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The forbidden caller

Gray, Shelley Shepard,

"When widow Jenna Graber loses her husband in a tragic mill accident, she never expects his boss Nelson Harper to become her lifeline. Through quiet acts of kindness, Nelson helps her rebuild her world-and slowly captures her heart. But when their friendship blossoms into love, Jenna must choose between the traditions that have defined her and her heart"-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

Last to fall

Blackburn, Lynn Huggins.

She's caught in a deadly game. He's the only one who can help her win. Bronwyn Pierce has poured everything into The Haven, her family's exclusive mountain resort in Gossamer Falls. But when financial discrepancies surface and the numbers suggest something far darker than simple mismanagement, she's forced to call on the one person with the skills to help her: Mo Quinn, a former Army intelligence officer, her first love, and the last person she ever wanted to trust again. Mo has spent years avoiding the woman he once loved and the secrets that tore them apart. But when Bronwyn calls, he can't walk away--especially when it's clear someone wants her gone for good. As they dig deeper into the treacherous motives behind a blackmail scheme, their proximity reignites long-buried feelings neither of them are ready to face. And when the evidence points to an unexpected culprit, Mo faces an impossible choice: trust the proof in front of him or trust his heart. With danger closing in and no one else to turn to, Bronwyn must break years of silence with Mo to uncover who's trying to destroy The Haven. They'll have to risk everything--including their hearts--to expose the truth before it's too late.

Date Published:2026

The Swan House

Musser, Elizabeth,

"This 25th anniversary edition of Elizabeth Musser's beloved novel features a gorgeous updated cover. In The Swan House, Mary has always taken advantage of her family's wealth, but when tragedy touches Atlanta, she meets Carl, and everything changes. Together they endeavor to uncover a mystery, learning more than they ever could have imagined"-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

Three steps behind

Pettrey, Dani.

"A suspicious death. A desperate search for truth. With danger hovering, can they uncover the killer's plan? Private Investigator Deckard MacLeod is thrilled when Harper Grace returns from her humanitarian trip overseas. It's been three months since he's seen her, but when she shows up on his front porch haggard, with a desolate look in her eyes, he knows something has gone very wrong. Harper, a forensic botanist, needs refuge, and that can only be found with Deckard, who is a protector at heart. But after what she's endured, how can she possibly move forward with a relationship? Deck deserves someone whole, someone present, and her mind is still imprisoned in that desolate land. She's barely set foot on Deck's ranch when news comes that her dear friend died suddenly. A heart attack in her early thirties? Something feels very off. As clues surface and suspects become evident, Harper trusts her gut to lead her and Deckard forward, but the closer they come to the truth, the closer they get to death. And if they aren't careful, it'll be their own. . . ."--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

At morning's light

Snelling, Lauraine.

Includes discussion questions. "In her new homeland of Iowa, she must risk heartbreak and uncertainty for her dreams to flourish. Maya Bredesen and her husband plan to journey from Norway to a new life at her cousin's boardinghouse in America, but on one last fateful fishing trip, a fierce winter storm steals away her husband. With her dreams for the future crushed, Maya is left grieving on the voyage to Iowa, accompanied instead by her brother, who plans to finish his seminary degree. Arriving at a boardinghouse spilling over with orphans and a newly married couple, Maya struggles to find her place amid the chaos. A new friendship develops between her and Eben Miller, the reserved, kind farmer next door, but just as Maya begins to recover from her wounded heart, more tragedy engulfs her. As she and Eben weather trials together, can they overcome the difficulties this new land holds when it seems so far from becoming home?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Fair are the meadows

Snelling, Lauraine.

"School teacher Helen Stenerson has planted her roots in the community of Green Creek, Iowa. Seminary student ¢dger Gunderson shows interest in her, but Helen is determined to avoid romantic entanglement. When her aging aunt summons Helen to Ohio and shares secrets about the past, can Helen open her heart to love and the path God has for her?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

When the silence breaks

Goddard, Elizabeth.

