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Library Admin. Office 450 S. Barron St. Eaton, OH 45320

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Vol. 16 ◊ Issue 6 Nov / Dec 2015

Children can come to the library with their Dad or male

caregiver to enjoy a fun and festive, holiday-themed night!

They will hear a classic children's story, make a

personalized craft, enjoy a snack and receive a gift!

*Seating is limited, so register by November 24th.

Visit the Eaton Library or call (937) 456-4331.

Sarah Tozier has taken the reins as PCDL’s Youth Services

Coordinator replacing Teresa Deaton who retires

November 30.

Congratulations, Sarah!

Lauren Robinson assumed the position of Interim Director for the

Preble County District Library on November 1st, replacing Andy

Mollica whose last day as Director was October 31st.

Preble County District Library has a

new interim director at the helm,

drawing from within its ranks

Lauren Robinson, formerly the

Head of the Reference Department.

Robinson takes the place of

outgoing Director Andy Mollica,

who steered the library ship since

this summer, and recently resigned

the position for personal reasons.

Robinson came to Preble County

District Library after working at the

MidPointe Library System, which

serves Middletown, Trenton, and

West Chester. Educated at Ohio

University and a product of the

Kent State University School of

Library and Information Science,

Robinson spent over two years as

the Preble County District Library’s

Head of the Reference Department

before accepting the role of Interim

Director.

“I’m thankful for our Board’s vote

of confidence,” Robinson said.

“This is an exciting opportunity to

keep the library system heading in

the right direction. With the recent

approval of the library’s tax levy,

Preble County residents have

voiced their appreciation for our

libraries, and we’ll continue to

work and adapt to the needs of the

residents.”

For more information on the Preble

County District Library, visit

www.preblelibrary.org.

~Mike Zimmerman~

Introducing Lauren Robinson, Interim Director

For Renewing the Library’s Levy!

70%

Teresa Deaton will end a 34-year career with

the Preble County District Library when she

retires on November 30, 2015. Teresa has

worn many hats during her tenure with the

library. She began her career in 1981 as the

librarian at the Eldorado Library, where she

worked for 24 years. The library came alive

during her time there, sparked by her

creativity, love for the job, and can-do

attitude that her patrons loved. According to

an article that appeared in the Palladium-Item in 1988, the

children affectionately called Teresa “The Library Lady.” She

planned many fun programs, helped students with

assignments, lent a listening ear to those who wished to talk,

and kept the ties between the library and the community

strong.

Teresa was asked to take over the position of Children’s

Librarian due to the retirement of Dana Kesling. This meant

she would be working from the Eaton Library, and would

have to give up her position as Eldorado’s Branch Librarian.

Teresa accepted the job (after taking some required courses),

stepping into the role as Children’s Librarian in 2005.

Children’s programming has grown and flourished under

Teresa’s steady hand. She introduced a lap-sit program for

infants and toddlers called Mother Goose Storytime. The

program exposes very small children to reading and music

and small crafts. Mother Goose Storytime allowed Teresa to

bond with the children, inspiring them to love reading and

learning. She introduced Family Fun Night – programs

designed to promote family togetherness through special

events such as professional puppet plays and themed

programs like Willie Wonka, Harry Potter, and Disney. Teresa

has played so many characters over the years from books like

The Monster Who Eats Books, The Boy Who Didn’t Cut His

Hair, The Cat in the Hat, Alien Stone Soup, Super Read Riding

Hood, and The Case of the Disappearing Books.

She has coordinated parade float-making, yearly Lego

Contests, Night Out with Daddy holiday programs (which so

many parents and kids enjoy), the annual Summer Reading

Program, and participated in many community events. She

was a frequent visitor to Eaton area daycares – and still

remarks on how those visits brightened her day. She

oversaw the LAPP Bag Program (which provides books to

local daycare facilities) and the Book Stamp Program (which

gives a free book to a child when they have finished reading a

certain amount of library books). She was also responsible for

collection development for the children’s department,

purchasing all of the books, magazines, movies, and

electronic media that keep children (and parents) coming

back for more.

As if she didn’t wear enough hats already, in 2010, Teresa

was also given the duties of Eaton Branch Manager, a

position she handled with great problem solving skills. She

was responsible for making sure the Eaton Library ran

smoothly and that all issues – great or small – were dealt with

in a timely manner.

In 2014 and most of 2015, Teresa took on the position of

Interim Director when the need arose, meeting the challenge

with her usual strength and determination to succeed. Under

her leadership, the library stayed strong and day-to-day

operations ran smoothly.

Everyone at PCDL would like to wish Teresa the very best as

she begins a new and exciting journey in her life. She will

undoubtedly be as successful at retirement as she has been

as Eldorado's Branch Librarian, Children's Librarian, Branch

Manager of the Eaton Library, and (for a while) as Interim

Director!

She has been a strong leader, an awesome advocate for her

staff, and a loyal friend. She inspires those around her with

her creativity, love for the job, and can-do attitude -- all

characteristics of a great leader.

2015 also saw Teresa take on an illness that would have

sidelined most. Not her. She fought the battle like a warrior

and won the war with a hero's grace.

She is admired; she is loved; she will be missed. May her new

journey be guided by joy, filled with laughter, and brightened

by days spent with family and friends.

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PC Room Supervisor, Marlene Ressler, is researching Eaton founder William Bruce and his descendants. So far, she has finished histories for three of his children—Charles Bruce and his wife Eliza Leas (Lease) Bruce; Hardin Bruce and his two wives Jane Cook Bruce and Susannah Swihart Bruce; and Catherine “Kate” Bruce Brouse who married George Brouse. Interestingly enough, of the seven children born to Hardin and Eliza Bruce, only 1 lived to adulthood. Marlene is hard at work on the history of William Bruce and it will be completed soon.

