New Digital Books: Friday, October 25

Do you prefer to read books on your Kindle, iPad or other tablet, or even on your smartphone? If so, you should know about OWWL2Go. This service offers a digital library of more than 19,000 ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines, including best-sellers, children’s books, business, and romance. This free service requires only a library card! You can find out more information and directions at the Library’s OWWL2Go digital library page.

Looking for some suggestions for good digital books to read? Here are a few that were recently added to the collection:

A Christmas Duet

Hailey Morgan once had big dreams of composing her own songs, but the reality of life has led her to working as a high school band teacher. As the holidays approach, Hailey dreads the annual tradition of Christmas with her meddling family. When Hailey’s close friend offers her family’s empty cabin for a rejuvenating solo retreat, Hailey finally decides to do something to make herself happy. However, her arrival is anything but peaceful when she discovers the cabin is occupied by wild animals. Luckily, Jay, the mayor’s son—who happens to be an incredibly charming former musician—is more than willing to help. But even in her oasis, family drama still finds Hailey, threatening her peace and confidence, while she realizes Jay might be more than he presents himself to be.

Wish I Were Here

For type-A mathematician Catherine Lipton, growing up with a free-spirited single dad was more than a little stressful. So as an adult, everything in her life is ordered, from her lists to her lesson plans at her new job as a college professor. Catherine’s carefully calculated life goes awry, though, when the university’s human resources system rejects her employment paperwork. Soon after, her credit card is declined. At the social security office, Catherine makes a shocking discovery—she’s disappeared from all government records, and there’s no evidence she exists at all. The only person who offers to help is Luca Morelli, her attractive but aggravating doorman. But left with no other options, Catherine reluctantly agrees to enlist the help of Luca’s well-connected Italian family. Soon, Catherine finds herself following Luca into the back room of a smoky bar to meet a man named Vito, breaking into the records room of a local hospital, and having a surprising amount of fun. As Catherine begins to unravel the mystery behind her missing identity, she may discover that the “real” Catherine is someone she never expected.

Polostan

Born in the American West to a clan of cowboy anarchists, Dawn is raised in Leningrad after the Russian Revolution by her Russian father, a party line Leninist who re-christens her Aurora. She spends her early years in Russia but then grows up as a teenager in Montana, before being drawn into gun-running and revolution in the streets of Washington, D.C., during the depths of the Great Depression. When a surprising revelation about her past puts her in the crosshairs of U.S. authorities, Dawn returns to Russia, where she is groomed as a spy by the organization that later becomes the KGB.