July 5, 2021
Adult Fiction
Country Proud by Linda Lael Miller.
First love always burns
brighter...Sheriff Eli Garrett is grateful for the good things in this life.
Like his two best friends since childhood. A job that he loves. Enough land
under the big skies of Montana to make a man feel free. And Brynne Bailey,
finally back home in Painted Pony Creek to stay. Brynne was his high school
sweetheart--and the girl he'd betrayed all those years ago. But now, with a new
year right around the corner, it's time to make amends and see what the future
might hold...if she'll let him. Brynne has one rule for herself: never date
another cop. She made that mistake once before, and her heart still hasn't
recovered from losing the kids she'd started to think of as her own. So she's
happy to put the past behind her and be Eli's friend. Anything else is out of
the question...until one electric kiss changes everything between them. But
when a case blows wide open, putting Eli in danger, Brynne will confront her
biggest fear.
A Simple Murder by Linda Castillo.
"New York times bestselling author Linda Castillo is known as a 'master of
the genre' (People) for her pulse-pounding mystery series set in Amish country.
Now, together for the first time in print, 'A Simple Murder' features six
original short stories starring whip-smart chief of police, Kate Burkholder."--
Provided by publisher.
The Bullet by Iris Johansen.
Diane Connors is a
dedicated doctor with the world's biggest secret, a discovery that could have
shocking global ramifications. But while conducting private research
trials, word has gotten out. The wrong people have heard the news and now want
to hide Diane's achievement for their own ends. With nowhere else to turn,
Diane finds herself on the doorstep of the last man she wants to ask for help:
her ex-husband, Joe Quinn. Joe has remarried, and he and his wife, Eve Duncan,
seem blissfully happy in their quiet, rural life until they are faced with the
challenge of risking it all--even their marriage itself--for the greater good...Now
Eve is trapped in a web of murder and deceit as powerful enemies rush to cover
up the truth, determined that Diane's discovery goes with her to the
grave--even if Eve and Joe get buried with her.
Adult Non-Fiction
Everybody Has a Podcast
(Except You) by Justin McElroy.
"From the McElroy
Brothers, creators and comedic forces behind the hit podcasts My Brother, My
Brother and Me, The Adventure Zone, and many others, comes a helpful and
sometimes hilarious how-to podcast guide covering everything you need to know
to make, produce, edit, and promote a podcast...and get rich* doing it!
(*Results not guaranteed)"-- Provided by publisher.
Crisis of the Two
Constitutions by Charles R. Kesler.
American politics grows
embittered because it is increasingly torn between two rival constitutions, two
opposed cultures, two contrary ways of life. American conservatives rally
around the founders' Constitution, as amended and as grounded in the natural
and divine rights and duties of the Declaration of Independence. American
liberals herald their "living Constitution," a term that implies that
the original is dead or superseded, and that the fundamental political
imperative is constant change or transformation (as President Obama called it)
toward a more and more perfect social democracy ruled by a Woke elite. Crisis
of the Two Constitutions details how we got to and what is at stake in our
increasingly divided America. It takes controversial stands on matters
political and scholarly, describing the political genius of America's founders
and their efforts to shape future generations through a constitutional culture
that included immigration, citizenship, and educational policies. Then it turns
to the attempted progressive refounding of America, tracing its accelerating
radicalism from the New Deal to the 1960s' New Left to today's unhappy campus
nihilists. Finally, the volume appraises American conservatives' efforts, so
far unavailing despite many famous victories, to revive the founders'
Constitution and moral common sense. From Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump, what
have conservatives learned and where should they go from here? Along the way,
Charles R. Kesler argues with critics on the left and right, and refutes
fashionable doctrines including relativism, multiculturalism, critical race
theory, and radical traditionalism, providing in effect a one-volume guide to
the increasingly influential Claremont school of conservative thought by one of
its most engaged, and engaging, thinkers.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
Spell Trouble by P. C. Cast & Kristin Cast. YA
Hunter and Mercy Goode are
twin witches, direct descendants of the founder of their town of Goodeville. As
their ancestors have done before them, it is now time for the twins to learn
what it means to be Gatekeepers-the protectors of the Gates to different
underworlds, ancient portals between their world and realms where mythology
rules and nightmares come to life. When their mother becomes the first victim in
a string of murders, the devastated sisters vow to avenge her death. But it
will take more than magic to rein in the ancient mythological monsters who've
infected their peaceful town. Now Hunter and Mercy must come together and
accept their destiny or risk being separated for good.
Rescue by Jennifer Nielsen.
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Six hundred and
fifty-seven days ago, Meg Kenyon's father left their home in France to fight
for the Allies in World War II, and that was the last time Meg saw him.
Recently, she heard he was being held prisoner by the Nazis, a terrible
sentence from which Meg fears he'll never return. All she has left of him are
the codes he placed in a jar for her to decipher, an affectionate game the two
of them shared. But the codes are running low, and soon there'll be nothing
left of Papa for Meg to hold on to at all. Suddenly, an impossible chance to
save her father falls into Meg's lap. After following a trail of blood in the
snow, Meggie finds an injured British spy hiding in her grandmother's barn.
Captain Stewart tells her that a family of German refugees must be guided
across Nazi-occupied France to neutral Spain, whereupon one of them has
promised to free Meg's father. Captain Stewart was meant to take that family on
their journey, but too injured to complete the task himself, he offers it to
Meg, along with a final code from Papa to help complete the mission -- perhaps
the most important, and most difficult, riddle she's received yet. As the Nazis
flood Meg's village in fierce pursuit, she accepts the duty and begins the trek
across France. Leading strangers through treacherous territory, Meg faces
danger and uncertainty at every turn, all the while struggling to crack her
father's code. The message, as she unravels it, reveals secrets costly enough
to risk the mission and even her own life. Can Meg solve the puzzle, rescue the
family, and save her father?
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