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Ugly Ways
Par Tina McElroy Ansa. 1995
Three sisters return to their southern hometown after the death of their difficult, demanding mother, in a novel by the…
author of Baby of the Family. In life, Esther Lovejoy was an intolerable mother. She raised her daughters with an iron fist, browbeat her husband into submission, and insisted they call her Mudear (an abbreviation of Mother Dear). As adults with successful careers, Betty, Emily, and Annie Ruth have scattered across the country to avoid Mudear&’s influence. But now it&’s time to lay her to rest, and the Lovejoy sisters have returned to Mulberry, Georgia, to pay their last respects. What they discover is that while Mudear may be dead, she is far from gone. With a large dose of compassion and a generous splash of humor, Tina McElroy Ansa serves up a powerful tale of family secrets and the ways our scars make us stronger. &“A voice that is fresh and strong and just quirky enough to stand out from the crowd.&” —The Boston Sunday Globe &“An entertaining read . . . The author, like a good small-town gossip . . . paints a vivid picture of three bright, beautiful and emotionally scarred African-American sisters.&” —Los Angeles TimesThe Blue Orchard: A Novel
Par Jackson Taylor. 2010
On the eve of the Great Depression, Verna Krone, the child of Irish immigrants, must leave the eighth grade and…
begin working as a maid to help support her family. Her employer takes inappropriate liberties, and as Verna matures, it seems as if each man she meets is worse than the last. Through sheer force of will and a few chance encounters, she manages to teach herself to read and becomes a nurse. But Verna’s new life falls to pieces when she is arrested for assisting a black doctor with "illegal surgeries." As the media firestorm rages, Verna reflects on her life while awaiting trial. Based on the life of the author’s own grandmother and written after almost three hundred interviews with those involved in the real-life scandal, The Blue Orchard is as elegant and moving as it is exact and convincing. It is a dazzling portrayal of the changes America underwent in the first fifty years of the twentieth century. Readers will be swept into a time period that in many ways mirrors our own. Verna Krone’s story is ultimately a story of the indomitable nature of the human spirit—and a reminder that determination and self-education can defy the deforming pressures that keep women and other disenfranchised groups down.All the Lives We Never Lived: A Novel
Par Anuradha Roy. 2018
From the Man Booker Prize-nominated author of Sleeping on Jupiter and &“one of India&’s greatest living authors&” (O, The Oprah…
Magazine), a poignant and sweeping novel set in India during World War II and the present day about a son&’s quest to uncover the truth about his mother. In my childhood, I was known as the boy whose mother had run off with an Englishman. The man was in factGerman, but in small‑town India in those days, all white foreigners were largely thought of as British.So begins the &“gracefully wrought&” (Kirkus Reviews) story of Myshkin and his mother, Gayatri, who rebels against tradition to follow her artist&’s instinct for freedom.Freedom of a different kind is in the air across India. The fight against British rule is reaching a critical turn. The Nazis have come to power in Germany. At this point of crisis, two strangers arrive in Gayatri&’s town, opening up to her the vision of other possible lives. What took Myshkin&’s mother from India and Dutch-held Bali in the 1930s, ripping a knife through his comfortingly familiar universe? Excavating the roots of the world in which he was abandoned, Myshkin comes to understand the connections between the anguish at home and a war‑torn universe overtaken by patriotism.Evocative and moving, &“this mesmerizing exploration of the darker consequences of freedom, love, and loyalty is an astonishing display of Roy&’s literary prowess&” (Publishers Weekly).Cold Shot: A Novel (The Jonathan Burke/Kyra Stryker Thriller)
Par Mark Henshaw. 2014
With “searing action” (Publishers Weekly) and “lead characters [who] are fleshed out and interesting, especially the decidedly Sherlock-ian Burke” (Kirkus…
