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New Books List: 605 titles

  • The Blue Wall

    Kenneth Abel

    For Detective Dave Moser, the price of being a cop is getting higher every hour. On a heat-soaked island of violence called Manhattan, a few good cops have gone very bad. Internal Affairs wants Moser to rat. And someone inside the force wants him tak...

  • Thrown-Away Child

    Thomas Adcock

    This “irresistible” police procedural “bares the New Orleans underbelly few tourists get to see” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).   NYPD detective Neil Hockaday has traveled to the Big Easy, hometown of his wife, African-American act...

  • Lucky Stars

    David A. Adler

    Shhhhhhh! Someone is "borrowing" more than books from the local library. Can Herman "Houdini" Foster and his cousin, Janet Perry, crack the case... quietly? Solve a mystery! Learn a magic trick! ...

  • Tell Us a Story

    Allan Ahlberg

  • Cold Shoulder Road

    Joan Aiken

    Having freed the children enslaved in the northern mines, Is Twite and her cousin Arun return to Folkestone to find Arun's mother. But she has disappeared without a trace. There's plenty of evidence of strange goings-on now that the Channel Tunnel is...

  • Second-Grade Star

    Nancy Alberts

    Dreaming of becoming a star at the forthcoming Spring concert, Kelly copes with disappointment and jealousy when her friends land important parts and she is assigned to folding programs, until she learns how to shine brightly on her own. Original....

  • My Real Name Is Lisa

    David Alexander (1)

    After Peter saves six-year-old Lisa from her violent kidnappers, he intends to take her right home, but when it becomes clear the child is not sure where home is and that they are still being followed, he grows more determined to protect her...

  • A Bride for Luke

    Trisha Alexander

    A Bachelor's Last Vow Wedding bells in the air - but best man Luke Taylor refused to believe the bells were tolling for him! For years he'd leashed his rebellious streak, playing dutiful dad to his six fatherless siblings. Now it was time to shed...

  • Black Water

    Doug Allyn

    A drowned man is a dead man...so how did this one disappear?

    Meet Michelle "Mitch" Mitchell-- tough, young single mom and a gutsy deepwater diver. As a favor to her hometown sheriff, Mitch has agreed to an ugly job; diving in the black waters ...

  • Rocket City

    Cathryn Alpert

    Marilee journeys from Los Angeles to New Mexico to surprise her fiancé, Larry, who has taken a job on the Alamogordo Air Force Base to gain, in one of his antithetical Zen experiments, an understanding of peace. Sympathy for Enoch, a hitchhiking dwa...

  • Cherokee Rose

    Judy Alter

    She was born on an Oklahoma ranch, where her father taught her to rope and ride. Filled with daydreams of joining Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Tommy Jo Burns knew she was destined for greatness as a famous trick roper. At fourteen, she so impressed...

  • Stop That Volcano

    Cynthia Alvarez

  • Flipper Junior Novelization

    Dina Anastasio

  • Exposure

    Susan Andersen

    A tragic childhood and a doomed marriage have forced Emma Sands to do what she does best: run. Now, she and her young daughter have arrived in Washington States Port Flannery, a remote fishing village where no one knows who she is ... or where she is...

  • The Cure For Death By Lightning

    Gail Anderson-Dargatz

    When fifteen-year-old Beth Week’s family is attacked by a grizzly, her father becomes increasingly violent, making him a danger to his neighbors, his family, and especially Beth. Meanwhile, several young children from the nearby Indian reservation...

  • The Marriage Curse

    Carolyn Andrews

    A ghost was one thing; a curse was another... Mattie Farrell's restaurant had a ghost...one who played the harpsichord and opened the front door to a few select people. Her gorgeous landlord, Grant Whittaker, was one of them. And he was very much...

  • Neighborhood Watch

    Jeff Andrus

    With the help of a ragtag collection of in-laws, a pig named Alfred and a dog named Dog, the sleuthing Tracer Family sets out on their second comedic adventure. The search is for their next-door neighbor's elderly sister, Corinth, a one-t...

  • What Makes Me Happy?

    Laurence Anholt

  • Spring Break Reunion

    Katherine Applegate

    THERE'S ALWAYS TROUBLE IN PARADISE... SUMMER CAN'T WAIT TO ESCAPE THE BLIZZARDS of Minnesota and head back to the sunny Florida beaches for spring break. She'll be reunited with her best friends, Diana and Marquez, but more important, she'll be alon...

  • The Lost Child

    Anne Atkins

    At a personal and professional crossroads in her life, Caz Sanderson, a successful children's book author, has a new home, a new man, and is beginning a new book, a work for which she must confront a tragic event from her own childhood. A first novel...

  • Separated at Death

    Leo Axler

    A BILL HAWLEY UNDERTAKING' Bill Hawley joined the family business right out of college. He doesn't mind dealing with corpses, caskets, and grieving relatives. But he's ready for something more exciting--like moonlighting as a private eye. Because so...

  • Exposure

    Donna Ball

    Jessamine Cray, the charming co-host of a popular Philadelphia talk show, is used to getting strange fan mail. But when her mail begins to include frightening threats, followed by items from her past, Jessamine realizes that someone knows way too muc...

  • Loyalties

    Patricia Barnes-Svarney

    Beginning her first year at Starfleet Academy, Medical Cadet Beverly Howard and her roommate, Claire Voy, are caught skipping class and warned with probation, and an accident and a dishonest teacher further complicate the situation. Original....

  • One for the Morning Glory

    John Barnes

    The Tale began when young Prince Amatus secretly sipped the forbidden 1 Wine of the Gods, leaving him half the lad he'd once been--literally--for his left side suddenly vanished without a trace! But, as is often the case in Tales of this sort, the...

  • Cross Channel

    Julian Barnes

    From the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending, his first collection of short stories explores the vast divide between England and France. • “A witty, playful and ironic writer at the top of his form." -- San Francis...

  • Red Fox Dances

    Alan Baron

    Longing for the delicious feast that has been prepared by Little Pig and her friends, Red Fox hides behind a bush to wait for an opportunity to steal but becomes so wrapped up in the music and fun that he gives himself away....

