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New Books List: 649 titles


  • A. Manette Ansay

    The acclaimed author of Vinegar Hill returns with a story of two unlikely romances--one historical, the other modern-day--separated by thousands of miles and well over a century. Battling feelings of loss and apathy in the wake of a painful divorc...



  • Heather Barbieri

    "You can always start again," Kate Robinson's mother once told her. "All it takes is a new thread. "Overwhelmed by heartbreak and loss, Kate follows her mother's advice and flees to Ireland, her ancestral homeland, hoping to reinvent herself. In the ...



  • Dixie Cash

    Elvis has left the building . . . and his shoes have followed suit! No holiday in tiny Salt Lick, Texas, is more revered than January 8th--Elvis's birthday! To commemorate the grand occasion, Hogg's Drive-In--where the King enjoyed many a burger o...



  • Suzanne Crowley

    When her adoptive mother dies, Katherine Bab takes the chance she has been waiting for her whole life: she moves from her country village to London, to uncover the secret of who she really is. Before long, Kat has become the favorite of Queen Elizabe...



  • Dorothea Benton Frank

    Beloved New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank returns to the enchanted landscape of South Carolina's Lowcountry to tell the story of the next generation of Hamiltons and Hayeses. Newly graduated from college, Beth Hayes must put al...



  • Judith Koll Healey

    Alaďs, the spirited and indomitable princess of France, returns for another thrilling adventure in this historically rich, mesmerizing sequel to The Canterbury Papers When I settled back among the velvet cushions, the scenes from the cathedral...



  • Jane Stanton Hitchcock

    When the latest victim of the "Beltway Basher" is found in the woods of Montrose Park, Reven Lynch's favorite jogging spot, her crime-loving antenna goes up. The murder makes Reven and her best friend, Violet Bolton, reconsider their running route--b...



  • Syrie James

    "I have written about the joys of love. 1 have, in my secret heart, long dreamt of an intimate connection with a man; every Jane, 1 believe, deserves her Rochester." Though poor, plain, and unconnected, Charlotte Bronte possesses a deeply passionate...



  • J.A. Jance

    Seattle investigator J. P. Beaumont is working a series of murders in which six young women have been wrapped in tarps, doused with gasoline, and set on fire. Their charred remains have been scattered around various dump sites, creating a grisly patt...



  • Richard Kadrey

    Supernatural fantasy has a new antihero Life sucks, and then you die. Or, if you're James Stark, you spend eleven years in Hell as a hitman before finally escaping, only to land back in the hell-on-earth that is Los Angeles. Now Stark's back, a...



  • Isabel Kaplan

    Becky Miller lives in the best neighborhood, goes to school with the children of movie stars, and has her psychiatrist on speed dial. She may live in the City of Angels, but this sixteen-year-old's life is far from perfect. By day, Becky navigates...



  • Faye Kellerman

    Prism takes us to a slightly alternate universe in which medicine and health care do not exist, and in which sick people are allowed to die without any care. Set in New Mexico and California, the novel features three teens who fall through a cave at ...



  • Steve Martini

    A woman is looking for a way to flee a darkened San Diego beach house where she has been held a virtual prisoner by a wealthy man ... just as a killer enters the mansion on a terrifying mission of blood and carnage. Fate has bound attorney Paul Ma...



  • Lydia Peelle

    "Lydia Peelle has given us a collection of stories so artfully constructed and deeply imagined they read like classics. It marks the beginning of what will surely be a long and beautiful career." -- Ann PatchettIn Reasons for and Advantages of ...



  • Lydia Peelle

    "Lydia Peelle has given us a collection of stories so artfully constructed and deeply imagined they read like classics. It marks the beginning of what will surely be a long and beautiful career." -- Ann PatchettIn Reasons for and Advantages of ...



  • Lydia Peelle

    "Lydia Peelle has given us a collection of stories so artfully constructed and deeply imagined they read like classics. It marks the beginning of what will surely be a long and beautiful career." -- Ann PatchettIn Reasons for and Advantages of ...



  • Lydia Peelle

    "Lydia Peelle has given us a collection of stories so artfully constructed and deeply imagined they read like classics. It marks the beginning of what will surely be a long and beautiful career." -- Ann PatchettIn Reasons for and Advantages of ...



  • Lydia Peelle

    "Lydia Peelle has given us a collection of stories so artfully constructed and deeply imagined they read like classics. It marks the beginning of what will surely be a long and beautiful career." -- Ann PatchettIn Reasons for and Advantages of ...



  • Lydia Peelle

    "Lydia Peelle has given us a collection of stories so artfully constructed and deeply imagined they read like classics. It marks the beginning of what will surely be a long and beautiful career." -- Ann PatchettIn Reasons for and Advantages of ...



  • Lydia Peelle

    "Lydia Peelle has given us a collection of stories so artfully constructed and deeply imagined they read like classics. It marks the beginning of what will surely be a long and beautiful career." -- Ann PatchettIn Reasons for and Advantages of ...



  • Nicola Upson

    “As befits a tribute to the golden age of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers et. al., there are plot twists, plot turns and red herrings aplenty.” -- Time Out LondonReal-life British mystery writer Josephine Tey returns as a fictional sleuth in A...



  • Rebecca Wells

    Known for her beloved Ya-Ya books (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Little Altars Everywhere, and Ya-Yas in Bloom), Rebecca Wells has helped women name, claim, and celebrate their shared sisterhood for over a decade. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Y...




  • Dakota Banks

    Three hundred years ago, she sold her soul to a demon. Now she wants it back. For centuries, the woman calling herself Maliha Crayne has lived a second life--as an assassin for the malevolent creature who owns her soul. A haunted killer with the b...



  • Alexandra Benedict

    They paid no mind to society's prying eyes . . . The daughter of a wealthy bandit, Sophia Dawson once lost herself in the arms of Black Hawk, the most infamous pirate ever to command the high seas. But now, determined to put her sinful past behind...



