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Austenland: A Novel - Shannon Hale
A big success in hardcover, this novel by New York Times bestselling author of Princess Academy is sure to find a new and substantial audience in paperback.
Jane is a young New York woman who can never seem to find the righ...[more]
Walking Up a Rainbow - Theodore Taylor
Orphaned at fourteen, Susan Carlisle is suddenly
the owner of her parents' beautiful Iowa home,
two thousand sheep . . . and a huge debt that puts her
at the mercy of a scoundrel determined to take it
all the away. With barely a moment o...[more]
The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley
Harry Crewe, the Homelander orphan girl, is pleased with her new home. Life in Istan is certainly easy, but a voice in her ear whispers that the home of her heart is among the Hillfolk, among the descendants of Lady Aerin, who once wielded Gonturan, ...[more]
The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris - Leon Garfield
An experiment to see if a wolf will adopt an abandoned baby turns into a desperate situation for two schoolboys in early nineteenth-century England when the child is recovered by well-meaning passersby.
The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin
Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year

A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can...[more]
Murder on Capitol Hill - Margaret Truman
Between them, Senator Cale Caldwell and his blue-blooded wife controlled as much power on Capitol Hill as the law would allow. Sadly, it wasn’t sufficient to protect him from a killer, even surrounded by his friends at a champagne reception in...[more]
Reap the Wind - Iris Johansen
An elusive killer...a deadly obsession...and a woman who must destroy him--or become his next victim.

Some would kill to know what Caitlin Vasaro knows. For the secrets she’s kept hidden all her life are the kind that the rich an...[more]
The Man Who Fell to Earth - Walter Tevis
T.J. Newton is an extraterrestrial who goes to Earth on a desperate mission of to save his planet. It is the tale of any outsider who finds himself in a strange land.
Burning Road - Ann Benson
From the bestselling author of The Plague Tales comes a spellbinding new novel that sweeps from medieval France to America in the year 2007—interweaving two gripping stories and two extraordinary eras....

In fourteenth-century Fr...[more]
Outsider - Diana Palmer
Meet Colby Lane, the Long, Tall Texan Diana Palmer's fans have been clamoring for -- a man who is larger than life, and twice as exciting. The New York Times bestselling author delivers to readers a thrilling new story set against the rugge...[more]
The Curious Case of Sidd Finch - George Plimpton
In April 1985, Sports Illustrated published an article that stunned the sports community. George Plimpton's 13-page profile of Sidd Finch, a mysterious pitcher who had been signed by the New York Mets and reportedly threw 168 mph, came complete ...[more]
The Perfect Murder - H. R. F. Keating
Inspector Ghote, of the Bombay police, has landed a case called the Perfect Murder. In actuality, the man is not dead, but unconscious and his name is Mr. Perfect.
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Dracula chronicles the vampire's journey from Transylvania to the nighttime streets of London. There, he searches for the blood of strong men and beautiful women while his enemies plot to rid the world of his frightful power.
The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas tells the tale of young D’Artagnan and his musketeer comrades, Porthos, Athos and Aramis. Together they fight to foil the schemes of the brilliant, dangerous Cardinal Richelieu, who pretends to support the king while pl...[more]
Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe
The story of slavery in the South before the Civil War, told through a slave, Uncle Tom, and the people he interacts with.
Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
Set in Victorian London, this is a tale of a spirited young innocent's unwilling but inevitable recruitment into a scabrous gang of thieves. Masterminded by the loathsome Fagin, the underworld crew features some of Dickens' most memorable charac...[more]
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Harper Lee's classic novel of a lawyer in the Deep South defending a black man charged with the rape of a white girl.

