Call number: FIC BRO

Dedicated Savannah cop finds himself dangerously smitten by a sexy-and married-suspect. Even before laying eyes on the man’s stunning blond wife, Elise, Duncan Hatcher had reason to resent Judge Cato Laird. It was Laird who declared a mistrial in the murder case of ruthless crimelord Robert Savich, ruining months of Duncan’s hard work, and putting a very bad man back on the streets. Read the rest of this entry »

Call number: FIC WAN
Mara is renovating the manor house of Julian’s friend, the wealthy and socially prominent Christophe de Bonfond, when she discovers the body of a murdered infant. The body, concealed for more than a century, brings to light unexpected and critical information on an elusive Lady’s Slipper orchid that Julian avidly seeks. Read the rest of this entry »

Call number: FIC DAI

“Fans of bestseller Dailey’s romantic westerns will relish this ninth entry (after Lone Calder Star) in her series about the Montana ranching dynasty of the title. When Trey Calder, fifth generation scion and handsome heir to Triple C Ranch, falls for sexy photographer Sloan Davis, he brings her home to the ranch to meet his tight-knit clan. All seems idyllic after the young couple marry, until Trey learns of a connection from Sloan’s past that erodes trust between them. Read the rest of this entry »

Call number: FIC EPH

A disparate assortment of sharp and funny pieces revealing the private anguishes, quirks and passions of a woman on the brink of senior citizenhood. Ephron . . . . explores the woes of aging with honesty–hair-coloring and Botox are standard treatments, as is getting a mustache wax–but maintaining a 60-plus body is only her starting point. Ephron includes breezy accounts of her culinary misadventures, her search for the perfect cabbage strudel and her dissatisfaction with women’s purses. (From Krikus Reviews)

Call number: FIC MAJ

Successful children’s-book author Jessie Schroeder, devastated after a divorce, returns to the small town where she grew up and finds herself bristling at the interference of nosy relatives, who object when she hires recovering alcoholic Willy Bachmann as her handyman. When a local woman in town turns up dead, everyone assumes that Willy is the murderer. Read the rest of this entry »

Call number: FIC PAT

Judge & Jury by James Patterson and Andrew Gross is a thriller about a mafia boss on trial, the FBI agent who has tracked him for years, and a jury members who becomes more involved in the case than she would have preferred. Judge & Jury is packed with action (often very violent) and moves quickly. (From About.com)

Call number: FIC PIT

On an island off the coast of Maine, the Miller family reunites to celebrate the father’s seventy-fifth birthday. Each of the adult children is expecting a first child, and at the same time each is at a major crossroads in life. The eldest, Daniel, still reeling from a car accident that has left him a paraplegic, is also grappling with the fact that his wife had to be artificially inseminated. Read the rest of this entry »