FICTION

Lucky UsLucky Us by Amy Bloom

Forging a life together after being abandoned by their parents, half sisters Eva and Iris share decades in and out of the spotlight in golden-era Hollywood and mid-twentieth-century Long Island.

 

Skin GameSkin Game by Jim Butcher

Chicago wizard Harry Dresden must help a hated enemy, Nicodemus Archleone, break into a high security vault to steal something belonging to the Lord of the Underworld in the latest novel of the humorous fantasy series following Cold Days.

 

Flesh and BloodFlesh and Blood by Patricia Cornwell

Discovering a row of pennies outside of her home just before receiving word that a neighbor has been murdered by a highly skilled sniper, Kay Scarpetta begins a nightmarish pursuit involving seemingly unrelated victims and a shipwreck off the coast of Florida.

 

Virture FallsVirtue Falls by Christina Dodd

Growing up believing that her father was responsible for murdering her mother twenty years earlier, Elizabeth returns to her hometown in search of answers and discovers evidence of her father’s innocence and the ongoing agenda of the real killer.

 

RevivalRevival by Stephen King

A dark and electrifying novel about addiction, fanaticism, and what might exist on the other side of life. This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written.

 

Stone WifeStone Wife by Peter Lovesey

When a competitive-bidding war for a rare carved stone is interrupted by three masked men who kill the highest bidder, Peter Diamond and his team investigate the carving’s mystical origins while Ingeborg goes undercover to learn about the murder weapon.

 

Christmas LightNew York Christmas by Anne Perry

Visiting New York during the Christmas of 1904 to attend her friend’s wedding, Jemima, the grown daughter of Charlotte and Thomas Pitt, is enlisted in an effort to track down the groom’s estranged mother with the help of a handsome police officer.

 

Leaving TimeLeaving Time by Jodi Picoult

Abandoned by a grief-stricken father and scientist mother who disappeared under mysterious circumstances, thirteen-year-old Jenna Metcalf approaches a disgraced psychic and a jaded detective in the hopes of finding answers.

 

Not Quite a WifeNot Quite a Wife by Mary Jo Putney

When Laurel Herbert witnessed her husband, James, Lord Kirkland, commit an act of shocking violence, she abandoned him, but a passionate encounter ten years later causes her to rethink their estrangement.

 

LilaLila by Marilynne Robinson

Abandoning her homeless existence to become a minister’s wife, Lila reflects on her hardscrabble life on the run with a canny young drifter and her efforts to reconcile her painful past with her husband’s gentle Christian worldview.

 

Queen Bee Goes Home AgainQueen Bee Goes Home Again by Haywood Smith

Forced to move back home by her husband’s abandonment and the impact of the economy on her real-estate career, Linwood witnesses the struggles of her aging parents and her brother’s efforts to turn over a new leaf while gradually connecting with a handsome Baptist preacher.

 

Christmas LightChristmas Light by Donna VanLiere

In the small town of Grandon, five very different people discover the true meaning of Christmas when they are brought together for a rather unconventional church Nativity.

 

 

NONFICTION

Maeve's TimesMaeve’s Times: In Her Own Words by Maeve Binchy

Collects the best of the author’s essays from five decades of the “Irish Times” to reflect a changing culture as well as her observations on such topics as the royal wedding, waitressing, and boring airline companions.

 

Suddenly the Cider didnt taste so goodSuddenly the Cider Didn’t Taste So Good by John Ford

A retired Maine Game Warden writes of his adventures –a collection of true tales, some serious, some humorous, and all heartwarming.

 

 

Madwoman in the VolvoThe Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones by S. Loh

A writer, performer, and contributing editor to “The Atlantic” humorously chronicles her experiences going through menopause while dealing with the end of her marriage, her preteen daughters, and the hijinks of her eighty-nine-year-old father.

 

No HeroNo Hero by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer

Recounts definitive moments from the author’s career as a Navy SEAL, discussing the missions that had the greatest personal meaning for him and explaining the lessons and values he hopes to pass on to the next generation.

 

 


Published on November 20, 2014.


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