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Make way for ducklings

McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003.


Story about a mallard family who make their home near a pond in the Public Garden in Boston.
Date Published:1977

Anansi the spider : a tale from the Ashanti

McDermott, Gerald,


In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.
Date Published:1986

Blueberries for Sal

McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003.


Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.
Date Published:1976

One morning in Maine

McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003.


It's a big day for a little girl when she discovers her first loose tooth and makes a trip to the grocery on the mainland.
Date Published:1976

Millions of cats

Gág, Wanda, 1893-1946,


How can an old man and his wife select one cat from a choice of millions and trillions?
Date Published:1956

Bread and Jam for Frances

Hoban, Russell.


Baldwin Library copy inscribed by the author. "Jam on toast," sings Frances about the food she likes most--until she has it for the sixth meal in two days.
Date Published:1964

Bedtime for Frances

Hoban, Russell,


Frances finds it difficult to go to sleep with the strange noises and menacing shapes that seem to fill her room after dark.
Date Published:1960

Cross & Sampson

Patterson, James, 1947-,


"In Washington, DC Metro PD detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a DC street, calling in the bomb squad. 'Dispatch, this is Sampson. Contact the FBI and the ATF. We've got a suspected terrorist attack here.' In Chapel Hill, NC Alex Cross searches the apartment of a missing psychology grad student - his own son Damon. Has following in his famous father's footsteps made Damon a target? From FBI headquarters, in police stations, on airplanes, and at murder scenes, the detectives track crimes committed hundreds of miles apart. It will take more than distance to weaken the partnership of Cross and Sampson" --
Date Published:2026

"In Washington, DC Metro PD detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a DC street, calling in the bomb squad. 'Dispatch, this is Sampson. Contact the FBI and the ATF. We've got a suspected terrorist attack here.' In Chapel Hill, NC Alex Cross searches the apartment of a missing psychology grad student - his own son Damon. Has following in his famous father's footsteps made Damon a target? From FBI headquarters, in police stations, on airplanes, and at murder scenes, the detectives track crimes committed hundreds of miles apart. It will take more than distance to weaken the partnership of Cross and Sampson" --

Date Published:2026

On Morrison

Serpell, Namwali, 1980-,


"Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate and one of our most beloved writers, has inspired generations of readers. But her artistic genius is often overshadowed by her monumental public persona, perhaps because, as Namwali Serpell puts it, 'she is our only truly canonical black female writer - and her work is highly complex.' In On Morrison, Serpell brings her unique experience as both an award-winning writer and professor who teaches a course on Morrison to illuminate her masterful experiments with literary form. This is Morrison as you've never encountered her before, a journey through her oeuvre - her fiction and criticism, as well as her lesser-known dramatic works and poetry - with contextual guidance and original close readings. At once accessible and uncompromisingly rigorous, On Morrison is a primer on how to read not only one of the most significant American authors of all time but also great literature in general. This dialogue on the page between two black women artist-readers is stylish, edifying, and thrilling in its scope and intelligence"-- Page 4 of cover.
Date Published:2026

"Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate and one of our most beloved writers, has inspired generations of readers. But her artistic genius is often overshadowed by her monumental public persona, perhaps because, as Namwali Serpell puts it, 'she is our only truly canonical black female writer - and her work is highly complex.' In On Morrison, Serpell brings her unique experience as both an award-winning writer and professor who teaches a course on Morrison to illuminate her masterful experiments with literary form. This is Morrison as you've never encountered her before, a journey through her oeuvre - her fiction and criticism, as well as her lesser-known dramatic works and poetry - with contextual guidance and original close readings. At once accessible and uncompromisingly rigorous, On Morrison is a primer on how to read not only one of the most significant American authors of all time but also great literature in general. This dialogue on the page between two black women artist-readers is stylish, edifying, and thrilling in its scope and intelligence"-- Page 4 of cover.