Reviews), Mark Henshaw delivers the ingenious follow-up to his debut novel, Red Cell, featuring two CIA analysts on the hunt for a dangerous nuclear scientist.The USS Vicksburg is returning home when the crew comes upon a lifeboat bearing a dead Somali pirate who shows signs of torture. Questions immediately arise: Who is this man, and which ship did he come from? Who tortured him? Soon Red Cell analysts Kyra Stryker and Jonathan Burke have traced the dead man back to an Iranian ship currently bound for Venezuela—and the ship appears to have dangerous, radioactive cargo on board.The Iranians’ plan quickly becomes clear—they’re building a nuclear bomb in politically unstable Venezuela, away from the UN’s prying eyes. Stryker and Burke must tread carefully, though, because diplomacy in Venezuela is tricky at best. A civil war is at stake if word gets out. Can they stop the Iranians before it’s too late?From current CIA analyst and Red Cell think tank veteran Mark Henshaw, Cold Shot is “tense, suspenseful, and loaded with immersive detail” (Kirkus Reviews)—a thrilling journey into the intelligence world that only a true insider could create.Brooklyn
Par Tracy Brown. 2024
Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to get what she…
wants. The question isn’t who murdered her; the question is who wouldn’t?Brooklyn Melody James has finally gotten the punishment she deserves after leaving a web of lies, heartache, and betrayal behind her. As her life slips away, Brooklyn remembers the events that shaped her into the cold, calculating creature she became.Brooklyn learned the art of hustling from her parents who used the church to get money. Idolizing her father and despising her mother, Brooklyn’s determined to be the type of woman who makes her own rules. When her back’s up against the wall, she sacrifices her family, takes the burnt offering that remains, and runs away. In NYC, young Brooklyn charms her way into the inner circle of hustlers and stick-up kids, learning tricks along the way. She catches the eye of a major player in the drug game, Hassan, and they have a breathless love affair. Brooklyn becomes integrated into his operation, earning the trust of Hassan and his associates. But when she gets the keys to the kingdom, driven by unfettered ambition and a ruthless desire to survive, Brooklyn snatches the pot of gold, leaving bitter retribution promises behind her.From DC to Maryland, Brooklyn burns bridges and breaks hearts. What she doesn't realize is that someone is prepared to end her reign of terror. As she faces her killer and her fate, Brooklyn’s stunned that justice comes from the least likely place.Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel (7 Deadly Sins #1)
Par Victoria Christopher Murray. 2017
The 7 Deadly Sins series that inspired four Lifetimeoriginal movies begins with this unputdownable novel about a woman caught between…
an entertainment mogul with a shady past and his childhood friend who is out for revenge—from the NAACP Image award winner and national bestselling author of The Personal Librarian.Is lust a sin? Tiffanie has lived a sheltered life in a very strict household with her pastor grandfather and her grandmother in Washington, D.C. But when she meets Damon, she falls for the successful entertainment businessman despite his history as a drug dealer. Everyone sees a bright future for the couple—yet when Tiffanie meets Trey, her lustful feelings leave her confused just days before her wedding. Trey is Damon&’s childhood best friend with whom he built a successful drug business. But when the game got hot and Damon decided to leave, Trey stayed and continued to sell drugs until he was arrested and spent seven years in prison. Now he&’s out and able to attend the wedding. While Damon is thrilled to have Trey back and hopes to bring his best friend into his business, Trey has other plans. And in the end, there will only be one man standing...Includes a reading group guide with an author Q&A and discussion questions for book clubs.All the Lives We Never Lived: A Novel
Par Anuradha Roy. 2018
From the Man Booker Prize-nominated author of Sleeping on Jupiter and &“one of India&’s greatest living authors&” (O, The Oprah…
