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English
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A widow from India travels to California to learn the truth about what happened to the son who was declared dead shortly after he revealed his sexual orientation to their traditional family.
Recently widowed Pival Sengupta books a trip Kolkota to New York and then on a cross-country journey to California, where she hopes to uncover the truth about her beloved son, Rahi. A year ago Rahi told his parents he was gay. As far as her husband Ram was concerned,...
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Series
Ladies of Lantern Street volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
One does not expect to be kidnapped on a London street in broad daylight. But Amity Doncaster barely escapes with her life after she is trapped in a carriage with a blade-wielding man in a black silk mask who whispers the most vile taunts and threats into her ear. Her quick thinking, and her secret weapon, save her . . . for now. But the monster known in the press as the Bridegroom, who has left a trail of female victims in his wake, has survived...
7) Dead run
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Series
Monkeewrench volume 3
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
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Series
Language
English
Description
Annie Darling's murder mystery cruise in the waters off her not-always-idyllic isle of Broward's Rock is going swimmingly — until one of the revelers plunges overboard. And despite hubby Max's courageous rescue attempt, faux murder turns all too quickly into real-life death. As the body count rises over the next few days, the popular proprietress of the Death on Demand bookstore begins to suspect that all the victims were murdered most foully,
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Series
Maxie and Stretch mysteries volume 2
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Author
Series
Sisterchicks novels volume 6
Publisher
Multnomah Publishers
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"The British-born Punjabi Shergill sisters--Rajni, Jezmeen, and Shirnia--were never close and barely got along growing up, and now as adults, have grown even further apart. Rajni, a school principal is a stickler for order. Jezmeen, a thirty-year-old struggling actress, fears her big break may never come. Shirina, the peacemaking "good" sister married into wealth and enjoys a picture-perfect life. On her deathbed, their mother voices one last wish:...
Author
Series
Maxie and Stretch mysteries volume 1
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Author
Series
Maxie and Stretch mysteries volume 3
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
14) Some like it hot
Author
Series
Razor Bay volume 2
Publisher
Harlequin HQN
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Harper, a dedicated wanderer, and Max, a man with deep roots in his community, embark on a red-hot affair, despite the fact that Harper will be leaving after a few months.
15) A Texan's honor
Author
Series
Heart of a hero volume 2
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Texas, 1874. Years ago, Will McMillan had fought in the open, next to his Captain, Clayton Proffitt. Now he's waging another war undercover, pretending to be a member of the notorious Walton Gang."--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In a hilarious novel set on an overland journey across Turkey, the narrator encounters sorcerers, cops, and southern evangelists as she and her companion travel from Istanbul to Trebizond on a tourist adventure that quickly runs afoul of an ancient and sometimes unbendable culture.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"1992: After a confrontation at a riot grrl concert, seventeen-year-old Beth finds herself in a car with her friend's abusive boyfriend dead in the backseat, agreeing to help her friends hide the body. This murder sets Beth and her friends on a path of escalating violence and vengeance as they realize many other young women in the world need protecting too. 2022: Determined to use time travel to create a safer future, Tess has dedicated her life to...
19) Loop group
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Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2004
Language
English
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Maggie runs a group that dubs voices for movies. She spends much of her time fending off her three pushy daughters, and gets her kicks with her far older Sicilian lover. Connie, on the other hand, has a taste for younger men. These two best friends are getting past their prime, which is why they plan to have one last great adventure. But on the road from Texas to California and back, the women get caught up in events beyond their control. Packing...
20) Flights
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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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A seventeenth-century Dutch anatomist discovers the Achilles tendon by dissecting his own amputated leg. Chopin's heart is carried back to Warsaw in secret by his adoring sister. A woman must return to her native Poland in order to poison her terminally ill high school sweetheart, and a young man slowly descends into madness when his wife and child mysteriously vanish during a vacation and just as suddenly reappear. Through these brilliantly imagined...
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