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I'VE FOUND YOU AND NOW I'M GOING TO TELL YOUR HUSBAND.
Drucilla Hallmark does not want to leave the hospital -- and Tony Tortomasi -- to return to Shady Grove, where rumor has it that she intends to take revenge on all who have hurt her in the past. Despite her wishes to stay, Dru is forced to bid Tony goodbye -- but not before he faithfully promises their souls will always be together. Now, despite her professional success, she is again at the mercy...
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The year is 2007, things are looking pretty good for college freshman Adam Springsten and his best friend Kevin Johnson. They both have one thing on their minds, to have the greatest college experience of their lives this summer, and for Adam, well that means that he's going to have to go into uncharted territory. The territory called getting out of the friendzone, and for ol' Springsten here, that may just be a pipe dream. That is however, before...
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It is 1969 when two young boys approach Casey Hammond in the airport, alone and scared and lost in a country not their own. She agrees to help them get to their uncle-but she has no idea of the danger and intrigue she will soon encounter.
It seems there are foreign nationals in pursuit of the children, which risks the safety of the entire group. When an arrogant but handsome young man comes to their rescue, she soon learns he is the children's older...
4) Ava
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In this steamy romance novel set just as WWI is ending, Ava, a beautiful young woman, and Irish immigrant, initially explores her irresistible and alluring power over men with Alistar, a handsome sailor. Soon Ava learns she is pregnant, but before she can tell Alistar, his ship sets sail. Ava finds herself desperate growing up poor in America as an Irish immigrant during prohibition with little to no support from her family.
Struggling to overcome...
5) Father's Day
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Life is no longer simple for the famous British rockers of the band, Ministers of Parliament. Once upon a time, the headlining Parker brothers lived lives of parties and excess. Now, theyve settled down and gotten married. With a slew of sudden real-life dramatics, the theatrics of the stage seem less important. Robin almost just lost his wife to an illness she picked up while on tour in Japan. Recovered from sickness, Shelly is told shes pregnant,...
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Lainie was playing on the swing in the park when a man came up, grabbed her and took her away in his van. Her mom looked for her for years and could not find her. She lived with Ian in his cabin in Colorado until he took her to Paris and that's where she met Jacob who was also from Colorado. She married Jacob after they got back to the states, and had triplets. When Ian was on his death bed, he told Lainie how to get in touch with her mom. Lainie's...
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I love Brooklyn. And I don't think it's only because I was born and raised there. Now, in middle-age, I appreciate it more than ever. I wish I still lived there but ... that's a whole story of its own!
The idea of this novel appealed to me because it would allow me to write about a place I knew and loved well, and also about the wonderful people I have known who lived there.
Brooklyn itself is a "character" in this book. There is a place for everyone...
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Peter Newman is the good one. He's the one who follows the rules, gets good grades, and leads an exemplary life. Then one day his high school girlfriend says, "I might be pregnant." Peter's story begins as war clouds are gathering in Europe. His uprooted family makes the arduous journey down Route 66, winding from Chicago to L.A. New schools, new friends, and new adventures are set against the developing war. Peter survives the war years as he matures,...
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A homeless vet. A couple grieving the loss of their only child. A single mother dreaming of owning her own business. They and others will receive the gift of a magic geranium. It was first given up by the young attorney, Katie Wilson, who believes the plant brought her career success, if not love. Does the geranium hold the power to change lives for the better? And if it does, is it finished sharing its gifts with Katie? No one really believes in...
10) Avalon Summer
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Avalon Summer is a coming-of-age summer romance set in 1965 in the resort town of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. On the brink of adulthood, three men and four women experience love, heartbreak, and self-discovery against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the Watts race riots, and Top 40 radio. Sil: Surfer, womanizer, and draft dodger. His motto, "never in love, only in heat", is about to be challenged. Candy: The beautiful young actress, driven by...
