Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=7431&N=7322+6669+3+7466 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582403 Eva Trammel, plagued by her own insecurities, is drawn into an intense, obssessive relationship with the wealthy and arrogant Gideon Cross. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1630236 Travis Maddox, Eastern Universitys playboy, makes a bet with good girl Abby that if he loses, he will remain abstinent for a month, but if he wins, Abby must live in his apartment for the same amount of time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582373 Cole is successful beyond his dreams. He can have any woman he wants, but theres only one he cant stop thinking about. His childhood sweetheart, Ren. Hes never forgotten his first taste of innocent love and the desire that consumed them--or the pain he brought upon her... Her long ago brush with submission awakened a longing in Ren that drove her to walk the darker edge of desire. Shes become a beautiful woman at ease with her sexuality and unapologetic about her need for a dominant man. When Cole finds her again, hes gutted that she belongs to another. Rens current master agrees to give her to Cole for a short time, but then she must return to his keeping. And though Cole agrees to this bargain, he knows he will never be able to let Ren go again... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1477746 When Sarah, the woman he once loved, unexpectedly comes back into his life, along with the daughter he never knew he had, former bad boy Cameron Murphy returns home to Eternity Springs to prove to Sarah, to the town, and to himself that everybody was wrong about him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1391113 The people of Cedar Cove know how to celebrate Christmas. Like Grace and Olivia and everyone else, Beth Morehouse expects this Christmas to be one of her best. Her small Christmas tree farm is prospering, her daughters and her dogs are happy and well, and her new relationship with local vet Ted Reynolds is showing plenty of romantic promise. But-- someone recently left a basket filled with puppies on her doorstep, puppies shes determined to place in good homes. Thats complication number one. And number two is that her daughters Bailey and Sophie have invited their dad, Beths long-divorced husband, Kent, to Cedar Cove for Christmas. The girls have visions of a mom-and-dad reunion dancing in their heads. As always in life--and in Cedar Cove--there are surprises, too. More than one familys going to have a puppy under the tree. More than one scheme will go awry. And more than one romance will have a happy ending! -- from authors web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1484813 Shes undercover and in over her head... When FBI analyst Tara Jacobss fellow agent and best friend goes missing while investigating a sex ring, Tara goes undercover as a submissive in a Dallas BDSM club called Dominion. But no man can top a woman with Taras moxie convincingly enough--until an edgy, dangerous Dom takes control of the scene and sets her heart racing with a single, commanding glance. Too bad hes also the man who stole her innocence years ago--and one to whom she will never submit. Hes got everything under control...until he falls for her again. Navy SEAL Logan Edgington once left the woman he loved to save her life. He knows Tara will never forgive him, but he has no doubt that he possesses the knowledge to help her master her fears and the strength to guide her through an unfamiliar world of pleasure and pain. He alone can protect her on a dangerous mission that reveals both wicked depravities and terrible secrets. Logan relishes the exquisite torture of holding her again and feeling her uninhibited response. No matter how much Tara insists their fling will end after this mission, hes determined that she will be his once more--and this time, hell never let her go-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1209465 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1375482 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1364683 Paige has always wondered if the dark, cool and mysterious Abram el Hamid Mustafa is hiding a wicked side, that will allow her to explore the kind of pleasure she has dreamed of. But when she is kidnapped by his father, secret, dangerous desires will bind Abram and Paige together as the forces surrounding them try to tear them apart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1257729 A collection of three stories about love and knitting includes Susan Mallerys Coming Unraveled, in which Robyn Mulligan returns home to run her grandmothers knitting store and meets handsome T.J. Passman. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251704 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1254985 Heading a group of paranormal investigators for the government, Jackson Crow--part English, part Cheyenne--uses his link to the realm of spirits to help solve the mysterious death of a senators wife with the help of Angela Hawkins, a police officer with paranormal intuition. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1244235 Sandy Portman and Emily Barlow seem to lead a perfect life. Sandy is a successful businessman from an old-money family, and Emily, beautiful and smart, is quickly gaining respect in her career as a book editor. But Sandy is keeping a few secrets from Emily, and is hit by a car and killed before he has a chance to reveal the truth. In a Dickensian turn of events, hes given an otherworldly chance to make amends as a dog named Einstein. