Wednesday, October 30, 2013

New Additions in Paperback Today

A Skeleton in the Family by Leigh Perry
Family Skeleton Mystery Series Book # 1

Most families have skeletons in their closets…

Moving back into her parents’ house with her teenage daughter had not been Georgia Thackery’s “Plan A.” But when she got a job at the local college, it seemed the sensible thing to do. So she settled in and began reconnecting with old friends.

Including Sid. Sid is the Thackery family’s skeleton. He’s lived in the house as long as Georgia can remember, although no one, including Sid, knows exactly where he came from and how he came to be a skeleton.

Sid walks, he talks, he makes bad jokes, he tries to keep Georgia’s dog from considering him a snack. And he manages to persuade Georgia to let him leave the house. But when she takes him to an anime convention—disguised as a skeleton, of course—he sees a woman who triggers memories of his past.

Now he is determined to find out how he died—with Georgia’s help. But their investigation may uncover a killer who’s still alive and well and bad to the bone…


For more information on Leigh Perry and her latest works visit her website.
 
Winter Chill by Joanne Fluke

The moment Marian Larsen sees the patrol car stop outside her house, she feels a shiver of foreboding. The news is even worse than she feared. Marian's husband and young daughter have been in a snowmobile crash. Dan is paralysed and Laura is dead, her body broken on the icy ground.

. . .With A Chilling Secret

Friends and colleagues in Marian's Minnesota home town rally around to try and ease her grief. But soon there are more horrible accidents. Then the rumours start--that these are not coincidences at all, that someone is picking off victims one by one. And as winter deepens, the search for answers will reveal a killer whose blood runs colder than the blinding snow. 


For more information on Joanne Fluke and her latest works visit her website.

Soulbound by Tessa Adams
Lone Star Witch Series Book # 1

As the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter—and a member of Ipswitch’s Royal family—Xandra Morgan should be a witch of incredible power. But things don’t always turn out like you expect…

While she hasn’t lived up to her family’s expectations, Xandra has come to terms with her latent magic and made a life for herself in Austin, Texas, running a coffee shop where she makes potions of a non-magical nature. While things aren’t perfect, Xandra is happy—until she runs into powerful warlock Declan Chumomisto.

Xandra hasn’t seen Declan in years, and though she’s still overwhelmed by his power, she doesn’t trust him. And when her own powers awaken one night and lead her to the body of a woman in the woods bearing the symbol of Isis—the same one that has marked Xandra since the day she met Declan—she’s filled with a terrible suspicion, soon confirmed: the woman is connected to him.

Xandra doesn’t want to believe that Declan is capable of murder, but as the body count mounts, and Xandra’s own powers spiral out of control, she’s not sure she can trust her own instincts.


For more information on Tessa Adams (aka Tracy Deebs and Tracy Wolff) and her latest works visit her website.
 
Final Catcall by Sofie Kelly
Magical Cats Mystery Series Book # 5

Small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson gets plenty of entertainment from her extraordinary cats, Owen and Hercules. But when a theatre troupe stumbles into more tragedy than it bargained for, it’s up to Kathleen to play detective....

With her sort-of boyfriend Marcus calling it quits and her ex-boyfriend Andrew showing up out of the blue, Kathleen has more than enough drama to deal with—and that’s before a local theatre festival relocates to Mayville Heights. Now the town is buzzing with theatre folk, and many of them have their own private dramas with the director, Hugh Davis.

When Davis is found shot to death by the marina, he leaves behind evidence of blackmail and fraud, as well as an ensemble of suspects. Now Kathleen, with a little help from her feline friends Owen and Hercules, will have to catch the real killer before another victim takes a final curtain call.


For more information on Sofie Kelly and her latest works visit her website.

Monday, October 28, 2013

What's New: Get Cozy With a Thrilling Book

Silencing Eve by Iris Johansen
Eve Duncan Series Book # 18

This is the finale that fans have been waiting for. In Taking Eve, the game began. In Hunting Eve, the chase was on. Now, in Silencing Eve, the prey is cornered. 

 Will Eve Duncan survive?  Will those she loves take the fall with her? And will the secrets of Eve’s past ultimately become her undoing?

In Silencing Eve, all the questions will be answered in a shocking, you never saw it coming conclusion.


For more information on Iris Johansen and her latest works visit her website.
Down London Road by Samantha Young
On Dublin Street Series

Johanna Walker is used to taking charge. But she’s about to meet someone who will make her lose control....

It has always been up to Johanna to care for her family, particularly her younger brother, Cole. With an absent father and a useless mother, she’s been making decisions based on what’s best for Cole for as long as she can remember. She even determines what men to date by how much they can provide for her brother and her, not on whatever sparks may—or may not—fly.

