 | It All Began in Monte Carlo Adler, Elizabeth 2010-07 - St. Martin's Press 9780312385156 Check Our Catalog Sunny's relationship with Mac is in jeopardy and Monte Carlo beckons. Soon Sunny is pulled into a web of intrigue involving a series of robberies of high-end jewelry stores. When Mac shows up, he's ready to do anything to get Sunny back, not the least of which is to solve the crimes and save her life. …More |
 | The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree Albert, Susan Wittig 2010-07 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425234457 Check Our Catalog The country may be struggling through the Great Depression, but the ladies of Darling, Alabama, are determined to keep their chins up. After a treasure trove of sterling silver is found, two of the Darling Dahlias claim ownership, which leads to some very unladylike behavior. …More |
 | Reaping the Whirlwind: The Apache Wars Aleshire, Peter 1998-02 - Facts on File 9780816036028 Check Our Catalog Brimming with quotes from original source documents, this young adult series explores the complex relations between Native Americans and whites from the arrival of Columbus to the present day. All tides make clear the importance of Native Americans to this country's past as well as its present. Dramatic narratives compose a compelling reference By weaving passages from original documents into dramatic narratives, each title in the series creates a remarkably vivid portrait of specific aspects of American Indian heritage and history. The series provides the kind of valuable information too frequently left out of textbooks and general histories. Each practical reference is enhanced by carefully chosen historical drawings, photographs, and maps; an up-to-date bibliography and further reading list; and a complete index. A wealth of learning aids and features enriches the study of native american history -- Riveting quotes and excerpts from original documents provide students with firsthand accounts of events in history. -- Lively narrative and lucid visuals explore Native Americans' role in the country's development and history. -- Special boxed features highlight crucial topics and the roles of significant individuals. -- Coverage of twentieth-century issues and events reveals that Native American culture is as much a part of America's present as the past. -- A must for the study of American history: the in-depth coverage fosters an appreciation for cultural diversity. Beginning with an overview of the Apache and their early contacts with European Americans, Reaping the Whirlwind examines each of the major battles and the significant figures that played a role in theApache Wars. …More |
 | Stork Raving Mad Andrews, Donna 2010-07 - Minotaur Books 9780312621193 Check Our Catalog Meg is eight-and-a-half months pregnant with twins when she and Michael host a Spanish playwright for the production of his play by one of Michael's graduate students. After the dean of the English department is found murdered. Meg's house becomes a crime scene. …More |
 | Waking the Witch Armstrong, Kelley 2010-07 - Dutton Books 9780525951780 Check Our Catalog One of the most popular writers of paranormal fiction and a #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author returns with a rollicking new novel in her Otherworld series. …More |
 | The Bird of the River Baker, Kage 2010-07 - Tor Books 9780765322968 Check Our Catalog A teenaged orphan and her brother join the crew of a huge river barge, giving them a panoramic view of cities, cultures, and pirate attacks. Soon a young, professional assassin comes aboard and enlists Eliss's help in his search to find the head of a dead nobleman. …More |
 | The Overton Window Beck, Glenn 2010-06 - Threshold Editions 9781439184301 Check Our Catalog Seamlessly weaving together American history, frightening facts about the country's present condition, and a fast-paced plot, Beck's new thriller considers the consequences the nation will soon face if its citizens continue to take their freedom for granted. …More |
 | Without Fear Biddle, Cordelia Frances 2010-01 - Booksurge Publishing 9781439269152 Check Our Catalog …More |
 | Perfect Peace Black, Daniel 2010-03 - St. Martin's Press 9780312582678 Check Our Catalog "The heartbreaking portrait of a large, rural southern family's attempt to grapple with their mother's desperate decision to make her newborn son into the daughter she will never have "When the seventh child of the Peace family, named Perfect, turns eight, her mother Emma Jean tells her bewildered daughter, "You was born a boy. I "made "you a girl. But that ain't what you was supposed to be. So, from now on, you gon' be a boy. It'll be a little strange at first, but you'll get used to it, and this'll be over after while." From this point forward, his life becomes a bizarre kaleidoscope of events. Meanwhile, the Peace family is forced to question everything they thought they knew about gender, sexuality, unconditional love, and fulfillment. …More |
