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M.K. Diamond is a frustrated author suffering from another bout of writer's block. Thank goodness for her, the perfect plot is soon presented when a burglar starts breaking into homes in the quiet little town of Morning Shade, and of all things, redecorates them. Now all M.K. has to do is keep her mother-in-law on the case before the trail grows cold and her manuscript freezes up again.

Casey Edwards is finally being released from a home for the mentally disabled after 10 years of amnesia. Dr. Blake Hunter, a friend of the family, is surprised by Casey's cropped-short hair and brown institutional dress, but has no trouble getting her safely ensconced in her new home. And new home it is, since when Casey left, hers was run down. This is a fine estate. Other things are also odd to Casey. Why will no one talk about the events preceding the day she was institutionalized? Who is trying to make her doubt her own sanity? Did the flashbacks she's experiencing really happen or are they a sign of a mental breakdown? Michaels is at her storytelling best here as Casey is determined to discover the truth no matter how traumatic, and Blake is just as determined to help this woman who is slowly becoming someone he could love. - Maria Hatton; 384p AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2003.-

After 15 years of waiting for a husband who walked out and never returned, Yaniece Fenton, mother of two, decided it was time to get on with her life. After meeting prominent businessman Alex Chance at a party, a whirlwind courtship, and a fairy-tale wedding, Yaniece thinks she's finally found the man she'll spend the rest of her life with. Then Jarrin, the absentee first husband, reappears, forcing Yaniece to make some life-altering decisions.

Justin has retreated from reality by taking a menial post with the Long Island police department. But his dormant professionalism is awakened when a young woman journalist is found brutally murdered. This is just the kind of reality check Justin's needed, and he'll stop at nothing to get at the bottom of the crime--and maybe save himself in the process. Andrews is pseudonym for Peter Gethers and has written other popular thrillers including Gideon.

What could possibly make a 24-year-old girl give up a promising career and friends in Florida to move in with her boyfriend in Manhattan? For Sunny Langstein, it was the chance to be on the latest reality TV show, get freebie designer clothes, and fame. But, when the show's premiere plunges her into a media frenzy of talk shows, TV heartthrobs, and S&M toys, Sunny realizes she's lost track of who she really is.

When a murderer takes the stage at a local mystery writers' convention, aspiring novelist and part-time sleuth Jane Jeffry and her pal, Shelley, find themselves at the center of a real- life thriller. First a legendary editor is poisoned, and then a notorious reviewer is attacked. Who, she wonders, is out to make a killing in the book business? Through gossip, eavesdropping, and snooping, Jane and Shelley begin to uncover the truth

The story of two former best friends who run into each other after a long estrangement. Amy, who had always felt like the second fiddle to the more beautiful and popular Tara, reverts right back to her old behavior during their chance meeting on a New York street. When Tara asks, "So, are you dating anyone?", Amy can't bear to admit that there's no man in her life. Instead, she lies, claiming that she's engaged and getting married in six months. She figures the lie will never come back to haunt her, since she won't be seeing Tara again. Wrong! The very next day, she learns that the publishing house where she's the publicity director has just bought a book that Tara wrote. Now, not only will Amy have to promote the woman she most resents in all the world...she'll also have to pretend that she's engaged. The question is, where will she dig up a fiance? From www.janeheller.com.

Minerva Dobbs knows that happily-ever-after is a fairy tale, especially with a man who asked her to dinner to win a bet. Cal Morrisey knows commitment is impossible, especially with a woman as cranky as Min Dobbs. When they say good- bye at the end of their evening, they agree to never see each other again, but Fate has other plans!

Abram Ebersol and wife, Ida, are raising their four daughters on a firm foundation of Plain traditions, and he expects the girls to carry on that heritage into the future, safe and secure in their cloistered Lancaster County community. But Sadie, the oldest daughter, has found little appeal in her Amish life compared to the lure of the �English� world surrounding them. When Sadie�s traditional rumschpringe before embracing baptismal vows goes terribly awry, sister Leah�s life also may be forever altered by their secret pact�. The twins, Hannah and Mary Ruth, have their own distinct and hidden yearnings, and fear clutches at each heart as the two begin to realize where those yearnings might lead. Is the Ebersol family tapestry unraveling too quickly, too permanently, to be repaired?

