Please mark you calendars for February 1, 2025! A special presentation to the Library by the George Hott family: A compilation of his athletic years as well as his contributions to Moorefield High School. Come reminisce and visit. 10:00 am on February 1. Light refreshments will be served.
Events: Crochet, Thursday’s at 1:00 pm Story Time – Wednesdays at 10:00, every 1st Saturday at 10:00
REMINDER: We are currently collecting recipes from our local folks for the publication of a Hardy County Public Library Cookbook! Please put together your favorite tried and true recipes to share with others and drop them off at the front desk.
New fiction:
A wife for the rancher by Jody Hedlund
Millionaire heiress, Genevieve Hollis, has everything she wants except one thing, freedom, because her guardian stepmother insists on overseeing every move she makes. When Genevieve sees a newspaper advertisement from a rancher seeking a mother for his baby, she jumps at the chance to escape, even if that means hiding her true identity.
Gathering mist : a Timber Creek K-9 mystery by Margaret Mizushima
Deputy Mattie Wray, formerly Mattie Cobb, is summoned to Washington’s Olympic peninsula for an urgent search and rescue mission to find a celebrity’s missing child. With only a week left before her wedding, Mattie is hesitant to leave Timber Creek, but her K-9 partner Robo’s tracking skills are needed. Dense forest, chilling rain, and unfriendly locals hamper their efforts, and soon Mattie suspects something more sinister than a lost child is at play. When one of the SAR dogs becomes ill, her fiancâe Cole Walker suspects poison. Fearing for Mattie’s and Robo’s safety, Cole joins the search and rescue team as veterinary support.
Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates
The Hull family has owned the Gallows Hill Winery for generations, living and working on the beautiful grounds where they grow their famous grapes. However, there’s something at play on the property, and the locals whisper that the site of the old prison yard, located on what is now winery property, is cursed. Margot, daughter of the winery owners, has not seen her childhood home in years, but when Margot’s parents die unexpectedly, she inherits the house, the winery, and all of her family’s secrets. Now that she’s alone on the sprawling, dilapidated property, she begins to believe the curse is more than real… and that she may be the next victim of the house that never rests.
A truth revealed by Tracie Peterson
Laura Evans returns home from boarding school, navigating the clash between her deep faith and her father’s opposing beliefs. But her world shifts when she crosses paths with a devoted preacher, Wilson Porter, who is driven by his mission to aid the Shoshone people. As their bond deepens, their love is challenged by deception and tragedy.
The knife before Christmas : a Fixer-Upper mystery by Kate Carlisle
Contractor Shannon Hammer hopes for a peaceful Christmas with her fiancâe, Mac, until murder throws a wrench in her holiday plans in a brand-new installment of the USA Today bestselling Fixer-Upper Mystery Series. Christmas has come to Lighthouse Cove, but business hasn’t slowed down for Shannon Hammer. She’s been contracted to renovate a local hotel owned by the Garrisons, a family that’s so devoted to the holidays they serve a seven-course dinner every night from Thanksgiving through Christmas. Last year’s festivities featured a train that transported guests around the breathtaking Cliffside property. This year, Shannon and her crew have been commissioned to build a Victorian-style carnival midway with games and prizes galore. Everyone in town loves the hotel’s spirit, except the Garrisons’ children and their spouses, who are hum-bugged by the money being wasted on holiday cheer while their inheritance goes up the chimney. Things turn nasty when a mischief-maker close to the family is found dead. It’s up to Shannon and Mac to catch a sinister Scrooge before all of Lighthouse Cove receives coal for Christmas.
New Non-fiction
When Southern women cook : history, lore, and 300 recipes with contributions from 70 women writers by Morgan Bolling
Showcases the hard work, hospitality, and creativity of women who have given soul to Southern cooking from the start. Every page amplifies their contributions, from the enslaved cooks making foundational food at Monticello to Mexican Americans accessing sweet memories with colorful conchas today.
Abortion : our bodies, their lies, and the truths we use to win by Jessica Valenti
Valenti shines a light on the conservative assault on women’s freedom, cutting through the misinformation and overwhelm to inform, engage, and enrage.
Citizen : my life after the White House by Bill Clinton
Introduction — pt. 1. What does a former President do?. The man with no face ; The Egyptian American at the Wall ; Work that follows you out of office ; President Bush 41 and the children’s drawings ; New Orleans and the boats of Bayou La Batre ; Haiti and the people who keep going ; Hurricanes hit home, and Bush 41’s last rodeo ; Family life goes on — pt. 2. Fighting disease and poverty around the world and at home. The Clinton Foundation and the creation of CHAI ; The activists, the champions, and Bush 43’s fair deal ; CGI : reinventing philanthropy, one commitment at a time ; The widow farmer and the spice traders ; Supporting health and opportunity at home ; Women and children first ; Skyscrapers and trees to the rescue — pt. 3. Politics, rewriting history, and reviving the foundation in a still uncertain future. An old story in new clothes ; The senators face off ; Our first Black president and the resurgence of the hard right ; Hillary steps down and in ; Comey and Putin get into the act ; The hazards of rewriting history ; 2017-2020 : back to foundation ; The virus that affected us all, and the virus we resisted — Epilogue.
Be ready when the luck happens : a memoir by Ina Garten
Ina Garten, the author of thirteen best-selling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and the cultural icon whose face has launched a thousand memes, shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table.
