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Books for Adults Books listed in this issue of Talking Book Topics were recently sent to cooperating libraries. The complete collection contains a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including biographies, classics, westerns, mysteries, romances, and others. Registered users may also immediately download all titles and magazines from the NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) service at https://nlsbard.loc.gov. The free BARD Mobile app is available from the App Store, Google Play, and Amazon’s Appstore for reading talking books on your personal smart phone or tablet. To learn more about the collection or to sign up for BARD, contact your local cooperating library. Books within the headings Adult Fiction and Adult Nonfiction are listed alphabeti- cally by subject category, author last name, and title. For example, the title War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy would be listed in Adult Fiction under the Classics subject category and by the last name Tolstoy. Patrons now have access to richer, more detailed descriptions of new titles added to the NLS collection. NLS now uses publisher-provided book descriptions for most new titles. These longer descriptions give patrons more insight into book content, making it easier for patrons to identify titles of interest. These descriptions appear in the NLS Catalog, on BARD, and in NLS publi- cations as “Provided by publisher” and are taken verbatim from the publisher. These descriptions do not represent the position of the Library of Congress and may reference other works or supplementary materials not available from NLS or in the NLS edition. Note: A notice may appear immediately following the book description to indicate occurrences of violence, strong language, or descriptions of sex. The word “some” before any of these terms indicates an occasional or infrequent occurrence, as in “some strong language.” Commercial audiobooks for which NLS does not have access to the print book may display the notice “unrated,” which means that the book may or may not contain violence, strong language, or descriptions of sex. Adult Fiction Adventure Flash Flood DB124241 1 hours 3 minutes by Gabrielle Prendergast read by Gareth Saxe “Seventeen-year-old Zack has been living with his foster parents, the Tates, for three years. He used to be an angry mess with a broken heart, but with their love and support he’s doing better now— and managing his ADHD. His foster brother, troubled fourteen-year-old Peter, arrived three months ago. Struggling with ADHD and fetal alcohol spec- trum disorder, Peter reminds Zach of himself before the Tates took him in. During a massive rainstorm, Peter runs away. While the Tates are out searching for him, the town announces a manda- tory emergency evacuation. The river is flooding! Peter finally shows up and Zack takes charge, gathering supplies and trying to make sure Peter is okay. As the water rises, Zack and Peter have to figure out whether to sit tight and wait or try to escape . . . before they get washed away. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers 1

Adult Fiction Adventure, Family who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.” — Provided by publisher. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Family Where the Forest Meets the River DB126147 10 hours 9 minutes by Shannon Bowring read by Patricia Shade “It’s been five years since Bridget Theroux’s death shocked the small town of Dalton, Maine, leaving behind husband Nate and daughter Sophie, now a vibrant young child. Nate doesn’t always know how to answer her questions, but he is intent on raising her with joy—and shielding her from her grandmother, Annette, who remains dangerously locked away in her grief. After his first year away at college, Greg Fortin is back in town for the summer to work at the family store. It’s expected he’ll take over the hardware business eventually, but finding the words to tell them no—and the truth about who he is—has become his own Everest. Rose’s abusive ex, Tommy finally disappeared a few years ago, though sometimes his presence in the eyes of her oldest son unnerves her. She and Nate are finding themselves drawn together by their children’s playdates, and into a delicate balance between friendship and the possibility of more. And Trudy and Bev, always so sure of their love for each other, find themselves rocked when Trudy’s husband Richard suffers a heart attack, bringing into focus all the guilt she has felt about their empty marriage for years. Shannon Bowring demonstrates once again that she understands exactly where the heart of a story lies. Where the Forest Meets the River is a poignant return to the small town of Dalton, whose inhabitants continue to startle and humble both themselves—and us.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Jackpot Summer DB126373 11 hours 6 minutes by Elyssa Friedland read by Thérèse Plummer “The four Jacobson children were raised to respect the value of a dollar. Their mother reused tea bags and refused to pay retail; their father taught them to budget before he taught them to ride a bike. And yet, now that they’re adults, their financial lives are in disarray. The siblings reunite when their newly widowed father puts their Jersey Shore beach house on the market. Packing up childhood memories isn’t easy, especially when there’s other drama brewing. Matthew is miserable at his corporate law job and wishes he had more time with his son; Laura’s marriage is imploding in spectacular fashion; Sophie’s art career is stalled while her boyfriend’s is on the rise; and Noah’s total failure to launch has him doing tech repair for pennies. When Noah sees an ad for a Powerball drawing, he and his sisters go in on tickets while their brother Matthew passes. All hell breaks loose when one of the tickets is a winner and three of the four Jacobsons become overnight millionaires. Without their mother’s guidance, and with their father busy playing pickleball in a Florida retirement village, the once close-knit siblings 2

Adult Fiction—Family, Fantasy search for comfort in shiny new toys instead of each other. It’s not long before the Jacobsons start to realize that they’ll never feel rich unless they can pull their family back together.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. The Last Time We Say Goodbye DB126908 9 hours 23 minutes by Cynthia Hand read by Julia Whelan “There’s death all around us. We just don’t pay attention. Until we do. The last time Lex was happy, it was before. When she had a family that was whole. A boyfriend she loved. Friends who didn’t look at her like she might break down at any moment. Now she’s just the girl whose brother killed himself. And it feels like that’s all she’ll ever be. As Lex starts to put her life back together, she tries to block out what happened the night Tyler died. But there’s a secret she hasn’t told anyone—a text Tyler sent that could have changed everything. Lex’s brother is gone. But Lex is about to discover that a ghost doesn’t have to be real to keep you from moving on.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2015. The Things We Didn’t Know DB126687 9 hours 52 minutes by Elba Iris Pérez read by Marisa Blake “Andrea Rodríguez is nine years old when her mother whisks her and her brother, Pablo, away from Woronoco, the tiny Massachusetts factory town that is the only home they’ve known. With no plan and no money, she leaves them with family in the mountainside villages of Puerto Rico and promises to return. Months later, when Andrea and Pablo are brought back to Massachusetts, they find their hometown significantly changed. As they navigate the rifts between their family’s values and all-American culture and face the harsh realities of growing up, they must embrace both the triumphs and heartache that mark the journey to adulthood.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Hard Choices DB125023 2 hours 54 minutes by Kate William and Francine Pascal read by Mare Trevathan “Enid Rollins can hardly wait for her grandmother to come live with her and her mother. But when she arrives, Enid is dismayed that the kind, sprightly woman she remembered is now burdensome and demanding. Because Enid’s mother works long hours and is often out with her boyfriend, Enid finds herself making all sorts of sacrifices to please her grandmother. She skips school events and even stands up her best friend, Elizabeth Wakefield. Worst of all, she never has any time for her boyfriend, Hugh. It’s beginning to look as if Enid may have to say goodbye to someone she loves.” — Provided by publisher. Some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2015. Fantasy Born of Blood and Ash DB124170 36 hours 25 minutes by Jennifer L. Armentrout read by Lindsey Pierce “While Sera is finally free of Kolis and back with those she loves, not everything is calm. Memories of all she’s endured 3

Adult Fiction Fantasy still haunt her, but Sera finally has hope for a future with the other half of her heart and soul desires, loves, and accepts every part of her—even the monstrous bits she still battles. More than ever, Sera and Ash have everything under the realms to fight for, and Nyktos has no doubt Sera is fit to be the Queen of the Gods. But she must find that faith within herself if they hope to convince the other Courts to support them against Kolis and make Iliseeum and the mortal realm better, safer places for all. But as Sera begins to piece together the importance of her bloodline and the true meaning behind the foreboding prophecy, it becomes clear that everything that has happened and is yet to come is much bigger than Kolis and his dark obsessions. They cannot help but wonder exactly how much influence the Fates have had and what their ultimate goal is. What Sera does know for sure is that they can trust very few— including her. A battle between the gods is brewing, and heartbreaking losses are imminent with the true Primal of Death strengthening. With a family of the heart willing to battle by their side, can Sera and Nyktos stop Kolis before he destroys the realms, or will it all disappear in a fiery inferno of blood and ash?” — Provided by publisher. Violence, strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2024. Skyshade DB125945 11 hours 39 minutes by Alex Aster read by Suzy Jackson “Back in Grim’s castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future—and the fate of the world—now hinge on a heart split in two. Past Isla, who fell in love with the ruler of Nightshade, fights to resist feelings she considers treasonous. The Isla of the present, who has seen the ruin her powers can cause, will do anything to save Lightlark and its king.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. The Empress of Time DB126345 13 hours 36 minutes by Kylie Lee Baker read by Rebecca Yeo “Ren Scarborough is no longer the girl who was chased out of England—she is the Goddess of Death ruling Japan’s underworld. But Reapers have recently been spotted in Japan, and it’s only a matter of time before Ivy, now Britain’s Death Goddess, comes to claim her revenge. Ren’s last hope is to appeal to the god of storms and seas, who can turn the tides to send Ivy’s ship away from Japan’s shores. But he’ll only help Ren if she finds a sword lost thousands of years ago—an impossible demand. Together with the moon god Tsukuyomi, Ren ven- tures across the country in a race against time. As her journey thrusts her in the middle of scheming gods and dangerous Yokai demons, she will have to learn who she can truly trust—and the fate of Japan hangs in the balance.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2022. An Honored Vow DB126726 13 hours 49 minutes by Melissa Blair read by Kyla Garcia 4

Adult Fiction—Fantasy “Keera has tried to keep her final promise to Brenna, the partner she was forced to kill to save a kingdom—but that promise has led to the most diffi- cult struggles of her life. She’s been at war with her worst self while battling King Damien for the freedom of the Halflings, and she’s lost too many along the way. But when she finally breaks the last seal, unleashing the Fae magic that’s been hidden away for hundreds of years, the conflict seems to be turning in the Halflings’ favor. Meanwhile, Keera’s discovery of a staggering secret about her lover and the kidnapping of one of her closest allies threatens to tip her back into darkness, but she has no time to rest. Opening the kingdom’s magical seals has transformed Keera in ways even the wisest Fae elders could not have antici- pated, and the return of an evil thought long vanquished throws their rescue plans into chaos. And with the kingdom’s Halfling population suddenly posing a risk to the crown, the land is plunged into violence as the king begins a new blood purge. Keera and her allies must gather an army to meet Damien’s forces in a final confrontation of epic—and tragic— proportions.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2025. A Vicious Game DB125778 14 hours 18 minutes by Melissa Blair read by Kyla Garcia “‘It seems fate has dealt me the same hand again. I know how to play it.’ A new king is on the throne and the rebellion lies in ruins. Keera spends her days drinking and her nights avoiding the strange dreams that have haunted her since she returned from the capital. Keera’s family in Myrelinth won’t let her go without a fight. With new intelligence about the magical seals left behind by Keera’s ancient kin, the Light Fae, she rallies to face her demons and unleash the formidable powers she inherited from her people. But a shocking truth is hiding in plain sight, one with the power to unravel the entire rebellion.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Warrior of Legend DB125733 15 hours 15 minutes by Kendare Blake read by Shayna Small “#1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake returns to the world of the Aristene in this epic fantasy novel as a young member of the order faces down old loves and old foes. A must-read for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Shelby Mahurin. The cost was steep, but Reed is officially an Aristene. And not just any Aristene, but a Glorious Death, guiding only those heroes whose glory costs them their lives. It is a heavy burden, but to forget the prince she left behind, Reed throws herself into it, harvesting heroes at what some say is a reckless pace. So when Lyonene is summoned to guide a princess to a glorious marriage, Reed sees an opportunity—a hero who isn’t fated to die—and they secretly arrange for Reed to go in her place. But instead of an easy mission, she arrives to find chaos: an old enemy is rising to threaten the Aristene, and one of the princess’s suitors is Hestion, whom Reed still loves, and who may yet love her. Reed has already given everything to the order. 5

Adult Fiction Fantasy As oaths are broken and lives are lost, what more must she give to save her sisters, and herself?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. The Song That Moves the Sun DB126319 14 hours 19 minutes by Anna Bright read by Emily Lawrence “Best friends Rora and Claudia have never felt more like their lives are spi- raling out of control. And when they meet Major and Amir—two boys from one of the secret cities of the spheres, ruled by the magic of the astrological signs—they discover they’re not alone. There is a disruption in the harmony between the spheres, and its chaos is spreading. To find the source of the dis- harmony, Rora and Claudia will embark on a whirlwind journey of secrets, romance, and powerful truths—about themselves, each other, and two long-ago explorers named Dante and Beatrice, who were among the first to chart this course toward the stars.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2022. The Last Hour between Worlds DB125967 14 hours 14 minutes by Melissa Caruso read by Moira Quirk “Kembral Thorne is spending a few hours away from her newborn, and she’s determined to enjoy herself at this party no matter what. But when the guests start dropping dead, Kem has no choice but to get to work. She is a Hound, after all, and she can’t help picking up the scent of trouble. She’s not the only one. Her professional and personal nemesis, notorious burglar Rika Nonesuch, is on the prowl. They quickly identify what’s causing the mayhem: a mysterious grandfather clock that sends them down an Echo every time it chimes. In each strange new layer of reality, time resets and a sinister figure appears to perform a blood-soaked ritual. As Kem and Rika fall into increasingly macabre versions of their city, they’ll need to rely on their wits-and each other-to unravel the secret of the clock and save their home.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Stormcaster DB126022 14 hours 22 minutes by Cinda Williams Chima read by Kim Mai Guest “Vagabond seafarer Evan Strangward can move wind, waves, and weather, but his magical abilities can’t protect him forever from the brutal Empress Celestine. As Celestine’s relentless bloodsworn armies grow, Evan travels to the Fells to warn the queendom that an invasion is imminent. If he can’t convince the Gray Wolf queen to take a stand, he knows that the Seven Realms will fall, and his last sanctuary will be destroyed. Among the dead will be the one person Evan can’t stand to lose. Meanwhile, the queen’s formidable daughter, Princess Alyssa ana’Raisa, is already a prisoner aboard the empress’s ship, sailing east. Lyss may be the last remaining hope of bringing down the empress from within her own tightly controlled stronghold.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2018. 6

