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"Nothing will stop Tonia from finding a home of her own. Tonia has lived all her life in the quiet Scottish countryside and can't imagine herself anywhere else. But when her beloved older sister gets married and moves away, Tonia begins to wonder if there aren't bigger things on the horizon for her too. The advent of World War II brings Tonia briefly to the heart of London, where the roar of fighter planes echoes through the night and bombings are...
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The Earl of Rule proposes to Horatia Winwood's sister, who is already in love with someone else. For her family's happiness, Horatia offers herself instead. Everyone knows shes no beauty, but she'll keep out of the Earls way and make him a good wife. Until his archenemy sets out to ruin her reputation . . .
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Bound by the promise made to his dying uncle, Sir Tristram Shields finds himself betrothed to his effervescently romantic French cousin Eustacie. Young and eager to experience an adventure, Eustacie is not pleased with the arrangement and runs away. She is soon captured by a band of villains, amongst whom her cousin Ludovic, a fugitive heir and presumed murderer, is hiding. Eustacie and Ludovic embark on a quest to find "The Talisman Ring" which will...
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Charlotte Dean enjoys nothing more than the solitude of her London flat and the monotonous days of her work at a travel bookshop. But when her younger sister unceremoniously bursts into her quiet life one afternoon, Charlotte's world turns topsy-turvy . . . Stevenson captures the intricacies of post-World War I England with a light, comic touch that perfectly embodies the spirit of the time. Alternatively heartbreaking and witty, The Young Clementina...
9) Cousin Kate
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In Regency England, penniless Kate Malvern is swept to her aunt's Elizabethan manor and showered with comforts. But despite the luxury of her new life, the atmosphere in the household is less than homely, and gradually it dawns on Kate that there are sinister reasons for her aunt's benevolence.
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c2009
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In a struggling Dallas neighborhood, two unlikely allies--Sandra Kaye Darden whose missing adopted son draws her to her Uncle Poppy's home and Cass Blue who is struggling to survive on her own after ditching foster care--realize their ability to make a difference--and the power of what becomes known as the Summer Kitchen to nourish the soul.
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When Caro Lamont, psychologist turned pet therapist, makes a house call in posh southern California to help Kevin Blackstone with his two misbehaving German Shepherds, she expects frantic dogs, a frantic dog owner, even frantic neighbors. What she doesn't expect is that two hours later the police will find Kevin dead, and as the last person to see him alive she is a person of interest, at least according to Homicide Detective Judd Malone.
12) Last summer
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The town of Yorktide, close to Maine s beautiful beaches and the city of Portland, seems like the perfect place to raise a family. For Jane Patterson, there's another advantage: her best friend, Frannie Giroux, lives next door, and their teenaged daughters, Rosie and Meg, are inseparable. But in the girls freshman year of high school, everything changes. Rosie quiet, shy, and also very pretty attracts the sneers and slights of a clique of older girls....
13) Tuscan holiday
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"In this smart, tender, insightful novel, bestselling author Holly Chamberlin introduces two very different women who, over the course of two unforgettable weeks, learn about unbreakable bonds, unshakeable love, and the chances that come once in a lifetime--and change us forever... When Elizabeth Caldwell planned a trip to Florence with her daughter, Marina, she secretly hoped for a warm, fuzzy bonding experience worthy of a Lifetime movie. But Marina--twenty-one,...
14) Always Charlie
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Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
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2013.
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427 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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"Talented negotiator Camille Gardner agrees to take on one last field assignment for her uncle before she pursues her real passion--working at an art gallery. Camille would rather be anywhere than Samford, Louisiana, where she spent the worst weeks of her life. Yet she's there to entice a group of rural landowners to sell their mineral rights and allow use of their precious water for the drilling of natural gas. Instead, Camille finds herself drawn...
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Caroline Hostetler came to Oklahoma to forge a new life for herself and her daughter, Emma. She values the warmth and safety she's found in close-knit Wells Landing, and has even caught the eye of a handsome newcomer. But the arrival of an Englisher threatens to lay bare secrets she worked hard to leave behind. Will Andrew Fitch's plans to join their lives together be shattered when Caroline's past comes to light?
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2015.
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531 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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George Gibson is determined to check off his last bucket list item: a trip across America in his RV. When George's daughter learns of a boy forced to give up a beloved Saint Bernard, she suggests he adopt the dog as a traveling companion. Warming to Lewis, George begins telling him stories from his life and his unrealized dreams. And Lewis makes instant friends of the people who cross their path. Will Lewis and his new friends help George confront...
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
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2015.
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437 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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Former pageant queen Stella Varland doesn't trust beauty anymore after her divorce. Her appearance betrayed her and led to brokenness, so instead of being beautiful, now she tries to make beautiful things, but she always falls short. So she keeps her passion for art to herself and focuses on her interior design work. But if she doesn't get another job soon, she'll be stuck living with her parents. Contractor Chase Taylor is determined to live a life...
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
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2015.
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Large print edition.
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519 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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Three Regency misses are going to have a holiday they'll never forget. Once again, Lady Priscilla and Lord Neville are drawn into a mysterious murder. Only this one must be solved by Twelfth Night! Sophy Templeton's sprained ankle has kept her from her missionary work in America. And now a First Foot challenge has been issued for her hand in marriage! Miss Emma Partrick has been betrothed three times, and all three men came to disastrous ends. Can...
20) Scam chowder
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Val Deniston loves the Chesapeake Bay town where she lives with her grandfather, the Codger Cook, running the fitness club's Cool Down Café and salvaging the dishes Granddad messes up. She's used to his catastrophes in the kitchen, but not in the dining room -- especially when one of his guests winds up face down in the chowder. Since the demised apparently scammed Granddad's best buddy, the police have all the ingredients for a conviction.
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