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1267833 When Jamie Newmans boyfriend cheats on her with her half-sister, Jamie decides she needs a long vacation. She chooses the island of Seaside Cove, North Carolina, but the accomodations arent exactly what she expected. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1204129 Ostracized for her role in halting best friend Lucys wedding, Meg finds herself stranded without family support in a hostile Texas town where she unexpectedly falls for Ted Beaudine. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1236507 Returning to his hometown of Cricket Creek, Kentucky, where he hopes to hone his acting skills to regain his role on a popular soap opera, Noah Falcon signs on to play the lead in the community theaters summer play and falls for his co-star--and former English tutor--Olivia Lawson. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1238755 The last thing event planner Tara Lincoln needs is the jet-set lifestyle of a football pro like Mick Riley; even though their steamy and passionate one-night stand proved that Mick is an all-star--both on the field and in the bedroom. Tara played the game of love once and lost big, and she doesnt intend to put herself out there again, especially with a certified heartbreaker. But when Mick sets his mind to win, nothing will stop him. And he has the perfect play in mind to catch this sultry vixen. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1423782 Before Stephanie can even step foot off Flight 127 Hawaii to Newark, she is knee deep in trouble. Her dream vacation turned into a nightmare, and she is flying back to New Jersey solo. Worse still, her seatmate never returned to the plane after the L.A. layover. Now he is dead, in a garbage can, waiting for curbside pickup. His killer could be anyone. And a ragtag collection of thugs and psychos, not to mention the FBI, are all looking for a photograph the dead man was supposed to be carrying. Only one other person has seen the missing photo,Stephanie Plum. Now she is the target, and she does not intend to end up in a garbage can. With the help of an FBI sketch artist Stephanie re-creates the person in the photo. Unfortunately the first sketch turns out to look like Tom Cruise, and the second sketch like Ashton Kutcher. Until Stephanie can improve her descriptive skills, she will need to watch her back. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1426144 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1368710 Nothing could shake the courage of lion tamer Brian OConnor, until the circus is threatened and the love of his life deserts him. Calliope Kelley would jump through flaming hoops to protect her fathers circus. But when disaster strikes and Calliope loses everything, she knows she must build brand new dreams. Torn apart and betrothed to others, a twist of fate brings Brian and Calliope back under the bigtop, where together theyll walk the high-wire to see if great loves turn to ashes or rekindle to burn brightly forever. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1392122 Fast music, powerful beats, and wild reputations-on and off stage-have made virtuoso guitarist Fitzwilliam Darcys band into rocks newest bad boys. But theyve lost their latest opening act, and their red-hot summer tour is on the fast track to disaster. Now Darcy and bandmates Charles Bingley and Richard Fitzwilliam are about to meet their match. Enter Elizabeth Bennet, fiercely independent star of girl-band Long Borne Suffering. Elizabeth, her sister Jane, and friend Charlotte Lucas have talent to spare and jump at the opening band slot. Elizabeth is sure shes seen the worst the music industry has to offer. But as the days and nights heat up, it becomes clear that everyone is in for a summer to remember-- Cover verso. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1268512 When he discovers Juliana Fiori, a favorite subject of gossip due to her scandalous behavior, hiding in his carriage, the Duke of Leighton vows to teach the reckless beauty a lesson in propriety. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1425987 While fighting to stay out of jail for abusing Felicia, Jaylin Rogers must convince Nokea, the love of his life, that he and Scorpio are done, while Shane tries to convince Scorpio that he is the only man she needs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1336312 During a Jane Austen Addicts weekend in England, Dr. Katherine Roberts, a Jane Austen lecturer, discovers that the author of the racy Regency novels she loves is actually a man who has been waiting to declare his feelings for her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1372797 When his wife Rachel, who is pregnant, leaves him, Bruce Peyton, while dealing with his spoiled thirteen-year-old daughter Jolene, is determined to get her back with a little help from his Cedar Cove friends. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1312381 When her cruel stepfather tries to force her into a liaison with a depraved earl, beautiful Lady Serena Grantley, resolving to do his bidding no more, turns to the Honorable Sebastian Sullivan, the man she secretly loves, for help in starting a new life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1129784 As a lover of animals and nature, Beatrix Hathaway has always been more comfortable outdoors than in the ballroom. Even though she has participated in the London season in the past, the classic beauty and free-spirited Beatrix has never been swept away or seriously courted...and she has resigned herself to the fate of never finding love. Has the time come for the most unconventional of the Hathaway sisters to settle for an ordinary man--just to avoid spinsterhood?...