May 31, 2021
Adult Fiction
The Wife Who Knew Too
Much by Michele Campbell.
“Tabitha Girard had her
heart broken years ago by Connor Ford. He was preppy and handsome. She was a
pool girl at his country club. Their affair should have been a summer fling.
But it meant everything to Tabitha. Years later, Connor comes back into
Tabitha's life-older, richer, and desperately unhappy. He married for money, a
wealthy, neurotic, controlling woman whom he never loved. He has always loved
Tabitha. When Connor's wife Nina takes her own life, he's free. He can finally
be with Tabitha. Nina's home, Windswept, can be theirs. It seems to be a
perfect ending to a fairy tale romance that began so many years ago. But then,
Tabitha finds a diary. "I'm writing this to raise an alarm in the event of
my untimely death," it begins. "If I die unexpectedly, it was foul
play, and Connor was behind it. Connor-and her." Who is Connor Ford? Why
did he marry Nina? Is Tabitha his true love, or a convenient affair? As the
police investigate Nina's death, is she a convenient suspect? As Tabitha is
drawn deeper into the dark glamour of a life she is ill-prepared for, it
becomes clear to her that what a wife knows can kill her.” -- Provided by
publisher.
The Russian Cage by Charlaine Harris.
Picking up right
where A Longer Fall left off, this thrilling third installment
follows Lizbeth Rose as she takes on one of her most dangerous missions yet: rescuing
her estranged partner, Prince Eli, from the Holy Russian Empire. Once in San
Diego, Lizbeth is going to have to rely upon her sister Felicia, and her
growing Grigori powers to navigate her way through this strange new world of
royalty and deception in order to get Eli freed from jail where he's being held
for murder.
Without Sanction by Don Bentley.
Defense Intelligence
Agency operative Matt Drake broke a promise. A promise that cost three people
their lives and crippled his best friend. Three months later, he's paralyzed by
survivor's guilt and haunted by the memories of the fallen. Matt may have left
Syria, but Syria hasn't left him. In the midst of his self-imposed exile, Matt
is dragged back into the world of espionage and assets that he tried to forget.
A Pakistani scientist working for an ISIS splinter cell has created a
terrifying weapon of mass destruction. The scientist offers to defect with the
weapon, but he trusts just one man to bring him out of Syria alive: Matt Drake.
Adult Non-Fiction
Floaters by Martín Espada.
"From the winner of
the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize come masterfully crafted narratives of protest,
grief, and love. In this collection, Martín Espada bears witness to
confrontation with anti-immigrant bigotry as a tenant lawyer years ago, and now
sings the praises of Central American adolescents playing soccer in an
internment camp founded on that same bigotry. He knows that times of hate also
call for poems of love-even in the voice of a Galápagos tortoise. Whether
celebrating the visions of fallen dreamers and poets or condemning the
devastation of Hurricane Maria and official negligence in his father's Puerto
Rico, Espada invokes ferocious, incandescent spirits."-- Provided by
publisher.
National Geographic
Guide to State Parks of the United States.
Bask in the spectacular
beauty, thrilling terrain, and quiet peacefulness of the country's finest state
parks, hand-picked by park directors and National Geographic editors. This
fully updated fifth edition includes 750 additional off-the-beaten track
destinations. Beautifully written descriptions tell the stories of the parks,
from their wildlife, natural features, and history to their most popular
current activities such as hiking, biking, horseback riding, water sports, and
rock climbing. Vivid images inspire your next getaway, while detailed
information--including 32 detailed maps highlighting sites, trails,
campgrounds, and more--helps you plan your next excursion. From free to
low-cost, from Florida to Alaska, from the six-acre Iao Valley to the
204,000-acre Baxter, use this essential guide to plan a day visit or a weekend
escape.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
Scaredy Cat by James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein. J
When shelter cats Pasha
and Poop move in with their new human family, they find themselves up against a
ghostly bully. Scaredy Cat demands they follow his rules or he'll cause all
kinds of trouble-knock over lamps, spill kitty litter, and even get them
shipped back to the animal shelter! But Pasha and Poop are stubborn and
rebellious. They won't follow the Scaredy Cat's ridiculous rules like all of
the other pets on the block. Together, they set out to find the truth behind
who the Scaredy Cat really is, and how they can end his
mischief-making for good.
Rotten Island by William Steig.
E
What
would happen if every creature on land and sea were free to be as rotten as
possible? If every day was a free-for-all; if plants grew barbed wire; if the
ocean were poison? That's life on Rotten Island. For creatures that slither,
creep, and crawl (not to mention kick, bite, scratch, and play nasty tricks on
each other), Rotten Island is paradise. But then, on a typically rotten day,
something truly awful happens. Something that could spoil Rotten Island
forever. Out of a bed a gravel on the scorched earth, a mysterious, beautiful
flower begins to grow... This is a wonderfully raucous, fantastically colorful,
reminder that nothing rotten lasts forever.
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