to silver coins, or "pieces of eight," hidden across
the island.
• Order # J4360
NIGHTMARE AT THE BOOK FAIR
by Dan Gutman.
When fifth-grader Trip Dinkleman, who does
not like to read very much, is hit on the head
by a heavy box and becomes a character in a
series of different books, his view of reading is
changed forever.
• Order # J4384
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THE PENDERWICKS
ON GARDAM STREET
by Jeanne Birdsall.
Mr. Penderwick's sister has decided it's time for
him to start dating—and his daughters know that
can only mean one thing: disaster. Enter the
Save-Daddy Plan—a plot so brilliant, so bold,
so funny, that only the Penderwick girls could
have come up with it!
CAPTAIN NOBODY
by Dean Pitchford.
When ten-year-old Newton dresses up as an
unusual superhero for Halloween, he decides to
keep wearing the costume after the holiday to help
save townspeople and eventually his injured brother.
• Order # J4371
• Order # J4387
THE SEVEN KEYS OF BALABAD
by Paul Haven.
Unlike his news-reporter father and art-historian
mother who find living in the ancient, war-torn
country of Balabad endlessly interesting, twelveyear-old Oliver, homesick for New York City,
feels very much out of his element until he gets
caught up in a centuries-old mystery involving
stolen artifacts and buried treasure.
• Order # J4393
FROM RUSSIA WITH LUNCH
by Bruce Hale.
Detectives Chet Gecko and his partner Natalie
Attired try to solve the mystery of why Emerson
Hicky Elementary School students have suddenly
stared acting strangely.
• Order # J4359
THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY
by Susan Patron.
Fearing that her legal guardian plans to
abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old
aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to
run away while also continuing to seek the
Higher Power that will bring stability to her life.
• Order # J4415
GOOSEBUMPS: THE SCARECROW
WALKS AT MIDNIGHT
by R. L. Stine.
Jodie's grandparent's farm has really changed.
The cornfields are sparse. And the single scarecrow has been replaced by twelve evil-looking
ones. Then one night Jodie sees something
really odd. The scarecrows seem to be moving. Twitching on their stakes. Coming alive!
• Order # J4407
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Books: Teens
DARKWOOD
by M. E. Breen.
A clever and fearless orphan endures increasing
danger while trying to escape from greedy,
lawless men and elude the terrifying "kinderstalks"—animals who steal children—before
discovering her true destiny.
• Order # J4372
VAMPIRE ACADEMY
by Richelle Mead.
After two years on the run, best friends Rose,
half-human/half-vampire, and Lissa, a mortal
vampire princess, are caught and returned to
St. Vladimir's Academy. Up until then, Rose
had kept Lissa safe from her enemies; school,
however, brings both girls additional challenges
and responsibilities. How they handle peer pressure, nasty gossip,
new relationships, and anonymous threats may mean life or death.
• Order # F5679
PAPER TOWNS
by John Green.
One month before graduation from his
Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q"
Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of
his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo
Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate,
takes him on a midnight adventure and then
mysteriously disappears.
• Order # F5690
CITY OF BONES
(The Mortal Instruments, Book 1)
by Cassandra Clare.
Teenager Clary discovers she can see supernatural beings that no one else can, gets drawn
into the world of the Shadowhunters (teens
who kill demons and monsters) and learns that
her mother is somehow mysteriously connected
to all the strange happenings around her.
POISON STUDY
by Maria V. Snyder.
About to be executed for murder, Yelena is
offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the
best meals, have a room in the palace--and risk
assassination by anyone trying to kill the
Commander of Ixia. And so Yelena chooses
to become a food taster.
• Order # F4579
BEFORE I DIE
by Jenny Downham.
With only a few months to live, sixteen-year-old
Tessa has made a list of ten things she wants to
do before she dies. Number one is sex. But
getting what you want isn't easy. And getting
what you want doesn't always give you what
you need. And sometimes the most unexpected
things become important.
• Order # F5689
THE ROAD OF THE DEAD
by Kevin Brooks.
When his sister Rachel is murdered, Ruben
and his older brother Cole set out to reclaim
their sister's body and uncover the cold truth
behind her killing. It's a long road that
requires a hard and violent journey...with a
brutal mystery at its end.
• Order # F5691
WAKE
by Lisa McMann.
Ever since she was eight years old, high school
student Janie Hannagan has been uncontrollably
drawn into other people's dreams, but it is not
until she befriends an elderly nursing home
patient and becomes involved with an enigmatic
fellow student that she discovers her true power.
• Order # F5703
• Order # F5695
CITY OF ASHES
(The Mortal Instruments, Book 2)
by Cassandra Clare.
Sixteen-year-old Clary continues trying to
make sense of the swiftly changing events and
relationships in her life as she becomes further
involved with the Shadowhunters and their
pursuit of demons and discovers some
terrifying truths about her parents, her brother Jace, and her
boyfriend Simon.
• Order # J4448
• Order # F5680
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ME, MY ELF & I
by Heather Swain.
Zephyr, a fifteen-year-old elf, moves with
her family from their home in the Michigan
forests, determined to adjust to living in
Brooklyn among humans so that she can
attend the Brooklyn Academy of Performing
Arts High School.
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FALLEN
by Lauren Kate.
Suspected in the death of her boyfriend,
seventeen-year-old Luce is sent to a Savannah,
Georgia reform school where she meets two
intriguing boys and learns the truth about the
strange shadows that have always haunted her.
LITTLE WOMEN
AND WEREWOLVES
by Louisa May Alcott & Porter Grand.
In this uncensored version of Little Women, the
March girls learn some biting lessons, transforming from wild girls into little women—
just as their neighbors transform from
gentlemen into blood-thirsty werewolves!
• Order # F5936
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GOING BOVINE
by Libba Bray.
Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen-year-old
who, after being diagnosed with CreutzfeldtJakob's (aka mad cow) disease, sets off on a
road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming
dwarf he meets in the hospital in an attempt to
find a cure.
WE WERE HERE
by Matt De La Peña.
Haunted by the event that sentences him to
time in a group home, Miguel breaks out with
two unlikely companions and together they
begin their journey down the California coast
hoping to get to Mexico and a new life.
• Order # F5937
• Order # J4451
KEEPING THE MOON
by Sarah Dessen.
Fifteen-year-old Colie, a former fat girl, spends
the summer working as a waitress in a
beachside restaurant, staying with her overweight and eccentric aunt Mira, and trying to
explore her sense of self.
WALK OF THE SPIRITS
by Richie Tankersley Cusick.
After losing everything in a Florida hurricane,
seventeen-year-old Miranda and her mother
move to her grandfather's home in Louisiana,
where she falls in with an interesting group of
students, and discovers that she can communicate with spirits like her grandfather did.
• Order # J4446
RAT LIFE
by Tedd Arnold.
After developing an unusual friendship with a
young Vietnam War veteran in 1972, fourteenyear-old Todd discovers his writing talent and
solves a murder mystery.
• Order # J4445
SCAT
by Carl Hiaasen.
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate
when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida
wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes
missing.
• Order # J4452
13 TO LIFE
by Shannon Delany.
Everything about Jessie Gillmansen’s life changed
when her mother died. Now even her hometown of Junction is changing. Mysterious dark
things are happening. All Jessie wants is to
avoid more change. But showing a hot new
guy around Junction High, she’s about to
discover a whole new type of change.
• Order # J4453
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UN LUN DUN
by China Miéville.
When twelve-year-old Zanna and her friend
Deeba find a secret entrance leading out of
London and into the strange city of Un Lun
Dun, it seems that an ancient prophecy is
coming true at last. But then things begin to
go shockingly wrong.
THE LAST OF THE HIGH KINGS
by Kate Thompson.
When eleven-year-old Jenny Liddy, in turmoil
over learning that she is a changeling, makes a
deal with a devil creature, she endangers the
human race but her own cleverness, her human
and fairy fathers, and the last of Ireland's High
Kings help to make things right.
• Order # J4455
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Books: Fiction
PLAGUE SHIP
by Clive Cussler.
Capt. Juan Cabrillo, who heads the Corporation,
a covert military company for hire, and the crew
of the Oregon, a high-tech ship disguised to
look like a tramp steamer, take on a group
known as the Responsivists. The Responsivists
are secretly planning a devastating attack on
the human race utilizing a virulent virus found aboard an
ancient ship that may be Noah's Ark.
• Order # F4862
CROSSROADS
by Belva Plain.
Cassie Wright’s life was quiet and well-ordered
until a tragic accident forces her to take in a
one-year-old child who has no one else to care
for her. As the years pass, Cassie will raise young
Gwen as her own, and the girl will flourish in
a world of privilege and opportunity. Enter
Jewel Fairbanks. Beautiful and conniving, Jewel will touch the
lives of both Cassie and Gwen in powerful ways.
THE BROKEN WINDOW
by Jeffery Deaver.
Lincoln Rhyme’s cousin has been arrested for
murder. The case seems airtight, but when he
looks into it, Rhyme begins to suspect that he
has stumbled onto an especially devious serial
killer, one who uses cutting-edge data-mining
techniques to steal the identities of his victims
and of the innocent people he frames for his crimes.
• Order # F5051
A KILLER'S KISS
by William Lashner.
Victor Carl was once engaged to a beautiful
woman named Julia. He always assumed she'd
burn him, and she did. Now she's back. Julia's
husband has been murdered, her fingerprints
are all over the crime scene, and $1.7 million
in cash is missing. Julia is suddenly in
desperate need of a fall guy. Now Victor is no longer fighting
to rekindle a lost love, he's fighting to save his life.
• Order # F4430
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THE HEAVENSTONE SECRETS
by V. C. Andrews.
The Heavenstone sisters live with their mother
and father in Kentucky. Semantha, the younger
one is afraid of many things. But nothing
frightens her more than her sister, Cassie. When tragedy strikes, Semantha's life becomes
a living hell and she becomes a helpless pawn
in her sister's cruel game.
THE ROSETTA KEY
by William Dietrich.
Surviving murderous thieves, a nerve-racking
sea voyage, and the deadly sands of Egypt with
Napoleon's army, American adventurer Ethan
Gage solved a five-thousand-year-old riddle
with the help of a mysterious medallion. But
the danger is only beginning.
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ROBERT LUDLUM'S
THE BOURNE SANCTION
by Eric Van Lustbader.
In Europe, Jason Bourne's investigation into
the Muslim extremist sect called the Black
Legion turns into one of the deadliest and
most tangled operations of his double life—
the pursuit of the leader of a murderous
terrorist group with roots in the darkest days of World War II.
