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1) Exile
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On a remote Shetland island, a mother and daughter's strained relationship is tested as dark and long-hidden secrets are revealed . . .
Kirstie exiles herself to the small Shetland island of Yell after yet another torrid affair. She knows she went too far this time-her desperate behaviour caused the breakdown of her lover's marriage. Taking up residence in her grandparents' croft, which has lain empty since their deaths, and wanting time to reflect...
2) Meant to be
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"1972 and times are changing. In the small farming community of Mason, Kansas, Vera Exton is an activist who wants to join her boyfriend in the Peace Corps, but she is doing her duty caring for her widowed mother. Her sister, Kelly, is studying to become a veterinarian. Kelly plans to marry her childhood sweetheart and eventually take over his father's veterinary practice. But it's a tumultuous time and neither sister is entirely happy with the path...
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"First published serially in 1840 -- 41 in Dickens' own magazine, Master Humphrey's Clock , and in book form in 1841, The Old Curiosity Shop was an immediate popular success. The heart-wrenching story of Little Nell and her doting grandfather offered a rich amalgam of misery and malice, goodness and generosity, love and loyalty -- all with a pervading veneer of sentimentality that greatly appealed to Victorian readers. As the story opens up, Nell...
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"The author traces his direct ancestors for 40 generations, commencing with Egbert Saxon, king of Wessex in generation 1. King Edward III is described in generation 18. He was the last monarch in the author's Direct family tree. He and his wife, Philippa of Hanault, are the author's 21 times great grandparents. The author narrates the history of his direct ancestors up to his grandparents in generation 39, from English royalty to Scottish nobility,...
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Houses of Yorkshire volume 1
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"In Regency England, one letter will alter a young woman's fate when it summons her to Briarton Park-an ancient place that holds the secrets of her past and the keys to her future"--
6) Texas born
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Gabriel Brandon had been her hero ever since she was a girl and he'd rescued her, an orphan, from sure ruin. And Michelle Godrey had loved him forever, the mysterious rancher with the dark eyes, her protector and guardian angel. Now she'd blossomed into a woman. But could Michelle ever cast aside the shadows that lingered between them? Could she show Gabriel that their Lone Star love was true?
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This daring tale of revenge and exotic intrigue is demonstrative of Stevenson's broad range and unique genius. "The Master of Ballantrae", first published in 1889, follows the conflict between two Scottish brothers of noble origins during the tumultuous Jacobite Risings of 1745. Greed and envy threaten to tear the brothers apart as a race for the family inheritance intensifies. James Durie, the protagonist and Master of Ballantrae, is as charming...
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"Can this undercover agent save the woman he loves--or is her heart as counterfeit as the money he's been sent to track down? After all that Grandfather has sacrificed to raise her, Theresa Plane owes it to him to save the family name--and that means clearing their debt with creditors before she marries Edward Greystone. But when one of the creditors' threats leads her to stumble across a midnight meeting, she discovers that the money he owes isn't...
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IRB
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[2022]
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1 online resource (11 pages)
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"Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The works of Russian authors Dostoevsky and Chekhov meant a lot to me when I was younger. I later realized that these authors' writings were flawlessly executed examples of the disassociative mechanism. #2 The author describes how he was able to overcome his fears of his father by writing him a letter. But he needed an enlightened witness to help him do so. #3 I have...
10) Birthright
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"Heart wrenching . . . I loved everything about it . . . an absolute gem of a read. . . . My best read for 2022." -Goodreads reviewer, five stars
A woman's quest to save her family's chateau in France brings danger, rivalry, and romance-and reveals a secret buried since World War II . . .
1931: Ophélie receives a love letter from her admirer along with a gift: a priceless painting. Nine years later, the Nazis invade France and steal countless...