These family history books (and many more) are available to researchers in the Preble County Room.

Library Admin. Office 450 S Barron St Eaton, OH 45320 Tues. - Thurs. 9-5 / Fri 9-3 / 1st & 3rd Sat. 9-5

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News from the Reference Desk

Database Highlight

All patrons of the Preble County District Library have access to a wide range of databases— from genealogy to foreign language classes. All that is needed to access the databases is a PCDL library card number and access to the internet. Please visit any of our branches to learn more about the databases from one of the members of our staff—or visit me at the Eaton Branch!

Magician Russ Gordon performed a magic show at the Camden Library in October. “Spooky Monster Magic Show” was a big hit with the kids!

Bronze sculpture depicting

William Bruce created by

talented artist and sculptress

Anita Watts. The statue stands

on the corner of Main and

Barron. Streets.

FREE:

Job Search

Business/People Profiles

Mailing Lists & Sales

Leads

Email Service

Background Search

Available for patrons

on November 15.

Aquarius Wolf Warrior Breathe Arthur and George The Flash. The Complete First Season The Front Page (1931) Cinderella (2015): Kenneth Branagh, director San Andreas Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Hallmark Channel) Poltergeist Hanger 10 Pitch Perfect 2 Magic Mike XXL Insidious Avengers, Age of Ultron Cop Car Aloft An American In Hollywood When Calls the Heart, season 2, episode 5

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Books to Film in 2016

Joseph Hellers’ 1961 best selling novel Catch-22 is

being adapted into a mini series by Passenger, the

same production company behind the HBO series,

True Detectives. No word yet on casting or a release

date. Developing…

MTV is adapting Terry Brooks’ Shannara fantasy

series into a 10-episode series called The Shannara

Chronicles. According to IMDB, the series will

premiere on Saturday, Jan 16 on the cable channel.

There are 25 books in this long-running series which

began in 1977 with the publication of The Sword of

Shannara. Since then, there have been multiple

trilogies and one prequel.

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Visit the library while wearing your

duck slippers…download an eBook!

My Name is Lucy Barton / Elizabeth Strout:

A new book by Pulitzer Prize winner

Elizabeth Strout is cause for celebration.

Her bestselling novels, including Olive

Kitteridge and The Burgess Boys, have

illuminated our most tender relationships.

Now, in My Name Is Lucy Barton, this

extraordinary writer shows how a simple

hospital visit becomes a portal to the most

tender relationship of all—the one

between mother and daughter.

Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a

simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn’t spoken for

many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from

Lucy’s childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them,

but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have

informed every aspect of Lucy’s life: her escape from her

troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her

love for her two daughters. Knitting this powerful narrative

together is the brilliant storytelling voice of Lucy herself: keenly

observant, deeply human, and truly unforgettable. 1/16

The Flood Girls / Richard Fifield: Welcome to Quinn, Montana, population: 956. A town where nearly all of the volunteer firemen are named Jim, where The Dirty Shame—the only bar in town—refuses to serve mixed drinks (too much work), where the locals hate the newcomers (then again, they hate the locals, too), and where the town softball team has never even come close to having a winning season. Until now.

Rachel Flood has snuck back into town after leaving behind a trail of chaos nine years prior. She’s here to make amends, but nobody wants to hear it, especially her mother, Laverna. But with the help of a local boy named Jake and a little soul-searching, she just might make things right. 2/16

About the Authors

R ichard Fifield earned his MFA from Sarah Lawrence College

in upstate New York. For the past twenty years he has worked as

a social worker for adults with intellectual disabilities, while

volunteering as a creative writing teacher in Missoula, Montana.

E lizabeth Strout won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Olive

Kitteridge, a collection of connected short stories about a

woman and her immediate family and friends on the coast of

Maine.

January, 2016

Scandalous Behavior / Stuart Woods (Stone Barrington, 36) Blackout / David Rosenfelt Sage’s Eyes / V. C. Andrews The Past: A Novel / Tessa Hadley Only the Stones Survive / Morgan Llywelyn The Man Without a Shadow / Joyce Carol Oates Even Dogs in the Wild / Ian Rankin (Inspector Rebus) The Guest Room / Chris Bohjalian Louisiana Saves the Library / Emily Beck Cogburn The Bands of Mourning / Brandon Sanderson Coconut Cowboy / Tim Dorsey Orphan X / Gregg Hurwitz Private Paris / James Patterson and Mark Sullivan The Newsmakers / Lis Wiehl and Sebastian Stuart February, 2016 Brotherhood in Death / J D Robb The Wolves / Alex Berenson The Art of War / Stephen Coonts Shoot / Loren D. Estleman She’s Not There / Joyce Fielding Sweetgirl / Travis Mulhauser A Hard, Cruel Shore / Dewey Lambdin Breakdown / Jonathan Kellerman Midnight Sun / Jo Nesbo Second House from the Corner / Sadeqa Johnson Find Her / Lisa Gardner Where I Lost Her / T. Greenwood Domestic Secrets / Rosalind Noonan Welcome Back: A Smokey Mountain Novel / Lin Stepp Cometh the Hour / Jeffrey Archer Violent Crimes / Phillip Margolin

Be Frank With Me / Julia Claiborne Johnson: Reclusive literary legend M. M. “Mimi” Banning has been holed up in her Bel Air mansion for years. But after falling prey to a Bernie Madoff-style ponzi scheme, she’s flat broke. Now Mimi must write a new book for the first time in decades, and to ensure the

timely delivery of her manuscript, her New York publisher sends an assistant to monitor her progress. When Alice Whitley arrives at the Banning mansion, she’s put to work right away—as a full-time companion to Frank, the writer’s eccentric nine-year-old, a boy with the wit of Noel Coward, the wardrobe of a 1930s movie star, and very little in common with his fellow fourth-graders. As she slowly gets to know Frank, Alice becomes consumed with finding out who Frank’s father is, how his gorgeous “piano teacher and itinerant male role model” Xander fits into the Banning family equation—and whether Mimi will ever finish that book. FYI: Materials published in November and December will become available for patrons in January.

