Frank Carlson Library

When the love of her life, Evan, goes missing after a hurricane strikes Bridal Veil Island in 1898, Melinda Colson returns to search for him, but as she settles into a new job, and a new life, how long will she be able to hold out hope?

Former Hollywood actress Devynne Lang has been living a quiet life in the San Juan Islands hoping her fabricated death would keep her identity safe from the public and the stalker who forced her into hiding. But strange things begin happening and this time, with a daughter to protect, she can't afford one mistake.

Four children, having survived a shipwreck and a week with no food, arrive on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean, missing two of their friends, and find themselves in danger of being found by some very dangerous people.

"Ten years ago, I was seventeen, spending summers with my wealthy family and friends on Hawk Island. One terrible night, I blacked out. The next morning, my best friend, Melanie, was gone--vanished without a trace. Today, I go back. To the island. To my sister's wedding. To a group of privileged people with whom I've never belonged. To my best friend's brother, a man who hates us all. To secrets that someone will kill to keep. A storm is coming. A...

"Founded by the mysterious genius known as the Designer, the archipelago of Prospera lies hidden from the horrors of a deteriorating outside world. In this island paradise, Prospera's lucky citizens enjoy long, fulfilling lives until the monitors embedded in their forearms, meant to measure their physical health and psychological well-being, fall below 10 percent. Then they retire themselves, embarking on a ferry ride to the island known as the Nursery,...

With her wedding plans in place and her future mother-in-law settling in at the Gray Whale Inn, it's a rare patch of smooth sailing for innkeeper Natalie Barnes. Even Natalie's guests - a mystery writer and a woman researching her grandfather's decades-old disappearance from Cranberry Island - are interesting and enjoyable, adding a lively element to the dinner conversations. But while picking berries for her Lemon Blueberry Pudding Cake, Natalie...

Trapped for eleven days on a deserted island, Jane, Buzz, Carter and Vanessa must venture deeper into the jungles of the island, where they discover a secret and find danger at every turn.

Second nature is a modern fairy tale about a place where al things are possible: where deer can weep, and winter ice turn blood-red, and roses bloom all at once, where love has nothing to do with common sense.

There are things even a billionaire can't control. Ian Shaw's fortune was recently liquidated; his niece, Esme, is still missing, and the woman he loves is refusing to speak to him. Sierra Rose has solved the mystery of his missing niece, but a promise to Esme to keep her whereabouts secret has made it impossible to be around Ian. When the PEAK chopper is damaged and Sierra lacks the funds to repair it, Ian offers a fundraising junket for large donors...

"When the magic tree house returns it whisks Jack and Annie away to the Galapagos Islands where they become World Turtle Experts and must save a tortoise in danger of an erupting volcano."