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  • Peter Abrahams

    It's opening day at the ballpark, and Thumby Duckling is nervous. He hopes it won't be one, two, three strikes, he's out Trailing by three in the bottom of the ninth, the Webbies are counting on Thumby to save the day. Can Thumby shake his jitters an...



  • Crystal Allen

    Thirteen-year-old Lamar Washington is the maddest, baddest, most spectacular bowler at Striker's Bowling Paradise. But while Lamar's a whiz at rolling strikes, he always strikes out with girls. And his brother, Xavier the Basketball Savior, is no hel...



  • Julianna Baggott

    1919 The Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. And with that act, the Curse--and the lives of the Cursed Creatures--begins. Oscar Egg believes he is cursed, just like his favorite team, the Boston Red Sox. Oscar's real parents ...



  • Robert Barclay

    In this unforgettable novel of love, hope and second chances, a grieving man's personal plan for redemption is suddenly and unexpectedly turned upside down . . . Wyatt Blaine's life has been touched by unbearable sorrow, and he realizes the only way...



  • Noah Boyd

    An officer at the Russian embassy -- a man known as Calculus -- has approached the FBI offering to sell a list of Americans who are giving confidential information to the Russian SVR. But before a deal can be made, Calculus is recalled to Moscow, and...



  • Bryan Chick

    What Secrets Are Hiding in the Shadows? Noah and his friends thought they had seen it all during their first journey into the Secret Zoo -- but it was only the beginning. Now they must train to become Crossers, members of a secret society who free...



  • Leah Clifford

    Eden didn't expect Az. Not his saunter down the beach toward her. Not his unbelievable pick-up line. Not the instant, undeniable connection. And not his wings. Yeah. So long, happily-ever-after. Now trapped between life and death, cursed ...



  • Carolyn Crimi

    Got Troubles? Trying to kick the catnip habit? Itching to ditch those pesky fleas? Sick of the same old fetch, roll over, stay routine? Tabby D. Cat can help Tabby D. Cat, longtime alley resident, has been help-ing the furry and feathe...



  • Tim Davys

    A horrendous crime sets off a disturbing chain of events that will force the citizens of Mollisan Town to debate profound issues of free will and destiny in this powerful tale from the internationally acclaimed Tim Davys. In the Tourquai neighborh...



  • Diane deGroat

    Gilbert has trouble coming up with ideas. First he couldn't think of a springtime poem, and now he needs an idea for an Earth Day project! Everyone else in Mrs. Byrd's class is busy working on posters about recycling and saving water and electricity,...



  • Kimberly Derting

    The missing dead call to Violet. They want to be found. Violet can sense the echoes of those who've been murdered--and the matching imprint that clings to their killers. Only those closest to her know what she is capable of, but when she discovers...



  • Tom Dolby

    Who can you trust when everything is secrets and lies? It's a new semester at the Chadwick School, and even with the ankh tattoos that brand them, Phoebe, Nick, Lauren, and Patch are hoping for a fresh start. Each day, however, they are reminded o...



  • Ian Douglas

    In the evolution of every sentient race, there is a turning point when the species achieves transcendence through technology. The warlike Sh'daar are determined that this monumental milestone will never be achieved by the creatures known as human....



  • Alex Flinn

    I'm not your average hero. I actually wasn't your average anything. Just a poor guy working an after-school job at a South Beach shoe repair shop to help his mom make ends meet. But a little magic changed it all. It all started with a curse. And a...



  • Jennifer Frantz

    Sid’s dad has bought some potting soil so he and Sid can plant a tree for Earth Day. But what exactly is in dirt? Sid and his Dirt Detective friends are going to find out!...



  • Jeaniene Frost

    DANGER WAITS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE GRAVE. Half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her vampire husband Bones have fought for their lives, as well as for their relationship. But just when they've triumphed over the latest battle, Cat's new and unexpected abilit...



