New books available at Akron library

Several new books are available at the Akron Carnegie Public Library, 205 E. Rochester St., Akron. Among titles to check out:

“Destined for You” by Tracie Peterson. After smallpox kills her mother and siblings, Gloriana Womack is dedicated to holding together what’s left of her fractured family. When tragedy strikes, Gloriana and Luke must help each other through their grief and soon find their lives inextricably linked.

“Lucy by the Sea” by Elizabeth Strout. As a panicked world goes into lockdown, Lucy Barton is uprooted from her life in Manhattan and bundled off to a small town in Maine by her ex-husband and onagain-off-again friend, William. For the next several months, it’s just Lucy, William and their complex past together in a little house nestled against the moody, swirling sea.

“The Bullet that Missed” by Richard Osman. It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal — except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club is concerned. A decade-old cold case leads members to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. But can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?

“Oath of Loyalty” by Kyle Mills. With President Anthony Cook convinced that Mitch Rapp poses a mortal threat to him, CIA Director Irene Kennedy is forced to construct a truce between the two men. The terms are simple: Rapp agrees to leave the country and stay in plain sight for as long as Cook controls the White House. In exchange, the ad- ministration agrees not to make any moves against him. But more trouble develops when a new assassin enters the picture.

“Distant Thunder” by Stuart Woods. During an intense storm in Dark Harbor, Maine, a perplexing murder lands a dead man on Stone Barrington’s doorstep. As secrets swirl around this mystery man’s identity, Stone quickly sets out to unravel a web of cunning misdirections and lies. But when Stone’s actions draw the attention of an old enemy, one who will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from getting out, Stone realizes he may have finally met his match.

“Wyoming Homecoming” by Diana Palmer. When Sheriff Cody Banks’ wife died, he blamed Abby Brennan for the illness and, in his grief, made sure she knew it. Looking back now, he knows that his behavior was likely the reason Abby left town years ago. So when he sees her at her great-uncle’s funeral, Cody attempts to apologize, ashamed to see the fear he puts in her beautiful eyes and determined to show her he’s no longer that same angry man. Circumstances keep pulling them together, but has time healed their wounds and given them a chance at a happilyever-after ending?

“All the Little Hopes” by Leah Weiss. A Southern story of friendship forged by books and bees, when the timeless troubles of growing up meet the murky shadows of World War II.

“Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt. After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her 18-yearold son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over 30 years ago. Ever the detective, a giant octopus named Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late.

“The Widowmaker” by Hannah Morrissey. Ever since business mogul Clive Reynolds disappeared 20 years ago, the name “Reynolds” has become synonymous with “murder” and “mystery.” And now, lured by a cryptic note, down-on-her-luck photographer Morgan Mori returns home to Black Harbor and into the web of their family secrets and double lives.