But with Cameron MacCabe, the attraction is undeniable. The sexy new bartender at work gives her butterflies every time she looks at him. And for once, Jo is tempted to put her needs first. Cam is just as obsessed with getting to know Jo, but her walls are too solid to let him get close enough to even try.

Then Cam moves into the flat below Jo’s, and their blistering connection becomes impossible to ignore. Especially since Cam is determined to uncover all of Jo’s secrets …even if it means taking apart her defenses piece by piece.



For more information on Samantha Young and her latest works visit her website.

The Training by Tara Sue Me
The Submissive Trilogy Book # 3

Now, in the enticing conclusion to Tara Sue Me’s Submissive Trilogy, the submissive and her dominant explore just how long they can make the pleasure last…

It started with a hidden desire.

Millionaire CEO Nathaniel West has always played by his own strict set of rules, ones he expects everyone to follow—especially the women he’s dominated in his bedroom. But his newest lover is breaking down all his boundaries and rewriting his rule book.

Abby King never imagined that she would capture the heart of Nathaniel West, one of New York City’s most eligible bachelors—and its most desirable dominant. What began as a weekend arrangement of pleasure has become a passionate romance with a man who knows every inch of her body and her soul – yet remains an enigmatic lover. Though he is tender and caring, his painful past remains a wall between them.

Abby knows the only way to truly earn his trust is to submit to him fully and let go of all of her lingering inhibitions. Because to lead Nathaniel on a path to greater intimacy, she must first let him deeper into her world than anyone has ever gone before.


For more information on Tara Sue Me and her latest works visit her website.

The Dominant by Tara Sue Me
The Submissive Trilogy Book # 2

Nathaniel West doesn’t lose control.

As the playboy CEO of West Industries, he governs the boardroom during the day; as a strict dominant with exacting rules, he commands the bedroom at night. He never takes on inexperienced submissives, but when Abigail King’s application comes across his desk, he breaks his own restrictions and decides to test her limits.

Abby’s combination of innocence and willingness is intoxicating, and Nathaniel is soon determined to collar her as his own. As long as she follows his orders and surrenders herself fully to him, no one will get hurt.

But when Nathaniel begins falling for Abby on a deeper level, he realizes that the trust must go both ways—and he has secrets which could bring the foundations of their entire relationship crashing down...


For more information on Tara Sue Me and her latest works visit her website.
 
The Maid's Version by Daniel Woodrell

Alma DeGeer Dunahew, the mother of three young boys, works as the maid for a prominent citizen and his family in West Table, Missouri. Her husband is mostly absent, and, in 1929, her scandalous, beloved younger sister is one of the 42 killed in an explosion at the local dance hall. 

Who is to blame? Mobsters from St. Louis? The embittered local gypsies? The preacher who railed against the loose morals of the waltzing couples? Or could it have been a colossal accident? 

Alma thinks she knows the answer-and that its roots lie in a dangerous love affair. Her dogged pursuit of justice makes her an outcast and causes a long-standing rift with her own son. By telling her story to her grandson, she finally gains some solace-and peace for her sister. He is advised to "Tell it. Go on and tell it"-tell the story of his family's struggles, suspicions, secrets, and triumphs.

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
The Bone Season Series Book # 1

It is the year 2059. Several major world cities are under the control of a security force called Scion. Paige Mahoney works in the criminal underworld of Scion London, part of a secret cell known as the Seven Seals. The work she does is unusual: scouting for information by breaking into others’ minds. Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare kind of clairvoyant, and in this world, the voyants commit treason simply by breathing.

But when Paige is captured and arrested, she encounters a power more sinister even than Scion. The voyant prison is a separate city—Oxford, erased from the map two centuries ago and now controlled by a powerful, otherworldly race. These creatures, the Rephaim, value the voyants highly—as soldiers in their army.

Paige is assigned to a Rephaite keeper, Warden, who will be in charge of her care and training. He is her master. Her natural enemy. But if she wants to regain her freedom, Paige will have to learn something of his mind and his own mysterious motives.

The Bone Season introduces a compelling heroine—a young woman learning to harness her powers in a world where everything has been taken from her. It also introduces an extraordinary young writer, with huge ambition and a teeming imagination. Samantha Shannon has created a bold new reality in this riveting debut.


For more information on Samantha Shannon and her latest works visit her website.
 
The Spymistress by Jennifer Chiaverini

Born to slave-holding aristocracy in Richmond, Virginia, and educated by Northern Quakers, Elizabeth Van Lew was a paradox of her time. When her native state seceded in April 1861, Van Lew’s convictions compelled her to defy the new Confederate regime. Pledging her loyalty to the Lincoln White House, her courage would never waver, even as her wartime actions threatened not only her reputation, but also her life.

