Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

"Gold!" Jason shouted at the top of his lungs. "Read all about it! Gold discovered in Alaska!" Within hours of hearing the thrilling news, fifteen-year-old Jason Hawthorn jumps a train for Seattle, stow away on a ship bound for the goldfields, and joins thousands of fellow prospectors attempting the difficult journey to the Klondike. The Dead Horse Trail, the infamous Chilkott Pass, and a five-hundred-mile trip... (more)

June Bug: A Murder-by-Month Mystery (Murder-By-Month Mystery)

June Bug: A Murder-by-Month Mystery (Murder-By-Month Mystery)

by Jess Lourey

Mira James never imagined life after college would be a doublewide trailer outside Battle Lake, Minnesota. Then again, maybe the North Country has more to offer than mosquitoes and broasted chicken. Local legend claims that a diamond necklace was lost nearly a century ago in Whiskey Lake, not far from the present day Shangri-La resort. Mira, a part-time reporter, goes fishing for the story behind the legend,... (more)

The Folk Keeper

by Franny Billingsley

"Here in the Cellar," Corinna says, "I control the Folk. Here, I'm queen of the world." As Folk Keeper at the Rhysbridge Home, she feeds the fierce, dark-dwelling cave Folk; keeps them from souring the milk, killing the chickens, and venting their anger on the neighborhood; and writes it all down in her Folk Record. Since only boys are Folk Keepers, she has disguised herself as a boy, Corin, and it is a boy and a... (more)

The Newton Prophecies

by Keith Katsikas

Havemercy

by Jaida Jones

This stunning epic fantasy debut introduces two exciting new authors—and a world brimming with natural and man-made wonders, extraordinary events, and a crisis that will test the mettle of men, the boundaries of magic, and the heart and soul of a kingdom. Thanks to its elite Dragon Corps, the capital city of Volstov has all but won the hundred years’ war with its neighboring enemy, the Ke-Han. The renegade... (more)

Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy

Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy

by Carl R. Sams

Forest animals, awakened by the birds' warning that there is a stranger in the woods, set out to discover if there is danger and find, instead, a wonderful surprise.

Iman's Isle - A Tale of Lost Treasures

by S. A. Davis

Some treasures cannot be stolen, only lost. And if lost, may be impossible to recover. Journey to an island paradise, the heavenly city of Casilda, and the hideous pit called Marheon and observe the creatures that dwell there and in between. Explore the struggle of good against evil, with humanity caught in the middle, and know that some unseen forces desire the destruction of humans, while others strive for their... (more)

Blair Adams: The Package

by Tony Aued

Blair Adams returned to California from her husband's funeral in Pennsylvania. Hunter Adams was part of the Army's Special Forces, and he had been killed by a sniper in Iraq. Blair returned home only to find an FBI agent, Allisa Jones, asking questions about Hunter's time in Iraq. Blair soon found out that not only was the FBI interested in what Hunter may have found on his last mission, but a terrorist group had... (more)

Blood Groove

by Alex Bledsoe

When centuries-old vampire Baron Rudolfo Zginski was staked in Wales in 1915, the last thing he expected was to reawaken in Memphis, Tennessee, sixty years later. Reborn into a new world of simmering racial tensions, the cunning nosferatu realizes he must adapt quickly if he is to survive. Finding willing victims is easy, as Zginski possesses all the powers of the undead, including the ability to sexually... (more)

A Kid on the Flats: A Collection of Unadulterated Nostalgia

A Kid on the Flats: A Collection of Unadulterated Nostalgia

by Robert B. Coulter (AKA: Commodore Mushrat)

NEW. SIGNED. Modern day Huck Finn! "The stumbling, bumbling exploits of a kid growing up in the 1940s, in a primitive utopia called the Flats of Harsen's Island, Michigan"

BoneMan's Daughters

by Ted Dekker

A Texas serial killer called BoneMan is on the loose, choosing young girls as his prey, His signature: myriad broken bones that torture and kill - but never puncture. Military intelligence officer Ryan Evans is married to his work; so much so that his wife and daughter have written him out of their lives. Sent to Fallujah and captured by insurgents, he is asked to kill children not unlike his own. The method: a... (more)

Stephanie Plum: Book 19

Finger Lickin' Fifteen

by Janet Evanovich

The next Stephanie Plum novel, in which complications arise, loyalties are tested, cliffhangers are resolved, and donuts are eaten.

One Night With a Goddess

by Judi Mccoy

Chloe, the Muse of Happiness, did not pass her hundred—year performance review with flying colors. But she's not worried about Zeus' punishment. Spend a year on earth making mortals happy, then retire to Mount Olympus in luxury? No problem. Isabelle Castleberry's wedding planning business is the perfect spot for Chloe's talents, and the year is certain to fly by. That is, until Miss Belle's nosy grandson comes... (more)

Unfortunate Miss Fortunes, The

by Jennifer Crusie, Anne Stuart

You’re invited to spend the weekend with three extraordinary sisters… When she was sixteen, Dee Fortune kidnapped her two younger sisters and ran from danger. Now twenty-nine, she’s still trying to control her shape-shifting power—no easy task when Danny James shows up one Friday morning with his deadly smile and dangerous questions about the past. Lizzie is determined to save her family from financial ruin... (more)

Battle Creek Cop

by Tom Doppke

Hal Lutci, a former Chicago detective, exiled to Battle Creek, Michigan, encounters bio-terrorists in the Cereal Capital of the US. He has to figure out what they trying to do and stop them even though it appears that the nation's leaders may be involved.

The Food of a Younger Land: A portrait of American food--before the national highway system, beforechain restaurants, and before frozen food, when the nation's food was seasonalr

The Food of a Younger Land: A portrait of American food--before the national highway system, beforechain restaurants, and before frozen food, when the nation's food was seasonalr

by Mark Kurlansky

A remarkable portrait of American food before World War II, presented by the New York Times –bestselling author of Cod and Salt . Award-winning New York Times –bestselling author Mark Kurlansky takes us back to the food and eating habits of a younger America: Before the national highway system brought the country closer together; before chain restaurants imposed uniformity and low quality; and before the... (more)

Bradley Barnes: "Doin' It His Way" By Robert B. Coulter (AKA Commodore Mushrat)

Bradley Barnes: "Doin' It His Way" By Robert B. Coulter (AKA Commodore Mushrat)

by Robert B. writing as Commodore Mushrat Coulter

NEW. Signed. "Harsen's Island houseboat dweller Bradley Barnes is a man who has a knack for becoming involved in unusual and oft-times dangerous situations..."