FICTION

Hothouse Orchid, Stuart Woods
Special Agent Holly Barker returns to her hometown of Orchid Beach, Florida, and faces off against an old nemesis--the man she brought charges against for sexual harassment, attempted rape, and rape. The army officer in question was acquitted of all charges, and is now Orchid Beach's new police chief. Will Holly return to the CIA? Or will she challenge her old nemesis for control of the Orchid Beach Police Department?

In the Kitchen, Monica Ali
Gabriel Lightfoot, the executive chef at the posh Imperial Hotel, has more than one pot set to boil over. Beside the unusual nuisance of brash diners, unpredictable kitchen staff, and an absolute ogre of a genreal manager, Gabriel finds further difficulty just under his nose when a Ukranian porter turns up dead. Throw in a mysterious woman from Belarus, add a dash of family trauma, and it's obvious the beleagured chef is overseeing a complicated menu that even he might not be able to master.

Ice, Linda Howard
A breathless tale of a man, a woman, and a battle for survival against an unforgiving winter and an unrelenting killer.

Lakeshore Christmas, Susan Wiggs
Prim librarian Maureen Davenport lives for Christmas. Finally getting her chance to direct Avalon's annual holiday pageant, she's determined to make it truly spectacular. But it might just require one of those Christmas miracles she's always read about if her co-director-- recovering former child star Eddie Haven--has his way. Is he trying to sabotage the performance to spite her? Or is she trying too hard to fit the show into her storybook-perfect notion of Christmas?

Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel, Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls unfolds the story of Lily Casey Smith. Born tough, Lily shoed her first horse at age six, moved to the western frontier at age fifteen, and soon learned to drive a car and fly an airplane. Always filled with adventure, Lily's life held witness to several disasters, heartbreaks, and wars.

Unhallowed Ground, Debbie Macomber
When Sarah McKinley is finally able to buy and restore the historic Florida mansion that she has always loved, she dismisses the horror stories of past residents vanishing and a long-dead housekeeper who practiced black magic. Then, in the midst of renovations, she makes a grim discovery. Hidden within the walls of Sarah's dream house are the remains of dozens of bodies, some dating back over a century.

The Perfect Christmas, Debbie Macomber
Thirty-three-year-old Cassie wants a husband and kids, and she turns to Simon Dodson, a professional matchmaker for help. Dodson assigns her three tasks to complete, and despite a number of comical mishaps, Cassie completes them all. Her Christmas match turns out to be a wonderful surprise.

A Christmas Promise, Anne Perry
Three days before Christmas, in the freezing slums of London's East End, thirteen-year-old Gracie Phipps and eight-year-old Minnie Maude Mudway join together in a search for Charlie, the donkey who belonged to Minnie Maude's Uncle Alf. Gracie is shocked to learn that only the day before, someone brutally murdered Uncle Alf and made off with his rag-and-bones cart and the beloved beast who pulled it.

Fatal Secrets, Allison Brennan
When a top lieutenant in a notorious ring of human traffickers agrees to turn state's evidence, Immigration and Customs Enforcement senior agent Sonia Knight believes she'll finally take down the illegal operation's devilish mastermind, Xavier Jones. But when an FBI sting on Jones's criminal enterprise collides with an ICE stakeout, Sonia is enraged: her informant's life and her evidence is in grave jeopardy.

Reunion, Therese Fowler
Successful talk show host Blue Reynolds is the envy of women across the country. No one knows the secret she has harbored for years. Years ago, Blue gave birth to a child and put him up for adoption through illegal channels. Blue now desperately longs to be a part of her son's life, and embarks on a search for her now grown-up son that places her career at risk.

The Devil's Company, David Liss
The year is 1722. Londoner Benjamin Weaver finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, pitted against Jerome Cobb, a wealthy and mysterious schemer who needs Weaver's strength and guile for his own treacherous plans. To save his friends and family from Cobb's reach, Weaver must infiltrate the East India Company, navigate its warring factions, and uncover a secret plot of corporate rivals, foreign spies, and government operatives.

Hardball, Sara Paretsky
When V. I. Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for four decades, a search that she figured would be futile becomes lethal. Afraid to learn that her adored father might have been a bent cop working for the Chicago P.D., V. I. takes the investigation all the way to its frightening end.

Ladies of the Lake, Haywood Smith
Old alliances and rivalries quickly surface when the four Barrett sisters must spend the entire summer with each other at the beloved lake of their childhood summers. But the sisters get more than they bargained for: One will find love, and all four will gain new understanding of their late, self-absorbed grandmother, and they'll find two mummified dead bodies walled up in the root cellar--one in a WWI doughboy's uniform.

