Worlds of Books

This book made me think of you DB135174 Author: Page, Libby Reading Time: 10 hours, 28 minutes Read by: Zadeiah Campbell-Davies Subjects: Romance, Human Relations, Family “Twelve books. Twelve months. One chance to heal her heart … When Tilly Nightingale receives a call telling her there’s a birthday gift from her husband waiting for her at her local bookshop, it couldn’t c...

BARD annotation Theo of golden: a novel DB131887 Author: Levi, Allen Reading Time: 12 hours, 23 minutes Read by: Vaan Solis Subject: General Fiction   “Questions linger about Theo, a pleasant but mysterious stranger, after his arrival in the southern city of Golden. Who is he, and why is he here? He arrives early one spring and by chance — or is it? — he visits a coffee shop...

BARD annotation Wild dark shore: a novel DB127669 Author: McConaghy, Charlotte Reading Time: 9 hours, 38 minutes Read by: West, Steve, Maarleveld, Saskia, Littrell, Katherine, Mortlock, Cooper Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories “A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretake...

BARD annotation   Take your breath away DB117930 Author: Barclay, Linwood Reading Time: 10 hours, 4 minutes Read by: Joe Knezevich, George Newbern, Karissa Vacker, (Michael Lockwood) Michael Crouch, Lauren Fortgang, Hillary Huber, Jim Meskimen, Pete Simonelli Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories, Psychological Fiction   “One weekend, while Andrew Mason was on a...

BARD annotation   West with giraffes DB102687 Author: Rutledge, Lynda Reading Time: 10 hours, 0 minutes Read by: Jack Fox Subject: Historical Fiction   As the Great Depression lingers, Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. In a twelve-day road trip, Woodrow Wilson Nickel drives a custom truck to deliver t...

BARD annotation The dry DB86906 Series: Aaron Falk Order in Series: 1 Author: Harper, Jane (Jane Elizabeth) Reading Time: 9 hours, 45 minutes Read by: Steve Shanahan Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories, Suspense Fiction Federal agent Aaron Falk returns to his Australian rural hometown for the funeral of an old friend who allegedly killed himself, his wife, and their young son. Facing a town st...

Life, loss, and puffins: a novel DB125028 Author: Hyde, Catherine Ryan Reading Time: 7 hours, 40 minutes Read by: Mare Trevathan Subjects: Family, Friendship Fiction “Freakishly smart. That’s the unwelcome box Ru Evans is put into for life. After all, she taught herself euclidean geometry at age seven, has an eidetic memory, and is about to enter college at thirteen years old. Boarding...

BARD annotation   The lost for words bookshop DB91357 Author: Butland, Stephanie Reading Time: 9 hours, 0 minutes Read by: Imogen Church Subject: General Fiction   Loveday Cardew prefers books to people, and her refuge is the bookstore where she works. Into that safe haven come a poet, a lover, and three suspicious deliveries. Someone has found out about her mysterious past. Will Loveday...

BARD annotation   Every last fear DB102224 Author: Finlay, Alex Reading Time: 10 hours, 59 minutes Read by: Jon Lindstrom, Cady McClain Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Psychological Fiction   College student Matt Pine receives a devastating call. His parents and younger brother and sister have died in Mexico of an apparent gas leak. But appearances may be deceiving. The family’s deaths...

The BARD annotation follows:   My friends DB129483 Author: Backman, Fredrik Reading Time: 13 hours, 9 minutes Read by: Ireland, Marin Subjects: General Fiction, Friendship Fiction   “Most people don’t even notice them–three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a d...

The BARD annotation follows:     My friends DB129483 Author: Backman, Fredrik Reading Time: 13 hours, 9 minutes Read by: Ireland, Marin Subjects: General Fiction, Friendship Fiction   “Most people don’t even notice them–three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s j...

The NLS annotation follows:   Strangers in time: a World War II novel DB128900 Author: Baldacci, David Reading Time: 13 hours, 49 minutes Read by: Crank, Stewart, Boulton, Alexandra, Lee, John, Delgado, Nicola F., Davies, Matthew Lloyd, Pitts, Joe Subjects: Historical Fiction, Suspense Fiction, War Stories   “Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good r...

