Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=7431&Ne=7400&N=3+7448&N=7431 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1752873 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713995 An exploration of the shifting relationships among parents and children, and between the surface trappings that symbolize success and the real values that give meaning to lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736031 Can you love someone too much? Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder. His life is full of fast women, underground gambling, and violence. But just when he thinks he is invincible, Abby Abernathy brings him to his knees. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713996 Kweku Sai is dead. A renowned surgeon and failed husband, he succumbs suddenly at dawn outside his home in suburban Accra. The news of Kwekus death sends a ripple around the world, bringing together the family he abandoned years before--Dust jacket flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732481 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736032 When long-buried mistakes of her youth begin to resurface, old hatreds are rekindled and Alexia De Vere, the conservative partys newest superstar, finds herself on the brink of losing everything: her power, her family, and even her own life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732484 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683673 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732488 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683679 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697940 Ryla Evans is no stranger to tough choices. After growing up watching her mother bounce from one unfaithful man to the next, shes always been determined not to repeat the same mistakes. So when she catches her college-athlete boyfriend cheating on her, all her dreams of love and fidelity are crushed. Saying goodbye to the relationship is Rylas only option. She resolves never to see Noel again, nor tell him how he has irrevocably changed her future...Following a career-ending injury, former NBA star Noel Carter has worked hard to reconstruct his life. With an eye on a congressional seat, he knows he needs a wife to complete his image. What better choice than the passionate woman who has entered his life once again? Noel has never forgotten Ryla, but she has changed in the past seven years, and she is hiding a little secret that comes with some major consequences. Will their reawakened desire be able to heal past betrayals and broken promises and give them a chance at a bright tomorrow?--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696586 A collection of humorous short stories about love and romance, including the tale of a besotted Sherlock Holmes ignoring all the clues that his girlfriends been cheating on him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704545 While treating themselves to a modest vacation in sunny Florida, newly unemployed Wisconsinites Patrick and Barbara McDougal get the ride of a lifetime when they, after being robbed of everything, are rescued by bighearted psychopath and happy tour guide Serge Storms. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732489 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754372 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759318 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754397 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759235 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736005 Elm Howells has a loving family and a distinguished career at an elite Manhattan auction house. But after a tragic loss throws her into an emotional crisis, she pursues a reckless course of action that jeopardizes her personal and professional success. Meanwhile, talented artist Gabriel Connois wearies of remaining at the margins of the capricious Parisian art scene, and, desperate for recognition, embarks on a scheme that threatens his burgeoning reputation--Dust jacket flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1751254 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714000 A beloved car becomes a piece of us--a way back into our histories or forward into our destinies. For Emerson Tang, the only son of a prominent New England family, that car is a 1954 Beacon. A collector--of art and experience--Emerson keeps his prized possession safely stored away. But when his health begins to fail, his archivist and caretaker is approached by a secretive French painter determined to buy the Beacon at any cost. They discover that the Beacon has been compromised and that its importance reaches far beyond Emersons own history. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754779 When Emma Davis reads the words of Isaiah 6:8 in her room at a Georgia womens college, she understands her true calling: to become a missionary. It is a leap of faith that sweeps her away to Africa in an odyssey of personal discovery, tremendous hardship, and profound transformation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732492 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1718285 In 1842, when she wakes up next to a naked Scotsman with a ring on her finger and no recollection of what happened, Lady Georgette Thorold makes a run for it with Highland warrior James MacKenzie fast on her trail. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754373 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744040 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713752 When a wedding guest becomes seriously ill after eating one of her desserts, Ella Mae, whose baked goods are literally magical, must whip up some clues to prove that her pies didnt contain the killer ingredient. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759319 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754398 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734524 Catalyzed by a nephews thoughtless prank, a pair of brothers confront painful psychological issues surrounding the freak accident that killed their father when they were boys, a loss linked to a heartbreaking deception that shaped their personal and professional lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1760373 Asking the question What if Butch Cassidy wasnt killed in the infamous Bolivian shootout in 1908?, an exciting novel of the Old West follows Butch as he, after fleeing South America, is pulled into the most dangerous train robbery hes ever attempted along with a new Wild Bunch. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743520 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759236 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743915 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736006 Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to aging out out of the foster care system. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse.... As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian arent as different as they seem to be. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds of other children whose destinies would be determined by luck and chance. Molly discovers that she has the power to help Vivian find answers to mysteries that have haunted her for her entire life--answers that will ultimately free them both. Rich in detail and epic in scope, Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are.