Van Lew’s skills in gathering military intelligence were unparalleled. She helped to construct the Richmond Underground and orchestrated escapes from the infamous Confederate Libby Prison under the guise of humanitarian aid. Her spy ring’s reach was vast, from clerks in the Confederate War and Navy Departments to the very home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Although Van Lew was inducted posthumously into the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame, the astonishing scope of her achievements has never been widely known. In Chiaverini’s riveting tale of high-stakes espionage, a great heroine of the Civil War finally gets her due.


For more information on Jennifer Chiaverini and her latest works visit her website.
 
Gone With the Win by Mary Daheim
Bed and Breakfast Mystery Series Book # 28

When innkeeper Judith McMonigle Flynn promises husband Joe never to find another dead body, she wavers when she receives a dubious B&B reservation at Hillside Manor from a Mary Smith of New York City. More than Judith's curiosity is piqued when she recognizes her new arrival as Ruby Tooms, the world-weary barmaid from Little Bavaria, checking in with an overnight bag and a cold case of murder.

Ruby's strangled mother is long gone, but the killer was never caught. To compound interest for both Flynns, the unsolved case was a first for Joe's former homicide partner, Woody Price. Maybe it's time to revisit the scene of the crime.

With a reluctant Cousin Renie in tow, Judith ventures into her long-forsaken old neighborhood, the site of the McMonigles' ill-fated Meat & Mingle Cafe. Traipsing from nursing home to nursery garden, from butcher shop and bus stop to beer and betting parlors, Judith and Renie track down a killer intent on seeing them come in dead last.


For more information on Mary Daheim and her latest works visit her website.
 
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood

A man-made plague has swept the earth, but a small group survives, along with the green-eyed Crakers – a gentle species bio-engineered to replace humans. Toby, onetime member of the Gods Gardeners and expert in mushrooms and bees, is still in love with street-smart Zeb, who has an interesting past. The Crakers’ reluctant prophet, Snowman-the-Jimmy, is hallucinating; Amanda is in shock from a Painballer attack; and Ivory Bill yearns for the provocative Swift Fox, who is flirting with Zeb. Meanwhile, giant Pigoons and malevolent Painballers threaten to attack.

Told with wit, dizzying imagination, and dark humour, Booker Prize-winning Margaret Atwood’s unpredictable, chilling and hilarious MaddAddam takes us further into a challenging dystopian world and holds up a skewed mirror to our own possible future.


For more information on Margaret Atwood and her latest works visit her website.
 
It Happens in the Dark by Carol O'Connell
Kathleen Mallory Series Book # 11

The reviews called it "A Play to Die For" after the woman was found dead in the front row. It didn’t seem so funny the next night, when another body was found—this time the playwright’s, his throat slashed.

Detective Kathy Mallory takes over, but no matter what she asks, no one seems to be giving her a straight answer. The only person—if "person" is the right word—who seems to be clear is the ghostwriter. Every night, an unseen backstage hand chalks up line changes and messages on a blackboard. And the ghostwriter is now writing Mallory into the play itself, a play about a long-ago massacre that may not be at all fictional. "MALLORY," the blackboard reads. "TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT. NOTHING PERSONAL."

If Mallory can’t find out who’s responsible, heads will roll. Unfortunately, one of them may be her own.


 
Blind Justice by Anne Perry
William Monk Series Book # 19

Anne Perry's Inspector William Monk: in search of justice, he will not stop until he has found the truth... Oliver Rathbone, William Monk's close friend, has presided brilliantly over his first cases as a judge. But the next will bring a far greater challenge. 

Abel Taft, a charismatic minister adored by his congregation, stands accused of terrible corruption and fraud which has ruined the lives of those he's betrayed. In court, each victim affirms Taft's guilt, but when the defence's star witness tears their stories apart, the case seems lost. Rathbone realises he holds, locked away, a piece of evidence that could change the outcome of the trial and bring true justice, but can he, as the judge, become involved? 

The decision Rathbone makes will draw Monk deep into a dangerous case that will shape the rest of both their lives...

For more information on Anne Perry and her latest works visit her website.
 
Doing Hard Time by Stuart Woods
Stone Barrington Series Book # 27

When Stone Barrington embarks on a trip to Bel-Air to check in on some business and personal concerns, he expects a relaxing break from the fast pace and mean streets of New York.  But trouble never takes a vacation, and it has a way of finding Stone.  

