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Author
Series
Razor Bay volume 1
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"He's the last man on earth she should want... For a guy she's fantasized about throttling, Jake Bradshaw sure is easy on the eyes. In fact, he seriously tempts inn manager Jenny Salazar to put her hands to better use. Except this is the guy who left Razor Bay--and his young son, Austin, whom Jenny adores like her own--to become a globe-trotting photojournalist. He can't just waltz back and claim Austin now. Jake was little more than a kid himself...
82) A call for kelp
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Everly Swan, owner of the Sun, Sand, and Tea shop on the small island of Charm, North Carolina, has never been overly fond of her two great-aunts' beekeeping hobby. Especially when an aging actress they had hired to appear in a documentary about bees turns up dead, and really puts a bee in Everly's bonnet. With the notoriously nosy reporter, Ryan, back in town and continued mixed signals from the town's sole detective (are he and Everly a thing,...
Author
Series
Book retreat mysteries volume 8
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When corpses clutching poems begin turning up around Storyton Hall, resort manager Jane Steward is on the trail of someone exercising poetic license to kill. As Jane eagerly anticipates the wedding of her best friend Eloise Alcott, Storyton Hall is overrun with poets in town to compete for a coveted greeting card contract. They're everywhere, scrawling verses on cocktail napkins in the reading rooms or seeking inspiration strolling the Poet's Walk,...
84) Lucky streak
Author
Series
Heart Resort volume 3
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
"I never thought I'd see her again. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? But five years later, my casino fling is my new next-door neighbor. A lot's happened since we got acquainted in that hotel room. I finished out my military career, took a job with my estranged father, moved to the beach...the only thing that hasn't changed is that Beatrice has always been on my mind. I can't let her get away again. Lucky for me, she feels the same way....
85) Mulled to death
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When Parker Valentine decides to take a weekend getaway with her boyfriend Reid, a ski trip seems like the perfect choice. Between hitting the slopes and persuading the resort's wine director to sell her mulled wine, Parker is eager to mix business with pleasure. But her plans are muddled when she finds the resort owner's body on a treacherous portion of ski trail near the resort. As a result, not only is Parker's romantic weekend thrown into chaos,...
86) Harrow: a novel
Author
Language
English
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Description
"In her first novel since The Quick and the Dead, the legendary writer takes us into an uncertain landscape after the environmental apocalypse, a world in which only the man-made has value, but some still wish to salvage the authentic. Once nature as we know it is dead, the pursuit of happiness fades into insignificance, food is scarce, and even time doesn't progress in an organized fashion. Harrow follows the picaresque journey of Khristen--a teenager...
Author
Publisher
Tor Teen
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
During a summer in wealthy Cross Cove with her estranged father and his new family, seventeen-year-old Maris Brown learns that her stepsister's boyfriend, Edison, is hiding something and Maris is intrigued.
Maris Brown has been told two things about her destiny: She will fall happily and madly in love; and she could be dead before she turns eighteen. The summer before that fateful birthday, Maris is in the beach town of Cross Cove with her estranged...
88) The last resort
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The Harmony Resort promises hope for struggling marriages. Run by celebrity power couple Drs. Miles and Grace Markell, the "last resort" offers a chance for partners to repair their relationships in a luxurious setting on the gorgeous Mayan Riviera. Johanna and Ben have a marriage that looks perfect on the surface, but in reality, they don't know each other at all. Shell and Colin fight constantly: after all, Colin is a workaholic, and Shell always...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stella Harrison thought she had gotten away from the traumas of her past. Running the Sunrise Lake Resort high in the Sierra Nevada mountains has brought her peace, even though she doesn't truly share her quiet life with anyone. Not even Sam, the hired handyman who notices everything and always seems to know exactly what she needs. Stella doesn't know anything about Sam's past, but somehow over the last two years his slow, steady presence has slipped...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
From the moment Riley Sinclair stepped onto Paradise Island, Bahamas, and into her new job as director of guest relations at a five-star resort, she felt the pieces of her once-broken life finally coming together. But the waters become choppy when Riley discovers that some who come to the Atlantis hotel arrive with more than suitcases and suntan lotion in tow - they're accompanied by their lurking demons, paralyzing secrets, and overwhelming fears....
