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Author
Series
Southern crimes volume 1
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishers Group
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
"When two Jane Does are killed on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia, detective and behavioral specialist Avery North discovers they share something in common - a magnolia tattoo on their shoulders. Suspecting a serial killer, Avery joins forces with medical examiner Jackson Bryant to solve the crimes and prevent another murder. As they venture deep into a sinister criminal world, Avery and Jackson are taken to the very edge of their abilities - and...
942) Mum: Season two
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Happily married one day and widowed the next, Cathy Walker feels her way through her first year as a suddenly single woman. Some days it would be easier to rebuild her life without well-intentioned advice and often hilarious help from her son, her brother, and their girlfriends. Thank heaven for Cathy's lifelong friend Michael, who keeps a loving eye on her.
943) Wilde for you
Author
Series
Dark Horse Dive Bar novels volume 2
Publisher
Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the Dark Horse Dive Bar, where the Wildes throw one hell of a party and love could be a barstool away. Landscape artist Layla Brock knows what it feels like to love someone so completely you'd do anything for them -- even take their secrets to the grave. Widowed after her husband's betrayals and tragic death, Layla is searching for a new scene to paint, a new life to live. And Wyoming feels like the perfect place to get lost and find herself...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Emily Westhill runs the best donut shop in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin, alongside her retired police chief father-in-law and her tabby Deputy Donut. But after murder claims a favorite customer, Emily can't rely on a sidekick to solve the crime--or stay alive.
946) Highland justice
Author
Series
Sons of Sinclair volume 3
Publisher
Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"As the new chief of Clan Mackay, Gideon Sinclair knows the importance of maintaining order at any cost. To keep the conquered clan in line, Gideon must mete out ruthless justice or risk losing their precious new peace. But from the moment he meets Cait Mackay--aye, from the moment the sweetness of her lips captures his--all of Gideon's careful objectivity is well and thoroughly compromised. Cait knows that kissing the brawny Highlander is a dangerous...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When 58-year-old Helen Spencer reviews her life, what she sees are the mistakes. Over the years, things seemed to go sideways incrementally, one little wrong decision at a time. She can even pinpoint where it all started to go awry: a wonderous, romantic night in the woods her senior year of high school with a boy named Cal Crosby. A night she would soon work hard to forget. Forty years, one marriage, three children, and one grandbaby later, suddenly...
948) A dream of death
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books, an imprint of The Quick Brown Fox & Company LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"On a remote Scottish island, American antiques dealer Kate Hamilton wrestles with her own past while sleuthing a brutal killing, staged to recreate a two-hundred-year-old unsolved murder. Autumn has come and gone on Scotland's Isle of Glenroth, and the islanders gather for the Tartan Ball, the annual end-of-tourist-season gala. Spirits are high. A recently published novel about island history has brought hordes of tourists to the small Hebridean...
949) Summer people
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A summer of healing turns turbulent when a grieving widow and her teenage twins experience passion, first love, and a dangerous secret from the widow's past that threatens to destroy the family.
Author
Series
Hearts of Montana volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In 1867, after her son goes missing, Joanna Watson enlists Isaac Bowen - a man with limited experience in the rugged country - to help. As they face the elements, trust begins to form between them, but can it withstand the danger and coming confrontation in this unpredictable land?"--Provided by publisher.
951) The widow wore plaid
Author
Series
Widow's club (Jenna Jaxon) volume 6
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"It is a truth rarely acknowledged -- at least in public -- that a wealthy widow is free to pursue a great many adventures. For two years, Jane has privately enjoyed her independence. Why should she remarry, even when the gentleman proposing is as wonderful as Gareth, Lord Kinellan? She entreats him never to ask her again. But as her Widows' Club friends -- now all joyfully remarried -- gather at Castle Kinellan, Jane begins to wonder if stubbornness...
952) Stealing Christmas
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A burglar on the run is mistaken for a Santa hired to promote a Christmas tree farm. He decides to stick around for the 3 week run and ends up casing the local bank. He finds himself torn between his criminal past and the widowed woman and her daughter whom he is growing close to.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Nell Stevens' life is a mess. When her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, Nell's happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she's been gone. All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her to rent a room in a stranger's house, and in a world of perfect Instagram lives, she feels like a f**k up. Even worse, a forty-something f**k up. But...
Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A novelization of the upcoming film from the director of God's Not Dead, God Bless the Broken Road is a heartwarming story about a grieving army widow who finds her way back to her daughter, her faith, and a new love. Amber Hill never imagined she would find herself a war widow and single mom. She feels robbed and is angry at God, and she doesn't know how to help her nine-year-old daughter Bree through her grief. Where, Amber wonders, are the Sunday...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"B&B owner Charlene Morris expects Salem's first annual mermaid parade will make quite a splash, until a high-profile murder threatens to sink the whole event...Charlene and her handsome spectral friend, Dr. Jack Strathmore, are thrilled that their Salem, Massachusetts, B&B is overflowing with mermaids in advance of the town's newest attraction--a mermaid parade! Retired Hollywood actress Trinity Powers has even agreed to appear on the lead float...
957) Heirlooms
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Answering a woman's desperate call for help, young Navy widow Helen Devries opens her Whidbey Island home as a refuge to Choi Eunhee. As they bond over common losses and a delicate, potentially devastating secret, their friendship spans the remainder of their lives. After losing her mother, Cassidy Quinn spent her childhood summers with her gran, Helen, at her farmhouse. Nourished by her grandmother's love and encouragement, Cassidy discovers a passion...
958) Mrs Pargeter's patio
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When widow Mrs Pargeter has her morning coffee, her intention is to admire her beautiful garden in peace and quiet. Little does she expect one of the patio's paving slabs to crack in two, revealing a human skull with a neat hole in the middle of its forehead! Mrs Pargeter decides to investigate. And who better to assist than her late husband's 'business associates', private investigator Truffler Mason and chauffeur Gary? The trio are soon certain...
959) The bride wore black
Author
Publisher
Penzler Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A police detective seeks the rationale between seemingly-unrelated murders, connected only by the appearance of a beautiful woman each time.
960) Angel's daughter
Author
Series
Angel trilogy volume 2
Publisher
AuthorHouse
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
"Kathleen and her daughters Megan and Danielle battle enemies at home and abroad..."--Cover.
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