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BEST REVIEWED BOOKS — MAY 2010

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The Invisible Bridge
Julie Orringer

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The Lonely Polygamist
Brady Udall

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The Black Minutes
Martin Solares

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A Question of Belief
Donna Leon

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Agaat
Marlene Van Niekerk

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Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi

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  • Diana Palmer

    A mystery unfolds in the Texas heartlands... Tall, lean and headstrong, FBI agent Kilraven lives by his own rules. And one of those rules includes keeping his hands off Jacobsville's resident sweetheart, Winnie Sinclair, no matter the temptation. Sh...



  • Lynne Graham

    He'd make her pay...in his bed! Already haunted by a youth of illegitimacy and poverty, Valente Lorenzatto never forgave Caroline Hales's abandonment of him at the altar. But now he's made millions and claimed his aristocratic Venet...



  • Lisa Kleypas

    He is everything she wants to avoid... For two years, Catherine Marks has been a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters -- a pleasant position, with one caveat. Her charges' older brother, Leo Hathaway, is thoroughly exasperating. Cat can hardly beli...



  • Penny Jordan

    Prepare to be SCANDALISED with international multi-million-copy selling Penny Jordan. For over five decades, Amber Fulshawe has been at the helm of Denham Silk, the Macclesfield mill that she inherited from her Grandmother. With many tumultuous y...



  • Mary Balogh

    Born a commoner, Hannah Reid has been Duchess of Dunbarton since she was nineteen years old. Now her husband is dead and, more beautiful than ever at thirty, Hannah has her freedom at last: To the shock of a conventional friend, she announces her int...



  • Linda Lael Miller

    Fast track up the political ladder, fast cars, fast women--that's Garrett McKettrick. Make that was. A scandal has brought him home to Blue River, Texas, a place where a man can slow down, take stock and plan his next move. Which doesn't include stay...



  • Hannah Howell

    An enchanting new novel from New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell that will make you believe in the power of destiny -- and desire -- all over again… She Sees His Face Everywhere… Lady Alethea Vaughn Channing is haunted by a visi...



  • Sherryl Woods

    Her devastating marriage behind her, Raylene Hammond is truly thankful for her best friends, the Sweet Magnolias. They've taken her in, shielding her from the world. Then she meets sheriff's deputy Carter Rollins, and suddenly Raylene's haven no long...



  • Sharon Sala

    DOUBLE INDEMNITY Writer Cari North thought she knew all there was to know about plot twists--until she stumbled across her ex-fiance, Lance Morgan, digging a shallow grave in the Louisiana woods. After one horrifying moment of shared recognition, Ca...



  • John Grisham

    A perfect murder A faceless witness A lone courtroom champion knows the whole truth . . . and he’s only thirteen years old Meet Theodore Boone In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he’s only thirteen years ol...



  • R.L. Stine

    "YOU'LL WIN EVERY BET WITH THAT COIN." Jessica and her best friend, Ryan, really enjoy magic tricks. They find the perfect HorrorLand souvenir in Jonathan Chiller's gift shop -- a two-headed coin with mysteriously dark powers. After an unlucky ...



  • Julia Quinn

    Ten Things You Should Know About This Book 1. Sebastian Grey is a devilishly handsome rogue with a secret. 2. Annabel Winslow's family voted her The Winslow Most Likely to Speak Her Mind and The Winslow Most Likely to Fall Asleep in Church. ...



  • B.J. Daniels

    FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE, THE WINCHESTERS OF WHITEHORSE ARE HEADING BACK TO TOWN AND STIRRING UP SOME TROUBLE... Following a trail of secrets back to his family ranch, Jack Winchester needed a cover to solve a decades-old mystery. And Josey Smith offer...



  • Marie Ferrarella

    LOVE WAS NOT ON THEIR AGENDA After Kate Manetti's prince turned into a frog, work became her new Number One. She didn't want a new relationship -- especially not with a client, and certainly not one sent by her matchmaking mother. Then wealthy bank ...



  • Lee Child

    A bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces. If she's going to live long ...



  • Sherrilyn Kenyon

    At fourteen, Nick Gautier thinks he knows everything about the world around him. Streetwise, tough and savvy, his quick sarcasm is the stuff of legends. . .until the night when his best friends try to kill him. Saved by a mysterious warrior who has m...



