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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A family reunion in the Catskills brings hilarity and nostalgia when two clans convene for the summer at their beloved getaway. In its heyday, the Golden Hotel was the crown jewel of the hotter-than-hot Catskills vacation scene. For more than sixty years, the Goldman and Weingold families-best friends and business partners-have presided over this glamorous resort, which served as a second home for well-heeled guests and celebrities. But the Catskills...
22) Sinister
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Series
Language
English
Description
Twenty years ago, a fire ravaged the Dillinger family's old homestead, killing Judd Dillinger and crippling his girlfriend. Most people blamed a serial arsonist who'd been around town. But strange things are happening in Prairie Creek, Wyoming, again. Ira Dillinger, the family's wealthy patriarch, has summoned his children home for his upcoming wedding. Eldest son, Colton, and his siblings don't approve of their father's gold-digging bride-to-be....
23) Family
Author
Publisher
Piñata Books
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A reluctant participant in the González family reunion, Daniel has some pleasant surprises and discovers the meaning of family.
Author
Series
Christmas mysteries (Anne Perry) volume 2
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A grandmother-granddaughter duo are eager to spend their summer together on peaceful Nantucket, but the season that unfolds brings about unforgettable surprises in New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer's magical, multigenerational novel. Eleanor Sunderland loves living on the Nantucket cliffside, in a charming home that has been in her family for decades. Now widowed, she looks forward to the arrival of her children and grandchildren for...
Author
Series
Hot jocks volume 4
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Asher Reed is a hockey player for the Seattle Ice Hawks who finds himself with unexpected time off due to an injury. He plans to recover at his family's beach house in San Diego, but learns the team requires him to travel with medical supervision. Bailey Erickson just finished medical school. She's known Asher for about two years and volunteered to be his caretaker. As they develop mutual attraction , their relationship begins to move out of the friend...
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Language
English
Description
"Summer's looking forward to a break when she, her husband Gabe, and Gabe's nine-year-old son arrive at the annual family get-together at her in-laws' sprawling Pennsylvania estate. On the agenda are leisurely gourmet meals, tennis matches, and plenty of relaxation by the pool. But this year, Gabe's brother Nick has invited his new flame Hannah, whom Summer immediately recognizes from an acting gig they both did a few years before. Oddly, Hannah claims...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
As the Baxters make plans to come together for a summer lakeside reunion, the unthinkable happens, the family rallies together, and memories come to light that bring healing and hope during a time when darkness might have the final word.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In the summer of 1986 in a small Chinese village, ten-year-old Junie receives a momentous letter from her parents, who had left for America years ago: her father promises to return home and collect her by her twelfth birthday. What Junie doesn't know is that her parents, Momo and Cassia, are newly estranged from one another in their adopted country. In order for Momo to fulfill his promise, he must make one last desperate attempt to reunite all three...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"While recovering from a traumatic head injury, Polly Schuster struggles to find her way through one chaotic week in July when her entire extended family descends upon the bucolic town of Livingston, Montana for their annual gathering. As she contents with a series of unexpected events and the haunting echoes of her past inconveniently resurfacing as a result of her injury, Polly soon learns that her perception of her family and their life together...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Kyle Barker thought his family was happy. When he learns that his mother has been having an affair, and his father has been living with the secret, his reality is altered. Kyle withdraws from life, and the only person he can talk to (well, text to) is his cousin Emily. But Kyle's parents want him to keep this secret from the rest of the family until after what might be their last big summer reunion. Kyle feels the walls of his relationships closing...
33) Sleigh Belles
Author
Series
Sassy belles volume 3
Publisher
Harlequin Mira
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
It's Christmas, Southern style! With her hair perfectly coiffed, nails freshly manicured and a heavy trail of perfume wafting behind her, local news reporter Dallas Dubois is sure she's about to kick her career -- and maybe her love life -- into high gear. The director of the Tuscaloosa children's Christmas play has fallen ill, and Dallas is ordered by her station manager to take the reins. Everyone is shocked -- especially Cal Hollingsworth, who...
34) Worth the wait
Author
Series
St. James siblings volume 1
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen years ago, Vivi LeBrun was sketching a rooster and eating Oreos when she first met and fell for her friends brother, David St. James. Since then, her love for David has only intensified thanks to years of friendship with his family, who rescued her from a lonely, tumultuous childhood. As she travels to Block Island to vacation with the St. James siblings, Vivi daydreams about reuniting with David, hoping he'll finally see her as his soul...
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The Bright family is the picture of perfection--attractive, competitive and a bit badly behaved. As the four adult sons of retired senator John Bright head with their partners to the annual family reunion, they have everything they need, except self-awareness. This year the senator has agreed to let a producer document the reunion at the lake house. Of course, they let their guard down. As petty jealousies surface, Philip, the youngest, reveals a...
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Language
English
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Description
During a rumschpringe visit to Niagara Falls, Phoebe Miller meets Eli Riehl, who charms her--and everyone else--with his exceptional storytelling ability. When Phoebe sketches scenes to illustrate one of his tales, Eli encourages her talent, and together they embark on a lofty and unlikely business venture for two young Amish people--writing and illustrating a children's book.
37) I'll never tell
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"What happened to Amanda Holmes? Twenty years ago, she was found bludgeoned in a rowboat at the MacAllister family's Camp Macaw. No one was ever charged with the crime. Now, after their parents' sudden deaths, the MacAllister siblings return to camp to read the will and decide what to do with the prime real estate the camp occupies. Ryan needs to sell. Margaux hasn't made up her mind. Mary believes in leaving well enough alone. Kate and Liddie--the...
Author
Series
Frankenmuth murder mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Mission Point Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A warm Willkommen to Poppy and Mary Ellen, the sleuths of book one of the Frankenmuth Murder Mysteries series! When the Stanley family gathers in the number one tourist town in Michigan--Frankenmuth--the festive, fun town experiences the murder of the Stanley family matriarch, followed by the murder of another resident. The solution, though, isn't obvious since there are plenty of suspects to consider. Nieces? Nephews? A disgruntled caterer, a carriage...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pinnacle Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Ever since he left Scotland to start a new life in America, Duff MacCallister has stayed true to the values and traditions of his clan in the Highlands. But as Christmas approaches, he yearns to reconnect with his family -- even the ones he hasn't met yet. This year, two of his American cousins -- twins Andrew and Rosanna -- will be joining Duff for the holidays at the Sky Meadow Ranch. That is, if they manage to get there alive . . . The twins'...
40) Home at last
Author
Series
Publisher
Zebra Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Returning to their hometown isn't something the Bradshaw brothers ever thought they'd do. But a family tragedy has reunited them in Benevolence, Washington--where second chances, reignited dreams, and real love are never far away. Texas rancher Flynn Bradshaw has his work cut out for him. His sister-in-law, Sunday, is finally home after the car crash that killed her husband and left her critically injured. But Flynn still has to get her failing ancestral...
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