Adult Fiction—Fantasy Metal from Heaven DB126540 14 hours 54 minutes by August Clarke read by Vico Ortiz “‘When my violence subsides, we will have nothing, and be champions.’ Ichorite is progress. More durable and malleable than steel, ichorite is the life- blood of a dawning industrial revolution. Yann I. Chauncey owns the sole means of manufacturing this valuable metal, but his workers are on strike. They demand Chauncey research the hallucinatory illness befalling them. Marney Honeycutt, a luster-touched child worker, stands proud at the picket line with her best friend and family. That’s when Chauncey sends in the guns. Only Marney survives the massacre. She vows bloody vengeance. A decade later, Marney is the nation’s most notorious highwayman, and Chauncey’s daughter seeks an opportune marriage. Marney’s rage and the ghosts of her past will drive her to masquerade as an aristocrat, out- maneuver powerful suitors, and win the heart of his daughter, so Marney can finally corner Chauncey and satisfy her need for revenge. But war ferments in the north, and deeper grudges are sur- facing...” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. The Wood at Midwinter DB125922 0 hours 37 minutes by Susanna Clarke read by Susanna Clarke “Nineteen-year-old Merowdis Scot is an unusual girl. She can talk to animals and trees—and she is only ever happy when she is walking in the woods. One snowy afternoon, out with her dogs and Apple the pig, Merowdis encounters a blackbird and a fox. As darkness falls, a strange figure enters in their midst—and the path of her life is changed forever.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2024. The Ancient’s Game DB125912 9 hours 13 minutes by Loni Crittenden read by Angel Pean “Sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre is the descendant of traitors. She never knew her family members or which one of them betrayed the isle of Nanseau. But like all Du orphaned after the war, Kellan is forbidden by law from prac- ticing makecraft, the trade of carving magic into metal that was perfected by the Guild of Engineers and their maker apprentices. No one can know that Kellan has been using makecraft in secret and that, in the wake of a tragic miscarve, she’s been helping her adop- tive father, Edgar, run his celebrated makeshop. But Edgar’s condition is worsening, and his shop is on the brink of ruin. On the eve of the Eighty-Fourth Annual Makers’ Exposition in Nanseau’s sparkling city of Riz, Kellan is thrust into the Guild’s twisted web of political intrigue and ancient secrets when she strikes a dangerous deal with one of its members to save Edgar and his shop. Now Kellan must compete in a rigorous gauntlet against the nation’s elite for a coveted spot as a maker’s apprentice. But danger lurks at every turn. And as Kellan falls into a budding relationship with the illegitimate son from one of Nanseau’s most revered families, she’s put into the limelight when something 7

Adult Fiction Fantasy sinister begins targeting the Gauntlet’s competitors and wreaking havoc on Riz. Amid a crumbling city and a ticking clock, winning the Gauntlet won’t just be a test of survival—it will mean pulling back the veil of secrets behind the Guild and uncovering the shrouded legacies of Nanseau itself.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. The Whispering Night DB125962 12 hours 34 minutes by Susan Dennard read by Caitlin Davies “Winnie Wednesday’s future is looking bright. Hemlock Falls is no longer hunting the werewolf, she and Erica Thursday are tentative friends, and Winnie finally knows exactly where she stands with Jay Friday. With everything finally on track, Winnie is looking forward to the Nightmare Masquerade, a week-long celebration of all things Luminary. But as Luminaries from across the world flock to the small town, uninvited guests also arrive. Winnie is confronted by a masked Diana and charged with an impossible task—one that threatens everything and everyone Winnie loves. As Winnie fights to stop new enemies before time runs out, old mysteries won’t stop intruding. Her missing father is somehow entangled with her search for hidden witches, and as Winnie digs deeper into the long- standing war between the Luminaries and the Dianas, she discovers rifts within her own family she never could have imagined. What does loyalty mean when family and enemies look the same?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Sorcery and Small Magics DB125919 11 hours 20 minutes by Maiga Doocy read by Ciaran Saward “Leovander Loveage is a master of small magics. He can summon butterflies with a song or turn someone’s hair pink by snapping his fingers. Though such minor charms don’t earn him much respect, anything more elaborate always blows up in his face, and so Leo vowed long ago never to use powerful magic again. That is, until a mishap with a forbidden spell binds Leo to obey the commands of his longtime rival, Sebastian Grimm. Grimm is Leo’s complete opposite— respected, exceptionally talented, and absolutely insufferable. The only thing they can agree on is that revealing the curse between them would mean the end of their respective magical careers. They need a counterspell, and fast. Chasing rumors of a powerful sorcerer with a knack for undoing curses, Leo and Grimm enter the Unquiet Wood, a forest infested with murderous monsters and dangerous outlaws alike. To break the curse, they will have to uncover the true depths of Leo’s magic, set aside their long-standing rivalry, and—much to their horror—work together. Even as an odd spark of attraction flares between them.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Dark Hope DB126776 14 hours 51 minutes by Christine Feehan read by Ryan West 8

Adult Fiction—Fantasy “Silke Vriese Reinders knows a war is coming. The demon slayer has seen it over and over again in the cards—and the battle won’t just be for the survival of her remote village, but for all mankind. Silke knows the only way to win will be with the help of the Carpathians. A fact that fills her with trepidation, as she is fated to be the lifemate to one of the ancient supernatural warriors—bound to a complete stranger and responsible for his soul. One of the oldest, most dangerous Carpathians, Benedek Kovak is more beast than man. Locked away for centuries, the only thing that has stopped him from becoming one of the monsters he’s sworn to defeat is the thought of his lifemate. When Benedek senses the impending danger, he sets out to find her before it’s too late. But their enemy has laid a trap that pushes him closer to turning than ever before. For so long Benedek has felt nothing. Now, some dark art is compelling him to indulge in cravings he thought long buried. He has no hope that anyone can restore what’s left of his tainted soul, but Silke is nothing like he imagined. Perhaps she’s strong enough to fight back the darkness. Perhaps together they can defeat an adversary hell bent on destroying them all...” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2025. Havoc DB124164 22 hours 57 minutes by Auryn Hadley read by MacKenzie Beyer “All Kaisaes must die. Sal has heard this for a little too long. The difference is that she’s not like all Kaisaes. Somehow, those two things must cancel each other out, right? But her researcher has discovered a lot more than old books. It seems there’s a coup slowly brewing while the army is on the other side of the country. Which means that things aren’t only falling apart in her mind. They’re also crumbling at home, and while Sal may not be responsible for the politics of the humans in her country, she still owes them. They’re as much her people as the survivors of the Emperor’s exter- mination. Humans, iliri, grauori — the three species of this world can’t keep lines between them. Their cultures are colliding, and winning the war won’t be enough to smooth all the tensions. If all three species want to survive in the new world they’re making, then changes need to start now. Big changes. The kind that are going to hurt, because there is an answer. It’s been staring her in the face this whole time—but she can’t do it alone.” — Provided by publisher. Violence, strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2022. The Last One DB126640 19 hours 11 minutes by Rachel Howzell Hall read by Tamika Katon-Donegal “Thrown into a desolate land of sickness and unnatural beasts, Kai wakes in the woods with no idea who she is or how she got there. All she knows is that if she cannot reach the Sea of Devour, even this hellscape will get worse. But when she sees the village blacksmith fight invaders with unspeakable skill, she decides to accept his offer of help. Too bad he’s as skilled at annoying her as he is at fighting. As she searches for answers, Kai only finds more questions, especially 9

Adult Fiction Fantasy regarding the blacksmith who can ignite her body like a flame, then douse it with ice in the next breath. And no one is what—or who—they appear to be in the kingdom of Vinevridth, including the man whose secrets might be as deadly as the land itself.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2024. Servant of Earth DB125775 16 hours 51 minutes by Sarah Hawley read by Mia Hutchinson-Shaw “In the underground Fae realm, only the strongest and most ruthless have power—but a young human woman forced into a life of servitude is about to change everything. Kenna Heron is best known in her village for being a little wild—some say half-feral—but she’ll need every ounce of that ferocity to survive captivity in the cruel Fae court. Trapped as a servant in the faeries’ underground kingdom of Mistei, Kenna must help her new mistress undertake six deadly trials, one for each branch of magic: Earth, Fire, Light, Void, Illusion, and Blood. If she succeeds, her mistress will gain immortality and become the heir to Earth House. If she doesn’t, the punishment is death—or both mistress and servant. With no ally but a sentient dagger of mysterious origins, Kenna must face monsters, magic, and grueling physical tests. But worse dangers await her underground, and soon Kenna gets caught up in a secret rebellion against the inventively sadistic faerie king. When her feelings for the rebellion’s leader turn passionate, Kenna must decide if she’s willing to risk her life for a better world and a chance at happiness.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Divine Mortals DB126023 14 hours 10 minutes by Amanda M. Helander read by Rosanna Pilcher “Blessed by the gods, Mona Arnett has the unique ability to divine soulmates, but she refuses to seek out her own— until she learns the king is dying without an heir, threatening the royal line and the world’s access to magic. Tasked with naming his future queen, Mona discovers the king’s soulmate is . . . her. A royal match is the last thing Mona wants— especially when she starts falling for the king’s closest advisor—so she lies, cheats, and contends with scheming gods to hide the truth. But when this high- stakes game of thrones leads to murder, survival and the fate of the kingdom will depend on her finding the courage to face her destiny.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. An Academy for Liars DB126405 13 hours 26 minutes by Alexis Henderson read by Tracie Frank “Lennon Carter’s life is falling apart. Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah. Lennon has been chosen because—like everyone else at the school—she has the innate gift of persuasion, the ability to wield her will like a weapon, using it to control others and, in rare cases, matter itself. After passing the test, 10

Adult Fiction—Fantasy Lennon begins to learn how to master her devastating and unsettling power. But despite persuasion’s heavy toll on her body and mind, she is wholly capti- vated by her studies, by Drayton’s lush, moss-draped campus, and by her brilliant classmates. But even more captivating is her charismatic adviser, Dante who both intimidates and enthralls her. As Lennon continues in her studies her control grows, and she starts to uncover more about the secret world she has entered into, including the disquieting history of Drayton college, and the way her men- tor’s tragic and violent past intertwines with it. She is increasingly disturbed by what she learns. For it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption . . . and it’s a test she’s terrified she is going to fail.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. The Better Mousetrap DB124484 12 hours 31 minutes by Tom Holt read by Andrew Randall “It touches all our lives—our triumphs and tragedies, our proudest achieve- ments, our most traumatic disasters. Alloyed of love and fear, death and fire, and the inscrutable acts of the gods, insurance is indeed the force that binds the universe together. Hardly surprising, therefore, that Frank Carpenter, one of the foremost magical practitioners of our age, felt himself irresistibly drawn to it. Until, that is, he met Jane, a high-flying corporate heroine with an annoying habit of falling out of trees and getting killed. Repeatedly. It’s not long before Frank and Jane find themselves face to face with the greatest enigma of our times: When is a door not a door? When it’s a mousetrap.” — Provided by publisher. Strong language. 2008. The Witch of Wol Sin Lake DB125842 13 hours 28 minutes by Lena Jeong read by Greta Jung “In the sequel to And Break the Pretty Kings, crown princess Mirae continues to unravel her tangled future in order to save her queendom—perfect for fans of This Savage Song and Six Crimson Cranes. After her fraught journey to save her queendom, Mirae has finally cast the Netherking back into his dark cage in the Deep. But his imprisonment brings her no peace—because in his final schemes, the Netherking managed to possess her beloved older brother, Minho, and it is his body that languishes in the Deep, tor- mented by his possessor. Mirae is determined to free her brother and destroy the Netherking once and for all. But when the Netherking steals the all-powerful pearl of Seolla, all of Mirae’s careful plans are destroyed. She must set out once more to stop him, slipping in and out of the future with her divine powers as she races a path to the heavens itself. When she discovers the truth about the Netherking’s intentions and learns that the only way to destroy him is with a sacrifice larger than she can bear, Mirae begins to doubt her free will and even the fate of the entire peninsula and the gods beyond. Dark and thrilling, this action-packed sequel to And Break the Pretty Kings pulls readers deeper into its captivating world of lavish, fantastical magic and dangerous secrets, as Mirae 11

Adult Fiction Fantasy faces overwhelming odds to save her queendom—and an impossible choice.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Our Deadly Designs DB125851 13 hours 52 minutes by Kalyn Josephson read by Alex Wingfield “The Illinir may be over, but the race for Enderlain’s future has just begun. The hunt for the old king’s lost heir is on, and the first to find them will win the throne. Mikira has allied herself with the rebels in pursuit of the heir, but the deeper her search takes her, the closer she gets to the royal family’s wicked past. Ari is struggling to control her own growing power as she grapples with a dark secret that may be her undoing—and the truth behind Damien’s greatest foe. Damien, the new head of House Adair, joins the race to find the royal successor and secure the crown. But as his influence at court grows, so do his paranoia and hunger for power. Reid is trying his best to stay true to the friend who’s always had his loyalty—and the flame who has his heart—while trapped in a web of chaos and lies. All the while, a darker force is festering in Enderlain’s under- belly. Mikira, Ari, Damien, and Reid will need to find a way back to one another— and themselves—before the kingdom is torn apart. Hearts will be broken and new bonds will be forged in this explosive finale to This Dark Descent, where spell- binding fantasy meets Jewish mythology in a cut-throat race for the throne—and humanity’s survival.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. The Witch of Maracoor: A Novel DB126495 8 hours 44 minutes by Gregory Maguire read by Debra Wise “Following a confrontation with her reclusive great-grandfather, the one- time Wizard of Oz, Rainary Ko—the granddaughter of Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West—has re-upped in a mission to settle a few scores and right a wrong or two. Her memory and her passions reviving, Rain turns her gaze back to her native Oz. Though the Grimmerie, which she had cast into the sea, retains its arcane power over her, the lover she left behind in Oz proves no less haunting. Traveling companions and arrivistes can befuddle a young witch coming into her own, but Rain marshals a steely determination to stare her troubles in the eye and see who blinks first.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2023. Throne of Secrets: A Prince of Sin Novel DB125857 16 hours 52 minutes by Kerri Maniscalco read by Marisa Calin “Gabriel Axton—infamous as the Prince of Gluttony, the self-proclaimed rake of rakes—has always lived for indulgence: in delicious food, in tantalizing women, and most of all, in the thrill of the hunt, where his love of danger can take over. But when his favorite adventure takes a deadly turn, he realizes something is very wrong in his demon court. With the clock ticking, he must turn to the only one who might uncover the truth: a journalist he has spent a decade avoiding.” 12

Adult Fiction—Fantasy — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2024. Traitor of Redwinter DB125858 22 hours 9 minutes by Ed McDonald read by Samara MacLaren “Traitor of Redwinter is the second in Ed McDonald’s Redwinter Chronicles, full of shady politics, militant monks, ancient powers . . . and a young woman navi- gating a world in which no one is quite what they seem. The power of the Sixth Gate grows stronger within Raine each day—to control it, she needs lessons no living Draoihn can teach her. Her fledg- ling friendships are tested to a breaking point as she tries to face what she has become, and her master Ulovar is struck by a mysterious sickness that slowly saps the vitality from his body, leaving Raine to face her growing darkness alone. There’s only one chance to turn the tide of power surging within her—to learn the secrets the Draoihn themselves purged from the world. The book can teach her. She doesn’t know where she found it, or when exactly, but its ever changing pages whisper power that has lain untouched for centuries. As the king’s health fails and the north suffers in the grip of famine, rebel- lious lords hunger for the power of the Crown, backed by powers that would see the Crowns undone. Amidst this growing threat, Raine’s former friend Ovitus brings a powerful new alliance, raising his status and power of his own. He professes support for the heir to the throne even as others would see him take it for himself, and desperately craves Raine’s forgiveness—or her submission. But the grand- master has her own plans for Raine, and the deadly training she has been given has not been conducted carelessly. In Raine she seeks to craft a weapon to launch right into her enemy’s heart, as Redwinter seeks to hold onto power. Amidst threats old and new, Raine must learn the secrets promised by the book, magic promised by a queen with a crown of feathers. A queen to whom Raine has promised more than she can afford to give . . .” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2023. Tidal Creatures DB126695 16 hours 34 minutes by Seanan McGuire read by Amber Benson “All across the world, people look up at the moon and dream of gods. Gods of knowledge and wisdom, gods of tides and longevity. Over time, some of these moon gods incarnated into the human world alongside the other manifest natural concepts. Their job is to cross the sky above the Impossible City—the heart of all creation—to keep it connected to reality. And someone is killing them. There are so many of them that it’s easy for a few disappearances to slip through the cracks. But they aren’t limitless. In the name of the moon, the lunar divin- ities must uncover the roots of the plot and thwart the true goal of those behind these attacks—control of the Impossible City itself.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2025. Touch of Death DB125591 9 hours 3 minutes by Taylor Munsell read by Katie Boothe “Death is permanent. Even if it hasn’t happened yet. With just a touch, 13