  • Douglas Preston; Lincoln Child

    Yesterday, Special Agent Pendergast mourned the loss of his beloved wife, Helen, who died in a tragic accident in Africa twelve years ago. Today, he discovers she was murdered. Tomorrow, he will learn her most guarded secrets, leaving him to wonder...



  • Karen Rose

    When a teenage girl dies in a suspicious fire, Detective Olivia Sutherland is assigned to track down the arsonist. Then she discovers something more sinister: a vicious blackmailer who preys on young people and murders without hesitation. Making her ...



  • William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone

    From William J. Johnstone, bestselling author of the acclaimed Mountain Man series, comes a sprawling Western saga that brings together for the first time the three generations of legendary frontiersmen, the Jensens, in a bloody battle for freedom, j...



  • Lindsay McKenna

    Colt Black has one enemy: Yellow Teeth -- a Skin Walker who can transform into half coyote, half man. And he wants Colt dead. As a medicine man, Colt believes in dreams. So when he dreams of a mysterious woman who asks him to meet her, he goes. What ...



  • John Sandford

    This time, there's a storm brewing...Very early, 4:45, on a bitterly cold Minnesota morning, three big men burst through the door of a hospital pharmacy, duct-tape the hands, feet, mouth, and eyes of two pharmacy workers, and clean the place out. But...



  • Delores Fossen

    In the past twenty-four hours Sabrina Carr had been shot at, kidnapped and held hostage. As if being eight months pregnant wasn't stressful enough! Now, after narrowly escaping the clutches of masked gunmen, Sabrina and her baby needed a protector...



  • Robert B. Parker

    Law enforcement in Appaloosa had once been Virgil Cole and me. Now there was a chief of police and twelve policemen. Our third day back in town, the chief invited us to the office for a talk. The new chief is Amos Callico: a tall, fat man in a de...



  • Sandra Marton

    In the arms of an untamed stranger... Jesse Blackwolf -- uncompromising, determined and an undeniable success. He has no desire to deal with the outspoken bundle of femininity he's found trespassing on his land! When Sienna Cummings awakes ...



  • Jayne Castle

    A top psychic for exclusive Psynergy Inc., Orchid Adams doesn't expect even the best marriage agencies on the space colony of St. Helen's to find her a husband who measures up to her dreams. It's just as well, because she's got her hands full with a ...



  • Mary Jo Putney

    New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney continues her stunning Lost Lords series with this stirring, sensual story of a rebellious nobleman drawn to a lovely widow with a shocking past. As the sole remaining heir to the Earl of Daventry, ...



  • Candace Camp

    New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp's delectable Willowmere series continues with the story of the accomplished and pretty widow who takes on the American Bascombe sisters for their London debut -- only to discover that, when it comes ...



  • Karin Slaughter

    In this suspense masterpiece, Karin Slaughter weaves together the powerful human stories of three unforgettable characters from her New York Times bestselling novels Faithless and Fractured, who collide here for the first time in an electrifying race...



  • Charlaine Harris

    After enduring torture and the loss of loved ones during the brief but deadly Fae War, Sookie Stackhouse is hurt and she's mad. Just about the only bright spot in her life is the love she thinks she feels for vampire Eric Northman. But he's under scr...



  • Stephen King

    From New York Times bestselling author Stephen King comes the haunting story of Blockade Billy, the greatest Major League baseball player to be erased from the game. Even the most die-hard baseball fans don't know the true story of William “Blocka...



  • Stephen King

    The spellbinding saga of The Talisman is now a stunning graphic novel, vividly illustrated by artist Tony Shasteen. Here’s a bold new look at the classic tale of treachery and betrayal that could only have sprung from the imaginations of master sto...



  • Tessa Dare

    In One Dance with a Duke -- the first novel in Tessa Dare's delightful new trilogy -- secrets and scandals tempt the irresistible rogues of the Stud Club to gamble everything for love. A handsome and reclusive horse breeder, Spencer Dumarque, the f...



  • Gena Showalter

    For weeks, the immortal warrior Aeron has sensed an invisible female presence. An angel--demon-assassin--has been sent to kill him. Or has she? Olivia claims she fell from the heavens, giving up immortality because she couldn't bear to harm him. But ...



