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From the author of the New York Times bestseller Butterfly comes a provocative, riveting tale of one woman's escape from her haunting past.
The rich, the glamorous, the powerful all come to STARS-to gossip, to make deals and to indulge luxuriously in their most erotic fantasies. At the magnificent and secluded Palm Springs mountaintop resort, bodies-and souls-are offered up to save fragile careers or are used to extract the final succulent and satisfying...
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The first year in academia ends with a bang-up summer session for theater-director-turned-professor Claire Gray with a new production, a new love, and a dead body.
Claire, a former Broadway director and now head of the Theater Department of Desert Arts College in Palm Springs, is running her summer workshop for the first time. The play she will direct is a staged version of the film Rebecca, and playing the female lead is Paige Yeats, daughter...
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Working to establish a new theater department at a Palm Springs college, Claire Gray decides to challenge her students by staging a play written by a Hollywood film producer, but when the playwright is murdered, she discovers a host of possible suspects.
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IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
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"Celeste Tippen can't imagine a more perfect summer. Her boyfriend, Travis, has a job at her family's resort which means lots of quality couple time. Unfortunately, she forgot about Nick Saunders, the hot son of the resort's wealthiest customers. Every year, Nick flirts with Celeste, and apparently this year is no different, despite the boyfriend who's watching their every move. She assures Travis that hanging out with the resident bad boy is the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 17
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710L
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As former Alchemist Marcus Finch pushes Alchemist Sydney Sage to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood--or else she might be next.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 17
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690L
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At a boarding school in glamorous Palm Springs, California, alchemist Sydney must protect the vampires-in-hiding from the threat of other humans, a task made harder by forbidden romances, unexpected spirit bonds, and the threat of Strigoi moving ever closer.
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This novel follows a disinherited English baron and a young New York heiress who marry and move west to build an agricultural empire in Palm Springs in the 1920s, when it was just a budding town on the edge of the Mojave Desert. It's a saga about ambition on both large and small scales and the rapidly modernizing world as the harsh, sun-drenched landscape transforms from a Native American haven to the playground of Hollywood's rich and famous.
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"Stardom fades fast when you're on the line for murder, in this debut cozy mystery perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Jenn McKinlay. Jay Allan and Cindy Cooper were soap opera stars in the late '90s, a wholesome young husband-and-wife duo who combined musical talent with humor and charisma. When the truth about their sexual orientations came to light, their marriage and TV careers ended, but decades later they have remained friends. Together, they...
10) Bloodlines
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Bloodlines (Richelle Mead) volume 1
Bloodlines novel volume 01
Bloodlines novel volume 1
Vampire Academy Bloodlines
Bloodlines novel volume 01
Bloodlines novel volume 1
Vampire Academy Bloodlines
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IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 17
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710L
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When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a human private school in Palm Springs, California. But at their new school, the drama is only just beginning.
11) Moving target
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Rarities Unlimited volume 1
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Inheriting rare leaves from a legendary volume known as the Book of the Learned, Serena Lynn Charters learns that someone is willing to kill to keep the leaves hidden and teams up with appraiser Erik North in an investigation in the California desert.
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"Private Investigator Poppy Harmon can see through the charms of Southern California's trickiest criminals. But when she and the Desert Flowers Detective Agency go up against a dashing dating show killer, they may have finally met their match! While sidekick Matt Flowers shoots a film abroad, Poppy dusts off her own acting chops to break up a Gen Z crime ring targeting seniors in Palm Springs. Tanya Cook and her gal pals have been swindling susceptible...
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Guncle volume 1
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"Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), has always loved his niece, Maisie, and nephew, Grant. He loves spending time with them when they come out to Palm Springs for weeklong visits, When Maisie and Grant lose their mother and Patrick's brother has a health crisis of his own, Patrick finds himself suddenly taking on the role of primary guardian. Despite having a set of "Guncle Rules" Patrick has no idea what to expect. After years barely holding on...
14) Delia's heart
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2009.
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When Delia Yebarra is convinced by her cousin Edward to leave her small Mexican hometown and return to his world of privilege in Palm Springs, she encounters drama at the exclusive high school she attends and is introduced to the handsome son of a wealthy Mexican American politician.
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Ellie de Florent-Stinson is celebrating her fortieth birthday with a grand celebration in her fabulous house in Palm Springs. At forty, it appears Ellie has everything she ever wanted: a handsome husband; an accomplished, college-age stepdaughter; a beautiful ten-year-old girl; two adorable and rambunctious six-year-old twin boys; lush, well-appointed homes in Los Angeles, Park City, and Palm Springs; a thriving career as a well-known fashion designer...
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"Like everyone else in Palm Springs, Gish idolizes her smart, beautiful, kind older sister. Even their parents compare Gish unfavorably to Gloria--threatening to send her to boarding school once the more perfect sister leaves for college. But Gloria has an unwavering love for Gish, even if that connection belies a weariness with her own accomplishments. Wanting a better life for her overlooked sibling, Gloria teaches Gish how to talk to boys, embrace...
18) Delia's crossing
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2008.
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When her parents are killed in an accident, Delia Yeberra is sent from her poor village in Mexico to live with her wealthy aunt in Palm Springs, California, where she soon discovers the dark underside of her glamorous new life.
19) Enchanted oasis
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1989.
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In order to keep control of the family fortune, Evelyn, Cynthia's stepmother, is determined to destroy Cynthia's reputation. She also tries to come between Cynthia and Bill and goes to great lengths to make life miserable for Cynthia.
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