Date Published:2026

The Rolling Stones : the biography

Spitz, Bob,


Prologue -- The blues brothers -- On fire--and lost -- Drunk on the blues -- Poised to turn the corner -- Ready to explode -- Moving up the pop music food chain -- The anti-Beatles -- A roller-coaster emotional ride -- A breakthrough year -- He who laughs last -- The pulse of swinging London -- Bollocks to that, we're the Stones -- The Redlands affair -- Butterfly on a wheel -- Justice for all -- An artistic breakthrough -- The Glimmer Twins -- Death by water -- Misadventure -- The greatest rock 'n roll band in the world -- Just a shot away -- A classic crossroads -- Au revoir and bon chance -- The basement tapes -- Band on the run -- Distractions -- High and vital -- Waterloo -- Blind justice -- Identity crisis -- World War III -- Not fade away -- Epilogue. "From the award-winning, bestselling author of classic histories of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, a groundbreaking reckoning with the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band. All great music is a threat. What is there left to say about The Rolling Stones? A hell of a lot, it turns out. Bob Spitz has brought his indefatigable energy and five decades of experiences in the fields and hollows of rock 'n' roll to bear on his five-year journey to reexamine one of popular music's greatest stories. There are myriad revisions to the conventional narrative that underscore just how much the band has been in control of their story, up to now--small example: No, Muddy Waters was not mopping the floors at Chess Records when the Stones showed up. But in a larger sense, as with the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, Spitz's greatest gift is for the big picture. He knows where the magic is, and why it is. He is as clear-eyed a connoisseur of the show business, the spectacle and the collateral damage of this whirlwind as anyone alive, and that lucid gaze pierces a lot of encrusted myth. But the ultimate goal is to connect with a creative force whose power shows no signs of fading, over sixty years on. At its heart the story is about two boys, Mick and Keith, and their unique, fraught, alchemical bond, often tested, never sundered. The Glimmer Twins and the bandmates, like Charlie Watts, who found their groove in relation to this double star, made the trip intact, while those who struggled, like Brian Jones and Mick Taylor, were chewed up and spit out. This is a story with many dark corners, including a surprising number of deaths. But whether Jagger and Richards sold their souls to the devil at the crossroads for blues greatness or just squeezed their heroes for every drop of inspiration, in the end their connection to their music and to each other put them in a category of one, where they very much remain"--
Date Published:2026

Prologue -- The blues brothers -- On fire--and lost -- Drunk on the blues -- Poised to turn the corner -- Ready to explode -- Moving up the pop music food chain -- The anti-Beatles -- A roller-coaster emotional ride -- A breakthrough year -- He who laughs last -- The pulse of swinging London -- Bollocks to that, we're the Stones -- The Redlands affair -- Butterfly on a wheel -- Justice for all -- An artistic breakthrough -- The Glimmer Twins -- Death by water -- Misadventure -- The greatest rock 'n roll band in the world -- Just a shot away -- A classic crossroads -- Au revoir and bon chance -- The basement tapes -- Band on the run -- Distractions -- High and vital -- Waterloo -- Blind justice -- Identity crisis -- World War III -- Not fade away -- Epilogue. "From the award-winning, bestselling author of classic histories of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, a groundbreaking reckoning with the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band. All great music is a threat. What is there left to say about The Rolling Stones? A hell of a lot, it turns out. Bob Spitz has brought his indefatigable energy and five decades of experiences in the fields and hollows of rock 'n' roll to bear on his five-year journey to reexamine one of popular music's greatest stories. There are myriad revisions to the conventional narrative that underscore just how much the band has been in control of their story, up to now--small example: No, Muddy Waters was not mopping the floors at Chess Records when the Stones showed up. But in a larger sense, as with the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, Spitz's greatest gift is for the big picture. He knows where the magic is, and why it is. He is as clear-eyed a connoisseur of the show business, the spectacle and the collateral damage of this whirlwind as anyone alive, and that lucid gaze pierces a lot of encrusted myth. But the ultimate goal is to connect with a creative force whose power shows no signs of fading, over sixty years on. At its heart the story is about two boys, Mick and Keith, and their unique, fraught, alchemical bond, often tested, never sundered. The Glimmer Twins and the bandmates, like Charlie Watts, who found their groove in relation to this double star, made the trip intact, while those who struggled, like Brian Jones and Mick Taylor, were chewed up and spit out. This is a story with many dark corners, including a surprising number of deaths. But whether Jagger and Richards sold their souls to the devil at the crossroads for blues greatness or just squeezed their heroes for every drop of inspiration, in the end their connection to their music and to each other put them in a category of one, where they very much remain"--

