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81) Barefoot season
Author
Series
Blackberry Island novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
"This poignant tale of family dynamics, the jarring impact of change, and eventual acceptance and healing is sure to please Mallery's many, devoted fans.".
82) Burnt sugar
Author
Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In her youth, Tara was wild. She abandoned her loveless marriage to join an ashram, endured a brief stint as a beggar (mostly to spite her affluent parents), and spent years chasing after a dishevelled, homeless 'artist' - all with her young child in tow. Now she is forgetting things, and her grown-up daughter is faced with the task of caring for a woman who never cared for her. This is a love story and a story about betrayal. But not between lovers...
Author
Series
Ultimate sacrifice (Anthony Fields) volume 1
Publisher
Wahida Clark Presents Pub
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Betrayal is worse than slaughter. That's what Antonio Ameen Felder always instilled in his friends. When a murder at the prison threatens to incarcerate them all for life, one man decides to sacrifice himself to free the others. All he asks in return is for his family to be taken care of--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When she discovers that her life isn't so perfect after all, successful executive Rene Martin, faced with the possibility of losing everything, is torn between seeking what is right or seeking the ultimate revenge on her husband and best friend.
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
A tragic local mystery from the past is blown wide open when a girl from the poor side of town infiltrates a group of reckless, wealthy boys and uncovers more than she could have imagined.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Ruth, a wealthy divorče, offers to host the Hillside Academy kindergarten meet-and-greet, she hopes this will be a fresh start for her and her introverted daughter, Marley. Finally, they ll be accepted into a tribe. Marley will make friends and Ruth will be welcomed by the mothers. Instead, the parents are turned off by Ruth s ostentatious wealth and before kindergarten even begins, Ruth and Marley are outcasts. The last guest to arrive at...
87) Vexed
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Family ties no longer bind the once close King siblings, Zach and Jay. Their desire for the same woman transforms them from loving brother and sister to bitter arch rivals. Jamaican beauty Jillian Bessette is Jay's lover, but Zach's uncontrollable yearning to have her overpowers him, causing him to commit the ultimate act of betrayal against his flesh and blood. For his sin, Jay orders a hit on her brother, but her plan for revenge backfires, and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Darnell Carter's heart stopped working the moment he awoke from his coma. But he had been dead on the inside for quite some time. He hopes to resuscitate it, but that depends on his wife, Latavia. The Carters have been on an unimaginable journey of lies, secrets, betrayal, and infidelity. What happened to marital bliss? Does it exist? After the death of their friends and their marriage, is it possible to pick up the pieces and move on?"--
Author
Language
English
Description
By the time you read this, I'll have killed one of your husbands. In an isolated retreat, deep in the Northumbria moors, three women arrive for a weekend getaway. Their husbands will be joining them in the morning. Or so they think. But when they get to Dark Fell Barn, the women find a devastating note that claims one of their husbands has been murdered. Their phones are out of range. There's no internet. They're stranded. And a storm's coming in....
Author
Language
English
Description
"Between their rising careers and insatiable passion for each other, Xena Trinity and Memphis Brown seem to be perfect partners. Sure, they break up constantly, but their love and sexual chemistry is undeniable. Since their ultimate goal is to marry and start a family after Memphis fulfills his dreams, they believe they can one day have it all. Until Xena gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take her fashion brand from Savannah to New York City - just...
Author
Publisher
Oceano De México
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
Dicen que todos somos vulnerables a que nos pongan los cuernos. Es cierto, y también que todos podremos estar tentados a ponerlos. Culturalmente vemos la infidelidad a la vez como algo casi inevitable, y como la peor traición que se puede cometer contra la pareja. Pero ¿todas las formas de infidelidad son iguales? ¿Cuál es el costo real que impone a la relación? Y ¿es un acto tan grave que deba llevar siempre a la disolución de la familia?...
Author
Series
Canadian Meadows volume 2
Publisher
Forget Me Not Romances, an imprint of Winged Publications
Pub. Date
[20221]
Language
English
Description
"Vanessa Kingston is engaged to the son of the likely next president of the United States. Her life is about to change in ways she never imagined, and her upcoming fairytale wedding is a welcome distraction that leaves little time to reflect on her first love and a past mistake. Then, one phone call uncovers the secret Vanessa thought she had completely hidden, one that threatens to destroy all her future hopes and dreams. Since a deep betrayal from...
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Gen is on the verge of a divorce from her cheating husband. When her sister, Meg, has a convention to attend in the Big Apple, she invites Gen along to celebrate her newly found freedom. But the perfect sisters' getaway quickly goes awry when a tipsy Gen defiantly throws her wedding ring off the hotel room's balcony. Then, wanting some fresh air, she decides to take a late-evening walk alone and vanishes without a trace. The investigation that follows...
96) Just my luck
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"For fifteen years, Lexi and Jake have played the same six numbers with their friends. Over drinks, dinner parties, and summer barbecues, the three couples have discussed the important stuff ... and they've laughed off their disappointment when they failed to win anything. But then the unthinkable happens. There's a rift in the group ... And soon after, six numbers come up that change everything forever. Lexi and Jake have a ticket worth millions....
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
After an accident in the woods involving a young girl, eleven-year-old Hex meets a mysterious woman who offers him a deal to change his world, which sets off a ripple effect that Hex's best friend Tommo must rectify.
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
With help from her best friend Ava and Ava's boyfriend Noah, Hannah is recovering from being dumped by her boyfriend Sebastian, but on the first day of their senior year in high school, Ava learns that Hannah and Noah betrayed her while she was away.
100) The guilty
Author
Series
Will Robie novels volume 4
Language
English
Description
When government assassin Will Robie learns that his estranged father and judge, Dan Robie, stands accused of murdering a man who appeared before Dan in the courtroom, Will returns to his economically depressed hometown for answers. A second murdered victim convinces Will that his father's vigilante ways may be the least of their problems.
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