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  • The Golden Vendetta

    Tony Abbott

    It's been two months since the Kaplan family hunted down the Serpens relic, but when the evil Galina Krause suddenly and violently reappears, Wade, Darrell, Lily, and Becca have no choice but to face her again. Now they must race to find an artifact ...

  • Protocol Zero

    James Abel

    Marine doctor and bio-terror expert Joe Rush returns in an electrifying new arctic adventure… When authorities in Alaska receive a disturbing call from a teenage girl, their investigation leads them to discover an entire family of researchers ...

  • Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio

    Jessica Abel

  • A Taste of Sugar // Reunion in Sugar Lake

    Marina Adair

    From the author of the nationally bestselling St. Helena Vineyard series and the Heroes of St. Helena series comes a sexy new book from Marina Adair set in Sugar, Georgia... A blast from her past . . . Charlotte Holden, Sugar's favorite pediatric...

  • The Notting Hill Mystery

    Charles Adams

    The Notting Hill Mystery was first published between 1862 and 1863 as an eight-part serial in the magazine Once a Week. Widely acknowledged as the first detective novel, the story is told by insurance investigator Ralph Henderson, who is building a c...

  • Murder in the Paperback Parlor

    Ellery Adams

    The New York Times bestselling Book Retreat mysteries feature Storyton Hall, the perfect getaway for literature lovers -- except when a guest tries to get away with murder… With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Jane Steward is organizin...

  • The Dog Biscuit Breakfast

    David A. Adler

    Calvin Waffle doesn't believe in bad ideas Danny knows his friend Calvin has crazy ideas, so he's not surprised when Calvin suggests they start a Rent-a-Pet business. After all, Calvin's Aunt Ruth wants the boys to watch her dog while she's away, ...

  • Public Enemies

    Ann Aguirre

    Through a Faustian bargain, Edie Kramer has been pulled into the dangerous world of the Immortal Game, where belief makes your nightmares real. Hungry for sport, fears-made-flesh are always raising the stakes. To them, human lives are less than nothi...

  • Breakout

    Ann Aguirre

    All hell is breaking loose in the edge-of-your-seat follow-up to "Havoc" and "Perdition" from New York Times bestselling author Ann Aguirre… The prison ship Perdition has become a post-battle charnel house with only a handful of Dred’s soldier...

  • Woman of the Dead

    Bernhard Aichner

    The #1 international bestseller praised as “one of the most arresting thrillers I’ve read in years” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner), Woman of the Dead is the darkly thrilling tale of Brünhilde Blum, a successful undertaker ...

  • Knights of the Hawk

    James Aitcheson

    Autumn 1071. Five bloody years after the Battle of Hastings, only a desperate band of rebels in the marshes of eastern England stands between the Normans and absolute conquest. But the campaign is stalling as the Normans, under King William, are t...

  • The Royal Tutor, Vol. 1

    Higasa Akai

    Accepting the post of Royal Tutor at the court of the king of Grannzreich, Heine Wittgenstein is a little professor with a big job ahead! Each of the kingdom's four princes has a rather distinct personality. Does their diminutive new instructor have ...

  • The Royal Tutor, Vol. 2

    Higasa Akai

    When the king returns to court, it's time for the princes to prove their mettle. But not everyone's been exactly keeping up with Heine's lessons... (Hint: It's the prince who only scored a one on his assessment test...and that was for signing his nam...

  • The Invisible Hand

    Ayad Akhtar

    A chilling examination of how far we will go to survive and the consequences of the choices we make. In remote Pakistan, Nick Bright awaits his fate. A successful financial trader, Nick is kidnapped by an Islamic militant group, but with no one ne...

  • Infinite Home

    Kathleen Alcott

    A beautifully wrought story of an ad hoc family and the crisis they must overcome together. Edith is a widowed landlady who rents apartments in her Brooklyn brownstone to an unlikely collection of humans, all deeply in need of shelter. Crippled i...

  • The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall

    Katie Alender

    "In this asylum, your mind plays tricks on you all the time ..." Delia's new house isn't just a house. Long ago, it was the Piven Institute for the Care and Correction of Troubled Females -- an insane asylum nicknamed "Hysteria Hall." However, man...

  • It's in His Heart

    Shelly Alexander

    She has a secret. He has a scandal. And they both have an attraction they can’t deny. Ella Dennings is furious. Soaking wet, muddy, and furious. All she wants is to enjoy a quiet summer retreat in her Red River Valley cabin. Maybe she can finish...

  • Never Always Sometimes

    Adi Alsaid

    Never date your best friend Always be original Sometimes rules are meant to be broken Best friends Dave and Julia were determined to never be cliché high school kids -- the ones who sit at the same lunch table every day, dissecting the d...

  • Beyond Clueless

    Linas Alsenas

    Marty Sullivan’s life ends, basically, when her parents enroll her in a private high school. A private, Catholic, girls-only high school. Meanwhile, at their local public school, her best friend, Jimmy, comes out of the closet and finds himself a b...

  • The Escort

    Laura Marie Altom

    In Laura Marie Altom’s scorching new Shamed novel, perfect for fans of Kendall Ryan and Claire Kent, two broken hearts push one another to the breaking point -- until love changes everything.   Having lost the woman he loves to his best friend, Na...

  • Galactic Freedom Fighters

    Ameet Studio

    The first-ever LEGO Star Wars activity book with over 96 pages of hilarious activities! Relive all of the humor and action of LEGO Star Wars in this fun-filled activity book. Includes mazes, matching, code breaking, puzzles, and more!...

  • Josefina Mini Doll and Book

    American Girl Books

    The 6.5″ Josefina Mini Doll has warm brown painted eyes and long mahogany hair. Her smooth vinyl limbs are posable. She arrives in a tiny version of Josefina’s authentic 1824 outfit featuring a white camisa edged with lace and a colorful skirt. I...

  • Frozen in Amber

    Phyllis Ames

    Amber Treganis constantly reinvents herself. New clothes, new hairstyle, new car -- anything she can do to exert a level of control over her life. What she can't control is her shape-shifting other self: the WerCougar that sinks its claws into her br...

  • Running Wild

    Susan Andersen

    They can't escape the heat… Magdalene Deluca isn't the damsel-in-distress type. But if she has to involve a stranger in a dangerous chase through South America, she's glad Finn Kavanagh's the guy she sucked into her problems. Very glad. The man...

  • Tycoon's Terms of Engagement

    Natalie Anderson

    The winner takes all… To notorious tycoon Jack Wolfe, billion-dollar deals are his lifeblood. So no one is more surprised than he is when his meeting with Australia's most stylish blogger, Steffi Leigh, gets completely out of hand! He wants ...

