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Connie Barden, right, presents Dakota Hanks his cookbook titled Magnolia Table. Hanks won the book in a drawing held during the library's annual book sale. Courtesy photo
The Madill City County Library held a drawing for Joanna Gaines's cookbook during the annual book sale. Dakota Hanks won the book titles Magnolia Table . Congratulations!
Visit the library and check out the new shipment of books. The library received a new shipment of large print books. The following are a few of the titles.
After a harrowing attempt on a judge's life at the courthouse, Deputy US Marshals Madison James and Jonas Quinn are tasked with finding a missing woman and an endangered child in connection to the murder of the judge's wife.
What seems like a fairly straightforward case becomes hopelessly tangled when the marshals discover that the woman they are searching for is not who they think she is.
Madison and Jonas are forced into a race to find the woman and the child before the men who want her dead discover her location. And in a final showdown that could cost her everything, Madison will come face-to-face with the person who murdered her husband.
The Catch is book three, of the US Marshals series by Lisa Harris.
Valinda Lacy’s mission in the steamy heart of New Orleans is to help the newly emancipated community surviveandflourish.Butsoon she discovers that here, freedom can also mean danger.
When thugs destroy the school she has set up and then target her, Valinda runs for her life. and straight into the arms of Captain Drake LeVeq.
As an architect from an old New Orleans family, Drake has a deeply personal interest in rebuilding the city. Raised by strong women, he recognizes Valinda’s determination. And he can’t stop admiring or wanting her.
But when Valinda’s father demands she return home to marry a man she doesn’t love, her daring rebellion draws Drake into an irresistible intrigue. Rebel is the first in a new series Women who dare, by author Beverly Jenkins. The library also has books two and three of the series.
Danielle Parker is a goldmedal mom, the kind who volunteers in her children's classrooms, shuttles them between activities, throws legendary birthday parties, and has a remedy on hand for any emergency.
Whatever her husband, Jeff, and their children need, Dani is there, always. Except for one day, the day that Dani reluctantly takes some 'me time' while her mom and Jeff drive the children to the park, the unthinkable happens.
The car crash leaves no survivors. Somehow, Dani getsthroughthefuneralsand visits, accepting neighbors' sympathy and dropped-off meals. All the while, guilt and grief make her wish the accident had claimed her life too.
Then a call comes from Lydia Schlabach, an Amish woman Dani befriended in childhood. In addition to condolences, Lydia offers Dani something more: a place to escape to.
In Pennsylvania's Amish country, Dani's days take on a new rhythm, marked by the clip-clop of buggies and the bustle of chores. Lydia gives Dani space to mourn, to think, and to realize how long it's been since she felt like a person in her own right.
And with the help of friendships old and new, Dani learns about the ways life continues to surprise us, even after the deepest loss, with joy, love, and second chances. Dani learns to heal intheAmishcountry,in Piece by Piece by author Laura Bradford.