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"Slowhand" follows the life of Eric Clapton from his first guitar to his "24 Nights" concerts at Royal Albert Hall…
in 1991. Major events in Clapton's life and his career are highlighted and his musical style is explored in depth. 1991.
World-famous photographer Calin Farrell is on his much-needed vacation in Ireland. While there, Calin becomes bewitched by the ravishingly beautiful…
Bryna Torrence, even if he refuses to believe in the spell that has brought them together - and could destroy them both. Some descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2005.
Winn, who is soon to be married, arrives at the rehearsal for her best friend's wedding. There she meets Joseph,…
and is carried away by his intoxicating attraction. Her confidence is shaken when she realizes how electric their connection is. Suddenly her upcoming marriage is in question. Some descriptions of sex. c1984.
London, 1762. Intent on having fun, Lady Elfled Malloren, a spinster at twenty-five, attends the Vauxhall Midsummer Night's masquerade disguised…
as a French woman. She encounters her family's enemy, the earl of Walgrave, and falls in love amid treason and danger. Explicit descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence, some strong language. Sequel to "Tempting fortune", followed by "Secrets of the night". 1997. (Malloren family ; 3)
With pressure mounting from her family to settle on a permanent boyfriend, Stephanie Plum must also worry about a killer…
determined to put her in a shallow grave no matter what it takes. 2012.
The author asserts that human beings are divided into two groups - the resigned, who think their time on earth…
is beyond their control, and the exhausted, who believe there is "something more" to life. To the exhausted she offers nine steps to achieving happiness: sensing, surviving, settling, stumbling, selling out, starting over, searching, striving, and something more. Bestseller. 1998.
The Spyder is the CIA's greatest surveillance weapon, moving silently and stealthily on a globe-spanning web of computer networks. The…
battle to control this confidential technology has begun, and former US Navy SEAL officer Nolan Kilkenny has walked into the middle of the fight and a worldwide hunt for three computer-age information pirates. 1998.
Spot and his friends spend the day at the library searching for books with the help of Ms. Lion. The…
fun only increases when they take the books home to act them out. Grades P-2. 2011.
Ellie Morgan, sixteen, has two goals in life: to win the Rock River (Iowa) Pumpkin Weigh-In and to lose twenty…
pounds. Growing Max -- her giant pumpkin -- is hard enough, what with drought, insects, cold, and even pumpkin thieves to fend off. Her widowed father doesn't approve of her obsession with Max, but encourages her diet with the motivational tapes he sells. And her loving grandmother is very supportive. Junior high and older. 1992.
The author's jaunts take him round the Isle of Wight, along the Massachusetts to Maine coastline, into the bizarre and…
hilarious history of Nice's Promenade des Anglais, and down the Severn River. A world of friendly conversation, tranquil landscapes, antique churches and country pubs. 1986.
Stile, a serf and master Gamesman in the decadent world of Proton, escapes to Phaze, a world ruled by magic.…
As he shuttles between worlds, Stile wonders if he should stay on Proton and try to win the great Games, or remain on Phaze where his survival depends on mastering their magic. Followed by "Blue adept" (DC08670). 1980. (The Apprentice Adept series)
The daughter of a London bookseller, Carolyn Browne is an enlightened eighteen-year-old who has been writing articles for the Morning…
Chronicle under the name of Charles Copperville. When she lampoons Prince Nicholas Sverayov of Russia, he seeks out Copperville, quickly uncovering Carolyn's identity and beginning a new game of deception. Explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. c1997.
War games and super secrets involve the transferral of a defecting Russian admiral to Britain under the command of a…
tough-sounding retired American marine corps commander. Submarine espionage under the Arctic and a bittersweet love affair add to the suspense. Strong language. 1974.
Tim Graber arrives in the Amish community of Sugarcreek to help his aunt and uncle with spring planting, and soon…
meets Clara Slabaugh, the local school teacher. Clara is shy, quiet, and scarred from a fire, but the scars mean nothing to Tim - he appreciates her quiet nature and her wonderful, loving way with children. Yet Tim has a sweetheart back home in Indiana, and as these two hearts struggle to determine their path, tragedy strikes. Sequel to "Winter's awakening" (DC37296). Followed by "Autumn's promise. 2010. (Seasons of Sugarcreek ; 2)
When her parents decide to live apart, 11-year-old Case tries to find a way to keep the family together so…
she does not have to be separated from her sister, Jen. Grades 3-6. 1986.
Angelica White, former lead singer of a successful rock band, marries Edwin Rice and settles down on an English estate.…
She is betrayed by Edwin, who divorces her and tricks her out of her fortune. As Angelica's life comes apart, her multiple personalities vie for control. Includes strong language and sex. 1995.
Through the use of private letters, official documents and personal observations, the author examines the provincial and national use of…
patronage, from Sir John A. Macdonald's "purchase" of Nova Scotia's opponent of Confederation to the scandal-plagued Mulroney cabinet. 1988.
Joshua Moore, Marquess of Hallmere, is intrigued by the beautiful and feisty Lady Freyja; so much so that he makes…
her a surprising request: to pose as his fiancée and help thwart his family's matchmaking schemes. For two people determined to be free, it's the perfect plan... until passion blindsides them both. 2003.
From the moment he spies lady Morgan Bedwyn across the ballroom, Gervase Ashford, Earl of Rosthorn, knows he has found…
the perfect instrument of his revenge. Thus begins a sizzling courtship where two wary hearts are about to be undone by the most scandalous passion of all: glorious, all-consuming love. 2004.
With his rakish good looks, Lord Rannulf Bedwyn is a hard man to resist. To Judith Law, a woman in…
need of rescue when her stagecoach overturns, Rannulf is simply her saviour, a heroic stranger she will reward with one night of reckless passion before she must become companion to her wealthy aunt. But neither of them ever forgot that night. 2003.