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Author
Series
Delicious novels volume 2
Publisher
Heat
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Juliet Lamprey, owner of the bakery TART, catches up with childhood friend Gideon Carter when he returns to town. That's not good news for local lawyer, Cal Whaley, who has to make his move when he sees Juliet falling for Gideon.
Author
Series
Forgotten goddesses volume 3
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In Thanopolis, those precious few gifted with magic are assigned undead spirits who guard them -- and closely control them. Ever since Rovan's father died trying to keep her from this fate, Rovan has hidden her magic. But when she accidentally reveals her powers to save a life, she's bound to one of the undead and thrust into a world of palace intrigue and deception.--from front jacket flap.
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Janiece is finally settled with her husband, Isaiah, after a whirlwind of drama with her ex-lover, K.P., and his wife. She is ready to live happily ever after, but Isaiah is called back to duty and has to serve eighteen months in Iraq. Janiece is left behind just when K.P. moves back to Chicago. Still not over Janiece, K.P. wants her back. He is shocked to find out that she is now married and expecting her first child, and there is no chance for...
86) Sweet addiction
Author
Series
Sweet series (Maya Banks) volume 6
Publisher
Heat
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Cole is successful beyond his dreams. He can have any woman he wants, but there's only one he can't stop thinking about. His childhood sweetheart, Ren. He's never forgotten his first taste of innocent love and the desire that consumed them--or the pain he brought upon her. Her long ago brush with submission awakened a longing in Ren that drove her to walk the darker edge of desire.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When his rival, Rye, a famous celebrity photographer, goes missing, presumed dead, after reconnecting with the woman they both loved, Julian reenters a world he thought he left behind, forcing him to question not only Rye's death, but the very foundations of his life.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Coming from a moderately traditional Muslim family, twenty-seven-year-old Samira Abdel-Aziz has endured her fair share of arranged matches--first dates she calls "doorknock appeals," where she and her possible suitors eat snacks in her living room in the company of both sets of parents. Her general rule: no shoes with tassels, no cheesy leather jackets, no mustaches. A girl has to have some standards, right? The truth is, Samira is already experiencing...
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Language
English
Description
Westport, Connecticut. When Piper Reynard meets Leo Drakos, the wedding ring on his finger is the only thing she doesn't like about him-- but she knows no marriage is permanent. Joanna fell in love with Leo years ago. They have two children together, and Joanna has been waiting for Leo to re-emerge from the severe depression that has engulfed him. When she discovers that it's not her loving support that's sparked his renewed happiness, Joanna is determined...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Phoebe Robbins learns her family will move to Sitka, Alaska, she is unsure what this wild, untamed land might offer her. But before she even sets foot on this new territory, she has an unexpected encounter with Dalton Lindquist. When he decides to pursue answers to his past, he finds he must leave Sitka ... and the lovely Phoebe. But Dalton is not the only one who has sought her attention. His best friend, Yuri, determines to claim her affection,...
93) Who do I run to?
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Janiece Hawkins never thought she'd find herself involved in a love triangle -- especially with a married man. KP, the man of her dreams, sweeps her off her feet long before he tells her he is married with two kids. She doesn't have a problem with her role as KP's mistress until she meets Isaiah. He's ready to commit and make Janiece his. Things spiral out of control when KP decides it's time to leave his wife to be with Janiece. The drama kicks...
95) Out: a novel
Author
Series
Cold (John Smolens) volume 2
Publisher
Michigan State University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Out, the sequel to John Smolens's internationally acclaimed novel Cold, finds the former constable Del Maki recovering from surgery and haunted by the recent loss of his wife. His house, set deep in the woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, becomes a haven for refugees during a fierce blizzard. First his pregnant physical therapist's car won't start. Then her two lovers come for her--and after each other. After her current boyfriend saves an enigmatic...
Author
Series
Rural route 8 volume 2
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"With the dust settling on tragic events that took place just months prior in Clarkston, the residents of the small yuppie town press forward, carrying on their mundane lives as if the puzzling string of murders hadn't taken place. Still, there is one person who is unable to go back to the way things were. How can she? Evelyn Todd has woken up not knowing her true identity or how she wound up in that hospital bed, with wires attached to every extremity,...
97) America's soul
Author
Series
Crave all, lose all novels volume 3
Crave all lose all novels volume 3
Love and a gangsta trilogy volume 3
Crave all lose all novels volume 3
Love and a gangsta trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Augustus Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Released from prison, Soul is still in love with his son's mother, America. He wants nothing more than for them to become a family and move on from his past. But America has become entangled in a rocky relationship with a new man, Kendall.
98) Before I go
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A year after her husband's plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean, Abby Gamble knows she needs to start moving beyond her grief. She and Ben shared a deep love, made even stronger by the heartache they went through together. But Ben would want her to keep living. So Abby throws herself once more into her cosmetics company -- only to find herself at a crossroads when she meets Joel, a physician whose past is as scarred as hers. Joel has never forgiven...
99) Deceitful vows
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Paula Smith Harris has learned that the man she thought was her true love isn't exactly who he vowed to be. After a painful affair and discovering a child conceived by his lover, Paula decides that it is time to move on. However, getting away from her crazy, obsessed husband isn't going to be as easy as she hoped it would be. Feeling the pain of her husband's deceit, Paula decides to escape to a place where she can breathe. She finds herself in a...
100) The woodlanders
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Love and the erratic heart are at the center of Hardy's story. Set in the beautiful Blackmoor Vale, The Woodlanders concerns the fortunes of Giles Winterborne, whose love for the well-to-do Grace Melbury is challenged by the arrival of the dashing and dissolute doctor, Edred Fitzpiers. When the mysterious Felice Charmond further complicates the romantic entanglements, marital choice and class mobility become inextricably linked.
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