Celebrate the Season Through Story!

New Year's Eve Murder By Meier, Leslie 2006-11 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9780758207005 CHECK CATALOG Elizabeth has won mother/daughter winter makeovers in Manhattan from "Jolie" magazine and Lucy is in. When self-absorbed fashion editor Nadine Nelson falls mysteriously ill and then dies, and Elizabeth gets rushed to the hospital with symptoms that are disturbingly similar to Nadine's, it's up to Lucy to dress down a killer before the ball drops in Times Square. Original. …More

Not Another New Year's By Ridgway, Christie 2007-01 - Avon Books 9780061140211 CHECK CATALOG From the "USA Today" bestselling author of "Must Love Mistletoe" comes a "delightfully warm and funny" (Jennifer Crusie) novel about one woman who vows that this New Year's "will" be different. Original. …More

Sunset in St. Tropez By Steel, Danielle 2002-06 - Delacorte Press 0385335466 CHECK CATALOG In her 55th bestselling novel, Danielle Steel explores the seasons of an extraordinary friendship, weaving the story of three couples, lifelong friends, for whom a month's holiday in St. Tropez becomes a summer of change, revelation, secrets, surprises, and new beginnings . . . As Diana Morrison laid the table for six at her elegant Central Park apartment, there was no warning of what was to come. Spending New Year's Eve together was a sacred tradition for Diana, her husband of thirty-two years, Eric, and their best friends, Pascale and John Donnally and Anne and Robert Smith. The future looked rosy as the long-time friends sipped champagne and talked of renting a villa together in the South of France the following summer. But life had other plans . . . Just two weeks after New Year's, tragedy strikes the heart of their close circle, as Robert Smith suffers a sudden, unexpected loss. Without hesitation, Diana and Eric, Pascale and John rally to his side, united in their support, love, and shared grief. Convinced that a change of scenery is just what Robert needs, they urge him to join them on the Riviera in August. But as they soon discover, the ramshackle old mansion they rented in St. Tropez--sight unseen--is far different from the exquisite villa and sun-drenched gardens touted in the brochure. Cobwebs hang from the ceiling. Beds collapse beneath them. All while a would-be housekeeper in a leopard-skin bikini and six-inch heels sashays through the house with a trio of yapping poodles at her heels. But the biggest surprise of all is the woman Robert invites to the villa as his guest--a lovely, much-younger film actress with mile-long legs and a million-dollar smile. Diana andPascale hate her on sight. But the men are dazzled. And amid the crumbling furniture and the glorious sunsets, the strained relationships and the acts of forgiveness, more surprises are in store for the villa's occupants. With the last days of summer fast approaching, each couple finds themselves changing in unexpected ways, as old wounds are healed, new love discovered, and miracles unfold...all beneath the dazzling sun of St. Tropez. By turns wise and moving, heartbreaking and wickedly funny, Danielle Steel's new novel is about forgiving without forgetting, about the sorrow that shadows our lives and the hope that saves us. And it is about once-in-a-lifetime friendships . . .the kind that heal, sustain, and change us forever. …More

The New Year's Quilt By Chiaverini, Jennifer 2007-11 - Simon & Schuster 9781416547556 CHECK CATALOG From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Christmas Quilt" and the Elm Creek Quilt series comes a heartwarming account of New Years traditions at Elm Creek Manor. …More

The Quilter's Kitchen By Chiaverini, Jennifer 2008-10 - Simon & Schuster 1416583297 CHECK CATALOG Continuing in the tradition of Chiaverini's bestselling holiday offerings, "The Christmas Quilt" and "The New Year's Quilt," this work tells the story of how Chef Anna, one of the newest members of the circle of quilters, comes to write the official cookbook for Elm Creek Quilts. …More

The Poseidon Adventure By Gallico, Paul 2006-04 - Penguin Books 9780143037620 CHECK CATALOG This edition of Gallico's classic novel features cover art from the 1972 cultclassic motion picture. …More

Miracle By Steel, Danielle 2005-06 - Delacorte Press 0385336330 CHECK CATALOG It is New Year's Eve when the storm of the century hits northern California. In a quiet neighborhood in San Francisco, amid the chaos of fallen trees and damaged homes, the lives of three strangers are about to collide. For Quinn Thompson, what happens in the storm's wake will bring down a barrier he has built around himself since his wife's death. For neighbor Maggie Dartman, it will spark friendship at a time when she needs it most. And for Jack Adams, a carpenter who will repair Quinn's and Maggie's homes, the storm brings an opportunity: to help two people and to be repaid with the greatest gift of all. As three lives come together and a unique friendship is forged, something extraordinary begins to happen...Maggie, still grieving a loss, slowly comes alive again-and Jack finally shares a painful secret he has hidden for years. But at the center of the friendship is Quinn. A man who has scaled heights of success in business, Quinn is now adrift, waiting as builders put the finishing touches on his newest passion, a 180-foot yacht he plans to sail around the world. Looking back at all he missed with his family while he built his empire, Quinn is consumed by guilt, focused only on escaping to the sea. But as his plans near completion, and his friendship with Maggie begins to change, Quinn faces a choice-between a safe haven and an adventure of the heart. The choice he makes will affect other lives as powerfully as his own. And it will take him on an extraordinary journey-and into a second, terrifying storm, one that will bring him danger...or deliverance. Danielle Steel brings us miracles big and small-the kind we are blessed with and those we give to others. With a subtlehand and a flawless touch, she has written a novel that soars with hope, and makes us laugh, cry, and care. …More

The Mysterious Mr. Quin By Christie, Agatha 1987-01 - Berkley Publishing Group 0425103536 CHECK CATALOG Just after the stroke of midnight, entering like an actor on cue, Mr. Harley Quin sparked new life into a quiet New Year's Eve celebration. Or was 'life' the right word? For Quin was no ordinary guest. He had come to unmask a murderer... …More

The Devil's Teardrop By Deaver, Jeffery 1999-08 - Simon & Schuster 0684852926 CHECK CATALOG "It's New Year's Eve, December 31, 1999, and Washington, D.C., is under siege. Early in the day, a grisly machine gun attack in the Dupont Circle Metro station leaves dozens dead and the city crippled with fear. A note delivered to the mayor's office pins the massacre on the Digger, a robotlike assassin programmed to wreak havoc on the capital every four hours - until midnight. Only a ransom of $20 million delivered to the Digger's accomplice - and mastermind - will end the death and terror. But the Digger becomes a far more sinister threat when his accomplice is killed in a freak accident while en route to the money drop. With the ransom note as the single scrap of evidence, Special Agent Margaret Lukas calls upon Parker Kincaid, a retired FBI agent and the top forensic document examiner in the country. Somehow, by midnight, they must find the Digger - before he finds them."--BOOK JACKET. …More

Tis the Season to Be Murdered By Wolzien, Valerie 1994-10 - Fawcett Books 044914920X CHECK CATALOG Exhausted after shopping and party-planning, Susan Henshaw is glad she hired "The Holly and Ms. Ivy" to cater her annual New Year's bash. But when half the team, notorious ladies' man Z Holly, is found strangled in a van full of helium balloons, Susan starts hunting for a killer--and a way to save her party. …More