New Arrivals: General Adult Fiction at the Library
New Arrivals: General Adult Fiction at the Library
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Adam, Paul, 1958- Paganini's ghost 1st ed. New York : Minotaur Books, 2010, c2009. Call Number: F ADAM-P Owned by: KING WHEELOCK Summary: A Parisian art dealer is found dead in his hotel room the day after a Paganini concert. In his wallet is a scrap of sheet music, torn from a page that belongs to the competition's winner. But how did the dead man get hold of it? And why? Detective Antonio Guastafeste asks violin maker Gianni Castiglione to help him navigate the curious world of classical musicians, their priceless instruments, and the unsavory dealers who prey upon them. Art dealers Crimes against Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Alexander, Victoria. Believe New York, N.Y. : Avon Books/HarperCollins Publishers, 2009. Call Number: F ALEXA-V Owned by: KOBETICH MOORE MOTTET SWANCREEK Summary: "Tessa St. James thinks that true love is nothing more than a fairy tale, and she is absolutely certain she will never encounter someone worthy of her attention...until she meets her knight in shining armor."--p. [4] of cover. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Amsterdam, Steven K. Things we didn't see coming 1st American ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c2009. Call Number: F AMSTE-S Owned by: MAIN SWASEY Science fiction. Date added: Feb 06
Andrews, V. C. (Virginia C.) The Heavenstone secrets 1st Pocket Books hardcover ed. New York : Pocket, 2010. Call Number: F ANDRE-V Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL KOBETICH MOORE MOTTET S_TACOMA SWANCREEK Sibling rivalry Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Antalek, Robin. The summer we fell apart : a novel 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2010. Call Number: F ANTAL-R Owned by: KING KOBETICH Brothers and sisters Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Attenberg, Jami. The melting season New York : Riverhead Books, 2010. Call Number: F ATTEN-J Owned by: MAIN Young women Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Banks, L. A. Cursed to death : a Crimson Moon novel New York : St. Martin's, 2009. Call Number: F BANKS-L Owned by: MAIN KING MOORE Trudeau, Sasha (Fictitious character) Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Barton, Beverly. Worth dying for Don Mills, Ont. : HQN, [2010]. Call Number: F BARTO-B Owned by: MAIN KOBETICH SWANCREEK WHEELOCK Summary: When security agent Dante Moran is hired to protect Tessa Westbrook's daughter, Dante finds something stirring deep inside himself--something that makes him think Tessa could become more than a client. Rape victims Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
Basso, Adrienne. How to seduce a sinner New York : Zebra Books, c2010. Call Number: F BASSO-A Owned by: MOTTET WHEELOCK Summary: Dorothea Ellingham finally finds a husband--and a man who can inspire all-consuming passion within her--in Viscount Carter Grayson, but after a hasty marriage she soon learns that a union forged on passion alone can be disastrous. London (England) Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Bauer, Belinda, 1962- Blacklands 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010. Call Number: F BAUER-B Owned by: MAIN KOBETICH WHEELOCK Boys England Fiction.Exmoor (England) Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Benjamin, Melanie. Alice I have been : a novel 1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2009. Call Number: F BENJA-M Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL SWASEY Summary: Now in her twilight years, Alice Liddell looks back on a remarkable life. From a pampered childhood in Oxford to difficult years as a widowed mother, Alice examines how she became who she is--and how she became immortalized as Alice in Wonderland. Oxford (England) Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Bennett, Robert, 1984- Mr. Shivers 1st ed. New York : Orbit, 2010. Call Number: F BENNE-R Owned by: MAIN KOBETICH MOORE SWASEY Revenge Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Berenson, Alex. The midnight house New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2010. Call Number: F BEREN-A Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL MOORE SWASEY Intelligence officers Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Berg, Carol. The spirit lens : a novel of The Collegia Magica New York : Roc, c2010. Call Number: F BERG-C Owned by: KOBETICH WHEELOCK Summary: Portier de Savin-Duplais, failed student of magic, is reduced to tending the library at Sabria's last collegia magica, where he fights off despair with scholarship. When the king charges him to investigate an attempted murder that has disturbing magical resonances, Portier believes his dreams of a greater destiny might at last be fulfilled. Magic Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Berney, Louis. Gutshot straight 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2010. Call Number: F BERNE-L Owned by: SWANCREEK WHEELOCK Ex-convicts Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Blake, Sarah, 1960- The postmistress New York : Amy Einhorn Books, c2010. Call Number: F BLAKE-S Owned by: MAIN KING KOBETICH MOORE SWASEY Summary: In London covering the Blitz with Edward R. Murrow, Frankie Bard meets a Cape Cod doctor in a shelter and promises that she'll deliver a letter for him when she finally returns to the United States. Filled with stunning parallels to today's world, "The Postmistress" is a sweeping novel about the loss of innocence of two extraordinary women--and of two countries torn apart by war. Postmasters Fiction.London (England) History Bombardment, 1940-1941 Fiction. Date added: Feb 06
Bloom, Amy, 1953- Where the god of love hangs out : fiction 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2010. Call Number: F BLOOM-A Owned by: MAIN WHEELOCK Summary: A young woman is haunted by her roommate's murder; a man and his daughter-in-law confess their sins in the unlikeliest of places. In one quartet of interlocking stories, two middle-aged friends, married to others, find themselves surprisingly drawn to each other, risking all while never underestimating the cost. In another linked set of stories, readers follow a mother and son for thirty years as their small and uncertain family becomes an irresistible tribe. Date added: Jan 20
