Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered:

FICTION

2015-02 f accidental empressAccidental Empress
Allison Pataki
A fictionalized account of the little-known and tumultuous love story of “Sisi,” the Austro-Hungarian Empress and captivating wife of Emperor Franz Joseph, offers a glimpse into the intriguing royal family, shedding new light on the Hapsburg Empire.

2015-02 f alphabet houseAlphabet House
Jussi Adler-Olsen
Conducting a special photo-reconnaissance mission in World War II Dresden, two British pilots are shot down and try to escape on an SS senior soldier train only to land in a mental hospital where patients are subjected to experimental therapies.

2015-02 f blood infernalBlood Infernal
James Rollins & Rebecca Cantrell
As an escalating scourge of grisly murders sweeps the globe, archaeologist Erin Granger must decipher the truth behind an immortal prophecy foretold in the Blood Gospel, a tome written by Christ and lost for centuries.

2015-02 f blue starsBlue Stars
Emily Gray Tedrowe
Ellen, a Midwestern literature professor whose legal ward is a Marine, and Lacey, a proud Army wife and young mother, form an unlikely friendship at the Walter Reed Army Hospital as they each care for their wounded soldiers.

2015-02 f crash & burnCrash & Burn
Lisa Gardner
A woman’s near-fatal car accident and entreaties about a missing child prove baffling to Sergeant Wyatt Foster when the woman’s husband claims that she has suffered a brain injury and cannot be believed.

2015-02 f death of a liarDeath of a Liar
M. C. Beaton
After a woman who claimed she was attacked was lying, Sergeant Hamish Macbeth disregards the same woman’s claim about an intruder, until her body is found and he must sort through her lies to find the killer.

2015-02 f drawing conclusionsDrawing Conclusions
Deirdre Verne
When her twin brother Teddy is found dead at the lab where he worked for their father, CeCe Prentice teams up with Detective Frank DeRosa to investigate, only to discover the answer may lie within CeCe’s own paintings.

2015-02 f first wifeFirst Wife
Erica Spindler
Moving to her husband’s Louisiana horse-farm estate after a whirlwind romance, Bailey Browne is dismayed by rumors about the suspicious death of his first wife and the disappearances of other women from the area.

2015-02 f forgotten girlsForgotten Girls
Sara Blaedel
After the discovery of a body in the forest, Louise Rick, the new director of the Danish Missing Persons Department, recognizes the dead woman as a former child inmate at a state mental institution and uncovers links to her own past during the investigation.

2015-02 f get in troubleGet in Trouble
Kelly Link
A collection of short stories features tales of a young girl who plays caretaker to mysterious guests at the cottage behind her house and a former teen idol who becomes involved in a bizarre reality show.

2015-02 f girls of mischiefGirls of Mischief Bay
Susan Mallery
Three very different women find family through friendship–including Nicole, who faces a difficult choice involving her dependent husband; Shannon, who must choose between love and career; and Pam, whose marriage is tested by an unexpected change.

2015-02 f holy cowHoly Cow
David Duchovny
When cow Elsie Bovary sneaks out of her pasture, she makes a discovery that shakes her very world to its core, forcing her, along with a motley crew of fellow animals, to escape to a better, safer world in search of mutual understanding and acceptance.

2015-02 f kind worth killingKind Worth Killing
Peter Swanson
Engaging in an intimate sharing of secrets with a mysterious woman on an airplane, an unhappily married businessman is tangled in a psychologically twisted game of cat-and-mouse involving a plot to kill the man’s wife.

2015-02 f maraudersMarauders
Tom Cooper
After the BP oil spill devastates the Gulf Coast, the oddballs and lowlifes who live in the sleepy, working-class bayou town of Jeannette will do anything to reverse their fortunes, including Gus Lindquist, a pill-addicted, one-armed treasure hunter obsessed with finding a lost treasure.

2015-02 f mightier thanMightier Than the Sword
Jeffrey Archer
In the aftermath of an IRA bombing, Harry Clifton uses his new literary station to raise awareness for his POW friend while Giles Barrington works to secure a political career and Sebastian’s past threatens his engagement.

2015-02 f mime orderMime Order
Samantha Shannon
A sequel to The Bone Season finds fugitive Paige Mahoney fleeing Scion while Jaxon Hall and his Seven Seals prepare for a rare assembly of the clairvoyant community that is clouded by dark secrets, the emergence of the Rephaim and an elusive Warden.

2015-02 f miss hazel andMiss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League
Jonathan Odell
When she is hired to care for the unpredictable and much-despised Miss Hazel, a wealthy white woman who lost a son, in pre-Civil Rights Mississippi, Vida, who also lost a son, discovers that they have a lot in common as an unexpected friendship forms between them.

2015-02 f my sunshine awayMy Sunshine Away
M. O. Walsh
A man reflects on the summer of his fourteenth year, where in Baton Rouge he fell in love with a golden-haired girl across the street before an unspeakable crime shattered illusions in his seemingly idyllic neighborhood.

2015-02 f nightingaleNightingale
Kristin Hannah
Reunited when the elder’s husband is sent to fight in World War II, French sisters Vianne and Isabelle find their bond as well as their respective beliefs tested by a world that changes in horrific ways.

2015-02 f small indiscretionSmall Indiscretion
Jan Ellison
Two decades after a winter spent in London as an escape from a bleak future in her hometown, successful designer Annie Black leaves her family behind in San Francisco and returns to London to piece together the events of a fateful night of indiscretions from her past.