• Order # F5049
ANGELS & DEMONS
by Dan Brown.
World renowned Harvard symbologist Robert
Langdon has discovered an ancient secret
brotherhood with a devastating new weapon
of destruction and an unthinkable target.
• Order # F4925
TRIBUTE
by Nora Roberts.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author
presents her latest novel, the story of a
big-screen legend, a small-town scandal and
a young woman caught up in the secrets and
shadows of both.
• Order # F4912
BLOOD BLADE (Skinners Book 1)
by Marcus Pelegrimas.
Seattle video game designer Cole Warnecki
takes an extreme vacation in British Columbia
and ends up hunting supernatural monsters.
• Order # F4747
DEATH AND HONOR
by W.E.B. Griffin.
W.E.B. Griffin returns to his Honor Bound
series set in the shadowy atmosphere of World
War II espionage in South America.
• Order # F5019
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PREPARED FOR RAGE
by Dana Stabennow.
NASA is preparing to launch the space shuttle,
this time with a high-paying visitor on board
as a guest. But one Pakistani man with a
bottomless personal grudge and the commitment of many zealous men behind him is
determined to strike back at the most visible
target he can find.
THE IMMORTAL HUNTER
by Lynsay Sands.
Even vampires need a vacation. But Decker
Argeneau's ends abruptly when he's asked to
help hunt the group of rogue vampires
targeting mortals—one that might include
a defector in his own family.
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THE MANNY
by Holly Peterson.
What’s a Park Avenue working mom to do
when her troubled son desperately needs a
male role model and her husband is a power
workaholic? If she's like Jamie Whitfield, she
hires herself a manny. Peter Bailey is cool,
competent, and so charming. Will the new
manny in her life put the ground back beneath her feet, or
sweep her off them?
SAIL
by James Patterson.
Only an hour out of port, the Dunne family's
summer getaway to paradise turns disastrous. But this catastrophe is just a tiny taste of the
true danger that lurks ahead—somewhere out
there, someone wants to make sure that the
Dunne family never leaves paradise alive.
• Order # F5048
THE LAST SONG
by Nicholas Sparks.
57-year-old Landon Carter spirits himself
back to his fateful senior year in high school
in Beaufort, N.C., when he was an archetypal
troublemaking teenager of the 1950s, changed
forever by an unexpected first love.
• Order # F4923
CRIMINAL PARADISE
by Steven M. Thomas.
Tough but humane professional thief Rob
Rivers knocks over a Southern California steak
house and uncovers photographic evidence of
what appears to be a sex slave operation that
his conscience won't let him ignore.
• Order # F4918
PLUM SPOOKY
by Janet Evanovich.
Klutzy bounty hunter Stephanie Plum teams
up with mysterious Diesel and the monkey
left on her doorstep to track down a nerdy
genius and his sinister business partner in the
depths of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.
• Order # F5626
WINTER STUDY
by Nevada Barr.
Park ranger and amateur detective, Anna
Pigeon investigates a case on Isle Royale
National Park in the middle of Lake Superior.
Amidst its barren landscape, a group of
researchers observe a group of ravenous
wolves. But a killer is on the loose as well,
and only Anna can halt his murderous designs.
• Order # F4961
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DOGS AND GODDESSES
by Jennifer Crusie, Anne Stuart,
Lani Diane Rich.
After meeting at a local dog obedience-training
session, coffeehouse owner Abby, Web writer
Daisy and history professor Shar become fast
friends. They also discover that the dog trainer
is the Mesopotamian goddess Kammani,
determined to rule the world like she did 4,000 years ago.
• Order # F4844
THE SCARECROW
by Michael Connelly.
Forced out of his job amid the latest budget
cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to
use his final days at the paper to write the
definitive murder story of his career. He
focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug
dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder. But as he delves into the story, Jack realizes that Winslow's so-called
confession is bogus. The kid might actually be innocent.
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Books: Fiction
FIRST FAMILY
by David Baldacci.
Former secret service agents Sean King and
Michelle Maxwell return for another top-secret
executive mission. This time the first lady calls
on them to conduct a strictly below-the-radar
investigation of a daring kidnapping that took
place at a Camp David kids' party.
G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA
by Max Allan Collins.
An elite international unit of special operatives
known as GI Joe, operating out of The Pit
and led by General Hawk, take on an evil
organization, Cobra, led by the notorious
arms dealer Destro.
VANISHING ACT
by Fern Michaels.
Harry Wong has become the victim of a ruthless
identity theft ring. Harry's bank accounts have
been closed out, his beloved dojo is being foreclosed, and he's being evicted. A situation like
Harry's requires finesse, careful planning and the
Sisterhood's distinctive brand of vigilante justice.
THE LAST ORACLE
by James Rollins.
In Washington, D.C., a homeless man takes
an assassin's bullet and dies in Commander
Gray Pierce's arms. A bloody coin clutched in
the dead man's hand—an ancient relic that can
be traced back to the Greek Oracle of Delphi—
is the key to a conspiracy that dates back to
the Cold War and threatens the very foundation of humanity.
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HOT ROCKS
by Nora Roberts.
Laine Tavish surrounds herself with antiques in
her store. As for her own past, she'd rather avoid
it. And when that doesn't work, she has to rely
on an enigmatic stranger to figure out who is
chasing her and why. The answer lies in a
hidden fortune that will change her life forever.
BONEMAN'S DAUGHTERS
by Ted Dekker.
A serial killer is kidnapping young girls, breaking
their bones, and leaving them to die. Ryan
Evans is an intelligence officer who is alienated
from his own family. When the BoneMan
kidnaps Ryan's daughter, Ryan must take
on this deranged killer himself to save her.
• Order # F5640
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ROUGH JUSTICE
by Jack Higgins.
Member of Parliament Harry Miller is also a
troubleshooter for the prime minister. When
the PM sends Miller to Kosovo, he discovers
uniformed Russian soldiers about to set fire to
a village mosque, and he shoots their young
commanding officer in the head. This rough
justice reverberates through the Kremlin, and acts of revenge
begin across Europe and the Middle East.
ANOTHER THING TO FALL
by Laura Lippman.
When private investigator Tess Monaghan runs
into a TV crew, she doesn't expect an assignment.
Keeping a spoiled movie princess under wraps
may be more than she can handle. But the
fish-out-of-water P.I. is abruptly pulled back
in by murder. Suddenly a wall of secrets is in
danger of toppling, leaving a catastrophe that threatens the
people Tess cares about . . . and the city she loves.
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THE COPTIC SECRET
by Gregg Loomis.
It was a gala evening to celebrate the find of
the century—previously unknown Gospels
containing startling revelations. But before
the parchments could be revealed, shots rang
out in the British Museum and the Gospels—
along with Lang Reilly's friend—were taken. An ancient and mysterious organization will gladly kill anyone
who comes close to the parchments, but Lang can't be intimidated.
• Order # F5148
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MERCY STREET
by Mariah Stewart.
Billionaire Robert Magellan, who's haunted by
the disappearance of his wife and young son,
hires P.I. Mallory Russo to locate two missing
teens, Courtney Bauer and Ryan Corcoran. The
high school students vanished after a playground
shooting that left two of their friends dead. The Conroy police suspect the pair were involved, but Ryan's
grandmother and Courtney's mom are sure of their innocence.
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Books: Fiction
SALVATION IN DEATH
by J. D. Robb.
In the year 2060, sophisticated investigative
tools can help catch a killer. But there are
some questions even the most advanced
technologies cannot answer.
UNDER THE RADAR
by Fern Michaels.
Just returned to their mountaintop hideaway in
the wake of their latest successful mission, the
seven fearless friends know as the Sisterhood
have barely had time to enjoy a celebratory
dinner with their mentor, Charles Martin,
when they’re embroiled in a new adventure.
• Order # F5139
THE DIRTY SECRETS CLUB
by Meg Gardiner.
As a forensic psychiatrist, Jo Beckett determines whether murder or suicide has been
committed in questionable deaths. The San
Francisco Police Department needs her
services after a string of suspicious suicides.
The cops are concerned that more suicides
are imminent, and they're right.
• Order # F5131
FEARLESS FOURTEEN
by Janet Evanovich.
Personal vendettas, hidden treasure, and a
monkey named Carl will send bounty hunter
Stephanie Plum on her most explosive
adventure yet.
• Order # F5193
• Order # F5136
THE SHADOWS
by L. A. Banks.
The Dark Realms are taking cover after an
angel onslaught from On High. The Antichrist
has been injured and the fourth Biblical seal
has been broken. Seething in the underworld
is the Unnamed One, so furious that he's
bringing the battle topside, unleashing a
full-frontal assault on mankind for the offenses committed
by the Vampire Huntress team.
• Order # F5174
SWAN PEAK
by James Lee Burke.
Detective Robicheaux, his wife, and his buddy
Clete Purcel are staying at a friend's ranch in
rural Montana, hoping to spend their days
fishing and enjoying their distance from the
harsh, gritty landscape of Louisiana postKatrina. But the serenity is quickly shattered
when two college students are found brutally murdered in the
hills behind where the Robicheauxs and Purcel are staying.
CHASING DARKNESS
by Robert Crais.
A fire unearths evidence that someone P.I.
Elvis Cole helped prove innocent of murdering
a prostitute six years ago may actually have
been guilty-and may have killed many other
women. Cole and his partner Joe Pike dodge
bullets as they dig around to find out the truth.
• Order # F4854
HEART OF ICE
by Gregg Olsen.
Three bodies, three different towns. Each
victim was a sorority girl—pretty, privileged,
and brutally murdered. There are no fingerprints, no clues. He is scrupulously careful,
craving those exquisite seconds when the light
fades from his victim's eyes. But the rush
never lasts, and the killing won't stop—not until one special
woman has been made to suffer.
• Order # F4865
• Order # F5109
NUTCASE
by Charlotte Hughes.
Psychologist Kate Holly is about to get evicted
from her office, and her best option may be to
share space with her ex-boyfriend, Dr. Thad
Glazer. With her oddball patients, her
meddling mother, and her eccentric secretary
thrown into the mix—not to mention a spate
of suspicious fires—will Kate put her life back together before
she winds up in a padded cell?
Rubicon.
RUBICON
by Lawrence Alexander.
Hoping to escape the political spotlight,
Bobby Hart, senator from California, declined
a presidential run. But while in Germany, the
idealistic young politician discovers terrifying
evidence of a conspiracy to destroy democracy
in America—an unthinkable plot codenamed
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DEVIL BONES
by Kathy Reichs.