Adult Fiction Fantasy George experiences a person’s future death. High school is hard enough, but sixteen-year-old death witch Georgiana ‘George’ Colburn can’t seem to catch a break. Even Jen’s ghost, the recently deceased popular girl who ignored George in life, won’t leave her alone. George is convinced her life can’t get any worse. That is until she bumps into the new student and experiences his death at her hand. When a coven mate, Trixie, offers to help her with her magic, George finds herself with a new friend and crush, but she knows even if she found the courage to ask her out, a relationship is impossible: she’d never be able to touch her. With the help of her friends, George must face her fears and learn to embrace her powers to unlock the secrets of her magic before blood stains her hands.” — Provided by publisher. Violence, strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Chasing Eternity DB126377 9 hours 59 minutes by Alyson Noël read by Julian Elfer “At Gray Wolf Academy, time is the ultimate weapon . . . if you know how to use it. Step into the breathtakingly imag- inative third book in New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël’s incred- ible Stealing Infinity series I’m about to break one of the biggest rules of all. But I need to find my dad. And if that means going back to New York City in 1998 to find him—before I’m even born— then that’s what I have to do. Because I need someone I trust to teach me what it means to be a Timekeeper. Now I’m in the land of post-grunge, low-rise jeans, baby doll tees, chunky boots . . . and risking my own existence in the process. Awesome. This is no ordinary trip. Just about anything can go wrong, and if I get found out, I’ll lose not only my home and school . . . but Braxton, too. Because there might not be enough forgiveness in the world for what I’ve done—and what I am about to do. Because the secrets are more terrible than I thought. The reality is even more horrifying. And I’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth about Gray Wolf Academy, the strange billionaire who runs it, and not only why he’s so invested in traveling— or ‘Tripping’—through time, but what his real plans are. And time’s almost up.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Eleven Houses DB125900 13 hours 51 minutes by Colleen Oakes read by Mia Hutchinson-Shaw “Twilight meets The Mist in this epic romantic tale of a mysterious island and the houses who have stood for centuries to guard against the dreaded nightmare of beings waiting to strike from the ocean’s depths. On a forgotten part of Nova Scotia, there lies an island. On that island are Eleven Houses. In those houses sit eleven ancient families. And they are waiting . . . Mabel is one of the last surviving members of House Beuvry, one of the eleven houses on the haunted island of Weymouth. Her days, like all the other teens on the island, are spent readying her house for The Storm: a once-a-decade event that pummels the 14

Adult Fiction—Fantasy island with hurricane-level wind, water, and waves. But that’s not all the Storm brings with it—because Weymouth Island is a gate between the world of the living and the dead. When Miles Cabot arrives on Weymouth Island after the death of his mother, he realizes quickly it isn’t like other places—and Mabel Beuvry isn’t like other teenagers. There’s an intense chemistry between Miles and Mabel that both feel, yet neither understand—nor the deadly consequences that will come with it. With the suspicious death of an island elder, a strained dynamic with her younger sister Hali, and the greatest Storm in years edging ever closer, Mabel’s life is becoming as chaotic as the weather. One thing becomes clear: if the fortified houses of Weymouth Island can’t stand against the dead, then she—and everyone she loves—will pay the price. Fares Well the House That’s Ready.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Spell of the Sinister DB126897 11 hours 29 minutes by Danielle Paige read by Tiffany Smith “Ever since Cinderella disappeared with Prince Mather the Queendoms have been in disarray. Now with her magical power completely unchecked, Galatea intends to exact revenge on humans for using the Entente. Her plan? Send Bari off to find a new prince and take over one Queendom at a time. But Bari’s mission is complicated when South joins her and sparks begin to fly . . . Meanwhile, Farrow is on her own journey to reunite with Cinderella and Prince Mather in the first Queendom. Amid brewing conflict, Farrow grapples with her feelings for Mather, her friendship with Cinderella, and her loyalty to the Entente’s orig- inal purpose—to influence with helpful magic, never take total control. Once as close as sisters, Bari and Farrow now find themselves on opposing sides. Will malice win out, or will the next genera- tion of Entente chart a new path to “hap- pily ever after” for their magical coven of fairy godmothers?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. The Courting of Bristol Keats DB125920 17 hours 59 minutes by Mary Pearson read by Brittany Pressley “After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep. When Bristol begins to receive letters from an ‘aunt’ she’s never heard of who promises she can help, she reluctantly agrees to meet and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie. Even her father might still be alive, not killed but kidnapped by terrifying creatures to a whole other realm—the one he is from. Desperate to save her father and find the truth, Bristol journeys to a land of gods and fae and monsters. Pulled into a dangerous world of magic and intrigue, she makes a deadly bargain with the fae king, Tyghan. But what she doesn’t know is that he’s the one who drove her parents to live a life on the run. And he is just as determined as she is to find 15

Adult Fiction Fantasy her father—dead or alive.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Soulstar DB126572 12 hours 22 minutes by C.L. Polk read by Robin Miles “With Soulstar, C. L. Polk concludes her riveting Kingston Cycle, a whirlwind of magic, politics, romance, and intrigue that began with the World Fantasy Award-winning Witchmark. Assassinations, deadly storms, and long- lost love haunt the pages of this thrilling final volume. For years, Robin Thorpe has kept her head down, staying among her people in the Riverside neighborhood and hiding the magic that would have her imprisoned by the state. But when Grace Hensley comes knocking on Clan Thorpe’s door, Robin’s days of hiding are at an end. As freed witches flood the streets of Kingston, scrambling to reinte- grate with a kingdom that destroyed their lives, Robin begins to plot a course that will ensure a freer, juster Aeland. At the same time, she has to face her long-bot- tled feelings for the childhood love that vanished into an asylum twenty years ago. Can she and Robin find happiness among the rising tides of revolution? Can Kingston survive the blizzards that threaten, the desperate monarchy, and the birth throes of democracy? Find out as the Kingston Cycle comes to an end.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021. To Shatter the Night DB126515 14 hours 4 minutes by Katherine Quinn read by Gideon Emery “Some fear the darkness. It’s the place where horror hides, concealing its rank, sharp teeth and insatiable hunger. But there is no darkness more feared than that of the mist that’s overtaken the kingdom . . . and its brave—and ultimately doomed—soldiers. Except for Kiara Frey. She has nothing to fear from the night. Not anymore.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. North Is the Night DB126803 17 hours 57 minutes by Emily Rath read by Emily Lawrence “In the depths of the Finnish wilderness, more than wolves roam the dark woods. When a death goddess attacks their village, best friends Siiri and Aina prove helpless to stop her from dragging Aina into Tuonela, the mythical underworld. Determined to save her beloved Aina, Siiri braves a dangerous journey north, seeking help from the greatest shaman of legend—the only person ever to venture into Tuonela and return alive. There’s only one problem . . . the stories say he’s dead. In Tuonela, the cruel Witch Queen turns Aina’s every waking moment into a living nightmare. But Aina soon learns that the God of Death himself has plans for her. To escape, she strikes a costly bargain with him, not knowing that Siiri plots a daring rescue.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Bloodguard DB125860 16 hours 26 minutes by Cecy Robson read by Lucas Webley 16

Adult Fiction—Fantasy “One hundred years. Tens of thousands of gladiators. And today, only one will rise . . . Everything in the Kingdom of Arrow is a lie. Leith of Grey thought coming to this new land and volunteering to fight in the gladiator arena—vicious, bloodthirsty tournaments where only the strongest survive—would earn him enough gold to save his dying sister. He thought there was nothing left to lose. He was wrong—and they took everything. His hope. His freedom. His very humanity. All Leith has left is his battle-scarred body, fueled by rage and hardened from years of fighting for the right to live another day. Then Leith meets Maeve, an elven royal who is everything he despises. Everything he should hate. Until the alluring princess offers him the one thing he needs most: a chance to win the coveted title of Bloodguard—and his freedom. But in a kingdom built on secrets and lies, hope doesn’t come cheap. Nor will his ultimate revenge . . .” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2024. Edgedancer DB125925 6 hours 27 minutes by Brandon Sanderson read by Kate Reading “Three years ago, Lift asked a goddess to stop her from growing older, a wish she believed was granted. Now, in Edgedancer, the barely teenage nascent Knight Radiant finds that time stands still for no one. Although the young Azish emperor granted her safe haven from an executioner she knows only as Darkness, court life is suffocating the free-spirited Lift, who can’t help heading to Yeddaw when she hears the relentless Darkness is there hunting people like her with budding powers. The downtrodden in Yeddaw have no champion, and Lift knows she must seize this awesome responsibility.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2022. Wind and Truth DB126095 62 hours 52 minutes by Brandon Sanderson read by Kate Reading “Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare—and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium’s place has thrown everything into disarray. Desperate fighting continues simultaneously world- wide—Adolin in Azir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah in Thaylenah. The former assassin Szeth must cleanse his homeland of Shinovar from the dark influence of the Unmade. He is accompanied by Kaladin, who faces a new battle helping Szeth fight his own demons—and who must do the same for the insane Herald of the Almighty, Ishar.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2024. Love Bites DB126665 9 hours 7 minutes by Lynsay Sands read by Lisa Flanagan “Etienne Argeneau’s three hundred years of bachelorhood were at an end. Either that, or he’d be forever alone. He could only turn one human in his lifetime, and 17

Adult Fiction Fantasy most of his kind created a life mate. If he turned this stranger . . . But what choice did he have? The beautiful coroner had saved his life. To save hers, he would make her immortal. Rachel Garrett awoke surprised. All she’d wanted was to get off the night shift in the morgue; now here she was staggering to her feet naked and in a strange place. But everything would be all right. She’d just make like a bat out of—Then she saw the man of her dreams emerging from his . . . coffin? And the look in his bright silver eyes said they’d be spending a lot of time together. She just hoped he tasted as good as he looked.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2023. Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches DB126910 8 hours 27 minutes by Kate Scelsa read by Stacey Glemboski “Seventeen-year-old Eleanor is the last person in Salem to believe in witch- craft—or think that her life could be transformed by mysterious forces. After losing her best friend and first love, Chloe, Eleanor has spent the past year in a haze, vowing to stay away from anything resembling romance. But when a handwritten guide to tarot arrives in the mail at the witchy souvenir store where Eleanor works, it seems to bring with it the message that magic is about to enter her life. Cynical Eleanor is quick to dis- miss this promise, until real-life witch Pix shows up with an unusual invitation. Inspired by the magic and mystery of the tarot, Eleanor decides to open herself up to Pix and her coven of witches, and even to the possibility of a new romance. But Eleanor’s complicated history continues to haunt her. She will have to reckon with the old ghosts that threaten to destroy everything, even her chance at new love.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2022. The Lotus Empire DB126755 17 hours 1 minutes by Tasha Suri read by Shiromi Arserio “As an ancient magic returns to Ahiranya and threatens its very foundations, Empress Malini and priestess Priya will stop at nothing to save their kingdoms— even if it means they must destroy each other. Malini has claimed her rightful throne as the empress of Parijatdvipa, just as the nameless gods prophesied. Now, in order to gain the support of the priesthood who remain loyal to the fallen emperor, she must consider a terrible bargain: Claim her throne and burn in order to seal her legacy—or find another willing to take her place on the pyre. Priya has survived the deathless waters and now their magic runs in her veins. But a mysterious yaksa with flowering eyes and a mouth of thorns lies beneath the waters. The yaksa promises protection for Ahiranya. But in exchange, she needs a sacrifice. And she’s chosen Priya as the one to offer it. Two women once entwined by fate now stand against each other. But when an ancient enemy rises to threaten their world, Priya and Malini will find themselves fighting together once more—to prevent their kingdoms, and their futures, from burning to ash.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2025. 18

Adult Fiction—Fantasy Someone You Can Build a Nest In DB126643 9 hours 40 minutes by John Wiswell read by Carmen Rose “Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who hap- pily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by hunters intent on murdering her, she constructs a body using a metal chain for a backbone, bor- rowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth. However, the hunters chase Shesheshen out of her home and off a cliff. Badly hurt, she’s found and nursed back to health by Homily, a warmhearted human, who has mistaken Shesheshen as a fellow human. Homily is kind and nurturing and would make an excellent coparent: an ideal place to lay Shesheshen’s eggs so their young could devour Homily from the inside out. But as they grow close, she realizes humans don’t think about love that way. Shesheshen hates keeping her identity secret from Homily, but just as she’s about to confess, Homily reveals why she’s in the area: she’s hunting a shape- shifting monster that supposedly cursed her family. Shesheshen didn’t curse anyone, but to give herself and Homily a chance at happiness, she has to figure out why Homily’s twisted family thinks she did. As the hunt for the monster becomes increasingly deadly, Shesheshen must unearth the truth quickly, or soon both of their lives will be at risk. And the bigger challenge remains: surviving her toxic in-laws long enough to learn to build a life with, rather than in, the love of her life.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Soldier of the Mist DB126699 11 hours 11 minutes by Gene Wolfe read by Gregory Connors “The first volume of Gene Wolfe’s powerful story of Latro, a Roman mercenary who received a head injury that deprived him of his short-term memory. In return it gave him the ability to converse with supernatural creatures, gods and god- desses who invisibly inhabit the ancient landscape.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 1986. Heavenly Tyrant DB126532 21 hours 8 minutes by Xiran Jay Zhao read by Rong Fu “After suffering devastating loss and making drastic decisions, Zetian finds herself on the seat of power in Huaxia, but she has also learned that her world is not as it seems. Revelations about an enemy who dangles one of her loved ones as a hostage force Zetian to share power with a dangerous man she cannot simply depose. Despite their mutual dislike and distrust, the two must work together to take down their common enemy and stoke a revolution against the systems of exploitation that plague their world. However, power is not so easy to wield once seized, and a revolution is not so easy to control once unleashed. As Huaxia’s former elites strike back and the common people’s fervor for justice turns bloody and paranoid, can Zetian remain a fair and just ruler? Or will she be forced to rely on fear and violence and succumb to her darker instincts in her quest for vengeance and liberation?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. 19

