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Author
Series
Holloway girls volume 2
Publisher
Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Author
Language
English
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Description
"In 1928, the Bonaventure Circus has become a refuge for many, but Pippa Ripley was rejected from its inner circle as a baby and is no longer content to leave the reason for that rejection unquestioned. When she receives mysterious messages from someone called the "Watchman," she is determined to find him and the connection to her birth. As Pippa's search leads her to a man seeking justice for his murdered sister and evidence that a serial killer...
Author
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When Lark Ashwood's beloved grandmother dies, she and her sisters discover an unfinished quilt. Finishing it could be the reason Lark's been looking for to stop running from the past, but is she ever going to be brave enough to share her biggest secret with the people she ought to be closest to? Hannah can't believe she's back in Bear Creek, the tiny town she sacrificed everything to escape from. The plan? Help her sisters renovate her grandmother's...
Author
Series
Somerset Lake novels volume 1
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Somerset Lake is the perfect place for Trisha Langly and her son to start over. As the new manager for the Somerset Cottages, Trisha is instantly charmed by the property's elderly residents and her firecracker of a new boss, Vi Fletcher. But Trisha is less enchanted by Vi's protective grandson Jake. No matter how tempting she finds the handsome lawyer, Trisha knows that if Jake discovers the truth about her past, she'll lose the new life she's worked...
Author
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Riverbend, Texas, doesn't look like the crossroads of anywhere. But for four high school besties reuniting after twenty years, it's a place to unpack a lot of baggage. Risa's headed for divorce, Mary Nell's been kicked to the curb by her leech of a boyfriend, and Haley was just blindsided by a shocking family secret. But restless army veteran Jessica Callaway, looking to plant roots, has an idea: corral her fellow former cheerleaders and renovate...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When she stumbles upon the dead body of Muriel Sadler, the president of the Portage Path Women's Club, in the basement of the mansion she is restoring, Avery Morgan, with a little otherworldly assistance, sets out to solve this case before everything comes crashing down.
Publisher
Iowa Public Television
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A documentary on the work and workers that are restoring the Iowa State Capitol. Includes a photo gallery, historical facts, a "For Teachers" section, and 11 featurettes, including "Time Travelers," "Iowa's Civil War Flags," "The Gold Dome," and "Iowa vs. Indiana."
Author
Series
Nantucket love stories volume 3
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
After her estranged father dies and leaves her in custody of three siblings she's never met, Meridith travels to Nantucket to care for them and becomes attracted to the handyman of her father's bed-and-breakfast. Can she trust God with the details and relish the adventure?
11) In it to win it
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Two entrepreneurs compete for a property but secure the biggest win of all-each other-in this second chance romantic comedy by USA Today bestselling author Sharon C. Cooper. Spoiled, fickle, and prissy are only a few of the adjectives that have been used to describe Morgan Redford. Though she's never had to worry about money, shes determined to make a name for herself on her own terms. Her new venture won't be an epic fail like her former professional...
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 85
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When the Alden children join a group of volunteers to fix up an old house for senior citizens, they try to explain the puzzling behavior of their coworkers as well as investigate some unusual events.
Author
Series
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
While transforming her great-aunt's old plantation house into a destination getaway, Josephina Harrington refuses to fall for her contractor, former golf champion Brett McGraw, despite his attempts to convince her that his womanizing ways are in the past and he is ready for forever.
15) Hidden treasure
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Josie Prescott's discovery of a mysterious antique trunk leads to a disappearance-and murder-in the next installment of this beloved cozy series set on the rugged New Hampshire coast, Jane K. Cleland's Hidden Treasure. Josie Prescott, owner of Prescott's Antiques & Auctions, and her new husband Ty have finally found their dream home-a Victorian beauty on the beach, known in the town of Rocky Point as "The Gingerbread House." It was recently vacated...
Author
Publisher
Union Square and Co
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Hannah Tate can hardly believe her sleep-deprived eyes when she finds an engagement ring hidden in the closet. Killian, her super responsible, incredibly attractive boyfriend -- and the father of her new baby, Bowie -- is finally going to propose. But a romantic night out goes horribly wrong when Killian reveals he's dumping Hannah, not proposing. Furious and heartbroken, Hannah takes Bowie and moves in with her mama and stepdaddy in the mountains...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Rabbi Ruben loves his synagogue. But he doesn't love the creaking floorboard, leaking sink, or drafty windows. Surely, he thinks, he can fix it up so it feels cared for, like a happy home! But Rabbi Ruben doesn't know much about home repair, so when his creative fixes--challah dough plugging a drippy faucet, tablecloths blocking a window draft--make things humorously worse, it'll take his whole congregation banding together to remind him what really...
18) Sealed off
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When the Russian demo team clearing out the mansion discovers a room that's been sealed off for decades, Julia's baffled as to its purpose and what secrets it might have held. Tensions are already simmering with the crew, but when one of the workers is found murdered, things come to a boil. With the discovery of another body--and a mysterious diary with Cyrillic text in the hidden room--the pressure's on Julia to dig up a real killer fast. But she'll...
19) Half Moon Harbor
Author
Language
English
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Description
Bold, brash, Irish--Brodie Monaghan's been breaking hearts ever since he arrived in Maine to rebuild the family business. Still, there's one woman he just can't wow. Grace Maddox claims she's now part owner of Monaghan Shipbuilders, and she has her own dreams for the weathered dockside buildings. Tiny Blueberry Cove has a way of welcoming strangers with wide open arms, but is the sleepy coastal village ready for the fireworks these two spark?
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