Bohjalian, Christopher A. Secrets of Eden : a novel 1st ed. New York : Shaye Areheart Books, c2010. Call Number: F BOHJA-C Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL MOORE WHEELOCK Summary: After the murder of Alice Hayward and the suicide of her husband, Reverend Stephen Drew flees the pulpit and is saved from despair only by a meeting with Heather Laurent, the author of wildly successful, inspirational books about angels. Heather, identifying deeply with Alice's daughter, Katie, mentors the young girl but soon suspects that Alice's husband may not have killed himself ... and that Alice had secrets only her minister knew. Murder victims Fiction. Date added: Feb 06
Boyd, Noah. The bricklayer 1st ed. New York : William Morrow/HarperCollins, c2010. Call Number: F BOYD-N Owned by: MAIN SWASEY Private investigators Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Boyd, William, 1952- Ordinary thunderstorms : a novel 1st U.S. ed. New York : HarperCollins, c2010. Call Number: F BOYD-W Owned by: MAIN SWASEY Summary: Adam Kindred is in London for a job interview and looking at a bright future. Then he has a chance meeting in a restaurant that results in a series of actions that cost him his family, his money, his very identity. Utterly alone, Adam joins London's underground society of dispossessed and tries to figure out what happened to his life. Fate and fatalism Fiction.London (England) Social conditions Fiction. Date added: Feb 06
Brenna, Helen. Then comes baby Toronto ; New York : Harlequin, c2009. Call Number: F BRENN-H Owned by: KING KOBETICH MOTTET SWASEY SWANCREEK Summary: "Bestselling horror novelist Jamis Quinn hasn't written a word since Natalie Steeger moved in next door. Mirabelle Island has been his peaceful refuge for the past four years. Now he can't concentrate. Not with that sexy, Goody Two-shoes running a summer camp for disadvantaged kids giving him the wrong kind of ideas. Natalie always pictured hermits as grouchy old geezers. Her famous hermit neighbor has grouchy down pat. He's also got tall, dark and handsome going on. The No Trespassing signs Jamis hangs on his property are a joke. But the one on his heart is a little harder to ignore. Looks as though she'll have to up her game to get past it"--Cover verso. Neighbors Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Brown, Tracy, 1974- Snapped 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2010. Call Number: F BROWN-T Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL KING S_TACOMA Summary: A stunning new novel of four friends, their dangerous loves, the fatal betrayal, the unforgiving consequences, and the bittersweet redemption that awaits them. African American women Fiction.New York (N.Y.) Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Burdett, John. The godfather of Kathmandu 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. Call Number: F BURDE-J Owned by: MAIN SWASEY Summary: Sonchai Jitpleecheep--John Burdett's inimitable Royal Thai Police detective with the hard-bitten demeanor and the Buddhist soul--is summoned to the most shocking and intriguing crime scene of his career. Solving the murder could mean a promotion, but Sonchai, reeling from a personal tragedy, is more interested in Tietsin, an exiled Tibetan lama based in Kathmandu who has become his guru--and has forty million dollars' worth of heroin for sale. Sonchai Jitpleecheep (Fictitious character) Fiction.Bangkok (Thailand) Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Chalice of roses New York : New American Library, 2010. Call Number: F CHALI Owned by: MAIN KING KOBETICH WHEELOCK Love stories, American. Date added: Jan 20
Chance, Karen. Death's mistress : a midnight's daughter novel New York : Onyx, c2010. Call Number: F CHANC-K Owned by: MAIN Summary: "Back home in Brooklyn after the demise of her insane uncle, Dracula, Dory's hoping her life is about to calm down. But then she gets some visitors. A friend wants Dory's help in finding a magical Fey relic, and the gorgeous vampire Louis-Cesare is desperate to find his former mistress, Christine. Dory and Louis-Cesare quickly discover that the same master vampire Christine is bound to is also rumored to be in possession of the relic. But when the master vampire turns up dead, they realize that there's more at stake than a missing mistress. Someone is killing vampire Senate members, and if Dory and Louis-Cesare can't stop the murderer, they might be next."--P. [4] of cover. Vampires Fiction.Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Fiction. Date added: Feb 02
Clark, Clare. Savage lands Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. Call Number: F CLARK-C Owned by: MAIN WHEELOCK Summary: In 1704 the French colony of Louisiana needs wives for the struggling settlers and Elisabeth and twenty-three other girls are dispatched to satisfy the request. The skeptical bride soon falls in love with her charismatic and ruthlessly ambitious soldier-husband, Jean-Claude, a passion which is shared by an abandoned cabin boy, Auguste, who has also fallen under the spell of the dashing Jean-Claude. When in time Jean-Claude betrays them both, the two find themselves bound together in ways they never anticipated. Soldiers Fiction.Louisiana History To 1803 Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Cobb, James H. Robert Ludlum's The Infinity affair Grand Central Pub 2009. Call Number: F COBB-J Owned by: MAIN Smith, Jon (Fictitious character) Fiction. Date added: Jan 11
Coughlin, Patricia. The lost enchantress Berkley Sensation trade paperback ed. New York : Berkley Sensation, 2010. Call Number: F COUGH-P Owned by: SWASEY SWANCREEK Magic Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Davis, Lydia, 1947- The collected stories of Lydia Davis. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009. Call Number: F DAVIS-L Owned by: MAIN Date added: Feb 02
Davis, Lindsey. Rebels and traitors 1st U.S. ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010. Call Number: F DAVIS-L Owned by: MAIN WHEELOCK Summary: During the terrible struggle of the English Civil War, two people--Gideon Jukes and Juliana Lovell, who are on opposites sides of the conflict--meet during one of the era's most crucial events, their mutual attraction brings the comfort and companionship for which they both have yearned. But shadows from the past soon threaten their hard-won peace. Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Fiction. Date added: Feb 06