In Charlotte, North Carolina, a house under
renovation becomes the site of a heated
forensic investigation and unrelenting media
attention when a plumber stumbles upon a
forgotten cellar. There he finds animal and
human remains, cauldrons and religious
artifacts, all arranged in a gruesome display.
• Order # F5198
KILLER VIEW
by Ridley Pearson.
When a skier goes missing from a Sun Valley
mountaintop, Sheriff Walt Fleming’s crack
search and rescue team becomes a target.
Waist-deep in snow and neck-deep in lies,
Walt suspects that people of great wealth and
power—including a former state senator—
want to keep him where he started: out in the cold.
• Order # F5196
TAKEOVER
by Lisa Black.
A grisly death in a quiet suburb pulls forensic
scientist Theresa MacLean into the case. A
terrifying hostage situation at a downtown
bank makes it personal. But the nightmare
truly begins when she gets inside.
• Order # F5208
WHAT I DID FOR LOVE
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
Georgie York, once the costar of America's
favorite television sitcom, has been publicly
abandoned by her famous husband, her film
career has tanked, and her father is driving her
crazy. What should a down-on-her-luck actress
do? Not go to Vegas...not run into her detestable
former costar, Bram Shepard...and not get caught up in an ugly
incident that leads to a calamitous elopement.
are all she has.
• Order # F5290
NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES
by Stephen King.
The haunting collection that comes from the
unique place where Ripley's Believe It or Not! ®
meets The Twilight Zone: Stephen King's
unparalleled imagination.
• Order # F5233
THE DANGEROUS DAYS
OF DANIEL X
by James Patterson.
Daniel X was born with the world's most
extraordinary power: the power to create. Now, he must uncover the dark truth behind
an apocalyptic struggle that will determine the
fate of all mankind. But hot on his trail is a
cunning killer—one who knows exactly what Daniel X can do.
• Order # F5211
MOSCOW RULES
by Daniel Silva.
The death of a journalist leads Israeli spy
Gabriel Allon to Russia, where he finds that,
in terms of spycraft, even he has something to
learn if he wants to prevent a former KGB
colonel from delivering Russia’s most
sophisticated weapons to al-Qaeda.
• Order # F5210
• Order # F5615
DEADLOCK
by Iris Johansen.
Emily Hudson, a U.N. artifacts expert, is
trying to track down a vicious criminal who
may have stolen "Zelov's hammer." Hidden
inside the old mallet is a treasure map to the
long-lost riches of Russia's assassinated
Romanov family. Helping Hudson is a roughand-ready CIA tracker, whose physical charms prove irresistible
to the usually proud and independent Hudson.
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COLD CASE
by Kate Wilhelm.
Twenty-two years ago, author David Etheridge
and state senator Robert McCrutchen were
investigated in the death of a young coed. But a circle of secrecy guaranteed the case
was never solved. With no strong evidence,
attorney Barbara Holloway's legal instincts
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THE LAST PATRIOT
by Brad Thor.
In Brad Thor's highest-voltage thriller to date,
Scot Harvath must race to locate an ancient
secret that has the power to stop militant
Islam dead in its tracks.
• Order # F5244
Books: Romance
ETERNAL PLEASURE
by Nina Bangs.
Kelly Maloy opens her car door to much more
than a great looking stranger at the Houston
airport. Terror, desire, and a horrible truth
climb in with him. She's only supposed to
drive Ty Endeka around the city for a few
weeks. Too bad no one tells her that once day
fades she'll become part of a battle fought in the darkened
streets with an enemy that isn't human.
• Order # F4010
happens.
MONTANA CREEDS: TYLER
by Linda Lael Miller.
Lily Kenyon has come home to Stillwater
Springs to put down roots for her daughter. What she doesn't expect is Tyler Creed, whom
she's loved since childhood. Now the handsome, stubborn cowboy who left home to seek
his fortune just might find it was always under
the Montana sky.
• Order # F4932
MARRIED IN SEATTLE
by Debbie Macomber.
Janine's Hartman's grandfather arranged a
husband for her. Zach Thomas, the intended
groom, was just as outraged as she was. But
Gramps insisted they'd be "a perfect match." Does Grandfather know best?
THE DEVIL WHO TAMED HER
by Johanna Lindsey.
Having purposely wrecked her engagement to
Duncan MacTavish, a future marquis, which
her social-climbing father arranged, Ophelia
wants to return to London’s marriage mart and
make her own choice of a wealthy husband. But
on her journey home, something unexpected
• Order # F4659
TO SIN WITH A STRANGER
by Kathryn Caskie.
The seven Sinclair brothers and sisters live for
scandal and delight in disgrace...until their
father decrees that they must reform. Propriety
has never come easily, but now they have no
choice. Marry in haste...or regret in poverty!
• Order # F4037
FIRE AND ICE
by Anne Stuart.
In the wake of a failed love affair, Jilly Lovitz
takes off for Tokyo. She's expecting to cry on
her sister's shoulder, then spend a couple
months blowing off steam in Japan. Instead,
she's snatched away on the back of a motorcycle by the handsome Reno, the Committee's
most unpredictable agent, narrowly avoiding a grisly execution
attempt meant for her sister and brother-in-law.
• Order # F4040
TEMPTATION RIDGE
by Robyn Carr.
Shelby McIntyre has big plans that include
finding Mr. Right. Her dream man will have
a clean-shaven jaw, creases in his pants and
hopefully an advanced degree. What she gets
is rugged Luke Riordan.
• Order # F4648
WAITING FOR NICK
& CONSIDERING KATE
by Nora Roberts.
Waiting for Nick: Frederica Kimball had been
waiting all her life for the day when Nicholas
LeBeck would fall as desperately in love with
her as she had always been with him.
Considering Kate: The only thing more
perfect than the building Kate Stanislaski Kimball had bought
for her new dance school was Brody O'Connell, the frustrating
contractor she'd hired for the renovation.
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• Order # F4861
UNDER HER SKIN
by Susan Mallery.
Faced with exactly thirty days to come up with
two million dollars, Lexi Titan is out of options. Marry Cruz Rodriguez or lose everything. If
Lexi agrees to be his fiancee for six months he'll
hand her a check on the spot and go their
separate ways. But neither one is prepared for
their long-ago shared passion to throw a wrench into what
would seem to be the perfect deal.
• Order # F4985
ETERNAL CRAVING
by Nina Bangs.
A darkly sexy adventure through the seamier
side of the City of Brotherly Love as The Eleven
battle to save humankind and Jenna battles to
save the soul of an ancient hunter.
• Order # F5062
DARK MAGIC
by Christine Feehan.
A beautiful magician catches the attention of a
powerful Carpathian male who will claim her
in a ritual as old as time.
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Books: Romance
8 SANDPIPER WAY
by Debbie Macomber.
Emily Flemming thinks her husband Dave, is
having an affair. She found an earring in his
pocket that is not hers, and some jewelry has
been stolen from an old woman that Dave used
to visit a lot. But Emily just can't believe he's
guilty of anything. You see, he's a pastor. • Order # F4293
NOT ANOTHER BAD DATE
by Rachel Gibson.
Adele Harris has had so many lousy dates that
she's sure she's cursed. When she learns the
marriage of her seemingly Miss Perfect sister is
on the rocks, she goes back to their hometown,
only to run smack into Zach Zemaitis...the one
who got away.
• Order # F3977
ALL OF ME
by Lori Wilde.
When a searing betrayal leaves attorney Jillian
Samuels jobless and heartbroken, a newly
inherited cottage in Salvation, Colorado, seems to
offer a fresh start. What she finds when she arrives
shocks her: The most gorgeous and infuriating
man she's ever met is living in her home!
THE BEST OF LORI WICK:
A GATHERING OF HEARTS
by Lori Wick.
Welcome to this special gathering of heartwarming scenes from bestselling author Lori
Wick's celebrated novels.
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GETTING RID OF BRADLEY
by Jennifer Crusie.
Lucy Savage is finally getting rid of Bradley—
and his hideous green recliner. Or so she
thinks. Turns out Officer Zach Warren
wants to arrest the very same Bradley for
embezzlement and figures the lovely Lucy
can lead him straight to his target.
• Order # F4973
WHAT A SCOUNDREL WANTS
by Carrie Lofty.
Meet Robin Hood's rakish nephew, Will
Scarlet, a man whose talents with the sword
and the ladies are legendary—until his desire
for one woman changes everything.
• Order # F4633
• Order # F4600
OUT OF TIME
by Samantha Graves.
Museum curator Jillian Talbot is a psychic. Her gift: She can "see" into the past. She
thinks this talent is her own little secret, until
it lands her in the middle of a battle for money
and power between murderous underground
elements.
IF THERE BE DRAGONS
by Kay Hooper.
Author Kay Hooper weaves seduction, suspense,
and the paranormal into a spellbinding romance
centered on an enigmatic woman—and the
man whose touch threatened to expose her
most intimate vulnerabilities.
• Order # F4294
• Order # F4096
WIND DANCER
by Jamie Carie.
Free spirited young woman Isabelle Renoir,
captured by Indians during the American
Revolution, falls in love with a fellow prisoner,
the spy Samuel Holt. Only faith can set them
free.
LUCKY STREAK
by Carly Phillips.
When Mike Corwin awakens after some wild
partying in Vegas $100,000 richer and married
to Amber, the gorgeous woman he met the
night before, he thinks he's hit the jackpot. The bad news is that Amber's a con who takes
his money and runs. Seems the family curse
has finally hit him. Hard.
• Order # F4658
HOMECOMING
by Jill Marie Landis.
Jill Marie Landis weaves an unforgettable story
about a young woman adrift in two worlds,
and her courageous journey to discovery,
belonging and love.
• Order # F5135
• Order # F3996
MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY
by Lenora Worth.
Stella Forsythe ran a B&B in rural Arkansas. That and raising her precious son alone kept
her busy. She wasn't looking for romance—
then a stranger came to town.
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Books: Romance
A BRIDE FOR HIS CONVENIENCE
by Edith Layton.
Inheriting his profligate family's debts along
with the title, Lord Ian Sutcombe has no
choice—he needs a rich wife, and Hannah
Leeds, a wealthy merchant's daughter, once
cruelly betrayed and with no illusions about
marrying for love, will do nicely. But marriage
has surprises for them both.
• Order # F4625
A RAKE'S GUIDE TO SEDUCTION
by Caroline Linden.
