Playaways

The Devil’s Punchbowl by Greg Iles

As a prosecutor in Houston, Penn Cage sent killers to death row. But as mayor of his hometown-Natchez, Mississippi-Penn will face his most dangerous threat. Urged by old friends to try to restore this fading jewel of the Old South, Penn has ridden into office on a tide of support for change. But in its quest for new jobs and fresh money, Natchez has turned to casino gambling, and now five steamboats float on the river beside the old slave market, like props from Gone With The Wind.  But one boat isn’t like the others.

Blood Game by Iris Johansen

When a Georgia senator’s daughter is found murdered, and her body drained of blood, Eve enters the world of a serial murderer-a twisted psychopath whose name is on Eve’s shortlist of killers who might know something about her missing daughter, Bonnie.

Bad Mother  A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace by Ayelet Waldman

As every pregnant woman knows, motherhood is a nonstop pleasure cruise filled with warmth, personal fulfillment, and consistent joy-or at least that’s what women are told before they give birth and the real truth of mothering asserts itself. As seasoned moms will attest, mothering is difficult, stressful, and the biggest challenge a woman will will ever face. With rare insight, Waldman addresses the overwhelming task of motherhood-and encourages women to realize they may be doing a much better job than they think.

Books on CD

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

Seventeen-year-old Veronica “Ronnie” Miller’s life was turned upside down when her parnets divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, particularly her father…until her mother decides it would be in everyone’s best interest if she and her younger brother spent the summer with him in North Carolina.

Alex Cross’s Trail by James Patterson & Richard Dilallo

When he arrives in Eudora, Mississippi, Ben meets the wise Abraham Cross and his beautiful daughter, Moody. Ben enlists their help, and the two Crosses introduce him to the hidden side of the idyllic Southern town. Lynchings have become commonplace, and the residents of the black quarter live in constant fear. Ben aims to break the reign of terror-but the truth of who is really behind it could break his heart.

Traveling With Pomegranates by Ann Kidd Taylor

From 1998 to 2000, this 50-something and her 20-something daughter wend their way through Greece and France on a journey of healing and hope. Fearing she’s lost her creative muse, Sue grapples with her own mortality and longs to reconnect with the grown daughter she hardly knows. A recent college graduate, Ann Struggles with heartbreak and depression while pondering the uncertainties of her future. As they encounter a breathtaking array of people and places, this modern-day Demeter and Persephone reveal their innermost thoughts and give voice to the mysterious bond between mothers and daughters.

(Taken from covers)