  • Nancy A. Collins

    What good is a designer dress if someone puts a stake through it? It's the most important event of the season in New York's upper-crust vampire society. The Rauhnacht Grand Ball has everything you need for a night of scandal and intrigue: gala dr...



  • Glenn Cooper

    There are secrets that must remain buried . . . Nine people have been slain in New York City--nine strangers with nothing in common--the apparent victims of a frighteningly elusive serial killer. Only one thing links the dead: postcards they recei...



  • Joseph Delaney

    Thomas Ward has spent two years as the Spook's apprentice. He's faced unimaginable peril, and survived. But a new danger has emerged: an ancient water witch, Bloodeye, is roaming the County intent on destroying everything in her path. To strengthen h...



  • Abby Drake

    Nobody knows that better than Elinor Young, one of the posh housewives of Westchester County. She's worked hard all her life to get where she is. With her perfect husband, gorgeous grown-up children, and a house with more rooms than she can count, El...



  • Melissa Francis

    AJ Ashe isn't your typical seventeen-year-old vampire--as if there is such a thing! She's stuck in the middle of a huge fight between her two BFFs. Her ex-boyfriend--whom she's still totally in love with, by the way--is now her stepbrother. A former ...



  • Jeaniene Frost

    HER DEADLY DREAMS LEAVE HER IN GRAVE DANGER Since half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her undead lover Bones met six years ago, they've fought against the rogue undead, battled a vengeful Master vampire, and pledged their devotion with a blood bond. Now ...



  • Dan Gutman

    The weirdness never stops! The new vice principal of Ella Mentry School has some crazy ideas on how to teach kids. A.J. and the gang have to stand on their heads while they do math! They have to take a spelling test underwater! Everybody has to do...



  • Erin Hunter

    DESTINED FOR GREATNESS ... Four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest for generations, thriving in their territories. But tensions are running high, and ThunderClan must assert its strength or risk falling prey to its power-hungry neighbors. In...



  • Julie Anne Long

    She was the only woman he could never forget... A man of action. . . Fearless. Loyal. Brilliant. Ruthless. Bold words are always used to describe English war hero Captain Chase Eversea, but another word unfortunately plays a role in every Evers...



  • 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 . . . Every time she closes her eyes, Delaney Ran...



  • Melody Thomas

    The face he shows the world is not the face she sees. . . Once, ten years ago, they were young lovers, sharing sinful touches and desperate ecstasy. But he was bound by his promise to wed another. Since that fateful time, Christine Sommers has gro...



  • Megan Abbott

    In October 1931, a station agent found two large trunks abandoned in Los Angeles's Southern Pacific Station. What he found inside ignited one of the most scandalous tabloid sensations of the decade. Inspired by this notorious true crime, Edgar®-wi...



  • Dan Abnett

    Punisher War Journal, Page One: We've known for years about the deaths of Frank Castle's wife and children, but now we see Castle himself mere hours later, when his grief and rage were at their freshest. To the police, he's a lead. To a reporter, he'...



  • David A. Adler

    Cam Jansen and her best friend, Eric, are excited about their class's 100th day of school party! To celebrate, they're having snacks that start with the letter P: pretzels, popcorn, pineapple juice, and everybody's favorite, pizza. But when the pizza...



  • Elizabeth Adler

    Five international vacationers, strangers to each other, misfits running from their daily lives, are brought together at the same small seaside Hotel of Dreams, by a rental scam, an international art heist, passion, murder and a haunting. It had s...



  • Ginny Aiken

    "I'LL BE WATCHING YOU" So what if she's the fire chief's daughter? Arson investigator Rand Mason doesn't trust Catelyn Caldwell. Seven years ago, he was on the scene when Cate's drunken boyfriend ran her sister and brother-in-law off the road. But t...



  • Ken Akamatsu

    DARKNESS OR LIGHT?

    The great tournament that will decide the fate of Negi and his friends is fast approaching. Negi has no choice: He must become a great wizard like his fatherâ€"and soon. For Negi will have to face his powerful nemesis, Fate ...



  • Daisy Alberto

    For six days and nights, a storm tosses the Robinson family's ship around on the sea, before dashing it on the rocks off a deserted island. All the sailors are gone. The family is alone! But nothing can keep the cheerful Swiss family Robinson down fo...



  • Rochelle Alers

    Close friends since childhood, Kyle, Duncan and Ivan have become rich, successful co-owners of a beautiful Harlem brownstone. The one thing each of them lacks is a special woman to share his life with--until true love steps in to transform three sexy...




  • Louise Allen

    RUMORS ABOUT THAT SENSIBLE LADY M -- HAS FALLEN FOR THE INFAMOUS MR. H -- Lady Maude Templeton has turned down many a marriage proposal. Why? She wants to marry for love -- and her heart is set on one man alone. Theater owner Mr. Eden Hurst is ...



  • Louise Allen

    WE'VE HEARD TELL OF THE SHOCKING HIGH-SEAS ADVENTURES OF A CERTAIN HIGH-SOCIETY LADY -- MISS R --! Alone and in danger, Clemence Ravenhurst is forced to flee her beloved Jamaica, and she falls straight into the clutches of one of the most dangerous ...



  • Madelyn Alt

    Taking a break from her job at Enchantments, Stony Mill's finest mystical antiques shop, Maggie O'Neill visits a carnival, where she senses some bad spirits. And though she's Indiana's newest witch, she's learning fast that bad spirits spell big trou...




  • Jessica Andersen

    FBI special agent Michael "Gray" Grayson had an agenda...and it didn't include protecting a beautiful loner in the wilds of Colorado who probably knew more than she was sharing. Still, the fear in Mariah Shore's amber eyes after he rescued her from t...



  • Susan Andersen

    He could be her fantasy man -- if he could just lighten up... Tall, dark and intense, Detective Jason de Sanges excites all kinds of fantasies in Poppy Calloway. But when she suggests the three teens caught spray-painting a Seattle neighborhood be...



