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Divine secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: a novel
Par Rebecca Wells. 1996
At forty, Sidda Walker is a famous theater director whose life spirals downward after a New York Times interview implies…
that her mother, Vivi, was a child abuser. Vivi disowns Sidda, but the Ya-Yas, Vivi's longtime friends, intervene. Sequel to Little Altars Everywhere (BR 14278). Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1996In this mountain
Par Jan Karon. 2002
Father Tim Kavanagh and his wife, Cynthia, return to Mitford and renew old friendships. Father Tim, however, struggles with retirement…
and aging while Cynthia achieves success as a children's writer. Father Tim's failure to control his diabetes leads to near-tragedy. Sequel to A Common Life (RC 52101, BR 13422). Bestseller. 2002Knocked out by my nunga-nungas: further, further confessions of Georgia Nicolson
Par Louise Rennison. 2002
Georgia continues her journal entries following On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (RC 52090,…
BR 13560). Her parents drag her on a vacation to Scotland. Then back home she sees two boys at the same time. For senior high readers. Bestseller. 2001The emperor of Ocean Park
Par Stephen L Carter. 2002
African American law professor Talcott Garland is drawn into a political conspiracy after his father--a disgraced former Supreme Court nominee--dies…
suddenly. Apparently the judge left clues leading to evidence of crimes by former colleagues in high places and wants his son to exact revenge. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2002Summerland
Par Michael Chabon, William Joyce. 2002
Eleven-year-old Ethan Feld, the least gifted ballplayer on Clam Island, is recruited to be a hero and defend the ferishers…
in Summerland against giants, goblins, and a tough baseball team. He is assisted by his resolute friend, Jennifer T. Rideout, and assorted creatures. For grades 5-8 and older readers. Bestseller. 20021st to die
Par James Patterson. 2001
A serial killer of newlyweds prompts an investigation by Lindsay Boxer, a San Francisco homicide detective recently diagnosed with a…
potentially fatal blood disease. She recruits a medical examiner, a journalist, and a district attorney (all women) to help find the murderer. Violence, some descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Family honor
Par Robert B Parker. 1999
Ex-cop Sunny Randall works as a Boston private detective while she completes her BFA and paints. She recently divorced her…
husband because of his family mob ties, but still cares for him. In her current case, Sunny is suspicious of the wealthy couple looking for their runaway daughter. Strong language and violence. Bestseller2nd chance
Par James Patterson. 2002
Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer of the San Francisco police department enlists the help of her friends in the Women's Murder Club,…
from 1st to Die (RC 51887/BR 14208), to track down a serial killer. Meanwhile Lindsay's estranged father, a former policeman, reenters her life. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2002A thousand country roads: an epilogue to The Bridges of Madison County
Par Robert James Waller. 2002
1981. Robert Kincaid, sixty-eight, is sustained only by memories of life on the road and his brief 1965 encounter with…
Francesca Johnson. He returns to the road, and a chance encounter with another woman reveals a new dimension of his life. Sequel to The Bridges of Madison County (RC 35861/BR 9823). Bestseller. 2002Mount Vernon love story: a novel of George and Martha Washington
Par Mary Higgins Clark. 2002
The book opens on preparations for John Adams's inauguration, with George Washington reminiscing about his career and family life--specifically his…
successful marriage to widow Martha "Patsy" Custis. He continues the story as he and Patsy retire to his Mount Vernon, Virginia, estate. Bestseller. 1968From a Buick 8: a novel
Par Stephen King. 2002
It looked like an ordinary eight-cylinder 1954 Buick Roadmaster abandoned at a Pennsylvania gas station. But within hours, an investigating…
policeman has inexplicably vanished. Hoping to keep things quiet, the troopers put the car under lock and key. But it has a malevolent life of its own. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2002Esther's gift: a Mitford Christmas story
Par Jan Karon. 2002
Christmas Eve. Esther Bolick bakes special orange marmalade cakes for gifts but wonders what they really cost. When her husband…
calculates forty-three dollars per cake, Esther decides to shorten her list. But the words of a Christmas song change her mind. Includes recipe. Bestseller. 2002Scrooge wore spurs (Zebra books)
Par Janet Dailey. 2002
Indebted Arizona rancher Eben MacCallister expects to lose the family ranch in the new year. To make matters worse, his…
former fiancée Maddie Williams has returned to open a dude ranch on adjoining land and his estranged sister has passed away--leaving him with four orphans at Christmas time. Bestseller. 2002Perish twice
Par Robert B Parker. 2000
In this sequel to Family Honor (RC 48857, BR 14400), Boston private investigator Sunny Randall is hired briefly by a…
lesbian to protect her against a stalker. A murder and puzzling loose ends keep Sunny unofficially on the case. Meanwhile, Sunny's sister and a good friend experience troubling breakups. Strong language. Bestseller. 2000Back story
Par Robert B Parker. 2003
Boston P.I. Spenser agrees to help actress Daryl Silver investigate the murder of her mother twenty-eight years ago during a…
bank robbery. Spenser and colleague Hawk face danger when they uncover ties between a radical hippie group, the mob, and the FBI. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2003Light in shadow: a Whispering Springs novel
Par Jayne Ann Krentz. 2003
Arizona. When interior designer Zoe Luce enters the bedroom her client wants decorated, she senses something bad happened in it.…
She hires detective Ethan Truax to verify her suspicions. But Zoe soon needs Ethan's services for herself when her past begins to catch up with her. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2003The reluctant suitor
Par Kathleen E. Woodiwiss. 2003
Lady Adriana Sutton and Colton Wyndham were betrothed as children by their parents. Opposed to his father's plans, Colton left…
for the Napoleonic wars. He returned to find Adriana a charming and lovely young woman. His decision to marry her leads to some surprising discoveries. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2003Bully trouble (Step Into Reading Ser.)
Par Joanna Cole. 1989
Eddie, the neighborhood bully, picks on best friends Arlo and Robby, stealing their food whenever he can. But Arlo and…
Robby come up with a red-hot plan to make him stop. For grades K-3. Bestseller. 1989L.A. requiem
Par Robert Crais. 1999
Private detective Elvis Cole learns more about his mysterious partner, ex-cop Joe Pike, when they are asked to search for…
a woman Pike once dated. Her death and a series of others intensify some L.A. cops' distrust of Pike--whom they hold responsible for a death long ago. Strong language and violence. BestsellerLegacy of silence
Par Belva Plain. 1998
When it becomes obvious that World War II is imminent, Caroline Hartzinger and her adopted older sister, Lore, flee from…
Berlin to Geneva. Walter, who plans to wed Caroline, goes with them. Life takes a dramatic turn and Caroline and Lore escape to America alone. But their time in Switzerland provides a legacy that affects several generations. Bestseller