Author: Forest, Kristina, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: F FOREST Format: Books Summary: "Two former high school sweethearts get a second chance in this marriage of convenience romance by Kristina Forest, author of The Neighbor Favor. To Violet Greene, fashion is everything. As a successful celebrity stylist, she travels all over the world, living out her dreams. Professionally, she's thriving, but her personal life is in shambles. After surviving a very public breakup with her ex-fiancé six months ago, Violet is now determined to focus on her career. But life hands her something-or rather, someone-that might derail everything... Xavier Wright did not expect to run into his high school girlfriend Violet-the girl he once thought he'd marry-on a birthday trip to Vegas. As a high school teacher and basketball coach, he rarely leaves his New Jersey hometown, so what were the chances? But when the initial shock wears off, they decide to celebrate together..."--
Author: Cast, P. C., author. Cast, Kristin, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: Y CAST Format: Books Summary: On her eighteenth birthday, Wren discovers latent magical powers, earning her a place at the secret Academia de la Luna, where alongside her childhood friend Lee, they uncover secrets and dangerous mysteries, forcing Lee to choose between his family's legacy and protecting the girl he loves.
Author: Wilkinson, Lili, 1981- author. Published: 2024 Call Number: Y WILKINSO Format: Books Summary: Get lost in the newest fantasy from the author of A Hunger of Thorns, on a beguiling journey behind the closed doors of a sinister secret society. Featuring a steamy enemies-to-lovers romance and a fight for the witching world that will get your heart racing. Merry doesn't need a happily-ever-after. Her life in the charming, idyllic town of Candlecott is fine just as it is. Simple, happy, and with absolutely no magic. Magic only ever leads to trouble. But Merry's best friend, Teddy, is joining the Toadmen--a secret society who specialize in backward thinking and suspiciously supernatural traditions--and Merry is determined to stop him. Even if it means teaming up with the person she hates most: her academic archnemesis, Caraway Boswell, an ice-cold snob who hides his true face under a glamour.
Author: Allen, Rachael, 1982- author. Published: 2024 Call Number: Y ALLEN Format: Books Summary: When girls in Gotham City go missing, Harley Quinn is determined to track down their kidnapper. But the only way to outsmart a villain is to engage in a little villainy herself. Don't miss the adrenaline-racing conclusion to the Harley Quinn trilogy.
Author: Tata, A. J. (Anthony J.), 1959- author. Published: 2024 2023 Call Number: PB TATA Format: Books Summary: "When Sergeant Major Sylvester "Sly" Morgan is killed while on a mission, his daughter Zoey tells General Garrett Sinclair that her father's death wasn't random. Her father had recorded a high-level meeting between Chinese, American, and French diplomats as they spoke about a plan for a new global government. The "Chinese-U.S. Partnership", or CUSP, intends to combine the world's two largest economies and militaries to usher in a new era of partnership and leadership. But China's offer has a deadline and penalties for noncompliance. As a safeguard, China has five high tech hypersonic glide vehicles armed with nuclear weapons orbiting the Earth ready to strike. When Zoey disappears in the Eye of Africa, seemingly in pursuit of her father's killer, Sinclair and Dagger Team are caught off-guard as they scramble to catch up..."--
Author: Handler, David, 1952- author. Published: 2024 Call Number: F HANDLER Format: Books Summary: "Stewart "Hoagy" Hoag is walking on cloud nine after a meeting with his editor, Norma Fives, where she predicts his new book is sure to establish him as the next great American author. It has been years since he has even dreamed of such success after a crippling case of writer's block limited his literary aspirations to ghostwriting celebrity memoirs. But his happiness is short-lived when at his next meeting with Norma she asks for his help in discovering who is behind a series of increasingly threatening letters sent to her attention. Norma herself is not overly concerned about the letters but her boyfriend, Detective Lieutenant Romaine Very of the NYPD, thinks the threat of violence against Norma should not be so easily dismissed. Very feels the combination of Hoagy's detective skills and knowledge of the underbelly of the publishing world make him the perfect person to investigate the matter..."--
Author: Carlson, Melody, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: LP F CARLSON Format: Large print Summary: "Ginny Masters manages a popular boutique hotel in Seattle, but the daily challenges and irritations of a fast-paced job and a demanding boss are starting to get to her. Jacqueline Potter manages her grandfather's fishing lodge in Idaho because it was the only job she could find after graduating with her hospitality degree. She's grateful for the work but longs for a more sophisticated and cosmopolitan life she's just not going to find in this backwoods town. The solution to both their problems seems obvious. Just for the summer, they'll swap jobs and lifestyles. But they'll soon find that there's more to finding happiness than just switching up the scenery." --
Author: Clark, Mary Higgins, author. Burke, Alafair, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: LP F CLARK Format: Large print Summary: The two identical brothers seemed perfect in every way-handsome, intelligent, popular-until a shocking summer night when one brother killed his parents in cold blood while the other brother had an iron-clad alibi. But which twin was where during the murders? And is it possible the two of them planned the perfect crime together? Years later, the twins are long estranged, each of them claiming to be convinced that the other is responsible for the death of their parents. Married now with children of their own, they may finally be ready to clear one name at the expense of the other and turn to Laurie Moran and her team to reinvestigate their parents' murder. But as the Under Suspicion crew gets closer to the truth, the danger that was assumed to be left in the past finds its way into the present.
