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1) Past crimes
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Earth+. The year is 2037, and nearly all human interactions have migrated to the virtual world. Now, true crime fans don't just listen to podcasts or watch documentaries - they participate in hyper-realistic simulations and hunt for clues to solve the most famous and gruesome crimes in history. Criminal entertainment is a multibillion-dollar industry, and at the forefront is Past Crimes: known by its millions of fans as the Disneyland...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A history of the old medical and philosophical traditions that influence the politics of women's health and reproductive autonomy today"--
"Explores the historical roots of controversies over abortion, fetal personhood, miscarriage, and maternal mortality. On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision, asserting that the Constitution did not confer the right to abortion. This ruling, in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Claiming the rancher's heir: "Arrogant, infuriating, insufferable... And the sexiest man she's ever met in her life. Wren Maxfield hates Creed Cooper, but now she's working with the wealthy rancher over the holidays! Those strong feelings hide undeniable chemistry...and one wild night results in pregnancy. Now, Creed vows to claim his heir. That means proposing a marriage in name only. But as desire takes over, is that a deal they can keep?"--Page...
Author
Series
Four Corners Ranch volume 4
Publisher
Canary Street Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When Alaina finds herself pregnant and alone, she knows she's in a tight spot. Small towns like hers tend to raise eyebrows at unwed mothers, and she knows the vicious gossip mill will soon be churning. Thankfully, her ruggedly stoic childhood protector, Gus McCloud, knows a thing or two about guarding secrets. Offering Alaina a marriage on paper is the least he can do. As a hardworking rancher, Gus is well equipped to provide for Alaina and her...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When the pregnant daughter of software pioneer Martin Post, the third richest man in America, is murdered, expert forensic analysts Ellie Carr and Rachael Davies, called in to investigate, are drawn into the Posts' increasingly dangerous family dynamic to determine who--and what--is at the heart of the crime.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When tough-as-nails FBI agent Becca Hammond becomes an unwitting hostage, top negotiator Jake Delgado faces the toughest crisis of his life. Becca's not only a trusted colleague, but she's also pregnant--with his child. Jake's got to figure out why the kidnappers are so desperate. Can he do that before it's too late for the town, Becca... and their future together?"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"Stunned by her recently widowed father's reckless behavior, a young woman must learn to navigate a new world--where the people she should trust the most have become strangers she cannot trust at all. Frankie Attleboro returns home to Cape Cod with thrilling news. She's met the love of her life, and they're getting married with a baby on the way. That's the moment her father makes his own jas-dropping announcement: at sixty, he's getting married as...
Author
Series
Blue Mumbai thriller volume 2
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A ritual murder at a Mumbai temple exposes the city's dark secrets and ravages the personal life of a detective in this sequel to The Blue Bar. Amid incessant rains pounding down on Mumbai, Senior Inspector Arnav Singh Rajput is called to a shocking crime scene. A male body is found dismembered on the steps of a Kaali temple. Drawn into his flesh are symbols of a tantra cult. The desecration of a body at a Hindu place of worship puts the city on edge...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Targeted by her husband's killer, injured and pregnant widow Kayla Powers needs a protection plan--pronto. But 24/7 bodyguard detail challenges Special Agent Ryan Hastings's security skills...and professional boundaries. The determined heiress will do anything to neutralize the threat to her unborn child, even offer herself as bait. But will her plan to step out of the shadows jeopardize Ryan's mission and his heart?"--
11) Lone wolf cowboy
Author
Series
Gold Valley volume 7
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
As a former EMT and a wildland firefighter, there's no one Jacob Dalton can't rescue. Except himself. Since his best friend's tragic death, Jacob has isolated himself. Until Vanessa Logan returns to Gold Valley. He saved her life during a medical call years ago, and he's never forgotten her. The instant jolt of heat between them takes him by surprise, but he knows giving in to it would only end in disaster. For Vanessa, returning home was about healing,...
Author
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Birthing the West: Mothers and Midwives in the Rockies and Plains shows how women and mothers constructed citizens, and how public health entities usurped that role, with varied long-term impacts on women, men, families, community, and American identity"--
Author
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The rancher's wager : This wealthy rancher has placed his bet, and it's winner takes all! No one gets under Jackson Cooper's skin like fellow ranch owner Cricket Maxfield. Now, facing off at a charity poker game, the stakes get personal. Jackson finds himself on the losing end. And paying up means being the ranch hand at Cricket's beck and call. In close quarters, tempers flare and the fire between them ignites into a passion that won't be ignored....
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The Expectant Detectives is first in a delightful new mystery series following a group of pregnant women who meet at a prenatal class and team up to solve the murder of someone in their village"--
For Alice and her partner Joe, moving to the sleepy village of Penton is a chance to embrace country life and prepare for the birth of their first child. He can take up woodwork; maybe she'll learn to make jam? But the rural life they'd hoped for doesn't...
Author
Language
English
Description
From USA Today bestselling author and Christy Award Hall of Fame inductee Tamera Alexander comes the story of two women from different centuries living in the same house who share strikingly similar journeys. Claire Powell's life is turned upside down when her beloved husband admits to a "near affair." But when Stephen accepts a partnership with an Atlanta law firm without consulting her and buys a historic Southern home sight-unseen--it pushes their...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
It's 1968 and Enoch Powell's infamous 'Rivers of Blood' speech creates serious tension in Poplar, especially when a group of dockers march in support of Powell. The midwives welcome a new nun, Sister Veronica, who's an instant hit with everyone, except Nurse Crane. Meanwhile, Trixie's relationship with Matthew goes from strength to strength, while Nurse Crane helps Nancy with her financial woes. Sister Julienne enjoys helping out on the district rounds,...
17) Wyoming proud
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It takes one night for Erianne Mitchell to fall heart-first for dashing architect Ty Mosby. They work together and have friends in common--and a searing attraction that seems far too good to last. But when a devastating mistake tears them apart, Erianne flees to Wyoming with a secret, one she hopes Ty never discovers. She did nothing wrong, and she'll never ask Ty to forgive her. She'll support herself... and the baby growing inside her. How can...
Author
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
When human remains are found, reopening a decades-old case, a group of friends, highly respected, affluent members of their communities, begins to fracture as homicide detective Jane Munro and forensic anthropologist Dr. Ella Queen get closer to the truth of what happened on an autumn night 47 years ago.
19) Edge of collapse
Author
Series
Edge of collapse volume 1
Publisher
Paper Moon Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In the middle of the coldest winter on record, an EMP destroys the nation's power grid. No electricity. No cars or phones. Worst of all: No heat. The country is plunged into instant chaos. But for twenty-six-year-old Riley Sheridan, it's the best day of her life. For the last four years, she's been the captive of a sadistic psychopath--until the EMP releases the lock of her prison. Battered but not broken, she emerges from her underground cell into...