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"Home for Christmas" by Jan Brett

Rollo the troll is tired of chores, but after spending time on the tundra with various animal families, from owls to moose, he realizes that he wants to be home for Christmas even if that means behaving himself.

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"The Outcasts" (Brotherband Chronicles #1) by John Flanagan

From the author of the international phenomenon Ranger's Apprentice!
They are outcasts. Hal, Stig, and the others - they are the boys the others want no part of. Skandians, as any reader of Ranger's Apprentice could tell you, are known for their size and strength. Not these boys. Yet that doesn...'t mean they don't have skills. And courage - which they will need every ounce of to do battle at sea against the other bands, the Wolves and the Sharks, in the ultimate race. The icy waters make for a treacherous playing field . . . especially when not everyone thinks of it as playing. John Flanagan, author of the international phenomenon Ranger's Apprentice, creates a new cast of characters to populate his world of Skandians and Araluens, a world millions of young readers around the world have come to know and admire. Full of seafaring adventures and epic battles, Book 1 of The Brotherband Chronicles is sure to thrill readers of Ranger's Apprentice while enticing a whole new generation just now discovering the books.

(Hardback $26.99)

"Out of Oz" by Gregory Maguire

Maguire returns with the final installment in his transformative work, a thrilling and compulsively readable saga in which the fate of Oz is decided at last. The stirring, long-awaited conclusion to the extraordinary bestselling series begun with "Wicked," "Out of Oz" is a magical journey rife with revelations and reversals, reprisals and surprises--the hallmarks of the brilliant and unique imagination of Maguire.

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"Nightshine" (Kyndred) by Lynn Viehl

Viehl has enthralled readers with her novels of the immortal Darkyn. Now she continues the story of the secret progeny of the Darkyn: the Kyndred, ordinary people unaware they have been altered by vampire DNA but destined to become the next generation of heroes.

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"The Guardian" (Dream Hunters #4) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Dream-Hunter Lydia has been charged with the most sacred and dangerous of missions: to descend into the Nether Realm and find the missing god of dreams before he betrays the secrets that could kill her and her kind. What she never expects is to be taken prison by the Realm's most vicious guardian.

(Young Adult Hardback $17.99)

"Crossed" (Matched #2) by Ally Condie

In search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky--taken by the Society to his certain death--only to find that he has escaped, leaving a series of clues in his wake. Cassia's quest leads her to question much of what she holds dear, even as she finds glimmers of a different life across the border.

(Trade Paperback $15.95)

"Naked and Hungry" by Ashley Memory

What happens when a former loan officer-yet another victim of the nationwide mortgage crisis-rejects materialism and moves to a one-room cabin in the woods? In the case of H.T. McMullen, the 42-year old hero of Naked and Hungry, he finds his pristine wilderness tainted by dangerous pollutants. And when he dares to com...plain, he becomes the target of a deadly game of intimidation by the high-powered villains.The arrival of Jessica Beane, the sexy environmentalist called to investigate the pollution, sets in motion a series of comic adventures and increasingly professional attempts to permanently silence H.T. Their budding passion ignites after Jessica reveals a dangerous secret that inextricably links them both to the larger world of hazard-waste trafficking and lands them into the custody of an ambitious young FBI agent. Together, they hatch a risky plot that eventually brings the culprits to justice and redeems H.T.'s good name in the eyes of his family and friends.

(Trade Paperback $15.00)

"The Strangers on Montagu Street" by Karen White

Psychic realtor Melanie Middleton is still restoring her Charleston house and doesn't expect to have a new houseguest, a teen girl named Nola. But the girl didn't come alone, and the spirits that accompanied Nola don't seem willing to leave.

(Trade Paperback $15.95)

"Forbidden Places" by Penny Vincenzi

Vincenzi's eighth riveting family drama focuses on love and marriage, families and secrets, and wartime and what it does to every accepted social value.

(Trade Paperback $15.00)

"A Quilter's Holiday" by Jennifer Chiaverini

Master Quilter Sylvia Bergstrom Compson Cooper is eager to revive a cherished family tradition. As each quilter explains the significance of her carefully chosen block, stories of love and longing for family and friends emerge--feelings that are also expressed in the gifts they work on throughout the day.

