Frank Carlson Library

Gemma may not have been the prettiest girl in town, but she was something better, kind and conscientious, which made her a wonderful caregiver. To her patients, she really was a gem of a girl! So when she unexpectedly found herself out of work, Ross, a distinguished professor, asked Gemma to accompany him to Holland to care for his invalid sister. Gemma accepted, even though she knew Ross was never likely to see her as anything more than his sister's...

Businessman Jackson Ford has always prided himself on being in control. But he can't make Victoria speak. Jackson became the little girl's guardian when her parents died, and he's been unable to get through to her since. Desperate, he turns to free-spirited therapist Rain Armstrong. With her long flowing hair and tie-dyed T-shirts, Rain is the complete opposite of the kind of person conservative Jackson had thought could help Victoria. Or him. But...

Will a schoolgirl crush ruin one woman's chance at finding her true love? Find out in this classic romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. At fourteen, Jessica Kellerman was madly in love with Evan Dryden, one of the boys next door, much to the amusement of both their families. Now, ten years later, she's about to start working for the Dryden brothers, Evan and Damian. But no one will let her forget her girlish infatuation,...

"A delicious twist on a Gothic classic, Rachel Hawkins's The Wife Upstairs pairs Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspense, perfect for fans of B.A. Paris and Megan Miranda. Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates--a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off...

SWEETHEART REUNION What was his brother's widow - his first love - doing on a ship full of prospective brides headed out West? Clay Howard had been tasked with escorting the Boston belle home, but he didn't anticipate Allegra being so strong-willed - or that he'd wind up traveling with her just to keep her from leaving without him! Allegra Banks Howard isn't going to let Clay interfere with her plans for a new life with her daughter on the frontier....

"After a winter spent writing her latest novel, Annie looks forward to a summer with friends who have become like the family she never had. But then her landlord announces that his grandson will be moving into her cozy Chappaquiddick cottage--and she'll be moving out. Year-round island housing is tough to find at any time; in summer, it's nearly impossible. Shaken by the thought of being forced to leave the people and the community she's grown to...

"With the help of the Archer Matrimonial Company, Yancey Palmer has finally put Hale Adams, the man she's loved for ten years-sometimes not wisely or well-behind her. Yancey is so sure of her love for the man the agency matched her with, she readily promises a friend that she'll help Hale with his mayoral campaign without chasing him. Hale has also engaged the services of the matrimonial agency. He's so pleased with one lady, he requests that she...

"From New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries's first book in a series set in England in the early 1800s about an oft-widowed mother's grown children, who blaze through society in their quest for the truth about their fathers . . . and in the process find that love just might conquer all."--

If he never had to be responsible for anything ever again...it would be too soon for him Jake Thompson never realized how many decisions he used to make in a day until he lost the nerve to make any and was forced to leave the army. But he's starting to believe this horse therapy program they've put him in might actually help to get past the nightmare of indecision he's faced since losing his troop. And it's all because of instructor Charlotte Nicholson....