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- A harmless lie : a novel / by Blædel, Sara,author.; Kline, Mark,1952-translator.; translation of:Blædel, Sara.Pigen under træet.English.;
- Detective Louise Rick is on a beach in Thailand when the panicked call from her father comes through. Louise′s beloved brother, Mikkel, has attempted suicide. His wife, Trine, left him days earlier, walking out the door one day with no warning and leaving Mikkel devastated. Louise rushes home to Osted, the small, insular Danish town where she grew up and where Mikkel still lives. But the more Louise learns about Trine--a devoted wife and the mother of two young children--and her state of mind in the days before she left Mikkel, the more Louise begins to wonder whether Trine really meant to leave him. Or whether something much darker may have taken place. As the local police begin to suspect that Mikkel may have had a hand in Trine's disappearance, Louise struggles to clear his name but is forced to confront some hard truths: Small towns always hide secrets. The past always comes back to haunt you. And lies are never harmless.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Rick, Louise; Detectives; Missing persons; Policewomen; Secrecy; Small cities;
- Werewolves within [videorecording] / by Altman, Jason,film producer.; Bachman, Brett W.,editor of moving image work.; Basil, George,actor.; Boykin, Margaret,film producer.; Burns, Sarah(Actress),actor.; Chernus, Michael,actor.; Curtin, Catherine,actor.; Duvall, Wayne,1958-actor.; Fleshler, Glenn,actor.; Guillén, Harvey,1990-actor.; Henderson, Rebecca,1980-actor.; Jackson, Cheyenne,actor.; Lieberman, Andrew(Producer),film producer.; Metzger, Natalie,1986-film producer.; Miller, Matt,1982-film producer.; Richardson, Sam(Actor),film producer,actor.; Ruben, Josh,film director.; Solovʹeva, Anna,1984-composer (expression); Tabbert, David,costume designer.; Tanzer, Bret,production designer.; Vayntrub, Milana,actor.; Watkins, Michaela,1971-actor.; Weissner, Benjamin,film producer.; Wise, Matthew,1983-director of photography.; Wolff, Mishna,screenwriter.; IFC Films,presenter,production company.; RLJ Entertainment,film distributor.; Ubisoft Film & Television,production company.; Vanishing Angle (Firm),production company.;
- Music by Anna Drubich ; costume designer, David Tabbert ; production designer, Bret Tanzer ; editor, Brett W. Bachman ; director of photography, Matthew Wise.Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus, Catherine Curtin, Wayne Duvall, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson, Michaela Watkins, Glenn Fleshler.A snowstorm traps town residents together inside the local inn, where newly arrived forest ranger Finn and postal worker Cecily must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has begun terrorizing the community.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for some bloody violence, sexual references and language throughout.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Horror films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Werewolf films.; Blizzards; Forest rangers; Postal service; Small cities; Snow; Werewolves;
- For private home use only.
- Big gay wedding : a novel / by Lane, Byron,1978-author.;
- "Two grooms. One mother of a problem. Barnett Durang has a secret. No, not THAT secret. His widowed mother has long known he's gay. The secret is Barnett is getting married. At his mother's farm. In their small Louisiana town. She just doesn't know it yet. It'll be an intimate affair. Just two hundred or so of the most fabulous folks Barnett is shipping in from the "heathen coasts," as Mom likes to call them, turning her quiet rescue farm for misfit animals into a most unlikely wedding venue. But there are forces, both within this modern new family and in the town itself, that really don't want to see this handsome couple march down the aisle. It'll be the biggest, gayest event in the town's history if they can pull it off, and after a glitter-filled week, nothing will ever be the same"--
- Subjects: Gay fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Families; Gays; Parents of gays; Same-sex weddings; Small cities;
- Bayou sweetheart / by Blake, Lexi.;
- "After leaving the military, Major Blanchard moved to Papillon, Louisiana, to be with his aging father, where he's taken a deputy position with the sheriff's department. Now that he's settling into life on the bayou, he's trying out the dating scene. Every single woman in town seems to be pining after the handsome newcomer. But so far, nothing's worked out, and he's had some spectacularly bad dates. Major's getting ready to give up on love when a new lady roars into town to film a movie and turns his world upside down. Actress Brynn Pearson is trying to make a successful transition from child star to leading lady. Now that she's landed her first lead in a major film, nothing can stop her. She's committed to focusing solely on her work, so romance is the last thing she needs-too bad she can't get her mind off the dreamy deputy she keeps running into. He's gorgeous, and something about him makes her feel safe. As Brynn's feelings for Major deepen, she starts to wonder if maybe there's more to life than her career"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Veterans; Police; Actresses; Small cities; Bayous; Man-woman relationships;
- Urban flowers : creating abundance in a small city garden / by Dunster, Carolyn,author.; Ingram, Jason,photographer.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.Creating colour and interest in a small urban garden by growing a range of flowers and other decorative plants brings with it many rewards. Carolyn Dunster shows you what to grow and how to use your own blooms, leaves and berries in a range of indoor displays and hand-tied bouquets. Locally-grown flowers in season is a significant and welcome trend in floristry, and just as eating a tasteless strawberry in December pricks our consciences, so too does purchasing a bouquet of tulips in September, however stunning they may be to look at. The most local, seasonal flowers, which are the most satisfying to give and to display, are the ones you have grown yourself. Carolyn Dunster shows you how to do this in the smallest of spaces.
