New York Times Best Seller List (6/29/2014)

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FICTION

 1 WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD by Diana Gabaldon.

In the eighth Outlander time-traveling romance, Jamie Fraser and his family face challenges
in the 18th and 21st centuries.

2 MR. MERCEDES by Stephen King

A driver plows into a crowd, killing eight. The killer then taunts a suicidal ex-cop, who must
stop another, deadlier attack.

3 THE GOLDFINCH by Donna Tartt

A painting smuggled out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art after a bombing becomes a boy’s prize,
guilt and burden.

4 THE TARGET by David Baldacci

The government hit man Will Robie faces a new adversary.

5 THE MATCHMAKER by Elin Hilderbrand

A Nantucket resident’s life is shaken by a diagnosis and the return to the island of her high
school sweetheart.

6 THE ONE AND ONLY by Emily Giffin

A woman who has grown up and made her life in a small, football-obsessed Texas town
begins to expand her horizons.

7 UNLUCKY 13 by James Patterson

Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women’s Murder Club track a killer who was presumed dead.

8 SKIN GAME by Jim Butcher

The Chicago wizard Harry Dresden is forced to help an enemy break into a high-security
vault; the 15th Dresden Files novel.

9 THE HURRICANE SISTERS by Dorothea Benton Frank
Three generations of women endure a stormy summer in South Carolina's Lowcountry.

10 ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr

The lives of a blind French girl and a gadget-obsessed German boy before and
during World War II.

11 GHOST SHIP by Clive Cussler

Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala and the rest of the NUMA crew investigate a sinister organization.

12 THE SMOKE AT DAWN by Jeff Shaara

The third book in a series about the Civil War is set in Chattanooga in 1863 as
forces prepare for a confrontation.

13 MIDNIGHT IN EUROPE by Alan Furst

A Spanish lawyer working in Paris on the eve of World War II joins a mission to
help the Republican troops.

14 CHINA DOLLS by Lisa See

Three Asian-American women meet in San Francisco in 1938 at the Forbidden City nightclub.

15 THE VACATIONERS by Emma Straub

An Upper West Side couple, their children and their friends confront life’s changes
during two weeks in Mallorca.

16 NATCHEZ BURNING by Greg Iles

Penn Cage, a former prosecutor in Natchez, Miss., aids his father, a doctor who
has been accused of murder.

New York Times Best Seller List (6/15/2014)

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FICTION

1 SKIN GAME by Jim Butcher
2 GHOST SHIP by Clive Cussler
3 THE GOLDFINCH by Donna Tartt
4 THE ONE AND ONLY by Emily Giffin
5 UNLUCKY 13 by James Patterson
6 ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr
7 THE TARGET by David Baldacci
9 NATCHEZ BURNING by Greg Iles
10 THE LINCOLN MYTH by Steve Berry
11 THE INVENTION OF WINGS by Sue Monk Kidd
12 SUSPICION by Joseph Finder
13 SNIPER'S HONOR by Stephen Hunter
14 THE HUSBAND'S SECRET by Liane Moriarty
15 WALKING ON WATER by Richard Paul Evans

Teens and Tweens: Dive into a Good Book This Summer

Treasure Hunters by James Patterson
Treasure Hunters Series Book # 1

The Kidd siblings have grown up diving down to shipwrecks and traveling the world, helping their famous parents recover everything from swords to gold doubloons from the bottom of the ocean. But after their parents disappear n the job, the kids are suddenly thrust into the biggest treasure hunt of their lives. 

They'll have to work together to defeat dangerous pirates and dodge the hot pursuit of an evil treasure hunting rival, all while following cryptic clues to unravel the mystery of what really happened to their parents--and find out if they're still alive.  

For more information on James Patterson and his latest works visit this website.

The One by Kiera Cass
The Selection Trilogy Book # 3

The highly anticipated conclusion to Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series, The One will captivate readers who love dystopian YA fiction and fairy tales. The One is the perfect finale for fans who have followed America's whirlwind romance since it began--and a swoon-worthy read for teens who have devoured Veronica Roth's Divergent, Ally Condie's Matched, or Lauren Oliver's Delirium.

