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The girl who knew too much
By Amanda Quick. 2017
When Hollywood moguls and stars want privacy, they head to the exclusive Burning Cove Hotel. It's where reporter Irene Glasson…
finds herself staring down at a beautiful actress at the bottom of a pool. The dead woman had a red-hot secret about up-and-coming leading man Nick Tremayne, a scoop that Irene couldn't resist. But now Irene's investigation into the drowning threatens to tear down the wall of illusion that is so deftly built around the famous actor, and there are powerful men willing to do anything to protect their investment. Seeking the truth, Irene finds herself drawn to Oliver Ward, once a world-famous magician, now the owner of the hotel. With Oliver's help, Irene soon learns that the glamorous paradise of Burning Cove hides dark and dangerous secrets. And that the past--always just out of sight--could drag them both under. 2017.The gift of Christmas present
By Melody Carlson. 2004
After the death of her mother, a college student discovers she was adopted. When she goes in search of her…
biological family, she finds a shocking lineage. Carlson's tale of loss, recovery, and acceptance will captivate current fans and create new ones. 2004.The fortune teller
By Gwendolyn Womack. 2017
Semele Cavnow discovers a manuscript written in the time of Cleopatra, she knows it will be the find of her…
career. Its author tells the story of a priceless tarot deck, now lost to history, but as Semele delves further she realises the manuscript is more than it seems. 2017.The first miracle
By Jeffrey Archer. 1994
As a thirteen-year-old Roman boy living in Judaea returns home at night after having done an errand for his mother,…
he sees a sight he never forgets -- a man and his pregnant wife are turned away from an inn, and are preparing to spend the night in a stable. Grades 3-6. 1994.The fifth victim (Cherokee Pointe trilogy. #1.)
By Beverly Barton. 2018
Cherokee Pointe, Tennessee. Deep in the Smoky Mountains, the victim lies, sacrificed on a makeshift altar-the gruesome work of a…
killer who has evaded the authorities in state after state. FBI agent Dallas Sloan knows the scene all too well-just as he knows the killings won't stop until there are four more bodies. 2018.The Christmas sisters
By Sarah Morgan. 2018
The McBride sisters all have different reasons for finding the holiday season challenging, but their adoptive mother is determined this…
year will be different. Will they be able to make this the magical family Christmas their mother has always dreamed of? 2018.The cost of betrayal: three romantic suspense novellas
By Dee Henderson, Lynette Eason, Dani Pettrey. 2018
In Dee Henderson's novella "Betrayal," Janelle Roberts is freed--thanks to people she doesn't know--after serving six years of a twenty-year…
sentence for a murder she did not commit. But a murderer is still at large, and Janelle needs to be somewhere safe with someone she can trust. She may not survive another betrayal. In Dani Pettrey's "Deadly Isle," Tennyson Kent is trapped on the isolated island of her childhood by a storm surge, and she is shocked when the typically idyllic community turns into the hunting grounds of a murderer. Cut off from any help from the mainland, will she and first love Callen Frost be able to identify and stop a killer bent on betrayal before they become the next victims? In Lynette Eason's "Code of Ethics," trauma surgeon Ruthie St. John saves the life of Detective Isaac Martinez. After a betrayal leads to him getting shot and then attacked while in recovery, Isaac is now a key witness determined to testify. But someone is intent on silencing him--and those around him--forever. Together, Ruthie and Isaac go on the run, desperate to escape the killers hunting him. 2018.The face of deception (The Eve Duncan series. book I)
By Iris Johansen. 1998
When the man who murdered Eve Duncan's daughter was executed, Eve lost the chance to find her daughter's body. Now,…
as a forensic sculptor, she reconstructs faces to identify juvenile skulls. When a billionaire wants to hire her to work on a mysterious adult skull, she reluctantly agrees. Strong language and descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 1998. (The Eve Duncan series ; 1)The devil's own
By Sandra Brown. 1987
When Kerry Bishop needs help getting nine orphans out of Montenegro, she decides to seduce a mercenary. Picking the most…
dangerous-looking drunken man in the cantina, Kerry lures him home only to learn he is American photojournalist Linc O'Neal. After Linc reluctantly agrees to escort the group through fifty miles of jungle, he mistakenly concludes that Kerry is an American nun. Strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1987.The Christmas basket
By Debbie Macomber. 2015
That summer - more than ten years ago, while they were still in high school - Noelle McDowell and Thomas…
Sutton fell secretly in love. Secretly because their mothers had been locked in a bitter feud for decades. But despite the animosity between Sarah McDowell and Mary Sutton, Noelle planned to elope with Thom. Until he jilted her. This Christmas Noelle McDowell is home to celebrate the holidays with her family. After all, December 25 is also her birthday. Unfortunately, Noelle's feelings about home - or rather, her hometown of Rose, Oregon - were changed forever the day Thomas Sutton broke her heart. This Christmas the feuding mothers find themselves working together to fill Christmas baskets for charity. What irony! And what an opportunity for reconciliation ... if only they could see it. This Christmas Noelle and Thom discover they're still in love. Regardless of their mothers' reactions, they want to be together. Is that possible? Can old rivalries be set aside? 2015.The darkest touch (Lords of the underworld.)