  • Dan Gutman

    The weirdness never stops Oh no Kids are getting too unhealthy, so Ella Mentry School has hired a health teacher to help the kids eat right and exercise. Ms. Leakey is a real health nut. She makes a punching bag filled with junk food She designs a r...



  • Peter Hannan

    Freddy's just a normal kid . . . with an out-of-this-world life Freddy, his sister, Babette, and their parents have been abducted by aliens Next stop, the planet Flurb, where things couldn't be more different from their ordinary life on Earth. On ...



  • Peter Hannan

    It's an interplanetary disaster As king of Flurb, Freddy's got it made. Everyone worships him Well, maybe not everyone. Not Deathsnail, Chewtyke, and Big Bad Wongo--the vicious leaders of nearby planets--who want to publicly pulverize him. Not his...



  • Kim Harrison

    Condemned and shunned for black magic, Rachel Morgan has three days to get to the annual witches' conference and clear her name, or be trapped in the demonic ever-after . . . forever after. But a witch, an elf, a living vampire, and a pixy in one ...



  • Gwendolyn Heasley

    Meet Corrinne. She's living every girl's dream in New York City--shopping sprees at Barneys, open access to the best clubs and parties, and her own horse at the country club. Her perfect life is perfectly on track. At least it was. . . . When Corr...



  • Juan Felipe Herrera

    I wanted to roar out touch things i had never touched. to see if it was true. was i still here was this life still here. on this side. whatever you call it dude. wanted to touch everything like van Gogh touched and smeared everything when he paint...



  • Will Hobbs

    Deep in trouble, Deep in the canyons Fourteen-year-old Dylan Sands has come all the way from North Carolina to Big Bend National Park, on the Texas/Mexico border, to paddle the fabled Rio Grande. His partner in adventure is a local river rat, h...



  • Erin Hunter

    On the unforgiving Arctic Ice . . . United once again, Toklo, Lusa, Kallik, and Ujurak continue across the ice. Conditions are harsh and especially treacherous for the black bear and grizzly bears who are not used to the brutal cold, never-ending ...



  • Erin Hunter

    Polar bear cub Kallik and her brother, Taqqiq, live in a cozy den nestled into the side of a snowy hill. Their mother, Nisa, tells them stories of the great world beyond their little den: stories of other bears, endless snow, and flecks of ice in the...



  • Robert A. Johnson

    The author of the phenomenal bestsellers He and She discusses the importance of regaining the feminine dimension in our lives. According to Johnson, regaining the power of feminine feeling and value is critical to the development of human peace and c...



  • Thanhha Lai

    No one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama. For all the ten years of her life, HA has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by...



  • Julie Anne Long

    For years, he's been an object of fear, fascination . . . and fantasy. But of all the wicked rumors that shadow the formidable Alexander Moncrieffe, Duke of Falconbridge, the ton knows one thing for certain: only fools dare cross him. And when Ian Ev...



  • Michael David Lukas

    An elegantly crafted, utterly enchanting debut novel set in a mystical, exotic world, in which a gifted young girl charms a sultan and changes the course of an empire's history Late in the summer of 1877, a flock of purple-and-white hoopoes sudden...



  • Margo Maguire

    A Proper Governess Should Never... Assist a handsome stranger, alone on an unfamiliar road ... unless the rake happens to be her new employer. Take a position in a crumbling manor ... especially if the household staff has been replaced by unruly fo...



  • Anne Mallory

    From the first glimpse he knew he must have her -- even if only for a single night ... Powerful, ruthless, seductive--the lord of London's underworld--Roman Merrick gets anything he wants . . . and he burns for Charlotte Chatsworth, a polished jew...



  • Kevin Markey

    I'd heard stories about the yips actually taking over a player's arm. Making it twitch like a dog with fleas. But I'd always thought they were urban legends. After winning the pennant last year, the Rounders can't wait to host the midseason All-St...



