The Choice ~ The Dragon Heart Legacy Book 3 ~ Nora Roberts 
Breen Siobhan Kelly grew up in the world of man and was unaware of her true nature. Now she is in Talamh, trying to heal after a terrible battle and heartbreaking losses. Her grandfather, the dark god Odran, has been defeated in his attempt to rule over Talamh, and over Breen-for now. With the enemy cast out and the portal sealed, this is a time to rest and to prepare. Breen spreads her wings and realizes a power she’s never experienced before. It’s also a time for celebrations-of her first Christmas in both Talamh and Ireland, of solstice and weddings and births and daring to find joy again in the wake of sorrow.
A Christmas Memory ~ Richard Paul Evans 
It’s 1967, and for young Richard it’s a time of heartbreak and turmoil. Over the span of a few months, his brother, Mark, is killed in Vietnam; his father loses his job and moves the family from California to his grandmother’s abandoned home in Utah; and his parents make the painful decision to separate.
The 13-Minute Murder ~ James Patterson 
Dead Man Running: Psychiatrist Randall Beck is working against a ticking clock: he has an inoperable brain tumor. When Beck uncovers a plot to kill a presidential candidate, he decides to use his remaining time to save as many lives as he can. (With Christopher Farnsworth)
113 Minutes: Molly Rourke’s son has been murdered- and she knows who’s responsible. Now she’s taking the law into her own hands and is determined to expose her son’s murderer, even as the clock ticks down. Never underestimate a mother’s love. ( With Max DiLallo)
The 13-Minute Murder: When Michael Ryan is offered a rich payout to assassinate a target in Harvard Yard, the precision strike starts perfectly, then explodes into a horrifying spectacle. Ryan has to run and his wife goes missing. Now the world’s fastest hit man sets out for one last score: revenge. And every minute counts. ( With Shan Serafin)
The Perfect Assassin ~ James Patterson And Brian Sitts 
Dr. Brandt Savage is on sabbatical from the University of Chicago. Instead of doing solo fieldwork in anthropology, the gawky, bespectacled PhD finds himself enrolled in a school where he is the sole pupil. His professor, “Meed,” is demanding. She’s also his captor. Savage emerges from their intense training sessions physically and mentally transformed but with no idea why he’s been chosen or how he’ll use his fearsome abilities.
Desert Star ~ Michael Connelly 
A year has passed since LAPD detective Renee Ballard quit the force in the face of misogyny, demoralization, and endless red tape. But after the chief of police himself tells her she can wrote her own ticket within the department, Ballard takes back her badge, leaving “The Late Show” to rebuild and lead the cold case unit at the elite Robbery-Homicide Division. For years, Harry Bosch has been working a case that haunts him- the murder of an entire family by a psychopath who still walks free. Ballard makes Bosch an offer: come volunteer as an investigator in her new Open-Unsolved Unit, and he can pursue his “white whale” with the resources of the LAPD behind him.