Magazine), a poignant and sweeping novel set in India during World War II and the present day about a son&’s quest to uncover the truth about his mother. In my childhood, I was known as the boy whose mother had run off with an Englishman. The man was in factGerman, but in small‑town India in those days, all white foreigners were largely thought of as British.So begins the &“gracefully wrought&” (Kirkus Reviews) story of Myshkin and his mother, Gayatri, who rebels against tradition to follow her artist&’s instinct for freedom.Freedom of a different kind is in the air across India. The fight against British rule is reaching a critical turn. The Nazis have come to power in Germany. At this point of crisis, two strangers arrive in Gayatri&’s town, opening up to her the vision of other possible lives. What took Myshkin&’s mother from India and Dutch-held Bali in the 1930s, ripping a knife through his comfortingly familiar universe? Excavating the roots of the world in which he was abandoned, Myshkin comes to understand the connections between the anguish at home and a war‑torn universe overtaken by patriotism.Evocative and moving, &“this mesmerizing exploration of the darker consequences of freedom, love, and loyalty is an astonishing display of Roy&’s literary prowess&” (Publishers Weekly).Prison Snatch: A Novel
Par Cairo. 2016
Bestselling erotica author Cairo delivers a decadent tale of an alluring and cunning woman&’s rise from inmate to seductress while…
serving a ten-year prison sentence.Meet inmate 22345-C, Heaven Lewis, serving a ten-year sentence without parole for shooting her wealthy, drug-dealing boyfriend. But what&’s a beautiful woman who is used to living a lavish lifestyle and has a voracious sex drive to do within the confines of her concrete and barbed-wire dwelling?Simple. Seduce correctional officers. Blackmail the warden. And unleash the dark desires of those who are responsible for overseeing her safety and security, becoming one of the world&’s most seductively brazen inmates ever to grace the inside of a prison. Once the gates of seduction are opened, no man or woman can resist its allure.Henna House: A Novel
Par Nomi Eve. 2015
&“A touching coming-of-age story&” (Publishers Weekly) in the tradition of Anita Diamant&’s The Red Tent, about a young woman, her…
family, their community and the customs that bind them, from &“a storyteller of uncommon energy and poise&” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times).This vivid saga begins in Yemen in 1920. Adela Damari’s parents’ health is failing as they desperately seek a future husband for their young daughter, who is in danger of becoming adopted by the local Muslim community if she is orphaned. With no likely marriage prospects, Adela’s situation looks dire—until she meets two cousins from faraway cities: a boy with whom she shares her most treasured secret, and a girl who introduces her to the powerful rituals of henna. Ultimately, Adela’s life journey brings her old and new loves, her true calling, and a new life as she is transported to Israel as part of Operation On Wings of Eagles.Rich, evocative, and enthralling, Henna House is an intimate family portrait interwoven with the traditions of the Yemenite Jews and the history of the Holocaust and Israel. This sensuous tale of love, loss, betrayal, forgiveness—and the dyes that adorn the skin and pierce the heart—will captivate readers until the very last page.Dancing with Butterflies: A Novel
Par Reyna Grande. 2009
In Dancing with Butterflies, Reyna Grande renders the Mexican immigrant experience in &“lyrical and sensual&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) prose…
through the poignant stories of four women brought together through folklorico dance.Dancing with Butterflies uses the alternating voices of four very different women whose lives interconnect through a common passion for their Mexican heritage and a dance company called Alegría. Yesenia, who founded Alegría with her husband, Eduardo, sabotages her own efforts to remain a vital, vibrant woman when she travels back and forth across the Mexican border for cheap plastic surgery. Elena, grief-stricken by the death of her only child and the end of her marriage, finds herself falling dangerously in love with one of her underage students. Elena's sister, Adriana, wears the wounds of abandonment by a dysfunctional family and becomes unable to discern love from abuse. Soledad, the sweet-tempered illegal immigrant who designs costumes for Alegría, finds herself stuck back in Mexico, where she returns to see her dying grandmother.Reyna Grande has brought these fictional characters so convincingly to life that readers will imagine they know them.Red Island House: A Novel
Par Andrea Lee. 2021
From National Book Award–nominated writer Andrea Lee comes Red Island House, a travel epic that opens a window on the…
