Recreation

Fiction New Titles September 2011 (arrived in August)

ADVENTURE

The silenced, Brett Battles.
Professional 'cleaner' Jonathan Quinn is involved in removing the remains of a body from inside the walls of a London building when he becomes caught in the crossfire between rivals.
The Temple Mount code, Charles Brokaw.
An ancient scripture has been found under the legendary Temple Mount. It is stolen and the scholar sho guards it is murdered. More in the Da Vinci type genre.
The siege, Nick Brown.
In 270 A.D. young and inexperienced Roman officer Cassius Corbulo finds himself in charge of the fort of Aluran, last stronghold on Rome's eastern frontier.
The siren's sting, Miranda Darling.
Stevie Duveen who took on the Russian mafia in "The troika dolls" is back, this time being minder for an opera star and a yycoon's wife whose son has been captured by Somali pirates.
Spartan, Matthew Dunn.
Young British M16 agent hatches a plot to trap the world's most wanted international terrorist mastermind.
Victory and honor, W. E. B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV.
Facing daunting challenges in the form of political threats against the OSS and the early stirrings of the Cold War, Cletus Frade and his colleague conduct a secret operation to counter the growing ambitions of Joseph Stalin. Latest in the Honor Bound series about wartime espionage.
Hellfire, James Holland.
Jack Tanner becomes embroiled in the shady world of counter espionage from Cairo to the Mediterranean in the time before the Battle of Alamein.
Fair game, Stephen Leather.
Spider Shepherd, SAS trooper turned undercover cop, is up against Somali pirates with terrifying terrorist ambitions in Britain.
Killing for the company, Chris Ryan.
A peace campaigner and a former SAS officer overhear that someone is bribing the British P.M. to take his country into an illegal war. The couple are hunted down and forced to hid.
The Caspian gates, Harry Sidebottom.
4th instalment in the Warrior of Rome series. Set in 262 A.D. as the barbarian Goth tribes are advancing from the north.
Portrait of a spy, Daniel Silva.
Latest adventure thriller featuring Gabriel Allan, art restorer and assassin.
Full black, Brad Thor.
In the wake of a former U.S. President's appointment to the United Nations, counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is wrongly implicated for a string of national emergencies and assassinations, a situation that forces him to race against time to uncover the real culprit.
Silent enemy, Thomas W. Young.
When the Afghan National Police training centre in Kabul is attacked by jihadists, Major Michael Parson accompanies wounded soldiers on planes bound for Germany only to discover that several of the planes have been sabotaged.