Fifteen years have gone by since the glory days of All-American Neely Crenshaw and the Messina Spartans. Now Neely has come home to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into a dynasty. As Coach Rake's boys sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming field lights to signal his passing, they replay the old games, relive the old glories, and try to decide once and for all if they love Eddie Rake, or hate him

Blind Lake is a large federal research installation in Northern Minnesota where scientists, using technology they barely understand, observe every day life on a distant planet inhabitated by lobster-like aliens. Since they cannot contact the aliens or even understand their language, all the humans can do is watch. Suddenly, without warning, the research installation is cordoned off by the military and all communication with the outside world is cut off. Food and other vital supplies are delivered by remote control. No one seems to know why and time is running out...

Anne Rice continues her astonishing Vampire Chronicles in a new novel that begins where Blackwood Farm left off � and tells the story of Lestat�s quest for redemption, goodness, and the love of Rowan Mayfair. (Amazon)

Dallas heiress Andy Kendricks' mother doesn't approve of her daughter's decision to be a website designer instead of part of the Junior League. She also isn't pleased with Andy's unpedigreed friends. So, you know the elder Kendrick is highly agitated when her daughter slips into skintight hot pants and a stuffed triple- D bra to gain employment at a restaurant called 'Jugs' to help prove her friend Molly is innocent of murder.

Claire discovers an engagement ring that had gone missing for 50 years. Did the young woman who owned it really commit suicide? One of Claire's elderly neighbors harbors an old secret--and will kill to keep it. Past and present grow more entangled when neo- Nazis seem to target Claire's Jewish roommate. Henry's trademark mix of quirky characters, humor, and vanity license plates also explores the persistent shadows of the past.

Emma Corrigan has some deeply held secrets. However, when air turbulence on a plane back to London terrifies her, Emma's mouth opens and her secrets come rolling out to the American sitting next to her. Oh, well; she'll never see him again, right? Or will she? Monday morning in the office, there he is. None other than Jack Harper, her company's elusive CEO! Author res: U.K. First book in hardcover.

An action movie star comes to a quirky Georgia community to film the true life (and death) story of a heroic local lawman. The dead hero's widow, Grace, launches a crusade to stop the filming of her late husband's story. She soon wins love and assistance from the movie star's personal bodyguard, a good- hearted ex-con with sad memories of his own. When heart-tugging secrets come tumbling out, hero, heroine, and movie star are changed forever. From the author of Sweet Hush.

Laura Banner gathers her children and family around her during the Christmas holiday, to celebrate their lives together, to prepare them for their future without her, and to leave them with her blessings for a happy life. The complete history of the family unfolds in the span of a single night in this story that speaks volumes about steel-strong love, trust, and letting go. From the author of Deep End of the Ocean.

Darby had been born with a silver spoon in her mouth but chose life on a ranch to society life. When her sister asked her to be a stand-in escort for one of their father's important clients in Washington, Darby was hesitant. But, with the help of Glass Slipper, Inc., a makeover salon, complete with fairy godmothers, she's ready. What she isn't prepared for however is the dashing Shane Morgan, heir to Morgan Industries

Psychologist-sleuth Alex Delaware must discover the elusive ties among the murders of a painter, a blues musician, a ballet dancer, a punk rocker singer, a concert pianist, and uncover a madman who's making cold-blooded murder his chosen art form.

This author is quite popular in Great Britian, and deserves to be more widely read here. In this latest mystery, London lawyer, Alexandra O'Neill is called on by an old friend, Will Deardon, to help locate his missing wife. Though she is alluring, Grace is not very loveable and Alex finds that Will may have a very good reason for murdering her.

Mead landed at Normandy and fought in some of the most vicious battles of WWII. But his toughest battle came more recently when he lost his beloved wife to cancer. He agrees to take his misfit teenage grandson, Andrew, who has recently been expelled from school. At first they have difficulty relating, but over the course of the summer they travel to Europe and confront the painful truths of the recent and more distant past

Paul Iverson is so distraught after the apparent accidental death of his wife that he abandons his everyday life. Convinced that her death was not an accident, he becomes obsessed with teaching his dog, Lorelei, to speak since the dog was with his wife when she died. His mission seems to be the project of a madman, or is it?

