Librarian Charlie Harris and his beloved Maine Coon cat
Diesel have snagged a prime cataloging job, working with a
private collection of rare books owned by James Delacorte,
a local eccentric and elderly gentleman. Unfortunately, the
assignment comes with having to deal with Delacorte and his
nutty, possibly homicidal, family Read more...
As the manager of the Village Blend coffee shop, Clare Cosi
is always on the lookout for a better way to roast the
shop's premier coffee beans. So, she agrees to accompany
her ex-mother-in-law (and boss) Madame Dubois to Queens to
visit her old friend, Enzo Read more...
In her latest novel, THE MERMAID GARDEN, author Santa
Montefiore brings the past and the present together to
weave a spellbinding tale of regrets, resolve and
resolution, and how all is tied together by love.
The past presents the story of Floriana in Tuscany, a
lovely little girl whose mother Read more...
Someone is killing girls and dumping their bodies near
highway service station near London. A massive
investigation is launched, but when an unlikely source of
help begins to piece the clues together, it's up to
London's Finest to step up and solve these grisly murders
before someone else Read more...
In Danielle Steel's latest novel, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, the queen
of "feel good" stories once again brings her legions of
fans a wonderful story of hard times, complications, and the
brilliant way finding the right love solves it all.
Valerie Wyatt is the reigning diva of gracious living,
putting Martha Read more...
There is always something exciting going on in Darling,
Alabama. Even though the residents are still reeling from
the stock market crash and a record drought that has so
adversely affected the cotton crop, Darling is the kind of
small town where everyone helps each other and soon or
later Read more...
While the broken body of rodeo star Pony Jones lies hidden
among a hedge of Cherokee roses in the northern Alabama
woods, her spirit is on a mission to find her killer. She
just needs to find a living soul who can be guided to
finding the truth about her Read more...
When singer Dee Carmichaelone, one of Brett Kavanaugh's
tattoo customers, is found dead in a Las Vegas hotel room,
it is a tragedy. But when it is announced that she was found
surrounded by several tattoo supplies, including needles and
ink pots, and a woman matching Brett's description Read more...
The Civil War is taking place all over again in the gardens
of Marshfield Manor! Well, not exactly -- it's only a group
of Civil War re-enactors who have come to hold their very
realistic skirmish. The group seems very genuine trying to
keep the camp as true to Read more...
Beloved author Louisa May Alcott turns to amateur sleuthing
in the cozy mystery novel, LOUISA AND THE MISSING HEIRESS:
A Louisa May Alcott Mystery by Anna Maclean, the first in
an ongoing series that features Alcott as a premier mystery
solver.
Maclean's premise for this series is that long Read more...
Just as author and columnist Heather Lende was preparing do
set out on a book tour promoting her first book, she was
throw a bit off schedule. Literally. As she tried to avoid
a collision with a truck with her bicycle, she slid
underneath the three-quarter ton pickup and Read more...
Life is never dull when you are around Talia Rostova. The
vampiress discovers she is in a world of trouble when her
cousin is mistaken for her and is beheaded. Now, as a
snowstorm locks down the city, Talia is on the run from
whoever wanted her dead.
In steps Read more...
Political and military intrigue is front and center of Dale
Brown's latest novel, A TIME FOR PATRIOTS.
Set in 2013, Kenneth Phoenix has just been elected
President after a bruising campaign. With the national
economy in a free fall crisis and deep budget cuts gutting
government programs and public Read more...
The story of Esther is one of the most beloved stories in
the Old Testament of the Bible. The story involves a
young Jewish girl who rises to become Queen of Persia
around the 5th century B.C., and through her bravery
subsequently became the savior of her people. It Read more...
It's been a year since her Aunt Linda left for good, and
since then fourteen year old Lacey has been forced to take
care of her mentally ill mother, Angela, by herself. Angela
is convinced that she sees the ghost of her dead father and
that he tells her Read more...
What would you do if offered millions of dollars to perform
a few deceptively simple tasks?
Lily Lin is struggling to finish her graduate degree and
just going through the paces of a rather boring life when
she receives an astonishing offer. An aunt she never knew
existed will give Read more...
After the tragic death of his beloved wife, Martha, Leo
Hoffman felt he was doing the best thing for their daughter
Maddy by sending her to New York where he thought she would
be safe and loved. Little did Leo know that Amelia, the
woman he quickly married in order Read more...
Two princesses from two very different worlds find
themselves vying for the same handsome Prince's affections,
and in doing so, their lives are interconnected for the
rest of their lives.
In Carolyn Turgeon's latest book, MERMAID, she takes on the
daunting task of re-telling the beloved Hans Read more...
In his debut novel, FINDING JACK, author Gareth Crocker
brings his readers a story that will surprise, amaze, and
uplift them in ways that few first novelists are able to do.
When a horrific accident takes away his wife and daughter,
journalist Fletcher Carson loses the desire to live. After Read more...
For Marcy Taggart, life has been turned upside down since
the mysterious drowning death of her daughter Devon, who
suffered from bipolar disorder. Now, at the age of 50, and
in the process of divorcing her husband, Mary finds
herself alone in Ireland on the trip that was supposed to Read more...
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books for the past 15 years. I love
just about any kind of book with the
exception of horror (blood and
guts...shudder!) and vampires (sorry,I
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mysteries, historical romance, women's
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