Washoe County Library System

When the renowned poet Fiona Skinner is asked about the inspiration behind her iconic work, The Love Poem, she tells her audience a story about her family and a betrayal that reverberates through time. It begins in a big yellow house with a funeral, an iron poker, and a brief variation forever known as the Pause: a free and feral summer in a middle-class Connecticut town. Caught between the predictable life they once led and an uncertain future that...

Poodle owner Melanie Travis searches for the killer of a businessman who was intending to open a coffee bar in Stamford, Connecticut. Suspects include residents who were opposed to the presence of a cafe in a family neighborhood.

As the public face of Vows wedding planning company, Parker Brown has an uncanny knack for fulfilling every bride's vision, but she just can't see where her own life is headed, until mechanic Malcolm Kavanaugh helps her retool her priorities and gives hera good reason to risk her heart for something more. "number-one New York Times best-selling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac - the...

"Set in the fictional town of Three Rivers, Connecticut, the story of fifth grader Felix Funicello in the months leading up to Christmas 1964"--Provided by publisher.

Two suburban families become hopelessly entangled during an explosive Thanksgiving weekend that changes their lives forever.

Sending her kids to the Graceland School’s summer camp, Melanie discovers that murder is on the schedule when she is thrown into a mystery involving the owner’s dead estranged husband and three prize-winning Dalmatians.

A sleuth rescues two orphaned Golden Retrievers—and tries to solve their master's murder—in this "delightful" mystery from the Agatha Award finalist (Publishers Weekly).
This year, all Melanie wants for Christmas is a dull moment. Between her teaching job, and showing her Standard Poodle puppy, there just aren't enough hours in the day. But when her son Davey's usual bus driver, Henry Pruitt, disappears and is replaced...

Describes the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of the state of Connecticut.

Eight years ago, Emma Montague left behind the strict confines, and rather dull boyfriend, of her upper-crust English life and moved to New York City, where she immediately found success in finance. But her soulless, cutthroat, all-consuming job was another life she didn't want. Answering an ad on Craigslist, Emma finds a tiny beach cottage in the small town of Westport, Connecticut. It needs work; lots of work. But it's the perfect project to satisfy...