FUN New Reads for Teens and Tweens

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Russell
Dork Diaries Series Book # 1

Meet Nikki Maxwell! She's starting eighth grade at a new school and her very first diary packed with hilarious stories and art in Book One of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!

Nikki confesses all in her first diary ever: her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone, meeting her new soon-to-be BFFs Chloe and Zoey, falling for adorably sweet crush Brandon, dealing with her zany little sister Brianna's antics, and the immediate clashes with mean girl Mackenzie, who becomes Nikki's rival in a school-wide art competition.

For more information on Rachel Renee Russell and her latest works visit this website.

Nanny McPhee Returns by Emma Thompson

In wartime England, the two very spoiled Gray children are being sent to stay in the country with their very numerous and ill-behaved cousins, the Greens. 

Enter Nanny McPhee, who discovers that Mrs. Green and the children are fighting another war altogether—against scheming relatives intent on taking their farm while Mr. Green is off fighting in the war. 

Nanny McPhee must use her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons, or losing the farm will be the least of their problems… 

For more information on Emma Thompson and her latest works visit this website.

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury by Dav Pilkey
Ricky Ricotta Series Book # 2

Mr. Mosquito lives on Mercury, and he hates it there! The daytime temperature is more than eight hundred degrees, and his flip-flops always melt on the sidewalk. At night it gets so cold that his toothpaste is frozen solid. Imagine his delight when he looks through his telescope and sees Planet Earth, where mice play happily in comfortable weather. So he decides to invade the Earth and take it over!Mr. Mosquito clips his dirty fingernails and zaps them with a powerful ray. Suddenly, his fingernails mutate into massive mosquitoes.

"Mutant Mosquitoes!" he cries. "It is time to conquer Earth. Follow me!"

In this wildly imaginative and highly appealing story, Dav Pilkey and Martin Ontiveros once again create a witty tale of danger and heroism, and at the same time they celebrate the joys of friendship. Here is an action-packed story that will engage even the most reluctant reader.

For more information on Dav Pilkey and his latest works visit this website.

Amy and the Missing Puppy by Callie Barkley
Critter Club Series Book # 1

Introducing The Critter Club! Amy and her friends solve a canine caper in this start to a pet-friendly illustrated chapter book series.

It's Spring Break in Santa Vista, and everyone has big plans...everyone except for Amy, that is! As her best friends head out of town on exciting adventures, Amy resigns herself to helping out at her mom's vet clinic. At least she'll be around cute animals! But when Santa Vista's cold and elusive millionaire, Marge Sullivan, brings her puppy Rufus for a check-up, Amy encounters an unexpected mystery. After her friends return home, the girls get to the bottom of what happened to Rufus, and discover a way to help other lost and lonely animals in their town.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

For more information on Callie Barkley and her latest works visit this website.

Bad Kitty: School Daze by Nick Bruel

Bad Kitty faces her toughest challenge yet . . .
 
Kitty and Puppy are out of control! They're screaming, fighting, hissing, and drooling all over the house, and all of the commotion is upsetting Baby. Time for school—obedience school, that is. Can Kitty learn to follow the rules and make friends with the other students or will she bring chaos to the classroom? Find out in Bad Kitty's hilarious, new (mis)adventure!

For more information on Nick Bruel and his latest works visit this website.

The Trouble With Tink by Kiki Thorpe
Tale of Pixie Hollow Series Book # 1

Tinker Bell is supposed to be the best there is at fixing pots and pans, but when she loses her hammer, her talent goes with it. Tink is desperate to reclaim her skill. 

But does she have the courage to face up to her past?

For more information on Kiki Thorpe and her latest works visit this website.

Vidia and the Fairy Crown by Laura Driscoll
Tales of Pixie Hollow Series Book # 2

Vidia can be nasty and selfish, but is she a thief? When she is falsely accused of stealing Queen Clarion’s crown, she begins an investigation that leads her on a wild-goose chase to the far corners of the Home Tree. 

Will Vidia be able to clear her name in time?

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

Lily's Pesky Plant by Kirsten Larsen
Tales of Pixie Hollow Series Book # 4

Lily has a talent for making things grow. 