Anthony Hamilton cannot help it. The way he
looks, the way he lives, his past—it all conspires
to make him a man men fear, women desire. His name fills gossip circles in a seemingly
endless, lurid drama. But he's never forgotten
the only woman he's ever truly wanted—yet
could never have.
• Order # F4093
SIMPLY THE BEST
by Shirley Jump.
Mack and Alex have been best friends since first
grade, so naturally, after Alex finds out that her
fiancé is married, she turns to Mack for comfort. But things are starting to get tense between
them as Mack wonders if Alex will ever see him
as a man and not just a buddy.
HIDDEN
by Eve Kenin.
Before they can start some chemistry of their
own, Tatiana and Tristan have to survive being
trapped in an underground lab, hunted by a
madman, and exposed to a plague that could
destroy mankind.
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• Order # F4634
broke his heart.
THE FALL OF ROME
by Beth Ciotta.
Famous for bending the law to get his man,
former Wells Fargo detective Rome Garrett
signs on with the Peacemaker Alliance, a covert
government agency intent on taming the west. Unfortunately, his first assignment involves
teaming up with the only woman who ever
• Order # F4092
HOT PROPERTY
by Carly Phillips.
Just one short season ago, major league center
fielder John Roper had it all. But after a World
Series disaster, fans diss him, shock jocks mock
him and his dysfunctional family hassles him
for money he really can't spare. Now it's up to
him, and Hot Zone publicist Amy Stone, to get
his life back on track. Amy finds it's easier said than done.
• Order # F4091
FAMILY EVER AFTER
by Margaret Daley.
Three foster kids fell into Noah Maxwell's lap
and turned his life upside down. The successful
businessman knew nothing about children, so
he hired single mom Cara Winters to help care
for his new brood. Cara sensed that despite
Noah's confident facade, old wounds troubled
him. Perhaps her love could inspire Noah to relinquish his
independence and give Cara and the children the fairy-tale
ending they all deserved.
HEART OF DIXIE
by Tami Hoag.
New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag
mixes mystery and romance in this moving
classic novel of a missing woman and the search
that brings together the unlikeliest of lovers.
• Order # F4041
GODDESS OF THE HUNT
by Tessa Dare.
Ever the bold adventuress, Lucy Waltham has
decided to go hunting for a husband. But first
she needs some target practice. So she turns to
her brother’s best friend, Jeremy Trescott, the
Earl of Kendall, to hone her seductive wiles on
him before setting her sights on another man.
But her practice kisses spark a smoldering passion–one that
could send all her plans up in smoke.
• Order # F5264
LIP SERVICE
by Susan Mallery.
Skye Titan's wealthy father thinks he can still
dictate his daughter's choice in men. Now
widowed and a single mother, Skye isn't the
yes-girl she once was. Especially since the love
of her life is back in Texas after eight long years. He won't like the answers to the questions he's
asking. About why she left him at the altar. And about her
eight-year-old daughter.
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Books: Mystery
THE PURRFECT MURDER
by Rita Mae Brown.
Harry Haristeen and her cotererie of feline friends
(including the indomitable Mrs. Murphy) spring
into action after a local socialite is murdered at
a fund-raiser, and Harry’s friend, Tazio, is
found standing over the body, knife in hand.
• Order # F4801
BOOKMARKED FOR DEATH
by Lorna Barrett.
To celebrate her bookstore's anniversary, Tricia
Miles hosts a book signing for bestselling author
Zoë Carter. But the event takes a terrible turn
when the author is found dead in the washroom.
RINGING IN MURDER
by Kate Kingsbury.
This season, Cecily has a surprise for her guests: gorgeous Christmas crackers handmade for the
Pennyfoot. But when a mysterious fire breaks
out in an upstairs room, it kills the Christmas
mood—and two guests. Now Cecily’s dead-set
on solving this mystery before another deadly
present turns up.
• Order # F5538
HONEY IN HIS MOUTH
by Lester Dent.
A small-time grifter who's a look alike for a
South American dictator gets dragged into a
plot to steal the despot's ill-gotten wealth—
with the help of the man's beautiful mistress.
• Order # F4794
• Order # F5528
A VEILED DECEPTION
by Annette Blair.
While opening her own vintage clothing shop,
Maddie Cutler must clear her family’s name
when her sister’s wedding festivities hit a snag:
murder.
BOOKPLATE SPECIAL
by Lorna Barrett.
Bookstore owner Tricia Miles has put up—and
put up with—her uninvited college roommate
for weeks. In return, Pammy has stolen $100.
But the day she's kicked out, Pammy's found
dead in a Dumpster, leaving loads of questions
unanswered.
• Order # F4661
DEAD MAN TALKING
by Casey Daniels.
Heiress-turned-cemetery-tour-guide Pepper
Martin is not happy to discover that a local
reality TV show, Cemetery Survivor, will be
filmed at Cleveland's Monroe Street Cemetery—
and she has to be a part of it. To make matters
worse, the ghost of a wrongly convicted killer
needs Pepper's help to clear his name. But digging for the
truth could put her in grave danger.
• Order # F5542
MURDER HAD A LITTLE LAMB
by Cynthia Baxter.
Things get wild and woolly when Jessica
Popper's wedding to longtime fiancé Nick
Burby is interrupted by the sound of bloody
murder.
• Order # F5509
• Order # F5548
SINK TRAP
by Christy Evans.
Plumber's apprentice Georgiana Neverall is
a bit surprised when she finds the favorite
brooch of Martha Tepper, the town's former
librarian, clogging a sink. Georgiana has a
sinking feeling that Martha may have been
retired permanently—and suddenly it's up to
a plumber's apprentice to flush out a killer.
WRITTEN IN BLOOD
by Sheila Lowe.
The widow of a rich, older man, Paige
Sorensen is younger than—and hated by—her
stepchildren. And they’re dead set on proving
that she forged their father’s signature on his
will, which left his entire estate to her.
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• Order # F5521
MISCHIEF IN MUDBUG
by Jana DeLeon.
Everyone in Mudbug, Louisiana, knows that
when Helena Henry shows up, no good will
come of it. Especially now that Helena is dead. And more meddlesome than ever.
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UNEASY RELATIONS
by Aaron Elkins.
Buried ceremoniously, high in a cave on the
Rock of Gibraltar, lies the skeleton of a human
woman, clutching the skeleton of a part-human,
part-Neanderthal child. Fascinated, Professor
Oliver jumps at the chance to visit the site. But
two deaths, possibly murders, have rocked Gibraltar.
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Books: Mystery
BUNDLE OF TROUBLE
by Diana Orgain.
Kate Connelly may have found the perfect workfrom-home Mommy job: private investigator. But when a body is pulled from San Francisco
Bay that may be her brother-in-law, Kate must
crack the case faster than you can say “diaper
rash” in order to keep her family together.
• Order # F5258
HOMICIDE IN HARDCOVER
by Kate Carlisle.
On the eve of a celebration for his latest book
restoration, Brooklyn Wainwright finds her
mentor lying in a pool of his own blood. She
suddenly finds herself accused of murder and
theft, thanks to the British security officer who
found her kneeling over the body.
• Order # F4809
ESPRESSO SHOT
by Cleo Coyle.
Coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi has been hired
to create a gourmet coffee and dessert bar for her
ex-husband's wedding. But her main problem
is bridezilla Breanne Summour. When people
close to Breanne begin to suffer fatal accidents,
it's Clare who may get burned.
THE GIRL WITH BRAIDED HAIR
by Margaret Coel.
The remains of a skeleton with a gunshot
wound in the back of its skull have been
discovered at the bottom of a remote ravine
just outside the Wind River Reservation. Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father
John O'Malley attempt to unravel the truth,
only to incite the malice of a killer from the past.
• Order # F4328
HAUNTING JORDAN
by P. J. Alderman.
Jordan Marsh left L.A. for the Pacific Northwest
town of Port Chatham for some much needed
R&R. As the prime suspect in her cheating
husband's murder, she had been hoping to
immerse herself in the restoration of the Victorian
she'd just bought—and put all talk of
homicide investigations behind her. But as she soon discovers,
the coldest of cases cry out to be solved, too.
• Order # F5531
L IS FOR LAWLESS
by Sue Grafton.
Bemused, beleaguered and begrimed, Southern
California's premier PI, Kinsey Millhone leaves
her hometown of Santa Teresa in an adventure
that begins straightforwardly enough but
quickly twists into a knotted string of untruths.
• Order # F5505
FRANKLY MY DEAR, I'M DEAD
by Livia J. Washburn.
No one is surprised when feisty Delilah Dickinson
opens her own literary travel agency in Atlanta
after her divorce. But during her first group's
tour of an old plantation modelled after Tara
from "Gone with the Wind"—complete with a
full cast of actors—things go south really fast.
• Order # F5514
THE MATTERS AT MANSFIELD
by Carrie Bebris.
Soon after the birth of their first child, Elizabeth
and Darcy visit Mansfield Park, where they get
caught up in intrigue involving mistaken identities
and sudden disappearances more suited to a
bedroom farce than anything in the Austen canon.
• Order # F5558
EGGS BENEDICT ARNOLD
by Laura Childs.
When Cackleberry Clubber Suzanne delivers
a pie to funeral director Ozzie Driesden, she
discovers him not working at the embalming
table but lying on the embalming table. With
more suspects than breakfast specials, the
Cackleberry Club scrambles to crack the case
before one of their own ends up six feet under.
• Order # F5597
• Order # F5479
I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM
by Wendy Lyn Watson.
Tallulah Jones, proprietor of Dalliance, Texas's
old-fashioned ice-cream parlor, dishes up
luscious ice cream that is simply to die for.
CRUEL INTENT
by J. A. Jance.
A cold-blooded murderer lures former
newscaster Ali Reynolds into a chilling web
of online romance and doom.
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• Order # F5511
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Books: Science Fiction/Fantasy
STAR TREK VOYAGER: FULL CIRCLE
by Kirsten Beyer.
As Voyager is drawn into a desperate struggle to
prevent the annihilation of the Federation, lives
are shattered, and the bonds that were forged in
the Delta Quadrant are challenged in ways that
none could have imagined.
• Order # F4911
BETTER TO BEG FORGIVENESS
by Michael Z. Williamson.
Celadon, a poor nation on a poor planet,
engaged in civil war and a haven for every type
of villainy in space, is ripe for cleanup. The
military could pacify it handily, but it would
take a statesman to fix it.
STAR TREK, TITAN:
OVER A TORRENT SEA
by Christopher L. Bennett.
