Monthly Archives: July 2017

An Australian Story – Gordon Smith – Gordon Smith

July 22, 2017
Historical
“William Charker, for your part in the burglary of the dwelling of Thomas Evans at St. Mary Lambeth and stealing goods to the value of £33.60 you are hereby sentenced, along with your accomplice, to 7 years transportation in the colony of New South Wales.” And so starts the saga of an Australian Family. Although this is the story of my ancestors it is also the story of Australia. William Chalker arrived in Australia aboard the convict ship Perseus on 13th of July 1808 and ...

Girl in Pieces – Kathleen Glasgow

July 21, 2017
Young Adult
“A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book that will stay with you long after you’ve read the last page.“—Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she’s already lost more than most people do in a lifetime. But she’s learned how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don’t have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has ...

Rise of the Beast – Devyn Quinn

July 21, 2017
Paranormal
Morgan Saint-Evanston has prevailed over every demented beast sprung from the otherworld, but now he finds himself tormented by an earthside foe who could destroy everything he’s built in the mortal realm. Forced to turn to a magickal ally to preserve the sanctity of Blackthorne Manor and safeguard its secrets, he discovers that the bewitching creature’s services come at a chilling price: the very part of his soul that harbors his humanity. Julienne Blackthorne is bonded to Morgan by blood, but the emotional and erotic ...

Room 1203: The Story Behind O.J. Simpson’s Las Vegas Conviction – Andy Caldwell

July 21, 2017
Non-Fiction
In 1995, NFL great and movie star O.J. Simpson beat a murder rap for the death of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. But in 2007 his luck with avoiding Lady Justice ran out in Las Vegas. Room 1203 is the true story of the convoluted and bizarre events surrounding a violent armed robbery of a sports memorabilia collector in a Vegas hotel. On that night, Simpson put an exclamation mark on his spectacular fall from the height of Hollywood’s glamour ...

Mrs. Tedesco’s Missing Cookbook – Christa Nardi and Cassidy Salem

July 21, 2017
Young Adult
A simple request opens up a savory mystery. Who would imagine a high school service project with the elderly would involve mystery? Hannah’s matched with Mrs. Tedesco, a lonely widow who loves to bake and asks Hannah to retrieve her cookbook from her old house. Easier said than done. Unfortunately, Hannah and her sister, Tamar, are not the only ones seeking the cookbook’s hidden treasures.

The Late Show – Michael Connelly

July 20, 2017
Mystery
Introducing Renée Ballard, a fierce young detective fighting to prove herself on the LAPD’s toughest beat, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. Renée Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood–also known as the Late Show–beginning many investigations but finishing none, as each morning she turns everything over to the day shift. A once up-and-coming detective, she’s been given this beat as punishment after filing a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor. But one night she catches two assignments she doesn’t want to part with: ...

Contrasting Lives – Leah Dempster

July 20, 2017
Romance
She offered him more than he was expecting. Can he give her all that she needs? Widower and a single father of four, Matt Pendleton is all work and no play. Between being a hotshot detective and caring for his children, there’s little time for fun. Desperate for some passion and connection, Matt hires an escort for the night. But one night turns into much more. Emily Coulter is beautiful, charismatic, and fiercely independent – determined to make her own way in the world. Blindsided ...

Under A Dark Sky – Johan M. Dahlgren

July 20, 2017
Science Fiction
On rebel planet Elysium, a man is executed on a live video streamed by religious extremists. Nothing terribly original so far for Elysium. Only this time, the man doesn’t die. When security expert Asher Perez is sent to find him, it becomes clear that nobody in the rebel colony is who they seem, and that something dark is stirring in the shadows. Something that has been watching humanity since the dawn of history.

Barbarian Days – William Finnegan

July 19, 2017
Biography
**Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography** *Included in President Obama’s 2016 Summer Reading List* A deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writer Barbarian Days is William Finnegan’s memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Surfing only looks like a sport. To initiates, it is something else entirely: a beautiful addiction, a demanding course of study, a morally dangerous pastime, a way of life. Raised in California and Hawaii, Finnegan started surfing as a child. He has chased waves all over the world, ...

Tiara – John Reinhard Dizon

July 19, 2017
Thriller
Peace talks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland are in danger of falling apart. The evening before the negotiations are set to begin, the Princess of Edinburgh is kidnapped. Princess Jennifer’s fate attracts the attention of several international organizations, including the IRA, MI6, and the CIA. While Jennifer finds herself the mistreated prize in an age-old war, no one can expect what happens when The Golden Terror — an Irish assassin — takes an interest in her. With the future of a nation at stake, ...

Final Hours – Norma Beishir

July 19, 2017
Romance
Could you live a lifetime in 24 hours? Jamie Randall thinks he has it all, until a close brush with death brings him face-to-face with reality. An asteroid is threatening to wipe out life on Earth, and Jamie realizes that something has been missing from his life. As he heads toward safety with his wife, Jamie decides to own his mistakes and pursue the one thing he has dreamed of for the last fifteen years – but this decision comes with a hefty price. Facing ...

Elizabeth Is Missing – Emma Healey

July 18, 2017
Drama
How do you solve a mystery when you can’t remember the clues? In this darkly riveting debut novel—a sophisticated psychological mystery that is also an heartbreakingly honest meditation on memory, identity, and aging—an elderly woman descending into dementia embarks on a desperate quest to find the best friend she believes has disappeared, and her search for the truth will go back decades and have shattering consequences. Maud, an aging grandmother, is slowly losing her memory—and her grip on everyday life. Yet she refuses to forget ...

King of Swords – Anna Durbin

July 18, 2017
Romance
A fiercely independent spinster who desperately needs assistance . . . Lady Cassandra Gardner will inherit fifty thousand pounds when she turns thirty—and just in time. She has a special purpose for her money, one no man could understand. But when her brother the duke tries to cheat her out of her fortune, she has no choice but to accept the help of the man who shattered her heart years ago. A gallant nobleman who can’t resist rescuing a damsel in distress . . . ...

Spell of the Black Unicorn – Lorelei Bell

July 18, 2017
Fantasy
Zofia Trickenbod, a sorceress from another planet, is stuck on modern-day Earth. Things have been quiet for the past three years, until one morning she finds her long-lost husband Dorian on her doorstep. And he’s undead. Meanwhile, the evil wizard Vaseelvod Blood is hypnotizing Zofia’s neighbors to get the magical Stone of Irdisi back from her – and kill Zofia in the process. After Blood abducts her children, Zofia must deal with a nasty demon, get past a dragon, deal with a lamia, save her ...