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Serena
Ron
Rash

Serena, by Ron Rash is a tale of greed and the thoughtless pursuit of power.  This historical novel is set in the early 1930's in the North Carolina mountains.  The main characters are George and Serena Pemberton, just married, who...   >> Read more

The Sunday List of Dreams
Kris
Radish

"The Sunday List of Dreams" holds everything Connie Nixon has put on hold since finding herself a divorced mother with 3 daughters to raise. Now those daughters are long grown and the reader meets Connie on the day of her retirement from 32...   >> Read more

Zorro: A Novel
Isabel
Allende

Have you ever wondered what your favorite hero or heroine was like growing up?  Celebrated historical fiction author Isabel Allende envisions the development of Spanish-American legend Zorro in this swashbuckling tale of adventure.  Allende...   >> Read more

The Southern Woman
Elizabeth
Spencer

Elizabeth Spencer’s The Southern Woman is a collection of new and selected fiction from her over 50-year career as a writer.

The title is somewhat misleading because it is not a sugary collection of sweet sentiments for the southern woman...   >> Read more

Michael Tolliver Lives
Armistead
Maupin

Fans of Armistead Maupin's "Tales of the City" series have been rejoicing all summer since the seventh and final book in the series was published in June. The latest installment focuses on one of the series' most popular characters, Michael...   >> Read more

Live Bait
P.J.
Tracy

Homicide is dead – at least that’s what Minneapolis detectives say after working months on nothing but cold case files. But when it rains, it pours, and suddenly the body count begins climbing. The victims are all elderly, and some have...   >> Read more

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