Coming Soon to the Bestsellers Club

A Vow for Always by Wanda E. Brunstetter, coming July, 2013
The last of a 6-consecutive-month release Amish serial novel. An Amish couple is faced with the greatest challenge of their young lives.

Lock, Stock, and Over a Barrel by Melody Carlson, coming May, 2013
Writer Dorothy Ballinger moves from the Big Apple to small town Appleton after inheriting her aunt’s estate. However, she has to agree to some very specific terms or the estate goes to… Aunt Dot’s cats.

Joyland by Stephen King, coming June, 2013
The story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder and the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.

First Sight by Danielle Steel, coming July, 2013
Paris, L.A., and the world of ready to wear fashion provide backdrops for this story of a gifted designer whose talent and drive have brought her everything–except the ability to erase her past and trust relationships.

The Litter of the Law by Rita Mae Brown, coming June, 2013
A new mystery starring Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen, the cat detectives Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and Tee Tucker, the crime-solving corgi. Halloween arrives early this year to rural central Virginia, when a killer will stop at nothing to protect a multimillion-dollar scheme.

Bestsellers Coming Soon

Hunting Eve by Iris Johansen, coming July 2013
Eve Duncan battles the man who is holding her prisoner, while secrets about why she has been targeted come to light, bringing her even closer to danger. With its cliffhanger ending, Hunting Eve sets up the finale, Silencing Eve.

Light of the World: A Dave Robicheaux Novel by James Lee Burke, coming July 2013
Sherriff’s Detective Dave Robicheaux’s vacation in Montana’s Big Sky country takes a turn. Could a convicted sadist and serial killer, thought to be dead after a his prison transport van crashed, be loose on the streets of Montana? Light of the World pits Dave Robicheaux against the most diabolical villain he has ever faced.

Bombshell by Catherine Coulter, coming July 2013
FBI Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith has been recruited by Dillon Savich to join his unit in Washington, D.C. While on his way to D.C., Hammersmith gets a call that Delsey, his sister, was found naked, unconscious, and covered with blood after a wild party. Meanwhile, back in D.C., Savich has other problems to deal with. Will Griffin be able to solve these mysteries before it’s too late?

True Love by Jude Deveraux, coming July 2013
Alix Madsen inherits the use of charming Kingsley House for a year, and is assigned the task of solving a 200 year old mystery disappearance. At the same time, she must deal with architect Jared Montgomery, with secrets of his own.

Affliction by Laurell K. Hamilton, coming July 2013
Anita Blake used to consider zombies merely off-putting, never dangerous. But that’s all changed. These new creatures hunt in daylight, and are as fast and strong as vampires. If they bite you, you become just like them.

Merry Christmas, Cowboy by Janet Dailey, coming June 2013
Keeping up with her annual tradition, author Janet Dailey creates a Colorado Christmas to remember.

Classified by Fern Michaels, coming May 2013
Find out about what’s happening in Toots Loudenberry’s life and at her bakery in the latest book in The Godmothers Series.

The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice, coming July 2013
Recently added to our BESTSELLER Club, author Luanne Rice tells the romantic tale of two strangers whose paths cross in the Santa Monica Mountains near Malibu.

Changes to BSC Available Authors

As of April 2013, Thomas Kinkade will no longer be a choice for BSC Members. The Scott County Library System will continue to buy books with Kinkade’s name on them, but due to low demand we cannot continue to place pre-publication holds on works published posthumously under his name by Katharine Spencer.

Also, BSC holds will only be placed for Robert Ludlum’s Bourne Series, which is being published posthumously by Eric van Lustbader.

