Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=7431&Ne=7431&N=3+7445&N=7431&No=90 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738694 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=1738603 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736014 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712248 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738926 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743488 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704663 Taking a year off from her medical studies and leaving New York City, Pia Grazdani accepts a job at Nanobots, a nanotechnology institute, where she is quickly warned not to investigate the other work done at the facility and not to ask questions about their source of funding. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713033 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694757 A portrait of 1970s Botswana is told through the intertwined stories of three people, including a medical student who is forced to flee apartheid South Africa after witnessing a murder and an American Ph.D. student who abandons her studies to follow her husband to Africa. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694904 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712992 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738727 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732518 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739238 When archaeologist Chloe Broussard accepts the contract to lead a dig in Ornes, France, she has no idea she will uncover the Veil of Veronica. When she does, she discovers a danger far greater than the demonic presence stalking her at night. Azazel wants her, as well as the Veronica, and his chosen minion is her brother. Her hope lies with immortal Templar Knight Lucan. Her life depends on oaths she knows nothing about. For countless centuries, Lucan of Seacourt has lived with the knowledge that his brother killed their family. Now, as Azazels darkness eats away at his soul, old betrayal stirs suspicion. He trusts no one. Not even the seraph who can heal his dying spirit. With the fate of the Almighty hanging in the balance, Lucan must find faith in something more terrifying than the dark lords creations. He must learn to believe his heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683306 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715835 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732412 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738595 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732457 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713749 In sixteenth century England, Joanna Stafford matches wits against powerful men when she is caught up in a shadowy plot targeting Henry VIII. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712261 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711389 When his land is taken by force, Prince Jayavar of the Khmer people narrowly escapes death at the hands of the conquering Cham king, Indravarman. Exiled from their homeland, he and his mystical wife, Ajadevi, set up a secret camp in the jungle with the intention of amassing an army bold enough to reclaim their kingdom and free their people. Meanwhile, Indravarman rules with an iron fist, pitting even his most trusted men against one another and squashing any hint of rebellion. Moving from a poor fishermans family whose sons find the courage to take up arms against their oppressors, to a beautiful bride who becomes a prize of war, to an ambitious warrior whose allegiance is torn, Temple of a Thousand Faces is an unforgettable saga on a grand scale, set against one of the worlds most awe-inspiring creations-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714078 Lady Marianne Winchilsea, who is fleeing from those who believe she was involved in a plot to kill the king, is unwilling to trust anyone, especially Garret Lockwood, the Earl of Falkham, the man who usurped her family home. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694944 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738680 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731270 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738955 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738968 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738074 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738028 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743998 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705746 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703821 When her crazy Aunt Lou is kidnapped by a pack of Weres, Hedi Peacock, half fae, half werewolf, along with her temperamental amulet named Merry, must turn to the one beast she despises - Robson Trowbridge, who is the only one that can help her save Lou. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1737946 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731291 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732487 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738050 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738578 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695799 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743573 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743531 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732469 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714191 Fired from her job as a paralegal, Samantha Novak is in trouble. When Telltale, a Hollywood tabloid, asks her to write an expose on the reality television dating show, The Love Dog, Samantha is thrilled. Shes always dreamed of being a writer, and the fat paycheck wont hurt. After being recently left at the altar, shes not too keen on love either. Hired as the canine stars handler, Samantha finds that digging up dirt on set is harder then she thought. Apollo, the shows star, is a sweet golden retriever who takes his job as the love dog very seriously. He only wants to help couples fall in love and make everyone on set happy. Mason Hall, the shows producer and leading man, is down to earth, charming, and ... very attractive. If Samantha doesnt reveal to the world that the reality show isnt exactly real, her new career will be over before it starts. But when she falls in love with Apollo and Mason, will she still have the heart to expose The Love Dogs dirty secrets? -- Cover verso. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705435 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714949 The writer son of a quiet sympathizer with the Pinochet regime reflects on the progress of his novel, in which an unnamed boy from a Chilean suburb witnesses an earthquake and meets an older girl who asks him to spy on her uncle. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743564 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734527 Oldest son Ward Knowles feels the sprawling California ranch in his blood. And now that the family business has expanded to include a popular resort, hes working harder than ever. Silver Creek is his legacy and his life, which is fine for the ruggedly sexy ladies man and committed bachelor. Love and trust dont come easily for Ward since he lost his heart to a gold digger--until he meets a shy, unpretentious beauty whose sweet grace is about to turn his jaded heart into a hungry one. Tess Casari has found sanctuary at Silver Creek, working as an assistant to Wards mother, Adele. Grateful for her busy new life running the ranchs spa and resort, Tess can escape the heartbreak, humiliation, and secret shame of her failed marriage. The last thing she needs is temptation--especially from a man who reminds her so much of the husband who shattered her faith in love. But passion and destiny are about to change the rules for two people who have stopped believing in the healing power of love.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704429 Mute fledgling witch Morgana is married for her safety to a kind farmer in the mountains of Wales before she is targeted by townspeople who are being manipulated by a dark force that compels Morgana to harness her powers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713810 When the woman to whom he has been betrothed since childhood decides to call off the wedding, the Duke of Huntsley, a.k.a. the Lord of Vice, is surprised by his refusal to let Lady Grace Kearly go, viewing her as a beautiful challenge he cannot resist. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685958 As an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist, Dillon Slater had one of the most dangerous jobs in the military. Now, hes enjoying the pace of life in Shelter Bay, where he teaches high school physics. He still gets to blow things up, but as the school basketball coach he also gets to impart leadership skills. His latest minefield: fifteen-year-old Matt Templeton; and Matts irresistible mother. Claire Templeton moved her troubled teenage son to the small town of Shelter Bay to escape the bad influences at his school in L.A. But when his attitude earns her a visit from the handsome basketball coach, she wonders if this role model might be too much of a temptation--for her. Because though she isnt looking for a relationship, she cant seem to resist Dillons playful charm. But what she doesnt realize is that Dillon isnt playing games; hes playing for keeps.-- P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743899 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695790 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743525 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732405 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707287 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1716369 Living with her controlling husband in 1920s New York, socialite Charlotte Delacortes life changes when her sister-in-law Mae takes up residence with the couple and introduces Charlotte to the flapper revolution. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694884 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712193 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697962 Bessie, the selfless sister of the powerful but stubborn Brunson clan, has sacrificed herself for her familys honor and is at the mercy of the court of King James. Ill-suited to court life, she must confront their mortal enemy, Lord Thomas Carwell, dressed in nothing but borrowed finery and pride. Underneath the relentless gaze of her captor, shes enticed not only by him but also by the opulence of a world far removed from her own. When the furious king demands her brothers head, Carwell is the only one to whom she can turn. But she must pay the ultimate price for his protection-- P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729591 Keeping secrets, telling lies, they require the same skill. Both become a habit, almost an addiction, thats hard to break even with the people closest to you, out of the business. For example, they say never trust a woman who tells you her age; if she cant keep that secret, she cant keep yours. Im fifty-nine. Brigid Quinns experiences in hunting sexual predators for the FBI have left her with memories she wishes she didnt have and lethal skills she hopes never to need again. Having been pushed into early retirement by events she thinks shes put firmly behind her, Brigid keeps telling herself she is settling down nicely in Tucson with a wonderful new husband, Carlo, and their dogs. But the past intervenes when a man named Floyd Lynch confesses to the worst unsolved case of Brigids career--the disappearance and presumed murder of her young protge, Jessica. Floyd knows things about that terrible night that were never made public, and offers to lead the cops to Jessicas body in return for a plea bargain. It should finally be the end of a dark chapter in Brigids life. Except...the new FBI agent on the case, Laura Coleman, thinks the confession is fake, and Brigid finds she cannot walk away from violence and retribution after all, no matter what the cost. With a fiercely original and compelling voice, Becky Mastermans Rage Against the Dying marks the heart-stopping debut of a brilliant new thriller writer-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695827 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743446 Waking up in a modern London hospital 200 years after meeting his death on a Napoleonic battlefield, Nick Falcott is indoctrinated into a time-traveling society and returned to the side of a woman he loves to reclaim a vital talisman, a mission that places the fate of the future in his hands. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705087 Resolving to reunite with her missing physicist husband as Mumbai is evacuated in the wake of a nuclear threat, statistician Sarita journeys through the surreal landscape of a dangerous near-abandoned city and meets an incarnation of the patron goddess Devi Ma. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738064 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715976 A tale inspired by the historic Tri-State tornado of 1925 follows the experiences of businessman Paul Graves and his family, who throughout a year after the storm watch their community struggle to rebuild and who miscalculate growing resentment about the twist of fate that left their home and business untouched. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714506 Lord Ian Blake has returned from India a broken man. Years ago, he pledged to Lady Eva Carin-- his childhood companion and first love-- that he would bring her husband back alive. His failure haunts him. But even his jaded soul cant anticipate the shocking sight of beautiful, independent Eva confined in a madhouse. Locked in an asylum, forgotten by society, Eva is adrift in both body and mind. For Ian to break her free, they must cross a powerful enemy-- and prove her sanity to Englands unforgiving aristocracy. But the biggest danger of all may come when the secrets of Evas tragic past are finally unlocked -- p. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743906 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744364 Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Adbullah, Pari, as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named, is everything. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735132 Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photography, answers to unanswerable questions. On her Raleigh Tuff Burner bike, she makes her way to a rickety covered bridge that, within moments, takes her wherever she needs to go, whether its across Massachusetts or across the country. Charles Talent Manx has a way with children. He likes to take them for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the NOS4A2 vanity plate. With his old car, he can slip right out of the everyday world, and onto the hidden roads that transport them to an astonishing--and terrifying--playground of amusements he calls Christmasland. Then, one day, Vic goes looking for trouble--and finds Manx. That was a lifetime ago. Now Vic, the only kid to ever escape Manxs unmitigated evil, is all grown up and desperate to forget. But Charlie Manx never stopped thinking about Victoria McQueen. Hes on the road again and hes picked up a new passenger: Vics own son. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738621 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738719 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1686064 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744069 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695841 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738552 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729539 When travel writer Lily Moore joins a group of journalists for an all-expenses-paid press junket to Acapulco, Mexico, she expects sun, sand, and margaritas. Instead, she finds that the Mexican city, once the playground of Hollywood stars, is a place of faded glamour and rising crime. Even the luxurious Hotel Cern, isolated from the rest of the town, seems disturbing to her, with its grand, empty rooms, ever-watchful staff, and armed guards patrolling the grounds. Only after Lily tries--and fails--to leave the Hotel Cern does she discover the truth: the journalists are prisoners in a gilded cage. Too late, Lily realizes that she has been maneuvered into the role of bait in a vicious, vengeful plot. Faced with unthinkable choices, Lily must summon all her strength to survive, confront the past shes still running from, and save other lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695751 Famous for his fifty-year-old self-help book on love and relationships, Peter engages in a passionless relationship after the death of his wife and questions the validity of his advice when an ambitious young editor launches a contest for struggling couples based on his book. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739432 Eagerly visiting New York to escape her suffocating family, young Englishwoman Sophie clashes with her hostesss arrogant grandson, who follows her back to England with an unconventional proposal. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742185 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732026 In the last years of the Forerunner empire, chaos rules. The Flood--a horrifying shape-changing parasite--has arrived in force, aided by unexpected allies. Internal strife within the ecumene has desperately weakened Forerunner defenses.Too little, too late, the legal rate of Juridicals is only now investigating possible crimes by the Master Builder and others. Evidence-gathering agents known collectively as Catalog have been dispatched to collect testimony from the Librarian and both Didacts: the Ur-Didact, treacherously abandoned in a Flood-infested system, and the Bornstellar Didact, who accompanies the Librarian as she preserves specimens against the dire possibility of Halo extermination. Facing the imminent collapse of their civilization, the Librarian and the Ur-Didact reveal what they know about the relationship between the long-vanished Precursors and the Flood. The Precursors created many technological species, including humanity and the Forerunners. But the roots of the Flood may be found in an act of enormous barbarity, carried out beyond our galaxy ten million years before...Because of that barbarism, a greater evil looms. Only the Ur-Didact and the Librarian--husband and wife pushed into desperate conflict--hold the keys to a solution. Facing the consequences of a mythic tragedy, one of them must now commit the greatest atrocity of all time--to prevent an insane evil from dominating the entire universe-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715824 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713761 Sherry Stratton has kept her heart on ice for years. Between her pediatric practice and her seven-year-old daughter, the accomplished physician believes she has no time for romance. But every time shes around Lucas Van Buren, her temperature starts rising. So why does she keep resisting the sexy chef? From the moment they meet at his brothers wedding, Lucas has eyes only for Sherry. The polished restaurateur has tried everything he can think of to become more than a friend. Now, after months of effort, Lucas and Sherry are finally heating up between the sheets, and the lovemaking is oh-so-sweet. Lucas thinks theyre solid, but when someone from Sherrys past suddenly resurfaces, their delicious relationship is put to the test. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743923 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738604 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743621 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736015 With her Hollywood dreams long gone, Abigale now has a nice, neat, uncomplicated life--until the day her perfect fianc needs to talk. Dumped, a little more than shattered, and totally confused, Abigale turns to Zach, her best friend since forever, to help her pick up the pieces. He does it with the gift of a journal. She can vent her frustrations, and sketch out a new plan. Zach just hopes hes part of it. Because hes been in love with Abigale his entire life. When the journal falls into Zachs hands, he discovers Abigale wants a new man. And fast. Nothing more than a hot distraction. Zach has a strategy, too. Hes going to be that man. Its his last chance. Abigale might be out to shake up her life, but Zachs out to reinvent it. Now, all he has to do is convince Abigale that life can go as planned.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712249 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683718 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738927 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694858 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732048 Bestselling author Ann B. Ross cooks up a batch of fun in this latest novel in her popular series With a crisp bite in the air, Miss Julia is enjoying a well-earned respite by her new fireplace. But autumn leaves arent the only things falling: James, Hazel Maries housekeeper, has had a nasty tumble down some stairs. How can Hazel Marie feed and take care of him--not to mention a husband and two babies--when she barely knows how to boil water? Miss Julia jumps in to help by convincing the ladies of Abbotsville to put on their aprons and give cooking lessons. With success so close she can taste it, Miss Julia isnt thrilled when an unexpected visitor shows up. Brother Vern Puckett, Hazel Maries no-good uncle, started life on the wrong foot and stayed there. What could he possibly want from his frazzled niece this time? With a delightful helping of madcap antics, Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble is a perfect next course in this charming series. --Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704664 Attending a New England summer camp as an adolescent, young Erik Schroder - a first generation East German immigrant - adopts a new name and a new persona - Eric Kennedy - in the hopes that it will help him fit in. This fateful white lie will set him on an improbable and ultimately tragic course. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715857 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698081 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743967 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1733156 Dashiell Hammett searches for the meaning behind the falcon statuette that haunts him in later life. A worthless bird statuette{u2014}the focus of Dashiell Hammetts The Maltese Falcon. And much more. As Dashiell Hammett closes his final case as a private eye, the details of which will later inspire his most famous book, he acquires at a police auction the bogus object of that case, an obsidian falcon statuette. He casually sets the memento on his desk, where for a decade it bears witness to his literary rise. Until he gives it away. Now, suffering writers block, the famous author begins to wonder about rumors of the falcons metaphysical qualities, which link it to a powerful, wish-fulfilling black stone cited in legends from around the world. He cant deny that when he possessed the statuette he wrote one acclaimed book after another, and that without it his fortunes have changed. As his block stretches from months to years, he becomes entangled again with the scam artists from the old case, each still fascinated by the real black bird and its alleged talismanic power. A dangerous maze of events takes Hammett from 1930s San Francisco to the glamorous Hollywood of the 1940s, a federal penitentiary at the time of the McCarthy hearings, and finally to a fateful meeting on New Years Eve, 1959, at a Long Island estate. There the dying Hammett confronts a woman from his past who proves to be his most formidable rival. And his last hope. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675587 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694142 In July of 1914, innocent, lovely Clarissa Granville lives with her parents and three brothers in the idyllic isolation of Deyning Park, a grand English country house, where she whiles away her days enjoying house parties, country walks and tennis matches. Clarissa is drawn to Tom Cuthbert, the housekeepers handsome son. Though her parents disapprove of their upstairs-downstairs friendship, the two are determined to see each other, and they meet in secret to share what becomes a deep and tender romance. But soon the winds of war come to Deyning, as they come to all of Europe. As Tom prepares to join the front lines, neither he nor Clarissa can envision what lies ahead of them in the dark days and years to come. Nor can they imagine how their love will be tested, or how they will treasure the memory of this last, perfect summer -- Cover verso. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713035