Large Print New Releases 
December 2025
General Fiction
The Book of Lost Hours
by Hayley Gelfuso

For fans of The Ministry of Time and The Midnight Library, a sweeping, unforgettable novel following two remarkable women moving between postwar and Cold War–era America and the mysterious time space, a library filled with books containing the memories of those who bore witness to history.
Hot Desk
by Laura Dickerman

Rival editors Rebecca and Ben work for competing publishing houses that share a space in the same building. As they compete for the rights to a posthumous work based on notes left in a literary giant's desk, Rebecca learns startling information about her family, and herself, including her mother's connection to the late literary legend.
House of Day, House of Night
by Olga Tokarczuk

A novel about the rich stories of small places, from the Nobel Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Books of Jacob and Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead. A woman settles in a remote Polish village where she knows no one. It has few inhabitants, but it teems with the stories of the living and the dead. From the founding of the town to the lives of its saints, these shards piece together not only a history, but a cosmology. House of Day, House of Night reminds us that the story of any place, no matter how humble, is boundless.
The Library of Unruly Treasures
by Jeanne Birdsall

In this funny, winning, and unexpected adventure from the New York Times bestselling, National Book Award–winning author of the Penderwicks series, a girl finds herself an unlikely hero when she stumbles upon a big secret about little creatures.
Life, and Death, and Giants
by Ron Rindo

Gabriel Fisher was born an orphan, weighing eighteen pounds and measuring twenty-seven inches long. He walks at eight months, communicates with animals, and seems to possess extraordinary athletic talent. Gabriel is taken in by his grandparents who disapprove of all the attention and hide him away from the English world. Life, and Death, and Giants is a moving story of faith, family, buried secrets, and everyday miracles.
The Orchard
by Peter Heller

Peter Heller's masterful coming-of-age tale, the story of a mother and daughter living on a Vermont apple orchard, escaping ghosts of the past. Hayley, her daughter Frith, and dog Bear live in a rustic cabin with no electricity in the foothills of Vermont's Green Mountains. Season after season, it is the three of them until the spring day when Rose Lattimore appears at their door and upends Hayley and Frith's solitary existence. When tragedy unexpectedly strikes, Frith must come to terms with heartbreak for the very first time. By turns joyful and searing, The Orchard reminds us that, even during the hardest of times, the enduring power of nature, love, and friendship will prevail.
The Royal Artisan
by Tessa Afshar

In ancient Persia, Sazana creates exquisite pottery as Queen Esther's artisan but keeps her Jewish identity hidden from her tyrannical master, Haman, and his ten vengeful sons. When tragedy strikes, Sazana must join forces with Jadon, the man who broke her heart, to locate an ancient artifact and thwart the impending threat to their people.
The Seven Rings: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 3
by Nora Roberts

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author Nora Roberts concludes her compelling Lost Bride trilogy as two women―one dead, one alive―prepare for a terrifying final showdown…
Sharpe's Storm: Richard Sharpe and the Invasion of Southern France, 1813
by Bernard Cornwell

The year is 1813. France is a battlefield, and winter shows no mercy. Amid brutal conditions, Major Richard Sharpe finds himself saddled with an unexpected burden: Keep Sir Joel alive. Sir Joel could hold the key to defeating Napoleon once and for all. But to pull off his audacious plan, he needs someone who knows how to fight dirty, think fast, and survive the impossible. He needs Sharpe…
The Time Hop Coffee Shop
by Phaedra Patrick

Greta Perks was once the shining star of the iconic Maple Gold coffee commercials. Now, fame has faded and Greta’s once-glittering career feels like a distant memory. When Greta stumbles upon a mysterious coffee shop serving a magical brew, she wishes for the perfect life in those past Maple Gold commercials. Next thing she knows, Greta wakes in the idyllic make-believe town of Mapleville, where second chances fill the air. But what will happen when Greta has to choose between perfection and real life, with no turning back?
Romance
The Keeper of Magical Things
by Julie Leong

Still, as mage and novice come to know Shpelling's residents--and each other--they realize the Guild's hoarded magic might do more good being shared. Friendships blossom while Certainty and Aurelia work to make Shpelling the haven it could be. But magic is fickle--add attraction and it might spell trouble.
The Last Wish of Bristol Keats
by Mary E. Pearson

Brimming with dark secrets, lush world-building, and addictive romance, The Last Wish of Bristol Keats is the unforgettable conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Mary E. Pearson's first adult series.
The Lighthouse at the Cove
by Amy Clipston

After a painful breakup, journalist Kaiah Ross sets out on a reporting road trip down the East Coast, but when car trouble strands her in the postcard-perfect town of Coral Cove, she's forced to stop running. Reid Turner has spent years putting others first--the last thing he's looking for is a relationship. But from the moment Kaiah arrives, her kindness and warmth stirs something in him he thought was long buried. But just as love begins to blossom, Kaiah is forced to choose between the life she thought she wanted and the unexpected love that's given her a glimpse of home.
 
