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"He wasn't civilized or tame. He had his own code and he lived by it. Monk. Bounty hunter. Vampire slayer. Andre Boroi has spent centuries battling the undead, holding out against the dark with honor. But now, gravely wounded by master vampire Costin Popescu, Andre will be easy to track his spilled blood marking the killing trail for Popescu and his hungry band of underlings. Andre's only chance is to disappear into the gray mist of the Carpathians....
2) Wild cat
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Leopard people volume 8
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English
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"It was a simple request for Siena Arnotto: deliver a gift to her grandfather's friend. One look at Elijah Lospostos, hard bodied and stripped to the waist, and Siena succumbs to a feline stirring she never felt before - and to Elijah's reckless and pleasurable demands. But when that pulse-throbbing moment ends in the murder of an unexpected intruder, Elijah accuses the shaken and confused Siena of setting him up. Then Siena discovers the truth of...
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Zondervan
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"For sixty years, a wedding chapel sat silent, waiting for love. But times have changed and the hour has come when it just might be too late. Retired hall-of-fame football coach Jimmy "Coach" Westbrook never imagined anything would come of his labor of love--the wedding chapel he built for Collette Greer, the woman he fell for back in '49. But now an offer has come to turn the chapel into what it was meant to be--a place for love--and Jimmy sees no...
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Second chance (Jessica Lemmon) volume 2
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English
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For Donovan Pate, the lake town of Evergreen Cove is a minefield of tough memories-including the day he had to let go of Sofie Martin. Years later he still can't forget the taste of her lips and the feel of her killer curves. He knows he's too damaged, that he should stay away for her own good. But what the head says and the heart wants are two very different things . . .
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Cedar Ridge novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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When Bailey Moore, who has gotten a second lease on life and is determined not to miss a thing, meets Hudson Kincaid, the head of the ski patrol at his family's resort, falling in love turns out to be her biggest adventure yet.
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Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"She blames him for her brother's death. Can she let go of resentment and open her heart to love? Penny Cartwright found it difficult to understand why her younger brother would choose to join a country singer's band rather than return to Kings Meadow after college and the separation strained their relationship. Then a car accident made certain her brother could never return. Trevor Reynolds has chased stardom in Nashville for more than a dozen years,...
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Christiansen family novels volume 6
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English
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"Mortified after her year abroad is cut short, Amelia Christiansen returns to Deep Haven, certain she isn't brave enough to embrace the adventures she's dreamed of. The last thing she expects is for the man who broke her heart to cross the Atlantic and beg forgiveness"--Back cover.
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KGI novels volume 10
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Guy Hancock, who has been both an opponent and ally to the KGI team, finds his commitment to his mission challenged by the only woman who has managed to touch his heart -- the female prisoner he has been hired to guard.
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Chaos novels (Kristen Ashley) volume 4
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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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.
10) Controlled burn
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Boston Fire volume 2
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English
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"Rick Gullotti lives the good life, fighting fires and dating beautiful women -- though none for very long. And thanks to helping his elderly landlords, his rent is low. But when his concerns about their health lead to a long-legged girl appearing on his doorstep, life as he knows it starts getting away from him." --P.4 of cover.
11) The rain sparrow
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Honey Ridge novels volume 2
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English
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"A stranger's arrival in a small Southern town stirs up old secrets and new dreams"--
12) Ride steady
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Chaos novels (Kristen Ashley) volume 3
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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After Carson Steele comes to struggling single mom Carissa Teodoro's rescue, he finally gets a chance with this woman he has loved from afar for years, as he struggles to deal with a dangerous threat to his motorcycle club.
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Cedar Ridge novels volume 1
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English
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Despite hating her home town, Lily Danville must stay where the work is--in this case, a job at the hottest resort in Cedar Ridge, Colorado. When rescue worker and firefighter Aidan Kincaid regrets letting her walk out of his life, it's all he can do to get her to give Cedar Ridge--and him--a second chance.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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"Beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with an unforgettable love story between a writer and his unexpected muse. Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon's last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships...
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"Sword fighting, swearing, and riding astride come naturally to Saidh Buchanan. Simpering and holding her tongue-- definitely not. Raised alongside seven boisterous brothers, Saidh has little interest in saddling herself with a husband . . . until she glimpses the new Laird MacDonnell bathing naked in the loch. Though she's far from a proper lady, the brawny Highlander makes Saidh feel every inch a woman. She has an angel's looks, a warrior's temper,...
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English
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Clara Sinclair has learned to live one lonely day at a time. It was the only way she managed to survive her husband's death in World War II and raise their young son alone. But now she's at a loss as to how to handle the defiant teenager he has become, even as she struggles to keep her family financially afloat. She's fresh out of ways to turn her luck around-until a daring stranger's unexpected kindness sparks hope she hasn't felt in a long time...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Collects the four novellas in the Selection series that introduce Prince Maxon before he met and fell in love with America and Amberly before she became queen. Also includes scenes from Celeste, two short stories, a Where are they now? section and a sneak peek at the Siren.
18) Duke of my heart
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Season for scandal volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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When he finds a naked--and very much dead--earl tied to his missing sister's bed, Captain Maximus Harcourt turns to Miss Ivory Moore, who is known throughout London for smoothing over scandals, for help and is drawn to this fearless woman who takes charge of the situation--and his heart.
19) Make me stay
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Hope novels (Jaci Burton) volume 5
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English
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Reid McCormack has come home to renovate a historic building. But once the job is finished, he'll be headed back to Boston, no matter how much he's drawn to beautiful florist Samantha Reasor.
20) Falling under
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Duke Bradshaw, co-owner of the custom motorcycle shop Twisted Steel, is great with his hands and not afraid to get dirty . . . especially in his fantasies about his redheaded neighbor Carmella Rossi. Carmella has been secretly lusting after her hot, tattooed neighbor for the last three years. His gravelly voice combined with the throaty purr of his custom bike never fails to send thrills down her spine. When Duke asks her to join him at the shop,...
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