July 2022 New Items (1 of 2)
Breakneck point
Munro, Tina Orr, author.
2022
After exposing corruption in the ranks, CSI Ally Dymond is stuck working petty crimes on the sleepy North Devon coast. When the body of nineteen-year-old Janie Warren turns up in the seaside town of Bidecombe, Ally's expert skills are suddenly back in demand. Time is running out to catch a killer no one is looking for - no one except Ally. What she doesn't know is that he's watching, from her side of the crime scene tape, waiting for the moment to strike.
The dressmaker's secret : a novel
Cook, Lorna, author.
2022
"Paris, 1941: As Coco Chanel's assistant, Adèle lives side by side with German officers in the splendour of The Ritz hotel. But Adèle has a secret. She is working for the resistance, right under the Germans' noses. As occupied Paris becomes more and more dangerous, Adèle will have to decide if she can risk everything to save innocent lives and protect the man she loves... Present day: Chloé's grandmother has never spoken about the war and avoids questions about the legendary designer she once worked for. Now Chloé has come to Paris, to uncover the truth about Adèle's life. But is she prepared for what she will find? And for the power of her grandmother's secrets to change her family forever..."-- Provided by publisher.
A duet for home
Glaser, Karina Yan, author
2022
"From the New York Times best-selling creator of the Vanderbeekers series comes a triumphant tale of friendship, healing, and the power of believing in ourselves told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homeless shelter. As their friendship grows over a shared love of classical music, June and Tyrell confront a new housing policy that puts homeless families in danger"-- Provided by publisher.
The fourth man : the hunt for a KGB spy at the top of the CIA and the rise of Putin's Russia
Baer, Robert.
2022
A former CIA officer reveals the never-before-told story of the post-Cold War hunt for a KGB spy in the top ranks of the CIA, led by three women who squared off against a man who could have been the most damaging spy in U.S. history.
The garden apothecary : transform flowers, weeds and plants into healing remedies
Cole, Becky, author
2022
The Garden Apothecary shows us how to harvest and use commonly found plants, weeds and herbs to create our own healing home apothecaries. With tasty recipes, wild skincare, in-depth plant spotlights and a back-to-roots ethos, The Garden Apothecary will encourage the reader to become more connected to the natural world through learning the art of herbalism from plants growing in our gardens. Focusing on 20 herbs and plants, learn how to identify, grow and pick them from your garden or forage them, as well as discovering their medicinal properties. Each plant and herb spotlight includes at least two recipes to create a tincture, oil, infusion, skin balms or other beauty bits. The Garden Apothecary is a safe and mindful approach to the often overwhelming world of foraging and herbalism
The German wife
Rimmer, Kelly, author
2022
Berlin, Germany, 1930—When the Nazis rise to power, Sofie von Meyer Rhodes and her academic husband benefit from the military ambitions of Germany’s newly elected chancellor when Jürgen is offered a high-level position in their burgeoning rocket program. Although they fiercely oppose Hitler’s radical views, and joining his ranks is unthinkable, it soon becomes clear that if Jürgen does not accept the job, their income will be taken away. Then their children. And then their lives. Huntsville, Alabama, 1950—Twenty years later, Jürgen is one of many German scientists pardoned and granted a position in America’s space program. For Sofie, this is a chance to leave the horrors of her past behind. But when rumors about the Rhodes family’s affiliation with the Nazi party spread among her new American neighbors, idle gossip turns to bitter rage, and the act of violence that results tears apart a family and leaves the community wondering—is it an act of vengeance or justice?
