Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&Ne=7095&N=3+6603+6600 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729280 When Dulcie Schwartz stumbles across the body of Melinda Sloane Harquist, a visiting scholar whose upcoming book threatens to ruin Dulcies thesis and who she threatened to kill, in jest, just days before, its creepily reminiscent of the nightmares that have been waking her for the past week. And with boyfriend Chris distant and preoccupied, and both the ghost cat Mr. Grey and her kitten Esme strangely cryptic in their advice, its up to Dulcie to prove herself innocent, before its too late... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729255 Disaster strikes a mere week before the Hemlock Falls Ladies Auxiliary hosts the annual Spring Fete when the festivals chairwoman--the redoubtable Adela Henry--gives up her job in a huff. Who will stop the members of the Craft Guild from sabotaging their rivals, the Crafty Ladies? More to the point, whos got the tact, diplomacy, and iron will necessary to organize the booths and settle quarrels over the programming? Hemlocks mayor hopes to assure the fetes success when he recruits professional organizer Linda Connally and her staff to take over Adelas duties. But when Connallys body turns up in the trunk of a used car at Petersons Automotive, Meg and Sarah Quilliam, owners of the Inn at Hemlock Falls, are back in the detecting business... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729281 Set in Bakerton, Pennsylvania, News from Heaven explores how our roots shape the people we eventually become. Through a series of connected stories, Haigh portrays this close-knit community from its heyday during two world wars to its decline in the final years of the twentieth century. Exploring themes of restlessness, regret, redemption and acceptance, she depicts men and women of different generations shaped by dreams and haunted by disappointments. And characters familiar to fans of Baker Towers return for an encore performance. News from Heaven deftly captures our desire for escape and our need for connection, and reveals the enduring hold of a past that remains ever present in the lives of ordinary people struggling to understand themselves and define their place in the world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729256 Fourteen-year-old Carey and six-year-old Jenessa have lived in the woods with their mother for as long as they can remember. Abandoned, they must fend for themselves, until theyre found by Careys father and forced into a new world of comfort. Carey desperately wants to believe in this new reality but is held back by loyalty to her mentally ill mother, and the other piece of her past that haunts her: the story of what happened to her and Jenessa that night in the woods. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729282 Jackson Meyer has thrown himself into his role as an agent for Tempest, the shadowy division of the CIA that handles all time-travel-related threats. Despite his heartbreak at losing the love of his life, Jackson has proved himself to be an excellent agent. However, after an accidental run in with Holly--the girl he altered history to save--Jackson is once again reminded of what hes lost. And when Eyewall, an opposing division of the CIA, emerges, Jackson and his fellow agents not only find themselves under attack, but Jackson begins to discover that the world around him has changed and someone knows about his erased relationship with Holly, putting both their lives at risk all over again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729257 This standout title from a virtuoso talent takes listeners inside a secretive op to assassinate a man in Iran responsible for rigging many of the roadside bombs used in Iraq and Afghanistan. Through the eyes of the hero, a talented surveillance operative suddenly plucked from home country duty, saddled with a partner he cant stand, and dropped into the steaming marshland outside the bad guys house, Seymour shows what its actually like to be a modern spy and soldier. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707307 Living in post-Katrina New Orleans, John Keller has a new name, career, and wife, with a baby on the way. But when his financial situation takes a turn for the worse, he finds himself drawn back into his old profession. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729306 Justin Conkey was too young to fight in the Revolution of 1776, but now it is 1787 and he is fourteen. Justin is ready to fight, even if he has only his fathers old sword to protect him. But once on the battlefield, war is not what he expected. It is dangerous and frightening and nothing makes sense... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703450 An adrenaline-fueled thriller debut in the tradition of Three Days of the Condor from the famed creator of TVs Law & Order, featuring NYPD Special Agent Jeremy Fisk, who is New York Citys last hope against an ingenious, multi-pronged terrorist attack-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729057 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703523 At Private Berlin, agent Chris Schneider has disappeared. The Private team is led to an abandoned Nazi slaughterhouse where all hope vanishes. As Private digs further into Chriss past, a terrifying history is revealed, and they begin to suspect that someone very dangerous and very depraved is responsible for Chriss disappearance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729283 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729258 Pat Summitt, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history aad bestselling author of Reach for the Summitt and Raise The Roof, tells for the first time her remarkable story of victory and resilience as well as facing down her greatest challenge: early-onset Alzheimers disease. