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1) Deadly deals
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Rachel Dawson and her husband, Thomas, felt their dreams had finally come true the day they brought home their newly adopted twin babies. Though the lawyer, Baron Bell, who arranged for the surrogate mother, charged a hefty fee, it was all worth it to them. Until the birth mother reappeared, first demanding more money, then the twins themselves. Suddenly Bell was nowhere to be found. When the case finds its way to the offices of high-profile attorney...
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This thriller from a New York Times–bestselling author about a woman stalks her child's adoptive family "moves fast and takes no prisoners" (Publishers Weekly).
Kate and Richard Ryan have the perfect marriage—marred only by their inability to have a child. The adoption agency's call fulfills that dream . . . and opens the door to a nightmare. . . .
Julianna Starr has chosen Kate and Richard to be more than the...
Kate and Richard Ryan have the perfect marriage—marred only by their inability to have a child. The adoption agency's call fulfills that dream . . . and opens the door to a nightmare. . . .
Julianna Starr has chosen Kate and Richard to be more than the...
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With her unique blend of courtroom drama and feverish suspense, critically acclaimed author Jonnie Jacobs has won a legion of fans for her Kali O'Brien thrillers. Now the edgy San Francisco attorney is back to handle a simple adoption — and winds up defending her client for murder...
Straightforward and short term: that's precisely the kind of case Kali O'Brien needs at the moment. Yet the Harper adoption makes her uneasy from the start. Maybe...
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2015.
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"When Jane Ryan discovers she's pregnant with twin girls, she faces a heart wrenching decision. On her own and unable to afford to care for both babies, she sees no choice but to keep one and give up the other for adoption. But fourteen years later, Jane's decision comes full circle. "Family is everything." It's one of the first things Isabel, the twin Jane gave up, says when they unexpectedly meet. Without warning, she and her adoptive mother have...
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2023.
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"Innocent or guilty: it all hinges on a single word . . .Thanks to a nomadic childhood, Revelle Lee is fluent in ten languages, which she puts to use at crime scenes and in courtrooms across London. Being a court interpreter is a stressful job, one that makes her privy to the most personal and often dark details of others' lives. In the meantime, she's close to adopting a six-year-old boy named Elliot from foster care. Revelle is determined to be...
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A young caseworker becomes increasingly entangled in the lives of adoptive and birth parents, with devastating results. It all begins with a fantasy: the caseworker in her "signing paperwork" charcoal suit, standing alongside beaming parents cradling their adopted newborn. It's this blissful picture that keeps Chloe Pinter, director of the Chosen Child's domestic-adoption program, happy while juggling the high demands of her boss and the incessant...
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"When her mother is shot as they flee an unknown threat, Josslyn Graham discovers her entire life is a lie. Not only is she adopted but she's the target of armed assailants--and she doesn't know why. With an old doll the only clue to her true identity, Joss needs Sergeant Steve Beck's help to find the truth...before a deadly criminal ring buries the remaining evidence: her."--Amazon
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"After exposing an illegal adoption ring, newly named "Kara Grant" is promised safety in Witness Protection. But someone has found her-and wants her dead. If only she could trust the handsome firefighter who catches her fleeing from a suspicious fire. Jake Steele seems to think she's guilty of burning her own home. But how can she tell him who she really is and what she's been through without bringing danger to the widowed single father's door? Yet...
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"When Josh's longtime partner, Grace, dies in a tragic accident, he is left with a mess of grief--and full custody of her seven-year-old son, Logan. While not his biological father, Josh has been a dad to Logan in every way that counts, and with Grace gone, Logan needs him more than ever. Wanting to do right by Logan, Josh begins the process of becoming his legal guardian--something that seems suddenly urgent, though Grace always brushed it off as...
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On a sunny day in July, Clare Prentice arrives in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Although she is on assignment to interview the town's notoriously reclusive novelist Nate Hanssen, Clare is really in search of a different story - her story. Just months before, Clare was a bride-to-be, living in Chicago, and looking to the future ... until the day she learned her entire life had been a lie. Not only was Clare adopted, but there is no record that she or her...
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