Adult FictionFantasy, Historical Fiction Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Historical Fiction Can’t We Be Friends: A Novel of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe DB125932 11 hours 19 minutes by Denny S. Bryce and Eliza Knight read by Caroline Hewitt “One woman was recognized as the pre- miere singer of her era with perfect pitch and tireless ambition. One woman was the most glamorous star in Hollywood, a sex symbol who took the world by storm. And their friendship was fast and firm . . . 1952: Ella Fitzgerald is a renowned jazz singer whose only roadblock to longevity is society’s atti- tude toward women and race. Marilyn Monroe’s star is rising despite ongoing battles with movie studio bigwigs and boyfriends. When she needs help with her singing, she wants only the best-and the best is the brilliant Ella Fitzgerald. But Ella isn’t a singing teacher and declines-then the two women meet, and to everyone’s surprise but their own, they become fast friends. On the surface, what could they have in common? Yet each was underestimated by the men in their lives-husbands, managers, hangers-on. And both were determined to gain. Each fought for professional independence and personal agency in a time when women were expected to surrender control to those same men. This novel reveals and celebrates their surprising bond over a decade and serves as a poignant reminder of how true friendship can cross differ- ences to bolster and sustain us through haunting heartbreak and wild success.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Beyond Summerland DB126913 11 hours 4 minutes by Jenny Lecoat read by Hannah Curtis “The German occupation is over. The Channel Islands, the only captured ter- ritory within the British Isles, are finally liberated. But the people of Jersey are left as scarred as the landscape. No longer a ‘summerland’ holiday paradise, the island now boils with tension as locals seek revenge on anyone suspected of collaborating with the enemy during the war. Nineteen-year-old Jean Parris, still adjusting to this fractious peace, is shocked to learn that Hazel, a teacher who lives over her dad’s shop, may be responsible for her father’s wartime arrest. Hazel denies all accusations but has reasons to conceal what really happened. As rumors of Hazel’s guilt swell to a fury, Jean discovers new clues that suggest there were other, more sinister factors at play. When Hazel learns of Jean’s own ruinous secret, the women form an unexpected bond that sets them apart from the rest of Jean’s family and the frenzied demands for retribution. But in the end, Jean’s need to know the truth about her father may consume everything she once believed about her home, her family and herself.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Bellegarde DB125933 8 hours 35 minutes by Jamie Lilac read by Daniel Henning “Evie Clement has perfected the art of avoiding attention as she works at 20

Adult Fiction—Historical Fiction her family’s bakery and dreams of a life where she can trade dusting flour for designing dresses. Her focus is on honing her sewing skills—she doesn’t need to be fawned over by some teenage boy. Least of all Beau Bellegarde—the playboy of Paris, the second son of the ultra-wealthy Bellegarde family, the most popular guy in their prestigious high school. Others may swoon over his rakish charm and winning smile, but not Evie. Unfortunately for Evie, Beau needs her. His conniving step-brother has roped him into an impossible bet: turn the biggest wallflower they know into the winning Bellegarde Bloom at the annual Court of Flowers Ball, or lose his entire fortune. Evie can’t understand why Beau has taken an interest in her, but she can’t help but be intrigued . . . Can love bloom in the most unexpected of places?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2023. The Champagne Letters DB126522 9 hours 40 minutes by Kate MacIntosh read by Cassandra Campbell “Reims, France, 1805: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot has just lost her beloved husband but is determined to pursue their dream of creating the premier champagne house in France, now named for her new identity as a widow: Veuve Clicquot. With the Russians poised to invade, competitors fighting for her customers, and the Napoleonic court politics complicating matters she must set herself apart quickly and permanently if she, and her business, are to survive. In present day Chicago, broken from her divorce, Natalie Taylor runs away to Paris. In a book stall by the Seine, Natalie finds a collection of the Widow Clicquot’s published letters and uses them as inspiration to step out of her comfort zone and create a new, empowered life for herself. But when her Parisian escape takes a shocking and unexpected turn, she’s forced to make a choice. Should she accept her losses and return home, or fight for the future she’s only dreamed about? What would the widow do?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Everything Is Poison DB126789 9 hours 51 minutes by Joy McCullough read by Joy McCullough “Early seventeenth-century Rome. For as long as she can remember, Carmela Tofana has desperately wanted one thing: to be allowed behind the counter of her mother’s apothecary in Campo Marzio, Rome. When she turns sixteen, she’s finally allowed into the inner sanctum: the workroom where her mother, Giulia Tofana, and two assis- tants craft renowned remedies for their customers. But for every sweet-smelling flower extract in the workroom, there’s another potion requiring darker ingre- dients. And then there’s Aqua Tofana, the apothecary’s remedy of last resort for husbands who are just as deadly as any disease. In all Carmela’s years of wishing to follow in her mother’s footsteps, she never realized one tiny vial could be the death of them all.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2025. 21

Adult Fiction Historical Fiction For a Lifetime DB125964 12 hours 28 minutes by Gabrielle Meyer read by Rachel Botchan “Identical twin sisters Grace and Hope are time-crossers who simultaneously live in 1692, as daughters of a tavern owner during the Salem Witch Trials, and in 1912, as an aviatrix and a journalist. As their twenty-fifth birthday approaches, they will each have to choose one life to keep and one to leave behind forever—no matter the cost.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Well Behaved Wives DB126655 9 hours 55 minutes by Amy Sue Nathan read by Gail Shalan “Ruth Applebaum takes etiquette lessons to win over her mother-in-law. But when her friend shares a dark secret about her seemingly perfect life, Ruth asks the school to question the status quo.” — Provided by publisher. Commercial audiobook. 2022. When the Mapou Sings DB126679 6 hours 8 minutes by Nadine Pinede read by Marie-Françoise Theodore “Sixteen-year-old Lucille hopes to one day open a school alongside her best friend where girls just like them can learn what it means to be Haitian: to learn from the mountains and the forests around them, to carve, to sew, to draw, and to sing the songs of the Mapou, the sacred trees that dot the island nation. But when her friend vanishes without a trace, a dream—a gift from the Mapou— tells Lucille to go to her village’s sec- tion chief, the local face of law, order, and corruption, which puts her life and her family’s at risk. Forced to flee her home, Lucille takes a servant post with a wealthy Haitian woman from society’s elite in Port-au-Prince. Despite a warning to avoid him, she falls in love with her employer’s son. But when their relationship is found out, she must leave again— this time banished to another city to work for a visiting American writer and academic conducting fieldwork in Haiti. While Lucille’s new employer studies vodou and works on the novel that will become Their Eyes Were Watching God, Lucille risks losing everything she cares about—and any chance of seeing her best friend again—as she fights to save their lives and secure her future in this novel in verse with the racing heart of a thriller.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Under the Heron’s Light DB126144 11 hours 47 minutes by Randi Pink read by Ozzie Jacobs “On a damp night in 1722, Babylou Mac and her three siblings witness the murder of their mother at the hands of the local preacher’s son—so Babylou kills him in retaliation. With plantation dogs now on their heels, the four siblings breach the treacherous confines of the Great Dismal Swamp. Deeper and deeper into Dismal they delve, amid the biting moccasins and pitch-black waters, toward a refuge where they can live freely within the swamp’s natural—and supernatural—protection. Three hundred years later, college student Atlas comes home to North Carolina for the annual 22

Adult Fiction—Historical Fiction Bornday cookout and hog roast: a celebration of the fact that she and her three cousins were all born on the same day nineteen years ago, sharing a birthday with their Grannylou. But this Bornday, Grannylou’s usual riddles and folktales about a marvelous paradise deep in the Great Dismal Swamp start to take on a tangible quality. Change coming. When Dismal calls, sucking Grannylou in, it’s up to Atlas and her cousins to uncover the history that the black waters hold. Centuries of family tension, with roots all over Virginia and North Carolina, are about to be dug up. Because Babylou and Grannylou are one and the same, and the power she helped cultivate hundreds of years ago—steeped in Black resistance, familial love, and the otherworldly mysteries of the Great Dismal Swamp—is bubbling back up. But so is a bitterness that runs deep as the swamp’s waters. And some are ready to take what they feel they’re owed.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Love’s Christmas Hope DB125595 11 hours 8 minutes by Naomi Rawlings read by Victoria Westlake “When Jessalyn Dowrick’s husband left her and their three daughters to head west five years earlier, she had no choice but to pick up the pieces of her broken life and continue without him. She had no idea that her husband was busy building a better life for them, or that he regularly sent her letters and money hoping that she would come to him in South Dakota. When Thomas finally returns to Eagle Harbor intending to collect his wife and daughters and head west before winter sets in, he doesn’t find a happy family waiting for him. Instead he finds a woman who thought him dead. With Christmas quickly approaching, Thomas desperately wants Jessalyn to give him a second chance. But what if moving forward has more to do with facing past mistakes than starting all over again? What if a happy future can only be found in seeking forgiveness from each other. . . and turning to the God who first brought them together?” — Provided by publisher. 2017. Time of the Child DB125772 13 hours 23 minutes by Niall Williams read by Dermot Crowley “Doctor Jack Troy was born and raised in Faha, but his responsibilities for the sick and his care for the dying mean he has always been set apart from the town. His eldest daughter, Ronnie, has grown up in her father’s shadow, and remains there, having missed one chance at love—and passed up another offer of marriage from an unsuitable man. But in the Advent season of 1962, as the town readies itself for Christmas, Ronnie and Doctor Troy’s lives are turned upside down when a baby is left in their care. As the winter passes, father and daughter’s lives, the understanding of their family, and their role in their community are changed forever. Set over the course of one December in the same village as Williams’ beloved This Is Happiness, Time of the Child is a tender return to Faha for readers who know its charms, and a heartwarming welcome to new readers entering for the very first time.” 23

Adult FictionHistorical Fiction, Mystery and Detective — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. The Royal Librarian DB126326 11 hours 16 minutes by Daisy Wood read by Laurel Lefkow “Windsor, 1940: Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in the Royal Library at Windsor castle, where the princesses reside. But when she learns that Windsor is compro- mised, Sophie must sacrifice everything she knows to save the future queen of England . . . Philadelphia, Present day: Looking through her grandmother’s papers, Lacey Jones comes across a mysterious letter stamped with the Windsor Castle crest. But how did it come to be in her family’s possession? And so begins a journey that will take Lacey deep into the heart of the oldest inhabited castle in the world, and change her life forever . . .” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Mystery and Detective Games Untold DB125734 11 hours 32 minutes by Jennifer Lynn Barnes read by Christie Moreau “Romance, luxury, and secrets abound in this thrilling new collection that takes readers deeper into the world of the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games series. An amnesiac playboy and the woman with every reason to hate him. A daredevil, his favorite heiress, and three nights in Prague. An unlikely pairing between a cowboy and a goth. Four brothers with an inescapable bond, strengthened by the family they chose, in a house of wonders that promises to always deliver one more secret. Discover their stories of love and loss, power, puzzles, and life-and-death secrets in this mind-blowingly romantic collection that proves that when you love the way Hawthornes love, there is no going back.” — Provided by publisher. Strong language, some violence and some descriptions of sex. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Stuart Woods’ Golden Hour DB125960 7 hours 53 minutes by Brett Battles read by Tony Roberts “Teddy Fay is ready to embark on the European press tour of Peter Barrington’s latest film Storm’s Eye, when he receives an unexpected visit from Lance Cabot, director of the CIA. Several CIA agents have been turning up dead. The com- monality? They were all part of a mission Teddy was involved in: Golden Hour. Lance wants Teddy to use his trip as a cover to investigate who is behind these killings. From Venice and Budapest to their last stop at a film festival in Berlin, Teddy must dodge excited fans, enamored women, and a few too many assassins who seem dead set on tracking down Golden Hour agents. And if Teddy doesn’t work fast enough, his identity— and life—might just be the next target in the killer’s ruthless plot for revenge.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Death on Crete DB125599 10 hours 49 minutes by Carrie Bedford read by Elizabeth Rose “Reluctant psychic Kate Benedict, on a happy jaunt to Crete, has no sooner 24

Adult Fiction—Mystery and Detective Seven Threadly Sins DB125196 10 hours 47 minutes by Janet Bolin read by Victoria Westlake “Threadville, Pennsylvania, is famous for its fabric, needlecraft, and embroidery, so it’s only natural that it would become the home of the Threadville Academy of Design and Modeling. While Willow Vanderling has certainly never wanted to be a model, here she is, voluntarily strutting her stuff in a charity runway show in outrageous clothing, all to support the Academy’s scholarship fund. But the lascivious, mean-spirited director of the academy, Antonio, is making the fashion show a less-than-fabulous affair. After Antonio plays a shocking prank on Willow and her friends that doesn’t exactly leave the ladies in stitches, he mysteriously winds up dead—and someone is trying to pin the blame on Willow. Now, she must do whatever it takes in order to clear her name, even if it means needling around in other people’s secrets. . . .” — Provided by publisher. 2015. Thread and Buried DB124626 8 hours 1 minutes by Janet Bolin read by Jazzy Frizzle “Every town has a legend. For Threadville, it’s the story of Snoozy Gallagher, the hotel owner who disappeared thirty years ago with a bag full of stolen jewelry, never to be heard from again. That is, until now-when Snoozy’s loot is discovered buried behind Willow Vanderling’s embroidery shop In Stitches. When villagers mysteriously become ill, and a body shrouded in materials from landed in Heraklion than she’s staring at a body. Life’s been complicated ever since she woke up one day able to tell if someone’s in danger of imminent death. She can often prevent a tragedy if she finds out where the threat is, but that means turning her busy life upside down and becoming a temporary detective. Not to mention the anxiety and fear that comes with racing to beat death. It’s a gift and a curse. This time she was too late for the victim, but maybe not for her old friend Chris, whose family she’s visiting. Almost as soon as they find the body (Chris’s family solicitor), Chris develops a sinister aura, the death signal that only Kate can see. Chris is a close friend, the boyfriend of Kate’s best friend Anita, and the son of a man she previously saved. Kate’s beside herself. The danger seems to revolve around a mysterious bequest to Chris from his late uncle—so mysterious, in fact, that no one knows what it is. The letter naming it is missing, along with the solicitor’s assistant. And it’s soon evident another family member’s in danger. But Kate has an ace in the hole—one purpose of her visit is to meet Chris’s grandmother, also a psychic, who’s able to make her own contributions to the solution. Carrie Bedford always gives us an evocative, otherworldly experience, and here her extensive knowledge of the Classics sculpts a tale peopled by mythological beings, transforming the island from a sunny, modern-day resort into a Greek drama in search of justice and truth among ancient caves.” — Provided by publisher. Violence and some strong language. 2023. 25

