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  • Thanksgiving Night

    Richard Bausch

    Richard Bausch calls this, his tenth novel, "a love comedy with sorrows." The story is set in the small Virginia valley town of Point Royal, where several of Bausch's other novels and many of his stories take place. It is 1999; predictions of catastr...

  • The Hard Way

    Carol Lea Benjamin

    A lifelong New Yorker, Rachel Alexander has seen her city change shape through the years. But while New York has never been cleaner and crime is rapidly in decline, a vestige of grittier days remains. When wealthy business owner Eleanor Redstone appr...

  • Farewell Summer

    Ray Bradbury

    In a summer that refuses to end, in the deceiving warmth of earliest October, civil war has come to Green Town, Illinois. It is the age-old conflict: the young against the elderly, for control of the clock that ticks their lives ever forward. The fir...

  • Beguilement

    Lois McMaster Bujold

    Troubled young Fawn Bluefield seeks a life beyond her family's farm. But en route to the city, she encounters a patrol of Lakewalkers, nomadic soldier-sorcerers from the northern woodlands. Feared necromancers armed with mysterious knives made of hum...

  • Motor Mouth

    Janet Evanovich

    Those Metro maniacs Alexandra " Barney" Barnaby and NASCAR driver Sam Hooker are back! A woman with a taste for speed and a talent for breaking the rules, Barney also knows a little something about cheating. First there was Hooker and that salescl...

  • Diva

    Alex Flinn

    Sometimes the only one a girl can confide in is her blog! SUBJECT: Fresh Start LISTENING TO: Medea (the opera named for the mythological woman who killed her kids just to bug her ex-husband ... Reminds me of my mother.) FEELING: Anticipation WE...

  • What Came Before He Shot Her

    Elizabeth George

    The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynley's wife has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Even more horrifying is that the trigger was apparently pulled by a twelve-year-old boy. Who is he? Where did he come from? And...

  • The Secret of the Twelve Truths

    Jill Hannity

  • The Eunuch's Heir

    Elaine Isaak

    THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM DUTY . . . AND DESTINY The courage of Kattanan duRhys saved a kingdom and created a legend perhaps impossible to equal. Now his son, Wolfram duRhys, wild prince of the realm, spends his days wenching, carousing, and shunnin...

  • Vince and Joy

    Lisa Jewell

    Remember falling in love for the first time? Remember thinking, This is The One? Remember life getting in the way? From adolescent snogging to apartment shares, relationships, career crises, and children, Vince & Joy is the unforgettable story of two...

  • The Pinhoe Egg

    Diana Wynne Jones

    Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something exciting -- something truly precious, very strange, and valuable. An egg. An egg that has been hidden away in an attic for who-knows-how-many years. An egg protected by some strong “Don't Noti...

  • Miss Understanding

    Stephanie Lessing

    Zoe Rose never quite fit in. As the only kid in kindergarten with an enormous red afro, Zoe was taunted by the other little girls for refusing to share her "Annie" wig, even when she swore it was her own hair (it was). In second grade, after ...

  • The Ecco Book of Christmas Stories

    Alberto Manguel

    Christmas is the storytelling time, the beginning of things expected but not yet seen, of tales suspenseful and mysterious, and full of a comfort of sorts. Internationally acclaimed anthologist Alberto Manguel offers an immensely enjoyable collect...

  • Abundance

    Sena Jeter Naslund

    "Like everyone, I am born naked." With this opening line of Naslund's compelling new novel, a very human Marie Antoinette invites readers to live her story as she herself experiences it. From the lush gardens of Versailles to the lights and gaiety...

  • Lullabies for Little Criminals

    Heather O'Neill

    “A beautiful book. . . . There are phrases in here that will make you laugh out loud, and others that will stop your heart. A definite triumph.”  --  David Rakoff, author of Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, PerishFrom Heather O...

  • Black Girl // White Girl

    Joyce Carol Oates

    In 1975 Genna Hewett-Meade's college roommate died a mysterious, violent death partway through their freshman year. Minette Swift had been assertive, fiercely individualistic, and one of the few black girls at their exclusive, "enlightened" college--...

  • Wintersmith

    Terry Pratchett

    At 9, Tiffany Aching defeated the cruel Queen of Fairyland. At 11, she battled an ancient body-stealing evil. At 13, Tiffany faces a new challenge: a boy. And boys can be a bit of a problem when you're thirteen. . . . But the Wintersmith ...

  • The Witchery

    James Reese

    New York Times bestselling author James Reese has been praised for his lush and evocative prose, his bold exploration of illicit sexuality, his deft handling of historical settings, and his extraordinary rendering of the supernatural. His novels are ...

  • The Legend of Holly Claus

    Brittney Ryan

    After Santa and his wife are blessed with their daughter, Holly Claus, a curse is suddenly imposed upon them by Herrikhan who locks her in the gates of Forever, forcing Holly Claus to use her special powers and the magic of the enchanted creatures to...

  • A Quilt of Dreams

    Patricia Schonstein

    Set in Grahamstown, South Africa, during the 1990s at the height of political unrest and opposition to apartheid, this is the bittersweet story of two people whose lives intertwine with-out them knowing each other-one a heavy-drinking white man and t...

  • Lewis and Clark...and Jodie, Freddi, and Samantha

    Jon Scieszka

    After a marshmallow mix-up, Jodie, Freddi, and Samantha find themselves back in 1805 on an adventure with the famous Lewis and Clark explorers! Along the way, they meet Sacagawea, a seventeen-year-old Shoshone girl, and learn the ropes of wilderness ...

  • The Seven Blunders of the World

    Jon Scieszka

    Someone has stolen The Book from Joe's room! Follow Joe, Fred, and Sam as they follow the time"warping thief back to ancient Babylon. Visit the Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the World; meet the king and queen of Babylon; learn cu...

  • Pretty Little Liars

    Sara Shepard

    EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING TO HIDE -- ESPECIALLY HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS SPENCER, ARIA, EMILY, AND HANNA. Spencer covets her sister's boyfriend. Aria's fantasizing about her English teacher. Emily's crushing on the new girl at school. Hanna uses some ugly t...

  • The End

    Lemony Snicket

    Like an off-key violin concert, the Roman Empire, or food poisoning, all things must come to an end. Thankfully, this includes A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The thirteenth and final installment in the groundbreaking series will an...

  • So This Is How It Ends

    Tui T. Sutherland

    The end of the world is only the beginning

    From New York to Los Angeles, Chile to Egypt, five teens awake to find their cities eerily deserted. Why have they survived when so many others haven't? What force connects them to one another? Movi...

  • Listening for Lions

    Gloria Whelan

    A critically acclaimed historical novel “that roars” (Kliatt), from the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird. Africa is the only home Rachel Sheridan has ever known. But when her missionary parents are struck with influen...

