New Items from February and March 2020 This list only includes books that were available in February and March 2020. No new books were received during the months of April, May, or June. Fiction Devoted by Dean R. Koontz A child who has not spoken since his father’s death befriends a dog who understands his wordless communications, which are complicated by the boy’s conviction that an evil is targeting his family. By a #1 New York Times best-selling author. Hit list by Stuart Woods Former New York City cop turned Manhattan law firm rainmaker finds himself in rather hot water in a high-suspense latest entry in the best- selling series. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Chiefs. Read by Tony Roberts. Simultaneous. Revenge by James Patterson Investigating the suspicious suicide of a young woman whose family once employed him as a bodyguard, former SAS soldier David Shelley makes unsettling discoveries that are complicated by the victim’s father’s thirst for revenge. Fearless by Fern Michaels Falling in love with a divorced professor she meets on a singles cruise, widow Anna Campbell accepts his proposal before uncovering disturbing facts about him and his children. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Godmothers series. Dragonfly : a novel by Leila Meacham Teamed together to infiltrate Nazi ranks in occupied Paris, five idealistic American spies from diverse backgrounds begin questioning who they can trust when one of their number is killed. By the best- selling author of Roses. 50,000 first printing Under occupation : a novel by Alan Furst A historical novel based on the true stories of Polish prisoners in Nazi Germany finds a young member of the French resistance in occupied Paris navigating increasingly dangerous assignments and the machinations of an enigmatic spy. Maps. The numbers game : a novel by Danielle Steel Setting aside her dreams to raise a family, Eileen reevaluates her sacrifices in the wake of her husband’s affair with a famous actress’s daughter, who discovers that she needs to find herself before committing to someone else. Crowning design by Leila Meacham Deborah Standridge finds that her reputation as an architect, as well as her own feelings, are tested by the return of the man she jilted eight years earlier Roses by Leila Meacham Having not married in spite of their true feelings, cotton tycoon Mary Toliver and timber magnate Percy Warwick struggle with deceit, secrets and tragedies that challenge their children and grandchildren in their small east Texas community. 75,000 first printing. Aly's house by Leila Meacham Aly Kingston still retains her girlhood crush on Marshall Wayne, despite his apparent designs on her father's bank When She Returned by Lucinda Berry Book Annotation A long petal of the sea : a novel by Isabel Allende Sponsored by the poet Pablo Neruda to flee the violence of the Spanish Civil War, a pregnant widow and an army doctor unite in an arranged marriage only to be swept up by the early days of World War II. Simultaneous. Tour. The scent keeper by Erica Bauermeister A young woman raised on a remote island with a father who identifies the scents of the natural world makes illuminating discoveries about her identity and a mysterious cache of fragrances. By the best-selling author of Joy for Beginners The lost art of mixing by Erica Bauermeister A sequel to The School of Essential Ingredients finds restaurant owner Lillian managing an unexpected challenge while sharing her days with a circle of friends and regulars, including ritual-performing accountant Al, heartbroken chef Chloe and unobtrusive giant Finnegan. Reprint. 100,000 first printing. If Only I Could Tell You: A Novel by Hannah Beckerman Audrey's family has fallen apart. Her two grown-up daughters, Jess and Lily, are estranged, and her two teenage granddaughters have never been allowed to meet. A secret that echoes back thirty years has splintered the family in two, but is also the one thing keeping them connected. As tensions reach breaking point, the irrevocable choice that one of them made all those years ago is about to surface. After years of secrets and silence, how can one broken family find their way back to each other?A life-affirming novel with a twist that will break your heart and an ending that will put it together again. The school of essential ingredients by Erica Bauermeister Gathering at Lillian's Restaurant for a weekly cooking class, a young mother struggles with the growing demands of her family, an Italian kitchen designer works to adapt to life in America and a widower mourns the loss of his wife to breast cancer. Reprint. A best-selling novel. Joy for beginners by Erica Bauermeister Meeting with her five close friends to celebrate her recovery from cancer, Kate announces that she will take up white-water rafting if each of them will also do something that equally terrifies them, a challenge that results in a tattoo, a bread-baking endeavor and a reconciliation. 