First book in new series. When Jim Bishop begins to investigate a series of deaths, he finds himself in the center of a massive criminal conspiracy, a plan set to climax with an act of audacious violence and a murder that would be impossible for any killer but one. Scott Weiss, Bishop's boss, begins a race against time to outsmart the murderer who threatens Bishop's life, stalks his nightmares, and to rescue the woman who haunts his dreams

The saga of Julius Caesar continues in this second volume of the author's projected four-volume fictional chronicle of the rise of the Roman emperor. The story picks up on the eve of battle. Caesar is poised to lead a military assault; it's been six months since he last saw combat, and he is getting a little antsy. The siege goes well, but, soon after, Caesar is kidnapped (he will later be ransomed and left to fend for himself on the continent of Africa). Meanwhile, far away in Rome, his friend Brutus is building his political empire. Soon the two men will be reunited, as a renegade threatens Rome--a renegade named Spartacus. This is delightfully entertaining historical fiction, a combination of scholarship and inventiveness that brings the historical figures vividly to life while educating us, gracefully and subtly, about Rome at the height of its powers. If you liked Emperor: The Gates of Rome, you'll be good and ready for this second in a tetralogy featuring Julius Caesar.

Eddie's an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at an amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl. Five people examine Eddie's life when he awakes in the afterlife. From childhood to soldier to old age, they revisit his life on earth, revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: Why was I here? From the author of Tuesdays with Morrie and well-known sports commentator.

From pioneering writer of speculative fiction Robert A. Heinlein comes a lost first novel. Naval Airman Perry Nelson crashes his car in 1939 and awakens in 2086, the ways of the future radically different from his own time. From the woman who takes him in, he receives a fascinating education in history and the current time. Perry must absorb it all, ultimately helping this new generation continue to advance with a little help from their past. Author died 1988. (

When Darci Montgomery's husband vanishes after a mysterious accident, Darci's psychic abilities won't allow her to believe he's really dead. After the FBI asks her assistance in solving a crime, she agrees only if they'll help uncover the truth about Adam's disappearance. It means going head-to-head with Jack Rose, a criminal whose mind power matches hers, and staying out of situations that could end her everlasting bond with Adam forever. This is a sequel to Forever.

For those of you who have been eagerly awaiting the story of FBI Agent Alyssa Locke and Navy Seal Lt. Sam Starrett, get prepared! Coming out in July, this book brings Sam and Alyssa together as they struggle to find out the truth behind the murder of a woman and the disappearance of Sam's daughter. Place your request now or start reading the Troubleshooter Series and learn the stories of other characters in the books. The previous five titles include: Unsung Hero, Defiant Hero, Over the Edge, Out of Control and Into the Night.

Former President Carter sets his first novel in the Deep South just before and during the Revolutionary War. He reminds readers that it was a war of many small, bloody battles and of great brutality, pitting neighbor against neighbor, irregulars and guerilla fighters on both sides, regular British troops against a poorly trained and ill-equipped militia, Indians against settlers. At the heart of the story are Ethan Pratt, Kindred Morris and his wife Mavis, and a young Indian, Newota.

Lester Baines,owner of Horizon Realty, with the help of his new employees, ex-cons Cedric, Bobby and Horus, is trying to bring Harlem back to its renaissance. Suddenly, some less desireable tenants meet untimely ends, brought on, some say, by a mythical monster who lives in Harlem. Kirkus says this is a"likable and often entertaing" read. Be sure to reserve this old-fashioned page-turner from a fresh voice.

Jake and Leslie have been married for twenty-five years, have two children in college, and a life they had expected. Then abruptly, after Jake returns from a business trip, Leslie tells him that she has breast cancer. Suddenly their world is turned upside down. First, there is the surgery, then the devastation of aggressive chemotherapy and radiation. And while Jake is trying all he can to make his wife more comfortable during her painful ordeal, his sacrifices at the office place his job in jeopardy. Everything in Jake and Leslie's lives begins to unravel as they each are buffeted by events beyond their control. Hers from within her body; his from the outside world, each forcing them to answer life's most difficult questions, and to find strength beyond anything they thought they possessed. There are books that map what is to be expected when someone is diagnosed with cancer, but few present the partner's parallel journey. And none are able to depict the searing emotional landscape of grief, fear, and healing, that Norman does with such grace.