  • Tiger Magic

    Laurence Yep

    Tom has always been a reluctant apprentice. But since his grandmother's death, he's assisted the tiger Mr. Hu in guarding the magical phoenix egg. When the phoenix hatches prematurely, Tom faces his greatest challenge of all. The phoenix believes ...

  • All I Want for Christmas

    Lori Avocato
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    Be Of Good Fear, Christmas Is Here! And just in time comes this grand gift of seasonal mystery and romance from six of popular fiction's most supremely talented "Santas"-;for 'tis the season for scandals, suspense, and all sorts of unexpected surp...

  • The Lord of Misrule

    Dana Cameron
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    Be Of Good Fear, Christmas Is Here! And just in time comes this grand gift of seasonal mystery and romance from six of popular fiction's most supremely talented "Santas"-;for 'tis the season for scandals, suspense, and all sorts of unexpected surp...

  • The Ghosts of Christmas Past

    Mary Daheim
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    Be Of Good Fear, Christmas Is Here! And just in time comes this grand gift of seasonal mystery and romance from six of popular fiction's most supremely talented "Santas"-;for 'tis the season for scandals, suspense, and all sorts of unexpected surp...

  • Billionaires Prefer Blondes

    Suzanne Enoch

    It's not easy dating a billionaire... Samantha Jellicoe has never met a security camera she couldn't disarm. And even though she's promised her billionaire lover, the irresistible Richard Addison, to walk the straight and narrow, she c...

  • A Duke of Her Own

    Lorraine Heath

    Lady Louisa longs to marry for passion and love -- but will she find happiness in the arms of the duke? Lady Louisa Wentworth knows she will never marry well -- her family's impoverished estate has ensured as much. Resigned to spinsterhood, ...

  • Sexy // Dangerous

    Beverly Jenkins

    Wearing her shades, a black Stetson, and snakeskin cowboy boots, security agent Maxine "Max" Blake is the baddest thing walking. Ex-marine, ex-cop, and a whole lotta 'tude, Max doesn't have time for anything but her job. Her latest assignment: to pro...

  • Partners in Crime

    Cait London
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    Be Of Good Fear, Christmas Is Here! And just in time comes this grand gift of seasonal mystery and romance from six of popular fiction's most supremely talented "Santas"-;for 'tis the season for scandals, suspense, and all sorts of unexpected surp...

  • Knight of Darkness

    Kinley MacGregor

    Welcome to the darkest side of Camelot... For countless centuries, I've been the assassin for the infamous Merlin, even though the woman who birthed me sits at the right hand of our enemy, Morgen le Fey. Now both my mother and Morgen have decided ...

  • Holly Go Lightly

    Suzanne Macpherson
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    Be Of Good Fear, Christmas Is Here! And just in time comes this grand gift of seasonal mystery and romance from six of popular fiction's most supremely talented "Santas"-;for 'tis the season for scandals, suspense, and all sorts of unexpected surp...

  • The Earl of Her Dreams

    Anne Mallory

    They could hide their painful pasts and true identities... Facing the choice of flight or a wedding she cannot abide, Kate Simon has chosen to flee. Disguised as a boy, she takes refuge in a roadside inn, and finds herself rooming with intensely s...

  • A Very Vampy Christmas

    Kerrelyn Sparks
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    Be Of Good Fear, Christmas Is Here! And just in time comes this grand gift of seasonal mystery and romance from six of popular fiction's most supremely talented "Santas"-;for 'tis the season for scandals, suspense, and all sorts of unexpected surp...

  • Mistletoe

    Hailey Abbott
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    Curl up in Front of a crackling fire with this collection of holiday treats from four of today's bestselling authors. HAILEY ABBOTT (Summer Boys) spins a scandalous tale of on hot New Year's Eve party that will leave you breathless. As yummy as...

  • The Dream Thief

    Shana Abe

    In the remote hills of northern England lives a powerful clan with a centuries-old secret. They are the drikon, shape-shifters who possess the ability to Turn--changing from human to smoke to dragon. And from the very stones of the earth, they hear h...

  • Hocus Pocus!

    Marcie Aboff

    Hocus Pocus is the name of the magician's rabbit who helps Frosty escape to the cold North Pole...and now Hocus Pocus! is the name of a jumbo 400-page Frosty the Snowman deluxe coloring & activity book. That's one big bunny!...

  • Death Drop

    Alina Adams

    Bex Levy explores what happens when a newborn baby is abandoned in the early morning of a Nationals practice, the mother turns up dead (was it suicide... or murder?), and the Daddy candidates include the reigning men's champion and his married coach....

  • Her Millionaire Boss

    Jennie Adams

    Saying "yes!" to the boss... Chrissy Gable is determined not to be charmed by her handsome new boss Nate Barrett--he has a playboy reputation! But she quickly begins to realize why Nate is so irresistible to women--and it's not just his bank b...

  • Beautiful Disaster

    Kylie Adams

    Senior year is cooling down, student scandals are heating up, and in sexy South Beach, one teen's wicked dirty trouble is another teen's good clean fun. Until the last killer party becomes exactly that -- a party that kills. Everyone wants to be ju...

  • Cam Jansen and the Secret Service Mystery

    David A. Adler

    Can Cam use her photographic memory to crack the case? Will Cam help the Secret Service? It is a big day at Cam's school. The governor, who is running for president, is visiting for the dedication of a new library. There are police officers, Secret...

  • The Dangers of Mistletoe

    Theresa Alan

    ALL SHE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS IS... If Amber Taylor doesn’t find a way home for Christmas, her mother is definitely going to disown her. Unfortunately, there’s no way she can afford to buy a plane ticket on her paltry salary. Luckily the universe o...

  • China Bayles' Book of Days

    Susan Wittig Albert

    A treasury of recipes, crafts, gardening tips, and more from the national bestselling author of the China Bayles series -- a great gift for both mystery fans and herb & craft enthusiasts!Readers of the China Bayles mystery novels are familiar wit...

  • Dressed To Slay

    Harper Allen

    BEAUTIFUL, WEALTHY MEGAN CROSSE NEVER HAD TO FIGHT FOR ANYTHING. NOW SHE'S FIGHTING THE URGE TO KILL. Megan's preparing to walk down the aisle with her triplet sisters as her bridesmaids when their long-lost grandfather Darkheart interrupts with s...

  • Long Chalkboard: and Other Stories

    Jennifer Allen

    Here are three delightful, bittersweet, especially-for-our-time adult stories of modern life as lived by men and women of a certain age: the baby boomer. Jenny Allen’s brilliant and witty narratives and Jules Feiffer’s playfully expressive drawin...

