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Butternut Lake: The Night Before Christmas
by Mary McnearYou're invited to Christmas at Butternut Lake! New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mary McNear, author of Up at Butternut Lake and Butternut Summer, takes us home for the holidays in this joyful novella.Butternut Lake is so beautiful at Christmas--from the delightfully decorated shops, to the cozy homes with their twinkling lights outside, to the lake itself. And this year so much is happening!A wedding: Caroline meticulously plans her perfect Christmastime dream wedding to Jack, remarrying him after many years apart.A baby: Allie and Walker are expecting the best Christmas gift of all--their first baby together.A reunion: Daisy, Caroline and Jack's daughter, is returning home after a long semester away at college.But what's Christmas without complications? Walker smothers Allie with worry; Daisy pines for her true love, Will, away in the army. And then the unthinkable happens--and Caroline's wedding plans are ruined.And just when it seems all is lost, the people of Butternut Lake come together to give their friends the greatest gifts of all. . . .
Butternut Summer: A Novel
by Mary McnearFrom a New York Times and USA Today bestselling authorEvery summer on Butternut Lake the tourists arrive, the shops open, and the waves lap its tree-lined shores, just as they have for years. But this season everything changes for one mother and daughter who've always called the lake home. . . .Caroline's life is turned upside down the moment her ex-husband, Jack, strides through the door of her coffee shop. He seems changed--stronger, steadier, and determined to make amends with Caroline and their daughter, Daisy. Is he really different, or is he the same irresistibly charming but irresponsible man he was when he left Butternut Lake eighteen years ago? Caroline, whose life is stuck on pause as her finances are going down the tubes, is tempted to let him back into her life . . . but would it be wise?For Caroline's daughter, Daisy, the summer is filled with surprises. Home from college, she's reunited with the father she adores--but hardly knows--and swept away by her first true love. But Will isn't what her mother wants for her--all Caroline can see is that he's the kind of sexy "bad boy" Daisy should stay away from.As the long, lazy days of summer pass, Daisy and Caroline come to realize that even if Butternut Lake doesn't change, life does. . . .
Butterpup Meets Allie
by Miles Davis Merissa DavisWelcome to Grandma's Backyard and the wonderful world of Butterpup & Friends! In this colourful tale, Butterpup learns about forgiveness and friendship with his new friend, Allie. Join in the adventure as the Backyard Buddies discover they have a new neighbour. Playtime will never be the same!
Butterpup and Landslides of Gravy (Butterpup And Friends Ser. #2)
by Miles Davis Merissa DavisAfter Butterpup gorges himself on his favourite foods, the results he faces are disastrous! His beloved gravy comes back for revenge and wreaks havoc on bedtime! Will Butterpup survive the night? Come along for the ride and get swept up in a thrilling adventure about healthy eating.
Butterpup and the Great Garden Race
by Miles Davis Merissa DavisButterpup dreams of winning the Great Garden Race, but the odds are totally stacked against him. He trains hard, practices his fluttering, and believes in himself. Will all of his hard work pay off? Follow along as the Backyard Buddies learn the value of working hard, being humble, and having faith in themselves.
Butterscotch
by Barbara L. SmithComedic drama / 3m, 2f / Interior / Butterscotch is a candy yellow 1947 Ford at the center of an unlikely friendship between a New York restaurant critic and a man who loves roadside diners. The critic has come to a small Pennsylvania town to persuade his fiancee's father to attend their wedding in New York. The bride, a news correspondents off on assignment, has not even told her cantankerous, ailing father she is getting married. Adding to the bucolic fray are an elderly neighbor who has her fading eyesight on the widowed father, dad's hunting buddy and a nervous ex New Yorker whose condo ruined a favorite hunting spot. Father and future son in law share only a dislike for each other, but the vintage car brings about a surprising end to a seemingly hopeless impasse.
Butterscotch Dream Killer (Cupcakes in Paradise #7)
by Summer PrescottSometimes the best of intentions, lead to the worst of decisions. There's heartache and chaos in the sleepy, beachside town of Calgon, Florida. Cupcake baker Melissa Beckett has some exciting possibilities on the horizon, but can't focus on them because everything that can go wrong, is going wrong...and all at once. One of her dearest friends goes missing, another friend is suspected of murder, and in the midst of it all, Missy decides to take a terrible risk, all on her own, and against her husband's sage advice and wishes. Calgon's most vindictive detective is out for blood, and if he goes too far, the life of someone near and dear to Missy's heart may be changed forever. While the rest of the world is preparing for the upcoming holiday season, Missy and the gang are feeling anything but jolly, and one of them may not make it to ring in the New Year. Don't miss this spellbinding tale of murder and intrigue! This exciting Cozy Mystery can be read as a standalone, but if you’d like to know more about Missy, Chas and the rest of the Calgon gang, their history can be found in the two series previous to this one. The first Missy and Chas series is Frosted Love Cozy Mysteries, and the second is The INNcredibly Sweet Series. Enjoy them all!
