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Saturday, July 31st
“The Goddess of Fried Okra” by Jean Brashear
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Ex-cocktail waitress and ‘convenience store professional’ Eudora ‘Pea’ O’Brien is filled with grief and regret, low on cash and all alone. Headed down the hot, dusty back roads of central Texas in search of signs of her departed sister, Pea collects an unlikely family of strays–a starving kitten, a pregnant teenager, a sexy con man trying to go straight, and a ferocious gun dealer named Glory, who introduces Pea to swordplay and the art of perfect fried okra.”
Friday, July 30th
“Free-Range Knitter” by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
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“For the 60 million knitters in America, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (a.k.a. the Yarn Harlot) shares stories of knitting horrors and triumphs, knitting successes and defeats, but, mostly, stories about the human condition that ring true for everyone–especially if you happen to have a rather large amount of yarn in your house. Funny, unique, and gleeful in her obsession, Pearl-McPhee speaks to knitters of all skill levels in this delightful celebration of craft and creativity.”
Thursday, July 29th
“Swallow” by Tonya Plank
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“Sophie Hegel is a shy New York lawyer from Arizona. She’s just graduated from Yale Law School and landed her first job when, one evening she feels a fist-like ball form at the base of her throat. Diagnosed with the psychological condition Globus Sensate, this “fist-ball” wreaks havoc on her life. With a cast of characters that includes a pornographer father, a sister with a knack for getting knocked up, a tough-talking fashion maven, and a bevy of privileged Manhattan attorneys and judges, Swallow is a dark comedy about the distance that can separate fathers and daughters, and about a young woman’s struggle to survive in a world of pedigreed professionals.”
Wednesday, July 28th
“Face of Betrayal” by Lis Wiehl
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“While home on Christmas break, a seventeen-year-old Senate page takes her dog out for a walk and never returns. Reporter Cassidy Shaw is the first to break the story. The resulting media firestorm quickly ensnares Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce and FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedges. These three unique women, life-long friends, call themselves The Triple Threat–a nickname derived from both their favorite dessert and their uncanny ability to crack cases using their three positions of power.”
Tuesday, July 27th
“Curious Folks Ask” by Sherry Seethaler
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“Top science writer and San Diego Union-Tribune columnist Sherry Seethaler brings together 162 of her best answers to science and health questions. Want to know how canned air works… or nuclear bombs? What causes goose bumps, earwax, dandruff, headaches? Whether it’s healthy to crack your knuckles, drink decaf, eat chocolate? What it costs to run all those LED lights around your house? It’s all here–and a whole lot more!”
Monday, July 26th
“Your Credit Score” by Liz Pulliam Weston
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“MSN Money/L.A. Times personal finance columnist Liz Pulliam Weston has updated her best-selling book on credit scores to show how you can maximize your score right now—and save yourself a fortune! Weston reveals the tough new realities of borrowing and credit scoring, and shows why they aren’t going to change any time soon. She rips away the mystery surrounding credit scoring, including the FICO 08 overhaul, and tells you exactly how to use the new system to maximize your score.”
Sunday, July 25th
“The Skull Ring” by Scott Nicholson
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“With the help of a therapist, Julia is finally piecing together childhood memories of the night her father vanished. But when Julia finds a silver ring that bears the name ‘Judas Stone,’ the past comes creeping back. Someone is leaving strange messages inside her house, even though the door is locked. Her lawyer boyfriend turns violent. And the cop who investigated her father’s disappearance has followed her to the small mountain town of Elkwood.”
Saturday, July 24th
“Bright of the Sky” by Kay Kenyon
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In a corporate-controlled near future, career pilot Titus Quinn and his family disappear during a flight. When Quinn returns months later, his memory is gone and his wife and child are missing, and he must return to an alternate universe called the Entire to free them. The first of four books, it’s being compared to high-SF sagas like Hyperion, Riverworld, and Amber Chronicles.
Friday, July 23rd
“GONE” by Karen Fenech
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“FBI Special Agent Clare Marshall was separated from her sister Beth in childhood when their mother tried to kill them. Now Clare learns that Beth lives in the small town of Farley, South Carolina, but when she goes there to reunite with Beth, Clare discovers her sister is missing and that someone in the town is responsible for her disappearance.”