  • Mrs. Claus Takes a Vacation

    Linas Alsenas

    A Reindeer-Driven Life: In this funny, sweet, and charming picture book debut, Mrs. Claus leaves the snow (and her husband) behind in order to see the world . . . and get back in time for Christmas.

    Mrs. Claus needs to get out of the house. Th...

  • Please Write In This Book

    Mary Amato

    When a teacher leaves a blank book in the Writer’s Corner for her students to find, with the instructions "Please Write in this Book," she hopes it will encourage her students to talk to one another in its pages. They do, and the result is an epic ...

  • Red Alert

    Jessica Andersen

    PROTECTING HER BECAME HIS JOB...AND HIS OBSESSION Dr. Meg Corning detested the way Erik Falco stormed the halls of Boston General Hospital as if he owned the place. The fallen-cop-turned-ruthless-businessman was throwing his weight around in his bid...

  • Broken Flower

    V.C. Andrews

    SHE WAS TOO GROWN-UP FOR CHILDISH GAMES. BUT TOO YOUNG TO BECOME A WOMAN. . . . Living with her parents and brother, Ian, in her Grandmother Emma's enormous mansion, Jordan March tries to be a good girl and follow her grandmother's strict r...

  • The Take Down

    Mark Anthony (1)

    While investigating one of hip-hop's most successful music labels, Gun Clap Records, undercover FBI agent Jessica Jackson is willing to do anything to keep her identity a secret. She helps the Feds hit a grand slam during their investigation when the...

  • Stork Naked

    Piers Anthony
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    In his 30th rollicking chronicle of the enchanted land of Xanth, Piers Anthony reveals unexplored new dimensions of his magical realm. Stork Naked tells the tale of Surprise Golem, an expectant mother who has just lost her brand-new baby!For in Xanth...

  • Bubba and Beau Go Night-Night

    Kathi Appelt

  • Polity Agent

    Neal Asher

    From eight hundred years in the future, a runcible gate is opened into the Polity and those coming through it have been sent specially to take the alien maker back to its home civilization in the Small Magellanic cloud. Once these refugees are safely...

  • The Voyage of the Sable Keech

    Neal Asher

    Sable Keech is a walking dead man, and the only one to have been resurrected by nanochanger. Did he succeed because he was infected by the Spatterjay virus, or because he came late to resurrection in a tank of seawater? Tracing the man's last-known s...

  • Viva Las Vampires

    Jennifer Ashley
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    A sunbathing vamp in Vegas? Meredith Black is absolutely positive the tanned god with the gorgeous smile couldn't have possibly made her his for eternity with just one glance. But he'll sure have fun proving it....

  • Myth-Gotten Gains

    Robert Asprin; Jodi Lynn Nye

    Someone is collecting animated treasures and keeping them from their heroic destinies. Reunited with the lovely Trollop Tananda, Aahz the Pervect must help out a sword called Ersatz, and embark on a quest that just may restore his lost magical powers...

  • One Good Turn

    Kate Atkinson

    Case Histories, once again featuring ex-cop turned private investigator Jackson Brodie. It is summer, it is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident -- an incident which changes the lives of everyo...

  • Funny Little Monkey

    Andrew Auseon

    Arty may be shorter--much shorter--than your average teen, but that doesn't mean his problems are small. If anything, they're huge. Whether he is dodging the fists of his hulking twin brother, dealing with the other misfits in his school, or falling ...

  • Exiles - Volume 8: Earn Your Wings

    Chuck Austen

    They are the Exiles, reality-hopping nomads forced to repari the broken chains of time. Failure means a fate worse than death; success, a new reality and a new mission. The Exiles' latest assignment brings them face-to-face with the Fantastic Four an...

  • Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun

    Kathleen Bacus

    This autumn, Tressa Jayne Turner isn't enjoying the frivolity of the season. After being stalked by a psycho dunk-tank clown, all she wants is a slower pace, some candy corn and toffee apples--and a serious story she can sniff out on her own. She's i...

  • Dolled Up For Murder

    Deb Baker

    For Gretchen Birch, her mother, Caroline, and her aunt, Nina, doll collecting is a family affair. They may disagree on other things, but when it comes to dolls, they share a passion that goes way beyond children's toys -- to the most exquisite (a...

  • Scooby-doo Pirates Ahoy

    Mariah Balaban

    An 8x8 storybook based on the latest Warner Home Video release!

    An 8x8 storybook based on the latest Warner Home Video release! In this swash-buckling adventure Scooby and the gang match wits against creepy pirates!...

  • Pirates Ahoy!

    Mariah Balaban

    A novelization based on the latest Warner Home Video release!

    A novelization based on the latest Warner Home Video release!

    It's Freddie's birthday, and to celebrate, his mom and dad are treating the whole gang to a tropical cruise! Bu...

  • The Collectors

    David Baldacci

    Over the hill. Out of the loop. And trying to save their country . . . In Washington, D. C., four men with mysterious pasts call themselves the Camel Club. Their mission: find out what's really happening behind the closed doors of America's lead...

  • A Town Afraid

    Jack Ballas

    Bill Tenery arrives in the town of Elkhorn looking to wet his whistle and hit the hay. But when he's mistaken for a notorious gunslinger, some outlaws decide to take him out. And Tenery must save not only his own hide, but the lives of the townspeopl...

  • Ride the Night Wind

    L.A. Banks
    in

    Dark dreams haunt Jose Ciponte, dreams of a woman so beautiful he aches for her-and a deadly enemy who stalks them in the night. And now those dreams have become a reality......

  • Spellbound

    L.A. Banks
    in

    Werewolves, vampires, witches, voodoo, Elvis---and weddings An "ordinary" wedding can get crazy enough, so can you imagine what happens when otherworldly creatures are involved? Nine of the hottest authors of paranormal fiction answer that questi...

  • Doomsday Dust

    Rick Barba

    I don't think we're in Kansas anymore. It's bitter winter in Corrolton, but frigid temperatures don't keep evildoers from, well, doing evil. And once again Team Spy Gear finds itself up against something truly bizarre (and also extremely cool, of cou...

  • Teammates

    Tiki Barber; Ronde Barber

    Tiki and Ronde are brothers, best friends, and teammates on the Cave Spring Vikings football team. It's the last preseason game against their arch-rival Knights -- and the football is suddenly knocked out of Tiki's grip. What gives, he thinks, I've...

  • The Making of Dr. Truelove

    Derrick Barnes

    A teen boy invents a smooth alter ego in his quest to win back his ex-girlfriend in this funny, off-beat novel.Diego is a sixteen-year-old boy with a problem. When he breaks up with the girl he loves due to his insecurities, he is crushed. Will he ev...

  • The Devil's Only Friend

    Mitchell Bartoy

    It is the fall of 1943, and the city of Detroit is doing its best to recover from the explosive race riots that marked the recent summer. The police are working overtime to protect the auto plants and ensure that their massive machinery continues to ...