When intelligence analyst Sarah Ellison learns of her grandfather's deathbed confession connected to her brother's murder, she's determined to protect her remaining family. After further investigation, she discovers the disclosed information points to a decades-old government secret buried deep in the Cascade Mountains. With this knowledge, she looks for a guide who knows the terrain like the back of their hand. After his father's death in a tragic mountain accident, former Navy SEAL Ryder Goodwin no longer guides for the family business. At first, Ryder refuses to help Sarah, but he sees the trouble chasing her and can't stand by while someone brings danger to his small-town mountain community. Ryder and Sarah gear up to climb the mountain in a race against time and a looming storm. When the danger escalates, their search for answers shifts to a survival mission. Their only chance to make it through involves trusting each other and confronting the truth no one wants them to find.

Date Published:2026

Swan song : Diana, my sister

Spencer, Charles Spencer, Earl, 1964-,

Introduction -- Prologue -- 'A world in shock...' -- 'Transported back to our childhood...' -- 'A family in grief...' -- 'Even though God granted you but half a life...' -- 'Someone with a natural nobility who was classless...' -- 'Blood family...' -- 'We fully respect the heritage...' -- 'A very insecure person at heart...' -- 'Long journeys between our parents' homes...' -- 'The very essence of compassion, of duty...' -- 'Sing openly, as you planned' -- 'Of style, of beauty' -- 'Her extraordinary appeal...' -- 'Selfless humanity' -- 'A very British girl, who transcended nationality' -- 'The most bizarre life imaginable, since childhood...' -- 'Her level-headedness and strength...' -- 'Thanking God for the small mercies...' -- 'She remained intact - true to herself' -- 'The unique, the complex, the extraordinary and irreplaceable...' -- 'They too lost someone close to them...' -- 'A permanent quest to bring her down...' -- 'Her genuinely good intentions...' -- 'A girl given the name of the ancient goddess of hunting was, in the end, the most hunted person of the modern age' -- 'The opposite end of the moral spectrum' -- 'Our chance to say thank you for the way you brightened our lives...' -- 'I stand before you today...' -- 'Her constituency of the rejected' -- 'These were days I will always treasure' -- 'Extraordinary and irreplaceable...' -- A brother remembers his sister. This memoir by Charles Spencer recounts his lifelong relationship with his sister, Diana, Princess of Wales, from their close childhood at the Spencer family estate through the challenges of their parents' divorce and Diana's rise to global prominence after her marriage to the Prince of Wales. The book describes Diana's humanitarian work, the pressures she faced from intense media attention and a failing marriage, and Spencer's efforts to support her. It culminates in his account of the events surrounding Diana's death in August 1997 and its impact on him and their family.

Date Published:2026

Numb were the beadsman's fingers

Bradley, Alan, 1938-2026.

In the cloisters of Golgotha House, a mere binocular's-squint away from Buckshaw, a nun lies dead. When her fellow Sisters prepare her corpse for burial, they discover that their companion has been living a shocking lie for years. The truth about her past, and the dark reasons she harbored for escaping it, are impossible to fathom. Charged with cracking this mystery is the firm of Arthur Dogger & Associates (Discreet investigations)--consisting, of course, of the inimitable young Flavia de Luce herself and her faithful partner-in-detection Dogger. Working under the eye of a glowering Mother Superior, Flavia and Dogger must uncover a decades-old crime and a secret that lies an ocean away--along with a trail of deception that lies closer to home.

Date Published:2026

A noble profession : inspiring stories of the teachers who shape our world

Mansbridge, Peter.

"Few people make more of an impact on young people's lives than teachers. Parents, of course, are vital for a child's future, but it is our teachers who choose to devote their daily lives to illuminating the world around them, selflessly spending their careers changing the trajectories of the young people in their charge. Teaching can be a thankless job, but these homeroom heroes dedicate themselves not only to following the curriculum but to protecting their students, recognizing their struggles, and intervening when necessary, helping to shape them into productive members of society and the leaders of our future. From elementary and secondary schools, to post-secondary and even in hospital and prison settings, these stories will inform, entertain, and grab you by the heart. Through dozens of profiles of teachers, and some students, Canada's most authoritative news voice, Peter Mansbridge, along with veteran journalist Mark Bulgutch, recount true stories of teachers on the front lines of this vital profession as they contend with students' challenges with their course material, mental health, language skills, sexuality, and many other matters. A Noble Profession celebrates the experiences of teachers and students, making an ideal gift for any teacher in your life and any students and parents who want to understand the challenges and witness the triumphs in the classrooms that dot the country."--

Date Published:2026

End in Itself : A Novel.

