Cranston Public Library

"Reine Jonson is in trouble. Not only is her car is falling apart, but her best friend, Deborah, is trying to set her up with the mysterious Stephen Morley, who owns Morley Cove Resort and needs help taking care of his nephews and niece after the unexpected death of his brother. Although Reine is attracted to Stephen, she finds his somber disposition gloomy. She resists Deborah's attempts to convince her that Stephen is the perfect man but agrees...

T.R. Pearson, author of last year's A Short History of a Small Place, again presents an intimate view of small-town North Carolina, but Neely is no Mayberry, and its residents remind one more of a Southern verison of The Beans of Egypt, Maine than of Andy Griffith. The Neely-ites are a motley crew, known by lineage and physical attributes ("the bald Jeeter"). Raeford Benton Lynch, of the Chickenhouse Lynches, never has done a great deal with himself,...

"Biltmore House, a palatial mansion being built by the Vanderbilts, American "royalty," is in its final stages of construction in North Carolina. The country's grandest example of privilege, it symbolizes the aspirations of its owner and the dreams of a girl, just as driven, who lives in its shadow. Kerry MacGregor's future is derailed when, after two years in college in New York City, family obligations call her home to the beautiful Appalachians....

"Some men return from war to a life of peace, and some never return at all. Tom Dooley returned from the Civil War and became embroiled in a tumultuous affair with Ann Foster Melton, a married woman. Their affair is openly known throughout the community. Later, Tom becomes involved with two of Anns cousins, Pauline Foster and Laura Foster. When it is learned that Tom is about to elope with Laura, who is then found murdered, there are plenty of suspects,...

"When Avery Beckett is proposed to by Jude Masters, a widowed father and the man she loves, it should be a time of great joy. Instead, Avery is on edge. She's wary of the idea of family, doubtful of happy endings, and too afraid to take the leap. It's the kind of fear that comes from having secrets. Before Avery commits to a new life, she must reconcile with the one she left behind. When Avery returns to her childhood farm in the North Carolina mountains,...

"Here is the second volume of A Great Circle, the highly acclaimed Mayfield family trilogy, from one of America's literary treasures. Though a novel independent from The Surface of Earth, The Source of Light continues the saga of the Mayfield family, here focusing on Hutchins Mayfield, whose desire for self-knowledge removes him from his secure existence as a prep school teacher and takes him on a journey to Oxford and Italy to study and write. Hutchins...

"In a North Carolina mountain town filled with moonshine and rotten husbands, Sadie Blue is only the latest girl to face a dead-end future at the mercy of a dangerous drunk. She's been married to Roy Tupkin for fifteen days, and she knows now that she should have listened to the folks who said he was trouble. But when a stranger sweeps in and knocks the world off-kilter for everyone in town, Sadie begins to think there might be more to life than being...

When wild horse recuse director Tom Watts is found dead on Duck Road, psychic mayor Dae O'Donnell is determined to find out who killed him. Her friend, Jake Burleson, is accused of killing Tom even though the two men have been good friends for years. Dae doesn't believe Jake killed Tom even though he has been acting strangely. He knew she was afraid what she would see if she touched it. He's obsessed with stopping the excavation maybe to the point...

Desde el momento en que anida en su corazón la esperanza de que James Fraser haya sobrevivido la guerra entre ingleses y escoceses, Claire Randall decide emprender un nuevo viaje en el tiempo para reunirse con él. El traslado es un éxito y los amantes están juntos otra vez, pero la felicidad se empaña cuando las circunstancias los obligan a iniciar una larga travesía hacia las exóticas y desconocidas costas del Caribe. Allá lejos, entre las...