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Auckland Libraries New Books May 2013
Large Print - Adventure
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Opportunity
~ Grimshaw, Charlotte
A man confronts death after an operation, a devout Christian encounters a man who hurt her long ago, a secretary uncovers her boss's secret shame. And in a house in Auckland an elderly woman is writing the last book of her life, one which, she says, contains all of her crimes. How are the characters connected and who is writing the stories? Each of these astute stories is an inspection of motive, rich in vivid insight into a diverse range of lives. Together, they form a unified whole. Opportunity is a book about storytelling, about generosity and opportunism above all it is a celebration of the subtleties of human impulses, of what Katherine Mansfield called the LIFE of life.
The thrill of falling
~ Ihimaera, Witi
Santorini
~ MacLean, Alistair
In the heart of the Aegean Sea, a luxury yacht is on fire and sinking fast. Minutes later, a four-engined jet, with a fire in its nose cone, crashes into the sea. Is there a sinister connection between these two tragedies? And is it an accident that there is no other vessel in the vicinity except ARIADNE, a NATO spy ship - the sole witness to these two disasters? Only Commander Talbot of the ARIADNE can provide the answers as he uncovers a deadly plot involving drugs and terrorism - leading right to the heart of the Pentagon.
The girl who fell from the sky
~ Mawer, Simon
A diplomat's daughter, Marian Sutro is an outsider - half French, half British. When she is recruited by SOE, her hybrid status and fluent French will be of service for her to go undercover in wartime France on a dangerous cause. Trained in sabotage, dead-drops, how to perform under interrogation and how to kill, Marian parachutes into south-west France - officially as a Resistance courier. But her real destination is Paris, where she must find Clement Pelletier, a family friend, once the focus of her adolescent desires. A nuclear physicist, Pelletier is engaged in the race for a new and terrifying weapon and of urgent significance to her superiors. Marian struggles towards this reunion, understanding that war changes everything, and neither love nor fatherland may be trusted.
The 500
~ Quirk, Matthew
Mike Ford was following his father into a life of crime, but chose, instead, to go straight and work his way through Harvard Law School. Now he's landed the ultimate job with the Davies Group, a powerful political consulting firm run by the charismatic Henry Davies. With money and privilege, he rubs shoulders with Washington's heavyweights. Mike believes that everything has finally come right. However, he's about to discover that power comes at a cost. Henry Davies is looking for a protege for a crucial deal that must go right - at any price. Mike soon learns that being on the side of the lawmakers doesn't mean your work is legal. And there's no place for a moral code when you're on the devil's payroll.
The burning sky
~ Ludlow, Jack
1935: Cal Jardine is a soldier of fortune. Forced to leave Hamburg, he is recruited by a secretive British committee to smuggle guns to Abyssinia. But first Jardine must procure the weapons from Romania. Taken to the Horn of Africa, the arms are then transported over a harsh landscape into the hands of the Ethiopian Army. On his travels Jardine acquires more baggage than he anticipated, including a beautiful, but difficult American female in search of her archaeologist mother, a determined reporter and a daredevil French flyer, while missing out on a painful death by sheer good fortune. But the Ethiopians are ill-equipped to face a modern Italian army using tanks, bombers, and poison gas. Trained for war, can Jardine simply walk away?
Rollover
~ Raven, James
It's a rollover week on the National Lottery and the jackpot is a whopping 18 million. Journalist Vince Mayo has picked all six numbers, but before he can celebrate his spectacular win he's battered to death at his home deep in Hampshire's New Forest. In a hellish chain of events, Mayo's friend and fellow journalist, Danny Cain, is forced to go on the run when the police suspect him of the murder. With Danny Cain still alive, and knowing the truth, the ticket can't be cashed and the killers want their money, no matter what it takes. For Danny and his terrified family the odds of survival are stacked against them -- Publisher.
Puppet on a chain
~ MacLean, Alistair
Paul Sherman of Interpol's Narcotics Bureau flies to Amsterdam on the trail of a dope king. This assignment was never going to be easy but before he's even left Schipol Airport, his key contact is gunned down. He finds himself targeted by an assassin and tangles with the local authorities. Then, as betrayal severely hampers his investigation, he must resort to increasingly violent tactics --Publisher's description.
Kill me if you can : a novel
~ Patterson, James
A poor art student in New York City discovers a duffel bag full of diamonds in the chaos during an attack at Grand Central Station and is pursued by the Ghost, an assassin who had murdered the bag's owner.
Playing dead : a novel of suspense
~ Heaberlin, Julia
The Letter: A few weeks after her father's death, Tommie McCloud receives a letter in the post from Rosalina Marchetti in Chicago. Rosalina claims that Tommie is her biological daughter, who was kidnapped over thirty years ago. The Lies: As she begins to investigate Rosalina's allegation, she discovers that her biological father may be violent mobster Anthony Marchetti, imprisoned for thirty years for the brutal murder of an FBI agent and his family, and now up for parole in Texas. She is offered a helping hand by journalist Jack Smith, who claims to know about her past. But is he really who he says he is? The Truth: Not sure who to trust, Tommie sets out to discover the truth about her identity and in doing so uncovers explosive secrets that threaten not only her life, but also the lives of those she holds dear.
Knives
~ Robertson, Wendy
This is a collection of twelve short stores from the edge: the edge of society but also the edge of darkness. Dark as these stories may appear, they reflect a view of the shing recoverability of the human spirit and the qualities of stoicism, wit, humour and irony that aid survival and can bring about recovery and growth. Together they celebrate the wonder of people who make a shining thing from a life that might at first seem unlivable. --Back cover.
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Auckland Libraries New Books May 2013
Large Print - Crime and Thriller
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The man in the dark
~ Stuart, Donald
In Burma, the British manager of the ruby mines of Mogok has been away, attempting to track down a leopard that had been attacking livestock. He returns to discover his stand-in at the office lying dead on the floor, the safe door open and its contents stolen. Fifty of the mine's finest rubies had been awaiting shipment to the company's London office. Those jewels, seemingly endowed with evil powers, are destined to cause numerous men to meet their deaths...
In Shadow Valley
~ Collings, Michael R
Shadow Valley is a small, isolated and inconsequential farming community. However, within one of the ramshackle old farmhouses, some distance from the rest, dwells a power that threatens death and destruction to anyone discovering its secrets. Now the stability of the community is put at risk when Lila Ellis arrives. Working on a project to flood Shadow Valley and create a reservoir, she will enter the old Stevenson place alone...and alone she must face its terrors.
Headstone
~ Bruen, Ken
Evil has many guises. Jack Taylor has encountered most of them but nothing before has ever truly terrified him until a group called Headstone rears its ugly head. An elderly priest is viciously beaten until nearly dead. A special needs boy is brutally attacked. A series of seemingly random, insane events even has the Guards shaken. Accepting the power of Headstone, Jack realises that in order to fight back he must relinquish the remaining shreds of what has made him human - knowledge that may have come too late to prevent an act of such ferocious evil that the whole country would be changed forever - and in the worst way.
Gently to the summit
~ Hunter, Alan
Mountaineer Reginald Kincaid disappeared during an expedition to climb Mount Everest. His body was never recovered, lost on the mountain slopes like so many other casualties - so it comes as a shock to his fellow climbers when he turns up again 22 years later. Is this man really Kincaid? How could he possibly have survived? The mystery invokes suspicion when Kincaid's climbing partner on the Everest attempt, Arthur Fleece, falls to his death on Mount Snowdon. A feud that had erupted between Fleece and the resurrected Kincaid sparks a murder investigation for George Gently with a 'dead' man as the prime suspect.
Fatal Frost
~ Henry, James
May, 1982. Britain celebrates the sinking of the Belgrano and Denton Police Division welcomes its first black policeman, DS Waters. While the force is busy dealing with a spate of local burglaries, the body of fifteen-year-old Samantha Ellis is discovered in woodland next to the nearby railway track. Then a fifteen-year-old boy is found dead on Denton's golf course, his organs removed. Detective Sergeant Jack Frost is sent to investigate - a welcome distraction from troubles at home. And when the murdered boy's sister goes missing, Frost and Waters must work together to find her...before it's too late
A necessary end
~ Holt, Hazel
When Sheila Malory agrees to help out in one of Taviscombe's charity shops for a few weeks, her friend Rosemary warns her about the 'control freak' manager Desmond Barlow. Before long Sheila begins to get the measure of her fellow volunteers including the bossy strident Norma Stanley no-nonsense and cheerful Jean and Desmond's mousey and put-upon wife Wendy. It's clear there's a clash of personalities but surely no one would wish Desmond harm? When his lifeless body is discovered in the shop after an apparent botched robbery, Sheila finds herself at the heart of the investigation as Inspector Bob Morris seeks her help - unofficially, of course.
Brighton belle
~ Sheridan, Sara
1951, Brighton. With the excitement of the war over and the Nazis brought to justice, Mirabelle Bevan, ex-Secret Service, moves to the seaside to put the past behind her. She takes a job as a secretary at a debt collection agency run by Big Ben McGuigan, but when confronted by the case of Romana Laszlo, a pregnant Hungarian refugee, Mirabelle discovers that her specialist knowledge is vital. With enthusiastic assistance from the pretty insurance clerk down the corridor, Vesta Churchill, Mirabelle follows a mysterious trail of gold sovereigns, betting scams and bodies to a dark corner of Austerity Britain where forces of evil remain alive and well.
The murderer's tale
~ Frazer, Margaret.;"Frazer
Dame Frevisse leaves St Frideswide's nunnery on a pilgrimage. But the road brings unwelcome company: Lionel Knyvet, possessed by a foul demon, has dragged his entire household on an endless pilgrimage and Frevisse must endure the incessant chattering of a mob. However, Lionel's possession may mask a darker sin. When the pilgrims arrive at the manor house at Minster Lovell, Frevisse unwinds the bitter poisons of jealousy and betrayal eating at the hearts of both Lionel and his cousin Giles. She unlocks the mysteries of a blackened heart, but can justice be done when murder comes knocking at the manor's door...
The blind goddess
~ Holt, Anne
Small-time drug dealer is found battered to death on the outskirts of Oslo. A young Dutchman, walking aimlessly in Oslo, covered in blood, is taken into custody but refuses to talk.
The playdate
~ Millar, Louise
Sound designer Callie Roberts, a single mother, has come to rely on Suzy, her best friend and neighbour. Suzy has been good to Callie and Rae, her daughter welcoming them into her large, apparently happy family. But Callie knows that Suzy's life is not as perfect as it seems. It's time she pulled away - and she needs to get back to work. So why does she keep putting off telling Suzy? And who will care for Rae? The houses in the anonymous city street hide families, each with their own secrets. Callie's increased sense of alienation leads her to try and befriend a new resident, Debs. But she's odd - you wouldn't trust her with your child - especially if you knew anything about her past...
Only a matter of time
~ Clinton-Baddeley, V. C. (Victor Clinton)
Kings Lacey, like many an English country town, has a festival. As an opera lover Dr Davie would hate to miss it. Nearby at Bexminster Electronics, secrets are leaking to Japanese rivals. When two bodies are found savagely chopped down Dr Davie begins his scholarly investigations.
The river house mystery
~ Verner, Gerald
Impresario Montague Hammond is scared. He's received threatening, anonymous letters, signed with the drawing of a man hanging from a gallows. And someone has been watching and following him. He invites criminologist Trevor Lowe to his riverside home and requests an investigation. The impresario's star actress Venita Shayne arrives as a houseguest - but she's found strangled in his study the next day. Then, just as Hammond is about to disclose further information to Lowe - he too is murdered...
One way out
~ Fearn, John Russell
London financier Morgan Dale is travelling by train to Scotland with his chief clerk, Martin Lee. Suddenly he's confronted by the woman who'd been obsessed by him - his ex-secretary Janice Elton. Dale had recently sacked her and spurned her romantic advances, but now she wants revenge. However, when Lee returns to their carriage, he finds Janice's dead body and Dale claiming she'd committed suicide by taking strychnine. Soon there will be only one way out for Dale...
The burning soul
~ Connolly, John
Randall Haight has a secret: when he was a teenager, he and his friend killed a 14-year-old girl. Randall did his time and built a new life in the small Maine town of Pastor's Bay, but somebody has discovered the truth about Randall. He is being tormented by anonymous messages, haunting reminders of his past crime, and he wants private detective Charlie Parker to make it stop. But another 14-year-old girl has gone missing, this time from Pastor's Bay, and the missing girl's family has its own secrets to protect. Now Parker must unravel a web of deceit involving the police, the FBI, a doomed mobster named Tommy Morris, and Randall Haight himself. Because Randall Haight is telling lies ...
Bryant & May and the memory of blood
~ Fowler, Christopher
The defenestration of a ruthless theatre impresario's young son was definitely not the best way to end the play's first night party. And the crime scene itself was most unusual: a locked bedroom, with no sign of forced entry, no prints or traces of blood, just a sinister, life-size puppet of Mr Punch lying on the floor...Everyone at the party - from the dodgy producer and rakish male lead to the dour set designer and the assistant stage manager (the wild daughter of a prominent civil servant) - is a suspect. It's a perfect case for Bryant and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit but the Home Office, wary of the PCU's eccentric methods and intensely aware of the potential political embarrassment, wants them off the investigation. The elderly detectives are not so easily deterred, however. Delving into the history of London theatre and the gruesome origins of 'Punch and Judy', they uncover a maniacal killer is at work - one who must be caught before it's curtains for everyone.
Hiss and hers : an Agatha Raisin mystery
~ Beaton, M. C
Agatha has fallen head over heels in love - again. This time, she has her eye on the local gardener, George Marston, but so do other women in their little Cotswold village. Shamelessly determined, Agatha will do anything to get her man--including footing the bill for a charity ball just for the chance to dance with him. Then George doesn't even show up. Only partly deterred, Agatha goes looking for him, and finds his dead body in a compost heap.
Blotto, Twinks and the bootlegger's moll
~ Brett, Simon
Due to financial hardships at Tawcester Towers, the Dowager Duchess has decreed that the only way the family fortunes can be restored is to marry Blotto off...to an American! Reluctantly, Blotto, together with Twinks and his trusty chauffeur Corky Froggett set sail. Awaiting him in Illinois is fabulously wealthy heiress Mary Chapstick, the only daughter of meat-packing magnate Hiram P. Chapstick III. But it's Twinks who discovers early on that all is not as it seems and that Hiram P. Chapstick III is in fact up to his neck in a bootlegging operation run by the notorious Chicago mobster, Spagsy Chiaparelli. Will Blotto and Twinks ever make it back to dear old Blighty? --Publisher description.
Dying fall
~ Griffiths, Elly
Ruth's old friend Dan Golding thinks he has made a discovery that will change archaeology forever - but he needs Ruth's help. Then, Dan is killed in a fire, leaving Ruth with one clue: the tomb of the Raven King. DCI Nelson is also rediscovering the past. He meets his friend Sandy Macleod, now at Blackpool CID, who tells him there are mysterious circumstances surrounding Dan's death. A Neo-Nazi group at Dan's University has been making threats and could be involved. Many of Dan's colleagues seem fearful and have secrets to hide. Ruth is drawn into the mystery, and where she goes, so does her daughter, Kate. This time, it's not just Ruth's life at risk.
Dead to me
~ Staincliffe, Cath
A teenage girl is found brutally murdered in her squalid flat. Her mother is devastated. She gave her child up to the care system, only to lose her again, and is convinced that the drug-pusher boyfriend is to blame. DC Rachel Bailey has dragged herself up from a deprived childhood and joined the Manchester Police. Rachel's boss thinks her new recruit has bags of raw talent but straight-laced DC Janet Scott, her reluctant partner, has doubts. Together, Scott and Bailey must hunt a killer, but a life fighting crime can be no life at all...
Elegy for Eddie : a Maisie Dobbs novel
~ Winspear, Jacqueline
April 1933. To the street sellers of Covent Garden Eddie Pettit was a gentle soul with a near-magical gift for working with horses. His death in a violent accident has left them grieving and deeply skeptical about the cause of his death. Who would want to kill Eddie, and why? Maisie Dobbs remembers Eddie fondly and is determined to offer her help. It soon becomes clear that powerful forces are equally determined to prevent her from learning the truth. As Maisie uncovers lies and manipulation on a national scale, she must decide whether to risk it all to see justice done.
Oscar Wilde and the Vatican murders
~ Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney
In 1892 an exhausted Arthur Conan Doyle retires to the spa at Bad Homburg with a portmanteau of fan mail. But his rest cure does not go as planned. The first person he encounters is Oscar Wilde, and when the two friends make a series of macabre discoveries amongst the letters including an entire severed hand the game is once more afoot. The trail leads to Rome, to the Vatican and to a case that involves miracles as well as murder.
Last to die
~ Gerritsen, Tess
Three children, strangers to each other, are brought together by seemingly motiveless and extreme acts of violence. Orphaned and alone, they are taken in as students at Evensong, a boarding school for emotionally traumatized children in the remote Maine wilderness. Forensic pathologist Maura Isles already has a connection with the school - Julian 'Rat' Perkins, the 16-year-old boy she met during a previous case, is now living there. But she suspects that the Evensong founders may be using the school for their own agenda. And her concerns grow when Detective Jane Rizzoli is asked to investigate yet another attempt on the life of one of the orphans at the school. What both Jane and Maura soon discover is that even a school protected by locked gates and acres of forest cannot shut out a gathering threat. When three blood-spattered twig dolls are found hanging from a tree, they wonder if the threat comes from outside the school - or from within.--From back cover.