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"Adam" (Nightwalkers) by Jacquelyn Frank

In this long-awaited addition to the Nightwalker Series, Frank explores new and surprising facets of her fans' favorite world--the unthinkable idea of an Enforcer Imprinting on a vampire and Jacob's long-lost brother, who mysteriously appears to change the course of the Nightwalkers' destiny.

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"Gideon's Sword" by Preston & Child

"New York Times"-bestselling authors Preston and Child launch a new series introducing Gideon Crew, who as a child witnessed his father's murder. He vowed revenge, but now that the day has come, Gideon finds the act unexpectedly catapults him into a new life as a rogue operative with only one year to live.

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"Kiss of Snow" (Psy-Changelings) by Nalini Singh

Since the moment of her defection from the PsyNet and into the SnowDancer wolf pack, Sienna Lauren has had one weakness--Hawke. A deadly enemy is out to destroy SnowDancer, striking at everything Sienna and Hawke hold dear, but it is Sienna's darkest secret that may yet savage the pack that is her home--and the alpha who is its heartbeat. This edition includes deleted scenes.

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"The Accidental Werewolf" (Accidental #1) by Dakota Cassidy

When Mary Andrews is bitten by a mangy mutt, her hair darkens, the hair on her legs starts growing at an alarming rate, and her mood swings jeopardize her job. Then a drool-worthy man shows up claiming that he accidentally bit her because he's a werewolf--and now she is, too.

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"Courting Darkness" (Otherworld) by Yasmine Galenorn

Camille D'Artigo is Priestess of the Moon Mother and wife of a dragon. But her dragon father-in-law doesn't want her in the family. Captured and swept off to the Dragon Reaches, Camille must find a way to escape before her husband's father breaks her spirit.

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"Razor's Edge" (Edge #2) by Shannon K Butcher

Roxanne "Razor" Haught is an expert in stealth security for corporate espionage cases. But now she's a target. Tanner O'Connell has no intentions of leaving Razor's side. Despite her objections to having a "babysitter," his orders as the newest member of the Edge are to watch her back.

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"Lover Unleashed" (Black Dagger Brotherhood) by JR Ward

Payne, twin sister of the Black Dagger Brother Vishous, suffers a devastating injury, and brilliant human surgeon Manuel Manello is called in to save her. Their attraction is instant and as powerful as it is dangerous. But as human and vampire worlds collide, a centuries-old score catches up with Payne and puts both her love and her life in jeopardy.

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"Until There Was You" by Kristan Higgins

Posey Osterhagen can't complain. She owns a successful architectural salvaging company, she's surrounded by her lovable if off-center family, and she has a boyfriend--sort of. Still, something is missing. Something tall, brooding, and criminally good-looking . . . something like the town bad boy, Liam Moore.

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"Holiday in Stone Creek" by Linda Lael Miller

Two classic Stone Creek tales from a "New York Times"- and "USA Today"-bestselling author are gathered for this special volume. Includes "A Stone Creek Christmas" and "At Home in Stone Creek."

(Paperback $7.99)

"Bring Me Home for Christmas" (Virgin River) by Robyn Carr

"New York Times"-bestselling author Carr brings fans home to Virgin River in a Christmas story about reuniting with the one person who's hard to forget.

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"Wyoming Tough" by Diana Palmer

The first of a brand-new Western trilogy by "New York Times"- and "USA Today"-bestselling author Palmer, "Wyoming Tough" features the sexy Kirk brothers and is set in Wyoming.

(Young Adult Paperback $9.99)

"The Iron Knight" (Iron Fey #4) by Julie Kagawa

In this epic, eagerly awaited fourth book of the Iron Fey series, faery prince Ash finally gets to tell his story.

(Young Adult Paperback $9.99)

"Crave" by Melissa Darnell

Savannah Colbert has been shunned all her life by the kids of the Clann. And when she undergoes some drastic changes after a strange illness, Savannah learns secrets about the Clann and herself--dangerous secrets. For the Clann are powerful magic users--and Savannah is half Clann and half vampire.

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"A Chesapeake Shores Christmas" (Chesapeake Shores) by Sherryl Woods

After years apart, Mick and Megan O'Brien are finally ready to make it official . . . again. Most of their grown children couldn't be happier about their rekindled love and impending marriage this holiday season. Connor is the only holdout. Driven to become a divorce attorney following what he views as his mother's abandonment of her family, Connor's not about to give his blessing.

