Disney-Hyperion 1/3/2023. New paperback. Store pick: Every 7 years, the gods of ancient Greece become mortal for a week during the Agon as punishment for an ancient wrong. Descendants of various heroes make it their life's work to hunt these fallen gods to take their power for their own, and to protect their family members who have ascended to god-hood. Lore is the last of her family and has spent the past 7 years since the last Agon hiding from the other hunters after her family was slaughtered. But now she has become entangled with 2 gods -- one Athena and the other her childhood friend -- ... View More...
Simon & Schuster 1/10/2012. New paperback. 60th anniversary edition. Store pick: I don't know how I went so long without reading this, but wow, what an incredible book. I'm generally not a huge dystopian fan, but Fahrenheit 451 is absolutely brilliant. Set in a world where books are illegal and firefighters set fires instead of putting them out, this book is one that sticks with you long after you read the final page. It's filled with parallels of our world today, and is such a thought-provoking exploration of technology, privacy, desensitization and censorship. A fascinating book that I thin... View More...
Nancy Paulsen Books 7/25/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. On sale 7/25/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: I LOVE this picture book on dreaming big, dealing with adversity, and staying true to yourself. It also has a great dad in it as well as pterodactyls. In addition to being a great read for kids it would make a wonderful graduation 'card'. -Jill Hendrix, store owner View More...
Berkley 1/31/2006. New paperback. The start to one of my favorite urban fantasy series. Mercy Thompson's sexy next-door neighbor is a werewolf. She's a mechanic at a shop that happens to belong to a vampire. But then, Mercy Thompson is not exactly normal herself...and her connection to the world of things that go bump in the night is about to get her into a whole lot of trouble. -Jill Hendrix View More...
Del Rey 2/9/2021. New paperback. Store pick: I would never read this book. A Sasquatch Massacre??? Gimme a break. But then I did. Read it that is. I decided, what the heck, I'll give it 5 minutes. And 6 hours later, at 4:00am, Holy Cow! What a story. Forget all about whether or not you believe in Sasquatch or the Yeti, it's not about that. It's about people and relationships and hardship and challenges and survival under life threatening conditions. It's about guts and heart and leadership and weakness and rising to the challenge and wondering 'What would I do?' Spoiler alert, yes, it's a Sas... View More...
Grand Central Publishing 12/6/2022. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: Wanda is born in the middle of a devastating hurricane that claims two of her family members and frays the edges of a fragile environment. Set in Florida, we see Wanda grow into a young adult while the only place she has ever known as home becomes a victim of climate change. Brooks-Dalton shows us the crumbling of civilization and the strength of one person's determination to find beauty in the loss. Wanda's story asks us to see both magic and hope in an uncertain future. -Mary Jane, store volunteer reader View More...
William Morrow 8/30/2022. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: A wonderfully atmospheric crime drama set in a small town in the outback of Australia. The main characters were complex and not particularly likeable until the back story was revealed and you realized that each had lots of baggage to carry ? from the time they were children. The more I read the more I felt sorry for them and understood why they acted as they did. I was surprised by how the story ended ? but considering the whole atmosphere of the novel I really shouldn?t have been. This is a must read for fans of Jane H... View More...
William Morrow 8/8/2023. New paperback. On sale 8/8/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: A wonderfully atmospheric crime drama set in a small town in the outback of Australia. The main characters were complex and not particularly likeable until the back story was revealed and you realized that each had lots of baggage to carry ? from the time they were children. The more I read the more I felt sorry for them and understood why they acted as they did. I was surprised by how the story ended ? but considering the whole atmosphere of the novel I really shouldn?t have been. This is a must read for fan... View More...
Minotaur Books 8/8/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. On sale 8/8/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: Desmond Aloysius Limerick is the most compulsively readable character since Jack Reacher. This book gets a rare '10' from me in 'Couldn't Put It Down'-ness. Not only is Dez an express train of action, but he is surrounded by a cast of complex and intricately developed characters wrapped in a story that may be a bit preposterous on the surface, but is presented in a way that will keep the reader thirsty to find out what is going to happen next. This is pure action entertainment and one tha... View More...
