Recreation

New Titles Fiction August 2013 (arrived in July 2013)

Adventure

Eye for an eye, Ben Coes.
Earning powerful international enemies for his role in thwarting a series of terrorist attacks, Dewey Andreas is targeted for assassination after uncovering a high- level intelligence asset.
Sovereign : the books of mortals, Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee.
While the Order focuses on their total annihilation, Rom and his followers must rely on their faith in the abiding power of love to overcome all and lead them to sovereignty.
Gridlock, Byron L. Dorgan and David Hagberg.
Two Iranian agents hand over mega dollars to a Russian engineer for a drive containing a computer virus that could bring America to a standstill. Fast paced action thriller.
Masaryk Station, David Downing.
Berlin 1948 and the city has become the cockpit of a new Cold War. John Russell is working for both Russia and the CIA in this action-packed novel.
Slingshot, Matthew Dunn.
Will Cochrane MI6's, and now the CIA's, most prized asset and deadliest weapon is ordered to recover a mysterious document stolen by a Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SRV) traitor working for a former high-ranking East German Stasi officer.
Red star falling, Brian Freemantle.
In a botched escape from Russia, MI5 spy Charlie Muffin is seized by the FSB, Russia's intelligence-service successor to the infamous KGB. Charlie is Russia's long-term target in British counter-intelligence, and Moscow is determined to extract, by whatever means necessary, every secret of British and Western espionage over Charlie's thirty-year career.
The spoils of conquest, Seth Hunter.
Captain Nathan Peake is sent across Middle East to carry a grim warning to British India that Napoleon's army is on the way.
The eye of God : a sigma force novel, James Rollins.
Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force set out to discover a truth tied to the fall of the Roman Empire, to a mystery going back to the birth of Christianity, and to a weapon hidden for centuries that holds the fate of humanity.
Hidden order, Brad Thor.
When a string of high-profile kidnappings in Washington, D.C., escalate upon the discovery that the victims are being murdered, an eventual ransom demand triggers terror throughout the country and covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is summoned to put an end to the crisis.
Black pearl : a Richard Mariner novel, Peter Tonkin.
An incalculable fortune in conflict minerals lies on the bed of a lost lake. The lake lies in the middle of a jungle hardly changed since the age of the dinosaurs, while the jungle stands on the slope of an active volcano which has destroyed the only civilisation nearby. The volcano serves as a border between two warring central African nations.
The enemy, Tom Wood.
Meet Victor. He's the world's deadliest assassin, locked in an uneasy alliance with the CIA. And he has a list: three names, three victims. But with each name he crosses off, the game grows far more complex and far more lethal.
The game, Tom Wood.
Victor the assassin is living a solitary, peaceful life in Iceland when he's drawn into a job for an unidentified Swiss broker. Having passed the test, he's introduced to a group of mercenaries and killers who are tasked to perform the ultimate assassination.