So when she finds a mysterious seed in the middle of the woods, she plants it. But the seedling that comes up is not anything Lily expected. It stinks and it oozes sap. 

Will Lily have to pull up her poor pesky plant?

For more information on Kristen Larsen and her latest works visit this website.

Beck and the Great Berry Battle by Laura Driscoll
Tales of Pixie Hollow Series Book # 3

As an animal-talent fairy, there’s nothing Beck likes better than speaking Bird, or Chipmunk. So when a conflict breaks out between the hummingbirds and the chipmunks, she steps forward to act as a mediator, but nothing she says seems to help. 

Will Beck be able to bring peace to the animals?

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

Rani in the Mermaid Lagoon by Lisa Papademetriou
Tales of Pixie Hollow Series Book # 5

Rani doesn't fit in. Ever since she had to cut off her wings to save Mother Dove, she doesn’t feel like she belongs with the water talent fairies. 

In fact, without wings, she doesn’t feel like she belongs with any fairies at all. Rani sets off on a perilous journey to find a home, a journey that leads her underwater, deep into the lagoon, where the mermaids live. 

Maybe there Rani will discover who her true friends are!

For more information on Lisa Papademetriou and her latest works visit this website.

Tink, North of Never Land by Kiki Thorpe
Tales of Pixie Hollow Series Book # 9

TINK AND TERENCE are best friends. But sometimes Terence, well . . . he gets on Tink's last nerve. 

So when Terence accidentally squashes Tink's favorite bowl, her anger flares up and she lets him have it! But Tink soon realizes she made a mistake. How can she make it up to Terence? 

With a bunch of Never flowers? Or legendary pixie dust? Tink sets off an an epic quest through Never Land. She's never failed before . . . and she's not about to start now!

For more information on Kiki Thorpe and her latest works visit this website.

Beck Beyond the Sea by Kimberly Morris
Tales of Pixie Hollow Series Book # 10

Beck can't help wondering what lies outside Pixie Hollow. 

Then Beck meets a flock of Explorer Birds and has her chance. With Vidia's special pixie dust, Beck can fly faster and farther than ever before. She joins the far-flying Explorer Birds, to see what's beyond the sea. 

But why would selfish Vidia help Beck? Is it possible she just wants Beck to leave Pixie Hollow . . . for good?

For more information on Kimberly Morris and her latest works visit this website.

Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jim Benton
Dumb Diary Series Book # 1

Read the hilarious, candid, (and sometimes not-so-nice,) diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true...or at least as true as it needs to be.

School was okay today. Actually, it was better than okay. Angeline got her long, beautiful hair tangled in one of the jillion things she has dangling from her backpack, and the school nurse -- who is now one of my main heroes -- took a pair of scissors and snipped two feet of silky blond hair from the left side of her head, so now Angeline only looks like The Prettiest Girl in the World if you're standing on her right. (Although personally, I think she would look better if I was standing on her neck.)

For more information on Jim Benton and her latest works visit this website.

Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood

A Mississippi town in 1964 gets riled when tempers flare at the segregated public pool.

As much as Gloriana June Hemphill, or Glory as everyone knows her, wants to turn twelve, there are times when Glory wishes she could turn back the clock a year. Jesslyn, her sister and former confidante, no longer has the time of day for her now that she’ll be entering high school. Then there’s her best friend, Frankie. Things have always been so easy with Frankie, and now suddenly they aren’t. 

Maybe it’s the new girl from the North that’s got everyone out of sorts. Or maybe it’s the debate about whether or not the town should keep the segregated public pool open.

For more information on Augusta Scattergood and her latest works visit this website.

Jackson Jones: The Tale of a Boy, a Troll, and a Rather Large Chicken by Jenn Kelly
Jackson Jones Series Book # 2

You never know just where your story will take you. All Jackson had to do was clean the pool. Just that one simple task. It would have been simple, anyway, if that freak storm hadn't come and carried him away. 

Now Jackson is trapped in the branches of a massive tree and he can't seem to find a way out. While he wanders, he meets a flesh-eating hound named Muffy, a hen who wears too much makeup, a million angry squirrels, and a troll with nose hair down to there. 