A case that had seemingly been resolved has returned in full force—with lethal results.  And this deadly situation makes for strange bedfellows when Stone finds himself teamed with the least likely ally . . . a gentleman of unique abilities, who can fly below the radar and above the law.

From the high-stakes poker tables of Las Vegas to California’s lush beachside resorts, the trail of disguise, subterfuge, and murder leads to a shocking conclusion.


For more information on Stuart Woods and his latest works visit his website.
 
Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince by Nancy Atherton
Aunt Dimity Mystery Series Book # 18

Cozy mystery lovers’ favorite paranormal sleuth is back with her eighteenth otherworldly adventure

When a finely wrought silver sleigh figurine turns up in her thrift shop, Lori Shepherd recognizes it instantly.  It was the object that mesmerized the sweet but very poor nine-year-old Daisy Pickering at Sproggton Manor, the bizarre Jacobean house-turned-museum Lori recently visited with her twin sons.

Hoping to avoid any real commotion, Lori decides to speak with the museum curator, who turns out to be oddly uninterested in the theft. But there’s not much that could be done anyway for the Pickerings seem to have come into some money and moved to Australia.

With Aunt Dimity’s otherworldly guidance, Lori’s search for the sleigh’s true owner leads her to a tangled web of secrets stretching from the finest English country estates back to the blood-drenched soil of the Russian Revolution.


For more information on Nancy Atherton and her latest works visit her website.
 
Something Borrowed Someone Dead by M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin Mystery Series Book # 24

Gloria French was a jolly widow with dyed blonde hair, a raucous laugh and rosy cheeks. When she first moved from London to the charming Cotswolds hills, she was heartily welcomed.  She seemed a do-gooder par excellence, raising funds for the church and caring for the elderly.  But she had a nasty habit of borrowing things and not giving them back, just small things, a teapot here, a set of silverware there.  So it's quite the shock when she is found dead, murdered by a poisoned bottle of elderberry wine.  Afraid the murder will be a blight on the small town, Parish councillor, Jerry Tarrant, hires private detective Agatha Raisin to track down the murderer.

But the village is secretive and the residents resent Agatha's investigation. Of course that doesn't stop the ever-persistent Agatha from investigating and sticking her nose where no one wants it—especially as the suspect list grows. And, as if it isn't enough that Agatha's ex has reentered the picture, the murderer is now targeting Agatha!


For more information on M.C. Beaton and her latest works visit her website.


A Seaside Christmas by Sherryl Woods
Chesapeake Shores Series Book # 10

As the only child of a single mom, Jenny Collins wanted nothing more than to be part of a large, rambunctious family like the O'Briens. Ironically, though, when her mother married into that family, Jenny found herself feeling more like an outsider than ever.

Now, after years in Nashville as an established songwriter, Jenny's drawn back to Chesapeake Shores to collaborate on a Christmas production, and to make peace with the past. As if that's not challenging enough, Caleb Green, the singer who broke her heart, has followed her to town, determined to win her back.

With the help of a little O'Brien holiday magic, will Jenny and Caleb find a way to make sweet music forever?


For more information on Sherryl Woods and her latest works visit her website.
 
Gilt Trip by Laura Childs
Scrapbooking Mystery Series Book # 11

Scrapbooking Tips and Recipes Included!

Louisiana businessman Jerry Earl Leland served only a fraction of his five-year sentence for white-collar crime, thanks to some political connections and a few greased palms. But he won’t have long to enjoy his freedom…

After Jerry Earl’s early release, his wife, Margo—a much-married Garden District doyenne—throws an extravagant Get Out of Jail Free Party, complete with a Zydeco band, champagne ice luge, and waiters in ties and tails. The guest list includes many prominent New Orleans socialites, as well as scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand and her best friend, Ava Gruiex.

But sometime during the swirl of partying and drinking, Jerry Earl is brutally murdered—then stuffed inside a clothes dryer.

Carmela has earned a reputation around town for solving murders, and when the grieving widow turns to her for help, she can’t say no. But Jerry Earl took a lot of people to the cleaners with his underhanded business tactics, so Carmela’s going to be hard-pressed to identify which of his enemies was steamed enough to kill him. As she sorts through Jerry Earl’s dirty laundry, she needs to collar the killer before another victim is set to tumble dry….

For more information on Laura Childs and her latest works visit her website.

The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks

Ira Levinson is in trouble. At ninety-one years old, in poor health and alone in the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together – how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can’t possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage.

A few miles away, at a local rodeo, a Wake Forest College senior’s life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward -- even life and death – loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans -- a future that Luke has the power to rewrite . . . if the secret he’s keeping doesn’t destroy it first.

Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart.


