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81) Endless Night
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English
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Poor but ambitious young Michael Rogers, the narrator of The Endless Night, is a chauffeur with little money, and big dreams. Foremost of these is building his dream house on the perfect piece of land. Michael gets his chance when his new girlfriend, Fenella Guteman, turns out to be a wealthy heiress. The two are wed and are soon living in a modern home on Gipsy's Acre, a seemingly idyllic place with sea views and dark fir trees. But rumors abound...
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Series
A Bow Street Duchess mystery volume 1
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English
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A murdered opera singer. A duke drenched in her blood. For Bow Street Officer Hugh Marsden, the brutal killing is a straightforward case. Ever since his exile from polite society, the chance to arrest a high and mighty peer of the realm has never presented itself. Hugh won't snub the opportunity now. But Audrey Sinclair, the Duchess of Fournier, is certain her husband is wrongly accused, and she's determined to prove it to the arrogant Bow Street...
83) Home front
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Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"From a distance, Michael and Joleen Zarkades seem to have it all: a solid marriage, two exciting careers, and children they adore. But after twelve years together, the couple has lost their way; they are unhappy and edging toward divorce. Then the Iraq war starts. An unexpected deployment will tear their already fragile family apart, sending one of them deep into harm's way and leaving the other at home, waiting for news. When the worst happens,...
84) The Last Affair
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English
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"Nora Holliday is not that kind of woman. Not the kind who has an illicit affair with a married man. But Josh Landon is everything Nora's alcoholic husband isn't. And now she and Josh are so infatuated, they can't stay away from one another. Abby Landon, Josh's daughter, is home from college nursing a broken heart. She's seeking solace, not more scandal, so when she catches her dad kissing Nora, she vows to take the homewrecker down. And as for Abby's...
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English
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"December 1926: England unleashes the largest manhunt in its history. The object of the search is not an escaped convict or a war criminal, but the missing wife of a WWI hero, up-and-coming mystery author Agatha Christie. When her car is found wrecked, empty, and abandoned near a natural spring, the country is in a frenzy. Eleven days later, Agatha reappears, claiming amnesia. She provides no answers for her disappearance. That is...until she writes...
87) Die for you
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Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When successful novelist Isabel Raines learns that everyone that her husband worked with is dead--and that her missing husband has been legally dead for some time--she will not rest until she finds the truth about him. Who he was, where he's gone, and how he was able to deceive her so completely
88) The perfect life
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Series
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English
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The Clarkson family looks perfect to many-but looks can be deceiving.
Katherine Clarkson has the perfect life. Married to Brad, a loving and handsome husband, respected in their church and the community. Two grown daughters on the verge of starting families of their own. A thriving ministry. Good friends. A comfortable life.
She has it all-until the day a reporter appears with shocking allegations. Splashed across the local news are accusations...
89) The Longest Ride
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 20
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English
Description
"Ira Levinson is in trouble. Ninety-one years old and stranded and injured after a car crash, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together - how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and...
90) 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....
91) Open your eyes
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English
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"Haven't we all wanted to pretend everything's perfectly fine? Jane Campbell avoids confrontation at all costs. Given the choice, she'll always let her husband, Leon--a bestselling thriller author--fight their battles. She'd prefer to focus on the good things in life: precious days with her two young children, a steady and loving marriage, their mischievously playful cat Bonita, and her fulfilling job as a creative writing teacher. In Jane's eyes,...
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English
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A psychology professor discusses his recent research into modern marriages and offers practical advice and long-term strategies to pursue self-discovery and personal growth and improve self-esteem along with your spouse so that happiness can thrive in your relationship
95) ASHES AND ICE
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Language
English
Description
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?
96) Happily
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After fourteen years of marriage, Tom and Janet still can't keep their hands off each other. When they discover their friends are resentful of their constant public displays of affection, the couple starts to question the loyalty of everyone around them. Then, a visit from a mysterious stranger thrusts them into an existential crisis, leading to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a very tense couples' vacation in this dark romantic comedy
Author
Publisher
Running Press Book Pub
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
A guide for estranged couples shares frank details about the author's own troubled relationship with her husband before launching a last-ditch effort to stay together, outlining her "10-Step Marital Improvement Guide" to cover everything from power struggles and communication to sex and intimacy
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English
Description
"Psychopaths are manipulative, remorseless. They feel no guilt. What would happen if you thought you might be married to one? Jen Waite loves her husband. Marco is sexy, funny, her best friend--and he makes her feel like the most important person in the world. When they have their first baby, her life feels perfect. But then, just three weeks later, she accidentally reads an e-mail that she was never supposed to see, and it is as if someone has aimed...
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English
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"A new, twisted suspense novel by national bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto. Jane is unhappy. A struggling midlist writer whose novels barely command four figures, she feels trapped in an underwhelming marriage, just scraping by to pay a crippling Bay Area mortgage for a house--a life--she's never really wanted. There's only ever been one person she cared about, one person who truly understood her: Thalia. Jane's best and only friend nearly a decade...
100) The Hopefuls
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"Laced with sly humor and insider detail, Jennifer Close's new novel tells the story of a young wife who follows her husband and his political dreams to DC, a city of idealism, ambition and complicated friendships among young Washington's aspiring elite"--
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