Before Jackson can go home, he'll have to discover the great task the Author has planned for him and learn what it really means to put down roots.

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

New York Times Best Seller List (7/27/14)

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 ACT OF WAR, by Brad Thor

The counterterrorism operative
Scot Harvath undertakes two dangerous missions as America faces an imminent
attack.

2 POWER PLAY by Catherine Coulter

The F.B.I. agents Dillon Savich
and Lacey Sherlock are out to discover who is trying to kill the ambassador to
Britain.

3 CALIFORNIA by Edan Lepucki

In an apocalyptic future, a couple
seek a stable community as they prepare for the birth of their baby.

4 INVISIBLE by James Patterson 
A former F.B.I. researcher finds a link between scores of apparently unconnected unsolved cases.

5 THE SILKWORM by Robert Galbraith
The private detective Cormoran Strike in literary London; by J. K. Rowling, writing
pseudonymously.

6 TOP SECRET TWENTY-ONE by Janet Evanovich

The New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum pursues a dealer who sells more than used cars.


7 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.

8 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.

9 WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD by Diana Gabaldon
Jamie Fraser and his family face challenges in the 18th and 20th centuries.

10 LANDLINE by Rainbow Rowell
A woman in a troubled marriage finds a way to communicate with her husband in the past.

11 ALL FALL DOWN by Jennifer Weiner
A woman becomes addicted to pain medication.

12 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.

13 THE GIRLS OF AUGUST by Anne Rivers Siddons
Four friends who vacation together are shaken by surprising discoveries.

14 THE VACATIONERS by Emma Straub
An Upper West Side couple, their children and their friends confront life’s changes during two weeks in Mallorca.

15 ONE PLUS ONE by Jojo Moyes
An obnoxious tech millionaire comes to the rescue of a single mom and her kids heading for a math
contest that could change their lives.

16 THE HIGH DRUID'S BLADE by Terry Brooks
A stand-alone Shannara novel, the first in a new trilogy, Defenders of Shannara.

New York Times Best Seller List (7/20/2014)

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 INVISIBLE by James Patterson 
A former F.B.I. researcher finds a link between scores of apparently unconnected 
unsolved cases. 

2 THE SILKWORM by Robert Galbraith
The private detective Cormoran Strike in literary London; by J. K. Rowling, writing 
pseudonymously. 

3 TOP SECRET TWENTY-ONE by Janet Evanovich
The New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum pursues a dealer who sells more than used cars. 

4 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. 

5 THE CITY by Dean Koontz
A musician, part of a famous family, looks back over the events of his life, beginning 
during his childhood in the 1960s. 

6 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. 

7 WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD by Diana Gabaldon
Jamie Fraser and his family face challenges in the 18th and 20th centuries. 

8 ALL FALL DOWN by Jennifer Weiner
A woman becomes addicted to pain medication. 

9 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. 

10 THE VACATIONERS by Emma Straub
An Upper West Side couple, their children and their friends confront life’s changes during two 
weeks in Mallorca. 

11 ONE PLUS ONE by Jojo Moyes
An obnoxious tech millionaire comes to the rescue of a single mom and her kids heading for a math 
contest that could change their lives. 

12 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S THE JEDI DOTH RETURN by Ian Doescher
Jabba the Hutt, Ewoks and the redemption of Anakin Skywalker, all in iambic pentameter. 

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

14 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. 

Thrills...Chills...and Romance Stories OH MY!

Blood Bath and Beyond by Michelle Rowen
Immortality Bites Mystery Series Book # 1

Sarah Dearly is adjusting to life as a fledgling vampire, satisfying her cravings at vampire-friendly blood banks. But when her fiancé Thierry takes a job with the Ring—the secret council in charge of keeping vampires in line—Sarah’s about to get more than a taste of danger… 

Being engaged to a centuries-old master vampire can be challenging—especially when he takes a job with the Ring. Thierry’s in for fifty years of nonstop travel and deadly risk. It’s enough to make any woman reconsider the wedding…any woman except Sarah, that is.