The Selection changed America Singer's life in ways she never could have imagined.

Since she entered the competition to become the next princess of Illéa, America has struggled with her feelings for her first love, Aspen--and her growing attraction to Prince Maxon. Now she's made her choice . . . and she's prepared to fight for the future she wants.

Find out who America will choose in The One, the enchanting, beautifully romantic third book in the Selection series!

For more information on Kiera Cass and her latest works visit this website.
 

Dangerous Creatures by Kami Garcia
Dangerous Creatures Series Book # 1

A new series returns to the world of Beautiful Creatures. Some loves are cursed...others are dangerous.

Ridley Duchannes will be the first to tell you that she's a bad girl. She's Dark. She's a Siren. You can never trust her, or even yourself when she's around. Lucky for her, Wesley "Link" Lincoln can never seem to remember that; quarter Incubus or not, his heart is Mortal when it comes to Ridley. When Link heads to New York City to start a music career, Ridley goes along for the ride-and she has her own reasons. 

As if leaving small-town Gatlin for the big city, trying to form a band, and surviving life with a partially reformed Siren isn't hard enough already, Link soon learns he has a price on his head that no Caster or Mortal can ever pay.

For more information on Kami Garcia and her latest works visit this website.

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Dangerously Bound by Eden Bradley
Dangerous Series Book # 1

She can whip up something sweet…

Allie LeClair has finally returned to the sultry city of New Orleans. After ten years of studying and working as a pastry chef in San Francisco and all over Europe—and feeding her submissive side at BDSM clubs—Allie is home, and she has something to prove to the man who once fueled her desires. She’s not a child anymore.

But with two in the kitchen…

When security specialist Mick Reid hears that Allie is back in town, he knows he won’t be able to stay away for long. Ever since he discovered his darker side, Mick has tried to protect Allie from the aggressive beast within him—but that power and wildness is exactly what she wants.

Can they take the heat?

Allie has made the first move, but now it’s up to Mick. The game has begun, and playing has never been so rough.

For more information on Eden Bradley and her latest works visit this website.

Afterburn/Aftershock by Sylvia Day
Afterburn and Aftershock Books 1 and 2

Never mix business with pleasure. Never bring politics into the bedroom. In a way I did both when I took Jackson Rutledge as a lover. I can't say I wasn't warned.
Two years later, he was back. Walking into a deal I'd worked hard to close. Under the tutelage of Lei Yeung, one of the sharpest businesswomen in New York, I had picked up a thing or two since Jax walked away. I wasn't the girl he once knew, but he hadn't changed. Unlike the last time we'd drifted into each other's lives, I knew exactly what I was dealing with... and how addictive his touch could be.

The inner circle of glamour, sex, and privilege was Jax's playground--but this time, I knew the rules of the game. In the cutthroat business world, one adage rules all: keep your enemies close and your ex-lovers closer...

For more information on Sylvia Day and her latest works visit this website.
 

Ladies' Night by Mary Kay Andrews

Take a splash of betrayal, add a few drops of outrage, give a good shake to proper behavior and take a big sip of a cocktail called…Ladies' Night!

Grace Stanton’s life as a rising media star and beloved lifestyle blogger takes a surprising turn when she catches her husband cheating and torpedoes his pricey sports car straight into the family swimming pool.  Grace suddenly finds herself locked out of her palatial home, checking account, and even the blog she has worked so hard to develop in her signature style.  Moving in with her widowed mother, who owns and lives above a rundown beach bar called The Sandbox, is less than ideal.  So is attending court-mandated weekly "divorce recovery" therapy sessions with three other women and one man for whom betrayal seems to be the only commonality.  

When their “divorce coach” starts to act suspiciously, they decide to start having their own Wednesday "Ladies' Night" sessions at The Sandbox, and the unanticipated bonds that develop lead the members of the group to try and find closure in ways they never imagined.  Can Grace figure out a new way home and discover how strong she needs to be to get there?