  • The Christmas Heiress

    Adrienne Basso

    A SEASON TO REMEMBER... For Charlotte Aldridge, Christmas's arrival means anything but warmth and cheer. Only a few holidays ago, she fell in love with handsome Edward Barringer, the peer both their families were hoping she would marry. But Edwa...

  • Freedom of the Soul

    Tracey Victoria Bateman / Tracey Bateman

    The captivating chronicle of a young woman's struggle to save her homestead, a young man's determination to expose a pretender, and the yellowed pages of a diary that links their lives together will keep readers spellbound from the first page to the ...

  • The Boyfriend Rules of Good Behavior

    Catherine Bateson

    While trying to cope with a new town, new school, and new friends, Millie's emotional state is further compromised when she discovers the remnants of her mother's date the night before and begins to worry that this new distraction may be just the thi...

  • Death's Witness

    Paul Batista

    When Tom Perini, a legendary Heisman Trophy winner turned criminal lawyer, is found brutally murdered in Central Park, his widow Julie Perini suspects a wider conspiracy.  Not only was her husband part of the defense team for a Congressman on tr...

  • I Have a Little Dreidel

    Maxie Baum

    A retelling of the classic Hanukkah song, just in time for the holiday season!

    I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay,
    And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play!

    It's time for Hanukkah, and Hanukkah is a time for...

  • L.A. Rex

    Will Beall

    A gritty and ferocious novel written by Will Beall, an LAPD officer who continues to patrol the streets he writes about. L.A. Rex is the story of Ben Halloran, a seemingly fresh-faced rookie assigned to the 77th Division, L.A.'s most v...

  • The Chemistry of Death

    Simon Beckett

    Three years ago, David Hunter moved to rural Norfolk to escape his life in London, his gritty work in forensics, and a tragedy that nearly destroyed him. Working as a simple country doctor, seeing his lost wife and daughter only in his dreams, David ...

  • The Looking Glass Wars

    Frank Beddor

    THE MYTH Alice was an ordinary girl who stepped through the looking glass and entered a fairy-tale world invented by Lewis Carroll in his famous storybook. THE TRUTH Wonderland is real. Alyss Heart is the heir to the throne, until her murderous...

  • Changing Lanes

    Cassandra Darden Bell

    When Andrea Shaw appears before the cameras, she seems to have it all. Beautiful, bright and confident, Andrea's the award-winning star anchor for Baltimore's highly rated evening newscast--a position she's fought hard to attain. Andrea's proud of he...

  • The Pulse, Volume 3: Fear

    Brian Michael Bendis

    Fans of Jessica Jones have waited two years for two things: the return of award-winning artist Michael Gaydos to the pages of the book he was born to draw, and the birth of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage's baby. And guess what? They're both here! Plus: ...

  • Daredevil, Volume 6: Lowlife

    Brian Michael Bendis

    With the media hounding him after he is outed as Daredevil by a tabloid, Matt Murdoch attempts to cope with his unwanted notoriety as well as his lawsuit against the tabloid, the villainous Owl, and a lovely blind woman named Milla....

  • Daredevil, Volume 7: Hardcore

    Brian Michael Bendis

    Daredevil is simultaneously faced with murder charges, a new girlfriend, being outted by the tabloids, the return of one of his deadliest foes, Typhoid Mary, and the Kingpin's attempt to restore his fallen empire. And the surprise ending changes Dare...

  • Our Dumb Diary

    Jim Benton

    ONLY A SUPER GROSS PERSON READS ANOTHER PERSON''s DIARY -- unless absolutely necessary. *What are some ways in which you''ve really grossed yourself out? *If you could give Angeline a makeover, what would she look like? Draw it! *If your crush sent y...

  • Frost

    Thomas Bernhard

    Visceral, raw, singular, and distinctive, Frost is the story of a friendship between a young man at the beginning of his medical career and a painter who is entering his final days. A writer of world stature, Thomas Bernhard combined a searing wit an...

  • Gargoyles

    Thomas Bernhard

    The playwright and novelist Thomas Bernhard was one of the most widely translated and admired writers of his generation, winner of the three most coveted literary prizes in Germany. Gargoyles, one of his earliest novels, is a singular, surreal stu...

  • Calm, Cool & Adjusted

    Kristin Billerbeck

    Best friends since Johnny Depp wore scissors for hands, "The Spa Girls" live very separate lives, but stay in touch with routine visits to California's Spa Del Mar. The third novel in the Spa Girls Series focuses on Silicon Valley chiropractor Poppy ...

  • Wolf's Temptation

    Donna Birdsell

    Out to prove he hasn't lost his edge, spymaster Ethan Gray -- known as the Wolf -- is on the hunt for a smuggler shipping arms to colonial rebels in America. Instead, he finds himself frustrated at every turn by a mysterious woman who he can recogniz...

  • A Tough Nut to Crack

    Tom Birdseye

    When her father tells her that she is going to spend time on a farm in Kentucky helping a sick grandfather she never met, Cassie Bell leaves the city with her brother full of curiosity and questions, especially about the major fight that caused her f...

  • Watchers in the Night

    Jenna Black

    They hunt in every major city, hidden by the crowds, shielded by disbelief. They are Killers, and their prey is human. Not all vampires are Killers. The Guardians of the Night sacrifice the superior physical and psychic strength that comes with fe...

  • A Pagan's Nightmare

    Ray Blackston

    Who's ever heard of a reverse Rapture? Larry Hutch may have a few loose screws in his head, but he's determined to create a hit with his latest manuscript. While dealing with personal crises, he conceives of a strange new world: on a routine Monda...

  • Wanted: Outback Wife

    Ally Blake

    She wasn't looking for love, but then it found her... When Jodie Simpson met her long-lost sister, Louise Valentine, she didn't realize the biggest adventure of her life was about to begin. With her visa about to expire, and desperate to stay in A...

  • Heaven Is a Long Way Off

    Win Blevins

    FOLLOWING THE DEATH IN CHILDBIRTH of his Crow Indian wife, Meadowlark, Sam Morgan flees Mexican-controlled California. But Sam, a young Pennsylvanian who is rising from teenage runaway to redoubtable mountain man, is haunted by Meadowlark's death and...

  • London Calling

    Edward Bloor

    Martin Conway comes from a family filled with heroes and disgraces. His grandfather was a statesman who worked at the US Embassy in London during WWII. His father is an alcoholic who left his family. His sister is an overachieving Ivy League graduate...

  • By the Time You Read This

    Giles Blunt

    Detective John Cardinal is on the hunt for an ingenious killer even as he mourns his own wife's tragic death in this thriller of heart-stopping suspense Autumn has arrived in Algonquin Bay, and with it an unusual spate of suicides. The most shocking...