  • Caroline Anderson

    Midwife Isabelle Thompson is convinced it must have been a heady mix of the warm Tuscan sun and the powerful chemistry between herself and obstetrician Luca Valtieri that made her, for once, follow her heart. And it led her right into the gorgeous It...



  • Natsumi Ando

    HAPPILY EVER AFTER?

    Najika heads to Paris for a major cooking competition, while things with Daichi fall apart and personal tragedy strikes again. Will Seiya pick up the pieces? And will Najika stay true to Daichi?

    This is the final vol...




  • Alex Archer

    Enlisted by the Japan Buddhist Federation to catalog a number of ancient shrines dotted across Nepal, archaeologist Annja Creed is honored to help. Political violence has prompted the Federation to protect holy sites from desecration and vandalism, a...



  • Gaynor Arnold

    At the end of her life, Catherine, the cast-off wife of Charles Dickens, gave the letters she had received from her husband to their daughter Kate, asking her to donate them to the British Museum, "so the world may know that he loved me once." The in...




  • Kay Arthur

    Kay Arthur’s successful New Inductive Bible studies series (more than 495,000 copies sold) for kids has a new addition. Now the clever team of Max, Molly, and the wonderâ€"sleuth Beagle, Sam, discover how to be champions for God by exploring the...



  • Annie Auerbach

    Word up! It's WordGirl!

    When WordGirl accuses boy genius Tobey of being too predictable with his crimes, he responds by using his robots to hold the town library hostage. WordGirl and Captain Huggyface will have to win the ultimate dodge ball ...



  • James Axler

    Survival is a dangerous enterprise in the aftermath of a nuked America. Humanity perseveres, but the Deathlands code is far simpler: kill or be killed, live or die trying. Driven by the fires of hope, a resilient band of warriors traverse the new fro...



  • Frank Baker

    When, on the spur of a moment, Norman Huntley and his friend Henry invent an eighty-three-year-old woman called Miss Hargreaves, they are inspired to mail a letter to their new fictional friend. It is only meant to be a silly, harmless game -- until ...



  • Liz Balmaseda

    In this mesmerizing debut novel by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Liz Balmaseda, one woman's hunger for justice becomes a journey into darkness -- and a punishing, soul-searching test of priorities. Dulce Maria "Mary" Guevara is a woma...



  • Jennifer Banash

    in her high rise. She's climbing the social ladder, to the dismay of her neighbor and rival, Madison Macallister. And Casey could end up as popular as Madison now that the two are set to star in their own reality show, "De-Luxe." But reality TV can b...



  • Ruth McNally Barshaw

    Moving to a new house? Bad. Being the new kid? Worse.

    Ellie's family is moving to a new town, and Ellie is sure she won't fit in at school. The other kids play "new kid bingo" behind her back, and even the teachers can'...



  • Hyatt Bass

    A once-charmed family is forced to confront the devastating tragedy that struck it years ago in this fiercely tender tale of betrayal and reconciliation It's the fall of 2007, and Emily Ascher should be celebrating: she just got engaged to the man...



  • Brett Battles

    The meeting place was carefully chosen: an abandoned church in rural Ireland just after dark. For Jonathan Quinn--a freelance operative and professional "cleaner"--the job was only to observe. If his cleanup skills were needed, it would mean things h...



  • James Scott Bell

    For Ty Buchanan, defending a suspected drunk driver named Carl Richess seems routine enough. But when his client ends up dead, an apparent suicide, there's nothing routine about it. Because the cops suspect it's murder, and arrest Eric Richess, Carl'...



  • Brian Michael Bendis

    The Invasion is over, and the shape of the world has changed, with new and returning players now center stage. Get the lowdown on what's going on across the Marvel Universe as we enter Dark Reign! In Dark Reign: New Nation, we meet the Secret Warrior...



  • Brian Michael Bendis

    Collects Ultimate Origins #1-5. This is it! The story that finally reveals the conspiracies behind the entire Ultimate Universe! Now it's time to discover the jaw-dropping secrets that men have fought and died to protect...how heroes such as Captain ...



  • O.H. Bennett

    For Terrell Matheus, the decision to lie about his brother's death is an immediate reaction to the panic he feels at having shot him. What he has not considered when placing the blame on a truck full of white boys are the ramifications-the near riots...



  • Sue Bentley

    Beth isn't having much fun this summer. She's staying at her aunt and uncle's farm and her cousin keeps playing tricks on her. But everything changes when Storm, a black-and-white collie pup with twinkling midnight-blue eyes, comes into her life and ...



  • Lara Rice Bergen

    SERIES DESCRIPTION:JONAS is undeniably the hottest rock band on the planet, but behind the cool clothes and sleek guitars, Nick, Kevin, and Joe Lucas are just three guys from New Jersey who are living their dream.  They attend a lo...



  • Lucinda Betts

    Unleash The Pleasure... Detective Kai Atlanta is not just a hard-working cop. He is Chiron, a shape-shifting centaur, whose beloved Akantha was killed by renegades desperate to uncover her secret to immortality. He believes they are now after anot...



  • ReShonda Tate Billingsley

    As Luck Would Have It... 4-7-14-17-21-25. Those numbers, printed on a slim paper ticket, are about to change the lives of two couples, lovers past and present, in Houston. When Nina Lawson wins $16 million in the Texas Lotto, the real estate execu...



  • Juliet Blackwell

    Lily Ivory is not your average witch. Her spell-casting powers tend to draw mischievous spirits while keeping normal humans at a distance. But now her vintage store could give her a chance to make friends in San Francisco. Lily hopes for a normal li...



  • Ally Blake

    As a gawky teenager, Rosie knew she never stood a chance with heartthrob Cameron Kelly. She had pigtails and glasses, and washed dishes by night to help support her and her mother, while Cameron came from one of the richest and most revered families ...



  • William Blinn

    CAREFUL WHAT YOU BET In Salt Springs, on the Fourth of July, a young man took a bet--and ended up broken, battered and fighting for his life...But Billy Piper didn't die. He just came back to haunt Salt Springs--with all the book learning he did dur...



