New Fiction
44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith.
Love triangles, a lost painting, intriguing new friends, and an encounter with a famous Scottish crime writer are just a few of the ingredients that add to this delightful and witty portrait of Edinburgh society.
Appaloosa by Robert B. Parker.
When Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch arrive in Appaloosa, they find a small, dusty town suffering at the hands of renegade rancher Randall Bragg, a man who has taken supplies, horses, and women for his own and left the city marshal and a deputy for dead. In Bragg they find an unusually wily adversary who raises the stakes by playing with emotions.
Lie by moonlight by Amanda Quick.
New York Times-bestselling author Amanda Quick, called "an exceptional storyteller" by the Los Angeles Daily News, and "one of the best and brightest voices in the romance genre" by Booklist, presents a novel of thrilling historical romantic suspense, set in late Victorian England.
Moonlight on the millpond by Lori Wick.
This first book in the Tucker Mills Trilogy introduces Jace Randall, who is helping his uncle run the sawmill in Token Creek. Jace is attracted to the visiting niece of local storekeepers but, before they can get get to know one another better, gossip fueled by Jace's sister interrupts their flirtation.
Stealing with style by Emyl Jenkins.
Antiques appraiser Emyl Jenkins turns her talents to fiction in the first of a series of mysteries that follow our heroine behind the scenes of the sometimes murky world of antiques. When rare and valuable pieces mysteriously start showing up at the local Salvation Army store—tucked into an oven mitt, hidden in a quilt—expert appraiser Sterling Glass is brought in to evaluate their worth. As she researches the origins of a rare urn, one strange detail leads to another. Before long she uncovers an intricate plot involving a slew of antique treasures, the oldest families of Leemont, some sophisticated scammers, and shifty associates at New York’s most prestigious auction houses. Add to that one elderly man trying to preserve his family’s treasured collection of bronze and ivory Art Deco sculptures, and Sterling finds herself tangled in a web of greed, deceit, and danger. Stealing with Style, introduces a writer of great wit who has a grand sense of the mystery of our most prized possessions.
The wonder spot by Melissa Bank.
Melissa Bank's runaway bestseller, The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing, charmed readers and critics alike with its wickedly insightful, tender look at a young woman's forays into love, work, and friendship. Now, with The Wonder Spot, Bank is back with her signature combination of devilishly self-deprecating humor, seriousness and wisdom.
Nothing comes easily to Sophie Applebaum, the black sheep of her family trying to blend in with the herd. Uneasily situated between two brothers, Sophie first appears as the fulcrum and observer of her clan in "Boss of the World." Then, at college, in "The Toy Bar," she faces a gauntlet of challenges as Best Friend to the dramatic and beautiful Venice Lambourne, curator of "perfect things." In her early twenties, Sophie is dazzled by the possibilities of New York City during the Selectric typewriter era -- only to land solidly back in Surrey, PA after her father's death. The Wonder Spot follows Sophie's quest for her own identity -- who she is, what she loves, whom she loves, and occasionally whom she feels others should love -- over the course of 25 years. In an often-disappointing world, Sophie listens closely to her own heart. And when she experiences her 'Aha!' moments -- her own personal wonder spots - it's the real thing. In this tremendous follow-up to The Girls' Guide To Hunting And Fishing, Bank again shares her vast talent for capturing a moment, taking it to heart, and giving it back to her readers.