November 3, 2025 - New Arrivals

Adult Fiction

Big Bad Boss: Midnight by Renee Rose & Lee Savino.

Rule number one of Wall Street: don't fall in love with your billionaire boss. I hate my boss. The Wall Street tycoon is a jerk. A world-class alpha-hole. Devastatingly handsome but terribly flawed. He goes through assistants like I go through vanilla lattes, and I need this job. But I went to school with bullies like him, so I'm not afraid. I hate my attraction to him. How sparks fly when we spar. The way he barks orders and dresses me down. I hate how I fantasize about him during and after work hours. He's danger wrapped up in power, and he's getting harder and harder to resist.

I hate my new assistant. I've hated them all, but this is a different kind of hate. Her presence is torture. She's whip-smart, overly-capable, the only employee of mine who dares talk back. And the little human smells like temptation. The worst kind. She dresses to kill, and I'm in danger of dying. One of these days, she's going to push me too far. And she's completely unprepared for what happens when you unleash an alpha wolf on his quarry.

The Hider by Loren D. Estleman.

The American West was once home to vast herds of buffalo. Now, only one remains, making a lonely migration toward extinction. Hunting this final beast is THE HIDER --- a man driven by a quest that borders on myth. The Hider claims to have followed the animal to Oregon, where buffalo haven't been seen in over a decade. Seizing the chance for adventure, eighteen-year-old Jeff Curry joins him, only to find that this journey is far more perilous than he imagined. When they cross paths with an Indian wrongly accused of murder, the buffalo hunt turns into a manhunt. Now, Jeff is on the run, targeted by ruthless men who will stop at nothing to see him captured --- or killed.

Texas Fury by Dusty Richards.

When Saddler County Sheriff Dell Hoffman is forced to kill a teenage ruffian in self-defense, he has no idea the incident will spark a blood feud with the boy's father, the vicious leader of a local band of outlaws. In retaliation, the gang kidnaps Dell's wife, Guinn, while Rose Parsons --- now serving as interim sheriff in a neighboring town --- is visiting their home. Will Rose and Dell find Guinn before it's too late? Can they stop the gang from demolishing the next town in its path? Or will the dark puppet master behind it all beat them to the punch and destroy all they hold dear?

Adult Non-Fiction

Lessons from “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by Sarah L. Morris.

"You may have heard it at a football game, in an advertisement, or on the radio on a road trip far from home. You may have sung along on a rooftop in Thailand, at Oktoberfest in Belgium, or with a Japanese cover band. It may have moved you to dance at a wedding or cry at a funeral. Regardless of where it plays, the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is ubiquitous, unmistakable, universal. If you are from West Virginia, its meaning takes on even more significance, as does its purpose and use. Written and recorded by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, and John Denver in 1971, "Country Roads" continues to resonate across cultures and audiences, carrying meaning beyond naming, and inviting transformation for a range of rhetorical purposes, in nearly 300 recorded English versions and in more than 20 languages. This book examines "Country Roads," as it illuminates a universal sense of belonging to place even as it obscures the literality of the place it names. In examining "Country Roads" as anthem, text, artifact, and rhetoric, this work untangles ideas related to place, belonging, identity, and pedagogy."-- Provided by publisher.

Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook.

This revised and expanded Player's Handbook contains rules for character creation and advancement, exploration, combat, equipment, spells, and much more. Create fantastic D&D heroes from the wide selection of character origins, classes, and subclasses.

Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel

Not Like Every Day by Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic.  E

During his school's lockdown drill, Henry tries to make himself as small, and still, and quiet as possible, but even though he knows it's just a drill and it's not real, he still doesn't like it. And even when the drill is over, it doesn't feel over for him. Luckily, Henry's teacher is there to offer guidance and reassurance. Together, they practice breathing exercises and focus on what Henry can smell right now to help anchor him in the present. And, most importantly, they talk about his feelings until he feels safe-until the tissue paper butterflies in his stomach untwist and fly away.

The Cool Bean Makes a Splash by Jory John.  E

It's a perfect day at the community pool for a swim. The cool beans are the best swimmers in town. Check out how they dive! Look at how they cannonball! Watch how they backflip! YOW! As for the Cool Bean, the shallow side of the pool is the only side of the pool he treads water on. Until one day, the Cool Bean sees the super slide and finds the courage to finally ride the slide...or does he?

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