Promotions - Title Listings - "Futures, April 22, 2013"

Some zombies are raised. Others must be put down. Just ask Anita Blake. Before now, she would have considered them merely off-putting, never dangerous. Before now, she had never heard of any of them causing human beings to perish in agony. But that's all changed.

When a new patient, Heather Simeon, is brought to the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit after a suicide attempt, Psychiatrist Nadine Lavoie is assigned to work with her. As Nadine gently coaxes Heather's story out of her, she learns some troubling parallels to their lives.

Andrew Yancy has a human arm in his freezer. There's a logical explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from it's shadowy owner. Yancy thinks the boating-accident/shark-luncheon explanation is full of holes, and if he can prove murder, the sheriff might rescue him from his grisly Health Inspector gig.

A summer wedding stirs up trouble on both sides of the family in this new novel from Elin Hilderbrand.

When a foreign journalist reveals the existence of an Amsterdam-based sweatshop known as a 'knot shop' that employs and enslaves young girls as laborers, private security firm Rutherford Risk is hired by a philanthropist to find it and shut it down.

Crime of Privilege is a thriller about class and crime, a novel about the ways in which power and privilege corrupt justice, and the story of a man who must abandon all hope of self preservation to close the scandalous unsolved murder case of a young woman.

This is the unforgettable story of two sisters from Australia, both trained nurses, whose lives are transformed by the cataclysm of the first World War.

The Engagements is a gorgeous, sprawling novel about marriage--about those who marry in a white heat of passion, those who marry for partnership and comfort, and those who live together, love each other, and have absolutely no intention of ruining it all with a wedding.

Commander Gray Pierce, and Sigma--joined by a pair of Vatican historians--race to uncover a truth tied to the fall of the Roman Empire, to a mystery bound in the roots of Christianity's origins, and to a weapon hidden for centuries that holds the fate of humanity.

In the heart-stopping sequel to The Overton Window, Molly Ross and her Founders Keepers find themselves cornered and standing alone against every awesome power their globalist enemies can bring to bear. But the fight is far from over...

Flat Water Tuesday is a stunning novel of boarding school, family secrets, deep and passionate love, and the brutal pain of sports training.

In a futuristic world nearly destroyed by religious extremists, Justin March lives in exile after failing in his job as an investigator of religious groups and supernatural claims. But Justin is given a second chance when Mae Koskinen comes to bring him back to the Republic of United North America.

In a dark twist of fate, FBI Special Agent Kate Winslow discovers that her next mission just might include partnering up with her nemesis in the the hunt to take down big-league crime.

Linda Castillo offers this chilling tale of a tragic accident, a beautiful Amish woman, and the dark side of the seemingly perfect Amish world.

Here is a rapturously romantic story of a woman who experiences three alternate lives and discovers that nothing can protect her from the unpredictability of love and the consequences of even her most carefully considered choices.

Nancy Thayer returns to her beloved Nantucket in this highly emotional, wholly entertaining tale of three sisters forced to confront the past over one event-filled summer on the island.

Lincoln Rhyme, renowned investigator and forensics expert, is drafted to investigate the shooting of a United States citizen, targeted by the United States government, and assassinated in the Bahamas.

When the daughter of a billionaire Hollywood director is found murdered after what appears to be a kidnapping gone wrong, Los Angeles Special Trials prosecutor Rachel Knight and Detective Bailey Keller find themselves at the epicenter of a combustible and high-profile court case.

Mary Kay Andrews is back with another page turner beach read about a woman whose life is turned upside down when she discovers her husband is cheating on her.

With Mexico descending into anarchy, the drug cartels south of the border have kicked up the heat, allying with Hezbollah and the Iranian secret service in a deadly plot aimed at the destruction of the U.S. Chris Teller races to unravel the details of the operation before nuclear devastation and a plot to carve a new nation out of the American Southwest change the shape and security of the U.S. forever.

Leslie is proud of her status and the longevity of her marriage until the day she is out golfing with her husband and his friends and she slips into a manhole--and nobody realizes that she's gone. That one misstep opens Leslie's eyes to the sham her perfect life has become.

Set in the sea and citrus-scented air of the breathtaking Santa Monica Mountains, The Lemon Orchard is a love story between two people from seemingly different worlds.

A generation after the events of The Long Earth, humankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by 'stepping.' Where Joshua and Lobsang once pioneered, fleets of airships now link the stepwise Americas with trade and culture. But a gathering crisis threatens to plunge the Long Earth into a war unlike any humankind has ever waged before.

Mary Monroe brings to life her most provocative and daring characters yet in this emotional and sometimes shocking tale of daughters lost and found, and the ways in which the past still haunts them.

Determined to get what they want, otherworldly beings are set on destroying a meddling little boy if he dares to get in their way. It will take calm, courage, and the cleverness of the extraordinary Hempstock women to keep him alive. But his survival will come at an unexpected cost...

Johanna Lindsey presents a passionate novel of hidden identities, family secrets, and love that transcends a fifty-year feud set in the majestic ranchland of 1880s Montana Territory.

