Books

Books take us on adventures that we could never imagine and introduce us to figures we may never meet. And if a book is very well written, it can educate and illuminate us, and ultimately rejuvenate our senses. In establishing our book club, it is our hope that our selections win your heart, lift your spirit, and free your mind.

Also, be sure to check out our Diamond Review collection. These selections represent the best of the best. It is our sincere hope that you enjoy these marvelous books.

Happy reading!
Jathan & Heather

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Adventure

• Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton
• Piranha by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison
• The Abduction of Smith and Smith by Rashad Harrison
• The House of Secrets by Brad Meltzer and Tod Goldberg
• Bay of Sighs by Nora Roberts (Guardians Trilogy #2)
• Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts (Guardians Trilogy #1)

Animals

• Brain Games for Puppies by Claire Arrowsmith
• Dog Love by Ann DeVito

Biographies

• I’ll Have What She’s Having: How Nora Ephron’s Three Iconic Films Saved the Romantic Comedy by Erin Carlson
• Unbound: A Story of Snow and Self-Discovery by Steph Jagger
• Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey From Homeless to Harvard by Liz Murray
• Dirty Wars and Polished Silver: The Life and Times of a War Correspondent Turned Ambassatrix by Lynda Schuster
• There Was A Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me by Brooke Shields
• My Glory Was I Had Such Friends by Amy Silverstein
• All Our Waves Are Water: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment and the Perfect Ride by Jaimal Yogis

Career

• Everybody Paddles: A Leader’s Blueprint for Creating a Unified Team by Charles A. Archer
• Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves
• Beyond the Label: Women, Leadership, and Success On Our Own Terms by Maureen Chiquet
• The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman and Kaley Warner Klemp
• The Compassionate Achiever: How Helping Others Fuels Success by Christopher L. Kukk, Ph.D.
• Extreme You: Step Up. Stand Out. Kick Ass. Repeat. by Sarah Robb O’Hagan
• How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don’t Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up by Emilie Wapnick

Drama

• Bittersweet Dreams by V.C. Andrews®
• Corliss by V.C. Andrews®
• Delia’s Crossing by V.C. Andrews®
• Donna by V.C. Andrews®
• How to Change a Life by Stacey Ballis
• The Beach House: Coming Home by Georgia Bockoven
• The Cavendon Women by Barbara Taylor Bradford
• Among the Lesser Gods by Margo Catts
• The Sworn Virgin by Kristopher Dukes
• All Summer Long by Dorothea Benton Frank
• Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank
• The Memory House by Linda Goodnight
• Summer Secrets by Jane Green
• Monticello by Sally Cabot Gunning
• Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
• The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth
• A Mother Like Mine by Kate Hewitt
• The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper
• Allie and Bea by Catherine Ryan Hyde
• Natchez Burning by Greg Iles
• The Half Brother by Holly LeCraw
• Mercury by Margot Livesey
• The Children Act by Ian McEwan
• The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay
• It Happens in the Hamptons by Holly Peterson
• The Girl from Venice by Martin Cruz Smith
• The Apartment by Danielle Steel
• Blue by Danielle Steel
• Night Blindness by Susan Strecker
• Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
• The Wednesday Group by Sylvia True

Entertainment

• Fantastic Cities by Steve. McDonald

Fashion

• Models of Influence: 50 Women Who Reset the Course of Fashion by Nigel Barker

Food and Drink

• Anne Byrn Saves The Day Cookbook: 125 Guaranteed-To-Please, Go-To Recipes To Rescue Any Occasion by Anne Byrn
• Recipe Revival: Southern Classics Reinvented for Modern Cooks by the Editors of Southern Living
• Cooking for Jeffrey by Ina Garten
• Make It Ahead by Ina Garten
• Whisk(e)y Distilled: A Populist Guide to the Water of Life by Heather Greene
• Around The Table: Recipes and Inspiration for Gatherings Throughout the Year by Martina McBride
• The South’s Best Butts: Pitmaster Secrets for Southern Barbecue Perfection by Matt Moore
• Mad Hungry Family: 120 Essential Recipes to Feed the Whole Crew by Lucinda Scala Quinn
• The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For, edited by Kate White
• The Dude Diet: Clean(ish) Food for People Who Like to Eat Dirty by Serena Wolf