  • Little Pig's Bouncy Ball

    Alan Baron

  • Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor

    Stephanie Barron

    For everyone who loves Jane Austen... a marvelously entertaining new series that turns the incomparable author into an extraordinary sleuth! On a visit to the estate of her friend, the young and beautiful Isobel Payne, Countess of Scargrave, Jane ...

  • Blackwood's Woman

    Beverly Barton

    BLACKWOOD TERRITORY J.T. was a Blackwood, all right. Six feet four inches of whipcord-lean man, a Stetson shading those amber eyes, a glare that burned hotter than the New Mexico sun. A bodyguard, the handsome half-breed was the one man who could ...

  • Maiden Voyage

    Cynthia Bass

    In 1912 the Titanic was the largest, fastest, and most lavish man-made object on earth--the elegant and invincible consummation of the Industrial Age. An international flurry of wonder and gaiety launched its ill-fated voyage from London to New York....

  • Saddle Up

    Mary Lynn Baxter

    MR. APRIL The Groom Had a Secret: Rugged rancher Jeremiah Davis joined the bachelor auction to find a willing wife.... The Bride Had a Fit: The last thing Bridget Martin remembered was buying a sexy stranger at a fundraising auction...so how di...

  • Ring

    Stephen Baxter

    Michael Poole's wormholes constructed in the orbit of Jupiter had opened the galaxy to humankind. Then Poole tried looping a wormhole back on itself, tying a knot in space and ripping a hole in time. It worked. Too well. Poole was never seen ag...

  • Danger Zones

    Sally Beauman

    A reclusive couturiere of originality and passion, Maria Cazares is a legend shrouded in mystery. Around her swirl rumor and counterrumor, whispers of shocking secrets and taboos broken.... When the glitterati assemble in Paris for the new collec...

  • Bluestown

    Gregory Becker

    In the first chapter of Bluestown - which as a short story appeared in the 1995 Drue Heinz Prize-winning collection Dangerous Men - Geoffrey Becker emerges as a writer of unusual imagination and talent. Spencer Markus at fifteen wants to believe in h...

  • Timberline

    Deborah Bedford / Debbi Bedford

    HOSTAGE The only thing left to escaped convict Ben Peshall is the daughter who has lived long years without him. He is determined to keep her safe, even if protecting her means holding at gunpoint a solitary woman whose mountain cabin offers them ...

  • The Matchmaking Rogue

    Donna Bell
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    He's dark, dangerous, and oh so dashing. No hero is more appealing than a Regency rake, as he cuts a swath through the ton with his wicked, wicked ways. Now, six acclaimed authors of outstanding Regency fiction bring us a collection of stories fe...

  • The Sinner's Congregation

    Guy Bellamy

    Martin Lomax has, through family connections, become the reluctant owner of the Bali Hotel in Surrey. Still, he finds that life remains fun and is entertained by the company of his customers until an ogre from the past books into the Bali as a weeken...

  • Petersburg

    Andrei Bely

    Set in Saint Petersburg during the Revolution of 1905, this classic of Russian literature draws comparisons to James Joyce’s Ulysses for its display of symbolism and humor   After enlisting in a revolutionary terrorist organization, the univer...

  • The Pull of the Moon

    Elizabeth Berg

    Dear Martin, I'm sorry the note I left you was so abrupt. I just wanted you to know I was safe...I won't be back for awhile. I'm on a trip. I needed all of a sudden to go, without saying where, because I don't know where. I know this is not like m...

  • Glass Slippers

    Nancy Berland

    Creating stunning designs for Texas debutantes, talented seamstress Maggie Kincaid watches her ambitions flourish and falls madly in love with unlikely hero and arrogant photographer Jack Lewis. Original....

  • The Way of the Willow Branch

    Emery Bernhard

    A storm rages. A branch breaks off a great willow tree and begins a fascinating journey through streams and rivers and finally out to sea. Then one day, it washes up onto a beach, weathered and smooth--now a piece of driftwood. A beachcombing boy bri...

  • Father of the Brat

    Elizabeth Bevarly

    SURPRISE PACKAGE... Carver Venner got a double shock when he opened his door that morning: a twelve-year-old kid that he never knew he had--clutching the hand of the sexiest woman he had ever seen. And though Carver would have loved to concentrate...

  • Sweet Decadence

    Lisa Bingham

    Augusta McKendrick's serene world is shattered in an instant when a shot rings out at the Billingsly School for Young Ladies and an influential United States senator lies dead in the middle of the library floor. Vainly, she strives to hide the ev...

  • Pirates of the Universe

    Terry Bisson


    In the shabby, war-torn, depleted Earth of the twenty-first century, Gunther Glenn wants to live in the utopian theme park "Pirates of the Universe." He only needs one more mission as a Space ranger--hunting the enigmatic Peteys, 1200-kilometer v...

  • Glory Train

    Mike Blakley

  • Prejudicial

    Bill Blum

    Appointed by the court to represent an African-American gang leader who has been accused of killing an LAPD vice cop, John Phillip Solomon is forced to confront his longtime nemesis, who represents the prosecution. Reprint....

  • The Free Fall of Webster Cummings

    Tom Bodett

    In this epic drama from beloved radio personality Tom Bodett, a host of unforgettable characters from the end of the road - Alaska - venture to the lower 48 to discover an America they barely recognize. The first to arrive is Ed Flannigan, who has on...

  • Something Very Sorry

    Arno Bohlmeijer

    The true story of a young girl's struggle to come to terms with a tragedy. This sober narration reveals the private voice of a girl as she copes with the aftermath of a car accident: her mother's death, the injuries of her father and sister, and her ...

  • Marry Me

    Pat Booth

    Gathering in a New Mexico spa, three friends--a failing artist recovering from a divorce, a high-pressure New York real-estate agent, and a celebrated talk-show host--unknowingly enter into relationships with the same man. Reprint....

  • The Devil's Due

    Rita Boucher

    The Devil's Bargain Beautiful Lady Katherine Steele was in desperate flight from the loathsome lord who threatened even more than her virtue after her husband's death. Her only refuge was a castle deep in the heart of Scotland; her only sa...