  • Melissa Marr

    The Summer King is missing; the Dark Court is bleeding; and a stranger walks the streets of Huntsdale, his presence signifying the deaths of powerful fey. Aislinn tends to the Summer Court, searching for her absent king and yearning for Seth. Torn...



  • Melissa Marr

    With "Old Habits," Melissa Marr returns to the ravishing world of Faerie with a story set between her bestselling novels Ink Exchang e and Fragile Eternity . Recently anointed king of the Dark Court, Niall struggles to forge a new relationship with...



  • Courtney Allison Moulton

    First there are nightmares. Every night Ellie is haunted by terrifying dreams of monstrous creatures that are hunting her, killing her. Then come the memories. When Ellie meets Will, she feels on the verge of remembering something just beyon...



  • Walter Dean Myers

    Life's pretty good on Monkey Island. All day long, the monkeys sit around talking their monkey talk and enjoying their big-time monkey dreams. That is, except Oswego Pete, who is one slick monkey. He's bent on finding the Easy Life--a place whe...



  • Walter Dean Myers; Ross Workman

    For the very first time in his decades-long career writing for teens, acclaimed and beloved author Walter Dean Myers writes with a teen, Ross Workman. Kevin Johnson is thirteen years old. And heading for juvie. He's a good kid, a great friend, and...



  • Lauren Oliver

    Ninety-five days, and then I'll be safe. I wonder whether the procedure will hurt. I want to get it over with. It's hard to be patient. It's hard not to be afraid while I'm still uncured, though so far the deliria hasn't touched me yet. Still, I worr...



  • Pamela Palmer

    They are called Feral Warriors--an elite band of immortals who can change shape at will. Sworn to rid the world of evil, consumed by sorcery and seduction, their wild natures are primed for release . . . For a thousand years she has haunted him--A...



  • Gabriella Pierce

    What if your mother-in-law turned out to be an evil, cold-blooded witch . . . literally? Ever since fabulously wealthy Malcolm Doran walked into her life and swept her off her feet, fledgling architect Jane Boyle has been living a fairy tale. When...



  • Dana Precious

    "Born Under a Lucky Moon" is the tale of two very important (but distant) years in the lives of Jeannie Thompson and her (embarrassing, crazy) colorful family members to whom "things" just seem to happen. From the Great Lakes of Michigan to Los Angel...



  • Bobbie Pyron

    Daddy says, Most folks got a north star in their life--something that gives their life extra meaning. Mine is music. Without even thinking, I say, Mine is Tam. Abby knows that Tam, her Shetland sheepdog, is her north star, and she's pretty cert...



  • Dipika Rai

    The eldest of seven children, born low-caste and female in rural India, Mamta is abused and rejected by a father who can see no reason to "water someone else's garden" until a husband is found for her. Seeking escape in matrimony, Mamta begins her we...



  • Neil Russell

    In a desert town on the road between L.A. and Vegas, all hell has broken loose . . . In a bedroom community populated by good cops and bad cops, a retired police officer and his wife have been brutally tortured and slain. A wildcase with no appare...



  • Lynsay Sands

    Desperately seeking a husband . . . Suzette is not like other heiresses; she wants a poor husband, a gentleman who will be so grateful for her dowry that he will allow her access to it so that she can pay off her father's gambling debts. When ...



  • Diane Z. Shore; Jessica Alexander

    This is the swish as the pitch whizzes by from the mound to the plate in the blink of an eye. From its beginning, as a pickup game played in alleyways, to the fan-filled stadiums of the major leagues, baseball has played a rich role in Am...



  • Justin Taylor

    In landlocked Gainesville, Florida, in the hot, fraught summer of 1999, a college dropout named David sleepwalks through his life -- a dull haze of office work and Internet porn -- until a run-in with a lost friend jolts him from his torpor. He is dr...