Government and Politics

• Sons and Soldiers: The Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned with the U.S. Army to Fight Hitler by Bruce Henderson
• The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan
• George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
• Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture by Joshua Levine
• Operation Shakespeare: The True Story of an Elite International Sting by John Shiffman
• When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940 – 1944 by Ronald C. Rossbottom

Health and Fitness

• Head Strong: The Bulletproof Plan to Activate Untapped Brain Energy to Work Smarter and Think Faster—In Just Two Weeks by Dave Asprey
• The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in “Healthy” Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain by Steven R. Gundry, MD
• The Forks Over Knives Plan: A 4-Week Meal By Meal Makeover by Drs. Alona Pulde and Matthew Lederman
• Listening for What Matters: Avoiding Contextual Errors in Health Care by Saul J. Weiner and Alan Schwartz
• Epic Measures: One Doctor. Seven Billion Patients by Jeremy N. Smith

Horror

• The Deep by Nick Cutter
• The Jekyll Revelation by Robert Masello

Humor

• Lift and Separate by Marilyn Simon Rothstein

Mystery

• Robert B. Parker’s Slow Burn by Ace Atkins
• Another Man’s Ground by Claire Booth
• The Branson Beauty by Claire Booth
• In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
• Uncle Janice by Matt Burgess
• Winter at the Door by Sarah Graves
• Smoke and Mirrors by Elly Griffiths
• The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths
• Don’t Go Home by Carolyn Hart
• Duplicity by Jane Haseldine
• The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by P.D. James
• Cold Betrayal by J.A. Jance
• Dance of the Bones by J.A. Jance
• A Thousand Cuts by Thomas Mogford
• Dangerous Ends by Alex Segura
• Betrayal at Iga by Susan Spann
• In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear

Philosophy

• Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou by Maya Angelou
• 1,001 Ways to Slow Down: A Little Book of Everyday Calm by Barbara Ann Kipfer

Photography

• Stunning Photographs by Annie Griffiths
• The Covers: Iconic Photographs, Unforgettable Stories by Mark Collins Jenkens and Chris Johns

Relationships

• It Takes One to Tango by Winifred M. Reilly, MA, MFT

Romance

• To Wager Her Heart by Tamera Alexander
• The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
• The Lavender House by Hilary Boyd
• Hard Rain by B.J. Daniels
• A Lady’s Code of Misconduct by Meredith Duran
• The Mistletoe Inn by Richard Paul Evans
• Blame It On the Cowboy by Delores Fossen
• Texas on My Mind by Delores Fossen
• The Study of Seduction by Sabrina Jeffries
• Single Dad On Top by J.J. Knight
• Mr. Miracle by Debbie Macomber
• Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber
• Marry Me at Christmas by Susan Mallery
• Out Rider by Lindsay McKenna
• Always a Cowboy by Linda Lael Miller
• Christmas in Mustang Creek by Linda Lael Miller
• Once a Rancher by Linda Lael Miller
• Defender by Diana Palmer
• Denim and Lace by Diana Palmer
• Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick
• ‘Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick
• A Highlander’s Christmas Kiss by Paula Quinn
• Christmas with You by Nora Roberts
• Stone Cold Cowboy by Jennifer Ryan
• See Me by Nicholas Sparks
• Undercover by Danielle Steel
• Coming Apart at the Seams by Jenna Sutton
• A Better Man by Candis Terry
• Evergreen Springs by RaeAnne Thayne
• Snowfall On Haven Point by RaeAnne Thayne
• Call to Engage by Tawny Weber
• Royally Roma by Teri Wilson
• Willow Brook Road by Sherryl Woods
• The Angel of Forest Hill by Cindy Woodsmall