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Taste of Texas Mysteries by Rebecca Adler Here Today, Gone Tamale: After losing her newspaper job in Austin, Josie Callahan scoops up her Chihuahua, Lenny, and slinks back to Broken Boot, Texas. Maybe working as head waitress at Milagro—her aunt and uncle’s Tex-Mex restaurant—isn’t exactly living the dream, but it is a fresh start. And business is booming as tourists pour into Broken Boot for its famous Wild West Festival. But when a local jewelry designer is found strangled outside Milagro after a tamale-making party, Josie’s reporter instincts kick in. As suspects pile up and alibis crack faster than taco shells, Josie needs to wrap up this case tighter than her tía’s tortillas—before another victim calls for the check…

Postmistress Mysteries by Jean Flowers Death Takes Priority: Leaving behind her managerial position in the Boston main postal office, Cassie trades in her tailored suits and high heels for the comfortable blue shirt and red, white, and blue striped scarf of the Postmaster for North Ashcot, Massachusetts. Everything is business as usual until Cassie arrives at work one day to find that someone has broken into the post office building. The only items stolen: stacks of telephone books. Who steals phone books? Two days later, the body of an unidentified man is found in the woods. When the handsome antiques dealer she just had lunch with is taken into custody, Cassie is suddenly drawn into the case.

Tangled Web Mysteries by Sadie Hartwell Yarned and Dangerous: Time has not been kind to sleepy Dorset Falls, Connecticut, where an erstwhile resident is hoping to bring a tattered yarn shop back to life—but with a murderer on the loose, the whole town is in knots…

Brewing Trouble Mysteries by Joyce Tremel To Brew or Not to Brew: The Allegheny Brew House is a dream come true for Maxine “Max” O’Hara, who went all the way to Germany for her brewmaster certification, and is now preparing to open her own craft brew pub in a newly revitalized section of Pittsburgh. But before she can start pouring stouts and lagers to thirsty throngs, there’s trouble on tap. Suspicious acts of sabotage culminate in Max finding her assistant brewmaster and chef Kurt Schmidt strangled in one of the vats. Between rescuing a stray gray tabby she names Hops and considering a handsome ex-hockey player as her new chef, Max doesn’t have a lot of time to solve a murder. But with a homicide detective for a dad, she comes to criminal investigation naturally. And if someone is desperate enough to kill to stop her from opening, Max needs to act fast—before her brand-new brew biz totally tanks...

Liv and Di in Dixie Mysteries by Vickie Fee Death Crashes the Party: In the quirky, close-knit town of Dixie, Tennessee, party planner Liv McKay has a knack for throwing Southern-style soirées, from diamonds-and-denim to black tie affairs, and her best friend Di Souther mixes a mean daiquiri. While planning a Moonshine and Magnolias bash for high maintenance clients, Liv inconveniently discovers a corpse in the freezer and turns her attention from fabulous fêtes to finding a murderer.

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Jump the Gun / Zoe Burke: Meet

Annabelle Starkey. Shrewd, sweet,

and sexy. A Stephanie Plum without

the Jersey girl attitude, plus she’s a

one-man kind of girl. Loves hats and

shoes—notices them in odd

situations. Can see when she might

need to shoot to kill.

Annabelle Starkey also loves movies. Why does her

own life never match up to her favorite Silver-

Screen scenarios? One day, by chance, she meets

the charming but slightly mysterious and definitely

magnetic Mickey Paxton at a book convention and

decides it’s time to live one of those Cary Grant films

and accept Mickey’s invitation to fly to Las Vegas for

a holiday. Not so much a hook-up as a test flight for

romance.

The script takes a surprise turn when they arrive in

Sin City and danger knocks. Suddenly Annabelle and

Mickey are on the run—from what? And why? Did

Mickey lead Annabelle into this mess? Then the

brutal murder of Annabelle’s BFF in Annabelle’s San

Francisco apartment sends the couple winging west

to that city where, once again, criminals and cops

pursue them.

In two frenetic days of fast driving, fast talking, and

fast thinking, Annabelle discovers several truths by

learning to trust her own instincts. And the

significance of an antique hat pin.

The next book in the series comes out in January,

2016. The title is No Gun Intended.

Available from publishers November

Title Author Series Title or FYI Series #

The Chocolate Falcon Fraud JoAnna Carl Chocoholic 15

Plot Boiler Ali Brandon Black Cat Mystery 5

White Colander Crime Victoria Hamilton Vintage Kitchen 5

A Likely Story Jenn McKinlay Library Lover's 6

Nuts and Buried Elizabeth Lee Nut House 3

Olive and Let Die Susannah Hardy Greek to Me 3

Florist Gump Kate Collins Flower Shop 17

The Stitching Hour Amanda Lee Embroidery 9

Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen Vicki Delany Year Round Christmas 1