Donati, Sara, 1956- The endless forest : a novel New York : Delacorte Press, c2010. Call Number: F DONAT-S Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL S_TACOMA Summary: The spring of 1824 is a challenging one for the inhabitants of Paradise N.Y. when a flood devastates the village. But for Nathaniel and Elizabeth Bonner, it's also a time of reunion as their children return from far-off places, a childhood friendship evolves into a romance, and family secrets threaten heart and home. Families Fiction.New York (State) History 1775-1865 Fiction. Date added: Jan 11
Dorsey, Tim. Gator a-go-go 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2010. Call Number: F DORSE-T Owned by: MAIN KOBETICH WHEELOCK Summary: After a Miami crime gang ruins his spring break by targeting a snitch's son, drug-addled Serge A. Storms and his equally bloodthirsty deputy, Coleman, aim to track down the gang members and take them out. Storms, Serge (Fictitious character) Fiction.Florida Fiction. Date added: Feb 06
DuPree, Kia. Damaged : a novel 1st ed. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010. Call Number: F DUPRE-K Owned by: MAIN MOORE MOTTET Summary: "A story about a young woman living on the streets of Washington D.C."--Provided by publisher. African Americans Fiction.Washington (D.C.) Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Durrow, Heidi W., 1969- The girl who fell from the sky : a novel 1st ed. Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010. Call Number: F DURRO-H Owned by: MAIN WHEELOCK Racially mixed children Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
Emerson, Kate. Between two queens 1st Pocket Books trade paperback ed. New York : Pocket Books, 2010. Call Number: F EMERS-K Owned by: MAIN SWASEY WHEELOCK Great Britain Kings and rulers Paramours Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Erdrich, Louise. Shadow tag 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2010. Call Number: F ERDRI-L Owned by: MAIN KOBETICH S_TACOMA WHEELOCK Summary: Chronicles the emotional war between Irene America, a beautiful, introspective woman of Native American ancestry, struggling to finish her dissertation while raising three children, and her husband Gil, a painter whose reputation is built on a series of now iconic portraits of Irene. Families Fiction. Date added: Feb 06
Ferris, Joshua. The unnamed : a novel 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2010. Call Number: F FERRI-J Owned by: MAIN MOORE Summary: Tim Farnsworth is a handsome, healthy man, aging with the grace of a matinee idol. His wife Jane still loves him, and for all its quiet trials, their marriage is still stronger than most. Then one day he stands up and walks out. And keeps walking. Legal stories. Date added: Jan 27
Gaston, Diane, 1948- Gallant officer, forbidden lady Toronto ; New York : Harlequin, c2009. Call Number: F GASTO-D Owned by: KING MOORE MOTTET SWASEY Man-woman relationships Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Gist, Deeanne. Beguiled Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, 2010. Call Number: F GIST-D Owned by: KING SWASEY Summary: Rylee Monroe walks dogs in old-money Charleston, a part of the city recently targeted by a daring thief. Logan Woods works the crime beat for the local paper but dreams of a life as a nonfiction writer. When the string of robberies takes a strange twist, Logan sees the making of a once-in-a-lifetime book that seems to circle around this charming, eye-catching dogwalker. Dog walking Fiction.Charleston (S.C.) Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Gleason, Colleen. As shadows fade New York : Signet Eclipse, c2009. Call Number: F GLEAS-C Owned by: MAIN KOBETICH MOORE SWANCREEK WHEELOCK Summary: "Directly descended from the very first vampire hunter in the Gardella family, Victoria knows she must continue the lineage so humanity will have protectors against the undead. While Sebastian Vioget appears to be both the perfect warrior and lover to ensure the Gardella legacy, Victoria cannot forget Max Pesaro--the former slayer still haunted by the vampire queen Lilith's obession with him..."--p.[4] of cover Vampires Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
Goldstein, Rebecca, 1950- 36 arguments for the existence of God : a work of fiction New York : Pantheon Books, c2010. Call Number: F GOLDS-R Owned by: MAIN MOORE WHEELOCK Faith and reason Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Greene, Amy, 1975- Bloodroot : a novel 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. Call Number: F GREEN-A Owned by: MAIN KOBETICH MOORE SWASEY Summary: Myra Lamb of Bloodroot Mountain has troubling "haint" blue eyes and a grandma whose touch charms people and animals alike. When their neighbor John Odom tries to tame Myra, he meets with a shocking, violent disaster. Families Fiction.Appalachian Region Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Griffith, Marilynn. Songs of deliverance Grand Rapids, Mich. : Revell, c2009. Call Number: F GRIFF-M Owned by: MAIN KING Date added: Jan 27
Hamilton, Steve, 1961- The lock artist 1st ed. New York : Minotaur Books, 2010, c2009. Call Number: F HAMIL-S Owned by: MAIN KING WHEELOCK Summary: Traumatized at the age of eight and pushed into a life of crime by reason of his unforgiveable talent--lock picking--Michael sees his chance to escape, and with one desperate gamble risks everything to come back home to the only person he ever loved, and to unlock the secret that has kept him silent for so long. Lock picking Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Harper, Karen (Karen S.) The queen's governess New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2010. Call Number: F HARPE-K Owned by: FERNHILL SWASEY WHEELOCK Summary: Katherine Ashley, the daughter of a poor country squire, happily secures an education and a place for herself in the Tudor court of Henry VIII. As a dying favor to the doomed Anne Boleyn, Kat becomes governess and surrogate-mother to the young Elizabeth Tudor ... ultimately emerging as the lifelong confidante to Queen Elizabeth I. Governesses England Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Harrison, Kim. Black magic sanction 1st ed. New York : Eos, 2010. Call Number: F HARRI-K Owned by: MAIN Summary: A malicious coven accuses witch detective Rachel Morgan of consorting with demons, which could mean imprisonment--or death. Morgan, Rachel (Fictitious character) Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