One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many distinctions since its orig...[more]

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
The friends of Dr. Jekyll, a respected Englishman, try to uncover the strange relationship he has with the evil Mr. Hyde.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
The adventures of Alice as she follows the white rabbit down a rabbit hole and ends up in Wonderland. While there she is introduced to a variety of amazing characters.
Fort Pillow - Harry Turtledove
In April 1864, the Union garrison at Fort Pillow was comprised of almost six hundred troops, about half of them black. The Confederacy, incensed by what it saw as a crime against nature, sent its fiercest cavalry commander, Nathan Bedford Forrest, to...[more]
Midnight Rainbow - Linda Howard
Grant Sullivan is hired by the father of wealthy socialite Jane Greer to rescue her from a group of terrorists in Costa Rica.
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Dr. Frankenstein creates a living man from cadavers. A story of the relationship between the inventor and his repulsive creation.
Track of the Cat - Nevada Barr
Anna Pigeon takes a job as a park ranger looking for peace in the wilderness of West Texas but finds murder instead when a fellow park ranger is mysteriously killed, presumably by a mountain lion.
Cop Hater - Ed McBain
THE HEROES OF THE CITY'S STREETS BECOME THE HUNTED -- IN THIS CRIME FICTION CLASSIC

ED MCBAIN'S FIRST 87th PRECINCT NOVEL

Swift, silent, and deadly -- someone is knocking off the 87th Precinct's finest, one by one. The how[more]

Lost Horizon - James Hilton

While attempting to escape a civil war, four people are kidnapped and transported to the Tibetan mountains. After their plane crashes, they are found by a mysterious Chinese man. He leads them to a monastery hidden in "the valley of the blue moon"...[more]

One for the Money - Janet Evanovich
Read the Dynamite Blockbuster that Started It All!

Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, home to wiseguys, average Joes, and Stephanie Plum, who sports a big attitude and even bigger money problems (since losing her job as a lingerie ...[more]
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean spends his life seeking redemption from a minor crime. A story of justice and mercy.
The Chosen - Chaim Potok
Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders play against each other in a baseball game in which Reuven is injured by a ball hit by Danny. This incident leads to the boys friendship despite the fact that the boys come from two different Jewish sects.
Enchantment - Orson Scott Card
The moment young Ivan stumbled upon a clearing in the dense Carpathian forest, his life was forever changed. Atop a pedestal encircled by fallen leaves, the beautiful princess Katerina lay as still as death--while a malevolent presence stirred in the...[more]
Naked in Death - J.D. Robb
Eve Dallas, a lieutenant with the New York police force, investigates the homicide of a senator's granddaughter. She meets Roarke, a self-made billionaire, who is a prime suspect.
The MacGregors: Serena ~ Caine - J.D. Robb
Playing the Odds

No more well-intentioned family meddling! Serena MacGregor was on her own and looking for a challenge. She found it in the arms of roguish gambler Justin Blade. His charm and ruthless good looks invaded her every waking mo...[more]

