New Releases May 14th - 19th

Dear Readers,

Below I have a quote from a friend of mine's blog.  Josh also works here at the store with me and he has started a blog that if you are a writer or even a want-to-be writer would be a good one to follow.  In his post from last week he talked about Indie bookstores. 
       
         But are all bookstores equal?

While all bookstores carry books (this being the working definition of a bookstore), sadly not all bookstores are equal. You can probably walk into any bookstore and find the book that you’ve been wanting to read, but when you walk into a really good bookstore, you’ll find the book that you didn’t even know about, the book that you’ll soon love, and the book that you’ll see on the bestseller lists in a month and be able to say with pride that you read it before it was popular. Why is this? Because a really good bookstore is staffed by really good people.

Believe it or not, most bookstore employees never become billionaires by selling books. If you were thinking about becoming one solely for the money, consider your bubble to be well and truly burst. No, the reason people work in bookstores is because we love books. We love reading them, talking about them, and selling them to complete strangers because we are sure that they love the same things.

Josh got it right, this is why I work at a bookstore. 

If you want to read all of Josh's blogpost, you can follow this link.
 http://joshmosey.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/bookstore-symbiosis-the-importance-of-an-independent-bookstore-to-writers-and-readers/

Happy Reading,
Skip Rock Shallows - Jan Watson - Lilly is ready to take on her new internship in Skip Rock, Kentucky.  Her beau wants her to join him in Boston, but Lilly's heart is with the people she knows and understands.

Stardust - Carol Stewart - Georgia buys the rundown Stardust motel in hopes of breathing new life into it and her own life.

Murder in Miami - Noel Hynd - #2 the Cuban Trilogy - U.S. Treasury Agent Alexandra travel to Miami to speak to a recent Cuban defector who could be a key part of her investigation.  Will Alexandra be able to escape with her faith? her life?

The River Rose - Gilbert Morris - #2 the Water Wheel novels - Can the steamboat, The Helena Rose be the answer to all of Jeanne's problems or just bring new ones along.

Galmorous Illusions - Lisa T. Bergren - #1 The Grand Tour Series - Cora is invited to take the "Grand Tour" with the trip intended to finish her education and refinement.  But will she learn more than she wanted to know?  Set in Europe in 1913. 

Two Crosses - Elizabeth Musser - #1 Secrets of the Cross - Gabriella travels to a village in France to finish her university studies.  While there she gets involved in the Algerian war for independence.

P.S. These books are available at the store or by request on bakerbookstore.com