Author: Cook, Robin, 1940- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F COOK
Format: Large print
Summary: "Brian Murphy and his family are in Cape Cod when his wife, Emma, comes down with flu-like symptoms. But their leisurely return home to New York City becomes a race to the hospital as she begins seizing in the care. She is diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis, a rare and lethal mosquito-borne disease. Complicating the situation further, Brian and Emma's daughter begins to exhibit alarming symptoms, too. Furious at the shockingly indifferent healthcare system, Brian vows to seek justice. But to get to the bottom of the predatory pricing targeting his loved ones, he must bring down the executives preying on the sick before the virus can claim even more people" --Back cover.
Author: Roberts, Nora, author. Container of (work): Roberts, Nora. Mind over matter. Container of (work): Roberts, Nora. Lawless.
Published: 2021
Call Number: PB ROBERTS
Format: Books
Summary: Mind over matter: "David Brady has found the perfect star for his documentary: Clarissa DeBasse, a psychic with ties to an infamous kidnapping. Unfortunately, no-nonsense talent agent A. J. Fields is fiercely protective of her client. David is a skeptic, and A.J. isn't going to let him ridicule Clarissa for the sake of his ratings. The enigmatic agent's icy exterior may just be a front, but David knows it's going to take a lot more than charm to get her on board with his plans. And when he discovers that A.J. is hiding a secret, David is determined to figure out what it is--and what it's costing A.J. to keep it locked away."--Back cover. Lawless: "When Sarah Conway moves to Lone Bluff, Arizona, she expects to reunite with her hardworking father, move in to a beautiful home and help continue to build the family business. Instead, she arrives to heartbreaking news: her father was killed in a mining accident. But even with no fortune and no family, Sarah is determined to make a home out of the frontier--no matter how many times rugged outlaw Jake Redman insists she go back to where she came from. Jake is constantly keeping Sarah out of trouble as she adjusts to her new life, but he slowly discovers that there's much more to Sarah than her ladylike demeanor. Soon he's wondering if convincing Sarah to leave is such a good idea after all."--Back cover.
Author: Lupica, Mike, author. Parker, Robert B., 1932-2010, creator.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F LUPICA
Format: Large print
Summary: "The town of Paradise receives a shock when the mayor is discovered dead. It's ostensibly suicide, but Jesse has his doubts. The piece of land where the man was found is the subject of a contentious land deal. Two powerful moguls are fighting over the right to develop the prime real estate, and one of them has brought in a hired gun, an old adversary of Jesse's: Wilson Cromartie, aka Crow. Meanwhile, the town is debating if they want to sacrifice Paradise's stately character for the economic boost of a glitzy new development. As the deaths begin to mount, it's clear the mayor may have been standing in the wrong person's way" --Back cover.
Author: Moriarty, Liane, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F MORIARTY
Format: Large print
Summary: The Delaney family love one another dearly--it's just that sometimes they want to murder each other. If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father? This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings. The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They're killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. But after 50 years of marriage, they've finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. So why are Stan and Joy so miserable? The four Delaney children--Amy, Logan, Troy and Brooke--were tennis stars in their own right, yet as their father will tell you, none of them had what it took to go all the way. But that's okay, now that they're all successful grown-ups and there is the wonderful possibility of grandchildren on the horizon. One night a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy's door, bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend. The Delaneys are more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. If only that was all she wanted. Later, when Joy goes missing, and Savannah is nowhere to be found, the police question the one person who remains: Stan. But for someone who claims to be innocent, he, like many spouses, seems to have a lot to hide. Two of the Delaney children think their father is innocent, two are not so sure--but as the two sides square off against each other in perhaps their biggest match ever, all of the Delaneys will start to re-examine their shared family history in a very new light.