Fallis, Terry

Date Published:2026

We wish you a messy Christmas : a holiday novella

Carlson, Melody.

"Olivia Bradshaw is dating veterinarian Malcolm McEntire, but her perfectionist mother hates his unorganized, messy family. Fearing her mother will ruin their romance, Olivia and her dad concoct a plot to mess up their typical, perfect Christmas. Can this intervention turn Olivia's mother around before Christmas turns into a complete mess?"-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

Mercy's child : a novel

Evans, Richard Paul.

In 1874, Etta Wheeler leaves her quiet upstate New York farm town behind to follow her husband into the bustling and sometimes brutal world of Gilded Age New York City. Surrounded by wealth, power, and ambition, Etta struggles to find where she belongs until a chance encounter in the tenements of Hell's Kitchen changes everything. There she meets a young girl trapped in conditions no child should endure. What began as one woman's determination to help a single child soon draws Etta into a battle against the city's most powerful institutions, forcing her to discover a courage she never knew she possessed. Set against the stark contrasts of Gilded Age Manhattan, this uplifting historical novel of compassion and moral courage tells the extraordinary story of how a singular act of courage ignited lasting change that still impacts the world today.

Date Published:2026

Bread on Uncle Milad's table : a novel

Alnaas, Mohammed Husayn.

A heartbreaking portrait of a young Libyan from a long line of bakers who tries to live up to his society's expectations of what it means to be a man. "Must be one of Uncle Milad's is a well-known insult among Libyans, typically said of a 'Milad', a man who struggles to rein in the women who should be obedient to him. Failing to do so he sullies not only his reputation, but that of 'his' women." Milad has always found comfort in the rituals of the kitchen--the steady rhythm of preparing meals, the warmth of fresh bread, the quiet satisfaction of caring for those he loves. But in a society where a man's worth is measured by entirely different standards, he fails to live up to his father's expectations of a man. It's only after marrying his childhood sweetheart Zainab that he can embrace being himself, performing domestic household duties while she becomes the family breadwinner. But while the unconventional arrangement suits the couple, Milad earns his village's scorn and a series of tragic events are set into motion. Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, Mohammed Alnaas's explosive debut is an unflinching but deeply compassionate novel about love, belonging, and the cost of defying what's expected of you.

Date Published:2021

Adam & Eve

Archer, Jeffrey, 1940-

November 11th, 1918. As the guns of the First World War fall silent, two babies draw their first breath. Eve is the daughter of an Earl. Adam, a shepherd's son. Yet from their first meeting they form an extraordinary bond that neither privilege nor prejudice can break. Then on a single September night in 1940, as Hitler prepares to invade the British Isles, their actions will change his mind. Determining not just their own futures but the fate of a nation. They will show extraordinary courage.

Date Published:2026

Partita : a novel

Kingsolver, Barbara.

Livia Cable has made her peace with her marriage and modest livelihood in the farm country where she grew up, until a shocking phone call from an old lover shakes her to the core. Decades earlier, this man knew her as Livia Bohusz, a music conservatory student estranged from her home and family, uncertain of anything except her passion for music and promise as an extraordinary pianist. His request, now, to see her again stirs up ghosts she's kept at bay for a lifetime. Shifting between past and present, Livia's decision to meet or reject the reunion means confronting step by step, in memories framed as musical dances, the experiences of childhood loss, abandonment, self-immolating passion, and perilous attachment to a man who broke her belief in love and ruptured the course of her life.