Nocturne : a crime novel
~ Wambaugh, Joseph
The southernmost Los Angeles district of San Pedro, once of the world's busiest harbours. Now it is a locus for gangs, human trafficking and all manner of decadence and mayhem. The ubiquitous Croatian and Italian longshoremen have diminished in numbers and influence. One Croat, Dinko Babich, has even stooped to taxi service. But one night, driving a 19-year-old Mexican dancer to her club, he falls desperately for this sweet, sincere and endearing girl. And when she sees something she should not have, something that links her to an investigation of a shipping container filled with 13 corpses, Dinko will do all he can to protect her from the lethal and terrifying men behind it.
Baited blood
~ Jaffarian, Sue Ann
Who's murdering vampires in Los Angeles and throwing the bodies into the Dedhams' pool? Each victim has been branded, a distinct mark that is the calling card of femme fatale vampire Ann Hayes. The contemptuous undead beauty declares her innocence, but can the vampires believe her? Has Ann returned to reclaim Doug Dedham, whom she once loved? Or is she being framed? Complicating matters are Madison's burgeoning feelings for both sexy vampire Colin Reddy and fellow beater detective Mike Notchey. The stakes have never been higher as Madison and the vampires race to stop the killer--Back cover.
The guilty one
~ Ballantyne, Lisa
A little boy was found dead in a children's playground...Daniel Hunter has spent years defending lost causes as a solicitor in London. But his life changes when he is introduced to Sebastian, an eleven-year-old accused of murdering an innocent young boy. As he plunges into the muddy depths of Sebastian's troubled home life, Daniel thinks back to his own childhood in foster care - and to Minnie, the woman whose love saved him, until she, too, betrayed him so badly that he cut her out of his life...
Wuthering Heights revisited
~ Best, Gary Martin
The tragic love affair between Cathy and Heathcliff in Emily Bronte's famous novel took the world by storm. Imagine the shock of Charlotte Bronte's longtime friend, Ellen Nussey, when she discovers that Cathy and Heathcliff actually lived.
Burning midnight
~ Estleman, Loren D
Amos Walker knows Detroit, from the highest to the lowest, and that includes the gangs of Mexicantown. When a friend asks Walker to get his son's brother-in-law out of one of two feuding gangs, Walker gets in trouble fast. First, dead bodies start to pile up then come suspicious fires and bottle bombs. Walker is caught in a gang war. Whether or not a middle-aged gringo like him can cool things off between the Maldados and the Zapatistas, he's got to try he did promise his friend. But there's something else going on. --Publisher description.
Tragic toppings
~ Beck, Jessica
Donut shop owner Suzanne Hart sees customers come and go all day long. But when one of them up-and-disappears, the police start asking questions. It seems Suzanne is the last person to have seen Emily Hargraves, who runs the local newsstand. Suzanne has nothing to report about their encounter. But when Emily doesn't turn up, no news is bad news... Suzanne has to admit that Emily's last request was a little odd-- blueberry donut made to order, with chocolate icing, sprinkles, stars, and a chewy sour gummy worm coiled on top. Odder still: Suzanne's ex-husband Max also appears to be missing. But what really takes the cake? The corpse Suzanne finds hanging from a tree in the park. Who knew donut-making could turn out to be such dangerous business.
Threadbare
~ Ferris, Monica
When an elderly homeless woman is found dead on the shore of Lake Minnetonka, she's wearing something that holds the key to her identity but also opens up a mystery. Embroidered on her blouse is her will, in which she bequeaths everything she owns to her niece Emily Hame, a member of the Monday Bunch at Betsy's Crewel World needlework shop! Emily's aunt turns out to be the second homeless woman to be found dead under mysterious circumstances. It's up to Betsy to discover the common thread between the deaths, and to determine if a murderer may strike again. --Publisher description.
Bitter harvest
~ Connolly, Sheila
After discovering an early-nineteenth-century silk sampler embroidered with apple trees and names she doesn't recognize, Meg Corey is plagued by a series of small, but dangerous, mishaps, which forces her to unravel the mystery surrounding the sampler.
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Auckland Libraries New Books May 2013
Large Print - General
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The last king of Brighton
~ Guttridge, Peter
The new gripping mystery following City of Dreadful Night - A man impaled on the South Downs. Another skinned alive. A skeleton found beneath the West Pier, its feet encased in concrete. Brighton has been invaded. But this is no mere power struggle between rival mobsters the motives for the killings stretch back through the decades, to an explosive forty-year-old secret Brighton's crime king John Hathaway would rather forget. But someone else remembers - and that someone has decided that revenge is a dish best served cold --Publisher's description.
A fool there was
~ Rowlands, Betty
DC Sukey Reynolds reports a man acting suspiciously, but on investigation her suspicions seem to be groundless. Then the man is killed in a road accident . . . Meanwhile, Sukey is sent to deal with the gruesome discovery of a woman's dismembered body. Sukey's hunch that the two cases are connected is brushed aside – but could a coded reference to a Greek god, and a Chinese tattoo meaning death hold the answers? --Publisher
Death in Pacific Heights
~ Tierney, Ronald
Carly Paladino, a newly established PI, has a case: the death of the daughter of an old and moneyed Pacific Heights family. A mysterious young man is arrested for the murder, but Carly suspects the real murderer is inside the Hanover mansion. Meanwhile, streetwise private eye Noah Lang gets involved, but he struggles with the consequences of his last assignment. Can he put this behind him and come up with a solution to murder? --Publisher.
Fly me to the morgue
~ Randisi, Robert J
Bing Crosby wants to buy a horse to indulge his other passion - when he's not playing golf with Bob Hope, that is. But when his trainer fails to show up in Vegas, and when he finds the horse's owner dead, problems begin to mount up. Time for Eddie G and Jerry to come to the rescue, urged on by Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, in town to watch the start of Frank Junior's career. But soon the body count - and temperature - starts to rise --Publ isher's description.
Hell
~ Norman, Hilary
The pretty gift-wrapped box floating in a toy dinghy looks innocent enough, but it holds a bloody secret: a human heart. Nothing is more important to Detective Sam Becket than being able to keep his family safe. But when that gruesome package is found outside their home, he and Grace, his wife, fear it can mean only one thing: that Cal the Hater, the psychotic serial killer with a grudge against them, is back. When a second grisly discovery is made in a crowded Miami Beach resort pool, for Becket, his partner, Martinez and rest of the squad, the great manhunt is back on. Yet those troubles are nothing compared to the unthinkable nightmare that Grace is about to plunge into. Suddenly, Sam’s greatest hell is watching his wife on the edge of the abyss and knowing there’s nothing he can do to help her. --Publisher description.
The cleaner
~ Cleave, Paul
Meet Joe. He's a nice guy out to catch a copycat killer. The one copying himself. Joe is in control of everything in his simple life, including both his day job at the police department and his 'night work' ... He is not bothered by the reports of the Christchurch Carver who, they say, murdered seven women. Joe knows the Carver has only killed six. He knows that for a fact. And Joe is going to find that copycat killer, punish him for the one and then frame him for the other six --Publisher's description.
Blood men
~ Cleave, Paul
Edward Hunter is a family man with a beautiful wife and daughter, a great job, a bright future, and a very dark past. Edward's father is a man of blood. He's been in jail for twenty years and he's never coming out. Edward has struggled his entire life to put that all behind him, but it's hard, it's hard when everybody knows you're the son of a serial killer. Then, a week out from Christmas, Eddie's world is turned upside-down. Suddenly he's going to need the help of his father, a man he hasn't seen since he was a boy. Is Edward destined to be just like his father, to become a man of blood?
Magpie Hall
~ King, Rachael
There were two rumours surrounding my great-great-grandfather Henry Summers: one, that his cabinet of curiosities drove him mad and, two, that he murdered his first wife. Rosemary Summers is an amateur taxidermist and a passionate collector of tattoos. To her, both activities honour the deceased and keep their memory alive. After the death of her beloved grandfather, and while struggling to finish her thesis on gothic Victorian novels, she returns alone to Magpie Hall to claim her inheritance: Grandpa's own taxidermy collection, started more than 100 years ago by their ancestor Henry Summers. As she sorts through Henry's legacy, the ghosts of her family's past begin to make their presence known. -- Back cover.
Force 10 from Navarone
~ MacLean, Alistair
The Guns of Navarone have been silenced. But the heroic survivors are far from still. They are ready for action again - and heading for even more excitement and danger. Their mission: to free and entire partisan army trapped in the rugged mountains of Yugoslavia. It begins with a parachute drop behind enemy lines and a deliberate walk into a German army camp - six men agains the might of two armoured divisions. --Publisher description.
San Andreas
~ MacLean, Alistair
Second World War, somewhere off the Norwegian coast in the stormy North Sea. Silent and without previous warning all lights on the British hospital ship, San Andreas, go out. The ship is ferrying German prisoners of war and injured seamen, from Murmansk to Aberdeen. Above, and below it, hovers an attack force of Luftwaffe and U-boats. In its quarters, lurks a treacherous saboteur. And in its hold, lies an astounding secret that could turn the San Andreas into a floating catacomb. But it's obvious that the Germans don't want to sink the ship. Submarines try to force the San Andreas into a Norwegian harbor. On board the San Andreas, boatswain Archie McKinnon, leads a desperate attempt to save the ship and all aboard her. --Publisher description.
Three wishes : an extraordinary true story of good friends on their journey to motherhood
~ Goldberg, Carey
After chasing headlines from Manhattan to Moscow, Carey is the first of three friends to abandon the traditional path to motherhood. Finding the perfect anonymous donor, she buys eight vials of his sperm. But on the day the vials arrive, she meets a man online. They fall in love. And she gets pregnant the old-fashioned way. Carey passes the vials to Beth, who is recently divorced. But before she can use the vials, Beth meets a man on an ice-climbing trip. She too falls in love. And gets pregnant. So she gives the vials to Pam, an eternal romantic, who will never stop searching for the love of her life, but is ready to be a single mother. Then the magic strikes again... --Publisher's description.
Love is blind
~ Baker, Anne
Patsy Rushton's brother Barney doesn't know the meaning of hard work, so when their father dies, Patsy has no choice but to save the family's business. Meanwhile, Barney has got his girlfriend pregnant and, feeling trapped, he abandons her and leaves Merseyside. But trouble follows Barney wherever he goes and learning of his sister's growing success, he can't help feeling resentful. Why is their mother, Beatrice, so quick to forgive him? Surely, she can't be blind to his faults? As Patsy is to discover, there's something else about Barney that is frightening her mother so much she has never dared to speak of it before.
The secret keeper
~ Morton, Kate
Withdrawing from a family party to the solitude of her tree house, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson witnesses a shocking murder that throughout a subsequent half century shapes her beliefs, her acting career, and the lives of three strangers from vastly different cultures.
Dire threads
~ Bolin, Janet
Willow Vanderling is anxious to see her new embroidery shop succeed. And while In Stitches is a hit with tourists, the town's zoning commissioner, Mike Krawbach, isn't exactly a fan. After denying Willow's plan to renovate the charming cottage behind the shop, he attempts to have it knocked down for an ATV trail. Furious, Willow picks a fight with him. And when Mike turns up dead in her yard, Threadville's newest resident becomes the prime suspect.
All fired up : tales of a country fireman
~ Castle, Malcolm
Thirty years ago in rural Shropshire, eighteen-year-old Malcolm Castle became a fireman so he could rush into burning buildings to save fair damsels in distress. He didn't realise he would also be jumping into slurry pits and rivers to rescue cows, horses and any number of unfortunate animals. [The book] paints a unique portrait of rural Britain and shows just how surprising a fireman's life can be. --Publisher description.
The Nightingale girls
~ Douglas, Donna
Three very different girls sign up as trainee nurses at a big London teaching hospital in 1934. Dora leaves her overcrowded, squalid working-class home for a better life. But has she got what it takes to keep up with other, better-educated girls? Helen born for the job, her brother is a doctor, her all-powerful mother a hospital trustee. But will Helen's secret misery be her downfall? Millie an aristocratic rebel, her carefree attitude will find her up in front of Matron again and again. Will she ever care enough to make a nurse? Or will she go back to the glamorous life she was born to?
The Saturday Supper Club
~ Bratley, Amy
Eve had her world torn apart three years ago, when the love of her life Ethan disappeared, and she never found out why. But now, her life is rosy. With a lovely new boyfriend, Joe, and a cafe opening on the cards, things finally seem to be falling into place. until she agrees to take part in a supper club competition for a local newspaper. Eve is cooking the first dinner and who should turn up on her doorstep expecting a three-course meal, but her long lost love Ethan? --Publisher description.
A land more kind than home
~ Cash, Wiley
One Sunday, nine-year-old Jess Hall watches in horror as his autistic brother is smothered during a healing service in the mountains of North Carolina. The unimaginable violence that follows must be untangled by a local sheriff with his own tragic past. --Publisher description.
Lights of Liverpool
~ Hamilton, Ruth
The O'Neils, who have lost brothers and sons into the bowels of London's East End, keep watch over their one remaining young male, a boy named Seamus. Hardworking and good-hearted, they cling together and help each other, and a whole community. Meanwhile, Rosh Allen mourns the loss of Phil, her dearly-beloved husband. Aided and impeded by her mother, Anna, she struggles to raise three fatherless children. With the help of a kind-hearted neighbour, her wounds begin to heal, and she begins to take the first faltering steps into 'normality'. Tess and Don Compton are on the verge of separation. An apparently greedy and selfish woman, Tess wants a semi-detached house, and all her own way. Poverty is tearing them all apart but will be family that reunites them.
Secrets in Burracombe
~ Harry, Lilian
It's been over thirty years since Joe Tozer last set his eyes on Burracombe. Joe left the village as a young man after the Great War, and his life in America has been a world away from his family back in Britain. But returning to his childhood home will stir up old memories. Joe is not the only one facing up to his past. Others in the village are finding that even secrets of the heart won't always stay hidden. And while Joe is enjoying his homecoming, for some their dreams look set to take them away from Burracombe.
The river
~ Neale, Michael
Gabriel is mysteriously drawn to a ribbon of frothy water carving its way through steep canyons high in the Colorado Rockies. From deep within, Gabriel's passion for the river is undeniable. The rushing waters beckon him to experience freedom, but something holds him back.
The girls in blue
~ Baxter, Lily
Miranda Beddoes is forced to take refuge with her grandparents down on the Dorset coast. With both her parents doing their duty for king and country, Miranda longs to do the same. She joins the WAAF, working hard to help win the war. Despite her determination to dedicate herself to her work, Miranda falls for charismatic fighter pilot Gil Maddern - a man known for his passion for flying. As the battle rages in the skies above them and she learns that Gil's plane has been hit, it is only the friendship of her fellow girls in blue that keeps Miranda going as she waits for news...
Ancient spirits : spirits, featuring Daisy Gumm Majesty
~ Duncan, Alice
After her husband Billy dies, spiritualist medium Daisy Majesty travels to Egypt and Turkey with best friend Harold Kincaid, but she is followed there by Pasadena detective Sam Rotondo, who feels he owes it to Billy to look after Daisy, but soon gets himself kidnapped, with Daisy and Harold his only hope of being freed. --Back cover.
Murder by vegetable : the baby quilt
~ Graham, Barbara
Spring fever, coupled with a full moon, arrives in tiny Park County, Tennessee, affecting residents and visitors alike. Sheriff Tony Abernathy and his small contingent of deputies must slog through the morass of stupidity and bad behavior. His wife Theo is overwhelmed with running her quilt shop, raising their children and listening in a gossip central . Unfortunate timing puts the first Ramp Festival at Tony's family's folk museum during the peak of spring fever. Attendees wander elbow to elbow listening to music, eating vast amounts of food - including the odiferous ramps - while exploring craft booths and watching homemade weapons launch vegetables at a stock tank filled with water and rubber duckies. Chaos, fun and sudden death collide when a flying vegetable hits a partygoes. Then another disaster occurs: arson destroys a family's home leaving behiind an unidentified body. Now sheriff Abernathy must unravel two mysteries. Stir in a growing roadside memorial, a gala funeral and a little bank robbery and like one of Theo's mystery quilts (pattern included) there seems ot be no way to see the outcome until all is revealed.
Almost Amish
~ Cushman, Kathryn
Julie leaps at a chance to spend a summer in Amish country to help her sister-in-law Susan with a reality television program, an opportunity that forces Julie to confront the cameras, Susan's perfectionism, and her views about family life.
Another country
~ Joseph, Anjali
Paris, London, Bombay: three cities form a backdrop to a journey through Leela's twenties at the dawn of the new millennium, as she learns to negotiate the world, work, relationships and sex, and find some measure of authenticity.
My former heart
~ Connolly, Cressida
In wartime London, the impulsive and beautiful Iris thinks she glimpses her missing lover on a newsreel at the cinema. Almost at once she sets off to the Middle East in search of him, sending her young daughter Ruth to be cared for in the country by her uncle and grandparents. Out in the Lebanon Iris meets a young doctor, while Ruth, at school in Malvern, befriends the clever and sophisticated Verity. Each encounter is to change the course of their lives.
Midwife on call : tales of tiny miracles
~ Light, Agnes
Agnes Light trained as a nurse in the 1960s and went on to become a midwife - helping to bring new lives into the world for over thirty years. After fainting from shock at the first birth she attended as a student, Agnes grew to adore her job and the lifelong friends that worked with her on the maternity ward. --Publisher description.