  • The Man from Blue River

    Judith Bowen

    Westbank Ranch, on the western side of Wyoming FRASER McKENNA is the owner of Westbank Ranch. Strong, too silent, a still-grieving widower. MARTHA THOMAS is a woman at loose ends. Driving through the western states, looking for adventure, M...

  • Murder Crossed

    Eleanor Boylan

    In her fifth "cozy" mystery, feisty septuagenarian widow Clara Gamadge returns to her alma mater to help an infamous alumna, a glamorous but self-destructive actress, as she faces her most challenging role. 10,000 first printing. $10,000 ad/promo....

  • Wendy's Wish

    T.J. Bradstreet

    Wishing for a perfect friend after receiving a mysterious letter that predicts that her next wish will come true, Wendy is delighted by her new companion Marilyn, who soon shows her true nature in frightening ways. Original....

  • Death in High Heels

    Christianna Brand

    When Scotland Yard's young Mr. Charlesworth calls at Christophe et Cie about a murder, he finds five charming young women--all pretty, all suspects, all ready to obstruct his investigations. He would be hard pressed to say which causes more problems-...

  • The Mustang Herder

    Max Brand

    Perfecting his skills in street fighting and gunslinging, New York-born Gregg heads west in the hopes of making his fortune and is disgusted by his subsequent job as a mustang herder, until a band of thugs offers him the adventure he craves. Original...

  • Free Spirits

    Thom Braun

  • Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi

    Emily Brightwell

    INSPECTOR WITHERSPOON...THE MURDERER? It was one of the most brazen murders anyone could remember. The killer walked right into Peter Hornsley's office, hit him with a policeman's truncheon, and strangled him. He even told the night watchman his n...

  • The Groom, I Presume?

    Annette Broadrick

    THE BRIDE HAD HER BOOTS ON .... And she was ready to walk down the aisle. Only she was missing a little something -- her intended had run off and married someone else! So what was Maribeth O'Brien to do? What any true-blue daughter of Texas wo...

  • The Ghost of Greyfriar's Bobby

    Ruth Brown

    A retelling of a legendary Edinburgh dog shares the story of the faithful Bobby, a little dog who kept watch over his master's grave for fourteen years and is believed by locals to continue his vigil from beyond the grave....

  • Gold Medal Horse

    Bonnie Bryant

    Southwood is the most glorious horse the Saddle Club has ever seen. He has more than athletic talent -- he has the heart and soul of a champion. The girls think this horse could jump for gold at the world's most exciting competition. But he has to qu...

  • Gold Medal Rider

    Bonnie Bryant

    The Saddle Club is thrilled to be attending an international riding competition, even if it means they have to serve as humble grooms for Beatrice Benner and her horse, Southwood. Beatrice is the most spoiled rich girl they've ever met, but she is a ...

  • Jasmine Trots Ahead

    Bonnie Bryant

    Jasmine gets to train with the best rider at Pine Hollow Stables—but there’s one member of the club who is not happy about itThe Pony Tails’ riding teacher, Max, has assigned each of the girls a “big sister” from the Pon...

  • Jaguars Ripped My Flesh

    Tim Cahill

    The author of A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg and Pecked to Death by Ducks gives new meaning to the words "going to extremes" in this exhilarating--and frequently hilarious--collection of adventure travel writing. "Cahill . . . (writes) with the precisi...

  • Becky

    Julie Caille
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    He's dark, dangerous, and oh so dashing. No hero is more appealing than a Regency rake, as he cuts a swath through the ton with his wicked, wicked ways. Now, six acclaimed authors of outstanding Regency fiction bring us a collection of stories fe...

  • Vendetta Gold

    Will Camp

    A family feud sent Roy Huckaby to a dusty Texas prison for three years. Now he's out, vowing to follow the straight and narrow. But two things spoil his plans--a treasure map given to him by a dying vaquero and a beautiful woman caught up in a family...

  • Ashleigh's Hope

    Joanna Campbell

    Accepted into the exclusive Chesterton Riding Academy, a thrilled Ashleigh Griffen pursues her lifelong dream of owning a horse and is confronted by jealous fellow students who attempt to sabotage her efforts during an important competition. Original...

  • Touched

    Scott Campbell

    Robbie Young is an ordinary twelve-year-old boy about to drop a bombshell that will devastate his small town family. One day he rides his bike home after school, finds his mother in the kitchen making dinner, and speaks aloud the secret he's been kee...

  • Conan, Lord of the Black River

    Leonard Carpenter
    • / Heroic Fantasy / Sword & Sorcery
    • Buy Buy

    Conan the Cimmerian must venture into the nightmare world of the dead to retrieve the Silver Lotus, a powerful weapon that can undo the dreaded incantation that holds the city of Queen Rufia under the spell of the undead witch Zeriti...

  • Dark Day, Light Night

    Jan Carr

  • Nature of the Beast

    Jan Carr

    Isabelle goes to the pet store and pays a dollar for a new pet, a big furry and friendly beast, but the real excitement begins when she brings him home to her Mom and Dad as they discover that this creature sleeps in chaneliers and bellows in French....

  • Rebel Bride

    Sally Carr

    "If I didn't know better, I'd say you were definitely a runaway." Caron had to admit that Ewan Cameron's suspicions about her were not altogether undeserved. Cold feet were one thing, but flying halfway around the world to avoid o...

  • A Tree's Tale

    Lark Carrier

  • Under the Sea Wind

    Rachel L. Carson

    Celebrating the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, Under the Sea-Windâ€"Rachel Carson’s first book and her personal favoriteâ€"is the early masterwork of one of America’s greatest nature writers. Evoking...

  • Mom in the Making

    Carla Cassidy

    WHEN WOULD RUSS BLACKBURN FIND A WIFE? "Never. I'm going to scare off any woman who comes within fifty feet of my dad...and make sure nobody hurts us again!" --Daniel Blackburn, age 8 "I don't know much about kids, but 1 do know that little 'd...