Claws for Alarm T C LoTempio Nick and Nora 2

Away in a Manger Rhys Bowen Molly Murphy 15

Writing All Wrongs Ellery Adams Books by the Bay 7

Yappy Hour Diana Orgain Round Up Crew 1

Death By Tea Alex Erickson Book Store Café 2

Available from publishers in December

Ornaments of Death J K Cleland Josie Prescott Antiques 10

Pouncing on Murder Laurie Cass Bookmobile Cat 4

Murder Most Howl Krista Davis Paws and Claws 3

Guilty as Cinnamon Leslie Budewitz Spice Shop 2

The Iced Princess Christine Husom Snow Globe 2

Fat Tuesday Fricassee J J Cook Biscuit Bowl 3

Give Up the Ghost Juliet Blackwell Haunted Home Renovation 6

Ghost in the Wind E J Copperman Haunted Guesthouse 7

Dead to the Last Drop Cleo Coyle Coffeehouse 15

Readaholics and the Poirot Puzzle Laura DiSilverio Book Club 2

A Murder in Mohair Anne Canadeo Black Sheep Knitting 8

Cinnamon Toasted Gail Oust Spice Shop 3

Murder Most Finicky Liz Mugavero Pawsitively Organic 4

On Thin Icing Ellie Alexander Bake Shop 3

Thread and Gone Lea Wait Mainely Needlepoint 2

From Bad to Wurst Maddy Hunter Passport to Peril 10

Introducing radio talk show host and amateur sleuth Kit Doyle in the first of this

thoroughly entertaining mystery series.

If Anything Should Happen / Bonnie Hearn Hill: When Kit Doyle’s near-perfect mother tells her about the letter she’s written and locked away – a letter to be read only ‘if anything should happen’ to her – Kit thinks she’s being melodramatic. But the next day Kit’s mother is dead – and what she reads in that letter will change Kit’s life forever. Armed with nothing but the secret letter, a tight-lipped father, and some good friends at the radio station where she works, Kit sets out to learn the truth about the shady past her mother has kept hidden for so many years. But when a dead body turns up, Kit realizes that at least one person is determined to stop her finding out the truth – whatever it takes.

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The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer /

Livia J Washburn: ‘Tis the season in

Weatherford, Texas, and everyone in

town is gearing up for the annual

holiday parade and tree-lighting

ceremony in the town square, where

Phyllis Newsom will be serving her

much-anticipated candy cane

cupcakes. Local rancher Barney

McCrory manages to charm one

away from her before the ceremony

begins. But unfortunately, when the

minty confection is finished, so is he.

This isn’t the first time someone has

dropped dead after eating one of

Phyllis’s treats. But when the

paramedics determine the rancher

was shot, suspicion swiftly falls on

McCrory’s daughter and her

husband—who both stand to reap

some sweet rewards from his death.

Though Phyllis doesn’t want to get

mixed up in another murder

investigation, something about this

case doesn’t sit right with her. With a

little help from a tabloid TV news

crew, Phyllis must unwrap the truth

and restore good cheer to

Weatherford before it’s too late…

Fresh Baked mystery series:

1. A Peach of a Murder 2006

2. Murder By the Slice 2007

3. The Christmas Cookie Killer 2008

4. Killer Crab Cakes (2009)

5. The Pumpkin Muffin Murder 2010

6. The Gingerbread Bump Off 2011

7. Wedding Cake Killer 2012

8. The Fatal Funnel Cake 2013

9. Trick or Deadly Treat 2014

See a title you like? Request it al your library!

Get in the Spirit

Marry Me at Christmas / Susan Mallery: To bridal

boutique owner Madeline Krug, organizing a

Christmas wedding sounds like a joy—until she

finds out she'll be working closely with the

gorgeous brother of the bride, movie star Jonny

Blaze. How will a small-town girl like her keep

from falling for the world's sexiest guy? Especially

with mistletoe lurking around every corner!

Christmas on Candy Cane Lane / Sheila Roberts:

Everyone's getting ready for Christmas in Icicle

Falls, especially on Candy Cane Lane, where

holiday decorating is taken very seriously. Tilda

Morrison, town cop, is looking forward to

celebrating Christmas in her first house…until she

discovers that she's expected to "keep up" with

the neighbors, including Maddy Donaldson, the

inspiration behind the whole extravaganza. But

this year, someone's destroying Maddie's precious candy canes!

Thank goodness for the cop in their neighborhood. This book is

eighth in the Life in Icicle Falls series. The ninth book, Home on Apple

Blossom Road comes out in March, 2016.

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Anne Tyler’s Vinegar Girl Coming in June Vinegar Girl is the second book in the Hogarth* Shakespeare series, a

major global initiative that the Guardian (a British national daily

newspaper) calls "The great rewriting project of the 21st century."

Vinegar Girl: Anne Tyler's delightful Vinegar

Girl features Kate, a socially awkward young

woman, adored by the preschool children she

teaches but misunderstood by her peers. Her

father is a scientific genius, but not so great on

emotions. About to lose his (equally genius,

equally socially inept) research assistant, Pyotr

Cherbakov, because of visa problems, and

desperate to save the project that is his life's

work, he comes up with a plan: Kate will marry

Pyotr who will then be able to stay in the country and finish the

project. The plan sounds perfect, except for one small hitch: Kate.

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*H ogarth has commissioned prose retellings of Shakespeare’s

plays for the modern reader. The program launched in October 2015

to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.

Author Jeanette Winterson had the first go with the October

publication of her book The Gap in Time, the retelling of

Shakespeare’s, The Winter’s Tale. Howard Jacobson takes a shot at

“The Merchant of Venice” when his retelling, Shylock is My Name, is

published in February.