When she woke
~ Jordan, Hillary
Hannah Payne's life has been devoted to church and family. But after she's convicted of murder, she awakens in a new body to a nightmarish new life. She finds herself lying on a table in a bare room, covered only by a paper gown. Cameras broadcast her every move to millions at home, for whom observing new Chromes - criminals whose skin colour has been genetically altered to match the class of their crime - is a sinister form of entertainment. Hannah is a Red for the crime of murder. The victim, says the State of Texas, was her unborn child, and Hannah is determined to protect the identity of the father, a public figure with whom she shared a fierce and forbidden love.
The underside of joy
~ Halverson, Seré Prince
To Ella Beene, happiness means living in the northern California river town of Elbow with her husband, Joe, and his two young children. Yet one summer day Joe breaks his own rule-never turn your back on the ocean-and a sleeper wave strikes him down, drowning not only the man but his many secrets. For three years, Ella has been the only mother the kids have known and has believed that their biological mother, Paige, abandoned them. But when Paige shows up at the funeral, intent on reclaiming the children, Ella soon realizes there may be more to Paige and Joe's story. Ella's the best thing that's happened to this family, say her close-knit Italian-American in-laws, for generations the proprietors of a local market. But their devotion quickly falters when the custody fight between mother and stepmother urgently and powerfully collides with Ella's quest for truth...
One day at a time
~ Lewis, Susan
In 1960s Bristol, Susan was only nine when her mother died. A year later she was sent away to school. She didn't want to go, and didn't understand why she had to. In her struggle to cope with an uncertain world, she pushed away the one person she loved best - her father. It wasn't until adulthood beckoned that she realised that, in order to turn their relationship around, she had to learn to love - and trust - again.--From back cover.
The real Katie Lavender
~ James, Erica
Katie Lavender has always thought she was pretty unshockable, until a year after her mother's death she receives a letter from a solicitor telling her that the man she thought was her father, in fact wasn't. Her real father, a man named Stirling Nightingale, has for years been building a trust fund for her. And now she's of an age to collect it.
Whispers in the town
~ Evans, Pamela
For West London girls Sal and Ann Storey, 1957 should have been one of the happiest years of their lives. Instead, the sisters' world is turned upside down when two family tragedies strike in quick succession. Left to run the family's sweetshop with their grandmother, Sal discovers she has a flair for business - but it doesn't make up for everything she and Ann have lost. When Sal meets handsome taxi driver Bob Beck and falls deeply in love, it seems that her luck is changing. Bob becomes her one constant as she struggles to keep the business afloat, and as Ann finally uncovers the guilty secret she's been carrying for so long a secret which could have explosive consequences for the sisters. The last thing Sal needs is for Bob's scheming ex-fiancee Kate to reappear in his life - especially as Kate is preparing to make a stunning revelation one which could destroy their relationship for good...
Uncoupled
~ Enfield, Lizzie
Holly has always been in control of her life, juggling her job in London with being a mother to Chloe and Jake and wife to Mark, who she loves and still fancies - even after seventeen years of marriage. So when she emerges unharmed from a train crash, which leaves several dead and many more injured, Holly is determined to carry on as normal and not to become a victim. But she can't forget the younger man who comforted her in the chaos of the crash, and when she sees him again on her daily commute up to town, there's a flash of something between them. Is it recognition? Curiosity? Or is there something more? And what of Anne-Marie, another 'survivor'? Just what is her story?
The uninvited
~ Jensen, Liz
A seven-year-old girl puts a nail-gun to her grandmother's neck and fires. An isolated incident, say the experts. The experts are wrong. Across the world, children are killing their families. Is violence contagious? As chilling murders by children grip the country, anthropologist Hesketh Lock has his own mystery to solve.
This is a love story
~ Thompson, Jessica
This is a love story. Boy meets girl and girl falls for boy - that much is true. But when Sienna meets Nick it's not the way it happens in love stories. It's because of a squirrel on water skis...She sees Nick's dangerous brown eyes and thinks, Don't. Fall. Into. Them. Who will be there to catch Sienna when she falls? She is so fragile. She has so many secrets, and he is not that serious. Funny and sad, this is the story of two people destined never to come together in the great love affair they crave more than anything else.
The lives she left behind
~ Long, James
In a Somerset school, a teenage boy confronts a teacher with a story he should know nothing about. The boy's impossible knowledge uncovers memories Michael Martin has done his utmost to forget - and soon propels him into danger. As Martin confronts his past once more, three girls arrive in the village of Pen Selwood, one of them drawn by an ancient instinct to find a man called Ferney.
Skios [large print)
~ Frayn, Michael
On the sunlit Greek island of Skios, the Fred Toppler Foundation's annual lecture is to be given by Dr Norman Wilfred, the world-famous authority on the scientific organisation of science. He turns out to be surprisingly young and charming -- not at all the intimidating figure they had been expecting. The Foundation's guests are soon eating out of his hand. So, even sooner, is Nikki, the attractive and efficient organiser. Meanwhile, in a remote villa at the other end of the island, Nikki's old school-friend Georgie waits for the notorious chancer she has rashly agreed to go on holiday with, and who has only too characteristically failed to turn up. Trapped in the villa with her, by an unfortunate chain of misadventure, is a balding old gent called Dr Norman Wilfred, who has lost his whereabouts, his luggage, his temper and increasingly all normal sense of reality -- everything he possesses apart from the flyblown text of a well-travelled lecture on the scientific organisation of science... --Publisher description.
The terrace
~ Duffy, Maria
Nestled in the heart of Dublin city, St Enda's Terrace is like any other close-knit community: warm, colourful, looks after its own. But behind closed doors lie secrets... In Number Eight he wants a baby, she doesn't. The guy a few doors down just wants to find love. Across the street a single mum struggles to cope. While the people next door might appear to have it all, their mortgage holder knows different. When the street syndicate wins the National Lottery, it seems that things are looking up - until it becomes clear that the winning ticket is nowhere to be found. Façades begin to crumble in the scramble to uncover the missing ticket and, as the gloves come off the once unremarkable residents of St Enda's, it's game on with everything to play for.
A week in winter
~ Binchy, Maeve
The Sheedy sisters had lived in Stone House for as long as anyone could remember. Set high on the cliffs on the west coast of Ireland, overlooking the windswept Atlantic ocean, it was falling into disrepair - until one woman, with a past she needed to forget, breathed new life into the place. Now a hotel, with a big, warm kitchen and log fires, it provides a welcome few can resist. Winnie is generally able to make the best of things, until she finds herself on the holiday from hell. John arrived on an impulse after he missed a flight at Shannon. And then there's Henry and Nicola, burdened with a terrible secret, who are hoping the break at Stone House will help them find a way to face the future.
A daughter's gift
~ Hope, Maggie
Elizabeth is only ten years old when her mother dies. With her father gone, the siblings are separated. She and her brother are sent to a children's home and their younger sisters into foster care. Life in the home is hard, but Elizabeth is determined to survive. Working as a nurse gives Elizabeth a purpose but she risks everything by falling for local mine owner, Jack Benson. Wounded at Gallipoli, Jack is far above her in wealth and station. Elizabeth cannot marry him and she risks losing her nursing place if there is any hint of impropriety about her conduct.Then Elizabeth learns that her sister, Jenny, has been adopted by an abusive farmer. Torn between her hopeless love for Jack and her sister, must Elizabeth make an extreme sacrifice to reunite her family.
The banker's daughter
~ Mian, Emran
When the bank that Hanna Mehdi's father managed collapsed in suspicious circumstances they fled to a luxury hotel in Beirut, which has now become home. Until, that is, she finds a photograph that turns her comfortable life upside down forcing her to ask difficult questions: has my father been lying to me all this time? Are we in danger? Is he a murderer? As Hanna follows the trail of blood from Beirut to Lahore to London, she discovers a world in which men do whatever they want, women hold their peace and money buys the ability to avoid all responsibility...
Hartsend
~ Brown, Janice
At the turn of the year, in a village in Central Scotland, several people come together at the funeral of Mrs Crosthwaite, a dominating woman famed for her fruit scones. Her middle-aged daughter Lesley now has a chance to break out ? if it's not too late. Lesley's virtuous neighbour Ruby Robertson, the Scourge of E-numbers, conjures up conspiracy where none exists. Her faithful friend Duncan at the age of fifty is suddenly susceptible to romance, but has an awful lot to learn about women. And the younger generation has its own love tangles to sort out. Meanwhile, out of everyone's sight, something terrible is about to happen.
What Maisie knew
~ James, Henry
After her parents' bitter divorce, young Maisie Farange finds herself shuttled between her selfish mother and vain father, who value her only as a means for provoking each other. And when both take lovers and remarry, Maisie, solitary, observant and wise beyond her years is drawn into an increasingly entangled adult world of intrigue and sexual betrayal, until she is finally compelled to choose her own future.
Rook
~ Rusbridge, Jane
Nora has come home to the Sussex coast where, every dawn, she runs along the creek path to the sea. In the half light, fragments of cello music crash around in her mind, but she casts them out - it's more than a year since she performed in public. There are memories she must banish in order to survive: the charismatic teacher with gold-flecked eyes, a mistake she cannot unmake. At home her mother Ada is waiting: a fragile, bitter woman who distils for herself a glamorous past as she smokes French cigarettes in her unkempt garden. In the village of Bosham the future is invading. A charming young documentary maker has arrived to shoot a film about King Cnut and his cherished but illegitimate daughter, whose body is buried under the flagstones of the local church. As Jonny disturbs the fabric of the village, digging up tales of ancient battles and burials, the threads lead back to home, and Ada and Nora find themselves face to face with the shameful secrets they had so carefully buried.
A half forgotten song
~ Webb, Katherine
England, 1937. In the village of Blacknowle on the Dorset coast, fourteen-year-old Mitzy Hatcher has endured a wild and lonely upbringing. The arrival of artist Charles Aubrey with his exotic mistress and their daughters, is like a breath of fresh air. As Charles's muse, Mitzy develops a deep and abiding bond with the Aubrey household over the course of the following three summers. Gradually, Mitzy begins to perceive a future she had never thought possible, and a powerful love is kindled in her. A love that will grow as she does: from innocence to obsession from childish infatuation to something far more complex. Seventy-five years before the consequences of this potent desire are fully played out, as a young man in an art gallery looks at a hastily-drawn portrait and wonders at the intensity of it. The questions he asks will lead him back to Blacknowle, and draw him to the truth about those fevered summers in the 1930s.
What dies in summer
~ Wright, Tom
Jim has a touch of the Sight. It's nothing too spooky and generally useless, at least until the summer his cousin L.A. moves in with him and their grandmother. When Jim and L.A. discover the body of a girl, brutally raped and murdered in a field, an investigation begins that will put both their lives in danger.
The man who forgot his wife
~ O'Farrell, John
Lots of husbands forget things: they forget that their wife had an important meeting that morning they forget to pick up the dry cleaning some of them even forget their wedding anniversary. But Vaughan has forgotten he even has a wife. Her name, her face, their history together, everything she has ever told him, everything he has said to her - it has all gone, mysteriously wiped in one catastrophic moment of memory loss. And now he has rediscovered her - only to find out that they are getting divorced. Now Vaughan will try anything to turn back the clock and have one last chance to reclaim his life. --Back cover.
The book of summers
~ Hall, Emylia
Beth Lowe has been sent a parcel. Inside is a letter informing her that her long-estranged mother has died, and a scrapbook Beth has never seen before. Entitled The Book of Summers, it's stuffed with photographs and mementos complied by her mother to record the seven glorious childhood summers Beth spent in rural Hungary. It was a time when she trod the tightrope between separated parents and two very different countries her bewitching but imperfect Hungarian mother and her gentle, reticent English father the dazzling house of a Hungarian artist and an empty-feeling cottage in deepest Devon. And it was a time that came to the most brutal of ends the year Beth turned sixteen. Since then, Beth hasn't allowed herself to think about those years of her childhood. But the arrival of The Book of Summers brings the past tumbling back into the present as vivid, painful and vital as ever. -- Publisher description.
Flesh and blood
~ Peterson, Mark
An undercover police officer is killed and a deadly shipment of pure heroin hits land, it looks as though the operation to bring down Brighton's biggest drug dealer is compromised. But the investigation is in more trouble than either Detective Sergeant Minter or his boss, Tom Beckett, could ever imagine. Embarking on a bloody journey that will set him on a collision course with his team, Minter is pulled back into his own troubled past - to a childhood spent in care and the vicious murder of his closest friend. Past and present converge and Minter finds himself pitted against the only family he has ever known - the police family - as he fights to uncover the startling truth. --Publisher description.
Charlotte Street
~ Wallace, Danny
It all starts with a girl, and Jason Priestley (not that one) has just seen her. They shared an incredible, brief, fleeting moment of deep possibility, halfway down Charlotte Street. And then, just like that, she was gone - accidentally leaving him holding her old-fashioned, disposable camera, chock full of undeveloped photos... And now Jason - ex-teacher, ex-boyfriend, part-time writer and reluctant hero - faces a dilemma. Should he try and track The Girl down? What if she's The One? But that would mean using the only clues he has, which lie untouched in this tatty disposable... It's funny how things can develop... --Publisher description.
The devil in winter
~ Kleypas, Lisa
Evangeline Jenner stands to become the wealthiest Wallflower, once her inheritance comes due. Because she must first escape the clutches of her unscrupulous relatives, Evie has approached the rake Viscount St. Vincent with a most outrageous proposition: marriage! But Evie's proposal comes with a condition: no lovemaking after their wedding night. She will never become just another of the dashing libertine's callously discarded broken hearts -- which means Sebastian will simply have to work harder at his seductions...or perhaps surrender his own heart for the very first time in the name of true love.
Northanger Abbey
~ Austen, Jane
Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morely, a passionate and headstrong young woman with a fondness for Gothic novels. Catherine's vivid imagination leads to all kinds of misunderstandings before she eventually finds romance.
Forsaken
~ Robins, Patricia
At first Jerry fulfilled all Lynn's dreams and desires, but her love gradually dimmed when his unfaithfulness continued. When she meets Philip Castle, Lynn finds a true friend, and as Philip's love is revealed, Lynn's own feelings taken on a new meaning.
Scenes of clerical life
~ Eliot, George
The stories that comprise 'Scenes of Clerical Life' display the central themes of what later became the hallmark of George Eliot's writing, namely the impact of religious controversy and social change and the power of love to transform people's lives.
The winter lodge
~ Wiggs, Susan
When a devastating house fire reveals a rare treasure among her grandfather's belongings, leading her on a search for the truth, Jenny Majesky returns to the only place she feels safe, The Winter Lodge, where she finds an ally in the local police chief who makes her feel safe--and loved.
Poppy Day
~ Prowse, Amanda
Ever since hairdresser Poppy Day married her childhood sweetheart, Mart, she's been deliriously happy. Now Mart is fighting in Afghanistan, and Poppy is counting the days until he returns. It takes one knock at the door to rip Poppy's world apart. Mart has been taken hostage, and it's too dangerous for the army to rescue him. Poppy is determined to bring him home herself. But her journey will lead her to a heartbreaking dilemma. What price will she pay to save the man she loves?
deleteSea music [text (large print)]
~ Green, Christina
Without him
~ O'Brien, Fiona (Fiona Mary)
Shelley Fitzgibbon had everything she ever wanted. A handsome, charismatic husband, Charlie, three beautiful children, and the home of her dreams. But then Charlie vanishes and with him Shelley's privileged lifestyle. With the luxurious family home sold to the highest bidder, the broken family take refuge with Charlie's estranged mother Vera.
Dearest Rose
~ Coleman, Rowan
When Rose Pritchard turns up on the doorstep of a Cumbrian B&B it is her last resort. She and her seven-year-old daughter Maddie have left everything behind. And they have come to the village of Millthwaite in search of the person who once offered Rose hope. Almost immediately Rose wonders if she's made a terrible mistake - if she's chasing a dream - but she knows in her heart that she cannot go back. She's been given a second chance - at life, and love - but will she have the courage to take it?
The teleportation accident
~ Beauman, Ned
When you haven't had sex in a long time, it feels like the worst thing that could ever happen to anyone. If you're living in Germany in the 1930s, it probably isn't. But that's no consolation to Egon Loeser, whose carnal misfortunes will push him from the experimental theatres of Berlin to the absinthe bars of Paris to the physics laboratories of Los Angeles, trying all the while to solve two mysteries: whether it was really a deal with Satan that claimed the life of his hero, the great Renaissance stage designer Adriano Lavicini and why a handsome, clever, charming, modest guy like him can't, just once in a while, get himself laid.
Bone & Cane
~ Belbin, David
Nottingham, 1997. Sarah Bone is a Labour politician with a hidden radical past, about to face the election battle of her life. She also has a radical ex-boyfriend Nick Cane, just released from prison for growing and selling cannabis. They're brought together again when Sarah campaigns successfully for the release of Ed Clarke, a wrongfully imprisoned 'murderer', only to be sexually assaulted on the night she celebrates his release with him. Is she responsible for a terrible injustice? Nick's life is strangely bound up with Ed Clarke's: inmates in the same prison and now working illegally for the same mini-cab firm. Will the old chemistry spark as Nick and Sarah work together to expose Ed Clarke's guilt? As the election of a generation heats up, Bone and Cane's convictions are tested to the limit.
Communion Town : a city in ten chapters
~ Thompson, Sam
Every city is made of stories: stories that meet and diverge, stories of the commonplace and the strange, of love and crime, of ghosts and monsters. Communion Town is the story of a place that never looks the same way twice: a place imagined anew by each citizen who walks through the changing streets among voices half-heard, signs half-glimpsed and desires half-acknowledged. This is the story of a city.
