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  On the Road

  by Jack Kerouac

  First published in 1957, this novel epitomized to the world the Beat philosophy. It chronicles a spontaneous and wandering life style founded both on jazz and drug-induced visions.
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  Cliff Janeway: Book 1

  Booked to Die

  by John Dunning

  Denver homicide detective Cliff Janeway may not always play by the book, but he is an avid collector of rare and first editions. After a local bookscout is killed on his turf, Janeway would like nothing better than to rearrange the suspect's spine. But the suspect, local lowlife Jackie Newton, is a master at eluding the law, and Janeway's wrathful brand of off-duty justice costs him his badge. Turning to his... (more)
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  Jack Reacher: Book 12

  Nothing to Lose

  by Lee Child

  Two lonely towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher never turns back. It's not in his nature. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets is big trouble. So in Lee Child’s electrifying new novel, Reacher—a man with no fear, no illusions, and nothing to lose—goes to war against a town that not only wants him gone, it wants him dead. It wasn’t the welcome... (more)
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  Kitty Norville: Book 9

  Kitty's Big Trouble

  by Carrie Vaughn

  Kitty Norville is back and in more trouble than ever. Her recent run-in with werewolves traumatized by the horrors of war has made her start wondering how long the US government might have been covertly using werewolves in combat. Have any famous names in our own history might have actually been supernatural? She's got suspicions about William Tecumseh Sherman. Then an interview with the right vampire puts her... (more)
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  Clan of MacAulay: Book 1

  Black Beast

  by R. S. Guthrie

  DECORATED DENVER DETECTIVE BOBBY MACAULAY has faced down a truckload of tragedy over recent years. The death of his partner; the loss of his own leg in the line of duty; the companionship of his beloved wife to cancer; the relationship with his son to a chasm of disenchantment a disappointment; his faith in God to his inner demons. And just when he is questioning the very career that has been his salvation—his... (more)
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  How to Save a Life

  by Sara Zarr

  Jill MacSweeney just wants everything to go back to normal. But ever since her dad died, she's been isolating herself from her boyfriend, her best friends--everyone who wants to support her. You can't lose one family member and simply replace him with a new one, and when her mom decides to adopt a baby, that's exactly what it feels like she's trying to do. And that's decidedly not normal. With her world... (more)
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  Catherine McLeod Mysteries: Book 1

  Blood Memory

  by Margaret Coel

  A new novel from the “master” (Tony Hillerman) of the Wind River mysteries. Catherine McLeod is an investigative reporter for the Journal , one of Denver’s major newspapers. Her recent coverage of the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes filing a claim for twenty-seven million acres of their ancestral lands has made her the target for assassination. Her investigation uncovers a conspiracy involving her ex-husband’s... (more)
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  Three Weeks to Say Goodbye

  by C. J. Box

  New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box’s novels have been called “red hot,”* “edge-of-your-seat read<s>,” † and “unforgettable, powerful.” ‡ Now he delivers a novel that will steal your sleep as much as it will wrench your heart. It’s a novel about something that could be anyone’s worst nightmare. . . . Jack and Melissa McGuane have spent years trying to have a baby. Finally their dream has come... (more)
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  Centennial

  by James A. Michener

  "Michener is America's best writer, and he proves it once again in CENTENNIAL." THE PITTSBURGH PRESS A stunning panorama of the West, CENTENNIAL is an enthralling celebration of our country, brimming with the glory and the greatness of the American past that only bestselling author James Michener could bring to stunning life. From the Native Americans, the migrating white men and women, the cowboys, and the... (more)
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  I-Team: Book 2

  Hard Evidence

  by Pamela Clare

  Investigative reporter Tessa Novak witnesses the murder of a teenage girl-and believes Julian Darcangelo committed the crime. But Julian is actually an undercover FBI agent on the trail of a human trafficker and killer. And now Tessa's report has brought them closer than either one of them could have imagined-and put both of their lives in danger.
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  Murder at the Brown Palace