With The Interruption of Everything,... Terry McMillan...picks up the dilemmas of midlife: an empty nest, hormones gone wild, too many irrelevant demands and too little room to breathe. If you loved Waiting to Exhale, reserve this today!

In 1941, Killakeet Island of the Outer Banks is home to fishermen and sailors. The majestic Killakeet Lighthouse, which dominates the island, has been under the care of the Thurlows for years but Josh, the keeper's son, has foresworn his inheritance to become commander of a small Coast Guard patrol boat. Tortured for years by the guilt of losing his brother at sea, Josh still searches for him while a looming wolf pack of German U-boats threatens the island. Otto Krebs, who may have the answer to the mystery that haunts Josh Thurlow, captains one of the U-boats.

In August of 1976, Helene returns home to Lafayette County, Ark., for her aunt's funeral, determined to learn more about her family's history. Her probing yields more questions than answers. Why did her grandmother, Liberty, a cotton picker turned saloon owner, have no name until she was 14? Why does Queen Ester, Helene's mother, dress like a child, talk to no one, and refuse to see her own daughter? The author of this first novel received the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation award for unpublished work.

Bewitching experts for centuries, the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries hang today in Paris' Cluny Museum. In each, an elegant lady and a unicorn are featured. Little is known about them except they were woven near the end of the 15th century and bear the Lyons' coat of arms. Chevalier takes readers back to the tapestries' creation, weaving a tale around the men who designed and made them, as well as the wives, daughters, and servants who exercised influence over them.

Three African-American women, all long-suffering wives, are sick and tired of the men in their lives. But in the case of Rebecca, Claudia, and Gracelyn, they plan to do something about it. They don't want revenge, just emancipation from their lives as caretakers. The first step toward freedom is finding a nice, clean quiet home for their men folk without arousing the moral indignation of church and community. Taking the reins, Rebecca wages a war that will shatter the codes for black Baptist women, transform a town, and introduce the thrilling possibility of mid- life romance.

The eyes of the world are on Jerusalem as Jon Bennett, a Wall Street strategist turned White House advisor, his beautiful CIA partner Erin McCoy, and the U.S. Secretary of State arrive in the Middle East to meet with Yasser Arafat. On the table: a dramatic and potentially historic Arab-Israeli peace plan of which Bennett is chief architect. Can Bennett, McCoy, and the American President make peace before the Middle East once again erupts in to war? Sequel to The Last Jihad.

Mercer Early, a young lawyer at a West Coast law firm, has been assigned to represent an L.A. cop who has killed his wife. The case seems routine until two other previously non-violent cops kill their wives. The three have some strange things in common, but the LAPD denies any connection. When the FBI tells Mercer to stay off this case, he finds himself on a wild ride that takes him from the indoor corridors of the law to the lawless streets of L.A.

LITTLE BITTY LIES is a comic Southern novel about all the important things in life; marriage and divorce, mothers and daughters, friendship and betrayal, small town secrets...and the perfect chicken salad recipe. Just in time for beach reading, this is by the author of SAVANNAH BLUES.

Adored bestselling author Diana Gabaldon brings us the first book in a new trilogy featuring many of the characters from her wildly popular Outlander series. The early days of the Seven Years War come brilliantly to life in this historical mystery by an author whose unique and compelling storytelling has engrossed millions of readers worldwide. (Amazon)

May, Christine, Heed, Junior, Vida, and L: all women obsessed by Bill Cosey. More than the wealthy owner of the famous Cosey Hotel and Resort, he shapes their yearnings for father, husband, lover, guardian, and friend, yearnings that dominate the lives of these women long after his death. Yet while he is both the void in, and the center of their stories, he himself is driven by secret forces- -a troubled past and a spellbinding woman named Celestial

After realizing he has been a failure at work and love, a writer returns home to Minnesota. The only job available is writing a lovelorn advice column in the local newspaper. Be sure to reserve this funny, warm novel by the author who brought Lake Woebegon to life.

If you've enjoyed the other Miss Julia stories,(and who hasn't?)you'll want to reserve this newest title in the series. Miss Julia, a hip but gentile southern lady, is not only concerned about the behavior of Sam, her gentleman friend but also must help her housekeeper Lillian who has been evicted.

For ages, dragons have not interfered in the ways of humans. But because men have violated the Amazonian orders of priestesses and their mysterious Mistress of Dragons, their wrath is no long held at bay. Be sure to reserve this first title in the new Dragonvald Trilogy.

