 | Claireece Precious Jones is an overweight, illiterate black teenager pregnant with her second child--both the result of incest by her father--and infected with the AIDS virus--also thanks to her father. This first novel by the poet and performance... |
 | Nicholas Sparks creates another moving portrait of young love, this time centered on "Ronnie" Miller, a New York teen who remains actively dysfunctional three years after her parents' divorce. The rebellious Ronnie is sent to spend the summer with... |
 | When a wave of violent attacks strikes Washington, D.C., counterterrorism operatives Mitch Rapp and Mike Nash take the bull by the horns. They don't ask for permission--they just do what needs to be done. In the aftermath of the explosions, however,... |
 | Work and family have always been two of the most important parts of Alex Cross's life, but when his deceased brother's daughter is found murdered, Alex finds these facets of his life bleeding together in disturbing and stressful ways. The shock of... |
 | Written by the son of missionaries for his own children, THE SHACK has become an unforeseen bestseller. Riding a wave of both rapturous word-of-mouth praise and sharp criticism, it has become a significant novel in the Christian community. The... |
 | John, a high school dropout, enlists in the Army not knowing what else to do with his life. While in the Army he meets Savannah, they fall in love and she awaits his return from the Army. After 9/11 John feels it's his duty to re-enlist. During their... |
 | In FINGER LICKIN' FIFTEEN, author Janet Evanovich continues her bestselling romance series about bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. In this installment, Plum once again finds herself caught up in some wild and madcap romantic hijinks. |
 | Alex Cross has been around the block a few times--he's been doing police psychological investigations for years--but nevertheless, the story that his grandmother tells him manages to shake this seasoned professional to the core. The story, about an... |
 | Revolving around junior high school teacher Olive Kitteridge and her neighbors living along the coast of Maine, these thirteen linked short stories feature wonderfully vivid characters dealing with the regrets and tragedies of everyday lives. OLIVE... |
 | In the fourth installment in bestselling author Charlaine Harris's second-most popular series, Harper Connelly--whose powers of contacting the dead provide both her income and her constant source of trouble--winds up in Texas helping a rich,... |