Hayder, Mo. Skin New York : Grove Press ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2010], c2009. Call Number: F HAYDE-M Owned by: MOORE WHEELOCK Caffery, Jack (Fictitious character) Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Hayes, Erica. Shadowglass 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2010. Call Number: F HAYES-E Owned by: MAIN Fairies Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
Hill, Joe. Horns : a novel New York : William Morrow & Co., 2010. Call Number: F HILL-J Owned by: MAIN Summary: Wealthy Ignatius Parish is possessed of a terrible new power to go with his terrible new look--a macabre talent he intends to use to find the monster who killed his wife Merrin and destroyed his life. Being good and praying for the best got him nowhere. It's time for a little revenge. It's time the devil had his due. Supernatural Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
Hoesel, Don. Hunter's moon Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, 2010. Call Number: F HOESE-D Owned by: KOBETICH WHEELOCK Authorship Fiction.New York (State) Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Hoffman, Beth. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt : a novel New York : Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, 2010. Call Number: F HOFFM-B Owned by: MAIN KING MOORE MOTTET SWASEY Summary: "Steel Magnolias" meets "The Help" in this Southern debut novel sparkling with humor, heart, and feminine wisdom. Laugh-out-loud funny, Hoffman's charming work offers the story of a young girl who loses one mother and finds many others. Teenage girls Fiction.Savannah (Ga.) Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Hooper, Kay. Blood ties 1st ed. New York : Bantam Books, c2010. Call Number: F HOOPE-K Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL KING S_TACOMA SWASEY WHEELOCK Summary: The Special Crimes Unit finds itself targeted by a monster intent on destroying both Noah Bishop and his people. Bishop, Noah (Fictitious character) Fiction. Date added: Jan 29
Hosp, David. Among thieves 1st ed. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010. Call Number: F HOSP-D Owned by: MAIN MOORE MOTTET WHEELOCK Summary: Members of Boston's criminal underground are turning up dead. When Scott Finn learns that one of his clients, Devon Malley, was part of a $300 million artwork heist, he's quickly drawn into the crossfire, and into the renewed hunt for the missing artwork--a hunt that may cost Finn and his colleagues their lives. Art thefts Investigation Fiction.Boston (Mass.) Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Hunter, Faith. Blood cross : a Jane Yellowrock novel New York : Roc, 2010. Call Number: F HUNTE-F Owned by: MAIN KOBETICH MOORE MOTTET SWANCREEK Summary: "The Vampire Council of New Orleans has hired Jane to hunt and kill one of their own who has broken sacred ancient rules. But she quickly realizes that in a community that is thousands of years old, loyalties run deep. With the help of her witch best friend and local vigilantes, Jane finds herself caught between bitter rivalries--and closer than ever to the secret origin of the entire vampire race. But in a city of old grudges and dark magic, Jane will have to fight to protect both sides, even if no one will protect her."--P.[4] of cover. Vampires Fiction.New Orleans (La.) Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Huston, Charlie. Sleepless : a novel 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, c2010. Call Number: F HUSTO-C Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL WHEELOCK Insomniacs Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Ione, Larissa. Ecstasy unveiled New York : Forever ; London : Little, Brown [distributor], 2010. Call Number: F IONE-L Owned by: MAIN Demonology Fiction. Date added: Feb 02
Jackson, Angela, 1951- Where I must go : a novel Evanston, Ill. : TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press, 2009. Call Number: F JACKS-A Owned by: MAIN KING African Americans Social conditions 1964-1975 Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Jeffries, Sabrina. The truth about Lord Stoneville 1st Pocket Books paperback ed. New York : Pocket Books, 2010. Call Number: F JEFFR-S Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL KOBETICH MOORE MOTTET S_TACOMA SWANCREEK Summary: In the two decades since a tragic "accident" took the lives of his parents, Oliver Sharpe, the Marquess of Stoneville, has survived the scandal surrounding that fateful night by living as an unrepentant rakehell. And with his grandmother vowing to disinherit him if he doesn't settle down and wed, he plans to fulfill the bargain in true Sharpe style -- by bringing home a fake fiancee from a brothel! But his scheme is derailed when he rescues an American beauty in a dire predicament instead. Maria Butterfield came to London to track down her groom-to-be, who's gone missing, but her engagement won't stop Oliver from getting what he wants: her, in his bed. His rebellious masquerade may call his grandmother's bluff, but it's soon made all too real -- by a love that tempts him to be a hellion no more. Man-woman relationships Fiction.London (England) 19th century Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Johnston, Joan, 1948- Shattered : a Bitter Creek novel Don Mills, Ont. : Mira Books, 2010. Call Number: F JOHNS-J Owned by: MAIN MOORE MOTTET Summary: "Nine years ago, Kate Grayhawk Pendleton walked into Wyatt Shaw's life--and out of it the next morning. Now Wyatt's back--and has the power to shatter Kate's future with the man she loves. By reputation, Wyatt Shaw is a brutal killer who always gets what he wants. And he wants Kate and her twin eight-year old sons. Texas Ranger Jack McKinley is hot on Wyatt Shaw's trail. The presumed heir to the D'Amato crime syndicate is threatening to steal the woman he loves. Holly McKinley is fighting to keep Jack from leaving her for another woman. Now the secret she's kept for over twenty years may save their son's life, and cost her the only man she's ever loved."--p.[4] of cover. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Johnson, Maureen, 1973- Scarlett fever 1st ed. New York : Point, 2010. Call Number: F JOHNS-M Owned by: MAIN Summary: Fifteen-year-old Scarlett, who is beginning to get over her break-up with Eric, stays busy as assistant to her theatrical-agent friend who is not only promoting Scarlett's brother Spencer, but also a new client whose bad-boy brother has transferred to Scarlett's school. Family life New York (State) New York Fiction.New York (N.Y.) Fiction. Date added: Feb 02