War has come to Discworld. The homes and businesses throughout the duchy of Borogravia limp along, doing the best they can without their men's presence to fight their age-old enemy. Polly has taken over the lion's share of responsibility for the running of the family inn, The Duchess. Eventually though she cuts off her hair and joins the army as a young man named Oliver. As she closely guards her secret, she notices that her fellow recruits are guarding secrets of their own

Timothy Cratchit is struggling to shed himself of financial ties to his Uncle Ebenezer. He lives at a brothel and spends his nights dredging the Thames for bodies and the treasures in their pockets. His life changes when he discovers the bodies of two girls, each seared with the same brand. The sight of their horror-struck faces compels him to become the protector of another young girl, Philomela. Timothy is soon on the trail of a demented killer.

This award winning debut mystery features an radio talk show host, Shauna Bogart, who is used to dealing with controversial and crazed listeners. However, she is totally unprepared for the death of a co-worker. Police say it is suicide but Shauna doesn't believe that. Find out more when you reserve this well-received book.

In this sequel to The Night Remembers, years have passed and Thomas Brown Wolf is successful in his career, if not his private life. He cannot completely forget his troubled brother, who's immersed in the underworld. Tom finds an antidote for his loneliness in Cassandra, an art dealer. But a new mystery begins to unfold when a series of expensive drawings Cassandra has acquired begin to disappear, leading them on a dangerous search.

Travel with the charismatic young Odd Thomas through the shifting prisms of his world, through his small desert town as ominous shadows gather and he struggles to avert a looming cataclysm with the aid of his soul mate, Stormy Llewellyn, and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock and Roll. Odd's account of two shattering days when past and present, fate and destiny converge is the stuff of nightmares.

The latest from the master storyteller, Atwood. This tale, in the very bleak future, is not unlike her classic The Handmaid's Tale. Runaway social inequality, genetic technology and catastrophic climate change culminate in an apocalyptic event.

When J.D. Stanton sets sail with two Navy men and five dysfunctional teens, as part of a new Navy program for troubled youth, he has no inkling he'll be sailing into another dimension. The second day out, they encounter a storm leaving their craft damaged and without power. As dawn arrives, a crewless British relic ship from WWI that went missing in 1913 emerges from the mist. Will Stanton and his crew meet the same fate?

One of the world's most beloved authors returns with the story of a man who found everything he thought he was missing in the family he already had.Robert Harlan has three loves in his life: his wife, Allyson, his daughter, Carson, and his writing. As a sales rep for a small radio station, he has hopes of one day leaving it all behind for a successful writing career. When he is unexpectedly laid off from his job, Allyson encourages him to pursue his dream of writing. He writes a novel entitled A Perfect Day, based on the last few months Allyson and her father spent together as he died of cancer. The story becomes a huge success and Robert finds himself swept into a new world far from his wife and home. In time Robert loses track of the things he loves most...until he meets a stranger who begins telling him intimate details about his past, his present and, most important, the brevity of his future. Thinking that he has just months to live, Robert begins to discover the truth about himself; who he has become, what he has lost and what it will take to find love again.

Because Sara Labriola is a married woman terrified of the future, she makes herself disappear . . . and reinvents herself. But six desperate and dangerous men, each with the power to destroy her, are on her trail. And none of them suspects that the woman they are seeking has a treacherous secret of her own. For Sara is leading them down a path of private demons, past sins and deadly peril.

As the only native Martian to be a commissioned officer, Lt. Mike Brogue is something of a poster boy for relieving political tensions between Mars Colony and Earth. To escape the spotlight, he accepts an assignment to a small moon of Mars. Something has been killing people at the research station on Phobos. Brogue focuses his investigation on the high-tech facility and its crew and soon learns there's no such thing as a safe haven from politics.

Daniel, whose obsessive/compulsive disorder has ruled his life, tells his story. He has his closest relationship with his social worker/therapist, Clarissa, and eventually it is that relationship that helps him beat back some of the obstacles preventing him from engaging with the world. Through Daniel's growing attachment to Clarissa, and to her young son, Teddy, he finally gains the courage to begin to engage the world outside, and doing so, he discovers love, and life, in the most surprising places.

