Author: America's Test Kitchen (Firm), author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 641.587 AMERICAS
Format: Books
Summary: Invigorate weeknight dinners with wholesome recipes prepared in the Instant Pop multi-cooker that can steam rice, poach fish, pressure cook barley and perfectly sear chicken breasts in recipes like Smoky Turkey Meatball Soup with Kale and Butternut Squash Risotto.
Author: Dye, Ginny, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: PB DYE
Format: Books
Summary: "America continues the struggle to become a country for everyone ... When chaos swirls through America, can hope be renewed by dawn? Moses and Rose are pulled into drama erupting in South Carolina. When it spills over to the plantation, will their family grow? Racial tensions boil over into violence and murder during the Philadelphia elections. Carrie, Janie and Florence join hands with the clinic to work together once more. Peter's trip to a journalism conference lands him in the midst of one of America's greatest tragedies. Matthew and Harold have a front row seat as a corrupt politician is brought down. Flu grips the plantation, pushing Carrie and Janie to their limits. The holidays are especially joyful as another marriage is celebrated and they find reasons for renewed hope. When everyone just wants a simple, clear future, each person finds they must hold on to the hope that each dawn brings."
Author: Rummans, Angela, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 641.5636 RUMMANS
Format: Books
Summary: "Over 100 of your favorite comfort meals made entirely from plants. Written by an untrained chef for the untrained chef"-- Back cover.
Author: Dye, Ginny, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: PB DYE
Format: Books
Summary: Another chapter in the lives of Carrie, Janie, Elizabeth, Florence, Silas, Rose, Marietta, Abby and Thomas as they work to rebuild their lives in Virginia during the United States' Reconstruction. The newly formed Bregdan Medical Clinic faces a challenge no one anticipated; and Carrie, Janie and Elizabeth are forced to make unimaginable choices.
Author: Dye, Ginny, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: PB DYE
Format: Books
Summary: Another chapter in the lives of Carrie, Janie, Rose and Moses, Florence Robinson, and Felicia as they work to rebuild their lives in Virginia during the United States' Reconstruction.
Author: Dye, Ginny, author.
Published: 2018
Call Number: PB DYE
Format: Books
Summary: Follows the Bregdan family as they deal with racism and violence in post-Civil War Virginia.
Author: Trenow, Liz, author.
Published: 2017
Call Number: F TRENOW
Format: Books
Summary: London, 1760. When Anna Butterfield's mother dies, she's sent to live with her uncle, a silk merchant in London, to make a good match and provide for her father and sister. There, she meets Henri, a French immigrant and apprentice hoping to become a master weaver. But Henri, born into a lower class, becomes embroiled in the silk riots that break out as weavers protest for a fair wage.With her family's security at stake-- and her reputation on the line-- will Anna be able to pursue her dreams?
Author: Ivory, Karen, author.
Published: 2015
Call Number: 974.8 IVORY
Format: Books
Summary: "It's only human to be fascinated by disasters--and uplifted by reports of survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances. Karen Ivory takes you back to Pennsylvania's most catastrophic events., vividly re-creating the moments that changed the Keystone State forever. The twenty-three true stories in Pennsylvania disasters are a chilling reminder to expect the unexpected. From the Johnstown flood of 1889 to the heroic actions on United Airlines Flight 93 on 9/11. Pennsylvania has been home to some of the nation's most dramatic moments. Each story reveals not only the circumstances surrounding the disaster and the magnitude of the devastation, but also the courage and ingenuity displayed by those who survived and the heroism of those who helped others, often risking their own lives in rescue efforts"--Back cover.
Author: King, Stephen, 1947- author.
Published: 2011 1978
Call Number: PB KING
Format: Books
Summary: Collection of twenty stories of horror and nightmarish fantasy that transform everyday situations into experiences of compelling terror in the worlds of the living, the dying, and the nonliving. Night Shift is Stephen King's first collection of short stories-- a perfect showcase of just how far King's dark imagination can go.