For more information on Nicholas Sparks and his latest works visit his website.
 
Possession by J.R. Ward
Fallen Angels Series Book # 5

When Cait Douglass resolves to get over her broken heart, throw off her inhibitions, and start really living, she’s unprepared for the two sensual men who cross her path. Torn between them, she doesn’t know which to choose--or what kind of dire consequences could follow.

Jim Heron, fallen angel and reluctant savior, is ahead in the war, but he puts everything at risk when he seeks to make a deal with the devil--literally. As yet another soul is unwittingly caught in the battle between him and the demon Devina, his fixation on an innocent trapped in Hell threatens to sidetrack him from his sacred duty...

Can good still prevail if true love makes a savior weak? And will a woman’s future be the key, or the curse, for all of humanity? Only time, and hearts, will tell.


For more information on J.R. Ward and her latest works visit her website. 

Tamarack County by William Kent Kreuger
Cork O'Connor Series Book # 13

As a blizzard swells just days before Christmas, the car belonging to the wife of a retired local judge is discovered abandoned on a rural road in Tamarack County. After days of fruitless effort, the search-and-rescue team has little hope that she’ll be found alive, if at all. Cork O’Connor, former sheriff and now private investigator, is part of that team.

Early on, Cork notices small things about the woman’s disappearance that disturb him. But when the beloved pet dog of a friend is brutally killed and beheaded, he begins to see a startling pattern in these and other recent dark occurrences in the area. After his own son comes close to peril, Cork understands that someone is spinning a deadly web in Tamarack County. At the center is a murder more than twenty years old, for which an innocent man may have been convicted. Cork remembers the case only too well. He was the deputy in charge of the investigation that sent the man to prison.

With the darkest days of the year at hand, the storms of winter continue to isolate Tamarack County. Somewhere behind the blind of all that darkness and drifting snow, a vengeful force is at work. And Cork has only hours to stop it before his family and his friends pay the ultimate price for the sins of others.

With complex plot twists, rich characters, and a vivid setting, Tamarack County is a relentlessly fast-paced novel that will chill, thrill, and shock you.


For more information on William Kent Kreuger and his latest works visit his website.

Sunday, October 27, 2013

New York Times Best Seller List (10/27/2013)


Note: Titles highlighted in BLUE are currently available for checkout. Titles highlighted in RED have been ordered and will be available for checkout soon. 


FICTION

1 STORM FRONT by John Sandford

The Minnesota investigator Virgil Flowers becomes involved in the hunt for an
ancient inscribed stone smuggled out of the Middle East.

2 DOCTOR SLEEP by Stephen King

Now grown up, Dan, the boy with psycho-intuitive powers in “The Shining,” helps
another threatened child with a spectacular gift.

3 THE LONGEST RIDE by Nicholas Sparks

The lives of two couples converge unexpectedly.

4 GONE by James Patterson

Detective Michael Bennett, living with his 10 adopted children on a California
farm, is pursued by the head of a Mexican drug cartel he once put in jail.

5 DOG SONGS by Mary Oliver

The dogs who have shared the life of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet,
in 35 poems and an essay.

6 STARRY NIGHT by Debbie Macomber

At Christmastime, a big-city columnist sets out to interview a reclusive
author in Alaska.

7 THE CIRCLE by Dave Eggers

A dystopian novel about life on the campus of a powerful Internet company.

8 DOING HARD TIME by Stuart Woods

In the 27th Stone Barrington novel, the New York lawyer teams up with a
rogue former C.I.A. agent and heads West to protect Barrington’s son and
his friends from Russian assassins.

9 THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS by Elizabeth Gilbert

A 19th-century botanist’s love of knowledge takes her to Tahiti; by the
author of “Eat, Pray, Love.”

10 THE LOWLAND by Jhumpa Lahiri

After his radical brother is killed, an Indian scientist brings his widow
to join him in America.

11 DOOMED by Chuck Palahniuk

In this sequel to “Damned,” Satan has plans for a dead girl trapped in
Purgatory (aka Earth).

12 THE QUEST by Nelson DeMille

Two journalists join an elderly priest who has recently escaped from
an Ethiopian jail in a search for a holy relic.

13 NEVER GO BACK by Lee Child

Jack Reacher is thrown into jail on trumped-up charges.

14 W IS FOR WASTED by Sue Grafton

A homeless man inexplicably leaves $600,000 to Kinsey Millhone.

15 THE FALL OF THE GOVERNOR PART 1, by Robert Kirk man and Jay Bonansinga.

In the third Walking Dead zombie novel, set in the world of the comic book and TV se
ries of the same name, the Governor’s story continues.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Are You Ready for a Movie Night? Try Our NEW DVD and Blu-ray Titles


Note: Our movie (DVD and Blu-Ray) collection is available due to patron donations. If you would like to donate to the collection, we would greatly appreciate it.