American Fiction

The light in the ruins, Chris Bohjalian.
A tale of love, desperation and revenge set in the war ravaged Tuscan countryside in 1943.
We only know so much, Elizabeth Crane.
This unforgettable story, filled with empathy, humor and emotional wisdom, follows four generations of an American family living under one roof as they each look for meaning in all the wrong places.
The impossible lives of Greta Wells, Andrew Sean Greer.
Woman receiving electroshock therapy finds herself transported to the other lives she might have lived in this intriguing tale of possibilities in life.
The carriage house, Louisa Hall.
Jane Austen's "Persuasion" (or the basic plot of it) is brought into the 21st century in the story of three sisters, pride and joy of their father.
The good luck girls of Shipwreck Lane, Kelly Harms.
Janine Brown of Cedar Falls, Iowa, is this year's lucky winner of a brand-new, fully loaded dream home! Problem is, which Janine Brown? Janine "Janey" Brown is at first reluctant to give up the safety and sanctity she finds in her tiny kitchen. Across town, Janine "Nean" Brown knows that this house promises an escape from the latest in her revolving door of crappy jobs and drunk boyfriends. Both Janine Browns head for Christmas Cove, Maine, to claim the prize they both rightfully think is theirs.
Afloat, Erin Healy.
Residents of apartments designed to float in the peaceful cove of a winding river become divided on how best to survive when a sinkhole gives way and torrential rains flood the cove, cutting them off from the rest of the world.
Flat water Tuesday, Ron Irwin.
After the huge success of "The art of fielding" there's been lots of advance hype for this affecting tale of a working class boy who takes up rowing at a New England prep school.
Calling me home, Julie Kibler.
Eighty-nine-year-old Isabelle McAllister has a favour to ask her hairdresser Dorrie Curtis: drop everything and drive from Arlington, Texas, to a funeral in Cincinnati. Tomorrow. Dorrie, fleeing problems of her own, agrees. It's a journey that changes both their lives, as she learns Isabelle's tale of a forbidden relationship and its tragic consequences, a tale that just might help Dorrie find her own way.
The summer girls, Mary Alice Monroe.
Three granddaughters. Three months. One summer house. In this trilogy set on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, the author captures the complex relationships between three half sisters scattered across the country, and a grandmother determined to help them rediscover their family bonds.
White dog fell from the sky, Eleanor Morse.
There's been a lot of critical praise for this moving tale set in 1970s Botswana where a man escapes across the border and meets an American woman and the lives of both are irrevocably changed.
The lemon orchard, Luanne Rice.
Love story of two people from very different worlds, a woman housesitting in Malibu and a man who oversees a lemon orchard and supports his extended Mexican family.
The other typist, Suzanne Rindell.
A black comedy about a police stenographer accused of murder in 1920s Manhattan.
The unknowns, Gabriel Roth.
School geek grows up to be dotcom millionaire but without a partner then a woman comes into his life and he has to learn a lot of life lessons.
Fin & Lady, Cathleen Schine.
In the Greenwich Village of 1964, eleven-year-old Fin moves in with his glamorous, careless older sister, and it's hard to tell who's raising whom.
Sisterland : a novel, Curtis Sittenfeld.
Two sisters share the dangerous ability to see into the future: one suppresses it and the other works as a psychic medium and creates a media storm predicting an earthquake.
The life list, Lori Nelson Spielman.
After her mother dies a woman sets out to complete her old list of childhood goals. First novel. In the style of Cecilia Ahern.
Island girls, Nancy Thayer.
When the will of a recently deceased ladies' man mandates a summer-long reunion for his daughters from different marriages at his posh Nantucket house, the three sisters are forced to confront long-festering resentments and misunderstandings as well as challenges in their private and professional lives, a situation that is complicated by a shocking revelation and the arrival of their mothers.
The love affairs of Nathaniel P., Adelle Waldman.
Expert debut by young woman writer about a young man who rises to literary stardom.
Amy falls down, Jincy Willett.
Witty and scathing yet ultimately heartwarming tale of a woman who has a head injury which leads to a weird interview and stardom. A sharp and funny look at the publishing world today.

Australian fiction

Hope's road, Margareta Osborn.
Sixty years ago, heartbroken and betrayed, old Joe McCauley turned his back on his family and their fifth-generation farm, Montmorency Downs. He now spends his days as a recluse, spying upon the land and the granddaughter that should by rights have been his.
The last thread, Michael Sala.
This autobiographical novel captures the confusion and longing of a young boy grappling with culture, family and fear.
The stone angel, Katherine Scholes.
Stella Boyd is a successful journalist who reports from some of the world's most dangerous places. She's young and independent, and has her life under control. Then an urgent fax arrives and six words bring her world crashing down: Your father is missing at sea. Within days, Stella is back in the small Tasmanian fishing village where she grew up.
Snake bite, Christie Thompson.
Coming of age tale of a teenage goth living with her alcoholic mother in Canberra. Described as a contemporary "Puberty blues."