Buttheads from Outer Space
by Jerry MahoneyThe buttheads have landed—and they're trying to wipe us out!My best friend Lloyd and I had the perfect plan. We started a blog to invite aliens to come to Earth and hang out—but only with us. That way, they wouldn't have to meet any boring world leaders or get cut open by scientists or anything like that. We'd just chill out, eat junk food, and play video games together. Sweet, right? And it worked! Two aliens showed up one night in the bathroom of my favorite restaurant, and we snuck them home to my room. The problem is, they're total buttheads! Literally. They have butts on their heads, and they talk in farts. They're rude, disgusting, and they love Earth so much, they just invited 70 billion of their friends to join them here. Oops. Now it's up to us—two sixth graders with B-pluses in science—to save the planet from the sickest extraterrestrials in the universe. (Preferably without my parents finding out.) Sorry, everyone. Better get used to talking out of your butts, because we're all probably doomed…
Button Down
by Dawn Kimberly JohnsonWhen he finds himself captivated by a movie-star handsome stranger he meets in a bar, lawyer Ford Reilly watches a simple one-night stand develop into a taste of what living honestly might bring him. Out and proud Gus Hansen has built a small architectural firm from nothing, but could lose it all as he tries to break a contract he signed before knowing about the project's antigay ties. After Ford discovers he spent a passionate night with the man on the other side of the dispute he's handling, he finds himself in more than one quandary. He can either maintain the status quo, enforcing the contract to the letter, or he can defy his overbearing father and break free of the closeted life he's built for himself in order to be with Gus. Gus has his own choices to make. He knows the sting of loving a man who hides himself, but the longer he lingers in Ford's presence, the more difficult it becomes to deny their attraction.
Button Hill
by Michael BradfordDekker isn't happy that he and his little sister, Riley, are stuck in Button Hill with their weird old great-aunt Primrose. When he discovers an old clock in the cellar, made entirely of bones and with a skull for a face, he doesn't think much about it. But when Riley goes missing, a strange boy named Cobb appears in Button Hill. He tells Dekker that Button Hill sits on the border between Nightside and Dayside--and that Riley is in Nightside and may never return. In order to save her, Dekker must follow her into the darkness and sacrifice something he thought he couldn't live without.
Button Holed
by Kylie LoganWorking out of her button shop in a Chicago brownstone, Josie Giancola has become one of the country's leading experts on buttons. Her reputation draws a Hollywood starlet to the Button Box to shop for one-of-a-kind buttons to adorn her made-to-order wedding gown.But after the Button Box is ransacked and the actress murdered, Josie's cozy world is thrown into chaos-and a killer is out to keep Josie's lips buttoned up...permanently.
Button Man: A Novel
by Andrew GrossFollowing up The One Man and The Saboteur, Gross's next historical thriller brings to life the drama of the birth of organized crime in 1930s New York City from the tale of one family.After a string of New York Times bestselling suburban thrillers, Andrew Gross has reinvented himself as a writer of historical thrillers. In his latest novel, Button Man, he delivers a stirring story of a Jewish family brought together in the dawn of the women's garment business and torn apart by the birth of organized crime in New York City in the 1930s.Morris, Sol, and Harry Rabishevsky grew up poor and rough in a tiny flat on the Lower East Side, until the death of their father thrust them into having to fend for themselves and support their large family. Morris, the youngest, dropped out of school at twelve years old and apprenticed himself to a garment cutter in a clothing factory; Sol headed to accounting school; but Harry, scarred by a family tragedy, fell in with a gang of thugs as a teenager. Morris steadily climbs through the ranks at the factory until at twenty-one he finally goes out on his own, convincing Sol to come work with him. But Harry can't be lured away from the glamour, the power, and the money that come from his association with Louis Buchalter, whom Morris has battled with since his youth and who has risen to become the most ruthless mobster in New York. And when Buchalter sets his sights on the unions that staff the garment makers' factories, a fatal showdown is inevitable, pitting brother against brother.This new novel is equal parts historical thriller, rich with the detail of a vibrant New York City in the 1920s and 1930s, and family saga, based on Andrew Gross's own family story and on the history of the era, complete with appearances by real-life characters like mobsters Louis Lepke and Dutch Schultz and special prosecutor Thomas Dewey, and cements Gross's reputation as today's most atmospheric and original historical thriller writer.
