Anderson, Patrick: Lords Of The Earth [FICTION ANDERSON]

A self-made oil baron's greed threatens to destroy his most cherished possession, his family; culminating in a front-page murder trial that pits 2 generations against each other.

Anderson, Patrick: Rich As Sin [FICTION ANDERSON]

Orphaned at birth in the 1950s, twins Jessica and Mickey move from one foster home to another until they are cruelly separated at age 13. Twenty years later, when Jessica marries Billy Nash, her life is irrevocably intertwined with that of the Nashes—one of Fort Worth's wealthiest and most powerful families. Mickey has become a DEA agent, working the seedy side of Washington, D.C. but has never given up her dream of finding her sister. Eventually the two women are reunited only to be torn apart by a fateful occurrence.

Braun, Matthew: Gentleman Rogue [PBRACK WESTERN]

Western; After several years in Dodge City, gunfighter Luke Short decides to relocate to Fort Worth's sporting district, but he soon finds himself involved in a bitter rivalry with the vice kingpin that requires an old fashioned shootout.

Brown, Sandra: The Crush [FICTION BROWN]

Romance; After serving on the jury for a high-profile murder case, Dr. Rennie Newton suddenly finds herself the object of obsession by the accused killer, whom the jury had acquitted.

Coomer, Joe: Apologizing To Dogs [FICTION COOMER]

A group of antique dealers in Fort Worth have had their lives disrupted by a violent storm, followed by fire, theft and a heart attack, and try to restore balance and peace. (1999)

Coomer, Joe: The Loop [FICTION COOMER]

Lyman, a 30 year-old night patrolman on a Fort Worth highway, is convinced that his pet, a parrot with a complicated history, holds a vital message for him, and researches the parrot's past in the library while coping with the librarian's amorous advances.

Coomer, Joe: One Vacant Chair [FICTION COOMER]

The funeral of her grandmother reunites Sarah with her Aunt Edna, a strange woman who has filled her house with paintings of empty chairs.

Gray, A.w.: Prime Suspect [MYSTERY GRAY]

Mystery; Marissa Hardin met with a carpenter, Lackey Ferguson, the morning of her death. Now Lackey is the number one suspect in the Fort Worth police investigation into her murder. But Lackey is determined to find the real killer.

Heath, Lorraine: Texas Destiny [PBRACK ROMANCE]

Romance; 1st in Leigh brothers series. When mail-order bride Amelia Carson arrives in Fort Worth, her intended husband has a broken leg and sends his brother Houston, to fetch her. Houston falls in love with Amelia.

Jenkins, Dan: Baja Oklahoma [FICTION JENKINS]

This account of a barmaid's rise to country-western stardom—after writing the hit song "Baja Oklahoma"—recounts the career of Juanita Hutchins and the nutty crew who surround her.

Jenkins, Dan: Dead Solid Perfect [FICTION JENKINS]

Set in the 1970s, the novel follows the career of Kenny Puckett, golf pro, as he attempts to handle the pressures of being a front-runner in a championship tournament.

Martin, Lee: Bird In A Cage [MYSTERY MARTIN]

Mystery; 11th in Deb Ralston series. To celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, Harry & Deb Ralston go out to dinner at the Bird Cage. Its fancy dinners are complemented by a floorshow featuring a young woman on a flying trapeze. The romance of the evening is ruined, however, when the performer plummets to her death—an "accident" caused by deliberate cuts in the ropes.

Martin, Lee: Conspiracy Of Strangers [MYSTERY MARTIN]

Mystery; 2nd in Deb Ralston series. After several pregnant women from the Fort Worth area are reported missing, Detective Deb Ralston discovers a state wide black market baby scam.

Martin, Lee: The Day That Dusty Died [MYSTERY MARTIN]

Mystery; 9th in Deb Ralston series. When Dusty Miller a popular, pretty, straight "A" student leaps off Deb's balcony just before Deb can stop her, she feels compelled to find out why. At the same time, Deb has grudgingly agreed to work in the Sex Crimes Unit until she recovers from foot surgery and, coupled with the reappearance of her desperately ill younger sister, she is about at the end of her rope.

Martin, Lee: Death Warmed Over [MYSTERY MARTIN]

Mystery; 4th in Deb Ralston series. When Deb Ralston discovers the dead body of a faithful Fort Worth postman alongside a smoldering 1957 Chevrolet, the last thing she thinks about is the value of the car. A 42 year-old expectant mother & veteran police detective, Deb learns that you have to have a good reason to burn up a 57 Chevy. The clues point to a rural farmhouse where a young girl is found dead. Deb is suddenly investigating a kidnap-murder where the parents were foolish enough to send the ransom through the mail.

Martin, Lee: Deficit Ending [MYSTERY MARTIN]

Mystery; 6th in Deb Ralston series. Deb is less than enthusiastic about returning to work after her maternity leave, but she's catapulted back onto the job when 2 men at the bank where she's standing in line stage a holdup. They take a teller hostage & after seeing the look in her eyes, Deb hands the baby to her husband & sets out to solve the case.

