Share love and romance with your patrons this February with romantic videos, audiobooks, and music! A Rainy Day in New York
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez Woody Allen’s romantic comedy tells the story of college sweethearts Gatsby and Ashleigh, whose plans for a romantic weekend together in New York City are dashed as quickly as the sunlight turns into showers. PG13 93 min. (2019) Comedy DVD 13561261 $24.99 BLU-RAY 13561262 $25.99
Love Michael Buble
Reprise • Pop/Rock
Guest Artists: Cecile McLorin Salvant One Michal Buble’s most romantic releases to date. CD 12220886 $14.99
Highland Treasure Lynsay Sands Harper Collins Publishers
A Buchanan brother finds a love to treasure in this scintillating historical romance.
Available January 26 AUDIOBOOK 10 Discs 13386091 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
After We Collided
Starring: Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Louise Lombard Based on the 2014 romance novel of the same name, this follows the love life of two young adults. This is the sequel to the 2017 movie After. NR 105 min. (2020) $10M* Drama DVD 13626982 $18.74 BLU-RAY 13626983 $23.99
The Essential Sade Sade
RCA Records • R&B
Guest Artists: Jay-Z
Brings together over twenty of Sade’s biggest hits, including Smooth Operator; Soldier of Love; and The Sweetest Taboo. 2 Discs CD 11059199 $13.99
Perfect Amish Romance Shelley Shepard Gray Simon & Schuster Audio
A bookmobile driver turned matchmaker learns that her Amish patrons need more than just new books to read.
Available January 19
AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 13386295 $34.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
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VIDEO
SmartBrowse ‘Binge Box Romance & Tear Jerkers’ for more themes. The Love We Share
Titles include: A Star Is Born; A Walk to Remember; Silver Linings Playbook; Crazy Rich Asians; Say Anything; Ghost. 706 min. DVD 12765780 $90.99 6 Discs
Indie Love Stories
The Secret
Dare to Dream
Starring: Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, Jerry O’Connell Miranda Wells is a hard-working young widow struggling to raise three children on her own. A powerful storm brings a devastating challenge and a mysterious man, Bray Johnson, into her life. PG 101 min. (2020) $2M* Drama DVD 13235757 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 13235758 $29.99 2 Discs
What We Don’t Say
Starring: Kougar Vakarian, Rachel Michetti, Andrew J Hampton An intricate and multi-layered film, presenting many of the sub-themes that challenge a group of twenty-something friends finding their way. NR 93 min. (2019) Drama DVD 13359357 $19.99
Titles include: (500) Days of Summer; The Big Sick; Blue Valentine; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. 524 min. DVD 12453623 $66.99 5 Discs
Fashionably Yours A Nice Girl Like You
Starring: Lucy Hale, Leonidas Gulaptis, Mindy Cohn Lucy creates a wild sex to-do list that sends her on a hilarious and surprising journey of self-discovery, friendship, and new love. R 94 min. (2020) Comedy DVD 13508719 $14.24
Starring: Kat Graham, Kendrick Sampson, Jordan Claire Robbins After years organizing fashion in the city, Lauren decides to move home. In exchange for her organizing services, mover Rob makes it his mission to help her see the beauty of Seattle. TVG 84 min. (2020)
Available January 12 DVD 13640845 $12.99
Winter Castle Spontaneous
Starring: Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Rob Huebel When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last. R 101 min. (2020) Horror DVD 13610239 $13.49
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Starring: Emilie Ullerup, Kevin McGarry Born and raised in sunny California, Jenny is thrilled when her sister Meg decides to have a destination wedding at an ice hotel. Jenny is immediately entranced by the magical décor of the hotel. NR 83 min. (2019) DVD 13640857 $12.99
Ordinary Love
Starring: Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, Amit Shah Joan and Tom have been married for many years. When Joan is unexpectedly diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their relationship as they are faced with the challenges that lie ahead. R 92 min. (2020) Drama DVD 12764947 $17.24
Inside the Rain
Special Edition
Starring: Aaron Fisher, Ellen Toland, Rosie Perez Facing expulsion from college over a misunderstanding, a bipolar student indulges his misery at a strip club, where he befriends a gorgeous, intelligent, outrageous woman and they hatch a madcap scheme to prove his innocence. UNK 90 min. (2020) Comedy DVD 13399247 $19.99 BLU-RAY 13399248 $21.99
In the Key of Love
Starring: Laura Osnes, Scott Michael Foster, Andrea Brooks Photographer Maggie learns her ex-boyfriend/ex-singing partner is in the wedding she is working. Tensions run high until they sing together, remembering how good they were as a duo. TVG 84 min. (2019)
Available January 5 DVD 13640849
$12.99
A Valentine’s Match
Starring: Mary-Margaret Humes, Bethany Joy Lenz, Luke Macfarlane
Fired from her job as a reality TV host, Natalie returns home for Valentine’s Day, only to find herself running the town festival’s auction with her ex-fiance thanks to two scheming mothers. NR 82 min. (2020)
Available January 5 DVD 13640836
$12.99
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AUDIOBOOK All the Colors of Night Jayne Ann Krentz Recorded Books, LLC
Two psychics plunge into a dark world of deadly secrets in this second installment of the Fogg Lake trilogy.
