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Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Charlotte married the wealthy widower Paul, it caused a ripple of gossip in their small lakeside town. They have a charmed life together, despite the cruel whispers about her humble past and his first marriage. But everything starts to unravel when she discovers a young woman's body floating in the exact same spot where Paul's first wife tragically drowned. At first, it seems like a horrific coincidence, but the stranger in the lake is no stranger....
2) Back to you
Author
Series
Hurley boys volume 3
Language
English
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Description
After her passionate but turbulent marriage to rock star Vaughan Hurley ended in divorce, former model Kelly Hurley rebuilt her life in Portland, close enough to her ex for their two young daughters to spend time with their father. Kelly has finally moved on and is planning to marry another man, but Vaughan, who now regrets his past actions, wants to prove to Kelly that he's the only man for her.
Author
Language
English
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Description
The set-up of Mark Haddon's brilliant new novel is simple: Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister Angela and her family to join his for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside. Richard has just re-married and inherited a willful stepdaughter in the process; Angela has a feckless husband and three children who sometimes seem alien to her. The stage is set for seven days of resentment and guilt, a staple of family gatherings...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Sally Hepworth, the newest breakout star of domestic suspense delivers her next twisty novel about family secrets and lies in The Younger Wife. Stephen Aston is getting married again. The only problem is, he's still married to his first wife, even though she is in a care facility for dementia. But he'll take care of that easily, by divorcing her--even if his adult daughters protest. Tully and Rachel Aston look upon Heather as nothing but an interloper....
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Annie loves living with her dad and her bunny, Snowball. But she wants her dad to find someone to love. Then he meets a woman named Martha. Soon it is time for a wedding!"--
Author
Series
Mallory McDonald books volume 6
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Mallory turns to her diary to sort through her emotions when she finds out she has a secret admirer and her two best friends' parents may be getting engaged.
11) The ex wife
Author
Publisher
Boldwood Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"My life was perfect until she came along. Norah. Younger, prettier and about to marry my own ex-husband, they are a walking cliché. I hate her. I hate them both. She's taken everything from me -- my husband, my life, my home -- but I refuse to allow her to take Cassie, my beautiful daughter. That's a step too far. Now I've discovered that Norah plans to have a baby of her own and that causes me no end of problems. She could destroy everything and...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"What lengths will a mother go to protect what's most important? Ginny Miller's re-marriage is a great opportunity to move with her quirky eleven year-old daughter to an upscale New Jersey suburb-but reality in the Real Housewives of NJ town isn't everything she hoped it would be"--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When he is wrongly accused of gravely injuring his baby half-sister, thirteen-year-old Branwell loses his power of speech and only his friend Connor is able to reach him and uncover the truth about what really happened.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
After her father leaves and marries the glamorous Ava Pomme, Madeline blames her mother for their difficult new life, but in spite of the twelve-year-old's efforts to achieve sainthood, it takes a summer trip to Italy to put her family into perspective.
16) Angel falls
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Language
English
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Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Women comes “a tearjerker . . . about the triumphs of family” (Detroit Free Press).
When Mikaela Campbell, beloved wife and mother, falls into a coma, it is up to her husband, Liam, to hold the family together and care for their grieving, frightened children. Doctors tell Liam not to expect a recovery, but he believes that love can accomplish...
When Mikaela Campbell, beloved wife and mother, falls into a coma, it is up to her husband, Liam, to hold the family together and care for their grieving, frightened children. Doctors tell Liam not to expect a recovery, but he believes that love can accomplish...
Author
Publisher
Cross Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Si los finales felices fueran reales, la madre de Saoirse aún podría recordar su nombre y no estaría en un hogar de ancianos con demencia de aparición temprana. Y si hereda la condición, Saoirse no ve el sentido de encender chispas románticas cuando está destinada a agotarse. Hasta que Saoirse conoce a Ruby, una chica con una peca azul, un irresistible sentido de la picardía y una pasión por las comedias románticas. Ruby propone una escapatoria:...
Author
Series
Critter club volume 5
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Amy so looks forward to meeting her future stepsister, Chloe, that she is not prepared when Chloe first ignores her than is downright mean.
19) Lost in the sun
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As Trent Zimmerman struggles to move past a traumatic event that took place several months earlier, he befriends class outcast Fallon Little, who helps him understand that he can move on"--
20) Oh, brother!
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Xavier is unhappy when his mother remarries and he suddenly has a new stepbrother, as well as a stepfather, in his home.
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