Adult Fiction Mystery and Detective Threadville shops appears in the exact spot where the treasure was—along with two abandoned kittens—Willow needs answers. The random events are too coin- cidental to be unrelated, but Willow will have to act quickly to unravel the deadly mystery, or she might get tangled up as the killer’s next victim . . .” — Provided by publisher. 2013. Listen to the Cat! The 9 Lives Cozy Mystery Series, Book 8 DB124169 9 hours 40 minutes by Louise Clark read by Laura Hatch “Developer Murdered In Show Home, Lover Arrested: Christy Jamieson searches for the real killer in Listen to the Cat, a cozy mystery from Louise Clark. Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada—When renowned property developer Clayton Green is murdered, Quinn’s cousin, Jodie, becomes the prime suspect. Convinced of her inno- cence, Christy and Quinn set out to find the real killer among Vancouver’s professional elite. Evidence points them to a consortium of international investors. The sleuthing duo quickly discover evidence of conflict both personal and professional, including bribery of a building inspector with a very unusual currency— one capable of killing. With a lengthy list of suspects, it’s going to take a special cat to flush out the killer before it’s too late for cousin Jodie.” — Provided by publisher. Some violence and some strong language. 2023. The Plinko Bounce DB126172 10 hours 13 minutes by Martin Clark read by David Aaron Baker “For seventeen years, small-town public defender Andy Hughes has been underpaid to look after the poor, the addicted, and the unfortunate souls who constantly cycle through the courts, charged with petty crimes. Then, in the summer of 2020, he’s assigned to a gro- tesque murder case that brings national media focus to rural Patrick County, Virginia—Alicia Benson, the wife of a wealthy businessman, is murdered in her home. The accused killer, Damian Bullins, is a cunning felon with a long history of violence, and he confesses to the police. He even admits his guilt to Andy. But a simple typographical error and a shocking discovery begin to com- plicate the state’s case, making it possible Bullins might escape punishment. Duty-bound to give his client a thorough defense, Andy—despite his misgivings— agrees to fight for a not-guilty verdict, a decision that will ultimately force him to make profound, life-and-death choices, both inside and outside the courtroom.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2023. Houston in the Rearview Mirror DB123561 5 hours 11 minutes by Susan Rogers Cooper read by Stephen Van Doren “The first suspect in the killing of a husband is always the wife. However, the wife in this case is Chief Deputy Sheriff Milt Kovak’s baby sister, Jewel Anne. Now, he and Jewel weren’t real close, but Milt knows their mama didn’t raise any killers. While Jewel lies in inten- sive care in a Houston hospital, having presumably shot her husband dead before turning the gun on herself, Milt 26

Adult Fiction—Mystery and Detective leaves the comforts of Oklahoma to try his inexperienced hand at running a house full of kids. And to find out who really killed ol’ Henry. With the help of Jewel’s neighbors, Honey—every inch as sweet as her name—and her big and not too bright husband, Chuck, Milt discovers skinny Henry’s reputation with the ladies was as unbelievable as it was impressive. Meanwhile, Milt is battling his own libido’s urges . . . and the result is more deadly than a nice, quiet sheriff from Oklahoma is used to handling.” — Provided by publisher. Violence, strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2013. Murder at a London Finishing School DB125764 9 hours 25 minutes by Jessica Ellicott read by Barbara Rosenblat “Neither Beryl nor Edwina are the least bit interested in attending events at their alma mater, Miss Dupont’s Finishing School for Young Ladies. However, when a letter arrives from Miss Dupont herself requesting their help, they pack their bags. Upon arrival, they learn that students have reported items missing, damaged possessions, and strange noises in the night. Then a mother of a prospec- tive student is found dead on the school grounds. If Beryl and Edwina are to a chance of solving the murder, they can’t rule out the possibility that Miss Dupont herself may have finished off the victim.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2023. Off the Air DB126303 8 hours 34 minutes by Christina Estes read by Marcella Black “Equal parts thought-provoking and entertaining, Emmy Award winning reporter Christina Estes introduces Jolene Garcia in her Tony Hillerman Prize winning debut, Off the Air. Jolene Garcia is a local TV reporter in Phoenix, Arizona, splitting her time between cov- ering general assignments—anything from a monsoon storm to a newborn giraffe at the zoo—and special projects. Stories that take more time to research and produce. Stories that Jolene wants to tell. When word gets out about a death at a radio station, Jolene and other journal- ists swarm the scene, intent on reporting the facts first. The body is soon identified as Larry Lemmon, a controversial talk show host, who died under suspicious circumstances. Jolene conducted his final interview, giving her and her station an advantage. But not for long. As the story heats up, so does the competition. Jolene is determined to solve this murder. It’s an investigation that could make or break her career—if it doesn’t break her first.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Now or Never DB126056 7 hours 42 minutes by Janet Evanovich read by Lorelei King “She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no idea what to do about it. But the way things are going, she might not live long enough to marry anyone. While Stephanie stalls for time, she buries herself in her work as a bounty hunter, tracking down an unusually varied assortment of fugitives from justice. There’s Eugene Fleck, a seemingly 27

Adult Fiction Mystery and Detective sweet online influencer who might also be YouTube star Robin Hoodie, masked hero to the homeless, who hijacks delivery trucks and distributes their con- tents to the needy. She’s also on the trail of Bruno Jug, a wealthy and connected man in the wholesale produce business who is rumored to traffic young girls alongside lettuce and tomatoes. Most terrifying of all is Zoran—a laundromat manager by day and self-proclaimed vampire by night with a taste for the blood of pretty girls. When he shows up on Stephanie’s doorstep, it’s not for the meatloaf dinner. With timely assists from her stalwart supporters Lula, Connie, and Grandma Mazur, Stephanie uses every trick in the book to reel in these men. But only she can decide what to do about the two men she actually loves. She can’t hold Ranger and Morelli at bay for long, and she’s keeping a secret from them that is the biggest bombshell of all. Now or never, she’s got to make the decision of a lifetime.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2024. Running Out of Road DB126261 8 hours 4 minutes by Daniel Friedman read by Nick Sullivan “Once, Detective Buck Schatz patrolled the city of Memphis, chasing down robbers and killers with a blackjack truncheon and a .357. But he’s been retired for decades. Now he’s frail and demented, and Rose, his wife of 72 years, is ill and facing a choice about her health care that Buck is terrified to even consider. The future looks short and bleak, and Buck’s only escape is into the past. But Buck’s past is under attack as well. After 35 years on death row, convicted serial killer Chester March finally has an execution date. Chester is the oldest condemned man in the United States, and his case has attracted the attention of NPR pro- ducer Carlos Watkins, who believes Chester was convicted on the strength of a coerced confession. Chester’s con- viction is the capstone on Buck’s sto- ried career, and, to save Chester’s life, Watkins is prepared to tear down Buck’s reputation and legacy.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020. If You Can Hear This DB126250 8 hours 25 minutes by Faith Gardner read by Reba Buhr “Posey Spade loves asking questions—it’s what’s going to make her a fantastic journalist someday. And ever since her best friend and crush chose someone else, Posey’s only focusing on her future career. Unfortunately, she’s just moved to the small town of Wild Pines—which doesn’t provide a lot of groundbreaking journalism opportunities, only a scrappy AV Club full of self-proclaimed slackers . . . who Posey must somehow inspire to greatness. She never thought that inspiration would come from the disappearance of the club’s beloved sponsor and teacher, Ms. Moses. But as the days tick by with no answers, Posey and the AV Club take it upon themselves to dig into the mystery.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. 28

Adult Fiction—Mystery and Detective Eight Very Bad Nights: A Collection of Hanukkah Noir DB126257 8 hours 3 minutes by Tod Goldberg read by Emily Lawrence “Curated by New York Times bestselling author Tod Goldberg, this collection of twelve delightful and twisted Hanukkah capers will entertain you through all eight nights of the Festival of Lights. This captivating collection, which fea- tures bestselling and award-winning authors, contains laughs aplenty, the most hardboiled of Hanukkah noir, and poignant reminders of the meaning of the Festival of Lights. Includes stories by David L. Ulin, Ivy Pochoda, James D.F. Hannah, Lee Goldberg, Nikki Dolson, J.R. Angelella, Liska Jacobs, Gabino Iglesias, Stefanie Leder, and Jim Ruland, plus a foreword and story by Tod Goldberg.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. A Dark and Snowy Night DB126738 9 hours 21 minutes by Sally Goldenbaum read by Julie McKay “Winter in Sea Harbor is a feast for the senses—crackling bonfires, the scent of snow in the salty air, carols ringing out on the village green. This year, the Seaside Knitters have a sack full of obligations in addition to their usual Christmas preparations. Izzy is so over- loaded with knitting classes that she hires an extra salesperson, but the new addition has trouble fitting into the yarn shop’s holiday spirit. Cass, juggling the stresses of running her lobster fishery, has finally found a nanny for her active toddler. Molly Flanigan seems practically perfect in every way—until she suddenly disappears, taking Cass’s beloved rescue mutt with her. Meanwhile, the holidays are kicking off in style at Mayor Beatrice Scaglia’s holiday party, where a well-dressed crowd admires the mayor’s sumptuous new home and the celebrity chef catering the event. An additional treat for Ben and Nell Endicott at the festive affair is reconnecting with a dear college friend, Oliver Bishop. But it’s not just reunions and the appetizers that are to die for. Before the party-goers can toast the beginning of Sea Harbor’s festive season, the chef—and young wife of the Endicotts’ old Harvard friend—is found dead beneath the mistletoe. Izzy, Birdie, Nell, and Cass must uncover the pattern to these mysteries to remove sus- picion from those they love, bring a murderer to justice, and keep Sea Harbor’s holiday magic from vanishing into the chill winter air.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2022. The Man in Black: And Other Stories DB126188 7 hours 56 minutes by Elly Griffiths read by Beth Eyre “From the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries, an eclectic, thrilling collection of short stories, featuring many characters that readers have come to know and love. Elly Griffiths has always written short stories to experiment with different voices and genres as well as to explore what some of her fictional creations such as Ruth Galloway, Harbinder Kaur, and Max Mephisto might have done outside of the novels. The Man in Black gathers 29

Adult Fiction Mystery and Detective these bite-sized tales all together in one splendid volume. There are ghost stories, cozy mysteries, tales of psycholog- ical suspense, and poignant vignettes of love and loss. In the title story, Ruth Galloway crosses paths with a mysterious man in a bookstore, setting in motion a rescue mission that hinges on the legends and lore of Norfolk. Looking into the past, a young magician in 1920s Leeds wonders just what happened to his missing landlady in “Max Mephisto and the Disappearing Act.” In “Justice Jones and the Etherphone,” a witty girl detective investigates the dire prediction of a fortune teller in dreary postwar London. A flashback in time reveals Harbinder Kaur as a Detective Sergeant surviving her first day on the job at Shoreham DCI. To celebrate the holidays, Ruth gets her very first Christmas tree, and her beloved cat narrates his own seasonal story in “Flint’s Fireside Tale.” And readers can armchair travel with stories set on the Amalfi Coast, in Capri, and in Egypt as Ruth and DCI Nelson experience their very own version of Death on the Nile. The Man in Black illustrates the breadth and variety of Elly Griffiths’s talent for blood-chilling, page-turning stories all with her trademark humor and heart.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Blue Christmas Bones DB125952 10 hours 48 minutes by Carolyn Haines read by Kate Forbes “Blue Christmas Bones is the next Christmas mystery in the series that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as ‘Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood,’ featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. Sarah Booth Delaney and her friends can’t help falling in love with Christmas this year, which they plan to spend cel- ebrating the King of Rock n’ Roll at the annual Elvis Festival in Tupelo. The main attraction is an Elvis impersonator competition, drawing impersonators from all over the world to honor the king. But before the revelry can get underway, a priceless jewel-encrusted replica of a belt once worn by Elvis is stolen from its display case, and Sarah Booth and Tinkie are roped into one of the biggest heists in the history of Mississippi. Soon suspicious minds are lurking around every corner, with one eyewitness even claiming to have seen Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis’s long deceased and highly questionable manager, prowling around the festivities. Sarah Booth will have to find the devil in disguise or she might just end up singing Jailhouse Rock herself.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Perfect Opportunity DB125177 7 hours 25 minutes by Steven F. Havill read by Jack Fox “The morning after his eighty-seventh birthday bash, former Posadas County sheriff Bill Gastner drives past a couple of vehicles stopped on the highway shoulder. It’s not an unusual sight: a sheriff’s patrol unit, emergency lights ablaze, pulled in behind a pickup truck. The female deputy hasn’t radioed for backup. But there’s something about the scene that makes him feel uneasy. The next day, Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman 30

Adult Fiction—Mystery and Detective is called to a rather more dramatic and disturbing roadside scene, with the same truck the star of the show. But this time, its occupant is in no fit state to talk—his dead body stabbed through the chest with a Ka-Bar, a second corpse in the ditch beside the car. What happened to the two men? And what were the dead man and the deputy discussing in the quiet of pre- dawn the previous day? The truth is more twisty and complex than even Estelle and her long-standing friend and former colleague Bill are ready for, and it will take all their combined years of experience to untangle the sorry tale and ensure justice is served. Fans of CJ Box, Anne Hillerman and Terry Shames will love this thrilling, small-town Western mystery set in New Mexico, as will readers who love strong female protagonists and retired sleuthing heroes.” — Provided by publisher. Some strong language. 2024. I Didn’t Do It DB125722 9 hours 39 minutes by Jaime Lynn Hendricks read by Catherine Ho “Murderpalooza, the premier thriller writers conference, is meant to be an exciting celebration of the genre and its preeminent writers. But when bestselling author and industry favorite Kristin Bailey is found dead in her hotel room, four rival authors—a midlister, an ego- maniac, a has-been, and a newbie—also get targeted by an anonymous social media account and wonder if they’re next. First, they find themselves bonding to try to find out who’s behind it. As the account taunts them, it slowly reveals secrets that each of them have connected to Kristin—secrets that make them a suspect in each other’s eyes. Soon, they are turning on each other and silently accusing each as a killer. With time running out until the awards ceremony where the social media account has promised a big reveal, the only thing they know for sure is that no one is better at both creating and solving a mystery than the people who write them for a living. Jaime Lynn Hendricks gives the reader a thrilling peek into the thriller writing world and those that inhabit it in this gripping suspense novel.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2023. Be Mine Forever DB124081 11 hours 34 minutes by D.K. Hood read by Carol Jacobanis “Gray clouds gather overhead as she runs along the dark road. Not a soul is out in the storm, or so she thinks. As the vehicle pulls up alongside her, she sees a familiar face behind the wheel and thinks she’s safe. Little does she know, she has just put herself in unthinkable danger . . . When local cheerleader, Laurie Turner, goes missing after practice and her bright red pick-up truck is found abandoned by the side of a quiet road, Detective Jenna Alton fears the worst. Visiting Laurie’s family house, Jenna senses that the teenager’s home life isn’t as perfect as her father would have people believe. Quick to temper and full of hatred toward Laurie’s mother, Dr. Turner doesn’t seem to know the first thing about his own daughter, let alone how long she’s been missing for. With the clock ticking, the whole town takes to the streets to find the missing girl and, after a frantic search, 31

