Electrifying suspense, cutting-edge psychological insight, and an unforgettably sensuous love storymdashthese are the trademarks of Karen Robardsrsquos sizzling novels. Now the New York Times bestselling author launches a red-hot new paranormal romantic thriller series featuring the fascinating Dr. Charlotte Stone, a serial killer expert whose extraordinary powers lead her from ecstasy to terror. THE LAST VICTIM Dr. Charlotte Stone sees what others do not. A sought-after expert in criminal pathology, Charlie regularly sits face-to-face with madmen. Obsessed with learning what makes human monsters commit terrible crimes, Charlie desires little else from lifemdashno doubt because when she was sixteen, she herself survived a serial killerrsquos bloodbath A man butchered the family of Charliersquos best friend, Holly, then left the girlrsquos body on a seaside boardwalk one week later.
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345535405
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Hardcover
Guilt by Association
By Sloan, Susan R
An intense emotional drama tells the story of one woman's harrowing, thirty-year struggle and triumph over rape and the rapist, in spite of devastating physical and emotional trauma and social and legal biases that prevent her from prosecuting. A first novel.
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446518573
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One Second After
By Forstchen, William R.
New York Times best selling author William R. Forstchen now brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly real...a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages...A war based upon a weapon, an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) . A weapon that may already be in the hands of our enemies.Months before publication, One Second After has already been cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read, a book already being discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a truly realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. It is a weapon that the Wall Street Journal warns could shatter America. In the tradition of On the Beach, Fail Safe and Testament, this book, set in a typical American town, is a dire warning of what might be our future...and our end.The John Matherson Series#1 One Second After#2 One Year After#3 The Final Day (forthcoming) Other BooksPillar to the Sky
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9780765317582
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Hardcover
Down the Rabbit Hole
By Madison, Holly
The shocking, never-before-told story of the bizarre world inside the legendary Playboy Mansion - and, finally, the secret truth about the man who holds the key - from one of the few people who truly knows: Hef's former #1 girlfriend and star of The Girls Next DoorA spontaneous decision at age twenty-one transformed small-town Oregon girl Holly Sue Cullen into Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner's #1 girlfriend. But like Alice's journey into Wonderland, after Holly plunged down the rabbit hole, what seemed like a fairytale life inside the Playboy Mansion - including A-list celebrity parties and her own #1-rated television show for four years - quickly devolved into an oppressive routine of strict rules, manipulation, and battles with ambitious, backstabbing bunnies.
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9780062372109
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Print book
Year of Wonders
By Brooks, Geraldine
An unforgettable tale of a brave young woman during the plague in 17th century England from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March and The Secret Chord coming from Viking in October 2015 When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to an isolated village, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine and healer. Through Anna's eyes we follow the story of the fateful year of 1666, as she and her fellow villagers confront the spread of disease and superstition. As death reaches into every household and villagers turn from prayers to murderous witch-hunting, Anna must find the strength to confront the disintegration of her community and the lure of illicit love. As she struggles to survive and grow, a year of catastrophe becomes instead annus mirabilis, a "year of wonders.
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783896824
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Hardcover
House of the Rising Sun
By Painter, Kristen
Every vampire has heard rumor of the mythical place where their kind can daywalk. But what no vampire knows is that this City of Eternal Night actually exists.
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316278270
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Paperback
13 Reasons Why
By Asher, Jay
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFeaturing cover art from the Netflix original series executive produced by Selena Gomez, with exclusive interviews and photos inside! "Eerie, beautiful, and devastating." - Chicago Tribune "A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing." - The New York Times "Thirteen Reasons Why will leave you with chills long after you have finished reading." - Amber Gibson, NPR's "All Things Considered" You can't stop the future. You can't rewind the past.The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker - his classmate and crush - who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why. Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah's pain, and as he follows Hannah's recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.Need to talk? Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) anytime if you are in the United States. It's free and confidential.Find more resources at 13reasonswhy.info.Find out how you can help someone in crisis at bethe1to.com.