  • Stephanie Bond
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    As if attorney Kimber Karlton's life wasn't stressful enough, she's a day late and a boat short for her own romantic getaway at a secluded island retreat. Enter rugged rogue Finn Meyers: ship's captain, jungle guide...sex god....



  • Albert Borris

    Owen, Frank, Audrey, and Jin-Ae have one thing in common: they all want to die. When they meet online after each attempts suicide and fails, the four teens make a deadly pact: they will escape together on a summer road trip to visit the sites of cele...



  • Mark Bouton

    The biggest mystery about the drive-by shooting outside a South Central liquor store has nothing to do with who pulled the trigger. Everybody knows that drug kingpin Kinks Anderson has enemies, so it's no coincidence that two of LAPD's finest see him...



  • Rhys Bowen

    In her third Royal Spyness mystery, Rhys Bowen returns with Lady Georgiana, thirty-fourth in line to the throne and everyone's favorite penniless heiress... With its posh clientele gone to the country, my fledgling house cleaning business has fizzle...



  • Kate Brady

    Killer Chevy Bankes is a master of disguise, and just paroled, he's coming after the woman who sent him to jail, the beautiful antiques expert Beth Denison. A set of antique dolls brings Beth into his sight, and inspire Chevy's disturbing crimes as h...



  • Georgia Bragg

    A kid. A famous painting. A cool moment. A prison sentence? Have you ever done something you shouldn't have? But you're a good person and you don't think that it's going to cause any real harm? But then something bad happens and it turns out that ...



  • Patricia Briggs
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    Today's hottest urban fantasy authors come together in this delicious brew that crackles and boils over with tales of powerful witches and dark magic! In Charlaine Harris' "Bacon," a beautiful vampire joins forces with a witch from an ancient line...



  • Terri Brisbin

    THE WARRIOR'S CAPTIVE BRIDE Strong, ruthless, brave and honorable, Giles Fitzhenry is a born warrior who has never been able to shake off the shame of his illegitimate birth. To save her people and lands, the lady Fayth is forced to marry t...



  • Helen Brooks

    From shy secretary... Blaise West is Kim Abbott's new boss, and he's even more formidable than office gossip led her to believe. Shy, tall and awkward, Kim's used to hiding in the background -- but in Blaise's powerful presence, she feels feminine a...



  • Kevin Brooks

    Dawn Bundy is fifteen. She doesn't fit in and she couldn't care less. Dawn has other things on her mind. Her dad disappeared two years ago and it's all God's fault. When Dawn's dad found God, it was the worst time ever. He thought he'd found the answ...



  • Carolyn Brown

    Greta Fields had planned to stay one night in Murray County, Oklahoma, to attend her brother's wedding, even though she thought he was making the biggest mistake of his life for the second time. But on her way out of town, she caused a three car pile...



  • Robert Gregory Browne

    Ever since a close call with death, FBI Agent Anna McBride has been having strange visions of a kidnapped little girl... a little girl who is about to be murdered. Is she going crazy? When Anna is assigned to a multiple homicide case, her visions rec...



  • Nick Brownlee

    Ex-Scotland Yard cop Jake Moore's career was cut short by a bullet; ten years later, he runs a game fishing business that is about to go broke. But old habits die hard, and when cerebral Mombasa detective Daniel Jouma--seemingly the only good policem...



  • James Bruchac

    An interesting alternative for children who love horror stories. These 12 tales from the Northeast Woodland Native American nations are based on legends and mythical creatures from eight tribes. The authors use their own styles to tell about a wide v...



  • Nina Bruhns

    Diamonds and millionaires and fairy tales, oh my! Conner Rothchild nearly blew his cover when a Las Vegas showgirl flashed a familiar diamond ring during her steamy striptease. But before the suave millionaire could entice Vera LaRue into fessing ...



  • John Buchan

    In 'The Strange Adventures of Mr Andrew Hawthorn' and the other stories in this collection, peculiar worlds of temptation, adventure or iniquity are perilously close at hand. Mr Hawthorn himself steps outside to allow his porridge to cool and disappe...



  • 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 ...



  • Shirlee Busbee

    Enter the captivating world of New York Times bestselling author Shirlee Busbee and you'll be swept off your feet by this utterly irresistible tale of two hasty marriages -- and one unrepentant passion... Give Up...Or Give In? Reliability. ...



  • Jim Butcher
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    Today's hottest urban fantasy authors come together in this delicious brew that crackles and boils over with tales of powerful witches and dark magic! In Charlaine Harris' "Bacon," a beautiful vampire joins forces with a witch from an ancient line...



  • J. Lee Butts

    There is always a price...and itĂ,'s paid in blood.Eli Gault was raised by a merciless, drunken fire-and-brimstone preacherĂ, -- until he avenged himself upon his pious father. And that was only the beginning of his rage. Because when Eli meet...



  • Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli

    Springtime in northern Michigan: a picture-perfect scene. Until struggling mystery writer Emily Kincaid gets a visit from her foul-weather friend Deputy Dolly, who frantically demands Emily's help. Sandy Lake's receding waters have revealed a bul...



  • Laura Caldwell

    For the first time in my adult life I was flying without a net. Fear was nibbling at my insides, creeping its way into my brain. I was buzzing with apprehension. But the job offer from Jane was a bolt of calm, clean sunshine breaking through the murk...



  • DeAnna Cameron

    A scandal that shocks a nation... A passion that transforms a woman. At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, the modern, the exotic, and the groundbreaking collide as exhibitions from all corners of the globe draw millions of spectators. But Dora Chambers...



  • Candlewick Press

    "Deliciously gruesome." -- Booklist (starred review)

    Enter the murky world of the undead. From a beyond-the-grave stalker to prankster devil worshippers, from a childish ghost of the future to a vampire lover with bloody ties to the past, th...



  • Kevin Canty

    Kevin Canty is a master of the short story whose work has been compared to that of Flannery O'Connor and Raymond Carver. In Where the Money Went, he surprises us with stories about love and the desertion of love, all written from a man's point of vie...