American Fiction

Sisterhood everlasting, Ann Brashares.
Despite having jobs and men that they love, Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget know something is missing: the closeness that once sustained them. Adult sequel to popular YA series.
A small hotel, Robert Olen Butler.
A tale set in reverse chronicles the failing marriage of New Orleans residents Michael and Kelly Hayes, who, on the day their divorce becomes final, revisit their shared history to evaluate the insecurities and inabilities that have driven them apart.
The Amish midwife, Mindy Starns Clark
A desire to learn about her biological family leads nurse-midwife Lexie Jaeger to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. There she meets a mysterious lay-midwife who needs her help after an Amish client and her baby die.
The Amish nanny, Mindy Starns Clark
Amish-raised Ada Rupp falls in love with Amish widower Will Gundy and agrees to act as his daughter's nanny on a trip to Europe, but when Mennonite scholar Daniel Hart asks for her help, she is torn between the two men.
The mistress's revenge, Tamar Cohen.
Described as "Fatal attraction" updated for the Facebook era. A sharp dark first novel in which a dumped mistress becomes obsessive and goes from abusive e-mails to stalking.
The night train, Clyde Edgerton.
In 1963, Dwayne Hallston discovers James Brown and wants to perform just like him. Meanwhile, Dwayne's forbidden black friend Larry, aspiring to play piano like Thelonius Monk, apprentices to a jazz musician called the Bleeder. A mutual passion for music help Dwayne and Larry as they try to achieve their dreams.
Next to love, Ellen Feldman.
Follows the stories of three young couples whose lives are irrevocably changed in the years following World War II, a period during which they struggle with difficult losses and witness profound transformations in American culture.
Learning, Karen Kingsbury.
Bailey Flanigan and Cody Coleman are not only separated by physical distance, they are also faced with great emotional distance. Bailey grows closer to her dream to be an actress and dancer in New York, while Cody coaches a small high school football team, on and off the field.Second in the Bailey Flanigan series.
Chasing the moon, A. Lee Martinez.
Described as "a cheerful apocalyptic fantasy" and featuring a talking cuboard and multiple floors of reality.
The arrivals, Meg Mitchell Moore.
The idyllic life of an empty nest couple is shattered when all three of their adult children returrn home to stay - indefinitely.
The art of forgetting, Camille Noe Pagan.
Marissa Rogers never wanted to be an alpha; beta suited her just fine. Taking charge without taking credit had always paid off: vaulting her to senior editor at a glossy magazine; keeping the peace with her critical, weight-obsessed mother; and enjoying the benefits of being best friends with gorgeous, charismatic, absolutely alpha Julia Ferrar. When Julia gets hit by a cab, she survives with minor obvious injuries, but brain damage steals her memory and alters her personality.
Northwest corner, John Burnham Schwartz.
A disbarred lawyer gets a chance at redemption when his son comes home after a barroom brawl ends a promising baseball career. A perceptive tale of fathers and sons and family dynamics.
Burnt Mountain, Anne Rivers Siddons.
A woman moves with her husband to an area where, years ago, she'd found first love and heartbreak. All goes well until the past reasserts itself.
Kindred spirits, Sarah Strohmeyer.
A group of four women in a small Connecticut town. One of them succumbs to cancer and her three friends set out to grant her dying wish: to locate her estranged mother and the daughter she gave up for adoption when she nwas 18.
The homecoming of Samuel Lake, Jenny Wingfield.
A debut novel from an American screenwriter that is in the vein of "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe." Set in 1956 it's about what happens when a preacher and his children move in with their Arkansas in-laws.
The harvest of grace, Cindy Woodsmall.
A young Old Order Amish woman's determination to flee from a bad decision and save a farm pits her against the Amish man determined to see that she falls. Can the two find common ground?

Australian fiction

Cargo, Jessica Au.
Impressive debut that races the stories of three te3enagers in the early 1990s in a small Australian town.
All that I am, Anna Funder.
A novel, based on real events, about an elderly woman remembering the events of 1933 when she and fellow Berliners dedicated themselves to resisting the rise of the Nazis.

British Fiction

What they do in the dark, Amanda Coe.
Interesting debut which slowly reveals the dark side of the 1970s Yorkshire childhood of spoilt ten year old Gemma and her neglected classmate
The sense of an ending, Julian Barnes.
The story of Tony and his friend Adrian who'd met in school and swore to stay friends for life. Now they are middle aged they find that things have
The first wife, Emily Barr.
Woman meets a grieving widower whose wife has taken her own life. She then embarks on a life of security until she starts to suspect the death of the first wife was suspicious.
On Canaan's side, Sebastian Barry.
Spanning seven decades, this novel by the prize winning Irish author is narrated by 89 year old Lily who was forced to leave Dublin at the end of World War I to live in America.
Drowning rose, Marika Cobbold.
Sometimes the hardest person to forgive is yourself...It is winter in London. Eliza Cummings, a ceramics restorer at the V&A Museum, is leaving work when she receives an unexpected phone call. Standing in the haze of the Christmas lights she hears a voice which draws her back twenty-five years — to the night Rose died.
Lucky bunny, Jill Dawson.
The story of Queenie Dove, survivor of the Depression and the Blitz, adept at thieving and escaping and rising from petty crime to more glamorous post war
The stranger's child, Alan Hollinghurst.
In the late summer of 1913 the aristocratic young poet Cecil Valance comes to stay at 'Two Acres', the home of his close Cambridge friend George Sawle. The weekend will be one of excitements and confusions for all the Sawles, but it is on George's sixteen-year-old sister Daphne that it will have the most lasting impact.
Among the missing, Morag Joss.
When a bridge collapses in the Scottish highlands with many casualties, a woman seizes the chance to "disappear" and start a new life.
Submergence, J.M. Ledgard.
Second novel by Scottish author who is the African foreign correspondent for The Economist. The story of a man held captive by jihadist fighters in Africa, enduring mock executions and forced marches while thinking about his life before.
The spoiler, Annalena McAfee.
Takes you into the world of newspaper tabloids, a satire that has since been eclipsed by the Murdoch saga!
Solace, Belinda McKeon.
Debut by Irish writer now living in New York. The story of a young man who leaves his rural Irish community to study in Dublin and falls in love before a tragedy changes everything.
The little village school, Gervase Phinn.
The author of delightful books about the life of a school inspector in the Yorkshire Dales makes his fiction debut with the story of a new head teacher at a small rural school.
Waterline, Ross Raisin.
Second novel from author of the excellent and much praised "God's own country" is about Mick, a shipbuilder in Glasgow, who has to find a new way to live following the death of his beloved wife.
Genus, Jonathan Trigell.
A dystopian tale set in a future England where genetic selection has become the norm and a London underclass congregate in King's Cross.
Everything beautiful began after, Simon Van Booy.
First novel about an air hostess who moves to Greece where she meets an American then falls for a Welsh archaeologist who accidentally runs down her drunken American.