  • Lord of the Wings

    Donna Andrews

    The brilliantly funny Donna Andrews delivers another winner in the acclaimed avian-themed series that mystery readers have come to love. The eighteenth book in her New York Times best-selling series continues to surprise and delight in this next knee...

  • Magic Shifts

    Ilona Andrews

    Magic is coming and going in waves in post-Shift Atlanta -- and each crest leaves danger in its wake… After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate -- former Beast Lord Curran Lennart -- are adjusting to a very d...

  • The Queen's Hat

    Steve Antony

    From Steve Antony, the author and illustrator of Please, Mr. Panda and Betty Goes Bananas! A sudden gust of wind sets off a marvelous adventure for the Queen, lots of Queen's men, and one very special hat. Just where will that hat land? Following ...

  • I Love You More Than Moldy Ham

    Carey Armstrong-Ellis

    When a young monster sets out to create a gourmet dinner for someone special, he squelches through marsh and muck to find just the right ingredients, from beetle knees to plump slugs to chicken teeth! But who is the dinner for? A surprise awaits his ...

  • Deceptions

    Kelley Armstrong

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Otherworld series delivers her most suspenseful novel yet, where the discovery of Cainsville’s dark past and the true nature of its inhabitants leads to murder, redemption, love, and unspeakable loss....

  • The Nightmare Charade

    Mindee Arnett

    Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she's a criminal. No, she's a Nightmare. Literally. Dusty is a magical being who feeds on human dreams. Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding schoo...

  • Prince Fly Guy

    Tedd Arnold

    Once upon a time, Buzz writes a fairy tale for a class assignment and Fly Guy becomes a handsome prince! In the latest installment of Tedd Arnold's NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Fly Guy series, Buzz has a homework assignment to write a fairy tale and...

  • Alpha

    Isabelle Arsenault

    Discover the NATO phonetic alphabet and find layers of connection in every letter in a stunning abecedarian from celebrated artist Isabelle Arsenault. "Alpha, Bravo, Charlie..." Since 1956, whenever time and clarity are of the essence, everyone f...

  • Primal Heat

    A.C. Arthur

    In the savage world of shapeshifters desire can be as dangerous as nature itself.... As bodyguard to the most powerful shapeshifter in the human world, Shadow Shifter, Eli Preston has sworn to protect his leader, defend their alliance, and keep hi...

  • Night's Surrender

    Amanda Ashley

    Aspiring actress Abbey Marie Cordova knows more than most people do about vampires -- she was born among them, the only human child in a centuries-old family of the undead, and determined to stay that way. But a chance encounter with dark, mysterious...

  • The Girl at the Center of the World

    Austin Aslan

    In this fast-paced, exhilarating sequel to the acclaimed The Islands at the End of the World, Leilani and her family on the Big Island of Hawai’i face the challenge of survival in the world of the Emerald Orchid, a green presence that appeared in t...

  • A Rock Is Lively

    Dianna Hutts Aston

    From the creators of the award-winning An Egg Is Quiet, A Seed Is Sleepy, A Butterfly Is Patient, and A Nest Is Noisy comes this gorgeous and informative introduction to the fascinating world of rocks. From dazzling blue Lapis Lazuli to volcanic Snow...

  • The Automobile Club of Egypt

    Alaa Al Aswany

    From the most popular Egyptian novelist of his generation, a rollicking, exuberant and powerfully moving story of a family swept up by social unrest in post World War II Cairo. Once a respected landowner, Abd el-Aziz Gaafar fell into penury and ...

  • Callie Asks for Help

    Annie Auerbach

    Leapin' Lassos! Helping others is what Sheriff Callie does best! But when she tries to help too many townsfolk at once, she and Sparky end up stuck at the bottom of a deep canyon. Who will come to Sheriff Callie's rescue in this rootin' tootin' Level...

  • Bounce

    Noelle August

    Following in the bestselling tradition of Molly McAdams and J. Lynn, this final chapter in the fun and steamy New Adult trilogy by Noelle August (authors Veronica Rossi and Lorin Oberweger) features two aspiring musicians who must choose between thei...

  • Alec's Royal Assignment

    Amelia Autin

    In the Man on a Mission series, a special agent becomes one woman's most dangerous weakness… Bodyguard to the queen of Zakhar, lieutenant Angelina Mateja is unwilling to risk her reputation or her job for US special agent Alec Jones -- no matt...

  • Old Wolf

    Avi

    Hunting -- the predator, and its prey -- is at the heart of this riveting and suspenseful novel from Newbery Medalist Avi with illustrations from Caldecott Medalist Brian Floca. In the computer game world of Bow Hunter -- Casey’s world -- there ...

  • Angel of Doom

    James Axler

    MYTHIC PROPORTIONS Insidious alien forces conspiring to enslave humanity grow increasingly dangerous and defiant. Willing to do whatever it takes to defeat these ancient invaders, the Cerberus rebels carry on the fight for freedom. DAMNATION ...

  • Harriet Wolf's Seventh Book of Wonders

    Julianna Baggott

    The reclusive Harriet Wolf, revered author and family matriarch, has a final confession-a love story. Years after her death, as her family comes together one last time, the mystery of Harriet's life hangs in the balance. Does the truth lie in the rum...

  • Smokescreen

    Jodie Bailey

    UNDER ATTACK When her life is on the line, Ashley Colson is rescued by the last person she ever expected to see again. Military officer Ethan Kincaid might have disappointed her once in the past, but now he's the only person who can keep her safe...

  • Internship in Murder

    Donald Bain

    Laura is a young intern in Washington, D.C., working for handsome and likable Congressman Hal Gannon. Laura falls for the charming Gannon, but when she catches a stewardess at Gannon's apartment, she vows to destroy him. Private investigator Rober...

  • U.S. Immigration in the 1900s

    Brynn Baker; Danny Kravitz

    This four-book set explores U.S. Immigration in the 1900s through various nonfiction text types, including chronology, biographies, and cause and effect. A fiction book set in the 1900s is tailor-made to complement the nonfiction offerings. Pulling t...

  • The Demon in the Wood

    Leigh Bardugo

    Before he ruled Ravka, before he was the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy with an extraordinary gift. In this prequel story to the New York Times-bestselling Grisha Trilogy, Leigh Bardugo takes us into Ravka's mysterious past, when Grisha lived as...

  • The Incarnations

    Susan Barker

    Hailed as “China’s Midnight’s Children” (The Independent) this “brilliant, mind-expanding, and wildly original novel” (Chris Cleave) about a Beijing taxi driver whose past incarnations over one thousand years haunt him through searing let...