mysterious African island of Madagascar, and on the dangers of life and love in paradise, as seen through the eyes of a Black American heroine. &“People do mysterious things when they think they have found paradise,&” reflects Shay, the heroine of Red Island House. When Shay, an intrepid Black American professor, marries Senna, a brash Italian businessman, she doesn&’t imagine that her life&’s greatest adventure will carry her far beyond their home in Milan: to an idyllic stretch of beach in Madagascar where Senna builds a flamboyant vacation villa. Before she knows it, she becomes the reluctant mistress of a sprawling household, caught between her privileged American upbringing and her connection to the continent of her ancestors. So begins Shay&’s journey into the heart of a remote African country. Can she keep her identity and her marriage intact amid the wild beauty and the lingering colonial sins of this mysterious world that both captivates and destroys foreigners?A mesmerizing, powerful tale of travel and self-discovery that evokes Isabel Allende&’s House of the Spirits and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie&’s Americanah, Red Island House showcases an extraordinary literary voice and gorgeously depicts a lush and unknown world.The Brothers Hawthorne (The Inheritance Games #4)
Par Jennifer Lynn Barnes. 2023
OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES!Four brothers. Two missions. One explosive read. Jennifer Lynn Barnes returns…
to the world of her #1 bestselling, TikTok sensation Inheritance Games trilogy, and the stakes have never been higher. Grayson Hawthorne was raised as the heir apparent to his billionaire grandfather, taught from the cradle to put family first. Now the great Tobias Hawthorne is dead and his family disinherited, but some lessons linger. When Grayson&’s half-sisters find themselves in trouble, he swoops in to do what he does best: take care of the problem—efficiently, effectively, mercilessly. And without getting bogged down in emotional entanglements. Jameson Hawthorne is a risk-taker, a sensation-seeker, a player of games. When his mysterious father appears and asks for a favor, Jameson can&’t resist the challenge. Now he must infiltrate London&’s most exclusive underground gambling club, which caters to the rich, the powerful, and the aristocratic, and win an impossible game of greatest stakes. Luckily, Jameson Hawthorne lives for impossible. Drawn into twisted games on opposite sides of the globe, Grayson and Jameson—with the help of their brothers and the girl who inherited their grandfather&’s fortune—must dig deep to decide who they want to be and what each of them will sacrifice to win. It doesn't end here—Avery and the Hawthornes will be back in The Grandest Game! Pre-order now!Red Cell: A Novel (The Jonathan Burke/Kyra Stryker Thriller)
Par Mark Henshaw. 2012
From the Tom Clancy for a new generation, a debut thriller following two CIA outcasts who must race to stop…
a secret Chinese weapon that threatens to provoke a world war After her first assignment in Venezuela goes disastrously awry, rookie case officer Kyra Stryker is brought back to Langley to work in the Red Cell, the CIA’s out-of-the-box think tank. There she’s paired with Jonathan Burke, a straitlaced analyst who has alienated his colleagues with his unorthodox methods and a knack for always being right, political consequences be damned. When a raid on Chinese spies in Taiwan ends in a shoot-out and the release of a deadly chemical, CIA director Kathy Cooke turns to the Red Cell to figure out why China is ready to invade the island nation without any fear of reprisal from the US Navy. Stryker and Burke’s only lead is the top CIA asset in China, code named Pioneer. But when Pioneer reports that Chinese security has him under surveillance, Stryker is offered a chance for redemption with a highly dangerous mission: extract Pioneer from China before he’s arrested and executed. The answers he holds could mean the difference between peace in the Pacific or another world war. From CIA headquarters to the White House to a Navy carrier in the South China Sea and the dark alleyways of Beijing, Red Cell takes readers on a whirlwind race against time as Stryker and Burke work to save Pioneer and discover the hidden threat to America’s power: China’s top-secret weapon. CIA analyst Mark Henshaw infuses expert knowledge of the intelligence world into a pulse-pounding plot to create a fascinating, authentic, and unforgettable read.Wild and Crooked
Par Leah Thomas. 2019
Critically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about…
