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Ainsley O'Leary is so ready to get married-she's even found the engagement ring her boyfriend has stashed away. What she doesn't anticipate is being blindsided by a breakup he chronicles in a blog...which (of course) goes viral. Devastated and humiliated, Ainsley turns to her older half sister, Kate, who's struggling with a sudden loss of her own. Kate's always been the poised, self-assured sister, but becoming a newlywed-and a widow-in the space...
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How do you cope in a world without your mother?
When Barbara realizes time is running out, she writes letters to her four daughters, aware that they'll be facing the trials and triumphs of life without her at their side. But how can she leave them when they still have so much growing up to do?
Take Lisa, in her midthirties but incapable of making a commitment; or Jennifer, trapped in a stale marriage and buttoned up so tight she could
...3) The children
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A comic, bittersweet novel about the misadventures of a bachelor and a band of precocious children. The seven Wheater children, stepbrothers and stepsisters grown weary of being shuttled from parent to parent are eager for their parents' latest reconciliation to last. A chance meeting between the children and the solitary 46-year old Martin Boyne leads to a series of unforgettable encounters.
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Wayfarer Inn volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Three estranged sisters.Two months to save their family's inn.One secret that changes everything. Warren Townsend's death brings his three estranged daughters together on Martha's Vineyard for the first time in years. After the funeral, the Townsend women are all desperate to return to their own individual pursuits. But just when they're ready to leave the island for good, the last line of Warren's will binds them together forever. They have two months...
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Sisters of Edgartown volume 7
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Two gorgeous weddings. A monstrous accident that destroys the world they once knew. A betrayal, countless changes, and fear of the unknown. The five Sisters of Edgartown join together for another- yet very different- Christmas on the cozy island of Martha's Vineyard.
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"With a dramatic wartime love story woven through, JoAnn Ross's long-awaited new novel is a gorgeous generational saga about the rivalry, history and loyalty that bond sisters together When conflict photographer Jackson Swann dies, he leaves behind a conflict of his own making when his three daughters, each born to a different mother, discover that they're now responsible for the family's Oregon vineyard--and for a family they didn't ask for. After...
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Blackberry Island novels volume 4
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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...
8) Appearances
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2019.
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Samantha—the fashionable wife of a successful businessman and doting mother of one—struggles to negotiate the spheres of intimacy between her husband and her family of origin. Samantha loves her husband, Richard, and she loves her sister, Elizabeth. But the two of them can barely exist in the same room, which has caused the entire family years of emotional distress. Yet it's not until Samantha's sister is diagnosed at age forty-three with...
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Summer, 1926. When Thelma Morgan marries Viscount Duke Furness after a whirlwind romance, she is immersed in a gilded world of extraordinary wealth and privilege. For Thelma, the daughter of an American diplomat, her new life as a member of the British aristocracy is like a fairy tale - even more so when her husband introduces her to Edward, Prince of Wales. Her marriage to Duke leads her to fall headlong into a love affair with Edward. Their love...
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Vineyard sunset volume 08
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Susan Sheridan left her life in Newark almost a year ago. Since then, Susan, Christine, Lola, Audrey, and Amanda have lived out every life milestone under the sun-- from divorce to new loves, illnesses, to second-chance romances, and beyond. Now, after a year of cancer and healing, it's time for Susan Sheridan to have her happily-ever-after with her high school sweetheart, Scott. There is so much to be done before the huge event--but Susan Sheridan...
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Katama Bay volume 02
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2021.
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English
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Elsa Remington Steel pledged to love one man for the frest of her life. Aiden was a bright light, a wild personality, a beautiful soul and the father of her three wonderful children. Two years before, when they learned of his diagnosis, Elsa felt his death like a storm. Now, her father has also died and her husband has been gone for over a year, but Elsa finds herself in the midst of beautiful renewal. She's just met her stepsister, Janine, who has...
13) Separate sisters
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
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Thirteen-year-old Donnie is so upset over her parents' divorce that she gets into increasingly serious trouble at school and does not recognize how much her older sister is hurting as well.
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Sisters of Edgartown volume 5
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Once more, we return to Martha's Vineyard to get to know more about the Sisters of Edgartown. The sisters include Olivia, Jennifer, Mila, Amanda, and Camilla. They had gone to school together along with Jennifer's twin Michelle who had died at eighteen, leaving an unfillable gap in their lives. There was nothing that would hold these women back. All of them live on the island now, some having to adjust to island life again; but they did it quickly....
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"In 1978, Lizzie Morgan and Ritchie Schneider embark on a whirlwind romance on the bright beaches and glamorous yachts of Long Island. Over the years, their relationship has its share of ups and downs, including a nine-month hiatus that ends with a stunning eleven-carat ring--one that looks just like the diamond Richard Burton gifted Liz Taylor after their own separation. Like the famous couple, despite the drama that would unfold throughout the Schneiders...
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It's 16-year-old Edie who finds their mother Marianne dangling in the living room from an old jump rope, puddle of urine on the floor, barely alive. Upstairs, 14-year-old Mae had fallen into one of her trances, often a result of feeling too closely attuned to her mother's dark moods. After Marianne is unwillingly admitted to a mental hospital, Edie and Mae are forced to move from their childhood home in Louisiana to New York to live with their estranged...
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Sisters of Edgartown volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Olivia Hesson finds herself in a world of family secrets, new loves, and historic buildings -- all because of her great-aunt's will. When her great-aunt passes away, she names Olivia the sole owner of one of the oldest historic buildings in Edgartown, with one demand-she must return it to its former glory. This is a lot to swallow. Like the other Sisters of Edgartown, Olivia hasn't had an easy road. She married her high school sweetheart, Tyler, and...
18) The betrayed
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As dictatorship and political upheaval ravage the Philippines, the sister's conflicting passions threaten to lead them to betray not only each other, but all that their father stood for. Shy, idealistic Pilar initially resolves to carry on her father's fight against the regime, while her flamboyant older sister Lali reacts by marrying the enemy, Arturo, the dictator's godson. Each tries to find their place in this violent world, but can they withstand...
19) Love, Lucas
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 9
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HL 520L
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English
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Grieving for her older brother Lucas, Oakley Nelson agrees to spend a few months with her mother at Aunt Jo's California beach house, where a notebook of letters from Lucas to Oakley challenges her to feel better and enjoy life, but a budding romance reminds her of the chances Lucas will never have.
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Katama Bay volume 03
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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As a child, Carmella Remington was boisterous, alive -- always one to move too fast, laugh too long, feel too deeply. Until one day, Carmella made one of the biggest mistakes of her life -- a mistake that cost her brother Colton's life. Her entire life changed forever. Her mother could no longer look her in the eye, resulting in even more trauma, especially when her mother died a few years later. Carmella built up thick walls and allowed only one...
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