A Place at the Table celebrates the healing power of food and the magic of New York as three, unlikely complex characters come together in the understanding that when you embrace the thing that makes you different, you become whole.

This brilliant historical fiction debut takes readers into the heart of the Tudor court and the life and loves of the clever, charismatic Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth and last wife.

Almost a decade has passed since Andrea Sachs quit her job working for Miranda Priestly at Runway magazine. Now, Andrea is on top of the world after meeting the love of her life, Max Harrison, and starting her own bridal magazine. But she never suspected that her efforts to build a new life would lead her back to the darkness she barely escaped ten years ago—and directly into the path of the devil herself.

A newlywed couple steps into the sauna in their deluxe honeymoon suite--and never steps out again. When another couple is killed while boarding their honeymoon flight to Rome, it becomes clear that someone is targeting honeymooners, and it's anyone's guess which happy couple is next on the list.

In Depression-era Chicago, Harper Curtis finds a key to a house that opens to another time. But it comes at a cost. He has to kill bright young women with potential--the shining girls. He stalks them through their lives across different eras until, in 1989, one of his victims, Kirby Mazrachi, survives and starts hunting him back.

From Jeannette Walls comes this stunning and heartbreaking novel about an intrepid girl who challenges the injustice of the adult world.

Sisterland is a novel centered on a natural disaster that shakes a family to its core and forces a woman to confront the identity she's been fleeing since adolescence.

This thriller follows one of America's most lethal snipers as he leads the rescue of a downed female Special Ops pilot.

Nine years after Rom Sebastian was thrust into the most unlikely of circumstances as hero and bearer of an unimaginable secret, the alliance of his followers is in disarray. Only 49 true followers remain loyal to Rom and this meager band must fight for survival as The Order is focused on their total annihilation.

Two old friends return to an island house in order to write a book. But what both women don't know is that they are each holding a secret that may change their relationship forever. Are the bonds of friendship strong enough to weather past indiscretions and betrayals?

Twenty years ago, Blondell O'Henry was convicted of murdering her daughter and wounding her two other children. Now Blondell's son, Niall, has recanted his testimony and demolished the case in the process. Reporter Nikki Gillette is determined to get the true story, and not just for professional reasons. Blondell's murdered daughter, Amity, was Nikki's childhood friend.

Colum McCann shares this beautiful, soaring novel that spans continents, leaps centuries, and unites a cast of deftly rendered characters, both real and imagined.

Part scandalous love story, part heartbreaking family drama, The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls is an immersive, transporting page-turner--a vivid novel about love, family, money, class, and horses, all set against the ominous threat of the Depression.

The ninth unidentified body to turn up in Minneapolis in 2012 is nicknamed Jane Doe 9. Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska take on the case and discover a shocking fact: this victim has been found without any identifiable characteristics, except for those that peg her as an adolescent girl.

Lily Koppel offers the stories and secrets of America's unsung heroes--the wives of our original astronauts.

Nik Wallenda, 'King of the High Wire,' shares how the support of his family and his faith in Jesus Christ keep him balanced as a death-defying stunt performer.

In Being Oscar, Oscar Goodman recounts the stories and cases of his epic life as one of America's most celebrated criminal defense attorneys.

Here is the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Karen Finerman, a highly successful hedge fund manager and a mother of four young children, reveals her smart, contrarian strategies for getting ahead and having it all.

From Jack E. Levin comes a beautifully designed account of George Washington's historic crossing of the Delaware River and the decisive Battle of Trenton.

In a brilliant and seamless narrative, Joseph J. Ellis meticulously examines the most influential figures in the summer months of 1776--George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin--and weaves together the political and military experiences as two sides of a single story, and shows how events on one front influenced outcomes on the other.

David Oliver Relin offers this inspiring story of two very different doctors united in a common mission: to rid the world of preventable blindness.

This is the memoir of iconic tattoo artist Ed Hardy from his beginnings in 1960s California, to leading the tattoo renaissance and building his name into a hugely lucrative international brand.

When Boy Nobody, the perfect soldier, begins to shake the brainwashing that made him what he is, The Program is in for a big surprise.

A father helps his daughter find pride and inspiration in this masterful book taken from the author's personal experience.

In this fourth installment of the major bestselling Middle School series, Rafe spends an unforgettable summer at sleep-away camp.

Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where they grew up. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline meets Theo who helps her see the wider possibilities open to her in the world—whether she wants to or not.

Italy, 1453. Luca and Isolde grow more attracted to each other as they continue their journey to unravel the mysteries throughout Christendom. Caught in the midst of chaos, they must rely on one another in order to survive as secrets about The Order of Darkness are finally revealed.

With Penn and Lexi determined to kill Gemma, Gemma's life is in grave danger...unless she can break the curse before it's too late. With the help of Harper and Daniel, she'll delve deep into her enemies' past--and their dark secrets. It's her only hope of saving everything she holds dear.