Coming Soon to the Scott County Library System

	Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland by Ace Atkins (May 2013) – Spenser’s long-time friend Henry Cimoli is asking for a favor. A developer is trying to buy the boxing trainer’s condo on the beach, but not everything is as it seems. (Note to SCLS patrons – Parker passed away in 2008 but his legacy continues with guest writers. They are all shelved under Parker).
	Home at Trail’s End by Melody Carlson (June 2013) - Elizabeth Martin and her two children have finally reach the Oregon Country, but the wagon scout who captured her heart has chosen to stay on the trail. Can Elizabeth settle into the new community without Eli?
	Pirate Alley by Stephen Coonts (May 2013) - Grafton and Carmellini are back with the Navy SEALs to battle terrorists on the high seas – this time a band of bloodthirsty Somali pirates.
	Zero Hour by Clive Cussler (May 2013) - No one has ever found a way to tap into the state of energy called “zero point” until one scientists discovers a way. The breakthrough, however, comes with a high cost. Can NUMA find the dangerous machines before it’s too late?
	Step of Faith by Richard Paul Evans (May 2013) - Following the Road to Grace, Alan Christoffersen faces a life-changing crisis that leaves him a broken man. But now his healing journey is in jeopardy.
	Fly Away by Kristin Hannah (April 2013) - 30 years ago Tully and Kate met in Firefly Lane – now the story continues.
	Taking Eve by Iris Johansen (April 2013) - Eve Duncan is trying to provide answers for Jim Doane, a man whose 25-year-old soon is missing. But Doane has a dark past, so he bypasses the police, putting Duncan in danger.
	Deeply Odd by Dean Koontz (May 2013) - How do you make sure a crime that hasn’t happened yet doesn’t happen? Is Odd Thomas up to the challenge?
	Blossom Sisters by Fern Michaels (April 2013) - One man loses everything, only to find the freedom to find a whole new life. But can he find forgiveness with his family?
	Midnight at Marble Arch by Anne Perry (April 2013) - A new Charlotte and Thomas Pitt adventure beneath the surface of wealthy Victorian society into a world of fear and intimidation.
	Quarryman’s Bride by Tracie Peterson (June 2013) - Emmalyne Knox and Tavin MacLachlan were destined to be together, until the tragic deaths of Emmalyne’s younger sisters. Since family tradition mandates that the youngest sister stay single to take care of the parents, Emmalyne and Tavin are separated. But years later, they meet again. Can God heal a wound so old?
	Silken Prey by John Sandford (May 2013) - A Minnesota political fixer has been hired to take down the incumbent U.S. Senator with a smear campaign, but when he tries to blackmail his employers for more money, he runs into Lucas Davenport.

Lose Yourself in the World of the Amish with Wanda E. Brunstetter

The Amish fiction genre has greatly increased in popularity in the past few years, but Wanda E. Brunstetter was one of the founders.

Her fascination with Amish culture began when she met her husband, Richard Brunstetter, who grew up in a Mennonite church. According to her website, when researching family history she also discovered that her grandparents were Anabaptists, who led a simpler way of life.

Her primary attraction to the Amish is, “their desire to live a devout Christian life that strives to honor God, work hard, and maintain close family ties.”

Currently, Brunstetter is working on a serialized saga of Lancaster County – one book is coming out every month until the series is finished. The next installments are coming in April, May & June of 2013.

In addition to her research and writing, Brunstetter is a professional puppeteer and ventriloquist.

Her favorite Amish communities to visit in the U.S. are:

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Holmes County, Ohio

Northeastern Indiana

Sarasota, Florida

Christian County, Kentucky

Webster County, Missouri

Her favorite “Englisher” vacation spot is Hawaii.

Adventurous Author – Stuart Woods

Born in Georgia, Stuart Woods joined the Air National Guard after college and moved to New York City in search of a writing job. He wound up at an ad agency until he was sent to Mannheim, Germany with the Air National Guard.

He spent the 1970s in London working in advertising again. When he inherited from his grandfather, he bought a boat and entered the Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic race, spending six weeks alone at sea. His non-fiction book, Blue Water, Green Skipper  (first published in 1977, republished in 2012) chronicles the experience of that race. Charlton Heston starred in the CBS television dramatization of that book.

Woods is still a licensed pilot, owns a power boat and has partial ownership in a yacht.

He published fifteen novels before appearing on the New York Times bestseller list. His publishers have now requested three books a year from him.

According to his website, his famous character Stone Barrington is entirely fictional and not based on a real N.Y.P.D. homicide detective.

The latest in the Stone Barrington series, Unintended Consequences, is coming out in April 2013.

Three Authors in One

Did you know that Jayne Ann Krentz, Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle are the same author? One woman writes under those three different names. According to her official website she does it so, “readers always know which of my three worlds they will be entering when they pick up one of my books.”

Jayne Ann Krentz is her married name and is reserved for her contemporary romantic suspense.

Amanda Quick is a pseudonym used for historical romantic suspense. Quick’s newest work, the Mystery Woman, is coming in April 2013.

Jayne Castle is her birth name that she uses for futuristic/paranormal romantic suspense.

Krentz/Quick/Castle has also written non-fiction works on the impact of the romance genre. Before writing full-time, Krentz worked as a librarian, but her libraries probably didn’t carry too many romances. She was a part of the academic and corporate library world.

Jayne on romance: “The romance genre is the only genre where readers are guaranteed novels that place the heroine at the heart of the story. These are books that celebrate women’s heroic virtues and values: courage, honor, determination and a belief in the healing power of love.”