  • Leo: A Ghost Story

    Mac Barnett

    You would like being friends with Leo. He likes to draw, he makes delicious snacks, and most people can't even see him. Because Leo is also a ghost. When a new family moves into his home and Leo's efforts to welcome them are misunderstood, Leo decide...

  • Two Across

    Jeffrey Bartsch

    Highly awkward teenager Stanley Owens meets his match in beautiful, brainy Vera Baxter when they tie for first place in the annual National Spelling Bee-and the two form a bond that will change both of their lives. Though their mothers have big pl...

  • Smaller and Smaller Circles

    F.H. Batacan

    This harrowing mystery follows two Catholic priests on the hunt through Manila for a brutal serial killer Payatas, a 50-acre dump northeast of Manila’s Quezon City, is home to thousands of people who live off of what they can scavenge there. It ...

  • Seven Tales and Alexander

    H.E. Bates

    Seven Tales and Alexander beautifully captures a spectrum of emotions from innocent childhood and early adolescence, to those of simple-hearted and uninquiring old age. On its original release in 1929 (The Scholartis Press), The New Statesman observe...

  • Ultima

    Stephen Baxter

    On the planet of Per Ardua, alien artifacts were discovered -- hatches that allowed humans to step across light-years of space as if they were stepping into another room. But this newfound freedom has consequences.... As humanity discovers the ...

  • Money Troubles

    Raymond Bean

    Benji Franklin is the worlds go-to super genius. He's already saved the planet twice before, and now he's at it again. With the help of his extraordinary problem solving skills (and a solid gold submarine or two), he'll be busy stopping dangerous und...

  • Agatha's First Case

    M.C. Beaton

    At age twenty six, Agatha Raisin has already come a long way. She has clawed her way up since leaving the Birmingham slum where she was born. She's lost her Birmingham accent, run away from her drunken husband, and found a job at a public relations o...

  • The State We're In: Maine Stories

    Ann Beattie

    A magnificent new collection of linked stories from a multiple prize-winning master of the short form. The State We’re In, Ann Beattie’s first collection of new stories in a decade, is about how we live in the places we have chosen -- or have bee...

  • Crybaby

    Karen Beaumont

    Hush, hush! Rush, rush! When Baby cries, her family and neighbors try to stop her tears and help her to sleep. But all their rushing and hushing, tickling and rocking, and feeding and burping can't stop Baby's tears. Roy, the old retriever, knows wha...

  • Promises to Keep

    Maegan Beaumont

    When your past comes back to kill you . . . For years Michael O’Shea has been forced to act as a personal assassin for Livingston Shaw, the cold-blooded puppet master who controls the remote bioweapon implanted in Michael’s back. Shaw offers t...

  • Malcolm Under the Stars

    W.H. Beck

    Now that Snip the cat is gone (but hardly forgotten), the classroom animals of the Midnight Academy are ready for things to get back to normal at the McKenna School. After all, protecting nutters (students) and lankies (teachers) is an around-the-clo...

  • Hot Doc from Her Past

    Tina Beckett

    A smile she can never forget! Stepping into West Manhattan Saints, Dr. Tessa Camara is stunned to discover the hospital's new orthopedic surgeon is Dr. Clay Matthews -- her ex! Four years apart has done nothing to extinguish the fire between them...

  • Crossways

    Jacey Bedford

    Ben Benjamin, psi-tech Navigator, and Cara Carlinni, Telepath, can never go home again. To the Trust and Alphacorp alike, they are wanted criminals. Murder, terrorism, armed insurrection, hijacking, grand theft, and kidnapping are just the top of a l...

  • The Contrary Tale of the Butterfly Girl

    Ishbelle Bee

    A dark and twisted Victorian melodrama Two orphans, Pedrock and Boo Boo, are sent to live in the sinister village of Darkwound. There they meet and befriend the magical and dangerous Mr Loveheart and his neighbour, Professor Hummingbird, a recluse...

  • Nowhere Wild

    Joe Beernink

    A dark and riveting survival story set against a rugged northern landscape... Izzy is just thirteen when a flu pandemic turns the world upside down. After her sister is attacked by a roving gang of looters in what remains of their town, Izzy flees...

  • Energized

    Mary Behre

    In the new Tidewater novel by the author of Guarded, a kiss between strangers draws both into unexpected danger and unforgettable desire . . . She’s searching for a sign . . . Hannah Halloran has always believed in her gift. The things she se...

  • Nightwise

    R.S. Belcher

    R.S. Belcher, the acclaimed author of The Six-Gun Tarot and The Shotgun Arcana launches a gritty new urban fantasy series set in today's seedy occult underworld in Nightwise. In the more shadowy corners of the world, frequented by angels and demon...

  • Shooting for the Stars

    R.G. Belsky

    R. G. Belsky brings back New York City newspaper reporter Gil Malloy in a gripping new mystery about the closed-case murder of a Hollywood actress. Some thirty years ago, movie star Laura Marlowe was shot to death by a crazed fan in New York City,...

  • All-New X-Men, Volume 7: The Utopians

    Brian Michael Bendis

    The time-tossed All-New X-Men are more than teammates, more than best friends, they have become a close-knit family. But the mysterious Black Vortex may sunder their family ties permanently! As the young mutants venture back into space to deal with a...

  • A Clementine for Christmas

    Daphne Benedis-Grab

    Josie usually keeps to herself, but she comes out of her shell when she and her dog, Clementine, volunteer at the local hospital during the holiday season. Josie loves dressing up in silly costumes, singing carols, and helping to prepare for the big ...

  • The Berenstain Bears' Harvest Festival

    Stan Berenstain; Jan Berenstain

    Autumn is a beautiful time of year, and the folks of Bear Country are looking forward to everything the season brings. So when the Chapel in the Woods holds its first ever Harvest Festival, people gather at Farmer Ben’s for a wonderful time of fami...

  • Supersize Animals

    Melvin Berger

    A level 2 reader in the Scholastic nonfiction reader line featuring gigantic animals that you'll hardly believe are real!

    Some people are short and some people are tall, but everyone is a little different. The same is true for animals. Some an...

  • Boo-La-La Witch Spa

    Samantha Berger

    Spooky meets silly in this unique Halloween story about a witch’s night out at the fa-BOO Witch Spa! Halloween is the most important day of the year for any witch. So when the holiday ends and the witches are tired from tricking and treating, t...