Chicklit & romantic comedy

A rural affair, Catherine Alliott.
When her overbearing husband dies, his widow embraces village life and becomes the object of local male attention.
The look of love, Judy Astley.
Bella is happily divorced when her ex-husband turns up to sell the family home. Things change when a television company books the house - and family - for a reality TV fashion makeover.
Girls in white dresses, Jennifer Close.
Debut novel about three young women grappling with career change, romantic upsets and family pressure while suffering through an endless round of weddings and bridal showers.
The secrets between us, Louise Douglas.
Woman has a new man in her life and all looks well but then she wonders why his wife left him and why nobody has heard from her since.
Marrying up, Wendy Holden.
A shameless social climber has a prince in her sights but he's more interested in someone else so the pursuit takes on the feel of a romantic version of a military campaign.
A private affair, Lesley Lokko.
Four very different woman search for love.
Then came you : a novel, Jennifer Weiner.
The plans of four women--including a college student egg donor, a working-class surrogate mother, a wealthy woman, and her stepdaughter--are thrown into turmoil when the wealthy woman's husband suddenly dies and names the stepdaughter the unborn baby's guardian.

Chinese titles

Mei ying wei ji, An'nafangfang zhu.
Yin hen : chang pian jun shi xiao shuo, Anyue zhu.
Lan de jie hun, Ai Lin zhu.
Lian ai xi ti yu jia mian wu hui = Love exercise & masquerade, Ai Lisi zhu.
Zhu ma qing mei = Bamboo horse and young plums, Ai Mi zhu.
Bingzhou mi wu, Annafangfang zhu.
Badu, Bao Liying zhu.
Hubilie, Bao Liying zhu.
Jiang hu yi wen lu, Benshaoye zhu.
Ruo shi yi wai, Bing Er zhu.
Di yi ci de qin mi jie chu, Cai Zhiheng zhu.
Chuang dan nan you, Chahuanurenxiang zhu.
Kao gu, Chuanyuetiantangdeshou zhu.
Nan xia nan xia, Deng Songyang, Deng Yuanmei zhu.
Liang zhi qian fu yi tai xi, Dianxian zhu.
San sheng you xing, Fei Luomeng zhu.
Hui xie zi de wu tong ye, Gao Hongbo.
Kui tian, Geshixingren zhu.
Jin er huan, Hai Yan.
Zhi qing bian xing ji, Han Dong zhu.
Hui tiao wu de xiang ri kui, Qin Wenjun zhu.
Suo wei jiao shou, Shi Shengrong zhu.
Dang jia zhu fu, Shijieditu zhu.
Lu lin ji, Shu Feilian zuo pin.
He er meng nu ren, Shu Jin.
Zai bu xiang ai jiu lao liao, Shui Qianmo zhu.
Yun kai yue ming, Sishuiwuhen zhu.
Fu chun feng, Su Jingchu zhu.
Guan jie, Tang Dawei zhu.
Ce shen yu jian ai, Tang Xintian zhu.
Lie hun, Tangguomaizi zhu.
Tao mu bi shou, Wang Kailin zhu.
Zhongguo shang fan zai Baxi, Wang Xiang zhu.
Wo de peng you Kong Qiu, Wang Yuantao zhu.
Xu wo ai ni, Wen Xiu.
Pin hun, Wubing zhu.
Qing hua ci, Xiangmi zhu.
Ci hun, Zheng Yong zhu.
Xun hun ji : chang pian xiao shuo, Zisushuixiu zhu.