  • Leo Tolstoy

    Leo TolstoysThe Gospels in Brief (1881) is a daring attempt by Russias greatest novelist to rewrite "the greatest story ever told." This book appeared soon after the writer experienced a period of deep despair that led to a conversion in his personal...



  • Ann Turner

    Truth or Lies? Lidda knew, with a clarity that was like a candle in a dark room, that all had changed; something was loosed in the village--Devil or not--and they would pay for it, every last man, woman, and child. Fourteen-year-old Lidda has a...



  • Sara Bennett Wealer

    Brooke I don't like Kathryn Pease. I could pretend everything's fine between us. I could be nice to her face, then trash her behind her back. But I think it's better to be honest. I don't like Kathryn, and I'm not afraid to admit it. Kathryn ...



  • Lili Wilkinson

    Ava has a secret. She is tired of her ultracool attitude, ultra-radical politics, and ultrablack clothing. She's ready to try something new--she's even ready to be someone new. Someone who fits in, someone with a gorgeous boyfriend, someone who wears...



  • Maryrose Wood

    Of especially naughty children it is sometimes said, They must have been raised by wolves. The Incorrigible children actually were. Thanks to the efforts of Miss Penelope Lumley, their plucky governess, Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia are mu...



  • Diane Zahler

    Twelve-year-old Lilia is not a very good servant. In fact, she's terrible She daydreams, she breaks dishes, and her cooking is awful. Still, she hardly deserves to be sold off to the mean-spirited miller and his family. Refusing to accept that dreadf...



  • Jackie Urbanovic

    Max wants to feel needed, but no one wants his help with anything. Then his aunts show up for a visit--and they need his help with everything. Between making their snacks, running their baths, fixing their appliances, and preparing their beds, Max is...



  • Ben Aaronovitch

    BODY AND SOUL The song. That's what London constable and sorcerer's apprentice Peter Grant first notices when he examines the corpse of Cyrus Wilkins, part-time jazz drummer and full-time accountant, who dropped dead of a heart attack while playi...



  • Joe Abercrombie

    They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbour, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. The orders have ...




  • C.T. Adams

    Earth wizard Olga Petrovic is falsely accused of the most heinous of crimes -- the murder of two fellow wizards, one of them her own sister! To clear her name, Olga must join forces with her family's hereditary enemy and uncover dark secrets she wil...



  • Jane A. Adams

    When Alec and Naomi take a holiday in Somerset, they encounter local eccentric Eddy Thame, a historian obsessed with the Monmouth rebellion of 1685 and the alleged Kirkwood treasure. A few days after their arrival, Eddy is found dead. Reluctantly, Al...



  • Jennie Adams

    Five children and a baby -- oh, my! Businessman Dan Frazier had his hands full with five children. Constantly juggling diapers with deadlines was taking its toll. Nanny Jess Baker, aka miracle worker, couldn't have stepped in at a better time! Even...



  • Broadbent Adele

    All he needs is half a chance ... All he needs is half a chance ...Wee Jack Baines is tired of living on a farm in his brother's shadow, and absolutely hates being called Wee Jack. Luckily for him, his Uncle Onslow notices that, as well as being shor...




  • Don Aker

    Reef is back in Halifax for the funeral of Frank Colville, his former mentor. Memories of Frank compete with memories of Leeza and the terrible way their relationship ended. Mindful that the restraining order against him has been renewed by Leeza’s...



  • Andrea Alban

    Anya Rosen and her family have left their home in Odessa for Shanghai, believing that China will be a safe haven from Hitler's forces. At first, Anya's life in the Jewish Quarter of Shanghai is privileged and relatively carefree: she has crushes on b...



  • Randy C. Alcorn

    A Journey He Couldn’t Miss… and a Step He Couldn’t Take He found himself a traveler in the strangest of lands. Where invisible secrets come starkly into sight. Where the fairest of companions leads the way into unsuspected danger and darknes...