Absolution
~ Flanery, Patrick
Western Cape, South Africa Clare Wald, world-renowned author and critic decides to write her life story and enlists Sam Leroux - a hopeful writer - to accomplish the task. But how much is Clare willing to tell Sam? Was she complicit in the crimes lurking in South Africa's past is she an accomplice or a victim? Are her crimes against her family real or imagined? As Sam and Clare begin to turn over the events of her life, she begins to seek reconciliation, absolution. And within Clare's past lie Sam's own ghosts.
Love or duty
~ Grieve, Roberta
Louise Charlton sees herself as plain and uninteresting beside her vibrant sister Sarah, a talented singer. When she falls in love with young Doctor Andrew Tate she is convinced he is not interested in her. While Sarah sails to America to pursue her musical career, Louise stays at home, duty-bound to care for her selfish manipulative stepmother. Tricked into marrying James, the son of her father's business partner, she tries to forget Andrew and make the best of things. When James reveals his true nature, Louise throws herself into war work to take her mind off her situation. Her life becomes constrained by duty. Then she meets the young doctor again...will love win out over duty for Louise?
Sherlock Holmes and the giant rat of Sumatra
~ Gilbert, Paul D. (Paul David)
In the autumn of 1898, the people living and working in London's Docklands are astonished by the arrival of a long overdue clipper, the Matilda Briggs, which has apparently drifted into a vacant berth. On board, the only member of crew remaining is a young cabin boy - and he is close to death, following a mysterious attack. The great consulting detective Sherlock Holmes is called to investigate the matter, but what will he uncover? A violent confrontation on the waterfront brings this story to a shocking conclusion... -- Publisher description.
Resurrection
~ Haigh, Raymond
Adult.
The Prime Minister has been murdered. At Chequers, under police protection, his widow, Helen Cosgrave, discovers her husband's private and damning bank statements. Samantha Quest knows the late Prime Minister's secrets, and, despite the risk, agrees to talk to Helen. Virtually imprisoned, she enlists Quest to contact the person her husband has been secretly paying. When there are more deaths and a prostitute is reported missing, the situation threatens the private lives of politicians. Mrs Cosgrave's life is a priority, but can Quest be persuaded to take a chance and stop the country's slide into panic and political disaster? -- Publisher description.
The translation of the bones
~ Kay, Francesca
Mary-Margaret O'Reilly is a cleaner at the Sacred Heart church in Battersea. She's always drawn to the statue of Jesus on the cross, and one day gives it a thorough clean. But something strange happens - moments later she's unconscious a gash in her head. Before she fell Mary-Margaret was convinced that the statue's eyes opened. Word gets out that a miracle occurred and a crowd descends on the church - having a profound effect on the small band of parishioners. Meanwhile, Mary-Margaret, obsessed with the statue, has duties she must perform - urgently. The act she decides on is a shocking one...
Night crawler
~ Parkin, Diane
It is Easter 1996, and a young junkie has been murdered. A man is arrested and charged. Marcie Craig, local DJ and good friend of the prime suspect, knows he didn't do it and sets out to find out who did. But this course of action proves to be a tough one, not only on her but also her group of friends. Along the way one is murdered and Marcie herself is beaten up. Then another friend is questioned and Marcie's own life is in danger...
Séance of terror
~ Bounds, Sydney J
Chalmers decides to attend one of Dr. Lanson's nightly seances because it's somewhere warm to rest his weary feet. A decision he regrets when a luminous cloud forms above the assembled people. Strangely, from the cloud comes a warning: someone there is about to die to prevent them from revealing secrets. A man defiantly leaps to his feet, the lights are extinguished, the man's voice is cut off and an ear-piercing shriek reverberates around the room... A selection of short stories of crime and horror originally published between 1946 and 1980.
Beneath the veil of paradise [text (large print)]
~ Hewitt, Kate
Seeing is deceiving
~ Webb, Lionel
When Vivian Seymour is found shot dead, inexperienced corporate attorney Gail Brevard is given the case. But she's up against her superiors, the Judge and the Prosecuting Attorney - no one wants her to win. A web of circumstantial evidence traps nineteen-year-old defendant Damon Powell, and he admits that on the evening in question he had the murder weapon. Gail believes in Damon's innocence, but with the judge continually ruling against her, how can she ever prove it? --Publisher description.
Return of the border warrior [text (large print)]
~ Gifford, Blythe
The admiral's penniless bride [text (large print)]
~ Kelly, Carla
His-and-hers family
~ Lacey, Helen
The Spahis
~ Landsborough, Gordon
A boat sails into an African port, carrying a curious cargo of beggars. These men, underdogs in the States of Arabia, are ready to rebel and carve out their own kingdom. Striking whilst the ruling sheik is at war with the French, they join a group of American deserters from the Foreign Legion of France. However, when Mahmoud and his Bedouins retake land, too confidently taken from them, it seems that the game is up for these desperate allies.
Full circle
~ Bunn, T. Davis
He's a hotshot financial analyst who lost it all. She's a brokenhearted world traveler forced to come home and beg for money. To find what they need, they may need to relearn everything they know about love.
Hattie Wilkinson meets her match [large print)]
~ Styles, Michelle
In the eyes of the ton, Hattie Wilkinson is a respectable widow, content with her safe, if somewhat modest, life. On the other hand Sir Christopher Foxton prides himself on being regarded as one of London's most notorious rakes, with a particularly mischievous streak! Upon their first meeting Kit threatens to shatter hattie's well-ordered peace - and her reputation - if only she'll allow herself to succumb to his playful advances, This time they've both finally met their match --Publisher's description.
A taste of the untamed [text (large print)]
~ Stephens, Susan
Exquisite revenge
~ Green, Abby
Jesse Moriarty's whole life has been about one thing - making sure her father pays for the pain he caused their family. Her goal's in sight, but there's one man standing in her way: Luc Sanchis. Kidnapped and stranded on a Greek island, with only his intriguing - and stunning - captor, Luc must uncover her secrets if he's going to get off this island and back to business. There's only one way that's sure to work: seduction. Now, with the tables turned, who will come out on top?
Lunch in Paris : a delicious love story, with recipes
~ Bard, Elizabeth
Part love story, part wine splattered cook book, a delicious fish out of water story for any woman who has ever suspected that lunch in Paris could change her life.
At the coalface : my life as a miner's wife
~ Black, Catherine Paton
Growing up in a mining family, Cath's husband Doug promised his father he wouldn't follow in his dangerous footsteps. After struggling with terrible poverty in 1970s Scotland, Doug decided a pit job would provide his wife and young family much needed security, despite extraordinary risks to life and limb. Every day, Cath kissed her husband goodbye, not knowing if she'd see him again as he went to work at the coalface, and while her husband toiled deep below, the mother-of-five put her cooking and cleaning skills to use in the colliery canteen. In good times and bad, the miner's wives pulled together as much as their men underground. Then Thatcher swept to power and suddenly loyalties were tested and a fight for survival of a different kind ensued. One for their very existence. --Back cover.
Prince William : born to be king : an intimate portrait
~ Junor, Penny
What is Prince William really like? As Diana's eldest son he was her playmate and her confidant. While the tabloids eagerly lapped up the lurid details of his parents' divorce, William lived painfully through it. He suffered the embarrassment, the humiliation and the divided loyalties. He watched his father denounced on prime time television he met the lovers. And when he was just fifteen his beautiful, loving mother was suddenly, shockingly snatched from his life forever. His childhood was a recipe for disaster, yet at thirty, William is as sane a man as you could hope to meet. He has an utter determination to do the right thing and to serve his country as his grandmother has so successfully done for the last sixty years. This is the first definitive, in-depth portrait of the man who was born to be King and of his relationship with the woman who will be his Queen.
A nurse and mother : my life as a post-war nurse
~ Prentis, Evelyn
At the end of the Second World War, as husbands came back to Civvy Street their wives had the luxury of staying at home with the children. For a short while at least. Soon Evelyn realised she had to find part-time work to make ends meet, and to her astonishment she was offered part-time hours at her old hospital. The day-to-day job hadn't changed much, but she was now a nurse and mother. Whooping cough and measles could still kill a small child, and the early '50s polio epidemic left the whole country in shock, but the nurses worked hard, moaned incessantly about their aching feet and yet found things to laugh at, just as they did from the start of their training. If old soldiers never die, then neither do nurses. --Publisher's description.
Falling for you
~ Green, Giselle
When a fierce snowstorm traps two young strangers in an isolated ruin, the last thing they imagine is that they’ll fall in love – or how that will affect others around them… Rose is desperate to leave home and gain independence – but who will look after her frail father if she does? Lawrence has been working as a paramedic in war-torn Sri Lanka – unexpectedly compelled to return home, he finds himself a man on the run. The beguilingly gentle and handsome Lawrence is everything Rose has dreamed of – but why does he keep warning her way? The truth is, Lawrence has a darker past and personally much more at stake than Rose knows. Like Romeo and Juliet, their families are also bitter enemies. As the thaw sets in, Rose is torn between a deep family loyalty to her father and her feelings for Lawrence. When Lawrence makes one last-ditch attempt to put things right for the woman he loves, he faces both a past – and a family – that threatens to destroy him. As the opportunity to pursue her own dreams suddenly opens for Rose, she discovers just how far she is prepared to go to keep him. --Publisher description.
Nothing to lose
~ Jones, Christina
On the death of her grandfather, Jasmine inherits his bookie's pitch at a greyhound stadium ands his council-condemned beach hut. April, a single mother, has been doing any work she can get to survive. Until one day, in lieu of payment, she is given Cair Paravel - a champion greyhound.
The turning point
~ Lennox, Judith
1952: Ellen Kingsley travels to Gildersleve Hall in Cambridgeshire to work for renowned scientist Marcus Pharoah. But her pride in her new career falters as she finds herself caught up in the rivalries, desires and ambitions of her colleagues. When a tragedy occurs, the course of Ellen's life is changed forever. In London, Ellen encounters an old friend, India Mayhew. But the events at Gildersleve continue to cast a shadow and India's involvement with Pharoah ignites a trail of destruction. After Ellen falls in love with dashing Scotsman Alec Hunter, both women must confront the revelations and passions of the past before their path to future happiness becomes clear. -- Publisher description.
A walk in the park
~ Mansell, Jill
It's been a while, but Lara Carson's back in Bath and lives are set to change as a result. Because Lara left her family and boyfriend Flynn eighteen years ago without a word to anyone. Why has no one heard from her since? Her childhood best friend Evie is thrilled Lara's back and able to share her happiness. Evie's about to walk down the aisle with her dream man, Joel. Or so she thinks...Then there's Flynn Erskine, even more attractive now and stunned to see Lara again. The spark between them is as strong as ever, but how's Flynn going to react when he discovers the secret she's been keeping from him? Oh yes, there's a lot of catching up to be done. --Publisher description.
A private business
~ Nadel, Barbara
2012: London is hosting the Olympics and the East End is at the centre of the world. Yet surrounding the glamorous Olympic Park are some of the most deprived areas of the city. PI Lee Arnold and his assistant, Mumtaz Hakim, work in these streets, in a community fraught with tensions. When Arnold is hired by a controversial stand- up comedian, he already knows that her routine could make her a target. Arnold and Hakim's new client is being followed. Are her fears justified? As they delve deeper, they discover that this investigation is more complex and sinister than a simple, straightforward case of stalking. --Publisher description.
The Lewis man
~ May, Peter
The male Caucasian corpse - marked by several horrific stab wounds - is initially believed by its finders to be over two-thousand years old. Until they spot the Elvis tattoo on his right arm. The body, it transpires, is not evidence of an ancient ritual killing, but of a murder committed during the latter half of the twentieth century. Meanwhile, Fin Macleod has returned to the island of his birth. Having left his wife, his life in Edinburgh and his career in the police force, the former Detective Inspector is intent on repairing past relationships and restoring his parents' derelict croft. But when DNA tests flag a familial match between the bog body and the father of Fin's childhood sweetheart, Marsaili Macdonald, Fin finds his homecoming more turbulent than expected. Tormod Macdonald, now an elderly man in the grip of dementia, had always claimed to be an only child without close family. A lie that, Fin will soon discover, Tormod has had very good reason to hide behind.
Every vow you break
~ Crouch, Julia
The Wayland family - Lara and Marcus and their three children - leave England to spend a long, hot summer in Trout Island, Upstate New York. Lara, still reeling from an abortion that Marcus insisted on, hopes the summer away from home will give her time to learn to love her husband again. A chance meeting at a party reacquaints the family with Marcus's old actor friend, Stephen, with whom Lara once had an affair. Lara feels herself drawn towards Stephen and they pick up their secret relationship where they left off. Lara knows she's playing a dangerous game what she doesn't know is that it's also a deadly one. -- Publisher description.
The beautiful mystery
~ Penny, Louise
On a remote island in Quebec, deep in the wilderness, stands the monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups, where the monks keep alive the original Gregorian chants. When the body of one of the monks is found in the abbot's garden, Chief Inspector Gamache and Inspector Beauvoir come to the island to investigate and question. They have no choice but to stay in the lonely, silent monastery until the murderer is brought to light... But before finding the killer and restoring peace, Gamache must confront his own demons and consider the divine, the human, and the cracks in between.
Rumours
~ North, Freya
Everybody's talking - but what's really going on? Rumour has it that Stella Hutton landed her new job thanks to family connections. She's guarded about her past and private about her new life. Over in Long Dansbury, there's always a rumour circulating about Xander - but the eligible bachelor shrugs off village gossip. Then a rumour starts that Longbridge Hall is up for sale. Home to the eccentric Fortescues, it has dominated Long Dansbury lives for centuries. Stella is summoned to sell the estate. But Xander grew up there. His secrets and memories are not for sale. He'll do anything to stand in Stella's way. Anything but fall in love. --Publisher's description.
A twist of fate
~ Rees, Jo
Romy and Thea, two beautiful baby girls, their futures sealed with the flip of a coin. One will enter a life of privilege, surrounded by only the best money can buy. The other will fight for survival in an orphanage, against an evil regime which seeks only to exploit her. Throughout the years their paths will cross, neither knowing who the other one is, their lives overflowing with secrets, blackmail and murder. From the snow-covered forests of Eastern Europe to the glistening white beaches of the Carribbean. From the gutters of London's Soho to the towering skyscrapers of New York, a twist of fate tore them apart, only their strength and determination can reunite them. --Publisher description.
When the heather blooms
~ Kirkwood, Gwen
Since Mark's death during the war, Victoria Pringle has lost touch with her brother's fiancée, so it is a shock when she discovers she has a nephew, Peter. He has inherited his ancestors' love of the land, but he must fight fierce opposition if he is to follow his dream. Libby and Billy Lennox are now happily married and farming at Darlonachie. They are intent on resolving the family feud with the Crainbys in the hope that Charlotte, Billy's half-sister, can finally find the security and love she so desperately seeks. However, Willie Pringle is devastated when tragedy strikes and his daughter Mimi must use all her courage and determination to fight for her future happiness. --Publisher's description..
Dragon house
~ Shors, John
In order to deal with their painful pasts, two Americans open a center to house and educate Vietnamese street children, and amidst all the suffering and poverty, learn the true meaning of sacrifice, friendship and love.
Archipelago
~ Roffey, Monique
When a flood destroys Gavin Weald's home, tearing apart his family and his way of life, he doesn't know how to continue. A year later, he returns to his rebuilt home and tries to start again, but when the new rainy season arrives, so do his daughter's nightmares about the torrents, and life there becomes unbearable. So father and daughter and their dog - embark upon a voyage to make peace with the waters. Their journey will take them far from their Caribbean island home, into other unknown harbours and eventually across a massive ocean. They will sail through archipelagos, encounter the grandeur of the sea, meet with the challenges and surprises of the natural world. A miraculous future lies ahead of them, unknown territories await to be discovered. But it will take more than an ocean to put the memory of the flood behind them.
Now all roads lead to France : the last years of Edward Thomas
~ Hollis, Matthew
Edward Thomas was the most beguiling of the poets who lost their lives in the First World War. More or less unread in his lifetime, his writing has had a powerful influence on poetry today. This account of his final five years is centred on his extraordinary friendship with [the American poet] Robert Frost and Thomas's decision, in 1915, to enlist in the army and go to fight in France. --Publisher description.
Worth fighting for : love, loss and moving forward
~ Niemi, Lisa
Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze first met as teenagers at his mother's dance studio. He was older and just a bit cocky she was the gorgeous waif who refused to worship the ground he walked on. It didn't take long for them to fall in love. Their thirty-four year marriage was a uniquely passionate partnership. Here, for the first time, Lisa shares the details of Patrick's twenty-one-month battle with pancreatic cancer in this candid look at what losing a partner really entails - how to care for him or her, how to make it through each day without falling into despair, and how to move forward in the second half of your life when the person you spent the first half with is gone. While this is an unflinching depiction of illness and loss, it is also a hopeful and life-affirming exploration of the power of the human spirit. --Publisher's description.
Dead scared
~ Bolton, S. J
When a Cambridge student dramatically attempts to take her own life, DI Mark Joesbury realizes that the university has developed an unhealthy record of young people committing suicide in extraordinary ways. Despite huge personal misgivings, Joesbury sends young policewoman DC Lacey Flinto to Cambridge with a brief to work undercover, posing as a vulnerable, depression-prone student. Psychiatrist Evi Oliver is the only person in Cambridge who knows who Lacey really is - or so they hope. But as the two women dig deeper into the darker side of university life, they discover a terrifying trend. --Publisher description.
Bones under the beach hut
~ Brett, Simon
The affluent seaside resort of Smalting is unaccustomed to crime. So when human remains are found beneath the floorboards of one of its beach huts, the community is awash with suspicion and fear.