Heartache, humor, and a little bit of mystery come together in a story about life’s unpredictable twists and turns.  Mary Kay Andrews' Ladies' Night will have you raising a glass and cheering these characters on

For more information on Mary Kay Andrews and her latest works visit this website.
 

Reckless by Andrew Gross
Ty Hauck Series Book # 3

Private security investigator Ty Hauck, with Naomi Blum, a tenacious agent from the U.S. Department of Treasury, unravels the evidence that joins these seemingly unrelated events—revealing a reckless scheme that stretches from New York to London to central Europe and gives new meaning to the phrase "too big to fail." 

What began with a tragedy that opened a door to Hauck's past—a door that he thought was long closed—ends with a frantic race to avert a disaster that could shake the very security of our country—and even the world. 

For more information on Andrew Gross and his latest works visit this website.
 

15 Seconds by Andrew Gross

Henry Steadman is a successful Florida plastic surgeon on his way to deliver a keynote address at a conference when his world falls apart. Stopped by the police for a minor traffic violation, the situation escalates and he is pulled from his vehicle, handcuffed, and told he is under arrest. Several other police cars arrive and the questioning turns scary, but after it subsides, and Henry is about to move on, the officer is suddenly killed in his car and there is only one suspect: the very person he was about to arrest not ten minutes before. Henry! 

When a second friend turns up dead, Henry realizes he's being elaborately framed. But in a chilling twist, the stakes grow even darker, and he is unable to go to the police to clear his name.

15 Seconds is a story of how even the best of lives can be destroyed in just an instant-- and of an innocoent man, framed for murder, who has to save the person he loves the most, and who cannot go the police to clear his name

For more information on Andrew Gross and his latest works visit this website.
 

This Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas
This Man Series Book # 1

Young interior designer Ava O’Shea has an appointment for a first consultation at The Manor with the owner, Mr Jesse Ward. She is expecting nothing more than an overweight, cravat wearing, well-to-do countryman, and on arrival, nothing would suggest otherwise. 

How wrong could she be? This Man is devastatingly handsome, charming and confident. He is also a conceited, hedonistic playboy, who knows no boundaries. Ava desperately does not want to be attracted to him, but she can’t control the overwhelming affect he has on her. Every instinct is telling her to run, so she does, but Jesse Ward is not so willing to let her go. He wants her and is determined to have her. She knows she is heading for heartbreak, but how can she run when he won’t let her?

For more information on Jodi Ellen Malpas and her latest works visit this website.
 

Beneath This Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas
This Man Series Book # 2

Jesse Ward drowned her with his intensity and blindsided her with his passion, but he kept her away from his dark secrets and broken soul. Leaving him was the only way Ava O'Shea could survive. She should have known that Jesse Ward is impossible to escape--and now he's back in her life, determined to remind her of the sensual pleasures they had shared. 

Ava is equally determined to get at the truth beneath this man's steely exterior. That means letting herself get close to the Lord of the Manor once more. And it's exactly where Jesse wants her--within touching distance...

For more information on Jodi Ellen Malpas and her latest works visit this website.
 

The Poisoned Crown by Maurice Druon
The Accursed Kings Series Book # 3

No man is impervious to the poisons of the crown…

Having murdered his wife and exiled his mistress, King Louis X of France becomes besotted with Princess Clemence of Hungary and makes her his new Queen.

However, though the matter of the succession should be assured, it is far from so, as Louis embarks on an ill-fated war against Flanders.

Where his father, Philip IV, was strong, Louis is weak, and the ambitions of his proud, profligate barons threaten his power and the future of a kingdom once ruled by an Iron King.

For more information on Maurice Druon and his works visit this website.
 

Night Diver by Elizabeth Lowell

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell plunges into the adventurous and deadly world of underwater treasure hunters in a heart-stopping tale that superbly combines atmosphere, action, romance, and suspense.

After a family tragedy, Kate Donnelly left the Caribbean behind forever. But a series of bad management decisions has left her family's diving and marine recovery business drowning in red ink. Now her brother pleads with her to come back to the island nation of St Vincent. Without Kate's financial expertise, the iconic treasure-hunting enterprise started by her grandfather will go under. Unable to say no to the little family she has left, Kate heads back to the beautiful and terrifying ocean that still haunts her nightmares.