Keillor, Garrison. A Christmas blizzard New York : Viking, 2009. Call Number: F KEILL-G Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL Summary: A wealthy and depressed Chicago man, bound for Christmas in Hawaii, is abruptly summoned home to North Dakota. He arrives just in time to be trapped there by a blizzard. During his stay, he reaches an epiphany worthy of the season and resolves to simplify his life. Man-woman relationships Fiction.Chicago (Ill.) Fiction. Date added: Jan 11
Kelly, Cathy. Once in a lifetime 1st Downtown Press trade pbk. ed. New York : Downtown Press, 2010, c2009. Call Number: F KELLY-C Owned by: FERNHILL MOORE S_TACOMA WHEELOCK Summary: A web of friendship, love, and secrets runs through the Irish town of Ardagh and Kenny's Department Store. Department stores Ireland Ardagh Fiction.Ardagh (Longford, Ireland) Fiction. Date added: Jan 12
Keyes, Marian. The brightest star in the sky 1st American ed. New York, N.Y. : Viking, [2010], c2009. Call Number: F KEYES-M Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL KOBETICH S_TACOMA WHEELOCK Summary: Fate is on its way to the tenants of 66 Star Street, bringing with it love and tragedy, friendship and heartbreak, and the power to change lives ... One of them is falling in love; another is torn between two lovers. For some, secrets they want to stay buried will come to light and for others the unveiling of those secrets will have tragic consequences. Apartment houses Fiction.Dublin (Ireland) Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Klaffke, Pamela, 1970- Snapped Don Mills, Ont. : MIRA, c2010. Call Number: F KLAFF-P Owned by: KING SWASEY WHEELOCK Summary: "Sara B. is losing her cool. Not just in the momentary-meltdown kind of way--though there's that, too. At the helm of the must-read Snap magazine, veteran style guru Sara B. has had the job--and joy--for the past fifteen years of eviscerating the city's fashion victims in her legendary DOs and DON'Ts photo spread. But now on the unhip edge of forty, with ambitious hipster kids reinventing the style world, Sara's being spit out like an old Polaroid picture: blurry, undeveloped and obsolete. Fueled by alcohol, nicotine and self-loathing, Sara launches into a cringeworthy but often comic series of blowups--personal, professional and private--that culminate in an epiphany. That she, the arbiter of taste, has made her living by cutting people down...and somehow she's got to make amends."--P. [4] of cover. Fashion editors Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Kurland, Lynn. A tapestry of spells Berkley Sensation trade pbk. ed. New York, N.Y. : Berkley Sensation, 2010. Call Number: F KURLA-L Owned by: FERNHILL S_TACOMA WHEELOCK Magic Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
LaHaye, Tim F. Matthew's story : from sinner to saint New York : Putnam Praise, 2010. Call Number: F LAHAY-T Owned by: MAIN Summary: Portrays the story of how Levi the tax collector became Matthew, the apostle of Jesus Christ and one of the great authors of the Gospels. Date added: Jan 26
Larson, Leslie, 1956- Breaking out of Bedlam : a novel 1st ed. New York : Shaye Areheart Books, c2010. Call Number: F LARSO-L Owned by: KING SWASEY Summary: Cora Sledge is horrified when her children, who doubt her ability to take care of herself, plot to remove her from her home. So what if her house is a shambles? Who cares when she last changed her clothes? If an eighty-two-year-old widow wants to live on junk food, pills, and cigarettes, hasn't she earned the right? When her kids force her into The Palisades an assisted living facility, Cora takes to her bed, planning to die as soon as possible. But life isn't finished with her yet, not by a long shot. Older women Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Lodge, Hillary Manton. Plain Jayne Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, c2010. Call Number: F LODGE-H Owned by: FERNHILL KOBETICH MOORE S_TACOMA Women journalists Fiction.Oregon Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Lovely, Lutishia. Reverend Feelgood New York : Dafina, 2010. Call Number: F LOVEL-L Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL KING MOORE S_TACOMA SWASEY African Americans Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Luckett, Jacqueline E. Searching for Tina Turner 1st ed. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010. Call Number: F LUCKE-J Owned by: KING MOTTET Summary: On the surface, Lena Spencer appears to have it all. She and her wealthy husband Randall have two wonderful children, and they live a life of luxury. In reality, however, Lena finds that happiness is elusive. Randall is emotionally distant, her son has developed a drug habit, and her daughter is disgusted by her mother's "overbearing behavior." When Randall decides that he's had enough of marriage counseling, he offers his wife an ultimatum: "Be grateful for all I've done for you or leave." Lena, realizing that money can't solve her problems and that her husband is no longer the man she married, decides to choose the latter. Drawing strength from Tina Turner's life story, Lena struggled to find herself after 25 years of being a wife and mother. Self-realization in women Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Macomber, Debbie. The man you'll marry Don Mills, Ont. : MIRA, c2010. Call Number: F MACOM-D Owned by: FERNHILL KOBETICH MOORE MOTTET S_TACOMA SWANCREEK WHEELOCK Summary: "The First Man You Meet... Shelly Hansen was horrified when her great-aunt's wedding dress arrived--because, according to family legend, she was destined to marry the next man she met. So when she tripped on an escalator and fell into Mark Brady's arms, she told him--and herself--that she wasn't interested in marriage. But then she started seeing him everywhere.... Coincidence?... is The Man You'll Marry. After her own wedding, Shelly sends her best friend--Jill Morrison, the dress--which is delivered to Jill's hotel in Hawaii. But at least the man she sat beside on the plane--gorgeous grouch Jordan Wilcox--can't be the man in question, can he? She met him before she got the dress!"--P. [4] of cover. Wedding costume Fiction. Date added: Jan 22