breaking free from the past. In Samsboro, Kentucky, Kalyn Spence's name is inseparable from the brutal murder her father committed when he was a teenager. Forced to return to town, Kalyn must attend school under a pseudonym . . . or face the lingering anger of Samsboro's citizens, who refuse to forget the crime. Gus Peake has never had the luxury of redefining himself. A Samsboro native, he's either known as the "disabled kid" because of his cerebral palsy, or as the kid whose dad was murdered. Gus just wants to be known as himself. When Gus meets Kalyn, her frankness is refreshing, and they form a deep friendship. Until their families' pasts emerge. And when the accepted version of the truth is questioned, Kalyn and Gus are caught in the center of a national uproar. Can they break free from a legacy of inherited lies and chart their own paths forward?The Last Man in Tehran: A Novel (The Jonathan Burke/Kyra Stryker Thriller)
Par Mark Henshaw. 2017
Decorated current CIA analyst Mark Henshaw continues the &“authentic, compelling, and revealing&” (Jason Matthews) Red Cell series following agent Kyra…
Stryker who must work to save the CIA from being torn apart by a mole at the highest echelons, with the help of recently retired analyst, Jonathan Burke.When a dirty bomb goes off in an Israeli port, Israel&’s feared intelligence service—the Mossad—unleashes their most deadly assassins across the globe. They suspect that Iran supplied the radioactive material used in the attack, and Israel will protect the homeland by any means necessary. Meanwhile at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, Kyra Stryker is just settling in to her new position: chief of the Red Cell, the CIA&’s special ops think tank. Soon after the attack on Israel, the CIA discovers evidence that a mole in Langley is helping Mossad wage its covert war. The FBI launches a counterintelligence investigation led by an ambitious special agent, who quickly identifies a suspect. Not convinced that the FBI has the right man, Stryker asks for help from her former mentors—now-retired Red Cell Chief Jonathan Burke and his wife, former CIA Director Kathryn Cooke—to protect the convenient scapegoat, find the truth, and convince Mossad to stop its assassination campaign before a world war overtakes the Middle East. Kyra&’s campaign takes her to Iran, where she uncovers kidnapping, torture, back-channel diplomacy, and an illegal op, but also finds help from the most unlikely source she could imagine.&“[A] taut plot&” (Publishers Weekly), The Last Man in Tehran is a deeply satisfying, fascinating and thrilling novel by a real-life CIA analyst.The Operator (The Peri Reed Chronicles #2)
Par Kim Harrison. 2016
On-the-run ex-agent Peri Reed returns bigger and bolder than ever in this second highly-anticipated installment in #1 New York Times…
bestselling author Kim Harrison's new suspense trilogy, The Peri Reed Chronicles.Peri Reed’s job eats her mind, but for a special task agent in hiding, forgetting the past can be a blessing. Betrayed by the man she thought she loved and the agency who turned her into the very thing she fought against, Peri abandoned the wealth and privilege of Opti for anonymity riddled with memory gaps and self-doubt. But when a highly addictive drug promises to end her dependency on those who’d use her as a tool for their own success, she must choose to remain broken and vulnerable, or return to the above-the-law power and prestige she once left: strong but without will—for whoever holds her next fix, will hold her loyalty. Yet even now as then, a love based on lies of omission might still save her life.All That It Ever Meant: A Novel
Par Blessing Musariri. 2023
Family, grief, ghosts, and a mystery: this clever and compelling young adult novel heralds a masterful new voice from Zimbabwe.…
Mati’s family is reeling from the death of Mati’s mother. Her Baba has drawn into himself, her sister Chichi is rebelling, and her young brother Tana is desperate for love and normalcy.When Chichi pulls her worst stunt yet, Baba uproots the family from their home in England for an extended camping holiday in their native Zimbabwe. Along for the trip is Meticais, a fabulously attired gender-neutral spirit—or ghost? or imaginary friend?—who only Mati can see and converse with. Guided by Meticais’s enigmatic advice and wisdom, Mati must come to terms with her grief and with the difficulty of living between two cultures, while the family must learn to forge their way in a world without their monumental mother.Full of captivating characters and stunning plot twists, All That It Ever Meant delivers a nuanced and unforgettable story of grief, love, and family.The Night of the Storm: A Novel
Par Nishita Parekh. 2024
NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom debut author Nishita Parekh, a fresh take on the classic locked-room thriller, about a multigenerational Indian American family…