November

Heartsong Cottage / Emily March (Eternity Springs)

The Harder You Fall / Gena Showalter (Original Heartbreakers)

The Match of the Century / Cathy Maxwell (Marrying the Duke)

The Spinster’s Guide to Scandalous Behavior /

Jennifer McQuiston (Seduction Diaries)

These Three Words / Holly Jacobs

Wild About the Wrangler / Vicki Lewis Thompson (Sexy Texans)

Dragon Storm / Katie McAllister (Black Dragons, 2)

Stars of Fortune / Nora Roberts (Guardians, 1)

Put a Ring On It / Beth Kendrick (Black Dog Bay)

Wild Cat / Christine Feehan (Leopard Novel)

Nauti Seductress / Lora Leigh (Nauti Girls)

Invictus / Diana Palmer (The Morcai Battalion)

Moorland Mist / Gwen Kirkwood

Give It Up / Lori Foster

A Talent for Trickery / Alissa Johnson (Thief-takers, 1)

Passion Ignites / Donna Grant (Dark Kings, 7)

Sweetest Scoundrel / Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane)

Bella and the Beast / Olivia Drake

(Cinderella Sisterhood, 4) December

For Love or Magic / Lucy March

Caught By You / Jennifer Bernard (Love Between the Bases)

Make Me Stay / Jaci Burton (A Hope Novel)

The Accidental Scot / Patience Griffin (Kilts and Quilts, 4)

Shameless / Joan Johnston (Bitter Creek, 14)

A Chance of a Lifetime / Marilyn Pappano (Tallgrass Novel)

My Kind of Wonderful / Jill Shalvis (Cedar Ridge)

Dukes Prefer Blondes / Loretta Chase (Dressmakers, 4)

The Lady’s Command / Stephanie Laurens

(Adventurers Quartet, 1)

An Improper Arrangement / Kasey Michaels (Little Season, 1)

Sweet Ruin / Kresly Cole (Immortals After Dark, 16)

Smoldering Hunger / Donna Grant (Dark Kings, 8)

Between a Vamp and a Hard Place / Jessica Sims

Blood Kiss / J R Ward (Black Dagger Legacy, 1)

Kill Without Mercy / Alexander Ivy (Ares Security)

After She’s Gone / Lisa Jackson

Secret Sisters / Jayne Ann Krentz (Hardcover)

January

New Leaf / Catherine Anderson (Mystic Creek)

Into the Fury / Kat Martin (BOSS, Inc)

The Spring at Moss Hill / Carla Neggers (Swift River Valley)

Everything at Last / Kimberly Lang (Magnolia Beach)

The Viscount Risks it All / Erin Knightley (Prelude to a Kiss)

A Ghoul’s Guide to Love and Murder / Victoria Laurie

(Ghost Hunter Mystery)

The Bitter Season / Tami Hoag (Kovac & Liska)

Darkness / Karen Robards February

Runaway Vampire / Lynsay Sands (Argeneau)

The Friends We Keep / Susan Mallery

Blue: A Novel / Danielle Steel

Alone in the Dark / Karen Rose

(Cincinnati Series, 2)

Find Her / Lisa Gardner (D. D. Warren) March

Fire Touched / Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson)

Rocked by Love / Christine Warren (Gargoyles)

Dark Promises / Christine Feehan (Carpathian)

Midnight Marked / Chloe Neill (Chicagoland Vampires)

A Girl’s Guide to Moving On / Debbie Macomber

No Safe Secret / Fern Michaels

Nobody But You / Jill Shalvis (Cedar Ridge, 3) April

‘Til Death Do Us Part / Amanda Quick

Poisonous / Allison Brennan (Max Revere)

The Obsession / Nora Roberts

2016 Winter Forecast Eye on Romance 9

Pennyroyal Green Series by Julie Anne Long The Pennyroyal Green series takes readers through the lives, passions,

adventures and misadventures of the denizens of Pennyroyal Green,

Sussex, England, a town anchored by the wealthy Eversea and

Redmond families —whose relations are civil on the surface, but

seethe beneath with ancient secrets and grudges and —naturally —

attractions.

1. The Perils of Pleasure (2008)

2. Like No Other Lover (2008)

3. Since the Surrender (2009)

4. I Kissed an Earl (2010)

5. What I Did For a Duke (2011)

6. How the Marquess Was Won (2011)

7. A Notorious Countess Confesses (2012)

8. It Happened One Midnight (2013)

9. Between the Devil and Ian Eversea (2014)

10. It Started With a Scandal (2015)

11. The Legend of Lyon Redmond (2015)

Love historical romance with a generational twist? Try the

eleven book series, Pennyroyal Green, by Julie Anne Long.

The eleventh (and final) book in the series came out in

September! However, you will want to read the first ten

books in series order. (See side bar on the left.)

The Legend of Lyon Redmond: Bound by

centuries of bad blood, England's two

most powerful families maintain a veneer

of civility . . . until the heir to the

staggering Redmond fortune disappears,

reviving rumors of an ancient curse: a

Redmond and an Eversea are destined to

fall disastrously in love once per

generation.

An Enduring Legend

Rumor has it she broke Lyon Redmond's heart. But while many

a man has since wooed the dazzling Olivia Eversea, none has

ever won her—which is why jaws drop when she suddenly

accepts a viscount's proposal. Now London waits with bated

breath for the wedding of a decade . . . and wagers on the

return of an heir.

An Eternal Love

It was instant and irresistible, forbidden . . . and unforgettable.

And Lyon—now a driven, dangerous, infinitely devastating

man—decides it's time for a reckoning. As the day of her

wedding races toward them, Lyon and Olivia will decide

whether their love is a curse destined to tear their families

apart . . . or the stuff of which legends are made.

Bestselling Hollywood author Jackie Collins

passed away from breast cancer on September

19th, 2015. She is credited with creating the

glitzy, sensational, and definitely provocative

Hollywood stories fans craved—evidenced by the

fact that every book she wrote appeared on the bestsellers list.

Ms. Collins’ final original book in the series, The Santangelos, was

published in 2014. What is to be her last book, Double Lucky, was

published in May 2015 and contains two re-issued titles, The

Goddess of Vengeance and Drop Dead Beautiful. Jackie Collins

was 78 years old. She wrote 32 international bestsellers.

