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Harlequin intrigue volume 1536
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The new sheriff in Trouble, Texas, had a lot to prove. The last thing he needed was a gorgeous CIA analyst getting in his way-- at Christmastime no less!.
22) Portside peril
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Cruise ship cozy mysteries volume 2
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Millie Sanders has settled into her new position as assistant cruise director of the Siren of the Seas and is loving every minute of the adventure and excitement. A fresh wave of passengers have just boarded, and as the deck part gets into full swing, a frantic cry of man overboard is shouted over the loudspeakers. Millie rushes towards the crowd that has gathered on the portside upper deck and watches in horror as the ship's crew desperately tries...
23) The Missing Maid
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The Baker Street mysteries volume 01
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When Harriet White rebuffs the advances of her boss at the Baker Street building society where she works, she finds herself demoted to a new position… a very unusual position. Deep in the postal department beneath the bank, she is tasked with working her way through a mountain of correspondence addressed to Baker Street's most famous resident: Mr Sherlock Holmes. Seemingly undeterred by the fact that Sherlock Holmes doesn't exist, letter after letter...
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"BABY IN JEOPARDY. Tasked with figuring out who left a baby girl at the Houston FBI office, Special Agent Tanner Wilson has only one hint-his ex-girlfriend's name written on a scrap of paper. But child psychologist Macy Mills doesn't recognize little Addie, and someone's dead set on abducting her...even if it costs Tanner's and Macy's lives. And with Addie and Macy as targets, Tanner's new mission is to protect them both-at the risk of his own life...
25) Threat axis
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Command and control volume 4
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"In the midst of a global manhunt, the leader of the world's largest private army sees his opportunity to upset the international order."--Provided by publisher.
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Harlequin intrigue volume 1600
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Ever since Savannah Sinclair's sister was killed, her ghost has become part of local lore. But deputy Josh Griffin knows the truth behind this charade. And when Savannah is attacked, Josh vows to keep the grieving beauty safe. He soon finds that even though he's protecting Savannah, it's his heart that's under fire.
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Cruise ship cozy mysteries volume 1
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Millie Sanders' happily ever is gone when her husband of 35 years comes home and informs her he is leaving her for another woman - her "friend" and hairdresser, Delilah Osborne! After months of mourning she applies for and gets a job on a cruise ship. Determined the make the best of her new job she boards the ship ready for an adventure. She isn't on board the ship more than ten minutes when a dead body is discovered near the atrium bar. Her curiosity...
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Under other circumstances, FBI agent Samantha Bennett might welcome a bit of backup--but not from an overprotective Mountie. She's been on the trail of a serial killer for six months and no one has ever taken the case seriously...until now. When Royal Canadian Mounted Police inspector Drew Kelley saves her life, he decides that the hunt for "Birdman" is his problem, too. Together they begin a cross-continent chase to stop the madman before he strikes...
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Mary, the spirited youngest daughter of an angry, violent man, is sent to work for the local vicar and his invalid wife. Her strange new surroundings offer unsettling challenges, including the vicar's lecherous son and a manipulative fellow servant. But life in the vicarage also offers unexpected joys, as the curious young girl learns to read and write -- knowledge that will come at a tragic price.
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Meet the man who climbs trees for a living. Whether he's scouting out the perfect canopy shot for the BBC, or just looking for a little fun, James Aldred has climbed scores of behemoth trees. In this adventure memoir, Aldred carries us with him across the globe and up to the top of these towering forest titans as he recalls his most memorable encounters with trees and their inhabitants--
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Andy Fisher novels volume 3
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Rogue FBI agent Andy Fisher is visiting New York City for the first time after saving it from a terrorist attack when he discovers that the only woman he has ever loved has been murdered. Armed with a fresh cup of joe and his characteristic disdain for authority, Fisher disobeys orders and begins investigating.
His former lover was a key employee of Icarus Sun Works. Her death threatens to delay plans to launch a satellite to harvest solar energy...
33) Baby on the run
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After someone kills her friend, Jenna North flees with the woman's babty, determined to do whatever it takes to keep little Eli safe. When undercover FBI agent Matthew Weller comes to her aid, she must accept his help--but she's not sure she can trust him. Though Matt's under strict orders to complete his assignment and take down a money-laundering operation, he must protect Jenna and the little boy. Even if it means blowing his cover and risking...
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2012 Americo Paredes Book Award Winner for Non-Fiction presented by the Center for Mexican American Studies at South Texas College
Selected as a 2012 Outstanding Title by AAUP University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries
A complex rendering of the upbringing of Olivia--the daughter of a live-in maid to a wealthy family
This is Olivia's story. Born in Los Angeles, she is taken to Mexico to live with her extended family until...
35) Minaret
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
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In her Muslim hijab, with her downturned gaze, Najwa is invisible to most eyes, especially to the rich families whose houses she cleans." "Twenty years ago, Najwa then at university in Khartoum, would never have imagined that one day she would be a maid. An upper-class, westernised Sudanese, her dreams were to marry well and raise a family. But Najwa's days of innocence ended when a military coup forced the young woman and her family into political...
36) Snake eye
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FBI Special Agent Christina Rossi has a career life in limbo and a personal life from hell. Her bloody takedown of eco-terrorists has taken her off the fast track and landed her in an apparent career backwater, tracking what may or may not be a Chinese mob slave labor operation. Then, her life both professionally and personally seems to take a turn for the better in the form of handsome, intelligent and successful ex-SEAL Jack Dexter.
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What harm could there be pretending a sexy FBI agent is her boyfriend? Plenty, socialite Landry Adair discovers when she must work with Derek Winchester to locate the missing Adair heir. Pretend hugs, pretend kisses, and before she knows it, their sizzling attraction is dangerously real! But as Landry and Derek race to uncover family secrets--possibly her father's murderer--more danger arises. Coming close to the truth draws out a killer desperate...
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Adapted from Within Arm''s Length for a younger audience, a rare inside look at the Secret Service from an agent who protected Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.
Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. From that moment forward, he knew he wanted to become a Secret Service agent, one of an elite group of highly trained men and women dedicated to preserving the life of the President...
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Harlequin intrigue volume 1730
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Jaime Alessandro fears he's been undercover too long. Now his only shot at destroying one of Texas's largest crime organizations is Gabriella Torres - a "gift" from The Stallion and his longest-held captive. Her inside info and inspired moves are helping Jaime take the gang apart. But what he's starting to feel for the brilliant, tough-minded Gabriella could get them worse than dead... Gabriella learned early to put her emotions on lockdown. She has...
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"The Gentleman Poet is the best kind of historical novel-well researched, beautifully written, and wildly entertaining."
-Daniel Stashower, author of The Beautiful Cigar Girl
The Gentleman Poet, author Kathryn Johnson's novel of love, danger, and Shakespeare's The Tempest, is a wonderful story that imagines a series of astonishing events that just might have inspired the immortal Bard to pen his magical tale. Told from the point of view of a...
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