British Fiction

My husband next door, Catherine Alliott.
Ella separates from husband Sebastian and he ends up living in an outhouse across the lawn from the family farmhouse.
An Englishwoman in New York, Anne-Marie Casey.
Bad news for Lucy as she and her husband lose lots of money in a financial crash and move into a tiny East Village apartment but good news as well as Lucy falls for New York.
Someone else's wedding, Tamar Cohen.
Dark, witty tale of a wife and her grown-up family whose secrets come shimmering to the surface at a wedding: told in real-time over 36 hours.
The kills, Richard House.
Epic novel of crime and conspiracy told in four books. It begins with a man on the run and ends with a burned body. Comparisons have been made to Roberto Bolano, David Mitchell and Don DeLillo.
Time present and time past, Deirdre Madden.
Charts the progress of Fintan Buckley whose pleasantly average life is rocked when he starts having hallucinations that plunge him back to his childhood. A riveting book by one of Ireland's best authors.
The outline of love, Morgan McCarthy.
From the author of the first rate debut, "The other half of me." An innocent young woman grows up in the Scottish Highlands and leaves home for university in London where she meets a singer/writer with a mysterious past.
Kiss me first, Lottie Moggach.
Leila has never met Tess, but she now knows more about Tess than anyone in the world. She's read all of her emails, researched her past and asked Tess for every detail about her friends and family. Tess has never met Leila. But if she wants to slip away from the world unnoticed, she needs to trust Leila with her life. Sinister debut from the daughter of Deborah.
Things we never say, Sheila O'Flanagan.
Woman with good friends, a steady relationship and an enjoyable job leaves for a Dublin to sort out a crisis in her family.
The state we're in, Adele Parks.
An incurable romantic meets a self made man who is a harsh realist and the unlikely pair are brought together.
The spinning heart, Donal Ryan.
In the aftermath of Ireland's financial collapse, dangerous tensions surface in an Irish town. As violence flares, the characters face a battle between public persona and inner desires. This book speaks for contemporary Ireland. It captures the language and spirit of rural Ireland and with uncanny perception, articulates the words and thoughts of generations.
The home corner, Ruth Thomas.
Edinburgh 1991, where a teenager goes back to school as a classroom assistant then meets an old schoolfriend whose life has been extraordinary.
The illusion of separateness, Simon Van Booy.
Inspired by a true story. About an act of courage on a French battlefield during World War II that continues to resonate in the lives of two men.
All the birds, singing, Evie Wyld.
Jake lives on an island with flocks of sheep and someone or something is killing them off and who knows if it's man, beast or something harder to understand. Described as thriller, fantasy and true original.

Fiction from the rest of the World

We need new names, NoViolet Bulawayo.
First novel about a ten year old girl's journey from Zimbabwe to America where she finds it might not be the promised land she had hoped for.
Crazy rich Asians, Kevin Kwan.
Clever and funny debut about three super rich, pedigreed families and the scheming that results when the heir to the biggest fortune brings home his American born Chinese girlfriend.
A treacherous paradise, Henning Mankell
Based on a true story this is about a woman who escapes poverty in Sweden to be a cook on a steamship to Australia (in 1904) and marries the ship's mate. When he dies she jumps ship at Lourenco Marques for a new life.
The remains of love, Zeruya Shalev
Hemda Horovitz lies on her deathbed in Jerusalem and remembers her life. A story of family as well as a meditation on the state of Israel.
Ru, Kim Thouy
Ru: In Vietnamese it means lullaby; in French it is a small stream, but also signifies a flow of tears, blood, and money. This book presents a lullaby of Vietnam and a love letter to a new homeland.
The Devil's workshop, Jachym Topol
A young man grows up in a town with a sinister history. The concentration camp may have been liberated years ago, but its walls still cast their long shadows and some of the inhabitants are quite determined to not to allow anyone to forget.When the camp is marked for demolition, one of the survivors begins a campaign to preserve it, quickly attracting donations from wealthy benefactors, a cult-like following of young travellers, and a steady stream of tourists. Translated from the Czech.
Time on my hands, Giorgio Vasta
Translated from Italian. Palermo, Sicily, 1978, and politician Aldo Moro has been kidnapped by the Red Brigade then found dead. Three 11 year old schoolboys follow the case and are drawn to abducting and imprisoning a schoolmate.
Ballistics : a novel, D.W. Wilson.
Alan is given one last task by his dying grandfather: track down the father he's never known. He sets off on a reckless journey in the Canadian Rockies to uncover his past. Debut by Canadian author.