--p. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1169216 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1110169 Frankie McNally doesnt just write for a soap opera, her life resembles one. Head writer for the soap opera, Lust for Life, Frankie is being courted by both Victor Pendergrast, a dashing older man sent in to save the shows sagging ratings, and Luke Blades, the soaps totally hot leading man. Just when she thinks life cant get more complicated, a jewel thief starts copying the shows storyline--a development that could send the shows ratings soaring if it doesnt get Frankie and Victor arrested first. Can Frankie write her way out of this one? And can she put make-believe aside long enough to discover the truth of her own heart? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1088410 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1059254 With her beloved younger siblings settled and happy, Erin Foley has empty nest syndrome. At age 35. So shes hitting the pause button on her life and holing up in a secluded cabin near Virgin River. Erin is planning on getting to know herself...not the shaggy-haired mountain man that she meets. She doesnt realized the stranger is a doctor, recharging for the summer after leaving the Navy. But maybe its something in the water--unlikely romances seem to take root in Virgin River...helped along by some well-intentioned meddling, of course. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1117383 A merciless man with a haunted past, FBI agent Kilraven cant help being attracted to Winnie Sinclair, a shy 911 operator. When he makes the disturbing discovery that her familys unsavory past might have a bearing on his cold case, Winnie is determined to help him crack it--and the ice around this Texans heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1087734 Lauren Jamisons return to the town of Angels Bay to care for her ailing father brings her face-to-face with her old boyfriend, Shane Murray, who was accused of killing Laurens sister Abby when they were all teenagers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1117521 Forty-four-year-old Cape Cod clam bar owner Mary Hopkins struggles to find the peace, love, and human connection that have eluded her for decades as she copes with her beloved great-aunts descent into Alzheimers disease, the tragic accident of a young waitress, and her rekindled romance with Dan, a lost love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1294771 Fiona, a dog trainer who participates in canine search-and-rescue missions, is devastated after her fianc is murdered, but her emotions are rekindled when Simon, a newcomer to town, brings his puppy Jaws to her for obedience training. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1117719 Her devastating marriage behind her, Raylene Hammond is truly thankful for her best friends, the Sweet Magnolias. Theyve taken her in, shielding her from the world. Then she meets sheriffs deputy Carter Rollins, and suddenly Raylenes haven no longer feels quite so safe. Carter understands why Raylene is trapped inside. Hes even taken to bringing the outside world to her. But with two kid sisters to raise, just how much time can he devote to this woman whos stolen his heart? Raylene knows Carter is a man worth loving, but she may never be strong enough to accept what hes offering. How long can she ask him to wait? Maybe theyll never have more than this one sweet summer -- from publishers web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1297986 When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family. But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her-- a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jos empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards-- and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven--from authors web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1056990 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1162859 Drop-dead-gorgeous Ethan Chambers loves his life as Hollywoods most eligible-and elusive-bachelor. Plus, the talented actor has just gotten an offer he cant refuse: a starring role on TVs hit medical drama. But its the shows sultry makeup and wardrobe director whos got his pulse racing-and making him think twice about staying single. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1057926 After being jilted at the altar, librarian Faith West goes on her Italian honeymoon solo, but doesnt stay that way too long. And though her sexy rebound man has ulterior motives, feelings surface that neither of them are prepared for. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1055022 Claire Turner is a nurse with a terrible secret in her past. George Bellamy is a sick old man trying to make up for past mistakes. Georges grandson Ross is a man back from a war and wanting a future. When Georges illness draws Claire and Ross together, will they dare to risk everything for love? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1145561 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1155228 Neighbors Mary Jo Wyse and Mack McAfee feel their love grow as they work together to solve the mystery of what happened to the World War II soldier who wrote the letters that Mary Jo found, and to the girl he wrote to. