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Canadian sisters Melanie and Joanne are stunned to hear they've inherited their uncle's beachfront summerhouse in Mexico. With a snap, a trip is planned: They'll travel opulently by cruise ship to Ensenada, zip over to San Felipe, sign a few papers at the bank, and the tropical hideaway will be theirs. What they don't expect is a spa treatment gone loco, snails and cactus on their dinner plates, risky ocean dips, a cross-country desert drive, a dishy...
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IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
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During a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the 'whisky priest', is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. But compassion and humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him, and those he cares for.
3) Burn
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
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Janeal agrees to help Salazar Sanso recover a vast sum of money from her father in exchange for freedom from her father's Gypsy culture, but when the plan takes a violent turn and Sanso burns the camp to the ground, Janeal is forced to make a decision that will haunt her forever.
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Rachel Taylor's dedication to hard work has secured her a rare position as the house manager for the newest Harvey House in New Mexico. The job seems like an answered prayer until she hears that she will be working with Braeden Parker, a man she had hoped was part of a past long buried. The feelings she still holds conflict with her shattered trust and Rachel struggles to reconcile the two when a cunning new Harvey Girl, Ivy, appears on the scene....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 12
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1150L
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The narrative follows Bishop Jean Latour and Father Joseph Vaillant, friends since their childhood in France, as they organize the new Roman Catholic diocese of Santa Fe subsequent to the Mexican War. While seeking to revive the church and build a cathedral in the desert, the clerics, like their historical prototypes, Bishop Jean Laury and Father Joseph Machebeuf, face religious corruption, natural adversity, and the loneliness of living in a strange...
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Last Chance, New Mexico. When the going gets tough, Kaitlyn Reed and Steven Braden have always got going-- out of town and away from the problem. Now they are both back. Kaitlyn is working to reestablish a relationship with the seven-year-old daughter she left behind six months earlier. Steven is trying to prove to his family that he is not the irresponsible charmer they have always known him to be. As Kaitlyn and Steven find themselves drawn to one...
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Cimarron legacy volume 2
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The Boden clan thought their troubles were over with the death of a dangerous enemy. But with new evidence on Cole's shooting, Justin can't deny that the plot to take their ranch was bigger than one man. While the doctor and his distractingly pretty assistant help Cole, Justin has to uncover the trail of a decades-old secret as danger closes in.
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When Eva Fortier's grandfather is murdered, her attorney urges her to leave New York and take refuge in the high desert area of New Mexico. Leaving her life of wealth behind, Eva attempts to make sense of the tragedies in her life. Navajo David Benally has his hands full taking care of his people's medical needs. But when his father asks him to help fulfill a vow made to Eva's father, he has no choice but to oblige. He views Eva as a spoiled rich
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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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Eleven-year-old tomboy Lucy feels betrayed by everyone when a bobcat stalks the neighborhod, her best friend Mora suddenly becomes boy-crazy about Lucy's best friend, and the town considers selling the soccer field where she plays.
11) Running blind
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An ex-marine saves a missionary from her kidnappers in Mexico.
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IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
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Growing up is hard when you an accident killed your mother and blinded your father. Lucy's bossy, career-minded Aunt Karen thinks eleven-year-old Lucy needs a woman's influence. Enter Inez--a housekeeper witha will as strong as Lucy's--and her granddaughter Mora, a girly-girl who is Lucy's polar opposite. Will the girls ever find common ground? Inez just might have the answers when she teachers them the story of ruth and Naomi.
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Needing a nursemaid, wealthy old miner Philip Smith advertises for a mail-order bride to come to rough-and-tumble Golden, New Mexico. Jeremiah Dennison insists that she'll be a gold digger. He may be right. When Madeleine Mercer arrives, she wins over Philip and Jeremiah---until a stranger comes to town. Will his accusations tarnish Madeleine's character?
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Coastal guardians volume 4
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An elusive killer. A false identity. A deadly maze of lies. When Coast Guard Investigative Service Special Agent LOGAN PERRY's beloved grandfather is murdered, Logan races to his hometown of Cauldron Creek, New Mexico to investigate the murder. His teammate and friend, EMMY THORTON, insists on joining him. Not a good idea-not when he loves her, but carries a secret that he knows will tear them apart. Emmy knows Logan will pursue the investigation...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
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As twelve-year-old Lucy prepares for the Olympic Development Program soccer try-outs, she struggles with the complexities of middle school, her relationship with her best friend, and Aunt Karen, who is trying to take over her life while her father is away.
16) Paper moon
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Moonstruck series volume 1
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When two single parents agree to chaperone their teenage daughters' vacation to Mexico, they find the trip more exciting than they anticipated.
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2011.
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Krista Mueller awaits news of her mother's death who has suffered from Alzheimer's disease for a decade. A call from New Mexico launches Krista on a journey that helps her begin to understand her estranged mother and allow the lost love of her youth back into her life.
18) Firefly blue
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[2003]
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The FBI's counterterrorism unit recovers a hijacked shipment of sodium cyanide during a hostage intervention, and uncovering a deadly plot that threatens an American icon and forces Special Agent Steve Alstead to choose between his conflicting loyalties to family, faith, and country.
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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
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Now that school's out, Lucy has plans for a perfect summer: going to soccer camp with her friends. Lucy even makes the select team! It should be fun, but between sticking up for her friends, standing up to a team bully, and keeping up with her reading lessons. Lucy's about to scream. Her dad's under pressures too--he has to get more training or lose his job, and that means spending six weeks in Albuquerque. What happened to that perfect summer?
20) Ransomed dreams
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Sheridan Montgomery leads a charmed life as the wife of Eliot, U.S. ambassador to Venezuela. But an attack on their lives cripples Eliot, and they retreat to a remote Mexican village. As Sheridan quietly cares for her husband, she sees her dreams slipping away. Luke Traynor shatters their reverie when he arrives to tell Sheridan of her father's heart attack and the evidence implicating him in a conspiracy. Sheridan returns to Chicago to untangle the...
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