In 2016, co-authors Wanda E. Brunstetter and Jean Brunstetter

will release a dramatic six-part serial novel set in Holmes County,

Ohio. Each book is 128 pages long. Titles include: The English Son

(3/16); The Stubborn Father (4/16); The Betrayed Fiancée (5/16);

The Missing Will (6/16); The Divided Family (7/16); The Selfless Act

(TBD/16).

The 1995 A & E version of Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth in

the lead as Mr. Darcy, celebrates its 20th birthday this year! If you

loved Downton Abby but haven’t seen this version of Pride and

Prejudice, please do! It’s WONDERFUL!

The following titles will be published in 2015 & 2016. See something that interests you? Please search the library’s online catalog

(www.preblelibrary.org). You may also request titles that are not available from the catalog. You may submit four requests per month and it must be

within 60 days of the item’s publication date.

Amish Palooza Mary’s Christmas Goodbye / Linda Byler: Mary Stoltzfus is thirty years old, splashed with freckles, and unmarried. In her Amish world, that qualifies her to be called an old maid. She is living her quiet schoolteacher life in the Lancaster County Amish community when she gets a surprising invitation in the mail one day. Would she come to Montana to teach?

She arrives at a desolate station and meets Arthur Bontrager, who had signed the invitation and has come to introduce her to Beaver Creek School, dirt roads, and the fancy shed where she would live. When she settles into this world of mountain ranges and pine-tree majesty, her old buried questions—about why no man had ever been her match—have come along to live with her. After she’s injured by wild dogs on her walk home from school, Mary faces new questions. Is she weak if she accepts a Bouvier des Flandres dog from Arthur’s friend? Who is the young woman in the photo at Arthur’s house? And why does she suddenly care? Does she really belong back in Lancaster?

Secret Sister: An Amish Christmas Tale / Sarah Price: After years of giving of herself to her family and community, Grace Beiler, an elderly Amish woman, faces her first Christmas since losing her husband of fifty years to his battle with cancer. With her children grown and moved onto different communities, Grace is feeling more than a little depressed.

She begins to reflect upon her own life and wonder if she has properly fulfilled her promise to be a servant of God. As Christmas draws near and her depression becomes stronger, she starts receiving little gifts in the mail and left on her doorstep. She realizes that she has a "secret sister," but has no idea who it might be, for each gift seems to relate to a different event in her life. Each gift causes her to reflect and remember important moments. Just when she thinks she might have figured out who the secret sister is, a new gift arrives with a different meaning.

An Amish Christmas Gift / Amy Clipston, Ruth Reid, and Kelly Irvan: This anthology contains three Christmas-inspired novellas: Naomi’s Gift by Amy Clipston, An Unexpected Joy by Ruth Reid, and A Christmas Visitor by Kelly Irvin.

2015

The Bishop’s Son / Kelly Irvin (The Amish of Bee County, 2)

Twice Blessed / Barbara Cameron

(Contains two Amish stories)

The Photograph / Beverly Lewis (Standalone novel)

Plain Threats / Alison Stone (Suspense)

The Christmas Cradle / Charlotte Hubbard

(Seasons of the Heart, 6)

The Imposter / Suzanne Woods Fisher (Bishop’s Family, 1)

Redemption / Beth Shriver (Spirit of the Amish, 3)

Promise to Keep / Elizabeth Byler Younts

(Promise of Sunrise, 3)

The Birdhouse /Laura Hilton (Amish of Jamesport, 3)

Plain Return / Sarah Price (Plain Fame, 4)

2016

A Son’s Vow / Shelley Shepard Gray (Charmed Amish Life, 1) (Jan)

The Restoration / Wanda E. Brunstetter

(Prairie State Friends, 3) (Feb)

Return to Paradise / Barbara Cameron (Coming Home, 1) (Feb)

Amish Sweethearts / Leslie Gould

(Neighbors of Lancaster County) (Feb)

The Atonement / Beverly Lewis (Mar)

An Unbroken Heart / Kathleen Fuller (Amish of Birch Creek) (Mar)

Just Plain Sadie / Amy Lillard (Wells Landing) (Mar)

Which Way Home / Linda Byler (Hester’s Hunt for Home, 2) (Apr)

The Rebel / Marta Perry (Keepers of ther Promise, 3) (Apr)

A Daughter’s Dream / Shelley Shepard Gray

(Charmed Amish Life, 2) (May)

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Falling for June / Ryan Winfield

To Capture Her Heart / Rebecca DeMarino

Dog Crazy / Meg Donohue

The Amish Bride / Emma Miller

The Tarnished Badge / Logan Winters

Powder River / Jack Edwardes

The Hot Spurs / Boyd Cassidy

Long Ridin’ Man / Jake Douglas

Dalton and the Sundown Kid / Ed Law

The Afterlife of Slim McCord / Jack Martin

Darrow’s Gamble / Gillian F. Taylor

Comanche Moon / Simon Webb

A . D. 33 / Ted Dekker

Trigger Mortis: A James Bond Novel / Anthony

Horowitz (with original material by Ian

Fleming)

Snowflake Bay / Donna Kauffman (Brides of

Blueberry Cove, 2)

Hearth Stone / Lois Greiman

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Beyond Books

Keep Moving: And Other Tips and Truths

About Aging / Dick Van Dyke: Show-

business legend Dick Van Dyke is living

proof that life does get better the longer

you live it. Who better to offer

instruction, advice, and humor than

someone who’s entering his ninth decade

with a jaunty two-step? Van Dyke isn’t just a born song-

and-dance man; his irrepressible belief in embracing the

moment and unleashing his inner child has proved to be

the ultimate elixir of youth. When he was injured during

the filming of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, his doctor warned

him he’d be using a walker within seven years, but Dick

performed a soft shoe right there and never looked back.

Whether he’s describing the pleasure he takes in his

habitual visits to the grocery store; how he met his late-in

-life-love Arlene; or how he sprung back, livelier than

ever, from a near-death experience, Dick’s optimistic

outlook is an invigorating tonic for anyone who needs a

reminder that life should be lived with enthusiasm

despite what the calendar says.

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How Hollywood Invented

the Wild West / Holly

George-Warren: Packed

with archival photographs

and vintage art,

meticulously researched

and powerfully written,

Cowboy shatters the made-in-Hollywood

American cowboy legend and celebrates the genuine frontier

pioneers-including immigrant Chinese, black railroad hands,

"Buffalo" Bill Cody, Tom Mix, John Wayne, and Dale Evans.

Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of

Gene Autry / Holly George-Warren: The

only performer to earn 5 stars on the

Hollywood Walk of Fame, Gene Autry was

the singing cowboy king of American

entertainment. Now, in Public Cowboy No.1,

Holly George-Warren offers the first serious

biography of this singular individual, in a

fascinating narrative that traces Autry's

climb from small-town farm boy to

multimillionaire. Here for the first time Autry the legend becomes

a flesh-and-blood man--with all the passions, triumphs, and

tragedies of a flawed icon.

Gunslinger Classics: 50 Movie Pack DVD

Collection: 12 discs comprise this western-style

collection, containing such films as Dead Aim

with Glen Lee, Cry Blood Apache with Joel

McCrea, God’s Gun with Lee Van Cleef, and

Riders of Destiny with John Wayne. This

collection will delight anyone with a love for

western films produced between 1933 and 1991.

TV Western Favorites: This four disc set includes

the following western TV shows (59 episodes in

all): Disc 1. Annie Oakley -- Fury -- Buffalo Bill Jr. --

Sugarfoot. Disc 2. The Range Rider -- The

adventures of Jim Bowie -- Wide country. Disc 3.

The Roy Rogers Show -- The Adventures of Kit

Carson -- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. Disc

4. Shotgun Slade -- Wagon Train -- The Deputy.

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House of the Rising Sun / James Lee Burke: New York Times

bestseller James Lee Burke returns with his latest masterpiece, the

story of a father and son separated by war and circumstance—and

whose encounter with the legendary Holy Grail will change their

lives forever.

From its opening scene in revolutionary Mexico to the Battle of

the Marne in 1918, and on to the bordellos and saloons of San

Antonio during the reign of the Hole in the Wall Gang, House of

the Rising Sun is an epic tale of love, loss, betrayal, vengeance,

and retribution that follows Texas Ranger Hackberry Holland on

his journey to reunite with his estranged son, Ishmael, a captain in

the United States Army. 12/15

Crimson Shore / Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child: A secret

chamber. A mysterious shipwreck. A murder in the desolate salt

marshes. A seemingly straightforward private case turns out to be

much more complicated (and sinister) than Special Agent A.X.L.

Pendergast ever could have anticipated. 11/15

Ashley Bell / Dean Koontz: Bibi Blair is a fierce, funny, dauntless

young woman—whose doctor says she has one year to live. She

replies, “We’ll see.” Her sudden recovery astonishes medical

science.

An enigmatic woman convinces Bibi that she escaped death so

that she can save someone else. Someone named Ashley Bell. But

save her from what, from whom? And who is Ashley Bell?

Where is she? Bibi’s obsession with finding Ashley sends her on the run from

threats both mystical and worldly, including a rich and charismatic

cult leader with terrifying ambitions. 12/15

The Wild West of Louis L’Amour / Tim

Champlin: Author Tim Champlin (himself a

writer of Western historical fiction) uncovers

all of the secrets of L'Amour's themes and

characters - geography of the West, lone

heroes, gunfighters, mining and ranching,

women, Native Americans, food, and

transportation. The frontier regions, towns,

and events that featured in L'Amour's writing, as well as the real

folks on whom his characters were based, come to life through

thoroughly researched illustrations. The collection of more than 200

images includes maps, period photos and daguerreotypes, period

illustrations, paintings of the regions discussed, modern

photography of towns and countryside, and cover art from

L'Amour's books and the pulp magazines in which he was published

before he became a best-selling author.

For the true L'Amour fan, The Wild West of Louis L'Amour is also a

complete history of his colorful early life as a cowboy, lumberjack,

longshoreman, prizefighter, merchant seaman, and army officer.

No L'Amour fan will want to skip this comprehensive, beautiful look

at the writer, the man, and the world in which he set his tales.

The First Celebrity Serial Killer in Southwest

Ohio / Richard O. Jones: Just before Christmas

1902, Alfred Knapp strangled his wife in her

sleep. He put her body in a box and sent the box

floating down the Great Miami River, telling

everyone that Hannah had left him. When the

truth came out, Knapp confessed to four other

murders. Newspapers across the Midwest sent

reporters to interview the handsome strangler. Despite spending

most of his adulthood in prison, he had a charming, boyish

manner that made him an instant celebrity serial killer. True crime

historian Richard O Jones examines the strangler's alleged crimes,

the family drama of covering up Knapp's atrocities and how a

brain-damaged drifter became a media darling.

Never Broken: Songs are Only Half the Story /

Jewel: New York Times bestselling poet and

multi-platinum singer-songwriter Jewel explores

her unconventional upbringing and extraordinary

life in an inspirational memoir that covers her

childhood to fame, marriage, and motherhood.

Cincinnati Reds Legends / Mike Shannon: Few

Major League Baseball teams have a history as

glorious and as interesting as the Cincinnati Reds.

From the earliest days of baseball's first

professional team, skillful and colorful players

have worn the Cincinnati uniform.