Date Published:2026

The ending writes itself

Clarke, Evelyn, (Novelist),


Includes "exclusive epilogue for Barnes & Noble" [edition], A Sticky Situation (pages [345]-360). In this mystery novel by Cat Clarke and V. E. Schwab, six writers are invited to a remote private island after the death of a famous and reclusive bestselling author. They are informed that they must collaborate--or compete--to complete the author's unfinished manuscript within a strict time limit. As the participants work under pressure in an isolated setting, tensions rise and questions emerge about the circumstances surrounding the author's death and the motives of those present.
Date Published:2026

Includes "exclusive epilogue for Barnes & Noble" [edition], A Sticky Situation (pages [345]-360). In this mystery novel by Cat Clarke and V. E. Schwab, six writers are invited to a remote private island after the death of a famous and reclusive bestselling author. They are informed that they must collaborate--or compete--to complete the author's unfinished manuscript within a strict time limit. As the participants work under pressure in an isolated setting, tensions rise and questions emerge about the circumstances surrounding the author's death and the motives of those present.

Date Published:2026

We the women : the hidden heroes who shaped America

O'Donnell, Norah,


Introduction -- Part I: The first fifty years: The women behind America's fight for independence, 1776-1826 -- Mary Katherine Goddard: The printer -- Phillis Wheatley: The poet -- Mercy Otis Warren: The intellectual -- Elizabeth Ellet: The historian -- Elizabeth Freeman: The freedom seeker -- Deborah Sampson: The war fighter -- Patience Lovell Wright: The sculptor -- Part II: Risk takers and rulebreakers: Seneca Falls and the Civil War, 1826-1876. The Grimké Sisters: The truth tellers -- Charlotte Forten: The abolitionist -- The women of Seneca Falls: The signers -- The Blackwell Sisters: The doctors -- Dr. Mary Edwards Walker: The Medal of Honor recipient -- Susan and Susette La Flesche: The advocates -- Anna Dickinson: The orator -- Belva Lockwood: The lawyer -- Part three: Blood, sweat, and tears: The Gilded Age and the great demand, 1876-1926. Emily Warren Roebling: The builder -- Katharine Wright: The aviator -- Inez Milholland: The suffragist -- Maddie Lena Walker: The titan of finance -- Mary Tape: The determined mother -- Zitkala-Ša: The writer -- The Hello Girls of World War I: The operators -- The Nineteenth Amendment: The vote -- Agnes Meyer Driscoll: The codebreaker -- Margaret Sanger and Katharine McCormick: The birth control pioneers -- Part IV: Warriors, rebels, and visionaries: Women at war at home and abroad, 1926-1976. Mary McLeod Bethune: the first lady of the struggle -- Eleanor Roosevelt: The great "agitator" -- Frances Perkins: The cabinet member -- The Six Triple Eight: The soldiers -- The New Orleans Four: The barrier breakers -- Romana Acosta Bañuelos: The treasurer -- Babe Didrikson: "The greatest athlete who ever lived" -- Patsy Mink: The mother of Title IX -- Pat Schroeder: The legislator -- Constance Baker Motley: The judge -- Part V: My lifetime: Women's progress in America, 1976-today. Over a decades-long, distinguished career, award-winning journalist Norah O'Donnell has made it her mission to shed light on untold women's stories. Now, in honor of America's 250th birthday, O'Donnell focuses that passion on sharing the stories of American heroines who helped change the course of history. We the Women presents a new and extraordinary retelling of American history through the eyes of women, introducing us to inspiring patriots who demanded that the country live up to the promises made 250 years ago in the Declaration of Independence: that "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among those are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The pressing question from women since the signing of the document has been: Why don't those unalienable rights apply to us? Through extensive research and interviews, as well as old photos and historic documents, O'Donnell curates a compelling portrait of these fierce fighters for freedom. From Mary Katharine Goddard, who printed the first signed Declaration of Independence, to the Forten family women, considered the "Black Founders" of Philadelphia who were active in the abolition and suffrage movements, to the first women who served in the Armed Forces even before they had the right to vote, O'Donnell brings these extraordinary women together for the first time, and in doing so, writes the American story anew.
Date Published:2026