  • Surgeons, Rivals...Lovers

    Amalie Berlin

    In bed with her rival… When Dr. Kimberlyn Davis finds herself in the midst of an accident site, it's not just the thrill of saving a life that crackles in the air…it's working with the irresistible Dr. Enzo DellaToro! But when Enzo is rev...

  • A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories

    Lucia Berlin

    "I have always had faith that the best writers will rise to the top, like cream, sooner or later, and will become exactly as well-known as they should be-their work talked about, quoted, taught, performed, filmed, set to music, anthologized. Perhaps,...

  • Atonement

    Kirsten Beyer

    An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: Voyager -- and the sequel to Protectors and Acts of Contrition! Admiral Kathryn Janeway faces a tribunal determined to execute her for supposed crimes committed during Voyager’s maiden trek thr...

  • A Whole New Ballgame

    Phil Bildner

    Fifth grade is one crazy ride in this middle grade novel about two best friends. Rip and Red are best friends whose fifth-grade year is nothing like what they expected. They have a crazy new tattooed teacher named Mr. Acevedo, who doesn't believe ...

  • Marvelous Cornelius

    Phil Bildner

    In New Orleans, there lived a man who saw the streets as his calling, and he swept them clean. He danced up one avenue and down another and everyone danced along. The old ladies whistled and whirled. The old men hooted and hollered. The barbers, bead...

  • Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans

    Phil Bildner

    In New Orleans, there lived a man who saw the streets as his calling, and he swept them clean. He danced up one avenue and down another and everyone danced along. The old ladies whistled and whirled. The old men hooted and hollered. The barbers, bead...

  • Daughter of Dusk

    Livia Blackburne

    After learning the truth about her bloodlines, Kyra can't help but feel like a monster. Though she's formed a tentative alliance with the Palace, Kyra must keep her identity a secret or risk being hunted like the rest of her Demon Rider kin. Tris...

  • 1-2-3 ZooBorns!

    Andrew Bleiman

    Count and cuddle with a whole new herd of zoo babies in this number-filled picture book from the creators of ZooBorns.com. Attention, animal lovers! It’s time to count along with a whole new crew of adorable zoo babies. Featuring irresistible an...

  • ABC ZooBorns!

    Andrew Bleiman

    “ABC” means “Animal Baby Cuteness” in this darling alphabet book from the creators of ZooBorns.com. Calling all animal enthusiasts -- the ZooBorns are back! It’s time to scamper through the alphabet with a herd of irresistible zoo babies...

  • A Remarkable Kindness

    Diana Bletter

    Through a largely hidden ceremony…four friends discover the true meaning of life. It's 2006 in a seaside village in Israel, where a war is brewing. Lauren, Emily, Aviva and Rachel, four memorable women from different backgrounds, are drawn to th...

  • Nothing Left to Burn

    Patty Blount

    From the YALSA and RITA Award-nominated author of Some Boys, a smoldering new contemporary YA about love, loss and finding a place to belong. Dear Dad, I promised Matt I'd do this-become a Junior Cadet. That I wouldn't let you break me down. I kn...

  • The Distance Between Us

    Noah Bly

    In The Distance Between Us, Noah Bly presents a blistering portrait of a troubled family, of bonds that can be battered but never broken, and of the friendships that can make us whole again. Hester Parker resides in an elegant Victorian house in...

  • The Healer

    Virginia Boecker

    Don't miss this bewitching novella, set in the world of The Witch Hunter. John Raleigh, one of the youngest and most talented magical healers in all of Anglia, can relieve any ailment except, perhaps, his own broken heart. Since the deaths of his mo...

  • The Little Kiosk By The Sea

    Jennifer Bohnet

    One summer they’ll never forget… Meet Sabine, desperately fighting to save her little kiosk from closure whilst turning down her friend Owen’s proposals, time and time again. Cue Harriet, returning to Dartmouth after thirty years, haunted...

  • That Night with the CEO

    Karen Booth

    It was a one-night stand -- until her next project has them working side by side! Entrepreneur Adam Langford always gets what he wants. And he wants the blonde who shared his bed a year ago -- then vanished. Now a tabloid scandal whisks Melanie C...

  • Black Cat, White Cat

    Silvia Borando

    Day and night, black and white -- this playful tale of opposite personalities celebrates the adventure of sharing life’s discoveries with a friend. Black Cat -- black from the tips of his ears to the tip of his tail -- only ever goes out in the ...

  • Power Surge

    Ben Bova

    The science advisor to a newly-elected freshman senator, Jake has crafted a comprehensive energy plan that employs innovative new technologies to make America the world's leader in energy production while simultaneously boosting the economy and prote...

  • Formula for Friends

    Julie Bowe

    When it comes to math, Victoria Torres is completely average. On the other hand, her older sister, Sofia, is captain of the math team. When one of the team members drops out unexpectedly, Sofia must find a replacement -- fast! With the conference tro...

  • Birthday Glamour!

    Julie Bowe

    Most years, Victoria Torres loves the family birthday party she shares with her grandmother. It's filled with sweet and funny traditions, and of course, there's always a pinata. But now that she's turning twelve, the family party seems completely ave...

  • Pompom Problems

    Julie Bowe

    Now that Victoria Torres is in middle school, being popular is more important than ever, and Victoria is positive being a cheerleader is the best way to secure her popularity. Her best friend Bea agrees to try out with her, but Victoria is going to n...

  • Face the Music

    Julie Bowe

    For Victoria Torres, middle school band is a completely average experience. She's fifth chair out of nine flutes, after all. So when her band director asks for a volunteer to play the band's new piccolo, Victoria sees it as her shot to shine. The onl...

  • Dragon Teeth

    Carl Bowen

    A rogue CIA agent has been located in Iran, and it falls to Lieutenant Commander Ryan Cross and his Shadow Squadron to capture him. They track down the agent only to learn that he had to go dark to finish his mission. Caught between two terrorist org...

  • Steel Hammer

    Carl Bowen

    Shadow Squadron has never had an easy mission, but under Lieutenant Commander Ryan Cross's leadership, the team has routinely achieved the impossible. But this time, the team has an especially tall order: parachute onto a moving train, secure a large...

  • Guardian Angel

    Carl Bowen

    Shadow Squadron has a new team member, and he is welcomed with their most challenging mission yet. The Secretary of State has been kidnapped in the Central African Republic -- by child soldiers. Unwilling to harm the armed youths, Lieutenant Commande...

  • Long Shadow

    Carl Bowen

    When a video surfaces of a man making terrorist demands, Shadow Squadron is tasked with finding answers. With the help of an ex-teammate, Lieutenant Commander Ryan Cross discovers that the speaker is a former American soldier and a member of the orig...