Hellboy: Director's Cut (2007)

A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.

300 (2007)

King Leonidas and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.

Beowulf and Grendel (2006)

The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster.

The monster, Grendel, is not a creature of mythic powers, but one of flesh and blood - immense flesh and raging blood, driven by a vengeance from being wronged, while Beowulf, a victorious soldier in his own right, has become increasingly troubled by the hero-myth rising up around his exploits. Beowulf's willingness to kill on behalf of Hrothgar wavers when it becomes clear that the King is more responsible for the troll's rampages than was first apparent.

As a soldier, Beowulf is unaccustomed to hesitating. His relationship with the mesmerizing witch, Selma, creates deeper confusion. Swinging his sword at a great, stinking beast is no longer such a simple act. The story is set in barbarous Northern Europe where the reign of the many-gods is giving way to one - the southern invader, Christ. Beowulf is a man caught between sides in this great shift, his simple code transforming and falling apart before his eyes. Vengeance, loyalty and mercy powerfully entwine.

A story of blood and beer and sweat, which strips away the mask of the hero-myth, leaving a raw and tangled tale.

The Unborn (2009)

A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

Scoop (2006)

An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.

The Roommate (2011)

College student Sara finds that her new roommate Rebecca has an obsession with her, which quickly turns violent.

Never Cry Werewolf (2007)

Jared Martin moves next door to the Hansetts, along with his hot motorcycle and eerie, ill-tempered dog. Although everyone else in the neighborhood takes an instant liking to him, Loren Hansett can't get over the bad vibes her new neighbor gives her. She starts to spy on his nocturnal activities and comes to believe that a recent killing might the work of a werewolf who happens to be her new neighbor.

My Life (2003)

A terminally ill man prepares for his death. 

Murder at 1600 (1997)

At a time of international incident, the body of a young female staffer is found in a White House wash room. Homicide detective Harlan Regis is called in to investigate the murder only to discover the secret service had taken hold of all the evidence for their own investigation.

Mercy Streets (2000)

Estranged twin brothers - one a con man, the other an Episcopal deacon - accidentally switch places... and find God in the process.


How to Lose Your Lover (2004)

Owen wants to be a serious writer, but ever since moving to Los Angeles, the only work he can get is co-writing trashy autobiographies for people who'd prefer he omit the unseemly truth, like Bucky an egotistical, philandering former astronaut. Owen thinks L.A. is keeping him from achieving his romantic and professional goals, but he can't bring himself to leave.

After a big earthquake inspires Owen's manipulative, unfaithful ex-girlfriend to tell him she wants nothing more to do with him, he finally decides to get out of town. He arranges to write a bio for a Princeton physicist, and he tells all his friends and acquaintances the brutal truth, so that he won't be tempted to stay or come back to L.A. He tells his friend and housemate Rob that he can't stand his girlfriend. He admits to Stephanie that his other housemate, Allison, has always found her attractive, but he neglected to tell Stephanie this because he doesn't like her. But he can't bring himself to say anything unpleasant to his promiscuous bisexual best friend, Allison.

Owen is at the airport, ready to board his flight, when he runs into Val, an attractive acquaintance of his ex. She's seeing off her ex-boyfriend, and invites Owen to have coffee, causing him to miss his flight. There's an immediate attraction. Owen is still determined to leave town, and now no one wants him around, but he has to take a few days to prove to himself that things would never work out with Val.

The High and the Mighty (1954)

When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.

Heaven Ain't Hard to Find (2011)

A troubled young man on the run from the law sets forth to help out three old sanctified spirits and a beautiful young woman to restore First Greater Saint New Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church to its former glory and place in the heart of the black community.

Flirting (1991)

Danny has been sent to boarding school, in this sequel to The Year My Voice Broke. Against a backdrop of bullying and sadistic teachers Danny strikes up an affair with an African girl, Thandiwe, studying at a nearby girl's school. Their affair blossoms while everyone tries to stop it. Nicole Kidman also appears as a sexually repressed senior at Thandiwe's school.

Deadline (2009)

A screenwriter who travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.

Diary of a Tired Black Man (2009)

A humorous and deep look into why relationships fail to work from the point of view of a good black man. It is part scripted and a series of interviews with real people from across the country.

Chloe (2009)

A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger. 

Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006)

Navy SEALS, headed by Lt. Bobby James, are dispatched to North Korea on a covert mission, all in an effort to take out a missile site.