Author: Dunlop, Barbara, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: PB DUNLOP
Format: Books
Summary: Supermodel Mia Westberg has found herself under the scrutiny of the paparazzi after her much older husband dies and leaves her his fashion house. In order to stay out of the public eye, she packs her things and leaves Los Angeles, escaping to visit her cousin Raven, a shipping expeditor working in a remote part of Alaska--where Mia is sure the tabloids won't follow. But she isn't ready for everything Paradise, Alaska throws at her: the wild animals, insanely harsh weather, and a certain no-nonsense bush pilot. When pilot Silas Burke flies a beautiful blonde into town, it doesn't take him long to figure her out. She's a spoiled, entitled city girl who has zero business in the rough terrain of Alaska, where the storms are as unforgiving as the dangerous wildlife. After seeing her struggle, and against his better judgment, he helps her acclimate to life in Paradise. But he's an impatient teacher and she's a frustrated pupil--and nothing gets them fired up more than each other. Can these two polar opposites find common ground and possibly something more?--
Author: Hamya, Jo, 1997- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F HAMYA
Format: Books
Summary: "A piercing howl of a novel about one young woman's endless quest for an apartment of her own and the aspirations and challenges faced by the Millennial generation as it finds its footing in the world, from a shockingly talented debut author"-- Over the course of one year, a young woman she moves from a rented room at Oxford, where she is working as a research assistant; to a stranger's sofa, all she can afford as a copyediting temp at a society magazine; to her childhood home, where she has been forced to return, jobless, even a room of her own out of reach. As politics shift to nationalism, the streets fill with protesters, and news drip-feeds into her phone, she struggles to live a meaningful life on her own terms-- unsure if she will ever be able to afford to do so. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Riley, Vanessa, author. Container of (work) : Riley, Vanessa. Bittersweet bride. Container of (work) : Riley, Vanessa. Bashful bride.
Published: 2021
Call Number: PB RILEY
Format: Books
Summary: Bittersweet Bride: Widow Theodosia Cecil needs a husband to help protect her son. The former flower seller turned estate owner posts an ad in the newspaper, and no one is more surprised than she when her first love, the man she thought dead, reappears. Ewan Fitzwilliam has been at war for six years. Now, the second son of a powerful earl is back but his beloved Theo needs a husband and will not consider him. She believes Ewan left her--in desperate straits--so she denies the feelings she still harbors for the handsome, scarred soldier. Theo and playwright Ewan must overcome bitter lies and vengeful actions that ruined their youthful affair. Theo must reveal her deepest secret in order to reclaim the love that has long been denied. Bashful Bride: A friend's newspaper advertisement for a groom nets the most famous actor in London, Arthur Bex. Shy heiress Ester Croome proposes to elope with the handsome man, who she's secretly loved for two years, in order to escape an impending engagement arranged by her overbearing family. Trying to outlive the shadow of his villainous uncle, Bex needs to marry quickly--to a woman of good character. And smart, beautiful Ester fits the bill. But a harrowing trip to Gretna Green and dangerous abolition rallies prove to be a more treacherous stage than either imagined. Infatuation and a mutual love for Shakespeare might not be enough to bind a couple looking to outrun the chains and secrets of family and the past.
Author: Caldwell, Christi, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: PB CALDWELL
Format: Books
Summary: "Rafe Audley lives to thwart his father, the Duke of Bentley. The ne'er-do-well who abandoned his children claims he wants to make up for his failures, but Rafe only cares about protecting the people of his mining community and providing for his three siblings, who have been his sole responsibility since childhood. So far, Rafe has turned away the duke's man of affairs, solicitors, and other interlopers who have been dispatched to convince him to join English High Society, until the clever duke sends the unlikeliest of people--a bold and intriguing woman. Edwina Dalrymple has never failed a charge. She is quite adept at successfully transforming daughters of the gentry to take their place in society. Taming a bastard son of a duke will be child's play, plus this job promises her reputation with the ton. All she has to do is fetch the wayward Rafe and groom him to be presentable to Polite Society. As the tenacious teacher and her domineering, stubborn, refuses-to-be-taught pupil engage in a fiery battle of wills, their chemistry ignites an the true lesson becomes clear: opposites attract and hearts must be heard"--Back cover.
Author: Penny, Louise, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F PENNY
Format: Large print
Summary: When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is asked to provide crowd control at a statistics lecture given at the Université de l'Estrie in Quebec, he is dubious. Why ask the head of homicide to provide security for what sounds like a minor, even mundane lecture? But dangerous ideas about who deserves to live in order for society to thrive are rapidly gaining popularity, fuelled by the research of the eminent Professor Abigail Robinson. Yet for every person seduced by her theories, there is another who is horrified by them. When a murder is committed days after the lecture, it's clear that within crowds can lie madness. To uncover the truth, Gamache must put his own feelings about the divisive Professor to one side. But with her ideas gaining ground, the line separating good and evil, right and wrong, is quickly blurring--especially when the case leads unexpectedly close to home.
