Fiction

  • The kind worth killing

    Creator

    Swanson, Peter

    Abstract

    On a night flight to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kintner. After one too many martinis, Ted begins to talk about his wife, Miranda, who he's sure is cheating on him. Things turn darker when Ted jokes that he could kill Miranda--and Lily says she'll help.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Court of fives

    Creator

    Elliott, Kate

    Abstract

    Jessamy's life is a balance between acting like an upper class patron and dreaming of the freedom of the commoners. Then Jes meets Kalliarkos, and their unlikely friendship causes heads to turn. When a scheming lord tears Jes's family apart, she'll have to test Kal's loyalty and risk the vengeance of a powerful clan to save her family.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • After the red rain

    Creator

    Lyga, Barry

    DeFranco, Rob

    Abstract

    On the ruined planet earth, where resources are scarce, Deedra comes across a boy named Rose--a boy with a secretive past and special abilities. Little do Deedra and Rose know how much their relationship will affect the fate of everyone on the planet.

    Audience
    General**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • The time of contempt

    Creator

    Sapkowski, Andrzej

    Abstract

    Geralt is a witcher--guardian of the innocent and a defender against frightening creatures of myth and legend. His task is to protect Ciri, a child of prophecy who will have the power to change the world for good or for ill--but Ciri has vanished.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • Ride steady

    Creator

    Ashley, Kristen

    Abstract

    Once upon a time, Carissa Teodoro believed in happy endings--until she woke up to the ugly truth about her Prince Charming. Now a struggling, single mom and stranded by a flat tire, Carissa's pondering her mistakes when a vaguely familiar knight rides to her rescue on a ton of horsepower.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • Truth or die

    Creator

    Patterson, James

    Roughan, Howard

    Abstract

    Attorney Trevor Mann may have finally hit his stride, but when his journalist girlfriend Claire's newest story leads to a violent confrontation, Trevor's newly peaceful life is shattered. Chasing Claire's leads, Trevor unearths evidence of a shocking secret.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • Duplicity : a novel

    Creator

    Gingrich, Newt

    Earley, Pete

    Abstract

    Only two Americans escape a Benghazi-style attack on a newly opened US embassy in Somalia: Brooke Grant, the young commander of the Marine Corps Embassy Guards, and CIA Station Chief Gunter Connor. To survive, they must avoid detection by outwitting the treacherous Islamic radical christened "the Osama bin Laden" of Africa.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • When the moon is low

    Creator

    Hashimi, Nadia

    Abstract

    Mahmood and his wife, Fereiba, live a happy middle-class life until their country is engulfed in war and the Taliban rise to power. Mahmood becomes a target of the new fundamentalist regime and is murdered. Forced to flee Kabul with her three children, Fereiba has one hope to survive: she must find a way to cross Europe and reach her sister's family in England. Fereiba manages to smuggle them as far as Greece. But their fate takes a frightening turn when her teenage son, Saleem, becomes separated from the rest of the family.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • The bookseller : a novel

    Creator

    Swanson, Cynthia

    Abstract

    Denver, 1962. Kitty Miller has come to terms with her unconventional single life. She loves the bookshop she runs and enjoys complete control over her day-to-day existence. Then the dreams begin. Soon she must reconcile her reality with a tantalizing alternate world.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • El amor en los tiempos del cólera

    Creator

    García Márquez, Gabriel

    Abstract

    De jóvenes, Florentino Ariza y Fermina Daza se enamoran apasionadamente, pero Fermina eventualmente decide casarse con un médico rico y de muy buena familia. Florentino está anonadado, y aunque sostiene 622 pequeños romances, su corazón todavía pertenece a Fermina.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié