July New Books
15 summers later
Thayne, RaeAnne, author
2024
Ava Howell seemed to have it all. But she never expected that her husband would feel so betrayed by a secret from her past - the truth of what happened to her and her sister all those years ago. Following years of healing, Madison Howell is finally happy and in love with the town veterinarian, Dr. Luke Gentry. But she can't ever bring herself to tell him that his dad died protecting Ava and her sister. With the truth laid bare, and the past that Ava and Madison have worked so hard to leave behind threatening everything they have built for themselves, the Howell sisters' reunion is bittersweet.
Anzu and the realm of darkness
Nguyen, Mai K., author.
2024
Anzu has just moved to a new town during Obon, a time for families to remember and celebrate their ancestors. Ever since her obaachan died, though, Obon has lost its magic. She doesn't feel much like celebrating anymore. While avoiding holiday festivities, Anzu spots a stray dog down the street. A dog that seems to be staring right at her. But when she chases after it, she slips and falls down a ridge, losing consciousness. When she awakes, she's in the Shinto underworld known as Yomi, a place she's only heard about in Obaachan's stories. The stray dog, she finds out, is actually the Gatekeeper of Yomi, and he warns her to return to the human realm before it's too late. Only, getting home is not as simple as she'd thought. Faced with the nefarious Queen Izanami of Yomi and a world full of creatures she'd once thought weren't real, the race against the clock is on. She must break a curse, free the spirits of other lost children, and reach the gate home before sunrise...or be stuck in Yomi forever.
Blood & fury
Gratton, Tessa, author.
2024
"Darling Seabreak grapples with her destiny to reunite fractured houses and bring peace, while Talon Goldhoard, still in love with Darling, navigates a war instigated by his family, as they both face the challenge of saving the kingdom amidst dark forces and ancient magic"-- Provided by publisher.
For the love of Summer
Mallery, Susan, author
2024
All it takes to blow up Allison's happy life is one collect call. From prison. Her beloved husband, Peter, has been arrested, leaving Allison pregnant, scared, and with no money. Her stepdaughter, Summer, ferrets out the truth and rushes to the last person Allison wants to ask for help - her husband's battle-ax ex, Erica. Erica would do anything for Summer, even take in the woman her daughter loves like a second mom. The more time they spend together, the more Allison realizes what Erica truly needs is a friend. Can two women who married the same man move beyond their complicated past and rethink what it means to be family?
Forbidden secrets
Jackson, Lisa, author
2024
Famous criminal defense attorney Jackson Moore thinks he's left his bad-boy past behind-but his childhood sweetheart has different plans for him. Rachelle Remont thinks she can forget her tragic small-town history by writing about it in her nationally syndicated column. But she didn't expect Jackson Moore's return, or the way her blood runs hot at the sight of him. He is determined to discover the town's secrets with Rachelle-and in doing so, they uncover some secrets of their own.
How the light gets in : a novel
Maynard, Joyce, 1953-, author
2024
Following the death of her former husband, fifty-four-year-old Eleanor has moved back to the New Hampshire farm where they raised three children to care for their brain-injured son, Toby, now an adult. Although all appears stable, old resentments, anger, and bitterness simmer just beneath the surface. Follow Eleanor and her family through fifteen years (2010 to 2024) as their story plays out against a uniquely American backdrop and the events that transform their world and shape their lives.
Imaginary
2024
After Jessica moves back into her childhood home in Louisiana with her family, the reappearance of an imaginary friend from her youth sets in motion a threatening scavenger hunt with Jessica's stepdaughter, Alice. As Jessica's memories begin to surface, aided by cryptic stories from an elderly neighbor about a portal to the spirit world, she realizes the imaginary friend she left behind is very real, and very unhappy she left.
La famille chevalier. Tome 2, L'épiphanie
Charland, Jean-Pierre, 1954- auteur
2024
"Cette année 1967 débute par des visites régulières des Chevalier à l'hôpital Christ-Roi de Verdun. Après avoir avalé trop de somnifères, Viviane a été sauvée in extremis par Romain. La culpabilité rive le clan à son chevet. La mère de famille s'en réjouit et entend bien tirer parti de ce revirement de situation. Cependant, crier au loup peut réserver de cruelles surprises... Cet événement est une leçon pour Marie-Paule et Antoine : il est temps de se défaire de l'emprise malsaine de leur mère. Pour cela, rien de mieux que de se projeter dans l'avenir. Marie-Paule a gagné assez d'assurance dans son nouveau rôle d'enseignante pour entreprendre des cours du soir à l'université. De son côté, Antoine n'a qu'un objectif : commencer sa carrière de notaire. En recevant l'aide de sa belle-famille, il découvrira que fréquenter une jeune femme issue de la bourgeoisie s'avère fort utile. Les enfants Chevalier réussiront-ils à se libérer du joug maternel et à prendre leur place dans une société en pleine ébullition ?"
Our little secret
Jackson, Lisa, author
2024
Brooke Harmon is ready to end her brief affair. Gideon Ross is charming and sexy, but he's not worth throwing away everything she holds dear. So she breaks it off, hoping Gideon will understand. He doesn't. Gideon insists that he and Brooke are meant to be together. Little more than a year later, Brooke wants to believe it's all behind her. Her family has survived intact. Gideon has vanished. But the fear hasn't disappeared. Brooke can't tell how much of it is paranoia, and how much is justified, but she's worried. And maybe she's right to be. Because Gideon is a man who keeps his promises.
Resurrection : a novel
Steel, Danielle, author
2024
To celebrate twenty years of marriage, Darcy Gray impulsively flies to Rome to surprise her husband, who is tending to business interests there. Instead, she gets the shock of her life, which upends her whole world. Darcy finds a welcoming refuge in the home of the aging French movie star Sybille Carton. There, she meets a widowed American engineer and former Marine. Bill Thompson is kind and courteous but also carries an air of mystery about him. Darcy begins to see glimpses of new possibilities.
Swan song
Hilderbrand, Elin, author
2024
Chief of Police Ed Kapenash is about to retire. Blond Sharon is going through a divorce. But when a 22-million-dollar summer home is purchased by the mysterious Richardsons, Ed, Sharon, and everyone in the community are swept up in high drama. When the Richardsons' house burns to the ground and their most essential employee goes missing, the entire island is up in arms.
Would you dare put a diaper on a bear?
Kinsman-Chauvet, Lillias, author, illustrator.
2024
"Have you ever seen a crocodile wearing a diaper? Or a giraffe? One day, a small child imagines a diaper on giraffe--and it causes lots of laughs! A funny and lighthearted tale about diapers, created to introduce toddlers to using a potty in a gentle, child-friendly way"-- Provided by publisher.