fiction / literary

"... the controversial protagonist of cult classic Diary of an oxygen thief retools his advertising skills to seduce women online. It's a pursuit that quickly becomes a dangerous fixation, often requiring even more creativity and deception than his award-winning ad campaigns" -- Provided by publisher.

"The magical adventure begun in The Bear and the Nightingale continues as brave Vasya, now a young woman, is forced to choose between marriage or life in a convent and instead flees her home--but soon finds herself called upon to help defend the city of Moscow when it comes under siege."--Provided by publisher.

Tracy Petrikoff struggles to help her family recover from the unexpected death of her mother, so when Tracy is attacked in the woods of her Alaskan home by a stranger she says nothing to her father, but soon another stranger shows up at the familiy's secluded home and things begin to change.

"Brothers Hunter and Lawton Loggins set off to kayak the Altamaha River, bearing their father's ashes toward the sea. Hunter is a college student, Lawton a Navy SEAL on leave; both young men were raised by an angry, enigmatic shrimper who loved the river, and whose death remains a mystery that his sons hope to resolve. As the brothers proceed downriver, their story is interwoven with that of Jacques Le Moyne, an artist who accompanied the 1564 expedition to found a French settlement at the river's mouth, which began as a search for riches and ended in a bloody confrontation with Spanish conquistadors and native tribes."--Provided by publisher.

Reimagines the infamous true story of Lizzie Borden, who gained celebrity status after being tried and acquitted for the murders of her father and stepmother.

"Chronicles Santa's life from his childhood in an enchanted forest--the same forest that is the source of all magic in the land of Oz--to his destiny of sharing gifts and spreading love to his fellow man"--Provided by publisher.

Twelve-year-old Donnie takes the train to visit his grandparents on the farm at Eagle Pond, where Gramp milks the cows and entertains his grandson by speaking rhymed pieces; Donnie's eyes are drawn to an empty stall that houses a graceful, cobwebby sleigh that no one uses anymore, and when the gifts are exchanged and the remains of the Christmas feast put away, the air becomes heavy with fine snowflakes and everyone wonders, how will Donnie get back to his parents on time.

Marina's husband becomes obsessed with horror writer H.P. Lovecraft and the events surrounding the summer of 1934, b ut when her husband disappears and the police rule it a suicide, she must follow her husband's trail to learn the truth.

"In a graveyard outside the walls of Old Delhi, a resident unrolls a threadbare Persian carpet. On a concrete sidewalk, a baby suddenly appears, just after midnight. In a snowy valley, a bereaved father writes a letter to his five-year-old daughter about the people who came to her funeral. In a second-floor apartment, a lone woman chain-smokes as she reads through her old notebooks. At the Jannat Guest House, two people who have known each other all their lives sleep with their arms wrapped around each other, as though they have just met. A braided narrative ... 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness' is at once a love story and a provocation..."--Provided by publisher.