Atria Books 9/27/2022. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: This is the conclusion to the Beartown trilogy, and it does not disappoint. The small towns of Beartown and Hed are rivals in every aspect but most especially on the ice of a hockey rink. Hockey binds this story together along with the love of family and friends and how far we would go to protect all of them. Toward the end of the book one of the characters is described as simply complicated and that phrase could just as easily describe this book. There are multiple layers underlying the rivalry between the two small towns... View More...
HarperCollins 7/4/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. On sale 7/4/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: Very cute picture book for rebellious kids who hate rules. -Jill Hendrix, store owner View More...
Avon 2/7/2023. New paperback. Store pick: Hallie has been crushing on Julian since they were teenagers and he almost kissed her. Now she's grown up and taken over her grandmother's gardening business, but she's still as impulsive and chaotic as ever. Julian, meanwhile, home on a break from his professorship, turns out to be very controlled -- and having Hallie gardening outside his window is a major distraction that he's not sure he can handle, especially given his major attraction. Hallie and Julian have to learn to take each other -- and themselves -- as they are, flaws and all, if they hav... View More...
Avon 6/6/2023. New paperback. In stock soon. Reserve your copy today! Store pick: Natalie is ready to get her life back on track, but to do it she needs her trust fund. And to get that, she needs a husband. Enter August, purveyor of disgusting wine and major pain in the ass, who could use a wife to get the loan he needs in order to get his own vineyard off the ground. Except despite all the snipes at each other and major enemies-to-lovers vibes, August has been crazy about Natalie since the beginning -- he just has to convince her to give them a real shot. This is probably my favorite Tessa B... View More...
Orbit 10/11/2022. New hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: I don?t know how Baldacci manages to tell such exciting and thrilling tales of murder and crime while at the same time tugging at your heartstrings with what many of the characters are going through ? including Amos Decker and his wonderful new partner Freddie. But, once again the memory man does his thing and manages to put together seemingly unrelated pieces of extraneous information to solve several murders all with the help of his new partner, Fredricka White, who luckily for Amos really does ... View More...
G.P. Putnam's Sons 2/7/2023. New paperback. Store pick: Lana and Seth were high school sweethearts -- until they broke up right before starting college. Despite her multiple long-term relationships since then, Lana's never gotten over Seth. Now Lana's unexpectedly single...and Seth is in town, at her job, ready to compete for a promotion. In order to win, Lana needs to stay single and learn to be okay with being on her own, which is harder than she thought it would be with Seth hanging around, reminding her of all her feelings and their still-there chemistry. Ballard has written a great story... View More...
Orbit 8/23/2022. New paperback. Store pick: Hart is a Tanrian marshal, whose job is to dispatch souls from their stolen bodies before they go on a killing spree. Mercy is an undertaker, whose job is to prepare the bodies Hart brings her for the afterlife. Hart and Mercy have despised each other since they first met. But after a particularly nasty run-in, Hart feels the need to unburden himself and writes a letter to an anonymous 'friend'. The letter makes its way to Mercy, and a tentative friendship is formed, though neither knows who their secret correspondent is. A romance set in a fantasti... View More...
Square Fish 5/7/2013. New paperback. 2014-15 SC Junior Book Award nominee. Store pick: Alina is an orphan, and her best friend Mal is the only home she's ever known. When Alina shows a power she never knew she had, she's immediately taken to train with the Grisha, a team of seeming magicians whose leader, the Darkling, sees Alina as their kingdom's only hope against the Shadow Fold, a darkness that has ripped a hole in their land. As Alina's powers are tested, she learns that things at court aren't as they appear, and power in the wrong hands could be devastating. This book made me laugh and ... View More...
Square Fish 6/17/2014. New paperback. Store pick: Alina has managed to escape the Darkling and is living in hiding with Mal. But her scant happiness doesn't last long until the Darkling finds her again, intent as ever to claim Alina and her power for his own. But with the help of a notorious pirate (er... privateer), she manages to escape again. But this time, she's not hiding. This time, she wants to use her power. The question is, will Alina be able to control her power, or will the power control her? I'm as much in love with this trilogy now as I was after reading the first book, and I can... View More...
Hachette Books 7/27/2021. New paperback. Store pick: Avery Kylie Grambs is living out of her car and focused on maximizing her scholarship opportunities when she discovers that she's inherited 46 billion dollars from a man she never met. The catch? Avery has to live with the disinherited Hawthorne family for a year...and come to find out, he was inordinately fond of riddles and games, of which it appears that Avery is either the last one he left, or at least a tool to solve it. Now she has to maneuver her way among the four Hawthorne grandsons to figure out how she fits in. This mystery wrapp... View More...