Fiction from the rest of the World

The artist of disappearance, Anita Desai.
Three novellas set in modern India: a government official inspects forgotten treasures, a translator starts doing more than he's paid, for, and a Himalayan hermit is intruded on by a film crew.
In the sea there are crocodiles, Fabio Geda
A big bestseller in Italy. A fictionalised account of a true story concerning a 10 year old boy who leaves his Afghan village with his mother to traqvel across Iran, Turkey and Greece to reach Italy. Likened to "The kite runner."
The reinvention of love, Helen Humphreys.
Based on the true story of Charles Sainte-Beuve, his lover Adele and her husband, Victor Hugo. When Charles Saint-Beuve, a French literary journalist met Victor Hugo, an ambitious young writer who intended to become famous, he was swept into a world of grand emotions, a world where words can become swords. But it is not Victor he is really attracted to - it is his wife Adele. Impressive novel by Canadian author.
Tender hooks, Moni Mohsin.
Billed as a 21st century version of Jane Austen's "Emma." An updating of the classic novel to the high society of Lahore where a social climber searches for a suitable wife for her cousin.
Foxes and other stories, Cees Nooteboom
Set in the cities and islands of the Mediterranean, and linked thematically, the eight stories in The Foxes Come At Night read more like a novel, a meditation on memory, life and death. Author is highly regarded Dutch writer.
The map of time, Felix J. Palma
A bestseller in Spain. London 1896 and three people whose lives have become entangled with that of author H.G. Wells set off on a desperate flight across the centuries.
This burns my heart, Samuel Park.
Caught between tradition and modernity in 1960s South Korea, a woman in an unhappy marriage struggles to give her daughter a good life.
Far to go, Alison Pick.
Powerful and moving story about one family's epic journey to flee the Nazi occupation of their homeland in 1939, and above all to save the life of a six-year-old boy. Author is a Canadian novelist and poet.
Cain, Jose Saramago
The last novel from the late Portuguese Nobel Prize winner, a sharp satire on the Old Testament.
The emperor of lies, Steve Sem-Sandberg
Prize winning novel, translated from the Swedish, based on the tragic true story of the Jewish ghetto at Lodz in World War II.
The lake, Banana Yoshimoto
The tale of a young woman who moves to Tokyo after the death of her mother, hoping to get over her grief and start a career as a graphic artist. She ends up falling for an escapee from a bizarre religious cult.