Key of Light - J.D. Robb
Malory Price is invited to a cocktail reception at Warrior's Peak where she is introduced to Dana Steele and Zoe McCourt. Together, the three women agree to each find a key to unlock the prison of three demigoddesses whose faces are a mirror image o...[more]
Courting Catherine (Silhouette Romance, No 801) - Roberts
On the rocky coast of Maine a family mansion called the towers sits, home to the four Calhoun sisters and a legend of a lost emerald necklace. In an effort to keep their home they must determine whether to let a hotel chain make over their home into...[more]
Dance upon the Air - J.D. Robb
Nell Channing is on the run. When she lands on Three Sisters Island off the coast of Massachusetts, she knows she is finally home. She is surprised to find out that she is destined to help break a 300 year old curse.
Daring to Dream - J.D. Robb
After being involved in a scandal in Europe that ruined her modeling career, Margo Sullivan comes home to Monterey, California. In a daring move to save herself financially, she and her two best friends open a secondhand shop selling Margo's clothin...[more]
Three Fates - J.D. Robb
When the Lusitania sank, more than one thousand people died. One passenger, however, survived to become a changed man, giving up his life as a petty thief but keeping a small silver statue that would become a family heirloom to future generat...[more]
Born in Fire - J.D. Robb
Maggie Concannon is a talented glassmaker whose work comes to the attention of Rogan Sweeney, owner of several art galleries. Rogan becomes interested in the art as well as the artist.
Sea Swept - J.D. Robb
Cameron Quinn is forced to leave his racing career in Europe when his father is killed in an accident, and he and his two brothers are suddenly resonsible for a 10-year old boy, Seth. The caseworker, Anna Spinelli, becomes involved with the Quinns w...[more]
Jewels of the Sun - J.D. Robb
Jude Murray has left her life in Chicago to begin again by living in Ireland for six months. She meets the Gallagher family as well as finding out that she has a ghost living in her cottage.
True Betrayals - J.D. Robb
Kelsey Byden is still reeling from her husband's affair-and going through a divorce-when a letter arrives that shakes her to the core. It is from her mother, Naomi, whom Kelsey thought long dead. When she discovers the truth-that her mother is alive ...[more]
The Villa - J.D. Robb
Sophia Giambelli has never worried about competition. For three generations, the Giambelli wines have been renowned for their quality-from Napa Valley to Italy, and throughout the world. The pride of the Giambelli family and a top PR executive, Sophi...[more]
Son of the Morning - Linda Howard
New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard captivates readers in the deeply romantic tale of a contemporary woman who unravels an extraordinary mystery from the past . . . by living it.

A scholar specializing in ancient manuscripts, G...[more]

Mr. Perfect - Linda Howard

What would make the perfect man? That's the delicious topic heating up the proceedings at a certain table of professional women at their favorite restaurant, Ernie's, tonight: Mr. Perfect. What qualities would he have? Would he be tall, da...[more]

Mackenzie's Mountain - Linda Howard
Mary Elizabeth Potter takes a teaching position in Ruth, Wyoming. One of the brightest students, Joe Mackenzie has dropped out of school and Mary is determined to get him back. She meets his father, Wolf, and seeks to mend the prejudice of the town...[more]
Sarah's Child - Linda Howard
A tragic accident took everything that mattered to Rome Matthews -- his wife, Diane, and their two little boys. And it robbed Sarah Harper of her best friend. In the two years since the tragedy, Sarah has wanted to reach out to Rome, but she knew she...[more]
Heartbreaker - Linda Howard
Michelle Cabot has inherited her father's Florida cattle ranch -- and a mountain of debt. To make matters worse, a huge chunk of that debt is owed to the neighboring rancher, her nemesis John Rafferty.

Nothing shocks Rafferty more than discoverin...[more]

Kill and Tell - Linda Howard
Some secrets need to be told...

Still reeling from her mother's recent death, Karen Whitlaw is stunned when she receives a package containing a mysterious notebook from her estranged father, whom she has barely seen since hi...[more]

The Cove - Catherine Coulter
Sally St. John Brainard is on the run from authorities who want to question her about her involvement in her father's murder. FBI Special Agent James Quinlan finds her in a small town called the Cove where he discovers that there is something not qu...[more]
Season of the Sun - Catherine Coulter
Magnus Haraldsson meets Zarabeth on one of his trading voyages and is determined to have her as his wife. Zarabeth refuses him for life and death reasons. As her life continues to fall apart, Magnus makes her his slave and takes her back home with ...[more]
Pirates - Linda Lael Miller
New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller writes the kind of high-spirited, totally absorbing novels that captivate us right to the last line.

Known for her fast-paced stories and delightful Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy blend of...[more]

High Country Bride - Linda Lael Miller
One ranch. Three sons. Only one will inherit...and on one condition.

Tired of waiting for his sons to settle down, Arizona-territory rancher Angus McKettrick announces a competition: the first son to marry and produce a grandchild will inher...[more]

The Ugly Duckling - Iris Johansen
If fate suddenly made you more beautiful that you ever dreamed possible, would it be the beginning of a fairy tale, or your worst nightmare?