Graphic Novel

A game of thrones. Volume 2 : the graphic novel., George R.R. Martin
The gigantic beard that was evil, Stephen Collins.
On the buttoned-down island of Here, all is well. By which we mean: orderly, neat, contained and, moreover, beardless. Or at least it is until one famous day, when Dave, bald but for a single hair, finds himself assailed by a terrifying, unstoppable monster! Where did it come from? How should the islanders deal with it?
Very casual, Michael DeForge.
Culled from mini comics, online comics, and anthology contributions, "Very Casual" collects notable short stories from Michael DeForge's prolific oeuvre. Included are stories about litter gangs, meat-filled snowmen, righteous cops, beagle/human hybrids, and forest-bound drag queens.
Robert Jordan's The wheel of time. The eye of the world. Volume one, Robert Jordan ; adapted by Chuck Dixon ; artwork by Chase Conley
The Darwin faeries, William Geradts & Richard Fairgay ; art by Gonzalo Martinez.
Written and created in New Zealand this is a light hearted journey through disaster, theories, exploration, school, life, death and beyond in an adventure unlike any other, with a tale of how Darwin came to his concepts of survival of the fittest.
Sankarea. 1, Mitsuru Hattori
After secretly creating a resurrection potion from hydrangea leaves for his beloved deceased cat, Bābu, zombie-obsessed high school student Chihiro Furuya decides to test his creation on Sanka Rea, a popular classmate and local heiress.
The Manhattan Projects. 1, Jonathan Hickman, writer ; Nick Pitarra, artist ;
What if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs?
The Manhattan Projects. 2, Jonathan Hickman, writer ; Nick Pitarra, artist
The second amazing volume of the SCIENCE, BAD book of the new millennium. The battle for global supremacy is underway and the bad men of the Manhattan Projects will only accept one outcome: World domination.
Aquaman. Volume 2, The Others, Geoff Johns, writer ; Ivan Reis, penciller
The walking dead. Volume 18, What comes after, Robert Kirkman, creator, writer ; Charlie Adlard, penciler, inker ; Cliff Rathburn
The Finder library. Volume 2, Carla Speed McNeil.
In a future where society is split between those who live in the large, technologically-advanced domed cities dominated by clans and those who eke out a hunter-gatherer existence elsewhere in what is left of man's lost civilizations, Magri White has dreams that others can visit, but then his dream world gets hacked.
Templar, Jordan Mechner
Martin isn't exactly the most steadfast or pious knight, but he does manage to escape when the king of France and the pope massacre the Templars and steal their legendary treasure. In fact, Martin rises to the occasion. He rallies a small force of surviving Templars, and together the band hatches an audacious plan to steal the world's greatest treasure out from under the king's nose.
Hana-Kimi : for you in full blossom. Volume 5, Hisaya Nakajo
Higurashi when they cry. Festival accompanying arc. [1], Ryukishi07 ; art by Karin Suzuragi
Umineko when they cry. 2, Legend of the golden witch. 2, Ryukishi07, Kei Natsumi
Umineko when they cry. 3, Turn of the golden witch. 1, Ryukishi07, Jiro Suzuki
Genius, Steven T. Seagle & Teddy Kristiansen.
Ted Marx works hard at his career as a quantum physicist. But lately the demands of his job have begun to overwhelm him. Then Ted makes a startling discovery: his wife's father once knew Einstein and claims that Einstein entrusted to him a final, devastating secret, a secret even more profound and shattering than the work that led to the first atom bombs.
Thunderbolts. Volume 1, No quarter, Daniel Way ; artist, Steve Dillon
Part of the Marvel NOW! Red Hulk, Venom, Elektra, Deadpool, the Punisher. Thunderbolts team fights fire with fire, targeting the most dangerous players in the Marvel Universe.
The couriers : the complete series, Brian Wood
Tells the tale of mercenary bike messengers in New York City who do the jobs no one else will: the black market runs, the smuggling, the hits and the double crosses.