Sports

• Cuba Straits by Randy Wayne White

Suspense

• Tier One by Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson
• The Fix by David Baldacci
• The Last Mile by David Baldacci
• Memory Man by David Baldacci
• No Man’s Land by David Baldacci
• The Widow by Fiona Barton
• The 14th Colony by Steve Berry
• The Patriot Threat by Steve Berry
• Compulsion by Allison Brennan
• Friction by Sandra Brown
• Mean Streak by Sandra Brown
• Sting by Sandra Brown
• One Kick by Chelsea Cain
• Illusion Town by Jayne Castle
• Death Wears A Beauty Mask and Other Stories by Mary Higgins Clark
• The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafaire Burke
• Beneath Copper Falls by Colleen Coble
• Charlatans by Robin Cook
• Nemesis by Catherine Coulter
• The Killing Season by Mason Cross
• Wild Horses by B.J. Daniels
• The Skin Collector by Jeffery Deaver
• Solitude Creek by Jeffery Deaver
• The Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver
• The Bone Orchard by Paul Doiron
• Before the Dawn by Cynthia Eden
• Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison
• No One Knows by J.T. Ellison
• My Sister’s Bones by Nuala Ellwood
• Dark Tides by Chris Ewan
• Someone Is Watching by Joy Fielding
• Fatal Threat by Marie Force
• Shaker by Scott Frank
• Find Her by Lisa Gardner
• Everything We Lost by Valerie Geary
• Die Again by Tess Gerritsen
• The Widow’s House by Carol Goodman
• The Hidden by Heather Graham
• Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect by Mark Greaney
• The Doll Funeral by Kate Hamer
• Hard Cold Winter by Glen Erik Hamilton
• Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton
• Expecting to Die by Lisa Jackson
• Hide Away by Iris Johansen
• Night and Day by Iris Johansen
• Shadow Play by Iris Johansen
• Sight Unseen by Iris & Roy Johansen
• Gone to Dust by Liliana Hart
• Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag
• Fear the Dark by Kay Hooper
• Wait for Dark by Kay Hooper
• The Devil’s Country by Harry Hunsicker
• Breaking Creed by Alex Kava
• Reckless Creed by Alex Kava
• Silent Creed by Alex Kava
• The Bullet by Mary Louise Kelly
• The City by Dean Koontz
• The Taking by Dean Koontz
• Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz
• Trust No One by Jayne Ann Krentz
• When All the Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz
• The Girl in the Spider’s Web by David Lagercrantz
• The Last Good Girl by Allison Leotta
• Presidents’ Day by Seth Margolis
• Shadow War by Sean McFate and Bret Witter
• Dark Deception by Nancy Mehl
• Never Never by James Patterson and Candice Fox
• 113 Minutes by James Patterson and Max DiLallo
• Zoo 2 by James Patterson and Max DiLallo
• 15th Affair by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
• Beyond the Ice Limit by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
• The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
• Crimson Shore by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
• The Lost Island by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
• The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
• Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs
• Darkness by Karen Robards
• Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb
• The Bone Labyrinth by James Rollins
• The Seventh Plague by James Rollins
• War Hawk by James Rollins and Grant Blackwood
• Gathering Prey by John Sandford
• Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline
• Most Wanted by Lisa Scottoline
• The English Spy by Daniel Silva
• Predator by Wilbur Smith and Tom Cain
• The Forgotten Soldier by Brad Taylor
• Act of War by Brad Thor
• Code of Conduct by Brad Thor
• Little Boy Lost by J.D. Trafford
• Peter Pan Must Die by John Verdon
• In A Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
• Dark Whispers by Debra Webb
• Still Waters by Debra Webb
• Cut and Thrust by Stuart Woods
• Hot Pursuit by Stuart Woods
• Insatiable Appetites by Stuart Woods
• Paris Match by Stuart Woods

Travel

• Novel Destinations, Second Edition by Shannon McKenna Schmidt and Joni Rendon

True Crime

• The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness and Murder by Charles Graeber
• Filthy Rich by James Patterson and John Connolly with Tim Malloy
• The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Ssearching for My Father and Finding the Zodiac Killer by Gary L. Stewart and Susan Mustafa

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Children

• Dr. Fell and the Playground of Doom by David Neilsen, Illustrated by Will Terry
• Word of Mouse by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein, Illustrated by Joe Sutphin

Young Adult

• Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
• The Heir by Kiera Cass
• The Rose Society by Marie Lu