Martin, Lee: Genealogy Of Murder [MYSTERY MARTIN]

Mystery; 12th in Deb Ralston series. Fort Worth Detective Deb Ralston is called in when an extra corpse turns up among the other cadavers in a medical experiment, in a case that becomes complicated by a missing local genealogist who has any number of ex-wives and ex-fiancees with reason to kill him.

Martin, Lee: Hacker [MYSTERY MARTIN]

Mystery; 8th in Deb Ralston series. Deb needs a revelation when a grisly ax murderer kills a man & demolishes his computer. An ax attack on second victim and & her computer reveals a strange link: a mysterious electronic virus that appears to have plagued the computer systems of both victims. Deb, who is involved in a variety of crises & feeling overworked, is about the sit this mystery out when a baffling computer virus appears in her husband's computer.

Martin, Lee: The Mensa Murders [MYSTERY MARTIN]

Mystery; 7th in Deb Ralston series. Deb Ralston finds herself on the baffling trail of a killer who always cleans up after the crime. Deb looks beyond the scrubbed surfaces & discovers the victims all belonged to the church of Sister Eagle Feather & all 3 were members of Mensa, the society for people who score in the top 2% on intelligence tests.

Moore, Laurie: Constable's Apprehension [MYSTERY MOORE]

Mystery; Constable Jinx Porter is back on the job, filling out the unexpired term of his ex-girlfriend, Raven, who beat Jinx out of his job in the last Tarrant County election. Before he can even get his pictures rehung, however, Jinx is shot by Newton “Marble-Eye” Turner. Was Marble-Eye aiming at Jinx or his partner?

Moore, Laurie: Lady Godiva Murders [MYSTERY MOORE]

Mystery; 1st in Cezanne Martin series. Homicide detective Cezanne Martin works to clear her partner of a murder charge.

Moore, Laurie: The Wild Orchid Society [MYSTERY MOORE]

Mystery; 2nd in Cezanne Martin series. Martin is put in charge of the cold case squad of the Fort Worth Police Department. (Actually, the deputy chief resents her and hopes she'll fail.) Martin vows to succeed, putting together an unusual team dedicated to solving the 8 year-old murder of a wealthy criminal attorney.

Orcutt, Jane: Living Stone [FICTION ORCUTT]

Christian Fiction; Leah Travers walls off emotions like a stone when her husband and 2 year-old son are killed in a car crash. Things change, though slowly and with great pain, when Leah meets Jacobo Martinez, the brother-in-law to the drunken driver who ran her family down.

Palmer, Diana: Noelle [PBRACK ROMANCE]

Romance; Falling for the local hunk, Noelle Brown is surprised when her attention is caught by the man's roguish brother, Jared Dunn, a desperado and big-city lawyer whose unhappy past causes him to have no faith in love.

Ray, Francis: Forever Yours [PBRACK ROMANCE]

Romance; the last thing Victoria Chandler wants is to get married again! Now the threat of financial ruin jeopardizes not only the Fort Worth beauty’s hard-won independence but her chain of lingerie boutiques as well. In desperation, Victoria seeks help from wealthy Kane Taggart. There’s just one catch; she has to become the wife of the seductive, silver-tongued rancher.

Roberts, J.r.: Tales From The White Elephant Saloon [WESTERN ROBERTS]

Western; After Clint Adams' friend Luke Short, owner of Luke's White Elephant Saloon, is threatened by private investigator Jim Courtright, who is attempting to make every business in town pay for his protection, Clint decides to step in.

Sanders, Leonard: Fort Worth [FICTION SANDERS]

multigenerational story of the Spurlocks rise to fortune & their involvement in the building of Ft. Worth.

Sanders, Leonard: Texas Noon [FICTION SANDERS]

Sequel to Fort Worth; continues the story of the Spurlock's taking them from the 1950's to the mid 70's.

Shrake, Edwin “bud”: Billy Boy [FICTION SHRAKE]

Set in the early 1950s, follows 16 year-old Billy after his father moves him from Albuquerque to Fort Worth and then abandons him, as Billy finds work at a local country club and learns about golf and life from two golfing legends.

Wood, Crystal: Fool’s Joust [SCIENCE FICTION WOOD]

Science Fiction; Trick McGuire, a cowboy, infiltrates a group operating out of a Renaissance Festival in search of his girlfriend’s nephew. The group calls themselves the Knights of the Once and Forever King. Their avowed purpose is to return the world to Chivalry. Trick finds unexpected help with his quest from a mysterious stranger named Traveler who has been tracking a false King Arthur for hundreds of years.

Wozencraft, Kim: Notes From The Country Club [FICTION WOZENCRAFT]

Imprisoned in the Veritas Unit of the Fort Worth Federal Correctional Institution, Cynthia Mitchell is undergoing psychiatric evaluation to determine whether she is competent to stand trial for the murder of her husband. From the inside out, we watch as Cynthia endures the humiliations of prison life & reveals through a series of deeply disturbing flashbacks the escalating brutality in her marriage. This is a taut & harrowing novel that describes the high-wire act battered women walk every day, living in terror of their lovers & husbands.