The NLS annotation follows:   The bright side of disaster: a novel DBC04849 Author: Center, Katherine Reading Time: 8 hours, 28 minutes Read by: Nancy VanHemert Subjects: General Fiction, Humor and Humorous Fiction   Very pregnant and not quite married, Jenny Harris doesn’t mind that she and her live-in fiancé, Dean, accidentally started their family a little earlier than planned....

The NLS annotation follows: Legacy of lies: a legal thriller DB125584 Author: Bailey, Robert Reading Time: 10 hours, 14 minutes Read by: Volz, Alec Subjects: Legal Fiction, Suspense Fiction “Small-town lawyer Bocephus Haynes comes home late one night to find District Attorney General Helen Lewis waiting for him. Her ex-husband has just been killed. She’s about to be arrested for his mu...

The NLS annotation follows:   The search DB71318 Author: Roberts, Nora Reading Time: 15 hours, 1 minute Read by: Tanya Eby Subject: Romantic Suspense   Orcas Island, Washington. Canine search-and-rescue trainer Fiona Bristow, who years ago escaped from a serial killer, falls in love while helping artisan Simon Doyle with his puppy. But a murderer who may be copycatting Fiona’s earl...

The NLS annotation follows: The day the world came to town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland DBC06240 Author: DeFede, Jim Reading Time: 6 hours, 58 minutes Read by: Mark Meacham Subjects: U.S. History, World History and Affairs This book recounts the inspiring story of the residents of Gander, Canada, whose acts of kindness touched the lives of thousands of people on September 11 2001. When U.S. airsp...

The NLS annotation follows: Spirit crossing: a novel DB123843 Author: Krueger, William Kent Reading Time: 10 hours, 4 minutes Read by: David Chandler Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories, Suspense Fiction “The disappearance of a local politician’s teenaged daughter is major news in Minnesota. As a huge manhunt is launched to find her, Cork O’Connor’s grandson stumbles ac...

The NLS annotation follows:   All the colors of the dark: a novel DB122210 Author: Whitaker, Chris Reading Time: 14 hours, 39 minutes Read by: Edoardo Ballerini Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Historical Fiction, Psychological Fiction   “1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri,...

The NLS annotation follows:   The edge DB117204 Author: Baldacci, David Reading Time: 11 hours, 40 minutes Read by: Erin Cottrell, Will Collyer, Tiffany Smith, Erin Bennett, Zachary Webber Subjects: Spy Stories, Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories   “When CIA operative Jenny Silkwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national...

The NLS annotation follows:   The edge DB117204 Author: Baldacci, David Reading Time: 11 hours, 40 minutes Read by: Erin Cottrell, Will Collyer, Tiffany Smith, Erin Bennett, Zachary Webber Subjects: Spy Stories, Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories   “When CIA operative Jenny Silkwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national...

The NLS annotation follows:   A dog’s perfect Christmas DB101082 Author: Cameron, W. Bruce Reading Time: 7 hours, 34 minutes Read by: Ann Marie Lee Subject: Holidays   An emergency arises for the fractured Goss family, one with the potential to not only ruin Christmas, but everything holding the family together. Is the arrival of a lost puppy yet another calamity, or could the litt...

The NLS annotation follows: The guardian DB55864 Author: Sparks, Nicholas Reading Time: 13 hours, 41 minutes Read by: Margaret Strom Subject: Romantic Suspense When Julie Barenson’s husband died, he vowed to watch over her and left her a puppy she named Singer. Ready to love again four years later, Julie has a choice between a newcomer or a longtime friend. The jealousy of one turns deadly,...

The NLS annotation follows: A calamity of souls DB120798 Author: Baldacci, David Reading Time: 14 hours, 31 minutes Read by: Kiiri Sandy, Sisi Aisha Johnson, David Baldacci, Cary Hite, MacLeod Andrews Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Legal Fiction “Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair...

The NLS annotation follows: Still see you everywhere DB119891 Gardner, Lisa. Reading time: 11 hours, 37 minutes. Read by Hillary Huber. Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories “No man truly fears a woman. Not even one who is her father’s daughter. The case was sensational. Kaylee Pierson had confessed from the very beginning, waived all appeals. She had called herself “dea...

The NLS annotation follows: Extinction: a novel DB120861 Preston, Douglas J Reading time: 12 hours, 10 minutes. David Aaron Baker Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories “Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash investigates after a billionaire’s son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered by a gang of eco-terrorists at a park where extinct animals are brought bac...