Traveling to Las Vegas for his first assignment, they encounter a child beauty pageant contestant from hell, as well as a vampire serial killer leaving victims drained of blood, potentially exposing the existence of vampires to the whole world. But when Thierry’s truly ancient history comes back to haunt him, and he’s accused of a crime he didn't commit, it’s up to Sarah to clear his name before their immortal lives come to an end.

For more information on Michelle Rowen and her latest works visit this website. 

Texas Hold'Em by Christie Craig
Hotter in Texas Series Book # 3

The last thing veterinarian Leah Reece needs is a man in her life. They're nothing but trouble-and not even the fun kind. But when her apartment is broken into and Leah suspects Rafael, her dangerous half-brother, of foul play, she can't deny she could use a little help. She just never expected that help would come with twinkling blue eyes and a sexy smile... 

All PI Austin Brook wants is to nail Rafael DeLuna, the man who framed him for murder. He'll do anything for information-even lie about his identity to charm Leah, DeLuna's half-sister. But her sweet dimples and fiery spirit soon make her more than just his only lead. Leah becomes his every desire. As Austin closes in on DeLuna, it's clear he won't go down without a fight. 

Now the only way Austin can protect Leah is to reveal all of his secrets and risk losing her for good.

For more information on Christie Craig and her latest works visit this website. 

Playing with Fire by J.J. Cook
Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery Series Book # 2

Welcome to Sweet Pepper, Tennessee. Nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains, it’s home to the hottest and sweetest peppers in the world—as well as at least one ghost and a hotbed of secrets…

GETTING WARMER

Fire Chief Stella Griffin is working to solve the mysterious death of her predecessor, Eric Gamlyn—who also haunts her cabin. Yet the more she learns, the more burning questions she must answer. Just as Stella thinks she has a lead from Deputy Chum, someone snuffs her hopes—and the lawman.

Adding fuel to the fire, Stella’s parents soon arrive—with her ex-boyfriend—hoping to persuade her to return to Chicago. Now Stella is torn between the life she left behind and uncovering what happened to her ghostly friend. But she’d better think fast or more than her investigation could go up in flames…

For more information on J.J. Cook and her latest works visit this website. 

Cover Story by Ericka Chase
Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery Series Book # 3

It's time to celebrate when book club member Molly Mathews's childhood friend Teensy Coldicutt moves back to town -- complete with a published book. But as the club plans Teensy's book launch, Molly is attacked and Teensy's books are stolen.

Who would be so desperate to nab 150 copies of a sexy novel written by an elderly widow? Then Ashton Corners is hit with another shock when Teensy's publisher tuns up dead -- and fellow club member and former police chief Bob Miller is taken into custody.

Convinced that Teensy's missing books hold the key to the murder, Lizzie Turner and her band of readers are determined to hunt them down. But the plot thickens when their search leads them straight to a counterfeiting ring.

Now the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers & Cheese Straws Society must unravel this surprising twist before the killer gets the chance to write someone else off.

For more information on Ericka Chase and her latest works visit this website. 

Every Trick in the Book by Lucy Arlington
Novel Idea Mystery Series Book # 2

The national bestselling Novel Idea Mysteries return with Lila Wilkins, who has just been promoted to full-time literary agent. But great new writers aren’t the only people she’s trying to catch…Lila Wilkins has it all: the home of her dreams in the charming town of Inspiration Valley, North Carolina; a perfect police officer boyfriend; and a new job she absolutely loves. At the Book and Author Festival, which is sponsored by the Novel Idea Literary Agency, Lila expects to discover some talented new authors, but what she finds instead is the body of an editor to whom she bears an eerie resemblance.

Trouble is, the editor’s death isn’t the only literary murder taking place. Soon a blossoming author is also killed, and Lila has a gut feeling that the two murders are linked. Now she must hunt down the dark figure who killed these women—and to her surprise, she just might find the clues hidden in a manuscript…

For more information on Lucy Arlington and her latest works visit this website. 

Murder Hooks a Mermaid by Christy Fifield
Haunted Souvenir Shop Mystery Series Book # 2

Nestled in Keyhole Bay, Florida, Glory Martine’s souvenir shop, Southern Treasures, is supposed to trap tourists—not ghosts. But a possessed parrot may be just what Glory needs to solve a murder...