MYSTERY

Just business, Geraint Anderson.
Author of a book about his experiences as an investment banker in London now comes out with a tale of murder in the business world where a financier goes on the run, trying to outwit the authorities, a drug cartel and M15.
Death in high places, Jo Bannister.
Two friends embark on a climb of treacherous Anarchy Ridge but only one will make it down alive. Unjustly blamed for his friend's haunting death, the other must run for his life as a mourning father seeks revenge."
The accident, Linwood Barclay.
A man whose wife dies in a reckless accident discovers that his family and the town he lives in harbour a lot of murky secrets.
Back of beyond, C.J. Box.
After his AA sponsor is found dead in a desolate cabin, cop Cody Hoyt starts looking for a killer. A standalone thriiller from Box.
Blotto, Twinks and the rodents of the Riviera, Simon Brett.
The latest in this engaging mystery comedy series has two valuable painting stolen from a stately home so Blotto and Twinks set off to sort things out.
Collecting Cooper, Paul Cleave.
People are disappearing in Christchurch. Cooper Riley, a psychology professor, doesn't make it to work one day. Emma Green, one of his students, doesn't make it home. When ex-cop Theodore Tate is released from a four-month prison stint, he's asked by Green's father to help find Emma. The prize winning novel from our local author.
Thieves get rich, saints get shot, Jodi Compton.
Follow-up to "Hailey's war" has female West Point dropout involved in a case of stolen identity, ruthless motives and violent crime.
The colour of death, Michael Cordy.
A mysterious young woman who appears on new government records points to a crime scene by merely "sensing" evil, possibly holding the key to a series of murders.
Split second, Catherine Coulter.
A serial killer is on the loose, and it's up to FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock to bring him down. They soon discover that the killer has blood ties to the infamous and now long-dead monster Ted Bundy.
No mark upon her, Deborah Crombie.
Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James, recently married, are drawn into the case of an accidental downing that wasn't at Henley-on-Thames.
The calling, Neil Cross.
First in a series of crime novels inspired by the author's dark and first rate BBC TV series.
Very bad men, Harry Dolan.
Mystery magazine editor David Loogan receives a sinister manuscript that begins with a murder confession and names individuals who are being stalked and killed for their involvement in a notorious robbery years earlier.
Burned, Thomas Enger
Scandinavian crime (this time, Norwegian). First in a new series featuring Oslo-based internet reporter Henning Juul covering the story of a woman found mutilated and stoned to death in a tent.
The hand that trembles, Kjell Eriksson
Years after the mysterious disappearance of a Swedish county commissioner, a veteran police officer stumbles on a seemingly unrelated case while Ann Lindell investigates the murder of a woman in a housing development populated by single men.
The good thief's guide to Venice, Chris Ewan.
Retiring from his life of crime to write novels in Venice, gentleman thief Charlie is blackmailed into committing a dastardly deed in order to reclaim a prized rare book that has been stolen by a femme-fatale burglar.
The caller, Karin Fossum
A couple are enjoying a meal when their young daughter is in her pram covered in blood but unharmed. Inspector Sejer is called to investigate and finds that a sinister character is closing in.
Dick Francis's Gamble, Felix Francis.
The first solo novel from Felix, son of Dick. The story of a star jockey who is the unexpected beneficiary of a will after an American friend is shot dead at Aintree.
The ideal man, Julie Garwood.
Mix of mystery and romance. Dr Ellie Sullivan sees an FBI agent gunned down and the killers come after her.
Die happy, J.M. Gregson.
When the committee members of the Oldford Literary Festival all receive anonymous letters telling them to resign or die, it marks the start of an unusual case for Chief Superintendent Lambert and DS Hook.
Eyes wide open, Andrew Gross.
In the 1960, Charlie fell under the influence of a dangerous cult figure whose teachings led to violence and years later the past reasserts itself and his brother has to intervene.
Flowering Judas : a Gregor Demarkian novel, Jane Haddam.
Twelve years ago, Chester Morton disappeared from his hometown in Mattuck, New York, leaving no trace and never to be heard from again. For the past twelve years, his mother has kept the search for her son alive--paying for a billboard overlooking the local community college, putting up new flyers every week, hounding every law enforcement agency she can get to listen.
With my little eye, Gerald Hammond.
A surveyor stumbles across a rambling house near Edinburgh and realises its realestate potential but after the development goes ahead, one of his neighbours is murdered.
Deed of murder, Cora Harrison.
The latest Burren mystery. Set in Ireland 1511 where three law students go missing and one is found murdered on a lone mountain pass.
We all fall down, Michael Harvey.
Gripping thriller about a race to save Chicago from a deadly new foe: a biological weapon unleashed into the city's subway system.
A bedlam of bones, Suzette A. Hill.
More murder and mayhem and quirky humour for the humbug crunching vicar Francis Oughterard where the bishop is being blackmailed.
Fear not, Anne Holt
Yet more Scandinavian crime. The murders of a young asylum seeker and a female bishop are connected as criminal profiler Inger Johanne investigates.
Gunrunner, Graham Ison.
Latest in the Brock and Poole series has Detective Chief Inspector Brock called to a murder at Heathrow Airport.
The dispatcher, Ryan David Jahn.
A violent and gripping thriller about a Texas police dispatcher whose daughter has been kidnapped, leading to a cross country chase to California.
Hotwire, Alex Kava.
Teenagers filming a party are apparently electrocuted and the survivors start meeting suspcious deaths. Meanwhile children at a school somewhere else are infected by a deadly pathogen. Two connected cases for Special Agent Maggie O'Dell.
The ridge, Michael Koryta.
A reporter enters a homemade lighthouse in a Kentucky woodland and finds maps bearing the names of the dead.
The crusade of darkness, Giulio Leoni
Italy 1301 and Dante Alighieri, Prior to the city of Florence, is sent to Rome to meet the Pope. Sinister omens greet his arrival and he discovers several women have been ritually murdered.
Thirteen million dollar pop, David Levien.
Feeling out of place in a new job working for an exclusive investigation company, Frank Behr protects his prominent client from an assassination attempt that raises his suspicions when the Indianapolis police force tries to cover up the incident.
Pampered to death, Laura Levine.
Cosy crime tale in which Jaine Austen investigates murder at the luxury health spa.
Chelsea mansions, Barry Maitland.
D.I. Kathy Kolla realises there's more than meets the eye about the attack on an elderly American tourist at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Trackers, Deon Meyer
A housewife running from domestic abuse. A bodyguard hired to escort a smuggled rhino. Islamic terrorists on a quiet street. A secret government agency. All are mixed together in a thriller that gives a rich picture of South African society.
Now you see her, James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge.
Jeanine has looks, money, happy marriage and a baby on the way when she digs up a shocking secret and must run for her life.
The vault, Ruth Rendell.
A new case for Inspector Wexford.
Constable over the hill, Nicholas Rhea.
During his final days at Aidensfield, Nick has much to consider both private an professional in the latest in the Heartbeat series.
Before the poison, Peter Robinson.
A successful movie composer returns to the Yorkshire Dales where he'd grown up. He rents an isolated house only to find that iwas the scene of a murder back in the 1950s.
The deep dark sleep, Craig Russell.
A new case for shady investigator Lennox. Bones are dredged from the bottom of the River Clyde and they may belong to Glasgow's most notorious armed robber, "Gentleman Joe" Strachan.
The whispering gallery, Mark Sanderson.
London 1937 and young reporter John Steadman is in St. Paul's Cathedral when he witnesses a man falling to his death from the Whispering Gallery, killing a priest in the process.
Thick as thieves, Peter Spiegelman.
Carr--ex-CIA--is the reluctant leader of an elite crew planning to take tens of millions of dollars belonging to a disgraced financier, Curtis Prager. But Carr's seasoned pros are wound drum-tight--months before, the man who brought them together was killed in what Carr suspects was a setup.
Voodoo eyes, Nick Stone.
Private eye Max Mingus has to deal with the evil Doc Duvalier style dictator whos uses voodoo, black magic and violence to control his people.
Rule 34, Charles Stross.
Detective Inspector Liz Kavanaugh is head of the Rule 34 Squad, monitoring the Internet to determine whether people are engaging in harmless fantasies or illegal activities. Three ex-con spammers have been murdered, and Liz must uncover the link between them before these homicides go viral.
Darkness, my old friend, Lisa Unger.
Sinister things happen when a woman spots a man digging up a dead body and he explains that he's been trying to find out what ahppened to his long gone mother.
Shut your eyes tight, John Verdon.
Superstar detective Dave Gurney's renewed efforts to retire are halted by the brutal murder of a young bride at her wedding reception, a crime subsequently linked to a brilliant criminal who targets Gurney's family to further his agendas.
Death in August : the first Inspector Bordelli mystery, Marco Vichi
Florence in the summer of 1963 and Inspector Bordelli has to investigate the suspicious death of a wealthy signora.
The sixes, Kate White.
A standalone thriller set in a college-town where a campus death sends one woman on a quest for truth and into the clutches of a deadly secret society."
The day Is dark, Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Chilling in every sense Icelandic thriller featuring lawyer Thora Gudmundsdottir, here investigating the disappearance of two Incelanders