By Gena Showalter. 2014
Fierce immortal warrior. Host to the demon of Disease. Torin's every touch causes sickness and death. Carnal pleasure is utterly…
forbidden, and though he has always overcome temptation with an iron will, his control is about to shatter. She is Keeley Cael, the Red Queen. When the powerful beauty with shocking vulnerabilities escapes from a centuries-long imprisonment, the desire that simmers between her and Torin is scorching. 2014.The hotter you burn (Original heartbreakers.)
By Gena Showalter. 2015
After a devastating loss, millionaire playboy Beck Ockley moves to the small town of Strawberry Valley, Oklahoma to start a…
new life, where he is drawn to Harlow Glass, who is searching for redemption for her troubled past. 2015.The hot zone (Rainshadow novel. #3.)
By Jayne Castle. 2014
Halloween - with its tricks and treats - is a dust bunny's dream come true. Just ask Lyle, Sedona Snow's…
faithful sidekick. But for Sedona, it's a nightmare. Though her new job managing a small hotel and tavern on Rainshadow is helping her move on from her tragic past, a bizarre disaster down in the catacombs has brought a pack of rowdy ghost hunters to her inn. And now, Sedona's ex has arrived on the island, claiming he wants to get back together, just as a newcomer appears to have a strong interest in her. Sequel to “Deception Cove”. 2014.The haunted mask II (Goosebumps. #36.)
By R. L Stine. 1995
Steve Boswell thought that Carly Beth's Halloween mask was great. This year he goes to the store where Carly Beth…
got her mask. His mask is a creepy old man, definitely the scariest mask around. But soon Steve himself is feeling old -- and creepy. Grades 4-7. c1995. (Goosebumps ; 36)The greatest challenge of them all (The Devil's Brood trilogy. #3.)
By Stephanie Laurens. 2017
A nobleman devoted to defending queen and country and a noblewoman wild enough to match his every step race to…
disrupt the plans of a malignant intelligence shaking England to its very foundations. Sequel to "An irresistible alliance". 2017.The Greek escape
By Karen Swan. 2018
Running from heartbreak, Chloe Marston leaves her old life in London for a fresh start in New York, working at…
a luxury concierge company. Client Joe Lincoln asks her to find him a secluded holiday home in the Greek Islands, but when Tom, her ex, unexpectedly shows up in Manhattan, Chloe jumps at the chance to help Joe inspect the holiday house. Escaping to Greece will give her the time to decide whether her future lies with Tom or Joe - there's an undeniable chemistry between them that she can't resist. But whatever her heart is telling her, she's in over her head - another client's wife has mysteriously disappeared and serious allegations about Joe threaten more than just her happiness. Who can she trust? And will Chloe uncover the truth in time? 2018.The guardian
By Joan Wolf. 1997
When the earl of Weston dies in Regency England, his will surprisingly names his brother Stephen guardian to his young…
son. The earl's widow, Annabelle, who was raised as the brothers' stepsister, had loved Stephen until he fled to Jamaica in disgrace five years earlier. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1997.The glass angels
By Susan Hill. 1992
A charming story of poverty's hardships dispelled in time for Christmas, set in Britain soon after World War II. Tilly…
and her widowed mother are supported by the mother's sewing. When her mother falls ill and a leaky roof ruins an unfinished wedding dress, Tilly looks for a solution. Grades 3-6. c1992.The donkey's gift
By Thomas M Coffey, Hal Just. 1984
Victimized by callous owners, Asinus, a stubborn donkey, plots escape and enjoys fleeting victories until he is sold to a…
guileless carpenter, Joseph of Nazareth. Bewildered by Joseph's goodness, Asinus becomes the protector of the vulnerable couple. c1984.The diva runs out of thyme (Berkley Prime Crime mystery #1)
By Krista Davis. 2008
Few can compete with Natasha Smith when it comes to entertaining, but her childhood rival, Sophie Winston, certainly tries. Natasha…
may have stolen the spotlight - and Sophie's husband - but Sophie is determined to rob her of the prize for the Stupendous Stuffing Shakedown. But then Sophie stumbles across a corpse, and when the police find her name and photo inside the victim's car, Sophie will have to solve the murder - or she'll be serving up prison grub. Some descriptions of violence. 2008.