The brutal attack should have killed anybody, but Nell Calder did more than survive. She emerged a wom...[more]
Heartbreaker - Julie Garwood

FBI agent Nick Buchanan is about to take his first vacation in three years when he receives a phone call from his best friend and former college roommate, Father Tom Madden. Tom relates the horrifying tale of a confession that he heard from a kil...[more]

The Lion's Lady - Julie Garwood
Christina Bennett had taken London society by storm. The ravishing beauty guarded the secret of her mysterious past until the night Lyon, Marquis of Lyonwood, stole a searching, sensuous kiss. An arrogant nobleman with a pirate's passions, he tasted ...[more]
Irish Gold - Andrew M. Greeley
Bestselling novelist Andrew M. Greeley outdoes his previous triumphs with Irish Gold, a contemporary, fresh and exciting novel of suspense and love. Nuala Anne McGrail, a student at Dublin's Trinity College, is beautiful the way a ...[more]
White Smoke - Andrew M. Greeley
The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church have gathered in Rome for the papal election following the death of the incumbent pope. Torn by internal conflict and with many of its members alienated, the Church faces one of the most serious crises in it...[more]
Happy Are the Meek - Andrew M. Greeley
A mystery in Andrew M. Greeley's "Father Blackie Ryan" series. This series of the "wise & witty" priest slooth began with "Virgin and Martyr". This tale presents tragedy, murder, devil worship and messages from the dead.
Amber Beach - Elizabeth Lowell

Deadly secrets are buried on Amber Beach ...

Donovan International is a power to be reckoned with in the dazzling and cutthroat worldwide gem trade -- and is therefore a target for the murderous greed of unscrupulous competit...[more]

Moving Target - Elizabeth Lowell

The troubling message from Serena Charters's late grandmother appears in a package containing four pages of a centuries-old illuminated manuscript -- a strange inheritance that hides many secrets...and has already cost many lives. See...[more]

Only His - Elizabeth Lowell
Willow Moran leaves her family's burned out farm in Virginia determined to answer her brother, Matt's, call for help. Caleb Black, who has wrongs to avenge, is the only man who can help her and her five Arabian horses reach her brother somewhere in ...[more]
Fancy Pants - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
THEY'RE CAVIAR AND BEER. KEROSENE ON FIRE. AND THEY'RE FALLING HEAD-OVER-HEELS IN LOVE....

She was the most beautiful British bauble in Europe's jet-set playgrounds. Now she's broke, furious, and limping down a backwoods road in an ugly pink...[more]

It Had To Be You - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Phoebe Summerville receives a major shock when she discovers she is the new owner of the Chicago Stars football team and the guardian of her teenage half-sister Molly. Phoebe and Coach Dan Calebow immediately begin to butt heads over how to run a fo...[more]
Borrower of the Night - Elizabeth Peters

A missing masterwork in wood, the last creation of a master carver who died in the violent tumult of the sixteenth century, may be hidden in a medieval German castle in the town of Rothenburg. The prize has called to art historian Vicky Bliss, dr...[more]

Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters
Elizabeth Peters's unforgettable heroine Amelia Peabody makes her first appearance in this clever mystery. Amelia receives a rather large inheritance and decides to use it for travel. On her way through Rome to Egypt, she meets Evelyn Barton-Forbes, ...[more]
Amaryllis - Jayne Castle
Amaryllis Lark is a psychic prism living in the earth colony of St. Helen's who is asked by Lucas Trent to help him in uncovering a corporate thief. They soon become entangled in a murder investigation regarding Amaryllis' former boss.
The Paid Companion - Amanda Quick
Elenora Lodge is a paid companion who agrees to act as the Earl of St. Merryn's fiancee while the Earl tracks down his great-uncle's murderer.
Lost and Found - Jayne Ann Krentz
Cady Briggs is very useful to Mack Easton-her expertise in art and antiques helps his shadowy, low-profile company, Lost and Found, find missing treasures for high-paying clients.