  • What Matters Most

    Nicole Bokat

    Georgia Merkin-a magazine writer and self-sufficient divorcee with a young son-always adored her father, who was her buffer against her cold, fiercely ambitious mother, Dr. Estelle Merkin. When he dies of cancer, secret histories wash up in sorrow's ...

  • Restless

    William Boyd

    A masterful, riveting espionage novel about a mother whose secret life as a WWII spy is at last revealed to her daughter. Full of tension and drama, emotion and history, this is storytelling at its finest by one of the great literary writers of his g...

  • Dating Game

    Beverly Brandt

    A chubby computer geek in high school, now gorgeous and sexy P.I. Lainie Ames shows up at her high school reunion determined to win the affections of ex-prom king Blaine Harper, but her partner, Jack, is equally determined to foil her schemes. Origin...

  • Captured Hearts

    Kylie Brant

    She went to bed alone -- and woke up handcuffed to a sexy stranger! When Bailey Reed woke up handcuffed to a stranger, she knew that trouble had found her -- namely in the form of dangerous and sexy Luke Sutton. The private investigator had been ...

  • Stardragon

    Andrew Breakspeare

  • Leadville Lady

    Leslee Breene

    1880, silver-rich Leadville, Colorado bookkeeper Sky Saunders leaves her embezzler husband and travels west seeking her freedom by investing in a silver mine. She wants no commitment to any man. In 1880, bookkeeper Sky Saunders leaves her Placerto...

  • Shattered Dance

    Caitlin Brennan

    Once again the Aurelian Empire is in danger, and once again Valeria must risk more than her life to save it. With threats from without, including sorcerous attacks against the soon-to-be empress, and pressures from within--the need to continue the dy...

  • Warrior and Witch // Witch

    Marie Brennan

    When a witch is born, a doppelganger is created. For the witch to master her powers, the twin must be killed. Until now... Created by the merging of witch and doppelganger, Mirei is a unique being. Her extraordinary magic makes her the most powerful...

  • Monkey Man

    Steve Brewer

    Having coffee with a new client, things seem to be going well until the monkey with the gun shows up. Now Bubba's facing an uncooperative police force, a barrel full of suspects, and an intern who drives everyone bananas. And he's got to figure out w...

  • Christmas Angel

    Norman Bridwell

    It's Christmastime! Clifford loves the presents, the parties, and the yummy food. Decorating the big tree is especially fun! But what do those things really have to do with the holiday spirit? Ages 4-8 8 x 8 x 0.1...

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    Daniella Brodsky

    From the author of Diary of a Working Girl and Princess of Park Avenue, a witty, heartfelt new novel about what happens when you get the opportunity of a lifetime, but you're just not ready for it... HOT: Anna's career -- that is, after her priva...

  • The Billionaire's Marriage Mission

    Helen Brooks

    Billionaires always get what they want! Travis Black might be darkly, broodingly handsome, but as far as Beth is concerned he's also very infuriating! What would a rich, successful and charming man like him want with a quiet, vulnerable and oh...

  • The Hounds and the Fury

    Rita Mae Brown

    Millions of dollars seem to be missing after a long-overdue audit of the local aluminum plant reveals a major accounting discrepancy. Company president Garvey Stokes finds himself at a loss -- in more ways than one. He turns to his sharp-tongued, orn...

  • Silly Billy

    Anthony Browne

    A funny, sympathetic antidote to worry from a Hans Christian Andersen Medalist

    Billy worries about everything, from shoes that might march out the window to giant birds that might carry him away. One night on a visit to Grandma's, Billy is so ...

  • Mickey Moonbeam

    Mike Brownlow

    Mickey Moonbeam can hardly wait for his pen pal Quiggle to visit for the very first time. Quiggle lives on a planet far away, and the two friends have never met. But when Quiggle crash-lands on an asteroid, it's Mickey who answers his distress cal...

  • Captain America: Winter Soldier, Volume 2

    Ed Brubaker

    The questions plaguing Captain America's dreams and memories have been answered in the most brutal way possible. And in the wake of this brutality, General Lukin makes his first all-out assault - tearing open old wounds and threatening to make new sc...

  • Bah Humbug, Baby

    Gemma Bruce
    in

    Though the weather outside is frightful, the hunky men are SO delightful. And three ladies are about to get their stockings stuffed with the season's best cheer... The last thing ad exec Allison Newberry wants this year is to spend the holidays wi...

  • Snowmen Pop-Up Book

    Caralyn Buehner

    After nighttime falls and everyone is asleep in their beds, a group of fun-loving snowmen jump into action and have their own bit of fun while no one is around to see, in this interactive book filled with pop-ups, pull-tabs, and much more!...

  • Kidnapped

    Jan Burke

    News reporter Irene Kelly untangles the threads of a past crime and a haunting disappearance while trying to survive the present. Not long after the Las Piernas Express publishes Irene Kelly's articles profiling missing children cases, bones turn up...

  • Rescue Missions

    Frederick Busch

    The war in Iraq is present in some of these stories, and so are the domestic wars; and, in every case, a character seeks to comfort or to save someone. "The Rescue Mission" is narrated by a man who runs a rescue mission out of a trailer in upstate Ne...

  • Electric Blue

    Nancy Bush

    Some days are just weird city. Take today. Jane Kelly, thirtysomething ex-bartender, current process server, and owner of The Binkster, a pug, is dutifully putting in slave-labor hours working for Dwayne Durbin, local "information specialist" (i.e...

  • Secretly In Love

    Loure Bussey

    Happily ever after never felt so good, and after kissing her share of frogs, Serita Jones believes that happiness is finally within her grasp. A whirlwind romance, a fairy-tale wedding to the man of her dreams and a honeymoon in paradise. Her life co...

  • Something Borrowed

    Jim Butcher
    in

    Werewolves, vampires, witches, voodoo, Elvis---and weddings An "ordinary" wedding can get crazy enough, so can you imagine what happens when otherworldly creatures are involved? Nine of the hottest authors of paranormal fiction answer that questi...

  • Finding the Right Key

    Adrianne Byrd
    in

    The holiday season is a wonderful time of the year when you're with the one you love. But if you've just broken up, been stood up or your relationship has hit the skids, then it can send you running for cover at the sight of mistletoe. In this sas...

  • Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne - Volume 6

    John Byrne

    At last, the Thing returns from the Secret Wars - but he's been replaced in more than just the heart of the team! The FF learn the shocking secrets of their deadliest enemy, and it only costs them everything they hold dear! Plus: Franklin Richards vs...

  • A Babe in Ghostland

    Lisa Cach

    Megan Barrows has retired from a brief career as a ghostbusting psychic and now uses her sixth sense to fill her Seattle antiques store with objects with happy pasts. After once nearly having the soul sucked out of her by a malevolent spirit, she pre...