New Zealand Fiction

Tales for Canterbury : an anthology of short stories, Cassie Hart and Anna Caro.
Tales for Canterbury is an opportunity for readers everywhere to give support to the people of Christchurch, who have shown resilience and bravery as they work to rebuild their lives and city. This charity anthology features tales by more than two dozen writers from New Zealand and beyond who have generously donated their works.
Awhina's people, Suzanne Clark.
Awhina's People is the moving story of a strong Māori woman living in pre-European New Zealand. Awhina does her best to protect and nurture her family in a world where the ferocity of the warrior is highly valued. Lives are governed by the seasons; there is a time for harvesting, hunting, storytelling and celebration, and there is a time for war.
Sherry Cracker Gets Normal., D.J. Connell
Sherry's boss runs a business collecting unwanted gold from dentists. One afternoon he gives her money and she decides to try some new age therapy … with mixed results.

Romance

The secret mistress, Mary Balogh.
Historical romance in which Lady Angeline Dudley is expected to catch a wealthy titles gentleman but secretly wants to a marry an ordinary man.
The replacement wife, Caitlin Crews.
The playboy of Harley Street, Anne Fraser.
The army ranger's return, Soraya Lane.
A kiss to seal the deal, Nikki Logan.
Rapunzel in New York, Nikki Logan.
Reckless night in Rio, Jennie Lucas.
Heart of the desert, Carol Marinelli.
Girl in a vintage dress, Nicola Marsh.
The ice prince, Sandra Marton.
Baby on the ranch, Susan Meier.
Surrender to the past, Carole Mortimer.
Blue skies tomorrow, Sarah Sundin.
Helen Carlisle, a young war widow covers her pain with the frenzy of volunteer work until the spark of her romance with Lt. Raymond Novak, a WWII pilot, propels them both into peril.