Tempt Me at Twilight, Lisa Kleypas
Poppy Hathaway loves her unconventional family, though she longs for normalcy. Then fate leads to a meeting with Harry Rutledge, an enigmatic hotel owner and inventor with wealth, power, and a dangerous hidden life. When their flirtation compromises her own reputation, Poppy shocks everyone by accepting his proposal--only to find that her new husband offers her his passion, but not his trust.

Hot Pursuit, Suzanne Brockmann
After a political controversy generates a blizzard of hate mail and death threats, Alyssa Locke mobilizes her squad of moonlighting Navy SEALs (a.k.a. Troubleshooters, Inc.) in New York City. Then the dead bodies are discovered and, while investigating a suspect, Alyssa is ambushed and suddenly finds herself imprisoned by The Dentist, a serial killer she's been after for years.

Spartan Gold, Clive Cussler
Treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are shocked to discover a bottle of a rare wine taken from Napoleon's lost cellar. However, someone else is also searching for this treasure.

Come Sunday, Isla Morley
Born and raised in Africa, Abbe Deighton is struggling with domestic life in Hawaii. Married to a preacher and struggling with the responsibilities of motherhood, Abbe believes her life couldn't get any more mundane. However, after the tragic death of her three-year-old child, Abbe experiences an uncontrollable grief and embarks on a journey back to her native home.

Chosen to Die, Lisa Jackson
Detective Regan Pescoli has worked the 'Star Crossed Killer' case for months, never imagining she'd be captured by the madman she's been hunting. Regan knows exactly what he's capable of--and avoiding the same fate will take every drop of her courage and cunning.

Best Friends Forever, Jennifer Weiner
In high school, childhood best friends Addie Downs and Valerie Adler grow apart, with Valerie becoming quite popular and Addie falling out of every social circle. Fifteen years later, though, when a horrific tragedy occurs, Valerie, now the local TV weathergirl, must rely on the lonely Addie for help.

Turn Coat: A Novel of the Dresden Files, Jim Butcher
Harry must uncover a traitor within the Wizards of the White Council, keep a less-than-agreeable warden under wraps, and avoid coming under scrutiny himself. And a single mistake may cost someone his head--someone like Harry.

Smash Cut, Sandra Brown
The murder of Paul Wheeler has all the elements of a blockbuster: family rivalries, incalculable wealth, and a prominent man dying in the arms of his beautiful mistress. When the Wheeler family approaches Derek Mitchell about defending Creighton for his uncle's murder,  he jumps at the chance. But the more Derek learns about Creighton and his darker side, the more he doubts the young man's innocence.

Intervention, Robin Cook
When his newborn son by his second wife is diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma, New York City forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton seeks to find a cure for his son while at the same time being drawn into a battle between the archbishop of New York and an archeologist--a battle involving what some people believe to be the skeletal remains the Virgin Mary.

The Secret Wedding, Jo Beverley
He had never intended to marry, but at the age of seventeen Christian Hill impulsively defended a maid's honor only to be blamed for defaming it, and was coerced into marrying Dorcas Froggatt. But then he left to pursue his military career, putting the surreal event out of his mind. Until someone begins making inquiries about a man named Christopher Hill--the alias he used when he wed Dorcas years before....

The Siege, Stephen White
As a lovely weekend approaches on the Yale campus it appears that a number of students may have gone missing. Attention quickly focuses on the fortress-like tomb of one of Yale's secret societies. Suspended Boulder police detective Sam Purdy soon finds himself in New Haven, where he joins FBI agent Christopher Poe and CIA analyst Deirdre Drake to solve the riddle of what is going on inside the windowless stone tomb on the edge of campus.

Twenties Girl, Sophie Kinsella
When the spirit of Lara's great-aunt Sadie mysteriously appears, she has one last request: Lara must find a missing necklace that had been in Sadie's possession for more than seventy-five years, and Sadie cannot rest without it. Never mind that Lara has her own problems--which Sadie could care less about. Will this sparring duo ever find what they're after?

The Moon Looked Down, Dorothy Garlock
Leaving Germany long before World War II, Sophie Heller and her family had settled in Victory, Illinois. However, when there is a train wreck in the midst of the war, her family comes under suspicion. Working as a newspaperwoman, she begins an investigation to uncover the truth. Cole Ambrose, a physically disabled local teacher, becomes her unexpected ally, and love.

All the Living, C.E. Morgan
Aloma moves to her boyfriend Orren's farm when his family dies in a car accident. And as a bereaved Orren withdraws, Aloma's chances of becoming a concert pianist diminish.