The Chase: How Ohio State Captured the First

College Football Playoff / Bill Rabinowitz: This

inside look at an unprecedented season follows

Ohio State's road to the inaugural College Football

Playoff and the national championship.

Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan

Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football /

John U. Bacon: Three and Out tells the story of

how college football's most influential coach, Rich

Rodriguez, took over the nation's most successful

program, only to produce three of the worst

seasons in the University of Michigan's celebrated

history. Coach Rich Rodriguez granted author and journalist John

U. Bacon unrestricted access to the Michigan Wolverines'

program. Nothing and no one was off-limits. John U. Bacon's

Three and Out is the definitive account of a football marriage

seemingly made in heaven that broke up after just three years,

and exposes the best and the worst of college football.

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Fascinating Lives & Events

Civil War Stories From the Buffalo Trace / Compiled by

James R. Columbia

Lincoln’s Final Hours: Conspiracy, Terror, and the Assassination

of America's Greatest President / Kathryn Canavan

William Wells and the Struggle for the Old Northwest /

William Heath

The Longest Year: America at War and at Home in 1944 /

Victor Brooks

The Babylon Code: Solving the Bible’s Greatest End-Times

Mystery / Paul McGuire and Troy Anderson

Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency /

Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard

The Story of Golf in Fifty Holes / Tony Dear:

This book explores the 600-year history of the

"game of honor." It reveals the excitement

and despair, the challenges overcome and the

sweet victories, the sportsmanship and the

stars bursting onto the scene.

A Fondness for History

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Local Festivals & Parades, 2015

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The Authentic Amish Cookbook / Norman Miller & Marlena Miller

Comfort and Joy Cooking for Two / Christina Lane

Paula Deen Cuts the Fat: 250 Recipes All Lightened Up / Paula Deen

and Melissa Clark

Best Dips and Apps Ever / Monica Sweeney

Super Cute Crispy Treats / Ashley Fox Whipple

Southern Routes / Ben Vaughn

Nuts: 50 Tasty Recipes from Crunchy to Creamy and Savory to

Sweet / Patrick Evans-Hylton

Betty Crocker: Gluten Free Baking

Hot and Hip Healthy Gluten Free Cooking / Bonnie Matthews

Grandbaby Cakes: Modern Recipes, Vintage Charm, Soulful

Memories / Jocelyn Delk Adams

Pretty Witty Cakes: Book of Sugarcraft Characters / Suzi Witt

Michael Symon’s 5 in 5 for Every Season / Michael Symon

Taste of Home Holidays and Celebrations

Taste of Home Casseroles, Slow Cookers, and Soups

Power Foods for Diabetes (Cooking Light)

Sewing, Art & Crafts Learn to Paint in Acrylics With 50 Small Paintings /

Mark Daniel Nelson

Colored Pencil Collage / Kelly Hoening

Rag Crafts / Lizzie Reakes

Half Yard Christmas / Debbie Shore

The Wreath Recipe Book / Alethea Harampolis

American Homestead Christmas / Ellen Murphy

Sew Fantasy Toys / Melanie McNeice

Paper Goods Projects / Jodi Levine

Measure, Cut, Sew / Susan Wasinger

The Family Handyman Ultimate Weekend Improvements

I Can Play It: Music Games and

Activities to Help Your Child Learn /

Patricia Shehan Campbell: Each of the

activities in this book are designed to

inspire expressiveness, curiosity,

imagination, and musicality. Based on

sound principles of early childhood

development and focused on

preschoolers and kindergarteners, I Can Play It will help:

Introduce three- to five-year-olds to music in a joyful,

hands-on way

Encourage children and parents to have fun together

Reveal the musical potential in each of us through voice

and body percussion

Explore the rhythm of speech and song accompanied by

instruments as well as easy-to-find objects at home

Make suggestions for integrating music in everyday

activities

This enjoyable guide to musical exploration is packed with kid-

pleasing, skill-building activities that will keep them laughing,

singing, and moving all day long. Open up the world of music

to children and watch them learn how to express themselves

in entertaining, educational, and enriching ways.

Kaffe Fassett’s Heritage Quilts / Kaffe Fassett

Knit a Vintage Christmas: 22 Stocking, Ornament, and Gift

Patterns from Christmas Past / Candi Derr

Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit: Plus All Their Clothes and

Accessories / Rachel Borello

Christmas With Southern Living 2015

Publication created by Cheryl Richter, 2015 All book synopses taken from the product summary unless otherwise noted.

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Keepin’ it trill

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Every year, Teen Services partners with the PCDL

Outreach services to make 50 Give Back Crafts for our outreach patrons living in

local nursing homes. This year, we made holiday

ornaments! Contests @ Branches

In November

At the New Paris, Eldorado and West

Manchester branches, guess how many

times Star Wars: Dark Empire II has been

checked out to be entered for a chance to

win a Death Star keychain!

In December

At the Camden, West Alexandria, and West

Elkton branches, guess how many books

there are at your branch to be entered for

a chance to win a Holiday Goodie Bag!

Preble Teens reviewed 60 books to

celebrate Teen Read Week in Oct. Elizabeth Driver from Eaton

won the Mini iPad!

What We Did

In October, 18 Teens came to Eaton’s Halloween Cosplay

Accessories Program!

In September, Eaton Teens played Super Mario Bros. with

Pla-Doh using Teen Services’ new Makey Makey at our Retro

Gaming program!

A Wii U Tournament will be

held at every PCDL Branch in the next two months.

Every Tournament winner will win a giant squid hat.

Why squids? Splatoon is a paintball

third-person shooter game that allows

the player’s avatar to turn into a squid

and swim through their color paint

during the paintball battle. As a squid,

you can go through fences and up walls.

Hold onto your tentacles!