Inheriting her great-uncle Louis’s bayside souvenir shop should have been a breeze for Glory. Instead it’s been one headache after another—with a lot of them generated by Bluebeard, a parrot with a mouth like a sailor and a personality a lot like her late great-uncle. But Glory’s troubles pale in comparison to those of her best friend Karen, whose ex may still have the personalized key chain to her heart, but whose brother-in-law is about to get locked up.

A diver has been found with a gaff hook in his chest, and Karen turns to Glory to help get her brother-in-law off the hook for his murder. But casting the net for the real killer won’t be easy. Glory and Bluebeard are about to find out that the secrets in Keyhole Bay run deeper than anyone ever imagined.

For more information on Christy Fifield and her latest works visit this website. 

Cowboy, Take Me Away by Jan Graves
Rainbow Valley Series Book # 1

FIRST LOVE BURNS HOTTER

Rainbow Valley, Texas, has always been a refuge for animals, and Shannon North, director of the local shelter, intends to keep it that way. But with donations drying up and more pets in need of a loving home than ever before, Shannon's beginning to fear she's not the savior the shelter needs. When a tall, dark, and handsome cowboy from her past comes to the rescue, she knows that accepting his help may come with a high price: her heart.

THE SECOND TIME AROUND

Bad boy Luke Dawson shook the dust from this little town off his boots years ago. He walked away from everything...except the memory of the one night of passion he shared with Shannon. Now, a few wins away from becoming the world bull-riding champion, Luke's headed for fame and fortune. But then a crisis calls him back to Rainbow Valley, and Luke is reunited with the good girl who stole--and broke--his heart. As their rekindled relationship deepens into desire, old secrets resurface, and Luke must choose between the future he's always dreamed of and the only woman he's ever loved.

For more information on Jan Graves and her latest works visit this website. 

Baby It's You by Jane Graves
Rainbow Valley Series Book # 2

With only the wedding dress on her back and her honeymoon luggage in the car, Kari Worthington is running away. Determined to put her controlling father, her rigidly structured life, and the uptight groom she left at the altar in her rearview mirror, she escapes to the Texas Hill country . . . and lands on a tall, dark, and gorgeous winery owner's doorstep. All she needs is a job and a place to live until she can get back on her feet. So why is she fantasizing about losing herself in his powerful arms?

For Marc Cordero, freedom is so close he can taste it. He's devoted his life to managing the family business and being a single dad. Now with his daughter away at college and his brother taking over the winery, Marc is ready to hop on his Harley for parts unknown-until a runaway bride bursts onto the scene. Free-spirited and tantalizingly sexy, Kari excites him like no other woman has before. But when irresistible passion turns into something more, will Marc give up his future to take a chance on love?

For more information on Jan Graves and her latest works visit this website. 

Grim Shadows by Jenn Bennett
Roaring Twenties Series Book # 2

It’s the Roaring Twenties in foggy San Francisco. Prohibition is on, inhibitions are low, and dark magic is rolling into town…

Archaeologist Lowe Magnusson is packing something everyone wants. The djed amulet, a priceless Egyptian artifact, will fetch Lowe a hefty paycheck from one of San Francisco’s wealthiest. But when the handsome Swede runs into his patron’s uptight daughter, what he once considered easy money becomes maddeningly complicated… 

Cursed with deadly spirits as her constant companions, curator Hadley Bacall must keep calm to hold her dangerous specters at bay and prevent them from lashing out at anything—or anyone. Trouble is, Lowe is driving her crazy, but her father needs the artifact he’s transporting. While Hadley can feel the amulet’s power, she can’t fathom the destruction—or the desire—it’s about to stir up.

For more information on Jenn Bennett and her latest works visit this website. 

A Shot of Sultry by Macy Beckett
Sultry Springs Series Book # 2

Welcome to Sultry Springs, Texas: where home can be the perfect place for a fresh start.

For West Coast filmmaker Bobbi Gallagher, going back to Sultry Springs is a last resort. But with her career in tatters, a quick trip to her hometown might get her the footage she needs to salvage her reputation. She just can't let anything distract her again. Not even the gorgeous contractor her brother asked to watch over her. As if she can't handle filming a few rowdy Texans.

