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"Jessica Chamberlain, newly separated and living with her two sons in a small Iowa town, can't believe that a tragedy in another state could have anything to do with her. But when her phone rings one quiet morning, her world is shattered. As she tries to pick up the pieces and make sense of what went wrong, Jess begins to realize that a tragic death is just the beginning. Soon she is caught in a web of lies and half-truths--and she's horrified to...
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Maddie Baxter West is shaken to the core when she finds out everything she believed about her life was a lie. Her parents had always planned to tell her the truth about her past: that she was adopted as an embryo. But somehow the right moment never happened. Then a total stranger confronts Maddie with the truth and tells her something else that rocks her world, Maddie had a sister she never knew about. Betrayed, angry, and confused, Maddie leaves...
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Paw Prints Publishing
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[2022]
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English
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"Jeet and his puppy Fudge love to read books and wish they could make more friends who also like to read. Inspired by another Sikh boy practicing his seva (his selfless act of kindness) by donating books to people in need, Jeet and Fudge set out with their Mom and Dad to give back to their community. Could it bring some reading buddies their way as well?"--
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Inkshares, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Sir Lawrence Linwood is dead. More accurately, he was murdered--savagely beaten to death in his own study with a mediaeval mace. The murder calls home his three adopted children: Alan, an archaeologist; Roger, an engineer; and Caroline, a journalist. But his heirs soon find that his last testament contains a strange proviso--that his estate shall go to the heir who solves his murder. To secure their future, each Linwood heir must dig into the past....
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Poisoned Pen Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks
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[2020]
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English
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"California zookeeper Theodora Bentley is now happily married to Sheriff Joe Rejas. The Gunn Zoo is celebrating the arrival of Poonya, an adorable red panda, who forms a strong bond with Teddy. All appears fairytale blissful in the small Monterey Bay village of Gunn Landing until Teddy's mother-in-law, mystery writer Colleen Rejas, has discovered through DNA testing that Joe has sired a son he knew nothing about. Dylan Coyle, 18, arrives to meet his...
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Bloom Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"When Brant Elliott was six years old, his father made a choice that altered the course of his entire life. Because of that choice, Brant was left orphaned and grieving. Because of that choice, his best friend's parents adopted him just after the birth of their daughter. Because of that choice, because that daughter became his adopted sister, the only girl Brant would ever love became the only girl he could never have. Though in a lot of ways, he...
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Thomas & Mercer
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[2019]
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English
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Christopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. All that's missing is a child. When Janie, an abandoned six-year-old, turns up at their hospital, Christopher forms an instant connection with her, and he convinces Hannah they should take her home as their own. But Janie is no ordinary child, and her damaged psyche proves to be more than her new parents were expecting. Janie is fiercely devoted to Christopher,...
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