#1 New York Timesbestselling author Nora Roberts introduces you to the Montgomery
brothers—Beckett, Ryder, and Owen—as they bring an intimate
bed-and-breakfast to life in their hometown.
brother to figure out—with a tough-as-nails outside and possibly nothing
too soft underneath. He’s surly and unsociable, but when he straps on a
tool belt, no woman can resist his sexy swagger. Except apparently Hope
Beaumont, the innkeeper of his own Inn BoonsBoro…
hotel, Hope is used to excitement and glamour, but that doesn’t mean she
can’t appreciate the joys of small-town living. She’s where she wants
to be—except for in her love life. Her only interaction with the
opposite sex has been sparring with the infuriating Ryder, who always
seems to get under her skin. Still, no one can deny the electricity that
crackles between them…a spark that ignited with a New Year’s Eve kiss.
While the Inn is running
smoothly, thanks to Hope’s experience and unerring instincts, her
big-city past is about to make an unwelcome—and embarrassing—appearance.
Seeing Hope vulnerable stirs up Ryder’s emotions and makes him realize
that while Hope may not be perfect, she just might be perfect for him.
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson
It’s Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross has been called out to catch
someone who’s robbing his church’s poor box. That mission behind him,
Alex returns home to celebrate with Bree, Nana, and his children. The
tree decorating is barely underway before his phone rings again—a
horrific hostage situation is quickly spiraling out of control. Away
from his own family on the most precious of days, Alex calls upon every
ounce of his training, creativity, and daring to save another family.
Alex risks everything—and he may not make it back alive on this most
sacred of family days. Alex Cross is a hero for our time, and never more
so than in this story of family, action, and the deepest moral choices.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, ALEX CROSS will be a holiday classic for years to
come.
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
(Paperback)
Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who
has all but given up on love and happiness—until she meets Ernest
Hemingway. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set
sail for Paris, where they become the golden couple in a lively and
volatile group—the fabled “Lost Generation”—that includes Gertrude
Stein, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Though deeply in love, the Hemingways are ill prepared for the
hard-drinking, fast-living, and free-loving life of Jazz Age Paris. As
Ernest struggles to find the voice that will earn him a place in history
and pours himself into the novel that will become The Sun Also Rises,
Hadley strives to hold on to her sense of self as her roles as wife,
friend, and muse become more challenging. Eventually they find
themselves facing the ultimate crisis of their marriage—a deception that
will lead to the unraveling of everything they’ve fought so hard for.
A heartbreaking portrayal of love and torn loyalty, The Paris Wife
is all the more poignant because we know that, in the end, Hemingway
wrote that he would rather have died than fallen in love with anyone but
Hadley.
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