- Subjects: Urban gardens.; Flowers.;
- Riverdale. [videorecording] / by Apa, K. J.(Keneti James),1997-actor.; Mendes, Camila,actor.; Reinhart, Lili,1996-actor.; Sprouse, Cole,1992-actor.; Nichols, Marisol,1973-actor.; Petsch, Madelaine,actor.; Murray, Ashleigh,actor.; Warner Home Video (Firm),publisher.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,production company.; CBS Studios Inc,production company.;
- K. J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Marisol Nichols, Madelaine Petsch, Ashleigh Murray, Mädchen Amick, Luke Perry.A subversive take on Archie and his friends, exploring small-town life, and the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale's wholesome facade.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Television crime shows.; Television programs.; Andrews, Archie (Fictitious character); Murder; Small cities; High school students;
- For private home use only.
- Past tense / by Child, Lee,author.;
- "Jack Reacher has extended his thumb and hit the pavement. His plan is to follow the autumn sun on an epic trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn't get far. On a country road in rural New Hampshire, deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been: The town where his father was born. He thinks, 'What's one extra day?' and takes the detour. At the same moment, in the same isolated area, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians are trying to drive to New York City to sell a treasure. Now they're stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. The owners almost seem too friendly. It's a strange place. but it's all there is. The next morning in the city clerk's office, Reacher asks about the old family home. He's told no one named Reacher ever lived in town. He knows his father left and never returned. Now Reacher wonders, Was he ever there in the first place? As Reacher explores his father's life, and strands of different stories begin to merge, he makes a shocking discovery: The present can be tough, but the past can be tense--and deadly"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Reacher, Jack (Fictitious character); Family secrets; Fathers and sons; Small cities;
- The forget-me-not library / by Webber, Heather S.,author.;
- "A detour. A chance encounter. Two women who alter the pages of each other's story. Juliet Nightingale is lucky to be alive. Months after a freak accident involving lightning, she's fully recovered but is left feeling that something is missing from her life. Something big. Impulsively, she decides to take a solo summer road trip, hoping that the journey will lead her down a path that will help her discover exactly what it is that she's searching for. Newly single mom Tallulah Byrd Mayfield is hanging by a thread after her neat, tidy world was completely undone when her husband decided that their marriage was over. In the aftermath of the breakup, she and her two daughters move in with her eighty-year-old grandfather. Tallulah starts a new job at the Forget-Me-Not Library, where old, treasured memories can be found within the books-and where Lu must learn to adapt to the many changes thrown her way. When a road detour leads Juliet to Forget-Me-Not, Alabama, and straight into Tallulah's life, the two women soon discover there's magic in between the pages of where you've been and where you still need to go. And that happiness, even when lost, can always be found again"-- Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Interpersonal relations; Libraries; Single mothers; Small cities;
- Wild and wrangled / by Sage, Lyla,author.;
- "Camille Ashwood had always loved a plan. Her latest was her best yet. She was going to get married so she could secure her daughter's future, get her overbearing parents off her back, and finally start building her own life in small town Meadowlark, Wyoming. Easy, right? But when her groom doesn't show up to the wedding, Cam's life is turned upside down-she doesn't even have a place to live. That is, until she finds out the house she's loved since high school is available to rent. There's only one problem: the neighbor. Dusty Tucker has spent nearly all of his adult life running. Running from what, though? More like who: Cam Ashwood. But ever since he returned home last year, the girl who was his first, well, everything has become a woman seemingly determined to keep him at arm's length. And he was okay with that-at least, that's what he kept telling himself. She was getting married, after all. But now she's single and living next door. Dusty wants to show her that they can be friends, and that he can stay put. Despite her best attempts to stay far away from Dusty Tucker, Cam realizes that being close to him is like slipping on her favorite jeans. Easy. Comfortable. That is until past wounds start to open and feelings-both old and new-wreak havoc. Nearly ten years after they first met, Dusty and Cam begin to wonder if their first love can also be their last. And this time, will it be forever?"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Erotic fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Neighbors; Ranches; Single mothers; Small cities;
- Lost and lassoed / by Sage, Lyla,author.;
- "Teddy Andersen doesn't have a plan. She's never needed one before. She's always been more of a go with the flow type of girl, but for some reason, the flow doesn't seem to be going her way this time. Her favorite vintage suede jacket has a hole in it, her sewing machine is broken, and her best friend just got engaged. Suddenly, everything feels like it's starting to change. Teddy's used to being a leader, but now she feels like she's getting left behind, wondering if life in the small town she loves is enough for her anymore. Gus Ryder has a lot on his plate. He doesn't know what's harder: taking care of his family's 8,000 acre ranch, or parenting his spunky six-year-old daughter, who is staying with him for the summer. Gus has always been the dependable one, but when his workload starts to overwhelm him, he has to admit that he can't manage everything on his own. He needs help. His little sister's best friend, the woman he can't stand, is not who he had in mind. But when no one else can step in, Teddy's the only option he's got. Teddy decides to use the summer to try and figure out what she wants out of life. Gus, on the other hand, starts to worry that he'll never find what he needs. Tempers flare, tension builds, and for the first time ever, Gus and Teddy start to see each other in a different light. As new feelings start to simmer below the surface, they must decide whether or not to act on them. Can they keep things cool? Or will both of them get burned?"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Erotic fiction.; Novels.; Cowboys; Man-woman relationships; Ranches; Single fathers; Small cities;
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