Frank Carlson Library

"The year is 1794. A young nobleman, Eric Three Roses, languishes in hospital. Some think he would be at home in the madhouse across the road. Ridden with guilt, he spends his nights writing down memories of his lost love who died on their wedding night. Her mother also mourns her and when no one listens to her suspicions, she begs the aid of the only person who will listen: Jean Mickel Cardell, the one-armed watchman. Cecil Winge is six months in...

"A shocking novel of violence, love, faith, and loss, as a young woman at an elite American university is drawn into acts of domestic terrorism by a cult tied to North Korea"-- Phoebe Lin and Will Kendall meet in their first month at prestigious Edwards University. Phoebe is a glamorous girl who blames herself for her mother's recent death. Will is a misfit scholarship boy waiting tables to get by. What he knows for sure is that he loves Phoebe....

Some things grab a man's attention... like being shot at! Jared Valeron learns that an unknown gunman has tarnished the family reputation by killing a man while impersonating his cousin Wyatt. In trying to track down the culprit, Jared is drawn into an odd mystery at a gold-mining town. Solving the riddle of the killer's target requires discovering a motive for the murder. When his investigative efforts propel him deep into a hole, only his cousins...

Jessi is thrilled when she earns the lead in her dance school's latest ballet. But someone in Jessi's class wants her out of the show.

The arrival of Rod Wilson in the New Mexico town of Cabbana, a place of lawlessness, is welcomed by most but greeted with hostility by a few. Along with two fellow lawmen from his past, Wilson sets about bringing order to the place. With the added complication of two women vying for his attention, he has to deal with the constant threat of being killed by outlaws employed by a businessman who wants rid of him, leading to a confrontation with a man...

Leah Yoder dreams of marrying an Old Order Amish man and raising children in the peaceful Delaware community, but when Daniel Brown a Mennonite missionary arrives to share his story with their church, Leah is fascinated by him. Before long, she has a choice to make.

Captain Duke Benedict and Sergeant Hank Brazos were on opposite sides during the Battle of Pea Ridge... but ended up fighting shoulder to shoulder when a common enemy showed his face. Bo Rangle, leader of the guerrilla force known as Rangle's Raiders, took advantage of the slaughter to steal two hundred thousand dollars' worth of Confederate gold. When their trails crossed again after the war, Duke and Hank decided to team up, find Rangle, and reclaim...

"Two young women are missing, their only connection a party they both attended, hosted by a notorious real-estate magnate. When one of the women is found murdered, the police discover an unusual signature left by the killer, giving them reason to suspect he will strike again. And exposing him calls for a detective like no other. But the legendary Harry Hole is gone--fired from the force, drinking himself to oblivion in Los Angeles. It seems that nothing...

"After being forced off the road while biking, forensic accountant Holly Nichols is sure of one thing: someone wants her dead. Injured and terrified, she runs into the last person she expects to see--her high school sweetheart, Seth Montgomery. Vowing to protect her, Seth takes Holly and her daughter back to his family ranch. But with danger stalking them, untangling the mystery behind the attacks could be the last thing they do..."--Amazon.

Growing up in Sydney in the early 1800s, Abigail Moran knows only the constraints of a privileged life, and that she must hide the birthmark on her left hand at all costs. Yet the mark might prove to be the key that unlocks the secrets of her turbulent start in life aboard a convict ship - and, on a very different boat trip, it could open her eyes to real love...