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"Crescent Dawn" (Dirk Pitt) by Clive Cussler

In A.D. 327, a Roman galley barely escapes a pirate attack with its extraordinary cargo. In 1916, a British warship mysteriously explodes in the middle of the North Sea. In the present day, a cluster of important mosques in Turkey and Egypt are wracked by explosions. Does anything tie them together? Dirk Pitt is about to find out.

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"Secrets to the Grave" (Deeper Than the Dead #2) by Tami Hoag

A #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author returns with her second thriller in the Deeper Than the Dead microseries, exploring the early days of forensic investigation, the characteristics of innocence--and the nature of evil.

(Hardback $21.00)

"The Snow Angel" by Glenn Beck

Rachel Price's one happy memory from her childhood is of playing outside with her father, Mitch, on a cold and snowy day. Years later, Rachel's daughter, Lily, is the only light in her dark life. Rachel is consumed by an abusive marriage but too afraid to escape. As the snow falls on this Christmas Eve, Rachel learns that it's never too late to start over.

(Young Adult Hardback $18.99)

"Destined" (House of Night #9) by PC & Kristin Cast

Zoey is home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side--and preparing to face off against Neferet. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through Nyx's gift of a human form, he and Stevie Rae are finally able to be together--if Rephaim can truly walk the path of the Goddess and stay free of his father's shadow. But is Zoey really safe? Does she truly know those who are closest to her? And will love win when it is tested by the very soul of Darkness?

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"Cloudburst" by VC Andrews

OUT OF A CLEAR BLUE SKY . . .Since being taken in by wealthy Mrs. Jordan March and living in her exquisite home like a daughter, Sasha Porter's traumatic past--destitute on the streets, and the shattering accident that killed her mother--seems like a fading nightmare. Beautiful and sophisticated, as bold and daring as her "sister," K...iera March, Sasha still keeps her mother's wise words close to her heart: "never fully trust anyone." Inside her privileged new world, it's advice that will prove more precious than gold.. . . CAN ANYTHING STOP THE DOWNPOUR? Against the wishes of Jordan's husband, Donald, Sasha attracts the attention of Duane Banks, a shy, handsome athlete, and maneuvers her way into his heart. But Duane's hidden torment soon explodes in a horrific tragedy that pulls Sasha into a flood of guilt and despair. And when someone she thought she could trust targets her vulnerability, Sasha recalls her mother's warnings--and a violent storm of dark deceptions and shocking family secrets is unleashed. Will she sink or swim?

(Paperback $7.99)

"Darkness Rising" (Dark Angels) by Keri Arthur

Arthur ratchets up the intrigue while rounding out characters personalities in this powerful sequel to Sept. 2011s Darkness Unbound. Risa Jones, half werewolf and half Aedh, is driven by her father, a rogue supernatural, to find the keys he forged to the gates of hell. This task threatens the powerful vampire cou...ncil, which will only let Risa live if she figures out why two vampires have begun aging. As she tries to solve these puzzles, she increasingly relies on Azriel, the inscrutable reaper assigned to help her safeguard the keys. His revelations and growing human qualities add depth, humor, and frustration; she finds his messages mixed but readers assume at some point theyll get a room. Arthur writes powerfully when describing the accoutrements of Risas magic, particularly her bonding with a sword, and Risas failed attempts to find the keys result in a stunning cliffhanger.

(Hardback $27.99)

"Bonnie" by Iris Johansen

When Eve Duncan gave birth to Bonnie, she experienced a love she never knew existed. Eve's entire life came into focus and nothing was going to stand in the way of giving her daughter a wonderful life--the kind of life she herself never experienced. And then, the unthinkable happened. On an ordinary class trip to a local park, seven-year-old Bonnie vanished.

(Hardback $26.99)

"The Tehran Initiative" by Joel C Rosenberg

With the stakes high and few viable options left, the president of the United States orders CIA operative David Shirazi and his team to track down and sabotage Iran's nuclear warheads before Iran or Israel can launch a devastating first strike.

