The Highway by C.J. Box
Cody Hoyt Series Book # 2
When two sisters set out
across a remote stretch of Montana road to visit their friend, little
do they know it will be the last time anyone might ever hear from them
again. The girls—and their car—simply vanish.
Former police
investigator Cody Hoyt has just lost his job and has fallen off the
wagon after a long stretch of sobriety. Convinced by his son and his
former rookie partner, Cassie Dewell, he begins the drive south to the
girls’ last known location. As Cody makes his way to the lonely stretch
of Montana highway where they went missing, Cassie discovers that
Gracie and Danielle Sullivan aren’t the first girls who have disappeared
in this area.
This majestic landscape is the hunting ground for a
killer whose viciousness is outmatched only by his intelligence. And he
might not be working alone. Time is running out for Gracie and
Danielle…Can Cassie overcome her doubts and lack of experience and use
her innate skill? Can Cody Hoyt battle his own demons and find this
killer before another victim vanishes on the highway?
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
The Cousins' War Series Book # 1
Brother turns on
brother to win the ultimate prize, the throne of England, in this
dazzling account of the wars of the Plantagenets. They are the claimants
and kings who ruled England before the Tudors, and now Philippa Gregory
brings them to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the
secret players: the indomitable women, starting with Elizabeth
Woodville, the White Queen.
The White Queen tells the
story of a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition who, catching the
eye of the newly crowned boy king, marries him in secret and ascends to
royalty. While Elizabeth rises to the demands of her exalted position
and fights for the success of her family, her two sons become central
figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the
missing princes in the Tower of London whose fate is still unknown. From
her uniquely qualified perspective, Philippa Gregory explores this most
famous unsolved mystery of English history, informed by impeccable
research and framed by her inimitable storytelling skills.
The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau
Joanna Stafford Series Book # 1
In this debut historical
thriller, an aristocratic young nun must find a legendary crown in
order to save her father’s life and preserve all she holds dear from
Cromwell’s ruthless terror.
When novice nun Joanna Stafford
learns her rebel cousin is condemned by King Henry VIII to be burned at
the stake, she makes the decision to break the sacred rule of enclosure
and run away from her Dominican Order in Dartford to stand at her
cousin’s side.
Arrested for interfering with king’s justice,
Joanna, along with her father, Sir Richard Stafford, is sent to the
Tower of London. Joanna’s father is brutally tortured by Stephen
Gardiner, the Bishop of Winchester who leads the Catholic faction bent
on saving England’s monasteries from destruction. In order to save her
father, Joanna must submit to Gardiner’s will and become a pawn in the
struggle between religious extremes. Gardiner forces Joanna to return to
Dartford Priory with a mission: find the long hidden crown worn by
Saxon King Athelstan in AD 937 during the historic battle that first
united Britain. Gardiner believes the crown itself to possess a mystical
power that will halt the Reformation.
Uncovering only dark
betrayals and murder at Dartford, Joanna flees with Brother Edmund, a
troubled young friar, and with time running out, their hunt for the
crown leads them through royal castles, to Stonehenge, and finally to
the tomb of the mysterious King Athelstan under Malmesbury Abbey. There
Joanna learns the true secret of the crown, a secret tracing all the way
back to Golgotha and the Relics of the Passion. Now, as Cromwell’s army
of destruction advances, Joanna must finally determine who to trust and
how far she is willing to go to protect a way of life that she
passionately loves.
Every Now and Then by Karen Kingsbury
9/11 Series Book # 3
In a gripping story of
danger and heroism, L.A. sheriff's deputy Alex Brady fights crime during
the worst fire season in California's history.
Now he faces the
ultimate test.
Will he have the courage to open his heart to love again?
Joe Golem and the Drowning City by Mike Mignola
In 1925, earthquakes
and a rising sea level left Lower Manhattan submerged under more than
thirty feet of water, so that its residents began to call it the
Drowning City. Those unwilling to abandon their homes created a new life
on streets turned to canals and in buildings whose first three stories
were underwater. Fifty years have passed since then, and the Drowning
City is full of scavengers and water rats, poor people trying to eke out
an existence, and those too proud or stubborn to be defeated by
circumstance.
Among them are fourteen-year-old Molly McHugh and
her friend and employer, Felix Orlov. Once upon a time Orlov the
Conjuror was a celebrated stage magician, but now he is an old man, a
psychic medium, contacting the spirits of the departed for the grieving
loved ones left behind. When a seance goes horribly wrong, Felix Orlov
is abducted by strange men wearing gas masks and rubber suits, and Molly
soon finds herself on the run.
Her flight will lead her into
the company of a mysterious man, and his stalwart sidekick, Joe Golem,
whose own past is a mystery to him, but who walks his own dreams as a
man of stone and clay, brought to life for the sole purpose of hunting
witches.
Leaving by Karen Kingsbury
Bailey Flanigan Series Book # 1
The Bailey Flanigan
series begins with Bailey leaving Bloomington for the adventure of a
lifetime. She has won an audition for the ensemble of a Broadway musical
in New York City. She's determined to take advantage of this
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but is she really ready to leave family
and friends for the loneliness of the city?
And what of Cody? His
disappearance has her worried about their future and praying that their
love can survive.In order to be closer to his mother in jail, Cody takes
a coaching job in a small community outside Indianapolis.
New friends,
distance, and circumstances expose cracks in his relationship with
Bailey Flanigan.
Robert Parker's Ironhorse by Robert Knott
Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch Series Book # 5
For years, Virgil Cole
and Everett Hitch have ridden roughshod over rabble-rousers and gun
hands in troubled towns like Appaloosa, Resolution, and Brimstone. Now,
newly appointed as Territorial Marshalls, they find themselves
traveling by train through the Indian Territories. Their first
marshaling duty starts out as a simple mission to escort Mexican
prisoners to the border, but when the Governor of Texas, his wife and
daughters climb aboard with their bodyguards and $500,000 in tow, their
journey suddenly becomes a lot more complicated.
The problem is
Bloody Bob Brandice. He and Virgil have had it out before, an encounter
that left Brandice face-down in the street with two .44 slugs lodged in
him. Now, twelve years later on a night train struggling uphill in a
thunderstorm, Brandice is back – and he’s not alone. Cole and Hitch
find themselves in the midst of a heist with a horde of very bad men,
two beautiful young hostages, and a man with a vendetta he’s determined
to carry out.
Unlocked by Karen Kingsbury
Before You Take a Stand
... You Got to Take a Chance.Holden Harris is an eighteen-year-old
locked in a prison of autism. Despite his quiet ways and quirky
behaviors, Holden is very happy and socially normal---on the inside, in a
private world all his own. In reality, he is bullied at school by kids
who only see that he is very different. Ella Reynolds is part of the
'in' crowd. A cheerleader and star of the high school drama production,
her life seems perfect. When she catches Holden listening to her
rehearse for the school play, she is drawn to him ... the way he is
drawn to the music. Then, Ella makes a dramatic discovery---she and
Holden were best friends as children.
Frustrated by the way Holden is
bullied, and horrified at the indifference of her peers, Ella decides to
take a stand against the most privileged and popular kids at school.
Including her boyfriend, Jake.Ella believes miracles can happen in the
unlikeliest places, and that just maybe an entire community might
celebrate from the sidelines. But will Holden's praying mother and the
efforts of Ella and a cast of theater kids be enough to unlock the
prison that contains Holden?
This time, friendship, faith, and the power
of a song must be strong enough to open the doors to the miracle Holden
needs.