Whispers at Painswick Court
by Julie Klassen

Surgeon's daughter Anne Loveday serves as sickroom nurse to a lady at a Cotswolds manor. While navigating the other residents--including potential suitors--a series of mishaps befalls her patient, and Anne realizes there may be a murderer in their midst. With her reputation and heart on the line, can she discover who's guilty before it's too late?
Amish Romance
Green Pastures: The Amish of Shepherd's Hill
by Patricia Johns

Tabitha Schrock's return to Lancaster County shakes the foundations of her family and community. After her departure during rumspringa and then a recent divorce, Tabitha faces the challenge of reintegrating into Amish society while pursuing her dream of working as a veterinarian. Meanwhile, her sister Amanda, whose own prospects were dimmed by Tabitha's leaving, decides to seize her chance at love by pursuing a man with a shadowed past. And their youngest sister, Rose, despite her be...
Holiday
The Christmas Stranger
by Richard Paul Evans

Three years after losing his family in a Christmas Eve accident, Paul Wanlass has given up on life. When a stranger knocks on his door, Paul allows him in--but discovers the man has a very different mission in mind. Paul wakes the next morning unsure if his encounter with the stranger was just a dream--but when the stranger shows up again, Paul challenges him to give him just one reason to live. The stranger agrees to the challenge but warns Paul not to expect a path he would have guessed or chosen--
A Christmas Witness
by Charles Todd

Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates a possible attempted murder in this seasonal mystery novella from New York Times bestseller Charles Todd.
Mystery & Detective
Dark Design
by Nancy Mehl

When Erin Delaney learns that a serial killer has mimicked the murder portrayed in her bestselling novel, her career as an author takes a detrimental turn. She joins her friend Kaely Quinn-Hunter to help the FBI identify a suspect, but shouldering the weight of a haunted past as the enemy looms closer places Erin's life in the balance.
Die Another Dane
by Laurien Berenson

In the latest Melanie Travis Canine Mystery from Laurien Berenson, Melanie has her hands full with her family and her Standard Poodles, but when a breeder and exhibitor of Great Danes dies under suspicious circumstances, she also has a big mystery to solve . . .
From Cradle to Grave
by Rhys Bowen

Lady Georgiana “Georgie” Rannoch is just like any other new mother, balancing responsibilities of being 34th in line for the British throne and solving the shocking deaths of several young men, in this new Royal Spyness novel from the queen of historical mystery, Rhys Bowen.
Robert B. Parker's Showdown
by Mike Lupica

 Spenser may have uncovered an explosive secret that threatens the career of a controversial figure, in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker’s beloved series.
Thriller & Suspense
Cry Havoc: A Tom Reece Thriller
by Jack Carr

Jack Carr brings the worlds of special operations and CIA paramilitary units into direct collision in the jungles of Vietnam with his explosive new thriller introducing young Navy SEAL Tom Reece, a man torn between the blurred lines and allegiances of the military and the increasingly murky world of intelligence. This is how it all began . . ....
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
by Ace Atkins

Elmore Leonard meets Robert Ludlum in a rollicking comedic thriller set in 1985 from acclaimed author Ace Atkins, in which a suburban teen suspects his mom’s new boyfriend is the ultimate bad guy—a KGB agent.
Evil Bones
by Kathy Reichs

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty, magnetic thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who finds herself enmeshed in a series of grisly animal killings that escalate into something far more sinister.
False Witness
by Phillip Margolin

A lawyer who was set-up, imprisoned, and disbarred, only to be vindicated and reinstated, is determined to find out who set her up and cover their tracks with a trail of dead bodies. 
The King's Ransom
by Janet Evanovich

Janet Evanovich takes you on a global hunt to track down missing masterpieces in this action-packed and steamy follow up to the instant New York Times bestseller The Recovery Agent.
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe: A True Crime Thriller
by James Patterson

In life, Marilyn Monroe's superstardom defies classification. In death, she remains shrouded in mystery. ... In the hours before her death, she argues with US Attorney General Bobby Kennedy and his brother-in-law Peter Lawford. 'Here I am, the most beautiful woman in the world, and I do not have a date for Saturday night.' On June 1, 2026, the world celebrates Marilyn Monroe's one hundredth birthday--without her--
Pictures of Him
by Clare Leslie Hall

From the author of Broken Country, a dark and suspenseful thriller about the consequences of one woman's doomed love affair which, years later, threatens to tear her seemingly-perfectly world apart--
Revenge of Odessa
by Frederick Forsyth

Fifty years after revealing the secrets of Odessa, an underground organization of former Nazis angling to regain power, Peter Miller is a retired legend in the journalism community. Always suspecting that his own long list of enemies might have been behind his son’s death, Peter pulled back from his career. By 2025 Odessa has been replace by Medusa which has reached a level of secret power greater than Odessa ever achieved. Peter Miller must stop a planned inferno at all costs.
Stuart Woods' Blown Away
by Brett Battles

Former CIA operative Teddy Fay returns for another thrilling Hollywood adventure in this latest installment in the New York Times bestselling series.
Non-Fiction
A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck
by Sophie Elmhirst

An instant New York Times bestseller, this is the electrifying true story of a young couple shipwrecked at sea: a mind-blowing tale of obsession, survival, and partnership stretched to its limits.
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

The unforgettable memoir by the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who dared to take on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. 
100 Rules for Living to 100: An Optimist's Guide to a Happy Life
by Dick Van Dyke

On the eve of his 100th birthday, national treasure Dick Van Dyke brings us this autobiographical collection of stories, reflections, and life advice on how he’s maintained a zest for life.
Running Deep: Bravery, Survival, and the True Story of the Deadliest Submarine in World War II
by Tom Clavin

The true story of the deadliest submarine in World War II and the courageous captain who survived torture and imprisonment at the hands of the enemy.
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