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Sworn to Silence

Linda Castillo · Minotaur Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A killer is preying on sacred ground....

In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side for two centuries. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community....

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My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You Shes Sorry

Fredrik Backman · Thorndike Press
Pages: 372
Format: Large Print

From the author of the internationally bestselling "A Man Called Ove," a charming, warmhearted novel about a young girl whose grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters, sending her on a journey that brings to life the world of her grandmother's fairy tales.
Elsa...
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The Hollow

Nora Roberts · Thorndike Windsor Paragon
Pages: 495
Format: Large Print

For Fox, Caleb, Gage and the other residents of Hawkins Hollow, the number seven portends doom - ever since, as boys, they freed a demon trapped for centuries when their blood spilled upon The Pagan Stone ... Their innocent bonding ritual led to seven days of madness, every seven years....
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Calico Joe

John Grisham · Doubleday
Pages: 198
Format: Hardcover

A surprising and moving novel of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, set in the world of Major League Baseball ...


Whatever happened to Calico Joe?

It began quietly enough with a pulled hamstring. The first baseman for the Cubs AAA affiliate in Wichita...
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The Women in the Castle: A Novel

Jessica Shattuck · William Morrow
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

GoodReads Choice Awards Semifinalist

"Moving . . . a plot that surprises and devastates." - New York Times Book Review

"A masterful epic." - People magazine

"Mesmerizing . . . The Women in the Castle...

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Undead and Unwed

Mary Janice Davidson · Berkley Sensation
Pages: 288
Format: Book

First Betsy Taylor loses her job, then she's killed in a car accident. But what really bites is that she can't seem to stay dead. And now her new friends have the ridiculous idea that Betsy is the prophesied vampire queen, and they want her help in overthrowing the most obnoxious...

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Virgin River (Virgin River, Book 1)

Robyn Carr · Wheeler Pub Inc
Pages: 559
Format: Hardcover

Wanted: Midwife/Nurse Practitioner in Virgin River, population six hundred. When the recently widowed Melinda Monroe sees this ad she quickly decides that the remote mountain town might be the perfect place to escape her heartache. But her high hopes are dashed within an hour of arriving:...
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Let's Throw a Halloween Party!

Rachel Lynette · PowerKids Press
Pages: 24
Format: Book

Very few kids have a problem with the crazy costumes, silly scares, and sugar rush that come with a good Halloween party. Young hosts and hostesses will enjoy donning their costumes, making spooky decorations, and playing ghoulish games with their friends. Giving detailed step-by-step instructions,...
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Save Me

Lisa Scottoline · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Think Twice and Look Again comes an emotionally powerful novel about a split-second choice, agonizing consequences, and the need for justice

Rose McKenna volunteers as a lunch mom in her daughter Melly's school...
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Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Harvest Cookbook: 200 Recipes for Using and Preserving the Bounty of the Land

Wanda E. Brunstetter · Shiloh Run Press
Pages: 223
Format: Spiral-bound

Overloaded with garden produce, CSA shares, or farmers' market finds? Now you'll know what the Amish do with these seasonal fruits and vegetables and how they preserve some of them for future use. Bring the wisdom of Amish gardeners and cooks into your own home with dozens of recipes and tips...
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Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook for Young Readers And Eaters

Jane Yolen · Interlink Pub Group Inc
Pages: 197
Format: Hardcover

From the earliest days of stories, when hunters told of their exploits around the campfire, to the era of kings in castles listening to the storyteller at the royal feast, to the time of TV dinners, stories and eating have been close companions. So it is not unusual that folk stories are often...
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Weekend Warriors (Revenge of the Sisterhood (Hardcover)) (Bk.1)

Fern Michaels · Severn House
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Nikki Quinn is devastated when her best friend Barbara is knocked down and killed by a hit-and-run driver who claims diplomatic immunity. But Nikki has her work and her lover, fellow lawyer Jack Nolan, to keep her going, whereas Barbara's mother, Myra, has nothing. Festering in a sea of recriminations...
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First Grave on the Right

Darynda Jones · Macmillan Audio
Format: Audiobook

First Grave on the Right is the smashing, award-winning debut novel that introduces Charley Davidson: part-time private investigator and full-time Grim Reaper.

Charley sees dead people. That's right, she sees dead people. And it's her job to convince them to "go into...

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Britt-Marie Was Here: A Novel

Fredrik Backman · Atria Books
Pages: 326
Format: Hardcover

The bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry returns with an irresistible novel about finding love and second chances in the most unlikely of places.

Britt-Marie can't stand mess. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks...
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Amigurumi!: Super Happy Crochet Cute

Elisabeth A. Doherty · Lark
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Crochet is not just about ponchos and scarves anymore: it's about amigurumi, a hip new craft trend! These Japanese-inspired dolls have motivated crocheters everywhere to grab their hooks and create collections of irresistibly funky-cute creatures. Elisabeth Doherty, one of today's...
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Wicked Business

Janet Evanovich · Random House Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

Janet Evanovich, mega-bestselling author of the beloved Stephanie Plum series, is back and better than ever. Her novels, hailed by GQ as "among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction," deliver rollicking adventure with crackling wit and hilarious mayhem. And, now, one of the hottest...
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If I Run

Terri Blackstock · Zondervan
Pages: 305
Format: Paperback

Now a USA TODAY bestseller!

Casey knows the truth. But it won't set her free.

Casey Cox's DNA is all over the crime scene. There's no use talking to police; they've failed her abysmally before. She has to flee before she's arrested . . . or worse. The truth doesn't matter...

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The Hush

JOHN HART · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

Set in the world of his most beloved novel The Last Child ("A magnificent creation" -- The Washington Post) , John Hart delivers a stunning vision of a secret world, rarely seen.

It's been ten years since the events that changed Johnny Merrimon's life...

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The Witches: Salem, 1692

Stacy Schiff · Hachette Audio
Pages: 384
Format: Audiobook

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra, the #1 national bestseller, unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials.

It began in 1692, over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter, when a minister's daughter began to scream and convulse. It ended less than a year later,...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl · Professional Services Center for the Visually Handicapped, Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction
Pages: 161
Format: Large print book

Celebrate fifty years of Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryFirst published in 1964 with whimsical illustrations by Joseph Schindelman, Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory became an instant classic. Now this special commemorative edition brings back Schindelman's beloved...
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