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"Wanted: Baby Wrangler Twins on the Doorstep by Marie Ferrarella When newborn twins mysteriously appear on Cole McCullough's doorstep, everyone at the Healing Ranch, including Cole, starts to wonder... could they be his? The only woman Cole's been that close to is Stacy Rowe -- the one he cared for deeply and still regrets losing. Stacy would never abandon two little babies that way. But she does seem awfully keen to help him look after them... Claiming...
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"Hunting a lethal criminal Brings danger... and passion When Lieutenant Tripp McKellar rescues crime scene investigator Sadie Colton from a kidnapper, she is eternally grateful. Though she's always been drawn to him, Sadie wants to keep their relationship strictly professional. As she works with Tripp to bring down the criminal who targeted her, she discovers that her attraction is mutual. But can true love bloom in the shadow of a deadly threat?...
13) River Rats
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"Calling to mind such widely disparate writers as Mark Twain, Andre Norton and Peter Dickinson, Stevermer paints a realistic ruin of society." -- Publishers Weekly The award-winning author of the Scholarly Magic series delivers the thrilling adventure of a crew of young kids working their way through a post-apocalyptic world on a steamboat they call home... No one knows for sure what caused the Flash. They just know that nothing has been the same...
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"When three women find their lives inextricably linked after one terrible mistake, they must work together to make the most of their futures and the challenges before them"--
"When three women find their lives inextricably linked after a terrible mistake, they must work together to make the most of their futures. Alexis Marshall never meant to cause the accident that left Jon-Jon Robinson paralyzed-but though guilt plagues her, her husband hopes...
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Her good friend...
Is suddenly a duke's heir!
Miss Jocelyn Sudderfeld is working at Edge Hall, indulging her love of translating ancient texts with her librarian father—and evading the need to marry! She's always enjoyed a teasing friendship with estate manager Mr. Alex Cheverton. Until he unexpectedly becomes the duke's heir. Now his first duty is to marry a suitable debutante, not consort with an earnest...
Is suddenly a duke's heir!
Miss Jocelyn Sudderfeld is working at Edge Hall, indulging her love of translating ancient texts with her librarian father—and evading the need to marry! She's always enjoyed a teasing friendship with estate manager Mr. Alex Cheverton. Until he unexpectedly becomes the duke's heir. Now his first duty is to marry a suitable debutante, not consort with an earnest...
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In this saga set at the turn of the twentieth century, an Englishwoman witnesses her nation divided, teetering on the brink of a social revolution.
Living hand to mouth in London's teeming docklands, Sally Smith knows very little of the working-man's fight for a living wage, even less of women's battle for the vote, and nothing of Europe's relentless march towards war.
Yet these events will affect her as profoundly as she is to affect those close...
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"Can we alter our dreams and stories from the past to create a better future for our children? Zane and Skye are two misfit teens drawn together by their love of music and their loneliness, both part of Seattle's grunge scene in the early '90s. They dream of moving to LA together, Zane's music career following the trajectory of Kurt Cobain and Eddie Vedder, and Skye drawing Picasso-esque portraits on the Venice Beach boardwalk. When a tragedy violently...
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"An unexpected reunion Now a forbidden temptation At a country party arranged to find his widowed brother a wife, William Talton is surprised to see Ginny Penneyjons, a shy, beautiful girl from his past, among the prospective brides! Their connection is as intense as ever, but William must resist her, for he's honor bound to sacrifice his own heart in favor of his brother's. Yet a stolen kiss with Ginny is about to test William's resolve not to claim...
19) We were Kings
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A twenty-year-old crime, an accelerated death penalty, and an elitist family cover-up forces eighteen-year-old Nyla to race against the death row clock to save her mother's best friend.
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"You know that feeling of anticipation you get when you're about to enjoy a delicious and uncommon treat? That's the feeling I get whenever I start a Brenda Novak book." -- USA TODAY When Callie Vanetta receives the devastating news that she needs a liver transplant, doctors warn that the chances of finding a compatible donor aren't good. Determined to spend whatever time she has left on her own terms, she keeps the diagnosis to herself and moves...
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