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1116024 In a fictional novel that is drawn from real life, a star of The Young and the Restless tells the story of soap opera actress Calysta Jeffries who, upon once again failing to win her industrys highest award, lets her true feelings about her costar, and biggest rival, slip out during a media interview. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1172632 Widowed Cassie Danner is looking for solace and hard work (not cowboys!) when she takes a job as a summer cook for a Wyoming dude ranch. There she meets the owners son Robbin McKeag, known for playing screen cowboys, who is disillusioned with fame and is seeking to reconnect with the land and the people he loves. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1007123 Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, shes a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=947043 Battle-scarred soldier John Nightwalker crosses paths with Alicia Ponte, who seeks to expose her fathers traitorous crimes of selling weapons to the enemy in Iraq. Together, they travel through the brutal Arizona desert, but their journey is about to take an unexpected turn. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=976747 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1016275 Morgan Hunter and Gina Red Santiago, on the run from the law they once dedicated their lives to, must enter the outlaw territories, a place rife with danger where they must find a way to regain their lives, their love, and their land by confronting their hunters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=953404 Dr. Mike Flynns single mom taught him early how to cook and clean, and he would love to have someone to take care of. Since her fiances death, artist Annabelle Ronaldi cant paint, and life looks hopeless--until the day after her sisters wedding when she wakes up next to Mike, who is a dead ringer for her dead fiance. Mike is sure this is the woman he wants to take care of forever, but Annabelle acts like shes seen a ghost, and she sets to work sniffing out the truth of a convoluted family secret. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=999351 Sheriff Troy David had hoped to marry Faith Beckwith, but shes ended the relationship because of misunderstandings--inadvertently caused by Troys daughter. However, Troy has plenty to keep himself occupied, like the unidentified remains found in a cave outside of town. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=985526 A latest work by the influential fashion authority finds New York social maven Priscilla Bingham discovering a hidden cache of letters that reveal her beloved late husbands affair with a sophisticated and contemptuous dominatrix who has extensively recorded the intimate details of their relationship, a finding with which Priscilla becomes increasingly obsessed http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1009594 Prim librarian Maureen Davenport lives for Christmas--and theres nothing more magical than Christmas on Willow Lake. Finally getting her chance to direct Avalons annual holiday pageant, shes determined to make it truly spectacular. But it might just require one of those Christmas miracles shes always read about if her co-director-- recovering former child star Eddie Haven--has his way. Is he trying to sabotage the performance to spite her? Or is she trying too hard to fit the show into her storybook-perfect notion of Christmas? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1056248 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=933780 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1037838 Hed be Mr. Perfect if he wasnt a perfect mess ... Rich Ronaldi is almost the complete package: smart, sexy, great job, but when his girfriend dumps him, Rich swears hell learn to cook and clean just to win her back ... -- P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1020570 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=982258 When PJ Sugar returns to her hometown, she begins to investigate a murder where her best friends husband is the prime suspect and her former flame is heading the police investigation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=762578 The young Jane Austen wishes to be a writer. Her mother thinks otherwise. Although she is offered many marriage proposals she accepts none until the mischevious Thomas Lefroy shows up and turns her world around. At first she finds him ignorant and self centered but as she gets to know him, they start to flirt and eventually fall in love. Thomas relatives disagree with the match and threaten to disinherit him if he marries her. Janes mother also disagrees with the match. As a result of this, Thomas tries to convince Jane to runaway with him. Instead, Jane stays with her family and ends her affair with Lefroy. She begins to write some of her greatest works of all time. Lefroy becomes the inspiration for Mr. Darcy in the novel, Pride and Prejudice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=761018 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=989734 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=681905 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=626621 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=647662 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=603959 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=561480 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=566563 Headstrong Arabella Lacey is stunned when her brother loses the family mansion and her hand in marriage in a