Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=6594+4294967035&No=50 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=1387068 In high school, studious Jayne Scott and wild child Rebecca Worden became unlikely best friends -- a tie that endured even after Rebecca fled her family to live overseas. After Jaynes mother passed away, she became part unpaid assistant, part surrogate daughter to the wealthy Wordens. But now, ten years later, Rebecca is coming home to L.A. to cause havoc for Elizabeth, the mother who all but rejected her... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1387116 David and Charlie are opposites. David has a million friends, online and off. Charlie is a soulful outsider, off the grid completely. But neither feels close to anybody. When Davids parents present him with a hot Companion bot designed to encourage healthy bonds and treat dissociative disorder, he cant get enough of luscious, redheaded Rose -- and he cant get it soon. Companions come with strict intimacy protocols, and whenever he tries anything, David gets an electric shock. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194819 When Declan OConnor, Earl of Donnelly, arrives at Hadley Green to meet with Lily Boudine, the new countess of Ashwood, he knows instantly that the lovely woman who welcomes him is not who she pretends to be. In an attempt to avoid an unwanted marriage, Keira Hannigan has assumed her cousins identity and is staying at the estate while Lily is abroad... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1387070 How can one little lie land Meadow Szarvas in such trouble? Sure, Devlin Fitzwilliam catches her breaking into his mansion to steal a precious painting. And, yes, in sheer desperation she tells him she has amnesia. But then he claims shes his wife. As Devlins own treacherous agenda comes to light, Meadow finds herself locked in a match of high-stakes deception. She doesnt dare take her eyes off him, and doesnt want to; yet the danger is just beginning... 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=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=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=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=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=1387318 Claire Banning fulfilled every debutantes dream when she married the heir to a dukedom -- only to discover he was a dissolute wastrel. Then a dark and dangerous nobleman abducts her on a journey home, and Claires life -- and her heart -- are changed forever. Hugh Battancourt refuses to be swayed by his prisoners beauty. He must intercept a letter full of secrets she intends to turn over to the enemy. But soon their battle of wills sparks an irresistible attraction... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1328658 Plain Kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow can work deep magic. As the wood-carvers daughter, Kate held a carving knife before a spoon, and her wooden charms are so fine that some even call her witch-blade -- a dangerous nickname in a town where witches are hunted and burned in the square. For Kate and her village have fallen on hard times. Kates father has died, leaving her alone in the world... 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=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=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=1194644 When Reuben Tarz meets Marchioness Michelene Fonsard, known as Madame Mickey, he is a wounded American soldier desperate to escape the hell of the French trenches. Madame Mickey offers another option -- for Reuben and his best friend, Daniel Bishop, to live at her lavish chateau, where she will help them heal in body and soul. Madame Mickeys sophistication captivates the ambitious Reuben, and their affair is as tender as it is sensual... 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=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=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=1194726 Four young ladies enter London society with one common goal: they must use their feminine wit and wiles to find a husband. So a daring husband-hunting scheme is born. Annabelle Peyton, determined to save her family from disaster, decides to use her beauty and wit to tempt a suitable nobleman into making an offer of marriage... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194822 Miss Dorothea Darent has no intention of ever getting married, certainly not to a rogue such as the Marquis of Hazelmere. A disreputable scoundrel, he is captivated when they meet by chance and is determined to win her heart, even while shes busy dazzling the rest of London society. Now Dorothea has a choice to make: stick with her plan to remain a respectable spinster, or run into the arms of her dashing stranger.... Laurenss writing shines.--Publishers Weekly 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=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=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=1212673 Thrown into solitary confinement for his failed escape attempt from furnace prison, Alex Sawyer struggles not to let the hellish pitch-black silence overwhelm him. Before another escape attempt is even possible, he must first survive the nightmare that now haunts his endless nights. Because the hole doesnt need monsters to do its dirty work -- not the usual brutes in black suits and their silver-eyed, fleshless hounds, or wheezing freaks with filthy syringes... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1387320 Shortly after Alan and Lauren welcome their affluent new neighbors -- a legend in womens rights law and his beautiful wife -- the couple hosts a housewarming party that ends in quiet disaster. One guest, a young widow, elects to spend the night after indulging in too much wine, only to wake the next morning with no memory beyond getting ready for bed... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1428124 After an upbringing of proper behavior and oppressive expectations, Aralorn fled her noble birthright for a life of adventure as a mercenary spy. Her latest mission involves spying on the increasingly powerful sorcerer Geoffrey aeMagi. But in a war against an enemy armed with the powers of illusion, how do you know who the true enemy is - or where he will strike next? 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=1194806 When a murder disrupts the Irish vacation she is taking with her husband, Roarke, Eve realizes that no place is safe -- not an Irish wood or the streets of the manic city she calls home. But nothing prepares her for what she discovers upon her return to the cop shop in New York City. . . . A driver for a top-of-the-line limousine service is found dead -- shot through the neck with a crossbow... 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=1243772 May 1944. The eve of the Allied invasion of Europe. When American OSS agent Craig Osbourne is taken aboard a German E-boat off the coast of Brittany, he thinks that his war -- and possibly his life -- are over. But the Lili Marlene is actually operated by the Royal Navy out of an ultrasecret base on the English coast. And it will soon be returning Osbourne -- a highly trained assassin -- to occupied France... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194656 When her sisters enroll her in a survivor training camp, Izzy is not happy... 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=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=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=1194715 Tasia McFarland is a washed-up country-pop singer desperate for the break that will get her back atop the charts. Shes also the ex-wife of the president of the United States. So when Tasia writes a song with politically charged lyrics, people take note and her star begins to rise anew. In the spectacle-driven opener of her comeback tour, she is lowered from a helicopter, hundreds of feet above her adoring fans, while firing a prop Colt .45 at the fireworks-filled stage. Tasia is riding high... 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=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=1386673 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=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=1212661 A girl whos always been in the shadows finds herself pursued by the unbelievably attractive new boy at school, who may or may not be the death of her. Another girl grows up mute because of a curse placed on her by a vindictive spirit, and later must decide whether to utter her first words to the boy she loves and risk killing everyone who hears her if the curse is real... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1243781 Ben Garvald is out of prison. After nine years in lockup, hes coming back to the old neighborhood. Back to his remarried ex-wife. Back for revenge. Thats what the cops think. But Detective Sergeant Nick Miller isnt worried. His highly unorthodox methods are perfectly suited for the graveyard shift -- the midnight hours when the driven and desperate come out to play. Tonight, Nick Millers toughest opponent will be Ben Garvald... And only one of them will live to see the dawn... 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=1252499 Its finally time for Dinah Davis to go home. The world-weary correspondent wants to settle down with the sweet guy she left behind in South Carolinas Low Country. Instead, shes confronted by his black-sheep brother, and -- despite her longing for serenity -- sparks fly... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194638 Nessa Dahl lives a sensible life -- until, that is, Jeremiah MacNaught comes to town and enlists her help to investigate a string of bank robberies. Only Mac realizes that beneath Nessas no-nonsense exterior exists an outlaw spirit, and between them burns a passion far hotter than a sultry summer night... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1351353 And whatever you do, dont trust a soul. Because your neighbors might seem normal, but then why do they collect such razor-sharp knives? And if your new friends really like you, why do they insist on such a killer initiation? In this thrilling collection of heart-stopping original stories, anyone can be a villain, and no one is who -- or what -- he or she seems... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194645 Vacationing in Winter Harbor, Maine, is a tradition for Vanessa and Justine Sands, and that means spending time with the Carmichael boys. This summer, Vanessa is determined to channel some of her older sisters boldness, get over her fear of the ocean, and maybe turn her friendship with Simon Carmichael into something much more. But when Justine goes cliff-diving after a big family argument, and her body washes ashore the next day, Vanessa is sure that it was more than an accident... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1328628 Seth Baumgartner just had the worst day of his life: His girlfriend dumped him (at Applebees), he spied his father on a date with a woman who is not his mother (at Applebees!), and he lost his fourth job of the year. Its like every relationship he cares about is imploding, and he cant figure out whats going on... 