Author: Jenkins, Beverly, 1951-
Published: 2007
Call Number: PB JENKINS
Format: Books
Summary: She's an unrepentant outlaw out to steal his heart ... Brazen and beautiful Teresa July was the most wanted woman in the West, until the law caught up with her. Now she's paroled to a wealthy Philadelphia society matron. If Teresa can stay out of trouble for a year, she can return to her beloved West. But trouble's going to be hard to avoid, now that she's met the matron's breathtaking Black Adonis of a son. A distinguished banker, Madison is wary of his mother's newest ward. Teresa has a wild streak about her ... even if she stirs in him a desire that burns hotter than anything he's ever known. Yet the exquisite thief is determined to rock his world ... and prove to the handsome, straight-laced Easterner that the very best love is the wild and dangerous kind.
Author: Jenkins, Beverly, 1951-
Published: 2005
Call Number: PB JENKINS
Format: Books
Summary: He was a wanted man. But no one wanted him more than she did. Desperate to escape an arranged marriage, Olivia Sterling flees Chicago and heads west. She dreams of setting up her own seamstress shop in Henry Adams, a small all-Black town in Kansas. But her plans are derailed when her train is robbed by Neil July and his notorious band of outlaws.
Author: Jenkins, Beverly, 1951-
Published: 1994
Call Number: PB JENKINS
Format: Books
Summary: A Traitorous Heart . . .Cara Lee Henson knows no soldier can be trusted to stay in one place--and that includes handsome Sergeant Chase Jefferson of the Tenth Cavalry. Dallying with the dashing man in blue could cost the pretty, independent Kansas schoolteacher her job and her reputation. So Cara is determined to repel Chase's advances--even though her aloof facade barely masks her smoldering desire.A Blazing Passion . . .Never before has Chase longed for a woman the way he ached for lovely Cara Lee. The strong-willed ebony beauty, however, will not surrender easily. But with tender words and soulful caresses, Chase intends to conquer the reluctant schoolmarm's misgivings--and teach her how to love fully, sensuously . . . and forever.
Author: Hobbs, Elizabeth, author.
Published: 2025 2024
Call Number: F HOBBS
Format: Books
Summary: A young woman is invited to a mysterious relative's estate and winds up entangled in a murder investigation. "Miss Marigold Manners may be steeped in the etiquette of her old-money Boston family, but she is also an accomplished, modern woman and an avid student of archaeology who can handle any situation with poise. When the death of her parents leaves her too destitute to purse her academic career and she receives a letter from a distant relative on Great Misery Island, Marigold decides she must do what any person of superior sense and greater-than-average curiosity would: she mourns her trust bicycle and heads up the craggy, fog shrouded coast of New England for a date with fate. . ."--
Author: Cameron, W. Bruce, author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: F CAMERON
Format: Books
Summary: "My Three Dogs is a charming and heartfelt new novel from the #1 bestselling author of A Dog's Purpose, about humankind's best, most loyal friend, and a wonderful adventure of love and finding home. When a tragic accident separates three dogs from their human, they find themselves up for adoption--separately. But Riggs, an Australian Shepherd with a heart of gold, refuses to see his family torn apart. After the exuberant and fun-loving doodle Archie and quick-witted jack russell Luna are taken to new homes, Riggs' powerful herding instincts send him on a journey to bring his pack back together again. Cameron's signature style shines in this whirlwind of a novel that showcases how determination, instinct, and love can make a family whole once more"--
Author: Whalen, Marybeth, author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: F WHALEN
Format: Books
Summary: "A small Southern town. An ordinary Saturday night. A little boy disappears without a trace"-- "Everyone in Wynotte, North Carolina, knows the name Davy Malcor. Knows the video clip of him juggling four balls, 'All at the very same time!' Knows the Marty McFly jacket his mother made for his birthday that he wore proudly, and often. But no one knows what happened to him the night he went missing more than twenty years ago. When the jacket is unexpectedly uncovered, the cold case reopens, and Davy's family is thrust into yet another media storm. But at the heart of the story are four people forever changed by one single night. . ."--
Author: Tackett, Michael, author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: B MCCONNEL
Format: Books
Summary: The first definitive biography of Mitch McConnell, revealing the personal and political life of one of the most powerful senators in American history. Drawing on thousands of pages of archival materials, letters, and more than 100 interviews with associates, colleagues, and McConnell himself, Michael Tackett pieces together the story of McConnell's early life, his formative battle with polio as a young child, and the teenage infatuation with politics that persisted through his four decades in the Senate.