--from publishers description http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734650 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759434 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759112 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1751255 Miss Evelyn Chambers, the illegitimate daughter of an earl, is forced by circumstances beyond her control to agree to become Lord Rafe Eastons mistress, and vows to uncover the dark secrets he is hiding. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705521 Appointed to the unwanted position of Great Royal Scribe, peasant boy Ptah-hotep finds himself surrounded by envious rivals while the zealous monotheist Akhnaten plots to suppress the worship of all other gods in the Black Land. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732493 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750464 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1733224 In her first collection of short stories, Laura Kasischke exposes the dark heart of the domestic?its wrapped in shabby silk, tucked away in a dresser drawer. If A Stranger Approaches You reminds us that intersection of the bizarre and the quotidian is always at play. Memorial statues and raggedy dolls seem to come to life, a man listens to the electric menace of suburban power lines while he struggles with his failed marriage, and the little boy and his dog knocking on the door might be Death in disguise. Surreal and darkly comic, these are stories that know the unexpected graces and random collisions that drive and haunt us. As one of her narrators remarks, What a thing, this life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735890 For years Libby Morgan dreamed only of making partner in her competitive, high-pressure law firm. She sacrificed everything for her career, her friends, her marriage, her chance at creating a family. When her boss calls Libby into his office, she assumes it will finally be good news, but nothing can prepare her for the shocking reality: Shes been let go and must rebuild her entire life...starting now. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1718286 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759287 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704304 Some say Demiel ben Yusef is the worlds most dangerous terrorist, personally responsible for bombings and riots that have claimed the lives of thousands. Others insist he is a man of peace, a miracle worker...even the Son of God. His United Nations trial in New York City for crimes against humanity attracts mobs of protestors, as well as media from around the world. Feisty reporter Alessandra Russo is covering the tribunal and hoping for a story. But when ben Yusef approaches her in the crowd, he does something so bizarre it stuns the world and hurls Alessandra into a murderous conspiracy of apocalyptic proportions. Running for her life, she must elude assassins, unearth the hidden bond between the shadowy Cathars and the Knights Templar, and uncover a mysterious relic stained with the blood of Christ. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1753701 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1760615 In exchange for protection under Prince Anton, orphaned sisters Celine and Amelie Fawe agree to use their skills as seers to solve a series of bizarre deaths, forcing them to navigate a dark and mysterious world where they discover they have more power than they could have ever imagined. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754374 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704318 After learning that she needs a liver transplant and that her time may be limited, Callie Vanetta decides to move out to her late grandparents farm, which hasnt worked in years. Callie fears that making the farm operational may be too much work; but things look up when a handsome, mysterious stranger offers to trade work for shelter. What initially seemed like an ideal temporary situation begins to look more permanent, and Callie has to try and keep from losing her heart to her housemate. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712098 LAPD cop Max Kent is not doing so well. Eight months ago, a shocking nighttime assault by unidentified men killed his partner Allie, nearly killed him, and left him enraged. Shunned and shunted to the side, Max and his new partner Maggie set out to investigate the one case that no one wants them to touch. Whether they will make it out again, no one can say. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744041 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738887 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713753 When a local baker gets run over by a big white Cadillac and her Granny stands accused of the crime, psychic Sunny Meadows refuses to ignore her visions and joins in the investigation despite Detective Mitchs objections. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738959 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750522 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738559 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759320 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754399 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759337 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734525 When assassin Gin Blanco, a.k.a. the Spider, is robbed and taken hostage at gunpoint during the biggest gala event of the summer at Ashlands fanciest art museum, she is more than happy to show these unlucky thieves that red is her favorite color. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1753896 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738924 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696624 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698353 When small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson stumbles upon the body of Mike Glazer, a former resident and the loudmouth owner of a travel agency, she investigates with the aid of her cats, Owen and Hercules. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743521 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704548 When Jane Pearson arrives at Griffin Lowells beach house, she expects a brooding loner. After all, his agent hired her to help the reclusive war journalist write his stalled memoir. Instead, Jane finds a tanned, ocean-blue-eyed man in a Hawaiian shirt, hosting a beach party and surrounded by beauties. Faster than he can untie a bikini top, Griffin lets Jane know he doesnt want her. But she desperately needs this job and digs her toes in the sand. Griffin intends to spend the coming weeks at Beach House No. 9 taking refuge from his painful memories and from the primly sexy Jane, who wants to bare his soul. But warm nights, moonlit walks and sultry kisses just may unlock both their guarded hearts.