2015-02 f spool of blueSpool of Blue Thread
Anne Tyler
The changing needs of aging parents impact a family gathering during which Abby Whitshank relates how her husband and she fell in love during the summer of 1959 and shares decades of marriage impacted by children and long-held secrets.

2015-02 f swimmerSwimmer
Joakim Zander
A former spy whose career forced him to give up his infant daughter must come to her rescue years later when she is targeted by powerful international adversaries who would kill her for discovering volatile intelligence.

2015-02 f touch of stardustTouch of Stardust
Kate Alcott
Taking a job at the studio where David O. Selznick is filming Gone with the Wind, Julie Crawford becomes an assistant to Carole Lombard, a rising actress from Julie’s hometown who embarks on a scandalous affair with Clark Gable.

2015-02 f twelve daysTwelve Days
Alex Berenson
Uncovering a plot to lure America into invading Iran, John Wells and his CIA contacts race against time to prevent full-scale war in the face of a deadly terrorist attack and a squad of suicide bombers.

2015-02 f we are piratesWe Are Pirates
Daniel Handler
A father and daughter, dreaming of outlaw glory, assemble ragtag crews to pursue their respective ambitions to become pirates in the San Francisco Bay in this rollicking story for grown-ups, from the author also known as Lemony Snicket.

2015-02 f where trust liesWhere Trust Lies
Janette Oke & Laurel Oke Logan
Returning home after a year spent teaching in the Canadian West, Beth embarks on a steamship tour along the East coast and struggles to choose between rejoining her beloved Jarrick and staying with her family.

NONFICTION

2015-02 nf abandoned in hellAbandoned in Hell: The Fight for Vietnam’s Firebase Kate
William Albracht & Marvin J. Wolf
A first-hand account of the efforts of a young Vietnam War Green Beret captain and his team to hold the Fire Base Kate outpost reveals how they were brutally outnumbered by and made a daring escape from the North Vietnamese Army.

2015-02 nf beyond the callBeyond the Call: The True Story of One World War II Pilot’s Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front
Lee Trimble & Jeremy Dronfield
An account of bomber pilot Captain Robert M. Trimble’s secret rescue mission, co-written by his son, details the strained tensions between America and Russia and the daunting challenges he faced trying to save hundreds of abandoned POWs.

2015-02 nf get what's yoursGet What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security
Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Philip Moeller & Paul Solman
Helps those nearing retirement make the best decisions about their Social Security benefits by detailing techniques and options like “file and suspend” and “start stop start” to maximize their benefit income for a variety of different life situations.

2015-02 nf gods and kingsGods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano
Dana Thomas
Analyzes the dramatic ends of two preeminent fashion designers to demonstrate how they were casualties of the war between art and commerce, chronicling their rise and achievements while sharing insights into how art has suffered at the hands of impossible economic demands.

2015-02 nf irritable heartsIrritable Hearts: A PTSD Love Story
Mac McClelland
An award-winning human rights journalist explores her struggle with PTSD after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the condition’s troubled history and the ways she pushed herself beyond trauma to heal.

2015-02 nf love againLove, Again: The Wisdom of Unexpected Romance
Eve Pell
An investigative reporter and award-winning writer shares her experience of finding love late in life, revealing how she, 68 and twice divorced, met and married Sam, 78 and a widower, and the lessons it taught her.

2015-02 nf man who touchedMan Who Touched His Own Heart: True Tales of Science, Surgery, and Mystery
Rob Dunn
Explores the story of the human heart, from the first “explorers” who dug up cadavers and plumbed their hearts’ chambers, through the first heart surgeries, to heart transplants and the latest medical efforts to prolong our hearts’ lives, almost defying nature in the process.

2015-02 nf on your caseOn Your Case: A Comprehensive, Compassionate (And Only Slightly Bossy) Legal Guide for Every Stage of a Woman’s Life
Lisa Green
A legal analyst for NBC News presents a legal guide for women in which she explains common legal issues in practical, easy-to-understand terms and shares guidance on such topics as relationships, separation and divorce, domestic violence, midlife and elder care.

2015-02 nf opposite of spoiledOpposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money
Ron Lieber
A New York Times personal-finance columnist challenges popular taboos to explain how talking openly to children about money can help parents raise grounded, financially responsible young adults.

2015-02 nf red noticeRed Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice
Bill Browder
Expelled from Russia after exposing corruption in Russian companies, an investment broker describes how his attorney was detained, tortured and beaten to death for testifying against Russian law enforcement officers who stole millions in taxes paid to the government.

2015-02 nf sapiensSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
A narrative history of humanity’s creation and evolution explores how biology and history have defined understandings of what it means to be human and details the role of modern cognition in shaping the ecosystem and civilizations.

2015-02 nf soul food loveSoul Food Love: Healthy Recipes Inspired by One Hundred Years of Cooking in a Black Family
Alice Randall & Caroline Randall Williams
A mother-daughter duo reclaims and redefines soul food by mining the traditions of four generations of black women and creating 80 healthy recipes to help everyone live longer and stronger.

2015-02 nf spring chickenSpring Chicken: Stay Young Forever (Or Die Trying)
Bill Gifford
Offers a broad examination of the subject of longevity, looking at the current scientific understanding of aging, as well as simple things people can do to promote longevity and common myths, misconceptions, and scams on the subject.

2015-02 nf wide-open worldWide-Open World: How Volunteering Around the Globe Changed One Family’s Lives Forever
John Marshall
An award-winning writer, producer and director shares his experiences volunteering around the world for six months with his family, during which they had many life-changing adventures that forever changed them and reconnected them in ways they never thought possible.


Published on February 26, 2015.


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