Two novels in one volume by Lori Avocato...JEANIE IN A BOTTLE --Jeanie Merriday says she's a genie. Before Harrison Rainford can send her packing, his life is turned upside down-and, although she's partly the cause, she's also the only one that can straighten it out... Travel along with Jeanie and Harrison to enchanting New Orleans on a magical, oftentimes humorous, ride that you'll never forget. SHEAR MAGIC --In this classic romance story, a conservative rancher and a free-spirited photographer are forced to share more than a common lake in the steamy New Mexico desert. There they must decide whether wealth and property are worth more than love. Becky Chambers becomes a fish out of water when she and Slate Lawson learn that they have each inherited half of the same ranch in New Mexico-now they must learn what is really important in life.

Jeanie in a Bottle / Shear Magic

Literature & Fiction

Avocato, Lori

Contemporary

Metropolis Ink

Time Suspended

A coming-of-age Western adventure of greed, violence and retribution, THE RECKONING centers on the clash between a rugged old rancher and a dangerous, young Irish street thug. The novel ranges from the rough streets of early 20th-century Manhattan to the vast expanses and treacherous intrigues of life in Wyoming cattle country. Nineteen-year-old Tom Callaghan agrees reluctantly to leave New York for Wyoming to avoid a stretch in Sing Sing prison -- accompanied by Will Sherman, the same man he assaulted. At Sherman's Box T ranch in the Wind River basin, Tom immediately clashes with Will's headstrong daughter, Ellen, who views Tom as the usurper of her late brother's place. She is consumed with guilt over her role in her younger brother's death by the untamed black stallion, Caliban. And Tom quickly finds himself facing the enemies of his benefactor, Will Sherman, in a deadly reckoning. McLain's screenplay, based on his novel, was a finalist in the international Writer's Digest Screenwriting Competition. ACCLAIM FOR THE RECKONING: WESTERN WRITERS OF AMERICA -- "The Reckoning is a beautifully written novel with a strong sense of place and complex characters. A good read for a winter's evening." DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL -- "McLain deftly describes the sights, sounds and even the smells of this odd couple's turn-of-the-century odyssey from the big city to the Wild West in a narrative style reminiscent of Caleb Carr's tense, gloomy murder mystery, The Alienist. McLain's characters are multi-dimensional and interesting, especially the baseball-card-collecting Crow Indian Albert Redwolf. The Reckoning should appeal to those who enjoy plenty of action, romance, traditional plot lines and historically accurate fiction with an Old West flavor." Author PAT MULLAN, Ireland Chair of International Thriller Writers, Inc. and member of Mystery Writers of America, County Galway, Ireland -- "When I was in my teens in Ireland, I devoured every Zane Grey western that I could find. When the movies came to town I was there: riding, in my imagination, alongside Hopalong Cassidy, John Wayne, Rory Calhoun, Alan Ladd, Roy Rogers, Guy Madison. Later in life my reading interests changed. I haven't read a western in years until The Reckoning. I won't reprise the story or the plot in this review. No, I just want to convey my satisfaction to John McLain for a most absorbing read, for a Western better than those of my youth, for a real story of The West, truly of the America of my youth and of my imagination...enough then to have started my romance with America, to lead eventually to my pioneering journey to America, to lead to becoming an American. Yes, The Reckoning is totally believable, superbly well-written, absorbing to read, a classic of the genre." BOB SPEARS, HEARTLAND REVIEWS -- "The Reckoning is one of the better historical coming of age books I've read in a while. The author is a very competent writer. The plot was excellent, leaving the reader hanging until the very last sentence. The pace moved quickly and setting, characters and dialogue were most descriptive and unique. This is a good book for lovers of westerns, historical novels, and especially young adults who learn how it's possible to rise above an abusive past and a life of street crime. We rated this book a high 4 hearts." T.D. WALSH, AUTHOR, KEENE, NH -- "I like the people in this novel, and that's one of the main tests of a book for me--whether or not I care what happens to the characters. John McLain has written a very strong story of love, fear, pain, and hope, and he's done so with an extremely strong eye for detail (especially interesting given the time in which the action takes place), as well as a willingness to present the often-brutal sides of reality without flinching. All in all, this is a great read that flows smoothly and quickly, pulling you along to its unexpected climax. Very nicely written."

The Reckoning

John McLain

The dynamic new techno-thriller about nuclear terror! Ten bombs, ten targets, and a merciless terrorist! In the late seventies, KGB Chairman and future General Party Secretary Andropov commissions the creation of suitcase-size nuclear weapons. He orders the weapons deployed in Western Europe, Japan and America. The Soviet Empire crumbles... the Cold War ends... and the weapons are forgotten until today. A Hezbollah terrorist cell decides to make New York's Fourth of July celebration a bit brighter than usual. The threat catapults Special Forces Major Jim Harper and spymaster Louis Edwards into a desperate race against time to prevent the unthinkable from happening. Confronted by a determined terrorist known as Harlequin, squabbling within the American intelligence community and an administration more interested in symbolism than substance, Harper tracks Harlequin from New York to Boston, Washington and Chicago.

Blood Covenant

De Bono, Douglas

A Man's Guide to Pregnancy is a fun look at pregnancy from the man's point of view. It makes an especially good gift book for the expecting father as it is full of humorous helpful hints to guide a man through this sometimes confusing, always hectic time.

A Man's Guide to Pregnancy

Humor & Entertainment

Zakour, John

Humor

In 1966 Paul Gebhart volunteered to go to Vietnam. It didn?

Fields of Fire

Biographies & Memoirs

Shapiro, Michael

Leaders & Notable People

The Logan Factor

Scuro, Vincent

As cadet journalist Rick Hughes stumbles through his new job, he has a few problems. Well, more than a few. A seemingly forgettable New Year's fling preys on his mind as he soon discovers the woman he slept with is a wanted criminal. This is matched with his less than brilliant start with the Weekend Star and his constant inability to actually ask any women out on a date. And George, his flatmate, is a royal pain in the behind. Journo's Diary is the day-to-day chronicle of Rick's life as he tries to cope with it all, a job made increasingly difficult when the criminal woman he slept with becomes a major news feature. Things get much, much worse before they get even remotely better...

Journo's Diary

THOMAS, Chris

In this distinctly American version of Tea with Mussolini, three women share an apartment in Rome. Roma explores their interaction during their month-long holiday. Their personal pasts, the power and beauty of Rome and history itself all impinge on the dynamics of their relationships, and impact on their futures.

Roma

History

DUBERSTEIN, HELEN

Europe

TALES FROM THE WRECKTORY is the story of Father Frank Beckett and his 43 years at the inner-city church of Saint Timothy. Frank has a president of his parish council who is determined to oust him; a housekeeper who does not know how to clean or cook, but is great at solving real-life murders; and a female parishioner for whom Frank has special affection. He has a mother who tries to use her influence to get him made bishop; a half-sister who is on trial for killing her lover; two gay parishioners who want him to officiate at their wedding; and a Juliet in a high school Shakespearean production he is directing who is sure she's dying. As he nears the end of his career, Frank finds he is about to pass the clerical baton to a young priest who wears a ponytail, drives a motorcycle, and doesn't have time to bother with church red tape and traditions...

Tales from the Wrecktory

Wright, Joseph E.

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