  • Hang Time

    Zev Chafets

    NBA great Tyrone Holliman isn't too thrilled to be traveling to Israel with legendary NCAA coach Digger Dawkins, but as an ambassador for his sport, he knows how to play the game. But neither man can imagine what lies ahead--armed abduction by Muslim...

  • Roustabout

    Michelle Chalfoun

    A unique first novel tells the story of a young girl, adopted by a traveling circus at age five, who now at age fifteen has created for herself a bizarre family made up of circus hands, including her lover, the ringcrew chief twenty years her senior....

  • Reflection

    Diane Chamberlain

    THE QUALITY OF MERCY Twenty years a terrible tragedy broke the peace of the small Pennsylvania Dutch town of Reflection. The residents of the village have never forgiven the person they blamed for what happened--Rachel Huber. She left town immedia...

  • Sofia

    Ann Chamberlin

    In an evocative new series of historical novels featuring the women of the Ottoman Empire, Sofia, the daughter of a Venetian aristocrat, and an Italian sailor are captured by Turkish pirates and sold into slavery during the sixteenth century. Reprint...

  • Bitterroot

    Victoria Chancellor

    FLOWER OF DESIRE... In the Wyoming Territory -- a land both breathtaking and brutal -- bitterroots grow every summer for a brief time. Therapist Rebecca Hartford has never seen such a plant -- until she is swept back to the days of Indian medicin...

  • Her Very Own Husband

    Lauryn Chandler

    COULD THE COWBOY ON HER DOORSTEP... Rose Honeycutt wasn't wishing for a husband when she blew out her birthday candles, but when a handsome drifter showed up on her doorstep, she began hoping for happily-ever-after! With his rugged good looks,...

  • Tutu Much Ballet

    Gabrielle Charbonnet

    When her grandmother comes to visit during the summer, Charlotte thinks she will be allowed to go to gymnastics camp with her best friend, but her mother and grandmother insist that she take ballet lessons instead...

  • Inheritor

    C.J. Cherryh

    THE RACE FOR SPACE Six months have passed since the reappearance of the starship Phoenix -- six months during which the alien atevi have striven to reconfigure their fledgling space program in a breakneck bid to take their place in the heavens alo...

  • The Deception

    Marion Chesney

    IT WAS UNFAIR --TO BE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN HER HOME AND HER HEART... When one of her sisters is attacked by Harry Devers, the lecherous son of Mannerling's present owner, Abigail Beverley puts her obsession with reclaiming the mansion on h...

  • No Blue Food

    Richie Chevat

  • Daddy on Demand

    Judy Christenberry

    "Hey, mister! I got money--and I need a daddy! "I know Mommy says we're just two girls on our own and we don't need no boys. But...I kind of told Teacher that my daddy would talk at show-and-tell. Do you think $3.67 is enough to bu...

  • A Match for Lord Fairleigh

    Cathleen Clare
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    He's dark, dangerous, and oh so dashing. No hero is more appealing than a Regency rake, as he cuts a swath through the ton with his wicked, wicked ways. Now, six acclaimed authors of outstanding Regency fiction bring us a collection of stories fe...

  • An Elusive Groom

    Cathleen Clare

    SCANDAL! INTRIGUE! LOVE! Lady Christina is creating a scene. The beautiful, infatuated debutante is chasing London's favorite dandy, Aubrey, Lord Standish, from routs to ballrooms...and he's running as fast as he can. The tabbies of the to...

  • Moonlight Becomes You

    Mary Higgins Clark

    At a party in Manhattan, Maggie Holloway -- one of the fashion world's most successful photographers -- is thrilled to be reunited with her beloved former stepmother. A widow now, Nuala Moore is equally delighted to see her long-lost stepdaught...

  • Ella's Trip to the Museum

    Elaine Clayton

    Illustrated in full color. On a visit to the museum with her class, Ella discovers what it's like to be in a painting, instead of just looking at it.  However, Ella's teacher, Mrs. Jasper, is convinced that Ella is merely goofing off. So Ella demon...

  • Pearls Before Swine

    Mary Clayton

    Content to spend his time tending his garden and writing successful whodunits, former police inspector John Reynolds comes out of retirement to investigate a headless corpse, found in a pigsty on Hanscastle Farm....

  • The Warrior Returns

    Allan Cole; Chris Bunch

    All of Orissa believed that Rali Emilie Antero, legendary warrior and sorceress extraordinaire, was dead, lost at sea during some grand adventure gone wrong. In Fact, Rali was not dead, but left entombed in ice to dream for eternity--until a goddess ...

  • Monster and Muffin

    Joanna Cole

  • Another Kind of Monday

    William E. Coles Jr.

    Discovering three hundred dollars and a note in a library book, Mark is challenged to follow a series of clues that may lead to an exciting discovery and enlists his friend, Zeena, to help in the adventure....

  • Seeing Stars

    Sharleen Collicott

  • The King's Giraffe

    Mary Jo Collier

    A whimsical historical tale follows the adventures of Abdul, a stable boy to the ruler of Egypt, who in 1826 accompanied a giraffe, a gift to King Charles, to France, where the pair were delightedly received....

  • Ageless Love

    Jean Conrad

    Adventure, danger, and romance are found by three women in the American West. Stories include "Applegate Landing" by Jean Conrad, "Beyond the Smoky Curtain" by Mary Harwell Saylor, and "Moon for a Candle" by Maryn Langer....

  • Bleak Seasons

    Glen Cook

    THE BLACK COMPANY IS BACK! "Let me tell you who I am, on the chance that these scribblings do survive.... "I am Murgen, Standardbearer of the Black Company, though I bear the shame of having lost that standard in battle. I am keeping these Anna...

  • John's Wife

    Robert Coover

    A satirical fable of small-town America centers on a builder's wife and the erotic power she exerts over her neighbors, transforming before their eyes and changing forever their notions of right and wrong....

  • Cat and Dog

    Peta Coplans

    When Cat refuses to share her picnic basket of goodies with Dog after their summer-day swim, Dog invites Cat to play a counting game, but Cat is unaware that whenever she answers a question, her basket items disappear....

