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1) East of Eden
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 34
Language
English
Description
A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America’s most enduring authors, in a commemorative hardcover edition
In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two...
In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two...
5) Sabrina
Author
Series
Big sky dreams volume 2
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
7) Hired
Author
Series
Happy endings volume 2
Publisher
Kensington Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For a man who makes his living pleasuring women, what happens when the only pay-out worth having is love? Faith Abigail Charles has always done the right thing. So when her mother runs for mayor of New Orleans, Faith puts her law career on hold to help her win. But when tensions run high, Faith trades one kind of heat for another-in the arms of a hard-bodied stranger. He's everything a woman dreams of in a lover. So much so that her one-night stand...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A high-end, girlfriend-experience prostitute has just returned to her native New York City after more than a decade abroad--in Dubai, with a man she recalls only as the Sheikh--but it's unclear why exactly she's come back. Did things go bad for her? Do the barely discernible rifts in her routine suggest that something else is percolating under the surface?
9) Fishnet
Author
Publisher
Scout Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Debut novel in which a woman's search for her missing sister leads her into the world of contemporary sex work. Rona Leonard was only twenty-years-old when she walked out of her sister Fiona's flat and disappeared. Six years later--worn down by a tedious job, childcare, and an aching absence in her life--Fiona's mundane existence is blown apart by the revelation that Rona had been working as a prostitute before she vanished. Driven to discover the...
10) Mud lilies
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The night fourteen-year-old Chanie Nyrider ran away from her abusive parents, she was saved by an older woman who eventually offered her a new life working as a prostitute. With nowhere to turn, Chanie was drawn into Edmonton's dark underbelly, where she survived until arrested four years later. She was given two options: jail or a high school program for troubled youth. Chanie reluctantly agrees to attend the program so that she can maintain her...
Author
Series
People vs. Cashmere novels volume 1
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2011, ©2009
Language
English
12) Sistah for sale
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013, c2008
Language
English
Description
Sienna, her father dead and her mother deported, is raised in Miami's prostitution scene by her dad's business partner, Chatman, and enters the business herself with plans to earn her independence, but she soon finds herself in a battle with Chatman who is equally determined not to let her go.
13) Madam, may I
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Desdemona Dean is the best there is. This gorgeous madam can provide any sensual fantasy, ignite any insatiable hunger. She fiercely protects the women who work for her and helps them attain the lives they deserve - especially when it comes to her beautiful, troubled new protege, Portia. But for Desi, having it all is no longer enough. She wants everything her shattered childhood denied her. And as she pursues an education and a normal life, she's...
Author
Series
Blood Valley series volume 5
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
It was a law Cotton Pickens never asked for and never wanted to enforce. But due to the vigilance of the Women's Temperance Society, and the timidity of their businessmen husbands, the town of Doubtful, Wyoming, is going dry. As of January 1st. No exceptions. No turning back. Doubtful's hell-raisers will not take this lying down, and Sheriff Pickens is fighting bootleggers and vigilantes when the next boot drops.
15) Cold hearts
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
On a frosty January day in Bergen, Norway, private investigator Varg Veum is visited by a prostitute. Her friend Margrethe has disappeared and hasn't been seen for days. Before her disappearance, something had unsettled her: she'd turned away a customer and returned to the neighbourhood in terror. Shortly after taking the case, Veum is confronted with a brutal, uneasy reality. He soon finds the first body--and it won't be the last. His investigation...
Author
Series
Reluctant prophet (Nancy N. Rue) volume 1
Publisher
David C. Cook
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In obedience to a divine nudge, Allison Chamberlain buys a Harley and waits for further instructions, which eventually lead her into prophecy and into the darkest parts of her city.
17) Who's loving you
Author
Series
Honey Thomas novels volume 2
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Starting a new life in Atlanta, Georgia, former prostitute and madam Honey Thomas falls in love with Grant Hill, but when he discovers her past, he wants nothing to do with her, forcing her to revert to her old tricks to prove her love.
18) Pretty hustlaz
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Dillon has always had a hustler mentality. After dropping out of college in her second year, she links up with an old childhood friend, and together they form Pretty Hustlaz Inc. In this line of business, she sees it all. The madam can't help but wonder if what she witnesses behind the closed doors of her mansion keeps her from entirely giving herself to a committed relationship. Dillon has worked hard to stay out of the limelight and keep those...
19) Bad men die
Author
Series
Luke Jensen volume 4
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"What started as a routine hunt and grab--putting outlaw [Frank] McCluskey on a train to Cheyenne and prison--has just gone straight to hell for bounty hunter Luke Jensen. First came the beautiful prostitute who pointed her alluring attentions in Luke's direction. Then came a man who fought by Luke's side in the war--but the war is over and friendships can turn deadly. Luke gets bushwacked, his prisoner is gone, and so is a fortune in gold. Now Luke...
20) Lot: stories
Author
Language
English
Description
"In the city of Houston - a sprawling, diverse microcosm of America - the son of a black mother and a Latino father is coming of age. He's working at his family's restaurant, weathering his brother's blows, resenting his older sister's absence. And discovering he likes boys. Around him, others live and thrive and die in Houston's myriad neighborhoods: a young woman whose affair detonates across an apartment complex, a ragtag baseball team, a group...
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