The planet Droplet is a world made mostly of
water without a speck of solid ground. Life
should not exist here, yet it thrives. Aili Lavena,
Titan's aquatic navigator, spearheads the
exploration of this mysterious world, facing
the dangers of the vast, wild ocean.
• Order # F4856
INTO THE STORM
(Destroyermen, Book 1)
by Taylor Anderson.
In this first novel in the Destroyermen trilogy—
an imaginative alternate history saga—the crew
of a World War II destroyer find themselves in
the midst of an altogether different war.
• Order # F4876
• Order # F4804
THE 13TH IMMORTAL
by Robert Silverberg.
"Who was your father?" the mutant asked Dale
Kesley. And try as he might, Kesley could not
remember; his past was an utter blank. But he
knew one thing—the answer to his life's riddle
lay in Antarctica, the once-frozen continent,
now an earthly paradise surrounded by an
impenetrable barrier.
OTHER EARTHS
edited by Nick Gevers & Jay Lake.
Alternate history explores the many possible
directions our world could follow if certain key
events didn't occur at all or were changed in
some crucial way. Is our Earth the only Earth,
our reality the only one that exists?
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GALAXY BLUES
by Allen Steele.
Expelled from the Union Astronautica space
fleet and facing charges of grand theft, Jules
Truffant agrees to sign up as shuttle pilot
aboard the freighter Pride of Cucamonga in
exchange for amnesty. After botching Pride's
mission to RhoCorenae and upsetting an alien
culture in the process, Jules must take part in a voyage across
the galaxy to place a probe squarely in the path of a black hole
as it plows through an inhabited star system.
DOWNSHADOW
by Erik Scott DeBie.
Watchman by day, vigilante by night, Shadowbane's world is turned upside down when he
runs across a powerful wizard—in the form of
a confused, hunted girl who finds herself at
the heart of a fell plot. When his friends start
dying and the girl is kidnapped, Shadowbane
must choose between the darkness and the light in his heart: to avenge the deaths of his friends, or to let the villain live to
face—and possibly escape—justice.
THE VALLEY-WESTSIDE WAR
by Harry Turtledove.
Usually Crosstime Traffic concerns itself with
trade. Our world owns the secret of travel
between parallel continuums, and we mean to
use it to trade for much-needed resources with
the worlds next door. But there’s one parallel
world that’s different. In it, the atomic war
broke out in 1967, at the height of the Summer of Love. Now,
Crosstime Traffic has been given a different sort of mission:
find out what on earth, or on the many earths, went wrong.
WHEN THE TIDE RISES
by David Drake.
Space Navy Commander Daniel Leary and spy
Lady Adele Mundy are dispatched to aid the
breakaway Independent Republic of Bagaria. However, there is one major problem: Because
of their ongoing war with the Alliance of Free
Stars, Cinnabar has no battleships to spare. For
the ever resourceful Leary and Mundy, this crippling impediment
is just a small hitch in their stride.
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THE ALCHEMIST'S CODE
by Dave Duncan.
Able swordsman Alfeo Zeno, a brash young
noble serving as Nostradamus's apprentice,
provides a firsthand account of murder and
romance in an alternate 16th-century Venice.
• Order # F4868
THE GRAND CONJUNCTION
(Astropolis, Book 3)
by Sean Williams.
Six hundred thousand years after Imre
Bergamasc's abdication, the Host rules the
supposedly peaceful galaxy. But revolution is
fomenting-and Imre's unexpected return may
be all it takes to light the final fuse.
• Order # F5071
IRONS IN THE FIRE
(Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution)
by Juliet E. McKenna.
Carved out of the collapse of the Old Tormalin
Empire, the country of Lescar has long been
laid waste by its rival dukes. But a mismatched
band of exiles and rebels are agreed that the
time has come for change, and they begin to
put a scheme together for revolution.
THE REPOSSESSION MAMBO
by Eric Garcia.
Thanks to the technological miracle of
artiforgs, now you can live virtually forever.
Nearly indestructible artificial organs, these
wonders are far more reliable and efficient than
the lungs and kidneys you were born with—
and the Credit Union will be delighted to work
out an equitable payment plan. But, of course, if you fall
delinquent, one of their dedicated professionals will be
dispatched to track you down and take their product back.
• Order # F4956
TANGLED WEBS
by Anne Bishop.
The invitation is signed “Jaenelle Angelline,”
and it summons her family to a special soirée.
But when her guests enter the house, they find
themselves trapped in a living nightmare created
by the Black Widow witches—and if they try to
use Craft as protection, they risk being sealed in
the house forever.
• Order # F4870
THE DREAMING VOID
by Peter F. Hamilton.
This novel begins a stunning new trilogy set in
a far future where one great mystery remains:
the nature of what is hiding within the Void, an
area of space from which amazing dreams are
being projected, allowing people everywhere to
experience a reality never before imagined.
• Order # F4920
LORD OF LIES
by David Zindell.
Valashu Elahad, young prince of the royal
house of Mesh, has succeeded in his quest
to discover the Lightstone, thought to possess
the power to stop the Dark Angel Morjin from
enslaving the world of Ea. But now the
Lightstone must be protected from Morjin
even as war comes to the world.
• Order # F4838
DEATH'S DAUGHTER
by Amber Benson.
Calliope Reaper-Jones so just wanted a normal
life. But when her father—who happens to be
Death himself—is kidnapped, and the Devil’s
Protege embarks on a hostile takeover of the
family business, Death, Inc., Callie returns
home to assume the CEO mantle—only to
discover she must complete three nearly impossible tasks in
the realm of the afterlife first.
• Order # F4872
HONOURKEEPER
by Nick Kyme.
In the ancient days of the Old World, long
before the time of men, the dwarfs and elves
were at the height of their prosperity. As King
Bagrik of the dwarfs and Prince Ithalred of the
elves forge a trade pact, a vast horde of northmen
attacks the elf settlement. When King Bagrik's
son is slain, the dwarfs join forces with the elves, eager for
vengeance.
• Order # F4924
• Order # F4815
THE SEVEN TOWERS
by Patricia C. Wrede.
Seven players in a game of deadly magic. Seven
Kingdoms at the edge of destruction. Seven
Towers holding a dark and dreadful secret.
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TEXAS BLOOD FEUD
by Dusty Richards.
Chet Byrnes was trying to hold the ranch
together through one more winter for one more
cattle drive when he hanged three horse thieves
this side of the Red River - and a blood feud
erupted. Now a family wants revenge - no
matter how just the hangings were.
DOUBTFUL CAÑON
by Johnny D. Boggs.
Three twelve-year-olds, two notorious gunfighters,
a half-crazed albino, and a grieving woman vie
for $30,000 in gold coin, buried twenty years
ago in treacherous Doubtful Cañon.
• Order # F5230
• Order # F5549
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
by Max Brand.
In this trio of novellas, Max Brand delves into
the gray area between right and wrong and
what happens when the good guys have to do
bad things.
CROSSING FIRE RIVER
by Ralph Cotton.
Lawrence Shaw is well-known as the fastest gun
alive—and for other reasons he'd just as soon
forget. But when he kills two bushwhacking
banditos, he becomes quarry for ruthless
bounty hunters led by a cunning Mexican
agent—and finds a chance for redemption. • Order # F5180
DEATH MASK
by Cotton Smith.
Texas Ranger Time Carlow has to track down a
mysterious hired gunman who seems to use a
different gun for each killing. Is Time next on
the killer's list?
• Order # F5286
THE MAN FROM NOWHERE
by Ralph Compton.
When the Apache surrounded the settlement of
Alma, New Mexico, the "respectable" townsfolk
began hanging those who weren't. Town drunk
Eddie Oates was lucky to be banished from the
town, left for the Apaches to kill. And he's
about to unleash a raging fury upon those who
would prey on those who others think aren't worth fighting for.
• Order # F5226
THE LAST GUNFIGHTER:
SUDDEN FURY
by William W. Johnstone.
Gunfighting legend Frank Morgan is about to
come face to face with another kind of legend—
one that stalks the woods of northern California.
• Order # F5201
• Order # F5517
BOUNTY HUNTER
by Ralph Compton.
Bounty Hunter John Tone was good at his job. Some would say ruthless. But when a nefarious
criminal from the Barbary Coast makes him an
offer he can't refuse, Tone himself becomes the
hunted one.
GALLOWS
by Robert J. Randisi.
When the abused wife of a brutal, but popular,
man finally kills him, his friends in town want
to try her for murder. Only Lancaster, a gunman
who found the wife with the dead man's body,
is willing to fend off the townspeople and keep
her alive and insure she sees a fair trial.
• Order # F5498
GUNSMOKE
by T.T. Flynn.
Buckshot Bledsoe was convinced he'd killed
young Jim Tenant when he set the man's ranch
ablaze. Yet descriptions of a scarred, blue-eyed
man fitting Jim's description make him believe
that now he's the one being hunted.
• Order # F5502
A COLD PLACE IN HELL
by William Blinn.
The story of Billy Piper becomes a powerful
tale of two men's undying friendship, of a
murder and a fight for justice.
• Order # F5518
RIDER OF DEATH VALLEY
by Dane Coolidge.
Most people avoid Death Valley. But Johnny
Lightfoot changes that when he rides into the
nearby town of Mormon Lake. He has an
unnaturally fast horse and a gold nugget that
matches ore from a legendary lost mine. Suddenly the race is on to see who will be the
first to the riches—and who will be the first to see Death Valley
live up to its name.
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ESCAPE FROM FIRE RIVER
by Ralph Cotton.
Lawrence Shaw is known as the fastest gun
alive—and it's no exaggeration. But after he
guns down thieves and recovers a fortune in
stolen gold at Fire River, being the fastest may
not be enough.
• Order # F5537
THE PLAINS OF LARAMIE
by Lauran Paine.
An innocent man makes a grave mistake when
he kills a local sheriff in self-defense, an act for
which the dead man's brother vows retribution.
RANGE OF GOLDEN HOOFS
by John Trace.
Dan Shea came to New Mexico Territory
looking to achieve the American dream. But
in the land of the lawless West, you only own
what you can hold on to, and there are plenty
of others looking to wrest away the ranch Dan
has built his future on.
• Order # F5231
TEXAS COWBOYS
by Tim McGuire.
Rance Cash finds himself in Abilene, which has
grown prosperous, attracting the likes of Jesse
James and Marshal Bill Hickock. But there's no
amount of money that will keep Rance from
busting a friend out of jail.
