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Much to the dismay of her Greek family, Zanna Krykos makes a living as a lawyer in Tarpon Springs, Florida. When her friend Lucy needs legal advice about the business she inherited upon her father's passing, she ends up asking Zanna to run the business instead so she can focus on her medical career. Nico Kalos is a Greek diver who has worked on sponging boats in the Aegean Sea since the age of 14, giving him a vast knowledge of the trade. When he...
2) The guncle
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"Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), loves his niece, Maisie, and nephew, Grant. That is, he loves spending time with them when they come out to Palm Springs for visits. But in terms of caretaking and relating to two children, Patrick is honestly out of his league. So when tragedy strikes and Maisie and Grant lose their mother and Patrick's brother has a health crisis, Patrick finds himself taking on the role of primary guardian. Quickly...
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Kensington Books
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English
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"On the eve of the heated presidential election of 1892, Miss Hattie Davish arrives in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a scenic resort town where those without the scent of whiskey on their breath have the plight of temperance on their tongues. Summoned for her services as a private secretary, Hattie is looking forward to exploring the hills, indulging her penchant for botany-and getting to know the town's handsome doctor. But it's hard to get her job done...
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Amanda Thorne mysteries volume 1
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Kensington Books
Pub. Date
c2010
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English
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Palm Springs real estate agent Amanda Thorne is excited about her first big listing until she finds the dead body of environmentalist Doc Winters in the living room and, launching her own investigation, soon becomes the killer's next target.
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Describes the history of Hot Springs, Arkansas. The author plots the trajectory of everything from organized crime to America's fraught racial past, examining how a town synonymous with white gangsters supported a burgeoning black middle class. He reveals how the louche underbelly of the South was also home to veterans hospitals and baseball's spring training grounds, giving rise to everyone from Babe Ruth to President Bill Clinton.
6) Bloodlines
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a human private school in Palm Springs, California. But at their new school, the drama is only just beginning.
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Father Tim series volume 1
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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10) From here to you
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Crash and burn volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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As Darby Dixon sits in a tiny Texas church bathroom on her wedding day holding a positive pregnancy test, she realizes that marrying her fiancé would be the worst decision of her life. With very little cash and a ton of courage, she flees town to take a new name and start a new life. Ex-Marine Scott "Trex" Trexler worked in the most treacherous, corrupt, war-torn places on earth. With his new top-secret security job, he finally has a chance to return...
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Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"By 1966, Hot Springs, Arkansas wasn't your typical sleepy little Southern town. Once a favorite destination for mobsters like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, illegal activities continued to lure out-of-state gamblers, flim-flam men, and high rollers to its racetracks, clubs, and bordellos. Still, the town was shaken to its core after a girl was found dead on a nearby ranch. The ranch owner claimed it was an accident. Then the rancher was found to be...
12) The family Tabor
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Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Harry Tabor is about to be named Man of the Decade, a distinction that feels like the culmination of a life well lived. Gathering together in Palm Springs for the celebration are his wife, Roma, a distinguished child psychologist, and their children: Phoebe, a high-powered attorney; Camille, a brilliant social anthropologist; and Simon, a big-firm lawyer, who brings his glamorous wife and two young daughters. But immediately, cracks begin to appear...
13) Delia's heart
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Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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The second installment of an enthralling new trilogy continues the saga of Delia, a young girl who moves to the U.S. from Mexico to live with her wealthy aunt in Palm Springs.
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English
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Ellie de Florent-Stinson is celebrating her fortieth birthday with a grand celebration in her fabulous house in Palm Springs. At forty, it appears Ellie has everything she ever wanted: a handsome husband; an accomplished, college-age stepdaughter; a beautiful ten-year-old girl; two adorable and rambunctious six-year-old twin boys; lush, well-appointed homes in Los Angeles, Park City, and Palm Springs; a thriving career as a well-known fashion designer...
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Desert Flowers mysteries volume 3
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Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Retiree-turned-PI Poppy Harmon likes the anonymity of working behind the scenes for the hottest names in Palm Springs, but when solving a case demands dragging her old acting career out of retirement, she finds herself investigating the death of her co-star, a rising starlet with a persistent stalker.
18) Make a wish
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Spark House volume 3
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St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"With her signature charm and sense of humor, bestselling author Helena Hunting creates a novel about love, family, and second chances in Make a Wish. Ever have a defining life moment you wish you could do over? Harley Spark has one. The time she almost kissed the widowed father of the toddler she nannied for. It was so bad they moved across the state and she never saw them again. Fast forward seven years and she's totally over it. At least she thinks...
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Falcon Guides
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Whether you're seeking a soak in naturally heated mineral water or out for a sightseeing adventure, Touring Colorado Hot Springs guides you to forty-five of the best sites for taking in the beauty of the region. Historian and veteran outdoors author Susan Joy Paul reveals her favorite "hot spots," from primitive pools in the backcountry, like Piedra River Hot Springs to handcrafted bathhouses surround by civilization like Hot Sulphur Springs.
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Jesse Parker mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Jesse Parker, ex-Denver police detective, has returned to his hometown of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, to spend the winter working the ski patrol and taking it easy. But he is reluctantly dragged back into a world of violence and murder when a serial killer begins a killing spree in the sleepy ski town.
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