The ugly sister
~ Fallon, Jane
Abi has spent her life in the shadow of her beautiful supermodel sister, Cleo. When Cleo invites her to spend the summer with her after twenty years, Abi is keen to regain the closeness they used to experience. She finds herself caring for her two spoiled nieces and unhappy brother-in-law, Jon, while her sister finds other pursuits. Abi starts to feel that beauty could, in fact be a curse.
The murder wall
~ Hannah, Mari
Eleven months after discovering a brutal double murder in a sleepy Northumbrian town, Detective Chief Inspector Kate Daniels is still haunted by her failure to solve the case. Then the brutal killing of a man on Newcastle's Quayside gives Daniels another chance to get it right, and her first case as Senior Investigating Officer. When Daniels recognises the corpse, but fails to disclose the fact, her personal life swerves dangerously into her professional life. But much worse, she is now being watched. As Daniels steps closer to finding a killer, a killer is only a breath away from claiming his next victim.
Pacific Heights
~ Harper, Paul
In the affluent community of Pacific Heights, the wives of two powerful San Francisco businessmen are unknowingly having affairs with the same man. Attractive and cunning, Ryan Kroll is known for his creative and often violent ways of obtaining information for a powerful corporation. Then the women's therapist discovers that he has stolen their files. The job of stopping Kroll before it's too late falls to Marten Fane, a retired SID detective.
The betrayal of trust
~ Hill, Susan
Freak weather and flash floods all over southern England. Lafferton is underwater and there is a landslip on the Moor... when the rain drains away the grave of a girl who went missing fifteen years before is uncovered, and Simon Serrailler is called in to investigate.
The importance of being Myrtle
~ Jonsson, Ulrika
When Myrtle's husband, Austin, dies on the bus one morning, everything seems to freeze. But in reality Myrtle has been frozen for nearly forty years, locked into an emotionless marriage. Her daughters are a mystery to her - one prickly and defensive, the other with a closely guarded secret. And thanks to Austin's cold presence, friends are a rarity. How is a widow supposed to find herself when she's alone and unconfident of her place in the world? But hope might rest with Gianni, the kind stranger in whose arms Austin died. And when nosy neighbour Dorothy discovers Myrtle's sad news, she also refuses to let her wallow. But Myrtle will never move on until she's dealt with her past and the reason for her devotion to Austin. The truth must out, even though the consequences might prove devastating for Myrtle and her daughters... --Publisher's description.
The best exotic Marigold Hotel
~ Moggach, Deborah
Enticed by advertisements for a newly restored palatial hotel and filled with visions of a life of leisure, good weather and mango juice in their gin, a group of very different people leave England to begin a new life in India. On arrival they are dismayed to find the palace is a shell of its former self, the staff more than a little eccentric, and the days of the Raj long gone. But, as they soon discover, life and love can begin again, even in the most unexpected circumstances.
The wine of solitude
~ Némirovsky, Irène
Introspective, intense and poignant, The Wine of Solitude is the most autobiographical of all Irène Némirovsky's novels, now available in English for the first time. Imbued with melancholy, and regret, it explores the troubled relationship between a young girl, her distant, self-absorbed mother and her mother's lover, Max.
The angel at no. 33
~ Williams, Polly
Sophie Brady is funny, beautiful, a force of nature. One January evening she kisses her adored husband and young son goodbye, closes the door of number thirty three. At ten pm she's with her best friend Jenny in Soho, polishing off a second bottle of wine. By midnight, she's dead. Except she doesn't feel dead. And she isn't going anywhere until she helps Ollie find love again. Heartbroken Ollie is unaware of his new eligible status in the neighbourhood. He's busy fathering Freddie, and trying to work out how to use the washing machine. This is a man who once watered a houseplant for a year before realising it was plastic. Step forward Jenny. Missing her best friend terribly, she throws herself into helping Ollie, neglecting her own imminent wedding. As she gets closer to Ollie, she unearths secrets that make her question quite how well she knew Sophie. And how well she knows her own heart. Where does loyalty end and love begin? --Publisher's description.
The technologists
~ Pearl, Matthew
Spring 1868, and the population of Boston is being terrorised by technological attacks: first a magnetic storm causes ships in the harbour to collide in flames, then in another bizarre catastrophe every piece of glass in the financial district spontaneously melts - clocks, windows, eyeglasses. Nothing in nature can do this: these are man-made disasters. Someone has unleashed the destructive potential of science on an innocent population. The city's fate relies on four young students of the recently founded Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Marcus Mansfield, a Civil War veteran determined to repay MIT's founder for taking a chance on him, brash Bob Richards, meticulous Edwin Hoyt and the eccentric but brilliant Ellen Swallow, the first woman at MIT, who experiments secretly in a basement laboratory. Together, they are The Technologists. In a climate of rising hysteria, these four courageous individuals must unite against the forces of darkness to uncover the mastermind before he can stage his greatest outrage.
Private London
~ Patterson, James
For Hannah Shapiro, a young American student, the nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when Jack Morgan, owner of Private the world's most exclusive detective agency saved her life. But the past has followed her to London.
Black skies
~ Arnaldur Indriðason, 1961-
A man is making a crude leather mask with an iron spike fixed in the middle of the forehead. It is a 'death mask', once used by Icelandic farmers to slaughter calves, and he has revenge in mind. Meanwhile, a school reunion has left Sigurdur Oli unhappy with life in the police force. While Iceland is enjoying an economic boom, his relationship is on the rocks and soon even his position in the CID is compromised after he agrees to visit a couple of blackmailers as a favour to a friend, and walks in just as a woman is beaten unconscious. When she dies, Sigurdur Oli has a murder investigation on his hands.
Say you're sorry
~ Robotham, Michael
My name is Piper Hadley and I went missing on the last Saturday of the summer holidays three years ago. When Piper and her friend Tash disappeared, there was a huge police search, but they were never found. Now Tash, reaching breaking point at the abuse their captor has inflicted on them, has escaped, promising to come back for Piper. Clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin and his stalwart companion, ex-cop Vincent Ruiz, force the police to re-open the case after Joe is called in to assess the possible killer of a couple in their own home and finds a connection to the missing girls. But they are racing against time to save Piper from someone with an evil, calculating and twisted mind.
The Alpine winter
~ Daheim, Mary
The picturesque town of Alpine in Washington’s Cascade Mountains is decked out in holiday finery, but family troubles are brewing at the Alpine Advocate: Editor and publisher Emma Lord is fretting over how her brother and her son - both priests - will react when she confesses her passionate affair with Sheriff Milo Dodge House & Home editor Vida Runkel realizes that her spoiled grandson has gone off the rails and Emma’s star reporter goes AWOL after learning that his son has escaped from prison. And yet another Alpine family is singing the Christmas blues when Postmaster Roy Everson shows up with bones that may or not belong to his mother, who’s been missing for the last sixteen years. But the most disturbing holiday dilemma is the body found in the cave on Mount Sawyer. The decomposed corpse is that of a mature male, so it can’t be Mama Everson --Publisher description.
Delicious dishes for diabetics : a Mediterranean way of eating
~ Ellis, Robin
This is a food-lover's guide to eating well with diabetes. Based on Mediterranean cuisine one of the healthiest in the world British actor Robin Ellis shares his lifetime collection of healthy recipes fit for any type of diabetes. Living with Type-2 diabetes himself, Robin explains the strategic changes he has had to make in what he eats and how he prepares his food. His cookbook offers superb recipes for satisfying dishes such as Lamb Tagine, Roast Quail in Balsamic Vinaigrette, Red Peppers Stuffed with Tomato and Goat Cheese, and Chick Peas with Tomato Sauce and Spinach. Not only does Delicious dishes with diabetes show you how to eat well, Robin also teaches you how to improve your day-to-day health. With simple daily walks and a revamped eating style, Robin has managed his condition without medication for over six years! --Publisher description.
The more the terrier
~ Johnston, Linda O
When shelter manager Lauren Vancouver finds out that her old mentor, Mamie Spelling, is an animal hoarder, no-one is more shocked. and she jumps to help re-home the cramped critters. But Mamie's troubles don't end there. She's also accused of murder when the CEO of a pet shelter network is found dead. --Publisher.
More deaths than one
~ Eccles, Marjorie
When the ostensible suicide of journalist Rupert Fleming turns out to have been murder, British detective inspector Gil Mayo probes the lives of the victim's relatives and lovers. He learns that Fleming was disliked in his hometown observes that his widow, a successful businesswoman, seems little affected by his death notes that her father is jubilant finds out that Fleming had stolen from one lover, the sister of a police sergeant. The only person who seems grieved is naive young Bryonyok Harper, with whom the victim occasionally lived -- Publisher description.
Cats behaving badly : why cats do the naughty things they do
~ Haddon, Celia
Cats that bite, cats that won't eat, cats that won't stop eating. Feline expert Celia Haddon has seen it all, and in this essential guide she provides practical solutions to a myriad of situations that only cats can dream up. Unraveling the mysteries of cat behavior, she dispenses easy, affordable, animal-friendly strategies to help cats and their owners live happier lives, including true-life humorous tales that help illustrate her advice. --Publisher description.
The Norman Conquest
~ Morris, Marc
An upstart French duke sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. An invasion force on a scale not seen since the days of the Romans. One of the bloodiest and most decisive battles ever fought. This riveting book explains why the Norman Conquest was the single most important event in English history. Marc Morris approaches the Conquest with passion and scrupulous concern for historical accuracy. This is the definitive account for our times of an extraordinary story, a pivotal moment in the shaping of the English nation.
Cut short
~ Russell, Leigh
When D.I. Geraldine Steel relocates to the quiet rural town of Woolsmarsh, she expects to find her new home to be somewhere where nothing much ever happens a space where she can battle her demons in private. When she finds herself pitted against a twisted killer preying on local young women she quickly discovers how wrong she is. By day, the park is a place for children's games, for people walking their dogs or taking a short cut to avoid the streets, but in the shadows a predator prowls, hunting for a fresh victim. When an unwitting bystander comes forward as a witness she quickly becomes the next object of his murderous obsessions - someone whom the killer must stop at all costs. D.I. Geraldine Steel is locked into a race against time, determined to find the killer before they discover yet another naked corpse. Can she save the lives of the town's young women - or will Geraldine herself become the killer's ultimate trophy? --Publisher description.
The unbearable Bassington
~ Saki, 1870-1916
This book describes the adventures of the fastidous and likeable but maladjusted Comus Bassington. Bassington is an upper-class young man with a cynical outlook, whose mother's sole aim is to arrange advantageous opportunities for him, but Bassington has a terrible habit of spoiling things through his self-centred beahviour. A biting saitre on the conceits of high society and an equisite novel of manners --Publisher's description.
The trial
~ Kafka, Franz
From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached. Joseph K. is never told what he is on trial for, and when he says he is innocent, he is immediately asked 'innocent of what?' Is he perhaps on trial for his innocence? Could he have freed himself from the proceedings by confessing his guilt as a human being? Has the trial been set up because he is incapable of admitting his guilt, and hence his humanity? --Publisher's description.
The top one hundred pasta sauces : authentic recipes from Italy
~ Seed, Diane
With rich flavours bursting from simple ingredients, authentic Italian pasta is always a delight. The scent of torn basil leaves the sizzle of pan-fried prawns the sight of an olive-studded spaghetti alla puttanesca: pasta sauces envigorate all the senses.
The sacred sword
~ Mariani, Scott
In the seventh Ben Hope conspiracy thriller, the action shoots back in time to the days of Jesus Christ -- and a buried secret that has staggering implications for the world as we know it! It was a routine trip to the UK for Ben Hope -- until a chance meeting with two figures from his past changes everything. Simeon and Michaela were once Ben's fellow Theology students at Christ Church - now they are The Reverend and Mrs Arundel. Spending time with them at the vicarage, Ben becomes concerned that Simeon seems troubled - but before he can confide in Ben, they are caught up in a massive road crash. Ben avoids injury, but Simeon is killed and Michaela critically injured. Increasingly suspicious that it was no accident, Ben sets out on a trail of clues that lead him into conflict with a sinister clandestine society, intent on world domination. The discovery that Simeon and his now-scattered group of colleagues were planning to reveal to the world is a huge threat to these agents of the New World Order, and they will stop at nothing to suppress it. The intrigue takes Ben across the world, from the UK to southern France, the Holy Land and the USA - and in the course of these events, he will discover an incredible secret, not just about the history of Christianity but concerning his own past! --Publisher description.
Send me safely back again
~ Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith
New challenges for the men of the 106th Foot, as the British army attempts to recover from the disaster of Corunna and establish a foothold in the Peninsula. Featuring the battles of Medellin and Talavera, the 106th will have their mettle severely tested on the battlefield, but if Napoleon is to be ejected from Spain, war must also be waged in more covert ways. For Hanley, the former artist who is a more natural observer than fighter, the opportunity to become an 'exploring officer' leads him into even more dangerous territory the murky world of politics and partisans. While Ensign Williams seeks to uncover the identity of the mysterious 'Heroine of Saragossa', a conspiracy of revenge within the regiment itself threatens to destroy him before he's even faced a shot from the French. --Publisher's description.
Red dust road
~ Kay, Jackie
From the moment when, as a little girl, she realizes that her skin is a different colour from that of her beloved mum and dad, to the tracing and finding of her birth parents, her Highland mother and Nigerian father, the journey that Jackie Kay undertakes in Red Dust Road is full of unexpected twists, turns and deep emotions.
Gem of a ghost
~ Jaffarian, Sue Ann
Emma Whitecastle would rather spend time with her boyfriend than help Joanna Reid get rid of her husband's ghost. But when she finds out Joanna's daughter has broken her engagement and attempted suicide, Emma and Granny Apples, the spirit of her pie-baking great-great-great-grandmother, are compelled to investigate. The multifaceted mystery unfolds in Hollywood, where Emma and Granny unearth a clue hidden in a haunted diamond --Publisher's description.
The devil's mask
~ Wakling, Christopher
Regency Bristol. Meet Inigo Bright, young lawyer and artist, working in Bristol after the abolition of the slave trade. At odds with his wealthy merchant family and engaged to a girl he no longer loves, Inigo's dissatisfaction is complete when his boss, Adam Carthy, instructs him to investigate records of import duties for the newly formed Dock Company. But the detail is in the devil's mask. Inigo's search leads him to The Belsize, a ship newly returned from the Indies, laden with rum, sugar, tobacco - and a chilling secret. Suddenly those in the city whose interests the secret protects move savagely to keep the truth hidden, at all costs --Publisher's description.
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The Penningtons
~ Oldfield, Pamela
1902, Bath. When the housekeeper suddenly resigns, seventeen-year-old housemaid Daisy is left to cope alone with the almost bedridden owner of the house, Montague Pennington, Esq. Monty's unpleasant relations begrudgingly search for a new housekeeper, as lively Daisy takes charge. However serious problems arise as a mysterious stranger begins to target the entire family. It seems that the Penningtons hold dark secrets, and the past cannot be suppressed for much longer . . . --Publisher.
Lord Langley is back in town
~ Boyle, Elizabeth
A diplomat and a spy, the dashing Lord Langley is happy to be home, after years spent abroad. He proposes to staid, serious Minerva Sterling, and she agrees, but with conditions - no attempted seductions, no scandalous behaviour. --Publisher description.
The lady's maid
~ Court, Dilly
In the quiet of a warm summer evening, two young mothers are forced to give up their babies. Whilst Kate grows up knowing only poverty and servitude, Josie's world is one of privilege and luxury. Despite the differences in their circumstances, Kate and Josie have been friends since childhood. But their past binds them together in ways they must never know. Until a chance meeting forces Kate and Josie to confront the truth of that night nearly twenty years before - a truth that turns both worlds upside down and threatens to destroy their friendship forever.
The icecutter's daughter
~ Peterson, Tracie
As the lone female in a houseful of men, Merrill Krause dedicates her life to caring for her family and their business, as her dying mother asked. Besides, it suits her she's never felt like she fits what most people expect in a girl. She'd rather work with her father's horses and assist with the ice harvest. Though she's been mostly content up to this point, a part of her wonders if there will ever be anyone who will notice her amid the bevy of brothers determined to protect her from any possible suitors. When Rurik Jorgenson arrives in their small Minnesota town to join his uncle's carpentry business, he soon crosses paths with Merrill, but unlike other men, Rurik isn't intimidated by Merrill's brothers or by her strength and lack of femininity. The attraction between them begins to build, until Rurik's former fiancee shows up with wild claims that bring serious consequences to Rurik. --Back cover.
The fever tree
~ McVeigh, Jennifer
It's the late 1870s. Frances Irvine, destitute in the wake of her father's sudden death, is forced to abandon her life of wealth and privilege in London and emigrate to South Africa. In the Cape, a land that's remote and inhospitable, she becomes entangled with two very different men. One driven by ambition, the other by his ideals. Only when the rumour of a smallpox epidemic takes her into the dark heart of the diamond mines, does she see her path to happiness. But in a ruthless world of greed and exploitation, the spoils of the rich come at a terrible human price: powerful men will keep the mines in operation - at any cost. Torn between passion and integrity, she makes a choice that has devastating consequences...
A heart for any fate [large print)]
~ Lyon, Suzanne
Virginia, 1790. On the banks of the New River, twenty-year-old Hannah Allison is married to Willard Temple Cole. Among their guests is Dolley Todd, who will eventually become First Lady. Dolley gives Hannah a personal journal and encourages her to record her life. When the Coles decide to migrate to Kentucky, they are accompanied by Lucy, an Allison family slave, who stays with Hannah and helps with her growing family. --Publisher description.