Available January 5 AUDIOBOOK 9
Complicated Love Story Set in Space Shaun David Hutchinson
The Love Proof Madeleine Henry Simon & Schuster Audio A brilliant physicist studying the nature of time embarks on a journey to prove that those we love are always connected to us.
Simon & Schuster Audio Noa and DJ wake up on a spaceship with no memory of how they got there, and struggle as they work together to survive.
Available February 9 AUDIOBOOK 5
Discs 13479134 $49.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
Discs 13577226 $34.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
Available January 19 AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs 13386568
Meet Me in Bombay Jenny Ashcroft
A Simple Wedding Leigh Duncan
Shipped Angie Hockman
All Luke needs is to find her. First, he must remember who she is.
Jenny visits the charming town of Heart’s Landing to make the wedding arrangements for her boss, a famous movie star, and ends up falling for one of the business owners.
A workaholic marketing manager is forced to go on a cruise with her arch-nemesis when they’re up for the same promotion.
Macmillan Audio
Available January 19 AUDIOBOOK 12
Discs 13337099 $52.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
$39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
Hallmark Publishing
Available March 10 AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs 12286991
Simon & Schuster Audio
.$ 34.99
Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
Available January 19 AUDIOBOOK 8
Discs 13550902 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
MUSIC Whitesnake Love Songs Rhino Records Pop/Rock
Whitesnake brings together some of the most passionate music of their multi-platinum career on a new collection that contains remixed and remastered versions of the group’s best love songs. CD 13613797 $12.99
Frank Sinatra Songs for Swingin’ Lovers Capitol Catalog Pop/Rock
Frank Sinatra gives some pop standards his own swinging touch with Songs for Swingin’ Lovers. The album includes some of Frank’s greatest performances, including I’ve Got You Under My Skin and You Make Me Feel So Young. CD 10149274 $13.99
Boyz II Men Love Decca U.S. • R&B
Features a selection of Boyz II Men’s favorite popular love songs, including Sam Cooke’s Cupid; Chicago’s If You Leave Me Now; and Bonnie Raitt’s I Can’t Make You Love Me. CD 10354233 $13.99
Barry White Love’s Theme
The Best of the 20th Century Records Singles Island Records • R&B
Featuring Barry White’s most iconic tracks, this collection includes some of his most legendary hits, including Love’s Theme; Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up; and Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe. CD 12024694 $13.99
Luther Vandross The Essential Luther Vandross Epic/Legacy • R&B
Guest Artists: Cheryl Lynn, Dionne Warwick With an impressive string of memorable hits, Luther Vandross is one of the most beloved voices in R&B. This collection brings together some of his biggest hits, including Here and Now; Dance with My Father; and Power of Love/Love Power. CD 11441119 $13.99 2 Discs
Marvin Gaye Let’s Get It On Motown • R&B
Marvin Gaye’s 1973 album would go on to become one of the most popular of his career. The hit title track has also become a staple for romantic settings throughout the years. CD 10134995 $13.99
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Love is all you n eed. Love is Blind
In this charming, oneof-a-kind romantic comedy, a girl tries to win her blind exboyfriend back by learning to act and pretending to be other people. UNK 76 min. 2015 Comedy
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Ice T, Christina Marie Moses, Brian Flaccus After a break-up, Ted goes on a blind date that ends in the murder of a corrupt cop, forcing him to go on the run from a drug cartel with a woman way out of his league. UNK 80 min. 2016 Comedy DVD 12377889 $12.50
Until Forever
Kelly Curran, Rocco Guirlanda, Seraphina Ann Zom
DVD
How We Met
$7.49
Love and Sex in India
Stephen Anthony Bailey, Madison Lawlor, Jamie Anderson
Based on a true story, this drama is a powerful account of one young man’s courageous battle with cancer and his spiritual journey throughout the ordeal. UNK 101 min. 2016 Drama
Dove Approved Ages 12+ DVD 12218921 $14.99
A documentary which follows the epic stories of young couples in India, where sex is considered obscene, marriages are arranged, and some love is forbidden.