• Order # F5501
THE GUNS OF SAPINERO
by Frank Leslie.
Colter Farrow may be young, but ever since his
stepfather was savagely murdered, his blood has
boiled with a rage just as great as any man's. Now, riding with a Remington as his only
company, he sets out on a journey for justice.
• Order # F5281
DEATH GROUND
by Ed Gorman.
Bounty hunter Leo Guild is on the trail of a
wily mountain man wanted for a deadly bank
robbery, but he's not entirely convinced his
quarry is the true guilty party.
• Order # F5512
• Order # F5575
SMOKE TREE RANGE
by Arthur Henry Gooden.
Lee Cary goes against the patriarch of his
family when he champions the rights of a
young woman to help keep her ranch out of
the greedy clutches of his grandfather.
• Order # F5515
wrong people.
BLOODSHED OF EAGLES
by William W. Johnstone.
Colorado has just made Falcon MacCallister
Lt. Colonel in its Home Guard. Then, before
his military career can take off, Falcon loses one
of his men and two deadly new Gatling guns to
a murderous ambush. Falcon is going to get
those Gatling guns back - before they kill the
THE RATTLESNAKE SEASON
by Larry D. Sweazy.
After rejoining the Texas Rangers as part of the
Frontier Battalion, Josiah Wolfe must escort his
old friend Charlie Langdon to trial. But the
ride to the hangman's noose isn't going to be
easy. And Wolfe's killer instinct may be his
only chance to see his son again.
• Order # F5497
• Order # F5274
DAYS OF VENGEANCE
by Kent Conwell.
Nightriders and rustlers are determined to drive
Ben Elliott from his cattle ranch—but Ben is
even more determined to stay. As the attacks
continue, they quickly escalate to bloodshed
and vengeance.
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DARK KILL
by Todhunter Ballard.
Two brothers who are joint owners of the
largest cattle ranch in Colorado are headed
down a disastrous road when their loyalties
are pushed beyond the limit.
• Order # F5589
SIDEWINDER
by Jory Sherman.
Bitten by a rattlesnake, Brad Storm was saved
by a Hopi medicine man who nicknamed him
Sidewinder—and like his namesake, he strikes
hard and fast, leaving dead outlaws in his wake.
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WORLD WITHOUT END
by Ken Follett.
Two centuries after the townspeople of
Kingsbridge finished building their exquisite
Gothic cathedral, four children slip into the
forest and witness a killing—an event that will
braid their lives together by ambition, love,
greed, and revenge.
DOG ON IT
by Spencer Quinn.
Chet, the wise and lovable canine narrator of
Dog On It, and Bernie, a down-on-his-luck
private investigator, are quick to take a new case
involving a frantic mother searching for her
teenage daughter.
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• Order # F5859
FAR BRIGHT STAR
by Robert Olmstead.
In 1916, the aging Napoleon Childs assembles
a cavalry to search for the elusive bandit Pancho
Villa in Mexico. Though he is seasoned at such
missions, things go terribly wrong, and
Napoleon and his patrol find themselves at the
mercy of an enemy intent on their destruction.
• Order # F5911
THE LACUNA
by Barbara Kingsolver.
Barbara Kingsolver takes us on an epic journey
from the Mexico of artists Diego Rivera and
Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor,
FDR, and J. Edgar Hoover. The Lacuna is the
poignant story of a man pulled between two
nations as well as an unforgettable portrait of
the artist—and of art itself.
• Order # F5869
THE RIDERS
by Tim Winton.
The Riders is a dark and powerful journey into
the obsessive psyche of a man in search of a
woman vanished. It is a tale of the ghosts that
plague relationships; of revelation sought in
places and people; and of redemption found in
the determined will to carry on.
• Order # F5968
VELVA JEAN LEARNS TO DRIVE
by Jennifer Niven.
Velva Jean dreams of becoming a big-time
singer in Nashville until she falls in love with
Harley Bright, a handsome juvenile delinquent
turned revival preacher. As their tumultuous
love story unfolds, Velva Jean must choose
between keeping her hard-won home and
pursuing her dream of singing in the Grand Ole Opry.
• Order # F5967
THE CROWNING GLORY
OF CALLA LILY PONDER
by Rebecca Wells.
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder is the
story of a pink-collar heroine whose willingness
to remain vulnerable in the face of adversity
opens our own hearts to the possibility of love
growing from sorrow.
• Order # F5825
NETHERLAND
by Joseph O'Neill.
Unexpectedly finding himself marooned among
the strange occupants of New York's Chelsea
Hotel, feeling lost in the country he has come
to regard as home, Hans van den Brock begins
an unlikely friendship with Chuck Ramkissoon,
a charming Trinidadian who introduces Hans
to an "other" America populated by immigrants and strivers of
every race and nationality.
• Order # F5023
WOLF HALL
by Hilary Mantel.
Henry VIII's challenge to the church's power
with his desire to divorce his queen and marry
Anne Boleyn set off a tidal wave of religious,
political and societal turmoil that reverberated
throughout 16th-century Europe.
• Order # F5966
THINGS I'VE BEEN SILENT ABOUT
by Azar Nafisi.
In this stunning personal story of growing up
in Iran, Azar Nafisi shares her memories of
living in thrall to a powerful and complex
mother against the backdrop of a country's
political revolution.
• Order # F5976
LOST IN A GOOD BOOK
by Jasper Fforde.
Thursday Next, who literally jumps into books
to do her detective work, must locate a surprise
enemy in Poe's "The Raven" to save her
beloved.
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DAY AFTER NIGHT
by Anita Diamant.
Day After Night is based on the extraordinary
true story of the October 1945 rescue of more
than two hundred prisoners from the Atlit
internment camp, a prison for "illegal"
immigrants run by the British military near the
Mediterranean coast south of Haifa.
• Order # F5975
SPINNING FORWARD
by Terri DuLong.
In a debut novel brimming with warmth and
wit, Terri DuLong spins a tale of new beginnings, old friends, and lives forever bound.
• Order # F5943
THE RAPTURE OF CANAAN
by Sheri Reynolds.
Ninah Huff, a member of an isolated religious
community, only sees the outside world at
school, where she is labeled as odd, and when
it is discovered that she is pregnant, Ninah
maintains her belief that she carries a holy child.
THE CORRECTIONS
by Jonathan Franzen.
After almost fifty years as a wife and mother,
Enid is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately,
her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity to
Parkinson's disease, and their children have
long since flown the family nest to the
catastrophes of their own lives. Desperate for
some pleasure to look forward to, Enid has set her heart on
bringing the family together for one last Christmas at home.
• Order # F5986
THE BIG BURN:
TEDDY ROOSEVELT & THE FIRE
THAT SAVED AMERICA
by Timothy Egan.
Egan, National Book Award winner for The
Worst Hard Time, spins a tremendous tale of
Progressive-era America out of the 1910 blaze
that burned across Montana, Idaho and
Washington and put the fledgling U.S. Forest Service through a
veritable trial by fire.
• Order # F5982
WHEN CRICKETS CRY
by Charles Martin.
A man with a painful past. A child with a
doubtful future. And a shared journey toward
healing for both their hearts. Before it's over,
they'll both know there are painful reasons why
crickets cry...and that miracles lurk around
unexpected corners.
• Order # F5973
THE HOUSEKEEPER
AND THE PROFESSOR
by Yoko Ogawa.
The Housekeeper and the Professor is an
enchanting story about what it means to live in
the present, and about the curious equations
that can create a family.
• Order # F5980
• Order # F5988
HALF BROKE HORSES
by Jeannette Walls.
Based on the author's grandmother, Lily Casey
Smith, this novel's feisty Texas protagonist, is a
frontier teacher, a rancher, a rodeo rider, a
poker player, and bootlegger. In Half Broke
Horses, she survives droughts, tornados, floods,
poverty, a bigamous husband, and whatever else
fate can throw against her.
BLINDNESS
by José Saramago.
Blindness has swept the reading public with its
powerful portrayal of man's worst appetites and
weaknesses—and man's ultimately exhilarating
spirit. The stunningly powerful novel of man's
will to survive against all odds, by the winner of
the 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature.
• Order # F5979
• Order # F5987
THE MADONNAS OF LENINGRAD
by Debra Dean.
One of the most talked about books of the
year—a gripping, heartbreaking, and extraordinary first novel of beauty, pain, survival,
memory, art, and the fragile human mind—
from a bold new voice in American fiction.
GIRL IN A BLUE DRESS
by Gaynor Arnold.
An intimate look at the woman behind one
of literature's most esteemed men—and a
fascinating rumination on marriage that
resonates across centuries.
• Order # F5977
• Order # F5981
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TAKE TWO
(Above the Line, Book 2)
by Karen Kingsbury.
Producers Chase Ryan and Keith
Ellison are gaining respect and are
on the verge of truly changing
culture through the power of
film, but is the change worth
the cost? (Christian Fiction)
• Order # F5737
TAKE THREE
(Above the Line, Book 3)
by Karen Kingsbury.
Filmmakers Chase Ryan and
Keith Ellison celebrate their first
successful movie. But in the
midst of family relationships,
broken budgets, and conflicting
dreams, Chase and Keith must find their way
through the maze of pain and questions that
comes with everything they thought they wanted.
(Christian Fiction)
THE WHITE QUEEN
by Philippa Gregory.
Brother turns on brother to win
the throne of England in this
dazzling account of the wars of
the Plantagenets, the claimants
and kings who ruled England
before the Tudors. (Fiction)
• Order # F5845
THE PERFECT POISON
by Amanda Quick.
Botanist Lucinda Bromley
frequently used her unusual
psychic gift to discern death by
poisoning to help the London
police, but when a nobleman
is poisoned by a compound
containing elements of a rare fern, one that can
only be found in her conservatory, Lucinda
knows she better act quickly. (Romantic Suspense)
• Order # F5751
WICKED PREY
by John Sandford.
Out of Lucas Davenport's past comes
a psycho nursing a violent grudge.
But why go after Davenport for
revenge when Davenport's young
daughter is so close—and so
vulnerable? (Suspense)
• Order # F5718
THE THORN
(The Rose Trilogy, 1)
by Beverly Lewis.
Two Amish sisters are divided by
one sister's impulsive marriage to an
outsider. Hen longs for the Old
Ways she left behind. Rose is unsure
of her own heart—devoted to the
bishop's rebellious foster son, yet
courted by another. (Contemporary Fiction)
• Order # F5921
HOTHOUSE ORCHID
by Stuart Woods.
