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Books

  • Portrait of simple life is richly textured
    Inspired by the lives of her own grandparents, who came to America from northern Italy in the early 20th century, Adriana Trigiani’s “The Shoemaker’s Wife” might be considered the ur-story behind her string of heartwarming family sagas.
  • Library’s most popular
    FICTION1. “ Explosive Eighteen” by Janet Evanovich 2. “ Kill Alex Cross ” by James Patterson 3. “ Private: #1 Suspect ” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro 4.
  • New library books
    The following new cookbooks to address medical conditions are available at the Hessen Cassel Branch.•“Crazy Sexy Diet:
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New library books

The following new urban fiction books are available at the Hessen Cassel branch of the Allen County Public Library:

“Relapse”

By Nikki Taylor

Beijing Lee, a glamorous concierge to the rich and famous, cashes in IOUs to start her own business fulfilling her client’s most outrageous, and sometimes illegal, desires.

“Unspoken Lies”

By Darrien Lee

A marriage between a crime scene investigator and her detective husband is tested by infidelity, tragedy and time spent apart.

“Hood Richest”

By Michelle Monay

Jayah, the daughter of an affluent Miami drug lord, becomes a gold digger. Cheno threatens to end her gold-digging days and keep her safe from death’s door if only she would let love in.

“A Girl From Flint”

By Treasure Hernandez

Tasha, born in New York to a junkie mother, learns early how to use her beauty to get what she wants. She follows a childhood friend to Flint, Mich., and becomes one of the Manolo Mamis, gaining them thousands of dollars by playing the game of manipulation and deceit. But when tragedy strikes, whom will she choose, the man she loves or the Manola Mamis?

“Unzipped”

By Noire

Pearl Baines love the glamour and glitter of street life and strip clubs but leaves the life and goes straight, working as an FBI agent. She vows to take her father’s enemy down and uses her FBI training to accomplish this goal.

– Allen County

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