Mystery

Downfall, Jeff Abbott.
Compelled to assist a beautiful woman who whispers a plea for help in his San Francisco bar, former CIA agent Sam Capra is pursued by authorities and a secret network of successful people who owe their wealth and power to a mysterious and dangerous Faustian figure.
Please don't tell, Elizabeth Adler.
Assisting a car accident victim who was traveling to San Francisco to solve the murder of his fiancee, Fenny Dexter shares a night of passion with the man, whose identity comes into question in the wake of a series of brutal murders.
The sleeper, Emily Barr.
Psychological thriller about a woman whose friend disappears on Cornwall-London train and may have been murdered.
Light of the world, James Lee Burke.
A serial killer narrowly escapes the death penalty then escapes from a prison van. Dave Robicheaux is on his trail.
Her last breath, Linda Castillo.
A beautiful Amish woman, a dangerous femme fatale, is the central figure in a tale that features the dark side of the Amish community of Painters.
The vanishing, John Connor.
A child is snatched and twenty years later a grieving mother gets a cryptic message that leads to a race against time.
The last of days, Paul Doherty.
The last days of Henry VIII's reign and the murderous schemes that encircle him.
Massacre pond, Paul Doiron.
Gripping thriller featuring game warden Mike Bowditch and an enigmatic woman whose mission to save the wilderness of Maine may have incited a murder.
Drive by, Michael Duffy.
Tough crime thriller set amongst a Sydney crime family from a Lebanese background.
The unquiet grave, Steven Dunne.
DI Damian Brook, working in Derby Constabulary Cold Case Department, sees a pattern in murders that began in 1963.
The devil and the river, R.J. Ellory.
The discovery of the corpse of a woman missing for over 20 years is a tough case for detective as friends won't throw any light until a new series of deaths throw up more questions.
Everyone lies, A.D. Garrett.
Author is a pseudonym for thriller writer Margaret Murphy and Professor Dave Barclay, forensic adviser to the police. Tale of a female D.I. and a forensics genius whose wife and daughter have disappeared.
Con law, Mark Gimenez.
First in new series introducing John Bookman, a clever law professor who receives letters from all over the country from people in need of help and often he'll respond and leave the safe haven of university for more dangerous territory.
The ways of the world, Robert Goddard.
1919 and a top British diplomat falls from the roof of his mistress's apartment at the time when a huge gathering of politicians and statesmen are working out future history.
More bitter than death, Camilla Grebe & Asa Traff
Swedish crime thriller that's also about atonement and rehabilitation in its story of a small girl who witnesses her mother's murder and a group of women who have endured domestic violence.
The wild beasts of Wuhan : an Ava Lee novel, Ian Hamilton.
Wong Changxing, a rich Chinese powerbroker, has just been bilked out of $100 million in an elaborate art forgery con. His one hope of recovering the money, and of saving face, is Ava Lee a forensic accountant with a talent for tracking down untraceable funds.
Let it burn, Steve Hamilton.
Reluctantly returning to Detroit to reconnect with a woman and confront the trauma of a shooting that left his partner dead, Alex McKnight investigates an untapped clue and discovers that the man sentenced for the crime may not have been the killer.
Until you're mine, Samantha Hayes.
Happily married woman whose husband goes to sea, employs someone to help her with the children then a local woman is murdered and it seems the helper knows a little too much.
The good suicides, Antonio Hill
Something sinister happened that weekend and no-one is telling. Senior staff at a pharmaceutical company come home with a secret after a team-building course in a remote farm house. Now, they are committing suicide, one by one. Soon, they may all be dead.
The 9th girl, Tami Hoag.
Investigators Koac and Liska are on the case of nine unidentified bodies turning up in Minneapolis.
Stranded, Alex Kava.
FBI special agent Maggie O'Dell faces her toughest case yet where appearances turn out to be deceptive and nothing is as it first seems.
The killing game, J.A. Kerley.
Detective Carson Ryder's reputation is on the line when a sociopathic serial killer embarks on a personal vendetta, constructing his crimes to hit Carson's weak spot.
The last word, Lisa Lutz.
Targeted by the members of her dysfunctional family for control over Spellman Investigations after staging a retaliatory takeover, Izzy is wrongly accused of embezzling funds from a wealthy Alzheimer's patient.
How a gunman says goodbye, Malcolm Mackay.
Second in a tough and gritty trilogy set in Glasgow underworld with retired gunman Frank MacLeod.
An act of kindness, Barbara Nadel.
Second case for private eye Lee Arnold and assistant Mumtaz Hakim, here investigating an Afghan War veterans murder in London's East End.
The book of souls, James Oswald.
Every year for ten years, a young woman's body was found in Edinburgh at Christmas time: naked, throat slit, body washed clean. Ten years, ten women. The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean's fiancee. First in the Detective Inspector McLean series.
Second honeymoon, James Patterson & Howard Roughan.
FBI agent John O'Hara and Special Agent Sarah Brubaker hunt an ingenious pair of serial killers whose victims all have one chilling thing in common - they're newlyweds.
Enigma of China, Qiu Xiaolong.
In line for the top political position of the Shanghai Police Department, Chief Inspector Chen Cao is drawn into the investigation of a major party member's son, whose suspicious suicide in the face of corruption charges forces Chen to make a difficult choice.
Cross fingers, Paddy Richardson.
Kiwi mystery. Television journalist is working to expose a property developer and former cop and a project on the 1981 Rugby tour.
Witness the dead, Craig Robertson.
Scottish Police are called to a murder scene in Glasgow's Northern Necropolis. The body of a young woman lies stretched out over a tomb in what looks like a ritualistic murder. Her body bears a three letter message from her killer, daubed in lurid red lipstick. Set in the 1970s.
Always watching, Chevy Stevens.
Psychiatrist Nadine Lavoie has a true desire to help people put their demons at rest. But she has demons of her own, some she can barely think about and some she can't even remember. In the lockdown ward of a psychiatric hospital, she is in her element. She has the tools to help people, and she has the desire - healing broken families is what she lives for. But Nadine doesn't want to look too closely at her own past.
Gift wrapped, Peter Turnbull.
When four postcards are sent anonymously to an advice centre, each with the word "murder" scribbled in a foreign language and the same precise OS map reference, DCI Hennessey and his team visit the sinister location and make a chilling discovery: the body of a professional man who had been reported missing ten years earlier.
Aftershock, Andrew Vachss.
A small quaint seaside village is seething with corruption and the murder of the school's most popular boy uncovers even more Vachss style nastiness.
Safe as houses, Simone van der Vlugt
A single mother stands in the garden of her isolated house, hanging out the washing, when suddenly a man appears. When he grabs at her, Lisa runs, but she is not quick enough. Suddenly Lisa and her young daughter find themselves held hostage in their own home. Crime novel from Dutch author.
The feast of Artemis, Anne Zouroudi.
Hermes Daiktoros arrives for the olive harvest festival and discovers a long running feud that leads to murder.

