February 10, 2025
Adult Fiction
Lawbreaker by Diana Palmer.
Tony Garza has been Odalie Everett's nemesis since the day they met. Once a New Jersey crime boss, Tony now owns an art gallery in New York, where he spends most of his time delegating his shadier business to subordinates. Odalie is a professional singer whose lifelong dream is to perform at the Met. She never expected to run into the heartbreaker from her past when she rents a small house near Tony's Manhattan apartment while taking voice lessons. But when they reconnect, they can't help but give in to unforgettable passion. As their relationship blossoms, deadly figures from Tony's past come back to exact revenge, and he'll do anything to protect Odalie...even bring her back home to her family ranch in Texas. But as Odalie struggles with the idea of leaving behind her dreams in the city to have true love in Texas, she finds herself caught in the ultimate trap--and Tony's past won't let them go.
Raised by Wolves by James Patterson & Emily Raymond.
The police respond to the arrival of two teens at the grocery store. They don't speak English. They don't speak at all. They're brother and sister and, for all anybody can tell, they've been raised in the forest. Two teens appear out of nowhere, ransacking a small-town grocery and attacking the police officers who come to investigate. Their clothes are torn and filthy, their hands and bare feet callused, they have fangs. They're sister and brother, alone against the world. Where did they come from? Raised by wolves, they say. Kai and Holo are taken in by the police chief and his wife, and begin adjusting to life in a small town, attending school and going on dates. But humans, they find, are the most vicious animals. And the mystery of their upbringing brings dark and powerful forces to Kokanee Creek, tearing the town apart and threatening the lives of everyone they love. How will the wolves survive? How will Kai and Holo?
To Kill a Devil by John A. Connell.
1946 Vienna. When a shadowy organization fails to assassinate Mason Collins, they go after his colleagues, his friends, and the love of his life. Mason knows the only way to stop the killings is to cut off the head of the snake. Armed only with the alias, Valerius, Mason treks across Franco's Spain to war-torn Vienna to eliminate the man ordering the hits. But tracking him down seems to be an unsurmountable task; everyone speaks his name with awe and fear, but no one knows if he's real or a gangland myth. Mason, desperate for answers, abandons his strict moral code, leading him down a very dark path, and to succeed in hunting one devil, he makes a pact with another. But what Mason doesn't know is that, even if he does find his way in the darkness, the man they call Valerius has something special in store for him.
Adult Non-Fiction
Understanding Your Antenna Analyzer by Joel R. Hallas.
“Antenna analyzers are arguably one of the most important pieces of equipment in an Amateur Radio station. Designed to measure impedance or standing wave ration (SWR), the properly used antenna analyzer determines the details of an antenna s tuning characteristics and helps maximize its performance. Even the simplest antennas can benefit from using one, and your success on the air may depend on it, but only if you understand and avoid the common pitfalls. Understanding Your Antenna Analyzer is an introduction to the various types of analyzers available, their component parts, how they operate and how to utilize them to get the best possible data. It discusses how to adjust your antenna, enhance your antenna analyzer and the ways certain analyzers can be used as general-purpose test instruments in an Amateur Radio lab. Includes product review testing and an in depth look at representative antenna analyzers available today.” – Amazon.com
Dumpster Doll by Michelle Mays & Michelle Moone.
Michelle Mays was born into an abusive family in the Midwest. As she and her siblings cling to survival, the balance of family ties is weighed against alcoholism, drug abuse, abandonment, and despair. Hope dawns in the form of foster care, only to be deferred by multiple placements and a system not equipped to support the children it's meant to protect. Through powerful vignettes of a life disjointed, Mays's story is a journey of hope that is echoed in the experiences of thousands of children in the court and foster care systems today. Dumpster Doll is brave not because it is unique, but because it unflinchingly shines a light on family turmoil, flaws in judicial systems, and ultimately, the grit and tenacity that thousands of children exhibit each day just to make it through.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
Graphic Monsters by Rodney Barnes. J GN
Monsters of many types have long been the focus of rumors and folktales around the world. People tell stories about dragons in many cultures, and tales from the European Middle Ages speak of these giant lizards stealing livestock and fighting knights. Vampires of various sorts are also said to live in the midst of humans, existing for centuries. The chupacabra, also known as the "goat sucker," is a legendary creature of the Americas. It's a vampire-like animal that sucks the blood out of livestock and other animals! Readers will meet these terrifying monsters in this colorfully illustrated volume. Are they really just rumors and legends? That's for readers to decide!
Not Nothing by Gayle Forman. YA
Alex is twelve, and he did something very, very bad. A judge sentences him to spend his summer volunteering at a retirement home. Josey is 107 and ready for his life to be over. He has evaded death many times, having survived ghettos, dragnets, and a concentration camp -- all thanks to a woman named Olka and his own ability to sew. But now he spends his days at Shady Glen, refusing to speak. Until Alex knocks on Josey's door ... and Josey begins to tell Alex his story. As Alex comes back again and again to hear more, an unlikely bond grows between them. Soon a new possibility opens up for Alex: can he rise to the occasion of his life, even if it means confronting the worst thing that he's ever done?
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