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 9/19/2023. New paperback. On sale 9/19/23. Pre-order today to receive a free art print! Store pick: Store pick: The town of Stone-in-the-Glen used to be lovely, but now it's not. Its citizens used to help one another and have long conversations, but now, after losing their library and school to fires, they close themselves in their own houses and look at their neighbors with distrust, trusting only their dazzling, dragon-slaying mayor. The orphans at Orphan House can see that there's a problem, though they don't know how to fix it. And the anonymous gifts from t... View More...
Berkley 5/9/2023. New paperback. Store pick: Fiona Barton excels at complex plots and very engaging characters. The characters whose voices are dominant are Elise, a police inspector on medical leave after breast cancer treatment, and Dee, the village housekeeper whose presence is largely forgotten by the homeowners. Most areas, and their natives resist change, and this seaside village is no exception. New money has arrived and plans a two day music festival. While it may not be endorsed, it is hard to ignore. When teens take fentanyl laced drugs and end up in the hospital the cracks begin to... View More...
Thomas Nelson Publishers 11/15/2022. New paperback. Store pick: This is an incredibly sweet story, it is all about family. How they mean well, have opinions, are sure they know best, feel free to interfere... Izzy has a comfortable job and a supportive family unit, most who are unaware she still feels a bit on the outside. She is also not planning to seek romance with help from a dating app. As it turns out perhaps dating apps have their use, and Izzy may just be the beneficiary of that. But not without turmoil from within and from her family. The is a great book for relaxing at the beach. -... View More...
St. Martin's Press 5/2/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: If you love reading and recognize the power of books, you will love this new novel by Erica Bauermeister. She starts with Alice, whose brother?s traumatic past inspires her to write a book. Then she take us on a journey with some of the readers of Theo, Alice?s novel, and explores how the book touches each of their lives. Bauermeister?s way of subtly linking the stories together is brilliant. Each unforgettable character stood out in their own way. No Two Persons is a fast read that I couldn?t put down! -Linda H., s... View More...
Simon & Schuster 4/4/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: In 1811 the Richmond Theater burned to the ground during a packed performance. This deadly event is explored through four different characters of varying skin color and life stations. Rachel Beanland's meticulous historical research weaves these four lives together as we follow the aftermath of the tragedy. Each character brings a unique perspective to the events. From slave to stagehand to widow, The House is on Fire reminds us that both history and present day treatment of victims is very much dependent on social sta... View More...
Blackstone Publishing 2/28/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: Alec de Payns is a husband and the father of two young children. Alec is also a deep cover agent of the DGSE, Frances's most secretive intelligence service. Alec is engaged with an apparently routine case in Pakistan trying to infiltrate a terrorist group. As he begins to peel back the layers of this complex onion, it becomes clear that this group is more than an unsophisticated group of zealots, and may be close to striking way too close to his home and family in Paris. This is a complex and incredibly well craf... View More...
Amulet Books 9/2/2014. New paperback. 2016-17 SC Children's Book Award nominee. Store pick, recommended by Gretchen: Get ready superfans...the newest superhero has come to town! No matter what stands in her way, El Deafo will prevail! In this fun-filled graphic novel, the reader gets to meet Cece, an average little girl with an amazing ability: the ability to hear. To the rest of us, this seems like an everyday thing, but to Cece, who is deaf, it is the greatest ability of all. Thanks to her clunky hearing aid, Cece can hear everything! Yet, after the first couple of days to school, Cece disc... View More...
Avon 4/18/2023. New paperback. Store pick: Tansy has never been great at dating, but she also hates going to family dinners, so she invented a fake girlfriend based on romance cover model Gemma months ago to get her family off her back. Imagine her surprise when she actually meets Gemma at a family wedding -- not only meets her, but gets sucked into agreeing to a marriage of convenience so Gemma can inherit her grandfather's company. What starts as a fake engagement becomes something real as Tansy and Gemma get to know each other. But Gemma's family is kind-of the worst, so when they get invo... View More...
Bantam 12/27/2022. New paperback. Store pick: Melanie Benjamin is at her best in this historical fiction account of the terrifying blizzard of 1888. It seemingly came out of nowhere and caught the residents of the Midwest by surprise, especially the children and teachers who were preparing to go home for the day. Benjamin looks at the lives of two sisters--both teachers at different schools--and how their decisions that day meant life or death for their students. I spent several late nights on this one! -Linda H., store volunteer View More...
Atlantic Monthly Press 1/10/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: A spine chilling crime thriller set in Auckland NZ. It shows the history of injustices to the Mauri people and how those injustices continue in the present. It is a look at how the history has affected Hana Westerman, a female Mauri detective, who has risen in the ranks thanks partly because she toed the blue line 18 years earlier in action during a peaceful Mauri protest. This is a look at privilege, prejudice,family and choices against the background of a search for a serial killer. -Nancy M., store volunteer View More...