Martin, Kat. Reese's bride Don Mills, Ont. : Mira Books, c2010. Call Number: F MARTI-K Owned by: MOORE SWANCREEK Summary: "Wounded in battle, Major Reese Dewar returns to England--but his injuries are nothing compared to his shattered heart. Years ago, love-struck Reese departed his home at Briarwood with a promise from raven-haired Elizabeth Clemens that she would make a life with him upon his return. But mere months later, she married the Earl of Aldridge, attaining wealth and status Reese could never match. Memories of that betrayal make his homecoming far more bitter than sweet. Seeing Elizabeth on his doorstep dressed in widow's garb twists the knife even deeper. But fear for her young son's safety has overcome her pride: she begs Reese for protection from those who would see the boy dead to possess his fortune. He agrees to an uneasy alliance, sensing Elizabeth still harbors deep secrets--and Reese knows that he's placing himself in danger...of losing his heart all over again."--p.[4] of cover. Man-woman relationships Fiction.Great Britain History Fiction. Date added: Jan 12
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- Corduroy mansions New York : Pantheon Books, 2010. Call Number: F MCCAL-A Owned by: MAIN Pimlico (London, England) Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
McDermott, Andy. The Tomb of Hercules : a novel Bantam Book mass market ed. New York : Bantam Books, 2009. Call Number: F MCDER-A Owned by: MAIN Heracles (Greek mythology) Fiction. Date added: Feb 02
McIntosh, Fiona, 1960- Goddess New York : Eos, [2009], c2007. Call Number: F MCINT-F Owned by: MAIN WHEELOCK Summary: The city-state of Percheron is in crisis. Zaradine Ana has been captured by the mysterious Arafanz and his desert warriors and is being held in their isolated fort. It is also suspected that she is pregnant with Zar Boaz's son, the heir to the throne ... Though Lazar has made it out of the desert, his heroics in bringing the Valide and Grand Vizier to safety have cost him. Afflicted with the drezden illness that befalls him when he is weak, he is too sick to move from his bed, when help comes from an unexpected source ... Zar Boaz finds himself trapped by both his heart and his head. Though he can think of nothing but Ana, imprisoned in the desert, his country is on the brink of war and his Spur is helpless. Hatching a daring plan, he calls for Percheron's strongest to make one more pilgrimage into the desert, even as warships threaten Percheron's harbor, and the Goddess reaches the crest of her ascent, throwing all parties--mortal and divine--into a perilous battle for their ... Kings and rulers Succession Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Meacham, Leila, 1938- Roses 1st ed. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010. Call Number: F MEACH-L Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL KING S_TACOMA SWASEY WHEELOCK Summary: "Spanning the 20th century, the story of Roses takes place in a small East Texas town against the backdrop of the powerful timber and cotton industries, industries controlled by the scions of the town's founding families"--Provided by publisher. Cities and towns Texas Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Miller, Linda Lael. Tate Don Mills, Ont. : HQN, 2010. Call Number: F MILLE-L Owned by: MAIN Summary: "There are barely enough hours for divorced dad Tate McKettrick to run the Silver Spur ranch, do the suit-and-tie thing for his business and run herd on his beloved six-year-old twin daughters. But time stands still at the sight of Libby Remington. When they were high school sweethearts, the wealthy McKettrick couldn't convince Libby he loved her. But now they're both back in Blue River, Texas. And cattle rustlers, a manipulative ex-wife and a killer stallion can't keep him from trying again. Libby has her hands full taking care of her mother--and running the Perk Up Coffee Shot. Caffeine, she needs. Tate McKettrick, with his blazing blue eyes and black hair? No. Oh, heck--yes. But can they really hope for a second chance?"--p. [4] of cover. Divorced fathers Fiction.Texas Fiction. Date added: Feb 02
Mills, Mark, 1963- The information officer : a novel 1st U.S. ed. New York : Random House, c2009. Call Number: F MILLS-M Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL KOBETICH MOORE MOTTET S_TACOMA SWANCREEK WHEELOCK Summary: Max Chadwick is the British officer charged with manipulating the news on Malta in 1942 to bolster the population's fragile esprit de corps. When he learns of the brutal murder of a young island woman, along with the evidence that the crime was committed by a British officer, he knows that the Maltese loyalty to the war effort could be instantly shattered unless he can solve the crime quickly. World War, 1939-1945 Malta Fiction.Malta Fiction. Date added: Feb 06
Moore, Kate. To tempt a saint Berkley Sensation mass-market ed. New York : Berkley Sensation, 2010. Call Number: F MOORE-K Owned by: KOBETICH MOORE MOTTET SWANCREEK Summary: "Despite being knighted for saving the prince regent's life, Sir Alexander Jones will never truly be accepted by the nobility. But if he's to find his long lost brother, Xander must win the first willing heiress he can find--and obtain the funds he needs to search London's darkest corners. Slandered and denied her rightful inheritance by the machinations of her unscrupulous uncle, Cleo Spencer has been living on a farm with only a meager stipend to support her and her brother. Only by marrying can Cleo access her funds and provide her younger brother the life he deserves. When Xander's and Cleo's paths cross, they decide to marry for their mutual benefit. But when her uncle accuses them of fraud, they discover that love may be the best part of their bargain."--P. [4] of cover. Marriage Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Moran, Johanna. The wives of Henry Oades : a novel New York : Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks, 2010. Call Number: F MORAN-J Owned by: MAIN Immigrants New Zealand Fiction. Date added: Jan 30
