Adult Fiction
Abandoned in Death by J. D. Robb.
The woman's body was found
in the early morning, on a bench in a New York City playground. She was clean,
her hair neatly arranged, her makeup carefully applied. But other things were
very wrong--like the tattoo and piercings, clearly new. The clothes, decades
out of date. The fatal wound hidden beneath a ribbon around her neck. And the
note: Bad Mommy, written in crayon as if by a child. Eve Dallas turns to
the department's top profiler, who confirms what seems obvious to Eve: They're
dealing with a killer whose childhood involved some sort of trauma--a situation
Eve is all too familiar with herself. Yet the clues suggest a perpetrator who'd
be roughly sixty years old, and there are no records of old crimes with a
similar MO. What was the trigger that apparently reopened such an old wound and
sent someone over the edge? When Eve discovers that other young women--who
physically resemble the first victim--have vanished, the clock starts ticking
louder. But to solve this case she will need to find her way into a hidden
place of dim light and concrete, into the distant past, and into the cold
depths of a shattered mind.
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood.
“As a third-year Ph.D.
candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but
her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing
Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always
going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof.
So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man
she sees. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot
professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when
Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her
fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's
career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding
support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs. Suddenly their little
experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the
only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart
under the microscope."-- Provided by publisher.
See Her Die by Melinda Leigh.
New sheriff Bree Taggert
is called to a shooting in a campground shuttered for the winter. But she
arrives to find a perplexing crime. There is no shooter, no victim, and no
blood. No one but Bree believes the sole witness, Alyssa, a homeless teenager
who insists she saw her friend shot. Bree calls in former deputy Matt Flynn and
his K-9 to track the killer and search for Alyssa's friend. They discover the
battered corpse of a missing university student under the ice in Grey Lake --
but it's not the victim they were looking for. When two more students go
missing and additional bodies turn up, Bree must find the link between the
victims. She knows only one thing for certain: the murders are fueled by rage.
When Alyssa disappears, Bree must race against time to find her before her
witness becomes another victim.
Adult Non-Fiction
Watercolor in Nature by Rosalie Haizlett.
Nature illustrator Rosalie
Haizlett has hiked through countless forests with her sketchbook and
watercolors, documenting the plants, animals and landscapes that she
encounters. She has also taught tens of thousands of students to paint and
appreciate nature's beauty through her popular online classes and in-person
workshops. In this book, Rosalie provides step-by-step instruction on how to
paint 20 realistic insects, fungi, birds, botanicals and mammals in her vibrant
wet- on-dry watercolor style. Pick up the skills you need to become a better
observer in the outdoors, take your own reference photos and paint a wide
variety of subjects so that you can continue to draw inspiration from nature
long after you finish the projects in this book. You'll also learn some fun
nature facts along the way! Whether you're a total beginner or ready to take
your skills to the next level, Rosalie is here to walk you through every step
of the process.
The Pioneer Woman
Cooks: Super Easy! by Ree Drummond.
“Between my family, my
website, my cookbooks, and my TV show, I make a lot of food around here! And as
much as I've always loved cooking (and of course, eating!), it seems that more
and more these days, I'm looking for ways to simplify my life in the kitchen. I
find myself gravitating toward recipes that are delicious but don't require a
lot of prep or fuss, because they free me up to have more time (and energy) for
other areas of my life. This also makes cooking less of a chore and more of a
pleasure--exactly what cooking should be! The Pioneer Woman Cooks--Super Easy!
will free you up and transform your cooking life as well, with 120 recipes that
range from effortless breakfasts to breezy skillet meals to speedy soups to
ready-in-minutes Tex-Mex delights, so you'll have lots of options for any given
meal. Many recipes in this cookbook call for step-saving (and sanity-saving)
shortcuts that will revolutionize the time you spend making meals for your
family, and all of them are utterly scrumptious!”
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
What Was the Plague? by Roberta Edwards.
J NF
While the coronavirus
COVID-19 changed the world in 2020, it still isn't the largest and deadliest
pandemic in history. That title is held by the Plague. This disease, also known
as the "Black Death," spread throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe in
the fourteenth century and claimed an astonishing 50 million lives by the time
it officially ended. Author Roberta Edwards takes readers back to these grimy
and horrific years, explaining just how this pandemic began, how society
reacted to the disease, and the impact it left on the world.
Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens.
J GN
After sneaking out against
her mother's wishes, Artie Irvin spots a massive wolf―then watches it don a
bathrobe and transform into her mom. Thrilled to discover she comes from a line
of werewolves, Artie asks her mom to share everything―including the story of
Artie's late father. Her mom reluctantly agrees. And to help Artie figure out
her own wolflike abilities, her mom recruits some old family friends. Artie
thrives in her new community and even develops a crush on her new friend Maya.
But as she learns the history of werewolves and her own parents' past, she'll
find that wolves aren't the scariest thing in the woods―vampires are.