 | The Glass Rainbow Burke, James Lee 2010-08 - Wheeler Publishing 9781410428196 Check Our Catalog Detective Dave Robicheaux returns to New Iberia to solve a series of grisly murders, in this latest installment by a two-time Edgar Award-winning author and Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America. …More |
  | 32 Candles Carter, Ernessa 2010-07 - Amistad Press 9780061957840 Check Our Catalog John Hughes's "Sixteen Candles" grows up in this wry and satisfying romantic tale in which an ugly ducking becomes the swan she always dreamed of and gets the prince--but will she be able to keep him? …More |
 | Whiplash Coulter, Catherine 2010-06 - Putnam Adult 9780399156533 Check Our Catalog Coulter, a #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author, returns with another pulse-pounding thriller featuring FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock, who take on a German drug company following the vicious murder of an employee behind the company's U.S. headquarters. …More |
  | The Passage Cronin, Justin 2010-06 - Ballantine Books 9780345504968 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title "Every so often a novel-reader's novel comes along: an enthralling, entertaining story wedded to simple, supple prose, both informed by tremendous imagination. Summer is the perfect time for such books, and this year readers can enjoy the gift of Justin Cronin's "The Passage." It has the vividness that only epic works of fantasy and imagination can achieve. What else can I say? This: Read this book and the ordinary world disappears."--Stephen King. …More |
 | The Spy Cussler, Clive 2010-07 - Wheeler Publishing 9781410424778 Check Our Catalog In 1908, a brilliant American battleship gun designer dies in a sensational apparent suicide. The man's grief-stricken daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to clear her father's name. Van Dorn puts his chief investigator on the case, and Isaac Bell soon realizes that the clues point not to suicide but to murder. (Men's Adventure) …More |
 | Tutankhamun: The Book of Shadows Drake, Nick 2010-07 - Harper 9780060765927 Check Our Catalog In this gripping central novel in Drake's Egyptian mystery trilogy, savvy detective Rahotep investigates a terrifying plot against the great King Tutankhamun--a murderous plan, shocking in scope, that threatens to unravel the world's most powerful empire. …More |
 | Inside Out Eisler, Barry 2010-06 - Ballantine Books 9780345505101 Check Our Catalog Marooned in a Manila jail after a bar fight fatality, black ops soldier Ben Treven gets a visit from his former commander, Colonel Scott Horton, who explains the price of Ben's release: Find and eliminate Daniel Larison, a rogue operator from Ben's unit who has stolen ninety-two torture tapes from the CIA and is using them to blackmail the U.S. government. But other players are after the tapes, too, and to find Larison, Ben will have to survive CIA hit teams, Blackwater mercenaries, and the long reach of the White House. He'll also have to find a way to handle Paula Lanier, a smart, sexy FBI agent who has her own reasons for wanting the tapes and is determined to get them before Ben does. With the stakes this high, everyone has an angle--everyone but Ben, who will have to find the right alliance if he wants to stay alive. …More |
 | Layover in Dubai Fesperman, Dan 2010-07 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307268389 Check Our Catalog Corporate auditor Sam Keller has decided to live it up for a change. And what better spot for business-class hedonism than Dubai? But when a colleague is murdered, Sam soon finds himself waist-deep in a bewildering, lethal mix of mobsters, prostitutes, and crooked cops. …More |
 | Lowcountry Summer: A Plantation Novel Frank, Dorothea Benton 2010-06 - William Morrow & Company 9780061961175 Check Our Catalog Wonderfully atmospheric, infused with humor and poignancy, rich with the lyrical cadence of the South, and filled with lively characters, "Lowcountry Summer"--the long-awaited sequel to "Plantation"--is vintage Dorothea Benton Frank, a deeply compelling and touching novel her fans are sure to savor. …More |
 | Unfinished Portrait Fraser, Anthea 2010-05 - Severn House Publishers 9780727868848 Check Our Catalog "The new Rona Parish mystery - "Rona Parish is asked to write a biography of reclusive artist Ellie by her concerned sister. Ellie has seemingly disappeared, and the mystery surrounding her whereabouts has fuelled a new interest in her work. But when Rona discovers that Ellie's closest friend committed suicide, Rona wonders whether Ellie, wracked by guilt over her friend's death, could have been driven to do likewise . . . …More |
 | Spies of the Balkans Furst, Alan 2010-06 - Random House 9781400066032 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title As the Nazi invasion threat looms in Greece, a detective undertakes various secret missions in this latest from the master of European spy fiction. …More |