high-stakes wager with Jack Fortescu and sets out to teach the winner a lesson in love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=574165 In 1906, the badlands of Southern Arizona Territory is a desolate place where a three-year drought has changed the landscape for all time. When Sarahs well goes dry and months pass with barely a trace of rain, Sarah feels herself losing her hold upon the land. Desperate, Sarahs mother hires a water witch, a peculiar desert wanderer named Lazrus who claims to know where to find water. As he schemes and stalls, he develops an attraction to Sarah that turns into a frightening infatuation. And just when it seems that life couldnt get worse, Sarah learns that her brother and his family have been trapped in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. She and her father-in-law cannot even imagine the devastation that awaits them as they embark on a rescue mission to the stricken city. Sarah is a pioneer of the truest spirit, courageous but gentle as she fights to save her familys home. But she never stops longing for the passion she once knew. Though her wealthy neighbor has asked her to wed, Sarah doesnt entirely trust him.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=606497 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=507427 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=530498 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1255910 In a testimony to the lasting power of love, a man tells an elderly woman a story from a faded old notebook, his voice relating the heartbreaking tale of two lovers and their fifty-year journey to happiness. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=458635 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=442098 Thirty-nine-year-old Sirine, never married, lives with a devoted uncle and an adoring dog named King Babar in the Persian- and Arab-American community of Los Angeles known as Irangeles. She works as a chef in a Lebanese restaurant, her passions aroused only by cooking - until an unbearably handsome Arabic literature professor starts dropping by for a little home cooking. Falling in love with Hanif brings Sirines whole heart to a boil - stirring up memories of her parents and questions about her own identity as an Arab American. Meanwhile, a host of magnificent characters do their best to interfere with her life: her endlessly patient and thoroughly appealing uncle, who spins a magical story about an Arab slave who escapes his masters by pretending to drown (and ends up in Hollywood); her unrequited admirer, Nathan, an art photographer with disturbing obsessions and a dark past; and Umm Nadia, her saucy, matchmaking boss, who tells Sirines fortune in the coffee grounds at the bottom of her cup.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=440782 The original scintillating collection of erotica from the bestselling author of Addicted and The Heat Seekers. Zane shatters the myth that men are more sensual in their nature than women and that African-American women, in particular, are inhibited compared to their female counterparts from other culture groups. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=702153 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=440785 Bold, hilarious, and sensual, a collection of stories captures the sexual lives of a vast array of characters, from monogamous couples in search of adventure to wild sisters who belong to an extremely unconventional sorority. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=423732 Grace, a seemingly reserved librarian, shows the town of Cedar Cove what she is truly made of when her husband mysteriously vanishes, forcing her to call upon her inner strength and courage to help her two daughters deal with his disappearance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=583549 Set against the backdrop of Europes slide into Fascism, Blue of Noon is one of Batailles most overtly political works, exploring the ambiguity of sex as a subversive force and dissecting the fetishes of violence, power and death that mesmerized an age. The reader is taken on a dark journey through the psyche of the pre-war French intelligentsia, torn between identification with the victims of history and the glamour of its victors.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=422666 A smart, seductive, and highly sensual novel that depicts the taboo-busting escapades of a beautiful young art dealer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=357598 Steels 51st novel tells the story of an extraordinary man, the woman who loved him, and a bond so powerful it could never be broken. A novel of grace and passion, Lone Eagle is about finding the courage to let a loved one fly free. Updates on authors Web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=374012 Boring Daisy Minor has transformed herself into a party girl extraordinaire in a quest to find a new lease on life. But on her way home late one night, she sees something shes not supposed to see, and suddenly shes the target of a killer. With the aid of the local police chief, Daisy realizes theres no more playing it safe, and along the way she finds the romance of her dreams. