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Before Dorothy
by Hazel Gaynor
Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own grand adventure, leaving gritty Chicago behind for Kansas and a life that will utterly change her.
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The list
by Steve Berry
For decades Southern Republic has invested heavily in Concord. But Southern Republic's success is based largely on something called the Priority program, a highly unorthodox way to secretly control costs. Only the three owners of the company are aware of the program's existence, but one of them, Christopher Bozin, has had a change of heart. Brent Walker's return to Concord provides a chance at redemption that Bozin desperately wants before cancer takes his life. So a plan is set into motion-one that will not only criminally implicate Bozin's two partners-it will also place Brent Walker right in the crosshairs of men who want him dead. With only one course left available: Find and reveal the shocking secret of the list.
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JFK : public, private, secret
by J. Randy Taraborrelli
In this deeply researched presidential biography, J. Randy Taraborrelli tells John F. Kennedy's story in a provocative new way by revealing how public moments in his life were so influenced by private relationships with not only his family, but also Jackie's.
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A bookseller in Madrid : a novel
by Mario Escobar
An exciting and rigorously documented novel by one of the most translated and read Spanish authors in the world. This hopeful and inspiring story in the face of the horror of intolerance is, above all, an indisputable tribute to literature.
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The stolen life of Colette Marceau
by Kristin Harmel
A new historical novel features two jewel thieves, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris and a quest for answers in a decades-old murder.
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The locked ward : a novel
by Sarah Pekkanen
When Amanda visits her institutionalized twin Georgia—accused of murdering their younger sister—she's drawn into a chilling spiral of doubt, buried family tensions, and psychological manipulation that forces her to question the truth, her past, and her own sanity.
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For duck's sake
by Donna Andrews
When a skeleton is uncovered in her brother's yard, Meg helps investigate the decades-old mystery while preparing for Caerphilly's first Mutt March in the latest addition to the long-running series following Between a Flock and Hard Place.
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An Amish baby in her arms
by Patricia Johns
Miriam Yoder thought she'd never feel happy again after the loss of her husband and unborn child--until a baby is abandoned outside her workplace. Seeing this as an opportunity for her heart to heal, she cares for the helpless infant during a fierce storm with her late husband's brother. But Amish farmer Isaac Yoder has been keeping secrets. Hiding them from Miriam as he temporarily works alongside her at his aunt's chocolate shop is one thing...but caring for a baby together presents a new challenge. Can their growing connection withstand the weight of the truth and open Miriam's heart again?
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The summer of you and me
by Denise Hunter
Maggie Reynolds is finally ready for love again--until the past shows up in the form of someone who may or may not be the late husband she thought she'd lost.
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An inside job : a novel
by Daniel Silva
Gabriel Allon has been awarded a commission to restore one of the most important paintings in Venice. But when he discovers the body of a mysterious woman floating in the waters of the Venetian Lagoon, he finds himself in a desperate race to recover a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci.
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The Hamptons lawyer
by James Patterson
The Hamptons on Long Island is known for its beautiful beaches, its luxury lifestyle--and its exclusive legal advice. When Jane Smith takes on a famous celebrity client, she's armed and ready: with brilliant arguments, hard evidence--and two Glocks. Yetshe's chased down, shot at, and risks contempt of court. That's when mounting a legal defense turns into self-defense. Knowing every day in court could be her last, she's a survivor. For now.
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The accused
by Cara C. Putman
When a popular college student is murdered, her international roommate, Anneliese, becomes a prime suspect. But law professor Margeaux Robbins is convinced the killer can't be the quiet, lonely German in her class. Chase Crandall is a burned-out defense attorney ready to extricate himself from the grind of criminal law. When Chase is assigned to Anneliese's case, Margeaux is horrified. She doesn't want him to provide legal counsel. The lawyer and professor reluctantly pair up to find the killer and prove Anneliese's innocence.
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Texas Lightning
by Dusty Richards
An arsonist is on the loose in Saddler County, Texas, burning down ranch houses with the families still asleep in their beds-including children. When the local mercantile is set on fire and his town threatened, it's the last straw for Sheriff Dell Hoffman, who sets out on an all-out manhunt to run down the perpetrator.
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Eleanor and the cold war
by Ellen Yardley
A 1950s Cold War historical mystery debut featuring the former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's indispensable assistant as an equally resourceful sleuth.