 | The Seeker Gabhart, Ann 2010-07 - Fleming H. Revell Company 9780800733636 Check Our Catalog When well-laid plans go awry, can she still make her dreams come true? Charlotte Vance is a young woman who knows what she wants. But when the man she planned to marry joins the Shakers--a religious group that does not allow marriage--she is left dumbfounded. And when her father brings home a new wife who is young enough to be Charlotte's sister, it is more than she can bear. With the country--and her own household--on the brink of civil war, this pampered gentlewoman hatches a plan to avoid her new stepmother and win back her man by joining the Shaker community at Harmony Hill. Little does she know that this decision will lead her down a road of unforeseen consequences. 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. "In "The Seeker," Ann H. Gabhart has penned a captivating story of love that blooms despite the desperate circumstances of the Civil War and a delicious heroine who chooses safety and seclusion among the Shakers. Gabhart's vivid descriptions and well-drawn characters will leave you wanting more. A wonderful read!"--Judith Miller, author, Daughters of Amana series "Ann H. Gabhart has a gift for skillfully blending research with fiction to create stories that entertain. "The Seeker" is a well-woven tale about a strong and determined woman who is willing to risk everything to follow her convictions. A definite can't-put-it-down book."--Suzanne Woods Fisher, author, "Amish Proverbs," "Amish Peace," and "The Choice" "To read "The Seeker" is to step inside a peaceful Shaker village and experience a new world of faith, love, freedom, and forgiveness. Ann H. Gabhart brings to life a spirited southern belle in war-torn Kentucky with authenticity and grace. A page-turner to the very end!"--Laura Frantz, author, "The Frontiersman's Daughter" and "Courting Morrow Little" Living just thirty miles from a restored Shaker village in Kentucky, Ann H. Gabhart has walked the same paths that her characters might have walked in generations past. Gabhart is the author of several books, including the bestselling "The Outsider" and "The Believer." …More |
 | Ice Cold: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel Gerritsen, Tess 2010-06 - Ballantine Books 9780345515483 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title In Wyoming, Boston medical examiner Maura Isles joins a group of friends on a ski trip. They seek refuge from the blizzard in the remote village of Kingdom Come, where something terrible has happened. Days later, Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli receives the grim news that Maura's charred body has been found in a mountain ravine. Shocked and grieving, Jane is determined to learn what happened to her friend. …More |
 | Maid to Match Gist, Deeanne 2010-06 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764204081 Check Our Catalog Falling in Love Could Cost Her Everything From the day she arrives at the Biltmore, Tillie Reese is dazzled--by the riches of the Vanderbilts and by Mack Danvers, a mountain man turned footman. When Tillie is enlisted to help tame Mack's rugged behavior by tutoring him in proper servant etiquette, the resulting sparks threaten Tillie's efforts to be chosen as Edith Vanderbilt's lady's maid. After all, the one rule of the house is no romance below stairs. But the stakes rise even higher when Mack and Tillie become entangled in a cover-up at the town orphanage. They could both lose their jobs, their aspirations ...and their hearts. -- "Gist takes intriguing historical facts and creates a world of fascinating characters, lighthearted moments, and timeless crises that we can still relate to today."--Romantic Times …More |
 | Streets of New York, Volume I Gray, Erick S. Author Whyte, Anthony Author Anthony, Mark 2009-06 - Augustus Publishing, Inc. 9780979281679 Check Our Catalog "Streets Of New York Volume 1" takes readers into the turbulent lives of Promise, Squeeze, Show, and Pooh, four young men from the rough-and-tumble streets of Brook-nam. Big, brash, and bold, the four are modern-day gangstas who take the law into their own hands, helping to rid the 'hood of derelicts by jacking drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes. Getting rid of the trash has honed their skills in the urban sports of robbery, jooksing, and jacking, and the gang is good at what they do. But is cleaning up the neighborhood what it's really all about, or have they begun to enjoy the thrill of the hunt just a little too much? When is enough, enough? A true coming-of-age urbanthology, these funny and exciting stories land the reader deep in Gotham's gritty underbelly. …More |
 | The Appeal Grisham, John 2008-01 - Doubleday Books 9780385515047 Check Our Catalog In Grishams first legal thriller since "The Broker," justice is for sale--andonly the rich can afford it. …More |
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