  • Dead Man's Chest

    Rachel Caine
    in

    Werewolves, vampires, witches, voodoo, Elvis---and weddings An "ordinary" wedding can get crazy enough, so can you imagine what happens when otherworldly creatures are involved? Nine of the hottest authors of paranormal fiction answer that questi...

  • Glass Houses

    Rachel Caine

    WELCOME TO MORGANVILLE, TEXAS. DON'T STAY OUT AFTER DARK. It's a small college town filled with quirky characters. But when the sun goes down, the bad comes out. Because in Morganville, there is an evil that lurks in the darkest shadows -- one that...

  • Avielle of Rhia

    Dia Calhoun

    Since the blood of her great-great-grandmother, Dolvoka, had sprung up in Princess Avielle-because she looked Dredonian-would Dolvoka's evil magic spring up in her, too?

    With her silver skin and silver hair, fifteen-year-old Princess Aviel...

  • Together Again

    Elizabeth Doyle Carey

    Look out Gull Island! Neeve,Phoebe, Kate and Hillary - the twelve-year-old Callahancousins - are back at their grandmother Gee's ramblingseaside estate for Christmas break!When the girls camp out at a whale museum they stumbleupon a mystery they can'...

  • Secrets Between Them

    C.J. Carmichael

    In preparation for his new book, author Nick Lancaster has spent years researching the life of murdered jazz singer Simone DeRosier. But one mystery still haunts Nick--who was Simone's "one true friend"? Nick travels to Summer Island, convinced th...

  • Little Fur: the Legend Begins

    Isobelle Carmody

    Who is Little Fur? Why, she's a half elf, half troll, as tall as a three-year-old human child, with slanted green eyes, wild red hair that brambles about her pointed ears, and bare, broad, four-toed feet. Little Fur loves and tends to the Old Ones, t...

  • The Adventures of Michael MacInnes

    Jeff Carney

    A poet, a maverick, “the wandering outlaw of his own dark mind” " Michael MacInnes, an orphan attending a prestigious boys’ school in 1924, doesn’t fit into his surroundings. Lucky for him, neither does his new roommate, Roger Legrande. Phy...

  • A Stitch in Time

    Tori Carrington
    in

    Five bestselling authors Five real-life heroines They're your neighbors, your aunts, your sisters and your best friends. They're women across North America committed to reaching out and changing lives, one good deed at a time. Five of these except...

  • Hornswoggled

    Donis Casey

    It's the spring of 1913, and love is in bloom for Alice Tucker. Alice's new beau, Walter Kelley, is handsome, popular, and wealthy. Everyone in Boynton, Oklahoma, likes him. Everyone but Alice's mother, Alafair. She sees that Walter has a weakness fo...

  • Whoops! But It Wasn't Me

    Lauren Child

    Charlie has this little sister, Lola. Lola has been playing with Charlie’s very special rocket. Charlie says, “Did you break my rocket?” Lola says, “You absolutely told me to not ever never touch it… ever.”...

  • We Honestly Can Look after Your Dog

    Lauren Child

    Lola and her best friend, Lotta, just love dogs, and when they get the chance to watch an adorable sausage pup named Sizzles, they are thrilled! Everything goes well until they lose hold of the leash . . . and Sizzles runs off. Will they find him bef...

  • Bourbon Street Blues

    Maureen Child

    Java and Jazz: the perfect New Orleans blend When coffee executive Parker James storms into the hotel bar after a frustrating business meeting, he spots the beautiful woman who sang at his wedding ten years ago. Holly Carlyle has never forgotte...

  • The Part-Time Wife

    Maureen Child

    At some point during the time Luke Talbot arrived late at the high-society soiree, then hurried her home for safeguarding, Abby realized her husband truly was living a double life. His secrets, however necessary, tore at her insecurities. How could s...

  • A Randall Thanksgiving

    Judy Christenberry

    She Was Home for the Holidays... But jewelry designer Melissa Randall had no intention of staying in Rawhide, Wyoming. The sassy sophisticate had a life in Paris--one that didn't include a meddling, matchmaking family or the sexy, sloe-eyed deputy...

  • A Corpse in the Koryo

    James Church

    Sit on a quiet hillside at dawn among the wildflowers; take a picture of a car coming up a deserted highway from the south. SIMPLE ORDERS FOR INSPECTOR O, until he realizes they have led him far, far off his department's turf and into a maelstrom of...

  • Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Volume 11

    CLAMP

    RIDING ON THE WINGS OF A DRAGONFLY

    The Dragonfly Race is set to begin in Piffle World, and the prize for one lucky lightweight aircraft pilot is an amazingly powerful battery in the shape of a feather. But for the four dimension-travelers, and...

  • Tsubasa Character Guide

    CLAMP

    TSUBASA: BEHIND THE SCENES!

    Here is a revealing look at the acclaimed, bestselling manga series Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. Spanning the first seven graphic novels, this thrilling guide includes intriguing details about the characters, world...

  • Hard Evidence

    Pamela Clare

    After the murder of a teenage girl, a mysterious man in a black leather jacket was seen lurking near the crime scene. Investigative reporter Tessa Novak has him in her sights as the culprit... That man was Julian Darcangelo--an undercover FBI age...

  • X-Men - The End - Book 2: Heroes and Martyrs

    Chris Claremont

    Collects X-Men: The End - Heroes and Martyrs #1-6. The Xavier Academy has been reduced to a smoldering crater in a brutal sneak attack, and the casualties number in the hundreds. Now, Cyclops must mobilize the survivors to get to the bottom of who is...

  • X-Men - The End - Book 1: Dreamers and Demons

    Chris Claremont

    Collects X-Men: The End - Dreamers and Demons #1-6. This is the X-Men's final tale! It's the epic finale to the story of the Children of the Atom as renowned X-Men scribe Chris Claremont joins with star artist Sean Chen for a trilogy that spans the l...

  • Uncanny X-Men: The New Age, Volume 5: First Foresaken

    Chris Claremont

    Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #472-474, Uncanny X-Men Annual #1. Here it comes! Find out why and how Psylocke came back to life. Find out what Jamie Braddock is up to and why he's been popping up from place to place in the past year. Everything has b...

  • The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories

    Susanna Clarke

    Following the enormous success of 2004 bestseller and critics' favorite Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke delivers a delicious collection of ten stories set in the same fairy-crossed world of 19th-century England. With Clarke's characteri...

  • Man of the Month Club

    Jackie Clune

    A tart, funny, original novel about a would be single mom's quest to find the right man at the right time, with unexpected- and entertaining-consequences. Amy Stokes has made a fortune designing and selling cutesy luxury baby products for her own...