marooned in a house with a murderer during Hurricane HarveyHurricane Harvey is about to hit Houston. Meanwhile, single mom Jia Shah is already having a rough week: her twelve-year-old son, Ishaan, has just been suspended from school for getting in a fight. Still reeling from the fallout of her divorce—their move to Houston, her family&’s disapproval, the struggle to make ends meet on her own—now Jia is worried about Ishaan&’s future, too. Will her solo parenting be enough? Doesn&’t a boy need a father? And now their apartment complex is under a mandatory evacuation order. Jia&’s sister, Seema, has invited them to hunker down in her fancy house in Sugar Land, and despite Jia&’s misgivings—Seema&’s husband, Vipul, has been just a little too friendly with her lately—Jia concedes it&’s probably the best place to keep Ishaan safe during the hurricane. With Jia&’s philandering ex scrutinizing her every move, all too eager to snatch back custody of Ishaan, she can&’t afford to make a mistake. When Vipul&’s brother and his wife show up on Seema&’s doorstep, too, it&’s a recipe for disaster. Grandma, the family matriarch, has never been shy about playing favorites among her sons and their wives. As the storm escalates, tensions rise quickly, and soon someone&’s dead. Was it a horrible accident or is there a murderer in their midst? With no help available until the floodwaters recede in the morning, Jia must protect her son and identify the culprit before she goes down for a crime she didn&’t commit—or becomes the next victim. . . .Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories
Par Sandra Proudman. 2024
16 classic stories reimagined: Latinx characters take center stageRelit features sixteen original stories by award-winning and bestselling Latinx YA authors that…
revamp classics, myths, and fairy tales to center the multilayered Latinx experience through fantasy, science fiction, and a dash of horror.Pride and Prejudice is launched into outer space, Frankenstein is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and The Great Gatsby floats to an island off the coast of Costa Rica. A shape-shifter gives up her life to save the boy she loves from an evil bruja. La Ciguapa covets a little mermaid&’s heart of gold. Two star-crossed teens fall in love while the planet burns around them. Whether characters fall in love, battle foes, or grow through grief, each story will empower readers to see themselves as the heroes of the stories that make our world.The Berlin Letters: A Cold War Novel
Par Katherine Reay. 2024
Bestselling author Katherine Reay returns with an unforgettable tale of the Cold War and a CIA code breaker who risks…
everything to free her father from an East German prison.From the time she was a young girl, Luisa Voekler has loved solving puzzles and cracking codes. Brilliant and logical, she&’s expected to quickly climb the career ladder at the CIA. But while her coworkers have moved on to thrilling Cold War assignments—especially in the exhilarating era of the late 1980s—Luisa&’s work remains stuck in the past decoding messages from World War II.Journalist Haris Voekler grew up a proud East Berliner. But as his eyes open to the realities of postwar East Germany, he realizes that the Soviet promises of a better future are not coming to fruition. After the Berlin Wall goes up, Haris finds himself separated from his young daughter and all alone after his wife dies. There&’s only one way to reach his family—by sending coded letters to his father-in-law who lives on the other side of the Iron Curtain.When Luisa Voekler discovers a secret cache of letters written by the father she has long presumed dead, she learns the truth about her grandfather&’s work, her father&’s identity, and why she has never progressed in her career. With little more than a rudimentary plan and hope, she journeys to Berlin and risks everything to free her father and get him out of East Berlin alive.As Luisa and Haris take turns telling their stories, events speed toward one of the twentieth century&’s most dramatic moments—the fall of the Berlin Wall and that night&’s promise of freedom, truth, and reconciliation for those who lived, for twenty-eight years, behind the bleak shadow of the Iron Curtain&’s most iconic symbol.A Cold War novel that takes readers to the heart of Berlin to witness both the early and final days of the Berlin WallStand-alone novelBook length: approximately 107,000 wordsIncludes discussion questions for book clubs