Against the tide
~ Camden, Elizabeth
Lydia Pallas, a translator for the U.S. Navy, is hired by Alexander Banebridge, or Bane, a man who equally attracts and aggravates her, to translate a seemingly innocuous collection of European documents, and finds herself in the middle of a secret war against some of the most dangerous criminals on the East Coast.
Hearts divided
~ Sundell, Joanne
Two little girls, Willa and Surry - one white, one coloured one free, one a slave - become unlikely friends in Bedford County, Virginia, in 1852. Overhearing her parents argue about 'bein' free,' Surry asks Willa to find out what it means. The answer brings heartache to both girls, their childhood innocence lost. Across Virginia in Loudoun County, much is expected of thirteen-year-old Levi Clement. He must help run the family farm and mill, and mind his brothers. He's expected to marry Comfort Clarke when he reaches his majority age of twenty-one. As a Quaker, he'll never raise his hand against his fellow man, never. When the war begins in earnest, the lives of Willa, Surry, and Levi are broken apart, each thrown into unimagined paths. There's no safe haven from the pain of war, except perhaps, finding love.
Beneath a marble sky
~ Shors, John
In 1632, the Emperor of Hindustan, consumed by grief over the death of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, ordered the building of a grand mausoleum to symbolize the greatness of their love. Against scenes of unimaginable wealth and power, there were murderous sibling rivalries and cruel despotism. In Beneath a Marble Sky, Princess Jahanara tells the story of how the Taj Mahal came to be, and describes her own life as an agent in its creation and as a witness to the fateful events surrounding its completion. As a princess and a mother, a sister and a daughter, Jaharana faces impossible choices and discovers the real meaning of her regal birthright.
Maria and the admiral
~ Billington, Rachel
Valparaiso, June 1822. Thomas Cochrane has led the Chilean fleet to victory, and as the news spreads of the country's independence from Spain, a British woman, Maria Graham, watches from her house near Valparaiso Bay. A vivacious and clever young widow, her first thought as she contemplates her compatriot's arrival is that her loneliness has come to an end. Lauded in the press, and admired by Napoleon, Cochrane had long been at odds with the Admiralty, who failed to subdue his outspoken independence. In Maria Graham he meets a woman whose intelligence and spirit of adventure match his own.
Park Lane
~ Osborne, Frances
London, 1914. Two young women dream of breaking free from tradition and obligation they know that suffragettes are on the march and that war looms, but at 35 Park Lane, Lady Masters, head of a dying industrial dynasty, insists that life is about service and duty. Below stairs, housemaid Grace Campbell is struggling. Her family in Carlisle believes she is a high earning secretary, but she has barely managed to get work in service - something she keeps even from her adored brother. Asked to send home more money than she earns, Grace is in trouble. As third housemaid she waits on Miss Beatrice, the youngest daughter of the house, who, fatigued with the social season, is increasingly drawn into Mrs Pankhurst's captivating underground world of militant suffragettes. Soon Bea is playing a dangerous game that will throw her in the path of a man her mother wouldn't let through the front door. Then war comes and it is not just their secrets - now on a collision course - that will change their lives for good. -- Publisher description.
Bring up the bodies
~ Mantel, Hilary
Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. What price will he pay for Anne's head? -- Provided by publisher.
The butterflies are free
~ Vukelic, Anne-Marie
In the summer of 1857 the handsome Charles Dickens was to become obsessed with a woman who was to change his life forever, but to pursue her was to risk everything. --Publisher description.
Spartacus : rebellion
~ Kane, Ben
Glory: The mighty slave army, led by Spartacus, has carried all before it, scattering the legions of Rome. Who can stop him now, in this triumphant march towards the Alps and freedom? Vengeance: Can Crassus, the richest man in Rome, raise an army big enough to stop Spartacus? Or will murmurings of discontent within his vast army of slaves turn to outright rebellion? War: Spartacus must face the most important choice of his life: forward, over the Alps to an uncertain freedom: or back, to face the might of Rome, and attempt to break its power over them for ever. --Publisher description.
How to sin successfully
~ Scott, Bronwyn
With his comrade rakes-in-arms succumbing to respectability, anyone might think that wicked Riordan Barrett is next. But such happy endings aren't for him - the whole of society knows there isn't a redeemable bone in his sinfully sexy body. Suddenly Riordan finds himself not only an earl...but father to two young wards! His only experience is in the art of irresponsibility. This rake needs help - and hiring a young, pretty governess won't be such a hardship! Sweet, innocent Maura Caulfield is the only lady in London seemingly unaware of Riordan's disreputable ways. But it won't stay like that for long. He'll show her just how much fun sinning can be --Publisher's description.
The captain's kidnapped beauty
~ Nichols, Mary
Abducted and taken aboard a merchant ship bound for India, heiress Charlotte Gilpin certainly doesn't expect to be rescued by Captain Alexander Carstairs, a man with whom she has crossed swords in the past. Alex questions the spirited woman's claims, but in the confines of the ship the confirmed bachelor finds Charlotte getting under his skin…again!
Two wrongs make a marriage
~ Merrill, Christine
Lord Kenton is surprisingly happy to be lured to a moonlit gazebo, held at gunpoint by the delectable Cynthia Banester and forced to marry her. The only finger he's had to lift is the one that's caressed the neckline of her dress. She's claimed a title - he's secured a fortune. There are just two problems - he's not the real Lord Kenton, and she's not rich!
The ruins of lace
~ Anthony, Iris
For Lisette, lace begins her downfall, and the only way to atone for her sins is to outwit the noble who now demands an impossible length. To fail means certain destruction, both for her and her beloved. For Katharina, lace is her salvation. If she cannot make this stunning tempest of threads, a dreaded fate awaits - if only her sight wasn't beginning to fail her - Lace may be the deliverance for which they pray - or it may bring the ruin and imprisonment they all fear.
The light behind the window
~ Riley, Lucinda
The present: Emilie de la Martiniéres has always fought against her aristocratic background, but after the death of her glamorous, distant mother, she finds herself alone in the world and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home in the south of France. An old notebook of poems leads her in search of the mysterious and beautiful Sophia, whose tragic love affair changed the course of her family history. As Emilie unravels the story, she too embarks on her own journey of discovery, realising that the château may provide clues to her own difficult past and finally unlock the future. The past: London 1943. A young office clerk, Constance Carruthers, is drafted into the SOE, arriving in occupied Paris during the climax of the conflict. Separated from her contact in her very first hours in France, she stumbles into the heart of a wealthy family who are caught up in a deadly game of secrets and lies. Forced to surrender her identity and all ties to her homeland and her beloved husband, Constance finds herself drawn into a complex web of deception, the repercussions of which will affect generations to come. --Publisher description.
Ignorance
~ Roberts, Michèle
In every war there are stories that are kept silent. But sometimes the past can return: in the smell of carbolic soap, in whispers darting through a village after mass, in the colour of an undelivered letter. Jeanne Nerin and Marie-Angele Baudry grow up, side by side in the village of Ste Madeleine. Marie-Angele is the daughter of the grocer, inflated with ideas of her own piety and rightful place in society. Jeanne's mother washes clothes for a living. She used to be a Jew until this became too dangerous. Jeanne does not think twice about grasping the slender chances life throws at her. Marie-Angele does not grasp she aspires to a future of comfort and influence. When war falls out of the sky, along with it tumbles a new, grown-up world. The village must think on its feet, play its part in a game for which no one knows the rules. In these uncertain times, the enemy may be hiding in your garden shed and the truth is all too easily buried under a pyramid of recriminations.
The house I loved
~ Rosnay, Tatiana de
Paris, 1869. Houses are being razed, whole neighborhoods reduced to ashes. By order of Emperor Napoleon III, Baron Haussman has set into motion a series of large-scale renovations that will permanently alter the face of old Paris, moulding it into a modern city. In the midst of the tumult, one woman will take a stand. Rose Bazelet is determined to fight against the destruction of her home as others flee, she stakes her claim in the basement of the house on rue Childebert, ignoring the sounds of change that come closer and closer each day. Attempting to overcome the loneliness of her daily life, she begins to write letters to Armand, her late husband. And as she delves into her memories, Rose is forced to come to terms with a secret that has been buried deep in her heart for thirty years.
A humble companion
~ Graham, Laurie
Meet Nellie Welche - companion to royalty and keeper of secrets . Nellie Welche is the daughter of a high-ranking steward in the household of Prinnie, Prince of Wales. In 1788, at the age of twelve, she's proposed as a suitably humble companion to Princess Sophia, one of George III's enormous brood of children. Nellie and Sofy become friends for life. From the first rumblings of revolution in France to the exciting, modern times of gas light and steam trains, from poor mad George to safe and steady Victoria, Nellie is the sharp-penned narrator of a changing world and the unchanging, cloistered lives of Princess Sofy and her sisters. Nellie proves to be more a hawk-eyed witness than a Humble Companion, as her memoir lifts the lid on the House of Hanover's secrets and lies. --Publisher description.
The silver thread
~ Fitzpatrick, Kylie
Indian Ocean, 1841. Female convicts, bound for Australia on board the sailing ship Rajah, stitch an intricate quilt together and share stories of their crimes. Rhia Mahoney, niece of a murdered merchant, has a very different story to tell.
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House of doors
~ Brenchley, Chaz
War widow Ruth Taylor arrives at RAF Morwood, the great house formerly known as D'Esperance, hoping that nursing badly wounded airmen will distract her from her sorrows. But almost as soon as she enters the house, she experiences strange visions and fainting spells, and the almost overwhelming sensation of her late husband's ghostly presence. For D'Esperance is a place of shadows and secrets - and as the strange occurrences become increasingly menacing and violent, Ruth is forced to confront a terrible possibility: that her dead husband might be the cause . . . --Publisher.
Night creatures
~ Hayes, Steve
After the worst storm in memory, strange things started happening in Frankport, Michigan. A teenage boy was murdered in full view of his friends. Reed Devlin spent the night with a ghost - a woman who'd already been reported dead that evening. And Reed's old army buddy was killed by two weird, half-seen THINGS. Something evil had come to Frankport. But for what purpose? And how would Frankport protect itself against a demon that was over ten thousand years old? --Publisher description.
A cold season
~ Littlewood, Alison
Cass is building a new life for herself and her young son Ben after the death of her soldier husband Pete, returning to the village where she lived as a child. But their idyllic new home is not what she expected: the other flats are all empty, there's strange graffiti on the walls, and the villagers are a bit odd. And when an unexpectedly heavy snowstorm maroons the village, things get even harder. Ben is changing, he's surly and aggressive and Cass's only confidant is the smooth, charming Theodore Remick, the stand-in headmaster. Not everyone approves of Cass's growing closeness to Mr Remick, and it soon becomes obvious he's not all he appears to be either. If she is to protect her beloved son, Cass is going to have to fight back... --Publisher description.
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Scent of madness
~ Wiltshire, David
As Lieutenant Tom O'Hara investigates several gruesome murders in a large teaching hospital, a wave of terror about the escalating severity of the situation is sweeping through the nursing staff. Despite the obscene dissection of the victims' bodies, there are forensic clues pointing to the killer. O'Hara suspects a soldier who was brought back from Afghanistan in a coma. The man is the victim of a torture he associates with the scent of roses worn by a sinister and unseen woman. The scent, unfortunately, is identical to that worn by Dr Jean Hacker, who works at the same hospital...
The chessboard spies
~ Davison, Geoffrey
A man is murdered in a street in Istanbul and as a result of his death, Stephen Fletcher, alias Sefan Fettos, a British agent, and David Maxwell, a C.I.A. agent, become involved in a spy game on the chessboard of the Middle East. In their bid to foil a Russian threat they move first to Cairo, then to Athens, and finally into the remote province of Eastern Turkey. En route, Fletcher comes across Mustafa Kaddir who is purchasing illegal arms, he also becomes suspicious of a party of American officials. This is a chilling tale filled with the atmosphere of these turbulent countries.
Thou shell of death
~ Blake, Nicholas
Fergus O'Brien, a legendary World War One flying ace with several skeletons hidden in his closet, receives a series of mocking letters predicting that he will be murdered on Boxing Day. Undaunted, O'Brien throws a Christmas party, inviting everyone who could be suspected of making the threats, along with private detective Nigel Strangeways. But despite Nigel's presence, the former pilot is found dead, just as predicted, and Nigel is left to aid the local police in their investigation while trying to ignore his growing attraction to one of the other guests - and suspects - explorer Georgina Cavendish.
One book in the grave [text (large print)]
~ Carlisle, Kate
All the livelong day and other stories [text (large print)]
~ Herron, Mick
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Heart of coal
~ Pattrick, Jenny
Eighteen years have passed since the child Rose arrived on Denniston, riding up the terrifying Incline on a stormy night. She has now grown into a young woman, intelligent and talented, with an outrageous zest for life. The trauma of her early years seems forgotten, though some recognise its shadow in her often unconventional behaviour. Rose is expected to marry her childhood friend the golden Michael Hanratty, but when dark and stubborn Brennan Scobie arrives back on the Hill after a seven-year absence, a challenge is inevitable. The opposition of Brennan's ambitious mother adds to the tension. This sequel to the best-selling The Denniston Rose continues to follow the fortunes of the remote West Coast coal-mining settlement. At the turn of the century Denniston is still isolated, but all that is about to change. New challenges will confront both Rose and this close-knit society. Staying or leaving will become an option.
Every boy's dream dad
~ MacKay, Sue (Susan)
Since her husband's death in a dangerous police raid, another hero is the last thing Dr Rachel Simmonds wants ... until she meets gorgeous local cop Ben Armstrong. He's the father figure her adorable little boy Riley desperately needs - and the lover she yearns for. Can Rachel's fragile heart withstand getting close to another man who does danger for a living?
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Touchstones : memories of people and place
~ McNeish, James
A young man leaves home as a deckhand on a Norwegian freighter, to travel the world. He returns to New Zealand changed almost beyond recognition. Along the way he meets nine people who influence his life and help make him the writer he becomes.These include 'the Mother Courage of the English theatre', an anti-Mafia reformer in Sicily, a Kanak revolutionary who is assassinated, a rejected cousin and 'Mr Punch in naval uniform', the New Zealand poet Denis Glover --Publisher information.
Eating dirt : adventures and yarns from New Zealand's action man
~ Gurney, Steve
Hard man Steve Gurney reckons we're cotton-wooling our kids - they need to be falling out of trees and having accidents and making mistakes so they'll know how to find their limits in later life. In this ripping yarn of a book, Steve recounts some of his recent extreme adventures - in the Sahara, on Mount Cook, and in other remote parts of the world. --Bookdepository.co.uk
Toughen up : what I've learned about surviving tough times
~ Hill, Michael
Toughen up encapsulates the ingredients of Michael's philosophy. He's watched tycoons rise and fall, competitors enter and leave the market, staff grow and develop. He has made big mistakes, been ripped off, misjudged situations - and he has learned from it all. And all those lessons have distilled into a strong philosophy of business and life. It has worked for Michael. He believes it can work for you. --Back cover.
Serious fun : the life and times of Alan Gibbs
~ Goldsmith, Paul
Biography of one of New Zealand's most influential and controversial businessmen and Aquada amphibious car developer . When Sir Richard Branson drove the Aquada high speed amphibious car across the English Channel it was a watershed moment. At last, had the holy grail of amphibious transport been achieved? The developer of the car, New Zealander Alan Gibbs, has since gone on to unveil a range of amphibious vehicles, including the Quadski, Humdinga and Phibian. Businessman, inventor, merchant banker, philanthropist, art collector, adventurer and inveterate traveller, Gibbs' life has been far from ordinary. The onetime socialist became a very active participant and free-market champion when New Zealand's economy was transformed in the mid to late 1980s. These days he is also focussed on developing Gibbs Farm, his remarkable sculpture park on the Kaipara Harbour, in New Zealand. The Farm, which has works by Richard Serra, Bernar Venet, Anish Kapoor, Tony Oursler and Andy Goldsworthy, among others, is of international stature. Gibbs lives in London and has factories in the UK, Detroit and New Zealand. It's a life ... that's been a lot of serious fun'-- Publisher's description.
Making a difference : how one New Zealander created a global business, and his thoughts on the country's direction
~ Glenn, Owen
From humble beginnings in New Zealand Owen Glenn built up a highly successful global business empire, and now he is concentrating on using his wealth to deliver significant philanthropic benefits here and overseas. This memoir gives insight into Owen's business philosophies and commercial strategies, especially with regard to international business expansion and success. It also decribes how Owen is now using his considerable energies to contribute to the world in a philanthropic sense. In addition, it covers Owen's ideas as to the best way forward for New Zealand Inc. --Publisher's information.
Home to roost : putting down roots in Cornwall
~ Hainsworth, Tessa
After two years, Tessa Hainsworth is no longer the outsider from London. She's finally become accepted into her tight-knit Cornish village community. But everyday life for Tessa is not like the holiday posters. Incomers to the village must tread carefully - if they don't, the village soon lets them know and Tessa finds herself torn between old friends and new. Still struggling to make ends meet, she rents out her home to summer holidaymakers - and helps run a B&B - with hilarious results. Tessa's job as a postwoman involves being an amateur health-and-safety inspector, a shoulder to cry on and a matchmaker, but there's always time for a sandwich in the sun and a bit of beachcombing in her lunch break.
A horse in the bathroom
~ Taylor, Derek J
When Derek and his partner, Maggie, decide to escape to the country, they don't opt for the simple life. Instead they set about converting an old Cotswold stables into their dream home. Over the next two years, they wage guerrilla war on the Planning Office, are cursed by everything from collapsing walls to poison gas and dozy apprentices, run out of money, and meet some very strange characters - till in its final stages of construction, the place unaccountably floods.