  • Coventry Christmas

    Becky Cochrane

    Coventry, Texas--a place where the locals are friendly and snow has been known to fall in December. And this year, Christmas in Coventry promises the most wonderful and magical gift of all--love! Keelie Cannon is in danger of becoming a Scrooge. He...

  • Married In A Rush

    Julie Cohen

    FROM PARTY GIRL... TO MARRIED MUM-TO-BE! One look from handsome stranger Bruno Deluca and Jo Graham's resolve melts. This is one casual encounter party-girl Jo isn't going to turn down! It's not as if carefree summer loving with a ...

  • Three Wishes

    Colleen Collins
    in

    New friendships, breathtaking sights and wonderful memories are shared aboard a romantic cruise ship to Thailand. Three couples celebrate their Thanksgiving anniversaries and recount the stories of how they met--and fell in love. Dot and Hank coll...

  • Gaits of Heaven

    Susan Conant

    Poor Dolfo. It wasn't the golden Aussie huskapoo's fault he wasn't housebroken. Blame it on Ted and Eumie, the overmedicated, overanalyzed, superdysfunctional New Age couple who couldn't bring themselves to restrain their dog's free spirit with colla...

  • Echo Park

    Michael Connelly

    In 1993 Marie Gesto disappeared after walking out of a supermarket. Harry Bosch worked the case but couldn't crack it, and the twenty-two-year-old was never found. Now, more than a decade later, with the Gesto file still on his desk, Bosch gets a cal...

  • The Soldier's Way

    Dane Coolidge

    They were two men driven by desperation--and the promise of a $10,000 payday. All they had to do was burn a few bridges and take out railroad communications along the Mexican border. General Montano had promised his army would be able to hold off any...

  • Haunt of Horror: Edgar Allan Poe

    Richard Corben

    What scares you? Serial killers? Vampires? Earthquakes? Extreme sports? The dentist? Horror-comics legend Richard Corben (Creepy, Eerie) and longtime collaborator Rich Margopoulos leave no gravestone unturned as they offer up wicked spins on the clas...

  • If Love Is Good To Me

    Francine Craft

    Gifted musician Dosha Steele went to Tenerife, Spain, hoping to heal a broken heart and vowing never to love again. Yet in beautiful Puerto de la Cruz she meets brooding millionaire Christian Montero and he draws her into a sensuous web of passion. B...

  • Kathleen's Unforgettable Winter

    Tracy Leininger Craven

    It should be a happy New Year for Kathleen McKenzie, but 1930 is off to a tumultuous start since her family was forced to move in with relatives on a primitive farm in Ohio due to the stock market crash of 1929. Now separated from her ailing best fri...

  • Kathleen's Shaken Dreams

    Tracy Leininger Craven

    In Kathleen's Shaken Dreams you will meet a spunky, gifted eleven-yearold girl who enjoys competition and strives for high achievement. Set in tumultuous 1929, the book recounts how Kathleen's opportunities for achievement are many until 'Black Tuesd...

  • Betty Lou Blue

    Nancy Crocker

    Betty Lou, constantly teased because of her big feet, gets a chance to be a hero when the kids in the park become trapped in a snow drift, in this amusing picture book that celebrates generosity, friendship, and being different....

  • Burned with the Coyote Brand

    Dan Cushman

  • Skeleton Coast

    Clive Cussler; Jack Du Brul

    Chairman of the Corporation Juan Cabrillo and his mercenary crew steer theOregon into battle against a militant leader and his cult-like followers in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series.Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the covert combat ...

  • O'Rourkes Bride

    Barbara Dan

    A BRIDE'S DECEPTION Pampered, beautiful, and clever enough to outsmart her matchmaking father, Kate McGillacutty coyly agrees to marry a man of the lumberjack baron's standards: a "real" man unafraid of hard work. Daring to call his bluff, Kate pick...

  • Vanity Fire

    John M. Daniel

    A California poetry publisher must clear his name when a shady business deal leads to a fiery death in this mystery by the author of The Poet's Funeral.The phone rings in the middle of the night. Publisher Guy Mallon's book warehouse has burned to th...

  • Sagittarius Is Bleeding

    Peter David

    President Laura Roslin bears a heavy burden. Since becoming the president of the twelve human colonies when the Cylons brutally attacked and destroyed all but a small remnant of humanity's billions, she has been the voice of civil authority, counterb...

  • Labors of the Heart

    Claire Davis

    Acclaimed novelist Claire Davis gathers stories that have been published in leading journals and reprinted in the Pushcart and Best American Short Stories anthologies: Adultery presents the quandary of a middle-aged man whose mother is cheating on ...

  • Marcus

    Dee Davis
    in

    These bad boys won't just break your heart. They'll raise hell. They're Mr. Wrong times three. Jack, Nick, and Marcus are the illegitimate sons of Satan, and they've managed to sleep around, live it up, and wreak havoc in a manner that would make ...

  • Weaving a Future

    Susan Page Davis

    After a handsome stranger interrupts her secret morning ride, Sadie McEwan knows her heart is in trouble. The man seeks to buy several mares from her father's Spinning Wheel Farm and promises to return in a few months. Could he be interested in claim...

  • Give Him the Slip

    Geralyn Dawson

    She's a woman on the run. Maddie Kincaid thought she'd left trouble behind when she settled in peaceful Brazos Bend. She started her own business. She lived the simple life. She never dreamed that helping a gentle old man would land her in the midd...

  • Mistletoe

    Melissa de la Cruz
    in

    Curl up in Front of a crackling fire with this collection of holiday treats from four of today's bestselling authors. MELISSA DE LA CRUZ (The Au Pairs) puts a fresh, sexy spin on a holiday classic about love, lies, and the perfect present. As y...

  • CI: Mission Liberty

    David DeBatto; Pete Nelson

    In this astounding new novel, ex-Army Counterintelligence Agent David DeBatto takes us into the harrowing world of an international soldier and cop who must confront the latest test in America's war on terror. MISSION LIBERTY...OR MISSION IMPOSSIB...

  • A Fistful of Data

    Stephen Dedman

    The year is 2063. Earth has been reborn, unleashing long-dormant magical forces across the globe. Megacorporations rule from on high, while organized crime syndicates rule the underworld. Sliding through the cracks are the shadowrunners -- profession...

  • Saint

    Ted Dekker

    An assassin. The most effective killer in the world. And yet... Carl Strople struggles to retain fleeting memories that betray an even more ominous reality. He's been told part of the truth--but what's the rest? Invasive techniques have stripped ...

  • The Drummer Boy

    Ted Dekker

    A Christmas tale with a modern twist.We all love singing the Christmas carol "The Little Drummer Boy." Our hearts swell as the poor boy offers his best, meager gift to the Baby in the manger, and we smile in joy as the infant Lord graciously smiles H...