The girl who survived
Jackson, Lisa, author
2022
All her life, she's been the girl who survived. Orphaned at age seven after a horrific killing spree at her family's Oregon cabin, Kara McIntyre is still searching for some kind of normal. But now, twenty years later, the past has come thundering back. Her brother, Jonas, who was convicted of the murders has unexpectedly been released from prison. The press is in a frenzy again. And suddenly, Kara is receiving cryptic messages from her big sister, Marlie--who hasn't been seen or heard from since that deadly Christmas Eve when she hid little Kara in a closet with a haunting, life-saving command: Don't make a sound. As people close to her start to die horrible deaths, Kara, who is slowly and surely unraveling, believes she is the killer's ultimate target. Kara survived once. But will she survive again? How many times can she be the girl who survived?
A healer's promise
Beller, Misty M., author
2022
"Levi and Audrey are forced to discover just how far they'll go to ensure the safety of the other and the love growing between them"-- Provided by publisher.
Horse
Clutton-Brock, Juliet.
2000
A photo essay introducing members of the horse family, their evolution, behavior, importance, history, breeding, and training. Includes major international breeds of domestic horses.
The hunger of the gods
Gwynne, John, 1968- author
2022
Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest. As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their own--and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance. Elvar has sworn to fulfil her blood oath and rescue a prisoner from the clutches of Lik-Rifa and her dragonborn followers, but first she must persuade the Battle-Grim to follow her. Yet even the might of the Bloodsworn and Battle-Grim cannot stand alone against a dragon god. Their hope lies within the mad writings of a chained god. A book of forbidden magic with the power to raise the wolf god Ulfrir from the dead...and bring about a battle that will shake the foundations of the earth.
Hurricane girl
Dermansky, Marcy, 1969- author
2022
Allison Brody is thirty-two and newly arrived on the East Coast after just managing to flee her movie producer boyfriend. She has some money, saved up from years of writing and waitressing, and so she spends it, buying a small house on the beach. But then a Category 3 hurricane makes landfall and scatters her home up and down the shore, leaving Allison adrift. A propulsive and daring novel about a woman on the run from catastrophe, searching for love, home, a swimming pool, and for someone who can perhaps stop the bleeding from her head.
It's a sign!
Pumphrey, Jarrett, author
2022
One, Two, Kat, and Four want to form a club so together they figure out how to make a sign saying what their club should be called.
Keya Das's second act : a novel
Deb, Sopan, author.
2022
In his fifties, Shantanu Das lives each day with the regret that he didn't accept his teenaged daughter Keya after she came out as gay. As the anniversary of Keya's death approaches, Shantanu realizes it's finally time to move on. This is when Shantanu discovers a tucked-away box in the attic that could change everything. Set in the vibrant world of Bengalis in the New Jersey suburbs, a story of redemption and righting the wrongs of the past, this novel is a warmly drawn homage to family, creativity, and second chances.
The lies I tell : a novel
Clark, Julie, 1971- author
2022
Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. She's a con artist who erases herself to become whoever you need her to be. Kat Roberts has been waiting ten years for the woman who upended her life to return. And now that she has, Kat is determined to be the one to expose her. But as the two women grow closer, Kat's long-held assumptions begin to crumble, leaving Kat to wonder who Meg's true target is.
The lunar housewife : a novel
Woods, Caroline (Caroline Courtney), author.
2022
"A stylish and suspenseful historical page-turner following an up-and-coming journalist who stumbles onto a web of secrets, deceptions, and mysteries at a popular new literary magazine--inspired by the true story of CIA intervention in Cold War American arts and letters"-- Provided by publisher.
On rotation : a novel
Obuobi, Shirlene, author
2022
Angie Appiah is the epitome of the Perfect Immigrant Daughter - medical school credentials, a handsome lawyer boyfriend, and ride or die friends. But what happens when everything falls apart? Angie has always faced her problems by working "twice as hard to get half as far" and until now. When did life get so complicated? And just when things couldn't get more confusing, enter Ricky, brilliant, thoughtful, sexy, but who has "wasteman" practically tattooed across his forehead. For someone who's always been in control, Angie realizes that there's one thing she can't plan on: matters of her heart.
