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New for May 2012 in the Readers' Cafe:

Librarian's Choice:  

Master and God - Davis, Lindsey

ISBN: 9780312606640

Publication Date: 2012

Set in the reign of the Emperor Domitian in first-century Rome. Gaius Vinius is a reluctant Praetorian Guard--the Emperor's personal guard--and a man with a disastrous marriage history. Flavia Lucilla is also in the imperial court. The two of them are brought together in an unlikely manner--a devastating fire in Rome--which then leads to a lifelong friendship.Together they watch Domitian's once talented rule unravel into madness and cruelty, until the people closest to him conspire to delete him from history.

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk - Fountain, Ben

ISBN: 9780060885595

Publication Date: 2012

Unfolding over the course of one Thanksgiving Day, the story follows Bravo Company, the eight survivors of a savage clash with Iraqi insurgents, on the last leg of their government-sponsored "Victory Tour" in this witty and ironic sendup of middle America, Fox News politics, and, of all things, football. Poignant, riotously funny, and exquisitely heartbreaking.

Deadlocked - Harris, Charlaine

ISBN: 9781937007447

Publication Date: 2012

When telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse investigates the body of a woman discovered in vampire Eric Northman's yard, she has no idea the murderer is an enemy out to get her.

The Year of the Gadfly - Miller, Jennifer

ISBN: 9780547548593

Publication Date: 2012

Storied, fiercely competitive Mariana Academy was founded with a serious honor code; its reputation has been unsullied for decades. Now a long-dormant secret society, Prisom's Party, threatens its placid halls with vigilante justice, exposing students and teachers alike for even the most minor infraction. Iris Dupont, a budding journalist whose only confidant is the chain-smoking specter of Edward R. Murrow, feels sure she can break into the ranks of The Devil's Advocate , the Party's underground newspaper, and there uncover the source of its blackmail schemes and vilifying rumors.

Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale - Rutledge, Lynda

ISBN: 9780399157196

Publication Date: 2012

Faith Bass Darling, the richest woman in Bass, Texas, and a twenty-year recluse, holds a garage sale on the last day of the millennium, sparking curiosity and protectiveness throughout her Texas community.

Overseas - Williams, Beatriz

ISBN: 9780399157646

Publication Date: 2012

When twenty-something Wall Street analyst Kate Wilson attracts the notice of the legendary Julian Laurence at a business meeting, no one's more surprised than she is. Julian's relentless energy and his extraordinary intellect electrify her, but she's baffled by his sudden interest. Why would this handsome British billionaire-Manhattan's most eligible bachelor-pursue a pretty but bookish young banker who hasn't had a boyfriend since college? The answer is beyond imagining . . . at least at first.

 

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