Air Force One (2009)

**(Available ONLY on Blu-ray)

Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them.

Sunday, October 20, 2013

New York Times Best Seller List (10/20/2013)


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1 DOCTOR SLEEP by Stephen King

Now grown up, Dan, the boy with psycho-intuitive powers in “The Shining,” helps another threatened child with a
spectacular gift.

2 THE LONGEST RIDE by Nicholas Sparks

The lives of two couples converge unexpectedly.

3 GONE by James Patterson

Detective Michael Bennett, living with his 10 adopted children on a California farm, is
pursued by the head of a Mexican drug cartel he once put in jail.

4 THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS by Elizabeth Gilbert

A 19th-century botanist’s love of knowledge takes her to Tahiti; by the author of “Eat, Pray, Love.”

5 THE LOWLAND by Jhumpa Lahiri

After his radical brother is killed, anIndian scientist brings his widow to join him in America.

6 THE QUEST by Nelson DeMille

Two journalists join an elderly priest who has recently escaped from an Ethiopian jail in a search for a holy relic.

7 NEVER GO BACK by Lee Child

Jack Reacher is thrown into jail on trumped-up charges.

8 W IS FOR WASTED by Sue Grafton

A homeless man inexplicably leaves $600,000 to Kinsey Millhone.

9 SILENCING EVE by Iris Johansen

The final book of a trilogy about the forensic sculptor Eve Duncan.

10 SPIDER WOMAN'S DAUGHTER by Anne Hillerman

The daughter of Tony Hillerman, who died in 2008, continues the story of her father’s characters,
Navajo police inspector Joe Leaphorn and Sgt. Joe Chee.

11 DEADLINE by Sandra Brown

A journalist who pursues a story about a former marine, the son of terrorists from 40 years ago,becomes a suspect
in the death of his ex-wife.

12 INFERNO by Dan Brown

The symbolog ist Robert Langdon, on the run in Florence, must decipher a series of codes created by a Dante-loving
scientist.

13 THANKLESS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb

Lt. Eve Dallas searches for a young man who murdered his parents.

14 THE OCTOBER LIST by Jeffery Deaver

A woman innocently finds herself in possession of a list that makes her the target of ruthless criminals.

15 AND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED by Khaled Hosseini.

A multigenerational family saga centers on a brother and sister born in Afghanistan.

16 POSSESSION by J.R. Ward

#1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward explores what really happens when good and evil toy with humanity in her new novel  of the Fallen Angels, as the salvation of a doomed soul depends once again on a crossroads.

Monday, October 14, 2013

Celebrate Columbus Day


Did you know...

  • Columbus' arrival in the Americas was on October 12, 1492
  • Columbus Day is celebrated by other countries (Bahamas, Spain, Latin America, Belize, Uruguay and Argentina).
Other names for Columbus Day...

  • In the Bahamas it is called Discovery Day
  • In Spain it is known as Día de la Hispanidad and Fiesta Nacional
  • In Latin America it is called Día de la Raza 
  • In Belize and Uruguay it is called Day of the Americas or Dia de las Americas
  • In Argentina it is known as Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity or Dia del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural 

Sunday, October 13, 2013

New York Times Best Seller List (10/13/13)



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Fiction

1 DOCTOR SLEEP by Stephen King
2 THE LONGEST RIDE by Nicholas Sparks
3 THE LOWLAND by Jhumpa Lahiri
4 THE QUEST by Nelson DeMille
5 NEVER GO BACK by Lee Child
6 W IS FOR WASTED by Sue Grafton
7 DEADLINE by Sandra Brown
8 THANKLESS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
10 INFERNO by Dan Brown
11 THE CUCKOO'S CALLING by Robert Galbraith
12 AND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED by Khaled Hosseini
13 GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn
14 BLEEDING EDGE by Thomas Pynchon
15 THE HUSBAND'S SECRET by Liane Moriart
16 DEADLY HEAT by Richard Castle.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Get Cozy with a Good Book



Love Drunk Cowboy by Carolyn Brown
Spikes and Spurs Series Book # 1

All Austin Lanier wants is to sell her inherited watermelon farm, slip on her stilettos and run back to corporate America. 

Until the drop dead sexy cowboy next door, Rye O'Donnell, decides he'll only take the farm if he can get the fiery woman who owns it as part of the deal...
 

Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure by Diane Kelly
Tara Holloway Series Book # 1

Tara Holloway has got your number. A special agent on the IRS’s payroll, she’s dead-set on making sure that money crimes don’t pay…

Tax cheats, beware: The Treasury Department’s Criminal Investigations Division has a new special agent on its payroll. A recovering tomboy with a head for numbers, Tara’s fast becoming the Annie Oakley of the IRS—kicking ass, taking social security numbers, and keeping the world safe for honest taxpayers. Or else.