  • Captivated

    Colleen Corbet

    A LADY'S PASSION Lizzie Matthews was born in the Colonies and glows with the passion and spirit of an American patriot. Yet it is the tolls of revolution that have forced her to England to live within all the rigid expectations of her grandfather's ...

  • The Cove

    Catherine Coulter

    Dear Reader: The Cove is a quaint little postcard town made up only of old folk who sell the World's Greatest Ice Cream--a secret recipe that brings lots of tourists into town. Into The Cove comes Sally Brainerd, daughter of murdered Amory St. ...

  • People of the Short Blue Corn

    Harold Courlander

    Noted folklorist Harold Courlander spent two summers with the Hopi, learning their legends and stories. This timeless collection of Native American folklore is now available in paperback for the first time....

  • For Pete's Sake

    Debra Cowan

    The pain of the past yields a promise of love... JULIA After outlaws murdered her husband and injured her six-year-old son, Julia vowed to protect Pete -- at any cost... MARSH A detective, he was sent to Spinner, Missouri, to capture the gang...

  • Sunset Express

    Robert Crais

    Elvis Cole is back on his own turf in Los Angeles, and embroiled in a controversial high-profile murder case. A wealthy restaurateur is accused of murdering his wife, and his hot-shot defense attorney hires Elvis to find proof that police detective A...

  • The Perfect Gentleman

    Elaine Crawford

    In the heart of Texas lives a family as big and bold as the state itself. TheDaltrys are as different as they come, each with his or her own strengths -- and weaknesses. Every time a Daltry turns twenty years old they are presented with a task by the...

  • The Trouble With a Bad Fit

    Camilla T. Crespi

    Italian-born Simona Griffo has her work cut out for her when friend and legendary fashion designer Roberta Riddle finds murder stealing the show. After a model ends up slain in the ladies room, and her new partner becomes the prime suspect, Roberta n...

  • Shattered Vows

    Jasmine Cresswell

    Weddings - Glamour -- Family - Heartbreak Enter the House of DeWilde Since the turn of the century, the elegant and fashionable DeWilde stores have helped brides around the world realize the fantasy of their "special day." The store...

  • Winning Can Be Murder

    Bill Crider

    FIRST DOWN FORA KILLER It's been a while since Sheriff Dan Rhodes's football days, but things haven't really changed, at least not with state play-offs coming up and excitement for the local high school team heating to a fever pitch. But coach ...

  • ABC Mystery

    Doug Cushman

  • Rats

    Jane Cutler

    The Fraser brothers return in a collection of five stories of adventure as Edward faces a haunted house for a pre-Halloween party, Jason is forced to have dinner with an unwanted girlfriend, and Spike, their pet rat, unexpectedly has babies....

  • Zorah's Magic Carpet

    Stefan Czernecki

  • Killer.app

    Barbara D'Amato

    SJR Computer Systems is the largest, most powerful corporation of its kind. With secret tentacles that reach into all kinds of business, political, and government institutions, its power is mammoth. To Chicago cop Suze Figueroa, cyberspy is not in he...

  • My Mom the Frog

    Debbie Dadey

    Jason has an orange belt in karate and does not get scared easily. But when Jason's mom kisses the huge wart on his hand and then disappears, Jason gets scared. Soon there is a frog hopping around the house and no sight of mom! Has Jason's wart chang...

  • James and the Giant Peach: The Book and Movie Scrapbook

    Roald Dahl

  • The Cupid Chronicles

    Ruth Jean Dale

    THE CAMERONS OF COLORADO Cupid, Colorado. This is ranch country, cowboy country--a land of high mountains and swift, cold rivers, of deer, elk and bear. The first Cameron came to Colorado more than a hundred years ago, and Camerons have owned and ...

  • Pity the Sinner

    Mark Daniel

    In the midst of a costly divorce settlement and a battle for custody of his young daughter, steeplechase jockey Neil Munrow finds himself the beneficiary of a mysterious $100,000 and the victim of an unknown blackmailer who wants him to betray his fr...

  • Krik? Krak!

    Edwidge Danticat

    Arriving one year after the Haitian-American's first novel (Breath, Eyes, Memory) alerted critics to her compelling voice, these 10 stories, some of which have appeared in small literary journals, confirm Danticat's reputation as a remarkably gifted ...

  • Old Flames

    Sandra Dark

    Have we met before? Anthropologist Amber Sheridan had come to the centuries-old mansion to unearth a mysterious discovery--not to fall under the spell of the home's handsome owner. But she soon found blue-eyed millionaire James Shockley impossible...

  • Neanderthal

    John Darnton

    THE EXPEDITION OF THE CENTURY... In the remote mountains of central Asia, an eminent Harvard archeologist discovers something extraordinary. He sends a cryptic message to two colleagues. But then, he disappears. UNCOVERS THE FIND OF THE MILLENNIU...

  • Seascapes

    Peggy Darty

    When Jessica Thorne met Blake Vandercamp, she thought she'd found the man of her dreams. It was only after their wedding that she discovered she'd married an irresponsible dreamer, and only after Blake's death that she realized the extent of their de...

  • Baby of the Bride

    Kay David

    SHE WAS GOING TO LOSE HER BABY! Rachel St. James's dream of having a baby was finally in her grasp. But the adoption contract stipulated that little Elizabeth had to grow up in a two-parent home. And Rachel would do anything to keep the little...

  • The Bad Luck Wedding Dress

    Geralyn Dawson

    IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN A LITTLE LUCK TO BRING THEIR TEXAS HEARTS TOGETHER.... They were calling it the Bad Luck Wedding Dress, and Jenny Fortune knew that spelled trouble for her Fort Worth dressmaking shop. Just because the Bailey girls had met wi...

  • The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi

    Marele Day

    Claudia Valentine, a gutsy, compassionate PI in Sydney, Australia. Claudia is hired by Rosa Grimaldi to find her 15-year-old daughter, Madalena, who ran away after a fight with her father. Soon, Claudia is knee-deep in the shadowy underground world o...

  • Spoiled Rotten

    Barthe DeClements

    When his neighbor and friend, Andy, continually misbehaves in class, Scott fears that Andy will be sent back to the first grade and launches a campaign to straighten out his friend's act. Simultaneous....