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Gun Man
by Loren D. Estleman
On the run after killing a man, John Miller joins the notorious Missouri Militia hoping to hide, but finds his gunslinging skills drawing attention from both sides of the law.
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Card, Kill Them All
by Monty Garner
The year is 1875 and sixteen-year-old Card Jordan returns from his first solo hunting expedition to find a gang of lawless thieves has murdered his entire family. Etched in the dirt next to his mother’s corpse he finds the words CARD, KILL THEM ALL. He vows revenge, and overnight must transform from a young, carefree boy into a responsible man who takes the law into his own hands. He dons his father’s old Cavalry hat and sets out to track the gang down, no matter what.
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Norske Fields
by Anne Schroeder
In 1888, five young bachelors emigrate from Stranda, Norway, with a dream to become land barons in America. In southern California they pool their money to purchase affordable land. They draw names from a hat to decide who farms the better land and who must make do with the inferior. Soon after, their sweethearts arrive from the homeland and the Norwegian Colony is born. This novel uses modern fiction techniques to recreate unforgettable characters who experience heartbreak and personal triumphs.
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An Unexpected Grace
by Tracie Peterson
Actor Parker Bennett returns home to Kalispell after ten years and reunites with his first love, widowed Johanna St. John, who is juggling life as a mother and businesswoman.
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Don't open your eyes : a novel
by Liv Constantine
In this twisted psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling co-author of the Reese's Book Club Pick The Last Mrs. Parrish, a woman is tormented by nightmarish visions of her future - and then they start to come true.
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The unraveling of Julia : a psychological thriller
by Lisa Scottoline
Julia Pritzker is beginning to think she's cursed. She's lost her adoptive parents, then her husband is murdered. When she realizes that her horoscope essentially foretold his death, she begins to spiral. Then a letter arrives out of the blue, informing her that she has inherited a Tuscan villa and vineyard - but her benefactor is a total stranger named Emilia Rossi. Bewildered, she heads to Tuscany for answers. When events turn deadly, she breaks with reality. Julia's harrowing struggle becomes a search for her identity, a race to save her sanity, and ultimately, a question of her very survival.
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Shear terror
by Dorothy Howell
In small-town Hideaway Grove, California, newcomer Abbey Chandler's sewing prowess is inspiring her entrepreneurial spirit—but stumbling upon a murdered local with dressmaker shears impaled in her chest makes Abbey the prime suspect, inspiring her detective skills.
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Wayward girls : a novel
by Susan Wiggs
From New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs, a wrenching but life-affirming novel based on a true story of survival, friendship, and redemption when six girls come together in a Catholic reform school in 1960s Buffalo, NY. Perfect for fans of Before We Were Yours, Orphan Train, and The Berry Pickers.
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The Rodeo Star's Reunion
by Melinda Curtis
Bess Glover had a sweet spot for reckless cowboy Griff Malone—until he ghosted her on prom night. No explanation was ever given, and Bess was too proud to ask for one. Now, years later, he’s suddenly offering to help with her ranch and with the high school rodeo team that she coaches, which rekindles a spark from long ago. But will their resurfacing feelings survive when Bess discovers the real secret that Griff’s been holding on to for all these years?
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My big fat fake marriage
by Charlotte Stein
Nice guy Beck admits to Connie that he's told his publishing house coworkers that he's married, and she agrees to be the fake wife he doesn't have—but the tension builds between them, and Connie wonders if this might be real after all.
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A constant love
by Tracie Peterson
After a vicious winter in Cheyenne, Wyoming, claims the lives of their loved ones, Charlotte Aldrich and Micah Hamilton are trying to bring their ranches-and their hearts-back to life. But as love grows, the secrets they're keeping may pull them apart forever, and they must rely on faith to forge a future built on love, healing, and hope.
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Something in the walls : a novel
by Daisy Pearce
In the superstitious town of Bathanel, child psychologist Mina tries to unravel the haunting claims of 13-year-old Alice, only to discover unsettling connections between the town's dark traditions, the girl's behavior, and the shadows of her own past.
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Julie Chan is dead : a novel
by Liann Zhang
Julie Chan has nothing. Her twin sister has everything. Except a pulse. Julie finds herself thrust into the glamorous yet perilous world of her late twin sister, Chloe VanHuusen, a popular influencer. When Julie discovers Chloe's lifeless body under mysterious circumstances, she seizes the chance to live the life she's always envied. However, Julie soon realizes that Chloe's seemingly picture-perfect life was anything but. As events spiral out of control, Julie uncovers the sinister forces that may have led to her sister's demise and realizes she might be the next target.
