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81) Some like it hot
Author
Series
Razor Bay volume 2
Publisher
Harlequin HQN
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Harper, a dedicated wanderer, and Max, a man with deep roots in his community, embark on a red-hot affair, despite the fact that Harper will be leaving after a few months.
82) Without a brew
Author
Series
Sloan Krause mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"It's winter in the Bavarian village of Leavenworth, Washington, which for Sloan Krause means lots of layers, pine and citrus-flavored craft beers, and getting the new guest rooms at Nitro, the brewery where she works, into tip top shape before the next weekend's IceFest. Unfortunately, Sloan and her boss Garrett are learning that not every guest in the brewery is up for a hopping good time. While the couple staying with them, Brad and Ali, seem completely...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Abby McCree suddenly inherits her favorite relative's property in small town Snowberry Creek, Washington, she soon realizes that the ramshackle home comes with strings attached--one of which is tied to a dead body!
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Miss Parks, a new teacher, is devastated when her cat, Autumn, disappears during a storm, but with the help of her students, she finds not only Autumn but also the man of her dreams.
85) Bones of Hilo
Author
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
From Hawaii's Big Island to the wilds of Washington's North Cascades, a novice detective uncovers a hoard of ancient secrets at the heart of a grisly murder.
Author
Series
Body finder novels volume 2
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Violet Ambrose's ability to find murder victims and their killers draws the attention of the FBI just as her relationship with Jay, her best-friend-turned-boyfriend, heats up.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Jane is excited to be part of Mr. Mercer's expedition to bring orphans and Civil War widows to Washington Territory, but life out west isn't at all what she expected"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2016].
Language
English
Description
After rehabilitating a thoroughbred that was injured in a suspicious auto accident, horse trainer Annie Carson is happy to deliver the healthy animal to Hilda Colbert, only to find that the neurotic and controlling horse owner is dead.
91) What comes after
Author
Language
English
Description
"After the shocking death of two teenage boys tears apart a community in the Pacific Northwest, a mysterious pregnant girl emerges out of the woods and into the lives of those same boys' families--a moving and hopeful novel about forgiveness and human connection. In misty, coastal Washington state, Isaac lives alone with his dog, grieving the recent death of his teenage son Daniel. Next door, Lorrie, a working single mother, struggles with a heinous...
Author
Series
Alex Carter novels volume 3
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Alex Carter heads to northeastern Washington State to investigate a possible sighting of a mountain caribou -- an animal that became extinct in the contiguous U.S. years ago -- and becomes embroiled in a clash between loggers and activists and the murder of a local forest ranger.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sergeant Camille Waresch did everything she could to forget Iraq. She went home to Eastern Washington and got a quiet job. She connected with her daughter, Sophie, whom she had left as a baby. She got sober. But the ghosts of her past were never far behind. While conducting a routine property tax inspection on an isolated ranch, Camille discovers a teenager's tortured corpse hanging in a dilapidated outbuilding. In a flash, her combat-related PTSD...
94) Washington!
Author
Series
Wagons West. Main series volume 9
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Pub. Date
[2011], c1982
Language
English
Description
Wounded Civil War veteran Toby Holt goes West to the Washington timberland to claim a homestead and reunite with a wife he barely knows. Commissioned to build a transcontinental railroad from Washington to Montana and beyond, Holt and his men struggle to navigate the rocky peaks and the ruthless profiteers.
Author
Series
Blackberry Island novels volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cousins by chance, sisters by choice ... After her cat toy empire goes up in flames, Sophie Lane returns to Blackberry Island, determined to rebuild. Until small-town life reveals a big problem: she can't grow unless she learns to let go. If Sophie relaxes her grip even a little, she might lose everything. Or she might finally be free to reach for the happiness and love that have eluded her for so long. Kristine has become defined by her relationship...
Author
Series
Raisa Susanto volume 1
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Paired up with forensic psychologist Callum Kilkenny to investigate the double murder of a married couple in a small Washington town, brilliant FBI forensic linguist Raisa Susanto discovers a link to a decades-old crime that leaves her vulnerable to a deadly twist she never saw coming"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin MIRA
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Three friends--Cass Wilkes, the owner of the Gingerbread Haus bakery; restaurant owner Charlene Albach; and newly divorced Ella who is forced to share a house with her ex-husband--discover what matters the most in life during a magical Christmas season.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Caroline Shelby left Oysterville, Washington ten years ago to launch a career in the fashion world of Manhattan. Scandal and tragedy have forced her back, with Addie and Flick, the two orphans she is legal guardian for. But Oysterville - and her family - has changed. Will Jensen, a decorated Navy SEAL wounded overseas, has also returned. His wife Sierra, Caroline's best friend, is also reinventing herself as her modeling jobs dry up. At the sewing...
100) Bone River
Author
Publisher
Amazon Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
In the mid-19th century, Leonie Russell works alongside her husband, Junius, an oysterman in the Washington Territory. At night she continues her father's lifelong obsession-- collecting artifacts and studying the native culture that once thrived in the area. On her 37th birthday, Leonie discovers a mummy protruding from a riverbank--a mummy that by all evidence shouldn't exist. As Leonie searches for clues to the mummy's origins, she begins to feel...
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