  • The Golden Flask

    Jim DeFelice

    Charged by General George Washington with verifying the authenticity of an intercepted message that warns of an imminent British attack, trusted secret service agent Lieutenant Colonel Jake Gibbs begins a dangerous journey to Manhattan. Original....

  • Sailaway Home

    Bruce Degen

    A rhyming story follows the adventures of young Pig, who uses his imagination to place himself in the roles of a seafaring captain on a sailboat, an aviator in a high-flying airplane, and a treasure hunter who seeks his fortune....

  • Midnight Justice

    Martin Delrio

    VENOM'S REVENGE Spider-Man faces the fight of his life when nightmare creature known as Venom targets both the web-slinger and his alter-ego, Peter Parker, for destruction! The deadly alien symbiote and its human host, Eddie Brock, collectively...

  • Eggs with Legs

    Judy Delton

    Join the Pee Wee Scouts for fun and adventure as they make friends and earn badges. Does April Fools’ Day count as a holiday?With both Easter and Mother’s Day approaching, the Pee Wees are going to be very busy. The troop is going to dye egg...

  • The Mask of Cthulhu

    August Derleth

    Beginning with "The Return of Hastur," which Derleth completed posthumously from H.P. Lovecraft's notes, these stories masterfully expand the horrific cycle of the Cthulhu mythos and its monstrous pantheon. Original....

  • Eggheads

    Emily Devenport

    THE KEY TO THE UNIVERSE lies in finding the ruins of the long-vanished race known as the Earlies and deciphering the glyphs , they left behind--a code that holds the secrets of a technology far beyond anything humans have yet achieved. For An, born ...

  • Ribofunk

    Paul Di Filippo

    In the world of Ribofunk, biology is a cutting-edge science, where the Protein Police patrol for renegade gene splicers, and part-human creatures live in Lake Superior, dealing with toxic spills. Ribofunk depicts a sentient river; a sultry bodyguard ...

  • Katherine

    Helen Dickson

    HER HANDSOME PROTECTOR... Katherine Blair knew that her love for Blake, Lord Russell, was thoroughly pointless, and yet he would not allow her to find another suitor! No, this protector had another delicious form of torture in mind. While Blake...

  • Where No One Has Gone Before

    J.M. Dillard

    "Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship EnterpriseTM

    Her five-year mission: To explore strange, new worlds; To seek out new life and new civilizations; To boldly go where no man has gone b...

  • Cheevey

    Gerald Dipego

    In the tradition of "Virgin Suicides" comes an enchanting, critically acclaimed novel of a young man's coming of age in the '90s. Claude Cheever--Cheevey--is about to turn 20 and his family is disintegrating around him. But as he begins to spread his...

  • Aristocats

    Walt Disney

  • Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians: Pop-up Book

    Walt Disney

    An elaborate pop-up book retells the adventures of dalmatian parents Pongo and Perdita, who search for their fifteen puppies at the home of the dognapping, fur-loving Cruella De Vil, and find a dalmatian plantation....

  • Looking for Meeko

    Walt Disney

  • The Joker's Apprentice

    Chuck Dixon

  • Bad Chemistry

    Franklin W. Dixon

    Falling for the pretty new chemistry teacher at Bayport High, Joe Hardy is called upon to clear her name when she is charged with murdering her former supervisor by deliberately mislabeling an important chemical. Original....

  • A Knight to Remember

    Christina Dodd

    HIS POWER MATCHED HER PRIDE Fallen from grace and sheltered in a convent, Lady Edlyn is a skilled herbalist forced to secretly tend the wounds of Hugh de Florisoun. A knight renowned for his prowess on the battlefield and in the bedchamber, Hugh i...

  • Move Heaven and Earth

    Christina Dodd

    COULD HER LOVE HEAL HIS DAMAGED SOUL? Sylvan Miles dreaded the moment she'd see Lord Rand Malkin again. Once a dashing rogue, he'd returned from a battle a changed man. Sylvan, too, has suffered. Sharpened by scandal and tragedy, she vows to heal ...

  • Outrageous

    Christina Dodd

    A SECRET WORTH A KINGDOM She was tall and lovely, crowned with a flaming mane of red hair, but Lady Marian's delicate beauty lent no value to the powerful strength within her. When Elizabeth, her beloved queen and dearest friend since childhood, c...

  • When I Grow up, I Want to Be...

    Blaise Douglas

  • The Woman Who Walked into Doors

    Roddy Doyle

    "This unflinching novel chronicles a woman's relationship with a violent man in a way that brings fresh insight to the subject . . . engaging and uplifting." -- O, The Oprah MagazineFrom the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, the ...

  • Cleanup Catastrophe!

    Cathy East Dubowski

    Organizing her friends for Cleanup Day in the hope of winning a special prize, Alex ignores her sister's taunts and gets so enthusiastic that she soon irritates all of her friends to the point that her special powers become necessary. Original....

  • Sarah Anne Hartford, Mass., 1651

    Kathleen Duey

    Massachusetts February 1, 1651 I am so afraid... Sarah has committed a terrible crime. She laughed, played, and slid down a snowy hill with her best friend on the Sabbath. Now she faces the most painful day of her life. If she remains silent, the P...

  • Emma Eileen Grove, Mississippi, 1865

    Kathleen Duey

    Mississippi April 26, 1865 I hate these Yankees. The war is over, but the hardship and suffering have not ended for Emma, whose mother is dead and father is missing. With her brother and sister, Emma boards the Sultana, a paddle wheel steamboat, h...

  • Driven to Distraction

    Judith Duncan

    A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE... Passing your fortieth birthday didn't mean you had to go off the deep end, did it? But there was no other explanation for the fact that usually sane single mother Maggie Burrows couldn't keep her thoughts -- or h...

  • Tales of St. Patrick

    Eileen Dunlop

  • Animal Crackers: A Delectable Collection of Pictures, Poems, and Lullabies for the Very Young

    Jane Dyer

  • Two Weddings and a Bride

    Anne Eames

    MR. AND MRS. WHO? Brand-new bride Catherine Mason was ready to cut the wedding cake when she caught her husband with a bridesmaid in the "Just Married" car. So, she announced his "little indiscretion" to the three hundred guests, t...