Saga & Historical

The autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, Melanie Benjamin.
Loosely based on the life of "Vinnie" Bump who married famous "little person" Charles Stratton (a.k.a. Gerneral Tom Thumb). A lively and fascinating picture of late 19th century America and the lives of those in P.T. Barnum's famous sideshow world.
Three maids for a crown : a novel of the Grey sisters, Ella March Chase.
The stories of Lady Jane Grey, 16, destined to be the shortest reigning English monarch, her beautiful middle sister Katherine and her dwarf sister Lady Mary.
Bobby's girl, Catrin Collier.
America 1968. Everyone has one special summer. For British students Penny and Kate, and Americans Bobby and Sandy, it was that summer on Cape Cod. Warm languid days filled with love, laughter and music. Until the night Bobby's car crashed and burst into flames, and a bitter old woman took control, changing the survivors' lives for ever.
Reign of madness, Lynn Cullen.
A fictionalized account of Spanish queen Juana de Castile traces her succession to the throne after the reign of Queen Isabel, her marriage to Philippe the Handsome, and the accusations of insanity that prompted her half-century tower imprisonment.
Egypt : the book of chaos, Nick Drake.
1320 B.C. and the future of Egypt lies in the hands of chief detective Rahotep when he undertakes a secret mission across enemy lines to deliver a top secret letter from the Queen to her arch enemy, the King of the Hittites.
Vespasian : tribune of Rome, Robert Fabbri.
First in a series. The story of Vespasian who rose from rural obscurity to end up commanding a legion in the invasion of Britain.
The daughter of Siena, Marina Fiorato.
Amid the intrigue and danger of 18th-century Italy, a young woman becomes embroiled in romance and treachery with a rider in the Palio, the breathtaking horse race set in Siena.
Christmas wishes, Katie Flynn.
It is the autumn of 1945 and identical twins Joy and Gillian Lawrence are on their way home to Liverpool, having been evacuated to Devonshire five years earlier. Their mother has been killed in the blitz but the girls hope that with their beloved father's help they will be able to manage without assistance. All goes well until there is a terrible accident and Joy loses her sight.
The roots of betrayal, James Forrester.
16th century England and a dangerous document is stolen which may advance the cause of a Catholic queen.
A place called Armageddon : Constantinople, 1453, C.C. Humphreys.
Mehmet, anointed Sultan at 20, is amassing a huge army to take Constantinople.
Fallen angels, Tara Hyland.
A child is abandoned at an orphanage in San Francisco in 1958 and a year later a movie star commits suicide. The star's daughter needs to establish the
The things we cherished, Pam Jenoff.
Roger Dykmans, a university student, is living with his brother Hans, an international emissary who's secretly working against the Nazis. As time goes by Roger finds himself increasingly drawn to Magda, Hans' Jewish wife, and soon they are involved in a passionate love affair.
The decadent and the damned : a historical saga about New Zealander's forebears, who they were, why they came and what happened!, Geoff H. McDonnell.
It is 1850 and scandal, desperation and ambition create an upheaval in the lives of many English people. They are encouraged to leave England and seek a new life in a place called New Zealand.
East of Aden, Elisabeth McNeill.
1960s and three young women meet in Bombay where they have gone because of their husbands work. Many years later they meet again to find out how their lives turned out after India.
The house by the sea, Santa Montefiore.
Glamorous tale that moves between 1960s Tuscany where Floriana believes she's destined to be with the son of a rich industrialist and Devon, where an artist in residence is not all he seems.
Private lives, Tasmina Perry.
A glossy tale set around a glamorous media law firm that is riddled with secrets and scandals.
Mistress of my fate : the confessions of Henrietta Lightfoot, Hallie Rubenhold.
Fiction debut from a noted historian. The first in a planned trilogy set in 1780s England and telling the story of the daughter of a courtesan.
Cross my palm, Sara Stockbridge.
1860s London is the setting for this tale about a fortune teller who reads the palm of a high society lady and foresees a violent death. Before long the predictions start coming true.
Gioconda, Lucille Turner.
Fictional retelling of Leonardo Da Vinci's life, centreing on his relationship with Lisa del Gioconda, the model for the Mona Lisa.

