Lamar Public Library

When their quaint Victorian pub is threatened by plans for a shopping mall, Jack and Lily Beaumont, their employees, and their loyal patrons work to either save the pub or to make the most of the time that remains before it is torn down.

"Trucker Sterling (Star) Parson is no stranger to the challenges a woman faces, both in her industry and in life. But she can take care of herself. She’s never needed—or wanted—a man around...until she meets Cade McKenzie. The take-charge bar owner sets off all kinds of alarm bells for Sterling, but he also sets her heart racing. Cade’s lived in Ridge Trail long enough to know trouble when he sees it, and the moment Sterling—Star—walks...

Tempted to find a highly valuable, seven-hundred-pound chess set, hapless crook John Dortmunder musters his merry band of fellow ne'er-do-wells on a haphazard treasure hunt that prompts his investigation of Russia's last czar.

""The dog came back."" ""This is a joke, right?"" ""No, it isn't ... So do you want to hear the rest of it?" Dumbly, Jury nodded." "The rest of it is told by Harry Johnson, who sits down by Richard Jury in the Old Wine Shades. Over three successive nights, Harry spins out this story of a good friend of his whose wife and son (and dog) disappeared one day when they were in Surrey. No trace, no clue, no lead as to what happened." "He's a fascinating...

At the heart of Lilac Lane is Keira Malone, who raised her three children alone after her first marriage broke apart, and who, after years of guarding her heart, finally finds love again. But that love is short-lived when her fianc šuffers a fatal heart attack. Grieving and unsure of what's next, Keira agrees to move from Dublin to Chesapeake Shores, Maryland, to spend time with her daughter, Moira, and her new granddaughter, Kate, as well as to...

When a stranger, who fancies himself an actor, comes to town, intent on killing him, Stoneface Finnegan must go up against this madman who has cut a bloody swath across the American West, saving Stoneface Finnegan for his final act.

Falling for "Maddening Moira" Malone was the unexpected highlight of Luke O'Brien's Dublin holiday. So when she pays him a surprise visit in Chesapeake Shores, Luke is thrilled, at least at first he is. A fling with this wild Irish rose is one thing, but forever? Maybe someday he'll be ready, but not now, while he's entirely focused on establishing a business that will prove his mettle with his overachieving family.

"Charismatic bar owner Rowdy Yates isn't the kind of man women say no to. So when he approaches waitress Avery Mullins, he fully expects to get her number. However, the elusive beauty has her reasons for keeping her distance-- including a past that might come back to haunt them both. Avery spends her nights working for tips-- and trying to forget the secret Rowdy is determined to unearth. But when history threatens to repeat itself, Avery grows to...

"It's time for a new generation to become Legend. Deacon Brannock is determined to make a name for himself as a rancher but, currently, the saloon he won in a poker game is taking all his time and energy. He was prepared for life in the Wild West, but he hadn't counted on Grace Legend... Grace has always fought hard for what she believes in, and after her best friend is killed at the hands of her drunk and angry husband, that includes keeping alcohol...

Rollie Finnegan is a man of few words. As a Pinkerton agent with two decades of experience under his belt, he uses his stony silence to break down suspects and squeeze out confessions. Hence the nickname Stoneface. Over the years, he's locked up plenty of killers. Now he's ready to make a killing--for himself... There's gold in the mountains of Idaho Territory. And the town of Boar Gulch is a golden opportunity for a tough guy like Finnegan. But when...