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Collection of twelve short stories exploring the many facets of family relationships and romantic love. In the title story nineteen-year-old…
Lottie insists on marrying Edgar--who is forty-five years older than her and already married to his second wife--causing an uproar in her family. Some strong language. 2012
Quincy Harrigan is shocked when Ceara O'Ceallaigh, an Irish druid woman from 1574, time travels to his twenty-first-century ranch. Ceara…
proclaims that Quincy can save his dying sister-in-law Loni from a curse--by marrying Ceara. Desperation leads Quincy to the altar. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2013
Scotland, 1919. Shell-shocked Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates a case involving a murdered woman who had given birth to an illegitimate…
child. Rutledge discovers that the person accused of the crime is none other than the fiancée of Corporal Hamish MacLeod--the soldier he executed for cowardice during the war. 2000
After Victory of Eagles (DB 67482) Laurence and Temeraire are transported to the prison colony of Australia as punishment for…
their treason. They discover that the governor--Captain Bligh, formerly of the HMS Bounty--has been deposed and wants their help regaining his post. Strong language and some violence. 2010
Author of The Lost Supreme (DB 67456) profiles Mary Wells (1943-1992). Details her early childhood growing up in Detroit, her…
career with Motown Records, and her relationship with Berry Gordy Jr. Discusses her drug addictions, illnesses, and post-Motown music career. 2012
Collection of letters exchanged between J.M. Coetzee, Nobel Prize winner for literature, and Paul Auster, author of Winter Journal (DB…
75501), begun in July 2008, shortly after they met. Coetzee and Auster discuss the nature of friendship, cultural taboos, and books they have read, among other topics. 2013
Wisty and Whit, from The Fire (DB 76280), join the city in celebrating the overthrow of the New Order regime.…
But not everyone welcomes the new council they helped put in power, and Wisty's attraction to the cute Heath creates complications. For senior high and older readers. 2013
Centurion angel Griffin Shaw is assigned to escort a soul to the afterlife--but his mortal lover Kit Craig interferes, drawing…
the attention of another, more sinister angel. Meanwhile, the cartel behind the latest drug to make its way through the city threatens Kit's life. Strong language. 2013
Following the adventures in The Case of the Deadly Desperados (DB 75506), twelve-year-old P.K. Pinkerton operates a private-eye business out…
of Virginia City, Nevada. When Martha, a young maid, witnesses a murder, P.K. vows to keep her safe. Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2012
Compares Earth to Noah's ark and discusses the importance of biodiversity to the planet's animal and plant species. Explains campaigns…
and activities such as Project LemonAid that some kids are participating in to help preserve the world's ecosystems. Includes tips, resources, and a glossary. For grades 4-7. 2013
Gubernatorial candidate Michael Connolly has an affair with young paralegal Cassie Price, but Connolly's handlers worry Cassie won't remain discreet.…
When Cassie is murdered, detectives Richard Christie and Colleen Greer are convinced that the prime suspect, a house painter, was framed. Some strong language. 2012
After accepting her diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's disease in 2011, forty-five-year-old Palm Beach Post journalist quit her job and took…
seven journeys with friends and family to celebrate her life and create memories. She also met her birth mother, adopted a dog, and got permanent makeup. Some strong language. 2013
When the corpse from a high-profile murder disappears, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer shortens her maternity leave to join the investigation. Meanwhile,…
prosecutor Yuki Castellano is determined to convict a disbarred lawyer for his wife's death and a professor reports shootings he witnesses in his dreams. Strong language and some violence. 2013
Fitness expert and former nutritionist on the Dr. Phil television show posits that food intolerance is the culprit behind weight…
gain, inflammation, and premature aging. Offers a plan to eliminate gluten, soy, dairy, eggs, corn, peanuts, and sugars--with gradual reintroduction of some foods. Includes case studies and recipes. Bestseller. 2012
Québec, 1948. Lorsque le secret entourant sa naissance vole en éclats, Huguette Proulx connaît une période trouble, entraînant toute la…
famille dans son sillage. Elle n'est maintenant plus que l'ombre d'elle-même et ne comprend pas qu'on lui ait caché la vérité aussi longtemps. Sa soif d'en apprendre davantage sur ses origines la tenaille et doit être étanchée. Mais Laurette, sa mère, ne peut lui donner les réponses qu'elle attend et tente de la convaincre de garder sous silence cette révélation qui pourrait nuire à sa réputation. Malgré cela, la jeune femme refuse d'entretenir ce mensonge et confie ses tourments à son fiancé. Ce dernier s'empresse de la soutenir tant son amour pour elle est grand, et, pour la première fois en plusieurs mois, Huguette arrive à croire au bonheur. Or, son chemin demeure semé d'embûches qui ne cessent de mettre son courage à rude épreuve, même si les Proulx, solidaires, lui offrent leur indéfectible soutien.
Attorney Libby Morgan, a divorced workaholic, is shocked when she is laid off. Unable to find work, Libby starts knitting…
at A Good Yarn on Blossom Street and volunteering at the hospital, where she falls in love with a doctor. But then a job offer turns up. 2013
Danielle Levine, a high school senior with OCD, struggles to fit in at her alternative school and uses writing as…
the easiest way to communicate. But things change after Danielle is sent to social skills class and falls for a boy. For senior high and older readers. 2013
Montréal, 1973. La dernière année en a été une de vents contraires pour la famille Maltais, qui souhaite que la…
poussière retombe enfin sur les caprices de ses ambitions et de ses amours. Le jeune FX regrette déjà l'époque pas si éloignée où Florence retournait dormir chez elle. Il la préférait de loin dans son rôle de meilleure amie que dans celui de soeur d'adoption. Partager son quotidien avec Marc, Martine et Julie lui suffisait amplement
Un soir de juin 1929, à Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, la jeune Anaïs Ladouceur est enlevée et retrouvée gravement blessée dans une cabane…
non loin de chez elle. D'un bonheur paisible à une tragédie innommable, l'univers de la famille Ladouceur bascule. Le long processus de guérison d'Anaïs sera ponctué par la rencontre de femmes inspirantes qui lui tendront la main