Name a book (up to three) that you discovered just by browsing in a store.

Jean Hogue
MAISIE DOBBS by Jacqueline Winspear
NEVER TELL A LIE by Hallie Ephron
THREE WEEKS TO SAY GOODBYE by C. J.Box

Yvonne M. Still-Nichols
FINDING NOUF, MISSING SOLUCH, and THE EAVES OF HEAVEN

Ed Hahn
STONEHENGE by Bernard Cornwell
THE FIRST LAW by John Lescroart
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL by Jared Diamond

Lana E. Mason
THE CASE OF THE MISSING SERVANT by Tarquin Hall is an absolutely great read.

Ellen Servino
TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS by Nick Trout

Adriane Culross
SARAH'S KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay
THE PAJAMA GIRLS OF LAMBERT SQUARE by Rosina Lippi

Cam Grizmala
One of the best books I found just by browsing was SARAH'S KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay.

Carol M.
LED BY FAITH by Immaculee Ilibagiza; THE LOST CONSTITUTION by William Martin; HEART AND SOUL by Maeve Binchy

Freda McCallie
John Hart's THE KINGS OF LIES, Mark Gimenez's THE COLOR OF THE LAW, and James D. Doss' THE SHAMAN SINGS.

Heather Lipman
THE LAKE OF DEAD LANGUAGES by Carol Goodman...She is now my favorite author.

Kathryn McNamara
THE TRANSLATOR: A Memoir by Daoud Hari
GRAYSON by Lynne Cox
INCENDIARY by Chris Cleave

Krysten Weller
I SO DON'T DO MYSTERIES by Barrie Summy

Enid Grabiner
Interred With Their Bones
The Drowning Tree
My Enemy's Cradle

Dorothy Boyum
The Glass Castle
Pope Joan
The Shack

Julie H.
Recently, I discovered a gem called GODMOTHER by Carolyn Turgeon. Worth it!

Becky Haase
MOLOKA'I by Alan Brennert -- a wonderful book that follows a young girl confined to the leper colony on Molokai from age 6 to middle age. My book group loved it when I recommended it. We read it before it became a best seller and found its way to reading group guides.

Melanie Risk
The Poisenwood Bible
Bel Canto
The Commoner

Rosalie Sambuco
SKELETON OF THE FEAST by Chris Bohjalian

FOREVER by Pete Hamill



THE HONEY THIEF by Elizabeth Graver

Joanne Hicks
THE ARRANGEMENT by Suzanne Forster



DEVIL'S CORNER by Lisa Scottoline

Susan
Oxygen
Sparkle
Telex from Cuba

Linda M. Johnson
STORMY WEATHER by Paulette Jiles

Anthony Romano
THE RELIGION by Tim Willocks

Elizabeth
WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT TOMORROW WE WILL BE KILLED WITH OUR FAMILIES by Philip Gourevitch
THE BLOODING by Joseph Wambaugh

Amanda C.
NIGHT WORLD by L.J. Smith, THE PRINCESS AND THE HOUND by Mette Ivie Harrison, and SONG OF THE SPARROW by Lisa Ann Sandell.

Ronna Lord
No 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY was amongst the mysteries at B&N before anyone was ever talking about it. Different publisher and all!!

THE SHADOW IN THE WIND struck my eyes with the book cover and the title, and after reading a few pages I was hooked --- again, before the critics came to decide that it was one of the best books written at the time. I told all of my friends about it and they all loved their new "find".

THREE by Ted Dekker is not as popular a book as the others but it struck my fancy because of the backwards "E" that made a "3" in the title. It was in the Christian section and I expected to find a good, but simple, story, but when I began reading the first few pages, I spent the next 2 hours in the store before I could stop reading long enough to purchase and come home. 

All three authors have become favorites of mine and I cannot wait for the coming for Zafón's follow up book. I actually took his class on B&N and his personality is as great as his writing --- and he composes and plays spectacular music also. I was lucky enough to receive his "advertising" CD for the music he composed for SHADOW IN THE WIND --- and I must say he could fill an auditorium of music lovers if that were the line of artistry that he chose to pursue. Forget "Britain's Got Talent" --- go for California/Spain (depending on where he is lining at the present time) Has Talent and just give Zafón the trophy already. he does it all!

Marion Miller
The Shadow of the Wind
Those Who Save Us

Lindanataya
THE BEET QUEEN by Louise Erdrich
WHITE TEETH by Zadie Smith
THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER by Carson McCullers

fafajane
The Shanghai Girls

Mary Ferwerda
A YEAR BY THE SEA by Joan Anderson
GOLDEN RETRIEVERS, STORIES AND ESSAYS
WATCHERS by Dean Kootz

Sunnie
- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES by Seth Grahame Smith
- MOONFALL by Tamara Thorne
- LITTLE DORRITT by Charles Dickens

Lisa
TETHERED by Amy McKinnon
BEAT THE REAPER by Josh Bazell
NEMESIS Jo Nesbo

Ellen
I found THE WAY THE CROW FLIES by Ann-Marie MacDonald, THE THIRTEENTH TALE, by Diane Setterfield, and THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, by Sue Monk Kidd, by browsing. Now that I receive the Bookreporter.com newsletter, I browse less and read the recommendations more!

Rita Herbst
SARAH'S KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay

Pat Miller
Lisa Unger's DIE FOR YOU - I've never read any of her books before.

