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Silver Springs (Brenda Novak) volume 7
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English
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"Up-and-coming TV anchor Emery Bliss can't imagine anything more humiliating than the sex tape her ex revenge-posted online. That is, until it causes her to lose her job on top of her self-esteem. Seeking solace - and anonymity - in Silver Springs, Emery isn't looking to get involved with another man any time soon. But when she's thrown back into contact with Dallas Turner, she sees something that his many detractors have missed. Being home for the...
43) Enjoy the view
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English
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"Former Hollywood darling River Lane's acting career is tanking fast. Determined to start fresh behind the camera, she agrees to film a documentary about the picturesque small town of Moose Springs, Alaska. The assignment should have been easy, but the quirky locals want nothing to do with River...Easton Lockett may be a gentle giant, but he knows a thing or two about survival. If he can keep everyone in line, he should be able to get River and her...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"In a lonely cottage overlooking the windswept Maine coast, Wilder Harlow begins the last book he will ever write. It is the story of a sun-drenched summer of his youth, and of the killer that stalked the small New England town. And of the terrible tragedy that forever bonded him with his friends Nat and Harper in unknowable ways. Decades later, Wilder returns to the town in an attempt to recount that summer's events in his memoirs. But as he writes,...
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Christmas bookshop volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Christmas comes early to McCredie's little Old Town bookshop in Edinburgh. It's summer, but an American production company has decided that McCredie's is the perfect location to film a Christmas movie. Carmen Hogan, the bookshop's manager, is a bit horrified by the goings-on, but the money the studio is paying is too good to pass up. She uses the windfall from filming to create new displays and fend off a buyout offer from a millionaire who wants...
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Gideon novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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When Lauren's father dies, she makes a shocking discovery. The man she knew as John Reardon was once a completely different person, with a different name. Now she's determined to find out who he really was, even though her only clues are an old photograph and the name of a town: Gideon. But someone--or something--doesn't want her to discover the truth. A strange man is stalking her, appearing everywhere she turns, and those who try to help her end...
47) Snow Angel Cove
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Haven Point volume 1
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English
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Nothing short of a miracle can restore Eliza Hayward's Christmas cheer. The job she pinned her dreams on has gone up in smoke--literally--and now she's stuck in an unfamiliar, if breathtaking, small town. Precariously close to being destitute, Eliza needs a hero, but she's not expecting one who almost runs her down with his car! Resuing Eliza is pure instinct for tech genius Aidan Caine. At first, putting the renovation of his lakeside guest lodge...
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Blessings volume 10
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English
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Trent July has been the mayor of this historic town for the past four years, but now he's ready to let someone else take up the mantle. Barrett Payne, a former Marine, decides he wants the job. But when a surprise candidate also enters the ring, the town has opinions on who would be the best candidate. And of course that's not the only drama, as Malachi "Mal" July continues to make reparations for the damage he's caused and to the people he's betrayed,...
49) Harrow Lake
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Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"Lola Nox is sent to live with her estranged maternal grandmother in the mining town where her horror movie director father's most iconic film was set, when paranormal incidents and whispers of a century-old monster make her question if she'll make it out alive"--
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Publisher
Amara, an imprint of Entangled Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Running the local diner, town misanthrope and divorcée Emma Potts finds her life upended by the arrival of a sexy Australian who asks her to pose as his girlfriend to keep the droves of single women at bay."--
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Christmas in St. Nicholas volume 1
Publisher
Carina Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"A heartwarming romance about what it takes to bring a little holiday spirit to the grinchiest of skeptics--and how one small town with an abundance of Christmas magic can bring two people together"--
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"How the moose (almost) stole Christmas. Lana Montgomery is everything the quirky small town of Moose Springs, Alaska, can't stand: a rich socialite with dreams of changing things for the better. But Lana's determined to prove that she belongs ... even if it means trading her stilettos for snow boots and tracking one of the town's hairiest Christmas mysteries: the Santa Moose, an antlered Grinch hell-bent on destroying every bit of holiday cheer (and...
53) Watch it burn
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Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Three women investigate the death of a high-profile local woman in a small Southern town, and when they find a connection to a cultish personal development group, their discoveries have scorching consequences for the whole community.
54) The wanderer
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Thunder Point novels volume 1
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English
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Nestled on the Oregon Coast is a small town of rocky beaches and rugged charm. Locals love the land's unspoiled beauty. Developers see it as a potential gold mine. When newcomer Hank Cooper learns he's been left an old friend's entire beachfront property, he finds himself with a community's destiny in his hands. Cooper has never been a man to settle in one place, and Thunder Point was supposed to be just another quick stop. But Cooper finds himself...
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"Under the Christmas Tree: With snow falling over the redwood forests, secluded Virgin River is the ideal place to spend the holidays. Each year, the close-knit community gathers in the town square to decorate and light a massive tree. Carols are sung, hot chocolate is shared--and this year, a surprise is about to bring two special people together. When the townsfolk discover a box of adorable puppies under the town's Christmas tree, they call on...
56) Funny story
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English
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"A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry, Daphne always loved the way Peter told their story. How they met, fell in love, and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. Too bad it turned out to be more of a prequel, a complication to Peter's actual love story, the one that ends with him dumping Daphne before their wedding to...
57) Last chance hero
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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.
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Series
Dear Daphne novels volume 2
Publisher
B&H Publishing Group
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
Daphne Ballinger is required to marry within the next year in order to inherit her eccentric late aunt's sizeable estate. She also must take over Aunt Dee's newspaper advice column. Though a socialite neighbor tries to help Daphne find a perfect man even if it includes speed dating, she finds greater rewards in helping a young, parentless girl with an ailing grandmother.
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Series
Bower boys volume 1
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Ten years after being forced into witness protection because of his father's crimes, a man devises a creative way to win back his high school sweetheart when a change in fortune gives them a second chance.
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Series
Honey Hill novels volume 2
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Widow and baker extraordinaire, Rylee Harris, to ease her mother's worries about her love life, invents a fake relationship with the town sheriff, which turns into something more when they realize their feelings for each other are all too real.
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