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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Newly retired, with his sons fully grown and graduated from college, Anders Hill leaves his wife of more than forty years, buys a condo, and seeks freedom, but discovers that the world he left behind may be what he was seeking all along.
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Chaos novels (Kristen Ashley) volume 4
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After ending a loveless marriage, Chaos biker Logan Judd is stunned when the woman he has never been able to forget walks back into his life and, still reeling from her betrayal, discovers the real reason she broke his heart all those years ago.
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Kensington Books
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English
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Booklover Sadie Coleman knows that in life, as in fiction, the right setting can make a world of difference. The small town of Shady Creek, Vermont, seems like the perfect place to start over after losing her Boston job to a merger and her relationship to her ex's gambling addiction. She's bought and redecorated the old grist mill pub, transforming the Inkwell into a cozy spot where tourists and regulars alike can enjoy a pint or a literary-themed...
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Blue sky cowboys volume 1
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English
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"Jess Bailey broke Cade Walker's heart when she left for the city--but she was just trying to find her own way in the world. When Jess's dad calls her home and tells her he's selling the ranch, she realizes she's about to lose the life she was born to live. And when she sees Cade again, she knows how much she's lost already. As their nearest neighbor, Cade is always trying to help. But he's got his own ranch and his horse training business to think...
6) A new hope
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Thunder Point novels volume 8
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English
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Starting over in a small town after the tragic loss of her child, florist Ginger Dysart begins working on a big family wedding before forging a friendship that evolves into something more.
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English
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Gail DeMarco left Whiskey Creek, California, to make a name for herself in Los Angeles. Her PR firm has accumulated a roster of A-list clients, including the biggest box office hit of all -- sexy and unpredictable Simon O'Neal. But Simon, who's just been through a turbulent divorce, is so busy self-destructing he won't listen to anything she says. She drops him from her list -- and he retaliates by taking the rest of her clients with him. Desperate...
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A riotously funny, emotionally raw New York Times bestselling novel about love, marriage, divorce, family, and the ties that bind—whether we like it or not.
The death of Judd Foxman’s father marks the first time that the entire Foxman clan has congregated in years. There is, however, one conspicuous absence: Judd's wife, Jen, whose affair with his radio- shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. Simultaneously...
The death of Judd Foxman’s father marks the first time that the entire Foxman clan has congregated in years. There is, however, one conspicuous absence: Judd's wife, Jen, whose affair with his radio- shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. Simultaneously...
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Katherine, an ambitious New York City attorney, gets diagnosed with a concussion and must be monitored for forty-eight hours to make sure it doesn't get worse. Unfortunately, she forgot to update her emergency contact, so the person they call is her ex-husband, Tom. Unable to be left alone, Katherine reluctantly agrees to travel to Chicago with him for the holidays. But thanks to a blizzard, what should have been a quick plane ride turns into an...
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Firefly Lake volume 1
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Returning home to Firefly Lake to sell her mother's cottage, Charlotte Gibbs is overwhelmed by the memories that remind her of what she's been missing, especially the love of her life, Sean Carmichael, the man she left behind when he needed her the most.
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Pub. Date
2008
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English
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A New York Times bestseller, The Silver Linings Playbook was adapted into the Oscar-winning movie starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.
The Silver Linings Playbook is the riotous and poignant story of how one man regains his memory and comes to terms with the magnitude of his wife's betrayal, an enchanting first novel about love, madness, and Kenny G.
During the years he spends in a neural health facility, Pat Peoples formulates
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"It's the week before Christmas in Tinsel Town, and the Edgerton Mall isn't exactly full of holiday cheer, despite its two Santas. The mall is a fossil of an industry in decline; many of its stores are closed, and to make matters worse, there is a rampant shoplifting problem. Enter burglar Junior Bender, the unwilling fixer for LA's various underworld bosses. The murderous Russian gangster who owns the mall hires Junior to look into the shoplifting...
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Carina Press
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English
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After a successful restauranteur learns that his grandmother has terminal cancer and that she's willing half of her state to his ex-husband, he contests the will and discovers embers that could potentially reignite and reunite them.
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Dave vs. the monsters volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Enjoying the perks afforded a champion monster-slayer in Las Vegas, Dave, after making a deal with the devil, must face off against an opponent unlike any he has ever faced -- a ravishing Russian spy with a few superpowers of her own.
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
What starts out as an idyllic summer holiday on the Irish coast soon becomes a living nightmare with unpredictable consequences for a world-renowned composer and his family in this chilling psychological thriller. Recently divorced and in the middle of a creative crisis, Peter Harper decides to take shelter on Ireland's scenic and isolated Tremore Beach. But after he is struck by lightning one stormy night, he begins experiencing terrible headaches...
18) Shell Beach
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Miramar Bay novels volume 8
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Noah Hearst is leaving a life he's spent twelve years building. Professionally, a losing battle for his job after a hostile takeover. Personally, signing away his marriage in a split that was a long time coming. Now, the difficult part: deciding who he is, what he wants, and where to go next. Maybe it's time to realize a dream that's carried him through hard times: owning a boat. Traveling the ocean, exploring new ports, embracing the endless horizon....
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Joe Gunther mysteries volume 13
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English
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The harrowing call comes from the NYPD. Willy's ex-wife, Mary, has been found dead in her Lower East Side apartment and Willy is asked to identify the body. Torn from his beloved Vermont, Willy returns to the city of his hard-drinking youth with misgivings that deepen when he sees Mary's sad corpse on a gurney. Because of a fresh puncture mark in her arm, the police think she overdosed. Yet Willy has doubts. Driven by loss and guilt, he searches deeper...
Author
Publisher
Umbriel
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Toby Fleishman creyó saber qué podía esperar cuando él y su mujer, con quien ha estado casado durante casi quince años, se separan: fines de semana y vacaciones alternadas con los niños, alguna amargura residual, algún momento de tensión esporádico para negociar la crianza compartida de sus hijos. Pero no podía predecir que un día, en el medio de su emancipación sexual recién adquirida, Rachel dejaría a sus dos hijos en su casa y no...
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