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=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=1194634 When love-resistant dessert chef Summer Lyndon develops a taste for her delectable boss, Blake Cocharan, her legendary willpower is put to the ultimate test. 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=1212657 Police officer Kirby Wayland is on his way home late one day when he sees a stray dog along the highway -- a Belgian sheepdog with no collar -- so he brings it home for the night. From that moment on, Kirby experiences a continuing strangeness about this canine. Man and dog quickly develop a bond, though there is always something very unsettling about it... 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=1194784 With a snipers riffle he has calmly executed hundreds of enemy soldiers in a single battle, and gunned down thousands of innocent civilians in a single day, waiting patiently for the barrel of his gun to cool before resuming his craft... It is the spring of 1945. And Repp, the master sniper, is about to carry out his final mission -- even as Germanys enemies overrun it, even while a tired, disorganized team of American and British agents tries everything in its power to stop him... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194827 It is commonly thought in secular society that the Bible is one of the greatest hindrances to doing justice. Isnt it full of regressive views? Didnt it condone slavery? Why would we look to the Bible for guidance on how to have a more just society? But Timothy Keller, pastor of New York Citys Redeemer Presbyterian Church, challenges these preconceived beliefs and presents the Bible as a fundamental source for promoting justice and compassion for those in need... 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=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=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=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=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=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=1243777 Struggling in his role as a newly single father, former army medic Kevin OBrien moves home to Chesapeake Shores. He wants a haven for himself and his toddler son, surrounded by the family he knows he can count on, and a future thats nothing like his past. But Kevin is suddenly facing a risk he hadnt anticipated, in the form of Main Street bookseller Shanna Carlyle. Shanna immediately recognizes Kevin as a wounded soul -- shes had way too much experience with the type... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646434 Regrets. Even movie stars have them. Chantel OHurleys family was far away, her mansion was empty, and when she was threatened, there was no one to turn to. There was certainly no comfort in Quinn Doran. He looked like hed been carved out of stone and he was just as intractable. But in that hardness was a promise: I will keep you safe. I will bring you home. But could she get him to stay? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1268767 Dana Sue might run the best little restaurant in Serenity, but when youre feeding a small town of neighbors, busybodies and best friends, things can get a bit hot in the kitchen. Never mind that shes putting on too many pounds (an occupational hazard for a chef)--shes worried about her too-skinny teenage daughter, Annie, who has been slowly starving herself since the loud, suitcase-tossing, name-calling fit on her front lawn that left Dana Sue minus one cheating husband... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194803 Simon Vaughn knows what its like to fight a dirty war, hes had first-hand experience in Korea. Now he languishes in a Greek jail. When it comes to firearms and gun-running nobody does it better, but those days are behind him, until the British army proposes a deal. His freedom for his help against the IRA in Belfast. He doesnt have a choice, if he wants his freedom back hell have to conquer a new battleground... Highly topical, highly inventive. - Evening Standard http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1259092 Since the day her mother died, Jem has known about the numbers. Numbers that pop into her head when she looks into someones eyes. These numbers predict each persons death. Burdened by such grim knowledge, Jem avoids relationships. Until she meets Spider, another outsider, and takes a chance. Maybe they can find happiness together, if only in the brief time that remains before his expiration date. 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=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=1194735 Zander Scott and his friends, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi are in trouble. Even though theyre students at DaVinci, one of the best Gifted and Talented schools in Harlem, their grades are slipping, and Mr. Culpepper, the Assistant Principal and Chief Executioner, is ready to be rid of them... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1243773 In the early days of World War II, nations were forced to choose sides in the epic battle that would change history forever. But for two brothers, fate had already made the choice. Separated as boys, Max and Harry Kelso have grown up to become ace fighter pilots--Max with the German Luftwaffe and Harry in Britains RAF... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194800 Leave it to number-one bestselling author Nora Roberts to spin a tale that blurs the boundaries between reality and fantasy, modern-day mishaps and ancient curses, obsession and undying passion. Shell have you cheering for love to win the day as a man and woman discover just how deep their bond lies - and how some dreams are meant to be. Spellbound follows world-famous photographer Calin Farrell on his much-needed vacation in Ireland... 