  • Jacqueline Carey

    Once there were great magicians born to the Maghuin Dhonn; the folk of the Brown Bear, the oldest tribe in Alba. But generations ago, the greatest of them all broke a sacred oath sworn in the name of all his people. Now, only small gifts remain to th...



  • Mike Carey

    A mysterious orphan on the streets of Rotterdam, no bigger than a bean, will change the world. There''s only one student at Battle School smarter than Ender Wiggin - Bean. Come join X-Men scribe Mike Carey (X-Men: Legacy, Ultimate Fantastic Four) an...



  • Jamie Carie

    New from Jamie Carie, today’s most awarded new Christian romance writer.

    Christophé, the Count of St. Laurent, has lost his entire family to the blood-soaked French Revolution and must flee to an ancient castle along the southern bo...



  • Susan Carroll

    As war and treachery loom, an ambitious man's mission threatens to topple two dazzling realms and their formidable rulers: Catherine de Medici, the Dark Queen, and Ariane, the Lady of Faire Isle. It is 1588, and as the Spanish Armada prepares to b...



  • Mary Carter

    In this funny, surprising, and heartfelt novel, Mary Carter explores the people and places that shape us--for good, for bad, and forever. Twenty-five-year-old Andes Lane has spent nine years moving restlessly from place to place as she searches fo...



  • Nikki Carter

    Gia's got to face the good, the bad, and the new... Gia Stokes is psyched for the start of her junior year at Longfellow High. She's co-captain of the Hi-Steppers dance squad, she's back on good terms with her cousin Hope, and her best friend Rick...



  • Stephen L. Carter

    A riveting spy thriller, JERICHO'S FALL is the spellbinding story of a young woman running for her life from shadowy government forces. In a secluded mountain retreat, Jericho Ainsley, former CIA director and former secretary of defense, is dying ...



  • Justin Cartwright

    In this thoughtful novel, a circle of friends and loved ones are attempting to face down their personal troubles: a deceased wife, a callous lover, an affair with a young colleague. As they stumble through the events of their own lives, they turn to ...



  • Carla Cassidy

    PREGNANT, ALONE, AND RUNNING FOR HER LIFE Former navy SEAL Lucas Washington was an expert at tackling impossible missions. But when a striking--and very pregnant--woman turned up in a car he was repossessing, suddenly he was in over his head. Shaken...



  • Linda Castillo

    A brutal serial killer once tore apart an Amish town. Sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered a peaceful farming community. A young Amish girl named Kate Burkholder survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer...but fled to the s...



  • Toni McGee Causey

    Previously published under the title: "Bobbie Faye's (kinda, sorta, not exactly) Family Jewels" Bobbie Faye Sumrall just landed in a mess of trouble. It started when she agreed to help her diva cousin, Francesca. Turns out Francesca's mom, Marie, ...



  • Michelle Celmer

    Mr. July: Prince Christian, heir to a royal throne His purpose: Marriage -- quick, painless, loveless His prey: One unsuspecting princess Royal must marry royal, which left Prince Christian's options few and far between. That is...until a ne...



  • Howard Chaykin

    It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - it was a thousand years from now, where the Guardians of the Galaxy help humanity rebuild after waves of alien invasions! But while Earth's in turmoil, threats rise from two other worlds: one of t...



  • Matt Christopher

    Cole Richards has been training in karate for four years. He's on the brink of advancing to his next belt level, but as he prepares for his test, new challenges come his way. First, his dojo announces a "create-your-own kata" contest to take place th...



  • Paul Christopher

    USA Today bestselling author Paul Christopher draws readers into a mystery that spans the past -- and a conspiracy that lives on in the heart of an ancient order. After a lifetime on the front lines, Army Ranger John Holliday has resigned himself to...



  • Jill Ciment

    A gasoline tanker truck is "stuck" in the Midtown Tunnel. New Yorkers are panicked . . . . Is this the next big attack? Alex, an artist, and Ruth, a former schoolteacher with an FBI file as thick as a dictionary, must get their beloved dachshund, ...



  • CLAMP

    REMATCH!

    In the Country of Ă"to, Syaoran fought his former mentor, SeishirĂ´, and lost badly. Now SeishirĂ´ is back, and this time Syaoran is determined not to allow him to escape with Sakura’s feather. Many things have changed since their f...



  • Philippe Claudel

    Forced into a brutal concentration camp during a great war, Brodeck returns to his village at the war's end and takes up his old job of writing reports for a governmental bureau. One day a stranger comes to live in the village. His odd manner and hab...



  • Debra Clopton

    Could Prince Charming Be an Ornery Cowboy? Not that history teacher Melody Chandler is looking for her prince. Her troubled brother takes all her spare energy. But the town matchmakers must have Seth Turner in mind for her. Because the handsome ranc...



  • Randy Sue Coburn

    Dramatic, moving, and exquisitely written, A Better View of Paradise explores the tender bond between fathers and daughters, ponders the delicate nature of healing, and celebrates the redemptive power of forgiveness and love. Thirty-six-year-old S...



  • Robert Cohen

    Teddy Hastings is more of a doer than a thinker, a man who measures his life by what he has built: a successful career as a middle school principal, a solid marriage, two lovely if distant daughters. But once he hits fifty, in the shadow of his young...



  • Mary Connealy

    Widowed One Day -- Wedded the Next Cassie Griffin has always dressed in silks. Her free-spending husband expects nothing less. But now he has died, leaving her unprotected, heavily in debt, and pregnant. As any single woman doesn't remain so for l...



  • Sheila Connolly

    Not everything is blooming this spring... Spring has come to Meg Corey's apple orchard -- and it's quickly becoming a killer season. Just as she's getting the hang of managing the two-hundred-year-old orchard she's inherited, the dead body of a lo...



  • Mike Conroy

    As long as comic books have existed, there have been comics about war. War Stories: A Graphic History is the first book to examine this genre of comics in depth, tracing the development of warfare -- from Thermopylae to the Napoleonic Wars; the Am...