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Cold case peril
by Maggie K. Black
When someone tries to run dog trainer Micah Landon off the road, Officer Lucy Lopez and her K-9 partner, Piper, show up just in time to make a rescue. Someone wants Micah dead--but why? Is this connected to Lucy's weapon-smuggling case, in which she's investigating Micah's younger half brother? Or was Micah attacked because he started looking into the cold case murder of his stepmother? As threats against Micah escalate and secrets are revealed, it's clear someone will stop at nothing to keep an unsolved murder buried. Can they uncover the truth before it costs them their lives?
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Shiny Spurs and Gold Medallions
by Rod Miller and Michael Norman
In Shiny Spurs and Gold Medallions: Award-Winning Western Stories by Rod Miller and Michael Norman, you'll feel the heat of the southwestern deserts, smell burning gunpowder, hear the creak of saddle leather, see the shine of horse sweat, and feel a touch of anxiety, anticipation, fear, and uncertainty - and even enjoy the occasional chuckle. From stories inspired by history to works of the authors' imaginations, Shiny Spurs and Gold Medallions is sure to inform and entertain.
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Exposing lethal secrets
by Deena Alexander
Stumbling upon a burning car and rescuing an injured woman wasn't on bodyguard Caleb Miller's vacation itinerary--nor were the gunmen who open fire on them. But Olivia Delaney has no memory of who she is or how she got there, only that she is under threat. Vowing to protect the woman in danger, Caleb and his K-9 go on the run with Olivia. As they work to stay a step ahead of her pursuers, they must untangle her past together...before her family's deadly schemes bury them both.
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Not quite dead yet : a novel
by Holly Jackson
In seven days Jet Mason will be dead. Twenty-seven years old, she's still waiting for her life to begin. I'll do it later, she always says. Until Halloween night,when Jet is violently attacked by an unseen intruder. The doctor is certain that within a week, the injury will trigger a deadly aneurysm. Jet has never thought of herself as having enemies. But now she looks at everyone in a new light: her family, her former best friend turned sister-in-law, her ex-boyfriend. She has at most seven days, and as her condition deteriorates she has only her childhood friend Billy for help. But nevertheless, she's absolutely determinedto finally finish something: Jet is going to solve her own murder.
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The bewitching
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multi-generational gothic horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic.
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This book will bury me : a novel
by Ashley Winstead
A once-celebrated amateur detective turned public pariah, Jane Sharp recounts her group's descent into the dark and deadly Delphine Massacres case, where fame, fractured evidence, and their own missteps blurred the line between solving crimes and becoming part of the tragedy.
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The good ones are taken
by Taj McCoy
When her college best friend, Garrett, admits he's in love with her, Maggie, a lawyer searching for Mr. Right, finds her world turned upside down and must choose between the perfect guy and a friendship that's the foundation for everything she's ever wanted.
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Don't sleep withe the dead
by Nghi Vo
Nick Carraway, paper soldier and novelist, has found a life and a living watching the mad magical spectacle of New York high society in the late thirties. He's good at watching, and he's even better at pretending: pretending to be straight, pretending to be human, pretending he's forgotten the events of that summer in 1922. On the eve of the second World War, however, Nick learns that someone's been watching him pretend and that memory goes both ways. When he sees a familiar face one very dark night, itquickly becomes clear that dead or not, damned or not, Jay Gatsby isn't done with him. In all paper there is memory, and Nick's ghost has come home.
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The two of us / : The Odd Couple / Force of Nature
by Lori Foster
Two novellas of love and dogs: The Odd Couple finds Ford Caruso pretending to be his neighbor Skye's boyfriend to ward off her ex, but their fake relationship—and shared bond over rescue dogs—soon draws them together; in Force of Nature, animal rescuer Lydia Clay connects with brooding rancher Remington Lane as they care for an old cattle dog.
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These summer storms : a novel
by Sarah MacLean
From New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean, These Summer Storms is a razor-sharp, wildly sexy novel about a wealthy New England family's long-overdue reckoning . . . and the one week that threatens to tear them apart.