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

Spell bound, Kelley Armstrong.
Someone has cut off the powers of headstrong young witch Savannah Levine and there's a witch-hunter out to kill her. Savannah, who just tackled her first murder case as a private investigator, now has to rely on mundane skills and her half-demon best friend, Adam, to turn the tables on her would-be killer and recover her magic.
Stands a shadow, Col Buchanan.
Second instalment in the Heart of the World series (following "Farlander") in which two armies clash in the battle for Bar-Khos.
Ghost story, Jim Butcher.
Latest in the Dresden Files series has Harry Dresden murdered by an unknown assassin but this doesn't stop him when his friends are in danger.
Naamah's blessing, Jacqueline Carey.
The 9th title in the Kushiel's Legacy fantasy series.
The order of the scales, Stephen Deas.
This notable fantasy triology comes to an epic conclusion as various factions fight for control of the Adamantine Palace.
Out of the waters, David Drake.
When a great creature seems to rise from the sea to devastate the city during Senator Gaius Alphenus Saxa's lavish theatrical event, the crowd is delighted. A few in the audience, although not Saxa, understand that this was not mere stagecraft, but something much darker and more dangerous. Second in The Books of the Elements fantasy series.
The stranger's woes, Max Frei
Second book in the fantasy series "Labyrinths of Echo," a huge success in the author's native Russia.
Final days, Gary Gibson.
A man stranded on Earth discovers an alien network of wormholes which lead billions of years into the future.
Star Wars. Fate of the Jedi. Ascension, Christie Golden.
As Luke and Ben Skywalker pursue the formidable dark-side, the Lost Tribe of the Sith is about to be sundered by an even greater power--which will thrust one dark lord into mortal conflict with his own flesh and blood.
This shared dream, Kathleen Ann Goonan.
Sequel to her prizewinning "In war times" tells the story of the next generation enabling to alter present reality. Utopian science fiction novel.
The magician king, Lev Grossman.
Quentin and his friends are now the kings and queens of Fillory, but the days and nights of royal luxury are starting to pall. After a morning hunt takes a sinister turn, Quentin and his old friend Julia charter a magical sailing ship and set out on an errand to the wild outer reaches of their kingdom. Sequel to his fantasy tale, "The magician."
Awakening, William Horwood.
The sequel to "Hyddenworld," the world that is in our reality but hidden.
Retribution, Sherrilyn Kenyon.
Brought together by an angry god and chased by ancient enemies out to kill them both, hired gunslinger William Jessup Brady and orphaned vampire-raised Abigail Yager must find a way to overcome their mutual hatred or watch as one of the darkest of powers rises and kills both the races they've sworn to protect. Latest in the Dark-Hunter series.
Thunder of heaven, Tim LaHaye & Craig Parshall.
Set in the near future, describes the events that lead up to the Apocalypse which were prophesized in the book of Revelation.
Prince of thorns, Mark Lawrence.
First in a planned epic fantasy trilogy that follows the fortunes of Jorg Ancrath, born to privilege but now leading a band of outlaws.
Hell ship, Philip Palmer.
The Hell Ship hurtles through space. Inside the ship are thousands of slaves, each the last of their race. The Hell Ship and its infernal crew destroyed their homes slaughtered their families and imprisoned them forever. One champion refuses to succumb.
The straight razor cure, Daniel Polansky.
Dark and moody fantasy debut that features an ex-soldier who now makes a living as a drug dealer with a shady past and a habit of getting into
Fuzzy nation, John Scalzi.
Jack Holloway, prospecting on Zara XXIII for ZaraCorp, finds an immensely valuable stream of sunstone. But when he forwards footage of the planet's catlike, native "fuzzies" to a biologist friend --who believes the "fuzzies" are sentient--hired company thugs, murder, and arson soon follow to protect ZaraCorp's mining interests.
Shadow's lure, Jon Sprunk.
Sequel to "Shadow's son." An assassin seeks to unbcover the truth about his parent's death in the Northlands.
The big switch : the war that came early, Harry Turtledove.
A World War II alternate history explores the lives of historic leaders, soldiers, and civilians in a world where Chamberlain chooses not to appease Adolf Hitler in 1938. Third in the series.
Star wars. Choices of one, Timothy Zahn.
Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca head for Candoras Sector to evaluate an alliance proposed by the governor that would provide the rebels a new base, while Mara Jade and five renegade stormtroopers also head for Candoras to smash the rebels.