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A novel about hopeful perseverance in the face of mortality, featuring some of Faulkner's most memorable characters: guileless, dauntless Lena Grove, in search of the father of her unborn child; Reverend Gail Hightower, who is plagued by visions of Confederate horesemen; and Joe Christmas, a desperate, enigmatic drifter consumed by his mixed ancentry.
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Sunrise Cove novels volume 5
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"Luna Wright is a lot of things, but sweet and trusting isn't on the list. However, she's a sucker for the underdog and a hard-luck story. Adopted at birth, with scant knowledge of her biological family, she's created her own inner circle, a motley crew which includes her bestie Willow, to help her run the struggling but charming Apple Ridge Farm. With a farm-to-table café as well as a menagerie of rescued animals (complete with a baby goat who...
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"Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam "West" Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought she'd signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed, and they both went on their merry ways. Three years later, Anna is a starving artist living paycheck to paycheck while West is a Stanford professor. He may be one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate, but he has little interest in working for the...
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Hairstylist Jess Greene has spent the last decade raising her younger half-sister, Tegan--and keeping a shocking secret. Ever since their reckless mother ran off with a boyfriend she'd known only a few months, Jess has been aware that he's the same accomplished con man who was the subject of a wildly popular podcast, The Last Con of Lynton Baltimore. Now thirty-one, Jess didn't bargain on Tegan eventually piecing together the connection for herself....
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When Chelsea Handler needs to get a few things off her chest, she appeals to a higher power--vodka. Welcome to Chelsea's world--a place where absurdity reigns supreme and a quick wit is the best line of defense. In this collection, Chelsea mines her past for stories about her family, relationships, and career that are at once singular and ridiculous. Whether she's convincing her third-grade class that she has been tapped to play Goldie Hawn's daughter...
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"She thinks she's not his type. He's determined to prove her wrong. Leigha Carmichael is used to the quiet life. A junior accountant by day, she knows girls like her don't have exciting lives. She's smart, shy and her curvy body doesn't fit in among the beauty queens of Las Vegas. Still reeling from her ex-boyfriend's betrayal, Leigha's sworn off all men. Except she has a huge problem, and only the right man can solve it. The moment he sees her across...
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Annie's sweet intrigue volume 8
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"Isabelle Byrnes enjoys helping families discover their origins through her work as a genealogist. After her father's untimely death, her own family tree comes into question. Isabelle is shocked to discover a mysterious birth certificate that may indicate she was adopted. Determined to uncover her family's secrets, Isabelle travels to an island off the Florida coast to meet with private investigator Jasper Long. Before Jasper can reveal the truth,...
8) Deadly tides
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After enduring a painful breakup, Misty Eller makes a drastic life change. She packs a few belongings and joins her uncle's magic show at sea. Living on a cruise ship poses some unique challenges, but Misty revels in her carefree days of traveling the world and meeting new people. Misty thought she'd left all her worries behind, but trouble follows her. Freak accidents and equipment malfunctions occur during the shows. Are they truly accidents? Or...
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Lyla Santiago and Nico Reese have been dating for more than two years, and she's beginning to feel like their relationship may be hitting a wall; she loves him, but his main focus at 28 is on his acting career, while, at 32, scientist Lyla is starting to dream about settling down. When Nico pleads with her to join him on a new reality TV show, One Perfect Couple, Lyla views it as an opportunity to see whether their relationship can go the distance--in...
10) Out of the ashes
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Danger in destiny volume 1
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"As a firefighter, Bryce Keyes is no stranger when it comes to running into a burning building. What he didn't expect was coming face-to-face with the woman he loved years ago. Getting her out safely is one thing, but when it looks like she was the arsonist's target, Bryce realizes he can't just let her walk away again. Especially not while her life is in danger. For Megan Bristow, returning to Destiny, Texas was about saying a final goodbye to a...
11) Hidden threats
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Annie's Sweet Intrigue volume 11
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"Experience the thrill of heartwarming love stories set against the backdrop of riveting suspense. In this series, you'll discover engaging and relatable women who find themselves in the crosshairs of danger, and you'll be swept off your feet by the heroes who capture their hearts. A touching romance and a gripping mystery are beautifully interwined in eah book of the Annie's Sweet Intrigue series."--Dust jacket.
12) Guilty secrets
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Annie's sweet intrigue volume 10
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Rylee Kerrigan, a new attorney with the ink still fresh on her license, envisions defending high-profile clients at a large firm in the city. Unable to land her dream job, she reluctantly accepts the only one she can find--handling pro bono cases at Stackhouse Law Firm in a small town near Cincinnati, Ohio. When Rylee unearths a dusty box of old cases, her boss tells her to throw it away. Before pitching the files, Rylee examines them, and she's shocked...
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Kingdom of lies volume 1
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"For fantasy romance readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent. This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers series will enchant you..." --
14) Under suspicion
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Paige Meyers enjoys managing an apartment building in Peters Cove, Florida. She shares an apartment in the building with her teenage daughter, Lexi. When Samuel Bishop, the owner and Paige's dear friend, dies in a car accident, the fate of the building hangs in the balance. While Paige grieves her friend and worries about the future, she can't shake the eerie sensation that someone is watching her. Her unease grows as disturbing incidents occur on...
15) Greta & Valdin
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"Valdin is still in love with his ex-boyfriend Xabi, who used to drive around Auckland in a ute but now drives around Buenos Aires in one. Greta is in love with her fellow English tutor Holly, who doesn't know how to pronounce Greta's surname, Vladislavljevic, properly. From their Auckland apartment, brother and sister must navigate the intricate paths of modern romance as well as weather the small storms of their eccentric Māori-Russian-Catalonian...
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With her success riding on her ability to keep her real identity secret, Zillah, an orphan from the slums of London who has achieved theatrical fame as The Great Amazonia, "a savage queen from darkest Africa," finds her planning upended when she is torn between two men--a mysterious black gentleman and her boss's friend who offers her the world
17) Dragonfruit
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"In the old tales, it is written that the egg of a seadragon, dragonfruit, holds within it the power to undo a person's greatest sorrow. But as with all things that offer hope when hope has gone, the tale comes with a warning. Every wish demands a price. Hanalei of Tamarind is the cherished daughter of an old island family. But when her father steals a seadragon egg meant for an ailing princess, she is forced into a life of exile. In the years that...
18) Seven summers
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"Liv and Finn meet six summers ago working in a bar on the rugged Cornish coastline, their futures full of promise. When a night of passion ends in devastating tragedy they are bound together inextricably. But Finn's life is in LA with his band, and Liv's is in Cornwall with her family - so they make a promise. Finn will return every year, and if they are single they will spend the summer together. This summer Liv crosses paths with Tom - a mysterious...
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Echoes of the past volume 2
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1942 - Noémie Treves, a young, pregnant Jewish woman, had her entire world shattered when she is arrested and taken to the Camp de Rivesaltes transit camp in Southwest France. No sooner does she arrive, though, than she assists in helping two young girls scheduled for transport escape to a nearby maternity hospital. The matron there befriends her and changes her name to help hide her. But nothing goes according to plan, and Hannah finds herself...