Introduction -- Part I: The first fifty years: The women behind America's fight for independence, 1776-1826 -- Mary Katherine Goddard: The printer -- Phillis Wheatley: The poet -- Mercy Otis Warren: The intellectual -- Elizabeth Ellet: The historian -- Elizabeth Freeman: The freedom seeker -- Deborah Sampson: The war fighter -- Patience Lovell Wright: The sculptor -- Part II: Risk takers and rulebreakers: Seneca Falls and the Civil War, 1826-1876. The Grimké Sisters: The truth tellers -- Charlotte Forten: The abolitionist -- The women of Seneca Falls: The signers -- The Blackwell Sisters: The doctors -- Dr. Mary Edwards Walker: The Medal of Honor recipient -- Susan and Susette La Flesche: The advocates -- Anna Dickinson: The orator -- Belva Lockwood: The lawyer -- Part three: Blood, sweat, and tears: The Gilded Age and the great demand, 1876-1926. Emily Warren Roebling: The builder -- Katharine Wright: The aviator -- Inez Milholland: The suffragist -- Maddie Lena Walker: The titan of finance -- Mary Tape: The determined mother -- Zitkala-Ša: The writer -- The Hello Girls of World War I: The operators -- The Nineteenth Amendment: The vote -- Agnes Meyer Driscoll: The codebreaker -- Margaret Sanger and Katharine McCormick: The birth control pioneers -- Part IV: Warriors, rebels, and visionaries: Women at war at home and abroad, 1926-1976. Mary McLeod Bethune: the first lady of the struggle -- Eleanor Roosevelt: The great "agitator" -- Frances Perkins: The cabinet member -- The Six Triple Eight: The soldiers -- The New Orleans Four: The barrier breakers -- Romana Acosta Bañuelos: The treasurer -- Babe Didrikson: "The greatest athlete who ever lived" -- Patsy Mink: The mother of Title IX -- Pat Schroeder: The legislator -- Constance Baker Motley: The judge -- Part V: My lifetime: Women's progress in America, 1976-today. Over a decades-long, distinguished career, award-winning journalist Norah O'Donnell has made it her mission to shed light on untold women's stories. Now, in honor of America's 250th birthday, O'Donnell focuses that passion on sharing the stories of American heroines who helped change the course of history. We the Women presents a new and extraordinary retelling of American history through the eyes of women, introducing us to inspiring patriots who demanded that the country live up to the promises made 250 years ago in the Declaration of Independence: that "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among those are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The pressing question from women since the signing of the document has been: Why don't those unalienable rights apply to us? Through extensive research and interviews, as well as old photos and historic documents, O'Donnell curates a compelling portrait of these fierce fighters for freedom. From Mary Katharine Goddard, who printed the first signed Declaration of Independence, to the Forten family women, considered the "Black Founders" of Philadelphia who were active in the abolition and suffrage movements, to the first women who served in the Armed Forces even before they had the right to vote, O'Donnell brings these extraordinary women together for the first time, and in doing so, writes the American story anew.

