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Pub. Date
1997.
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English
Description
Kidnapped, along with her young son, off a train-load of tourists, Miranda Price is held hostage on a remote reservation by Hawk O'Toole, a man desperate to help his people, only to find herself drawn to her aloof but tender and seductive captor.
42) Sick puppy
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An eco-terrorist in Florida strikes at a polluter by kidnaping his wife. In the process, Twilly Spree discovers a conspiracy by state politicians to turn a wildlife sanctuary into a golf course. He also discovers that the polluter's wife fancies him. A comedy by the author of Kick Ass.
44) Deep waters
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After Charity Truitt, CEO of a Seattle department store walks out on her engagement party, she begins a new life managing a book store in a small town. One day she meets Elias Winters, a burned-out Pacific Rim financier who has come to manage a junk store. The pair explore each other's past and libidos, a slow process until a murder speeds it up.
45) Legend
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An antique wedding dress takes Kady back to 1873 and Legend, Colorado where she saves a man from a hanging and in the process falls in love with him.
46) 10 lb. penalty
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English
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A young man in Britain gives up horse racing to help his millionaire father contest a seat in a parliamentary election. A tale of father-son friendship against the background of political skullduggery. By the author of To the Hilt.
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Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Some secrets are too terrible to share--even with your best friend. Nothing hurts like the truth. A truth that has haunted Claire Benson all her life. A truth that Claire has revealed to no one, not even her best friend, international art dealer Laura Valiant. But the friendship that has sheltered both women throughout childhood, marriage, and divorce is about to meet its greatest test. Suddenly old nightmares surface as Claire turns to her dearest...
48) Charming Billy
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English
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Charming Billy is the winner of the 1998 National Book Award for Fiction.
Alice McDermott's striking novel, Charming Billy, is a study of the lies that bind and the weight of familial love, of the way good intentions can be as destructive as the truth they were meant to hide.
Billy Lynch's family and friends have gathered to comfort his widow, and to pay their respects to one of the last great romantics. As
49) The alienist
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English
Description
The hunt for a serial killer in the 1800s in New York by Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, using the new science of forensic psychology. As with so many new sciences this one is ridiculed by law enforcement and civic leaders alike.
50) Small vices
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In Boston, a girl student is murdered and police arrest a black man who has a history of sexual assault. The prosecution has no problem obtaining a conviction, even though the man is not guilty. PI Spenser is hired to find the man who is.
51) Sharp edges
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On an island off Seattle, old glass museum director Eugenia Swift and PI Cyrus Colfax pretend to be lovers on holiday as they investigate murder and the theft of a stolen glass object. The play-acting leads to the real thing.
52) Missing pieces
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Series
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
A family therapist who prides herself on her super-functional family, Kate Sinclair faces a challenge to her domestic Eden in the form of her half-sister, who plans to marry an accused serial killer and begins to influence Kate's rebellious daughter.
56) Family blessings
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English
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When Lee Reston, a widowed florist, loses her son in a motorcycle accident, she turns to his best friend for comfort.
58) Joy school
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
660L
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English
Description
The story of first love featuring Katie, 13. When her father, a widowed army colonel, moves to another town, Katie meets Jimmy, 23, a garage attendant, and she falls in love with him. Unfortunately Jimmy is married and a father, and though he likes Katie very much he is not about to leave his family. A tale of platonic love, narrated by Katie. By the author of The Pull of the Moon.
60) Affair
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The 18th century English sleuth, Charlotte Arkendale has made such a lucrative career from investigating prospective husbands for women she has to hire help. The new employee is Baxter St. Ives and Charlotte feels an immediate attraction. But St. Ives has his own agenda. By the author of Mischief.
