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Pearl in the Sand By Afshar, Tessa 2010-09 - Moody Publishers 9780802458810 Check Our Catalog Can a Canaanite harlot who has made her livelihood by looking desirable to men make a fitting wife for one of the leaders of Israel? Shockingly, the Bible's answer is yes. At the age of fifteen Rahab is forced into prostitution by her beloved father. In her years as a courtesan, she learns to mistrust men and hate herself. Into the emotional turmoil of her world walks Salmone, a respected leader of Judah. Through the tribulations of a stormy relationship, Rahab and Salmone learn the true source of one another's worth in God and find healing from fear and rejection. HPL patron:  The story of Rahab in the bible.  It was great! …More

Have a Little Faith: A True Story By Albom, Mitch 2009-09 - Hyperion Books 9780786868728 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title 2010 Michigan Notable Book New York Times bestselling author Albom goes back to his nonfiction roots with a timely, moving, and inspiring look at faith--not just who believes, but why--prompted by his search for the right words to eulogize a beloved rabbi. HPL patron:  Fantastic!  Right up there with"Tuesdays with Morrie!"  I love the way Mitch Albom opens his soul. …More

Marrying O'Malley By August, Elizabeth 1999-08 - Silhouette Books 9780373193868 Check Our Catalog …More

The Cowboy and the Debutante By Bagwell, Stella 1998-11 - Silhouette Books 9780373193349 Check Our Catalog …More

Millionaire on Her Doorstep: Twins on the Doorstep By Bagwell, Stella 1999-05 - Silhouette Books 9780373193684 Check Our Catalog …More

One Summer By Baldacci, David 2011-06 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455500123 Check Our Catalog It's almost Christmas, but there is no joy in the house of terminally ill Jack and his family. With only a short time left to live, he spends his last days preparing to say goodbye to his devoted wife, Lizzie, and their three children. Then, unthinkably, tragedy strikes again: Lizzie is killed in a car accident. With no one able to care for them, the children are separated from each other and sent to live with family members around the country. Just when all seems lost, Jack begins to recover in a miraculous turn of events. He rises from what should have been his deathbed, determined to bring his fractured family back together. Struggling to rebuild their lives after Lizzie's death, he reunites everyone at Lizzie's childhood home on the oceanfront in South Carolina. And there, over one unforgettable summer, Jack will begin to learn to love again, and he and his children will learn how to become a family once more. …More

A Dance with the Devil: A True Story of Marriage to a Psychopath By Bentley, Barbara 2008-11 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425221181 Check Our Catalog Her marriage to retired Navy admiral John Perry seemed almost too good to be true. Because it was? At the start of her relationship with the intelligent and worldly John Perry, Barbara Bentley couldn?t believe her luck?so when things didn?t add up, she struggled to ignore her doubts. She kept trying to put the pieces together?unaware that some of them were simply missing. Even as he drained her credit, dodged her questions, manipulated her and misled her, she stayed with him, suppressing her growing suspicions. Ultimately he would try to kill her, proving himself not a protector and provider, but a predator. This is Barbara's courageous, compelling story, in her own words?of the slow, choking darkness that fell after the honeymoon was over, what it took to finally drive her to escape and start her life anew, and her tireless efforts to protect other women and help them learn from her example. …More

Warlord: An Alex Hawke Novel By Bell, Ted 2010-09 - William Morrow & Company 9780061859298 Check Our Catalog Gentleman spy Alex Hawke has all but given up on life. The British-American M16 counterterrorism operative lost the woman he loved on his last mission, almost a year ago, and has sought refuge at the bottom of a rum bottle ever since. But late one night at his home on Bermuda, he receives a wake-up call . . . literally. HPL patron:  Lots of excitement. …More

The Jefferson Key By Berry, Steve 2011-05 - Ballantine Books 9780345505514 Check Our Catalog Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone has hunted priceless treasures and confronted ruthless adversaries around the world. Now, a grave threat to the very foundation of our country has summoned him home to America. HPL patron:  Gripping, exciting, heart-stopping action HPL patron:  Great for history fans (U.S. History) provided excellent details.  Even though it was fiction it made you really think. …More

Minding Frankie By Binchy, Maeve 2011-03 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307273567 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Binchy is back with a tale of joy, heartbreak, and hope in a close-knit Dublin community. When Noel learns that his former flame is terminally ill and pregnant with a child she claims is his, he agrees to take care of the baby girl once she's born. But as a recovering alcoholic whose demons are barely under control, Noel can't do it alone. Luckily, he has an amazing network of family and friends who are ready to help. HPL patron:  A delightful story-perfect summer reading! …More