  • Kent Conwell

    After months of stumbling through catacombs beneath a New Orleans cemetery, evading alligators at Bayou Teche, dodging a band of fanatics searching for an ancient crystal skull, and tracking down the torch man of two clubs on Austin's Sixth Street, T...



  • Thomas H. Cook

    A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year: After years of grief and rage, a man finds new purpose in investigating a woman's unsolved disappearance. George Gates's little boy was killed seven years ago and he has yet to find the cold comfort of s...



  • Lori Copeland

    Bestselling author Lori Copeland weaves together elements of a wonderful, classic Western romance with themes of forgiveness and grace.Falsely convicted of bank robbery, drifter Johnny McAllister is sent to a rehabilitation program in the home of a C...



  • Nicola Cornick

    Miss Alice Lister feels anything but respectable. Bad enough that she is a maid-turned-heiress. Now the insufferably attractive Lord Miles Vickery is certain he can gain her fortune by blackmailing her into marriage--even though it was his deceitful ...



  • Carol Costa

    When an employee of her private investigation agency becomes embroiled in a double murder, Dana Sloan uncovers a trail littered with deception. A newlywed woman admits she schemed to marry for money. And so did her best friend. Now two husbands are d...



  • F.G. Cottam

    Just weeks after four students cross the threshold of the derelict Fischer House, one of them has committed suicide and the other three are descending into madness. Nick Mason's sister is one of them. To save her, Nick must join ranks with Paul Se...



  • Greg Cox

    5 UNLIKELY SUPER HEROES...4 OBJECTIVES... 3 TIMES THE TROUBLE...2 WARRING WORLDS... 1 CHANCE TO SAVE THE Cosmic legend has it that when the primordial gods of antiquity perished in some bygone cataclysm, the universe gave birth to a new breed of god...



  • Maggie Cox

    The unwillingly wedded wife Billionaire Nikolai Golitsyn was on the verge of seducing Ellie. But then tragedy struck, and she was blamed for the death of his brother. The last place he wanted her was in his bed. Confused and humiliated, Ellie fled...



  • Blake Crouch

    On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman and child in a remote gold mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins; and not a single bone was ever found. One hundred thirteen years later, two backcountry guides ...



  • Julie E. Czerneda

    Julie E. Czerneda's Trade Pact Universe trilogy introduced the Clan, refugees from the world of Cersi who built an empire few people even knew existed. The Stratification trilogy -- of which RIFT IN THE SKY is the final volume -- returns to an earli...



  • Kaye Dacus

    THE CHEF AND THE PARTY PLANNER EACH SEEK THE KIND OF LOVE THAT REQUIRES NO RESERVATIONS After eight years of unrequited love, Meredith Guidry decides it's time to move on and try to find someone who'll love her in return. So she makes a prayerful Ne...



  • Kaye Dacus

    The Ransome Trilogy from exciting new author Kaye Dacus combines the wit, romance, and social commentary of Jane Austen with the sea-faring adventure of Horatio Hornblower.July 1814. The war with France has ended, and Captain William Ransome, known f...



  • Mary Daheim

    The picturesque little town of Alpine in the foothills of Washington's Cascade Mountains is no longer the rough-and-ready logging camp of yesteryear. So when a drunken brawl at the Icicle Creek Tavern leaves a loner named Alvin De Muth dead, the resi...



  • Victoria Dahl

    Lori had always planned to get out of tiny Tumble Creek, Colorado, but when her late dad left her his beloved auto body shop, she'd stayed. Now, according to her crazy best friend, Molly, what Lori needs is some excitement, in the form of hot, no-str...



  • Janet Dailey

    Dear friend,Love will find a way--you just have to believe. Revising these two romances was a pleasure-- I hope you'll enjoy reading them.

    Something Extra

    Slow down, cher. This is Cajun country. Driving down meandering Lo...



  • Anna Dale

    An innocent summer holiday turns out to be anything but for Athene and her younger brother, Zach, when they find themselves caught up in a skirmish between two groups of gnome-like creatures: The Humble Gloam live above ground and get along with huma...



  • Margaret Daley

    Love Heals the Deepest Wounds Dedicated teacher Whitney Maxwell gave up her dream of a family years ago. But she's about to get a lesson in faith and family from an unexpected source--a brave little boy named Jason. Jason and his dad are dealing wit...



  • Emma Darcy

    Baby of shame When Tamalyn Haynes agrees to be a bridesmaid, she doesn't realize she will be dancing with the best man -- notorious tycoon Fletcher Stanton! Fletcher is relentless in pursuing his desires -- and intent on bedding wide-eyed T...



  • Alan Davis

    Collects Uncanny X-Men #372-375, X-Men (1991) #92-95, Astonishing X-Men (1999) #1-3. The X-Men have stayed together in the face of countless threats, but what happens when the team's leader simply disbands it? Marvel's mightiest mutant mind snaps the...



  • Steven Davison

    Everyone knows which gifts a true love need grant his beloved during the twelve days of Christmastide. A partridge in a pear tree is required. Leaping lords and dancing ladies are expected. Of course the season would not be complete without French he...



  • Alyssa Day

    Poseidon's warriors swore an oath eleven thousand years ago to protect humanity from those who stalked the night. Yet when a woman with an ancient Gift dares to claim the heart of one of Poseidon's fiercest warriors, the world teeters on the knife's ...



  • S.J. Day

    How do you tell Satan that you ran over his hellhound? Evangeline Hollis has no idea and she doesn't want to find out. Living with the Mark of Cain -- and the two sexy brothers who come with it -- is trouble enough. She doesn't need to borrow more. T...



  • Toni De Palma

    Sixteen-year-old Frannie takes a long-awaited trip to Ischia, Italy, to spread her mother's ashes and, perhaps, meet her father, but her controlling Nana joins her, dampening the fun, interfering with a possible romance, and complicating the search f...



  • Zoey Dean

    Twenty-four-year old Taylor Henning has just landed her dream job as an assistant at a major movie studio. But when her catty coworkers trick her into almost getting fired, she realizes that the old saying "Hollywood is like school with money" just m...