Golden boy Trey Lewis, with his blond hair and Technicolor-blue eyes, is a leading man if Bobbi ever saw one. He's strong and confident and--much to her delight--usually shirtless. He thinks keeping his best friend's baby sister out of trouble will be easy. But he has no idea of the trouble in store for him...

For more information on Macy Beckett and her latest works visit this website. 

Surrender to Sultry by Macy Beckett
Sultry Springs Series Book # 3

Leah McMahon is back in Sultry Springs, Texas to help her dad recover from surgery. But there's a new sheriff in town and he's none other than Colton Bea, the wild-as-weeds boy who stole her heart a decade earlier. Colt's a changed man now, and the feelings between these high school sweethearts are stronger than ever. 

But Leah's got a secret so devastating that he may never forgive her. 

Can she find a way to earn absolution and build a future with the sultry man she's loved half her life?

For more information on Macy Beckett and her latest works visit this website. 

Sinister by Lisa Jackson

New York Times bestselling authors Lisa Jackson, Nancy Bush, and Rosalind Noonan unite their talents in this riveting novel of family secrets, obsession, and murder...

A Killer's Patience

Twenty years ago, a fire ravaged the Dillinger family's old homestead, killing Judd Dillinger and crippling his girlfriend. Most people blamed a serial arsonist who'd been seen around town. But strange things are happening in Prairie Creek, Wyoming, again.

Will Be Rewarded

Ira Dillinger, the family's wealthy patriarch, has summoned his children home for his upcoming wedding. Eldest son, Colton, and his siblings don't approve of their father's gold-digging bride-to-be. But someone is making his displeasure felt in terrifying ways, setting fires just like in the past. Only this time, there will be no survivors.

In Blood

As fear and distrust spread through Prairie Creek, soon all the Dillingers, and those closest to them, are targets--and suspects. A killer has been honing his skill, feeding his fury, and waiting for the moment when the Dillingers come home--to die. . .

For more information on Lisa Jackson and her latest works visit this website. 

When Day Breaks by Maya Banks
KGI Series Book # 9

The Kelly Group International (KGI): A super-elite, top secret, family-run business.
Qualifications: High intelligence, rock-hard body, military background.
Mission: Hostage/kidnap victim recovery. Intelligence gathering. Handling jobs the U.S. government can’t…

Eden is said to be one of the most beautiful women in the world. Her face has graced countless magazines and her body has sold millions of dollars of clothing. But her fame and beauty has earned her more than she ever imagined. Evil is stalking her, determined to extinguish the ethereal beauty forever.

Swanson or “Swanny” as his teammates call him is always up for the next mission. He came back from Afghanistan wounded and scarred. Hardly the kind of man who even belongs in the same room with Eden. And yet there’s something about the quiet beauty that stirs his blood and makes him dream of the impossible. Because Beauty loving the beast only happens in fairy tales and KGI doesn’t deal in fairy tales. Ever.

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

New York Times Best Seller List (7/13/2014)

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 INVISIBLE by James Patterson 
Searching for her sister’s killer, a former F.B.I. researcher finds a link between scores of apparently
unconnected unsolved cases. Now she must convince her boss and her former boyfriend that this killer is real.

2 TOP SECRET TWENTY-ONE by Janet Evanovich
The New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum pursues a dealer who sells more than used cars,
while she juggles Joe Morelli, the sexy cop, and the security expert Ranger.

3 THE SILKWORM by Robert Galbraith
The private detective Cormoran Strike steps in when the author of a roman à clef set in literary
London is murdered; by J.K. Rowling, writing pseudonymously.

4 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.

5 WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD by Diana Gabaldon
Jamie Fraser and his family face challenges in the 18th and 20th centuries.

6 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.

7 ALL FALL DOWN by Jennifer Weiner
A woman becomes addicted to pain medication.

8 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.

9 COP TOWN by Karin Slaughter
In Atlanta in 1974, two women cops, both with something to prove, join in the search for a serial killer
who is targeting the police.

10 THE VACATIONERS by Emma Straub
An Upper West Side couple, their children and their friends confront life’s changes during two weeks in Mallorca.

