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Quinn O'Farrell volume 01
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"Quinn Farrell is a modern-day fixer in Los Angeles -- he cleans up other people's messes. Rich people's messes. For a lot of money. He's so good that he's become indispensable to Hollywood moguls and he's managed to construct a working moral framework sothat he can live with himself. That is until a new neighbor moves next door, Rose Marie, who works with terminally ill teens. Against all his survival instincts, Farrell falls in love with Rose Marie...
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles is a harrowing critique of social class and the powerlessness of women. Tess, a beautiful young woman, is pushed on her rich "relatives" by her grasping father. When the young Lord does with her as he likes, Tess's whole life falls into ruins from which she attempts to free herself. The novel met with mixed reviews upon publication, because it challenged the precepts of society. It is now considered a classic of
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"When asked to help her childhood friend Finn locate his family's antiques, widow Victoria is out of excuses. So, she packs up her damaged heart for a much-needed distraction. Until out of the blue their friendship sizzles into something more unexpected! Soon Victoria realizes Finn needs a fresh start just like her... Will a surprise pregnancy give them the second chance they never dared dream of?"--Back cover.
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Reformed gangster Jack Robinson is working hard to bolster his image in Gilded Age New York City society as he prepares to become a new father. But when Hayden Norcross, the man who nearly ruined his wife, is shot in cold blood, Jack knows the police will soon come knocking on his door. Frank Malloy has to agree ... things don't look good for Jack. But surely a man as unlikeable as Hayden had more than a few enemies. And it's soon clear that plenty...
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"A deliciously funny, sharply observed novel of family, wealth, love and tennis, this zeitgeisty debut follows three women in an old Brooklyn Heights clan: one who was born with money, one who married into it, and one, the millennial conscience of the family, who wants to give it all away. Rife with the indulgent pleasures of affluent WASPS in New York and full of recognizable if fallible characters (and a couple of appalling ones!), it's about the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 8
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820L
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English
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"A beautifully illustrated version of the original 1925 edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic work. Widely considered to be the greatest American novel of all time, The Great Gatsby is the story of the wealthy, quixotic Jay Gatsby and his obsessive love for debutante Daisy Buchanan. It is also a cautionary tale of the American Dream in all its exuberance, decadence, hedonism, and passion. First published in 1925 by Charles Scribner's Sons, The...
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2022
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Español
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La nueva novela de suspenso doméstico de la autora más vendida del New York Times de La pareja de al lado y Alguien que conocemos, que ha vendido más de 7 millones de copias de sus libros en todo el mundo. En esta familia, todos guardan secretos, especialmente los muertos. Brecken Hill, en el norte del estado de Nueva York, es un lugar caro para vivir. Hay que ser rico para tener una casa allí. Y no vienen mucho más ricos que Fred y Sheila Mercer....
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