  • Cindy Dees

    The ultimate fighting machine has finally met her match Captain "Kat" Kim, leader of the all-female Medusa squad, lives by the warrior's code. Trained in an ancient warrior tradition, she can scale a wall in complete silence. But when she's paired w...



  • Cindy Dees

    Dr. Athena Carswell is on the brink of making time travel possible--until the Department of Defense sends Colonel Peter Grafton to oversee her work. The hot young officer is a serious distraction, especially when his psychic abilities reveal their mu...



  • Tom Defalco

    Follows the adventures of May "Mayday" Parker, who learns that she cannot escape her great responsibilities and, as Spider-Girl, battles numerous enemies, including the Hobgoblin and the Black Tarantula....



  • Mark Del Franco

    Laura Blackstone, public, relations director for the Fey Guild, can spin a story with ease. Across town, Janice Crawford works her magic as the druidess backup for the D C SWAT Meanwhile, as an operative for an international intelligence agency Marie...



  • Patricia J. DeLois

    As an only child, Janet longs for a sister her parents are unable to give her. In kindergarten she meets Sophie, a strange and imaginative girl with a troubled family life. As friendship grows between the two girls, Janet believes her prayers have be...



  • Julia DeVillers

    Meet Liberty Porter. She's a regular nine-year-old girl with a lot going on. Her dad has just started a new job. And she has to move to a house in a new city. Oh, and the really big thing? Her dad? His new job is president of the United States. That'...



  • Denyse Devlin

    Just when she has resigned herself to being alone long-term, Marina Ffench, a widow in her forties, meets a man and falls in love all over again. A mid-life relationship, she thinks, will be straightforward - kids reared, careers established, mortgag...



  • Kate DiCamillo

    Mr. and Mrs. Watson and their porcine wonder, Mercy, are off to the Bijou Drive-In. What will happen when the Lincoln Sisters, Frank, Stella, and a gaggle of familiar characters get the same idea for a night out? With the tempting scent of hot butter...



  • Matthew Dicks

    A career criminal with OCD tendencies and a savant-like genius for bringing order to his crime scenes, Martin considers himself one of the best in the biz. After all, he's been able to steal from the same people for years on end--virtually undetected...



  • Robyn Donald

    Prince Kelt, Duke of Vamili, knows the weight of responsibility a title brings. So the brooding royal keeps his privileged birth well hidden. Until one glance at mysteriously alluring Hannah Court threatens to shatter his defenses.... Exotic beaut...



  • Ruth Downie

    At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home to Gaul. But with Tilla getting icy greetings from Ruso's relatives, a family member having mysteriously drowned at sea, and the whole Ruso household teetering on the edge of...



  • Daniel Duguay

    The Motley Man, an earth golem of unknown origin, wakes up to find himself reborn in the wrong season. Soon afterwards, a raven called Swiftwing, hunter and harvester of hearts, slays him and swoops onwards to Stolz, the haven of his kind. The Mot...



  • Michele Dunaway

    Chase McDaniel had it all planned out. He'd work his way up in the family business and eventually become CEO. Except the heir to McDaniel Manufacturing just got a rude awakening. His soon-to-retire grandfather is ordering him to take a year off a...



  • Robert Dunbar

    As a winter storm tightens its grip on the small shore town of Edgeharbor, the residents are frightened of much more than pounding waves and bitter winds. A series of horrible murders has the town cowering in fear. Mangled victims bear the marks of s...



  • Alice Duncan

    Famed Gossip Columnist Murdered at SĂ©ance in Angels Flight, a Historical Cozy Mystery from Alice Duncan -- 1926, Los Angeles, California -- Mercy Allcutt is thrilled with her new job as secretary to private investigator Ernie Templeton -- until...



  • Jeremy Duns

    For fans of John le Carre, a riveting spy thriller that spans two continents and probes the limits of loyalty and love Jeremy Duns's lightning-paced debut introduces a morally complex and unforgettable agent named Paul Dark into the canon of espi...



  • Kristin Earhart

    Carlos brings a space game to school. Then the Magic School Bus takes a field trip inside the game! Can Ms. Frizzle's class answer the space clues and make it out of the game? Blast off with the Magic School Bus and learn all about the solar system!...



  • Cynthia Eden

    In this sexy, gripping novel, Cynthia Eden draws readers deeper into the realm of the Others--vampires, shifters, and sinfully attractive demons whose powers are matched only by their dark hungers... Tall, dark, and formidable, Niol Lapen is the l...



  • P.N. Elrod

    Today's hottest urban fantasy authors come together in this delicious brew that crackles and boils over with tales of powerful witches and dark magic! In Charlaine Harris' "Bacon," a beautiful vampire joins forces with a witch from an ancient line...



  • Kathleen Ernst

    It's 1867. Twelve-year-old Emma Henderson is mortified when Mother takes to wearing a Reform Dress -- hideous bloomers! Worse, Mother has accepted a newspaper job in wild, far-off Colorado Territory. But even Emma can't imagine just how badly things ...



  • Bill Evans; Marianna Jameson

    Bill Evans and Marianna Jameson first teamed up to write Category 7, vividly portraying the devastating impact of a powerful hurricane on New York City. Now Evans and Jameson return with Frozen Fire, another edge-of-the-seat thriller that mixes atmos...



  • Georgia Evans

    In the second of Georgia Evans' supernatural trilogy, Gloria Prewitt must reveal her greatest secret to have any hope of saving the people she loves... As the district nurse for a country village outside London, Gloria has the respect of the town ...



  • Mary Anna Evans

    2011 - Mississippi Author Award Winner"Evans has written a fascinating tale linking the history of New Orleans' levee system to the present and weaving into the story aspects of the city's widely diverse cultures." -- Booklist STARRED reviewCenturie...



  • Rachel Evans

    Reilly Green, a small town journalist, takes advantage of a chance encounter with a celebrated adventure writer. An interview with the notoriously publicity-shy Derek Armstrong will give her a scoop that could get her out of Albion Springs and onto t...