  A True Story of Seduction & Betrayal

  by Dick Kreck

  On May 24, 1911, one of the most notorious murders in Denver’s history occurred. The riveting tale involves high society, adultery, drugs, multiple murder, and more, all set in Denver’s grand old hotel, the Brown Palace. As foreword writer and historian Tom Noel proclaims, "Hollywood murder mystery writers could not have contrived a thriller as chilling as this factual account." The characters in this... (more)
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  I-Team: Book 1

  Extreme Exposure

  by Pamela Clare

  Sparks fly when a hardboiled reporter meets a handsome senator. But a political scandal-and attempts on her life-could drive them apart. Or maybe adversity could draw them into a bond even more intense than their steamy sexual embraces.
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  Heart of the West: Book 1

  No Place for a Lady

  by Maggie Brendan

  Crystal Clark arrives in Colorado's Yampa Valley amid the splendor of a high country June in 1892. After the death of her father, Crystal is relieved to be leaving the troubles of her Georgia life behind to visit her aunt Kate's cattle ranch. Despite being raised as a proper Southern belle, Crystal is determined to hold her own in this wild land--even if a certain handsome foreman doubts her abilities. Just... (more)
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  Hush

  by Jacqueline Woodson

  After Toswiah Green’s father testifies against a fellow police officer in a murder case, the Greens are forced to enter the Witness Protection Program and give up all traces of their past. For Toswiah—now Evie Thomas—her new life is completely different. Her defeated father spends his days sitting by the window, all her mother’s energy goes to their new church, and her only sister is making secret plans to... (more)
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  The Westmoreland Series: Book 23

  Texas Wild (Harlequin Desire)

  by Brenda Jackson

  Megan Westmoreland needs answers about her family's past. And Rico Claiborne is the man to find them. But when the truth comes out, Rico offers her a shoulder to lean on…and much, much more. Megan has heard that passions burn hotter in Texas. Now she's ready to find out….
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  Cliff Janeway: Book 3

  The Bookman's Promise

  by John Dunning

  Cliff Janeway is back! The Bookman's Promise marks the eagerly awaited return of Denver bookman-author John Dunning and the award-winning crime novel series that helped to turn the nation on to first-edition book collecting. First, it was Booked to Die, then The Bookman's Wake. Now John Dunning fans, old and new, will rejoice in The Bookman's Promise, a richly nuanced new Janeway novel that juxtaposes past... (more)
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  Cades Cove: Book 1

  Cades Cove

  by Aiden James

  Buried deep in a ravine in the picturesque Smoky Mountains is a very dark secret.  David Hobbs, vacationing with his wife Miriam, inadvertently stumbles upon a small cloth ‘keepsake’ bag and a broken tooth.  A human tooth.  Miriam begs David to hand the bag and tooth over to park officials, but he ignores his wife’s pleas and secretly keeps the ‘harmless’ items.  The action opens a doorway that had been closed for... (more)
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  The Frog Prince

  by Elle Lothlorien

  It was his pheromones that did it. With one sniff, sex researcher Leigh Fromm recognizes that any offspring she might have with the mysterious stranger would have a better-than-average chance of surviving any number of impending pandemics. But when Leigh finds out that the handsome “someone” at her great aunt’s wake is Prince Roman Habsburg von Lorraine of Austria, she suddenly doubts her instincts—not that she... (more)
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  The Black Sun's Daughter: Book 1

  Unclean Spirits

  by M. L. N. Hanover

  In a world where magic walks and demons ride, you can't always play by the rules. Jayné Heller thinks of herself as a realist, until she discovers reality isn't quite what she thought it was. When her uncle Eric is murdered, Jayné travels to Denver to settle his estate, only to learn that it's all hers -- and vaster than she ever imagined. And along with properties across the world and an inexhaustible fortune,... (more)
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  Seduced by Moonlight

  by Janice Sims

  A moonlit angel—that's what Harrison Payne sees when he wanders onto the balcony of his luxury Colorado resort. The former pro quarterback knows next to nothing about the sensuous, intriguing stranger basking in the night air, except that he wants to know her much, much better. Discovering that Cherisse Washington is the mother of a promising young skier he's agreed to sponsor is a stroke of luck—and learning that... (more)