Going home can be hard. But for
Special Agent Holly Barker, it could
be her one chance for justice
against an old enemy. (Suspense)
• Order # F5763
THE APOSTLE
by Brad Thor.
Every politician has a secret. And
when the daughter of a politically
connected family is kidnapped
abroad, America’s new president
will agree to anything—even a
deadly and ill-advised rescue
plan—in order to keep his secret hidden. (Fiction)
• Order # F5854
• Order # F5747
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BURN
by Linda Howard.
When Jenner Redwine wins the
lottery, she finds herself alienated
from everything she knew. When
she agrees to go on a charity cruise
with her best friend Syd Hazlett,
she thinks it'll be the perfect escape. Onboard the Silver Mist, however, Syd is kidnapped
by a mysterious group, and her only shot at safety
is going along with the plan of her mysterious
captor Cael Traylor. (Romantic Suspense)
• Order # F5878
INTERVENTION
by Robin Cook.
Bestselling author Robin Cook
returns with another rippedfrom-the-headlines thriller, as
New York City medical detective
Jack Stapleton investigates the
promises—and deadly risks—of
alternative medicine and is led deep into the heart
of a religious conspiracy. (Fiction)
• Order # F5853
BILLY GRAHAM: HIS
LIFE AND INFLUENCE
by David Aikman.
David Aikman examines Billy
Graham's life and influence,
probing critical episodes of
Graham's life that help explain
his profound impact on both the
public and private lives of Americans. (Biography)
• Order # F5844
HORSE SOLDIERS
by Doug Stanton.
The extraordinary story of a
band of U.S. soldiers who rode
to victory in Afghanistan. (Non-Fiction)
GOING ROGUE:
AN AMERICAN LIFE
by Sarah Palin.
Going Rogue traces one ordinary
citizen's extraordinary journey,
and imparts Palin's vision of a
way forward for America and her
unfailing hope in the greatest
nation on earth. (Memoir)
• Order # F5871
RAIN GODS
by James Lee Burke.
When Hackberry Holland became
sheriff of a tiny Texas town near
the Mexican border, he'd hoped to
leave certain things behind: his
checkered reputation, his haunted
dreams, and his obsessive memories
of the good life with his late wife, Rie. But the
discovery of the bodies of nine illegal aliens, machinegunned to death and buried in a shallow grave, soon
makes it clear that he won't escape so easily. (Fiction)
• Order # F5782
KNOCK OUT
by Catherine Coulter.
After witnessing her relatives
burying a pile of dead bodies in
the middle of the night, a sevenyear-old uses her telepathic
powers to call a man she's seen
only on television: FBI Agent
Dillon Savich. Now Savich and his wife and
partner, Agent Lacey Sherlock, face their most
elusive foes to keep the child out of harm's
way—before it's too late. (Thriller)
• Order # F5855
• Order # F5787
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RESURRECTION IN MAY
by Lisa Samson.
May Seymour graduated from college with the
world at her feet… and no idea what to do
with it. A spontaneous mission trip to Africa
brought a great surprise—love—and a strong
sense of purpose. But in loving others there,
she encountered a severe tragedy that left her
deeply wounded.
• Order # F5889
PREDATOR
by Terri Blackstock.
The murder of Krista Carmichael's sister by an
online predator has shaken her faith and made
her question God's justice and protection. Desperate to find the killer she creates an
online persona to bait the predator. But when
hunters pursue a hunter, the tables can easily turn.
• Order # F5808
THE THORN (The Rose Trilogy, #1)
by Beverly Lewis.
Two Amish sisters are divided by one sister's
impulsive marriage to an outsider. Hen longs
for the Old Ways she left behind. Rose is
unsure of her own heart—devoted to the
bishop's rebellious foster son, yet courted by
another.
• Order # F5903
BEAUTIFUL BANDIT
by Loree Lough.
After witnessing a bank robbery in San Antonio
that left three men dead, rancher Joshua Neville
comes across a lost and confused young woman
on the trail. He takes Dinah to his ranch,
where he begins to fall in love with her. The
only problem is that he thinks he recognizes
her as the leader of the bank heist. Can he believe the truth
about Dinah? Will he fight for her?
• Order # F5883
ANGEL SONG
by Sheila Walsh & Kathryn Cushman.
After the tragic death of her sister, Anne
Fletcher begins to discover the very real
presence of angels around her. Will she finally
open her heart to receive God's healing love?
• Order # F5887
TWILIGHT'S SERENADE
by Tracie Peterson.
At a crossroads, Britta Lindquist must
determine what her heart truly longs for—
and if she's willing to fight for it.
• Order # F5890
THE SEEKER
by Ann H. Gabhart.
Ann H. Gabhart brings alive the strikingly
different worlds of the Southern gentry, the
simple Shakers, and the ravages of war in 1860s
Kentucky to weave a touching story of love,
freedom, and forgiveness.
• Order # F5783
A SHORE THING
by Julie Carobini.
A fiery young woman fights against the
development of property in her beachfront
hometown while falling for the architect
assigned to the job.
• Order # F5795
THE CHOICE
by Suzanne Woods Fisher.
A tender story of love, forgiveness, and looking
below the surface, The Choice uncovers the
sweet simplicity of the Amish world—and
shows that it's never too late to find your way
back to God.
• Order # F5804
LOVE, CHARLESTON
by Beth Webb Hart.
Family, friendship, and faith converge in a
beautiful story about how God's transforming
love works in the Holy City of Charleston.
• Order # F5882
ALMOST HEAVEN
by Chris Fabry.
Almost Heaven is a tender story of a single
gentle soul who chooses to live by faith despite
hardship, failure, and disappointment.
• Order # F5953
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A TIME TO DANCE
(Timeless Love Series #1)
by Karen Kingsbury.
After 21 years together, John and Abby have
decided to split. But before they can deliver
the painful message to their three children,
their daughter preempts them: She is getting
married that summer. To protect her happiness,
the couple secretly agree to shelve their plans until after the
wedding. What begins as a brief postponement becomes a
resuscitation of love, in this charming spiritual novel.
A WOMAN CALLED SAGE
by DiAnn Mills.
In this exciting historic romance set in the
late 1800s, murder, intrigue, kidnapping, and
questions of faith will keep you in suspense
until the final pages.
• Order # F5806
ELEVENTH QUEST
by Bodie & Brock Thoene.
The lepers in the Valley of Mak’ob hear rumors
that a miracle worker is walking the earth. Ten
are chosen to search for him, knowing that
outside the Valley lies almost certain death.
Could this healer be the Messiah they long
for? And will they find him in time?
• Order # F5800
A TIME TO EMBRACE
(Timeless Love Series #2)
by Karen Kingsbury.
After overcoming a crisis in their marriage, Abby
and John Reynolds are experiencing a season of
joy and restoration. But a car accident causes
Abby and John to suddenly face a future they
never imagined. God is moving mightily in
their lives, if they can just hold on to Him and each other.
• Order # F5801
• Order # F5767
THE BRIDGE OF PEACE
(Ada House Series, #2)
by Cindy Woodsmall.
Lena Kauffman and Grey Graber have been
lifelong friends, but their relationship begins
to crumble amidst unsettling deceptions,
propelling each of them to finally face their
own secrets. Can they both find a way past
their losses and discover the strength to build a new bridge?
(The Hope of Refuge, Ada House Series #1: F5330)
TAKE FOUR
(Above the Line Series #4)
by Karen Kingsbury.
The Above the Line Series follows two dedicated
Hollywood producers as they seek to transform
the culture through the power of film.
(Take One, Above the Line Series #1: F5199)
(Take Two, Above the Line Series #2: F5206)
(Take Three, Above the Line Series #3: F5724)
• Order # F5901
A MATTER OF CHARACTER
by Robin Lee Hatcher.
In 1918 writing gritty dime novels simply
isn't done by a woman. So Daphne McKinley
publishes her rough-and-tumble books under a
male pseudonym. But when a newspaperman
enlists her aid in restoring his grandfather's
good name, Daphne finds herself re-examining
the power of her words and reconsidering the direction of her life.
• Order # F5945
• Order # F5785
UNLOCKED
by Karen Kingsbury.
To his classmates, autistic teenager Holden
Harris is distant and downright weird. When
popular cheerleader Ella Reynolds gets to know
him, she begins to piece together the patchwork of her own life. Gradually, she realizes
that this kind boy holds the keys to lessons that
most of us still avoid learning.
• Order # F5807
SIXTEEN BRIDES
by Stephanie Grace Whitson.
The spirited tale of courageous women who
risk everything for the dream of owning land
and finding love on the prairies of Nebraska.
• Order # F5946
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Books: Retirement
WHAT COLOR IS YOUR
PARACHUTE? FOR RETIREMENT
by John E. Nelson & Richard N. Bolles.
This book helps you develop a detailed picture
of your ideal retirement, so that—whether
you're planning retirement or are there
already—you can take a comprehensive
approach to make the most of these vital years.
CREATIVE AGING
by Marjory Zoet Bankson.
Drawing on stories of people who have
reinvented their lives in their older years,
Bankson explores the issues you need to address
as you move into this generative period of life.
• Order # F5868
PERSONAL FINANCE FOR SENIORS
FOR DUMMIES
by Eric Tyson & Bob Carlson.
Are you nearing (or already basking in)
retirement? This hands-on, practical guide
empowers you to chart your financial course
with targeted advice for investing, spending, and
protecting our wealth for the decades to come.
• Order # F5834
THE SMARTEST RETIREMENT
BOOK YOU'LL EVER READ
by Daniel R. Solin.
This book covers a wide range of concerns for
retirees from investing during retirement, pensions,
social security, withdrawals, annuities, reverse
mortgages, estate planning, insurance, health
care, and the impact of working during retirement.
• Order # F5840
THE 100 BEST VOLUNTEER
VACATIONS TO ENRICH YOUR LIFE
by Pam Grout.
In this book you'll find a broad spectrum
of volunteering possibilities, spanning six
continents and a hundred different opportunities
ranging from archaeology and tourism to
humanitarian aid and conservation.
• Order # F5856
NOT DEAD YET
by Patrick Fanning.
Not Dead Yet, a wry, perceptive, and hilarious
account of the retirement years, debunks the
AARP-originated myth of ruddy-faced seniors
grinning and golfing their way into a golden
sunset, and offers some helpful (if cynical)
advice about finding a new purpose in later life.
• Order # F5842
• Order # F5852
SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE
& GOVERNMENT PENSIONS
by Attorney Joseph Matthews.