The Lucifer Code By Brokaw, Charles 2010-08 - Forge 9780765320933 Check Our Catalog Thomas Lourds from "The Atlantis Code" is back and in over his head, dodging spies, crooks, and bullets, in this gripping new thriller. …More

An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation By Brokaw, Tom 2002-04 - Random House Trade 9780375760419 Check Our Catalog "I cannot go anywhere in America without people wanting to share their wartime experiences....The stories and the lessons have emerged from long-forgotten letters home, from reunions of old buddies and outfits, from unpublished diaries and home-published memoirs....As the stories in this album of memories remind us, it truly was an American experience, from the centers of power to the most humble corners of the land." --Tom Brokaw In this beautiful American family album of stories from the Greatest Generation, the history of life as it was lived during the Depression and World War II comes alive and is preserved in people's own words. Photographs and time lines also commemorate important dates and events. An Army Air Corps veteran who enlisted in 1941 at age seventeen writes to describe the Bataan Death March. A black nurse tells of her encounter with wartime segregation. Other members of the Greatest Generation describe their war--in such historic episodes as Guadalcanal, the D-Day invasion, the Battle of the Bulge, and Midway--as well as their lives on the home front. Starting with the Depression and Pearl Harbor, moving on through the war years in Europe, in the Pacific, and at home, this unique book preserves a people's rich historical heritage and the legacy of a nation's heroism in war and its courage in peace--in the shaping of their lives and of the world we have today. HPL patron:  A collection of letters in response to Brokaw's Greatest Generation, offering many personal histories.  Many of the stories are quite moving. …More

Tiger Burning Bright By Bradley, Marion Zimmer With Norton, Andre With Lackey, Mercedes 1996-10 - Eos 9780380775125 Check Our Catalog When Merina is threatened by the all-conquering Emperor Balthasar, the three most powerful women of the ruling House of the Tiger choose to save the realm by abdicating. But they have not surrendered; they have chosen to fight in a very different way. And the evil emperor will soon know defeat as magic, deception and misdirection prove as powerful as armies. …More

Lawrence of Arabia: The Life, the Legend By Brown, Malcolm 2005-10 - Thames & Hudson 9780500512388 Check Our Catalog Lawrence's story told through his own photographs, paintings, drawings, and ephemera, all supported by quotations from his mesmerizing firsthand account of his experiences. From the moment that Alexander Korda first set out to turn T. E. Lawrence's life into a movie not long after Lawrence's death in 1935 (a passion that only became a reality in the 1960s through other hands in Peter O'Toole's riveting performance), the mythic figure of the man on the camel enacting a heroic dream has captured the imagination of each succeeding generation. Now, seventy years after Lawrence's death and at a time when the Middle Eastern setting in which he acquired fame is constantly in the news, this visual biography takes us inside the mind of a man of extraordinary energy, ability, and charisma. Lawrence seemed to have everything in his hands, only to throw it all away and turn his life into an obsessive quest for anonymity and sanctuary. Fiercely ambitious, yet ambivalent about recognition, Lawrence had a brilliant academic career at Oxford before the First World War. Army intelligence work in Egypt in the early years of the war was the prelude to his participation in Emir Feisal's great Arab revolt against the Ottomans, fame at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, and work with Winston Churchill after the war. But then came a relentless, restless, self-abasing search for obscurity under assumed names, followed by a mysterious motorcycle crash and death at the age of forty-six. 180 illustrations, 80 in color. HPL patron:  Outstanding photos and narrative about one of the mythic figures of history. …More

Pawing Through the Past By Brown, Rita Mae Joint Author Sneaky Pie Brown Illustrator Maeno, Itoko 2001-01 - Bantam Books 9780553580259 Check Our Catalog "You'll never get old." Each member of the class of 1980 has received the letter. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, who is on the organizing committee for Crozet High's twentieth reunion, decides to take it as a compliment. Others think it's a joke. But Mrs. Murphy senses trouble. And the sly tiger cat is soon proven right ... when the class womanizer turns up dead with a bullet between his eyes. Then another note followed by another murder makes it clear that someone has waited twenty years to take revenge. While Harry tries to piece together the puzzle, it's up to Mrs. Murphy and her animal pals to sniff out the truth. And there isn't much time. Mrs. Murphy is the first to realize that Harry has been chosen Most Likely to Die, and if she doesn't hurry, Crozet High's twentieth reunion could be Harry's last. HPL patron:  Good murder mystery with adorable pets that give you brain candy for the soul. …More