Author: Campisi, Megan, 1976- author. Published: 2024 Call Number: F CAMPISI Format: Books Summary: "The author of the "magnificent...complex, vivid" (New York Journal of Books) Sin Eater returns with a rousing and propulsive novel based on the astonishing true story of the first female Pinkerton detective whose next assignment could end the Civil War. Kate Warner is many things: the country's first female detective, a Pinkerton agent, and a union spy. It's August 1863, and her latest assignment could finally end the bloody war and bring the fractured United States together again. All she has to do is win the trust of her captive: Confederate spy and socialite Rose Greenhow. But with Rose well aware of Kate's working-class background and belief in abolitionism, it seems an impossible task. Worst, Kate has secrets that make her vulnerable, such as her forbidden love affair with a colleague..."--
Author: Kubica, Mary, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: LP F KUBICA Format: Large print Summary: "Meghan Michaels is trying to find balance between being a single mom and working full time as an ICU nurse, when a patient named Caitlin arrives in her ward with a traumatic brain injury. They say she jumped from a bridge and plunged over twenty feet to the train tracks below. When a witness comes forward with new details about Caitlin's fall, it calls everything they know into question. Was a crime committed? Did someone actually push Caitlin, and if so, who... and why? Meghan lets herself get close to Caitlin until she's deeply entangled in the mystery surrounding her. Only when it's too late, does she realize that she and her daughter could be the next victims...." --
Author: Nguyen, K. T., author. Published: 2024 Call Number: F NGUYEN Format: Books Summary: "Is someone out to get Annie? Or is she her own worst enemy?"-- "In this heart-pounding debut thriller for fans of Lisa Jewell and Celeste Ng, a first-generation Vietnamese American artist must confront nightmares past and present. ... Annie "Anh Le" Shaw grew up poor, but seems to have it all now: a dream career, a stunning home, and a devoted husband and daughter. When Annie's mother, a Vietnam War refugee, dies suddenly one night, Annie's carefully curated life begins to unravel. Her obsessive-compulsive disorder, which she thought she'd vanquished years ago, comes roaring back--but this time, the disturbing fixations swirling around in Annie's brain might actually be coming true. A prominent art patron disappears, and the investigation zeroes in on Annie. Spiraling with self-doubt, she distances herself from her family and friends, only to wake up in a hotel room--naked, next to a lifeless body..."--Dust jacket flap.
Author: Joiner, David, 1970- author. Published: 2023 Call Number: F JOINER Format: Books Summary: "The Heron Catchers is an intimate, understated look at an American and his attempt to recover his life after his marriage to a Japanese woman has failed. It is the author's second novel set in and around the fabled city of Kanazawa in western Japan. After Nozomi abandons Sedge and their marriage, taking all their money and leaving him with a ceramics shop he can't manage alone, her brother and his wife offer him a lifeline at their Japanese hot spring inn until he can get back on his feet. As he proceeds forward from this devastation in his life, he becomes involved with the wife of the man Nozomi ran off with as well as her stepson, a troubled 16-year-old whose jealousy and potential for violence contrasts with his interest in birds, origami, and the haiku of Matsuo Basho. What unfolds in the shadow of 'the immortal mountain of cranes' will change their lives forever"--Back cover.
Author: Whedon, Joss, 1964- author. Cassaday, John, artist. Martin, Laura, colorist. Eliopoulos, Chris, letterer. Published: 2023 Call Number: GN WHEDON Format: Books Summary: "Cyclops and Emma Frost re-form the X-Men as the world's greatest super-team -- with Wolverine, Kitty Pryde and Beast completing the initial roster. They plan to astonish the world -- but when unexpected news about the mutant gene hits the airwaves, will it derail their dreams? As demand for the 'mutant cure' reaches near-riot levels, the X-Men go head-to-head with the enigmatic Ord -- but a startling surprise awaits them in the heart of their enemy's stronghold! Then, a tragic death at the Xavier Institute reveals a powerful enemy living among the X-Men that they could never have suspected. Reunited with Professor X, the team will face this dangerous new foe in the ruins of Genosha -- but secrets from the past might derail the team's future! Plus: The debut of S.W.O.R.D.!"--Back cover.