Everyone wants the highest possible retirement
and pension income—not to mention the best
medical coverage. Discover everything you're
entitled to with this completely updated edition.
• Order # F5851
THE HARD TIMES GUIDE
TO RETIREMENT SECURITY
by Mark Miller.
Many have not saved enough for retirement
and have not taken a hard look at how many
post-work years they may need to finance. This book tackles the tough questions about
retirement in the new post-crash economy.
• Order # F5843
EVERYDAY LAW FOR SENIORS
by Lawrence A. Frolik & Linda S. Whitton.
Everyday Law for Seniors provides a clear,
concise, understandable tour of the most
critical issues in law and aging.
HOW TO RETIRE HAPPY
by Stan Hinden.
Will you have enough money for health care? Do you need—and can you afford—long-term
care policy? How much income can your savings
produce? Apply Stan Hinden's reliable, easyto-understand advice and experience a happy,
healthful retirement for years and years to come.
• Order # F5838
THE BLUE ZONES
by Dan Buettner.
With the right lifestyle, experts say, chances
are that you may live up to a decade longer.
What’s the prescription for success? National
Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has
traveled the globe to uncover the best strategies
for longevity found in the Blue Zones: places
in the world where higher percentages of people enjoy
remarkably long, full lives.
• Order # F5992
• Order # F5839
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Books: Non-Fiction
Personal Finance
Miscellaneous Non-Fiction
THE CHEAPSKATE NEXT DOOR
by Jeff Yeager.
From simple money-saving tips to truly
life-changing financial strategies, the cheapskates next door know that the key to financial
freedom and enjoying life more is not how
much you earn but how much you spend.
• Order # F5836
SUZE ORMAN'S ACTION PLAN:
NEW RULES FOR NEW TIMES
by Suze Orman.
So much has changed on the financial landscape
that it's hard to know which moves are the
right ones to make. Suze Orman's best-selling
financial action plan will show you the way.
THREE WAYS
TO CAPSIZE A BOAT
by Chris Stewart.
Chris Stewart has had a long and eclectic list of
jobs. When he is offered the chance to captain a
sailboat in the Greek Islands one summer, something he had never done, he jumps at the chance. Ever the optimist, Stewart is undaunted by the
fact that he's never actually sailed before!
• Order # F5749
THE COMPLETE PHOTO GUIDE
TO KNITTING
by Margaret Hubert.
Nearly 200 stitch patterns are taught with
written instructions and full-size photos for
clear understanding. Easy projects throughout
give you opportunities to try out what you've
learned.
• Order # F5707
RICH DAD POOR DAD
by Robert T. Kiyosaki.
Personal finance author and lecturer Robert
T. Kiyosaki developed his unique economic
perspective from two very different influences
—his two fathers. This text lays out Kiyosaki's
philosophy and his relationship with money.
• Order # F5627
KEVIN TRUDEAU'S FREE MONEY
"THEY" DON'T WANT YOU TO
KNOW ABOUT
by Kevin Trudeau.
This book is your guide to free money, and
when every dollar counts, you need to know
what "they" don't advertise. You need every
dollar that is rightfully yours.
• Order # F5817
SUPERSHOP
LIKE THE COUPON QUEEN
by Susan Samtur.
Susan Samtur's Five-Step Super-shopping System
is the first system that converges new supermarket
savings technologies—rewards programs, store
cards, websites—with traditional proven
techniques, like couponing and refunding.
• Order # F5781
THE COMPLETE PHOTO GUIDE
TO CROCHET
by Margaret Hubert.
The ultimate reference for all forms of
crochet—great for beginners and experienced
crocheters, too. Essential tools and all the
techniques for standard crochet and various
specialty methods are thoroughly explained
with step-by-step photographs.
• Order # F5721
CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL:
CHRISTMAS MAGIC
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen,
Amy Newmark.
Share the magic and joy of Christmas with the
whole family. You'll love these 101 heartwarming, inspirational, and fun stories of
Christmas miracles, family reunions, charity,
the wonder of children, the joy of giving, and family and
religious traditions.
• Order # F5960
• Order # F5908
CUT YOUR GROCERY BILL IN HALF
WITH AMERICA'S CHEAPEST FAMILY
by Steve & Annette Economides.
America's Cheapest Family shows readers how
to save up to $3,000 annually on groceries with
their proven strategies, tips, tools, and tricks.
CITIZEN CANINE
by Mary R. Burch, Ph.D.
Inside Citizen Canine, you'll learn about the ten
test items of the CGS Test and how to teach
your dog the skills needed to pass them.
• Order # F5746
• Order # F5969
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Books: Non-Fiction
Self-Help, Advice, and How to
True Crime
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
by Brian McDonald.
The affluent suburb of Cheshire, Connecticut
seemed like the perfect place for Dr. William
Petit and his wife to raise their family. Until
July 23, 2007, when two ex-cons invaded the
Petit home hoping to embark on a robbery—
one that would ultimately prove deadly.
WINNING BY LOSING
by Jillian Michaels.
Focusing on the psychological aspects of being
overweight as well as on nutrition and fitness,
Jillian's program is designed to help you safely
shed weight fast.
• Order # F5764
THE SOUTH BEACH DIET
SUPER CHARGED
by Arthur Agatston, M.D.
To make losing weight faster and easier, Dr.
Arthur Agatston has built on the diet's proven
healthy eating principles and added a
breakthrough 3-phase fitness program—one
that will allow you to burn more calories and
fat in even less time.
• Order # F5624
WHY DON'T I DO THE THINGS
I KNOW ARE GOOD FOR ME?
by BJ Gallagher.
Simple, straightforward, and effective, BJ
Gallagher's tips, tools, and suggestions will
guide you to a life you love—taking care of
yourself AND your loved ones!
• Order # F5478
MOST EVIL
by Steve Hodel.
Former LAPD detective Steve Hodel compiles
never-before-seen evidence that reveals his
father as a serial killer who may have been
responsible for some of the most infamous
murders of the last century—including the
Zodiac killings.
• Order # F5902
MY STOLEN SON
by Susan Markowitz.
My Stolen Son is the gripping account of one
mother's relentless nine-year fight to bring her
son's killer to justice, and to rebuild a family
shattered by an unconscionable crime.
• Order # F5159
• Order # F5918
HOW TO LIVE WELL
WITH EARLY ALZHEIMER'S
by Deborah Mitchell.
Whether you've been experiencing mild to
moderate memory loss, or are in the early
stages of Alzheimer's, learn the facts—and live
smarter, healthier, and happier—with How to
Live Well With Early Alzheimer's.
COLD AS ICE
by Carlton Smith.
Drew Peterson lost two of his wives. Is he a
widower—or a cold-blooded killer? Author
Carlton Smith digs deep into the mystery
behind the two Peterson wives—and sheds
some light on one of the most complex crime
cases in modern American history.
• Order # F5694
• Order # F5899
AND THEN I HAD TEENAGERS
by Susan Alexander Yates.
Drawing from her experience raising five
teenagers, Yates walks you through everything
from preparing for the teen years to letting
your teens go. Her insight will help you create
open communication, set limits, understand
what's normal, take advantage of peer pressure,
build your teens' faith, and much more.
SAVAGE SON
by Corey Mitchell.
Bestselling author Corey Mitchell takes us
inside a chilling murder case to reveal the
twisted motives of a seemingly All-American
Boy-Next-Door who turned into a coldblooded killer.
• Order # F5673
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Books: Cookbooks
MORE OF AMERICA'S
MOST WANTED RECIPES
by Ron Douglas.
New York Times bestselling author Ron
Douglas reveals even more copycat recipes
from your family's favorite restaurants—all
for $10 or less!
THE SUPERMARKET
DIET COOKBOOK
by Janis Jibrin & Susan Westmoreland.
Lose up to 2 pounds a week with 175
irresistible recipes, 4 weeks of complete
menus, more than 150 mix-and-match meal
plans and advice you can trust on everything
from stocking a healthy kitchen and freezing
food safely to avoiding diet pitfalls.
• Order # F5818
• Order # F5041
HUNGRY GIRL HAPPY HOUR
by Lisa Lillien.
Blended drinks, mixed drinks, fruity
drinks...any and every cocktail you desire is
here in Hungry Girl Happy Hour, and they've
all got HG's guilt-free guarantee! Also
included are recipes for Hungry Girl's
delicious, decadent, party-pleasing finger
foods and appetizers.
THE CAKE MIX DOCTOR
RETURNS!
by Anne Byrn.
Transform ordinary cake mix into extraordinary cakes through just the right additions. Anne Byrn takes bakers boldly forward with
160 all-new, fast, foolproof recipes, plus
dozens of fresh ideas on frosting, garnishing,
and baking lighter cakes for lighter appetites.
• Order # F5481
• Order # F5774
TOMATO: A FRESH-FROMTHE-VINE COOKBOOK
by Lawrence David-Hollander.
When local tomatoes are in season they
deserve center-stage. Here are 150 recipes—
many contributed by celebrity chefs—that
make juicy, fresh tomatoes the stars of your
summer table.
• Order # F5741
HUNGRY GIRL 1-2-3
by Lisa Lillien.
Hungry Girl's recipes aren't just delicious,
they're super-simple, too. Hungry Girl
1-2-3 will help you make the world's most
delicious guilt-free appetizers, meals, snacks,
desserts, etc., with practically no effort.
• Order # F5725
COOKING GREEN
by Kate Heyhoe.
How we cook is as important as what we
cook. Fortunately, the kitchen is the place
where you can make real green choices, and
take direct control of your impact.
• Order # F4977
SAUSAGE
by Victoria Wise.
Victoria Wise shares more than 75 recipes for
easy-to-make, no-casing-required pork, beef,
lamb, poultry, seafood, and even vegetarian
sausages, including innovative recipes that
turn them into sophisticated meals.
• Order # F5735
GOOD MOOD FOOD
by Donal Skehan.
Good Mood Food is a cookbook that will
change your attitude to food, offering a
delicious range of simple, healthy and
delicious home-cooked recipes.
• Order # F5802
QUESADILLAS
by Donna Kelly.
Quesadillas are so simple, delicious, and
easy to make that their popularity is ever
increasing. So, why not make your favorite
meal or dessert into a quesadilla?
• Order # F5848
THE COOKIE PARTY COOKBOOK
by Robin L. Olson.
The country's biggest promoter of the cookie
swapping party writes the ultimate cookie
recipe book, with ideas, tips and organizing
plans for anyone to throw the best baking
event ever.
• Order # F5990
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