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Kill your darlings : a novel
by Peter Swanson
Wendy and Thom's marriage is told in reverse, moving backward to witness key moments from the couple's lives—their fiftieth birthday party, Jason's birth, the mysterious death of a colleague—all painting a portrait of a marriage defined by a terrible act they plotted together years ago.
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Looking at women looking at war : a war and justice diary
by Viktoriëiìa Amelina
A novelist and mother when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the author became a war crimes researcher, chronicling the women of the resistance, documenting the war until dying at 37 in the Donetsk region from a Russian cruise missile.
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Caring for the Amish family
by Amy Clipston
Desperate to hide overdue bills from her twin daughters, widow Regina Weaver needs a job fast. A chance encounter with her childhood crush could be the perfect solution: she'll care for Everett Zook's two-year-old granddaughter and pay off the debt without anyone knowing. Except when an unforeseen accident damages her house, Regina has no choice but to turn to the Amish widower for help. Now as old feelings grow into something new, can Regina share her truth or will Everett's own secret stand in their way?
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Last wool and testament
by Peggy Ehrhart
Pamela Paterson and Bettina Fraser of Arborville's Knit and Nibble group investigate the suspicious death of fiber artist Ingrid Barrick, unraveling clues tied to nature-themed sketches, a canceled tapestry exhibit, and a contentious neighbor to uncover the truth behind the supposed burglary.
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The red queen
by Martha Grimes
A sudden murder in an English village pub sets off the twenty-sixth novel in the bestselling series starring superintendent Richard Jury, from bestselling author Martha Grimes, still “one of the most fascinating mystery writers today”
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The women on platform two
by Laura Anthony
In 1969 Dublin, Maura and Bernie confront dangerous choices around motherhood, while in 2023, Saoirse's hesitation about having children connects her to a hidden history of women's resilience that shaped her freedom to choose.
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To Love a Beast
by Karen Witemeyer
When an injury to her father jeopardizes the family's book binding business, Callista Rosenfeld determines to fulfill the contract herself, and no insufferable client or woman-eating dog will deter her. Finding unlikely allies among Mr. Griffin's staff, Callista secures her position and sets to work transforming the manor's remarkable library. Her employer transforms as well, his ill-tempered growls subsiding to reveal a considerate, intellectual nature. Affection blooms as Callista and Everett discover hidden depths in each other, but the evil schemes of a vengeful hunter threaten to leave their love and their lives in tatters.
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West of Yesterday
by William Colt MacDonald
The Federals were winning the last major conflict of the Civil War, as weakened Confederates, fighting beneath tattered banners, failed to dent the impenetrable blue lines. There was no Confederate army; there were only scattered individuals and groups to be rounded up by the blue-clad patrols. There, the survivors would be given the choice of surrender and signing an oath of allegiance to the United States, or face a firing squad. Judd Taggert knew that he and his major would never surrender. Somehow, he had to get Major Garth Haldane to safety, where he could recover from his wounds, and then they would start the long trail to Texas.
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Tough choices : an Amish romance
by Linda Byler
Decisions have always been hard for Mary. Her whole life, she has found herself so controlled by the stern voice of her father that she struggles to hear God's voice or even know her own desires. What does it mean to give up one's will when you can't tell what your own will is, never mind God's? Finally, Mary commits to marriage, and so begins a tumultuous journey into life as a wife and mother. Will she pass her insecurities on to her daughter, or will she choose a new way of parenting? And will her daughter be able to navigate life and love without the same pain that Mary faced?
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Outlaw country
by William W. Johnstone
A series entry set in the early days of the Jensen family saga follows Smoke and Sally from their first years of marriage through the founding of the legendary Sugarloaf Ranch. By the authors of the Hank Fallon Westerns.
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Emigrant Trail
by B. N. Rundell
Former Union Colonel Elijah McCain wants nothing more than to bring his stepsons home just as he promised their mother on her deathbed. But it turns out finding rebellious young, Union Army deserters is harder than McCain imagined. In an attempt to catch up with his sons before they disappear again, McCain joins up with a band of ranchos that are moving hundreds of horses north for General Sheridan and Colonel Custer. Imminent danger has never scared McCain from his mission, and he won’t let the potential of losing his scalp deter him this time.With the end of his mission in sight, McCain is willing to do whatever it takes to keep his promise and bring his stepsons home safe, come hell or high water.
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