The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club, Gil McNeil
When her husband dies in a car crash Jo Mackenzie packs up her two rowdy boys and moves from London to a dilapidated villa in her seaside hometown where she takes over her beloved Gran's knitting shop. After a rough beginning, Jo soon finds comfort in a "Stitch and Bitch" group--a collection of quirky, lively women who share their stories, and their addiction to cake, with warmth and humor.

The Long Fall, Walter Mosley
Leonid McGill, a New York City private detective, tries to put his past life behind him. But it's not that easy when someone like Tony "The Suit" Towers expects you to do a job; when an Albany PI hires you to track down four men known only by their youthful street names; and when your 16-year-old son, Twill, is getting in over his head with a suicidal girl.

A Plague of Secrets, John Lescroart
When the owner of a trendy coffee bean supplier is found shot, a beautiful socialite is put on trial. Did she know that the shop, which on paper belongs to her, was also the supplier of marijuana to San Francisco's wealthy and powerful? Dismas Hardy, Abe Glitsky, and P.I. Wyatt Hunt find themselves on different sides of this trial.

The Mist, Carla Neggers
When Lizzie Rush uncovers evidence that thrill-seeking billionaire Norman Estabrook may be at the center of an international criminal network, she finds herself playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse. When someone sets off a bomb in Boston, Lizzie discovers that Estabrook as well as the FBI director's daughter have disappeared. Together with intelligence officer Will Davenport, Lizzie sets out to track down Estabrook.

Burn, Linda Howard
When Jenner goes on a ten-day cruise, she meets Cael and the sparks fly. However, a dangerous stranger onboard interrupts their romance when he wraps Jen up in his troublesome plan.

The Wedding Girl, Madeleine Wickham
To have and to hold takes on a whole new meaning when one bride's past catches up with her and brings the present crashing down. Milly is engaged to Simon--who is wealthy, serious, and believes her to be perfect. Milly's secret history behind a previous marriage to an Oxford homosexual is locked away so securely she has almost persuaded herself that it doesn't exist--until, only four days before her elaborate wedding.

Tempted By His Kiss, Tracy Anne Warren
When a snowstorm strands beautiful Meg Amberley on his doorstep, foreign service officer Lord Cade Byron's crafted defenses will be put to the test. Forced to pretend an engagement, will Meg be able to break down the walls around Cade's heart, or will the scars of his past prove too much?

The Increment, David Ignatius
When a Tehrani scientist sends encrypted messages to the CIA about Iran's secret nuclear program, Harry Pappas commences communication with him, positive that his information is legitimate. As the agency looks into pretexts for attacking Iran, the scientist grows certain that his life is in danger. Therefore, Pappas enlists the help of British operatives, the Increment, who possess licenses to kill. As the ordeal grows in complexity, Pappas may have to betray his country to find a resolution.

The Sweet By and By, Todd Johnson
Five very different Southern women meet in a nursing home and develop a friendship that resonates over the decades.

Above the Law, Tim Green
Tim Green returns with a new legal thriller featuring his female protagonist from one of his most successful books, The letter of the law, Casey Jordan.

At Last Comes Love, Mary Balogh
Only desperation could bring Duncan Pennethorne, the infamous Earl of Sheringford, back home after the spectacular scandal. Forced to wed in 15 days or be cut off without a penny, Duncan chooses the one woman in London in frantic need of a husband: Margaret, the eldest Huxtable. Margaret is forced to accept the irresistible stranger's offer, but once she discovers who he really is, it's too late.

Deadlock, Iris Johansen
Emily Hudson has devoted her life to rescuing priceless artifacts and relics so often overlooked in the horrors of war. Dodging bandits, side-stepping explosives, and traveling from one treacherous hot-spot to another isn't easy, but it's a job Emily is perfectly suited for. Until one day, when the ultimate danger comes looking for Emily and her team. 

The Perfect Poison, Amanda Quick
In the sixth installment of the Society series, Lucinda Bromley has had an unusually large number of lovers. On the other hand, whenever she grows tired of a lover, she poisons them. However, Lucinda is about to fall for a man who uses psychic powers to solve crimes, putting her murder spree in serious jeopardy.

Loitering With Intent, Stuart Woods
New York cop turned lawyer Stone Barrington travels to Key West, Florida, to track down Evan Keating, a young man whose signature is needed on documents allowing his father to sell the family business. Meanwhile, a beautiful Swedish doctor, Annika Swenson, learns the hard way that being involved with Stone is the most dangerous job in America. 

Dylan: Montana Creeds, Linda Lael Miller
The town librarian, Kristy Madison, is speechless when Dylan Creed turns up for story time with a toddler in tow. The man who'd left a string of broken hearts is back, and she's determined to tame his wild ways once and for all.

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