Front desk —Yang, Kelly, author.

Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits ...

Y is for yesterday —Grafton, Sue, author.

In 1979, four teenage boys from an elite private school sexually assault a fourteen-year-old classmate -- and film the attack. Not long after, the tape goes missing and the suspected thief, a fellow classmate, is murdere...

Hardcastle and McCormick. The complete 2nd season

When a recently retired judge teams up with a smart-mouthed ex-con, the sparks and the criminals fly ... Tough but honest Hardcastle is determined to nab the crooks who escaped justice in his courtroom due to slick lawye...

The peanut butter murders —Sawyer, Corinne Holt.

20th century women

The story of three women who explore love and freedom in Southern California during the late 1970s.

Hardcastle and McCormick. The complete 3rd and final season

When a recently retired judge teams up with a smart-mouthed ex-con, the sparks and the criminals fly ... Tough but honest Hardcastle is determined to nab the crooks who escaped justice in his courtroom due to slick lawye...

Hostage : [a novel] —Crais, Robert.

Recently retired from the SWAT unit, Jeff Talley's life is about to change when three men, fleeing from a robbery, invade a secured home and take the family hostage--that of a well-known money launderer for La Cosa Nostr...

Can't let go —Freethy, Barbara, author.

Annie Callaway discovers the Southern California bar run by Griffin Hale while looking for inspiration for her new commission--putting her graphic artist and animation talents to work creating the next superhero movie. A...

Mitigating circumstances —Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor.

A decadent way to die —McKevett, G. A.

When Helene Strauss, the world-famous creator of the Helene doll, has several suspicious brushes with death, PI Savannah Reid is hired to find out who wants Helene dead and discovers that there are more than a few bad ap...

It ain't so awful, falafel —Dumas, Firoozeh, author.

"Eleven-year-old Zomorod, originally from Iran, tells her story of growing up Iranian in Southern California during the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis of the late 1970s"-- Provided by publisher.

The mothers : a novel —Bennett, Brit, author.

"A dazzling debut novel from an exciting new voice, The Mothers is a surprising story about young love, a big secret in a small community--and the things that ultimately haunt us most. Set within a contemporary black com...

Christmas in Silver Springs —Novak, Brenda, author.

So much for forever. When Harper Devlin's rock star husband ditches her on his way to the top, she takes her two daughters to her sister's place in Silver Springs for the holidays, hoping family can heal her broken heart...

Parable of the sower —Butler, Octavia E., author.

Pocketbooks and pistols —Howell, Dorothy (Dorothy A.), author.

Haley Randolph isn't exactly a model sales clerk at Holt's Department Store. But when the corporate office acquires a high-end boutique chain and extends a juicy discount to employees, the fashionista will do anything--m...

The good guy —Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray), 1945-

Timothy Carrier is sitting in a bar when the man next to him mistakes him for someone else and hands him an envelope with $10,000. The man leaves after handing Tim a photo of a woman marked for death and her address. Soo...

The lemon orchard —Rice, Luanne.

The lemon orchard —Rice, Luanne.

The darkest evening of the year —Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray), 1945-

Amy Redwing has a powerful affinity with dogs, especially golden retrievers. This affinity will save her life.

Runaway murder —Hearon, Leigh, author.

Breaking free from her mounting responsibilities on the Olympic Peninsula, Carson Stables owner Annie Carson reluctantly swaps muddy jeans for breeches to attend a dressage event in Southern California. But after settlin...