May 24, 2021
Adult Fiction
Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey.
Rosie and Dominic Vega are
the perfect couple: high school sweethearts, best friends, madly in love. Well,
they used to be anyway. Now Rosie's lucky to get a caveman grunt from the
ex-soldier every time she walks in the door. Dom is faithful and a great provider,
but the man she fell in love with ten years ago is nowhere to be found. When
her girlfriends encourage Rosie to demand more out of life and pursue her dream
of opening a restaurant, she decides to demand more out of love, too. Three
words: marriage boot camp.
Never in a million years
did Rosie believe her stoic, too-manly-to-emote husband would actually
agree to relationship rehab with a weed-smoking hippie. Dom talking
about feelings? Sitting on pillows? Communing with nature? Learning
love languages? Nope. But to her surprise, he's all in, and it forces her
to admit her own role in their cracked foundation. As they complete one
ridiculous--yet surprisingly helpful--assignment after another, their remodeled
relationship gets stronger than ever. Except just as they're getting back on
track, Rosie discovers Dom has a secret... and it could demolish everything.
Relentless by Mark Greaney.
Intelligence operatives
around the world are disappearing. When a missing American agent re-appears in
Venezuela, Court Gentry, the Gray Man, is dispatched to bring him in, but a
team of assassins has other ideas. Court escapes with his life and a vital
piece of intelligence. Meanwhile, CIA agent Zoya Zakharova is in Berlin. Her
mission: to infiltrate a private intelligence firm with some alarming
connections. The closer she gets to answers, the less likely she is to get out
alive. Court and Zoya are just two pieces on this international chessboard, and
they're about to discover one undeniable truth--sometimes capturing a king
requires sacrificing some pawns.
The Survivors by Jane Harper.
Kieran Elliott's life
changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The
guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to
the small coastal community he once called home. Kieran's parents are
struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between them all is
his absent brother, Finn. When a body is discovered on the beach, long-held
secrets threaten to emerge. A sunken wreck, a missing girl, and questions that
have never washed away...
Adult Non-Fiction
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo.
In suburban Indiana we
meet Lina, a homemaker and mother of two whose marriage, after a decade, has
lost its passion. Starved for affection, Lina battles daily panic attacks and,
after reconnecting with an old flame through social media, embarks on an affair
that quickly becomes all-consuming. In North Dakota we meet Maggie, a
seventeen-year-old high school student who allegedly has a clandestine physical
relationship with her handsome, married English teacher; the ensuing criminal
trial will turn their quiet community upside down. Finally, in an exclusive
enclave of the Northeast, we meet Sloane--a gorgeous, successful, and refined
restaurant owner--who is happily married to a man who likes to watch her have
sex with other men and women. Based on years of immersive reporting and told
with astonishing frankness and immediacy, Three Women is both a feat
of journalism and a triumph of storytelling, brimming with nuance and empathy.
Staying Grounded by Michael J. Hynes.
Our children and adults
within our schools need you to be at your absolute best. An educator who is
constantly working toward “Staying Grounded” will be someone who is a strategic
leader who leads within and amongst the levels of self, others, and the
organization they serve. Leadership of self includes the responsibility of
being self-aware and proactive in developing personal strengths. This is what
the 12 Principles will provide for you if you have what it takes. I know you
do!
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
Distress Signal by Mary E. Lambert.
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Lavender's class is on a
field trip in the desert of Chiricahua National Monument, hiking down a ravine,
when a flash flood strikes! As the water hurtles down the ravine, everyone
sprints for safety. Lavender runs in the opposite direction as the rest of her
class and scrambles up a tree while the torrential river rages by. When the
waters finally recede, Lavender finds herself stranded in the brutal heat of
the desert with only her ex-best friend Marisol, mean-girl Rachelle, and a boy
named John. They are shaken, disoriented, and have just one pack of supplies
and the most basic wilderness knowledge. Can they find their way back to
safety? They will have to learn to work together in spite of their differences
-- if they want to survive.
Sylvie by Sylvie Kantorovitz. J GN
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