(Young Adult Hardback $18.99)

"Beautiful Chaos" (Beautiful Creatures #3) by Kami Garcia

Ethan Wate thought he was getting used to the strange, impossible events happening in Gatlin, his small Southern town. But now that Ethan and Lena have returned home, "strange" and "impossible "have taken on new meanings. Swarms of locusts, record-breaking heat, and devastating storms ravage... Gatlin as Ethan and Lena struggle to understand the impact of Lena's Claiming. Even Lena's family of powerful Supernaturals is affected - and their abilities begin to dangerously misfire. As time passes, one question becomes clear: What - or who - will need to be sacrificed to save Gatlin?

For Ethan, the chaos is a frightening but welcome distraction. He's being haunted in his dreams again, but this time it isn't by Lena - and whatever is haunting him is following him out of his dreams and into his everyday life. Even worse, Ethan is gradually losing pieces of himself - forgetting names, phone numbers, even memories. He doesn't know why, and most days he's too afraid to ask.
Sometimes there isn't just one answer or one choice. Sometimes there's no going back. And this time there won't be a happy ending.

(Young Adult Hardback $16.99)

"Dearly Departed" by Lia Habel

A teenager in high society, Nora Dearly is far more interested in military history and her country's political unrest than in tea parties and debutante balls. But after her beloved parents die, Nora is left at the mercy of her domineering aunt. For Nora, no fate could be more horrible--until she's nearly kidnapped by an army of walking corpses.

(Trade Paperback $16.00)

"Assholes Finish First" by Tucker Max

Full of ridiculous stories of bad decisions, debauchery, and sexual recklessness, "Assholes Finish First" provides answers to questions readers are dying to know. They are absurd and hilarious, and they are the product of one man's experiences. His name is Tucker Max, and he is still an asshole.

(Hardback $32.50)

"Into the Silence" by Wade Davis

A celebrated anthropologist who's currently National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Davis details Great Britain's protracted efforts to scale Mount Everest, which he traces back to 19th-century imperial ambitions and the huge sense of loss following World War I. Everest always fascinates, and this is about more than climbing.

(Hardback $24.95)

"Damned" by Chuck Palahniuk

As thirteen-year-old Madison tries to figure out how she died and ended up in Hell, she learns how to manipulate the corrupt system of demons and bodily fluids.

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"What the Night Knows" by Dean Koontz

In the late summer of a long-ago year, Alton Turner Blackwood brutally murdered four families. His savage spree ended only when he himself was killed by the only survivor of the last family, a 14-year-old boy. Half a continent away and two decades later, someone is murdering families again, re-creating in detail Blackwood's crimes. This tall Premium Edition includes the bonus novella "Darkness Under the Sun."

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"The Athena Project" by Brad Thor

Tucked away in a remote corner of North Carolina's Fort Bragg, behind rows of razor wire and heavily armed guards, lies the headquarters of the nation's most elite counter-terrorism unit--the United States Army's 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta. Here, a brilliant new approach to combating terrorism has just been born. Its codename: The Athena Project.

(Young Adult Paperback $10.99)

"Clockwork Angel" (Infernal Devices #1) by Cassandra Clare

The first novel in the Infernal Devices trilogy--a prequel to the "New York Times"-bestselling Mortal Instruments series. The year is 1878. Tessa Gray descends into Victorian London's dark underworld to search for her missing brother, with the mysterious Shadowhunters as her only allies.

(Kids Hardback $16.99)

"The Apothecary" by Maile Meloy

This first novel for young readers by the acclaimed author of "A Family Daughter" follows a 14-year-old American girl whose life unexpectedly transforms when she moves to London in 1952 and gets swept up in a race to save the world from nuclear war. Illustrations.

(Kids Hardback $16.99)

"Darkfall" (Healing Wars #3) by Janice Hardy

With the rebellion in full swing, fifteen year-old Nya's loyalties are put to the ultimate test, and she is forced to choose between leading an army against the Duke or abandoning her people to save her sister.

(Young Adult Hardback $18.99)

"Silence" (Hush Hush #3) by Becca Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick delivers the breathtaking conclusion to the "New York Times"-bestselling Hush, Hush saga. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in each other, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for--and their love--forever.