New Zealand Fiction

The fall of light, Sarah Laing.
Novel with ink-wash pictures about a successful architect whose life is falling apart and then, after an accident, comes back together.
Unspeakable secrets of the Aro Valley, Danyl McLauchlan.
A sleepy bohemian neighbourhood. An ancient legend from the ancient past. A brilliant but troubled young writer. A voluptuous healer. A shadowy cult and its sinister leader. And all in Wellington's Aro Valley.
Memories in the bone : he who pursues revenge digs two graves, Mee-mee Phipps.
Historical adventure about a failed peasant-scholar who ends up on the Otago goldfields, goes back to China, then returns to beat poll tax and get a job in a Māori village.
The misplaced affections of Charlotte Fforbes, Catherine Robertson.
Romantic comedy about tangled relationships, misunderstandings, truculent toddlers and more.
The keeper of secrets, Julie Thomas.
Following a priceless violin across five decades, this stunning debut novel tells the story of orchestra conductor Rafael Gomez who, inspired by the playing of an aspiring violin virtuoso who suddenly refuses to play another note, will do anything he can to change that.
Land, love, tears and laughter, Franki Wood.
When Franki was twelve her whole family had a change of lifestyle, from 'townie' to farmer. She has used the courage of her father, with only four and sixpence in his pocket, and a family willing to start a new life, for the basis of this book.