Jennifer Graham
DIVERGENCE by Tony Ballantyne
THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins

Andrea Londensky
WATER WITCHES by Chris Bohjalian

Robert L. Cusick
THE ASSOCIATE - John Grisham
A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY - Bill O'Reilly
MAKING OF A QUARTERBACK - Eli Manning

Juanita Adamson
A Thousand Splendid Sun

Bob Coghillf
COMPANY OF LIARS by Karen Maitland

Andria Plonka
THE DITCHES OF EDISON COUNTY, a marvelous takeoff on THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY.

Catherine Houghton
Free Food for Millionaires

Judy Dils
I cannot remember any specific titles but have purchased books because of the cover while browsing.

Judy
ONCE UPON A DAY by Lisa Tucker
THE COLOR OF LIGHT by Karen White
HOW TO BE LOST by Amanda Eyre Ward

All three of these writers are now among my favorites.

Mary Buss
IN THE WOODS by Tana French --- very good book!

Robert E. Runyon
The first of the W.E.B. Griffith Presidential Agent series novels. I became a big fan, and have read all his novels in the series and look forward to more.

Brenda Whiting
THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG by Muriel Barberry
THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE by Alan Bradley
THE SEA LADY by Margaret Drabble

Lee
One author discovered just by browsing was Sena Jeter Naslund. I've read three of her novels so far and enjoyed each one: ABUNDANCE, AHAB'S WIFE, and FOUR SPIRITS.

F. Tessa Bartels
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
When the Elephants Dance
She's Come Undone

Jean V.
TRUNK MUSIC by Michael Connelly

Jane Haase
HOME GAME by Michael Lewis, ASSASSINATION VACATION by Sarah Vowell, and OLD CITY HALL by Robert Rotenberg

Marion Peterman
SHANTARAM by Gregory David Roberts 



Brilliant writing!

Sandy Greathouse
The Luxe series by Anna Godbersen...for young adults.

Karen Ferguson
TESTIMONY by Anita Shreve

Fran
FULL DARK HOUSE by Christopher Fowler

Peggy Patterson
PEONY IN LOVE by Lisa See

Tobi Drabczyk
THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Erik Larson
THE HORSE BOY by Rupert Isaacson
MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN by Judi McCoy

Wanda Thomas
PEOPLE OF THE BOOK by Geraldine Brooks. It was a book I could not put down and recommended to my book club. Everyone loved it!

Bonnie Markiewicz
THE LADIES OF COVINGTON SEND THEIR LOVE by Joan A. Medlicott
THE NECKLACE by Cheryl Jarvis
THE LITTLE PINK HOUSE by Jeff Benedict

Leon Argamasilla
THE DISCOVERY OF HEAVEN by Harry Mulisch - one of the best books I have ever read.....

Betty Stern
A MOST WANTED MAN by John Le Carre

Marilyn
LEONARDO'S SWANS by Karen Essex
GODS BEHAVING BADLY by Marie Phillips
AN IRISH COUNTRY DOCTOR by Patrick Taylor

Susan
THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak
A LONG WAY GONE: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
LOVE WALKED IN by Marisa de los Santos

Gail Perryman
SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS by David Guterson

Carolyn Stewart
1. ENEMY WOMEN

2. THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG

3. A PIGEON AND A BOY

Jennifer Zacharyasz
Little Bee

Ms. Annie
SHADOW OF THE WIND and LIFE WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. I read these before all the hoop-la, in fact I got my book club and many of my friends reading both of these. I can't wait for the next Ruiz book coming out this summer!

Frankie Edenzon
INFIDEL by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows 
HOLD TIGHT by Harlan Coben

Julie
I discovered The Twilight Series books by Stephenie Meyer when browsing one afternoon. They seemed appealing just by the covers.

Jeannie
LATE BLOOMER by Fern Michaels

Jeannie
EXCAVATION by James Rollins

Jeannie
IF LOOKS COULD KILL by Kate White

Carolyn
The Last Testiment
The Thirteenth Tale
One Second After

Donna
The Help

Mary
COTTON SONG by Tom Bailey

Maureen Arnold
THOSE THAT SAVE US by Jenna Blum

Winter
The books are:
1) AMERICAN OUTRAGE by Tim Green
2) THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN by Kate Morton
3) HEART-SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill

Dbentman
Gaslight Mystery series by Victoria Thompson

Dianne Nagel
THE YEAR ON LADYBUG FARM by Donna Ball

Gina R.
THE SOCIETY OF S by Susan Hubbard

THE ALCHEMYST by Michael Scott

LEVEN THUMPS AND THE GATEWAY TO FOO by Obert Skye

Charlene Merritt
DEADLOCK by Iris Johansen

Candice Michalik
I discovered THE UNKNOWN ERRORS OF OUR LIVES by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni a couple of years ago while redeeming a gift card. I liked the book so much that I have become a fan of Ms. Divakaruni and have read almost all of her other books.

Dave Roy
LENIN LIVES by Nina Tumarkin
THE SPELLMAN FILES by Lisa Lutz
RETHINKING THIN by Gina Kolata

Sherman Hughes
I found FIVE SKIES by Ron Carlson and enjoyed it very much --- so much that I am now reading another one of his books.

MarthaE
While browsing I found The Heiress Brides Trilogy by Celeste Bradley.