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=372933 On the eve of the Daughters Day - the grand celebration that will honor the Lady of Spring, one of the five reigning deities - a man broken in body and spirit makes his way slowly down the road to Valenda. A former courtier and soldier, Cazaril has survived indignity and horrific torture as a slave aboard an enemy galley. Now he seeks nothing more than a menial job in the kitchens of the Dowager Provincara, in the noble household where he served as page in his youth. But the gods have greater plans for this humbled man. Welcomed warmly, clothed and fed, he is named, to his great surprise, secretary-tutor to the Royesse Iselle - the beautiful, strong-willed sister of the impetuous boy who is destined to be the next ruler of the land. But the assignment must ultimately carry Cazaril to the one place he fears even more than the sea: to the royal court of Cardegoss, rife with intrigues and lethal treacheries. In Cardegoss, the powerful enemies who once placed Cazaril in chains and bound him to a Roknari oar now occupy the most lofty positions in the realm, beneath only the Roya himself. Yet something far more sinister than their scheming hangs like a sword over the royal family: a curse of the blood that taints not only those who would rule, but those who stand in their circle. The life and future of both Iselle and her entire blighted House of Chalion lie in dire peril. The only recourse left to her loyal, damaged servant is the employment of the darkest and most forbidden of magics - a choice that will indelibly mark Cazaril as a tool of the miraculous... and trap him, flesh and soul, in a maze of demonic paradox, damnation, and death for as long as he dares walk the fivefold pathway of the gods.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=363014 Meet Ibn, Colin, Michael, and Dexter. Best friends since their college days, theyve stuck close to home near Philadelphia and hang together when it comes to work, sports, family, and of course matters of the mysterious female heart. But they also have something unusual in common: Her name is Erika, the kid sister of a buddy who died, and they promised to look out for her. Five years ago, it seemed a gesture of simple generosity. Now, shes all grown up, and a knockout of a medical student whos arousing some not-so-sisterly feelings in the brothers. When one of them acts on those feelings, they will all - including Erika - discover how far theyre willing to go in the name of friendship, loyalty, and love. For seeing Erika in this new light has some disturbing consequences: it gives the guys an eye-opening dose of the double standard they so casually apply to the women in their lives, and the not-so-gentle-manly way they treat their supposedly special ladies. Could their adorable little sister cause such a crisis and be the catalyst for such change? Masculine pride wont admit it, but Erika unexpectedly gives more than she ever got - by making them better men.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1302058 Becky Bloomwood has a fabulous flat in Londons trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the seasons must-haves. The only trouble is that she cant actually afford it - not any of it. Her job writing at Successful Savings not only bores her to tears, it doesnt pay much at all. And lately Beckys been chased by dismal letters from Visa and the Endwich Bank - letters with large red sums she cant bear to read - and theyre getting ever harder to ignore. She tries cutting back; she even tries making more money. But none of her efforts succeeds. Beckys only consolation is to buy herself something...just a little something... Finally a story arises that Becky actually cares about, and her front-page article catalyzes a chain of events that will transform her life - and the lives of those around her - forever. Sophie Kinsella has brilliantly tapped into our collective consumer conscience to deliver a novel of our times - and a heroine who grows stronger every time she weakens. Becky Bloomworths hilarious schemes to pay back her debts are as endearing as they are desperate. Her confessions are the perfect pick-me-up when life is hanging in the (bank) balance.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=372682 Nell, Ripley, and Mia are three women bound by the magic, legends, and romance of the Massachusetts coast in the first novel in Robertss bewitching new Three Sisters Island trilogy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=366139 Returning to Chateau Marmouton, her childhood home, Marie-Ange Hawkins learns that the new owner is Comte Bernard de Beauchamp, a dashing young widower who invites her into his home, then into his heart. But their magical life together--which soon includes marriage, children, and lavish homes--slowly takes an ominous turn. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=292599 Coulter fans met Spenser Heatherington in The Sherbrooke Bride and Helen Mayberry in Mad Jack. Now the two get together to track down a mystical treasure that Helen calls King Edwards Lamp. He was hoping for a lover, but she wants a partner. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=319725 Mirabelle is the shopgirl of the title, a young woman, beautiful in a wallflowerish kind of way, who works behind the glove counter at Neiman Marcus selling things that nobody buys anymore... Slightly lost, slightly off-kilter, very shy, Mirabelle charms because of all that she is not: not glamorous, not aggressive, not self-aggrandizing. Still, there is something about her that is irresistible. Mirabelle captures the attention of Ray Porter, a wealthy businessman almost twice her age. As they tentatively embark on a relationship, they both struggle to decipher the language of love - with consequences that are both comic and heartbreaking.