Romance

A cowboy to come home to, Donna Alward.
The right Mr. Wrong, Natalie Anderson
One night she would never forget, Amy Andrews.
The return of her past, Lindsay Armstrong.
The making of a princess, Teresa Carpenter.
The unexpected wedding guest, Aimee Carson.
Proof of their sin, Dani Collins.
How to melt a frozen heart, Cara Colter.
When the cameras stop rolling, Connie Cox.
In Petrakis's power, Maggie Cox.
True love, Jude Deveraux.
The cattleman's ready-made family, Michelle Douglas.
Rancher to the rescue, Jennifer Faye.
How to resist a heartbreaker, Louisa Goerge.
Falling for the rebel falcon, Lucy Gordon.
The sheikh's prize, Lynne Graham.
A shadow of guilt, Abby Green.
Forgiven but not forgotten?, Abby Green.
The first crush is the deepest, Nina Harrington.
His brand of passion, Kate Hewitt.
Once is never enough, Mira Lyn Kelly.
My boyfriend and other enemies, Nikki Logan.
The gift of a child, Sue MacKay.
Dr Dark and far-too delicious, Carol Marinelli.
Secrets of a career girl, Carol Marinelli.
What the paparazzi didn't see, Nicola Marsh.
Making the surgeon smile, Lynne Marshall.
The man behind the pinstripes, Melissa McClone.
His final bargain, Melanie Milburne.
One night heir, Lucy Monroe.
An invitation to sin, Sarah Morgan.
Secrets & saris, Shoma Narayanan.
Princess in the iron mask, Victoria Parker.
A Greek escape, Elizabeth Power.
Too close for comfort, Heidi Rice.
An explosive return, Alison Roberts.
Diamond in the desert, Susan Stephens.
A throne for the taking, Kate Walker.
A tailor-made bride, Karen Witemeyer.
Head in the clouds, Karen Witemeyer.
Stealing the preacher, Karen Witemeyer.
The couple who fooled the world, Maisey Yates.

Saga & Historical

The second footman, Jasper Barry.
Nineteen year-old Max is the duchesse de Claireville's second footman, but he does not intend to endure the indignities of service for long. He has a plan - to find an aristocratic patron who will become his unwitting accomplice in an audacious fraud.
The secrets women keep, Fanny Blake.
A wife waiting for family at a Tuscan villa finds a text on her husband's phone that indicates he's cheating on her.
The summer queen, Elizabeth Chadwick.
Based on up to date research, a portrait of Eleanor of Aquitaine from her married life at 13.
Ripples on a pond, Joy Dettman.
Woody Creek is preparing for its centenary celebrations but for many of its townspeople it's just another reminder of the old days, before so-called progress roared through the town altering everything in its wake.
The apartment in Rome, Penny Feeny.
Ambitious art photographer Gina lives a glamorous life in bustling Rome. Her edgy shots of refugees have been receiving rave reviews and commissions for future work, and things in her personal life have finally settled down. But just when she thinks she can sit back and relax in the apartment she was left by her unconventional husband, a chance encounter sends her world into a tailspin.
Sumerford's autumn, Barbara Gaskell Denvill.
Tale of early Tudor times and the lives of the Sumerford brothers and their changing fortunes.
The white princess, Philippa Gregory.
Fifth in Cousin's War series tells the story of Elizabeth of York, elder sister of the princes in the tower.
The last banquet, Jonathan Grimwood.
Story of a man who is author/soldier/diplomat/spy/lover/chef and his search for the ultimate feast.
The walls of Byzantium, James Heneage.
First novel. Sweeping tale set in 15th century Europe about a quest for a hidden treasure, guarded by successive generations of famous warriors.
Beautiful day, Elin Hilderbrand.
A summer wedding stirs up trouble for both sides of the family as they gather on Nantucket for a wedding.
The skull and the nightingale, Michael Irwin.
Set in early 1760s England, a dark tale of manipulation, adultery, passion and betrayal.
Hannibal : fields of blood, Ben Kane.
Second in the Hannibal series sees Hannibal and his armies facing the might of Rome at Cannae.
Red sky in morning, Paul Lynch.
Dark tale of oppression set in 1830s Donegal where a young father rebels against his landowner's son and is hunted down across the Atlantic to the new American frontier.
Flame Tree Hill, Mandy Magro.
Kirsty Mitchell is ready to come home. After a tragic accident that left her scarred, she fled overseas. Now, three years later, she's finally returning to Flame Tree Hill, her beloved family farm. But at twenty-five Kirsty isn't prepared for the terrifying new challenge ahead: breast cancer.
Ocean Child, Tamara McKinley.
1920. Having disobeyed the wishes of her aristocratic family, Lulu Pearson, a young and talented Tasmanian sculptress, finds herself alone in London in the wake of the Great War. The future is looking bright until, on the eve of her first exhibition, Lulu learns she has inherited a racing colt called Ocean Child from a mysterious benefactor, and she must return to her homeland to claim him.
Secrets of the lighthouse, Santa Montefiore.
Woman runs away from impending marriage, her job and her mother to her aunt's house in rural Ireland where she uncovers a dark family secret.
Make me an idol, Katherine Scholes.
A novel which follows two women in their search for the truth. Their search ranges over a vast geographical span: from a remote Tasmanian island to the ashrams of India to the New York metropolis.
Illuminations : a novel of Hildegard von Bingen, Mary Sharratt.
A novel based on the true story of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), who was offered by her parents as a tithe to the Church as a young child and who triumphed to become a powerful abbess, composer, prophet and polymath.

