Washoe County Library System

"Ace" delves into the lives of those who identify using the little-known sexual orientation of asexuality and shows what all of us can learn-about desire, identity, culture, and relationships-when we use an asexual lens to see the world"--

When he is nursed back to health by mortal Katrina Haynes, Gargoyle Ahnvil is determined to protect Katrina, who has inadvertently placed herself in the middle of a supernatural war by saving him, as a bond grows between them.

"Julia Vargas is a cop with a mission. When shes not chasing down bad guys, Julia dedicates her time to investigating the Hangman serial killer...the same unsolved case that her father, Jim Vargas, was working on when he supposedly shot and killed himself three decades before. While rumors continue to swirl around her fathers death, Julia attempts to hunt down the truth. The case once again hits dangerously close, however, when a womans bones are...

To save her sister from falling for rake Quinn Wilde, Venetia Stratham, after publicly jilting her libertine fiancee at the altar and fleeing society, finds herself married to the arrogant yet irresistible lord who is intent on winning her heart.

"Tourists arrive all summer, by boat or seaplane, at Lew and Maureen Jenkins's Lavender Island Wilderness Lodge in the Kodiak Archipelago, expecting adventure. But the spontaneity of their authentic 'Alaskan wilderness' experience is meticulously scripted, except when real danger rears its head. Lew and Maureen's lodge is failing, as is their marriage. Eighteen-year-old Mira has been hired for the season as the lodge's baker and housekeeper. But she's...