It’s late
July and that means we are (finally!) into full summer vacation mode! Whether you are a beach bum, backwoods
braveheart or a glamping enthusiast, your experience will be complete when you
pack a new novel.
Liv and Nora take their families on a holiday cruise and everyone is
thrilled. The ship's comforts are enjoyed by all. The children love the buffet
and the independence the ship offers. But when they go on an onshore excursion,
the families find themselves far from the ship’s safety.
No One is
Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell Watts
JJ Ferguson has returned home to Pinewood, North Carolina, to build his
dream house and to pursue his high school sweetheart. As he reenters his hometown, he's shocked to
find that the people he once knew have changed, just as he has. JJ's return,
the wealth he’s accumulated and his plan to build the dream home stirs up not
only his family, but the entire town.
After Rachel Childs suffers an on-air
breakdown, she lives as a shut-in. However, she now enjoys her ideal life with
an ideal husband--until a chance encounter causes that life to dissolve. She
finds herself within a conspiracy and must find the will to conquer her deepest
fears.
American War
by Omar El Akkad
Sarat Chestnut is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out
in 2074. When her father is killed and her family is forced into Camp Patience
for displaced persons, she grows up shaped by surroundings. The decisions she soon have tremendous
consequences not just for Sarat but for her family and her country, rippling
through generations of both strangers and family.
Everything about fifteen-year-old Cat's new town in rural Michigan is
lonely, until she meets her neighbor, the manic, beautiful, pill-popping
Marlena. Cat, naïve and desperate for connection, is quickly lured into
Marlena's circle. As the two girls turn the untamed landscape of the desolate
small town into their playground, Cat catalogues a litany of firsts while
Marlena's habits grow more sinister. Within the year, Marlena is dead, drowned
in six inches of icy water. Now decades later, Cat finds herself still tangled
in the past.
The Girl
Before by JP Delaney
After a traumatic break-in, Emma needs a new place to live. Finally she
finds a safe, affordable option that is also an architectural masterpiece. But there are rules. The enigmatic architect
who designed the house retains full control: no books, no throw pillows, no
photos or clutter or personal effects of any kind. The space is intended to
transform its occupant--and it does. After her own personal tragedy, Jane also needs
a fresh start. When she finds One Folgate Street she, too, is drawn to the
space--and to its creator. Moving in, Jane soon learns about the untimely death
of the home's previous tenant. As Jane
tries to uncover the truth she finds herself on the same path, and experiences
the same terror, as the girl before.
Nora and Theresa Flynn are young
women they leave Ireland for America. Nora is the responsible sister; she's shy
and serious and Theresa is gregarious--thrilled by their new life in
Boston. When Theresa ends up pregnant, Nora
is forced to come up with a plan—a decision with repercussions they have yet to
understand. Fifty years later, Nora is the matriarch of her big Catholic family
with four grown children. Theresa is now
a cloistered nun and estranged from her sister.
After decades of silence, Nora and Theresa are forced to confront
choices they made fifty years before.
When editor Susan Ryeland is given the manuscript of Alan Conway’s
latest novel, she has no reason to think it will be much different from any of
his others. Alan’s traditional formula has been hugely successful--so
successful that she must continue to put up with his increasingly questionable
behavior if she wants to keep her job.
Conway’s latest tale includes the standard dead bodies and intriguing
suspects, but as Susan reads, she’s convinced there’s a real story hidden in the
manuscript.
--Heather Steltenpohl, Development Director
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