Frank Carlson Library

A saga of friendship and fame, secrets, and success. Orphaned at a young age, the lives of Rosie, Gavin, Nell, and Kevin are irrevocably intertwined. Rising from poverty, all four go on to stunning success: Rosie as an award-winning costume designer; Gavin as a world-renowned Hollywood actor; Nell as the head of a global public relations company; and Kevin as the head of the NYPD Crime Intelligence Commission and a leader in the fight against organized...

"To get what they want most, Zara and Jude search for Emer, an orphaned witch with dark and deadly powers, but when a serial killer targets Emer's clients, the three girls form an uneasy alliance to hunt the killer before they meet the same fate"--Provided by publisher.

A middle schooler who has recently lost both his parents sees a ghost wearing old-fashioned clothing in the basement of the New York Public Library.

In 1862 Nevada Territory, after finding his foster parents murdered and scalped, twelve-year-old Pinky Pinkerton, son of a railroad detective and a Sioux Indian, inherits a valuable deed and must hide from dangerous Whittlin Walt and his gang of desperados.

"The Texan's Dilemma ... Bounty hunter Tom McCain works alone. He couldn't save his childhood friend, but he'll deliver her six-year-old daughter, Sarah Jane, to the only family she has left: a wealthy great-grandfather in Texas. But that means tangling with the fiery schoolteacher who wants to adopt her. Katie O'Malley is determined to give Sarah Jane a fresh start away from the tragedy of her early life. Even the high-handed Mr. McCain can't stop...

Twelve-year-old Jack, freed from a dismal orphanage, makes his way to the elusive and impossible Imagine Nation, where a mentor saves him from dissection and trains him to use his superpower, despite the virus he carries that makes him a threat.

"Brooding Spaniard Luca Ross has the world at his feet. But left to care for his orphaned godson, the heir to his unimaginable wealth, he's completely out of his depth! Then bubbly, innocent Ellie Edwards stumbles into his life, and she's exactly what Luca's been looking for. Contracting her to look after the young child is easy--denying their fierce attraction is infinitely more challenging"--Back cover.

"Jinx travels throughout the Urwald to unite its people and creatures against encroaching threats"--

"A young wizard's apprentice, Jinx, learns that his forest home, the Urwald, is under threat, and to save it he must travel to a new land"--

"All he wants for Christmas is a family...To make his little nephew happy, this bachelor will need help...After his nephew, Cole, is orphaned, Jake Sanders vows to give the little boy the best Christmas possible...except Jake doesn't know the first thing about kids! So when Cole's preschool teacher, Emma Mullins, offers to pitch in, Jake's grateful for her guidance. But while Jake and Emma share an immediate connection, their blossoming love must...