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Author
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The unexpected arrival of her willful teenage granddaughter, Ruby, brings life and disorder to 82-year-old Iris Black's old house in Cairo. Ruby, driven by her fraught relationship with her own mother to run away from England, is seeking refuge with the grandmother she hasn't seen for years. An unlikely bond develops between them, as Ruby helps Iris to record her fading memories of the glittering, cosmopolitan Cairo of World War II, and of her one...
3) The sentry
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When former cop Joe Pike intervenes as a protection gang beats up a sandwich shop owner, Joe and private eye Elvis Cole soon learn the shop owner and his niece, Hurricane Katrina refugees, are not who they seem and a murderous force from their past is catching up to them.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Andi, who thinks she's found the perfect man--a divorced dad with two daughters, Emily and Sophia--embraces the girls like they were her own; but when the dynamics between Andi and Emily escalate, they threaten everything Andi believes about love, family, and motherhood.
Author
Series
Publisher
Wheeler Pub./Gale Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Language
English
Description
Setting out to do a fictional retelling of the 1865 love-triangle murder that became national news, author Sharon McCrumb uncovers a missing piece of the story that changes everything--bringing belated justice to an innocent man.
7) Spring fever
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Annajane Hudgens truly believes she is over her ex-husband, Mason Bayless. They've been divorced for four years, she's engaged to a new, terrific guy, and she's ready to leave the small town where she and Mason had so much history. She is so over Mason that she has absolutely no problem attending his wedding to the beautiful, intelligent, delightful Celia. But when fate intervenes and the wedding is called to a halt as the bride is literally walking...
10) The blessings
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
"When John Blessing dies and leaves behind two small children, the loss reverberates across his extended family for years to come. His young widow, Lauren, finds solace in her large clan of in-laws, while his brother's wife Kate pursues motherhood even at the expense of her marriage. John's teenage nephew Stephen finds himself involved in an act of petty theft that takes a surprising turn, and nephew Alex, a gifted student, travels to Spain and considers...
12) The dollhouse
Author
Language
English
Description
""The Dollhouse. That's what we boys like to call it. The Barbizon Hotel for Women, packed to the rafters with pretty little dolls. Just like you." Fiona Davis's stunning debut novel pulls readers into the lush world of New York City's glamorous BarbizonHotel for Women, where a generation of aspiring models, secretaries, and editors lived side-by-side while attempting to claw their way to fairy-tale success in the 1950s, and where a present-day journalist...
13) Any day now
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Series
Language
English
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Description
For Sierra Jones, Sullivan's Crossing is meant to be a brief stopover. She's put her troubled past behind her but the path forward isn't yet clear. A visit with her big brother Cal and his new bride, Maggie, seems to be the best option to help her get back on her feet. Not wanting to burden or depend on anyone, Sierra is surprised to find the Crossing offers so much more than a place to rest her head. Cal and Maggie welcome her into their busy lives...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"When ninety-nine-year-old heiress Josephine Bettendorf Warrick summons attorney Brooke Trappnell to her 20,000 acre barrier island home, Brooke is puzzled. Everybody in the South has heard about the eccentric millionaire mistress of Talisa, but Brooke has never actually met her. Josephine's cryptic note says she wants to discuss an important legal matter, but why enlist Brooke and not the prestigious Atlanta law firm she has used for years? Brooke...
15) The middleman
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"This stunning stand alone from the author of New York Times bestseller The Tourist, follows the people on all sides of a domestic terrorist group, from the group's converts to the FBI agents investigating them. New York Times bestselling author Olen Steinhauer's next sweeping espionage novel traces the rise and fall of a domestic left-wing terrorist group. Told from the individual perspectives of an FBI agent, an undercover agent within the group,...
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