--from cover, p. [4] http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759015 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759237 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743916 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734651 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743506 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743612 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1753867 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759113 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703709 Celia Wird and her three sisters are just like other 20-something girls--with one tiny exception: theyre products of a backfired curse that has given each of them unique powers that make them, well, weird. The Wird sisters are content to avoid the local vampires, werebeasts, and witches of the Lake Tahoe region--until one of them blows up a vampire in self-defense. Everyone knows vampires arent aggressive, and killing one is punishable by death. But soon more bloodlust-fueled attacks occur, and the community wonders: are the vampires of Tahoe cursed with a plague? Celia reluctantly agrees to help Misha, the handsome leader of an infected vampire family. But Aric, the head of the werewolf pack determined to destroy Mishas family to keep the region safe, warns Celia to stay out of the fight. Caught between two hot alphas, Celia must find a way to please everyone, save everyone, and oh yeah, not lose her heart to the wrong guy--or die a miserable death. Because now that the evil behind the plague knows who Celia is, its coming for her and her sisters. This Wird girl has never had it so tough. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714166 While trying to help a restless spirit find peace by solving a long-forgotten murder, Piper Tucker and her childhood crush, Brady, discover that their passion is even more dangerous than their investigation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696130 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705522 Coming to the aid of a race of serpent-human mutants caught up in a civil war, Cerberus rebels Kane, Brigid and Grant find their subterranean haven turning into a prehistoric nightmare when a new battle begins. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732495 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738050 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729552 Michelle Henke, Queen Elizabeth of Manticores first cousin, Honor Harringtons best friend, and the commanding officer of Manticores Tenth Fleet, is just a bit surprised when a messenger arrives from the Mobius System to inform her that the Mobius Liberation Front is prepared to rise in rebellion against the hated regime President Svein Lombroso. She has no orders from her government to assist any rebellions or liberation movements, shes short on ships ... but she doesnt care. No one is going to send thousands of patriots to their deaths on her watch. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750465 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754392 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1733226 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735891 Daphne Dales budding romance with the pseudonymous suitor with whom she is exchanging love letters faces difficulties when he turns out to be Lord Henry Seldon, whose family and hers are sworn enemies. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715665 Blake Harrison is in need of a wife by Wednesday. Samatha Elliot is the owner of a matchmaking firm and not on the martial menu...that is, until Blake offers her ten million dollars for a one-year contract. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759288 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754169 Receiving a sealed bottle with a years-old plea for help by two young victims imprisoned in a boathouse by the sea, Detective Carl Mrck follows leads to a desperate woman trapped in a brutal marriage to a man who keeps her in isolation and hides deadly secrets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750490 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731847 The lives of twin sisters born in 1940s Turkey diverge when one stays in their childhood village and becomes a revered midwife while the other moves to London with her bitter husband and three children. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1753702 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1740374 Abraham Stirling, Lord Rothwell, was a fighter once, a soldier in the Colonies. But Bram returned to London with more nightmares than tales of glory. Now he drowns his senses in the arms of countless women, while his friends, the Hellraisers, ensure he neednt sin alone. Until, that is, the Devil himself grants them each a wish, undoing their camaraderie as they explore their wicked powers. Bram finds himself magically bound to Valeria Livia Corva, the sensuous priestess who raised the Devil the first time--and died to send the demon back. She may be a ghost, but Livia is no angel. The raw passion she witnesses in Brams memories isnt much different from her behavior when she had a body to enjoy. But it doesnt make it any easier to convince Bram to become a warrior again, lest all London burn. And the fierce desires reawakening within her might just start the blaze. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715749 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1760619 Five years ago, it all went wrong for Cason Cole. He lost his wife and son, lost everything, and was bound into service to a man who chews up human lives and spits them out, a predator who holds nothing dear and respects no law. Now, as the man he both loves and hates lies dying at his feet, the sounds of the explosion still ringing in his ears, Cason is finally free. The gods and goddesses are real. A polytheistic pantheon--a tangle of divine hierarchies--once kept the world at an arms length, warring with one another for mankinds belief and devotion. It was a grim and bloody balance, but a balance just the same. When one god triumphed, driving all other gods out of Heaven, it was back to the bad old days: cults and sycophants, and the terrible retribution the gods visit on those who spite them. None of which is going to stop Cason from getting back whats his...-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754375 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744042 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696641 The Black Sheep Knitters attend a thread and fiber festival and end up investigating an attack against the local llamas in this fifth title in the charming mystery series, with bonus recipes and knitting ideas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698368 The Great Reawakening did not come quietly. Across the country and in every nation, people began to develop terrifying powers, summoning storms, raising the dead, and setting everything they touch ablaze. Overnight the rules changed, .but not for everyone. Colonel Alan Bookbinder is an army bureaucrat whose worst war wound is a paper-cut. But after he develops magical powers, he is torn from everything he knows and thrown onto the front-lines. Drafted into the Supernatural Operations Corps in a new and dangerous world, Bookbinder finds himself in command of Forward Operating Base Frontier, cut off, surrounded by monsters, and on the brink of being overrun. Now, he must find the will to lead the people of FOB Frontier out of hell, even if the one hope of salvation lies in teaming up with the man whose own magical powers put the base in such grave danger in the first place, Oscar Britton, public enemy number one.