Thursday, July 22nd
“Out of Water” by Colin Chartres and Samyuktha Varma
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“Out of Water doesn’t just illuminate the coming global water crisis: it presents innovative solutions in agriculture, engineering, governance, and beyond, including state-of-the art techniques for integrated water management. This book will help raise the level of debate about water to the highest levels of government, and identify workable reforms and incentives to help water users utilize this crucial resource far more efficiently.”
Wednesday, July 21st
“To Speak for the Dead” by Paul Levine
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“Defending a surgeon in a malpractice case, linebacker-turned-lawyer Jake Lassiter begins to suspect that his client is innocent of negligence… but guilty of murder. Add a sexy widow, a deadly drug, and a grave robbery to the stew, and you have the recipe for Miami’s trial of the century. An international bestseller, Levine’s debut novel was named by the Los Angeles Times as one of the best mysteries of the year.” Special note: This e-book edition is offered at the introductory price of $2.99 for a limited time. All author proceeds go to the Four Diamonds Fund, which supports treatment and research at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital.
Tuesday, July 20th
“Sullivan’s Justice” by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg
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“Her work for the Ventura County Probation Department brings probation officer Carolyn Sullivan face-to-face with the most depraved criminals, and serial killer Raphael Moreno is at the top of the list. But things get even darker when a single phone call propels her into a nightmare. Carolyn’s brother, Neil, has discovered the body of his girlfriend floating in his swimming pool-and he’s soon the prime suspect in her murder.”
Monday, July 19th
“Easily Amused” by Karen McQuestion
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“29-year-old Lola Watson has great friends, a great job and a dream house. Life would be perfect if only she could avoid her intrusive neighbors. And for that matter, she also wouldn’t mind being happily married like her friend Piper, or even engaged like her younger sister Mindy. Lola’s peaceful existence is shattered when high school buddy Hubert moves in with her after a break-up, her sister changes her wedding date to Lola’s thirtieth birthday, and Piper sets her up with the talk of her neighborhood–the mystery man from across the street.”
Sunday, July 18th
“St. Dale” by Sharyn McCrumb
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“A group of stock car racing fans embarks on a bus tour of Southern speedways—seven states in eight days—as a tribute to legendary NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt in this meandering road novel modeled after the Canterbury Tales.” (Publishers Weekly)
Saturday, July 17th
“Mozart’s Blood” by Louise Marley
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“Octavia Voss is an ethereal singer whose poise and talent belie her young age. In truth, she is a centuries-old vampire who once ‘shared the tooth’ with Mozart himself. With Mozart’s musical prowess coursing through her veins, the ageless Octavia reinvents herself with each new generation. But just as she prepares to take the stage at La Scala, her friend and protector Ugo inexplicably disappears, leaving Octavia alone–and dangerously unprotected…”
Friday, July 16th
“Regression” by Kathy Bell
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“Adya Jordan, a forty-year-old mother of six, injured in a terrible car accident, awakens to find herself in her fourteen-year-old body once again. Consumed with grief over being separated from her family, she tries to live like a normal teenager. That’s when she begins to notice that things are slightly different than they were the first time around; all minor things that when put together add up to major differences, and she discovers that something will go terribly wrong in the future.”
Thursday, July 15th
“Think of a Number” by John Verdon
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In this highly praised debut thriller, ex-NYPD homicide detective Dave Gurney is supposed to be enjoying retirement in the Catskills but can’t resist helping out an old friend. Someone who seems able to read minds is sending mysterious threats, and soon begins killing people.
Wednesday, July 14th
“Boomerang” by Alan Hutcheson
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“Ted Hogwood’s beloved Sarah, a jazz guitar, is in the window of Topp Dollar Pawn. The only way he can get the money to rescue her is to steal a boomerang containing secrets that should have died with J. Edgar Hoover over thirty years ago.”
Tuesday, July 13th
“False Refuge” by Steve Anderson
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“A secretive Hawaiian island haven, Krieger Estates, was supposed to grant Army reservist-gone-AWOL Alex Swenson a new life and identity. But he soon finds that the estates’ amoral founders thrive on absolute power, lockstep obedience, and unjust violence. Fleeing’s no option this time.”
Monday, July 12th
“The Red Church” by Scott Nicholson
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“For 13-year-old Ronnie Day, life is full of problems. One of the worst is he has to walk past the red church every day, where the Bell Monster hides with its wings and claws and livers for eyes. But the biggest problem is that Archer McFall is the new preacher at the church, and now people in town are dying.” A Stoker Award finalist and alternate selection of The Mystery Guild Book Club
Sunday, July 11th
“The List” by J. A. Konrath
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“Ten strangers each have a tattoo of a number on the bottoms of their feet, and don’t know why. When one of them, Chicago cop Tom Mankowski, investigates a violent murder he discovers the victim also has a tattooed number, which sets the ball rolling for an adventure of historic proportions.”