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

12 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.

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 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.

15 THE INVENTION OF WINGS by Sue Monk Kidd
The relationship between a wealthy Charleston girl, Sarah Grimké, who will grow up to become a prominent
abolitionist, and the slave she is given for her 11th birthday.

New Titles for Teens and Tweens

The Taking by Kimberly Derting
The Taking Series Book # 1

A flash of white light . . . and then . . . nothing. 

When sixteen-year-old Kyra Agnew wakes up behind a Dumpster at the Gas ’n’ Sip, she has no memory of how she got there. With a terrible headache and a major case of déjà vu, she heads home only to discover that five years have passed . . . yet she hasn’t aged a day. 

Everything else about Kyra’s old life is different. Her parents are divorced, her boyfriend, Austin, is in college and dating her best friend, and her dad has changed from an uptight neat-freak to a drunken conspiracy theorist who blames her five-year disappearance on little green men. 

Confused and lost, Kyra isn’t sure how to move forward unless she uncovers the truth. With Austin gone, she turns to Tyler, Austin’s annoying kid brother, who is now seventeen and who she has a sudden undeniable attraction to. As Tyler and Kyra retrace her steps from the fateful night of her disappearance, they discover strange phenomena that no one can explain, and they begin to wonder if Kyra’s father is not as crazy as he seems. There are others like her who have been taken . . . and returned. Kyra races to find an explanation and reclaim the life she once had, but what if the life she wants back is not her own?

For more information on Kimberly Derting and her latest works visit this website.

The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
The Winner's Trilogy Book # 1

Winning what you want may cost you everything you love 

As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. 

One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. 

But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined. 

Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.

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The Falconer by Elizabeth May
The Falconer Series Book # 1

Heiress. Debutant. Murderer. A new generation of heroines has arrived.

Edinburgh, Scotland, 1844

Lady Aileana Kameron, the only daughter of the Marquess of Douglas, was destined for a life carefully planned around Edinburgh’s social events – right up until a faery killed her mother.

Now it’s the 1844 winter season and Aileana slaughters faeries in secret, in between the endless round of parties, tea and balls. Armed with modified percussion pistols and explosives, she sheds her aristocratic facade every night to go hunting. She’s determined to track down the faery who murdered her mother, and to destroy any who prey on humans in the city’s many dark alleyways.

But the balance between high society and her private war is a delicate one, and as the fae infiltrate the ballroom and Aileana’s father returns home, she has decisions to make. How much is she willing to lose – and just how far will Aileana go for revenge?

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Theodore Boone: the Abduction by John Grisham
Theodore Boone Series Book # 2

Theodore Boone is back in a new adventure, and the stakes are higher than ever.

When his best friend, April, disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night, no one, not even Theo Boone-who knows April better than anyone-has answers.

As fear ripples through his small hometown and the police hit dead ends, it's up to Theo to use his legal knowledge and investigative skills to chase down the truth and save April.

Filled with the page-turning suspense that made John Grisham a #1 international bestseller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone's trials and triumphs will keep readers guessing until the very end.

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Survivors: Darkness Falls by Erin Hunter
Survivors Series Book # 3

After a violent enemy attack threatened both the Wild and Leashed Packs, Lucky knows that the dogs' only hope for survival is to unite. The Wild Pack's ruthless Alpha reluctantly agrees to let Bella and the Leashed Dogs join them -- but after learning of Lucky's role as a spy, Alpha casts him out of the Pack and orders him to never return.

Lucky tries to be happy to have his freedom again, but the forest and ruined city are treacherous for a Lone Dog. 

For the first time since the Big Growl, Lucky is desperate to have other dogs by his side. But it might be too late..

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Survivors: The Broken Path by Erin Hunter
Survivors Series Book # 4

Lucky and Alpha have finally reached an uneasy peace, but tensions are still high—and Alpha has made it clear that there are some dogs he will never fully accept.

As the newly united Pack sets off in search of a home far away from the Fierce Dog camp, they discover that no territory is truly safe. 

When they encounter another group of dogs who survived the Big Growl, Lucky hopes that they can work together as allies—but this new Pack may be their most dangerous enemy yet.

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