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Author
Series
Inheritance trilogy (N. K. Jemisin) volume 2
Language
English
Description
After a band of killers begins murdering godlings, blind artist Oree Shoth wonders if her recent guest is at the heart of it, his presence putting her in danger.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
My lady, Fiammetta Bianchini, was plucking her eyebrows and biting color into her lips when the unthinkable happened and the Holy Roman Emperor’s army blew a hole in the wall of God’s eternal city, letting in a flood of half-starved, half-crazed troops bent on pillage and punishment.
Thus begins In the Company of the Courtesan, Sarah Dunant’s epic novel of life in Renaissance Italy. Escaping the sack of Rome...
Thus begins In the Company of the Courtesan, Sarah Dunant’s epic novel of life in Renaissance Italy. Escaping the sack of Rome...
Author
Series
Maiden Lane romances volume 8
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When she's targeted by kidnappers, Lady Phoebe Batten, who's going blind, is surprised to discover an unexpected tenderness beneath the tough exterior of her bodyguard, Captain James Trevillion, as he tries to protect her.
Author
Series
The Monroes volume 2
Publisher
Kensington
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When he hires Cora Buchanan, a blind massage therapist, for his spa, Braxton Monroe falls for this fiercely independent beauty who bristles at his protectiveness until a secret from her past threatens to destroy their newfound trust.
Author
Series
Sherry Moore thrillers volume 4
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"It's 1954 on far-flung Verona Island, a tropical paradise with a fragile economy and a rising crime rate. Prostitution is legal and Lila Gulliver is proud of her business, a high-end brothel where her clients are guaranteed privacy and discretion. When Carità Bercy, a young, destitute, and beautiful blind woman arrives at her door seeking employment, Lila decides to give her a chance. Carità proves a valuable asset to the house, as well as a psychological...
Author
Series
Kentucky nights volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Romance
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The first novel in a new series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh-you've met the Mackays; now it's time to meet their friends. Danger is stalking Isabeau Boudreaux. After the deaths of her parents ten years ago during a violent attack that left her blind, remnants of her vision are returning. But a series of accidents has convinced her friends the Mackays of Somerset, Kentucky, that someone wants her dead. When a roadside blowout...
Author
Series
Amish country crossroads volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the early 1800s, young Italian contessa Carolina Fantoni realizes she is going blind shortly before she marries the town's most sought-after bachelor. The only one who believes her is her friend Turri, an eccentric local inventor. Desperate to communicate with Carolina, Turri invents a peculiar machine for her: the world's first typewriter. His gift ignites a passionate love affair that will change both of their lives forever.
11) All I see is you
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A blind woman's relationship with her husband changes when she regains her sight and discovers disturbing details about themselves.
Series
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Yakou Shizuka, a quiet and bashful woman, works at a detective agency. Her boss Tounome, who owns the company, is the gentlemanly type, kind and dapper, though he has an extra talent--he's invisible! His special ability is perfect for detective work, but he quickly comes to find it doesn't work on Yakou, who is blind and always knows if he's near. Charmed, Tounome is determined to get her to date him and isn't against using his many skills. Yakou's...
Author
Publisher
Behler Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Lissa Bachner was born with a passion for horses and won her first blue ribbon at age 5. However, blindness struck her in her teens, and it threatened to end her passion for riding. It wasn't until Lissa met Milo, a filthy, emaciated, neglected, horse from Germany, that their instant bond cemented their domination in the jumping ring and their deep friendship outside the ring. As Lissa's eyesight worsened, Milo instinctively knew he had to be her...
15) Close your eyes
Author
Series
Kendra Michaels volume 1
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Using carefully honed sensory skills gleaned from a childhood spent blind to solve cases, music therapist Kendra Michael is tapped by a former FBI agent, who is investigating the work of a serial killer who may be responsible for the disappearance of Kendra's ex.
Series
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"He's charmed, she's guarded. Tounome, invisible man and private eye, is the owner of a detective agency and boss of a small set of essential employees. With his dapper suits and kind nature, the last person Tounome expects to be flustered by is his blind receptionist, Yakou, who can always tell when he’s near. Charmed by her, Tounome is determined to win her heart! They may be officially dating, but Tounome’s confident displays of affection...
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In late 2004, Vivian Chong's life was changed forever when a rare skin disease, TEN (Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis), left her with scar tissue that would eventually blind her. As she was losing her sight, she put down as many drawings on paper as she could to document the experience. In Dancing After TEN, Chong teams up with cartoonist Georgia Webber -- whose graphic autobiography, Dumb, chronicled her own disability -- to trace her journey out of the...
18) Lemon
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A stylish and original dark comedy about a perpetual loser whose life goes from bad to worse when his longtime girlfriend dumps him. His attempts to get over the breakup, embarrassing career, and overbearing family overwhelm his once big dreams. Now he just watches as his life unravels.
19) Look behind you
Author
Series
Kendra Michaels volume 5
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A serial killer in San Diego near Kendra Michaels' home and office leaves behind objects are actually souvenirs of other unsolved serial murder cases in various U.S. cities and features characteristics of the other murders unknown to the general public. Kendra, agent-for-hire Adam Lynch and private investigator Jessie Mercado team up to defeat the psychopath."--
20) Julia's eyes
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Español
Description
Julia, a woman suffering from a degenerative sight disease, finds her twin sister Sara hanged in the basement of her house. Everything points to suicide, but Julia is compelled to investigate what she intuitively feels is a murder case. As Julia begins to uncover clues to the truth of her sister's death, those close to her begin to disappear. Her sight gone and confined to her sister's house, Julia soon finds herself trapped in a nightmare from which...
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