The phantom army of Alamein : how Operation Bertram and the Camouflage Unit hoodwinked Rommel
~ Stroud, Rick
Initially formed to hide British towns, factories and airfields from enemy bombers, the Camouflage Unit, led by Major Geoffrey Barkas, joined the war in the Western Desert in 1940. At Tobruk they used their skills to weave intricate webs of deception to deceive the enemy. In August 1942 the Unit was ordered to to hide the preparations for the Battle of Alamein. In six weeks two divisions, with armour, field guns and supporting vehicles, were conjured from the sand, while real tanks and lethal twenty-five pound field guns vanished from sight. Then, on the eve of the battle, the unit performed the biggest conjuring trick in military history, making 600 tanks disappear and reappear fifty miles away disguised as lorries. Rommel had been bamboozled by an army made of nothing but string and straw and bits of wood.
Ivory, apes and peacocks : animals, adventure and discovery in the wild places of Africa
~ Root, Alan
The author is one of Africa's most bitten. In the course of his adventures he has been mauled by a leopard, a silverback gorilla and a hippo, and almost lost his life to a deadly puff-adder, which claimed one of his fingers. In this book, he tells the story of his life's work, from his arrival in Kenya as a young boy to the making of his films.
Let's preserve it
~ Wood, Beryl
In this small encyclopaedia, Wood distils the immense knowledge of earlier generations into a pantry-full of simple recipes that will give endless delight both to make and to savour. This A-Z of recipes is an essential book for everyone, from the experienced jam-maker to new cooks making preserves for the first time.
Todo in Tuscany : the dog at the villa
~ Badger, Louise
Todo had been waiting at Poggiolino since his mistress died over two years before. The house lay empty and neglected and yet he wouldn't leave. He seemed to know that someday the right people would come along and make it a home again. Louise and Lawrence weren't thinking of buying the very first house they looked at in Tuscany. In fact, their plans to move from London were barely formed ...but there was something enchanting about the dog waiting at the gates. If they were honest, they wanted Todo - the scruffy dog with the huge grin - as much as they wanted the house. With Todo as their faithful companion they began to restore Poggiolino to life, unlocking her secrets and giving Todo, their beloved dog, a second chance. ... --Back cover.
How to be a bad birdwatcher : to the greater glory of life
~ Barnes, Simon
Even the baddest birdwatcher in the world knows something about birds. Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to be an anoraked twitcher with top-of-the-range binoculars to have a good time admiring our often-neglected feathered friends in the sky. In this revolutionary approach to ornithology self-confessed bad birdwatcher Simon Barnes gives us the confidence and motivation to get pleasure from one of the simplest, cheapest hobbies there are: watching birds...without letting birdwatching get in the way
How to keep your doctor happy
~ Larkin, John (Rheumatologist)
Hospital consultant John Larkin explains what is going through a doctor's brain, and how to use that to your mutual advantage - and he doesn't pull any punches. Learn the things that annoy doctors most and how (usually) to avoid them.
The fishing fleet : husband-hunting in the Raj
~ De Courcy, Anne
From the late 19th century, when the Raj was at its height, many of Britain's best and brightest young men went out to India to work. Countless young women, suffering at the lack of eligible men in Britain, followed in their wake. They were known as the Fishing Fleet, and this book is their story. By the early twentieth century, a hectic social scene was in place. And, with men outnumbering women by roughly four to one, romances were conducted at alarming speed and marriages were frequent. But after the honeymoon life often changed dramatically: whisked off to a remote outpost with few other Europeans for company and where constant vigilance was required to guard against disease, they found it a far cry from the social whirlwind of their first arrival. --Back cover.
A brief life of the Queen
~ Lacey, Robert
An intimate biography of Elizabeth II, who has managed to remain enigmatic yet is the most recognised woman in the world. --Publisher description.
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My lord winter
~ Dunn, Carola
Lady Jane Brooke, left by her parents to molder in a North Country mansion, sets out for London in an ancient carriage. When it collapses, she and her lady-companion continue the journey by mail coach. Lost in a fog, they and the other passengers take refuge at the home of Lord Wintringham, where they are anything but welcome. The starchy lord takes Jane for a governess. When they meet again in London, Jane continues the masquerade and gradually finds out that Lord Wintringham is not half as frosty as he's been painted. --Publisher description.
To love again
~ Loveday, Chrissie
It is 1945 and the lives of families have changed. The pain and memories of the war years have left their mark. Lizzie Vale, the carefree girl - once an aspiring journalist - has changed and become a dedicated nurse. She fights to help her patients recover from their terrible injuries and falls in love with Daniel Miles. Could they ever have a future? Injuries and family prejudice present seemingly insuperable obstacles, but Lizzie is a force to be reckoned with.
Hearts and crafts
~ Kremer, Wendy
Eduardo Noriega struggles financially with running the family estate in Spain. He's also responsible for the farm, his mother and Maria, a family servant. When some furniture is in need of urgent renovation friends recommend Claire, who travels to Casona de la Esquina from England - despite the expense involved. Her arrival upsets Elena, a neighbour's daughter, who imagined waltzing down the aisle with Eduardo. Claire does her job, uncovers an intriguing family secret...and changes everyone's plans, including her own.
Last minute romance
~ Holroyd, Sheila
Etta Sanderson has to fly to Turkey unexpectedly to help Kaan Talbot guide a group of tourists around the country. At first Kaan resents her inexperience, but they begin to appreciate each other's abilities. When they discover that some of the tourists are using the trip as a cover for criminal activities, Kaan and Etta work together to frustrate their schemes - but despite this success, is it too soon to think of planning a future together?
An innocent in Russia
~ Cartland, Barbara
In her hiding place, Zelina froze with terror. If the two statesmen became aware she had overheard their conversation retribution would be swift. Yet, somehow, she must warn Lord Charnock of Russia's true intentions...Zelina had not wanted to visit St. Petersburg but the voyage there began a friendship with the autocratic Lord Charnock. Whether rescuing her form importunate passengers or protecting her from the unwelcome advances of Prince Alexis, he was always at hand when needed. Now, she must risk everything to help Charnock's secret mission hoping he might come to love her even a fraction as much as she loved him.
It happened one autumn
~ Kleypas, Lisa
It happened at the ball... Where beautiful but bold Lillian Bowman quickly learned that her independent American ways weren't entirely the thing. And the most disapproving of all was insufferable, snobbish, and impossible Marcus, Lord Westcliff, London's most eligible aristocrat. It happened in the garden... When Marcus shockingly - and dangerously - swept her into his arms. Lillian was overcome with a consuming passion for a man she didn't even like. Time stood still it was as if no one else existed... thank goodness they weren't caught very nearly in the act! It happened one autumn... Marcus was a man in charge of his own emotions, a bedrock of stability. But with Lillian, every touch was exquisite torture, every kiss an enticement for more. Yet how could he consider taking a woman so blatantly unsuitable... as his bride?
Beyond the storm
~ Zane, Carolyn
After a tornado rips through her town, salon owner Abigail comes across a piece of fabric from a wedding dress in the rubble. As she struggles to reconcile her right to happiness in light of the destruction, Abigail helps piece together a patchwork quilt from the salvaged fabric in the hope that it will bring some peace.
River of mercy
~ Hoff, B. J.
As Gideon faces an unexpected romance with Emma Knepp, Gideon's sister, Rachel, and the outsider Jeremiah Gant add to the drama with their own dilemma and its repercussions for the entire community of Riverhaven.
The memory jar
~ Goyer, Tricia
Every year, a number of young Amish men descend on the cosy mountain town of West Kootenai, Montana, arriving in the spring to live there for six months and receive 'resident' status for the hunting season in the fall. They arrive as bachelors, but some go home with brides. Sarah Shelter has lived in West Kootenai for the last ten years and wonders if she will ever fall in love. Since the tragic death of her best friend, she saves her memories in a jar along with the small items connected to them. For just as long, she's also been carrying around her emotions instead of allowing them to penetrate deep into her heart. Until she meets Jathan Schrock.
Borders of the heart
~ Fabry, Chris
Desperate to escape haunting memories, J. D. Jessup travels from Nashville to Tucson and volunteers on an organic farm. The hardened landowner has one prevailing rule: If J. D. sees an illegal, call the border patrol. But when an early morning ride along the fence line leads him to a beautiful young woman named Maria, near death in the desert, his heart pulls him in another direction. Longing to atone for the choices that drove him to Tucson, J. D. hides her and unleashes a chain of deadly events he could never have imagined. Soon they are running from a killer and fighting for their lives. As secrets of their pasts emerge, J. D. realizes that saving Maria may be the only way to save himself.
Safe in his arms
~ Coble, Colleen
...Margaret O'Brien prides herself on her competence as a rancher. But her father believes she's made for more than just dawn-to-dusk work. He wants her to have the love of a good man, to raise children, to build a life. But Margaret gave up such dreams years ago...
To whisper her name : A Belle Meade plantation novel
~ Alexander, Tamera
Olivia Aberdeen, destitute widow of a man shot as a traitor to the South, gratefully accepts an invitation from Elizabeth Harding, mistress of Belle Meade Plantation. Expecting to be the head housekeeper, Olivia is disillusioned when she learns the real reason Elizabeth's husband, Confederate General William Giles Harding, agreed to her coming. Not finding the safe haven she expects, Olivia is caught off guard by her feelings for Ridley Adam Cooper, a Southern man who seems anything but a Southern gentleman.
Light of my life
~ Whitehead, Janet
1840s Cornwall. Meg Deveral and her father, victims of a great injustice, were powerless to right the wrong committed against them. When Jack Masterman arrived in the fishing village of Penderow, he vowed to get justice for the Deverals. But the guilty parties were ruthless in protecting their interests. Meg and Jack faced murder, abduction and a desperate race against time before they could finally admit that, in each other, they'd found the one true light of their life.
A romantic affair
~ Fox, Hannah
Running her bridal shop Maddy Hope feels she's put heartbreak behind her. Yet she can't fight her feelings when David Reid returns from Australia, to buy her parents' hotel. And when an Australian girl browses through the wedding dresses - it's just one reason why Maddy can't trust David. When she risks everything to protect her family's interests, Maddy and David are drawn together again during a crisis. Now they must face past secrets to reach a new understanding.
Seduction under fire
~ Cutler, Melissa
What's worse? Being held hostage by a Mexican drug cartel or being held hostage by that cartel with the one man you passionately hate? Camille Fisher, a brainy, tough-as-they-come cop, can't believe she's daring to escape with her too-hot nemesis, Aaron Montgomery. But once she outsmarts their brutal captors, the danger's just beginning. Racing across the Mexican desert, Camille begins to glimpse the surprisingly decent man behind the boorish cad. With cartel hit men closing in, she tries hard to ignore her needful heart-and harder to resist the temptation threatening to do them both in .
Lady Eleanor's secret
~ Miller, Fenella-Jane
Lady Eleanor believes she will never escape from the misery of her life as an unpaid governess to her beloved nieces and nephews. On the advice of his mistress, Alexander, Lord Bentley, is seeking a suitable wife to take care of his children and remain in the country, leaving him to live as he pleases. Mistakenly believing he has compromised Eleanor, he makes her an offer and she, puzzled but delighted, accepts. When she discovers the real reason for his offer, Eleanor is horrified. If she tells him she wasn’t compromised, he will surely send her away. Her brother, Edward, is determined to separate them—he cannot live without his sister's inheritance. Can Alex foil Edward's evil plans and save the woman he has come to love? Or will her secret ruin their relationship when it is revealed?
The count's Christmas baby
~ Winters, Rebecca
The hours that Sami Argyle spent in the arms of Italian stranger Count Ric Degenoli were the most amazing of her life. In Ric she found a man she could love for ever – but then tragedy ripped him from her embrace, leaving her expecting his child… Ric has never forgotten Sami, and when they find each other again he’s thrilled to discover he’s a father. Now all he wants for Christmas is his miracle family – together at last…
Whispers in the wilderness
~ Reece, Colleen L
Danger lurks in canyons, mountains, and on endless sagebrush plains. It challenges even the most hardy and requires unshakable faith for a boy to become a man - a man who braves the western frontier, putting his life on the line to develop new land ... and new love. Range-riding preacher Joel Scott rides many trails in search of his father. Will he find hope for his seeking heart? Will he find his true worth? And will renewed faith be the trail that leads to his bride? --Publisher description.
A conflict of interest
~ Dunlop, Barbara
White House PR specialist Cara Crenshaw has considered that reporter and confirmed bachelor Max Gray wants her only because he can't have her. But for Cara, what they have is different. She's all but given him her heart. Ans now she's having his baby --Publisher's description.
The sheikh and the surrogate mum
~ Webber, Meredith
Expectant surrogate mum Dr Liz Jones is used to putting others first - that's why she's come to Sheikh Khalifa's kingdom to advise on his new hospital. Liz feels giddy every time she's around the handsome surgeon. It's probably just hormones - but something about their chemistry tells her they're meant to be together.
Challenging the nurse's rules
~ Lynn, Janice
Women fall head-over-heels for a glimpse of playboy extraordinaire Grant Bradley’s charming smile, but all this commitment-phobe doctor can see is confetti fluttering in their starry eyes! Nurse Joni Thompson, with her ‘just for fun’ rule, is a breath of fresh air. But with chemistry this hot surely the best part of making rules…is breaking them?
Once a playboy--
~ Hardy, Kate
Adrenalin junkie aristocrat George Somers is used to relationships as short and as sweet as the thrills he seeks. But, when an accident puts him in the care of physiotherapist and single mum Serena James, being bed-bound suddenly seems more than appealing! George may be a risk-taker…but letting Serena and her little boy into his heart will be his biggest challenge yet.
His Larkville Cinderella
~ McClone, Melissa
The smalltown girl with big dreams has finally reached Hollywood! For years costume designer Megan Calhoun has longed for someone to really notice her and, under the gaze of Alist heartthrob Adam Noble, she begins to step out of the shadows. Adam hides from his painful past behind every role he plays. But something in Megan is treatening to smash apart this carefully constructed facade. Will he finally take the biggest risk - throw away the script and open his heart?
A tempestuous temptation
~ Williams, Cathy
An outrageous accusation of being a fortune-hunter is Aggie’s excruciating introduction to billionaire Luiz Diaz. And things take a turn for the worse when she finds herself snowbound with the arrogant Brazilian! They are forced to seek shelter whilst the snowstorm swirls around them, and Luiz does nothing to dismiss Aggie’s initial opinion of him. Yes, he’s unbearably arrogant. Yes, he’s just as irresistible as he thinks he is! And, infuriatingly, however merciless his reputation, it seems she’s not as immune to his legendary lethal charm as she’d hoped…
A night of no return
~ Morgan, Sarah
Money, charm and sensual skills don't make up for a heart colder than ice ... . Wild parties, wanton women, relentless work--nothing helps tycoon Lucas Jackson escape his dark and haunting past. Arriving at his rural castle in a snarling snowstorm, he craves only complete isolation ... . But it seems oblivion can take an unexpected and highly intoxicating form! Personally delivering the vital file left on her boss's desk, secretary Emma Gray starts to seriously regret her dutiful overtime mission. She never expected the dark side of the usually controlled Lucas could generate such a primitive, powerful--and entirely inappropriate--reaction --Publisher.
The nanny who saved Christmas
~ Douglas, Michelle
This Christmas, Nanny Nicola McGillroy is determined to be a great nanny to Cade Hindmarsh’s two adorable little girls – and forget her horrible ex-fiancé, along with the fact that she should have been planning her own wedding right now. Only problem is her attraction to her gorgeous, off-limits boss…surely this is just rebound, not true love – for both of them?
Snowed in at the ranch
~ Colter, Cara
As the only child of a single dad, Ty Halliday had wished for a different life, a mother, a family and, when his hopes were shattered, that place in him that dared to dream had died. But when Amy Mitchell takes a wrong turn and ends up snowed in at the Halliday Creek Ranch for Christmas, Ty becomes aware that an ember of hope remains in his hardened soul…
A bond between strangers
~ Wilson, Scarlet
The heart of the matter
~ Mounsdon, Margaret
After the award-winning screenwriter Dominic Talbot leaves his briefcase in the back of one of Georgia Jones's cabs, she ends up working as his personal on-set driver. Despite his apparent romantic entanglement with leading lady Belle Jeffreys, Georgia finds her heart warming towards him. However, trouble haunts the film set. Dominic scoffs at the notion of a curse - until a cameraman breaks a leg, a fire breaks out, and the leading man catches chicken-pox. --Publisher description.
Jackson Hole Valentine
~ Kirk, Cindy
What happens in close quarters. When Margaret Fisher's friends are killed in a tragic accident, she suddenly finds herself co-guardian of the couple's six-year-old son alongside the man who broke her heart in high school: Cole Lassiter! Meg would do anything, even move into Cole's house, to be a mother for Charlie. Successful entrepreneur Cole can't imagine sharing anything with Meg, let alone a son, but as they learn to be good parents to Charlie, the mismatched pair might just find themselves within reach of a love that could last forever. --Back cover.
How to mend a broken heart
~ Andrews, Amy
Facing her estranged husband Fletcher was always going to be heartbreaking for nurse Tessa King. Especially as Fletcher has one last favour to ask - with his mother critically ill, he needs Tessa to pretend tragedy never tore their marraige apart. Impossible when your husband's the one man it hurts your heart to touch but the one man you can't resist.