Date Published:2026

Judge Stone

Davis, Viola, 1965-,


Includes notes and inspirations from Viola Davis (pages 422-426). "The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), is Judge Mary Stone. She holds two responsibilities sacred: running her family farm and presiding over her courtroom. It's there she draws the most controversial case in the history of the South. Criminally, it's open-and-shut. Ethically, there is no middle ground. Essentially, it's a choice between life and death. No judge can satisfy everyone. It would be dangerous to try. But Judge Stone is willing to fight to bring justice to the people and place she loves"--Description from publisher's website https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james-patterson/judge-stone/9780316579834/?lens=little-brown.
Date Published:2026

Includes notes and inspirations from Viola Davis (pages 422-426). "The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), is Judge Mary Stone. She holds two responsibilities sacred: running her family farm and presiding over her courtroom. It's there she draws the most controversial case in the history of the South. Criminally, it's open-and-shut. Ethically, there is no middle ground. Essentially, it's a choice between life and death. No judge can satisfy everyone. It would be dangerous to try. But Judge Stone is willing to fight to bring justice to the people and place she loves"--Description from publisher's website https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james-patterson/judge-stone/9780316579834/?lens=little-brown.

Date Published:2026

Resolution

Parker, Robert B., 1932-2010,


Includes excerpt from Brimstone. "When greedy mine owner Eamon O'Malley threatens the loose coalition of local ranchers and starts buying up Resolution's few businesses, Hitch and Cole find themselves in the middle of a makeshift war between O'Malley's men and the ranchers. In a place where law and order don't exist, Hitch and Cole must make their own, guided by their sense of duty, honor, and friendship."--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

Includes excerpt from Brimstone. "When greedy mine owner Eamon O'Malley threatens the loose coalition of local ranchers and starts buying up Resolution's few businesses, Hitch and Cole find themselves in the middle of a makeshift war between O'Malley's men and the ranchers. In a place where law and order don't exist, Hitch and Cole must make their own, guided by their sense of duty, honor, and friendship."--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

Kate : the courage, grace, and power of the woman who will be queen

Andersen, Christopher P.,


How do we tell them? What do we say? -- "A certain aura." An ineffable sadness -- The split of the century. "The star of the show" -- "Our lives will never be the same." "Something I wanted to do for myself." "The happiest job in the world" -- "She is straight from a fairy tale." "A precious unforgettable moment" "Cunning me?" -- Flower girls' dresses. To bully or not bully. "Spitting blood" -- "London bridge is down." "I felt her kindness and energy around me" -- "It's such a shock." "I'm so proud of my wife, I'm proud of my father." PG tips, Lottie, and Lou Lou. Kate Middleton, Princess Catherine of Wales: She is one of the most photographed, most talked-about, most written-about women in the world. She is the heiress to Princess Diana's glamour and mystique, and she occupies a unique position as both the wife of one future monarch and the mother of another. But as the daughter of an airline attendant who grew up in public housing, Kate was not destined for this fate from birth. She had to fight for it - and for the love of the man who will be king. In this illuminating portrait, master biographer Christopher Andersen chronicles Kate's life, beginning with her humble roots, her off-again, on-again love story with William that catapulted her to global fame, and the 2011 'Wedding of the Century' that was watched by a global television audience of nearly two billion people.
Date Published:2026

How do we tell them? What do we say? -- "A certain aura." An ineffable sadness -- The split of the century. "The star of the show" -- "Our lives will never be the same." "Something I wanted to do for myself." "The happiest job in the world" -- "She is straight from a fairy tale." "A precious unforgettable moment" "Cunning me?" -- Flower girls' dresses. To bully or not bully. "Spitting blood" -- "London bridge is down." "I felt her kindness and energy around me" -- "It's such a shock." "I'm so proud of my wife, I'm proud of my father." PG tips, Lottie, and Lou Lou. Kate Middleton, Princess Catherine of Wales: She is one of the most photographed, most talked-about, most written-about women in the world. She is the heiress to Princess Diana's glamour and mystique, and she occupies a unique position as both the wife of one future monarch and the mother of another. But as the daughter of an airline attendant who grew up in public housing, Kate was not destined for this fate from birth. She had to fight for it - and for the love of the man who will be king. In this illuminating portrait, master biographer Christopher Andersen chronicles Kate's life, beginning with her humble roots, her off-again, on-again love story with William that catapulted her to global fame, and the 2011 'Wedding of the Century' that was watched by a global television audience of nearly two billion people.