Adult Fiction Mystery and Detective a terrible discovery is made at the bottom of an old mine shaft on the outskirts of town. Laurie’s pale body is totally still and Jenna is sure somebody in the local community is her killer. When another cheerleader goes missing, Jenna thinks that someone close to the school is picking the teenagers off one by one. As she talks to the other students, it becomes clear that there are plenty of people who’d like to silence the girls forever. Then her own deputy David Kane comes face to face with the murderer, and Jenna has to race to save him. Can she do so before it’s too late? Or will another young life be taken?” — Provided by publisher. Violence and some strong language. 2021. Furever After DB126464 6 hours 42 minutes by Sofie Kelly read by Cassandra Campbell “Librarian Kathleen Paulson is in for a spell of trouble when she finds a dead body, and only her reliable magical cats can help her tail a killer in the newest installment of this New York Times bestselling series. Kathleen is busy running the library and planning her upcoming wedding to detective Marcus Gordon, when she suddenly stumbles across a body in the library. She is surprised to learn that the deceased was in the middle of an unlikely heist—it seems like he was trying to steal one of the paintings that had been in a box in the library’s workroom. Kathleen never knew any of the library’s rotating artwork was valuable and can’t imagine what the dead man wanted with it. But then an art history expert called in by the police identifies the almost-purloined painting as a piece that might have been part of a previous high profile art theft. Owen’s and Hercules’s whiskers are already twitching, and events soon make Kathleen realize that whoever killed the wannabe art thief has more than murder on their mind. Kathleen and her clever cats will have to work fast to prevent anyone else from getting hurt.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. The Bones of Paris DB125759 13 hours 13 minutes by Laurie R. King read by Jefferson Mays “Paris, France: September 1929. For Harris Stuyvesant, the assignment is a private investigator’s dream—he’s getting paid to troll the cafés and bars of Montparnasse, looking for a pretty young woman. The American agent has a healthy appreciation for la vie de bohème, despite having worked for years at the U.S. Bureau of Investigation. The missing person in question is Philippa Crosby, a twenty-two year old from Boston who has been living in Paris, modeling and acting. Her family became alarmed when she stopped all communi- cations, and Stuyvesant agreed to track her down. He wholly expects to find her in the arms of some up-and-coming artist, perhaps experimenting with the decadent lifestyle that is suddenly available on every rue and boulevard. As Stuyvesant follows Philippa’s trail through the expatriate community of artists and writers, he finds that she is known to many of its famous—and infamous—inhabitants, from Shakespeare 32

Adult Fiction—Mystery and Detective Light on Bone DB126521 10 hours 44 minutes by Kathryn Lasky read by Nancy Peterson “Kathryn Lasky has written an exciting new adult amateur sleuth mystery set in New Mexico in the 1930s. The sleuth is Georgia O’Keefe, who actually did suffer a nervous breakdown in 1933 when her husband Alfred Stieglitz had a somewhat public affair, was hospitalized for psychi- atric treatment, and then traveled to the Ghost Ranch in New Mexico to paint. O’Keefe was approaching the peak of her fame and success, having just sold a painting for a record price. The narrative begins when she discovers the slain body of a priest in the desert. The plot includes several other murders, Georgia’s bur- geoning romance with the local sheriff, an international espionage plot involving Charles Lindbergh (who is staying at the ranch with his wife Anne), and lots of intricate twists and turns leading to a thoroughly unforeseen denouement. The strength of this story is how Lasky’s elegant writing captures the emotional depth of this artist’s turmoil and so stun- ningly reveals O’Keeffe’s perception of the landscape that moves her to paint. It is not simply a who-dunnit mystery, but much more: It is a narrative of healing and resurrection of spirit.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2022. Dead against Her DB124619 9 hours 38 minutes by Melinda Leigh read by Laura Hatch “Called to an isolated farm to check on an elderly widow, Sheriff Bree Taggert and Company’s Sylvia Beach to Ernest Hemingway to the Surrealist photogra- pher Man Ray. But when the evidence leads Stuyvesant to the Théâtre du Grand-Guignol in Montmartre, his investigation takes a sharp, disturbing turn. At the Grand-Guignol, murder, insanity, and sexual perversion are all staged to shocking, brutal effect: depravity as art, savage human nature on stage. Soon it becomes clear that one missing girl is a drop in the bucket. Here, amid the glittering lights of the cabarets, hides a monster whose artistic coup de grâce is to be rendered in blood. And Stuyvesant will have to descend into the darkest depths of perversion to find a killer . . . sifting through The Bones of Paris.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2013. How to Book a Murder DB126187 8 hours 20 minutes by Cynthia Kuhn read by Rachel Dulude “To help save her family’s floun- dering Colorado bookstore, Starlit Bookshop, Emma Starrs agrees to plan a mystery-themed dinner party for her wealthy friend Tabitha Baxter. Tabitha’s husband Tip hosts the affair, in the guise of Edgar Allan Poe’s detective C. Auguste Dupin. When Tip is murdered, Emma and her aunt Nora become suspects. When celebrated author Calliope Nightfall implores Emma to create a Poe-themed launch event for her latest tome, another shocking crime occurs. Someone in this charming artistic community has murder on the mind!” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021. 33

Adult Fiction Mystery and Detective finds a brutal double homicide. One of the victims is Eugene Oscar, the bitter and corrupt former deputy she recently forced out of the department. Working with criminal investigator Matt Flynn, Bree discovers that she isn’t the only one who had a troubling history with Eugene. But someone doesn’t want Bree digging up the past. She becomes the target of a stranger’s sick and devious campaign calculated to destroy her reputation, career, family, and new relationship with Matt. To make matters worse, she’s the prime suspect in Eugene’s murder. When her chief deputy goes missing while investigating the case, Bree refuses to back down. She won’t let him become the next victim. His life and her future depend on finding a killer nursing a vengeful rage . . .” — Provided by publisher. Violence and strong language. 2022. Lie to Her DB125189 8 hours 59 minutes by Melinda Leigh read by Katie Boothe “When a digital marketer is found murdered in his backyard—hands bound and face smothered by plastic wrap—Sheriff Bree Taggert and criminal investigator Matt Flynn respond to the call. Their investigation focuses on the man’s dating-app profile and the word liar carved into his forehead. One day later, the killer strikes again. Both victims are players in the internet dating scene. In their wake, they leave a trail of hurt— and angry—women. But Bree and Matt aren’t convinced the motive is as simple as it appears. Everyone they interview seems to be lying or hiding something. As the list of suspects grows, the killer’s rage escalates, and he leaves a personal and deadly warning for Bree. They must act fast. Because someone Bree loves is targeted as the next to die.” — Provided by publisher. Violence, strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2023. Let the Devil Out: Maureen Coughlin Series, Book 4 DB126301 10 hours 50 minutes by Bill Loehfelm read by Renee Raudman “It’s been a brutal year for the rookie New Orleans cop Maureen Coughlin. Her first arrests, her first black eye, and, after a stinging brush with the corrupt heart of her adopted city, her first sus- pension. As she waits out the suspen- sion, hoping to save her badge, Maureen finds increasingly dark and dangerous ways to pass the time. Justice, she tells herself, is being served. No need for the NOPD to know what she’s doing. Maureen believes getting back to the job she loves is worth any sacrifice, any risk, that it’s the only thing she really wants. But wearing the badge again means step- ping back into the crosshairs of ruthless people who want her out of the way and don’t care who else gets caught in the crossfire. Driven by a lead character Megan Abbott calls ‘a hero with whom we will go anywhere,’ Let the Devil Out raises the bar for sharp-witted, compelling cop fiction.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2016. Robert B. Parker’s Hot Property DB125724 7 hours 34 minutes by Mike Lupica read by Joe Mantegna 34

Adult Fiction—Mystery and Detective “Spenser is waiting out the latest Boston snowstorm when he gets word that Rita Fiore has been shot. Rita’s always been a tricky one: flirting with Spenser for years, she’s an ever-present figure that transcends friendship in Spenser’s circle. But at the end of the day, Rita is family. And family will always be protected. Both a pit bull in the courtroom and provocateur outside it, Rita is no stranger to controversy. But as one of the city’s toughest lawyers, Spenser knows that there’s no short list of suspects who might want to enact revenge. With Rita’s life hanging in the balance, it’s up to him to get to the bottom of things, even if it means unearthing some unsavory secrets that might just lead him into an age-old game of lies and deceit.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Fall Guy: A Joe Gunther Novel DB125761 8 hours 33 minutes by Archer Mayor read by Tom Taylorson “In Archer Mayor’s Fall Guy, a body found in the trunk of a stolen car leads Joe Gunther and his team to crucial evidence in an infamous unsolved case from years past. A high-end stolen car is discovered in Vermont. A car filled with stolen items from a far-flung two stage burglary spree. But it’s what is in the trunk that brings Joe Gunther and his team from the Vermont Bureau of Investigation. In the trunk is the body of burglar in question, one Don Kalfus. Complicating matters, while the body was found in Vermont, it appears he was probably killed in the next state over, New Hampshire. The task force charged with finding out why Kalfus is murdered soon faces another problem. Within the pile of stolen cell phones found in the car is evidence of a notorious unsolved child abduction case from years earlier. Now the seemingly simple case has become more complicated and deadly, leading Gunther’s team to be pulled from the New Hampshire coast to near the Canadian border as they attempt to find and capture the psychopath responsible for a tangled, historical web of misery, betrayal, and loss.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2022. Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell DB126524 7 hours 52 minutes by Nicholas Meyer read by David Robb “Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson cross the Atlantic at the height of World War I in pursuit of a mysterious coded telegram in this new mystery from the author of The Return of the Pharaoh. June, 1916. With a world war raging on the conti- nent, exhausted John H. Watson, MD, is operating on the wounded full-time when his labors are interrupted by a knock on his door, revealing Sherlock Holmes, with a black eye, a missing tooth and a cracked rib. The story he has to tell will set in motion a series of world-changing events in the most consequential case of the detective’s career. Amid rebellion in Ireland and revolution in Russia, Germany has a secret plan to win the war and Sir William Melville of the British Secret Service dispatches the two aging friends to learn what the scheme is before it can be put into effect. In pursuit 35

Adult Fiction Mystery and Detective of a mysterious coded telegram sent from Berlin to an unknown recipient in Mexico, Holmes and Watson must cross the Atlantic, dodge German U-boats and assassination attempts, and evade the intrigues of young J. Edgar Hoover, while enlisting the help of a beautiful, eccentric Washington socialite as they seek to foil the schemes of Holmes’s nemesis, the escaped German spymaster Von Bork.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Been Wrong So Long It Feels like Right: A King Oliver Novel DB126940 8 hours 7 minutes by Walter Mosley read by Dion Graham “Joe King Oliver’s beloved Grandma B has found a tumor, and at her age, treatment is high-risk. She’s lived life fully and without regrets, and now has only a single, dying wish: to see her long-lost son. King has been estranged from his father, Chief Odin Oliver, since he was a young boy. He swore to never speak to the man again when he was taken away in handcuffs. But now, Grandma B’s pure ask has opened King’s heart, and through his hunt, he gains a deeper understanding of his father as a complicated, righteous man—a man defined by women, a man protected by women, a man he wants to know. Although Chief was released from prison years ago, he’s been living underground ever since. Now, King must not only find his father, but prove his inno- cence, and protect the future of his entire family. Simultaneously, King finds himself in a moral bind. Marigold Hart, the wife of a powerful Californian billionaire, has gone missing, along with their seven-year-old daughter. Orr is brutish and dangerous, and King realizes after locating her that it’s in her best interest to stay hidden. But are his motives pure? There is something magnetic about Marigold; he can’t help but want her near.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2025. Murder on an Irish Farm DB126038 10 hours 22 minutes by Carlene O’Connor read by Caroline Lennon “The entire O’Sullivan brood—and the regulars from Naomi’s Bistro—have gathered at St. Mary’s Church for the wedding of Siobhán and Macdara. Only Siobhán’s brother James is missing. He arrives covered in dirt and babbling he found a human skeleton in the old slurry pit at the farmhouse—an abandoned dairy farm Macdara had purchased as a wedding surprise. Putting the wedding on hold, they find a skeleton clothed in rags that resemble a tattered tuxedo. An elderly neighbor approaches and claims these must be the remains of her one true love who never showed up on their wedding day, fifty years ago. When a fresh corpse appears the next day, will the nearly wedded couple be able to take their vows?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2022. You’re Dead to Me DB126592 9 hours 33 minutes by Amy Christine Parker read by Ashley Morton “Eighteen-year-old Ruby juggles reviving her family’s animal theme park and secretly running a gossip account that exposes her classmates, but when she experiences a ghostly premonition of 36

Adult Fiction—Mystery and Detective her own death, she must solve the mystery of her future murder before it is too late.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. The House of Cross DB125904 9 hours 40 minutes by James Patterson read by Andrew Kishino “Supreme Court candidates are being murdered—and only Alex Cross and John Sampson can take the case in The House of Cross. In Washington, DC, the president-elect is planning her inau- guration. The list of Supreme Court candidates is highly confidential—until it becomes evidence in Detective Alex Cross’s toughest investigation. One candidate is gunned down. A second is stabbed. A third is murdered near mid- night on a city street. Cross is the FBI’s top expert in criminal behavior. For the sake of his family, his city, and his country, he must put himself in the most dangerous place there is: inside the mind of a diabolical killer. ” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2024. Murder at King’s Crossing DB126943 11 hours 51 minutes by Andrea Penrose read by James Cameron Stewart “Celebration is in the air at Wrexford and Charlotte’s country estate as they host the nuptials of their friends. But the festivities are interrupted when the local authorities arrive with news that a murdered man has been discovered at the bridge over King’s Crossing, his only identification an invitation to the wedding. Lady Cordelia is horrified when the victim is identified as Jasper Milton, her childhood friend and a brilliant engineer who is rumored to have discovered a rev- olutionary innovation in bridge design. That he had the invitation meant for her cousin Oliver, who never showed up for the wedding, stirs a number of unsettling questions. Both men were involved in a scientific group dedicated to making radical improvements in transportation. Is someone plotting to steal Milton’s designs? And why has her cousin disappeared? Wrexford and Charlotte were looking forward to spending a peaceful interlude in the country, but when Lady Cordelia resolves to solve the mystery, they offer their help, along with that of the Weasels and their inner circle of friends. The investigation turns tangled and soon all of them are caught up in a treacherous web of greed, ambition, and dangerous secrets. And when the trail takes a shocking turn, Wrexford and Charlotte must decide what risks they are willing to take with their family to bring the villains to justice . . .” — Provided by publisher.” Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Eddie’s Boy: A Butcher’s Boy Novel DB125954 7 hours 58 minutes by Thomas Perry read by Michael Kramer “Michael Schaeffer is a retired American businessman, living peacefully in England with his aristocratic wife. But her annual summer party brings strangers to their house, and with them, an attempt on Michael’s life. He is immediately thrust into action, luring his lethal pursuers to Australia before venturing into the lion’s den—the States—to figure out why the 37

