What's New for February

Delinsky, Barbara: Escape, 2011

Painful as it is to return, 30-year-old lawyer Emily Aulenbach knows that the key to reclaiming her life from career disappointments and a fading marriage lies in the New Hampshire town of her past. At the Mesquite Main Library and the Mesquite North Branch Library.

  

Harkness, Deborah E.: A Discovery of Witches, 2011

Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell. At the Mesquite Main Library and the Mesquite North Branch Library.

  

Michaels, Fern: Golden Lasso, 2011

When she inherits a ranch in the beautiful Arizona desert, Jan Warren puts all her money and dreams into making a success of it. But she soon finds that managing Rancho Arroyo, and it's continually mounting problems, exacts it's toll - problems that are not at all helped by the commanding presence of Derek Bannon. Owner of the Golden Lasso, the neighboring ranch and vacation hotspot, Derek is determined to buy Jan out - and he's not taking no for an answer. But as the rivals lock horns, and the battle becomes increasingly personal, Jan realizes that it's not just her business that's at stake, but also her heart. At the Mesquite North Branch Library.

  

Sawyer, Kim Vogel: Courting Miss Amsel, 2011.

Edythe Amsel is delighted with her first teaching assignment: a one-room schoolhouse in Walnut Hill, Nebraska. Independent, headstrong, and a strong believer in a well-rounded education, Edythe is ready to open the world to the students in this tiny community. But is Walnut Hill ready for her? Within the first week, she has the entire town up in arms over her outlandish teaching methods, which include collecting leaves, catching bugs, making snow angels, and stringing ropes in strange patterns all over the schoolyard. Joel Townsend can't help but notice that she's also mighty pretty with her rosy lips, fashionable clothes, and fancy way of speaking. But when Edythe decides to take her pupils to hear Miss Susan Anthony speak on the women's suffrage amendment, the town's outcry reaches new heights. Even Joel isn't sure he can support her newfangled ideas any longer. At the Mesquite North Branch Library.


  

Steel, Danielle: Happy Birthday, 2011.

Valerie Wyatt is at the top of her game--she has parlayed her talent for entertaining and home decorating into a multimedia empire, and her name is synonymous with class and exquisite taste. Valerie's daughter, April, is also a dynamo in her chosen field. A top-notch chef, she owns her own restaurant--a cozy place that dishes up both comfort food and rare delicacies. Jack Adams is a famous former NFL player, who is now an immensely successful sportscaster. These three driven professionals share the same birthday. And this year, the day that they share will prove to be one that changes their lives forever. Their birthday will set into motion a dramatic series of events--danger, adventure, laughter, heartbreak, and joy...and, ultimately, the most fulfilling "birthday gift" of all". At the Mesquite Main Library and the Mesquite North Branch Library.

  

Thompson, Janice A.: Stars Collide, 2011.

Kat Jennings and Scott Murphy don't just play two people who are secretly in love on a television sitcom--they are also head over heels for each other in real life. When the lines between reality and TV land blur, they hope they can keep their relationship under wraps. But when Kat's grandmother, an aging Hollywood starlet with a penchant for wearing elaborate evening gowns from Golden Age movies, mistakes their on-screen wedding proposal for the real deal, things begin to spiral out of their control. At the Mesquite North Branch Library.