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The latest additions to The Library's collection
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In the stacks
Romance
The Misadventures of Endora Pan | Tiffany Chu | Romance; Comedy (N) (I) (F)
Endora's life is a recipe for disaster: one part corporate job, two parts baking business, and a dash of clumsiness. When she crashes into Dominic, a FedEx driver with dry wit, it's hardly love at first sight. But fate keeps throwing them together. As Endora juggles her business and romantic hesitations, she learns that love, like baking, requires taking risks and embracing the mess. A funny tale of faith, friendship, and finding love in unexpected places.
Speculative
Fantasy
The Jester | Richard Ritenbaugh | Fantasy (N) (C) (F)
A royal heirloom, Margonne’s Dagger, is stolen from the palace, and the king hires Mardans Santinetta to find it and the thief. Taking the guise of a court jester, Mardans, with the help of his friends, sets out to solve the mystery, which soon expands into a quest to prevent a coup and save lives.
Science Fiction
SEARCH | Chris Patrick | Science Fiction; Mystery, Thriller (N) (C) (F)
Book One/Season One is complete
When journalist Matt McNair receives footage of a mysterious figure appearing throughout Scotland, he travels the country to investigate the mystery. During his investigation he discovers more than he bargained for including the truth of his father's disappearance many years before and the shady organisation behind it all. What Matt uncovers is only the beginning and there's no going back.
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Speculative
Inquisitor’s Promise | Michael P. Marpaung | Science Fiction, Space Opera (N) Kindle $2.99; Print $17.99
Young Inquisitor Aeneas Aquilanus made two promises: one to his dying father, the other to his beloved Galatea.To his father, Aeneas promised to finish his last mission to unify the Holy League and rally them against the apocalyptic threat of the Grey Globe. To Galatea, he promised the aspiring lady knight to become her lord and Inquisitor. But politics in the 74th century can be violent and complicated. The Five Factions of the Holy League had long seen each other with suspicion. Can they put aside their differences to save Earth? Even his promise to Galatea is not without problems for Aeneas as he has four additional girls who are in love with him. Each of these five girls are faction princesses, women who have close connections to each of the Five Faction's leaders. Love and politics are an explosive combination, but the Inquisitor shall remain true to his pledged word.
The Santara Commentaries, Book 1: The Padri | Michael P. Marpaung | Fantasy, Military Fantasy (NA) Kindle $2.99
The Santara Archipelago is the homeland of the Yakobinians - the Sons of Yakob and the Chosen of El Shaddai, the God of the gods. But the Age of the Holy Kingdom is long gone. For over five centuries, the Yakobinians chafed under the dominion of distant Tionghoa. The wandering tactician Yu woke up with no memory, only to be rescued from his captors by King Aron of Dun-a-din, the last heir of the priest kings. From there, he was wrapped up in a war for freedom. But there’s more to the Padri War than meets the eye.
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From the Stacks
Featuring a different, randomly-selected book every week.
Nonfiction
Musings From A Small Island: Everything Under the Sun | Sol Luckman |
Memoir/Fine Art (B) (C) ($)
From professional artist and multi-award-winning and international bestselling author Sol Luckman comes this dazzlingly self-illustrated memoir that will have you alternately bursting with laughter and bursting at the seams with new perspectives on life, death and the curiouser and curiouser cosmos we call home. Luckman—whose latest novel, CALI THE DESTROYER, won a whopping eight book awards—showcases his literary and painterly talents in this one-of-kind story of an uncommon life on the fair shores of Hilton Head Island, a world-famous vacation destination nestled in the Deep South. Combining fascinating memoir, hilarious comedy and inspirational philosophy (to say nothing of a handful of excellent craft cocktail recipes), MUSINGS FROM A SMALL ISLAND is also a stunningly visual coffee table book any Lowcountry lover or contemporary art aficionado would be proud to display. You’ve never read a book like this because, until now, there hasn’t been one. Seen from Luckman’s charmingly eccentric perspective, Hilton Head comes alive in ways few places do in literature or art.
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Great to see my novella on this list! Thanks to The Library!