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2020.
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"A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel...
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Cowboys of Decker Ranch volume 1
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English
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An injured rodeo performer decides to use his disability to teach young foster children his roping skills. He meets a social worker at the home where the foster children live, and hopes she doesn't return to her inner-city work in Denver, as he's falling quickly in love.
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Veteran social worker Ellen Moore is a fiercely dedicated children's advocate and a devoted mother and wife. But one blistering summer day, a simple moment of distraction will have repercussions that Ellen could never have imagined, threatening to shatter everything she holds dear, and trapping her between the gears of the system she works for. Meanwhile, ten-year-old Jenny Briard suddenly finds herself on her own, forced to survive with nothing but...
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2013.
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English
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Caring for her family on their mid-20th-century tobacco farm after the loss of her parents, 15-year-old Ivy connects with Grace County social worker Jane, who strains her personal and professional relationships with her advocacy of Ivy's family, whose dark secrets test Jane's resolve against racial tensions and state-mandated sterilizations.
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Warriors of Poseidon novels volume 1
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Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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Guardians of justice volume 2
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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Social worker Alison Taylor has a passion for protecting children and seeing that justice is served on their behalf, but when she starts getting harassing phone calls and bizarre "gifts," it seems she may be the one in need of protection.
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Epitome Apartments volume 1
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ECW Press
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English
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"Book one in a mystery series featuring a queer, nameless amateur detective is ambisexual Kinsey Millhone meets Canadian Lisbeth Salander. Rescued from torpor and poverty by the need to help a good friend deal with the murder of her beloved granddaughter, our downsized-social-worker protagonist and her cat, Bunnywit, are jolted into a harsh, street-wise world of sex, lies, and betrayal, to which they respond with irony, wit, intelligence (except for...
11) Fragile
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Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
2012, c2009
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English
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When Luke meets Devon, he thinks he might have found what he's been looking for. In order to get the life he wants, Luke has to break through Devon's emotional barriers and make her realize that his healing touch might be just the complication her life needs.
12) Broken bonds
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"Cold Creek is a place with a dark history, especially for the Lockwoods. Now adults, the three Lockwood sisters are still recovering from the events that led to the destruction of their family when they were children. Determined to move forward, Tess and Kate are making fresh starts, ready to put bad--even deadly--memories to rest and settle happily in the small but booming town. And they're hoping their older sister, Charlene, can do the same. Char...
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"Will she go home when the snow stops falling? For social worker Grace Schweitzer, arriving at Ben Hochstetler's farm to pick up an abandoned baby feels like stepping into her past--especially after a blizzard forces her to stay. Helping on the farm reminds Grace of her Amish upbringing...and the reason she left. She's losing her heart to Ben and the faith she once held dear, but has she changed too much to return to this life?"--
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Harlequin Enterprises
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Social worker Gideon Colton has devoted his life to helping kids. His commitment to his work has eased some of the heartache from his breakup with Dr. Sophia Gray-Jones. Then a battered child brings the pediatrician back into his life. And as a vengeful father threatens Sophia, Gideon is determined to protect her. But hiding out together might just create tremendous danger to their hearts ... and their lives!
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Atria Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Set in a terrifyingly familiar near-future, with massive floods leading to rampant homelessness and devastation, a government-sanctioned regime called The Boots seizes on the opportunity to round up communities of color, the disabled, and the LGBTQ+ into labor camps. In the shadows, a new hero emerges. After he loses his livelihood as a drag queen and the love of his life, Kay joins the resistance alongside Bahadur, a transmasculine refugee, and Firuzeh,...
17) Rogue stallion
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English
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Need me, cowboy : "For five years, Levi Tucker was locked up for a crime he didn't commit. Never again would any woman overtake this cowboy's common sense. But Faith Grayson, the sexy, brilliant architect designing his home, might just prove too tempting."-- provided by publisher.
Rogue stallion : "Deputy sheriff Sterling McCallum doesn't want a women in his life. Yet when caring social worker Jessica Larson asks for his help looking for the mother...
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Random House
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
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A novel about two sisters, the true meaning of success, and the qualities in life that matter most. It's an otherwise ordinary Monday when Meghan Fitzmaurice's perfect life hits a wall. A household name as the host of the country's highest-rated morning talk show, Meghan cuts to a commercial break--but not before she mutters two forbidden words into her open mike. In an instant, it's the end of an era, not only for Meghan, who is unaccustomed to dealing...
19) Dare to desire
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2014.
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English
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Quarterback Alex Dare had it all -- an all-star football career and his choice of willing women -- until injury forces him into early retirement. When he is offered a ground-breaking position with a rival team, he's intrigued, but there's a catch. He'll be working alongside the same woman he callously hurt when she got too close for comfort. Social worker Madison Evans grew up in foster homes and knows what it means to have-not. She isn't impressed...
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She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"Angela Lovelace is well trained social worker: she has been working for Child Protective Services in San Francisco for nearly five years and has never had a sleepless night. But after she finds her father's picture at the apartment of a boy whose addict mother just died, sleep is the last thing on her mind, and she sets out to uncover the truth. While Angela conducts her investigation, her siblings are struggling--her sister with infertility and...
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