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2322) Thursday's children
Author
Series
Frieda Klein novels volume 4
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
"Maddie Capel's teenage daughter, Becky, claims that she was raped in her own bed one night while her mother was downstairs. Her assailant warned, "Don't think of telling anyone, sweetheart. Nobody will believe you." Becky's story awakens dark memories of an eerily similar incident in Frieda's own past."--
Author
Series
Flynn brothers trilogy volume 3
Publisher
MIRA
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
As nurse to ailing millionaire Sean O'Riley, Caer can't help but notice the tension between O'Riley and his trophy wife, his paranoid daughter, the eccentric aunt, and the staff members who run the house. When O'Riley's business partner goes missing, Caer helps a family friend try to solve the case.
2324) Say no to the duke
Author
Series
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Lady Betsy Wilde longs for one more adventure in breeches before settling down in society. Lord Jeremy Roden says he'll provide the pants if she wins a billiards game. After their wild night together, he wants to spend more than one night with her.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In this illuminating exploration of women, violence, and obsession, Rachel Monroe interrogates the appeal of true crime through four narratives of fixation. In the 1940s, a bored heiress began creating dollhouse crime scenes depicting murders, suicides, and accidental deaths. Known as the "Mother of Forensic Science," she revolutionized the field of what was then called legal medicine. In the aftermath of the Manson Family murders, a young woman moved...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"The indispensable, indestructible guide for surviving life's sudden turns for the worse. Survival experts provide illustrated, step-by-step instructions on what you need to know FAST: How to fend off a shark ; how to take a punch ; how to deliver a baby in a taxicab ; how to survive a poisonous snake attack ; how to jump from a moving car ; how to identify a bomb ; how to escape from killer bees ; how to survive if your parachute fails to open and...
2327) Highway Quartet
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Kyle Westergaard lives with his single mother in a small North Dakota town that was once just a stopover on the way to The Badlands but has recently boomed and become the heart of the Bakken Oil Field. Even though Kyle has been written off by everyone as "slow" and "learning disabled," he has dreams and deeper thoughts than anyone can imagine. He wants to get out of town, take care of his mother, and give them a better life. While...
Author
Series
Meredith Gentry novels volume 5
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
The fey former Los Angeles PI has given up detecting and fully embraced her duties as Princess Meredith NicEssus, potential heir to the faerie throne. Her foremost duty is to prove her fertility in order to gain the throne.
2329) The real deal
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"April Hamilton wants you to know she hasn't been on Craigslist since that time she sold her futon after college. She doesn't even spend that much time online. And even if she did, she would not be looking up personal ads. But going home alone for her family's summer reunion is an invitation for every single relative to butt into her personal life. She simply can't handle another blind date with the butcher, the baker or the candlestick maker from...
Author
Series
Rick Cahill crime novels volume 2
Publisher
Oceanview Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When an old nemesis asks him to help a man who might have been wrongly convicted of murder, PI Rick Cahill jumps at the chance, but his investigation pits him against the police and a biker gang who both want to stop him from freeing the man.
2333) Crewel
Author
Series
Crewel world trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Gifted with the unusual ability to embroider the very fabric of life, sixteen-year-old Adelice is summoned by Manipulation Services to become a Spinster, a move that will separate her from her beloved family and home forever.
Author
Series
Vampirates volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In the sequel to "Demons of the Ocean," Connor must learn the pirate way aboard the Diablo, or face dangerous consequences, while his twin sister Grace senses that something is very wrong on the vampirate ship she left behind.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
After an unfortunate incident, Sookie finds herself beholden to a group of Louisiana vampires. So she agrees to travel to Dallas with her undead boyfriend Bill and track down a missing vamp, but only if the vampires promise to let local humans go unharmed. That seems easier said than done when an upstart religious cult threatens to destroy all things vampire--including Sookie, who is quickly scheduled for sacrifice.
2336) An affair at Stonecliffe
Author
Series
Stonecliffe novels volume 1
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After hiding for five years from her late husband's family who wants to take her son, Gil, away from her, Noelle Rutherford must finally deal with the past when Carlisle Thorne catches up to her, saving them from someone after Gil's inheritance.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oceanview Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When a long-hidden safe unlocks clues about why his father was kicked off the police force twenty-seven years ago and then spiraled into an early drunken death, Rick determines to find the truth even if it proves the one thing he's always feared.
Author
Publisher
Lark
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Want to survive those dark and freezing winter months? The Danish do it with hygge--a concept that's all about coziness, simple pleasures, and the company of loved ones. Embrace this warmhearted philosophy with these 25 creative crafts and recipes, which range from gorgeous trinkets to snuggly woolens and tasty treats. You don't have to be an expert with a crochet hook or a whiz in the kitchen to complete the projects, which include easy-to-follow...
Author
Series
Cold Sassy series volume 2
Publisher
Ticknor & Fields
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
An unforgettable story of a Georgia town at the turn of the century. This is a portrait of a grown-up Will Tweedy and of the feisty young schoolteacher who captures his heart.