Author: Bell, Lenora, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: PB BELL Format: Books Summary: "Raised by an overprotective mother, bookish romantic Sandrine Oliver craves adventure, but nothing exciting ever happens in her sleepy seaside village. Until a handsome, mysterious stranger arrives and sweeps her off her feet...only to leave suddenly with no explanation. Lord Dane Walker, brother to the Duke of Rydell, is infamous for racing fast carriages and breaking hearts. But when his brother is mortally injured, Dane inherits the responsibilities of the dukedom--duties that come with a dangerous secret which threatens everyone close to him. In London, Sandrine is astonished to learn that the charming..." --
Author: Lee, Stan, 1922-2018, author. Romita, John, 1930-2023, penciler, inker. Buscema, John, penciler Lieber, Larry, penciler. Severin, Marie, penciler. Published: 2023 Call Number: Y GN LEE Format: Books Summary: "Two of the fiercest crime lords in New York City's underworld are on a quest to decipher an ancient petrified tablet whose secrets promise great power! It's an indisputable classic by two of our greatest creators, Stan Lee and John Romita - and that's not all they have in store! J. Jonah Jameson has the Daily Bugle working overtime to brand Spider-Man Public Enemy No. 1, the Prowler hits the scene, the origin of Peter's parents is revealed and the Kingpin comes back for more, and this time it's a family affair! Also featuring Gwen Stacy and the gang, who are really gonna wonder what's going on when a delirious Peter Parker strolls into a party in his Spider-Man costume without his mask on!"--Back cover.
Author: Vellani, Iman, author. Pirzada, Sabir, author. Wilson, G. Willow, 1982- author. Gomez, Carlos, 1985- artist. Gorham, Adam, artist. Published: 2023 Call Number: Y GN VELLANI Format: Books Summary: "Kamala Khan is back - and she's an X-Man! Ms. Marvel bursts into the next phase of her life in an exciting adventure co-written by Iman Vellani, the MCU's own Kamala, and Sabir Pirzada of both DARK WEB: MS. MARVEL and her Disney+ series! That's right - the good news is that in the wake of her recent world-saving sacrifice, Ms. Marvel has been resurrected via Krakoan technology! What a way to learn she's both an Inhuman AND a mutant! The bad news is that her debut at the Hellfire Gala didn't go exactly as planned, and now all of mutantkind is being hunted worldwide! Plunged into a world of hate and fear, Kamala has a secret mission to pull off for the X-Men! Can an undercover Kamala infiltrate Orchis itself even as she struggles to acclimate to this new part of her identity?"--Amazon.com.
Author: Cassandra Jean, author, artist. Mosskat, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: Y GN JEAN Format: Books Summary: "Murry Summerfield, relentlessly decent son of the farmstead, meets Jacob Durris, charming but troubled new neighbor. When he discovers why Jacob has moved out to the countryside, Murry has his hands full keeping his friend happy and dealing with his own blossoming feelings"--Back cover.
Author: Kashiwaya, Cocco, 1970- adapter. author, illustrator. Itoh, Makiko, translator. Based on (work): Dazai, Osamu, 1909-1948. Shayō. Published: 2023 2010 Call Number: GN KASHIWAY Format: Books Summary: "This is the first manga edition in English of The Setting Sun, Osamu Dazai's classic novel, often considered his masterpiece. Set in the aftermath of World War II, this is the story of Kazuko, a strong-willed young woman from an aristocratic family that has fallen into poverty since the war. The book follows Kazuko's journey as she and her family struggle to survive and adapt to the harsh new conditions. In addition to having to move from Tokyo to the countryside, where she is forced to work in the fields to support the family, she has to deal with a difficult divorce, the birth of a stillborn child, and the return of her drug-addicted brother from the war. This gripping and inspiring portrait of one woman's determination to survive in a society that is in the grip of a social and moral crisis tells one story in a fast-changing world, with universal themes that resonates with readers today." --
Author: Brown, Alexandra, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: F BROWN Format: Books Summary: In the Golden Age of Hollywood, Kelly Sinclair is on the cusp of becoming the next big movie star. Until then, she's spending the summer of 1953 on the magical island of Capri.... Sixty years later, on a visit to her elderly grandmother's cottage, photographer Maddie Williams unearths a box of old film memorabilia featuring a glamorous and beautiful young woman with platinum blonde hair. She also finds a postcard from the island of Capri, detailing the heart-breaking end of a passionate love affair. Her grandmother now has trouble remembering anything from all those years ago...
Author: Everett, Percival, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: F EVERETT Format: Books Summary: "The protagonist of Percival Everett's puckish new novel is a brilliant professor of mathematics who goes by Wala Kitu. (Wala, he explains, means "nothing" in Tagalog, and Kitu is Swahili for 'nothing.') He is an expert on nothing. That is to say, he is an expert, and his area of study is nothing, and he does nothing about it. This makes him the perfect partner for the aspiring villain John Sill, who wants to break into Fort Knox to steal, well, not gold bars but a shoebox containing nothing. Once he controls nothing he'll proceed with a dastardly plan to turn a Massachusetts town into nothing. Or so he thinks. With the help of the brainy and brainwashed astrophysicist-turned-henchwoman Eigen Vector, our professor tries to foil the villain while remaining in his employ. In the process...'" -- Amazon.com.
