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Noah Winters, Duke of Anselm, impulsively marries lady's companion Thea Collins, only to feel betrayed when he discovers she was…
not a virgin. Despite this rocky start, the two grow closer. Then, however, someone threatens to blackmail them with Thea's past. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2015
One Friday in Mir Ali, a tribal town in Afghanistan, three brothers begin the day with breakfast together. Afterwards, one…
goes in search of his wife, one to the local mosque, and the other leaves town. By the early afternoon, their world has forever changed. Some violence. 2013
Trilogy written between 2013 and 2015, featuring friends Sophie and Agatha as they attend a school where they must learn…
to be a fairy tale heroine or villain. Includes The School for Good and Evil, A World Without Princes, and The Last Ever After. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2015
FBI Agent Deacon James heads to the town of Sociable, Georgia in response to a call for help from his…
sister, Melanie. Melanie is being set up as a murderer, but Sheriff Trinity Nichols believes there is something more at work. She calls in the SCU for help. Violence. 2014
Much to the dismay of her proper parents, young Hilary Westfield escapes Miss Pimm's Finishing School for Delicate Ladies to…
join a misfit pirate crew. She and her house gargoyle embark on an unexpectedly magical, swashbuckling, plank-walking, seafaring journey of epic proportions. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2013
Jal and Snorri obtained trickster god Loki's key in Prince of Fools (DB 80922). Jal wants to return home, Snorri…
wants to use the key to bring back his dead family, and others will kill to get the key. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2015
Historian examines, on a global scale, the forces that drove change during the nineteenth century. Changes in technology, culture, social…
issues, and politics are all widely discussed. Also demonstrates how this century paved the way for both the catastrophes and developments of the next. Originally published in German in 2009. 2014
Detective Cassie Dewell is still intent on bringing down the Lizard King from The Highway. Meanwhile, however, she takes a…
job as the deputy sheriff in Grimstad, North Dakota, where oil money has attracted crime, drugs, and dirty cops. She finds an unlikely young helper. Violence and strong language. 2015
Widowed journalist David Harwood and his young son are living with his parents after his newspaper died. He finds his…
troubled cousin, Marla--whose baby died at birth--caring for the infant of a murdered woman. Meanwhile, other mysterious crimes occur. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2015
Sadie, Rosanna, and Darcy move into a West Village apartment just before their first year at the University of New…
York. The trio struggles to find balance among their dreams, their pasts, and their complicated hearts. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2015
London. Ann-Marie is constantly on the search for love in her early twenties. She meets, and becomes the pet project…
of, second-wave feminist Stephanie. Ann-Marie searches for meaning in an existence filled with one-night stands and ritual goddess worship ceremonies. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2014
Pediatric surgeon recounts the history of the field, her day-to-day experiences, and the emotional highs and lows of dealing with…
the families of her patients. Examines the development of treatments for conditions which would have been death sentences in years previous. 2014
A guide to the basics of handling a variety of disasters, from financial to natural. Provides guidance for a family…
emergency plan, an emergency kit, food and water storage, and more. Scenarios discussed include--among other things--earthquakes, floods, house fires, and home invasions. 2015
Journalist examines the wildlife--both native and invasive--found in cities across the world. Donovan profiles snakes, chickens, sparrows, boars, raccoons, coyotes,…
monkeys, leopards and other big cats, parrots, rats, and cockroaches, among other species. Discusses the hazards posed by both the animals and city infrastructure. 2015
Using examples from her own family, Wyma observes a culture of extreme competitiveness in early twenty-first century America. She advises…
her audience to stop comparing themselves to others and appreciate what they have. She suggests building relationships, rather than constantly checking how one measures up to others. 2015
Books three and four, written between 2006 and 2008, featuring Spook and his apprentice Tom's battles against evil. In Night…
of the Soul Stealer, Tom and his master spend the winter in the gloomy moor of Anglezarke. Also includes Attack of the Fiend. Some violence. For grades 5-8. 2006
As Quinn Colson finishes his term as sheriff in Tibbehah County, a botched robbery occurs. The stolen safe includes information…
that would implicate local kingpin Johnny Stagg. Stagg's dangerous ally doesn't want to let that happen, however. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2015
Kris Kelvin travels to the planet Solaris to study its vast ocean. After his arrival, however, he encounters a long-dead…
lover who is not what she seems. Over time, the scientists on Solaris begin to theorize that the Solaris ocean may actually possess sentience. Originally published in French in 1961. 1970
Created in a laboratory, Phoenix was granted abilities that could make her a devastating weapon. The corporation that imprisons Phoenix…
and those like her faces a reckoning, however, when Phoenix breaks free. Prequel to Who Fears Death (DB 73989). Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2015