River Readers

Justice isn’t always black or white. Sometimes it’s cold and dark.

Former CIA assassin Alex Parker works for The Gateway Project, a clandestine government organization hell-bent on taking out serial killers and pedophiles before they enter the justice system. Alex doesn’t enjoy killing, but he’s damn good at it. He’s good at dodging the law, too—until a beautiful rookie agent has him wondering what it might be like to get caught.

I fell in love with a man who didn’t exist.

What started out as romance ended in hell.
His words turned to razor blades.
His kisses converted to fists.
His embrace became my cage.
His body transformed into a weapon, stealing parts of me until ultimately….
I broke.

I hated him.
My sole job in life became to protect our daughter.

I wasn’t sure I’d ever escape the prison he’d skillfully crafted from my fears.
Until the day our savior arrived.

This is the story of how I escaped the man who thought he owned me. Goodreads

I proposed on our first date.
She laughed and told me I was insane. Less than a day later, she said yes.
It was a whirlwind, but we were happy…
Until we got greedy and wanted a family.

It was a life I couldn’t give her, not for lack of trying. Fertility just wasn’t on our side. We sought out doctors and treatments. Spent money we didn’t have. Lied to our families. Smiled for our friends. Put on a brave face for a world that didn’t understand.
Finally, we were successful…
Until we were forced to bury our son.

This is Lisa Beamer's personal account of her husband, Todd Beamer and the passengers of Flight 93, their courage and brave actions, when their plane was hijacked on September 11, 2001. The United Airlines flight was en route to San Francisco, California when it was taken over and directed back toward Washington D.C. possibly to be used as a weapon against the White House or the U.S. Capitol. The flight attendants and passengers decided to take matters into their own hands and take a stance against their hijackers.

A collection of irreverent summations of more than 100 well-known works of literature, from Anna Karenina to Wuthering Heights, cleverly described in the fewest words possible and accompanied with funny color illustrations. --Goodreads

Delilah Dirk is a magical, swashbuckling, adventure seeking gal who meets up with Erdemglu Selim and they embark on all kinds of exploits.
This is a delightful graphic novel full of fun and adventure. I can't wait to read the second.

Henry "Monty" Montague was the very definition of a rogue. Born into privilege, he continuously was bringing shame down onto his family name. When it came time for his Tour, his father laid down an ultimatum, shape up or lose everything. This tour was his chance to prove himself. Traveling with his life long friend, Percy (with whom he was in love) his sister and a chaperone, Monty seemed unable to curtail his bad behavior. In a moment of bad judgment, Monty steals a box belonging to the Duke of Bourbon and serious trouble ensues.

Delilah Dirk is back for another adventure. She and Selim meet the Dutchman while in Turkey. He convinces Delilah to let him come along on their adventures as they search for the mythical Third Pillar of Hercules. The Dutchman, Laurens von Hassel, is also a journalist and records Delilah's adventures. Of course he then publishes the stories in his newspaper. Delilah Dirk becomes even more notorious then she already is. 

Mr. Baker's 8th grade class is headed to Carlsbad Caverns for a field trip. Some of the students are more enthusiastic than others about the trip. Eric isn't thrilled that his mom is the chaperone. Silvia has panic attacks and is worried about one coming on when they are underground. They are exploring deep in the cave system when an earthquake hits. Mr. Baker is swept away and the rest of the class falls into an underground river. Eric is able to get to shore, but the rest end up at a huge lake. As they try to find each other and the way out, they discover they are not alone. 

Vera really wants to fit in with all the other girls at school. Unfortunately, she never has the right "stuff". Even when she tries to have a birthday sleepover things don't go right. So when she finds out there is a camp for Russian kids during the summer she is excited. Finally she can be like the other girls and go to camp. Things aren't any different at camp unfortunately. She is still unpopular and doesn't fit in. 

Maika and Kipp have reached what they hoped was a sanctuary, but war is still following close on their heels. It doesn't look like anyone can sit out this conflict or remain unscathed. 

Poe has been hidden his entire life. He was born with feathers and his adoptive father has tried to protect him. Poe doesn't want to be protected. He wants to be the protector. So he sneaks out during the day when he is supposed to be hidden. He tries to help the people of the maze where he lives, especially the street children called mice. 

During the decade known as the Dirty Thirties, America's High Plains were plagued by the massive dust storms that nearly turned the what was once the nation's proud grasslands into a desert. Timothy Egan has written the definitive book on the Dust Bowl and the people who survived the black blizzards.

Zelie Adebola is an diviner destined to become a maji like her mother. However, King Saran of Orisha found a way to destroy magic and murdered all the maji. The young diviners no longer become magi when they reach maturity. There is no longer magic in the world. There are no Reapers like Zelie's mother who control the dead. There are no tiders to control the water or burners to control fire. There are also no healers or any of the other 10 clans connected to the gods of Orisha. That doesn't mean they aren't oppressed and enslaved by Saran's regime.

Daughters of Fortune book 4 The 'war to end all wars' is over, but the Cold War is just beginning. Cameron works as a foreign correspondent for her father's newspaper while she continues to try to obtain a Soviet visa in order to join her husband, Alex, who is not allowed to leave Russia. Blair is in Washington D.C., where husband, Gary, works for the State Department. Jackie is in California, struggling to cope with widowhood and single motherhood. All three are experiencing private heartaches that severely test their faith when Cameron's visa is suddenly approved.