But as Cady's beloved Aunt Vesta warns her, being useful to a c...[more]
Devil's Bride - Stephanie Laurens

Was he the husband of her dreams...or a devil in disguise?

When Devil, the Duke of St. Ives and the most infamous member of the notorious Cynster family, is caught in a compromising position with plucky governess Honoria ...[more]

Magnificent Obsession - Lloyd C. Douglas
When Robert Merrick's life is saved at the expense of the life of an eccentric but adored surgeon, the carefree playboy is forced to reevaluate his own path. Merrick embarks on a course of anonymous philanthropy, inspired by reading the doctor's priv...[more]
Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold! - Terry Brooks
After Ben Holiday purchased Landover, he discovered the magic kingdom had some problems. The Barons refused to recognize a king and the peasants were without hope. To make matters worse, Ben learned that he had to duel to the death with the Iron Mask...[more]
The Rosary Murders - William X. Kienzle
Priests and nuns are his targets. A plain black rosary entwined between the fingers of each victim is his calling card. The police don't have a clue, but Father Koesler sees a pattern -- a consuming religious obsession that can drive one man to seria...[more]
Forever... : A Novel of Good and Evil, Love and Hope - Jude Deveraux
Darci Monroe overcame a childhood of neglect with an ebullient spirit, a positive attitude...and extraordinary determination. Now the resourceful young woman, hired as Adam Montgomery's personal assistant, devotes more than just professional attentio...[more]
Murder in the White House - Margaret Truman
In a town where the weapon of choice is usually a well-aimed rumor, the strangling of Secretary of State Lansard Blaine in the Lincoln Bedroom is a gruesome first. White House counsel Ron Fairbanks is ordered to investigate. There are persistent rumo...[more]
A Dance Through Time - Lynn Kurland
"Come to me." The haunting voice of Scottish laird James McLeod summons writer Elizabeth Smith through time to 1311 Scotland. James forbids women at his keep. So he is rather surprised when Elizabeth is deposited in his care, though care isn't what h...[more]
Beneath A Blood Red Moon - Shannon Drake
Master storyteller Shannon Drake plunges readers into breathtaking stories of irresistible passion. Now, in a tale that sweeps the reader from the antebellum South to contemporary New Orleans, she explores the dark, sensuous world of love and immorta...[more]
Silk and Shadows - Mary Jo Putney
Peregrine arrives in England set on a course to destroy a personal enemy, and Sara St. James ends up caught between Peregrine and his intended victim.
The Strange Files of Fremont Jones - Dianne Day
Brave, resourceful, adventurous Fremont (née Caroline) Jones is a woman ahead of her time. Hungry for independence, she's traded in her conventional life in Boston for a career as a "type-writer" in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. But Fremont s...[more]
Finding Laura - Kay Hooper
Mirror, mirror on the wall,
who's the deadliest one of all?

It's an antique mirror that can reveal secrets...or tarnish the truth. And for struggling artist Laura Sutherland, buying it is only the first step into a dark maze of lies, manipu...[more]
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
After spending the first 16 years in India as the son of a zookeeper, Pi Patel and his family emigrate to Canada. During the voyage the ship sinks and Pi finds himself on a lifeboat with various wild animals including a Bengal tiger.
Princess Academy - Shannon Hale
Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king's priests have divined her small village the home of the future princess. In a year's time, the prince...[more]
A Morbid Taste for Bones - Ellis Peters
Brother Cadfael, a monk living in the Middle Ages, goes with other members of his order to retrieve the bones of Saint Winifred from her burial place in Wales. They desire to bring the bones back to their Abbey, but Cadfael is enlisted to solve a my...[more]
Decider - Dick Francis
Architect Lee Morris has plans to restore Stratton Park racecourse to its former grandeur. But the combative Stratton heirs have violent plans of their own.
Season for Miracles - Marilyn Pappano
Emilie Dalton is on the run from the authorities since she took her two nieces and nephew from Boston in order to keep them from being separated into foster homes. She ends up in the town of Bethlehem, New York where she meets Officer Nathan Bishop ...[more]
At Home in Mitford - Jan Karon
Enter the world of Mitford, and you wont' want to leave. But Father Tim, the local rector, is suddenly not so sure. A dog the size of a Buick follows him home and won't go away. A hostile boy is left in his care. His attractive new neighbor wears a p...[more]
Never Seduce a Scoundrel - Sabrina Jeffries
Bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries's enticing new series introduces the spirited graduates of Mrs. Harris's School for Young Ladies -- unconventional heiresses who are more than matches for society's most irresistible rogues....

