Central Kansas Library System

Forget everything you think you know about mass murderers and crimes of passion, because now you're going to learn the truth. People don't decide one day to go out and kill as many people as they can, or wake up one morning, grab the nearest shotgun or axe, and proceed to hack apart their loved ones. They do it because they're infected with a jewel, a creature of intense beauty and danger. Once the jewel takes over a host's body, that person dies,...

John Eagletalon had no idea what the government intended when it assigned him to its latest secret project - an icy blonde beauty with a miraculous ability. All he knew was that he owed Uncle Sam fourteen more months of his life, and if it meant being this woman's partner and bodyguard until he'd paid his dues, he'd find a way to endure the ordeal. Until he discovered what the government had been doing to her. And at the same time, discovered he...

They are the cause of many legends, myths, and fairy tales. And they still live among us. Human bones are showing up in various concrete structures, all stemming from a site that has been shut down for years. Where exactly are they coming from? Olmsly Morrow thinks it's more than just foul play by humans, so he calls on Trenna Cross and Reece Kamrose, although Reece has no idea why he's been tapped for a super-secret government job. He's just a...

Someone is slaughtering young women in London, and using the same methods as Jack the Ripper did in the late 1800s. As much as the Metro police try to deny it, all signs point to the fact that the infamous killer could be back - somehow, some way. Ex-lovers and now partners, Jahar Viento and Fasha Bycote are sent to track down the murderer, whom they believe is actually the work of a Breacher. A Breacher who may have found a way to transcend time....

Based on "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears") Looking for a quick buck to help feed her addiction, Cressa "Goldie" Locke helps herself to a nice looking house, hoping to score some jewelry to pawn. She's perfected the art of small-time crime to keep from getting busted, but this time she may have gotten a little more than she bargained for. She picked the wrong house...or maybe it was just right. When she wakes up in a hospital bed, Cressa knows she's been...

It's another night on the job for Deputy Sheriff Barbara Mero, giving chase to a suspect in a stolen vehicle. But when someone beats her to the perp, she's not sure whether to step in or not. Before she can stop him, a sledgehammer-wielding bearded biker on a red Harley delivers his own punishment, but with his parting words, Babs isn't so sure he's another bad guy. After further investigation, Babs knows this vigilante "Santa" meant well, but there's...

Miranda Sayers's best friend is her wheelchair. It has been her refuge for most of her twenty-six years. But the time has come when her grandmother can no longer help take care of her. Now Randi is faced with having to survive on her own, and unfortunately that future doesn't look promising. Collin First's job on Earth is to find the Ducts between his world and this one. As an Extinguisher, he has to eliminate those passageways before any of the dangerous...

The greatest joy is giving joy to others. Being the daughter of THE big man in red, Nicolette knows the power of faith and magic. The power of believing. But according to her father, when that faith is lost, there's no hope left. She doesn't believe that, though. When Nika encounters a soul so dark and depressed it breaks her heart, she's determined to fill him with Christmas cheer once again. What she didn't expect was to fall for the human along...

In today's society, vampires are mostly accepted, though there are still those who don't think vamps deserve to be trusted. Truth is they're far superior to humans in every way, and a huge asset to the military and law enforcement. That's where Saoirse Bronner comes in as one of the newest vamp officers on the force. When humans and vamps both start turning up dead, what better way to solve the case than to have humans and vamps working together? Saoirse...

"Mommy, tell me a story. A fairy story." Jill has a very real fairy story to tell her daughter. Actually she has two: the one she recites at bedtime and the one that is the truth. Once upon a time there was a faerie whose life was contained in the forest lands of northern Maine. But when unscrupulous loggers began to cut down the trees which were the lifeblood of her people, she was ordered to take human form and find a way to stop them by using human...