Ready for new books to read on a snowy night? Look no further:
FICTION
The Ranger by Ace Atkins
Returning to what has become his violently corrupt hometown in Mississippi after a tour in Afghanistan, Army Ranger Quinn Colson investigates his uncle’s alleged suicide and uncovers shocking personal secrets
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker
Wandering through a portal into a different world where she is transformed into a stunning beauty, Nora pursues a romance with the masterful Raclin only to see her elegant fantasy world shattering, forcing her to learn magical skills to survive.
No Escape by Mary Burton
Psychologist Jolene Granger must team with her ex-husband, Texas Ranger Brody Winchester, to take down the deadly protégé of a dying, incarcerated serial killer.
Command Authority by Tom Clancy/Mark Greaney
There’s a new strong man in Russia, but his rise to power is based on a dark secret hidden decades in the past, and the solution to that mystery lies with a most unexpected source, President Jack Ryan.
Dust by Patricia Cornwell
Returning to Cambridge after attending one of the worst mass killings in U.S. history, an exhausted Scarpetta investigates the murder of a young graduate student who is subsequently linked to bizarre homicides in Washington, D.C., where Scarpetta’s FBI agent husband is tracking down a serial killer.
Merry Christmas, Cowboy by Janet Dailey
Hoping to give back to the community, Denver police officer Paula Lewis volunteers at the Christmas House to help local children, where she is drawn to local rancher Zach Bennett, as they work together to help a young boy.
Fallen Women by Sandra Dallas
In 1885, wealthy New York socialite Beret Osmundsen investigates the brutal murder of her estranged sister Lillie, entering a dangerous world of prostitution where she discovers the truth about the sister she could not save.
Tell No Lies by Gregg Hurwitz
Attempting to enter private practice against the wishes of his mother, counselor Daniel Brasher receives a baffling sequence of threats directed toward murder victims and struggles to stop a killer who is outmaneuvering the authorities.
A Christmas Hope by Anne Perry
Hester Monk’s co-worker, Claudine Burroughs, investigates a Christmas-party murder involving an endearingly romantic poet and the prostitute escort he has brought uninvited to an employee Christmas party.
Candlelight Christmas by Susan Wiggs
As single father Logan O’Donnell prepares to give his son, Charlie, the best Christmas ever on the shores of Willow Lake, he may be in for a Christmas surprise himself, in the form of sharp-witted and independent Darcy Fitzgerald.
A Man of His Own by Susan Wilson
Returning home from World War II with injuries that shatter his professional baseball dreams, Rick Stanton is reunited with his beloved dog, Pax, who had been volunteered for the Army’s K-9 Corps and who has forged an equally strong bond with a soldier who joins Rick’s family.
NONFICTION
Beatles vs. Stones by John McMillian
Getting to the truth behind the ultimate rock and roll debate, this fascinating foray into a generation dragged into an ideological battle between Flower Power and New Left militance reveals how the Beatles-Stones rivalry was created by music managers intent on engineering a moneymaking empire.
JFK in the Senate: Pathway to the Presidency by John Shaw
Drawing on archives, memoirs, oral histories, and interviews with his top aides, a congressional historian and political insider looks at JFK’s Senate years during which his presidential ambitions were born and first realized.
Published on December 16, 2013.
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