Washoe County Library System

"A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick Bernadette, Eleanor Oliphant, Rosie, Ove . . . meet Amazing Grace Adams, the funny, touching, unforgettable story of an invisible everywoman pushed to the brink―who finally pushes back. Grace Adams gave birth, blinked, and now suddenly she is forty-five, perimenopausal and stalled―the unhappiest age you can be, according to the Guardian. And today she’s really losing it. Stuck in traffic, she finally...

Marianne Messman, a housewife, wants to escape her loveless marriage and an uncaring and unfeeling husband of 35 years. She and her husband, army sergeant major Lothar, take a trip to Paris, during which Marianne leaps of the Pont Neuf into the Seine, but she is saved from drowning by a homeless man. Angered by her behaviour Major Lothar takes a coach trip back home to Germany, expecting that a psychologist will escort Marianne home a few days later....

In the dark shadows of a sultry southern town, a serial killer strikes. It's an act of sinister precision that has happened many times before...every victim an offering to a hunger that can never be sated.

Genevieve finds the challenge of starting her own business surprisingly difficult, especially with her husband frequently absent, but she soon discovers the strength of her friendships, and even finds an unexpected love in the process.

When misleading photos are published of security chief Jessie Rogers caught in a compromising position with his uber-famous client, his humiliated wife Noelle swiftly files for divorce. Unable to convince her of his innocence, Jessie fights in vain to win her back when a blizzard strands the family at their cabin. With uninvited guests, intruding mothers and marriage proposals, this holiday season is a real comedy of errors. Being stuck in close quarters...

"A scandalous divorce years ago means Cynthia Bauer dreads seeing her ex-husband, Russ Shaw. But when Diane, their only daughter, gets engaged, she's adamant she wants her father to give her away at her wedding, despite Cynthia's objections. So, after twenty-five years, Russ is returning to town, determined to do just that. There's no way Cynthia and Russ can avoid each other, but could it be that staying away from one another is the last thing either...

"An ordinary woman flees the scene of a murder--and realizes it's not just the law that may be coming after her"--Provided by publisher. So as not to jeopardize her case for child custody, Lake Warren is forced to lie to the police after having just been intimate with the flirtatious Dr. Keaton who has been murdered. Wanting to protect herself from being charged with the crime, she begins her own search for the truth--not realizing that she is dangerously...

"A great husband and kids ... that's how Meg Montgomery has always seen her future. Her present ... well, it looks a little different. Then suddenly she's guardian to her baby niece. And while the circumstances aren't ideal, Meg's determined to give Charlotte the home she deserves. That may be hard to achieve when Charlotte's uncle Russell comes back to town. Because Russell is also Meg's almost ex-husband. The distance between them has done nothing...