Washoe County Library System

"There's a saying that if you come from my part of town, you're from around the way. Urban Books bestsellers Treasure Hernandez and Marcus Weber bring readers a fast-paced look at the lives of some street-smart women who think they know it all. Do they have what it takes to survive on the streets?"-- "There’s a saying that if you come from my part of town, you're from around the way. Urban Books bestsellers Treasure Hernandez and Marcus Weber bring...

Together for the first time in one volume, two classic holiday stories from number one New York Times best-selling author Robyn Carr ’Tis the season for family, friendship and the thrill of a holiday romance.... Under the Christmas Tree With snow falling over the redwood forests, secluded Virgin River is the ideal place to spend the holidays. Each year, the close-knit community gathers in the town square to decorate and light a massive tree....

Here are three short novels from 'one of the top three Western novelists of all time.' In 'Speedy's Mare', a young and deadly drifter is lured across the Mexican border to be killed. in 'His Fight for a Pardon, ' Leon Pofilo is wanted far and wide for numerous crimes--many of which he didn't commit. In'Peter Blue, ' a gunman's reputation makes him unwelcome in Sheriff Dunkirk's county. Since his right arm no longer functions he is hiding out and practicing...

"Set in a secondary world reminiscent of Saharan Africa, Moses Ose Utomi's debut novella, The Lies of the Ajungo, follows one boy's epic quest to bring water back to his city and save his mother's life. They say there is no water in the City of Lies. Theysay there are no heroes in the City of Lies. They say there are no friends beyond the City of Lies. But would you believe what they say in the City of Lies? In the City of Lies, they cut out your...

"Kas is a junior researcher on a fact-finding mission to old Earth. But when a con-artist tricks her into wagering a large sum of money belonging to her university on the outcome of a manned robot arena battle she becomes drawn into the seedy underworld of old Earth politics and state-sponsored battle-droid prizefights"--

When his partner John Sampson is gunned down, Alex Cross pursues killer Gary Soneji, a ghost from his past who he believes is the shooter, even though Soneji has been dead for over ten years. Along came a spider killer Gary Soneji has been dead for over ten years. Alex Cross watched him die. But today, Cross saw him gun down his partner. Is Soneji alive? A ghost? Or something even more sinister? Nothing will prepare you for the wicked truth.

"Stephen Leeds is perfectly sane. It's his hallucinations who are mad ... A genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people--Stephen calls them aspects--to hold and manifest the information. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts to give advice, interpretation, and explanation. He uses them to solve problems...

"A collection of four Amish novellas from bestselling author Amy Clipston...Love is in the air in these four sweet romances! -- Love and Buggy Rides, (previously published in An Amish Harvest): Janie Lantz is a cashier at Lancaster Souvenirs and Buggy Rides, where Jonathan Stoltfuz is a buggy driver. A frightening accident brings Janie and Jonathan together in a blossoming friendship, yet daunting obstacles stand between them and something deeper....