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BEST REVIEWED BOOKS — AUGUST 2004

Best Reviewed

The Lovers of Algeria
Anouar Benmalek

Best Reviewed

Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell

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Various Haunts of Men
Susan Hill

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Candlemoth
R.J. Ellory

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The Librarian
Larry Beinhart

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Life
Gwyneth Jones

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  • Diana Palmer

    Newly appointed police chief Cash Grier makes it his personal mission to keep law and order in the streets of Jacobsville. As a true renegade, Cash has learned never to take anything at face value -- especially not his gorgeous sworn enemy, "Georgia ...



  • Sandra Brown

    When her younger brother, Danny, commits suicide, Sayre Lynch breaks her vow never to return to her Louisiana hometown, and gets drawn back into her tyrannical father's web. He and her older brother -- who control the town's sole industry, an iron fo...



  • Carole Mortimer

    Will she agree to be his convenient wife? When Skye O'Hara's life is rocked by tragedy, she's reunited with Falkner Harrington--her father's enigmatic business partner. Needing some time to consider her future, Skye has no other op...



  • J.D. Robb

    'The summer had been long hot and bloody. Fall, with its cooler temperatures was coming. Maybe people wouldn't be as inclined to kill each other. But she doubted it.' In 2059 New York City, technology and humanity collide, Detective Eve Dallas searc...



  • Heather Graham

    Alexandra McCord's perfect life was crumbling. After stumbling onto the body of a dead woman, she found that her working paradise on Moon Bay Island had turned into a nightmare. Each piece of evidence she discovered seemed to point toward someone on ...



  • Linda Lael Miller

    A hungry attraction. A hidden enemy. Devoted defense lawyer Clare Westbrook, used to working for others, can now call the shots on her own terms. A multi-million-dollar inheritance from the father she never knew has allowed her to start her own pr...



  • Lisa Jackson

    Dear Reader: There's something special about your first novel, and See How She Dies is no exception. It was my first romantic suspense, originally published in 1994 under the title Treasures. I love these characters and their story, but still, look...



  • Hannah Howell
    in

    Writing together for the first time, national bestselling authors Hannah Howell and Lynsay Sands present the darkly passionate story of two men sworn to conquer the hunger that pounds in their blood--and the women who may be their only salvation... ...



  • Lori Foster
    in

    Sadie Harte's Chihuahua is head over heels for the Chihuahua next door. It's impossible for Sadie and neighbor Buck Bosworth to keep them apart. And soon Sadie and Buck are finding it impossible to stay away from each other, too. Clever Chihuahua! ...



  • Lynsay Sands
    in

    Writing together for the first time, national bestselling authors Hannah Howell and Lynsay Sands present the darkly passionate story of two men sworn to conquer the hunger that pounds in their blood--and the women who may be their only salvation... ...



  • Jack Higgins

    Now, the heroic covert intelligence team of Blake Johnson and Sean Dillon must fight a very different kind of war--with a very different set of rules. In Manhattan, the President is planning to have dinner with an old friend. In a darkened buildin...



  • R.L. Stine

    Destiny Weller and her twin sister, Livvy, were as close as two sisters could be-until Livvy chose to become a vampire, leaving Destiny behind. Now Destiny will do anything to bring Livvy back to the family. But in Livvy's world of endless darkness, ...



  • R.L. Stine

    You're guaranteed to get goose bumps when you meet Max Doyle. Max is a tot like you -- except Max has two ghosts living in his bedroom, and only he can see them! The ghosts say Max is the only one who can help them fight the most gruesome creature ...



  • R.L. Stine

    From R.L. Stine, master horror author of the Goosebumps series and the Fear Street trilogy -- now streaming on Netflix -- comes another spooky tale!Nicky and Tara still live in Max’s bedroom, and while they’ve found some clues, they still don�...



  • B.J. Daniels

    THE WILDEST OF THE MCCALL BOYS WAS BACK The wildest of the McCall boys was back...and he had a score to settle with Cassidy Miller! Like two outlaws facing off at high noon, they reunited at the Longhorn Cafe for the whole town to witness the long...



  • Marie Ferrarella

    When the tall, dark stranger walked into her father's bookstore, sheltered Brooke Moss was more than ready for romance. In the blink of an eye, the beautiful dreamer saw beneath the wounds of the emotionally scarred private eye and gave herself to hi...



  • Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Bride McTierney has had it with men. They're cheap, self-centered, and never love her for who she is. But though she prides herself on being independent, deep down she still yearns for a knight in shining armor. She just never expected her knight...



  • Tess Gerritsen

    Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles is shocked to discover that the murdered woman looks exactly like her. For Maura, an only child, a DNA test confirms the startling fact: the mysterious doppelganger is in fact her twin sister. Now an already bi...



  • Jodi Thomas

    The morning's newspaper headline leaves Blaine Anderson reeling. Only a few hours ago she'd dragged herself dazed and bleeding from the smoking rubble, but it might as well have been a lifetime ago -- because now the world believes she is dead. B...



  • Kay Hooper

    He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostages dead. Now, after months of eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a ...



  • Miranda Lee

    Tara was millionaire Australian hotel magnate Max Richmond's mistress. She loved Max for himself, not for the gifts he gave her, their glamorous life, or even their intense lovemaking. But now, she was expecting his baby, the question was, should...



  • Douglas Preston; Lincoln Child

    A body is found in the attic of a fabulous Long Island estate. There is a claw print scorched into the wall, and the stench of sulfur chokes the air. When FBI Special Agent Pendergast investigates the gruesome crime, he discovers that thirty years ag...



  • Lucy Monroe

    Like a classic Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn/Doris Day-Rock Hudson movie--but with plenty of steamy heat--Lucy Monroe's debut novel introduces a pair of delightfully sparring opposites whose undeniable attraction is about to take them beyond the ed...



  • Lucy Monroe

    After a whirlwind courtship, Sheikh Hakim bin Omar al Kadar proposes marriage. Shy, innocent Catherine Benning has already fallen head-over-heels in love and she accepts.... After their wedding day -- and night -- when the sheikh claims his virgin...



  • Sabrina Jeffries

    From bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries comes the first dazzling novel in a sexy new series featuring three half brothers. Bound together by the royal father who denied them, they've formed a pact to help each other achieve their every desire...incl...



  • Cathy Williams

    Vacancy: mistress to the boss Top tycoon Rocco Losi is legendary for being arrogant and demanding! When he takes over Losi Construction, he confirms his reputation by trying to sack Amy Hogan! But Rocco's presumption that Amy will leave qui...



  • Jessica Steele

    It startles the life out of her to come home and find a man in her bedroom! But even more so when Varnie Sutton discovers that the man is CEO Leon Beaumont, her brother's boss! Leon is using Varnie's country house to avoid the media, but when...



  • Jacqueline Baird

    Bedded, then wedded -- by the Greek tycoon! When millionaire Theodore Kadros first sets his sights on beautiful Willow Blain there can only ever be one outcome: a night of incredible desire! But the next day Willow is gone.... However, their ...



  • Mary Higgins Clark

    A dozen of today's masters of mystery and suspense present an all-original anthology of compelling, provocative stories, revealing that the families that play together sometimes slay together. Featuring stories by: LAWRENCE BLOCK * MARY HIGGINS ...



  • Cassie Edwards

    With help from the guiding beams of the local lighthouse, the Makah Indians of the Pacific Northwest made a successful living from the sea. Chief Bright Arrow was proud of the quiet, peaceful life he led with his people. But his idyllic world changed...



  • Anne Stuart

    Independent and headstrong, Elizabeth of Bredon wants only to become a nun, but her journey to the convent of St. Anne's threatens her choice. It's not the escort of holy friars who tempt her, but the man they are taking to do penance for his many si...



  • Helen Brooks

    Marsha is shocked to see her soon-to-be ex-husband again. She hasn't seen Taylor Kane since she left him because she suspected him of having an affair. Now she's trying desperately not to fall for him all over again. After all, he cheated on ...



  • Luanne Rice

    TRUE FRIENDSHIPS -- LIKE TRUE LOVE -- ARE MADE TO LAST FOREVER.... Acclaimed author of The Secret Hour and many other New York Times bestsellers, Luanne Rice brings readers the unforgettable story of a friendship that echoes across generations, an...



  • Carly Phillips

    Annabelle Jordan and her two sisters were orphans in frilly dresses when they went to live with their sports-lawyer uncle in his world of locker rooms, bookies and gambling. Now the girls are publicists in their uncle's firm, The Hot Zone. Despit...