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=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=1606944 Features a compilation of stories from some of the top names in suspense fiction today. Contributors include Lee Child, Stephen Coonts, Jeffery Deaver, Heather Graham, Joan Johnston, and more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1201966 Mackie is not one of us. Though he lives in the small town of Gentry, he comes from a world of tunnels and black murky water, a world of living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess. He is a Replacement -- left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago. Now, because of fatal allergies to iron, blood, and consecrated ground, Mackie is slowly dying in the human world. Mackie would give anything to live among us... 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=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=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=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=1194716 Imagine running a business without a strategy. It would be akin to driving blindfolded, to building a house without a blueprint. Yet just fifty years ago business plans were mere extrapolations of the status quo, heedless of the forces that determine the fate of todays organizations: competitive threats, customer needs and business costs. The concept of strategy changed all that, paving the way for the creation of the modern corporate world... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1387057 It is Samhain -- the Blood Harvest. Nonbelievers call it Halloween. The night when eight Nashville teenagers are found dead, with occult symbols carved into their naked bodies. Its a ritual the killers believe was blessed by Death himself. When children are victimized, emotions always run high, and this case has the public both outraged and terrified: a dangerous combination. Recently reinstated homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson knows she has to act quickly, but tread carefully... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1387113 By the end of 1943, all evidence of the abortive German attempt to assassinate Winston Churchill has been carefully buried in an unmarked grave in the Norfolk village of Studley Constable. But two of the most wanted ringleaders are still alive... In the fourth hard winter of war, British intelligence pick up disturbing reports from Heinrich Himmlers power base in Wewelsburg Castle. The mission is not yet accomplished... 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=1212698 Truly loving another imperfect person is not merely a romantic feeling, but a daily decision. But what are the keys to consistently giving and receiving love? How are love and romance best experienced and expressed in the midst of lifes everchanging pressures and emotions? The Love Dare Day by Day is a one-year devotional designed to challenge husbands and wives to understand and practice unconditional love... 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=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=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=1351539 Frank Barry, terrorist of the highest order. His ideology is money and his track record is flawless. When the Russians want review copies of the latest NATO missile system, Barry is the man to deliver them. Martin Brosnan, poet, scholar and killer. Trained in Vietnam then polished in the ranks of the IRA he now languishes in a French prison fortress of Belle Isle. Liam Devlin, Brosnans best and oldest friend... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1213011 Norah Bloomfield is feeling a bit unneeded these days. Her father is recovering from his heart attack, and her sisters, Valerie and Stephanie, are busy planning their weddings. But then a cantankerous Texan named Rowdy Cassidy crashes his small plane in Orchard Valley. The same Rowdy Cassidy whod been Valeries boss...and whod demanded she marry him. Now hes Norahs patient, and in all her nursing experience shes never encountered a more difficult man. Or a more irresistible one! Except.... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1328648 Frannie Cavanaugh has always been a bit of a loner. Shes spent years keeping everyone at a distance, even her closest friends. That is, until Luc Cain enrolls in her school. Hes hot, sarcastic, and dangerous--and Frannie cant seem to stay away. What she doesnt know is that Luc is on a mission. Because Frannie isnt exactly ordinary. She possesses a skill so unique that the King of Hell himself has taken notice, and hes sent Luc to claim Frannies soul... 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=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=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=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=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=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=1226520 Mikhail Kellys credentials were impeccable. Russian mother, Irish father hanged by the British. He could split an apple -- or a head -- across a large room with a handgun. And his special talent was acting. The KGB gave him the perfect part...assassin. For more than twenty years Cuchulain has created chaos, fear and disorder in Ireland by hitting counter-productive targets on both sides of the border, making fools of British Intelligence and the IRA... 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=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...