  • P.J. Alderman

    RITA-nominated author P. J. Alderman's delightful new mystery series blends haunting ghosts with hunting criminals as therapist Jordan Marsh dives deep into the past to solve a modern murder. A recent transplant to Washington State's charming sea...



  • Barbara Allan

    The dog days of summer have come to Serenity, that quaint little Midwestern town tucked cozily into a bend of the mighty Mississippi River. As temperatures rise and days get longer, somebody's temper erupts...into cold-blooded murder! Brandy Borne...



  • Aaron Allston

    Locked in a war of wills and weapons, the Jedi Order and the Galactic Alliance must come to terms -- before the Sith's army of darkness enacts revenge. Repercussions from the dark side's fatal seduction of Jacen Solo and the mysterious plague of ...



  • Mark Alpert

    "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid. And a child shall lead them." She smiled. "Thats you, Michael. Thats why Brother Cyrus needs you. Youre going to help us fulfill the prophecy." The Omega Theory open...



  • Laura Marie Altom

    Twice the Fun...Twice the Trouble! Dallas Buckhorn refuses to believe it. His angelic girls wreaking havoc? Never! But their teacher, Josie Griffin, insists on making him feel like the worst father on the planet. He only wants his daughters to be ha...



  • Donna Alward

    The cowboy... After a hard day's ranching, Wyatt Black wants to kick back with a cold beer. But when he steps onto his porch, he has unexpected company -- his tiny abandoned niece! His doorstep baby... Against her better judgment, Wyatt's neighbor E...



  • Charlie Jane Anders

    A humorous, sci-fi tale from the award-winning author of All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders's "The Fermi Paradox," a Tor.com OriginalJon and Toku travel the universe suspended in Interdream, only waking up to check up on certain business ...



  • Caroline Anderson

    Through a twist of fate, they found a family -- and each other! Sam Hunter had only intended to help his brother fulfill his dream of having children, but now, through an IVF mix-up, a complete stranger is pregnant with his child! To make matters wo...



  • Natalie Anderson

    Can opposites attract? Rugged tycoon Lorenzo Hall comes from the wrong side of the tracks, and this wild rebel has a new cause: he's aching to discover if his new assistant, Sophy Braithwaite, is as prim and proper as she looks! Of course, for Sop...



  • Taylor Anderson

    In Taylor Anderson's acclaimed Destroyermen series, a parallel universe adds a extraordinary layer to the drama of World War II. Now, as Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy and the crew of the U.S.S. Walker continue their battle for both freedom and s...



  • Giles Andreae

    I love my mommy very much, She's great to cuddle, soft to touch. Wonderfully child-like verses about everything that makes mothers irresistible to their little ones are illustrated with bright and bold pictures in this life-affirming book. Toddle...



  • Mick Anglo

    Who is the mysterious Marvelman? If you only know him from his dark, deconstructionist eighties revival, then you don't know Marvelman! Go back to the very beginning and witness firsthand the earliest atomic-powered adventures of the mightiest man in...



  • Jennifer Armintrout

    HE'S THE GOOD KIND OF VAMPIRE. SORT OF. Buried in the Heartland is a town that no one enters or leaves. Graf McDonald somehow becomes its first visitor in more than five years...and he was only looking for a good party. Unfortunately, Penance, Ohio,...



  • Alan Armstrong

    Eleven-year-old Mark's anthropologist father has disappeared into the Gobi desert while tracing Marco Polo's ancient route from Venice to China. When Mark and his mother travel to Venice to gather information about Mark's missing dad, Mark meets Doc ...



  • Marc Aronson

    Pass Shoot Swish An all-star team of YA authors scores spectacularly with an action-packed anthology about street basketball. It's one steamy July day at the West 4th Street Court in NYC, otherwise known as The Cage. Hotshot ESPN is wooing the sco...