  • You're the Earl That I Want

    Kelly Bowen

    THE EARL DOTH PROTEST . . . For businessman Heath Hextall, inheriting an earldom has been a damnable nuisance. The answer: find a well-bred, biddable woman to keep his life in order and observe the required social niceties. But it's always been...

  • A Lady's Guide to Skirting Scandal: A Novella

    Kelly Bowen

    2018 RITA award-winning author!A delightful romp to be read in one sitting - for fans of Sarah MacLean, Julia Quinn, and Tessa Dare.Lady Viola Hextall is bored - of the sea, her chaperones, and the woeful lack of available dukes on the ocean voyage f...

  • Malice at the Palace

    Rhys Bowen

    Lady Georgiana Rannoch won’t deny that being thirty-fifth in line for the British throne has its advantages. Unfortunately, money isn’t one of them. And sometimes making ends meet requires her to investigate a little royal wrongdoing. While m...

  • A Peach of a Pair

    Kim Boykin

    A novel of a woman picking up the pieces of her life with the help of two spirited, elderly sisters in South Carolina. March, 1953. Nettie Gilbert has cherished her time studying to be a music teacher at Columbia College in South Carolina, but as ...

  • Dragon Day

    Lisa Brackmann

    Ellie McEnroe is an Iraq War vet living in Beijing, where she represents the work of cutting-edge Chinese political artists. She has one bum leg, a taste for dumplings and beer, and a sweet-tempered rescue mutt for a roommate. She also has Chinese Do...

  • Lamp Black, Wolf Grey

    Paula Brackston

    Artist Laura Matthews finds her new home in the Welsh mountains to be a place so charged with tales and legends that she is able to reach through the gossamer-fine veil that separates her own world from that of myth and fable. She and her husband ...

  • Ambush

    Chris Bradford

    Teenage bodyguard Connor must survive the wilds of the African savanna in a life-or-death mission--perfect for fans of Alex Rider, Tom Clancy's The Division, and James Bond! With two successful missions under his belt, Connor Reeves is quickly...

  • I Know Sasquatch

    Jess Bradley

    Sasquatch are big, creepy creatures with razor-sharp teeth, long claws, and stinky fur (Ew!). At least, thats what most people think . . . But nobody's actually ever met one -- except Jess Bradley! In this quirky, colorful picture book, Jess describe...

  • I Know Bigfoot

    Jess Bradley

  • Unleashed

    Eileen Brady

    Dr. Kate Turner is happy with her new life in Oak Falls, upstate New York. Working as a relief veterinarian at a small house-call practice, she truly enjoys helping her patients. All that changes when client Claire Birnham is found dead, an appare...

  • Red Skies

    Kay Bratt

    In the fourth book of the Tales of the Scavenger’s Daughters series, the fates of three people who’ve never met converge in profound and unexpected ways. Mari, the daughter of the town scavenger, grew up knowing hardship, but she never could h...

  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears: An Interactive Fairy Tale Adventure

    Eric Braun

    We all know about Goldilocks and the three bears, but did you know that the little bear really runs the show? Or that Goldi was escaping from something worse than bears? Dive into this fairy tale twist, where You Choose the path through three differe...

  • Little Red Riding Hood: An Interactive Fairy Tale Adventure

    Eric Braun

    In a battle of wits, who will win? Little Red or the Wolf? The epic struggle between the two takes some unexpected twists in this fractured retelling of the beloved fairy tale. Who do you trust? What do you do? When You Choose the path through three ...

  • Stranded

    Melinda Braun

    In the tradition of 127 Hours and The Edge, a fascinating and suspenseful novel about a group of teens battling for their lives against the most violent villain in history -- Mother Nature. It’s human instinct to survive…but Mother Nature has ...

  • Lair of Dreams

    Libba Bray

    The longing of dreams draws the dead, and this city holds many dreams. After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O'Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. With her uncanny ability to read people's secrets, she's become a media darling...

  • The Girl Who Slept with God

    Val Brelinski

    For Fans of Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You and Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings, an entrancing literary debut about religion, science, secrets, and the power and burden of family from recent Wallace Stegner Fellow Val Brelinski Set in...

  • Best Laid Plans

    Allison Brennan

    In Best Laid Plans, newly minted FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid is settling into her job in San Antonio, Texas, when the corpse of Harper Worthington, the husband of a sitting congresswoman, is found naked in a motel on the wrong side of town. It's up to Luc...

  • Dark Ascension

    M.L. Brennan

    As the series continues, reluctant, slacker vampire Fortitude Scott learns that nothing is more important than family -- or more deadly.... After a lifetime of avoiding his family, Fort has discovered that working for them isn’t half bad -- even...

  • Not by Sight

    Kate Breslin

    With Britain caught up in WWI, Jack Benningham, heir to the Earl of Stonebrooke, has declared himself a conscientious objector. Instead, he secretly works for the Crown by tracking down German spies on British soil, his wild reputation and society st...

  • Mrs Pargeter's Principle

    Simon Brett

    For Mrs Pargeter, it is a matter of principle that she should complete any of her late husband’s unfinished business. Amongst the many bequests he made to her, perhaps the most valuable is his little black book, in which he listed all the people wh...

  • Player

    Brick and Storm

    Never underestimate a misfit... All Enzo aka Shawn Banks, and Bianca "Angel" Smith wanted to do was leave the evidence of their old life behind them, but the past always has a way of coming back to haunt you. When International King Pin, Damien Orla...

  • Better Homes and Corpses

    Kathleen Bridge

    After Meg Barrett found her fiancé still had designs on his ex-wife, she decided it was time to refurbish her life. Leaving her glamorous job at a top home and garden magazine, she fled Manhattan for Montauk, only to find decorating can sometimes le...

  • The Snowman and the Snowdog

    Raymond Briggs

    Raymond Briggs’s beloved Snowman returns in this new Step 1 Step into Reading early reader ... accompanied by a snow puppy! When Billy wishes his snowman and snowdog to life, they take him on a journey to the North Pole, where he competes in a sled...

  • Justice League vs. Blizzard League

    J.E. Bright

    The first-ever LEGO DC chapter book! Includes full-color art. An all-new adventure starring the biggest LEGO DC superheroes and villains! What happens when the Justice League joins forces with the Bizarro League, a team of mixed-up, bizarre clo...

  • Family Sabbatical

    Carol Ryrie Brink

    Professor Ridgeway is on sabbatical in the South of France -- and the whole family is along for the adventure. Susan has brought her diary to document their vacation fun, but Dumpling isn’t convinced that France can compete with their house with th...