Colton's ranch refuge
~ Cornelison, Beth
Ex-soldier Gunnar Colton's only focus is shaking off the horrors of war in his remote cabin--until a murderer abducts another victim from the neighboring Amish community. Then the Colton code of honour kicks in, and it's his duty to protect the eyewitness who's the next likely target. Treating sexy, spitfire actress Violet Chastain as just another assignment is next to impossible, though. There's more to her than Hollywood. The minute Gunnar lets the starlet and her twin baby boys into his home, the guard around his heart starts to crack. One taste of passion shows him the future he can have with Violet--if the threat closing in doesn't claim them both. --Back cover.
The sheikh's destiny
~ Gates, Olivia
Rashid Aal Munsoori believes capturing the throne of his homeland is his destiny. And seducing and marrying Laylah Aal Shalaan is his only way to beat his rivals to it. But when she discovers his plan and casts him out of her heart, does winning the throne still mean everything? Or would it mean nothing without her love?
Falling for Dr Fearless
~ Clark, Lucy
Dr Ruby Valentine is horrified when she discovers new colleague is adventurer - and embarrassing teenage crush! - Hamilton Goldmark! Homebody Ruby tries to convince herself that this handsome daredevil is off-limits, but she's torn. Giving into temptation is terrifying, but letting Hamilton slip through her fingers could be even worse.
How to ruin a reputation
~ Scott, Bronwyn
After years in Italy, honing his skills in the delicious art of seduction, Ashe returns to London's high-class establishments preceded, of course, by his reputation for lavish opulence and unashamed wickedness. Then his scandalous ways are abruptly ended by his father's death. To claim what is rightfully his, notorious lothario Ashe must do the inconceivable take a wife! Who could possibly even think about marrying such a man? Certainly not the lovely Genevra Ralston. After all, she'd be finished in polite society. Wouldn't she? Yet Ashe's notorious charm and practiced touch could prove irresistible. --Publisher description.
The palace of gold [text (large print)]
~ Wilde, Hilary
Taste of desire [text (large print)]
~ Perrin, Kayla
How to woo a reluctant lady
~ Jeffries, Sabrina
Lady Minerva Sharpe doesn't ever intend to marry because no respectable man would allow her to continue writing her books. So when the only man she was ever attracted to, reckless and wild barrister Giles Masters, proposes that she marry him to meet her grandmother's ultimatum, she counters with a different proposal: a fake courtship that will upset Gran's plans in a way that her brother's fake betrothal did not. --Back cover.
Larksbury rings
~ Spencer-Smith, Sheila
When Cathy Mellor gets a job at Mellstone village school, she is immediately embroiled in village politics. Struggling to please the head mistress, Karen Bryer, Cathy is also falling in love with a local forestry student. --Publisher description.
Moonshell Beach
~ Ross, JoAnn
J.T. Douchett has returned home to shut out the world and escape the memories from his final mission as a Marine that haunt him. When he reluctantly agrees to provide security for a town event, the last thing he expects is to experience unbidden feelings for Irish movie star Mary Joyce. Mary has surprised everyone--including herself--by accepting an invitation to a film festival in Shelter Bay. The Oregon coastal town immediately charms her, and an even larger surprise is encountering the stoic man who could be everything she's dreamed of. As J.T. struggles to keep Mary at arm's length, Mary reminds herself that she's never been attracted to the strong, silent type. And having known so much sorrow, he's wary of getting close to anyone. But in Shelter Bay, even the most strongly guarded heart is no match for love. --Publisher description.
Private arrangements
~ Jackson, Brenda (Brenda Streater)
Nikki Cartwright can't believe Jonas Steele, the Jonas Steele, has chosen her for a high-profile marketing venture. It could make her career. But when she remembers the kiss they once shared, a kiss so intimate it sent their desire skyrocketing from simmering to blazing, Nikki knows she must guard her heart against the seductive Phoenix playboy as if her life depends on it. Jonas has no problem making their professional relationship personal. With the beautiful and talented photographer within his reach, he can erase her from his system once and for all. From a whirlwind Las Vegas affair to jet-setting across four continents, this Steele discovers getting Nikki out of his system is easier said than done, and now he wants her to belong to him heart and soul, as the woman of his most passionate fantasies. --Back cover.
Vampire state of mind
~ Lovering, Jane
Jessica Grant knows vampires only too well. She runs the York Council tracker programme making sure that Otherworlders are all where they should be. To Jess, vampires are annoying and arrogant and far too sexy for their own good, particularly her ex-colleague Sil, who's now in charge of Otherworld York. But when a demon turns up and threatens not just Jess but the whole world order, she and Sil are forced to work together. The stakes are high. They are also very, very pointy and Jess isn't afraid to use them, even on the vampire that she's rather afraid she's falling in love with... --Publisher description.
Dream a little dream
~ Moorcroft, Sue
What would you give up to make your dreams come true? Liza Reece has a dream. Working as a reflexologist for a troubled holistic centre isn't enough. When the opportunity arises to take over the Centre she jumps at it. Problem is, she needs funds, and fast, as she's not the only one interested. Dominic Christy has dreams of his own. Diagnosed as suffering from a rare sleep disorder, dumped by his live-in girlfriend and discharged from the job he adored as an Air Traffic Controller, he's single-minded in his aims. He has money, and plans for the Centre that don't include Liza and her team. But dreams have a way of shifting and changing and Dominic's growing fascination with Liza threatens to reshape his.
Move over darling
~ Stovell, Christine
Coralie Casey is haunted by her past. Deciding it's time for a fresh start, she sets up a range of natural beauty and cleaning products, and escapes to Penmorfa, a quiet coastal village in west Wales. Gethin Lewis, now an internationally-acclaimed artist living in New York, has to return one last time to wind up his father's estate. But the village soon disrupts their carefully laid plans. As truths are uncovered which threaten to split the community apart, Gethin is forced to question his real reasons for abandoning Penmorfa, and Coralie is made to face the fact that some stains just won't go away.
Just like heaven
~ Quinn, Julia
Honoria Smythe-Smith, the youngest daughter of the eldest son of the Earl of Winstead, plays the violin in the ... Smythe-Smith quartet. She's well aware that they are dreadful but ... she puts on a good show and laughs about it. Marcus Holroyd is the best friend of her older brother Daniel, who lives in exile. Marcus has promised to watch out for Honoria but he faces a challenge when she sets out for Cambridge, determined to marry by the end of the season. She's got her eye on the only unmarried Bridgerton, who is a bit wet behind the ears. When her advances are spurned, can Marcus swoop in and steal her heart? --Publisher's description.
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Blood line
~ Green, Michael
When a pandemic strikes, members of the Chatfield family possess a crucial advantage. Guessing that their relatives on the other side of the world might also have escaped the devastating virus, and knowing that for their ultimate survival they must increase their gene pool, two members of the family's New Zealand branch embark on a perilous journey in a small yacht. The community they find on the other side of the world is a very different one, based on the rule of fear. Not only does it look impossible to take anyone back to New Zealand, but it may also be impossible for them to escape themselves.
Blood bond
~ Green, Michael
What happens if your family is the last left alive? The Chatfield family - half living in the UK, the other in New Zealand - found out the stark realities of survival after a deadly pandemic swept across the world. Now escaping the repressive regime at Haver Hall in the UK, a group sails back to the southern hemisphere. Stopping in South Africa and then Australia, they are faced by unexpected dangers but also the hope that there might be other survivors. What awaits them in New Zealand, though, is even more challenging. And can those left in the UK survive each other? -- Back cover.
Shada : the lost adventure by Douglas Adams
~ Roberts, Gareth
The Doctor's old friend and fellow Time Lord Professor Chronotis has retired to Cambridge University - where nobody will notice if he lives for centuries. But now he needs help from the Doctor, Romana and K-9. When he left Gallifrey he took with him a few little souvenirs - most of them are harmless. But one of them is extremely dangerous. The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey isn't a book for Time Tots. It is one of the Artefacts, dating from the dark days of Rassilon. It must not be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. And the sinister Skagra most definitely has the wrong hands. He wants the book. He wants to discover the truth behind Shada. And he wants the Doctor's mind.
The time keeper
~ Albom, Mitch
After being punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift, Father Time returns to Earth along with a magical hourglass and a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time.
The wind through the keyhole
~ King, Stephen
Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape shifter, a skin man, Roland Deschain takes charge of Bill Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to the beast's most recent slaughter. Roland, himself only a teenager, calms the boy by reciting a story from the Magic Tales of the Eld that his mother used to read to him at bedtime, The Wind through the Keyhole. (The novel can be placed between Dark Tower IV and Dark Tower V.)
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Riders of the Rimrock Trail
~ Cole, Jackson
Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger, is pounding the danger trail in pursuit of the mysterious secret of a lost Spanish mine. An old Indian legend helps Hatfield in his perilous quest, as men murder and plunder in the hunt for a map of the mine's location -- Publisher description.
Miriam's heart
~ Miller, Emma
Miriam Yoder always thought she'd marry dependable Charley Byler. But then local vet John Hartman catches her eye. He's charming but he's not Plain. Miriam is still expected to marry a good Amish man.
Cotton's war
~ Dunlap, Phil
As sheriff of Catron County in New Mexico Territory, Cotton Burke has put his life on the line against some of the West's most unrepentant outlaws. Like Virgil Cruz - who's kidnapped the woman Cotton loves and threatened to kill her if Cotton interferes with his gang's schemes. Memphis Jack Stump used to wear a badge and uphold justice until one drink too many cost him his job and his friendship with Cotton. But he's the only man Cotton trusts to infiltrate Cruz's gang and take them down before the bandit exacts a terrible revenge. --Publisher description.
Revenge at Hatchet Creek
~ Leslie, Frank
Things aren't looking good for half-white, half-Indian Yakima Henry. He was ambushed and badly injured. Worse, he managed to gun down the son of the most powerful family this side of the Missouri River. Bleeding to death, Yakima doesn't know who'll get to him first: the gunslingers or the wolves. Against her better judgment, Aubrey Coffin drags the dangerous-looking hombre home. As his body heals, Yakima's fighting spirit must grow stronger, because an innocent woman is about to be caught in the cross-fire. --Publisher description.
In the land of little sticks : North-Western stories
~ Savage, Les
El Desconocido : Butch Cassidy : a Western story
~ Lyon, Suzanne
Although the name Butch Cassidy was known to most people by 1896, very few knew what the real Robert Leroy Parker looked like. As a result, he also became known as El Desconocido - The Stranger. In this sequel to her: Butch Cassidy: Bandit Invincible, Suzanne Lyon tells the story of Cassidy's later years. Who was Etta Place, and how did she come to be with Butch and Sundance? After travelling to Argentina with them, why didn't she return with Sundance after a visit to the United States, and what happened to her? Were Butch and Sundance actually killed in the famous shoot-out in Bolivia, and, if not, who was? Once again Suzanne Lyon brings the legend to life, revealing the character and mystery of the man who rode into folklore as the most dangerous - and beloved - outlaw of the Old West.
Kato's army
~ Harrison, D. M. (Diana M.)
Wells Fargo Agent Jay Kato didn't want to deliver this consignment of gold. Green River Springs held too many bad memories and his cousin, Duke Heeley, threatened to kill him if he ever returned there. However, misgivings were put aside with the offer of a generous bonus, just to deliver the money to the marshal. But as he stepped off the train, a hail of bullets greeted him. Kato would have to raise an army to fight them all.l. --Publisher.
The Prairie Man
~ Parnham, I. J
When young friends Temple Kennedy and Hank Pierce ignored ghostly warnings about the 'Prairie Man' and continued with their daring, nightly adventures, it almost led to a tragic accident. But Hank had saved his friend's life and Temple vowed to return the favour. Fifteen years later, Hank, a respected citizen, is wrongly accused of murder. Temple, now an outlaw, vows to save Hank. However, his investigations lead to a man who isn't even supposed to exist: the Prairie Man... --Publisher.
Encounter at Salvation Creek
~ Johns, Paxton
Arriving in America, young Englishman Born Gallant finds himself working for a friend of the family - the boss of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. He's given an assignment and immediately becomes embroiled in a deadly fight. Born faces gunmen, hired by warring cattlemen, in a deadly fight against the reorganisation of their industry. Gallant's struggle to bring the killers to justice takes him from Kansas City to the hellhole of Salvation Creek. Will he prevail in the final, bloody showdown?
Comanchero Trail
~ Dakota, Jack
For the new hired gun at the Rafter W, the owner's wilful granddaughter, Miss Trashy, is the first of his troubles. Dean Kittredge must then face El Serpiente and his gang of Comanchero outlaws, backed by Jensen Crudace, the land and cattle agent who plans to control the territory. Kittredge and ranch foreman Tad Sherman track down El Serpiente to his hidden base in the heart of a distant mesa. Will they succeed in stopping the ruthless gunmen?
Soft soap for a hard case
~ Hall, Billy
Sam Heller had been hit - hampered in his speed of drawing and holding a gun. He and a homesteader faced Lance Russell and his trusty sidekick when they stepped out from behind a shed. Two against two, yet Sam didn't have a chance: he would always struggle to out-draw them. Meanwhile, Kate Bond waited, hoping for his return, whilst her beloved Sam was determined to go down fighting. Then Russell and his hired gunmen went for their guns...
The mark of Trask
~ George, Michael D
Mohawk Flats was a peaceful town in a fertile valley its townsfolk had never required weaponry. They'd grown wealthy and naive regarding the ways of the outside world - until the ruthless Largo gang arrived. They discovered an Eden ripe and ready for the taking, unaware that a famed gunfighter, Trask, was hot on their trail. Although ill, he knew what had to be done. Soon the Largo gang would know why Trask was feared by all who faced him... --Publisher.
Powder smoke : a western duo
~ MacDonald, William Colt
The Lightning Warrior
~ Brand, Max
The Lightning Warrior is the name given to the great white wolf that is so swift in attacking its prey. A bounty is offered but no one can catch or kill the animal, that is until Cobalt arrives in the area. A red-haired blue-eyed giant called Cobalt sets out to capture the Lightning Warrior as a betrothal gift for Sylvia Baird but instead he returns with the wolf itself, tamed. --Publisher description.
Dry bones in the valley
~ Raine, William MacLeod
Fen Yont wanted it all - all the cattle, all the range, the biggest part of Arizona Territory. One man stood in his way: Rufe Rogers. Rufe had left Texas with a price on his head for robbery and murder. Gun in hand, he went after Yont, knowing that before he got to him he would have to face all his hired killers first. Rufe couldn't prove his innocence and knew that when the cards were down he would have to kill Fen Yont - or be killed. --Publisher description.
Three trails
~ Dancer, Abe
Joe Striker and Will Fawcett constantly face danger and trouble. Evading gunfights and corruption they cross the border into Arizona, where they are joined by Emer Sparrow. However, there can be no safe haven whilst each has a price on their head. So they turn south to Mexico and go separate ways to frustrate the bounty hunters and Arizona Rangers. But Ralph Finn, Muletown's crooked sheriff, has a score to settle. When the chase ends, it's not only their lives that are at stake.
Siege at Hope Wells
~ Connor, Scott
In Hope Wells, the plague takes the weak and healthy young and old good and bad - it's a living hell. Yet some have reason to go there: Marshal Lincoln Hawk and Nick Mitchell search for the outlaw Marvin Sewell correspondent Kyle Portman needs a story for his newspaper, and Peter Campbell wants to rescue his wife. But Ward Dixon plans to profit from the developing tragedy. Such desperate times. Even the might of the gun won't guarantee survival. --Publisher's description.
Ghost ranch
~ Sommers, C. J
Trinity and Billy Raglan cross the deserted ranch - a dry, dead land of lost dreams and broken spirits. So why does the wealthy Boss Clark want to buy it? The land supports few cattle - and they are being herded away by the former owner, Polly Travers. Meanwhile, Boss Clark, Polly's greedy son Cole, and the killer and escaped convict Calvin Dancer fight a deadly war for ownership...whilst Trinity fights the seemingly futile fight and digs the graves for the dead.
Paytime for a good man
~ McGraw, Joseph John
Todd Coulter was a good, family man, who abided by the laws of God and lived by honest toil. But eventually he lost his family, his home and everything he'd worked for. Then someone from his past turned up showing him a surefire way of making money. Hollis Clarke's methods were dishonest and illegal, but Todd no longer cared. However, they both knew that the day of reckoning always came...and when it did - it would be paytime.
The amateur outlaw [text (large print)]
~ Gooden, Arthur Henry
Lost Valley [text (large print)]
~ Paine, Lauran
Silver trail
~ Brand, Max
John Signal is only 22, but he's old enough to have killed a man. It was a fair fight, but the man was well-connected and he's charged with murder. He flees to the mining town of Monument and finds himself wedged between two bloodthirsty factions that rule the town. --Publisher description.
Bullet barricade
~ Ernenwein, Leslie
Clay Spain was tough and ruthless. He rode into Apache Basin, the torn and bloody range straddled by violence, trampled by a cattle king hungry for power. Then a girl's angry challenge got under his hide and Clay Spain rode out to dispense justice.
Dark kill : a western duo
~ Ballard, Todhunter
Dark kill: When Lew Lander first moved to Colorado he had nothing other than 500 head of cattle. After selling beef to the Indian agents he became one of the biggest cattlemen in the territory. After he died, if his two sons did as the old man had planned, they would not have any trouble.;"Railroad doctor: After a train robbery, fourteen-year-old Hy West is captured along with the two older Benton brothers. Instead of being sent to jail Hy is made a ward of Dr. Albert Condon who practices in Soda Springs. But Hy runs away to the East, and eventually graduates from medical school. He applies to the Pacific Railroad and is assigned to the hospital at Soda Springs, but the Bentons are determined to involve him in another train robbery."
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