Date Published:2026

The divorce

McFadden, Freida,


Includes reading group guide. "Boy meets girl. They fall in love. They get married and start a family. Buy a house. Build a life. Then boy forces girl out of the house, retains the services of all the best family lawyers in town, starts dating a 20-year-old, and files for divorce. It's a tale as old as time. Naomi knows she should accept her fate, move into a dingy one-bedroom, and try and land a job (since Jeremy drained their joint accounts). But Naomi won't settle for anything but a happy ending. Instead, she finds herself becoming increasingly obsessed over Veronica, her husband's new girlfriend. But soon, Naomi loses her grip on the situation -- and starts to build a body count, unearthing more from the past than she ever could have bargained for. But it's worth it, if it means keeping her perfect family, right?"--
Date Published:2026

Includes reading group guide. "Boy meets girl. They fall in love. They get married and start a family. Buy a house. Build a life. Then boy forces girl out of the house, retains the services of all the best family lawyers in town, starts dating a 20-year-old, and files for divorce. It's a tale as old as time. Naomi knows she should accept her fate, move into a dingy one-bedroom, and try and land a job (since Jeremy drained their joint accounts). But Naomi won't settle for anything but a happy ending. Instead, she finds herself becoming increasingly obsessed over Veronica, her husband's new girlfriend. But soon, Naomi loses her grip on the situation -- and starts to build a body count, unearthing more from the past than she ever could have bargained for. But it's worth it, if it means keeping her perfect family, right?"--

Date Published:2026

The calamity club

Stockett, Kathryn,


"Oxford, Mississippi, 1933. Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Now one of the unadoptable 'big girls' at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, she fights each day to keep her spirit unbowed. Birdie Calhoun, unmarried and outspoken, has come to Oxford to ask her socialite sister to help the struggling family she's left behind. But as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie discovers her sister's seemingly charmed life is a tapestry of lies. Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman running low on luck with little left to lose. When their fates--and Meg's--converge, Charlie comes up with an audacious plan to claim what's rightfully theirs. But in a place and time where hypocrisy is rife and women's freedom is fragile, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences"--
Date Published:2026

"Oxford, Mississippi, 1933. Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Now one of the unadoptable 'big girls' at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, she fights each day to keep her spirit unbowed. Birdie Calhoun, unmarried and outspoken, has come to Oxford to ask her socialite sister to help the struggling family she's left behind. But as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie discovers her sister's seemingly charmed life is a tapestry of lies. Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman running low on luck with little left to lose. When their fates--and Meg's--converge, Charlie comes up with an audacious plan to claim what's rightfully theirs. But in a place and time where hypocrisy is rife and women's freedom is fragile, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences"--

Date Published:2026

The shippers

Center, Katherine,


"St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group"--Title page verso. "After a whole lifetime of being bad at love, JoJo Burton decides to solve her intimacy issues once and for all at her sister's destination wedding on a cruise ship. With the help of a little pop psychology, she diagnoses herself with a fixation on the neighborhood guy who was her first crush and first kiss (and who just happens to be a newly-divorced wedding guest), and she decides to woo him during the cruise for some long-delayed closure. Only problem is, her sister's a little busy being a bride at the moment--so JoJo ropes in her childhood bestie, Cooper Watts, to be her wing man. Cooper: who RSVPed no, but then showed up, anyway. Cooper: who left town without a word four years earlier and moved to London. Cooper: who was, if she's honest, the worst heartbreak of JoJo's life. It's bliss for her to see him again, and it's agony, too--and the more they team up for Project Conquest, the more she obsesses over questions she can't bring herself to ask. Shipboard antics ensue in this witty, heart-tugging, childhood-friends-to-lovers romance--as JoJo and Cooper fake flirt, slow dance, share a cabin, sing duets, treat sunburns, get jealous, rescue each other over and over, and finally, at last, figure it all out in the most blissful, swoony, romantic way"--
Date Published:2026

