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The Convincing Hour

The greatest hold on the present is the past. For twenty-five years the memory of her brother's murder has followed Ari Adams like a shadowy companion. Now Ari has found new evidence, a picture of Richie's killer and a new hope for justice. But what seemed to be a simple botched robbery proves to be far more sinister. To uncover the truth Ari must confront her own grief and misery--and face her father, Detective Jack Adams, who also blames himself for Richie's death. The seventh installment of Ann Roberts' award-winning series finds detective Ari Adams on the search of her life, where guilt and resentment can only be extinguished by justice.

Justice Calls

White offerings

CC Carlson, a real estate lawyer, is tasked with delivering an eviction notice, but gets more than she bargained for as she encounters a favorite childhood author and Penn, another lawyer to whom she is attracted.

Hidden Hearts

Contractor Quinn O'Sullivan has traveling in her blood. Her aunt is a famous travel writer while Quinn herself moves from one apartment complex to the next as her team remodels them. When dear Aunt Maura kicks the bucket on her beloved Route 66, she leaves a dying request for Quinn--to take her on one last adventure. Suda Singh is the total opposite of risk-taker Quinn. As an emergency room doctor, Suda is calm, methodical, and intuitive. But most of all, Suda is safe. When the two women are thrown together by Quinn's latest injury, Suda offers to accompany Quinn on the adventure of a lifetime. Can Quinn and Suda find love, three cats, and the mysterious woman named Rain, all on America's fabled highway--Route 66? Join Ann Roberts on this adventure of a lifetime in Vagabond Heart.

Vagabond Heart

Starting from an inventory and other documents, Ann Roberts has identified some 30 works of art that originated from the convent of San Domenico of Pisa. She here examines those objects commissioned for and made by the nuns during the fifteenth century; some of the objects included have never before been published. One of her goals in this study is to bring into the discussion of Renaissance art a body of images that have been previously overlooked, because they come from a non-Florentine context and because they do not fit modern notions of the "development" of Renaissance style. She also analyzes the function of the images - social as well as religious - within the context of a female Dominican convent. Finally, she offers descriptions of and documentation for the process of patronage as it was practiced by cloistered women, and the making of art in such enclosures. The author presents a catalogue of works, which gives basic data and bibliography for the objects described in the text. Roberts offers other valuable resources in the appendices, including unpublished C19th inventories of the objects in the convent at various moments, documents regarding the commission of works of art for the convent, letters written by the nuns, a list of the Prioresses of San Domenico, lists of nuns at different points in the fifteenth and early sixteenth century, and a list of the relics owned by the convent in the sixteenth century. Roberts firmly grounds her interpretation in the values of the Order to which the nuns belonged, and in the political and social concerns of their city.

The Convent of San Domenico of Pisa

Dominican Women and Renaissance Art

The vibrant Phoenix art happening First Friday promises business and pleasure for Ari Adams. For one thing, moving on from the painful past she shared with Molly Nelson has brought a new woman into her life. But an old building with a body inside threatens the art community and implicates every member of the First Friday Council. Hired to investigate and guard the FFC’s interests, Ari takes on the disquieting assignment at her boss’s request. Secrets at the Veteran’s Administration and human greed create a dangerous quagmire, and when the victim’s identity and the names of her employers are revealed, Ari realizes she has no one she trusts to help her—except Molly. But working with Molly again would mean opening old wounds and risking the fresh start Ari thought that she wanted… A Grand Plan is the latest in the Golden Crown Literary Award-Winning Ari Adams Mystery series by best-selling and Lambda Nominated Author Ann Roberts.

A Grand Plan

Fourteen-year-old Kaz Adams just wants to read comic books and spend every day with Aisha Warren. And maybe get up the nerve to ask her out, if Kaz turns out to be a gender that Aisha’s into. Kaz had always expected to be targeted for gender nonconformity, but loving Aisha opens Kaz’s eyes to the prevalence of racism in their town. Trouble is, none of the other white people are seeing it, even when Kaz points it out. By the time they reach sophomore year, Aisha is fighting on all fronts and their school system is crushing her. Kaz’s gender expression was something the two of them could tackle together in private. The issues Aisha is up against are different and there’s no place they can hide. Kaz can’t magically undo centuries of systemic racism—but must find a way to change minds at school and among their friends before Kaz loses the sweetest, smartest, comic-book-reading girl in the world.

In the Silences

Althemese Barnes

Captioned images of noteworthy people and events which chronicle the history and achievements of the black community of Tallahassee, Florida.

Tallahassee Florida

The Little Books series is packed with great ideas to help teach children important early learning concepts.

