#13 Paper Roses by Amanda Cabot

Sarah Dobbs has had tragedy in her life, but she has hopes for a better tomorrow. She has taken her sister Thea and traveled west to be a bride for Austin Canfield, a cattle rancher. What she doesn't know is that Austin is dead, murdered by some unknown person, for some unknown reason. His brother Clay is on his way to meet them.
Clay has suffered as well. His wife and child dead, his father an invalid, now his brother dead as well. He is a hard and bitter man, vowing to give up his medical career forever, having been unable to save any of the ones he loved.
Follow this intricate story as their lives intertwine, they both grow and change, and the surprise ending will leave you breathless! A wonderful story of God's purpose, letting go and trusting God, and all that trust can bring.
ISBN# 978-1-4412-0364-9

#12 Facing Redemption by Kimberly McKay

John Mikale has a secret that haunts him, gives him nightmares and tears at his soul. In his youth, he had done something horrible. He is happily married and expecting his first child with his wife Andie.
Chastity was missing her mother who had recently died, All alone in Venice, taking an art class, she was filled with anticipation for the impending visit of her boyfriend Timothy. But all is not beauty and excitement..she still has to decide what to do with the letter from her father, a man she has never known, who's family made her childhood, fragmented and unsettled, forcing her and her mother to move frequently, never being able to put down roots.
These two stories connect and intertwine as God has a hand in the future of both.
A great story about faith and adversity.
ISBN#978-1477635551

#11 Mo the Talking Dog by Michelle Booth

An interesting book about an abused puppy, genetic engineering, bullies, friendship and a solitary elderly neighbor. It talks about what a "Family" is (including dear friends), about doing the right thing. Set in the English Countryside.
A good chapter book for school age kids with an interest in science and animals.
ISBN# 978-1481826457

#10 Pippy's Wish by Maddie Ryan

Pippy is a Jr. High Angel-in-training. Full of high spirits, inventions and ideas that seem to keep her perpetually in trouble! Now she may not graduate to High School unless she can pass a test and prove she can focus and learn the truth behind the saying "Be careful what you wish for".
Follow along with Pippy and find out what she learns and is it enough?
A good book for school age kids. I know my Grandchildren will enjoy it!
ISBN# 978-1-62622-965-5

#9 The Life of Pi

The Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Piscine Molitor Patel, named after a French swimming pool, grew up in a Zoo in India. One would think that would be enough to make him unique, but there is more, much more.
He survives the sinking of a ship that killed his entire family and most of the zoo animals, he lived for 227 days in the company of a bengal tiger named Richard Parker, discovers a carnivorous island populated by meerkats. Eventually he lands in Mexico. Sounds insane? Pure fiction? Read the book, then you decide. A beautiful, terrible story, a glimpse inside the mind of a truly unique person, richly detailed, you will have difficulty putting it down.
ISBN#0-15-602732-1

#8 Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Strohl

Ethan Wate is having nightmares. Nightmares that smell of lemons and rosemary and a girl he doesn't know.
Lena Duchannes is living a nightmare. A nightmare that will only end on her 16th birthday. The question is will she still be there after? If she is....who or what will she be?
Ethan's mother was an outsider, he and his father will never be outsiders, no matter what. Lena always will be.
Can love conquer all? Is it enough? What is really happening in Gatlin?
A wonderful, exciting, tender story that really makes you feel each new moment in the relationship between these two "cursed" lovers. Be prepared for twists and turns that will surprise you and delight you!  a YA story for all ages who remember young love!
ISBN#978-0-316-07703-3

#7 Three Graves Full by Jamie Eccleston

Jason Getty has been haunted by the body in his yard....convinced he would be found out someday. Now the police are digging up his yard, but they are after another body all together!!! A wonderful story of twists and turns, made all the more wonderful by the psychological pangs of fear and suspense only Jason knows.
This is a very twisted tale, a rope of a story with more knots and tangles than your average string of Christmas lights! You will be on the edge of your chair throughout most of the story, even though your vantage point changes. The layers of tension just go on and on. I thoroughly enjoyed every shiver!
ISBN#978-1-4516-8505-3