Author: Leong, Julie, author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: F LEONG
Format: Books
Summary: "A fortune teller finds an unexpected family on her journeys in this heartwarming and charming fantasy debut. Tao, an immigrant fortune teller, lives in a wagon and roams the dusty outskirts of the kingdom of Eshtera. Fleeing a troubled past, she travels between villages telling only small fortunes: whether it will hail next Thursday; what boy will kiss which barmaid; when the cow will calve. Big fortunes come with big consequences...which she wants to avoid at all costs. Life on the road can be lonely but, to Tao's surprise, companionship comes unexpectedly. She encounters Mash and Silt, an ex-mercenary and semi-reformed thief; the oddball pair endear themselves to Tao and enlist her in the search for Mash's lost daughter. Next the trio finds Kina, a brilliant baker, with a knead for adventure. And, finally, Fidelitus rounds out their party, a cat smart enough to mark the travelers as ready suppliers of fish. As they journey together across Eshtera, confronting small-minded villagers and philosophizing trolls alike, Tao's unlikely new friends break down her walls and unravel her secrets. Ultimately, Tao must decide what's more important: her hard-won freedom, or reuniting a family not her own"--
Author: Tahir, Sabaa, author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: Y TAHIR
Format: Books
Summary: "An orphan. An outcast. A prince. And a killer who will bring an empire to its knees. Growing up in the Kegari slums, AIZ has seen her share of suffering. An old tragedy fuels her need for vengeance, but it is love of her people that propels her. Until one hotheaded mistake lands her in an inescapable prison, where the embers of her wrath ignite. Banished from her people for an unforgivable crime, SIRSHA is a down-on-her-luck tracker who uses magic to trace her marks. Destitute, she agrees to hunt down a killer who has murdered children across the Martial Empire. All she has to do is carry out the job and get paid. But when a chance encounter leads to an unexpected attraction, Sirsha learns her mission might cost her far more than she's willing to give up. QUIL is the crown prince of the Empire and nephew of a venerated empress, but he's loath to take the throne when his aunt steps down. As the son of a reviled emperor, he, better than anyone, understands that power corrupts. When a vicious new enemy threatens the survival of the Empire, Quil must ask himself if he can rise above his tragic lineage and be the heir his people need. Beloved storyteller Sabaa Tahir interweaves the lives of three young people as they grapple with power, treachery, love, and the devastating consequences of unchecked greed, on a journey that may cost them their lives--and their hearts. Literally"--
Author: Ali, S. K., author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: Y ALI
Format: Books
Summary: Raisa of Upper Earth has only lived a life of privilege and acquiescence. Ever dutiful, she accepts her father's arrangement of her marriage to Lein, Crown Prince of the corrupt, volatile lands of Lower Earth. Though Lein is a stranger, Raisa knows the wedding will unite their vastly different worlds in a pact of peace: an infusion of Upper Earth technology will usher in the final age of enlightenment, ending war between humans forever. Or is justice more urgent?
Author: Brown, Rita Mae, author. Gildea, Lee, Jr., illustrator.
Published: 2024
Call Number: F BROWN
Format: Books
Summary: "An eye-wateringly expensive watch is found discarded on the land days prior to a dead body turning up. "Sister" Jane Arnold sets out to find the connection between the two, with a little help from her friends--both two legged and four--in this transportive mystery from New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown"-- "Between organizing a joint session with her friends at Bull Run Hunt, leading her own Jefferson Hunt Club's fox hunting season, and looking after her beloved hounds and horses, 'Sister' Jane Arnold is as busy as can be. She and her friend Tootie Harris are helping to lure home hunt club member Cindy Chandler's two escaped cows, Clytemnestra and Orestes, when they discover an expensive watch carelessly abandoned on an overgrown path. The last thing Sister needs is another mystery to solve, but when one falls into her lap, she can't help but get involved. . ."--
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