(Kids Hardback $9.99)

"Olivia and the Christmas Present" by Farrah McDoogle

Olivia has the best present for Ian and she can't wait to surprise him with it on Christmas morning. But Ian likes peeking at his presents so Olivia must find the perfect hiding place. After all, being surprised on Christmas morning is the best part of Christmas! Come along with Olivia as she gets a surprise of her own in this sweet holiday story.

(Kids Hardback $17.99)

"The Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse" by Eric Carle

Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s.

(Paperback $9.99) "Towers of Midnight" (Wheel of Time #13) by Robert Jordan. The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One's prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unraveling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to boil out of the Blight. The sun has begun to set upon the Third Age. Perrin Aybara is now hunted by specters from his past: Whitecloaks, a slayer of... wolves, and the responsibilities of leadership. All the while, an unseen foe is slowly pulling a noose tight around his neck. To prevail, he must seek answers in "Tel'aran'rhiod" and find a way--at long last--to master the wolf within him or lose himself to it forever. Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. The creatures beyond the stone gateways--the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn--have confused him, taunted him, and left him hanged, his memory stuffed with bits and pieces of other men's lives. He had hoped that his last confrontation with them would be the end of it, but the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills. The time is coming when he will again have to dance with the Snakes and the Foxes, playing a game that cannot be won. The Tower of Ghenjei awaits, and its secrets will reveal the fate of a friend long lost. This latest novel of Robert Jordan's #1 "New York Times" bestselling series--the second based on materials he left behind when he died in 2007--brings dramatic and compelling developments to many threads in the Pattern. The end draws near. "Dovie'andi se tovya sagain." It's time to toss the dice.

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"Werewolf in the North Woods" by Vicki Lewis Thompson

When Abby Maddox's grandfather swears he saw Bigfoot in the woods behind his Portland, Oregon, home, his neighbors decide to bring in a prominent anthropologist to prove him wrong. Rather than see her grandpa made a laughing stock, Abby sets out to send the professor packing...until she sees how hot he is. Roark Wallace can't risk having tourists comb the woods for Bigfoot-not with a local pack of werewolves to protect. When Roark meets Abby, sparks fly-but can he pursue this fiery red-head without compromising his pack?

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"Much Ado About Vampires" (Dark Ones #6) by Katie MacAlister

When Alec Darwin, the vampire she was mated to in a past life, returns, Corazon Ferreira, who's caught up in the plans of a reanimated corpse and its master, discovers that Alec is the only one who can protect her. Includes a bonus short story: My heart will go on and on (p. [309]-319), and an excerpt from It's all Greek to me (p. [323]-339).

(Paperback $6.99)

"Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor" by Lisa Kleypas

Three lonely people, three lives at crossroads, three people who are about to discover that Christmas is a time when anything is possible and when wishes can come true.

(Paperback $7.99)

"Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme" by Carole Nelson Douglas

Temple Barr, publicist extraordinaire, is itching to bring off her most dangerous and exciting assignment, helping to launch an endeavor that many a Vegas showmen have dreamed of: a Las Vegas mob museum/casino. While city powers-that-be hem and haw over doing an official project on the subject, the Family ...Fontana plans to connect two hotels with a "Chunnel of Crime" featuring an underground speakeasy, a fast "ride" through Vegas crime history by Gangsters custom limo sevice, and other fun attractions. Temple's grand scheme to do a live "opening Bugsy Siegel's vault" media event built around a huge safe found buried underground produces a two-day-old body wearing white tie and tails. With Temple's magician-counterterrorist ex-lover, Max, gone missing and her new fiance, radio shrink Matt Devine, in Chicago for week-long media gig, Temple must depend on "the Vegas Strip Irregulars," a posse of cats, to solve murders old and new that smack of mobs vintage and all too contemporary. Success, or failure, could cost Temple her life, and all nine of Louie's.

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"Busy Body" by MC Beaton

A Grinch-like health and safety inspector gets his comeuppance in this irresistible new Agatha Raisin mystery from the "New York Times"-bestselling reigning queen of cozies.

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"Dark Peril" (Carpathians #21) by Christine Feehan

Dominic of the Dragonseeker Carpathians is on a desperate mission, in the very heart of enemy territory. Solange Sangria is one of the last jaguar people. She has long been fighting to save women who are able to shift from the hands of the man who slaughtered her family. They are two warriors who have lived their lives alone. Now, at the end of their time, they find each other, a complication neither saw coming.