Saturday, July 10th
“The Girl on the Swing” by Ali Cooper
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“Julia believes she has lived before. Suspended from her job and grieving for her lost son, Julia’s past lives become an escape from her troubles in the present. For the first time, she meets someone in this life whom she recognises from a previous existence. But this man is a murderer, convicted of killing his wife. As Julia seeks to find out more, past and present entwine, culminating in a dramatic conclusion.”
Friday, July 9th
“The Merry-Go-Round” by Donna Fasano
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“When Lauren divorces her husband, she has one thought on her mind…stepping off the merry-go-round. However, her life quickly turns into a three-ring circus: her hypochondriac father moves in, her ex is using her shower when she’s not home, and her perky assistant is pushing her out into the fearsome dating world. She also has to decide if the dilapidated barn and vintage merry-go-round she was awarded in the divorce settlement is a blessing or a bane. What’s a woman to do? She can allow life to spin her in circles forever. Or she can reach out and grab the brass ring.”
Thursday, July 8th
“Prank the Monkey” by Sir John Hargrave
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“Action-packed and stocked with laughs, PRANK THE MONKEY follows the quest of one crusader of justice as he dishes out revenge on the world’s biggest–and most deserving–targets. Superprankster John Hargrave goes after Wal-Mart, pompous celebrities, and the entire U.S. Senate in this outrageously funny book, exposing them for the chimps they really are–and shows you how to do the same.”
Wednesday, July 7th
“Claws” by Stacey Cochran
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“Wildlife biologist Dr. Angie Rippard is drawn into a police investigation when two teenagers are found dead on a golf course that borders protected National Forest Land. Rippard suspects the teens were attacked by a large mountain lion, but her plan to relocate cougars in the area provokes the wrath of the resort’s owner-Charlie Rutledge-who believes the animals should be exterminated. Now, deep inside Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, Rippard and her grad students realize that Charlie Rutledge is hunting them.”
Tuesday, July 6th
“Deed To Death” by D. B. Henson
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“Real estate agent Toni Matthew’s problems begin when her fiancé, Scott, is murdered. Dealing with her loss becomes even harder when Scott’s estranged brother, Brian–who is in deep financial trouble–contests the will. Toni suspects he may be the one who killed Scott and begins her own investigation. But she soon realizes that her fiancé had been keeping secrets. Secrets that make her the killer’s next target.”
Monday, July 5th
Anansi Island by Christian Cantrell
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Christian Cantrell’s sci-fi short, Containment
Sunday, July 4th
“Darkfever” by Karen Marie Moning
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“When MacKayla Lane, an ordinary young woman, travels to Ireland to track down her sister’s murderer, she is sucked into an extraordinary world filled with ancient secrets, vampires, assorted Fae nasties and other tough-to-kill beings. In the process, Mac learns of her own unusual talents and finds an unlikely mentor in the wealthy and mysterious Jericho Barrons.”
Saturday, July 3rd
“Tuscan Holiday” by Holly Chamberlin
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Chick lit! When commitment-phobic Elizabeth Caldwell plans a trip to Florence with her 21-year-old engaged daughter, Marina, she secretly hopes for a warm, fuzzy bonding experience worthy of a Lifetime movie. Instead, Marina meets a gorgeous Italian named Luca and Elizabeth learns to let go of her past.
Friday, July 2nd
“Choose Your Own Romance” by Christina Crooks
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Christina Crooks’ interactive Choose Your Own Romance book contains five stories with thirty possible endings. Relive the playfulness, action, and sudden mortal danger of the classic books, but with a romantic twist. “Maybe you’ll find your Happily Ever After. Maybe you won’t. Love can be a killer…”
Thursday, July 1st
“Frost Moon” by Anthony Francis
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“In an alternate Atlanta where witches sip coffee at cafes, shapeshifters party at clubs, vampires rule the night like gangsters, and mysterious creatures command dark caverns beneath the city, Dakota Frost’s talents are coveted by all. She’s the best magical tattooist in the southeast, able to bring her amazing tats to life. When a serial killer begins stalking Atlanta’s tattooed elite, the police and the Feds seek Dakota’s help. Can she find the killer on the dark fringe of the city’s Edgeworld?”