  • Heidi Ashworth

    Ginny Delacourt felt the course of true love could not have run smoother. After all, it required only a fortnight, a pair of highwaymen, a pox quarantine, a sham betrothal, and a masquerade ball to bring Sir Anthony up to snuff. When her beloved sudd...



  • Nancy Atherton

    Cozy lovers' favorite otherworldly detective cracks a classic country-house case. In Atherton's sixteenth mystery, Lori Shepherd returns from Down Under to her normal life in the village of Finch. But Lori's normal quickly becomes anyt...



  • Annie Auerbach

    E.B. has big dreams of becoming a famous drummer! But his dad wants him to take up the family business on Easter Island he wants him to become the Easter Bunny! Rather than hop along in his father's footsteps, E.B. is ready to trade the magical fa...



  • Rev. W. Awdry

    In the title story, Gordon and Henry laugh at Edward when some cows break his train. But when a cow blocks the line several days later, it's Edward who has the last laugh. Also included are "Double Trouble," "Old Iron," and "Percy Takes the Plunge."Â...



  • Rev. W. Awdry

    Filled with Gentle humor and lots of photo illustrations, here are three fun new stories straight from Thomas’ newest video. First, Thomas likes to go fast, but when he has to deliver a load of eggs, he must go slow, or the eggs will be scrambled. ...



  • James Axler

    Reborn after near nuclear eradication, humanity struggles in a world defined by a secret history of conspiracy, rivalry and inhuman domination. As an ancient powerful race attempts to retake planet Earth, a courageous and sophisticated band of freedo...



  • Rachel Bailey

    Truth, Lies and Seduction... An accident left April Fairchild with no memory, ownership of a multimillion-dollar hotel and the nagging sense something wasn't quite right in her life. It also brought her intensely sexy businessman Seth Kentrell, whos...



  • Anjali Banerjee

    A call from the past brings divorcee Jasmine Mistry home to Shelter Island to run her beloved aunt's bookstore, which has always been rumored to be haunted. With that knowledge, Jasmine embarks on a mystical journey, urged along by her quirky family,...



  • Shari Barr

    GET A CLUE WITH THE CAMP CLUB GIRLS! Join McKenzie and the Camp Club Girls as they embark on a series of clue-filled adventures and crack the case in this entertaining and action-packed 4-in-1 mystery collection.Is there a horse thief on the loose?Th...



  • Jean Barrett

    Falling in love while you are prisoners in side-by-side cells, unable to so much as glimpse each other, is highly unlikely. But that is just what TV correspondent Kate Groen and army Lieutenant Efrem Chaudoir find themselves doing when they are held ...



  • Christy Barritt

    "YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM ME." Her anonymous stalker's threats are getting scarier and scarier. Now Kylie Summers fears for her life. She flees her home for the protection of a former military man in a small Virginia town. But her brother's handsome best...



  • James Bartleman

    From the accomplished memoirist and former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario comes a first novel of incredible heart and spirit for every Canadian. The novel follows one girl, Martha, from the Cat Lake First Nation in Northern Ontario who is "stolen"...



  • Lorraine Bartlett

    Murder is right up her alley... The last thing Katie Bonner wanted was to become the manager of Artisans Alley. But when her business partner, Ezra Hilton, is found lying at the bottom of a staircase, bludgeoned to death, she has no other choice. A ...



  • Joan Bauer

    Foster McFee dreams of having her own cooking show like her idol, celebrity chef Sonny Kroll. Macon Dillard's goal is to be a documentary filmmaker. Foster's mother Rayka longs to be a headliner instead of a back-up singer. And Miss Charleena plans a...



  • Elizabeth Bear

    Rife with intrigue and betrayal, heroism and sacrifice, Grail brings Elizabeth Bear's brilliant space opera to a triumphant conclusion. At last the generation ship Jacob's Ladder has arrived at its destination: the planet they have come to call Gr...