Harper Muse 2/7/2023. New paperback. Store pick: This unfolding tale of how C.S. Lewis penned one of his best known works is spellbinding. I cannot remember the last time a book made me cry, but Patty Callahan created Megs and George who reached in and melted my heart. They came alive in my eyes and I watched them grow, wonder, evolve and most of all exhibit pure love. Life and love don't always have happy endings, but always have endings. This book yields great examples of how we can reach the ending, experience immeasurable sorry, and still find room for joy. C.S. Lewis is a key figure in t... View More...
Thomas Nelson Publishers 1/26/2016. New paperback. Store pick: How do family and friends cope when a sixth grader disappears on a field trip to New Orleans? A portrait of love and suffering in a fallen world. -Jim McFarlane, author of Penelope View More...
Pocket 6/28/2022. New paperback. Store pick: I quite literally stayed up half way through the night after starting this book. It has the pace and 'can't put down-ness' level of a Jack Reacher novel. James Reece, a Navy Seal has returned home from a disastrous mission where his Seal team was brutally ambushed in an attack James later discovered was initiated by actors within our own government. Even worse, in an attempt to take James out of the picture, his own family is slaughtered on the day of his return. This is simply put a revenge novel. It is NOT, however a simple novel of revenge. Ther... View More...
Atria Books 9/7/2021. New paperback. Store pick: This is one of the best military intrigue books I have read. I recently finished The Terminal List and was thrilled I did not have to wait long for more of James Reece. I find him equally compelling to Mitch Rapp, Scot Harvath and their ilk. You will enjoy and understand the book more if you read The Terminal List first as you will understand why James Reece is the man he is today. A patriot who has been robbed of everything he values. His response to an epic betrayal is not an abandonment of his country, but deep dedication to his friends and ... View More...
Mysterious Press 9/20/2022. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: 15 year old Elizabeth Bradford is a child of extreme privilege. As part of the vast Bradford family fortune, she has everything in life, but with that comes risk, and when she is kidnapped by a ruthless international gang of kidnappers, that privilege evaporates. What doesn't however, is her courage and cunning and her never back down attitude. She works to escape her situation by crafting encoded messages in her brief communications to her family while working on her own to escape her captors. On the other end, small... View More...
William Morrow 9/23/2014. New paperback. Store pick: I loved this book of family dynamics. This southern tale of poverty, tragedy, personal failure, and the elusive second chance is vivid and compelling. The primary voice is that of Easter, an amazing twelve year old girl who has matured far beyond her years. Baseball fans will probably appreciate added dimensions of the home run quest so central to the events. Any true fan of southern literature should not miss this book. -Jackie Willey, Fiction Addiction volunteer View More...
Minotaur Books 7/11/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. On sale 7/11/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: Kate Burkholder is stunned at the brutal death by crossbow of a young Amish man. Well respected in the community and essentially promised to the daughter of another Amish family his life seemed on a steady path. But being killed, probably at close range, with a crossbow suggests otherwise. Kate is going to have to work incredibly hard to penetrate the wall that separates the Amish in Painters Mill to bring justice for the murdered. The path she travels is filled with discoveries that wi... View More...
Bantam 4/4/2023. New paperback. Store pick: This is the first book in a tongue-in-cheek British mystery series featuring Professor Hilary Tamar. Professor Tamar is called upon to rescue Julia Larwood, a friend of a former pupil. Julia, a scatter-brained tax attorney on vacation in Italy, wakes up next to a corpse and soon becomes the prime suspect. A light, amusing summer read for fans of British whodunnits. -Nancy M., store volunteer View More...
St. Martin's Press 7/19/2022. New hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: Hannah's job as an executive protection agent (aka, a bodyguard) means she spends a lot of time blending into the background. Which is fine, that's how she likes it, and it's what she wants, especially after her mom's death and her boyfriend breaking up with her (the day after the funeral!) have left her feeling adrift. What she absolutely does not want is to pretend to be sexiest-man-alive actor Jack Stapleton's girlfriend. But she's not given a choice, so she does it...and Jack's act... View More...
St. Martin's Griffin 6/13/2023. New paperback. On sale 6/13/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: Hannah's job as an executive protection agent (aka, a bodyguard) means she spends a lot of time blending into the background. Which is fine, that's how she likes it, and it's what she wants, especially after her mom's death and her boyfriend breaking up with her (the day after the funeral!) have left her feeling adrift. What she absolutely does not want is to pretend to be sexiest-man-alive actor Jack Stapleton's girlfriend. But she's not given a choice, so she does it...and Jack's acting abilities mu... View More...