Author: Jewell, Lisa, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F JEWELL
Format: Large print
Summary: "On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend. One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer's favorite area for long walks and it's on one such walk that she stumbles upon a mysterious note that simply reads, "DIG HERE." Could this be a clue towards what has happened to the missing young couple? And what exactly is buried in this haunted ground?"--Back cover.
Author: Woods, Stuart, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F WOODS
Format: Books
Summary: "In the latest action-packed thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington faces down a persistent rival"-- Stone Barrington is nearing his New York City abode when he stumbles into trouble. As it turns out, a new client is in danger--and with both business and the safety of the city at stake, he has no choice but to get involved. When it soon becomes clear that a complicated scheme is being hatched, Stone will need to use his expertise and connections to unravel the clever plot. Though the source remains unknown, it's just a matter of time before he and Stone must each show their hands. From ritzy Manhattan high-rises to the lush serenity of the Connecticut countryside, the game of cat and mouse can end with only one victor...
Author: Burke, James Lee, 1936- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F BURKE
Format: Large print
Summary: "The American West in the early 1960s appears to be a pastoral paradise. Aspiring novelist Aaron Holland Broussard has observed it from the open door of a boxcar, riding the rails for both inspiration and odd jobs. Jumping off in Denver, he finds work on a farm and meets Jo Anne McDuffy, a college student and gifted painter. Their connection is immediate, but their romance is complicated by Joanne's involvement with a professor who is mixed up with a cult. When a businessman and his son who wield their influence through vicious cruelty set their sights on Aaron, it is clear that he will have to face down all these foes to save the life of the woman he loves and his own"--Back cover.
Author: Andrews, Mary Kay, 1954- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F ANDREWS
Format: Books
Summary: "From May Kay Andrews, the New York Times bestselling author of Hello, Summer, comes a novella celebrating the magic of Christmas and second chances in The Santa Suit. When newly-divorced Ivy Perkins buys an old farmhouse sight unseen, she is definitely looking for a change in her life. The Four Roses, as the farmhouse is called, is a labor of love--but Ivy didn't bargain on just how much labor. The previous family left so much furniture and so much junk, that it's a full-time job sorting through all of it. At the top of a closet, Ivy finds an old Santa suit--beautifully made and decades old. In the pocket of a suit she finds a note written in a childish hand: it's from a little girl who has one Christmas wish, and that is for her father to return home from the war. This discovery sets Ivy off on a mission. Who wrote the note? Did the man ever come home? What mysteries did the Rose family hold? Ivy's quest brings her into the community, at a time when all she wanted to do was be left alone and nurse her wounds. But the magic of Christmas makes miracles happen, and Ivy just might find more than she ever thought possible: a welcoming town, a family reunited, a mystery solved, and a second chance at love"--
Author: Swamy, Shruti, 1985- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F SWAMY
Format: Books
Summary: "Vidya, a rebellious young dancer and motherless daughter, comes of age in 1960s and 1970s Bombay"--Provided by publisher. "A young woman comes of age in 1960s- and 1970s-era Bombay, a vanished world that is complex and indelibly rendered. Vidya's childhood is marked by the shattering absence and then the bewildering reappearance of her mother and baby brother at the family home. Restless, observant, and longing for connection with her brilliant and increasingly troubled mother, Vidya navigates the stifling expectations of her life with a vivid imagination until one day she peeks into a classroom where girls are learning kathak, a dazzling, centuries-old dance form that requires the utmost discipline and focus. Her pursuit of artistic transcendence through kathak soon becomes the organizing principle of her life, even as she leaves home for college and falls in complicated love with her best friend. As the uncertain future looms, she must ultimately confront the tensions between romantic love, her art, and the legacy of her own imperfect mother.
