Monthly Archives: June 2020

Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City – Wes Moore

June 30, 2020
Society
“An illuminating portrait of Baltimore in the aftermath of the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray . . . Readers will be enthralled by this propulsive account.”—Publishers Weekly From the New York Times bestselling author of The Other Wes Moore, a kaleidoscopic account of five days in the life of a city on the edge, told through eight characters on the front lines of the uprising that overtook Baltimore and riveted the world When Freddie Gray was arrested for possessing an “illegal knife” in April 2015, he was, ...

The Daughters of Erietown – Connie Schultz

June 29, 2020
Drama
Hidden desires, long-held secrets, and the sacrifices people make for family are at the heart of this powerful first novel by the popular Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist. “A moving, unforgettable story about time, progress, and how the mistakes of one generation get repeated or repaired by the next.”—J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of Saints for All Occasions 1957, Clayton Valley, Ohio. Ellie has the best grades in her class. Her dream is to go to nursing school and marry Brick McGinty. A basketball star, Brick has ...

Protection Detail – Roxanne WItherell

June 29, 2020
Romance
Always protect what’s yours. Heather Rockfell is a badger with anger issues. A liability to the FPU, she is suspended and forced to take anger management classes. Not one to just sit around, she needs to get back in the middle of the action. While having dinner with her twin brother, something happens that will change her life forever. Shelby Masters only wants what’s best for his son and that means keeping him from those that want to take him away. He needs someone that ...

So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo

June 28, 2020
Society
Ijeoma Oluo offers a hard-hitting but user-friendly examination of race in America. Widespread reporting on aspects of white supremacy–from police brutality to the mass incarceration of Black Americans–has put a media spotlight on racism in our society. Still, it is a difficult subject to talk about. How do you tell your roommate her jokes are racist? Why did your sister-in-law take umbrage when you asked to touch her hair–and how do you make it right? How do you explain white privilege to your white, privileged ...

Learn Me Goodest – John Pearson

June 28, 2020
Comedy
First there was Learn Me Good, the (sort of, kind of, mostly) true story about a first year teacher learning the ropes. Next came Learn Me Gooder, the story of an experienced teacher who should know better making first-year teacher mistakes. Now, as the third book in the series, Learn Me Goodest enshrines the series alongside beloved and revered trilogies like Star Wars, The Godfather, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Jack Woodson, the engineer-turned-teacher (and future Dancing with the Stars champion), is back for another school ...

The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness – Emily Anthes

June 27, 2020
Non-Fiction
A fascinating, thought-provoking journey into our built environment Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and gyms. And yet, in many ways, the indoor world remains unexplored territory. For all the time we spend inside buildings, we rarely stop to consider: How do these spaces affect our mental and physical well-being? Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? Our productivity, performance, and relationships? In this wide-ranging, character-driven book, science journalist Emily ...

Wrong Place, Right Time – E.B. Roshan

June 27, 2020
Romance
When she stopped for a cup of tea at a small café, Anna Belko never dreamed the waiter who took her order would also turn her life upside down… Wrong Place, Right Time, is a short, clean romance with suspense elements. It’s set in the fictional, “alternative history” nation of Sevia, a small country in Southeastern Europe. It’s a place marked by ethnic conflict and violence, but, as you will see when you read Wrong Place, Right Time, a great love story can happen anywhere!

The Girl from Widow Hill – Megan Miranda

June 26, 2020
Thriller
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last House Guest—a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick—comes a riveting new novel of psychological suspense about a young woman plagued by night terrors after a childhood trauma who wakes one evening to find a corpse at her feet. Everyone knows the story of “the girl from Widow Hills.” Arden Maynor was just a child when she was swept away while sleepwalking during a terrifying rainstorm and went missing for days. Strangers and friends, neighbors and rescue workers, set up ...

Rejuvenation – Byddi Lee

June 26, 2020
Science Fiction
The Melter War has left the Earth’s surface devastated, leaving humanity to survive on a scrap of land between the Scorch Zones & the rising oceans, where towering subscrapers dot the dystopian shore lines. Bobbie Chan is a doctor caring for the ultra-elderly when she notices a mysterious disease afflicting her patients; they show signs of age reversal before a catastrophic cardiac arrest strikes. Bobbie begins to wonder if she is witnessing a bio weapon in full force. A Melter attack? Are they destined to ...

Countdown 1945 – Chris Wallace, Mitch Weiss

June 25, 2020
History
“Propulsive.” —Time * “Reads like a tense thriller.” —The Washington Post * “The most exciting book I’ve read all year.” —Admiral William H. McRaven From Chris Wallace, the veteran journalist and anchor of Fox News Sunday, comes an electrifying behind-the-scenes account of the 116 days leading up to the American attack on Hiroshima. April 12, 1945: After years of bloody conflict in Europe and the Pacific, America is stunned by news of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death. In an instant, Vice President Harry Truman, who has been kept out ...

Love – Roddy Doyle

June 24, 2020
Comedy
Two old friends reconnect in Dublin for a dramatic, revealing evening of drinking and storytelling in this winning new novel from the author of the Booker Prize winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Davy and Joe were drinking pals back in their Dublin youth. Davy rarely sees Joe for a pint anymore–maybe one or two when Davy comes over from England to check on his elderly father. But tonight Davy’s father is dying in the hospice, and Joe has a secret that will lead the two ...

Double Blind – Dan Alatorre

June 24, 2020
Mystery
Two detectives hunt a serial killer. The killer’s hunting them. A lone trucker is ambushed, shot, and brutally stabbed. A tourist meets the same fate while out for a jog. Facing two crime scenes that could have come from a horror movie, Detectives Carly Sanderson and Sergio Martin search for a crazed serial killer. Five more attacks happen in a week, launching the entire city into a panic and causing the mayor to throw all of the city’s resources into stopping the rampage. But while ...

Mob Rules: A Jeff Trask Crime Drama – Marc Rainer

June 24, 2020
Thriller
A Deadly Drug Is Spreading Through America Like A Virus Assistant United States Attorney Jeff Trask moves from Washington, D.C., to Kansas City, where he begins an investigation into an international drug ring smuggling the deadly combination of fentanyl and heroin from the southern border to the Eastern Seaboard. Always Free with Kindle Unlimited