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BEST REVIEWED BOOKS — SEPTEMBER 2002

Best Reviewed

A Quiet Storm
Rachel Howzell Hall

Best Reviewed

Creation
Katherine Govier

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Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides

Best Reviewed

Paul Bowles: The Sheltering Sky/ Let It Come Down/ The Spider's House
Paul Bowles

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The Beekeeper's Pupil
Sara George

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The Crimson Petal and the White
Michel Faber

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  • Nora Roberts
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    A ravishing medieval Demon Slayer arrives in twenty-first century New York to brave a strange new world--and a man who will be her destiny. Love, passion, and desire. It all begins with a kiss......



  • Debbie Macomber

    Grace Sherman 204 Rosewood Lane Cedar Cove, Washington Dear Reader, If you've been to Cedar Cove before we've probably met. You can usually find me either at home or at the public library, where I work. I've lived in this town all my life and...



  • Anne Mather

    The wanted wife! Sara was beautiful, secretive -- and haunted. Matt Seton was both intrigued and annoyed by his unexpected houseguest. She wouldn't tell him where she was from, but he could tell she was running from something. Common sense ...



  • Julie Garwood

    Her razor-sharp mind and ability to decipher evidence have made Avery Delaney an expert crime analyst for the FBI. Now she will have to use every one of her skills on a case that hits painfully close to home. Avery's beloved aunt Carolyn was on he...



  • Christine Feehan

    THE BEAUTY Impoverished aristocrat Isabella Vernaducci would defy death itself to rescue her imprisoned brother. Though fear formed a fist around her heart, she'd even brave the haunted, accursed lair of the lion -- the menacing palazzo of legen...



  • Sara Craven

    Possessed by her husband! Powerful Italian Marco Valante was used to taking what he wanted -- and he wouldn't let a little thing like Flora Graham's engagement stand in the way! Flora had been trying to convince herself she was happy with ...



  • Karen Robards

    Claire Banning fulfilled every debutante's dream when she married a rich nobleman. Soon, however, the celebrated beauty realizes she wed a dissolute wastrel. Bitterly hurt and desperately lonely, Claire vows nonetheless to take her expected place in ...



  • Sherryl Woods

    FROM LONER TO LOVER... Abandoned by his parents and separated from his brothers, Ryan Devaney never let anyone get too close. Then spunky Maggie O'Brien marched into his Irish pub and declared war on the icy fortress around his heart. Ryan claimed...



  • Susan Wiggs

    Beautiful, charming, and respected as the wife of an ambitious senator, Helena Cabot Barnes is the leading lady of Saratoga Springs. But beneath the facade lies a terrible deception. Helena married for all the wrong reasons -- and discovered too late...



  • Sharon Sala

    WHAT IF YOU COULD LIVE ONE DAY OVER AGAIN -- AND CHANGE THE OUTCOME? Suddenly, unbelievably, Mary Ellen O'Rourke could -- and so her wonderful husband and beautiful baby girl were alive and well. Now all she had to do was keep them that way. I...



  • Lynsay Sands

    WOOING WILLA Earl Hugh Dulonget of Hillcrest was a formidable knight, used to getting what he wanted. This time, he got himself into a bind. His uncle's will had a codicil: He must marry. And Hugh had just insulted his would-be bride by callin...



  • Lorraine Heath

    A MOST CONVENIENT MARRIAGE The breathtakingly handsome Earl of Huntdon is determined to take a bride, and equally determined that his marriage to Miss Georgina Pierce will be a business arrangement only--after all, he has been wounded in love befo...



  • Beverly Lewis

    Book 1 of Abram's Daughters series from bestselling author Beverly Lewis. Years of secrecy bind the tiny community of Gobbler's Knob together more than the present inhabitants know, and the Plain folk who farm the land rarely interact with the fancy ...



  • Marie Ferrarella

    With his killer smile, his bone-melting charm and his medical dedication, hospital hunk Dr. Harrison "Mac" Mackenzie could thaw an iceberg at twenty paces. Collecting willing women like baseball cards, he hadn't met resistance since high school physi...



  • William W. Johnstone

    In a shattered world struggling to rebuild, oil is the lifeblood of industry -- what remains of it. Now, poised with a nuclear dagger ready to cut that vital lifeline, stands El Farrar, barbaric warlord of the Near East. Leagued in global conspiracy ...



