Check it out at the Library this week
Howard County Library is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, the computer room closes at 5:30 p.m. You may reach us at 432-264-2260 and our fax number is 432-264-2263. Please visit our website at http://howardcounty.ploud.net and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/howardcolibrary for more information about our services and any updates.
The library is still waiting on tax forms to arrive. In the meantime you can come by the library and use our computers to print out tax forms directly from the IRS website. You do not need a library card to use library computers. Tax information and forms can be found at the IRS website at https://www.irs.gov/. There is also a program from The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) that will offer free income tax preparation. AARP Tax Aide services will be offered at the Big Spring Senior Citizens Center every Monday between January 31 and April 4. For more information visit them at bsta.setmore.com or call them at 432-212-3533.
This week's review are fiction and mystery titles. Teddy Fay is back in Hollywood and caught in two tricky situations in Bombshell –Teddy Fay series Bk 4 (M WOO S) by Stuart Woods. First, a rising star at Centurion becomes the target of malicious gossip, and Teddy must find and neutralize the source before the situation gets out of hand or becomes violent. At the same time, Teddy finds himself targeted by a criminal thug bearing a grudge. It's a lot of knives to juggle, even for a former Cia-operative-turned-movie-producer accustomed to hazardous working conditions. This time Teddy will need to leverage every bit of his undercover skills and fearless daring to stay one step ahead of his foes or he'll find himself one foot in the grave.
Kaylee Sloan's home in Southern California is full of wonderful memories of the woman who raised her in Return to Virgin River - Virgin River series Bk 19 (F CAR R) by Robyn Carr. But the memories are prolonging her grief over her mother's recent death. A successful author, Kaylee hoped she could pour herself into her work. Instead she has terrible writer's block and a looming deadline. Determined to escape distractions and avoid the holiday season, Kaylee borrows a cabin in Virgin River. She knows the isolation will help her writing, and as she drives north through the mountains and the majestic redwoods, she immediately feels inspired. Until
she arrives at a building that has just gone up in flames. Devastated, she heads to Jack's Bar to plan her next steps. The local watering hole is the heart of the town, and once she crosses the threshold, she's surprised to be embraced by people who are more than willing to help a friend or a stranger in need. Kaylee's world is expanding in ways she never dreamed possible. And when she rescues a kitten followed by a dog with a litter of puppies, she finds her heart opening up to the animals who need her. And then there's the dog trainer who knows exactly how to help her. As the holidays approach, Kaylee's dread turns to wonder. Because there's no better place to spend Christmas than Virgin River.
As a young girl, Lillian Walsh lost both her parents and a younger sister in Unyielding Hope - When Hope Calls series Bk 1 (F OKE J) by Janette Oke. Now in her twenties, after enduring the death of her adoptive mother, Lillian must find her place in the world. Just as her adoptive father is leaving for an extended trip to his native Wales, a lawyer appears at the door to inform Lillian that she has inherited a small estate from her birth parents and that the sister she had long believed dead is likely alive. When she discovers that her sister, Grace, is living in a city not far away, Lillian rushes to a reunion, fearful that the years of separation will make it hard to reconnect. When the two sisters meet, Grace is not at all what Lillian expected to find. Though her circumstances have been difficult, Grace has big dreams. Can Lillian set aside her own plans to join her sister in an adventure that will surely change them both?
Before he testifies in an important case, businessman Michael "Mikey" Fiore hides out in Jacobsville, Texas, in Texas Proud – Long, Tall Texans series Bk 52 (F PAL D) by Diana Palmer. On a rare night out, he crosses paths with softly beautiful Bernadette, who seems burdened with her own secrets. He hears whispers about a life-threatening condition, her solitary existence. This doesn't stop him from wanting her, which endangers them both. Their bond grows into passion until shocking truths surface. Plus, a classic story from the Men of Medicine Ridge series in “Circle of Gold.” Sparks fly the moment Kasie Mayfield arrives at Gil Callister's sprawling ranch to care for his two adorable daughters. Gil is difficult to read, but he still sweeps her off her feet. Can Kasie convince the hard-edged widower that a circle of gold belongs on her finger?
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”-ernest Hemingway