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=161474 A long unavailable classic now published in hardcover for the first time. When she meets a charming man during a vacation in the wilds, Alice Russell drops her guards and opens her heart. But will the relationship survive a return to the stress-filled world of Los Angeles? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=840312 Whitney Stone returns to England from Paris to win the heart of Paul, her childhood love, only to be bargained away by her bankrupt father to the handsome, arrogant Duke of Claymore. And, even as his smoldering passion seduces her, Whitney cannot--will not--relinquish her dream of perfect love. First published in 1985, McNaughts debut novel is now available in hardcover for the first time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=262854 The author of the runaway New York Times bestseller The Notebook pens a tale of self-discovery, renewal, and the courage it takes to love again. When a 36-year-old single mother finds a love letter in a half-buried bottle while jogging along the shores of Cape Cod, she decides to take a dramatic leap that will forever change her life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=840267 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1303005 After nearly twenty years of living in California, March Murray, along with her fifteen-year-old daughter, Gwen, returns to the small Massachusetts town where she grew up, to attend the funeral of Judith Dale, the beloved housekeeper who raised her. Thrust into the world of her past, March slowly realizes the complexity of the choices made by those around her, including Mrs. Dale, who knew more of love than March could have ever suspected; Alan, the brother whose tragic history has left him grief-stricken, with alcohol his only solace; and Hollis, the boy she loved, the man she cant seem to stay away from.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=188166 The year is 1950, and in a small town on Cape Cod twenty-six-year-old librarian Peggy Cort feels like love and life have stood her up. Until the day James Carlson Sweatt - the over-tall eleven-year-old boy whos the talk of the town - walks into her library and changes her life forever. Two misfits whose lonely paths cross at the circulation desk, Peggy and James are odd candidates for friendship, but nevertheless they soon find their lives entwined in ways that neither one could have predicted. In James, Peggy discovers the one person whos ever really understood her, and as he grows - six foot five at age twelve, then seven feet, then eight - so does her heart and their most singular romance. The Giants House is an unforgettably tender and quirky novel about learning to welcome the unexpected miracle, and about the strength of choosing to love in a world that gives no promises, and no guarantees.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=141881 Christopher Moore spins a hip tale of vampires on the loose and in love in San Francisco. When Jody wakes up in an alley, under a dumpster, with a badly burned arm and a pain in her neck, she knows it isnt going to be one of her better days. She feels awful, looks worse; her clothes are torn, her sense of smell is suddenly as sharp as an animals, she can see heat, and she has super-human strength. And one more thing - she has an insatiable thirst for blood. What she doesnt realize is that this is only the beginning.... C. Thomas Flood (Tommy to his friends) has just arrived in San Francisco, full of dreams of becoming the next literary wunderkind. Instead he ends up working at the local Safeway and playing frozen turkey bowling with the motley night crew. Hes also sharing a crowded apartment with five Chinese men who want to marry him in order to keep from getting deported. Could things get any worse? One night Tommy meets the strikingly beautiful Jody on one of her nocturnal visits to the supermarket and gets the surprise of his life when the casual date they make to meet the next night (after sunset, of course) triggers the start of a relationship destined to span eternity. Life (and the afterlife) will never be the same....--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=252289 The time is the 1950s, when life was simpler, people still believed in dreams, and family was, very nearly, everything. The place is a small midwestern town with a high school and a downtown, a skating pond and a movie house. And on a tree lined street in the heartland of America, an extraordinary set of events begins to unfold. And gradually what seems serendipitous is tinged with purpose. A happy home is shattered by a childs senseless death. A loving marriage starts to unravel. And a stranger arrives - a young woman who will touch many lives before she moves on. She and a young man will meet and fall in love. Their love, so innocent and full of hope, helps to restore a familys dreams: And all of their lives will be changed forever by the precious gift she leaves them. The Gift, Danielle Steels thirty-third best-selling work, is a magical story told with stunning simplicity and power. It reveals a relationship so moving it will take your breath away. And it tells a haunting and beautiful truth about the unpredictability - and the wonder - of life.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=69353 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=120216 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=142131 Beautiful, stubborn Maggie ORourke refuses to be dominated by Chase Calder, whose family controls a powerful Montana cattle empire