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81) Demelza
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Poldark family novels volume 2
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English
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Demelza Carne, the miner's daughter Ross Poldark rescued from a fairground rabble, is now his wife. But the events of these turbulent years will test their marriage and their love. Ross begins a bitter struggle for the rights of the mining communities -- and sows the seed of an enduring enmity with powerful George Warleggan
82) The good woman
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Brennan sisters trilogy volume 1
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English
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Meg Brennan Roberts, a successful publicist, doting mother, loyal wife and self-proclaimed ?good woman? starts to feel burned out and empty until a proclamation of desire from her handsome boss makes her question every decision she's ever made
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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At their holiday home in Cornwall, a distant lighthouse holds a haunting attraction for the members of an Edwardian family as disillusionment, turmoil, and a world on the brink of war plague the family's relationships
84) ASHES AND ICE
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English
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When heartache and loss invade Karen Pierce's carefully ordered world, her plans and dreams for the future seem distant and unattainable. Continuing the trek north, her heart begins to find the core of her once-solid faith. Will she dare to embrace the love offered to her?
85) Angle of repose
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English
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Stegner's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of personal, historical, and geographic discovery
Confined to a wheelchair, retired historian Lyman Ward sets out to write his grandparents' remarkable story, chronicling their days spent carving civilization into the surface of America's western frontier. But his research reveals even more about his own life than he's willing to admit. What emerges is an enthralling portrait of four generations...
Confined to a wheelchair, retired historian Lyman Ward sets out to write his grandparents' remarkable story, chronicling their days spent carving civilization into the surface of America's western frontier. But his research reveals even more about his own life than he's willing to admit. What emerges is an enthralling portrait of four generations...
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Mount Vernon Love Story was the first novel written by Mary Higgins Clark, the bestselling author of twenty-two novels that have made her America's Queen of Suspense. The role of leader came naturally to George Washington, the man revered as "the father of his Country." But when it came to the social aspects of life in the mid-18th century, he was both awkward and insecure. It was only through the love of a woman that he found the happiness that gave...
87) The ugly duchess
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English
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When she discovers that her husband, James, married her only for her dowry, Theodora Saxby, known by the town as the Ugly Duchess, is devastated until James launches a campaign to prove that he really loves her
88) The choice
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
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English
Description
"Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life-- boating, swimming, and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies-- he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Despite his attempts to be neighborly, the appealing redhead seems...
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France, 1916: Artist Edouard Lefevre leaves his young wife, Sophie, to fight at the front. When their small town falls to the Germans in the midst of World War I, Edouard's portrait of Sophie draws the eye of the new Kommandant. As the officer's dangerous obsession deepens, Sophie will risk everything--her family, her reputation, and her life--to see her husband again. Almost a century later, Sophie's portrait is given to Liv Halston by her young...
90) Marriage Matters
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Publisher
Berkley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Group LLC
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Newly-engaged graduate student Chloe must deal with her true feelings about her best friend after she becomes engaged to someone else while her own mother is tempted by an employee and her Grandma June meddles in everyone's business
91) The First Wife
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English
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"As a child, Bailey Browne dreamed of a knight in shining armor swooping in to rescue her and her mother. As she grows older, those dreams transform, becoming ones of a mysterious stranger who will sweep her off her feet and whisk her away from her ordinary existence. Then, suddenly, there he is. Despite the ten year difference in their ages, her working class upbringing and his of privilege, Logan Abbott and Bailey fall deeply in love. Marriage quickly...
92) Lies she told
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English
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Once-successful novelist Liza Cole has one month to write the thriller that could land her back on the bestseller list. Her husband David is distracted by the disappearance of his co-worker and best friend, Nick. Liza's latest heroine, Beth, is a new mother who suspects her husband is cheating on her. Beth aims to catch him in the act but before she realizes it she's tossing the body of her husband's mistress into the East River. As the lines between...
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English
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"Three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this chilling locked-room thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger. What could be more restful, more restorative, than a weekend getaway with family and friends? An isolated luxury cabin in the woods, complete with spectacular views, a hot tub and a personal chef. Hannah's loving and generous tech-mogul brother found the listing online. The reviews...
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Series
Rosie novels (Graeme Simsion) volume 2
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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"Don Tillman knows humans must adapt to survive. Can he apply that theory to his marriage? Until recently, genetics professor Don Tillman had never had a second date. Then he got serious about finding a life partner, creating a sixteen-page questionnaire (see: The Rosie Project) to identify the perfect match. Instead, he fell in love with Rosie Jarman ("the world's most incompatible woman"). Now they have survived ten months and ten days of marriage....
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Mr. and Mrs. Darcy mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Forge Books
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 13
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English
96) The Thin Man
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English
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Nick Charles searches for a wealthy inventor who is the prime suspect in a New York City murder case
97) EMPTY VOWS
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English
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Popular, generous, forty-something widow Jessie Tucker decides to make herself indispensable to recently widowed Hubert Wiggins but is disappointed when he is not everything she dreamed he would be and instead turns her attentions to a much younger man
Jessie Tucker is beloved throughout Lexington, Alabama, for her kind heart and endless generosity. But the widow feels it's past time she rewarded herself-- especially when upstanding Hubert Wiggins...
98) Just my luck
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English
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"For fifteen years, Lexi and Jake have played the same six numbers with their friends. Over drinks, dinner parties, and summer barbecues, the three couples have discussed the important stuff ... and they've laughed off their disappointment when they failed to win anything. But then the unthinkable happens. There's a rift in the group ... And soon after, six numbers come up that change everything forever. Lexi and Jake have a ticket worth millions....
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New Americana volume 3
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English
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Allison felt like she'd stepped into a fairy tale when she married widower Burke Caldwell. But after less than a year of marriage, he's become removed and distant. His friends see Allison as a trophy wife, his only daughter regards her as the enemy. When a car crash leaves Burke badly injured, how can Allison compete with the memory of Burke's first wife, Kate? When she discovers hidden letters from Kate to Burke, will Allison have the courage to...
100) All I want: a novel
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English
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"A young couple with a baby on the way moves to an old Victorian house in rural, upstate New York. Strange happenings contribute to their disintegrating marriage-and to their terrifying descent into the darker side of human nature"--
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