Mullen, Thomas. The many deaths of the Firefly Brothers : a novel 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2010. Call Number: F MULLE-T Owned by: MAIN KOBETICH Brothers Fiction.Middle West Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Neill, Chloe. Friday night bites New York : New American Library, c2009. Call Number: F NEILL-C Owned by: MAIN MOORE S_TACOMA Summary: New vampire Merit acts as a liaison between humans and bloodsuckers in an effort to keep the more unsavory aspects of the vampire lifestyle out of the media, but finds that not everyone wants peace between the two races. Vampires Fiction.Chicago (Ill.) Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Harvard Lampoon (Organization) Nightlight : a parody New York : Vintage Books, 2009. Call Number: F NIGHT Owned by: MAIN Vampires Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
Page, Martin, 1975- The discreet pleasures of rejection New York : Penguin Books, 2010. Call Number: F PAGE-M Owned by: MAIN Date added: Jan 27
Palmer, Michael, 1942- The last surgeon 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010. Call Number: F PALME-M Owned by: MAIN Summary: Dr. Nick Garrity and psych nurse Gillian Coates determine that one-by-one, each of those in the operating room for a fatally botched case is dying. Their discoveries pit them against genius Franz Koller--the highly-paid master of the "non-kill." As doctor and nurse move closer to finding the terrifying secret behind these killings, Koller has been given a new directive: his mission will not be complete until Gillian and Garrity, the last surgeon, are dead. Physicians Fiction.Baltimore (Md.) Fiction. Date added: Jan 30
Patterson, James, 1947- Private 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2010. Call Number: F PATTE-J Owned by: MAIN Private investigators California Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
Peeler, Nicole. Tempest rising 1st ed. New York : Orbit, 2009. Call Number: F PEELE-N Owned by: MAIN Summary: "Living in small town Rockabill, Maine, Jane True always knew she didn't quite fit in with so-called normal society. During her nightly, clandestine swim in the freezing winter ocean, a grisly find leads Jane to startling revelations about her heritage: she is only half-human. Now, Jane must enter a world filled with supernatural creatures that are terrifying, beautiful, and deadly--all of which perfectly describe her new 'friend,' Ryu, a gorgeous and powerful vampire. It is a world where nothing can be taken for granted: a dog can heal with a lick; spirits bag your groceries; and whatever you do, never--ever--rub the genie's lamp."--p. [4] of cover. Vampires Fiction.Maine Fiction. Date added: Feb 02
Perkins-Valdez, Dolen Wench : a novel 1st ed. New York : Amistad, c2010. Call Number: F PERKI-D Owned by: KING SWASEY WHEELOCK Summary: Tawawa House in many respects is like any other American resort before the Civil War. Situated in Ohio, this idyllic retreat is particularly nice in the summer when the Southern humidity is too much to bear. The main building, with its luxurious finishes, is loftier than the white cottages that flank it, but then again, the smaller structures are better positioned to catch any breeze that may come off the pond. And they provide more privacy, which best suits the needs of the Southern white men who vacation there every summer with their black, enslaved mistresses. It's their open secret. Lizzie, Reenie, and Sweet are regulars at Tawawa House. They have become friends over the years as they reunite and share developments in their own lives and on their respective plantations. They don't bother too much with questions of freedom, though the resort is situated in free territory-but when truth-telling Mawu comes to the resort and starts talking of running away, things change. Women slaves Ohio Social conditions Fiction.Ohio History 1787-1865 Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Perry, Anne. The sheen on the silk : a novel 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 2010. Call Number: F PERRY-A Owned by: MAIN Young women Fiction.Istanbul (Turkey) Fiction. Date added: Jan 14
Pierson, D. C. The boy who couldn't sleep and never had to : a novel 1st Vintage Books ed. New York : Vintage Books, 2010. Call Number: F PIERS-D Owned by: MAIN Summary: Fifteen-year-old Darren, a social misfit who spends his time at school trying not to be noticed while drawing characters for a planned film series and book tie-ins, befriends Eric, another outcast who reveals that he never sleeps. Friendship Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Porter, Henry, 1953- The bell ringers 1st American ed. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2010], c2009. Call Number: F PORTE-H Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL MOORE MOTTET S_TACOMA SWASEY Summary: The death of a former British head of intelligence triggers an all-out resistance movement led by the Bell Ringers against an out-of-control, security-obsessed state. Intelligence officers England Death Fiction.England Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Rardin, Jennifer, 1965- Bite marks 1st ed. New York : Orbit, 2009. Call Number: F RARDI-J Owned by: MAIN MOORE MOTTET SWASEY WHEELOCK Parks, Jaz (Fictitious character) Fiction. Date added: Jan 11
Rogers, Martha, 1936- Becoming Lucy Lake Mary, Fla. : Realms, 2010. Call Number: F ROGER-M Owned by: MAIN MOORE Young women Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Sterbakken, Stig, 1966- Siamese Champaign : Dalkey Archive Press, c2010. Call Number: F SAETE-S Owned by: KOBETICH SWASEY Paralytics Family relationships Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Sands, Lynsay. Bitten by Cupid New York : Avon, c2010. Call Number: F SANDS-L Owned by: MAIN Summary: "A daring vampire thinks she can conquer anything but when she's paired with a mortal detective, she'll find her life--and her heart in grave danger...An innocent woman falls into the arms of a mysterious man when she can't get a killer's terrifying thoughts out of her head...A stunning beauty should be thrilled when her lost love finally returns, but instead she fears for their immortal lives..."--p.[4] of cover. Vampires Fiction. Date added: Feb 02
Sands, Lynsay. Taming the highland bride New York : Avon, 2010. Call Number: F SANDS-L Owned by: MAIN Date added: Feb 02