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

Storm surge, Taylor Anderson.
The Alliance is on the offensive everywhere, but its enemies have a few surprises, including new weaponry and new tactics - and a stunning geographic advantage that Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy never suspected.
Terminus, Adam Baker.
Horror tale about the world overrun by a lethal infection that leaves its victims locked between life and death.
New Earth, Ben Bova.
A new earthlike planet is discovered and an exploration team sets off to explore this pristine planet, a trip that takes 80 years each way!
Star wars. Crucible, Troy Denning.
Han and Leia Solo arrive at Lando Calrissian's Outer Rim mining operation to help him thwart a hostile takeover but soon the stakes are raised and, to save Han, and the galaxy, Luke Skywalker and Leia must brave a gauntlet of treachery, terrorism, and the untold power of an enigmatic artifact capable of bending space, time, and even the Force itself into an apocalyptic nightmare.
Cold steel, Kate Elliott.
Fantasy with a hint of steampunk as Cat Barahal struggles with dragons and politics in the final volume of The Spiritwalker series.
2121 : a tale from the next century, Susan Greenfield.
First novel by British scientist/writer is set in the near future where humanity has split in two: the technological and pleasure drive and the outcasts.
The drowning girl, Caitlin R. Kiernan.
Imp, a struggling schizophrenic, fights to determine whether or not the strange mythological creatures she meets are due to her condition or are from something else entirely.
The arrivals, Melissa Marr.
Chloe falls off the wagon after five sober years and wakes up in the Wasteland, a world full of monsters and people like herself.
Helen & Troy's epic road quest, A. Lee Martinez.
A minotaur girl, an all-American boy, a three-legged dog and a classic car on the road to adventure in a wildly zany fantasy adventure.
Reviver, Seth Patrick.
Revivers can wake the dead and are part of police investigations but the murder of the journalist who discovered them leads to things taking a sinister turn. Crossover SF/crime.
The long war, Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter.
A generation after the events of The Long Earth, mankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by Stepping. Where Joshua and Lobsang once pioneered, now fleets of airships link the stepwise Americas with trade and culture. Mankind is shaping the Long Earth but in turn the Long Earth is shaping mankind.
The adjacent, Christopher Priest.
Tibor Tarent, a freelance photographer, is recalled to Britain from Anatolia where his wife Melanie has been killed by insurgent militia. IRGB is a nation living in the aftermath of a bizarre and terrifying terrorist atrocity - hundreds of thousands were wiped out when a vast triangle of west London was instantly annihilated. The authorities think the terrorist attack and the death of Tarent's wife are somehow connected.
Time of contempt, Andrzej Sapkowski
Latest in the series about Geralt, a witcher with sorcerous powers and skills as an assassin. Author is one of Poland's most successful.
Neptune's brood : a space opera, Charles Stross.
Krina Alizond-114 is a metahuman in a universe where natural humans have been extinct for 5000 years.
Theatre of the gods, M. Suddain
A steampunk space opera and genre-bending romp with dark plots, cannibal cults, the birth of creation and the death of time.
No going back, Mark L. Van Name.
Nano-enhanced John Moore is haunted by memories of child soldiers he couldn't save. Now he's so self-destructive that Lobo, his hyper-intelligent assault vehicle, fears a high-stakes illegal mission could be their last.