Holden Cameron was addicted to the adrenaline rush of active duty -- including narrowly surviving an underwater explosives accident. The last thing the former British military diver wants is to babysit a family of thieves on a tropical island -- even if they are the world-famous Diving Donnellys. But in his new civilian job, Holden must investigate the suspicious activity surrounding a Donnelly dive to recover treasure from the ancient wreck of a pirate ship.

When equipment, treasure, and even divers begin to disappear, Kate and Holden form an uneasy alliance to uncover the truth. But the deeper they plummet into the mystery, the closer they come to each other. Soon they are sharing their deepest fears and darkest secrets -- and a combustible chemistry too hot to ignore.

For more information on Elizabeth Lowell and her latest works visit this website.
 

Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
Beautiful Bastard Series Book # 1

An ambitious intern. A perfectionist executive. And a whole lot of name calling.

Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He's exacting, blunt, inconsiderate—and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard.

Bennett has returned to Chicago from France to take a vital role in his family's massive media business. He never expected that the assistant who'd been helping him from abroad was the gorgeous, innocently provocative—completely infuriating—creature he now has to see every day. Despite the rumors, he's never been one for a workplace hookup. But Chloe's so tempting he's willing to bend the rules—or outright smash them—if it means he can have her. All over the office.

As their appetites for one another increase to a breaking point, Bennett and Chloe must decide exactly what they're willing to lose in order to win each other.

Originally only available online as The Office by tby789—and garnering over 2 million reads on fanfiction sites—Beautiful Bastard has been extensively updated for re-release.

For more information on Christina Lauren and her latest works visit this website.
 

Giving In by Maya Banks
Surrender Trilogy Book # 2

Kylie sees the way Jensen looks at her. The dark promise in his eyes. That rough edge of dominance she knows he possesses. But dominance is the one thing that frightens her above all else. She and her brother barely survived a childhood steeped in violence and abuse. She could never give up total control and submit to a man. Especially a man like Jensen. Could she?

Jensen sees the shadows in Kylie’s eyes. Knows he has to tread very carefully or risk losing any chance he has with her. All he wants is the opportunity to show her that dominance doesn’t equal pain, bondage or discipline. That emotional surrender is the most powerful of all, and that to submit—fully to him—will fulfill the aching void in her heart in a way nothing else ever will.

For more information on Maya Banks and her latest works visit this website.
 

Unlucky 13 by James Patterson
Women's Murder Club Series Book # 13

The Women's Murder Club is stalked by a killer with nothing to lose.

San Francisco Detective Lindsay Boxer is loving her life as a new mother. With an attentive husband, a job she loves, plus best friends who can talk about anything from sex to murder, things couldn't be better.

Then the FBI sends Lindsay a photo of a killer from her past, and her happy world is shattered. The picture captures a beautiful woman at a stoplight. But all Lindsay sees is the psychopath behind those seductive eyes: Mackie Morales, the most deranged and dangerous mind the Women's Murder Club has ever encountered.

In this pulse-racing, emotionally charged novel by James Patterson, the Women's Murder Club must find a killer--before she finds them first.

For more information on James Patterson and his latest works visit this website.
 

Ghost Ship by Clive Cussler
NUMA Files Series Book # 12

When Kurt Austin is injured attempting to rescue the passengers and crew from a sinking yacht, he wakes with fragmented and conflicted memories. Did he see an old friend and her children drown, or was the yacht abandoned when he came aboard? For reasons he cannot explain, Kurt doesn’t trust either version of his recollection.

Determined to know the truth, he begins to search for answers, and soon finds himself descending into a shadowy world of state-sponsored cybercrime, and uncovering a pattern of vanishing scientists, suspicious accidents, and a web of human trafficking. With the help of Joe Zavala, he takes on the sinister organization at the heart of this web, facing off with them in locations ranging from Monaco to North Korea to the rugged coasts of Madagascar. But where he will ultimately end up even he could not begin to guess.

For more information on Clive Cussler and his latest works visit this website.
 

Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick

Miss Amity Doncaster, world traveler, is accustomed to adventure and risk. Benedict Stanbridge, a man of science and a spy for the Crown, has faced danger in the darker corners of foreign lands.

But they are about to face a threat that is shockingly close to home . . .

One does not expect to be kidnapped on a London street in broad daylight. But Amity Doncaster barely escapes with her life after she is trapped in a carriage with a blade-wielding man in a black silk mask who whispers the most vile taunts and threats into her ear. Her quick thinking, and her secret weapon, save her . . . for now.

But the monster known in the press as the Bridegroom, who has left a trail of female victims in his wake, has survived the wounds she inflicts and will soon be on his feet again. He is unwholesomely obsessed by her scandalous connection to Benedict Stanbridge—gossip about their hours alone in a ship’s stateroom seems to have crossed the Atlantic faster than any sailing vessel could. Benedict refuses to let this resourceful, daring woman suffer for her romantic link to him—as tenuous as it may be.

For a man and woman so skilled at disappearing, so at home in the exotic reaches of the globe, escape is always an option. But each intends to end the Bridegroom’s reign of terror in London, and will join forces to do so. And as they prepare to confront an unbalanced criminal in the heart of the city they love, they must also face feelings that neither of them can run away from.

For more information on Amanda Quick and her latest works visit this website.

The Target by David Baldacci
Will Robie Series Book # 3

The President knows it's a perilous, high-risk assignment. If he gives the order, he has the opportunity to take down a global menace, once and for all. If the mission fails, he would face certain impeachment, and the threats against the nation would multiply. So the president turns to the one team that can pull off the impossible: Will Robie and his partner, Jessica Reel.

Together, Robie and Reel's talents as assassins are unmatched. But there are some in power who don't trust the pair. They doubt their willingness to follow orders. And they will do anything to see that the two assassins succeed, but that they do not survive.

As they prepare for their mission, Reel faces a personal crisis that could well lead old enemies right to her doorstep, resurrecting the ghosts of her earlier life and bringing stark danger to all those close to her. And all the while, Robie and Reel are stalked by a new adversary: an unknown and unlikely assassin, a woman who has trained her entire life to kill, and who has her own list of targets--a list that includes Will Robie and Jessica Reel.

For more information on David Baldacci and his latest works visit this website.
 

Field of Prey by John Sandford
Lucas Davenport Series Book # 24

The night after the fourth of July, Layton Carlson Jr., of Red Wing, Minnesota, finally got lucky. And unlucky.

He’d picked the perfect spot to lose his virginity to his girlfriend, an abandoned farmyard in the middle of cornfields: nice, private, and quiet. The only problem was . . . something smelled bad—like, really bad. He mentioned it to a county deputy he knew, and when the cop took a look, he found a body stuffed down a cistern. And then another, and another.

By the time Lucas Davenport was called in, the police were up to fifteen bodies and counting. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, when Lucas began to investigate, he made some disturbing discoveries of his own. The victims had been killed over a great many years, one every summer, regular as clockwork. How could this have happened without anybody noticing?

Because one thing was for sure: the killer had to live close by. He was probably even someone they saw every day.

For more information on John Sanford and his latest works visit this website.

New York Times Best Seller List (6/8/14)

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FICTION

1 THE ONE AND ONLY by Emily Giffin
2 THE GOLDFINCH by Donna Tartt
3 UNLUCKY 13 by James Patterso
4 THE LINCOLN MYTH by Steve Berry
5 FIELD OF PREY by John Sandford
6 THE TARGET by David Baldacci
7 SNIPER'S HONOR by Stephen Hunter
8 NATCHEZ BURNING by Greg Iles
9 ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr
10 THE SKIN COLLECTOR by Jeffery Deaver
11 THE INVENTION OF WINGS by Sue Monk Kidd
12 THE SON by Jo Nesbo
13 CHESTNUT STREET by Maeve Binchy
14 WALKING ON WATER by Richard Paul Evans
15 THE LAST KIND WORDS SALOON by Larry McMurtry
16 ANY OTHER NAME by Craig Johnson