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The latest additions to The Library's collection
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In the stacks
Contemporary
Shelbourne & Mattingly | Suzanne Feinstein | Contemporary (NT) (I) (F)
In Rockland Springs, Kentucky, where family legacies are aged in oak and sealed in blood, Erie Shelbourne and Seth Mattingly have spent twenty-two years perfecting the art of almost. Almost kissing in abandoned tobacco barns during summer storms. Almost escaping their bourbon legacy. Almost admitting what everyone else has always known: they're meant for each other. Set against the backdrop of Kentucky's bourbon country, this intimate winter novelette explores what happens when childhood friends face impossible choices with unflinching wit and desperate grace. It's about finding the courage to love completely when your heart knows the cost, and learning that some stories are worth living fully, even when you know how they end.
Historical
The Price of Tomorrow | Sam Leah | Time-slip, Action Adventure (N) (I) (F)
Peggy Montgomery has never set a foot out of line in her whole life. Until the day she takes a precious astrolabe from the museum stores at her work, to keep it safe from her thieving boss. Except the strange little object has its own secrets, and with holiday tour director Cameron, Peggy finds herself plunged into the past, the two of them lost and alone in hostile territory in revolutionary France. With the clock ticking, they must discover who made the astrolabe—and why—so that they can get home. Their search takes them from bloody beach invasions to riots on the streets of Paris, from a quiet peasant village to passionate encounters in the Louvre, they must race against time to find who made the strange device, and why. At each turn they face the conundrum - is the future worth saving if it costs the lives of good people in the past? Which life has more value? And if you could alter one moment, erase one regret, what would you change?
The Waltz of Devil's Creek | J. Redmerski-Tacu | Christian (N) (I) (F)
Judith Campbell, dying in 1994, reveals the tragic truth of her son’s conception in 1947—a story of love, assault, and injustice in the segregated Deep South.
Romance
Meet Me at Xenia | Avery Bridge | Contemporary; LGBTQ (N) (I) (F)→(S)
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Every week brings a new challenge for Pandora after she returns to her hometown to start over. Follow along as she reconnects with old friends, meets new love interests, and joins the community she never knew she needed. Pandora Simms has abandoned her failed relationship and is trying to rebuild the shambles of her life. Things start off rocky when the first job she gets is arranged by her own mother: a barista in her mom's yoga studio. But as luck would have it, the cafe happens to be located inside Albuquerque's premier queer collective establishment, Xenia. What started as a pity opportunity quickly becomes a new purpose for Pandora when she recognizes the importance of building a community. While reestablishing lifelong friendships and making new connections, Pandora starts to wonder if she will ever find the person who was meant for her. But when everyone she meets could potentially be her perfect match, how will she know when she has found 'The One'? Join Pandora as she searches for the love of her life, builds a place for herself, and finds her true family along the way.
Science Fiction
Cosmosaic | Keaton Webster | Sci-Fi; Existential, Absurd, Humor (N) (I) (F)
A fragmented sci-fi narrative of hubris, displaced existence and humanity's absurd defiance against certainty. Seven interconnected stories. One cosmic mistake.
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Poetry Collection
The North Pole Epic | Caleb Taylor | Fantasy (P) (I) (F)
Explore the history of the North Pole culture in a series of epic poetry. The Polar Elf Guild (P.E.G.) pushes for elf rights and freedom in a North Pole overwhelmed by greedy goblin exploitation. If you have ever wondered how the culture of giving associated with Christmas reached so much of the world from the mysterious North Pole you will love The North Pole Epic.