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Nine people gather at Tranquillum House health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some to get a reboot on life, some for reasons they can't even admit to themselves. Frances Welty, former best-selling romantic novelist, arrives at Tranquillum House nursing a bad back, a broken heart, and an exquisitely painful paper cut. She's immediately intrigued by her fellow guests, but the person that intrigues her most is the charismatic owner/director. Should...
2) The retreat
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Detective Elin Warner novels volume 2
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English
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"An eco-wellness retreat has opened on an island off the English coast, promising rest and relaxation--but the island itself, once the playground of a serial killer, is rumored to be cursed. Detective Elin Warner is called to the retreat when a young woman's body is found on the rocks below the yoga pavilion in what seems to be a tragic fall. But the victim wasn't a guest--she wasn't meant to be on the island at all. When a guest drowns in a diving...
Author
Series
Risking it all novels volume 3
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Jessica Flynn goes up against her old high school flame Mark Dalton when they both want a patch of unspoiled North Carolina woodland, but when they are stranded in the woods together, things take a romantic turn until she discovers what he has been hiding all these years.
Author
Series
Wedding cake mysteries volume 2
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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On an all-expenses-paid trip to a Hollywood Hills luxury spa to create a unique wedding cake, Piper Donovan discovers the gruesome murder of another guest.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious 'wellness center' at a remote location in the Swiss Alps. He soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem. When he begins to unravel its terrifying secrets, his sanity is tested, as he finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests here longing for the cure.
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Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Jamie's an aspiring stand-up comic in Los Angeles with a growing case of stage anxiety. Siri's a stunning ballering from New Jersey dealing with a career-changing injury. When the two girls meet at the Rediscover Yourself retreat in Colorado, they discover they are sisters separated as young children by their bitterly divorced parents.
8) Spineless
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Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"When his asthma lands him at a health resort in the wilds of Gilded Age South Florida, twelve-year-old Algie Emsworth is over the moon. The scientific treasure trove of unexplored swamps may launch his dream career as a naturalist. But even Algie is startled when he happens upon a brand-new species and her brood in the karst springs surrounding the resort. Algie quickly realizes he must keep his discovery a secret: a famous collector of exotic animals...
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PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Tom Parker is obsessed with turning the sleepy seaside village of Sanditon into a fashionable health resort, enlisting the backing of local bigwig Lady Denham. Through a mishap, Tom makes the acquaintance of the Heywoods and invites their eldest daughter, Charlotte, for an extended stay at Sanditon. Meanwhile, Lady Denham, a widow, is playing matchmaker for her destitute nephew, Sir Edward, who is determined to seduce Lady Denham's ward, Clara.
11) El retiro
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Publisher
Principal Noir
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Español
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"En la isla inglesa de Reaper's Rock se acaba de abrir un retiro de bienestar que promete descanso y relax a todos sus huéspedes, pero se rumorea que la isla está maldita y que tiempo atrás fue el patio de recreo de un asesino en serie. La detective Elin Warner acude al retiro cuando el cuerpo de una joven aparece en las rocas bajo el pabellón de yoga en lo que parece ser una trágica caída. Lo extraño es que la víctima no estaba alojada en...
Author
Series
Grayson friends novels volume 10
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Nothing can stop a woman like Skylar Dupree once she makes up her mind. Defying her family and leaving law school, she's landed her dream job as an event director at the prestigious Navarone Resorts and Spas in Arizona. It's all that Skylar's ever desired until she sees Rio Sanchez, the resort's head of security and Blade Navarone's own personal bodyguard. He's the sexiest, most striking man she's ever met. When Skylar starts planning a huge charity...
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Publisher
Waterhouse Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Seeking escape from her Hollywood life, recently divorced Madison Atwood retreats to a Northern California resort and finds what she needs and also what she wants.
With the paparazzi fresh on her heels and her love life splashed on every tabloid, Madison Atwood runs away to a Avalon Springs, a retreat in Northern California. Luke Dawson prefers solitude to society; when he finds a beautiful woman soaking in the hot springs on his property, she captures...
15) Let's get it on
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Publisher
Amistad
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Opening a new luxury spa location on a yacht moored off Martha's Vineyard, Lydia and her friends, Acey and LaShaWanda, also provide safe-sex services to women clients, a business that is challenged by mob extortion and conservative government officials.
16) The 27-hour day
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An entrepreneur takes a break from her wellness empire for some much-needed work-life balance but realizes it won't be easy. Will a relaxing retreat and new romance change her life, forever?
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Series
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English
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"Investigative apprentice Lyra Brazier, the newest resident of Burning Cove, is unsettled when her boss suddenly goes on a health retreat at an exclusive spa and disappears without another word. Lyra knows something has happened to Raina Kirk, and she is the only one who can track her down. The health spa is known for its luxurious offerings and prestigious clientele, and the wealthy, socialite background Lyra desperately wanted to leave behind is...
Author
Series
Harbor Cove volume 2
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The youngest of the three close-knit sisters, Emma Monroe is the family wild child. She's never stayed with anything-job, apartment, boyfriend-for long, and she likes it that way. Except lately, her freedom has seemed less like a gift and more like a burden. Maybe that's why a yoga retreat in Las Vegas leads to a spur-of-the-moment decision to marry Luke Carter, a man she's met exactly three times. The next morning, instead of facing Luke, Emma sneaks...
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