UNK 58 min. 2018 Documentary DVD 12323365
Look Again
Blood and Sand
His Girl Friday
About to end it all, a man is visited by his guardian angel, who gives him a special pair of glasses that enable him to see if a person is good or bad.
When a poor young man goes against his mother’s wishes and becomes a toreador, his fame leads him into the arms of two very different women. Whom will he choose? NR 60 min. 1922 Drama
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
Brittany Allen, Anand Rajaram, Christian Potenza
Rosa Rosanova, Rudolph Valentino, Nita Naldi
UNK 93 min. 2015 Comedy DVD 12432963 $18.74
DVD
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$44.99
Remastered, B&W Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy
NR 92 min. 1940 Comedy $14.99 DVD 11951085
Audiobooks Confessions in B-Flat Donna Hill
In this powerful retelling of Romeo and Juliet set during the 1964 Civil Rights Movement, a protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a follower of Malcolm X fall in love. AB
13588126
$47.99 9 Discs
The Bookworm’s Guide to Dating
Head Over Wheels
A Roadtripping Short Story
Kinsley Lane is an introverted bookworm who just wanted more books for her birthday. Instead, she got an unexpected matchmaker who’s set on getting her a date.
This sweet, sexy, and funny romance is filled with the most ridiculous road trip stories imaginable and is sure to make listeners fall head over wheels with all the feels!
Samantha Chase
Emma Hart
AB
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$47.99 6 Discs
AB
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$47.99 2 Discs
video staff picks
Videos sure to be in high demand. Starring legendary actor Mel Gibson!
Roll with Me
Fatman
Starring: Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
DVD BLU-RAY
DVD
DC’s strangest group of heroes is back again to save the world–that is, if they can find a way to grow up. TVMA 461 min. (2020) Action
Available January 26 DVD BLU-RAY
13686863 $24.99
An in-depth look at Santa’s fabled home.
Snowpiercer
Santa’s Wild Home
Starring: Margot Robbie, Travis Fimmel, Garrett Hedlund
Season 1
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner
A look at Lapland, the northernmost region of mainland Europe, with animals such as reindeer, great gray owls, wolverines, eagles, wolves, musk oxen, and brown bears who live out their lives in the tundra and forest. TVG 60 min. Educational
A teen bounty hunter is torn between helping or capturing a seductive fugitive bank robber hiding in his small town during the Great Depression. R 100 min. (2020) $30M Drama
Available January 5
13737790 $13.49 13738141 $16.49
DVD
13689882 $22.49 3 Discs 13689883 $29.99 2 Discs
Written by Academy Award winner Bong Joon Ho!
Nature
Dreamland
DVD BLU-RAY
Starring: Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Joivan Wade
Available December 21
Gorgeous cinematography, haunting score, and careful pacing… - KTNV
Available January 19
Doom Patrol
After hitting rock bottom, a newly sober paraplegic attempts to save his gangbanger nephew’s life by bringing him along on a 3,100-mile wheelchair journey across America. UNK 90 min. (2018) Documentary
13797510 $13.49 13797671 $16.49
Based on the hit DC comic.
Season 2
A Journey Across America
Santa’s workshop is in financial peril, and to make matters worse, a disgruntled boy puts a sizable hit on the fatman’s head after receiving a lump of coal for Christmas. R 99 min. (2020) $20M* Comedy
Available January 26
Chronicles Gabriel Cordell’s amazing journey.
Set seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, this series centers on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually moving train that circles the globe. TVMA 459 min. (2020) Sci-Fi
Available January 26 DVD
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13697728 $19.49 3 Discs
AVAILABLE DECEMBER 22
The Craft Legacy
Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Zoey Luna, Gideon Adlon PG13 97 min. (2020) $20M* Horror DVD 13699296 $23.24 BLU-RAY 13699295 $26.24
The War with Grandpa
Starring: Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Rob Riggle PG 95 min. (2020) $40M* Children’s DVD 13624301 $17.24 BLU-RAY 13624302 $26.24 2 Discs
*Home Premiere Release - Estimated Box Office
Kajillionaire
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger, Gina Rodriguez R 106 min. (2020) Drama DVD 13577093 $22.49
A to Z
Starring: Jeanette Robinson
UNK 120 min. (2020) Science DVD 13549828 $18.74
Jiu Jitsu
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Marie Avgeropoulos, Frank Grillo
R 102 min. (2020) Action DVD 13730705 $14.99
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audiobook staff picks
REMEMBERING JOHN LE CARRÉ
One of the world’s most celebrated storytellers returns!
The Ickabog J. K. Rowling
NOW AVAILABLE IN AUDIO!