Peppa's rainbow
Lune, Em, author
2022
"Peppa loves rainbows! She and her friends will discover how rainbows are made in this storybook with a special fact sheet. Will they find a treasure at the rainbow's end?"-- Provided by publisher.
Sakamoto days. Volume 1
Suzuki, Yuto, author, artist.
2022
Taro Sakamoto was once a legendary hit man considered the greatest of all time. Bad guys feared him! Assassins revered him! But then one day he quit, got married, and had a baby. He's now living the quiet life as the owner of a neighborhood store, but how long can Sakamoto enjoy his days of retirement before his past catches up to him?! Time has passed peacefully for Sakamoto since he left the underworld. He's running a neighborhood store with his lovely wife and child and has gotten a bit...out of shape. But one day a figure from his past pays him a visit with an offer he can't refuse: return to the assassin world or die!
The surgeon's daughter
Blake, Audrey, active 2020, author
2022
"In the 19th century, women rarely study medicine. This means that Nora Beady, the only woman in her medical school, constantly feels like an outsider. And when she is chosen to work with the only female professor to develop the caesarian section, Nora draws the wrath of her male peers and professors. It's a dangerous-and divisive-procedure that could save countless lives and revolutionize women's health. But most doctors think it's too risky, many don't trust the findings of women, and husbands won't let their wives undergo the procedure. Nora knows her work is too important to give up. But when she meets a patient who will die without intervention, everything changes. Failure means proving the male medical establishment right and breaking her oath to do no harm. Everything is at stake: precious lives, Nora's career, and the role women will be allowed to play in medicine"-- Provided by publisher.
Suspects : a novel
Steel, Danielle, author
2022
Theodora Morgan is fashion royalty. On the flight, Theo crosses paths with high-society networker Pierre de Vaumont. Theo is unaware that Pierre has been flagged by the CIA. CIA operative Mike Andrews investigates Pierre's suspicious Russian contacts. Posing as a lawyer, Mike begins a covert mission, and when Mike and Theo meet, their connection is instant, but Theo is completely unaware of Mike's true objective or identity - or that the life she is rebuilding is in grave danger.
What Eden did next
O'Flanagan, Sheila, author.
2022
Eden found perfect love with Andy. How it ended was shocking. For the five years since, her little daughter Lila - and Eden's secret letters to Andy - have been all she needed. Rafe wants nothing more than to start a new life back home in Ireland. When Eden and Rafe meet, it seems that everyone has a good reason for thinking their tentative relationship is bad idea, despite the distant past that links them. New relationships are rarely easy, especially if you've loved deeply before. And when there's opposition, it can bring you closer - or drive you apart.
A woman of endurance : a novel
Llanos-Figueroa, Dahlma, author
2022
"A groundbreaking historical novel that explores the seldom discussed Puerto Rican Atlantic Slave Trade. At a time when importing humans from Africa had been prohibited by the Spanish Crown, Pola and other slave women provide their master with babies who are immediately taken away and sold on the auction block. Her serial rapes by a number of men are routine and often provided entertainment for the master and his friends. Understandably she grows into an angry, distrustful and combative woman who lives life in survival mode at all times. After repeated attempts at escape and having been beaten almost to death, she is sent to a new plantation owner as payment of a gambling debt. Pola's life in the second plantation is much more bearable than her past experience. In this new hacienda, she is taken in by a supportive group of other enslaved black women. Within the confines of this enslaved community, she encounters a wide variety of people and situations that are new to her. Cautious and still hostile, she begins to find her way this new environment and the people in it, leading to conflicting feelings and much soul-searching. Among the people she meets is a Chachita, a young woman who becomes a surrogate daughter to her, and Simón, a man who, amazingly, takes nothing from her and offers her a hand in friendship. Her physical and emotional wounds begin to heal as she finds more freedom of movement and emotional support than she has known since captivity. Ultimately, she begins to reconcile her brutal past with a more nurturing present in which she allows herself to trust and love again."-- Provided by publisher.