Author: Patterson, James, 1947- author. Fox, Candice, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F PATTERSO
Format: Books
Summary: "Attorney Rhonda Bird returns home after a long estrangement when she learns her father has died. There she makes two important discoveries: her father stopped being an accountant and had opened up a private detective agency, and she has a teenage half sister named Baby. Baby brings in a client to the detective agency, a young man who claims he was abducted. During the course of the investigation, Rhonda and Baby become entangled in a dangerous case involving a group of over-privileged young adults who break laws for fun, their psychopath ringleader, and an ex-assassin victim who decides to hunt them down for revenge"--
Author: Schreckinger, Ben, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: B BIDENS
Format: Books
Summary: An exploration of Joe Biden as told through his extended family. In November 2020, Americans did not just elect Joe Biden: they got a package deal. The entire Biden family are sure to play a defining role in his presidency, just as they have in every one of his endeavors. Schreckinger believes the best way to understand Biden-- his values, fears and motives-- is to understand his family. He explores their Irish (and not-so-Irish) roots, their dodgy business deals, and their personal struggles and triumphs alike. -- Adapted from jacket
Author: Hogan, Ruth, 1961- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F HOGAN
Format: Books
Summary: After a lifetime of keeping other people's secrets, fortune teller Madam Burova, before she can have a little piece of life for herself, must fulfill a promise made in the 1970s, when she and her girlfriends were carefree, with their whole lives still before them. Brighton. After inheriting her mother's fortune-telling business as a young woman, Imelda Burova has spent her life on the Brighton pier practicing her trade. After a lifetime of keeping other people's secrets, Madam Burova is ready to have a little piece of life for herself. But she still has one last thing to do: fulfill a promise made in the 1970s, when she and her girlfriends were carefree, with their whole lives still before them. In London, Billie has lost her university job, her marriage, and her place in the world when a sudden and unlikely discovery leaves her very identity in question. Determined to find answers, she must follow a trail which leads to Brighton, the pier, and directly to Madame Burova's door. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Novik, Naomi, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F NOVIK
Format: Books
Summary: "A budding dark sorceress determined not to use her formidable powers uncovers yet more secrets about the workings of her world in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education, the start of Naomi Novik's groundbreaking crossover series. At the Scholomance, El, Orion, and the other students are faced with their final year--and the looming specter of matriculation, a deadly ritual that leaves few students alive after. El is determined that her group will make it out alive, but it is a prospect that is looking harder by the day as the savagery of the school ramps up. Until El realizes that sometimes winning the game means throwing out all the rules..." --
Author: Lownie, Andrew, author.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: B MOUNTBAT
Format: Books
Summary: "The intimate story of a unique marriage spanning the heights of British glamor and power that descends into infidelity, manipulation, and disaster through the heart of the twentieth century"-- DICKIE MOUNTBATTEN: A major figure behind his nephew Philip's marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and instrumental in the royal family taking the Mountbatten name, he was Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during World War II and the last Viceroy of India. EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN: Once the richest woman in Britain--and a playgirl who enjoyed numerous affairs--she emerged from World War II as a magnetic and talented humanitarian worker who was loved throughout the­ world. From British high society to the South of France, from the battlefields of Burma to the Viceroy's House, The Mountbattens is a rich and filmic story of a powerful partnership, revealing the truth behind a carefully curated legend. Was Mountbatten one of the outstanding leaders of his generation, or a man over-promoted because of his royal birth, high-level connections, film-star looks and ruthless self-promotion? What is the true story behind controversies such as the Dieppe Raid and Indian Partition, the love affair between Edwina and Nehru, and Mountbatten's assassination in 1979? - Amazon.
Author: McIlvanney, William, 1936-2015, author. Rankin, Ian, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F MCILVANN
Format: Books
Summary: In this crime prequel, two crime writers team up for the first ever case of D.I. Laidlaw, Glasgow's original gritty detective who is standing in the midst of gangs, organized crime bosses, crooked politicians, corrupt police and innocent battlers caught in the crossfire. Lawyer Bobby Carter did a lot of work for the wrong kind of people. When his body is found behind a pub known to be under the protective wing of a local crime boss, the fragile equilibrium that has been keeping Glasgow relatively safe is shattered. DC Jack Laidlaw's boss chalks Carter's death up to the usual rivalries. As two Glasgow gangs go to war, Laidlaw knows he needs to find Carter's killer before the whole city explodes. -- adapted from jacket
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