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9780451478290
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Paperback
Dead Until Dark
By Harris, Charlaine
Vampires have officially "come out of the coffin", and Miss Sookie cant wait for one to come her way. Anthony Award-winner Charlaine Harris New York Times and USA Today best-selling Sookie Stackhouse novels entice countless fans with an irresistible mixture of vampire romance, beguiling mystery, and old-fashioned Southern charm.
Publisher: n/a
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9780441018253
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Paperback
Undead and Unwed
By Davidson, Maryjanice
The first Betsy Taylor, Vampire Queen novel. It's been a hell of a week for Betsy Taylor. First, she loses her job. Then, she's killed in a car accident. But what really bites (besides waking up in the morgue dressed in a pink suit and cheap shoes courtesy of her stepmother) is that she can't seem to stay dead. Every night she rises, with a horrible craving for blood. And she's not taking too well to a liquid diet. Worst of all, Betsy's new friends have some silly idea that she's the prophesied vampire queen.
Publisher: n/a
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9780425242261
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Paperback
Where the Red Fern Grows
By Rawls, Wilson
A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters.
Publisher: n/a
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9781557360571
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Hardcover
A Year Down Yonder
By Peck, Richard
Winner of the Newbery Medal "Peck charms readers once again with this entertaining sequel to A Long Way from Chicago" - School Library Journal (starred review) It was within the pages of Richard Peck's Newbery Honor-winning A Long Way from Chicago that Mary Alice and Grandma Dowdel first made their captivating debut. Now they're back for more astonishing, laugh-out-loud tales when fifteen-year-old Mary Alice moves in with her spicy grandmother for the year. Expect moonlit schemes, romances both foiled and founded, and a whole parade of fools made to suffer in unusual (and always hilarious) ways.Wise, exuberant, and slyly heartwarming, this is a satisfying companion to Grandma Dowdel's adventures in A Long Way from Chicago and A Season of Gifts. Newbery Medal WinnerALA Best Book for Young AdultsALA Notable BookBOOKLIST Best Books of the YearSchool Library Journal Best Books of the YearNew York Times Best Seller "Audience members will breathe a sigh of regret when the eventful year "down yonder" draws to a close." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Wit, gentleness, and outrageous farce." - Booklist (starred review)
The Last Victim
By Robards, Karen
Electrifying suspense, cutting-edge psychological insight, and an unforgettably sensuous love storymdashthese are the trademarks of Karen Robardsrsquos sizzling novels. Now the New York Times bestselling author launches a red-hot new paranormal romantic thriller series featuring the fascinating Dr. Charlotte Stone, a serial killer expert whose extraordinary powers lead her from ecstasy to terror. THE LAST VICTIM Dr. Charlotte Stone sees what others do not. A sought-after expert in criminal pathology, Charlie regularly sits face-to-face with madmen. Obsessed with learning what makes human monsters commit terrible crimes, Charlie desires little else from lifemdashno doubt because when she was sixteen, she herself survived a serial killerrsquos bloodbath A man butchered the family of Charliersquos best friend, Holly, then left the girlrsquos body on a seaside boardwalk one week later.
Guilt by Association
By Sloan, Susan R
An intense emotional drama tells the story of one woman's harrowing, thirty-year struggle and triumph over rape and the rapist, in spite of devastating physical and emotional trauma and social and legal biases that prevent her from prosecuting. A first novel.
One Second After
By Forstchen, William R.
New York Times best selling author William R. Forstchen now brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly real...a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages...A war based upon a weapon, an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) . A weapon that may already be in the hands of our enemies.Months before publication, One Second After has already been cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read, a book already being discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a truly realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. It is a weapon that the Wall Street Journal warns could shatter America. In the tradition of On the Beach, Fail Safe and Testament, this book, set in a typical American town, is a dire warning of what might be our future...and our end.The John Matherson Series#1 One Second After#2 One Year After#3 The Final Day (forthcoming) Other BooksPillar to the Sky
Down the Rabbit Hole
By Madison, Holly
The shocking, never-before-told story of the bizarre world inside the legendary Playboy Mansion - and, finally, the secret truth about the man who holds the key - from one of the few people who truly knows: Hef's former #1 girlfriend and star of The Girls Next DoorA spontaneous decision at age twenty-one transformed small-town Oregon girl Holly Sue Cullen into Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner's #1 girlfriend. But like Alice's journey into Wonderland, after Holly plunged down the rabbit hole, what seemed like a fairytale life inside the Playboy Mansion - including A-list celebrity parties and her own #1-rated television show for four years - quickly devolved into an oppressive routine of strict rules, manipulation, and battles with ambitious, backstabbing bunnies.