11) My Diane
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Her name was Diane Budgel. Thirty years ago, she was a small part in the life of Dave Mercer. Their short-lived, three month relationship was a whirlwind for Dave. They met in a bar and suddenly moved in together. Dianes roommate acted strangeperhaps jealouswhich led Dave to believe she was a lesbian, in love with Diane as much as he was. Then, on a visit to meet Dianes racist father in Nova Scotia, something mysterious happened, and Dianewho may...
12) Bar Stories
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James Trip Bonham, Jr. was born rich. He grew up with his family in the swanky Holmby Hills of California. He went to college and had no idea what he wanted to be. After all, he didn't need to work; he was a trust-fund kid. In college, though, Trip found unexpected direction, and his direction was drinking. He found comfort in the stories of fellow bar flies. He felt at home. Much to the dismay of his high-class parents, Trip becomes a bartender....
13) The S-2 Project
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Susan Kelsey has an ideal life. She has a career with an electronics development firm in a big city, a nice home and a new car. Coming from a small town, Susan finds herself uneasy with the city's crime rate. Being a pacifist, she is stunned to discover she is being stalked by a thief and the police are unable to identify him. When the thief turns out to be a mass murderer who is targeting the highly classified S-2 Project her salvation comes in the...
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The Fourth Finger narrates the story of Ahdia a beautiful young woman that seems to have been able to accomplish all life has to offer except a successful love relationship. Love seems to hate her, and eludes her every time she thinks she has finally found the perfect man. She hopelessly and tirelessly goes through heartbreaking relationships leaving her to doubt her own ability to love and be loved. To compound her problems, she is from a conservative...
15) No Greater Love
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Kathy once lived in a nightmare known only to herself and her abusive husband. She did all she could to hide the sorrow, fear, and anger she felt inside, especially from her two daughters. For Kathy, divorce was a release from Bruces cruelty, psychological games, and control. To her daughters, it was the start of a period of great resentment. The stress of Kathys new home environment only aggravates thirteen-year-old Lisas compulsive lying. She returns...
16) The Cure
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Tim Billings is a successful Atlanta attorney. He didn’t climb to such career heights by being an honest man. Tim is a liar and a cheat; his wife, Sue, is ready to leave him and take their two children with her, but when Tim is diagnosed with brain cancer, her plans change.
Tim is left with little hope for survival until he is chosen for a radical treatment that guarantees healing. The cure has a catch: it will erase his memory. Tim must choose...
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One night in August when the bar exam was two weeks off, he invited Pam to meet his sister Imani Hardway-Lee and her husband Anthony for dinner at Bombay Royale. He suggested that he stop by her apartment first, intent to find out what went on inside. He rang her buzzer five minutes before he was due, but instead of asking him up, Pam told him through the intercom that she was on her way down, making a mystery of how her bedroom was decorated, whether...
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When Sarah Lawsons father is rescued from the claws of death by David Saye, a notorious rebel commander, she believes it is simply a miraculous coincidence. It isnt long, however, before Sarah realises that behind this extraordinary intervention is Davids wish to lure her into his arms. He is handsome, educated, and generousall qualities that ignite the fires of her heart. But they are from very different worlds. Sarah is the daughter of a respectable...
19) Buried Thorns
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Mystery has plagued Roses life since Wilson died. Her beautiful roses are being tampered with and often uprooted. Branches and thorns are buried deep into dangerous holes lining her well-kept fence. Someone is searching for something in Roses yard, and leaving subtle clues. When there is no one to suspect, the police are called. A slow cynical response leaves her to wonder what they know. Their approach is to make her feel her problems are small....
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How do people survive losing the one most precious to them? How do they move forward when tormented by grief? These are the questions Julie Taylor must answer after the tragic loss of her husband, Jason. Through the love and devotion of her sister, Rebecca, and Jasons longtime friend, Dylan, Julie manages to survive the initial shock of her husbands death. Still she suffers in her longing for one more day with Jason to say all that she feels was left...
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