  • Gena Showalter

    New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter has enthralled thousands of readers with her Lords of the Underworld series. Delve into this darkly sensual world with The Darkest Facts, a companion guide….I, Cronus, King of the Titans, powerful...



  • Rick Riordan

    Ever since their mothers death, siblings Carter and Sadie have been near-strangers. While Sadie's lived with their grandparents in London, Carter has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane. Then one night th...



  • Bertrice Small

    A hundred years have passed since the Faerie woman Lara last saved the world of Hetar from the darkness. Her youth and her beauty remain as always. The passing years, however, have taken many of her friends and kin. Her influence has waned. Those who...



  • Kasey Michaels

    The lonely life of a spinster... When her beloved dies in battle, Lady Lydia Daughtry assumes she'll never love again. Until a deliciously handsome duke awakens a part of her she never knew existed. But how can she have such feelings for Tanner Blake...



  • Beverly Jenkins

    Sassy streetwise crooner Regina Carson is still dreaming of her big break. And when Jamal Watts hears the stunning songbird, he's ready to sign her to his label. The love-burned producer isn't prepared for the passion Regina unleashes in him. Suddenl...



  • Melody Carlson

    A recipe for success or a design for disaster? Although they’re sisters, Paige and Erin Forrester are like oil and water, night and day, denim and silk. Paige is an outgoing fashionista who loves to be the center of attention, while Erin is more co...



  • Melody Carlson

    Big Apple. Bigger Problems. The success of the Forrester sisters’ On the Runway TV show lands them a hot ticket to Fashion Week in New York City. Paige is determined to garner the attention of New York’s top designers, but her newfound fame threa...



  • Catherine Mann

    I Now Pronounce You…Still Married! It had been a mistake…at least for Jonah Landis's new bride. She'd left him the morning after their whirlwind wedding. And he'd never forgiven her. As quickly as they had once exchanged rings, Jonah filed for...



  • Katherine Garbera

    Born into scandal, raised by royalty, Geoff Devonshire had always trod the straight and narrow. But the chance to finally claim his birthright had put him in the spotlight…and the path of Amelia Munroe. With a past steeped in gossip, she was absolu...



  • Linda Goodnight

    "Are You My Dad?" The young boy's question shocks Sloan Hawkins. Until Sloan realizes he is this child's father. Years ago, the former bad boy was run out of Redemption, Oklahoma, where, ironically, he was thought unredeemable. The only people who...



  • Bella Andre

    A TOUCH IGNITES. A FIRE BURNS. AND THE HEAT HAS JUST BEGUN. Deep in the cool green mountains of the Adirondacks, wounded firefighter Connor MacKenzie has come to rebuild the 100-year-old MacKenzie family cabin -- and to be alone. A horrific blaze...



  • Anna Campbell

    Headlong into sin . . . A well-practiced rake, weary of easy conquests and empty pleasures, Tarquin Vale, Earl of Ashcroft, knows women -- and his every instinct warns him to beware of this one. Diana Carrick's brazen overtures have thrown the hau...



  • Phillip Margolin

    New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin returns to the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., with an exciting thriller about a ghost ship and the President's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Sarah Woodruff, on death row in Oregon fo...



  • Susan Johnson
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    When A Lady Is Willing, There Will Always Be A Way… Felicity Belvoir is a charmer indeed -- and still a virgin. But not for long. The dashing earl of Albion has vowed to be her first lover…and he is known throughout London as the gold standard...



  • Erin Hunter

    The spirits dance like fire in the sky. . . . The three cubs--Kallik, Toklo, and Lusa--along with their shape-shifting companion, Ujurak, stand on the edge of the sea-ice under the blazing Northern Lights. The land has come to an end, but the bear...



  • Caroline Anderson

    Mother of the bride catches the bouquet! With just a few months until her daughter's wedding, Maisie feels butterflies at the prospect of seeing Jenni's dad, Rob, again after so many years. As parents of the bride, they'll be hostin...



  • Scott Turow

    The sequel to the genre-defining, landmark bestseller Presumed Innocent, Innocent continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, 20 years later, pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match....


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