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Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Physical Desc
362 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Desperate to reinvigorate her career, a Detroit mergers & acquisitions executive must convince her aging parents to sell their iconic Michigan Christmas store by the start of the New Year but when she reconnects with the magic of the store, her parents and the holidays, her misguided plan backfires.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Three stories from the world's best-selling author include the tale of a pair of divorcees who begin a strangely intense game of make-believe and a popular advertising exec who notices the people around him are being murdered. The wealthiest zip code in Florida doesn't just have billionaires, yachts, and private planes, it also has the best murder plots money can buy.
The Palm Beach murders: Both survivors of the divorce wars, Christy and Martin...
Author
Series
Jake Brigance volume 4
Language
English
Description
"'Homecoming' takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham's ... stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he's not in the courtroom. He's called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton, who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again--until...
Author
Series
Red Queen volume 5
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Collects never-before-seen maps, flags, bonus scenes along with five novellas, including "Queen Song," in which Queen Coriane keeps a secret diary that recounts her courtship, Cal's birth, and the challenges of royal life.
Author
Series
A song of ice and fire volume prequel novellas
Publisher
Bantam Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Taking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire. These never-before-collected adventures recount an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living consciousness. Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne,...
Author
Series
Jack Reacher volume Short stories collection
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of pulse-pounding Jack Reacher stories--one never-before-seen novella, plus eleven others collected for the first time in print--each with original introductions from the twelve-time #1 New York Times bestselling author"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
286, 18 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents three novellas featuring the cats of Erin Hunter's Warriors series, including "Ravenpaw's farewell," in which Ravenpaw, long after leaving his life as a warrior behind, is called on one final quest in search of a lost Clan.
Author
Physical Desc
274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You and After You, a sensational collection featuring the title novella and eight other stories. Quintessential Jojo Moyes, Paris for One and Other Stories is an irresistibly romantic collection filled with humor and heart. Nell is twenty-six and has never been to Paris. She's never even been on a romantic weekend away--to anywhere--before. Everyone knows traveling abroad isn't really her...
11) Wyoming winter
Author
Series
Wyoming men volume Book 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
There's something about those Wyoming men... New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer returns to the Cowboy State with a brand-new tale of desire and deception. Cultivating his vast Wyoming ranch is all security expert J. C. Calhoun wants. His land is the only thing the betrayed rancher can trust in after discovering his fiancee was pregnant by another man. But all J.C. holds dear becomes compromised when a lost little girl leads him to Colie...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The award-winning master of psychological suspense is in top form in this collection of diverse and diabolically clever stories.
In the never-before-published “Just One More,” a married couple—longing for that old romantic spark—creates a playful diversion that comes with unexpected consequences.
Lippman’s beloved Baltimore PI Tess Monaghan keeps a watchful eye on a criminally resourceful single father in “Seasonal Work,” while her...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
424 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Enjoy three heart-racing thrillers from the New York Times bestselling master of suspense. 23 1/2 LIES: Lindsay Boxer's estranged father is gunned down execution-style, and her investigation uncovers life-altering truths. FALLEN RANGER: To Rory Yates, being a Texas Ranger means absolute loyalty to the badge. But he's put through the ultimate test when an armored car robbery suspect might be an ex-Ranger gone rogue. WATCH YOUR BACK: When a starving...
Author
Series
Outlander volume Story collection
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A magnificent collection of short fiction--including two never-before-published novellas--featuring Jamie Fraser, Lord John Grey, Master Raymond, and many more, all extending the story of Outlander in thrilling new directions "The Custom of the Army" begins with Lord John Grey being shocked by an electric eel and ends at the Battle of Quebec.Then comes "The Space Between," where it is revealed that the Comte St. Germain is not dead, Master Raymond...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
xv, 366 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Featuring his world-famous masterpiece, "Death in Venice," this collection of Nobel laureate Thomas Mann's stories and novellas reveals his artistic evolution. In a widely acclaimed translation that restores the controversial passages that were censored from the original English version, "Death in Venice" tells about a ruinous quest for love and beauty amid degenerating splendor. Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful but lonely author, travels to the...
Author
Series
Three Dark Crowns volume s .05 & 2.5
Publisher
Harper Teen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In "The Young Queens," a set of triplet sisters born to fulfil their destiny--to fight to the death to win the crown; and in "The Oracle Queen," tells the story of the last queen born with the gift of sight.
17) The sun dog
Author
Language
English
Description
Kevin Delevan is ecstatic when he receives a camera, called a Sun, for his fifteenth birthday. Unfortunately, however, the camera only seems to take pictures of a growling, menacing dog. And, oddly, the dog is not in the frame when the shutter is snapped. As the mongrel seems to be getting closer and closer, tension mounts in this engaging thriller.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Paul Tremblay has won widespread acclaim for illuminating the dark horrors of the mind in novels and stories that push the boundaries of storytelling itself. The fifteen pieces in this brilliant collection, The Beast You Are, are all monsters of a kind, ready to loudly (and lovingly) smash through your head and into your heart.
In “The Dead Thing,” a middle-schooler struggles to deal with the aftermath of her parents’ substance addictions and...
Author
Series
Dresden files volume Short story collection
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
437 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An all-new Dresden Files story headlines this urban fantasy short story collection starring the Windy City's favorite wizard. The world of Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is rife with intrigue--and creatures of all supernatural stripes. And you'll make their intimate acquaintance as Harry delves into the dark side of truth, justice, and the American way in this must-have short story collection. From the Wild West to the bleachers...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Present two tales about the power of a good story to show life's possibilities, including "Tell Me Your Best Story," in which Anne sets off on a road trip to ask people, "What's your best story?," in an effort find what she's been missing in life.