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729317 Pressured by her mother to marry a proper gentleman, Caroline Maxwell reluctantly considers Lord Bremerton while harboring a secret longing for adventure and passion with her brothers world-traveling friend, Jack, whose new money and lack of title render him an unsuitable candidate in her mothers eyes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729008 Stormy is an orphan and a kitchen skivvy. He tends the compost, he scrubs the floors, and watches feasts make their way up the mountain as he survives on bread and water. A skivvy is all that Stormy can hope to be. But Stormy has a secret. He wants to be... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703536 Waking up in a military complex, months after zombies attacked school, B has no memory of the last few months. Life in the UK has turned tough since the outbreak, and B is woven into life--and battle--in the new military regime quickly. But as B learns more... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707291 Set in the early 60s, this novel is a very funny and completely raunchy satire of life in Texas and in California, and a true and very American portrait of an artist as a young man. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703513 Ever since they were Snotsippers, Jack and the girl have fought, until one day she steals his bike and as he and the Amigos try to recover it, Jack realizes that he is growing up and must eventually leave the goodlands and badlands of Hokey Pokey. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729307 In this horror novel parody, three self-centered members of Cliffside High Schools ruling clique, who are beginning to age rapidly, become convinced that the beautiful new exchange student is the ghost of the girl whose death they caused the year before. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729199 For Gene and the remaining humans, death is just a heartbeat away. On the run and hunted by society, they must find a way to survive in The Vast and avoid the hungry predators tracking them in the dark. But theyre not the only things following Gene. Hes haunted by the girl he left behind and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy, the human girl at his side. When they discover a refuge of exiled humans living high in the mountains, Gene and his friends think theyre finally safe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703524 Archivist Beecher White discovers a connection that may link the individuals responsible for the only four successful assassinations of American Presidents after discovering a modern-day killer who is recreating the assassins crimes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729251 On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, a young wife and mother obsessed with the glamour of Jackie, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless but secure marriage or to follow the man she loves and whose baby she may be carrying. Decades earlier in 1919, Vivien Lowe, an obituary writer, is searching for her lover who disappeared in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. By telling the stories of the dead, Vivien not only helps others cope with their grief but also begins to understand the devastation of her own terrible loss. The surprising connection between these two women will change Claires life in unexpected and extraordinary ways. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729284 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729259 When handsome British viscount Major Lord Peter Tremayne commandeers her home, rebel Kate Grey throws caution to the wind and responds to his seduction. But a spy in her own household steals the military dispatches Tremayne carries, ensuring his disgrace--and implicating Kate in high treason. Months later, having narrowly escaped court martial and hanging, Tremayne returns to decadent, British-occupied Philadelphia with a new assignment--to capture the woman he believes betrayed him. Worse, the glamorous fiancee of his own dissolute cousin is none other than Kate Grey, now an undercover spy. And so begins their dangerous dance, between passion and patriotism, between certain death and the promise of a brave new future together. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703501 Godin shows how we can thrive in an economy that rewards art, not compliance. He explains why true innovators focus on trust, remarkability, leadership, and stories that spread. And he makes a passionate argument for why you should be treating your work as art. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710414 A collection of poems that celebrates the wonder, mystery, and danger of the night and describes the many things that hide in the dark. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729318 When the Boxcar Children uncover a strange puzzle in a friends backyard, its just the beginning of the spy game--a search for clues leading to gold! The children must make sense of a mysterious old photo and a riddle. But soon the children begin to suspect that theres a mystery inside the mystery. Just who is behind the spy game, anyway? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729009 The Special Class Prize will be awarded to the children who make the most money at the Pudding Bag School Summer Fair. With their magical teacher Miss Gilhoolie ill in bed, Class 4b conjure up something special. But could it be a bit too special? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707233 Handsome, strong, and just a bit dangerous, Comanche Chase Wolf is used to getting what he wants. So when he sees Franny--a golden-haired angel with deep green eyes, delicate features, and the sweetest smile--he sets out to make her his. But Franny is far from the innocent she seems. And the truth may be more than Chase can bear. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703537 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707309 A member of Rabbi Smalls congregation dies a mysterious death during a hurricane. When the suspect turns out to be a troubled but likable young man, Rabbi Small comes to his aid. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729045 White tells his emotional, incredible true story of crime and redemption, vanity and spirituality, as he discovers happiness and fulfillment in an unlikely place--imprisonment in The Long Center, the last leper colony in the U.S. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703514 An Odyssey-like adventure of two boys incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail where they deal with pirates, buried secrets, and extraordinary encounters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729308 Amy learned a lot in her babysitting course, but not what to do if two thugs show up, intent on kidnapping. Armed with misinformation and a weapon, the men take Amy and little Kendra to a remote cabin in the woods. There they make videos of the girls and mail them to Kendras wealthy parents in an effort to get ransom money. After several of her escape attempts fail, Amy is forced to make one last, desperate move. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703551 Stop battling your weight and slim down for life with this no-nonsense, insiders plan from Americas health, wellness, and weight-loss guru: Jillian Michaels. She has helped millions lose weight and feel great, and now she can help you, too. Bestselling author and Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels swore shed never write another diet book... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703542 Noted science writer Virginia Morell explores the frontiers of research on animal cognition and emotion, offering a surprising and moving exploration into the hearts and minds of wild and domesticated animals... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729212 Discovering that the U.S. is being targeted by a secret and lethal conspiracy, disgraced television host Jack Hatfield taps the expertise of an idealistic staffer from the Office of Naval Intelligence to expose an imminent biochemical attack. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728893 You or your Alt? Only one will survive. Dualed is a thrilling high-concept YA where citizens must prove their worth by killing their Alts--twins raised by other families. The city of Kersh is a safe haven, but the price of safety is high. West Grayer has trained as a fighter, preparing for the day when her assignment arrives and she will have one month to hunt down and kill her Alt. Survival means advanced schooling, a good job, marriage--life...But then a tragic misstep shakes Wests confidence. Stricken with grief and guilt, shes no longer certain that shes the best version of herself, the version worthy of a future. If she is to have any chance of winning, she must stop running not only from her Alt, but also from love... though both have the power to destroy her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728964 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729059 The Bluebeard fairy tale retold. . . . When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petherams beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitation--on fine ivory paper, in bold black handwriting--from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts, leaving her humble childhood home for the astonishingly lavish Wyndriven Abbey, in the heart of Mississippi... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703525 Farside, the side of the moon that never faces Earth, is the ideal location for an astronomical observatory. It is also the setting for a tangled web of politics, personal ambition, love, jealousy, and murder. Telescopes on Earth have detected an Earth-sized planet circling a star some thirty light-years away. Farside observatory will have the largest optical telescope in the solar system as well as a vast array of radio antennas, the most sensitive radio telescope possible, insulated from the interference of Earths radio chatter by a thousand kilometers of the moons solid body. Building Farside is a complex, often dangerous task. Breakdowns--mechanical and emotional--are commonplace. Accidents happen, some of them fatal. But what they ultimately find will stun everyone, and the human race will never be the same. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729252 Katies world is shattered by the news that her headstrong and bohemian younger sister, Mia, has been found dead at the bottom of a cliff in Bali. The authorities say that Mia jumped--that her death was a suicide. Although they hadnt spoken to one another since Mia suddenly left on an around-the-world trip six months earlier, Katie refuses to accept that her sister would take her own life. Distraught that they never made peace, Katie leaves behind her orderly, sheltered life in London and embarks on a journey to find the truth. With only the entries of Mias tattered travel journal as her guide, Katie retraces the last few months of her sisters life, and--page by page, country by country--begins to uncover the mystery surrounding her death. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729298 For more than four decasdes, Bob Dotson has been travelling all over the United States searching for those who have made a difference. With American Story, he shares their stories along with inspiration that can help anyone reach their goals. