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PL's New Books

Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for:  2011 .  To see new books from other years try:  2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

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Girls in White Dresses By Close, Jennifer 2011-08 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307596857 Check Our Catalog Wickedly hilarious and utterly recognizable, "Girls in White Dresses" tells the story of three women grappling with heartbreak and career change, family pressure and new love--all while suffering through an endless round of weddings and bridal showers. …More

Bye Bye, Baby By Collins, Max Allan 2011-08 - Forge 9780765321794 Check Our Catalog It's 1962, and Twentieth Century Fox is threatening to fire Marilyn Monroe. The blond goddess hires Nate Heller, private eye to the stars, to tap her phone so she will have a record of their calls in case they take her to court. When Heller starts listening, he uncovers far more than nasty conversations. …More

The Sherbrooke Bride By Coulter, Catherine 1992-04 - Jove Books 9780515107661 Check Our Catalog From the multimillion-copy, seven-time New York Times bestselling author comes a magnificent first novel in a trilogy of love and adventure. The Earl of Northcliffe finds himself wed to his intended's sister, and if having an unwanted wife isn't enough, he is also plagued by a ghost called The Virgin Bride. "(Coulter) is the queen of romance with dashing men, beautiful women, sex, intrigue".--Booklist. …More

Split Second By Coulter, Catherine 2011-07 - Putnam Adult 9780399157431 Check Our Catalog A serial killer is on the loose, and it's up to FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock to bring him down. They soon discover that the killer has blood ties to the infamous and now long-dead monster Ted Bundy. Savich and Sherlock are joined by agents Lucy Carlyle and Cooper McKnight, and the chase is on. …More

Reign of Madness By Cullen, Lynn 2011-08 - Putnam Adult 9780399157097 Check Our Catalog One of the greatest cautionary tales in Spanish history comes to life as Cullen explores the controversial reign of Juana of Castile--also known as Juana the Mad. Sweeping, page-turning, and wholly entertaining, "Reign of Madness" is historical fiction at its richly satisfying best. …More

All the Pretty Hearses By Daheim, Mary 2011-08 - William Morrow & Company 9780061351587 Check Our Catalog Bed-and-breakfast owner and amateur sleuth Judith McMonigle Flynn has to dealwith a case of insurance fraud--and a mystery meat gone bad. …More

The First Husband By Dave, Laura 2011-05 - Viking Books 9780670022670 Check Our Catalog From the author of "The Divorce Party" and "London Is the Best City in America" comes a savvy, page-turning novel about a woman torn between her husband and the man she thought she'd marry. …More

Carte Blanche 007: The New James Bond Novel By Deaver, Jeffery 2011-06 - Simon & Schuster 9781451620696 Check Our Catalog Bestselling thriller superstar Deaver--author of such international hits as "Roadside Crosses, The Bodies Left Behind," and "The Bone Collector"--delivers the newest installment of the James Bond series, updated for the new millennium. …More

What Doesn't Kill You By DeBerry, Virginia Author Grant, Donna 2009-01 - Touchstone Books 9781416564201 Check Our Catalog For Tee, losing her job is like a death, but with time, and some bumps, bruises, and a new attitude, she comes out on the other side--and discovers some important things about herself. …More

Heartwishes: An Edilean Novel By Deveraux, Jude 2011-08 - Atria Books 9781439108000 Check Our Catalog Gemma Ranford wants the job cataloging the documents of the Frazier family so much that she is ready to do battle to get it. Fascinated with history, and desperately trying to finish her dissertation, she's hoping against all hope that the papers will yield new information to invigorate her research. What she didn't expect to find is references to the Heartwishes Stone - believed by most to be pure legend - and said to grant wishes to anyone named Frazier. …More

The Star Trek: Enterprise: The Expanse By Dillard, J. M. 2003-10 - Star Trek 9780743484855 Check Our Catalog High above the planet Earth, an alien probe appears -- and in an unspeakably horrific instant, releases a deadly blast that strafes the planet's surface, leaving a miles-wide, smoldering crater of destruction in its wake. Millions die in Florida, Cuba, and Venezuela, their lives blotted out in a blazing millisecond. Just as swiftly, the probe implodes and crashes on the planet surface, but the remnants provide no clue as to its origin. Who are the attackers, and what provoked them? Aboard the "Starship Enterprise"(TM), Captain Jonathan Archer learns of the destruction. His ship is called home; it is uncertain whether its mission of space exploration will continue. But before "Enterprise" reaches Earth, Archer is abruptly kidnaped from the bridge by the time-traveling enemies he has encountered before. He finds himself aboard a Suliban vessel, face-to-face with his old nemesis, Silik, a high-ranking indiviual in a battle known only as the Temporal Cold War. Silik leads him to his master, a mysterious humanoid from the far future. The humanoid claims that the attack on Earth was just a test; and the next attack will destroy Archer's home planet...unless he and the "Enterprise" crew stop it. To do so, they must enter a region of space called The Expanse - an area so dangerous that no ship has ever emerged from it unscathed. Vulcan crews were driven to bloodthirsty madness, Klingon crews were anatomically inverted, their internal organs exposed outside their bodies...while they still lived. Many vessels were lost, never to be heard from again. Archer faces the greatest crisis of his career: Should he believe Silik's time-traveling master, and expose his ship and crew tothe perils of The Expanse, in hopes of saving Earth from destruction? And can he convince Starfleet Command and the Vulcan High Council to let "Enterprise" go to face her biggest challenge? …More

