On the Book Cart

Historical
Tessa Dare One Dance with a Duke
Meredith Duran Wicked Becomes You
Deanne Gist Maid to Match
Sally MacKenzie The Naked Viscount
Anne Mallory Seven Secrets of Seduction
Margaret Mallory Knight of Passion
Kathryn Smith When Marrying a Scoundrel
Kaki Warner Open Country

Contemporary
Christie Craig Shut Up and Kiss Me
Susan Donovan The Night She Got Lucky
Donna Kauffman Some Like It Scot

Suspense
Cindy Gerard Risk No Secrets

Paranormal
Monica Burns Assassin’s Honor
Gena Showalter The Darkest Passion

Buy Your Beach Books!

The Friends of the Library are having a Mini-Sale!
During the month of June, the large table behind the Reference Desk will be the site of a mini-sale. The Friends are out of storage space and have had to stop taking donations, so come and buy your beach and vacation books and help us free up some room You will find paperback fiction for adults and children, and some hardcover fiction. Whether you like thrillers, romance, suspense, mysteries, or mainstream fiction, you will find some great bargains! So stop by, shop, and support the Friends.

Crossing Genres: Dead Air By Mary Kennedy

Dr. Maggie Walsh leaves her psychotherapy practice in Manhattan for a gig as a talk radio host in Cypress Grove, Florida. As host of WYME’s “On the Couch with Maggie Walsh” she takes calls from local listeners who range from mildly eccentric to truly troubled, but who are for the most part benign. All goes well until she interviews New Age guru Sanjay Gingii. It turns out Guru Sanjay is not all sweetness and good karma, and in his rise to fame has made more than a few enemies. A few threats are made to the radio station on the day of his appearance, but they are not really taken seriously until Guru Sanjay is suddenly “transitioned” to the next plane that night. The cause of death is uncertain, and the only person anyone saw near his hotel room was Maggie’s roommate Lark. So Dr. Maggie puts her knowledge of human nature and generally nosy nature to work to try to clear her friend. In spite of the distractions created by her flamboyant mother Lola and the antagonism of the sexy detective in charge of the case, Maggie perseveres and smokes out a killer.
This is a fun, fast-paced book with well drawn characters and lots of atmosphere. Though at times a little over the top, the story zooms along and has enough basis in reality to provide more enjoyment than eye-rolling. The talk radio premise promised to provide any number of interesting plot lines,and I am looking forward to reading Reel Murder, the second book in the series.

The Bronte Sisters As You've Never Seen Them Before!!!

True confessions of an English major: I was never that wild about the Brontes. Read Wuthering Heights and thought Cathy should be slapped. Read Jane Eyre and thought the same about Jane. Then refused to read Agnes Grey on the theory I'd want to slap her too. No more Brontes for me. Frankly, the whole doomed lot of them just creeped me out. So when I saw the following video, I didn't know whether to be amused or alarmed. To be honest, I'm a little bit of both, but just looking at the Anne doll creeps me out all over again....

On the Book Cart

The May order has arrived, with a little something in almost every subgenre.

Historical:

Gayle Callen In Pursuit of a Scandalous Lady

Candace Camp A Lady Never Tells

Suzanne Enoch A Lady's Guide to Improper Behavior

Kat Martin Rule's Bride

Connie Mason Lord of Devil Isle

Mary Jo Putney Never Less Than a Lady

Paula Quinn Ravished by a Highlander

Christine Wells Sweetest Little Sin

Contemporary:

Rachel Gibson Nothing But Trouble

Susan Mallery Chasing Perfect

Deirdre Martin Straight Up

Robin Wells Still the One

Romantic Suspense:

Suzanne Brockman Dark of Night

Karen Harper The Hiding Place

Karen Rose I Can See You

Meryl Sawyer Play Dead

Debra Webb Anywhere She Runs

Paranormal:

Rhyannon Byrd Touch of Surrender

Leanna Renee Hieber The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker

Gail Carriger Changeless

On the Book Cart

It's heavy on historicals this week, but the lone contemporary is positively mouth-watering! Enjoy!

Historical:

Sarah MacLean Nice Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

Chery Holt Promise of Pleasure

Jennifer Haymore A Touch of Scandal

Amanda McCabe To Catch a Rogue

Anthology Pleasurably Undone

Contemporary:

Nora Roberts Savor the Moment

Suspense:

Carla Neggers The Mist

On the Cart

We've added several new historical romances to the collection these last two weeks. The contemporary romances are a bit sparse but some of the new fiction titles have strong romantic elements that you might enjoy. Check these out!!

Historical:
Madeline Hunter Provocative in Pearls
Monica McCarty The Chief
Karen Robards Shameless
Kate Noble The Summer of You
Jo Beverley The Secret Duke
Victoria Alexander Desires of a Perfect Lady







Contemporary Romance and Fiction:
Christy Reece No Chance
Christy Reece Second Chance
Stella Cameron Out of Body
Mariah Stewart Coming Home
Luanne Rice True Blue
Anna Quindlen Every Last One



~Submitted by Michele