FICTION

Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the BrideThe Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride by Victoria Alexander

Lady Delilah Hargate and Mr. Samuel Russell spent one unforgettable night together in New York City. Now attending the wedding of her sister and his friend at Millworth Manor, they pretend they have never met before. But delightful grounds, lavish drawing rooms, and secluded corners provide the chance to discover that one night was only the beginning.

 

While Beauty SleptWhile Beauty Slept by Elizabeth Blackwell

And so begins Elise Dalriss’s story. When she hears her great-granddaughter recount a minstrel’s tale about a beautiful princess asleep in a tower, it pushes open a door to the past, a door Elise has long kept locked. For Elise was the companion to the real princess who slumbered–and she is the only one left who knows what actually happened so many years ago. Her story unveils a labyrinth where secrets connect to an inconceivable evil. As only Elise understands all too well, the truth is no fairy tale.

 

Walking on WaterWalking on Water by Richard Paul Evans

In this fifth entry in the New York Times best-selling Walk series, Alan Christoffersen must say some painful goodbyes and learn some important lessons as he comes to the end of his cross-country walk to Key West.

 

 

suspicionSuspicion by Joseph Finder

The thriller to read in 2014, about a single father who is forced to make a choice with unspeakable consequences–from New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder.

 

 

Lost SisterhoodThe Lost Sisterhood by Anne Fortier

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Juliet comes a mesmerizing novel about a young scholar who risks her reputation—and her life—on a thrilling journey to prove that the legendary warrior women known as the Amazons actually existed.

 

Far GoneFar Gone by Laura Griffin

To save her only brother, police detective Andrea Finch must face down a criminal mastermind, the FBI, and her own demons.

 

 

 

The PainterThe Painter by Peter Heller

Years ago, a well-known expressionist painter named Jim Stegner shot a man in a bar. The man lived, Jim served his time, and he has learned to live with the dark impulses that sometimes overtake him. Jim enjoys a quiet life in the valleys of Colorado. He works with a lovely model, he doesn’t drink, he goes fly fishing in the evenings. His paintings fetch excellent prices at a posh gallery in Santa Fe. He is if he can admit it almost happy.

 

Mr MercedesMr. Mercedes by Stephen King

Months after a crazed hit-and-run driver kills several attendees at a Midwestern job fair, a depressed retired cop and two unlikely allies join forces to find and stop the killer, who has sent a letter threatening another attack.

 

 

BarkBark by Lorrie Moore

These eight masterly stories reveal Lorrie Moore at her most mature and in a perfect configuration of craft, mind, and bewitched spirit, as she explores the passage of time and summons up its inevitable sorrows and hilarious pitfalls to reveal her own exquisite, singular wisdom.

 

NONFICTION

I Forgot to RememberI Forgot to Remember by Su Meck

What would you do if you lost your past? In 1988 Su Meck was twenty-two and married with two children when a ceiling fan in her kitchen fell and struck her on the head, leaving her with a traumatic brain injury that erased all her memories of her life up to that point. Although her body healed rapidly, her memories never returned. Yet after just three weeks in the hospital, Su was released and once again charged with the care of two toddlers and a busy household.

 

Signed Sealed DeliveredSigned Sealed and Delivered by Nina Sankovitch

The author of the much-admired Tolstoy and the Purple Chair goes on a quest through the history of letters and her own personal correspondence to discover and celebrate what is special about the handwritten letter.


Published on June 19, 2014.


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