Date Published:2026

Have courage : Longmire stories

Johnson, Craig, 1961-

"Walt Longmire, sheriff of Absaroka County, investigates a series of eccentric small-town crises in fifteen holiday-inspired stories. An old dog mysteriously escapes the animal shelter night after night. A deputy deploys an unexpected diversion during a hostage standoff. The baby Jesus vanishes from a nativity scene. And Walt faces one of his most challenging assignments yet: caring for a 150-year-old sourdough starter, while apprehending a seven-year-old suspect with the diction of a 1930s gumshoe"-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

Miss Wolcott's ghost : a novel

Penny, Louise.

""There a body in Lost Nation." "Where?" demands Armand as he scribbles on the pad by his bed. But the line goes dead before Chief Inspector Gamache can question the caller. The head of homicide for the Surete du Quebec has no idea where Lost Nation is, or who woke him in the small hours of the morning at his home in Three Pines. What he does know is that the man was terrified. And so Armand is thrust out of a deep sleep and into the surrounding forests in search of the mythical Lost Nation. And a body. When he and his team of Jean-Guy Beauvoir and Isabelle Lacoste find both, the situation only grows more bizarre. The unidentified dead man appears to be from an era more than a century old. He lying in a long-abandoned cemetery, on top of a grave with a date, but no name. Adding to the mystery, the early morning call appears to have come from Gamache friend and neighbor, Clara Morrow. While she denies any knowledge of it, it becomes clear there is some connection between her, the Morrow family, and Lost Nation. Soon, Gamache and his team are faced with tracking down not just the legend of Lost Nation, but a lost ship, lost documents belong to an eccentric Victorian botanist, and a mysterious plant not seen in a century, that might save, or take, countless lives. As the murder investigation deepens, nightmarish spectres from the past begin to haunt the Surete officers, only heightened by the appearance of one of Gamache former and now disgraced proteges, with whom he must form an uneasy alliance. As the ghosts begin to gather, Gamache, Beauvoir, and Lacoste, with the help of Reine-Marie, Clara, and the other villagers of Three Pines, realize that the body on the grave is far from the only death. To solve the crime and avert catastrophe they must look to rancid secrets and old lies no longer dead and buried."-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

The hollow

Connelly, Michael, 1956-

"When Harry Bosch was eleven years old, his mother was murdered and he became a ward of the state, housed in MacLaren Children's Center, a notorious facility where abuse was rampant. Decades after its closure, a massive class action lawsuit has resulted in a multibillion-dollar settlement for former residents. But when Bosch's half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, brings him word that Harry is entitled to $400,000, Bosch says he doesn't want the money. He wants justice. News of the settlement awakens his memories of a place he had hoped never to revisit, and a boy named Chops, a fellow inmate who wound up dead. Chops's body was found in a hidden space under a staircase that the staff used to discipline their charges. The kids knew it only as "the hollow." But Chops's death was covered up and never solved. Now Bosch knows he must reopen the investigation and learn the truth, even if the killer is long dead. As Bosch digs into the files, he picks up the trail of a predator who not only survived, but went on to a life of vicious crime. Forced to face a history that both scarred him and launched him on his mission as a cop, Bosch must bring down a sadistic criminal and finally put to rest the demons of his past"--

Date Published:2026

Earthrise : a Canadian astronaut's journey into deep space

Larsen, John, 1965-

The dramatic, high-stakes account of Artemis II, the first human journey into deep space in fifty years, told from the perspective of Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. The historic Artemis II mission was celebrated around the world and broke the record for the farthest distance humans have ever travelled from Earth. Jeremy Hansen and his crew mates viewed parts of the moon never before seen by human eyes, journeyed a total of 1,126,922 kilometres, took the next step in space travel--and won the hearts of everyone back home on Earth in the process. Now, Earthrise gives readers a passenger-seat view into the daring deep-space journey and the long years of intense training, grit, and perseverance Hansen needed to prepare for lift-off and fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming an astronaut. A riveting and intimate account of the iconic achievement of Artemis II, Earthrise--written by author John Larsen and based on extensive interviews he conducted with Hansen--is a testament to what can be achieved with unity, teamwork, and a bold belief in humanity's ability to reach for the stars.

Date Published:2026