  • Kasey Michaels

    I've got a successful career, a great apartment, a fascinating man...and all I want is to curl up on the sofa with my cats and a bag of Funyuns. What's wrong with this picture? I should be enjoying the company of Alexandre Blake, Viscount St. Jus...



  • Lindsay Armstrong

    For convenience -- Or for real? Rob Leicester's wealth was matched by his arrogance. Initially Caiti found working for the millionaire Australian resort owner tough. But hostility turned to attraction and virginal Caiti gave Rob everything. Sh...



  • Cathy Maxwell

    Society dictates that a governess should be modest, quiet, and keep to herself. She should never contradict her employer. And, above all, she must not attract the attention of any male in the household. But Michael Severson doesn't see Is...



  • Vicki Lewis Thompson

    She's got the high-kicks... Lainie Terrell is no ordinary single mother. With feathers in all the right places, she's one of the hottest showgirls in Vegas. Aside from a hot-tempered ex-boyfriend on her sequined tail, Lainie's biggest problem is fin...



  • Geronimo Stilton

    Who is-Geronirno Stilton? That's me! i run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing adventure stories. Here in New Mouse City, the capital of Mouse Island, my books are all bestsellers! My stories are funny, fa-mouse-ly funny. They are whisker-lic...



  • Mariah Stewart

    THREE DEVIOUS PRISONERS VOW MURDEROUS REVENGE. NOW THE THIRD IS FREE. FBI Special Agent Miranda Cahill has always played by the rules: always maintain a respectful professionalism, and never mix business with pleasure. Except when it comes to fel...



  • Terri Blackstock

    THE MAN LISA JACKSON LOVED MOST MAY HAVE BETRAYED HER. ANOTHER USED DECEPTION TO MANIPULATE HER. BUT DID ONE OF THEM KILL HER? Ben Jackson is sure to defeat Jonathan Cleary in Cape Refuge's mayoral race, until his wife turns up missing the day befor...



  • Karen Marie Moning

    BEWARE: lethally seductive alpha male of immense strength and dark eroticism, do not look at him. Do not touch him. Do not be tempted. Do not be seduced. With his long, black hair and dark, mesmerizing eyes, Adam Black is Trouble with a capital T ...



  • Terry Brooks

    Dark magic has opened a gateway to the Forbidding and trapped within it Grianne Ohmsford, rightful High Druid of Shannara. Rescuing Grianne will be merely the beginning of the effort to return the Four Lands to some semblance of peace. Only her young...



  • Rita Herron

    PROTECTOR...SEDUCER In one tragic moment, Claire Kos had lost everything -- her sight, her unborn child, the love of her life -- but she survived. However, when a serial killer started calling the beautiful radio psychologist, bragging about his "...



  • Julie Anne Long

    Only he can help this runaway bride. RUINED! No one could ever accuse Rebecca Tremaine of being a proper young lady. She's wretched at embroidery, pitiful at the pianoforte, and entirely too informed about the human body, courtesy of her father...



  • Lucy Gordon

    A convenient marriage -- all because of a very special little girl... Laura knows that all her little girl wants is a daddy to love her unconditionally. So for Nikki's sake, Laura marries Italian Gino Farnese for convenience.... But there...



  • Cathy Gillen Thacker

    Subterfuge in Holly Springs? Once upon a time, the town of Holly Springs had its very own tomboy...and a darn fine mechanic to boot. Most people are so used to Hannah Reid's greasy overalls and backward ball cap that they think of their pretty whi...



  • Susan Stephens

    A swift seduction... While staying on the Greek island of Iskos, Charlotte decides to join in a dance traditionally performed only by men... and inflames Iannis Kiriakos's passions! ...and pleasurable revenge! But Charlotte's playing and...



  • Carolyne Aarsen

    A FRESH START... Handsome but restless Rick Ethier had no use for the stuffy family business, but when his grandfather laid an interesting proposition at his door, he found it hard to say no. If Rich could bring a faltering magazine around to profit...



  • Jo Goodman

    Wicked games and forbidden desires are the order of the day in the latest installment of bestselling author Jo Goodman's Compass Club quartet, as Evan Marchman -- West to his friends -- undertakes a dangerous mission that leads to unexpected temp...


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