  • Rebecca Winters

    When Terri Jeppson is informed that her ex-husband is desperately ill, she rushes to his aid. It's not until she gives him a therapeutic massage -- on doctor's orders -- that she realizes the man at her fingertips isn't her ex at all. He&...



  • Lindsay McKenna

    Sharing flight duty with beautiful Lieutenant Rhona McGregor was dangerous. But with lives at stake in the earthquake-shattered L.A. Basin, Nolan didn't have time to argue. He needed a copilot, and he'd just have to draw on his military disci...



  • Delores Fossen

    FBI agent Gabe Sanchez had his orders concerning witness Leigh O'Brien -- keep her alive, catch the bad guys, take care of her. The last was asking a lot, given that Leigh had vanished from his life two years ago. Now she was back, and Gabe wanted an...



  • Brenda Novak

    What Delaney wants...is a baby. A baby of her own. At thirty, she longs to break away from the constraints of her life. Longs to reach out for her heart's desire. She'd prefer marriage as well, but there's no man in Dundee, Idaho, she'...



  • Robert B. Parker

    Sunny Randall is back �" hired to protect a bestselling romance novelist from her ex-husband. The man is no only a shrink, he's a stalker. But when Sunny becomes his patient, she discovers as much about herself as she does about the criminal mind......



  • Nicholas Sparks

    Reeling with heartache after her husband abandons her for a younger woman, Adrienne Willis flees to the small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina, to tend a friend's inn. Here she hopes to find the tranquility she so desperately needs to rethink...



  • Christina Dodd

    When Miss Samantha Prendregast arrives at Devil's Fell to take charge of six rebellious girls, the vibrant, outspoken governess is not quite prepared to deal with the tall, dark and dashing master of the grand estate. The children she can manage with...



  • Karin Slaughter

    A CHILLING AND POWERFUL TALE OF SMALL-TOWN EVIL FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLINDSIGHTED. Sara Linton, pediatrician and medical examiner in Heartsdale, Georgia, knows only too well the horrors that can hide ...



  • Anne Stuart
    in

    Twenty years ago, a talented and rising poet disappeared in the Maine woods. Now English professor Jodi Ferrell wants to write his story, and find out what really happened to Michael O'Flannery....



  • Stephen King

    WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE...? In a secret shed behind the barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop D, there's a cherry Buick Roadmaster no one has touched in years--because there's more power under the hood than anyone can handle.......



  • Tracie Peterson

    Esteemed author Tracie Peterson brings to life the Swedish community of Lindsborg, Kansas, in 1887. Sigrid Larsson may be resigned to spinsterhood, but she is not ready to sell the family homestead and move in with well-meaning relatives. When a dash...



  • Tracie Peterson

    Hidden behind the bonds of friendship was a love she didn't recognize. THOUGH SHE HOLDS a coveted position as a Harvey Girl at the elite El Tovar hotel, Alexandria Keegan's world is crumbling, her personal life tainted by the increasing audacity ...



  • Kasey Michaels

    SHE NEEDED HIS PROTECTION... Special Agent Jesse Colton had a strong instinct to say no to sweet, vulnerable Samantha Cosgrove. Not because he doubted her shocking claim -- that her boss was sharing government secrets -- but because the innocently...



  • Lindsay Armstrong

    Alex Constantin agreed to a marriage of convenience to Tatiana Beaufort because this inexperienced young woman intrigued him. But on their wedding night she asked for a year's grace before making theirs a "real" marriage -- insisting on s...



  • Jane Porter

    From sensible secretary...to sexy siren! Handsome business tycoon Morgan Grady has just been voted News Weekly's Man of the Year. Eager to move out of the media spotlight, Morgan decides it's time he found himself a wife. So New York's...



  • Karen Hawkins

    CATHERINE Born to a prominent Boston family, Catherine Markham is a bit of a hellion despite her gentle upbringing. Stifled by the rules imposed by society, Catherine yearns for adventure. When her beloved brother is kidnapped, she decides to delive...



  • JoAnn Ross

    Julia Summers is in Blue Bayou, Louisiana, wrapping up her role on the sizzling soap opera River Road before jetting off to play the part of her dreams. But when she receives an all-too-real threat, her director saddles her with a no-nonsense FBI age...



  • Beverly Jenkins

    THE MARRYING KIND... Loreli Winters never imagined she'd end up a "mail-order bride" in middle-of-nowhere Kansas -- until the two adorable orphan nieces of a dusky dream named Jake Reed beg her to be their new "mama." And one look at the dark, dev...