NY Times Bestseller
Brilliance Audio, Inc. Children’s From J.K. Rowling, a warm, fast-paced, funny fairy tale of a fearsome monster, thrilling adventure, and hope against all odds.
A revelatory biography of the first woman elected vice president. Kamala’s Way Dan Morain Simon & Schuster Audio Biography
Available January 12 AUDIOBOOK 6
Discs 13648605 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
A clarion call for a return to fairness and equity in the law. Saving Justice James Comey Macmillan Audio
Political Science
Available January 12 AUDIOBOOK 7
Discs 13519841 $29.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
Suspense
$26.99
AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs 12313729 $39.99 Replacements Available
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$26.99
America’s #1 storyteller.
…a great thriller.
- Forbes
- Booklist
Prodigal Son Gregg Hurwitz
Deadly Cross James Patterson
Macmillan Audio Mystery
Hachette Audio
Available January 26 AUDIOBOOK 9
Suspense
Available January 20 AUDIOBOOK 7
Discs 13336756 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
Discs 13021294 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
ANGIE THOMAS
Experience Garden Heights 17 years before the events of The Hate U Give.
Concrete Rose
Harper Collins Publishers Young Adult
Available January 12
AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs
13477377
$27.99
Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
The Hate U Give
NY Times Bestseller; Coretta Scott King Award; Audie Winner Harper Collins Publishers AUDIOBOOK 10 Discs 11762145 $39.99 Replacements Available
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Agent Running in the Field Penguin Random House Audio
Also Available in Spanish 13757480
- Time Magazine
NY Times Bestseller
Available January 19
AUDIOBOOK 4 Discs 13757481 Simultaneous Release
The premier spy novelist of his time.
The latest album from 2 Chainz is now available on CD.
music staff picks New album from the popular teen group.
2 Chainz So Help Me God!
Why Don’t We The Good Times and the Bad Ones
The personal, soulful sixth studio album from 2 Chainz. Boasting a wide range of star-studded collaborators including Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and Rick Ross, 2 Chainz delivers his classic quotable bars across fifteen tracks.
Why Don’t We’s self-written and co-produced album featuring the hit single Fallin’ (Adrenaline).
Def Jam • Rap/Hip-Hop
Atlantic • Pop/Rock
Available January 22
Parental Advisory CD 13804300
Bee Gee singer collaborates with top country stars. Barry Gibb Greenfields
The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook Volume 1
CMG Records • Country
Guest Artists: Alison Krauss, Brandi Carlile, Keith Urban
Available January 8
Available January 15 CD 13793138
$11.99
$13.99
Includes the single Obey, a collaboration with YUNGBLUD. Bring Me the Horizon Post Human
Survival Horror RCA Records Pop/Rock
Guest Artists: Babymetal, Nova Twins
Available January 22
Jay Electronica’s hit debut album comes to CD. Jay Electronica A Written Testimony
Roc Nation Rap/Hip-Hop Parental Advisory CD 13155162 $11.99
CD 13798273 $14.99
CD 13761323 $13.99
Includes the smoldering single Shame Shame. Foo Fighters Medicine at Midnight
RCA • Pop/Rock
Available February 5
CD 13762276 $10.99
Lewis Capaldi’s debut gets an expanded release. Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent Finale Capitol • Pop/Rock
Available January 8
Jimmy Buffett shares lesserknown gems from his catalog. Jimmy Buffett Songs You Don’t Know By Heart
Mailboat Records Pop/Rock CD 13732733 $12.99
Parental Advisory, 2 Discs CD 13794052 $24.99
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featured audiobook
MIDWEST TAPE EXCLUSIVE! SmartBrowse ‘Binge Box’ for all available titles!
The Love We Share
Titles included: A Star Is Born; A Walk to Remember; Silver Linings Playbook; Crazy Rich Asians; Say Anything; Ghost. UNK 706 min. DVD 12765780 6 Discs $90.99
Rescuing Harmony Ranch Jennie Marts Crown Media United States, LLC
Matchmaking grannies, a meddling mutt, and a flood of fun festival activities might just be enough for a bearded blacksmith and a marketing exec to come back together.
Available February 23
AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 13587711 $34.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Availabe
Binge Box pricing and title availability are subject to change without notice.
Evermore
Universal Music • Pop/Rock
Guest Artists: Haim, The National, Bon Iver Just months after releasing the biggest selling album of 2020, and a few days before her birthday, Taylor Swift surprised fans again with her ninth studio album. Billed as the sister album to Folklore, it includes the single Willow.
Available Now!
Parental Advisory CD 13823352 $13.99 CD 13823386 $13.99 Edited Version
Folklore
Republic Records • Pop/Rock Parental Advisory CD 13499496 CD 13499497 Edited Version
$13.99 $13.99
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