Benbrook Public Library

"Jen is just getting used to her life on Peapod Farm with her new stepsisters Andy and Reese, but when the school year starts, there are even more changes in store for her"--

Shares unfussy, foolproof recipes that yield indulgent, flavorful dishes, including such options as sticky toffee waffles, bacony baked pintos, beefsteak skirt steak salad, and chocolate peanut butter icebox cake.

A playboy learns to love, while a virgin learns to live -- a queer romantic comedy set inside the restaurant industry... 'John Apple Jack' brings East and West together to create one sumptuously heart-warming dish. When John discovers his sister's fiancé is Jack, his childhood crush, passions ignite and his life spirals out of control... losing his job, his playboy reputation and his underwear, all while rushing to the altar to finally confess his...

In Apple Valley, Washington, friends are always near, neighbors have no secrets-even if they'd like to-and long-held wishes have a way of coming true... Interior designer Tessa McKenzie has built a good life far from her Washington hometown. She intends to get back to it-as soon as she sells the cluttered Victorian house and antiques shop she inherited from her sister, Emily. But leaving Apple Valley a second time won't be so easy. There's her grieving...

The leader of the Consumer Electronics Association draws on his decades of experience working with the world's most innovative companies to reveal why success depends on following the ninja credo: creating a "killer strategy" with defined goals, flexibility, and a focus on innovative thinking.

A rogue. An outlaw. An unlikely hero. Viking is the sole offspring of a savage and vicious mare. The colt is the pride of the stable until his dam kills a groom in her stall. Viking is a painful reminder of the tragedy, and so he is sold off. The black colt has a coarse face and a mean curl to his nostrils, but he is beautifully proportioned with magnificent gaits. With his teeth and thick weapon of a tail, Viking brutalizes everyone who handles...

Sometimes you have to rock the boat to catch a killer! On the tropical island of Paraiso, Plum Lockhart has a new zest for life. Her villa rental company is growing like a weed, she's solved a couple of pesky murders, and things with her long-time crush are finally starting to heat up. Plum does sometimes miss her sparkly life in the Big Apple, so she's thrilled when she gets an invite to dinner on the yacht, where she can mingle with famous singers,...

A Coast Guard captain would rather spend his time on the sea...unless he's with the woman he's been crushing on for months. If Dave asks just one more time, will Brooklynn give their second chance at romance another shot? David Reddington has spent years in the Coast Guard, and his career brings him a lot of joy. But he's lonely even surrounded by his crew, and he feels like he's perpetually looking out to the ocean, hoping and wishing he could be...

Jamie is crushing on Hudson. Someone too-gross-to-be- named is crushing on Jamie. And Hudson is crushing on . . . Princess Turd of Turdsylvania (a.k.a. The Prettiest Girl in the World). Middle school may be grim, but it's no fairy tale. And crazy doesn't even begin to cover it. Jamie Kelly writes in her diary about her crush on Mr. Prince, the new student teacher at Mackerel Middle School, and she feels certain that he is the secret admirer who is...

"He who has a 'why' to live for can bear almost any 'how.'" But, how to go on when all that you live for and love is taken, in blow after agonizing blow? 'Dancing To The Darkest Light' tackles the big questions in a tale of finding grace in a brutally unkind world. It is the heartwarming saga of a loving family's struggle starting in 1950's Iran. You will never look at life in the same way once you read this book. Soheila's peaceful life is, shattered...