  • Family Grandstand

    Carol Ryrie Brink

    Susan, George, and Dumpling have a special life in Midwest City, where they live with their college-professor dad and mystery-writer mom. Not only can they watch the university’s football games from the tower of their house on College Avenue, but n...

  • 100 Days of Happiness

    Fausto Brizzi

    What would you do if you knew you only had 100 days left to live? For Lucio Battistini, it’s a chance to spend the rest of his life the way he always should have -- by making every moment count. Imperfect, unfaithful, but loveable Lucio has been...

  • Spy Games

    Adam Brookes

    In a world of lies, one man wants the truth. Journalist Philip Mangan is trying to stay out of trouble in East Africa, his reputation and his life in tatters. But when he is caught in a terrorist attack in East Africa and a shadowy Chinese figure ...

  • Iron Wolf

    Dale Brown

    New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown goes beyond the headlines in this high-tech, high-tension military thriller in which a resurgent Russia enflames sectarian unrest and violence in Ukraine and Poland, setting off a stealth robotic war and e...

  • Jedi Academy Journal

    Jeffrey Brown

    The companion journal to the New York Times Bestselling series Star Wars: Jedi Academy! Roan won't be attending Jedi Academy forever, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end when you finish reading. Spend more time with Roan, Yoda, Ewok Pilot, an...

  • How Lunchbox Jones Saved Me from Robots, Traitors, and Missy the Cruel

    Jennifer Brown

    Luke Abbott's school is the losing-est school in the history of losing. And that's just fine for him. He'd rather be at home playing video games and avoiding his older brother Rob and the Greatest Betrayal of All Time. But now he's being forced t...

  • Promise of a Family

    Jo Ann Brown

    Family in Training? After rescuing six children abandoned in a boat, Captain Drake Nesbitt is determined to ensure their safety and locate their unknown parents. But first, he needs someone to nurture the babies. He's grateful for the support of ...

  • Come Away with Me

    Karma Brown

    An unexpected journey leads one woman to discover that life after loss is possible, if only you can find the courage to let go… One minute, Tegan Lawson has everything she could hope for: an adoring husband, Gabe, and a baby on the way. The nex...

  • Friction

    Sandra Brown

    A gripping story of family ties and forbidden attraction. Crawford Hunt wants his daughter back. Following the death of his wife four years ago, Crawford, a Texas Ranger, fell into a downward spiral that left him relegated to deskwork and with his...

  • Sin and Swoon

    Tara Brown

    Not even the warning label on the experimental project could have prepared Jane Spears for the nightmare she would walk into when the Ashley Potter case landed in her lap. Deep inside the victim’s mind, Jane finds clues hinting at the worst crimes ...

  • The Great Estate

    Sherri Browning

    Pulled apart by past mistakes. Driven by a passion neither could deny. Sophia Thorne was young and inexperienced when she married the dashing Earl of Averford...and through dark and troubled times, their relationship nearly came to an end. Now she...

  • Dog Days of Summer Bride

    Margaret Brownley

    Music teacher Miralee Davis and blacksmith Tom Colbert don’t realize they’ve been sharing the same dog until. . .it digs up a stash of stolen loot. The reward will go to the dog’s owner -- if only that can be decided....

  • The Gift

    Wanda E. Brunstetter

    Not everyone thinks Leah has a gift Leah Mast and her family have always considered her to have a healing touch and a special gift for reflexology treating people s ailments by massaging certain places on their feet. But others scoff at the notion...

  • Hot Point

    M.L. Buchman / Matthew Lieber Buchman

    THESE AIRBORNE HEROES BATTLE MORE THAN FLAMES The elite firefighters of Mount Hood Aviation fly into places even the CIA can't penetrate. FROM WILDFIRE TO GUNFIRE Master mechanic Denise Conroy-with a reputation for being as steel-clad as the air...

  • Magneto Vol. 3: Shadow Games

    Cullen Bunn

    As Magneto tries to forge a new stronghold on the devastated island nation of Genosha, the backdrop for his greatest triumphs and most devastating tragedies, he finds himself confronted by S.H.I.E.L.D.! But what ace does Magneto have up his sleeve th...

  • The Bangkok Asset

    John Burdett

    Royal Thai Police Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep is called to investigate a crime scene in Bangkok -- which quickly reveals itself to be anything but typical. For one thing, the victim has been beheaded in a bizarre manner, and for another, a message...

  • Tremaine's True Love

    Grace Burrowes

    New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes introduces a brand new gorgeous Regency Romance series featuring the Haddonfield ladies and their loves. He's had everything he could ever want...until now Wealthy wool magnate Tremai...

  • Rough Edges

    Shannon K. Butcher

    From the author of Edge of Betrayal -- the Edge series returns with the climactic fifth novel, and an all-new explosive, romantic adventure... In the world of covert operations, Bella Bayne knows how to get the job done. And with her work coming f...

  • The Secret Room

    Dori Hillestad Butler

    Now that Kaz can finally pass through walls without feeling all “skizzy,” he can go explore Beckett’s secret room at the back of the library. What he finds there is a mystery he never expected! ...

  • Treasured by Thursday

    Catherine Bybee

    The seventh and final tale in the dazzling, heartwarming, and pulse-racing Weekday Brides series. Gabriella Masini: She’s a woman haunted by her past, with the scars to prove it. She believes that fairy tales are for other people. An elite match...

  • Killer Run

    Lynn Cahoon

    Jill Gardner owner of Coffee, Books, and More has somehow been talked into sponsoring a 5k race along the beautiful California coast. The race is a fundraiser for the local preservation society but not everyone is feeling so charitable. The day of...

  • Military Animals

    Laurie Calkhoven

    MILITARY ANIMALS showcases the most heroic animal stories throughout history where real animals saved the day!

    Everyone knows that soldiers entered battlefields on horseback, but did you know that some warriors rode elephants into combat? You ...

  • Lost in Rome

    Cindy Callaghan

    When Lucy heads to Rome for the summer, she’s is in for pizza, pasta, and a little amore in this M!X novel from the author of Lost in London. Lucia “Lucy” Rossi thought she was going to be a camp counselor for the summer, but, thanks to a ve...

  • Visionary And Everyday

    Italo Calvino

  • Just a Summer Fling

    Cate Cameron

    Lake Sullivan, Vermont, has plenty of attractions for movie star Ashley Carlsen -- pristine nature, local color, and a handyman with a bad reputation for all the right reasons . . . Ashley’s movie-star life is starting to feel like an act. She...

  • The Dog Master

    W. Bruce Cameron

    Set against the most dramatic time in our species' history, The Dog Master tells the story of one tribe's struggle for survival and one extraordinary man's bond with a wolf-a friendship that changed mankind forever Thirty thousand years ago, ice w...

