Book Talk for Feb 25 2025
The Book Of Fate
by Brad Meltzer
An assassination attempt leaves twenty-three-year-old presidential aide Wes Holloway disfigured and kills deputy chief of staff Ron Boyle. But when he spots Boyle in Malaysia eight years later, Holloway discovers a labyrinthine conspiracy involving the Freemasons and Thomas Jefferson. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. Commercial audiobook. 2006.
DB63643
Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure The True Story of a Great American Road Trip
by Matthew Algeo
Author retraces the 1953 2,500-mile cross-country road trip of Harry and Bess Truman. Describes the Trumans' post-presidential life in Missouri, when they lived on Harry's army pension, and provides first-person accounts of the original journey. 2009.
DB69543
Slammed
by colleen Hoover
"Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she's losing hope. Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form an intense emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense of hope. Not long after an intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together, and the secret that keeps them apart." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
DB115231
Point of retreat
by Colleen Hoover
"Layken and Will have managed to overcome the obstacles that threatened to destroy their love, proving that they are destined for one another. What they are about to learn, however, is that the things that have brought them together may be the very things that ruin their connection forever… Layken is left second-guessing the relationship whilst Will is jumping over hurdles to prove his love for her. What the young lovers discover about themselves along this journey may change their entire world and the lives of those who depend upon them the most..." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
DB115332
This Girl
by Colleen Hoover
"Layken and Will’s love has managed to withstand the toughest of circumstances, and the young lovers, now married, are beginning to feel safe and secure in their union. As much as Layken relishes their new life together, she finds herself wanting to know everything there is to know about her husband, even though Will makes it clear he prefers to keep the painful memories of the past where they belong. Still, he can’t resist his wife’s pleas, and so he begins to untangle his side of the story, revealing for the first time his most intimate feelings and thoughts, retelling both the good and bad moments, and sharing a few shocking confessions of his own from the time when they first met. In This Girl, Will tells the story of their complicated relationship from his point of view. Their future rests on how well they deal with the past in this final installment of the beloved Slammed series." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
DB116238
Truths I never told you
by Kelly Rimmer
Beth is cleaning her father's home after settling him in a care facility and discovers loose pieces of a journal in her mother's handwriting from the 1950s. Beth grew up believing her mother died in a car accident, but the journal hints at a darker truth. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.
DB102014
All the missing Girls: A Novel
by Megan Miranda
A decade after Nicolette leaves Cooley Ridge, North Carolina, she is summoned back home to help her brother sell the family home to pay for their father's dementia care. Nic, her brother, and her old boyfriend are sucked back into the case of Nic's long-missing best friend. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2016.
DB90494
Every last Fear
by Alex Finlay
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 may be connected to Matt's older brother Danny--in jail for the murder of his girlfriend. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021.
DB102224
No middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories
by Lee Child
Twelve entries featuring itinerant loner Jack Reacher, who constantly stumbles upon--and tackles--crime. In "Too Much Time," Reacher thwarts a bag snatcher, only to be arrested after giving his witness statement. Includes some stories found elsewhere in the NLS/BPH collection. Violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2017.
DB88274 BR21908
