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Author
Series
Marlow Murder Club volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It's been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks - AKA the Marlow Murder Club - since the events of last year. The most exciting thing on the horizon is the upcoming wedding of Marlow grandee, Sir Peter Bailey, to his nurse, Jenny Page. Sir Peter is having a party at his grand mansion on the river Thames the day before the wedding, and Judith and Co. are looking forward to a bit of free champagne. But during the soiree, there's...
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 19
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Claudia's not worried when she hears her newest baby-sitting charge, Betsy Sobak, is a great practical joker. After all, how much harm can one little girl do? Plenty. Claudia breaks her leg as a result of one of Betsy's mean jokes... and now she's talking about quitting the club. Baby-sitting, she says, is just too dangerous. Kristy thinks Betsy needs to be taught a lesson. She also thinks the Baby-sitters are just the ones to do it. Watch out, Betsy...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A charming debut about a family of four artistic sisters on the outskirts of Gilded Age New York high society and centered on the oldest--an aspiring writer caught between the boy next door and a mysterious novelist who inducts her into Manhattan's most elite artistic salon which has a seedy underbelly and secrets to hide"--
Author
Publisher
Carina Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"April French doesn't do relationships and she never asks for more. A long-standing regular at kink club Frankie's, she's kind of seen it all. As a trans woman, she's used to being the scenic rest stop for others on their way to a happily-ever-after. She knows how desire works, and she keeps hers carefully boxed up to take out on weekends only. After all, you can't be let down if you never ask. Then Dennis Martin walks into Frankie's, fresh from Seattle...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Speaking directly to today's explosion of creativity, Ladies Drawing Night is for women looking to deepen their creative connections and expressions. Join rock star illustrators Julia Rothman, Leah Goren, and Rachael Cole for ten evenings of fun and art-making. The nights are led by two talented guest artists and themed around a particular topic, from large-scale ink painting to making art with kids. Samantha Hahn, Mary Kate McDevitt, Joana Avillez,...
Author
Series
Wantons of Waverton volume 2
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Emma Gately and the Earl of Scarsdale were betrothed as children--less a vow of future happiness than an obligation. Seventeen years later, the independent miss severs the contract with the now notorious libertine in an unprecedented act of independence. And Emma cofounds the Mismatch Society, where like-minded ladies are free of the constraints and inevitable broken hearts that men bring. But Emma's rejection sparks in her intended a new consideration...
Author
Series
Honey trilogy volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A man without a past. A woman who lost her future. Together they'll push each other to the farthest edge and ignite a passion that's harder and deeper than they ever imagined. But is it strong enough to turn into something real and lasting? In the second highly anticipated book in the Honey series, New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley once again delivers a smoldering hot story that is achingly romantic and populated with intensely raw...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"Molly Pink has become a yarnaholic. She shares her obsession with her crochet group in Tarzana, California. However, the real problem on their hands these days is a murder with a unique weave that casts suspicion on one of their own..."--p. [4] of cover.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Over the last few years, prominent people--a retired diplomat, beloved basketball coach, the CEO of an empire--have died in a series of fluke accidents and shocking suicides. There's no apparent connection, no signs of foul play. Behind it all is a powerful group of women, the Sophie Foundation, who meet over wine and cheese to review files of men who behave very, very badly, and then mete out justice. Jessa Hall jumped at the mysterious, exclusive...
12) The deep end
Author
Series
Honey trilogy volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Enter a decadent sensual world where gorgeous alpha males are committed to fulfilling a woman's every desire. At the elite Honey club, no boundary will be left untested, and one's darkest desires will become a sensual reality. Olivier isn't sure what he's gotten himself into when he joins the Honey Club, only that a dark part of him craves the lifestyle offered by this exclusive club. When Amélie invites Olivier to surrender, she pushes him to explore...
Author
Series
Hungry shark volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"At Waverly Middle School, there are two worlds: one on land, and one at sea. Tammy, Kyle, and Alex are three founding members of their school's Marine Science Club. Porbeagle, Hammerhead, and Mako are the three founding members of their school's Terrestrial Land Club. Together, they form one superclub--a superclub that's out to benefit humans and sharks, forever! The only issue is...people are still afraid of sharks. And sharks are still afraid of...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Encompassing two generations and a rich blend of Chinese and American history, the story of four struggling, strong women also reveals their daughter's memories and feelings.
In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender,...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Disrupt Aging sets out to change the current conversation about what it means to get older. In it, Jenkins chronicles her own journey, as well as those of others who are making their mark as disruptors, to show readers how we can all be active, financially unburdened, and happy as we get older. It's an engaging narrative that touches on all the important issues facing people 50+ today, from caregiving and mindful living to building age-friendly communities...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Molly sets up a series of classes where the Tarzana Hookers can pass on their skills to others but Sheila, the teacher of the most popular seminar, is getting stage fright. To ease Sheila's fears, the Hookers plan a practice class at CeeCee's mansion, but before the lesson begins they stumble upon a dead body in the apartment above CeeCee's garage.
Author
Publisher
Alcove Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
When Keira first receives her breast cancer diagnosis, she never expects to end up joining a running group with three women she's only just met. Totally blind-sided, all she can think about is how she doesn't want to tell her family or step back from work. Nor does she want to be part of a group of fellow cancer patients. Cancer is not her club. And yet it's running - hot, sweaty, lycra-clad running in the company of brilliant, funny women all going...
20) Trophy: a novel
Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"For Fans of Jo Nesbø, Stieg Larsson, and Henning Mankell, a Gripping Nordic Thriller That Was a Bestseller in Denmark. After the death of her industrialist father, Elizabeth Caspersen finds a compromising DVD in his safe: it seems to show two people being hunted to their death in a gruesome, well-organized manhunt. Michael Sander, a private investigator and security consultant, is hired to find out who the victims are and why Caspersen was involved....
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