Monthly Archives: May 2017

Romancing the Throne – Nadine Jolie Courtney

May 31, 2017
Young Adult
Scandal, secrets, and heartbreak abound in this juicy, modern girl-meets-prince story—perfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins and Jennifer E. Smith. “Maybe sisters aren’t supposed to fall for the same guy, but who can mess with chemistry? A divine romantic comedy” (Brightly.com). For the first time ever, the Weston sisters are at the same boarding school. After an administration scandal at Libby’s all-girls school threatens her chances at a top university, she decides to join Charlotte at posh and picturesque Sussex Park. Social-climbing Charlotte considers it ...

The Hit-and-Run Man – Derrick Bickley

May 31, 2017
Thriller
Two men. Two different lives. One shattering destiny. Howard Greenfield – respectable, law-abiding family man with a successful career – goes on a routine business trip. After a reckless night of passion in the bed of a beautiful stranger, he ends up with a gun and a mission. It’s the early nineties, and IRA bombs continue to threaten the British mainland. When a mysterious Irishman seeks a buyer for a large cache of heroin, it seems as if IRA has forsaken its war on drugs. ...

Windrush – Malcolm Archibald

May 31, 2017
Historical
Burmese War, 1852. Unable to join the famous Royal Malverns, Jack Windrush is commissioned into the despised 113th Foot. Determined to rise in the ranks by making a name for himself, he is sent with a small detachment of the 113th to join the British expedition. When they get involved in the attack of Rangoon, Jack realizes that war on the fringes of the Empire is not as honorable and glorious as he expected. Witnessing the terrors of war, Jack begins to question the whole ...

Jackie’s Girl – Kathy McKeon

May 30, 2017
Biography
New York Times Bestseller An endearing coming-of-age memoir by a young woman who spent thirteen years as Jackie Kennedy’s personal assistant and occasional nanny—and the lessons about life and love she learned from the glamorous first lady. In 1964, Kathy McKeon was just nineteen years old and newly arrived from Ireland when she was hired as the personal assistant to former first lady Jackie Kennedy. The next thirteen years of her life were spent in Jackie’s service, during which Kathy not only played a crucial ...

The Nemesis Cell – Brian L. Porter

May 30, 2017
Mystery
A group of women gather at a Belgian fertility clinic, where Dr. Margherita Dumas offers a revolutionary, experimental treatment for their infertility problems. A year later, each of the women give birth to healthy baby boys. Thirty years later, a mysterious killer begins to wipe out the children born as a result of Dumas’ programme. Detective Inspector Harry Houston and his team are assigned to piece together the case and bring the killer to justice. With time and clues in short supply, can Harry and ...

Dracula’s Demeter – Doug Lamoreux

May 30, 2017
Horror
In his classic ‘Dracula’, Bram Stoker, with a few cryptic entries in an unnamed captain’s journal, offered hints of the voyage that brought the vampire king from his homeland to a blood-rich London. Now, the whole mind-rending tale is told. July, 1897. The Demeter sets sail from Varna, carrying fifty oblong boxes filled with earth. A month later in the middle of a raging storm, the derelict schooner runs aground in Whitby. The only living thing aboard is a huge dog that vanishes into the ...

Since We Fell – Dennis Lehane

May 29, 2017
Mystery
The new novel from New York Times bestseller Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island “Lehane is the master of complex human characters thrust into suspenseful, page-turning situations.” —Gillian Flynn Since We Fell follows Rachel Childs, a former journalist who, after an on-air mental breakdown, now lives as a virtual shut-in. In all other respects, however, she enjoys an ideal life with an ideal husband. Until a chance encounter on a rainy afternoon causes that ideal life to fray. As does Rachel’s marriage. ...

Book of Shadows: Volume One: Casting – Michael Beaulieu

May 29, 2017
Young Adult
16-year-old Emma McGlinchey-Beaulieu and her best friends, Lia and Shar, are on the verge of beginning their junior year at the Catholic high school they’re being forced to attend for the first time when Emma finds her late, great grandmother’s book of shadows, a witch’s spell book and journal. Naturally, Emma attempts one of the spells and it works, unlocking a magickal world she never could’ve dreamed of. Unfortunately, the glamour spell they cast to make everyone like them at the new school fails to ...

Burnt Ashes – Joseph Mulak

May 29, 2017
Horror
Throw out everything you thought you knew about zombies. Todd, a 20-something guitarist from Aspen Falls, comes across a new drug with mind-blowing effects. After declining the offer of a mysterious old man, he quickly learns the world is on the brink of destruction. Terrifying side effects of the psychedelic drug ‘Ash’ are turning its users into the living dead. A plague is quickly infecting the entire world, leaving Todd and his estranged brother, Mitch, to band together. Will the two brothers be able to ...

Make Your Bed – William H. McRaven

May 28, 2017
Inspiration
“Should be read by every leader in America…a book to inspire your children and grandchildren to become everything that they can.” —Wall Street Journal “Powerful.” —USA Today “Full of captivating personal anecdotes from inside the national security vault.” —Washington Post “Superb, smart, and succinct.” —Forbes If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the ...

A Tall Man Rides – H. Berkeley Rourke

May 28, 2017
Adventure
A tall stranger. A western town in turmoil. A damsel in distress. Territorial Arizona, 1878. After riding from Phoenix to Yuma in the hopes of joining a company of Arizona Rangers, Ross Hendershot is attacked and wounded by a gunman. He soon finds himself in the middle of a power struggle, surrounded by a multitude of characters with agendas of their own. The sheriff of the town is eager to help him and take care of his attacker. The owner of Palace Hotel, Saloon and ...

Purple Death – Brian L. Porter

May 28, 2017
Mystery
A series of shocking and particularly gruesome murders leads Detective Inspector Sean Connor and his team into a labyrinthine investigation, in which all roads lead towards a thirty-year-old unsolved murder. The victims, all apparently unconnected to each other, are being dispatched by the use of a unique poison, previously associated with the notorious Borgia family. As the murders begin to multiply at an alarming rate, Connor finds clues hard to come by, and every lead takes him down yet another blind alley. The killer seems ...

Sleeping Giants – Sylvain Neuvel

May 27, 2017
Science Fiction
A page-turning debut in the tradition of Michael Crichton, World War Z, and The Martian,Sleeping Giants is a thriller fueled by an earthshaking mystery—and a fight to control a gargantuan power.   A girl named Rose is riding her new bike near her home in Deadwood, South Dakota, when she falls through the earth. She wakes up at the bottom of a square hole, its walls glowing with intricate carvings. But the firemen who come to save her peer down upon something even stranger: a ...

Mistletoe in July: A Sweet Romantic Comedy – Alice B. Ryder

May 27, 2017
Romance
What could possibly go wrong when you’re thrown together with a boss who’s far too cute for his own good? Sarah Gleeson is about to find out… Sarah once had a crush on her boss, Adam Booth, but she soon came to the conclusion he was a player and snapped herself out of it. Determined to keep her heart safe and her job secure, she channelled her feelings into building a close working relationship instead. When Adam has to face his brother and ex-girlfriend at ...