  • Elizabeth Bear

    There's a harpy with bronze wings living in the dumpster behind Desiree's building. She's ugly and she eats garbage, but she has a little kingdom back there. Desiree wants something of her own, too -- something all hers. Can that foul old thing possi...



  • M.C. Beaton

    In the south of Scotland, residents get their chimneys vacuum-cleaned. But in the isolated northern villages, the people rely on the services of the itinerant sweep, Pete Ray, and his old-fashioned brushes. Pete is always able to find work in the Hig...



  • Sean Beaudoin

    He's come to do a job. A job that involves a dead body. You Killed Wesley Payne is a truly original and darkly hilarious update of classic pulp noir, in which hard-boiled seventeen-year-old Dalton Rev transfers to the mean hallways of Salt River Hig...



  • Deborah Bedford / Debbi Bedford

    New York Times bestselling author Deborah Bedford sweeps readers into this compelling drama with her trademark style of beautiful, lyrical writing. Since her divorce from Eric, Hilary has done everything she can to control life for herself and her so...



  • Jake Bell

    Three kids + an alliance of supervillains + one priceless comic book = one amazing adventure! Nate, Teddy, and Fiona are preparing for one of the biggest days of the year--the opening of the annual Kanigher Falls Comic Convention. Meanwhile, Nate ...



  • Brian Michael Bendis

    There came a day! A day unlike any other...where two of Marvel's top creators teamed up for the very first time to create a bombastic new story that not only ushers in the Heroic Age of Marvel Comics but unleashes onto the world the most blockbuster ...



  • Brian Michael Bendis

    Collects New Avengers Annual 3, Dark Reign: The List - Avengers, New Avengers #61-64 & New Avengers Finale. The Avengers are on the run! The villainous Norman Osborn leads H.A.M.M.E.R., the new national peacekeeping force, and the Hood is the new...



  • Gregory Benford

    Once upon a moment, the One spoke to He and She, and learned that infinity and eternity are slippery concepts. At best....



  • Adora Bennett

    The only African American vice president at one of Boston’s hottest ad agencies, Jada Green is at the top of her game. She’s 45 and single, but she’s living life to the fullest. Luca Alessandri, the strikingly handsome president of Allegro, ...



  • Amber Benson

    My entire name is Calliope Reaper-Jones, but you can call me Callie. Please! Like many a young woman before me, I've chosen to go out on my own in New York City, working my way up in the magazine world, living paycheck to paycheck, buying only the ne...



  • Mary A. Benton

    Ex-Confederate soldier Jed McCabe returns home to Tennessee to discover his only surviving sister, Kate, is missing. Jed vows to find her, tracing the wagon train he believes she is with into Texas. A chance meeting with a young cowboy leads to e...



  • Alex Berenson

    John Wells goes undercover in Saudi Arabia in a cutting-edge novel of modern suspense from the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author. John Wells may have left the CIA, but it hasn't left him. A mysterious call brings a surprise meeting with the a...



  • Stan Berenstain; Jan Berenstain

    When Farmer Brown’s pumpkin goes missing, the Berenstain Bears help crack the case in this classic Beginner Book by Stan and Jan Berenstain. While Brother Bear and Sister Bear and their friends carefully follow the clues, Father Bear constantly jum...



  • Jose Raul Bernardo

    Set against the exotic background of Cuba in 1938, The Wise Women of Havana is the deeply moving, lyrical, and yet earthy story of three remarkable women whose lives are suddenly intricately intertwined.When Marguita, a beautiful and voluptuous young...



  • Beth Bernobich

    Driven by his dreams, Asa will stop at nothing to find Tanja Duhr again: he will leave home, disappoint his parents, cross the wastelands, and, somewhere, find the courage to tell her who he is, and how she loved him, once....



  • Julie Berry

    When Headmaster Farley's estranged sister takes over Splurch Academy, Cody and the other boys are pitted against their new classmates, the girls of Priscilla Prim Academy for Precious and Proper Young Ladies....