Year of Wonders
By Brooks, Geraldine
An unforgettable tale of a brave young woman during the plague in 17th century England from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March and The Secret Chord coming from Viking in October 2015 When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to an isolated village, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine and healer. Through Anna's eyes we follow the story of the fateful year of 1666, as she and her fellow villagers confront the spread of disease and superstition. As death reaches into every household and villagers turn from prayers to murderous witch-hunting, Anna must find the strength to confront the disintegration of her community and the lure of illicit love. As she struggles to survive and grow, a year of catastrophe becomes instead annus mirabilis, a "year of wonders.
House of the Rising Sun
By Painter, Kristen
Every vampire has heard rumor of the mythical place where their kind can daywalk. But what no vampire knows is that this City of Eternal Night actually exists.
13 Reasons Why
By Asher, Jay
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFeaturing cover art from the Netflix original series executive produced by Selena Gomez, with exclusive interviews and photos inside! "Eerie, beautiful, and devastating." - Chicago Tribune "A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing." - The New York Times "Thirteen Reasons Why will leave you with chills long after you have finished reading." - Amber Gibson, NPR's "All Things Considered" You can't stop the future. You can't rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker - his classmate and crush - who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why. Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah's pain, and as he follows Hannah's recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.Need to talk? Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) anytime if you are in the United States. It's free and confidential.Find more resources at 13reasonswhy.info. Find out how you can help someone in crisis at bethe1to.com.
Dead Until Dark
By Harris, Charlaine
Vampires have officially "come out of the coffin", and Miss Sookie cant wait for one to come her way. Anthony Award-winner Charlaine Harris New York Times and USA Today best-selling Sookie Stackhouse novels entice countless fans with an irresistible mixture of vampire romance, beguiling mystery, and old-fashioned Southern charm.
Undead and Unwed
By Davidson, Maryjanice
The first Betsy Taylor, Vampire Queen novel. It's been a hell of a week for Betsy Taylor. First, she loses her job. Then, she's killed in a car accident. But what really bites (besides waking up in the morgue dressed in a pink suit and cheap shoes courtesy of her stepmother) is that she can't seem to stay dead. Every night she rises, with a horrible craving for blood. And she's not taking too well to a liquid diet. Worst of all, Betsy's new friends have some silly idea that she's the prophesied vampire queen.
Where the Red Fern Grows
By Rawls, Wilson
A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters.
A Year Down Yonder
By Peck, Richard
Winner of the Newbery Medal "Peck charms readers once again with this entertaining sequel to A Long Way from Chicago" - School Library Journal (starred review) It was within the pages of Richard Peck's Newbery Honor-winning A Long Way from Chicago that Mary Alice and Grandma Dowdel first made their captivating debut. Now they're back for more astonishing, laugh-out-loud tales when fifteen-year-old Mary Alice moves in with her spicy grandmother for the year. Expect moonlit schemes, romances both foiled and founded, and a whole parade of fools made to suffer in unusual (and always hilarious) ways.Wise, exuberant, and slyly heartwarming, this is a satisfying companion to Grandma Dowdel's adventures in A Long Way from Chicago and A Season of Gifts. Newbery Medal WinnerALA Best Book for Young AdultsALA Notable BookBOOKLIST Best Books of the YearSchool Library Journal Best Books of the YearNew York Times Best Seller "Audience members will breathe a sigh of regret when the eventful year "down yonder" draws to a close." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Wit, gentleness, and outrageous farce." - Booklist (starred review)