Author
Series
Grayson friends novels volume 10
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Nothing can stop a woman like Skylar Dupree once she makes up her mind. Defying her family and leaving law school, she's landed her dream job as an event director at the prestigious Navarone Resorts and Spas in Arizona. It's all that Skylar's ever desired until she sees Rio Sanchez, the resort's head of security and Blade Navarone's own personal bodyguard. He's the sexiest, most striking man she's ever met. When Skylar starts planning a huge charity...
Author
Series
O'Neil brothers volume 2
Publisher
Harlequin HQN
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Fiery French chef Élise Philippe is having a seriously bad day. Not only have the opening day plans for her beloved café fallen apart, but Sean O'Neil is back in town, and looking more delectable than ever. Last summer, they shared an electrifying night together?and the memories have Élise really struggling to stick to her one-night-only rule! Her head knows that eventually Sean will be leaving, so all she can do is try to ignore her heart before...
Author
Series
Harbor Cove volume 2
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The youngest of the three close-knit sisters, Emma Monroe is the family wild child. She's never stayed with anything-job, apartment, boyfriend-for long, and she likes it that way. Except lately, her freedom has seemed less like a gift and more like a burden. Maybe that's why a yoga retreat in Las Vegas leads to a spur-of-the-moment decision to marry Luke Carter, a man she's met exactly three times. The next morning, instead of facing Luke, Emma sneaks...
Author
Series
Book retreat mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Storyton Hall, Virginia, is a top travel destination for book lovers and the perfect spot for literary events. But as a children's book publisher hosts a gathering there, some folks aren't going to live--happier ever after or otherwise . . . Jane Steward's resort is hopping--not only is Peppermint Press's conference in full swing, there are also lots of families staying on the premises, bringing their kids to events like a scavenger hunt through...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When the ladies of the Dangerous Curves Motorcycle Club take over the Mountaintop Lodge for their annual autumn ride along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Misty Murphy couldn't be more thrilled. Every room is full and the adventurous women even invite Misty and her assistant Brynn to join them on a ride to admire the colorful fall foliage. Hotel handyman Rocky Crowder is happy to keep an eye on the lodge for the day, and the ladies set out for a fun ride...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Seven Days in Summer is a sparkling novel about the love that brings family and friends to the same beach house year after year, and the secrets that may drive them apart. A busy mom of twins, Liv is looking forward to a week at the Beach Hut-even if she feels that something's not right between her and Matt. She's sure he's just too busy at work to join them on their summer holiday, not that he wants time alone. Baz, her father-in-law, loves having...
Author
Series
Weekday brides volume 6
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
She swore off love forever{u2026}but he just might change her mind. The sixth sweet, thrilling book in the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling Weekday Brides series from Catherine Bybee. Meg Rosenthal: Matchmaker by day, realist by night, Meg is not about to get swept away by a charming, darkly handsome businessman in a designer suit. She{u2019}s come to a beautiful secluded resort to evaluate the private island{u2019}s...
Author
Series
Breakfast in bed (Sydney Landon) volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Zoe Hart owns the coffee shop in one of the hottest upscale resorts in Florida, run by her childhood best friend, Dylan Jackson. Even though Dylan is a workaholic, he still finds time to enjoy the beautiful women who pass through his hotel--all of them except Zoe. She has been in love with Dylan for years without him noticing. But with her thirtieth birthday fast approaching, she realizes she can't keep pining away for a man who doesn't show the merest...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this engrossing and gripping fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, an inn owner and her friends must find a killer-before it's too late.... Crowbones will gitcha if you don't watch out! Deep in the territory controlled by the Others-shape-shifters, vampires, and even deadlier paranormal beings-Vicki DeVine has made a new life for herself running The Jumble, a rustic resort. When she decides to host a gathering...
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Language
English
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Description
"Brianna is the youngest of the three Porter sisters and the only one who chose to stay in the small town of Splendid Lake, North Carolina. She followed in her father's footsteps and became an expert boat mechanic, helping him run their small resort with cabin rentals, a convenience store, and a marina. When Brianna's father unexpectedly dies, Brianna is steeped in grief and guilt--then left alone to clean up the mess. To make matters worse, a constant...
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