_Love and Summer_ , the latest item from William Trevor's venerable suitcase, is a thrilling work of art." _ -_The New York Times Book Review_ In spare, exquisite prose, master storyteller William Trevor presents a haunting love story about the choices of the heart, and the passions and frustratio

### From Booklist _Starred Review_ Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson are best friends—no, not the dead presidents! This Tom and Andy are 14-year-old boys whose last names are Kruer and Gray, respectively. Living in the hills of Southern Indiana, these boys have been chums since infancy. Why, the

Romance, intrigue, and plenty of action are woven into a rich and suspenseful narrative in this powerful YA fantasy. The mixed-race heroine Myra is a Flickerkin and can flicker (become invisible) at will. She hasn't cultivated or revealed this ability, since Flickerkin are persecuted as potential cr

Videssos was beset by enemies. A pretender held the throne - a despot who cared little that barbarian hordes and rival realms carved away at his empire, so long as the wealth and booty of the land satisfied his unbridled appetites. Few stood against him. And those few soon found their heads on pik

In 1938, two men held history in their hands. One was Adolf Hitler. The other was British prime minister Neville Chamberlain, who, determined to avoid war at any cost, came to be known as the great appeaser. But Harry Turtledove, the unrivaled master of alternate history, has launched a gripping sag

Innocence is his only currency. The gilded cage of propriety where Nathan grew up as a member of the Deilian aristocracy became a true prison when, at fifteen, his homosexuality came to light and created a terrible scandal. His parents see only one way to preserve their reputation amongst the othe

Taylor Hudson's daughter Grace is excited about the end of her first-grade year. But when a man kidnaps her from the school bus, Taylor discovers a threat from her past has returned. Instead of coming for her as he promised, he's taken her daughter instead. Kai Costa idolizes his dad, Dante, and wan

SUMMARY: Tolstoy's epic story of a nation plagued by the ravages of war is a dazzling achievement, both a social and historical portrayal of the early 1800s and of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, and a deeply personal novel. Centering around the joys and misfortunes of the Rostov family, Tolstoy co

SUMMARY: When a young graduate returns home he is accompanied, much to his father and uncle's discomfort, by a strange friend "who doesn't acknowledge any authorities, who doesn't accept a single principle on faith." Turgenev's masterpiece of generational conflict shocked Russian society when it w

Presents the classic epic of the Napoleonic Wars and their effects on four Russian families.

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**From Hugo Award finalist and bestselling author David VanDyke.** **After barely fending off the insectoid Scourge** , Admiral Absen frantically prepares for another attack while dealing with politics and treachery from within, even as Spectre pursues his own hidden agenda. **Can EarthFleet save

After a hasty arranged wedding, Nathan leaves his aristocratic home for the strange and sensual country of Marisol and a new life full of danger and depravity. He'll need all his wits and clockwork skills to protect his life and his freedom.

**A "powerfully done" (Times Literary Supplement) and tantalizingly semi-autobiographical novel from the author of the Booker Prize-winning Sacred Hunger.** Unable to work on his novel about Liverpool's slave trade, Benson is teaching creative writing and wandering the city. The pupils who bring hi

Roland Tankowicz is fed up. He’s really trying to be a better person. Killing fewer people, talking out his issues more, and not immediately resorting to violence whenever a problem arises. But let’s face it, when you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail. It’s not like he has any shortage of

Five years ago they were attacked. The alpha was the first to die, but his murder was followed by carefully planned attacks focused on one thing: find and kill the female shifters. Xandra Blackstone is out for blood. Shes spent the last five years forced to hide and wait while the person respon