Tara’s latest mission finds her in hot pursuit of ice-cream vendor Joseph “Joe Cool” Cullen. Along with frozen treats he’s selling narcotics—and failing to report his ill-gotten gains on his tax returns. Over Tara’s dead body. Then there’s Michael Gryder, who appears to be operating a Ponzi scheme…with banker Stan Shelton…whose lake house is being landscaped by Brett Ellington…who happens to be dating Tara. If following that money trail isn’t tough enough, now Tara must face a new conundrum: Should she invest her trust in Brett—or put him behind bars? New love always comes at a cost but justice? Priceless.

 
Cross-Stitch Before Dying by Amanda Lee
Embroidery Mystery Series Book # 6

Embroidery shop owner Marcy Singer is about to find out that show biz and sew biz don't mix!

Marcy's mom Beverly is the costume designer for a lavish, Bollywood-style production...and she suggests Tallulah Falls as a great place to shoot part of the film. Everyone at the embroidery shop, and around town, is in a flutter that a glamorous movie production is taking place in their midst. But when the star of the film is found murdered, the police suspect Marcy’s mom, who made it no secret she did not care for the diva’s attitude regarding her wardrobe.

Marcy might as well issue an open call for suspects, because the star had a long list of enemies. To save her mom’s career and keep her from accessorizing with handcuffs, Marcy and her friends will need to stitch together the clues to catch one crafty killer who may have designs on Marcy next…

 
The Big Kitty by Claire Donally
Sunny and Shadow Mystery Series Book # 1

Did curiosity kill the cat lady?

Sunny Coolidge left her New York City newspaper job to go back to Maine and take care of her ailing father. But there’s not much excitement—or interesting work—in Kittery Harbor. So when Ada Spruance, the town’s elderly cat lady, asks for help finding her supposedly-winning lottery ticket, Sunny agrees. But when she arrives at Ada’s, with a stray tomcat named Shadow tagging along, they discover the poor woman dead at the bottom of her stairs. Was it an accident—or did Ada’s death have to do with that missing lottery ticket, which turns out to be worth six million dollars?

Town Constable Will Price suspects the worst. And Sunny’s reporter instincts soon drive her to do some investigating of her own. Even Shadow seems to have a nose for detective work. Following the trail of the purrloined ticket, Sunny and Shadow try to shed some light on a killer’s dark motives—before their own numbers are up...

 
Cowboy Seeks Bride by Carolyn Brown 
Spikes and Spurs Series Book # 7 

He's tough as nails and ready to ride...

Rancher Dewar O'Donnell is just an old-fashioned cowboy at heart, and he can't wait to reenact the historic Chisholm Trail ride with his buddies. The trial-run cattle drive for a reality TV show sounds like a great time - until H.B. McKay pulls up in her slick red sports car.

She's way out of her element...

Haley McKay is a feisty, high-powered businesswoman with the power suit and stiletto heels to prove it. She's keen to research her company's hot new idea for a reality TV show - but mount up with a bunch of modern-day cowboys? Are they kidding?

It's too late to back out now, so Haley sets out to prove that it will take more than snakes, storms, and stampedes to make her back down.

Besides, sleeping under the stars with Dewar O'Donnell could prove mighty interesting...



New Additions to Youth Nonfiction and Biography Today



Young Chefs: Cooking Skills and Recipes for Kids by Christina Dymock

Hey kids! It's time to take charge in the kitchen. Become a young chef as you make your favorite foods and explore new recipes with everything from Game Day Hot Dogs to Lemon Shark Bars. Each recipe tells your parents when help is needed and also includes stories, jokes, and history about the recipes. You'll be whipping up masterpieces in no time. Let's get cookin'!


Invincible Louisa: the Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs

Biography tracing the fascinating life of Louisa May Alcott from her happy childhood in Pennsylvania and Boston to her success as a writer of such classics as Little women.
 

Christmas Cookies! a Holiday Cookbook by Susan Devins

What could be a homier holiday tradition than making Christmas cookies? Find everything you need in this inviting, illustrated cookbook.

Here is a charming holiday cookbook that is sure to turn an aromatic pastime into a favorite family ritual. Clearly presented and cheerfully illustrated, these seventeen recipes — from shortbread to snickerdoodles to stained-glass Christmas trees — are accented with useful tips and intriguing bits of Christmas lore (like the notion that candy canes represent the staffs held by shepherds at the Nativity). 


Young bakers will be eager to roll up their sleeves and start in!