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Author
Series
William Sandberg novels volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When a depressed military cryptologist is abducted by a top-secret organization to decode prophecies hidden in human DNA, the man's estranged wife joins an eclectic cast of characters in an Alpine chateau to discover the truth.
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Unable to process the grief of losing his parents and brothers in a tragic ferry accident, Arvid Jansen, now divorced and living dangerously, is forced to come to terms with the fact that someone still needs him when his daughter reaches out to him for help.
Author
Series
Little Bridge Island volume 2
Language
English
Description
A broken engagement only gave Molly Montgomery additional incentive to follow her dream job from the Colorado Rockies to the Florida Keys. Now, as Little Bridge Island Public Library's head of children's services, Molly hopes the messiest thing in her life will be her sticky-note covered desk. But fate, in the form of a newborn left in the restroom, has other ideas. So does the sheriff who comes to investigate the 'abandonment'.
Author
Series
Publisher
Karen Booth
Language
English
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At 47, newly divorced makeup artist Lela Bennett is dreading her next steps. Dating. Meeting people. Not letting herself go. But then she runs into Donovan James and tries something different--sleeping with her sexy crush from college. Unfortunately, in a post-orgasm stupor, Lela confesses she was in love with Donovan all those years ago. He responds by leaving while she sleeps. The next morning, her gray hairs are practically taunting her. She knows...
46) Faking it
Author
Publisher
W by Wattpad Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Lifelong singleton Sophie is facing a year of events celebrating her friends and family settling down: bachelorette and engagement parties, weddings, and baby showers. And despite a string of failed dates behind her-everything from "it's not you, it's me" to only seeing each other when it suits him to total ghosting-she just can't seem to stay away from dating apps and hopes to find love just like everyone else. But when she lies about having a plus-one...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Annika (rhymes with Monica) Rose is an English major at the University of Illinois. Anxious in social situations where she finds most people's behavior confusing, she'd rather be surrounded by the order and discipline of books or the quiet solitude of playing chess. Jonathan Hoffman joined the chess club and lost his first game--and his heart--to the shy and awkward, yet brilliant and beautiful Annika. He admires her ability to be true to herself,...
Author
Publisher
Nightfire
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A terrifying Gothic thriller about grief and death and the depths of a father's love, Johnny Compton's The Spite House is a stunning debut by a horror master in the making--The Babadook meets A Headful of Ghosts in Texas Hill Country. Eric Ross is on the run from a mysterious past with his two daughters in tow. Having left his wife, his house, his whole life behind in Maryland, he's desperate for money--it's not easy to find steady, safe work when...
Author
Series
Kimani romance volume 579
Publisher
Harlequin Kimani
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Sizzling-hot basketball star Kevin Koucky plans to end his career with a bang by posing au naturel in a magazine feature. When photographer Jasmin Hook agrees to take the assignment, she never expects the risque photo shoot to end with a sensual slam dunk. But then the handsome athlete comes with children and an ex-wife - emotional baggage that Jasmin can't handle. Little does she know that Kevin always plays to win...
Author
Series
Magnolia sisters volume 1
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Avery Keller arrives in Magnolia, North Carolina, with one aim: collect her inheritance and quickly put the quirky town in her rearview mirror. But the father who didn't acknowledge her when he was alive has left Avery a mess to sort through--along with two half sisters she's never met and a gorgeous single dad living next door. Soon her plan to keep this colorful, close-knit community at a distance gets complicated... Grayson Atwell has rescued plenty...
Author
Series
Gus Murphy novels volume 1
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
After losing everything in a single moment, former Suffolk County police officer Gus Murphy reluctantly agrees to help solve a murder.
54) Last chance hero
Author
Series
Last Chance romances volume 9
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Fire chief Ross Gardiner returns to Last Chance to start over after a difficult divorce. He gets a second chance to make things work with antiques shop owner Sabina Grey, who stole his heart when they were teenagers.
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Magdalena Yoder is accused of murdering her ex-husband in this delightfully quirky cozy mystery set among Pennsylvania's Amish-Mennonite community. "You're going to be sorry, Aaron Paul Miller. Before I'm through with you, you're going to wish that you were dead." Shockwaves are running through the small town of Hernia with the news that an enormous, biblical-themed amusement park is to be built on its doorstep, destroying the community's peaceful...
Author
Series
Firefly Lake volume 2
Publisher
Forever/Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Mia Gibbs spent her marriage putting her husband's needs before her own. And now, after a painful divorce, she's building a new life for herself and her two daughters back home at Firefly Lake. The last thing she needs is a man to complicate things. But former bad boy turned friend Nick McGuire-and the one kiss they've shared-has turned everything upside down ... Attorney Nick McGuire wasn't meant to be a family man. His career has always been his...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Based on the bestselling book by Matthew Quick, the riotous and poignant story of how a man who has lost everything, his house, his job, his wife, reconnects with himself and creates his own silver linings from the bonds he forms with his family and friends.
60) Quartet
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
The rumor circling the halls is that Beecham House (the home for retired musicians) is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it's a star. Reginald, Wilfred and Cecily are in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean. Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of...
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