Button Man: A Novel (Lyons Press Ser.)
by Paul LyonsDuring the scorching hot summer of 1988, Michael Dukakis leads George Bush senior in the polls. And while political conventions, campaigns continue to be in session, Hawk and the rest of the "button gang" sell their buttons first to Democrats in Atlanta, then Republicans in New Orleans. As always, the gang sells to either side of any persuasion, offering a unique underview of the American political process, amoral hucksterism, and a corrupted form of capitalism. Sought after by loan sharks and his girlfriend’s Ginsu-wielding ex-husband, Hawk is a witty and likeable character full of street smarts and unmatchable survival instincts. His story explores trust-and trust betrayed, along with the ethics of the street-and ethics compromised. Hawks tale is one of an edgy outsider's will for survival and love. Drawing from a side of politics and capitalism rarely seen by the general public, Button Man, with its unnerving violence and biting wit, is reminiscent of the worlds of Elmore Leonard, Nathaniel West, William Kennedy, and Quentin Tarantino.
Button and Bundle
by Gretchen McLellanA tender story about two best friends who must move away from each other. With a sprinkle of imagination and a lot of love, Button and Bundle will learn the true meaning of friendship.Button and Bundle are best friends. So are their dolls. But when Button has to move away, she's sad and lonely without Bundle.Until one day, Button finds a single yellow balloon and an idea. With a little luck, maybe she can reunite Bundle with their dolls again! Knowing that her faraway friend would be happy is the happiest idea of all.This sweet and charming friendship story addresses how to cherish old friendships while making new ones. With fun, imaginative play, Button and Bundle create a world they'll share no matter how far apart they are.
Button, Button: Uncanny Stories
by Richard MathesonWhat if every time you pushed a button you received $50,000... but someone you didn't know died? Would you still push the button? How many times? "Button, Button", which inspired a memorable Twilight Zone episode, is just one of a dozen tales in this collection by Richard Matheson.
Buttoned Up
by Kylie LoganFor Josie Giancola, owner of the Button Box shop, every button is a tiny work of art with its own story to tell--a story that just might end in murder... Artist Forbis Parmenter has invited Josie to the opening of his latest exhibit of voodoo-inspired works. He plans to make a show of completing the centerpiece--a button- encrusted statue--when Josie arrives with the final button. But just as the big moment comes, Forbis bolts out of the gallery in panic. Is it another of his publicity stunts, or is something more sinister afoot? Josie gets her answer when the eccentric artist is found dead--his lifeless body in the arms of a statue and his eyes and lips sealed with buttons. Now she's using her expert eye to solve the mystery before a crafty killer slips through her fingers. Includes tips on antique-button collecting!
Buttons and Bones
by Monica FerrisHelping friends renovate their summer cabin, Betsy uncovers a human skeleton hidden in the walls. It appears to be the body of a Nazi soldier-perhaps from the WWII POW camp that once operated not far from town. Stitching together the scant evidence, Betsy is determined to solve the murder-no matter how long ago it may have happened.