"St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group"--Title page verso. "After a whole lifetime of being bad at love, JoJo Burton decides to solve her intimacy issues once and for all at her sister's destination wedding on a cruise ship. With the help of a little pop psychology, she diagnoses herself with a fixation on the neighborhood guy who was her first crush and first kiss (and who just happens to be a newly-divorced wedding guest), and she decides to woo him during the cruise for some long-delayed closure. Only problem is, her sister's a little busy being a bride at the moment--so JoJo ropes in her childhood bestie, Cooper Watts, to be her wing man. Cooper: who RSVPed no, but then showed up, anyway. Cooper: who left town without a word four years earlier and moved to London. Cooper: who was, if she's honest, the worst heartbreak of JoJo's life. It's bliss for her to see him again, and it's agony, too--and the more they team up for Project Conquest, the more she obsesses over questions she can't bring herself to ask. Shipboard antics ensue in this witty, heart-tugging, childhood-friends-to-lovers romance--as JoJo and Cooper fake flirt, slow dance, share a cabin, sing duets, treat sunburns, get jealous, rescue each other over and over, and finally, at last, figure it all out in the most blissful, swoony, romantic way"--

Date Published:2026

Our perfect storm

Fortune, Carley,


"Frankie and George have been best friends since they were eight years old. Both passionate, impulsive, and headstrong--they've always clashed . . . and come back together. Until now. It's the eve of Frankie's wedding weekend, and she doesn't know where they stand or even if George will show up as her best man. Then, at the start of the festivities, in walks George. For one glorious evening, surrounded by her loved ones, Frankie's life is finally perfect. But it all comes crashing down when her fiancé dumps her the next morning, leaving only a note as an explanation. Crushed and confused, Frankie returns to her family's home to wallow. But George has a different idea and a plan for healing Frankie's broken heart. He wants her to go on her honeymoon. With him. For one week, to the lush rainforests and misty beaches of Tofino. Frankie agrees, seeing the trip for what it really is: one last chance to repair their friendship. Even if it means unearthing secrets and long buried feelings neither knows how to handle. Even if it means falling apart for good"--
Date Published:2026

"Frankie and George have been best friends since they were eight years old. Both passionate, impulsive, and headstrong--they've always clashed . . . and come back together. Until now. It's the eve of Frankie's wedding weekend, and she doesn't know where they stand or even if George will show up as her best man. Then, at the start of the festivities, in walks George. For one glorious evening, surrounded by her loved ones, Frankie's life is finally perfect. But it all comes crashing down when her fiancé dumps her the next morning, leaving only a note as an explanation. Crushed and confused, Frankie returns to her family's home to wallow. But George has a different idea and a plan for healing Frankie's broken heart. He wants her to go on her honeymoon. With him. For one week, to the lush rainforests and misty beaches of Tofino. Frankie agrees, seeing the trip for what it really is: one last chance to repair their friendship. Even if it means unearthing secrets and long buried feelings neither knows how to handle. Even if it means falling apart for good"--

Date Published:2026

Skeleton Creek

Carman, Patrick,


"Something mysterious is happening in Skeleton Creek. Something scary. Something sinister. Ryan came close to it--and nearly died. Now he's trapped in his house. He can't trust anyone--not even himself. He is forbidden from seeing his best friend, Sarah. So while Ryan is isolated and alone, she plunges back into the mystery, putting her life on the line to get to the truth. Ryan is desperately trying to write down the full story. And while he does, Sarah takes videos of what she finds, then sends Ryan the links so he can watch. Together they discover: The past is dangerous. The present is hunted. And the future is deadly." -- Back cover.
Date Published:2009

"Something mysterious is happening in Skeleton Creek. Something scary. Something sinister. Ryan came close to it--and nearly died. Now he's trapped in his house. He can't trust anyone--not even himself. He is forbidden from seeing his best friend, Sarah. So while Ryan is isolated and alone, she plunges back into the mystery, putting her life on the line to get to the truth. Ryan is desperately trying to write down the full story. And while he does, Sarah takes videos of what she finds, then sends Ryan the links so he can watch. Together they discover: The past is dangerous. The present is hunted. And the future is deadly." -- Back cover.

Date Published:2009