  • The White Book

    Candlewick Press

    No words are needed -- and unexpected things can happen -- when a boy, some bold paint, an active imagination, and a white wall come together. Roller in hand, a boy starts to paint a blank wall. First it’s a plain coat of pink. Then six birds em...

  • The Princess and the Player

    Kat Cantrell

    In this arranged marriage, falling for the wrong brother leads to a royal romance! Now that her family will rule Alma, Bella Montoro is a candidate for a royal wedding. But the Miami-born free spirit won't be a pawn in her father's power plays. Th...

  • Stage & Play

    Eric Carle

    Bring Eric Carle's beloved picture book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" to life! Place Brown Bear and other animals in the grooved slots on top of the box, then arrange and rearrange the scene. Put the pieces back in the box for compact st...

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cupcake Kit

    Eric Carle

    Birthday parties and lunch boxes will be full of cheer thanks to this handy cupcake kit! Featuring fun and easy cupcake recipes inspired by the classic children's book, this kit includes beautiful paper liners patterned with Eric Carle's beloved artw...

  • Before We Were Strangers

    Renee Carlino

    From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To...

  • His Unforgettable Fiancee

    Teresa Carpenter

    Her million-dollar mystery man… Sheriff Grace Delaney's last case is a handsome stranger suffering from amnesia. She agrees to help him uncover his memory, but when his identity is revealed as multimillionaire playboy Jackson Hawke, Grace must ...

  • Wildest Dreams

    Robyn Carr

    Blake Smiley searched the country for just the right place to call home. The professional triathlete has travelled the world, but Thunder Point has what he needs to put down the roots he’s never had. In the quiet coastal town he can focus on his tr...

  • The Glass Gauntlet

    Roy Carter

  • Hide and Seek

    Jane Casey

    It's Christmastime in Port Sentinel, the tiny English town where Jess Tennant has been living for more than a year now. Jess wasn't sure how she felt about moving to Port Sentinel when her mom dragged her there right in the middle of high school, but...

  • Gustav Gloom and the Inn of Shadows

    Adam-Troy Castro

    Gustav and Fernie’s adventures in the Dark Country continue as they search for their families. But as they get closer to discovering their families’ fates, their mission is once again threatened by old foes -- as well as some new, even more treac...

  • Demanding His Brother's Heirs

    Michelle Celmer

    Twins mean double the trouble! Only from USA TODAY bestselling author Michelle Celmer! Is Holly Shay seeing a ghost? The man on her doorstep is the spitting image of her baby twins' late father, but when he explains who he is, she feels relief an...

  • The Surrogate

    Steph Cha

    From critically acclaimed author Steph Cha-Los Angeles-based P.I. Juniper Song is back in a thrilling story about heritage and responsibility, motherhood and genocide. Finally a licensed private detective, Steph Cha's "compelling and original" (LA...

  • Murder Comes Calling

    C.S. Challinor

    When four murders take place in a secluded English community, Scottish barrister Rex Graves is called on by an old friend to lend his investigatory expertise. The authorities suspect a shady house agent, but letters written in blood on the bodies tip...

  • The Dance Begins

    Diane Chamberlain

    In this short story prequel to Pretending to Dance, psychologist Graham Arnette longs to dance the way he used to, before illness stole his ability to walk. Graham lives on one hundred acres of family land with his daughter Molly and his wife Nora-an...

  • The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

    Becky Chambers

    Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star. Rosemary Harper ...

  • Count Dracula

    Catherine Chambers

    Each book in this series presents a fun "autobiography" of a popular mythical character. Amusingly illustrated and with simple levelled text, the books will be sure to hook in reluctant readers. The autobiographical style and text in the first person...

  • Bigfoot

    Catherine Chambers

    Each book in this series presents a fun "autobiography" of a popular mythical character. Amusingly illustrated and with simple levelled text, the books will be sure to hook in reluctant readers. The autobiographical style and text in the first person...

  • The Tooth Fairy

    Catherine Chambers

    Each book in this series presents a fun "autobiography" of a popular mythical character. Amusingly illustrated and with simple levelled text, the books will be sure to hook in reluctant readers. The autobiographical style and text in the first person...

  • The Loch Ness Monster

    Catherine Chambers

    Each book in this series presents a fun "autobiography" of a popular mythical character. Amusingly illustrated and with simple levelled text, the books will be sure to hook in reluctant readers. The autobiographical style and text in the first person...

  • Promise of Home

    Darcie Chan

    Writing in the tradition of Jan Karon and Maeve Binchy, New York Times bestselling author Darcie Chan returns readers to Mill River, the charming town whose residents experience surprises and sorrows, witness acts of goodwill and kindness, embrace fa...

  • It's a Wonderful Wife

    Janet Chapman

    From the New York Times bestselling author of the Spellbound Falls novels comes a delightful new romance set on the coast of Maine… Jesse Sinclair and his two brothers spent years dodging the women his grandfather threw in their path. But then t...

  • Brian's Choice

    Vannetta Chapman

    Brian's Choice is an e-only novella prequel to the brand-new Plain and Simple Miracles collection from popular author Vannetta Chapman (A Promise for Miriam). These stories of love and family and Amish community in Oklahoma tell of the miracles that ...

  • A Fashionable Indulgence

    K.J. Charles

    In the first novel of an explosive new series from K. J. Charles, a young gentleman and his elegant mentor fight for love in a world of wealth, power, and manipulation. When he learns that he could be the heir to an unexpected fortune, Harry Vane rej...

  • Sustained

    Emma Chase

    A knight in tarnished armor is still a knight. When you’re a defense attorney in Washington, DC, you see firsthand how hard life can be, and that sometimes the only way to survive is to be harder. I, Jake Becker, have a reputation for being cold...

  • Lulu's Party

    Kit Chase

    Follow-up to Kit Chase’s popular and utterly charming debut, Oliver’s Tree, starring Lulu, Charlie, and Oliver The weather is stormy and Lulu is disappointed that she can’t play outside, so she makes a special Rainy Day Treat and plans the ...

  • Made for Us

    Samantha Chase

    Can't make time for love? The Shaughnessy brothers have spent the years since their mother's untimely death taking care of each other and trying to make their father proud. Oldest son Aidan is hard-working, handsome, successful-and still single. Sur...

  • Into the Dangerous World

    Julie Chibbaro

    At a family meeting, Ror declares her purpose: She is an artist. But she doesn't really know what that means. Raised on a commune, she's never attended a day of school, and has seen little of the outside world. What she knows best is drawing. To ...