Room By Donoghue, Emma 2010-09 - Little Brown and Company 9780316098335 Check Our Catalog 2011 Alex Award Winner Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, "Room" is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another. …More

Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta By Douglas, Carole Nelson 2011-08 - Forge 9780765327468 Check Our Catalog Temple Barr is an amateur sleuth who has caught her share of bad guys. B-movie actress Savannah Ashleigh begs Temple to investigate the suspicious death of her rich aunt's handyman. As Temple digs into the man's untimely demise, she finds plenty of suspect and greedy humans swarming around the ailing Aunt Violet. …More

The Vicomte de Bragelonne By Dumas, Alexandre Editor Coward, David 2009-08 - Oxford University Press, USA 9780199538478 Check Our Catalog It is May 1660 and the fate of nations is at stake. Mazarin plots, Louis XIV is in love, and Raoul de Bragelonne, son of Athos, is intent on serving France and winning the heart of Louise de la Valliere. D'Artagnan, meanwhile, is perplexed by a mysterious stranger, and soon he learns that his old comrades already have great projects in hand. Athos seeks the restoration of Charles II, while Aramis, with Porthos in tow, has a secret plan involving a masked prisoner and the fortification of the island of Belle-Ile. D'Artagnan finds a thread leading him to the French court, the banks of the Tyne, the beaches of Holland, and the dunes of Brittany. The Vicomte de Bragelonne opens an epic adventure which continues with Louise de la Valliere and reaches its climax in The Man in the Iron Mask. This new edition is the only one in print and is fully annotated with an introduction that sets Dumas's saga in its historical and cultural context. …More

Hold U Down By Ervin, Keisha 2006-07 - Triple Crown Publications 9780977880423 Check Our Catalog Robbing men, getting money and living lavishly is all they know. For Unique a.k.a. Nique, Kiara, Kay Kay and Zo', tomorrow isn't promised, love doesn't exist and men ain't shit. Stealing cars is their hustle and their way of doing it is Simply Unique. But jealousy, greed, love and envy are lurking in the shadows. For only the strong will survive and the weak shall fall. Unique knows this but the game of love has won her over. Once she decides to leave the only hustle she knows for the man she loves, her drama begins. When loyalty amongst family is questioned and their fate is unanswered, who will hold whom down? …More

A Wedding Wager By Feather, Jane 2011-06 - Pocket Books 9780012453064 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "A Husband's Wicked Ways" comes her latest alluring romance novel. …More

Dark Destiny By Feehan, Christine 2004-07 - Leisure Books 9780843950502 Check Our Catalog Called "unconventional and intriguing" ("Publishers Weekly"), Feehan's bestselling Dark series introduces its first female Carpathian in this riveting installment. Original. …More

Dick Francis's Gamble By Francis, Felix 2011-07 - Putnam Adult 9780399157479 Check Our Catalog Felix Francis continues his father's "New York Times"- bestselling legacy with another edge-of-your-seat read that's classic Francis. Nicholas "Foxy" Foxton, a former jockey who suffered a career- ending injury, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and coworker Herb Kovak is murdered, execution style, right in front of him-and 60,000 other potential witnesses. Foxton and Kovak were both independent financial advisers at Lyall & Black, a firm specializing in extreme-risk investments. As he struggles to come to terms with Kovak's seemingly inexplicable death, Foxton begins to question everything, from how well he knew his friend to how much he understands about his employer. Was Kovak's murder a case of mistaken identity...or something more sinister? …More

Folly Beach By Frank, Dorothea Benton 2011-06 - William Morrow & Company 9780061961274 Check Our Catalog "New York Times"-bestselling author Frank delivers an exciting, funny, and heartwarming new tale in her beloved Lowcountry series. …More

The Ideal Man By Garwood, Julie 2011-08 - Dutton Books 9780525952251 Check Our Catalog Dr. Ellie Sullivan has just completed her residency at a large urban hospital. While jogging in a park nearby, she witnesses the shooting of an FBI agent in pursuit of wanted criminals, a couple identified as the Landrys. The only person to see the shooter's face, Ellie is suddenly at the center of a criminal investigation. …More

Ascension By Golden, Christie 2011-08 - Lucas Books 9780345509161 Check Our Catalog "How long can the Jedi remain in power?" "How far will the Sith go to rule supreme?" "What chance do both stand against Abeloth?" As Luke and Ben Skywalker pursue the formidable dark-side being Abeloth, the Lost Tribe of the Sith is about to be sundered by an even greater power--which will thrust one Dark Lord into mortal conflict with his own flesh-and-blood. On Coruscant, a political vacuum has left tensions at the boiling point, with factions racing to claim control of the Galactic Alliance. Suddenly surrounded by hidden agendas, treacherous conspiracies, and covert Sith agents, the Jedi Order must struggle to keep the GA government from collapsing into anarchy. The Jedi are committed to maintaining peace and ensuring just rule, but even they are not prepared to take on the combined threats of Sith power, a deposed dictator bent on galaxywide vengeance, and an entity of pure cunning and profound evil hungry to become a god. …More

Gilda Stories (The) By Gomez, Jewelle 2005-01 - Firebrand Books 9781563411403 Check Our Catalog …More

The Kitchen House By Grissom, Kathleen 2010-02 - Touchstone Books 9781439153666 Check Our Catalog "Gone with the Wind" is turned inside out in this tragic, page-turning novel in which a white indentured servant girl lives and works with black slaves. …More