35,000 first printing. Saltwater by Jessica Andrews Follows the life of Lucy, beginning with her working-class childhood in northern England growing up with her mother—comforting, mysterious and tirelessly devoted—whose lessons in womanhood shape Lucy’s appreciation for desire, her sense of duty as a caretaker and her hunger for a better, maybe reckless life. The lieutenant's nurse by Sara Ackerman Stationed in Hawaii in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attacks, Army Corps nurse Eva Cassidy fights for the lives of her patients and falls for an enigmatic intelligence officer while hiding a difficult secret. Original. 50,000 first printing. The wives by Tarryn Fisher A woman in a voluntarily bigamous marriage befriends one of her husband’s other wives by chance, only to discover that the gentle husband she knows may be abusing his other families. 10,000 first printing. Golden in death by J. D. Robb Homicide detective Eve Dallas investigates the springtime murder of a beloved pediatrician by an unknown killer who hid a deadly toxin inside of a small golden egg. By the best-selling author of Connections in Death. The butterfly girl : a novel by Rene Denfeld A companion to The Child Finder finds investigator Naomi continuing her search for her years-missing sister in Oregon, where her discoveries about local disappearances are shaped by fleeting memories and her butterfly guides. 100,000 first printing. Alter Ego by Brian Freeman When a freak accident kills a driver on the remote roads outside Duluth, Jonathan Stride is disturbed to discover that the victim appears to be a ghost, with a false identity and no evidence to suggest who he really was. What's worse, the man has a gun locked in the trunk, and it has recently been fired. It's up to Stride to solve the mystery, but there are those who would stop at nothing to stop him. The cold nowhere : a Jonathan Stride novel by Brian Freeman When he finds the daughter of a woman he failed to protect from a violent husband years ago hiding out in his lakeside cottage, Duluth PD Lieutenant Jonathan Stride is driven by guilt and duty to help her Goodbye to the dead by Brian Freeman Detective Jonathan Stride's first wife, Cindy, died of cancer eight years ago, but her ghost hangs over Stride's relationship with current lover, and fellow detective, Serena Dial. American dirt by Jeanine Cummins Selling two favorite books to an unexpectedly erudite drug-cartel boss, a bookstore manager is forced to flee Mexico in the wake of her journalist husband’s tell-all profile and finds her family among thousands of migrants seeking hope in America. Maps. Tour. The river murders by James Patterson A bind-up of three suspenseful tales includes the previously released Hidden and Malicious as well as the new thriller, Malevolent, in which private investigator Mitchum desperately hunts the perpetrator of attacks against his loved ones. 250,000 first printing. Marathon by Brian Freeman Violence strikes the heart of Duluth when a bomb goes off at a marathon, bringing the FBI to Detective Jonathan Stride's city--was it terrorism, or something more personal? Shall We Dance? by Shelley Shepard Gray Book Annotation The Women in Black by Madeleine St John Written by a superb novelist of contemporary manners, The Women in Black is a fairytale which illuminates the extraordinariness of ordinary lives. Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee Goodbye, Columbus meets the novels of Amy Tan in this American story of class, society and identity that marks the debut of a new voice in fiction Match-Making in Montana by Pamela M. Kelley It's been a long, hard year, but single mother Anna is finally putting the past, and her cheating ex-husband behind her and is finally ready to dip her toes in the dating pool again. Her best friend, Isabella, gets the ball rolling by placing a personal ad on her behalf and screening the men who write and forwarding on the few she considers worthy Things really get interesting when Isabella's match-making goes into high gear and she arranges for businessman Zachary Shelton to rent the house next-door to Anna. Isabella instantly recognized newcomer Zachary as Anna's high school sweetheart who promised her forever, then moved away and was never heard from again. He's also very different from the sensitive young man Anna remembered. This Zach is a hardened businessman, cold and detached and only in Beauville temporarily. The attraction is still there for sure, but does she even like this new Zach? Blue moon by Lee Child A highly anticipated latest installment in the best-selling series finds Jack Reacher offering aid to an elderly couple only to be confronted by the most dangerous opponents of his career.