Seeber, Claire. Lullaby 1st U.S. ed. New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2010, c2007. Call Number: F SEEBE-C Owned by: KOBETICH SWASEY Mothers of kidnapped children Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Shaw, Ali. The girl with glass feet : a novel 1st U.S. ed. New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2010. Call Number: F SHAW-A Owned by: MAIN Date added: Jan 21
Shepard, Sam, 1943- Day out of days : stories 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. Call Number: F SHEPA-S Owned by: MAIN WHEELOCK Date added: Jan 20
Shiner, Lewis. Collected stories 1st ed. Burton, MI: Subterranean, 2009. Call Number: F SHINE-L Owned by: MAIN Short stories, American. Date added: Feb 06
Singh, Nalini, 1977- Archangel's kiss Berkley Sensation mass-market ed. New York : Berkley Sensation, 2010. Call Number: F SINGH-N Owned by: KOBETICH MOORE SWANCREEK Vampires Fiction. Date added: Feb 03
Steel, Danielle. Family ties : a novel 1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, 2010. Call Number: F STEEL-D Owned by: MAIN Women architects Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
Stone, Robert, 1937- Fun with problems : stories Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. Call Number: F STONE-R Owned by: WHEELOCK Short stories, American. Date added: Feb 06
Straub, Peter, 1943- A dark matter : a novel 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, 2010. Call Number: F STRAU-P Owned by: MAIN Summary: Old friends try to come to grips with the darkness of the past--a secret ritual that left behind a gruesomely dismembered body--and find themselves face-to-face with the evil they helped create. Date added: Jan 21
Stroby, Wallace. Gone 'til November 1st ed. New York : Minotaur Books, 2010, c2009. Call Number: F STROB-W Owned by: MOTTET S_TACOMA SWASEY Policewomen Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
Taylor, Jackson, 1966- The blue orchard : a novel 1st Touchstone trade paperback ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010. Call Number: F TAYLO-J Owned by: MAIN SWASEY Nurses Fiction.Harrisburg (Pa.) Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Thoene, Bodie, 1951- Eleventh guest Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, c2009. Call Number: F THOEN-B Owned by: MAIN Summary: When rumors that a miracle worker is walking the Earth begin circulating in the valley of Mak'ob, ten lepers are chosen to leave the valley in search of this healer, knowing that outside the valley lies certain death. Date added: Jan 26
Thompson, James, 1964- Snow angels 1st American ed. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2010. Call Number: F THOMP-J Owned by: KOBETICH SWASEY Police Finland Fiction.Finland Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Turtledove, Harry. Liberating Atlantis New York : Roc, 2009. Call Number: F TURTL-H Owned by: MAIN KOBETICH MOORE SWANCREEK Summary: Frederick Radcliff is a descendant of the family that founded Atlantis's first settlement. But he is also a black slave, unable to prove his lineage, and forced to labor on a cotton plantation in the southern region of the country. he becomes the leader of a revolutionary army of slaves determined to free all of his brethren across Atlantis. Atlantis (Legendary place) Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
Vaughn, Carrie. Kitty's house of horrors New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010. Call Number: F VAUGH-C Owned by: MAIN KING MOORE Summary: Talk radio host and werewolf Kitty Norville has agreed to appear on TV's first all-supernatural reality show. She's expecting cheesy competitions and manufactured drama starring shapeshifters, vampires, and psychics. But what begins as a publicity stunt will turn into a fight for her life. The cast members, including Kitty, arrive at the remote mountain lodge where the show is set. As soon as filming starts, violence erupts and Kitty suspects that the show is a cover for a nefarious plot. Then the cameras stop rolling, cast members start dying, and Kitty realizes she and her monster housemates are ironically the ultimate prize in a very different game. Werewolves Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Warner, Kaki. Pieces of sky Berkley Sensation trade paperback ed. New York : Berkley Sensation, 2010. Call Number: F WARNE-K Owned by: MOORE WHEELOCK Single women Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Warren, Tracy Anne. At the duke's pleasure New York : Avon, c2010. Call Number: F WARRE-T Owned by: MAIN Summary: "Edward Byron, Duke of Clybourne, has everything a man in Society needs...except a wife. Duty requires he wed, so he decides that a long-standing arranged marriage will do nicely. He knows his bride is beautiful, biddable, and bright enough to run his household and nursery. He expects his betrothed, Lady Claire Mardsden, will be thrilled with his decision--unfortunately she's not! Claire has longed for Edward since she was sixteen, but how can he expect her to agree to his proposal when he barely knows her and doesn't love her? Nothing will convince her to accept a loveless marriage. And so she begins a battle of outrageous resistance, forcing Edward to learn that he must lose his heart in order to win his bride..."--p.[4] of cover. Man-woman relationships Fiction.London (England) Fiction. Date added: Feb 02
Yolen, Jane. Except the queen New York : Roc, 2010. Call Number: F YOLEN-J Owned by: MAIN KING MOORE SWANCREEK WHEELOCK Summary: Cast from the high court of the Fairy Queen, sisters Serena and Meteora must find a way to survive in the mortal realm of Earth. But when signs point to a rising power that threatens to tear asunder both fairy and human worlds, they realize that they were chosen to fight the menace because they were the only ones who could do what must be done. Sisters Fiction. Date added: Feb 06
Zevin, Gabrielle. The hole we're in : a novel New York, N.Y. : Grove/Atlantic, 2010. Call Number: F ZEVIN-G Owned by: MAIN Finance, Personal Fiction.Texas Fiction. Date added: Feb 04
Zollinger, Norman. Riders to Cibola New York : Overlook Press, 2009, c1977. Call Number: F ZOLLI-N Owned by: MAIN SWANCREEK WHEELOCK New Mexico History Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
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