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201) Time to hunt
Author
Series
Pierce Hunt thriller volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When the CIA calls on former Army Ranger Pierce Hunt to find a missing operative and friend, the last thing he wants to do is leave the peace of home and family behind. But there's more to this mission than meets the eye, and Hunt knows he has no choice but to risk everything to save his friend and protect his country. Hunt's target is Jorge Ramirez, who allegedly has information that poses a threat to the national security of the United States....
202) Return to Valetto
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The story of an heir's return to an abandoned town in Italy, the secrets of the family who stayed, and the long shadow of fascism and collaboration in World War II." -- Provided by publisher.
203) The animals: a novel
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Bill Reed manages a wildlife sanctuary in rural Idaho, caring for injured animals--raptors, a wolf, and his beloved bear, Majer, among them--that are unable to survive in the wild. Seemingly rid of his troubled past, Bill hopes to marry the local veterinarian and live a quiet life together, the promise of which is threatened when a childhood friend is released from prison. Suddenly forced to confront the secrets of his criminal youth, Bill battles...
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
368 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Born into an aristocratic family, yearning for a life beyond Society's strictures, Marguerite 'Daisy' Townsend is an enterprising sleuth. Hired to obtain proof of a wife's infidelity, she secures a position in the household of the woman's lover, never expecting to be lured into the seductive blackguard's arms herself. Devilishly handsome, David Blackwood, known widely as Bishop, quickly realizes the enticing maid is interested in far more than dusting....
205) Beyond the red
Author
Series
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
351 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Alien queen Kora has a problem as vast as the endless crimson deserts. She's the first female ruler of her territory in generations, but her people are rioting and call for her violent younger twin brother to take the throne. Despite assassination attempts, a mounting uprising of nomadic human rebels, and pressure to find a mate to help her rule, she's determined to protect her people from her brother's would-be tyrannical rule. Eros is a rebel soldier...
206) The first girl child
Author
Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
384 pages : map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Bayr of Saylok, bastard son of a powerful and jealous chieftain, is haunted by the curse once leveled by his dying mother. Bartered, abandoned, and rarely loved, she plagued the land with her words: From this day forward, there will be no daughters in Saylok. Raised among the Keepers at Temple Hill, Bayr is gifted with inhuman strength. But he's also blessed with an all-too-human heart that beats with one purpose: to protect Alba, the first girl...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
HL 620L
Physical Desc
362 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Donner Lake is famous for its dazzling waters, dramatic mountains, and the travelers trapped there long ago who did unspeakable things to survive. But for lonely Nora Sharpe, Donner was where a girl named Grace glided into her life one night and exploded her world. After that, every summer, winter, and spring break, Nora, her brother, Wesley, the enigmatic Grace, and their friend Rand left behind their real lives and reunited at Donner Lake. There,...
208) Every last secret
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Cat Winthorpe has worked hard to get what she has: a gorgeous home, social standing, and William, her successful, handsome husband. Then a friendly new couple moves into the estate next door. While cautious, a good neighbor like Cat greets them with open arms and warm hospitality. Neena Ryder isn't a fellow lady of leisure. A life coach with off-the-rack dresses, personal issues, and a husband who hasn't delivered, she's anxious to move up in the...
209) City on fire
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
980L
Physical Desc
903 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The all-too-human individuals who live within this extraordinary first novel are: Regan and William Hamilton-Sweeney, estranged heirs to one of the city's biggest fortunes; Keith and Mercer, the men who, for better or worse, love them; Charlie and Sam, two Long Island teenagers seduced by downtown's nascent punk scene; an obsessive magazine reporter; his spunky, West Coast-transplant neighbor; and the detective trying to figure out what they all have...
210) Night of dangers
Author
Series
Adventurers Guild volume 3
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
387 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this gripping final installment of The Adventurers Guild trilogy, young adventurers Zed, Brock, and their friends must prevent the biggest catastrophe since the Day of Dangers when a dark plan centuries in the making threatens to rip their world apart" --
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 810L
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Luca lives on Parris, an idyllic but cursed island with a history of unsolved deaths, but when Luca's sister becomes the latest victim, she is determined to find the murderer and soon comes face to face with the curse she has been running from her whole life.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
369 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ex-army ranger Jim Morgan leads a team of elite mercenaries, but eighteen years ago in Paris, he was part of a black ops unit whose mission was to hunt down a rogue operative. In order to trap the criminal, Morgan seduced Noelle, the man's daughter--a ruthless act that cost him the love of his life and turned her into a mortal enemy. Now he can't trust her, but he still desires her. He also needs her help... Older, wiser, and unwilling the play the...
Author
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
363 pages : genealogical table ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two brothers among twelve. One pampered. One petulant. After a stunning betrayal, Judah struggles to forget what he's done while Joseph attempts to move on from what's been done to him. Is there hope for reconciliation for one of Egypt's most powerful men and his wayward brother?" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Description
"Long ago, Strauss tried to bring peace to his realm by exposing himself to sunlight, only to have that very sunlight betray him. Now, with his queen freed from her imprisonment, Strauss reveals that her far more bitter betrayal, the cause of his thousand-year quest for revenge, was never what it seemed!"
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Viz Media ed.
Physical Desc
181 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Long ago, Strauss tried to bring peace to his realm by exposing himself to sunlight, only to have that very sunlight betray him. Now, with his queen freed from her imprisonment, Strauss reveals that her far more bitter betrayal, the cause of his thousand-year quest for revenge, was never what it seemed!"
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
431 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
When she falls in love with Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, and helps him steal the Golden Fleece, Medea, Princess of Colchis and priestess of Hecate, Thee Named, Lady of Phantoms, sails with him to claim his throne, but things turn tragically wrong and she must attempt to reclaim her humanity through abandonment, murder and grief.
217) After Francesco
Author
Publisher
John Scognamiglio Books, [an imprint of] Kensignton Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Kevin Doyle, a gay man who lost his partner, Francesco, to AIDS in mid-1980s New York wallows in his loss and at a mind-numbing job before hitting rock bottom and realizing it is time to return home to Minnesota to start over"--
218) Beware the night
Author
Publisher
Swoon Reads, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Square Fish edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages : map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
On the island of Bellona, life is peaceful--as long as the citizens dutifully worship the Sun, which protects them from all harm. Seventeen-year-old Veda knows that keeping the Sun happy will protect her and her grandfather from the Night, the dangerous people who snatch innocent citizens from their beds under the cover of darkness, never to be seen again. As long as Veda follows the rules, she will be safe. But when Veda's grandfather is offered...
219) The contractor
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Involuntarily discharged from the Army, a Special Forces sergeant lands a contract with a private underground military force. When his very first assignment goes awry, the elite soldier finds himself hunted and on the run, caught in a dangerous conspiracy and fighting to stay alive long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him.
220) Astro Boy
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in futuristic Metro City. When a brilliant scientist's young son dies, he secretly creates a powerful robot boy he names Astro Boy. Unable to fulfill the grieving man's expectations, Astro Boy embarks on a journey in search of acceptance. Along his way he experiences betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who had rejected him.