Adult Fiction Mystery and Detective mafia is after him again, and how to stop them. Eddie’s Boy jumps between Michael’s current predicament and the past, between the skillset he now ruth- lessly and successfully employs and the training that made him what he is. We glimpse the days before he became the Butcher’s Boy, the highly skilled hit man who pulled a slaughter job on some double-crossing clients and started a mob war, to his childhood spent apprenticed to Eddie, a seasoned hired assassin. And we watch him pit two prominent mafia families against each other to eliminate his enemies one by one. He’s meticulous in his approach, using an old contact turned adversary in the Organized Crime Division of the Justice Department for informa- tion, without ever allowing her to get too close to his trail. But will he be able to escape this new wave of young contract killers, or will the years finally catch up to him?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020. Rainbow’s End: Inspector Felse Mysteries Series, Book 13 DB126676 7 hours 8 minutes by Ellis Peters read by Simon Prebble “The sleepy village of Middlehope is suddenly jerked into life by antiques mogul Arthur Rainbow. In a whirlwind of activity, he extravagantly refurbishes the manor house; joins the golf club, angling society, and arts council; and— in a ruthless coup—dislodges the old church organist to take over the position himself. But for all his reforming zeal, the Middlehope community rejects Rainbow. And when Rainbow’s crushed body is found in the graveyard of Saint Eata’s church, there is very little surprise or sorrow—but much speculation as to whom the murderer could be. After all, there are so many candidates—from his young, beautiful, flirtatious wife to the usurped organist and his muti- nous choir. It falls upon Superintendent George Felse, newly promoted head of the Midshire CID, to solve this most perplexing murder case.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2014. In Want of a Suspect DB125753 9 hours 6 minutes by Tirzah Price read by Morag Sims “The first book in a thrilling mystery duology that follows Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the acclaimed Jane Austen Murder Mystery series! It is a truth universally acknowledged, that London’s first female solicitor in possession of the details of a deadly crime, must be in want of a suspect. The tena- cious Lizzie Bennet has earned her place at Longbourn, her father’s law firm. Her work keeps her busy, but luckily it gives her plenty of reasons to consult (and steal occasional kisses) with Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, a stern but secretly softhearted solicitor at Pemberley. Lizzie is hired to investigate a deadly warehouse fire and to find the mysterious woman who was spotted at the scene moments before the flames took hold. But when the case leads to the sitting room of a woman Darcy once proposed marriage to, the delicate balance between personal and professional in their relationship is threatened. Questions of the future are cast aside when the prime 38

Adult Fiction—Mystery and Detective Death by a Thousand Sips DB126256 9 hours 3 minutes by Gretchen Rue read by Kristin Price “Ever since she moved to Raven Creek, Washington, Phoebe Winchester knew she would have to grow accustomed to having a lot on her plate. She’s beginning to make the Victorian manor she inherited from her dear and adventurous Aunt Eudora feel more like home, successfully running the bookstore and tea shop, The Earl’s Study, and learning to harness her recently discovered magical powers. But when she discovers a dead body at an estate sale—even Phoebe wonders if this is simply too much. Rumors of Phoebe’s involvement force her to take action; she needs to find the killer and clear her own name, once again. She enlists Rich Lofting, the handsome private detective and her childhood friend, in her investigation, all while she sorts out her unresolved feelings for him. Is there something more sinister lurking in the shadows of this small tight-knit town? And does Phoebe really want to find out? With a dash of magic, a pinch of sleuthing skills, and a spoonful of friendly assistance, Phoebe needs to uncover the killer to keep Raven Creek safe once again. But if she doesn’t—will she find herself in even more hot water?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2023. Lost in Paris DB126259 9 hours 40 minutes by Betty Webb read by Hope Newhouse “Four years after being exiled to Paris for disgracing the family name, suspect is murdered and Lizzie’s own life is threatened. As the body count rises and their suspicions about what was really going on in the warehouse grow, the pressure is on for Lizzie and Darcy to uncover the truth. Classic characters with an enthralling twist—Lizzie and Darcy, as introduced in the hit novel Pride and Premeditation, are back for more suspense, danger, and romance!” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. What You Hide DB123557 9 hours 12 minutes by Natalie D. Richards read by Gabriella Cavallero “Mallory didn’t want to leave home, but it wasn’t safe to stay. So she sleeps at her best friend’s house and spends the rest of her time at the library, doing her online schoolwork and figuring out what comes next. Because she’s not going live in fear like her mother. Spencer volunteers at the library. Sure, it’s community service for a stunt he pulled, but he likes the work. And it’s the perfect escape from his parents’ pressure to excel at school, at ice hockey, at everything. Especially after he meets Mallory. Then there is a tragic death at the library. Suddenly, what was once a sanctuary turns sinister. Ghostly footprints, strange scratching sounds, scrawled messages on bulletin boards and walls. . . Mallory and Spencer don’t know who or what is responsible, but one thing is for sure: They are not as alone—or as safe—as they thought.” — Provided by publisher. Strong language and descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2019. 39

Adult Fiction Mystery and Detective Alabama debutante Zoe Barlow is still reeling from the horror of her ejec- tion. Still, she’s managed to create a new family among fellow expats and artists, including Hadley and Ernest Hemingway. When a valise containing all of Ernest’s writings goes missing, Zoe volunteers to help Hadley track it down. Unfortunately, the valise leads to two murders—the train porter who stole the bag, and a young woman rumored to be Anastasia Romanov—shot to death on the edge of a small village. With much more at stake than the missing manu- scripts, Zoe risks everything she holds dear to find out who among her adopted family is a murderer.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2023. The Riot DB124417 15 hours 31 minutes by Laura Wilson read by Terry Donnelly “This is the fifth volume in the award-winning “Inspector Stratton” series, which opened during the London Blitz (with The Innocent Spy) and has now landed in the rainy summer of 1958. Detective Inspector Stratton is investigating the death of a rent col- lector—never a popular personage—in Notting Hill, a district seething with tensions between the new Caribbean immigrants and their white, working-class neighbors. Stratton has his suspicions, but a second body makes it clear: Race is at the heart of these murders. Like the rest of the series, The Riot is based on real events and characters, on which Wilson sheds new and revealing light. It is both a compelling mystery and a fascinating dive into the London of the late 1950s, complete with both the details of daily life and cameo appearances by a few notorious celeb- rities. If the name “Notting Hill” brings to mind a certain Hugh Grant movie, be prepared for a stunner as The Riot uncovers the story of the neighborhood in its considerably less swanky days.” — Provided by publisher. Strong language and some violence. 2014. The Debutantes DB125730 10 hours 22 minutes by Olivia Worley read by Sophie Amoss “For the New Orleans elite, the Les Masques Ball is sure to be the social event of the season—if they can avoid another dead Queen. When debutante Margot Landry was found dead the morning after her reign at last year’s ball, it was a tragedy, but not a shocking one. Margot was a wild child with a self-destructive streak, nothing like this year’s Queen, Lily LeBlanc. With a per- fectly poised debutante on the throne, everything is going according to plan . . . until the ball is hijacked by a mysterious figure in a Jester costume. That night, Lily sends a text to three of the Maids on her royal court—her best friend, Vivian; her boyfriend’s sister, Piper; and April, her former frenemy—asking them all to meet the next morning. But Lily never shows up. On the surface, these three debutantes don’t have anything in common except their exclusive private school and their ties to Les Masques. But soon, they realize why Lily brought them together: something dark is lurking beneath the glamorous surface of the 40

Adult Fiction—Mystery and Detective, Occult and Horror debutante world, and it might be the reason she disappeared. And the further the girls dig, the more they begin to suspect that Margot’s death may not have been an accident—and that Lily may be next. When the Jester starts threatening to expose their own secrets, this unlikely trio must team up to uncover the monsters behind the Mardi Gras masks— before they’re left with another dead debutante.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Occult and Horror Don’t Let the Forest In DB125837 8 hours 28 minutes by C. G. Drews read by Michael Crouch “High school senior Andrew Perrault finds refuge in the twisted fairytales that he writes for the only person who can ground him to reality. Thomas Rye, the boy with perpetually ink-stained hands and hair like autumn leaves. And with his twin sister, Dove, inexplicably keeping him at a cold distance upon their return to Wickwood Academy, Andrew finds himself leaning on his friend even more. But something strange is going on with Thomas. His abusive parents have mysteriously vanished, and he arrives at school with blood on his sleeve. Thomas won’t say a word about it, and shuts down whenever Andrew tries to ask him questions. Stranger still, Thomas is haunted by something, and he seems to have lost interest in his artwork, whimsically macabre sketches of the monsters from Andrew’s wicked stories. Desperate to figure out what’s wrong with his friend, Andrew follows Thomas into the off-limits forest one night and catches him fighting a nightmarish monster, Thomas’s drawings have come to life and are killing anyone close to him. To make sure no one else dies, the boys battle the monsters every night. But as their obsession with each other grows stronger, so do the monsters, and Andrew begins to fear that the only way to stop the creatures might be to destroy their creator . . .” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. The Promise of Lost Things DB126501 7 hours 50 minutes by Helene Dunbar read by Alex Boyles “Russ Griffin has always wanted to be a fantastic medium. Growing up in the town of St. Hilaire, where most residents make their living by speaking to the dead, means there’s a lot of competition, and he’s always held his own. But Russ knows the town he loves is corrupt, and he’s determined to save it before the sinister ruling body, The Guild, ruins all he’s ever wanted. Willow Rodgers is St. Hilaire royalty. An orphan, raised by The Guild, she’s powerful and mysterious. But she has secrets that might change everyone’s fate. She’s done with St. Hilaire, done with helping desperate customers who think mediums work for them. She wants to end the cycle for good and rid the town of ghosts, even if that means destroying the only home she’s ever known. Asher Mullen lost his sister, and his parents can’t get over her death. They sought answers in St. Hilaire and were left brokenhearted. 41

Adult Fiction Occult and Horror Now they want to expose St. Hilaire as a fraud. Asher is tasked with infiltrating the town, and he does that by getting to know Russ. The only problem is, he might be falling for him, which will make betraying Russ that much harder. Russ, Willow, and Asher all have their own agendas for St. Hilaire, but one thing’s for certain, no one will be resting in peace.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2022. The Dark Becomes Her DB126517 10 hours 58 minutes by Judy I. Lin read by Katharine Chin “Ruby Chen has always played the part of the dutiful eldest daughter: excelling in school; excelling in piano lessons; excelling at keeping her younger sister, Tina, focused on extracurriculars meant to impress college admissions officers. But when a ghost from the spirit world attacks Ruby in the middle of Vancouver’s Chinatown neighborhood, her life is plunged into a darkness that no amount of duty can free her from. Overnight, Ruby’s sister seems to change. There are strange noises coming from her bedroom at all hours; and the once sweet, funny Tina has been replaced by something dark and unnatural. As Ruby races to save her sister from demonic possession, she is thrown into an ancient battle over the gateway to the underworld. On one side, a sinister traveling temple known for making dark wishes come true has returned to Chinatown after many years—intent on breaking down the gateway and unleashing the wickedness within. On the other side, the guardians determined to stop this encroaching evil. And in order to survive, Ruby must not only face the horror taking over her community, but must also confront the horror within herself. Chinese and Taiwanese mythology get the Junji Ito treatment in this bone-chilling, propulsive story that takes the horrors of the Asian dias- pora experience to a whole new level.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call DB125853 10 hours 36 minutes by Jamison Shea read by Kristolyn Lloyd “Though Laure has tried to close the lid on her ballet shoes and the feelings she once held for dance since the Palais Garnier incident two months ago, Laure is spinning out. Between par- tying, drinking, and avoiding anything and, well, everyone, she has no time to be anything but a monster. But when Laure stumbles across a mysterious dead body during one of her nights out, she’s forced to notice the cracks stretching beyond herself. Below the streets of Paris, Elysium is dying, and Acheron and Lethe’s influence is spilling into the streets like a blight. Laure isn’t the only of Elysium’s beasts to rise from the ruins of Palais Garnier, and someone is mobilizing an army of monsters with plans greater than Laure, Andor, and Keturah could have ever guessed. While Laure is warring between her wants and Acheron’s ever-demanding appetite, she and her circle of monsters are left 42

Adult Fiction—Occult and Horror to reckon with a not-so-simple question: how do you save yourself from oblivion?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Stay in the Light DB126336 9 hours 45 minutes by A.M. Shine read by Jacqueline Milne “After her terrifying experience at the hands of the Watchers, Mina has escaped to a cottage on the west coast of Ireland. She obsessively researches her former captors, desperate to find any way to prolong the safety of humankind. When Mina encounters a stranger near her home, she fears the worst—for she knows the figure is not what it seems. Soon, people she has encountered start to disappear. Mina knows the Watchers’ power is growing. She flees for her life, but when she reports her fears she finds her sanity questioned. Can she convince people that the Watchers are real, and ready to strike—or will she suffer the fate she has dreaded since she first encountered those malevolent beings?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes DB123556 5 hours 19 minutes by Jeff Strand read by Stephen Van Doren “UFOs! Bigfoot! Communists! The government has swiftly dealt with many a crisis . . . But can it survive the diabolical ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES? After a series of bizarre and increasingly horrific attacks from pulpy, red, seeded fruit, Mason Dixon finds himself leading a “crack” team of specialists to save the planet. But will they be quick enough to save everyone? To save you? You can’t run! You can’t swim! There’s nowhere to hide! THE KILLER TOMATOES ARE EVERYWHERE!” — Provided by publisher. Strong language and some violence. 1978. Cherish DB126177 17 hours 29 minutes by Tracy Wolff read by Heather Costa “It’s been over three months since my friends and I took down Cyrus. Three months where my biggest fear was what paper was due next . . . But I should have known it was too good to last. Now everything is falling apart. The Vampire Court has no king, the Dragon Court has no heart, and the Gargoyle Court has me—a teenager in way over her head. And it’s the worst possible timing, because a threat is brewing just as the Circle is collapsing. I have no choice but to return to the Shadow Realm and face the terrifying queen who nearly ended us . . . and make a deal with her to save Mekhi. But this time, I’m bringing my powerful friends with me—and Hudson. Except something is wrong with him, too. He’s keeping a secret—even from me. All I know is that everyone’s life hangs in the balance. And it’s my fault—because I still owe the Crone a favor . . . and now she’s come to collect.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2023. Helga DB124923 9 hours 9 minutes by Catherine Yu read by Mary March 43

Adult Fiction Occult and Horror, Religious Themes “Helga is not the obedient science experiment her father intended. And though she has only just awoken, he leaves her in the care of his lab assistant Penny to go on a business trip. Bursting with curiosity, Helga quickly escapes from the well-meaning Penny and heads into Amaris City. There Helga finds she is as untamable as the invasive blackberry vines overtaking the island. And because of the misdeeds of her fathers scientific community, the natural world grows more volatile. Helga soon discovers the night market, rowdy clubs, delicious food, and cute boys. Enamored with city life, she’ll do anything to find love—but she has only two weeks until her father gets back, and besides there are ominous rumblings from the volcanic island that could put her dating schemes, and even her own life, in grave peril.” — Provided by publisher. Strong language, some violence and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Religious Themes Indigo Isle DB126152 10 hours 37 minutes by T.I. Lowe read by Justis Bolding “Sonny Bates left South Carolina fifteen years ago and never looked back. Now she’s a successful Hollywood location scout who travels the world, finding perfect places for movie shoots. Home is wherever she lands, and between her busy schedule and dealing with her boss’s demands, she has little time to think about the past . . . until her latest gig lands her a stone’s throw from everything she left behind. Searching off the coast of Charleston for a secluded site to film a key scene, Sonny wanders onto a private barrier island and encounters its reclusive owner, known by locals as the Monster of Indigo Isle. What she finds is a man much more complex than the myth. Once a successful New York attorney, Hudson Renfrow’s grief has exiled him to his island for several years. He spends his days alone, tending his fields of indigo, then making indigo dye—and he has no interest in serving the intrusive needs of a film company or yielding to Sonny’s determined curiosity. But when a hurricane makes landfall on the Carolina coast, stranding them together, an unlikely friendship forms between the two damaged souls. Soon the gruff exterior Hudson has long hidden behind crumbles—exposing the tender part of him that’s desperate for forgiveness and a second chance. A story of hanging on and letting go, of redemption and reconciliation, and of a love that heals the deepest wounds, from the author of the breakout Southern fiction bestseller Under the Magnolias.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2023. The Amish Bishop’s Daughter DB125963 3 hours 48 minutes by Samantha Price read by Cassandra Campbell “When you’re the bishop’s daughter, there are certain standards that have to be met. Anna Weaver felt the weight of that burden. Believing people were always waiting for her to put a foot wrong, she retreated into her shell and had few friends. There was only one man she did not feel awkward around, and that 44