Little Books With Big Ideas (63)

The Little Book of Discovery Bottles

Richard J. Smith

This book helps libraries identify and implement new ways to serve their physically or mentally disabled patients. • Provides assessment tools that help libraries gauge their ability to meet the needs of disabled patrons • Includes a comprehensive index

Crash Course in Library Services to People with Disabilities

Once upon a time, Dani O'Grady let the artist Petra use her body as a canvas and became an anonymous Internet legend. She was also banned from Provincetown-it's a long story. As a powerful CEO who prides herself on control, she keeps professional deals and personal pleasures strictly separate. The luscious, aggressive Cat, a guest at her son's wedding, seems like a harmless dalliance. Once Dani untangles exactly who Cat is, she knows she's got trouble. Adding to her problems is the beautiful, mysterious Rafi, who sells very grown-up sweets in the one place Dani is not supposed to go... From the skyscrapers of New York to the top of Pilgrim Monument, Dani has Drama with a capital D in this erotic, giddy romance from Ann Roberts.

Petra's Canvas

Stephanie G. Bauman

A comprehensive guide to creating dynamic, successful, and innovative library programs that cater to the specialized needs of older adults—an important and growing user group.

Crash Course in Library Services for Seniors

A beautiful flower...love or obsession? Ari Adams is sure that her best friend, Jane Frank, doesn't have to worry about the mysterious orchids that appear in more and more personal settings. One of Jane's spurned lovers is likely the identity, but the aid of a professional puts both their minds at ease. After her own recent brush with murder—nearly her own—Ari is relieved to solicit help from local private investigator Elizabeth "Biz" Stone to uncover the identity of Jane's secret admirer. What Ari doesn't expect are the sparks that fly every time she and Biz meet. Her heart is already spoken for by Detective Molly Nelson, and with orchids appearing in increasingly creepy circumstances, it's not the time to confuse it. Then an orchid arrives for Ari...

White Offerings

Older and wiser, it should have been easy to go home... Twenty-five years ago Stephanie left beautiful Eugene, Oregon, and her beautiful best friend behind. She also left behind her parents' bitter warfare and the truth that her feelings for Paula weren't about friendship. Meeting again after all these years, Stephanie is more certain that ever that she will always love Paula. As Paula copes with the loss of her mother, family secrets and bigotry unravel around her, leaving Stephanie the one guiding light in her life. Finally, she can see where their undeniable closeness could lead. But when she reaches out, Stephanie's family pulls her away, leaving them both far from any safe shore. Ann Roberts's (Root of Passion, Beach Town) romantic story set under the guiding light of America's most famous lighthouse follows two women and their search for home.

Beacon of Love

Avril Harpley

Talks about building the foundations of children's "well-being" - emotionally as well as physically. This book covers: emotional well- being; growing and developing; keeping safe; and healthy choices. It provides information and ideas for you to read and digest at your own pace, then implement or share with your team.

Helping Children to Stay Healthy

Addy Tornado wishes her love life was as dramatic as her name. A true romantic, Addy lives for the movies and yearns for a mate who is as beautiful, sexy, witty, and as smart as the heroines on the screen. Of course that someone would also have to put up with her OCD about color coordination… Mazie Midnight has one dream—to finish her Master’s program in music performance. She reinvents herself and moves to the west coast to attend Cammon University, hoping a new name and a new start will be what she needs to face the one barrier keeping her from a degree: terrible stage fright. Mazie takes a job at the Bijou Theater, Addy’s favorite place in the whole world, and the two clash immediately over Mazie’s re-arrangement of the colorful candies. Mazie meets none of Addy’s expectations in a mate, and Addy sees Mazie as nothing more than an adversary…until Mazie opens her mouth to sing. Believing the world should hear Mazie, Addy vows to help her overcome her stage fright. But can she see Mazie as someone to love? Will they ever share anything as perfect as a screen kiss?

Screen Kiss

For Parnelli “Nellie” Rafferty, the sexiest things in the world are women and automobiles. As a member of the “Carparazzi,” she makes her living as an auto industry spy, trolling the proving grounds scattered throughout the world and snapping photos of the newest prototypes and models before the manufacturers officially unveil them to the public. Jos Grant is just trying to get by. She stumbled into automotive espionage by accident, but when she realized how much she could make selling photos to magazines, and how thrilling it was to chase a Ferrari across Death Valley, she dumped her computer job. But membership in the Carparazzi comes with a price. Her partner has left her, and now she must juggle co-parenting her two children and the demands of her new career. Until now, Nellie and the fast lane have always been a match made in heaven. But doing whatever is necessary to get the shot begins to lose its appeal when her attraction to her new, fiercest competitor begins to grow. Then a French car manufacturer pits them against each other to keep a dangerous secret and Nellie must make the decision of her lifetime—are passion, love and loyalty worth giving up the chase?

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