Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=6594+4294967035&No=40 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251208 When ex-Marine Walker Buchanan stops to help Elissa Towers change a tire, he tells himself its just the neighborly thing to do. And when Elissa finds herself baking him a thank-you pie, shes just returning the favor...right? Both of them have sworn off dating--Elissas determined to protect her little girl, and that means ditching her taste for dangerous men...especially former Marines with dark secrets. Walker knows that hes not cut out for hearth and home..... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251216 My name is Kvothe. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. You may have heard of me... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251251 A spiteful article about the former pitcher and current playboy questions his talent in the bedroom. And the newspapers just the first bad news. Reids grandmother Glorias broken hip means she needs constant care--but Reid hired Nurses 1 and 2 for their bedside manner with him. So for Number 3 he chooses Lori Johnson, the first candidate who seems immune to his brand of charm. Loris never wasted her time with amoebas like Reid Buchanan... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1351324 For Captain Honor Harrington, its sometimes hard to know who the enemy really is. Despite political foes, professional jealousies, and the scandal that drove her into exile, shes been offered a chance to reclaim her career as an officer of the Royal Manticoran Navy. But theres a catch... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1252449 Megan Lambert can deal with her high-pressure job as sales manager for an Atlanta radio station. She just cant handle antagonism toward Josh Bennett, a major advertiser. Now Josh wants a meeting with her, and Megan doesnt know why. Josh is many things -- powerful, handsome, and arrogant -- but predictable isnt one of them. Suddenly, he makes a demand that puts her career on the line and sets the emotional stakes so high they send her reeling... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1387211 Nathan Grey, the Earl of Lindsey, is infamously known as the Libertine of Lindsey for his scandalous ways with women... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1386605 The powerful magic of ruthless Elvenlord masters has for centuries ruled the world. Even Shana, the legendary Elvenbane prophesied to deliver the oppressed into freedom, is helpless before such power. She and her ragtag band of outcasts, half-blood wizards, escaped human slaves, and free-thinking dragons have gained only a token victory against the mighty lords.Only the long-forgotten Iron People, a band of human nomads, have escaped the tyranny of the reigning wizards... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251215 At eighteen, Charlotte Page made a life-altering mistake. She wronged a man in an impulsive act that she came to deeply regret, though it led her to her present life as Mrs. Charlotte Harris, owner of Mrs. Harriss School for Young Ladies. Unbeknownst to her, that man is now her anonymous benefactor, the mysterious Cousin Michael. His masquerade began as preparation for a devastating revenge, but became a labor of love. Now Charlotte desperately needs his help... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1386889 1940. Hitlers terrifying war machine will soon roll through England, and in its wake Hitler plans to enthrone puppet monarchs under Nazi control. For these roles he demands none other than the exiled Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Berlin. Brilliant SS officer Walter Schellenberg is ordered to persuade the Duke and Duchess to the Nazi cause... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251233 United by a desire to overcome their personal misfortunes, seven very different women formed an indelible bond and vowed to right wrongs wherever they found them. Theyve succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. After years known as the Vigilantes, Myra, Annie, Kathryn, Alexis, Yoko, Nikki, and Isabelle are enjoying their hard-won freedom and the chance at a normal life. As it turns out, once youre a part of the Sisterhood, normal is a relative term... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194623 Someone has been farting up a storm at school and everyone thinks Keith Emerson is to blame. Unfortunately for Keith, it has earned him the nickname S.B.D. (silent but deadly). To make matters worse, Keiths dad is a self proclaimed Fart Machine who really stinks it up at home. With the science fair quickly approaching, Keith decides he has had enough. He comes up with a science fair project idea to turn the foul smell of human gas into something sweet smelling... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1296188 A chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of Half-Cocked Jack Shaftoe - London street urchin-turned-legendary swashbuckling adventurer - risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox. . . and Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent a contentious continent through the newborn power of finance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1328700 Thats what everyone wants to know. The kids at the exclusive boarding school Briar Academy cant stop talking about how three students went up to the cliff--but only two came back alive. Was it a hazing ritual gone awry? Or was it something more sinister? The police want to know -- because Hayden Applegate, Briars big man on campus, may be on the hook for murder. His best friend, Luke Prescott, is the only witness to what happened on the cliff... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194624 The island is nearly deserted, haunting, beautiful. Across a slip of ocean lies South Carolina. But for the handful of families on Yamacraw island, America is a world away. For years the people here lived proudly from the sea, but now its waters are not safe. Waste from industry threatens their very existence -- unless, somehow, they can learn a new life. But they will learn nothing without someone to teach them, and their school has no teacher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1387100 When Jeanette Brioche helped launch The Corner Spa in Serenity, South Carolina, she found a whole lot more than professional satisfaction. She discovered the deep and loyal friendships that had been missing from her life. But even the Sweet Magnolias cant mend the terrible rift between Jeanette and her family or persuade her that the holidays are anything more than a season of misery... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1386986 Once a sheepfarmers daughter, now a seasoned veteran, Paksenarrion has proven herself a fighter. Years with Duke Phelans Company taught her weaponry, discipline, and how to react as part of a military unit. Now, though, Paks feels spurred to a solitary destiny. Against all odds she is accepted as a paladin-candidate by the fellowship of Gird. Years of study will follow, for a paladin must be versed in diplomacy and magic as well as the fighting arts... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194719 With more than 200 million copies of his novels sold, Dean Koontz is an undisputed master. And in The Vision, he once again displays the talent that led the Chicago Sun-Times to call him brilliant--and the San Diego Union-Tribune to praise his always riveting writing and his wonderfully fiendish plots. The Vision--one of Dean Koontz early novels--is a chilling look into the paranormal and what occurs when a psychic channels the mind of a crazed killer... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646435 Sixteen-year-old Jack gets drunk and is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is kidnapped. He escapes, narrowly. The only person he tells is his best friend, Conner. When they arrive in London as planned for summer break, a stranger hands Jack a pair of glasses. Through the lenses, he sees another world called Marbury. There is war in Marbury. It is a desolate and murderous place where Jack is responsible for the survival of two younger boys. Conner is there, too... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194639 IT HAPPENED AT THE BALL... Where beautiful but bold Lillian Bowman quickly learned that her independent American ways werent entirely the thing. And the most disapproving of all was insufferable, snobbish, and impossible Marcus, Lord Westcliff, Londons 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 didnt even like... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194626 When history professor Alison Carter became a consultant to the film version of the Wild West legend shed dedicated her career to researching, she couldnt possibly have known that she would not only get a front-row seat to a full-blown Hollywood circus but would innocently witness something that would put her life in peril. Nor did she expect that a tall stranger in a cowboy hat would turn the movie -- and her world -- completely upside down. A. J... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194720 Deep below the deceptively beautiful waters of the Atlantic Ocean, guarded by hundreds of dolphins, lie the astonishing remains of a mysterious lost city much like the legendary Atlantis. While mapping the ancient under-water metropolis of Marinth, marine architect Hannah Bryson makes a shocking discovery: She may have finally un- covered the truth about the once-glorious citys mysterious demise... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1351360 Young Fiona, rider of the gold queen Talenth, has returned from the past, where she and a group of dragons and riders fled so that the wounded could heal from their previous battles. Gone only three days, yet aged more than three years, Fiona is no longer a child but a woman prepared to fight against the Thread that threatens to destroy her world. Fionas life takes a pivotal turn when a shocking tragedy thrusts her into a position of authority... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1296192 Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe, in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194640 With the arrival of spring comes happiness and fun. Not so for eleven-year-old Rachel Yoder, who springs into nonstop trouble that turns her from a smiling, laughing girl into a sour-faced grouch. Extra chores, a trip to the eye doctors office for glasses, and a little white lie make things go from bad to worse for Rachel and her family. Will Rachel ever learn the secret to true happiness? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194775 As summer is coming to an end, Rachels troubles are just beginning. Not only does she have a new baby sister to deal with, but she has an ornery cat on the loose, too. Rachel begins to feel that life just isnt fair. When her jealousy leads her to take a trip to an amusement park with her English friend -- without her parents permission -- her problems only get worse. Will Rachel ever learn to be content? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1213001 Bran Hambric believes that the Farfield Curse is over with. But when he discovers a safe-deposit box in his dead mothers name -- in the very bank vault where he was discovered as a boy -- Brans past comes rushing back. Now hes on a frightening path that puts everyone he cares about in danger. When Brans best friend, Astara, is kidnapped, Bran will do whatever it takes to save her and prevent the evil mage on his trail from claiming the power of the curse for herself... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194830 They were young, popular, the perfect couple -- an all-American boy and a beautiful cheerleader. But the youthful passion that led them to Lookout Park that terrible evening would prove fatal. For Richie Walters the end came swiftly, as death descended upon him in a savage orgy of horrific violence. Elaine Murray would live long enough to learn just how lucky her boyfriend had been . . . Two brutal slayings have rocked a stunned city... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194651 A medical miracle gives TV personality Cat Delaney more than a new heart. She changes her career, trading Hollywood for San Antonio, where she hosts a TV show for children with special needs. Here she meets Alex Pierce, an ex-cop turned crime writer -- and the first man since her surgery to see her not only as a survivor but as a woman. But her new world turns sinister when fatal accidents begin killing other heart recipients, and a mysterious stalker starts shadowing her every move... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194721 Lexi Titan can just see the headlines. All of Titanville will be buzzing. Not that she has any other choice. Faced with exactly thirty days to come up with two million dollars, she is out of options. Marry Cruz Rodriguez or lose everything--the successful day spa she built herself, her tyrant of a fathers respect. And the long-standing competition with her sisters for the family business... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194727 The Devil was about to be tamed. Her name is Hannah Reid. Born a commoner, she has been Duchess of Dunbarton ever since she was nineteen years old, the wife of an elderly duke to whom she has been rumored to be consistently and flagrantly unfaithful. Now the old duke is dead and, more womanly and beautiful than ever at thirty, Hannah has her freedom at last. And she knows just what she wants to do with it... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1387029 Its been a year and a half since the women of the Sisterhood received their presidential pardons, but the freedom they craved has come at a high price. The impossibly lucrative positions handed out to them by the mysterious Global Securities company have turned out to be golden handcuffs -- scattering them around the world, cutting off communication, and leaving them in miserable isolation... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1387003 New to town, Bea is expecting her new best friend to be one of the girls she meets on the first day. You know the type: very cheery, very friendly, very average. But instead, the alphabet conspires to seat her next to Jonah, aka Ghost Boy, a quiet observer who hasnt made a new friend since third grade. Hes not a big fan of people in general... but hes willing to make an exception for her. Maybe... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194842 Seven deadly sins. Seven souls that must be saved. One more no-holds-barred battle between Jim Heron, a fallen angel with a hardened heart, and a demon with everything to lose. Isaac Rothe is a black-ops soldier with a dark past and a grim future. The target of an assassin, he finds himself behind bars, his fate in the hands of his gorgeous public defender, Grier Childe... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1428048 James Stark, a.k.a. Sandman Slim, crawled out of Hell, took bloody revenge for his girlfriends murder, and saved the world along the way. After that, what do you do for an encore? You take a lousy job tracking down monsters for money. Its a depressing gig, but it pays for your beer and cigarettes. But in L.A., things can always get worse. Like when Lucifer comes to town to supervise his movie biography and drafts Stark as his bodyguard... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1296194 The Difference Engine is an alternate history novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. It is a prime example of the steampunk sub-genre; It posits a Victorian Britain in which great technological and social change has occurred after entrepreneurial inventor Charles Babbage succeeded in his ambition to build a mechanical computer called Engines... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212992 Sure, Keith Emerson may have cured the common fart at age nine. But that was so last year. Now, the whole world wants to know, What have you done lately!? Thanks to his invention of Sweet Farts, the tablets that cancel even the most ripe and pungent fart smells, Keith has become the center of all kinds of attention he doesnt want. His kid sister has turned into a farting maniac, and his parents blame him. His so-called best friends torture him at school with nicknames like S.B.D... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194641 Humphrey the hamster loves to solve problems for his classmates in Room 26, but he never meant to create one! Golden-Miranda, one of his favorite students, gets blamed when Humphrey is caught outside of his cage while shes in charge. Since no one knows about his lock-that-doesnt-lock, he cant exactly squeak up to defend her. Can Humphrey clear Mirandas name without giving up his freedom forever? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194785 Sin City. An artificial oasis of pleasure, spectacle, and entertainment, the gambling capital of America has reinvented itself so many times that its doubtful that anyone knows for sure whats real and what isnt in the miles of neon and scorching heat. Las Vegas is considered the ultimate players destination, no matter what your game... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1249226 Night Wing--the revolutionary test plane with a top secret weapons system--is Colonel Joe Breed Mackenzies number one priority. And weapons expert Caroline Evans is his number one distraction. When someone on the inside sabotages Night Wing, he cannot overlook Carolines late hours and expertise. Now Joe has to choose between allegiance to his country and love for his prime suspect.... You cant read just one Linda Howard!-- New York Times Bestselling author Catherine Coulter http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194629 When Toots Loudenberry relocated to Los Angeles from South Carolina to be near her daughter, Abby, she expected to bump into the occasional celebrity. She just never expected them to be dead. Meanwhile, Toots, Sophie, and Mavis are concerned that the prestigious Dr. Sameers budding romance with Ida may have something to do with his ailing bank balance... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1387108 Like the city of New Orleans itself, Claire Laurent is a vibrant beauty laced with a mysterious elusiveness. The founder of French Silk, a fabulous lingerie company, she has fought hard to make it a worldwide success. Then a TV evangelist attacks French Silks erotic sleepwear as sinful. And when he is killed, Claire becomes the prime suspect... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194831 The devil killed my body. I cannot fight, I cannot find. I cannot free her. You must. You are the one. We speak to the dead. Immediately after hearing these words, uttered to her by an old Romanian woman bleeding to death in the street, detective Eve Dallas begins to notice that her latest case has come with a number of interesting side-effects: visions of the deceased, instant familiarity with rooms shes never seen before, and fluency in Russian... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194652 Mired in scandal after his parents mysterious deaths, notorious gambler Lord Jarret Sharpe agrees to tamely run the family brewery for a year if his Machiavellian grandmother rescinds her ultimatum that he marry. But the gambler in him cant resist when beguiling Annabel Lake proposes a wager. If she wins their card game, he must help save her familys foundering brewery. But if he wins, she must spend a night in his bed... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1351337 #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Nora Roberts Americas favorite writer. -- The New Yorker The light of a star illuminates the depths of the heart... Wearing an ancient star pendant, an enchanting woman journeys to an otherworldly land -- and introduces a skeptical stranger to the magical powers of love... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194647 Its been years since Abby OBrien Winters set foot in Chesapeake Shores. The Maryland town her father built has too many sad memories and Abby too few spare moments, thanks to her demanding Wall Street career, the crumbling of her marriage and energetic twin daughters. Then one panicked phone call from her youngest sister brings her racing back home to protect Jesss dream of renovating the charming Inn at Eagle Point... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1387049 First, drop in at 5-B Poppy Lane, where youll get a chance to visit with Helen Shelton, her granddaughter Ruth, and Ruths husband, Paul. Theyll offer you a cup of mulled cider and the story of how they met -- and theyll share Helens breathtaking adventures during the Second World War. Then drive out to Grace and Cliff Hardings place. They have a small horse ranch not far from Cedar Cove. Mary Jo Wyse and her little girl, Noelle, will be there, too... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194764 All Patrick Davis ever wanted to do was make movies, but after he gets his big break and sells his first screenplay, his life collapses. His Hollywood dreams crumble almost immediately, sending him back to his dreary day job, and he also finds his storybook marriage on the rocks. Then ominous DVDs start being delivered to him -- DVDs that show that someone is watching him and his wife, that the two of them are being stalked and recorded by cameras hidden around and within their house... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194733 A classroom hamster has to be ready for anything, but suddenly there are LOTS-LOTS-LOTS of big surprises in Humphreys world. Some are exciting, such as a new hamster ball. But some are scary, such as a run-in with a cat and a new janitor who might be from another planet. Even with all thats going on, Humphrey finds time to help his classmates with their problems. But will Mrs... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1328653 I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic . . . I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour group. But finding a comatose town, with a hot-looking chick asleep in it, was so not what I had in mind. I awakened in the same place but in another time -- to a strangers soft kiss. I couldnt help kissing her. Sometimes you just have to kiss someone. I didnt know this would happen... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1280241 Twelve years ago, a young girl disappeared. Now a filmmaker has made a movie about it. The girls parents call it invasion of privacy. A woman lawyer calls it murder. The bloodstains on the courtroom floor belong to attorney Nina Reilly. Months earlier shed been shot during a heated murder trial. She should have died that day. Instead, Nina has returned to the same Lake Tahoe court. Her only concession to her lingering fear is to give up criminal law... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1201968 Award-winning author of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf and her sister, award-winning playwright of The Ballad of Emmett Till, achieve nothing less than a modern classic with this epic, universal story of the Mayfield family. Opening dramatically at a sprawling rice plantation just off Georgias coast, the recently emancipated Elizabeth Mayfield says her goodbyes to Sea Island before fleeing for the prospect of a free life in Charleston... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1351449 From the jungles of the Southern Philippines to the Horn of Africa to the deserts of Iraq and lonely outposts in Afghanistan, the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines of U.S. Special Operations Command undertake daring missions in some of the most difficult and dangerous places on the planet. Uniquely trained and equipped as masters of unconventional warfare, their physical conditioning rivals that of Olympic athletes... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194642 Click. Telephoto lens. Zoom. In a shutter release millisecond, Blakes world turns upside down. The nameless woman with the snake tattoo is not just another assignment. Thats my mom! gasps Marissa. Click. Saturated self-portrait: Blake, nice guy, class clown, always trying to get a laugh, not sure where to focus. Click. Contrast. Shannon, Blakes GF. Total. Babe. Marissa, just a friend and fellow photographer. Shannon loves him; Marissa needs him... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1268695 Of all the dukes in England, Jered Marcus Benton, the Duke of Bradford, was the wealthiest, most handsome - and most arrogant. And of all Londons ladies, he wanted the tender obedience of only one - Caroline Richmond. She was a ravishing beauty from Boston, with a mysterious past and a fiery spirit. Drawn to the powerful duke, undeterred by his presumptuous airs, Caroline was determined to win his lasting love... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194786 She was the sexiest thing in a hard hat that architect Cody Johnson had ever seen, but structural engineer Abra Wilson also had a will as strong as a steel girder--and just about as flexible. But Cody had plans for Abra that not even this spirited beauty could resist.... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1325342 In the small seaside town of Palmetto Beach, the Sheffield sisters -- responsibly Riley, vivacious Maisy, and fun-loving Adalee -- reunite to celebrate their mothers birthday and try to save the family bookstore, which has long been a beloved gathering place in their tight-knit community. But June also marks the return of Mack Logan, who thirteen years ago was Rileys best friend and Maisys teenage crush... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212881 At Fairfield High School, on the outskirts of Chicago, everyone knows that south siders and north siders arent exactly compatible elements. So when head cheerleader Brittany Ellis and gang member Alex Fuentes are forced to be lab partners in chemistry class, the results are bound to be explosive. Neither teen is prepared for the most surprising chemical reaction of all -- love... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212654 Dark, dangerous Jordan Kyle lived life on his own terms, setting his own rules and playing for high stakes. Hed moved through this world alone, and was satisfied to have it that way--until he encountered Alyssa Chandler. By day Alyssa was a cool, controlled mathematical whiz, sorting through facts and figures. By night it was a different story. At night she became a creature of beauty and passion who was more than a match for Jordan... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1243779 After a long night on the job, Detective Sergeant Nick Miller is on his way home -- only to become the first policeman at the scene of a young womans mysterious suicide. Whats odd is that it appears she tried to conceal her identity before doing herself in... Miller follows a hazardous trail to find the powerful man responsible for the girls fate, only to watch him walk out of court a free man. But the dead girls father swears to exact justice with or without the law on his side..... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194630 Lets face it -- the holidays can bring out the beast in anyone. They are particularly hard if youre a lycanthrope. Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner have harvested the scariest, funniest, saddest werewolf tales, by an outstanding pack of authors, best read by the light of a full moon and with a silver bullet close at hand... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1201982 Mags was an orphan who had slaved in a gem mine for all his young life. Found in a bandit camp when he was an infant, he was taken in by Cole Pieters, who owned the mine. Pieters constantly told him that he had bad blood and would never amount to anything. Had he not been Chosen by his Companion, Dallen, and taken to Haven to be trained in the new Herald Collegium, he probably would have died before he reached adulthood. Now, Mags was never hungry and never cold... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194832 #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac -- the founders of Vows, one of Connecticuts premier wedding planning companies. Parker Brown turned the quartets childhood game of Wedding Day into their dream jobs... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1328642 As the creepy little town of Nightshade prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary -- on Halloween, of course -- many of its paranormal residents are receiving mysterious blackmail letters. Psychic teen Daisy Giordano and her sisters set out to find out who is behind the threats. But launching an investigation isnt easy for Daisy with her overprotective father watching her every move... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194826 A starship hurtles through the emptiness of space. Its destination -- unknown. Its purpose -- a mystery. Now, one man wakes up. Ripped from a dream of a new home -- a new planet and the woman he was meant to love in his arms -- he finds himself wet, naked, and freezing to death. The dark halls are full of monsters but trusting other survivors he meets might be the greater danger... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1147735 Ten-year old Rachel is driving her Amish friends and family buggy with her lack of patience, which brings her trouble at every turn -- from sledding into a creek to ruining a yummy shoofly pie, to flunking a test in school, to being dragged facedown in the snow. Will Rachel spend the entire winter getting into more trouble than her Lancaster County family and schoolmates can handle? Or will she finally discover that patience has its own rewards? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1351461 Shes stuck with Jack... Lorraine Dancy has just discovered that everything she believes about her father is a lie -- starting with the fact that Thomas supposedly died years ago. Now shes learned that not only is he not dead, hes living in a small town south of the border. In the process of tracking him down, she manages to get framed for theft and pursued by the real thief, the police and a local crime boss... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1249757 A wingnut is someone on the far-right or far-left wing of the political spectrum -- professional partisans, unhinged activists and paranoid conspiracy theorists. Campaigning as the antidote to polarized politics, Barack Obama promised to transcend the old divides of left and right, black and white, red states and blue states. But during his first year in office, he presided over an eruption of hate and hyper-partisanship that mocks the pledge upon which millions ushered him into office... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194649 Thursday, 8:00 a.m. Mocha moments, breakfast club! Every week, these words appear in the calendars of four women. Every week, they meet for breakfast -- and to talk, to share the truths theyve discovered about their lives. To tell their stories. To offer each other encouragement and unfailing support. Clare has just been through a devastating and unexpected divorce... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194724 It was to become known as the most daring enemy mission of the entire war: Operation Eagle, SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmlers audacious plan to kidnap Winston Churchill on British soil in November 1943. But, despite spectacular secrecy, there was to be no surrender without a fight... For in a remote corner of Norfolk, an elite unit is gathered together. Ready to do battle for a nation against the most ruthless task force ever assembled. 100 percent proof adventure... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194840 Atlanta has become the battlefield between human and demon. All her life, Evalle Kincaid has walked the line between the two. Her origins unknown, shes on a quest to learn more about her past . . . and her future. When a demon claims a young woman in a terrifying attack and theres no one else to blame, Evalle comes under suspicion. Now shes on a deadly quest for her own survival... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194730 When hostage negotiator Rafe Mancuso takes a bullet to save Sara Rios, his former partner, his actions make him a bona fide hero -- and New York Citys newest most eligible bachelor. Then Rafe admits that Sara is much more than just another woman hes rescued. Suddenly a firestorm of gossip turns him into exactly what he doesnt want to be: the Bachelor Blogs newest hot topic. His only solution is to leave town and get himself out of the spotlight...and sexy, jaded Sara out of his mind... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1201979 High school physics teacher Lucy Savage is finally getting rid of Bradley--and his hideous green recliner. In fact, her front lawn is littered with her cheating ex-husbands belongings. Because despite standing her up in divorce court, Bradley is out of her life for good. Or so she thinks... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194846 The young soldiers at Valley Forge are suffering from hunger, cold, and the threat of the British army. Their newly forged bonds of friendship might be enough to help them survive. But the chains of Curzons past threaten to shackle him again. Surrounded by the fires of ignorance, mistrust, and greed, Curzon cant risk sharing his deadly secrets with anyone... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1350055 Lieutenant Eve Dallas attempts to track down the missing diamonds from a decades-old heist and stop the danger and death that have surrounded the jewels for years. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194811 For the past two years, Jenn has lived and trained at Spains Sacred Heart Academy Against the Cursed Ones. She is among the few who have pledged to defend humanity or die trying. But the vampires are gaining power, and the battle has only just begun. Forced to return home after death takes a member of her family, Jenn discovers that San Francisco is now a vampire strong-hold. As a lone hunter apart from her team, Jenn is isolated -- and at risk... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194818 Internationally acclaimed psychic medium and best-selling author John Edward has captivated audiences worldwide with his unique abilities to connect people with loved ones who have crossed over to the Other Side. Now in this groundbreaking book, John takes you on an infinite quest to develop your own psychic intuition as a powerful tool for taking charge of your life... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1427986 For the last ten years, shapeshifting mercenary Aralorn has led a dangerous existence -- a far cry from her noble upbringing. Now she must return home under the most unfortunate circumstances. Her father, the Lyon of Lambshold, has passed away. But when Aralorn and her companion Wolf arrive, the combination of their magic uncovers something wonderful yet alarming -- her father is not actually dead, but only appears so. Yet a dark mist is also very much alive within him..... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1226506 A fortune in stolen British gold lies shipwrecked at the bottom of the Irish Sea. And historys deadliest treasure hunt is on.<br><br>Irish militant Michael Ryan wants to finance war in his homeland--and a sinister pact with the New York Mafia will make his dreams a savage reality. Former IRA enforcer Sean Dillon now works for the British government. His mission: retrieve the gold by any means necessary--and finish Ryans bloody plot before it gets off the ground... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1328640 Who would have thought the notoriously spooky little town of Nightshade, California, could get twice as weird? The summer before Daisy Giordanos senior year, it does. With their mom working on a case overseas, the Giordano sisters are on their own. These smart psychic teens have no trouble taking care of themselves... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194734 Hounded into retirement and disgrace by political enemies, cut to the heart by the murder of the man she loved, and bereft of confidence in herself and her abilities, Captain Honor Harrington has retreated to the planet Grayson to take up her role as Steadholder while she tries to heal her bitter wounds. But the Peoples Republic of Haven is rising from defeat to threaten Grayson anew, and the newborn Grayson Navy needs her experience desperately... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194737 THROUGH MOST OF THE 20TH CENTURY, ATLANTIC CITY WAS CONTROLLED BY A POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP OF LOCAL POLITICIANS AND RACKETEERS. Funded by payoffs from gambling rooms, bars, and brothels, this corrupt alliance reached full bloom during the reign of Enoch Nucky Johnson--the second of three bosses to head the Republican machine that dominated city politics and society... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194711 Red State. Blue State. Republicans. Democrats. Bailout. Stimulus. Health Care Reform. Blah blah blah. Has there ever been a moment where politics have sucked any more? Dont Vote -- It Just Encourages the Bastards is a brilliant, disturbing, hilarious, and ultimately sobering look at why politics and politicians are a necessary evil -- but only just barely necessary. P. J... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1368609 Once a sheepfarmers daughter, now a seasoned veteran, Paksenarrion has proven herself a fighter. Years with Duke Phelans Company taught her weaponry, discipline, and how to react as part of a military unit. Now, though, Paks feels spurred to a solitary destiny. Against all odds she is accepted as a paladin-candidate by the fellowship of Gird. Years of study will follow, for a paladin must be versed in diplomacy and magic as well as the fighting arts... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1268696 In the feuding English court, gentle Lady Madelyne suffered the cruel whims of her ruthless brother, Baron Louddon. Then, in vengeance for a bitter crime, Baron Duncan of Wexton--the Wolf--unleashed his warriors against Louddons domain. Exquisite Madelyne was the prize he catured...but when he gazed upon the proud beauty, he pledged to protect her with his life. In his rough-hewn castle, Duncan proved true to his honor... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1386636 #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Nora Roberts Americas favorite writer. -- The New Yorker The light of a star illuminates the depths of the heart... Wearing an ancient star pendant, an enchanting woman journeys to an otherworldly land -- and introduces a skeptical stranger to the magical powers of love... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1328662 On the morning of her sixteenth birthday, Ree Winters was still an ordinary girl. She spent her summers at the beach, had the perfect best friend, and had just started dating the cutest guy at school. No one she had ever known had died. . . . But all of that changes when she finds her parents dead in the redwood forest, in what appears to be a strange murder... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212655 When Fallon Jones took over the family business, he moved Jones & Jones headquarters to Scargill Cove, a secluded coastal town in Northern California. The Cove suits him just fine, as a confirmed recluse . . . and as an investigator of the paranormal. The Cove is a hot spot, a convergence point for unusually strong currents of energy, which might explain why the town draws misfits and drifters like moths to a flame... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1387065 For thirteen years, Ben Tomlin was an only child. But all that changes when his mother brings home his new baby brother Zan - an eight-day-old chimpanzee. Bens father, a renowned behavioral scientist, has uprooted the family to pursue his latest research project: a high-profile experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills. Bens parents tell him to treat Zan like a little brother. Ben reluctantly agrees... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1243780 L.A. accountant Megan Greene has a successful job, a handsome cardiologist fian, and a doting father. Surely they make up for her estranged sister and hypochondriac mother...and a niggling sense that something, somewhere, got lost along the way. But then Megans life falls spectacularly apart. Faced with the knowledge that neither her father nor her fian are the men she thought they were, she is loath to trust Travis - the high school boyfriend who never quite left her heart... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1368670 New to town, Bea is expecting her new best friend to be one of the girls she meets on the first day. You know the type: very cheery, very friendly, very average. But instead, the alphabet conspires to seat her next to Jonah, aka Ghost Boy, a quiet observer who hasnt made a new friend since third grade. Hes not a big fan of people in general... but hes willing to make an exception for her. Maybe... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1201964 Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesnt think shes the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. Shes also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her the Duff, she throws her Coke in his face. But things arent so great at home right now, and Bianca is desperate for a distraction. She ends up kissing Wesley. Worse, she likes it... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1202206 Our relationship with the ocean is undergoing a profound transformation. Just three decades ago nearly everything we ate from the sea was wild. Today rampant overfishing and an unprecedented biotech revolution have brought us to a point where wild and farmed fish occupy equal parts of a complex and confusing marketplace. We stand at the edge of a cataclysm; there is a distinct possibility that our childrens children will never eat a wild fish that has swum freely in the sea... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1387073 Tony and Tia have no memory of their past. But because they have supernatural powers, they are sure that they come from another world and that their people still exist somewhere. They begin a desperate search to find their true home, which leads them to the strange and mysterious Witch Mountain. But there are men who want to use their special powers for evil...can Tony and Tia escape? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194804 Abandoned in a library book-drop slot in the dead of winter, the small kitten who came to be known as Dewey Readmore Books miraculously endured the coldest night of the year. When librarian Vicki Myron found him in the morning, she wrapped him in her arms, gave him his first bath, and then introduced him to his new home: the library. Dewey charmed Spencer, Iowas library-goers, young and old, with his ability to know just which visitors needed a friend... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1243783 When the body of a young women -- the fifth to die in as many weeks -- is found in a rain-soaked alley, the city is gripped with mortal fear. A mad killer known as the Rainlover walks among them, and no one, not even the police, knows when he will strike again. But Detective Sergeant Nick Miller has more than the Rainlover on his mind -- like boxer-turned-expert-cat-burglar Gunner Sean Doyle. Hes busted out of prison, and Nick wants to put him back behind bars in the worst way... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1268766 Upon her fathers death, beautiful, headstrong Lady Clare knew that she must wed, for the protection of the Isle of Desire now fell to her. Yet when her guardians choice of prospective husband rode through her castle gates, she felt utterly betrayed. All sinewy muscle and savage steel, Sir Gareth of Wyckmere was not the poet shed requested but a fearsome knight whose only interest was in war... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212697 A milestone of storytelling set in the world of The Sword of Truth, Debt of Bones is the story of young Abbys struggle to win the aid of the wizard Zedd Zorander, the most important man alive. Abby is trapped, not only between both sides of the war, but in a mortal conflict between two powerful men. For Zedd, who commands power most men can only imagine, granting Abbys request would mean forsaking his sacred duty. With the storm of the final battle about to save the life of a child.... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212701 Who killed Whiskey 2-2? And why wont it stay dead? A marine sniper team on a mission in tribal territories on the Afghan-Pakistan border, Whiskey 2-2 is ambushed by professionals using the latest high-tech shooting gear. Badly wounded, the teams sole survivor, Gunnery Sergeant Ray Cruz, aka the Cruise Missile, is determined to finish his job... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212676 Tess Newhart knows her ex-boyfriend Nick Jamieson isnt the right guy for her. Hes caviar and champagne; shes takeout Chinese pot stickers. Hes an uptight Republican lawyer; she was raised in a commune. He wants to get ahead in business; she just wants...him. But theres no way Tess will play second fiddle to his job. Yet somehow she finds herself agreeing to play his fiane on a weekend business trip that could make or break Nicks career... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212873 The Organization was all-powerful, and the Barons word was law. A sinister villains network, raking profits from all fields of crime. But one man is ready to storm them, and bring Babylon crashing down... For Harry Youngblood, it means finding a new identity. Burying his own criminal past, then finding ways to attack the evil at its roots. Each step brings him closer to betrayal, until theres only one way left to fight...