  • Mississippi Raiders

    J.T. Edson

    Belle Boyd came from a family of eight sisters and though he loved them deeply, her father had always wanted a son.  With her riding ability and her quick shot, Belle was the closest he would come.  On a fateful day, Belle would have to say goodb...

  • The Return

    Gene Edwards

    This title is no longer available from Tyndale, but it can be ordered from SeedSowers / 4003 N. Liberty Street / Jacksonville, FL 32206
    The Return depicts biblical events from two perspectives: that of the earthly participants and that of the an...

  • Little Sailor

    John F. Eggert

  • The Schooling of a Rake

    Monique Ellis
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    He's dark, dangerous, and oh so dashing. No hero is more appealing than a Regency rake, as he cuts a swath through the ton with his wicked, wicked ways. Now, six acclaimed authors of outstanding Regency fiction bring us a collection of stories fe...

  • Tales of Burning Love

    Louise Erdrich

    “Romantic love, religious ecstasy, the strange mixture of devotion and misunderstanding that runs through families -- all are steeped together. The result is a rich and fragrant infusion. . . . [Written] with great poignancy and charm.”  -- ...

  • Grandmother's Pigeon

    Louise Erdrich

    A grandmother’s sudden departure leaves her family with an even more puzzling, and wondrous, surprise in this enchanting story from the National Book Award-winning author—at last back in print Grandmother was a mysterious woman. She could ...

  • First Day At Day Care

    Nate Evans

  • The Amazing Zoo

    Nate Evans

  • Werewolves for Lunch

    Erica Farber; J.R. Sansevere

    A strange new family has moved into Old Howl Hall.  And Critter Falls' three biggest busybodies--Mrs. Plum, Mrs. Pucker, and Mrs. Pinch--can't wait to check them out.  The  situation gets really hairy when the nosy ladies pop in for lunch--and ...

  • Penelope

    Penelope Farmer

  • Reckless Angel

    Jane Feather

    She turned his life into chaos as she melted his heart... Sir Daniel Drummond had amazed himself by offering to many Henrietta Ashby to save her from her tyrannical father. Now the little hoyden had turned his household topsy-turvy with her unconv...

  • Serenity in the Storm

    Susan C. Feldhake

    Lizzie Mathews was desperately concerned. She could sense trouble ahead, gathering somewhere like a great thundercloud--but she couldn’t identify it. Belief in God’s goodness had always made her strong. Would it sustain her through whatever lay a...

  • The Darkness and the Dawn

    Susan C. Feldhake

    Evil clashes with good in a small Minnesota town when a Gypsy girl comes to stay at the Grant Hotel. She inherited a crystal ball, occult books, and tarot cards from her grandmother -- as well as the strange power that draws her to Billy. But when sh...

  • Mommies at Work

    Eugenie Fernandes

  • Do You Take This Child?

    Marie Ferrarella

    EXPECTANT BRIDE... Dr. Sheila Pollack was a mom-to-be, and her due date had arrived. But there was no daddy--no husband--in sight! One night with Slade Garrett had changed her life forever. And now, nine months later, she was about to deliver thei...

  • Millionaire's Secrets

    Mark Fisher

    An overnight millionaire, the author of The Instant Millionaire offers a powerful parable about a struggling advertising agent who is led to financial prosperity and spiritual fulfillment by an eccentric millionaire. 75,000 first printing....

  • Nebraska Nymph

    Dirk Fletcher

    Spur McCoy, with guns blazing, arrives in the town of Kearney, Nebraska to stop a range war between cattle ranchers and sodbusters, and nothing--not even two beautiful, curvaceous women--can deter him from his mission. Reissue....

  • Deadly Judgment

    Jessica Fletcher; Donald Bain

    MURDER IN BEANTOWN Jessica Fletcher is off to Boston to help her eccentric lawyer friend, Malcolm McLoon, defend a tycoon accused of fratricide. Her uncanny sleuthing talents will come in handy when the two old acquaintances dive into the case wit...

  • Cast in Stone

    G.M. Ford

    In the wild days of Leo Waterman's youth, Henry "Heck" Sundstrom was a god. But things haven't been going great lately for the p.i.'s burly ex-hero. First came the honeymoon boating accident that killed Heck's son and new daughter-in-law, Allison. An...

  • The Way Through the Mountains

    Steve Frazee

    THE UNFORGETTABLE WESTERN SAGA ABOUT ONE MAN'S STRUGGLE TO BRING JUSTICE TO THE UNTAMED WILDERNESS--AND TO WIN THE WOMAN OF HIS DREAMS

    Hired to find out why work on the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railroad's Colorado tunnel was at a standstill, ...

  • Sword of Flame

    Maggie Furey

    The magnificent epic that Maggie Furey began in Aurian and continued in Harp of Winds soars to new heights of enchantment as Aurian and Anvar face unforeseen perils in their quest for a lost artifact of power.... At last the lovely Lady Aurian has...

  • Forever & Ever

    Patricia Gaffney

    Connor Pendarvis has a bitter past and a driving ambition -- exposing the harsh working conditions in Miss Sophie Deene's copper mine is only the beginning. Sophie Deene is her father's daughter -- proud, fiercely independent ... and bound by convent...

  • Gone Shopping

    Lorraine Gammon

    Voted one of The Guardian's top 10 best crime books of all time and one of the best true crime books ever written according to Stylist

    Shirley Pitts, the eldest of six children was born upside down on 24 November 1934. Her 'career...

  • Celestial Matters

    Richard Garfinkle

    A thousand years after Alexander the Great, the Greek Empire has expanded over the world with the help of advanced technology. Its plans for Total Domination of the entire planet will be complete once the war with the empire of the middle kingdom has...

  • Ghost of a Chance

    Mark A. Garland; Charles G. McGraw

    Badly damaged by a close encounter with a dwarf star, the U.S.S. Voyager discovers a world being torn apart by awesome volcanic stresses. The primitive inhabitants of Drenar Four face extinction unless the Starship Voyager intervenes -- something the...