"Be...[more]
Rocket Boys - Homer H. Hickam
The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir—a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's...[more]
All Creatures Great and Small - James Herriot
Take an unforgettable journey through the English countryside and into the homes of its inhabitants-- four-legged and otherwise-- with the world's best-loved animal doctor.

For over 25 years-- since All Creatures Great and Small wa...[more]
An Assembly Such as This - Pamela Aidan
"She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me."

So begins the timeless romance of Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen's classic novel is beloved by millions, but little is ...[more]

Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor - Stephanie Barron
For everyone who loves Jane Austen...a marvelously entertaining new series that turns the incomparable author into an extraordinary sleuth!

On a visit to the estate of her friend, the young and beautiful Isobel Payne, Countess of Scargrave, Ja...[more]
The Moonstone - Wilkie Collins
During the English army storming of a city in India, a british soldier, John Herncastle takes a large jewel called the Moonstone from the forehead of an Indian god. At his death, he wills the stone to his niece, Rachel Verinder. She receives the Mo...[more]
"A" is for Alibi - Sue Grafton
Kinsey Millhone is a private detective working out of Santa Teresa, California. Nikki Fife, who spent eight years in prison for killing her husband, hires Kinsey to find the real murderer.
The Cater Street Hangman - Anne Perry
While the Ellison girls were out paying calls and drinking tea like proper Victorian ladies, a maid in their household was strangled to death. The quiet and young Inspector Pitt investigates the scene and finds no one above suspicion. As his intense ...[more]
Tara Road - Maeve Binchy
Ria lived on Tara Road in Dublin with her dashing husband, Danny, and their two children. She fully believed she was happily married, right up until the day Danny told her he was leaving her to be with his young, pregnant girlfriend. By a chance ph...[more]
The Scarlet Pimpernel - Emmuska Orczy
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a classic play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the spy fiction and served as the inspiration for Doctor Syn, Zorro, Ba...[more]
A Taste for Murder - Claudia Bishop
Sarah Quilliam and her sister Meg run the Inn at Hemlock Falls in upper state New York. During the reinactment of the 17th century witch trials, it becomes all too real when a woman is crushed to death.
Michael Strogoff - Jules Verne
Michael Strogoff is a courier for the Czar who is sent to deliver a message to the Grand Duke in far off Irkutsk, Siberia, a distance of several thousand miles. He is sent to warn the Grand Duke of the traitor Ivan Ogareff who has joined forces with...[more]
Exclusive - Sandra Brown
Romantic SuspenseLarge Print EditionWith trademark zing and vigor, Brown takes on the White House . . . A lively, gripping read. Kirkus Reviews* A New York Times BestsellerDesperate after losing her child to SIDS, the First Lady renews her friendship...[more]
Dragons of Autumn Twilight - Margaret Weis
Lifelong friends, they went their separate ways. Now they are together again, though each holds secrets from the others in his heart. They speak of a world shadowed with rumors of war. They speak of tales of strange monsters, creatures of myth, ...[more]
The Greek Treasure - Irving Stone
The story of Henry Schielmann and his 17-year old Greek bride Sophia and their archaeological search for the City of Troy.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie
In her first published mystery, Agatha Christie introduces readers to the heroic detective, Hercule Poirot. This is a classic murder mystery set in the outskirts of Essex. The victim is the wealthy mistress of Styles Court. The list of suspects is lo...[more]