  • Spring and Fall

    Nicholas Delbanco

  • Rumble on the Bayou

    Jana DeLeon

    Gator Aid Deputy Dorie Berenger knew it was going to be a rough day when the alligator she found in the town drunk's swimming pool turned out to be stoned. On heroin. Now she has some big shot city slicker from the DEA trying to take over her turf...

  • The Last Dragon

    Silvana Demari

    In a post-apocalyptic world, shrouded in darkness and continually lashed by rain, a young elf named Yorsh struggles to survive. When his village is destroyed by the torrential waters, Yorsh finds himself suddenly orphaned and alone -- the earth’s l...

  • Logos Run

    William C. Dietz

    In a universe littered with the ruins of a technologically advanced past, there are those who seek to restore the galaxy to its former glory -- and those committed to preventing that. Runner Jak Rebo is caught between them. On Rebo's most recent job...

  • Denzel's Lips

    Anita Doreen Diggs

    Welcome to Hercsville, Long Island, where everyone is young, rich, and beautiful . . . where four women are in search of love, sex, and sanity . . . Asha Mitchell Seabrook should have it all. She's hot, under thirty, and married to Nick Seabrook, t...

  • The Fight

    L. Divine

    Brimming with the same spirited sense of style and magic as Disney's That's So Raven, Drama High introduces a fun, brazen new series featuring a young sistah who's learning that life in the `hood is nothing compared to life in high school...Proudly h...

  • The Last Match

    David Dodge

    When a handsome swindler working the French Riviera meets a beautiful heiress on the beach at Cannes, sparks fly. But so do bullets--and soon he's forced to flee the country with both the police and the heiress on his trail. From the casinos of M...

  • A Daughter's Quest

    Lena Nelson Dooley

    As he lies dying, Constance's father asks her to seek out a troubled friend of his from the war and tell him about God's love. Although she would rather stay with those she has known all her life, Constance obeys her father's wishes. She leaves her h...

  • The Tattletale

    Lynn Downey

    Having a tattletale for a brother is just about the worst! MAAMAA!!!
     
    Wembly scratches his snout.
    William tells.
    Wembly sticks out his tongue.
    William tells.  It seems there's no end to William's tattles, much to Wembly's frustrat...

  • The Backyard Animal Show

    Sharon M. Draper

    After witnessing a tragic accident in which a doe is killed, the boys in the Clubhouse Mysteries gang are able to rescue her orphaned fawn. But they realize that nearby construction means the destruction of the local animals’ homes, so Ziggy, Rasha...

  • Run Afoul

    Joan Druett

    U.S. Exploring Expedition linguist Wiki Coffin sails with the famous convoy of ships toward Brazil, with no idea of the amazing events the fates and the winds have set in store for him. As the great flagship Vincennes, under the dubious command ...

  • Havoc

    Jack Du Brul

    New Jersey, 1937: A homicidal madman has a safe holding a terrible secret that is thought lost, when fiery fate intervenes. Decades later, that secret's discovery is about to threaten the world once more.... Mining engineer Philip Mercer is in the C...

  • Rock-A-Bye Rancher

    Judy Duarte

    THE BABY GIRL NEEDED A HOME... And Clay Callaghan was ready to provide one for her. The Texas cattle rancher knew next to nothing about caring for infants, but he'd never turn his back on his own flesh and blood. As guardian of her younger ...

  • Hearts of Iron

    Kathleen Benner Duble

    Jesse is a dreamer. At fourteen he's already thinking about his future, and the excitement of Navy life is calling him. Lucy is just the opposite. She can't imagine ever leaving her beloved mountainside community or saying good-bye to those she c...

  • Tainted Ground

    Margaret Duffy

    An Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard mystery. Having left the army, Patrick Gillard is at a loose end until his old friend James Carrick recruits him into the police unfortunately at a higher rank than James. The discovery of three corpses, hung by ...

  • The Three Bear's Christmas

    Kathy Duval

    Upon arriving home, the family of three bears discovers that someone has been in their cozy cottage, eaten their gingerbread cookies, and slept in their beds, yet seeing a red coat, black boots, and wrapped presents under the tree, the three bears be...

  • Where We Were Born

    Margot Early

    The Harmony Agency: Bringing happiness to all through fulfilling relationships... That's Scout Berensen's mission for the branch she's opening in McGrath, Alaska. McGrath's remote, but downright civilized compared to the bush where...

  • Savage Tempest

    Cassie Edwards

    CAPTOR The wealth of the Pawnee is in their horses. High Hawk has promised to prove his prowess to his chieftain father by stealing new mounts, but Rising Moon demands something else of his son--the abduction of a white woman. It is wrong, High Hawk ...

  • Dumpy's Extra-Busy Day

    Julie Andrews Edwards

    With Farmer Barnes away, Charlie has a lot to do before he can leave for school, so he enlists the help of Dumpy the Dump Truck to feed the animals and finish all the chores before the school bus arrives. Simultaneous....

  • @Home For The Holidays

    Meredith Efken

    'Tis the season to be jolly? Sitting by the fireside, humming carols and knitting mittens . . . not! For these stay-at-home moms, the weeks before Christmas are anything but mellow. How can you balance housework, home crises and the husband witho...

  • Serious Farm

    Tim Egan

    Farmer Fred never smiled much. “Farmin’ is serious business,” he’d say. “Nothin’ funny about corn.” And so life on his farm was pretty serious. None of the animals laughed or even smiled. But everyone has to ...

  • My First Book about Farms

    Kama Einhorn

    Kids always want to know where their milk comes from--and eggs and corn and apples and . . . ! It all comes from farms! Grover and Elmo are here to tell them all about farms and farmers, planting, harvesting, animals, farm machines--even hayrides--an...

  • Spirit Gate

    Kate Elliott

    For generations the immortal Guardians were the unseen protectors of the lands of the Hundred. Eagle reeves, sworn to honor and protect the land, patrolled the skies, keeping peace in the realm. But now a shadow has fallen across the land. A horde of...

  • The Rake's Proposal

    Sarah Elliott

    A scandalous secret was part of the dowry Katherine Sutcliff would bring to her bridal bed. And any prospective suitor on the Marriage Mart would have to live with it--or live without her! But her pressing need for a suitable match was diverted by he...

  • All Shook Up

    P.N. Elrod
    in

    Werewolves, vampires, witches, voodoo, Elvis---and weddings An "ordinary" wedding can get crazy enough, so can you imagine what happens when otherworldly creatures are involved? Nine of the hottest authors of paranormal fiction answer that questi...

  • The Black Tattoo

    Sam Enthoven

    In the context of what Jack had seen of Hell's inhabitants, the Chinj was surprisingly pretty. Its daintily folded leathery black wings were batlike, but it was bigger than any bat Jack had ever seen. Its big dark eyes were wide and trusting, and --...