  • Elizabeth Bevarly

    A Fictional Affair He'd carved out his empire with hard work and steely determination. But now billionaire Gavin Mason's reputation was in question. All because he resembled a character in Violet Tandy's bestselling novel. Since he'd never even met ...



  • Kristin Billerbeck

    There are a billion reasons Kate should marry her current boyfriend. Will she trade them all to be madly in love? Katie McKenna leads a perfect life. Or so she thinks. She has a fulfilling job, a cute apartment, and a wedding to plan with her soon-...



  • Nic Bishop

    Exciting new reader from Nic Bishop!

    For the first- to third-grade set, butterflies are an endless source of fascination, especially when looked at VERY close up. With breathtaking full-page images and simple, engaging text, Nic introduces you...



  • Terry Bisson

    When Sam Gregory wakes up to find he has turned into a big cockroach, he is understandably dismayed. Luckily, the condition appears to be a little contagious....



  • Terri Blackstock

    To PROTECT her newborn baby, Jordan has to ABANDON her When fifteen-year-old Lance Covington finds an abandoned baby in the backseat of a car, he knows she's the newborn daughter of a meth addict he's been trying to help. But when police arrest him ...



  • Adam Blade

    Step into the Dark Realm--home to the most dangerous Beasts yet! The good Beasts of Avantia have been imprisoned in the kingdom of Malvel the evil wizard. Tom has already fought five terrible Beasts and is nearing the end of his Quest. But in orde...



  • Chris Bohjalian

    From the bestselling author of The Double Bind, Midwives and Skeletons at the Feast comes a novel of shattered faith, intimate secrets, and the delicate nature of sacrifice. "There," says Alice Hayward to Reverend Stephen Drew, just after her bapt...



  • Philana Marie Boles

    Ann Michelle is tired of her boring, sheltered life. She longs for something real. Then she meets Raquel Marissa DiazRaq for short. Sassy, streetwise, and totally fearless, Raq is everything Ann Michelle isnt. She has a voice to die for and the attit...



  • Ben Bova

    In Ben Bova's novel JUPITER, physicist Grant Archer led an expedition into Jupiter's hostile planetwide ocean, attempting to study the unusual and massive creatures that call the planet their home. Unprepared for the hostile environment and crushing ...



  • Crystal Bowman

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  • Kate Cann

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  • Melody Carlson

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  • Robyn Carr

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  • Tori Carrington

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  • Kim Casali

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  • Donis Casey

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  • Steve Cash

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  • Anne Cassidy

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  • Carla Cassidy

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  • P.W. Catanese

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  • Ashlyn Chase

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  • Jennifer Chiaverini

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  • Julie Chibbaro

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  • Mark Childress

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  • Jane McBride Choate

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  • Gennifer Choldenko

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  • Matt Christopher

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  • Cathy Clamp

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  • Tiffany Clare

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  • Chris Claremont

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  • Mindy Starns Clark; Leslie Gould

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  • Deborah Coates

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  • Joshua C. Cohen

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  • Kresley Cole

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  • Teju Cole

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  • Stoney Compton

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  • Kent Conwell

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  • Kristi Cook

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  • Deborah Coonts

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  • Nicole Corse

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  • Peter Cottrill

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  • Sean Craven

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  • Gareth Crocker

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  • Gillian Cross

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  • Nick Crowe

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  • Kathryn Cushman

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  • Judith Cutler

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  • Lila Dare

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  • C.J. Darlington

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  • Rebecca Fjelland Davis

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  • S.J. Day

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  • Louise Dean

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  • Stephen Deas

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  • Robyn DeHart

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  • Frank Delaney

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  • Shannon Delany

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  • A.M. Dellamonica

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  • J.M. DeMatteis

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  • Jacqueline Diamond

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  • Helen Dickson

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  • Helenkay Dimon

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  • Paul Dini

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  • Disney Book Group

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  • Disney Book Group

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