  • The Listening Sky

    Dorothy Garlock

    Jane Love's hopes soared when she set out for Timbertown, Wyoming Territory. There, she thought, she'd be safe from her enemy and find the work and respect she so needed. The big problem turned out to be mill owner T. C. Kilkenny. Sitting hig...

  • The King of Babylon Shall

    George Garrett

    Twenty-five years after a bizarre series of deaths in Paradise Springs, Florida, investigative reporter Bill Tone attempts to reconstruct the events of the past, in a story that is told from the perspectives of participants and witnesses....

  • A Dangerous Affair

    Mona Gedney

    MISSING JEWELS, AN OMINOUS WARNING, AND A GENTLEMAN TO FEAR -- OR TO LOVE... In the wake of their father's passing, the orphaned Standish sisters appeal to their mother's wealthy friend, Lady Norwood, for help. In response, they receive a...

  • Timeless Warrior

    Georgina Gentry

    TIMELESS LEGEND It is a painting with a ghost in it -- according to the guidebook in the Pawnee museum. Journalist Blossom Ann Murdock, in Oklahoma to research her family's roots, thought the painting might spark a good article. Now, as shadowy ...

  • The Right Choice

    Catherine George

    When Georgia arrived in Italy to teach English to young Alessa Valori, she felt everything was heading in the right direction. But the minute she met Luca Valori, Alessa's uncle and the famed ex-motor racing champion, she was thrown completely of...

  • Bedtime, Everybody!

    Mordicai Gerstein

  • Kindred

    John Gideon

    Lewis Kindred, a Vietnam veteran cursed by the loss of his legs but blessed with the unearthly immortality of a vampire, senses the presence of others like himself, but unlike the rest of his kin, Kindred refuses to surrender the last of his humanity...

  • Loving Samantha

    Robin Gideon

    IN ORDINARY TIMES, THEY WOULD NEVER MEET. BUT THESE ARE NOT ORDINARY TIMES Samantha Sanders - Born into a world of wealth and comfort, she is as innocent and free as the virgin Dakota territory that gave her life. Hawk Two Feathers - Raised to ...

  • Ghost on the Net

    Mel Gilden

    After witnessing an online seance, Jason receives mysterious messages from his late mother that send him and Athena on a quest to uncover the secrets of MetaCorp, a company that has supposedly perfected computerized immortality. Original....

  • Cybercops and Flame Wars

    Mel Gilden

    Flamed by an obnoxious cybersurfer who calls himself Rebel, an outraged Athena sends back an equally unflattering message and becomes Rebel's target when he applies his hacking skills to ruining Athena's life. Original....

  • Achieving Personal Perfection

    H.B. Gilmour

    A sequel based on the Paramount film finds Beverly Hills socialite-wannabe Cher engaged in an aggressive personal makeover that she hopes will propel her into stardom, while movie director Brad falls desperately in love with her. Original....

  • Most Likely to Die

    Jaqueline Girdner

    At a barbecue reuniting the Class of '68, Kate Jasper finds that Sid Semling, master prankster, is just as obnoxious as he was in school. He pinches the women, insults the men, and programs Kate's pinball machine to spew offensive comments. But no on...

  • Lie Down With Dogs

    Jan Gleiter

    When he comes to the aid of a small boy, Chicago ad exec Robert Cooper is thrown into partnership with Lisa Jacobi, an independent young woman, as they struggle to protect the child from unknown enemies...

  • Puppy Fat

    Morris Gleitzman

    In this sequel to Worry Warts and Misery Guts, Keith Shipley is still trying to bring happiness to his now-separated parents, this time by finding each of them a new partner. “A punchy narrative, droll characters and original plot make this a real ...

  • Crota

    Owl Goingback

    A group of hand-picked hunters stalks a killer, what the local Missouri Native American's call Crota, a mythical beast leaving a trail of mutilated bodies behind as it grows in power and returns to an underground labyrinth containing an unthinkable h...

  • The Lost Testament

    Alan Gold

    Investigating the discovery of a testament allegedly written by Jesus Christ, international scholar Michael Farber and Israeli archaeologist Judith Abramovich confront the manipulative intrusion of charismatic evangelist Jimmy Wilson. Reprint....

  • Too Many Puppies

    Golden Books

  • Instrument of Fate

    Christie Golden

    "

    ""Take the lute. Be safe, be careful, trust no one, and live, my child, live to write a glorious ballad about your adventure..."" With these words, a dying elf gives young bard Gillien Songespynner a magical lute and changes her life forever. For...

  • Predator's Smile

    Christopher Golden

    DAREDEVIL BATTLES BULLSEYE AS NEW YORK BURNS! An arsonist's twisted handiwork claims hundreds of lives in the roughest neighborhood in New York--Daredevil's turf. Daredevil digs up the root of the problem and comes up with a ruthless crime boss be...

  • Once upon a Time in Rhyme

    Meish Goldish

  • For the Love of Emma

    Lucy Gordon

    A little girl in need of a mom... Carlyle Brackman is Briony's boss -- and what an ogre she finds him! Until she sees him in another light, as a tender father devoted to his daughter. This transformation in Carlyle almost melts Briony's he...

  • Matters of Choice

    Noah Gordon

    With Choices Noah Gordon brings to a close his great trilogy spanning the generations of the Cole medical dynasty. Beginning with the legendary 11th century doctor Robert J. Cole, each eldest son has borne the same name and middle initial, and som...

  • The Desert Bride

    Lynne Graham

    "I am a close acquaintance of Crown Prince Razul's!". Rash worlds indeed... Bethany Morgan was desperate to stop her deportation from Datar, and only Razul could help her. But she'd tried so hard to forget him -- they'd been in...

  • Wish You Were Here

    Lesley Grant-Adamson

    Determined to avoid the oppressive chatter of the fellow bookstore clerk who's insisting that she and he take their vacations together, Linda Conway makes up a story about visiting Italy with a friend--then drives off alone to the north of England, s...