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Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman Pamela Dorman Books May 2013 Format: Hardcover, 368 pages Source: Library Beth Hoffman’s bestselling debut, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, won admirers and acclaim with its heartwarming story and cast of unforgettable characters. Now her unique flair for evocative settings and richly drawn Southern personalities shines in her compelling new novel, Looking for Me. Teddi Overman found her life’s passion for furniture in a broken-down chair…

Button Holed by Kylie Logan Series: Button Box Mystery, #1 Berkley September 2011 Format: Paperback, 264 pages Source: Personal copy In a big-picture world, it’s the little things that appeal to button dealer Josie Giancola. There’s history in every button. There’s art, and craft, and style. There might be clues to murder, too. Working out of her button shop in a Chicago brownstone, Josie Giancola has quietly become one of…

The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag Dutton Adult June 2013 Format: e-book, 417 pages Source: Publisher via Netgalley #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag brings back her fan-favorite Minneapolis investigators Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska in the haunting new thriller The 9th Girl. “Kovac had seen more dead bodies than he could count: Men, women, children; victims of shootings, stabbings, strangulations, beatings; fresh corpses and bodies that had…

Body Double by Tess Gerritsen Series: Rizzoli & Isles #4 Ballantine Books July 2005 Format: Paperback, 432 pages Source: Library Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles literally meets her match–and must face a savage serial killer and shattering personal revelations–in the brilliant new novel of suspense by the New York Times bestselling author of The Surgeon and The Sinner. Dr. Maura Isles makes her living dealing with death. As a pathologist in a…

The Surfing Lesson by Elin Hilderbrand Reagan Arthur Books May 2013 Format: e-book, 44 pages Source: Personal copy A digital edition short story about a wife coming to terms with her fading marriage, based on a subplot from Elin Hilderbrand’s forthcoming novel BEAUTIFUL DAY  Margot’s reservoir of romantic feelings for her husband Drum is running dry. But while the family is on vacation in Nantucket, Margot finds an opportunity to…

Time Flies by Claire Cook Touchtone June 2013 Format: e-book, 320 pages Source: Publisher via Netgalley TWO BEST FRIENDS, A HIGH SCHOOL REUNION, AND A ROLLICKING ROAD TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE Years ago, Melanie followed her husband, Kurt, from the New England beach town where their two young sons were thriving to the suburbs of Atlanta. She’s carved out a life as a successful metal sculptor, but when Kurt leaves…

Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery Series: Fool’s Gold #1 HQN April 2010 Format: Paperback, 376 pages Source: Library Welcome to Fool’s Gold, California, a charming community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. There’s lots to do and plenty of people to meet, especially women. Because there’s just one tiny problem in Fool’s Gold: the men don’t seem to stick around. Maybe it’s the lure of big-city life, or maybe…

If You Were Mine by Bella Andre Series: The Sullivans #5 Oak Press May 2012 Format: e-book, 194 pages Source: Novel Publicity Can two people who have both sworn off love find forever in each other’s arms? The last thing Zach Sullivan wants is to take care of his brother’s new puppy for two weeks. Until he meets the dog trainer, that is. Heather is bright, beautiful, and he can’t…

Taking Eve by Iris Johansen Series: Eve Duncan #18 St. Martin’s Press April 2013 Format: Hardcover, 384 pages Source: Library #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen is back with the first book in a chilling new Eve Duncan trilogy that asks the question: will Eve survive what lies ahead? Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan’s mission is to bring closure to the families whose loved ones have vanished.  She knows their…