  • Small Wars

    Lee Child

    In this eBook exclusive short story, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child goes back to 1989, when Jack Reacher is an MP assigned to solve the cold-blooded murder of a young officer -- whose killer may be closer to Reacher than he suspects. ...

  • Having Her Boss's Baby

    Maureen Child

    She's pregnant…by the boss! Only from USA TODAY bestselling author Maureen Child! Billionaire game designer Brady Finn's latest business plan doesn't include a feisty Irish lass who challenges him at every turn. But Aine Donovan, the stunning m...

  • Chasing Secrets

    Gennifer Choldenko

    Newbery Honor-winning author Gennifer Choldenko deftly combines humor, tragedy, fascinating historical detail, and a medical mystery in this exuberant new novel. San Francisco, 1900. The Gilded Age. A fantastic time to be alive for lots of peop...

  • The Suffering

    Rin Chupeco

    Breathtaking and haunting, Rin Chupeco's second novel is a chilling companion to her debut, "The Girl from the Well." The darkness will find you. Seventeen-year-old Tark knows what it is to be powerless. But Okiku changed that. A restless spir...

  • Forbidden

    Cathy Clamp

    Ten years have passed since the war that destroyed the Sazi Council and inflicted a horrible "cure" on thousands of Sazi, robbing them of their ability to shapeshift. Luna Lake, isolated in Washington State, started as a refugee camp for Sazi orph...

  • Deep Night

    Kathy Clark

    Sure to thrill readers of Nora Roberts and Karen Robards, the breathtaking Denver Heroes series from New York Times bestselling author Kathy Clark continues as two adrenaline junkies find themselves fighting unexpected passion -- and unspeakable terr...

  • The Blue

    Lucy Clarke

    They found paradise.…what would they do to keep it? “Lagoon swims and boozy nights turn sinister in [this] atmospheric thriller” (People) about a group of friends whose dream journey around the world on a yacht turns into a chilling nightmar...

  • The Race for Paris

    Meg Waite Clayton

    The New York Times bestselling author of "The Wednesday Sisters" returns with a moving and powerfully dynamic World War II novel about two American journalists and an Englishman, who together race the Allies to Occupied Paris for the scoop of their l...

  • Trust No One

    Paul Cleave

    In the exciting new psychological thriller by the Edgar-nominated author of Joe Victim, a famous crime writer struggles to differentiate between his own reality and the frightening plot lines he’s created for the page. Jerry Grey is known to mos...

  • Because Your Grandparents Love You

    Andrew Clements

    As every child knows, grandparents are special. Why? Because they love their grandchildren in their own unique way. Although the boy and girl in this story often make mistakes, their grandparents never lose patience, but help their grandchildren and ...

  • Everybody Rise

    Stephanie Clifford

    Twenty-six-year-old Evelyn Beegan intended to free herself from the influence of her social-climbing mother, who propelled her through prep school and onto New York’s stately Upper East Side. Evelyn has long felt like an outsider to her privileged ...

  • Counting on a Cowboy

    Debra Clopton

    After losing everything she held dear, Abby never wants to love again. But a certain cowboy may just spur her to wonder if love might be worth the risk. Running from a past that haunts her, Abby Knightly is drawn to the cozy town of Wishing Spring...

  • Darkness the Color of Snow

    Thomas Cobb

    "What happened is what happened, and the effects of it rippled out continuously. How could you stop the rippling of water?" Out on a rural highway on a freezing night, Patrolman Ronny Forbert sits in his cruiser trying to keep warm and make time p...

  • A Heart's Home

    Colleen Coble

    Emmie’s hope for a life with Isaac is overshadowed by a tragic loss at Fort Phil Kearny. Isaac Liddle is keen to marry Emmie, and she knows she shouldn’t hide her pregnancy from him any longer. But before she can tell him her secret, a widower...

  • Berried Secrets

    Peg Cochran

    It’s cranberry picking time -- in an all-new mystery series from the national bestselling author of the Gourmet De-Lite Mysteries… When Monica Albertson comes to Cranberry Cove -- a charming town on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan -- to hel...

  • His Father's Eyes

    David B. Coe

    A hardboiled, magic-using private detective battles dark sorcerers in Phoenix, Arizona. Justis Fearsson is a weremyste. He wields potent magic, but every month, on the full moon, he loses his mind. He’s also a private detective, who can’t affo...

  • The Curse of Crow Hollow

    Billy Coffey

    With the “profound sense of Southern spirituality” he is known for (Publishers Weekly), Billy Coffey draws us into a town where good and evil -- and myth and reality -- intertwine in unexpected ways. Everyone in Crow Hollow knows of Alvaretta ...

  • It's Raining Bats and Frogs

    Rebecca Colby

    A little witch named Delia has been looking forward all year to flying in the annual Witch Parade. When the rumors of rain come true and the other witches start complaining, Delia takes action. Using her best magic, Delia changes the rain to cats and...

  • It's Raining Bats & Frogs

    Rebecca Colby

    A little witch named Delia has been looking forward all year to flying in the annual Witch Parade. When the rumors of rain come true and the other witches start complaining, Delia takes action. Using her best magic, Delia changes the rain to cats and...

  • Audacity

    Ray Comfort; Julia Zwayne

    Peter is an aspiring comedian encouraged by his friend Ben to perform at the local comedy club. But stage fright isn’t Peter’s only fear. When confronted with one of today’s most divisive issues, he feels compelled to speak, but can he? Challen...

  • Starry-Eyed Hallucinations

    David A. Concepcion

    From back alleys and sketchy diners to out of the way roadside motels, the characters of these short stories deal with the realities of their situations--a first time drug deal, a workplace shooting, a final decision, a proposition gone wrong. The co...

  • The Rabbi's Knight

    Michael J. Cooper

    The year is 1290--twilight of the Crusades. War-weary Knight Templar, Jonathan St. Clair, is garrisoned in the port city of Acre and more interested in learning Kabbalah than fighting Moslems. He possesses an ancient scroll with a cryptic inscription...

  • Gone Cold

    Douglas Corleone

    Twelve years after a kidnapping destroyed former US Marshal Simon Fisk's family, he is newly determined to find the people responsible for taking his then-six-year-old daughter. He refuses to step away from the cold case, even after enduring months o...

  • Mechanica

    Betsy Cornwell

    Nicolette’s awful stepsisters call her “Mechanica” to demean her, but the nickname fits: she learned to be an inventor at her mother’s knee. Her mom is gone now, though, and the Steps have pushed her into a life of dreary servitude. When she ...

  • My First Colours

    Kathleen Corrigan