The world's largest navy lies peacefully at anchor as tourists relax in Herculaneum and Pompeii. Marius Primus has taken charge of the Aqua Augusta, the aqueduct bringing water to a quarter of million people. But springs are failing and there's a crisis on the mainline. Marius promises Pliny, commander of the navy, that he can repair the aqueduct before the reservoir runs dry. He's about to discover there are forces that even the world's superpower can't control.

Nina Reilly is trying to put her life in order after her disbarment hearing, but soon after arriving home in Monterey County and connecting once again with her family and long-time love, Paul, she and Paul are called on to try to find the truth behind a horrific arson.

Ricky's an American making a living as a piano player in Paris. He has many friends among the African-Americans living there and is involved with a French- Muslim woman. Life comes crashing down on him when his estranged cousin wants help finding his runaway wife. That same night, Ricky finds a prostitute dead in his apartment building in Paris's 18th arrondissement, the center of African- American life in Paris. That the two events are connected is something he never imagined.

Amber, Brandy and Carla--known as the ABCs--are intelligent businesswomen who met in a support group and became best friends. Amber becomes involved with a man who passes out after eating one of her cookies in her bookstore. Brandy is being stalked, and Carla has become the object of a hostile takeover. Life is dishing it out hard, but these sistahs are savvy enough to stick together.

The co-owner of an elegant gift shop, mother of two children, and wife to Washington, D.C.'s most celebrated African-American criminal attorney, Morgana Johnson-Wells has a perfect life. But when her mother dies and she learns her husband is having an affair, she escapes to her hometown of Salvation, Georgia. There, her mother's diaries bring to vivid life decades-old rumors of adultery, voodoo spells and carnal vices. Soon Morgana must answer the same question her mother asked: Is her marriage worth fighting for?

This hallmark collection of stories, the first of its kind, draws together the finest African-American mystery writers in one volume. Featuring 22 tales of crime and justice from an African-American perspective, this anthology includes stories by Walter Mosley, Eleanor Taylor Bland and Anthony Bland, Penny Mickelbury, Gar Anthony Haywood, and others.

The author has been compared to Jack London, Rudyard Kipling and Michael Crichton. This adventure is about a Georgia lawman and an escaped Bengal tiger matching wits...but there is something else strange going on that Sheriff Grady can't quite put his finger on.

Spring 1839: Eccentric genius Charles Babbage believes his Difference Engine, forerunner of the modern computer, can calculate the precise longitude of the longest total solar eclipse in two centuries, and free-spirited astronomer Selena Cott has invented a revolutionary technique to photograph it. In a race for fame and fortune, Selena will embark with several distinguished men of science and art on a harrowing journey into a region of the American Southwest where few have ventured.

All the elements of a thriller...escape from a mental hospital, island isolation, sinister storms and more in the latest from veteran author Lehane. His previous book, Mystic River, will be released as a movie directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tim Robbins, Ray Liotta, and Sean Penn, in October.

Within a cloistered convent, brutal crimes have been discovered. One nun lies dead and another critically injured. Soon another woman is found murdered, again, without an obvious motive. Homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles uncover an ancient horror connecting these slaughters.

Dahlia's a struggling songwriter who's had a few songs recorded, but she's afraid she'll never sell another. She wants her estranged cousin, Sunny, to forgo the rights to a song they co- wrote long ago. A schizophrenic, Sunny has spent her life in and out of mental hospitals and Dahlia's lost touch and needs to find her. What begins selfishly evolves into an unexpected act of love. Putting someone else first, Dahlia will transform her own life

Regina works behind the scenes shaping her husband's public image. Even though passion has ebbed, she's unprepared for the phone call in which he asks for a quick divorce. Even more upsetting, he suddenly dies. With his death, her life changes forever. As she heals, his last phone call remains a challenge. Regina learns to honor the best in her husband by finding the best in herself, finds a new direction. CCW Miamisburg

Following World War III, the seven city states previously known as the United States have followed the lead of the international government to ensure world peace. Paul Stepola, agent for the National Peacekeeping Organization is to enforce the ban on religion. Paul's life is about to be turned upside down. Events taking place around the world are starting to make sense. Something big is going to happen--SOON. Jenkins is the joint author, with Tim LaHaye, of the Left Behind series.