Buttons and Foes (The Mandy Dyer Mysteries)
by Dolores JohnsonA dry cleaner-turned-amateur sleuth uncovers &“surprising answers&” to the murder of one of her beloved customers in this &“cozy crowd-pleaser&” (Publishers Weekly). Learning her dear friend and valued customer Thelma Chadwick is dead is one thing, but when Denver dry cleaner Mandy Dyer discovers the sweet old woman left her a cryptic message and a bag of clothes that Mandy has never seen—nor cleaned—she is awash in suspicion. Thelma knew Mandy had a hand in solving mysteries in town—Was she asking Mandy to use her sleuthing skills to find her killer? And if so, were the unusual buttons that covered the dresses Thelma left in her care some kind of clue? With the local police calling poor Thelma&’s death an accident, Mandy knows she&’s not going to get any dirt out of her detective ex-boyfriend. So Mandy takes what she knows to a local gumshoe—only to discover the PI is none other than the boy Mandy stood up in high school. Not one to let his grown-up good looks knock the starch out of her, Mandy hires Travis to help, figuring that if they find a murderer together, who knows what the future holds? But will the witnesses button their lips, or will the truth about Thelma&’s demise come out in the wash?Praise for Dolores Johnson and the Mandy Dyer Mysteries &“Delightful. Good, clean fun.&” —Dorothy Cannell, author of The Thin Woman &“Dolores Johnson writes with wit and panache. I love her sense of humor.&” —Diane Mott Davidson, New York Times–bestselling author of the Goldy Bear Culinary Mysteries
Buttons the Kitten (My Furry Foster Family)
by Debbi Michiko FlorenceAll of Razor's playful, super-friendly littermates are being adopted, one right after the other. But not Razor. How do you find THE shyest kitten in the world his forever home? That's the big question eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her animal-fostering family need to answer in this illustrated, sweet-natured, tabby-filled chapter book narrated by Kaita herself.
Buttons the Naughty Pony: Book 14
by Pippa FunnellMeet Tilly Redbrow, who doesn't just love horses - she lives, breathes and dreams them too! Naughty pony Buttons is coming to Silver Shoe Farm because his owner, Tim, just doesn't know what to do with him. They need Tilly's help - and fast! From Pony Club to riding for the British team, and for every girl who has ever longed for a pony of her own, these delightful, warm and engaging stories are packed with Pippa Funnell's expert advice on everything you ever wanted to know about horses.
Buttons the Naughty Pony: Book 14 (Tilly's Pony Tails #14)
by Pippa FunnellMeet Tilly Redbrow, who doesn't just love horses - she lives, breathes and dreams them too! Naughty pony Buttons is coming to Silver Shoe Farm because his owner, Tim, just doesn't know what to do with him. They need Tilly's help - and fast! From Pony Club to riding for the British team, and for every girl who has ever longed for a pony of her own, these delightful, warm and engaging stories are packed with Pippa Funnell's expert advice on everything you ever wanted to know about horses.
Buttons's Talent Show: A QUIX Book (Pet Pals #3)
by Allison GutknechtButtons tries to impress potential adopters in this third book in the QUIX series that&’s perfect for fans of the Critter Club series and Animal Planet&’s Amanda to the Rescue.Buttons the kitten has always been a little shy. After a little training from Ted, the shelter manager, Buttons learns a few fun tricks and wonders if they will help him find a loving new home. On adoption day, Buttons is eager to show off his spins, high-paws, and fetching skills. But when it&’s time for his big moment, he gets a little stage-fright! Can Buttons learn that just being himself, without the fancy tricks, will always be good enough?
Butts Are Everywhere
by Jonathan StutzmanA triumphant celebration of the tushee.Big ones, little ones, round ones and flat ones, furry ones and prickly ones--butts are everywhere, and each one is special! These powerful muscles make it possible for people and animals to jump, sit, and everything in between. The gluteus really is the maximus! This funny, sweet, and commercial picture book celebrates one of our most useful (and hilarious) body parts, and is sure to become a favorite read-aloud for children and parents alike.
Buxacan Spicerunner (Buxacan Spicerunner)
by Warren Goodwin<div> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Sail where you wish and take what you want. Never give away the location of Port Buxaca. Captain Anford, Lord of the port, always gets his cut. Never betray your Brothers. Every hand gets a say--and a fair share. Never hurt a woman or a hostage.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Those are the only laws.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Sako Pizi grew up in Port Buxaca, the secret home of most of the world's pirates, so it was only natural that he'd become a 'sailor of enterprise'. Sako struggles from common hand to officer, fighting shipwrecks, doldrums and storms at sea, while serving under brutal or incompetent captains, to eventually becoming master of his own Black Flag ship. Courage, luck, fury and a solid crew of friends are all he'll ever need.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The powerful nations that trade on the Buxacan Sea need to stamp out piracy, and Sako heads the list of the most wanted villains in every one of them. His reign of violence has to end - by steel, shot, or a noose. Who will get him first?</span></p></div>
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by Isaac AsimovFrom backyard miracles to cosmic conundrums, enter the incredible world of Isaac Asimov. Spanning twenty-three years of Asimov's amazing career, these stories display to the full the exhilarating power of one of science fiction's most astonishing writers. Each tale is accompanied by Asimov's own intriguing account of how and why it came to be written.