  • Jillian Hart

    Young widow Sarah Redding swore that if Providence sent her another man to love, he would definitely have to love her back. Then into her life rode Gage Gatlin, a rugged jewel of a man who could offer her everything -- except his heart! Gage Gatli...



  • Catherine Mann

    NO SURRENDER Nothing frightened Grayson "Cutter" Clark. Yet the sight of Lori Rutledge had the Air Force flight surgeon almost dropping to his knees. After a year without her, Grayson was now her partner. Suddenly, rescuing a group of orphans from...



  • Katherine Garbera

    The bachelorette auction was perfect, just like everything Angelica Leone arranged. At least, it was until she tumbled off the stage -- and landed in the arms of a man who seemed determined to muss up her immaculate exterior.... Hard-driving corpo...



  • Thomas Kinkade; Katherine Spencer

    Travel inside the paintings of Thomas Kinkade in this delightful collection of eight heart-warming stories of friendship-some adaptations of beloved classics, some original stories of extraordinary lives. Any girl who has ever had a best friend will ...



  • Alexander McCall Smith

    Precious Ramotswe is the eminently sensible and cunning proprietor of the only ladies' detective agency in Botswana. In Tears of the Giraffe she tracks a wayward wife, uncovers an unscrupulous maid, and searches for an American man who disappeared in...



  • Lauraine Snelling

    Turner McNeally's daughter has gone off to college, and her horse is demonstrating signs of lonelinesss. Rebecca Wilkinson's son hasn't spoken a word since his father's death, and the family counselor suggests a pet. This Christmas, the chance to hea...



  • Cathy Gillen Thacker

    Avowed Bachelor Finally Meets His Match! Left hand, ring finger... Best friend Bridgett Owens's gigantic diamond winked at the eldest Deveraux son, Chase, like a coy madam at an old-time bordello. The fun-loving playboy of Charleston, South Caroli...



  • Jo Goodman

    In bestselling author Jo Goodman's captivating new quartet, you'll meet the four intriguing gentlemen of the Compass Club -- North, South, East, and West -- as they find adventure, excitement, and, of course, romance. Now, in book one of this...



  • Carl Hiaasen

    Unfortunately, Roy’s first acquaintance in Florida is Dana Matherson, a well-known bully. Then again, if Dana hadn’t been sinking his thumbs into Roy’s temples and mashing his face against the school-bus window, Roy might never have spotted the...



  • Leigh Michaels

    For Dana to guarantee a big promotion, she has to win a huge charity donation from hotshot entrepreneur Zeke Ferris. Unfortunately, Zeke is her ex-husband and could prove awkward! Very awkward, actually. He needs a pretend wife -- perhaps they can co...



  • Jennifer Blake

    Wade Benedict has a job to do: infiltrate a treacherous land and rescue Chloe Madison. It was her father's dying wish -- and Wade is taking it personally. The problem is, this stubborn, angry, and courageous woman doesn't want to be saved. Her rag...



  • Marta Perry

    Matt Caldwell was finally coming home.... After years of trotting around the world, running from his faith, detaching from love, stunning events had flung the handsome bachelor back to quaint Caldwell Cove. But widow Sarah Reed, publisher of the Cove...



  • Karen Rose Smith

    Sent to America in search of multimillionaire Marcus Cordello, possible heir to the throne of Penwyck, Lady Amira Sierra Corbin found herself entranced by dashing Brent Carpenter. But unbeknownst to her, Brent was in reality Marcus, hiding his identi...



  • Lenora Worth

    THE ROAD TO SALVATION... Gavin Prescott hadn't had time to blink before he ran into the quaint New Orleans church, clutching a knife wound. There, he saw the answer to his prayers, lost in a world of hurt. Lacey Dorsette York had been minding her ...



  • Orson Scott Card

    Earth and its society has been changed irrevocably in the aftermath of Ender Wiggin's victory over the Formics--the unity enforced upon the warring nations by an alien enemy has shattered. Nations are rising again, seeking territory and influence, an...



  • David Weber

    NO ONE WANTED ANOTHER WAR Thomas Theisman didn't. He had risked his life to restore the Republic of Haven's ancient Constitution. The Prime Minister of Manticore didn't. He was perfectly happy to spin out negotiations while milking wartime tax mea...


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