What Can I Bring? Cookbook By Byrn, Anne Photographer Goldman, Susan 2007-11 - Workman Publishing 9780761146407 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Getting together over a great meal is easier than ever with more than 200 recipes designed to travel. From party entrees like Oven-Barbecued Beef Brisket and Parmesan Chicken Rolls to desserts like Peach and Blueberry Crisp and German Chocolate Cake, plus 30 appetizers, soups hot and cold, three dozen of the best salads, countless sides, and a chapter on gifts from the kitchen, Anne Bryn offers solutions to recipe block with her delicious answers to that age-old question, "What can I bring?" Now you can R.S.V.P. with confidence. HPL patron:  This book gives ideas of what to bring to a potluck- also has main dish ideas if you are the party host.  I appreciate that the author also includes the best way to travel with the dish and what serving dish to use.  There are also ideas for homemade food gifts-the zesty marinated olives sound wonderful! …More

Simply Mexican By Castro, Lourdes 2009-04 - Ten Speed Press 9781580089524 Check Our Catalog Featuring such easy, fun-to-eat favorites as Chicken Enchiladas with Tomatillo Sauce and Crab Tostadas, "Simply Mexican" presents authentic Mexican recipes that don't require a lot of prep time or hard-to-find ingredients. HPL patron:  I enjoyed the recipes, she made it in simple terms for those of us who are not Mexican.  And had lots of shortcuts and tips to make the food even tastier. …More

Holiday with a Vampire: Christmas CravingsFate Calls By Child, Maureen Author Pineiro, Caridad 2007-12 - Silhouette Books 9780373617760 Check Our Catalog 'TIS THE SEASON TO TAKE A WALK ON THE DARK SIDE... Silhouette Nocturne is proud to present these two sensual, heartwarming tales of love during the holiday season. True, the heroes may not wear red suits or be very jolly. But tall, dark and handsome, with the unusual power to thrill, can sometimes be the best gift of all. In Christmas Cravings by Maureen Child, a vampire finds himself in need of a miracle, and discovers it on the doorstep of his childhood home in the form of Theresa Franklin. Most women dream of being swept off their feet by a man--not whisked away by a devastatingly handsome vampire. But for Connie Morales in Fate Calls by Caridad Pineiro, Hadrian's tempting kisses make her long to deliver the gift of life to a man who thinks he has no soul.... …More

Gone for Good By Coben, Harlan 2003-03 - Dell Publishing Company 9780440236733 Check Our Catalog Gone For Good As a boy, Will Klein had a hero: his older brother, Ken. Then, on a warm suburban night in the Kleins' affluent New Jersey neighborhood, a young woman--a girl Will had once loved--was found brutally murdered in her family's basement. The prime suspect: Ken Klein. With the evidence against him overwhelming, Ken simply vanished. And when his shattered family never heard from Ken again, they were sure he was gone for good. Now eleven years have passed. Will has found proof that Ken is alive. And this is just the first in a series of stunning revelations as Will is forced to confront startling truths about his brother, and even himself. As a violent mystery unwinds around him, Will knows he must press his search all the way to the end. Because the most powerful surprises are yet to come. HPL patron:  Twists and turns, a real page turner. …More

The Heiress Bride By Coulter, Catherine 1993-07 - Jove Books 9780515111316 Check Our Catalog The dazzling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Bride trilogy. A 19-year-old beauty, Sinjun Sherbrooke is bored with London--until she meets Colin Kinross, a Scottish earl. The two elope to Scotland, but Sinjun's new home at Vere Castle holds more surprises than she could ever have imagined. …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

The Sherbrooke Twins By Coulter, Catherine 2004-02 - Jove Books 9780515136548 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times" bestselling author comes the novel fans have been waiting for--the new title in the Sherbrooke family saga that continues the story of James and Jason Sherbrooke. Original. …More

The Target By Coulter, Catherine 1999-07 - Jove Books 9780515125627 Check Our Catalog In a secluded cabin high in the Rockies, Ramsey Hunt rescues a small girl unconscious in the forest and is mistaken for a kidnapper by the girl's mother. By the time she finally discovers Ramsey has saved the girl, Ramsey and the mother must flee pursuing strangers with the intent to kill. Facing constant danger, the pair ultimately discovers why they're at the center of the target. HPL patron:  Very fast moving-engrossing mystery-moving relationship between a child (victim of pedaphile) and her rescuers.  Interesting sidelines into "Gangster" mentality, music industry... …More