  • Tabor Evans

    VENGEANCE IS MINE, SAYS LONGARM When a band of thievin' cutthroats bushwhacks Longarm's old friend, peg-leg Richard Collins, the lawman vows to bring them to justice. But the local sheriff warns him off. It may be personal, but it sure ain't federal...



  • Chris Fabry

    June Bug believed everything her daddy told her. That is, until she walked into Wal-Mart and saw her face on a list of missing children. The discovery begins a quest for the truth about her father, the mother he rarely speaks about, and ultimately he...



  • John Farris

    It happened quickly. Overnight, the greater Los Angeles area found itself in the horrifying grasp of a werewolf epidemic. Twenty eight days of the month they are no different than you or me--the High Bloods, who managed to go unaffected. But every fu...



  • Christine Feehan

    Now, Feehan exceeds expectations as the fate of all seven sisters depends on the destiny of one. From afar, Sheriff Jackson Deveau has always loved Elle Drake, the youngest telepath of seven sisters. After a long time away, she's finally returning...



  • Jodi Della Femina; Sheri McInnis

    Nobody knows the Hamptons like Jodi Della Femina, who captures the inside world of love, society, and scandal in this delicious summer page-turner. Toni Fratelli has a busy summer ahead. After several setbacks in Manhattan force her to move hom...



  • Marie Ferrarella

    IT WAS A BIG WORLD OUT THERE But was ex-nun Claire Santaniello ready for it? Her yearning for a home and family had her shedding her habit and moving back to California. But her true calling definitely wasn't with sexy single dad Caleb McClain. Was ...



  • Terri Fields

    DANGER: ROBBERY IN PROGRESS Police are uncertain how many hostages are being held. It's an ordinary Saturday night for the teens working at Burger Heaven--until, suddenly, guns are drawn and threats made. Jordan's just working here part-time, aft...



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  • Lucy Finn

    Wishes come true for fans of paranormal romance

    A charming new novel by the author of If Wishing Made It So

    Ever since her fiancé died, Larrie Smith, owner of The Sparrow's Nest Antiques, has been unable to let go of the past. Then, ...



  • Marie Force

    JULIANA ISN'T LOOKING FOR LOVE... When she meets Michael, sitting next to her on the plane, Juliana's been dating Jeremy for ten years. But he's hedging about marriage, and Michael promises to give her everything she's ever wanted in a relationship....



  • John C. Ford

    Christopher just needed a job to kill time the summer after high school graduation. He didn't expect it to be in the morgue. Or that he would accidentally discover a murder cover-up. Or that his discovery would lead him to a full-blown investigation ...



  • MacKenzie Ford

    During the Christmas Truce of 1914, Hal Montgomery, a British soldier, is given a photo by a German soldier, Wilhelm Wetzlar, and they make a pact. Hal promises to find his enemy's English girlfriend, Samantha, and let her know her fiance is alive an...



  • Delores Fossen

    Although forced to put aside personal differences to rescue a child, FBI hostage negotiator Colin Forester and his estranged wife, Danielle, couldn't ignore the issues that had pushed them apart...or the chemistry that still stirred their blood. S...



  • Terry Fowler

    For years, Heath Trueloves's one goal has been to get his education and help his younger siblings obtain theirs. Now God's provision for his family has forced him to pursue other interests. He finds himself trying to reconcile his choice to be a la...



  • Caleb Fox

    A compelling new voice in fantasy brings us a tale like no other in the genre. A young Shaman of the Galayi people has had a powerful and frightening vision: it is of the Eagle Feather Cape, the gift of the Thunderbird, which is worn by the Seer o...



  • Gary Frank

    When the Hulk returns to Earth for the senses-shattering events of World War Hulk, we can all guess which puny humans will fight against him. But which of Earth's heroes will fight for the Hulk? Don't miss the shocking revelations as Amadeus Cho, the...



  • Jacquelyn Frank

    The Shadowdwellers live in a realm of darkness and sensuality, where order is prized and sin must be punished. Yet for Magnus, the head priest of Sanctuary, salvation rests with the one woman who can entice him to break every rule... SHE WAS THE ULT...



  • Lucy Frank

    After a summer at Wilderness Camp, thirteen year-old Katya decides that she absolutely cannot go back to school. At school she can’t eradicate invasive alien plants, go on foraged-food-finding missions, or just be herself. Her parents, despite bein...



  • Gail Fraser

    At Montis Inn, the success of Pam Walker's on-location restaurant is leaving her overworked and frazzled. Meanwhile, Lumby's only veterinarian, Dr. Ellen Campbell, has decided to sell her business, and the townsfolk are in full panic mode. Who could ...



  • Megan Frazer

    And the first runner up is... When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.That was then. Now Dar...



  • Ru Freeman

    In one of the most impressive debuts of the year, Ru Freeman delivers an epic, searing novel about betrayal and salvation, the strength of the human spirit, and the boundlessness and limits of love. Set against the volatile events of the last fort...



  • Vivian French

    Two new princesses are at Diamond Turrets - and they're twins! Anna and Elizabeth hope to make lots of friends, but will the other princesses like them? Perhaps the magical Rose Petal Picnic will make them feel at home....



  • James W. Fuerst

    Life hasn't been easy for Eugene "Huge" Smalls. Sure, his IQ is off the charts, but that doesn't help much when you're growing up in the 1980s in a dreary New Jersey town where your bad reputation precedes you, the public school system's written y...



  • Katherine Garbera

    For Texas Cattleman's Club member Lance Brody, marriage is about gaining the right connections. But one plain-Jane personal assistant is about to change his mind... For years Kate Thornton had dreamed of becoming Mrs. Lance Brody. Then her boss be...



  • Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza

    Inspector Espinosa unwittingly ignites the obsessions of a menacing misanthrope in the latest from the highly acclaimed mystery author An elderly lady approaches the front desk at the Twelfth Precinct in Copacabana and demands to speak with the chief...