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703548 Milk Glass Moon, the third book in Adriana Trigianis bestselling Big Stone Gap series, continues the life story of Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney as she faces the challenges and changes of motherhood with her trademark humor and honesty. With twists as plentiful as those found on the holler roads of southwest Virginia, this story takes turns that will surprise and enthrall the reader... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729260 Seattle prosecutor Mia Quinns best friend and coworkier Colleen is shot to death while they are on the phone with each other. Already reeling from her husbands recent death, Mias life is further turned upside down. When the DA asks Mia to investigate Colleens death and its connection to another Seattle prosecutors murder four years earlier, she learns that there are many people who could have wanted Colleen dead, including some that Mia thought she could trust. Can Mia solve the mystery before its too late? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729263 Bound by her oath of confidentiality and tortured by unrequited love, sixteen-year-old Devon, a peer counselor at a prestigious California boarding school, finds herself on a solitary mission to get to the bottom of a popular students apparent suicide. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728989 As Mumbai empties under the threat of imminent nuclear annihilation, statistician Sarita can only think of being reunited with her physicist husband. To find him, she must journey across the surreal landscape of a near-abandoned city, braving gangs of competing Hindu and Muslim hoodlums. Joining her is Jaza Muslim whose true religion has always been sex. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703505 Describes a day in the life of several members of a Harlem fundamentalist church. The saga of three generations of people is related through flashbacks. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729067 Jason and Rachel were not born in Lyrian. They did not grow up in Lyrian. But after all of the battles and losses, the triumphs and adventures, and most of all, the friendships forged in this fantastical world, Lyrian has become home to them in a way they never could have imagined. And so, armed now with the prophecy of a dying oracle, they have gone on their separate quests--each surrounded by brave and powerful allies--knowing that the chance for success is slim. But Jason and Rachel are ready at last to become the heroes Lyrian needs, no matter the cost. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706629 The rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Btard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northhampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recreation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English army defeats the French and captures the Poitiers and French King John II. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729010 Aunt Susan - an unstoppable force, and possibly the bossiest woman alive - is on the phone, and thats never good. Shes insisting that Harry and his family help her at a local event shes promised to organise: the Great Toadpool Show. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729186 The hunter becomes prey, as a heist goes sour and Parker finds himself trapped in a shuttered amusement park, besieged by a bevy of local mobsters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729266 A riveting and poignant novel of one womans journey to Bali in search of love, renewal, and a place to call home--perfect for readers of Elizabeth Gilberts Eat, Pray, Love and Alex Garlands The Beach. It starts as a trip to paradise. Sent on assignment to Bali, Jamie, an American adventure guide, imagines spending weeks exploring the islands lush jungles and pristine white sand beaches... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707234 Unaware that his congregation is grumbling about his rumpled appearance and absent-minded manner, Rabbi Small spends long hours poring over scholarly books. But he is forced to face his congregants discontent when the police discover a young womans body outside the temple--and her handbag in his car. Suddenly Rabbi Small must study motives and uncover the killer, or lose more than his followers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729004 Its the biggest day in Violet Pottss life. Shes finally tall enough to ride Plunger!, the scariest rollercoaster around. Then, when shes least expecting it, Violet shrinks! Suddenly, shes as small as a fish finger. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703538 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729000 A lyrical and deeply affecting novel recounting the seven days a father spends on the road with his daughter after kidnapping her during a parental visit. Eric Schroder brings his daughter, Meadow, to Lake Champlain, Vermont, in an attempt to outrun the authorities amid a heated custody battle with his wife-- who will soon discover that her husband is not who he says he is. A deftly imagined novel on the many identities we take on in our lives-- those we are born with and those we construct for ourselves. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728996 Clares been hired to create a gourmet coffee and dessert bar for a New York wedding to be held at the world-renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art. Famous chefs will be there, celebrities, members of the press, well-known politicians--so why isnt she thrilled to have this chance to shine? Because the person tying the knot is Matteo Allegro, her ex-husband and current business partner. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729046 Joy Randalls Top 5 Tips for Vampire Hunters: Location, location, location. Vampires wont be caught dead (ha!) in places like discos, ten-minute lube shops, or Switzerland. Trust your eyes. You know the handsome, annoyingly arrogant, self-assured man in the shadows with long hair and a cleft in his chin? Hes your vampire. No matter how tempting it might be, do not accidentally acquire a paper cut on your finger and suggest your vampire kiss it to make it better. Play it cool. Dont offer to accompany your prince of the night on the talk-show circuit, and whatever you do, dont offer him your heart! Most of all, remember: being a vampire is nothing to laugh about. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729245 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706642 When four Americans are kidnapped, John Wells heads to East Africa to track the Somali bandits responsible--and to keep the U.S. out of an unnecessary war. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729224 You have never met an (ex) FBI agent like Brigid QuinnKeeping secrets, telling lies, they require the same skill. Both become a habit, almost an addiction, thats hard to break even with the people closest to you, out of the business. For example, they say never trust a woman who tells you her age; if she cant keep that secret, she cant keep yours. Im fifty-nine... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728903 Sam Sheridan has traveled the world as an amateur boxer and mixed martial arts fighter; he has worked as an EMT, a wilderness firefighter, a sailor, a cowboy at the largest ranch in Montana, and in construction under brutal conditions at the South Pole. If he isnt ready for the apocalypse and the fractured world that will ensue, we are all in a lot of trouble. Despite an arsenal of skills that puts many to shame, when Sam became a father he was beset with nightmares about being unable to protect his son. If the power grid went down, how much food and water would you need? If you were forced outside the city limits, could you survive in the wilderness? And lets not even talk about plagues and attacking aliens. The problem is, each scenario requires a different skill set--so Sam decides to gain as many skills as possible--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703515 A father and son embark on a road trip to a distant animal shelter to save a homeless border collie puppy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729309 A young black girl living in New York City in the late eighteenth century observes the historic events taking place around her and at the same time solves the mystery of her own identity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706635 Author Alisa Valdes reveals how falling in love with a conservative cowboy forced her to rethink the feminist beliefs shes always held dear. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703552 National bestselling author Erica Bauermeister returns to the enchanting world of The School of Essential Ingredients in this luminous sequel. Lillian and her restaurant have a way of drawing people together... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703508 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703543 Spellbinding in its narration,A Teaspoon of Earth and Seais the story of an Iranian girl who, separated from her mother and twin sister during the turmoil following the Iranian Revolution, invents a rich, imaginative world in which they live.Growing up in a small fishing village in 1980s Iran, eleven-year-old Saba Hafezi and her twin sister Mahtab are fascinated by America. They keep lists of English vocabulary words and collect contraband copies ofLifemagazine and Beatles cassettes... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729213 On a luxury yacht off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Aleksandr Kasianenko, a billionaire Russian oligarch, his supermodel girlfriend, and their guests--five famous couples--are all held hostage by a pirate who is working for a Russian mobster with a grudge. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728876 Agatha Raisin thinks shes in for a treat when her ex-husband James Lacey invites her on a holiday. But to her horror, his idea of an exotic destination is a small, rundown resort of Snoth-on-Sea. Needless to say, the break doesnt go as planned... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728894 Meet Edgar and Allan Poe -- twelve-year-old identical twins, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of Edgar Allan Poe. They look and act so much alike that theyre almost one mischievous, prank-playing boy in two bodies. When their beloved black cat, Roderick Usher, is kidnapped and transported to the Midwest, Edgar and Allan convince their guardians that its time for a road trip... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729201 Scarlet Benoit and Wolf, a street fighter who may have information about her missing grandmother, join forces with Cinder as they try to stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana in this story inspired by Little Red Riding Hood. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728966 After being rescued in the mountains of Tibet by a near-human tribe who revere him as a god, Ashley must choose between returning to the violence of the village he fled and the tests of courage that await him as the tribes god. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729218 Starks antihero Parker attempts to retrieve money he had to leave in an amusement park, but the money is gone. He enlists Alan Grofield to assist, but when Grofield is taken hostage, Parker assembles a private army to get him back and rob the mob blind at the same time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729060 In this pulse-pounding and thrillingly sensual novel, New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian returns to the mesmerizing world of the Midnight Breed, following new characters into a dark future where an uneasy peace can unravel into war--and a great betrayal can mask an all-consuming love. Twenty years after the terror of First Dawn--when mankind learned that vampires lived secretly among them--the threat of violence reigns as the two species struggle to coexist... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729253 When you are passionately, purely in love, nothing else matters--not even life itself. Shakespeares consummate tragedy of young lovers swept into a catastrophic vortex of misunderstandings, secrets, and fate is set in 1840s Alta California, a vibrant and conflicted time in our history. Romeo and Juliet, the son and daughter of two landed families locked in an old feud, are irresistibly drawn to each other. Defying the hatred and distrust surrounding them, they dare to believe they can--and must--be together. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707305 Cattleman Homer Bannon is a walking advertisement for traditional, old-frontier morals--in contrast to his stepson, Hud. Homers grandson Lonnie is torn between emotions for his father and grandfather as he struggles to define his own identity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729299 Brenda Ashford is the quintessential British nanny. Prim and proper, gentle and kind, she seems to have stepped straight out of Mary Poppins. For more than six decades Nanny Brenda swaddled, diapered, dressed, played with, sang to, cooked for, and looked after more than one hundred children... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703499 In belle poque Paris, the Van Goethem sisters struggle for survival after the sudden death of their father, a situation that prompts young Maries ballet training and her introduction to a genius painter. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706632 All of North America is covered in ash after the eruption in Yellowstone, and Colin Fergusons family is scattered across the United States. With food running low and cities uninhabitable, can they hope to survive long enough for whats left of civilization to rebuild? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703549 Six marriages, six heartbreaks, one shared beginning. In her forties -- a widow, too young, too modern to accept the role -- Becky Aikman struggled to make sense of her place in an altered world. In this transcendent and infectiously wise memoir, she explores surprising new discoveries about how people experience grief and transcend loss and, following her own remarriage, forms a group with five other young widows to test these unconventional ideas... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729210 This is a dark yet often funny novel told from the point of view of a man who for the past two months has been a patient at a New York City mental ward. Having suffered a breakdown--due to his shattered marriage and an irrational fear of fading away as a human--he now finds himself caught between two worlds, neither of which is a place of comfort or fulfillment: the world of the ward, where abnormality and an odd sort of freedom reign, and the outside world, where convention and restrictive behavior rule. Finally on his way to becoming reasonably normal again, he requests and is granted a solo pass, which allows him to leave the locked ward for several hours and visit the city, with the promise that he will return to the hospital by evening. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729296 Its been quite a week for Joe Grey. First the large, powerful feline discovers that, through some strange, inexplicable phenomenon, he now has the ability to understand human language. Then he discovers he can speak it as well! Its a nightmare for a cat whod prefer to sleep the day away carefree, but Joe can handle it. That is, until he has the misfortune to witness a murder in the alley behind Jollys Deli--and worse, to be seen witnessing it. With all of his nine lives suddenly at risk, Joes got no choice but to get to the bottom of the heinous crime--because his mouse-hunting days are over for good unless he can help bring a killer to justice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729286 The latest novel from #1 internationally best-selling author Paulo Coelho is a classic of inspiration and reflection, a meditation on life, love, and the significance of change. A novel of philosophical reflection set in Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades. Here a community of Christians, Arabs, and Jews who have long lived together harmoniously have been warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729261 Eleven-year-old cousins who are closer than most brothers, catcher Liam McCarthy and pitcher Carter Jones grew up playing baseball together. Now, their team is on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the Little League Baseball World Series. To reach the title match, however, they must first beat their number one rivals from Southern California. Little do they know that the game will prove to be just the first challenge theyll face on their road to the championships-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729322 Theres a bad new cat in sleepy little Molena Point: a renegade tom with a penchant for robbery, a scorn for his fellow felines, and a disdain for human laws. And hes masterminding a crime spree thats quickly escalating toward murder most foul. Dulcie and Joe Grey both know the score--theyve seen Azrael in action. But how can they expose the criminal without letting ordinary, untrustworthy humans in on the secret that certain select cats can think--and talk? Cats like them... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703503 Spirited and intelligent, Morayo grows up surrounded by school friends and family in busy, modern-day Ibadan, Nigeria. An adoring little sister, their traditional parents, and a host of aunties and cousins make Morayos home their own, so theres nothing unusual about her charming but troubled cousin, Bros T, moving in with the family. At first Morayo and her sister are delighted, but in her innocence, nothing prepares Morayo for the shameful secret Bros T forces upon her. Thrust into a web of oppressive silence woven by the adults around her, Morayo must learn to protect herself and her sister from a legacy of silence shared by the women in her family. Only her Aunt Morenike provides Morayo with a safe home and a sense of female community that sustains her as she develops into a young woman in a bustling, politically charged, and often violent country. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729264 Mercy Thompsons life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming the mate of Adam Hauptman--the charismatic Alpha of the local werewolf pack--has made her a stepmother to his daughter Jesse, a relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercys life. But on the edges of humanity, a minor mishap on an ordinary day can turn into so much more. After an accident in bumper-to-bumper traffic, Mercy and Jesse cant reach Adam--or anyone else in the pack for that matter... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728990 Fifteen-year-old Ben Buck and his family spent four years clearing the wilderness to build a new home in Pennsylvania. They fought the Indians and the British, and made sacrifices most people wouldnt have been strong enough to make. All so they could be independent and free. Now someones trying to take everything away from them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729243 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706646 Ex-reporter Ali Reynolds is asked to help exonerate a woman and her boyfriend accused of killing a gold-digging divorce. Alis attention is diverted, however, by another case involving a teenager who finds a dead body and a small fortune in the Camp Verde desert. As she digs for answers, Ali soon realizes the two cases share sinister connections. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703506 It is the most sensational murder trial since O. J. Simpson. The nation is obsessed with Sydney Bennett, a sexy nightclub waitress and good-time girl accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter for cramping her party life. Agreeing to defend Sydney, Jack Swyteck knew he was taking on the toughest and most controversial case of his career. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728980 In the collections marvelous title story, two aging vampires in a sun-drenched Italian lemon grove find their hundred-year marriage tested when one of them develops a fear of flying. In The Seagull Army Descends on Strong Beach, 1979, a dejected teenager discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left in a seagulls nest. Proving Up and The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis--stories of children left to fend for themselves in dire predicaments--find Russell veering into more sinister territory, and ultimately crossing the line into full-scale horror. In The New Veterans, a massage therapist working with a tattooed war veteran discovers she has the power to heal by manipulating the images on his body. In all, these wondrous new pieces display a young writer of superlative originality and invention coming into the full range and scale of her powers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729068 When Sophie Brinkmann meets Hector Guzman, her life is perfectly uneventful. Shes a nurse and a single mother, living with her son in a sleepy Stockholm suburb. She likes Guzmans quiet charm and easy smile; she likes the way he welcomes her into his family. She quickly learns, though, that his smooth faade masks something much more sinister--hes the head of an international crime ring that is at war with a rival organization. Before she can fully grasp the extent of his dangerous world, her life starts to come undone: her family is at risk, a long-lost friend mysteriously resurfaces, and she realizes that she can trust no one. Whether she likes it or not, shes now at the center of a global turf war between Spanish drug traffickers, German gangsters, Russian hit men, and Swedish cops. To get out alive, and with her integrity intact, she will have to summon everything within her to navigate this intricate web of moral ambiguity, deadly obsession, and craven gamesmanship. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707303 In 1945, a former combat nurse, back from the war and on her honeymoon, touches a boulder in an ancient Scottish ruin and is instantly transported to a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in 1743. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706630 Levine presents a gripping chronicle of the cultural and economic upheaval the South experienced during and after the Civil War. Drawing upon a treasure trove of diaries, letters, newspaper articles, and government documents, Levine offers a unique perspective on the old Souths demise through the voices of those who lived through the conflict. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728978 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707301 A bomb goes off while Rabbi David Small is teaching a course at the community college. Soon everyone--from professors and students to the indefatigable rabbi himself--is suspected of murder. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707299 Pursued by a Texas bounty hunter, Matthew returns to Fountain Creek, Colorado, to apologize to his brother for insulting his wife Annabelle and to share his Idaho homestead. Learning that his brother has left already, he answers an ad for someone to guide a widow to Idaho. But hes shocked to see the widow is Annabelle--a woman whose sordid past repulses him.