Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli Genre : YA, Romance, Lgbt Series : Stand alone (part of the Creekwood series, but can be read as stand alone) About the Book  : When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat—but real life isn’t always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, she’s the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show...

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter Audio narration : Kathleen Early Genre : Thriller Series : Stand alone About the Book  : Sisters. Strangers. Survivors. More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia’s teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con...

Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan Audio narration : Julie Teal, Luke Thompson, Esther Wane, Sarah Feathers Genre : Mystery Series : Stand alone About the Book  : Sophie’s husband James is a loving father, a handsome man, a charismatic and successful public figure. And yet he stands accused of a terrible crime. Sophie is convinced he is innocent and desperate to protect her precious family from the lies that threaten to rip them...

Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel Genre : Speculative Fiction Series : Themis Files, Book 2 About the Book  : As a child, Rose Franklin made an astonishing discovery: a giant metallic hand, buried deep within the earth. As an adult, she’s dedicated her brilliant scientific career to solving the mystery that began that fateful day: Why was a titanic robot of unknown origin buried in pieces around the world? Years of investigation have produced...

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller Audio narration : Marisa Calin Genre : YA, Fantasy Series : Daughter of the Pirate King, book 2 About the Book  : Alosa’s mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is...

Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin Genre : Fiction Stand alone About the Book  : Aviva Grossman is a bright, ambitious congressional intern with a promising political future ahead of her until she makes the mistake of having an affair with her very married boss … and writing what she thinks is an anonymous blog about it. When the affair dramatically comes to light, it’s not the popular congressman who takes the fall, it’s...

City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris by Holly Tucker Audio narration : Kate Reading Genre : Non fiction, History About the Book  : Appointed to conquer the “crime capital of the world,” the first police chief of Paris faces an epidemic of murder in the late 1600s. Assigned by Louis XIV, Nicolas de La Reynie begins by clearing the streets of filth and installing lanterns throughout Paris,...

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence Genre : Fantasy Series : Book of the Ancestor, book 1 About the Book  : I was born for killing – the gods made me to ruin. At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. Sweet Mercy hones its novices’ skills to deadly effect: it takes ten years to educate a Red Sister in the ways of...