Grace, Hannah and Amelia must rebuild their old farmhouse after a fire destroys three houses on their road. Max proposes a marriage of convenience to Hannah in which she can continue living with the other ladies but inherit his estate and Ella's Park without having to pay taxes. When Bob has a heart attack, Grace moves in with him to take care of him, then must decide whether to stay with him or return to the newly built farmhouse

Rumors abound when Sunny Chandler makes an appearance in her hometown to attend her best friend's wedding. She's spent the past three years in New Orleans, and her sophisticated new look catches the eye of everyone she meets, especially Ty Beaumont, the town's sexy sheriff. A man who loves a challenge, Ty makes a bet he can seduce her by the end of the week. Little does he know, Sunny has a will of iron. First time in hardcover.

In the heat of World War II fervor, Michael and Pauline hastily wed. It was a mismatch from the beginning and eventually their foolish quarrels took a toll. A 17-year-old daughter disappears and some years later Michael and Pauline are forced to rescue her little boy, Pagan, from drug-infested San Francisco, to take him home and raise him.

This is Book 30 in the House of Winslow series, Gilbert Morris' popular inspirational series. In this outing, Joshua Winslow, recently released from prison, would like to pursue his dream of archaeology and is encouraged by a young Jewish woman fleeing from her own demons.

Project Trinity is the code name for a super-secret technology the could forever change the world. The discovery could be used to great good or evil, and its creators cannot resist the power that Trinity offers. Only David and Rachel stand in their way, and a ruthless team of NSA agents has been marshaled to find and kill them.

Charles Blakey is a young black man whose life is slowly crumbling. His parents are dead, he can't find a job, he drinks too much, and his friends have begun to desert him. Worst of all, he's fallen behind on the mortgage payments for the beautiful home that's belonged to his family for generations. When a stranger offers him $50,000 in cash to rent out his basement for the summer, Charles needs the money too badly to say no. He knows that the stranger must want something more than a basement view. Sure enough, he has a very particular--and bizarre--set of requirements, and Charles tries to satisfy him without getting lured into the strangeness. But he sees an opportunity to understand secrets of the white world, and his summer with a man in his basement turns into a journey into inconceivable worlds of power and manipulation, and unimagined realms of humanity.

Matthew Mercer and Harris Sandler are best friends who have plum jobs as senior staffers to well-respected congressmen. But after a decade in Washington, idealism has faded to disillusionment, and they're bored. Then one of them finds out about the clandestine Zero Game. It starts out as good fun--a simple wager between friends. But when someone close to them ends up dead, Harris and Matthew realize the game is far more sinister than they ever imagined--and that they're about to be the game's next victims. On the run, they turn to the only person they can trust: a 16-year-old Senate page who can move around the Capitol undetected. As a ruthless killer creeps closer, this idealistic page not only holds the key to saving their lives, but is also determined to redeem them in the process. Come play The Zero Game--you can bet your life on it.

The author of Sex and the City dishes up another modern story set in New York. Lingerie model Jamey Wilcox seemingly has it all--$100,000 cars, handsome men, Fifth Avenue apartments and relationships with all types of people. But soon unseen forces conspire to bring her down and she finds she must determine how far she will go to get what she wants.

Olivia Hunt is unemployed, living alone, and working on the fourth draft of her suicide note when she gets a phone call that lets her know what real trouble is. Madeleine Hunt is her younger sister, the annoyingly happy one who married the hometown guy while Olivia set out to conquer Hollywood, ha, ha. And Maddie is in trouble. Pulled home for the first time in years, Olivia gets a painful dose of real life as she tries to help her sister, keep her parents from running off the rails, and reconnect with the boyfriend who left without a word but might still be the love of her life. And, of course, the movie she's been trying to put in front of cameras for years heats up just as she leaves town. Racing between Hollywood, hospital rooms, and film sets in Spain, Olivia has to do the impossible at work and at home--and learns that love will let her do no less. By turns charming, heartrending, and hilarious. Dayton is included on the author's tour.

The year 1773 marks the arrival of a new slave at George Washington's Virginia estate, where he's given the name Caesar. Within months, master and slave will be fighting on opposing sides: Washington as commander of the Continental army, Caesar as a soldier in a Loyalist corps made up of former slaves. Caesar's perilous rise through the ranks leads to the day he and Washington come face to face--in uniform. Author writes under pseudonym Gordon Kent.

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