Adult Fiction—Religious Themes, Romance was her close friend, Levi Glick. Even though he had been in and out of the Amish community over the past year, Anna was certain he would soon commit to the Amish faith by baptism, and she ignored the rumors about him. When Anna’s cousin visits, Anna has a chance to see her life through someone else’s eyes. Anna discovers her parents hope she’ll marry Stephen Baker, a friend of her brother’s who was constantly at the house. Stephen and Anna disagreed about the issue of mining in the area and each were determined to make the other see sense. Feeling Stephen is too old and not as much fun as Levi, Anna avoids him as she has always done, until her cousin intervenes. Gradually, as she spends more time with the two men, Anna learns what’s important to her in a husband. When the two men have different stories regarding a rumor, will Anna be able to figure out which one she can trust? After one man breaks her heart, will she find love with the other, or has she left it too late?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2017. Romance Only on the Weekends DB126747 7 hours 27 minutes by Dean Atta read by Theo Solomon “Fifteen-year-old Mack is a hopeless romantic likely a hazard of growing up on film sets thanks to his father’s job. Mack has had a crush on Karim for as long as he can remember and he can’t believe it when gorgeous, popular Karim seems into him too. But when Mack’s father takes on a new directing project in Scotland, Mack has to move away, and soon discovers how painful long-distance relationships can be. It’s awful to be so far away from Karim, and it’s made worse by the fact that Karim can be so hard to read. Then Mack meets actor Finlay on set, and the world turns upside down again. Fin seems fearless and his confidence could just be infectious.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2022. Remember When DB126689 11 hours 43 minutes by Mary Balogh read by Rosalyn Landor “The Dowager Countess of Stratton, Clarissa Ware, née Greenfield, has just presented her younger daughter to the ton, and the rest of her life belongs only to herself. She returns to Ravenswood, intending to spend the summer alone there. But the summer has other plans for her. Born a gentleman, Matthew Taylor has chosen to spend his life as the village carpenter. Growing up, he and Clarissa were close—dangerously so, considering his family’s modest fortune. As a young man, he never would have been a suitable match for the daughter of the wealthy Greenfields. Clarissa married Caleb Ware, the Earl of Stratton, so Matthew married another, though he was widowed soon after. Now everything is different—Clarissa has already lived the life expected of her by society. And Matthew is as attractive and intriguing as he was when they were young. As their summer friendship deepens into romance, they stand together on the 45

Adult Fiction Romance precipice of change—essentially the same man and woman they remember being back then, but with renewed passion and the potential to take their lives in an entirely new direction.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2025. Under Loch and Key DB126182 12 hours 22 minutes by Lana Ferguson read by Flint Park “A woman discovers that not all monsters are her enemy—the opposite, in fact—in this new paranormal romance by Lana Ferguson, author of The Fake Mate. Keyanna “Key” MacKay is used to secrets. Raised by a single father who never divulged his past, it’s only after his death that she finds herself thrust into the world he’d always refused to speak of. With just a childhood bed- time story about a monster that saved her father’s life and the name of her estranged grandmother to go off of, Key has no idea what she’ll find in Scotland. But repeating her father’s mistakes and being rescued by a gorgeous, angry Scotsman—who thinks she’s an idiot— is definitely the last thing she expects. Lachlan Greer has his own secrets to keep, especially from the bonnie lass he pulls to safety from the slippery shore—a lass with captivating eyes and the last name he’s been taught not to trust. He’s looking for answers as well, and Key’s presence on the grounds they both now occupy presents a real problem. It’s even more troublesome when he gets a front row seat to the lukewarm welcome Key receives from her family; the strange powers she begins to develop; and the fierce determination she brings to every obstacle in her path. Things he shouldn’t care about, and someone he definitely doesn’t find wildly attractive. When their secrets collide, it becomes clear that Lachlan could hold the answers Keyanna is after—and that she might also be the key to uncovering his. Up against time, mystery, and a centuries old curse, they’ll quickly discover that magic might not only be in fairy tales, and that love can be a real loch-mess.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. A Vile Season DB125897 11 hours 17 minutes by David Ferraro read by Jackie Meloche “After being run out of his castle by vampire hunters, Count Lucian encounters the god of vampires, Vrykolakas, while in hiding. Unhappy with how many vampires have been bested by hunters, Vrykolakas gives Lucian a test: Infiltrate the future duke’s marriage games as a suitor and uncover the clan- destine vampire hunters Vrykolakas suspects lurk in their midst. The god strips Lucian of his immortality so he can walk amongst mortals—making him human for the first time in centuries. If Lucian succeeds, Vrykolakas will make him the most powerful vampire in existence, but if he fails, the god of vampires will torture him for the rest of his life. Unfortunately, Lucian isn’t prepared for the emotions that come with humanity, nor the treacheries of courting season with fellow nobles posing as friends, enemies, and wholly unsuitable romantic distractions. To win the life he wants, 46

Adult Fiction—Romance Lucian will have to decide if being a vampire is worth giving up the friendship and love he’s found.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Both Feet in the Grave DB126489 10 hours 9 minutes by Jeaniene Frost read by Will Watt “Cat disappeared from Bones’ life to protect him, but this Master vampire will keep his promise to find her. Two hundred years of bounty hunting made Bones the best at what he does, yet it’s still taken him four long years to find Cat, the half vampire now known as the ‘Red Reaper.’ There’s a price on Cat’s head, and not even her job as a secret government agent can save her. Only Bones can. But has time hardened Bones too much to love again? Or will his passion for Cat burn through every obstacle—alive, undead, or otherwise—between them? From the New York Times bestselling author of the Night Huntress series comes a fresh, new perspective on the origin saga of Cat and Bones, in Bones’ own words . . .” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2023. The Other Ones DB124622 5 hours 47 minutes by Fran Hart read by Shawn Hertel “Sal hates standing out. But he lives in a haunted house - and everybody knows it. His oldest friend, Dirk, tries to help . . . but he wants to stay popular, and Sal isn’t helping. Elsie was popular until recently. Now she’s on the outcast’s table too . . . and she doesn’t want to talk about it. Then there’s the new boy, Pax, who won’t leave Sal alone. His idea of a good time is hanging out in graveyards. And, for some reason, Sal just can’t stay away. Meet The Other Ones. Can they banish their ghosts together? A cosy, con- temporary romance and ghost story.” — Provided by publisher. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2022. Not in My Book DB126663 11 hours 33 minutes by Katie Holt read by Frankie Corzo “Rosie, an idealistic and passionate Peruvian American, leaves her Tennessee hometown to pursue her dream of making it in New York as a writer. But her plan is derailed when she ends up in class with her archnemesis and ex-crush, Aiden Huntington—an obnoxious, surly, and gorgeous literary fiction writer who doesn’t have much patience for the romance genre or for Rosie. Rosie and Aiden regularly go to verbal battle in workshop until their professor reaches her breaking point. She allows them to stay in her class on one condition: they must cowrite a novel that blends their genres. The reluctant writing duo can’t help but put pieces of themselves into their accidentally steamy novel, and their manuscript-in-progress provides an outlet for them to confess their feelings—and explore their attraction toward each other. When Rosie and Aiden find themselves competing against each other for a potentially career-changing opportunity, the flames of old rivalry reignite, and their once-in-a-lifetime love story 47

Adult Fiction Romance is once again at risk of being shelved— unless they can find a way to end the book on their own terms.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024. Thanks for Listening DB126024 6 hours 37 minutes by Molly Horan read by Emma Love “Mia knows what she’s talking about. Class schedules, significant others, exis- tential life crises—you name it, she’s talked someone through it. The problem? No one actually takes her advice. So when her latest round of . . . guidance is ignored, Mia is done talking. Instead, she creates HereToHelp, an anonymous account to give advice. If her friends don’t know it’s her behind the account, maybe they’ll finally listen for once. Throw in the girl of her dreams, a plethora of sound (and not-so-sound) advice, and a couple of best friends who seem to have a lot more to hide than Mia knows . . . and Mia could use some advice of her own to make it through this senior year.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2024. Temptation Trails DB125173 12 hours 57 minutes by Claire Kingsley read by Andy Pyle “Single dad Garrett Haven doesn’t have time for dating. With a teenage son and a high-stakes job in law enforcement, he has enough on his plate. Besides, he risked his heart once. He has no inten- tion of doing it again. Until he meets her. Harper Tilburn brought her passion for baking to the small town of Tilikum to take over her aunt’s bakery. Anything else will have to wait, at least until her bad luck curse runs out. Her dating hiatus is essential, and she’s sticking to it. Until she meets him. The sparks that fly between Garrett and Harper are instantaneous, their attraction undeni- able. And suddenly, the practical, responsible sheriff’s deputy is throwing caution to the wind, boldly pursuing Harper, determined to make her his. But when the cold case Garrett is investigating takes a chilling turn, he fears the perpe- trator will strike again, and Harper will be his target. With his career, and his life, on the line, he’ll sacrifice everything to protect the people he loves, and catch a killer before it’s too late.” — Provided by publisher. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2024. Shattering Dawn DB126918 8 hours 48 minutes by Jayne Ann Krentz read by Eva Kaminsky “Amelia Rivers, a member of the Lost Night Files podcast team, hires private investigator Gideon Sweetwater to catch the stalker who has been watching her. Amelia suspects that whoever it is may be connected to the shadowy organiza- tion responsible for the night that she and her two friends lost to amnesia—a night that upended their lives and left them with heightened paranormal talents. Gideon believes that Amelia is either paranoid or an outright con artist, but they have a chemistry he can’t resist. He takes the case despite his skepticism. For her part, Amelia has second thoughts about the wisdom of employing the mysterious Mr. Sweetwater. She is wary of 48

Adult Fiction—Romance Miss Prim and the Duke of Wylde DB126254 13 hours 56 minutes by Stephanie Laurens read by Matthew Brenher “In the leadup to her tenth Season, Meg Cynster—known to the ton’s eligible bachelors as Miss Prim—takes to the country to ponder the question: If not marriage, then what? She has yet to find an answer when she comes upon a supremely elegant curricle, drawn by a pair of high-spirited horses presided over by an unconscious gentleman. Others present know where he’s staying, but can’t manage the horses. With no real choice, Meg accepts the responsibility and drives the gentleman home. Unfortunately, he’s too inebriated to just leave, so she rouses him enough to help him inside. But then others arrive, and Meg learns the gentleman is none other than Drago Helmsford, the notorious Duke of Wylde—and in order to protect her reputation, she and Drago are forced to declare that they are engaged. Although a shocking surprise for everyone, by all measures, the match is highly desirable. Meg and Drago have no option but to allow the engagement to stand until the end of the Season, when they can quietly call it off. Consequently, they have to keep the fact that their engagement is a sham an absolute secret from everyone, including all members of their families. Through the ensuing whirl of the Season, with all eyes focused avidly on them, they duly pretend to be an affianced couple—roles that, to their surprise, come to them remark- ably easily. With every member of their families and all the powerful in society the powerful attraction between them and deeply uneasy about the nightmarish paintings on the walls of his home. She senses these were inspired by his own dreams. Amelia knows she doesn’t have time to find another investigator, and Gideon is forced to reckon with the truth when he disrupts what was intended to be Amelia’s kidnapping. Now the pair is on the run, with no choice but to return to the haunting ruins of the old hotel where Amelia’s lost night occurred. They are desperate to stop a killer, as well as the people who are conducting illegal experiments with a dangerous drug designed to enhance psychic abilities. If they are to survive, they will have to trust each other and the passion that bonds them.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2025. Plot Twist DB125839 9 hours 14 minutes by Erin La Rosa read by Mela Lee “Romance author Sophie Lyon needs to overcome her writer’s block. Her plan: reunite with her exes (including her last girlfriend. Carla) to learn why she has never fallen in love, and document it all for her online followers. Sophie’s land- lord, Dash Montrose—a former teen heartthrob—is an anonymous online crafter with a complicated relationship with alcohol, and needs to steer clear of scandal. When he offers to help with her social media, they discover a heat that rivals Dash’s pottery kiln. When Sophie suggest a friends-with-benefits arrange- ment, it won’t cause any problems . . . will it?” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2023. 49

Adult Fiction Romance being unrelentingly encouraging, both Meg and Drago, with eyes wide open, start to consider the possibility that marrying the other might just be the answer they’d each been seeking when they’d first met. Then accidents start happening and quickly escalate to attacks, and it becomes clear that someone is intent on preventing Meg from marrying Drago. Why is unclear, but with the threat hanging over them, the Cynsters and Helmsfords rally around to ensure Meg makes it to the altar. But even after the wedding, when Drago and Meg retreat to his estate, the attacks continue until, with their hearts and future on the line, Drago and Meg risk all in a gamble to expose the faceless villain and bring the ever- present danger to an end.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2023. Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold DB124617 15 hours 40 minutes by Ellen O’Connell read by Victoria Westlake “Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold is a story of romance and family conflicts set in Colorado in 1885. Anne Wells has embarrassed her rigidly proper family since she was a child with occasional but grievous lapses from ladylike behavior. They blame those lapses for the dis- graceful fact that she is a spinster at 28. Cord Bennett, the son of his father’s second marriage to a Cheyenne woman, is more than an embarrassment to his well-to-do family of ranchers and lawyers - they are ashamed and afraid of their black sheep. When Anne and Cord are found alone together, her father’s fury leads to violence. Cord’s family accepts that the fault is his. Can Anne and Cord use the freedom of being condemned for sins they didn’t commit to make a life together? Or will their disapproving, interfering families tear them apart?” — Provided by publisher. Violence, some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2010. Mourning Wood DB123901 7 hours 55 minutes by Heather M. Orgeron read by Gabriella Cavallero “After an ill-fated one-night stand, Wyatt Landry was the last person I ever expected to see again. By design, mind you, as I spent the last two years avoiding him. He was only ever meant to be a good time—a really good time—and now, thanks to one teensy little mistake, he’s back in my life and wielding an entirely different set of tools. It’s not like I inten- tionally hired a bogus contractor to redo our chapel, and Lord knows I never imagined Wyatt would ride up in his pickup truck, like a knight in thigh-hugging blue jeans, to save the day. But here he is, and to make matters worse, he’s every bit as charming as I remember, and before I can fully process his reappearance in my life, he has my six-year-old daughter wrapped around his finger, my parents eating out of the palm of his hand, and my best friend shipping us like we’re some celebrity couple. Thankfully, working in the death industry, I’ve mastered the skill of compartmentalization. Keeping my growing feelings tucked away should be a piece of cake. Except, seeing him every day definitely throws a wrench in that plan. Before I know it, we’re trading favors for dates, and as much I don’t want 50

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