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When Elizabeth Mooney escaped the shame of her white trash family to marry Howell Whittington, she never dreamed that thirty years later she'd end up in a loveless marriage to the cruel banker who is foreclosing on all of her friends. Then Howe has a stroke in church, and when he wakes up six months later he's a changed man. Transformed, Howe wants to be a real husband--and that scares prim, proper, repressed Elizabeth to death. And to right past...
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IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
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Struggling to come to terms with the worshipped older brother who disappeared seven years earlier, fifteen-year-old Rocky is seduced by a wealthy older girl in the wake of a mysterious double murder that forces the town to confront past misdeeds.
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"Randall Haight has a secret: He is a convicted murderer, a man with the blood of a young girl on his hands. He has built a new life for himself in the small Maine town of Pastor's Bay, but someone has discovered the truth about him. He is being tormented by anonymously sent reminders of his crime. He wants private detective Charlie Parker to make them go away. But another girl has gone missing, this time from Pastor's Bay itself, and her family has...
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Just west of the Ohio River lies the peaceful town of Wintersville. It's a place where neighbors feel like family, the chief of police knows the residents by name, and the sound of children's laughter echoes along the streets. But when a teenager is discovered brutally murdered in the woods, Dr. Ben Stevenson-the town's medical examiner-becomes entangled in an investigation that will force him to uncover the dark secrets of his seemingly quiet community...
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"Years of long workdays ... as a political campaigner are about to pay off now that Lucy Toomey's boss is entering the White House. But when her estranged older sister, Alice, unexpectedly dies, Lucy is drawn back to Nilson's Bay, her small, close knit Wisconsin hometown. An accident in her teens left Alice mentally impaired, and she was content to stay in Nilson's Bay. Lucy ... got out and never looked back. Now, ... Lucy has taken up temporary residence...
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"This story is told through 3 different points of view. Claire, Jax, and Juniper. It's a story of romance and friendships between women. Fall in love with the town of Harmony Island with this fourth installment of the Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman series. There's intrigue, forgiveness, and romance that will make your toes curl and you heart swoon." - amazon.com
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"Caught in a serial killer's deadly game with nowhere to turn...Interrupting an attempted murder - and leaving with incriminating evidence - makes Sissy Spencer a serial killer's next target. With a flash drive in her possession containing disturbing proof of multiple murders, Sissy has no choice but to trust her ex-boyfriend, private investigator Beau Brighton, to keep her safe. But can they unravel the clues and track down a killer...before he catches...
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Coyote Canyon volume 3
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"Jane Tanner's friends are settling down, while she's been settling for less. She longs for adventure and the big city, but caring for her ailing grandfather means she's shackled to her small town. She's excited her vintage gift shop is finally up and running, but it's not enough. Longing to fulfill at least one dream--to become a mother before her biological clock ticks out--Jane drunkenly propositions the worst possible candidate for Dad. Kurt Elway...
10) The best of me
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Ruby Butterman and her husband, Peanut, cannot have children, but they're given a second chance at a family when eight-year-old orphan Carlie is left in their care. It's a challenge for Carlie to adapt to a new town, a new school, and a new family, and when she gets bullied at school, Ruby and Peanut discover how to step up as parents, and how to make a forever family for their beloved little girl.
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Hope's Crossing volume 2
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Seeking a quieter life, physical therapist Evie Blanchard puts her plans on hold when single dad Brodie convinces her to help his injured daughter, Taryn, and she finds it hard to keep an emotional distance from Brodie and Taryn.
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Last Chance romances volume 7
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"Jenny Carpenter is the unrivaled pie-baking champion of Last Chance, South Carolina's annual Watermelon Festival and the town's unofficial spinster. With her dream of marriage and children on hold, she focuses on another dream, turning the local haunted house into a charming bed-and-breakfast. But her plans go off course when the home's former owner shows up on her doorstep on a dark and stormy night...Mega-bestselling horror writer Gabriel Raintree...
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"Aiden Gibson is devoted to his daughters, he's a former Navy SEAL and he's gifted as a chef. But Taryn Robinson is living in his house and homeschooling his children, which makes Aiden completely off-limits. Taryn knows she and the strong, sexy SEAL can only be friends. Or could she, Aiden and the girls be a perfect family in the making?" -- Amazon.com.
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Partners Deirdre Murphy and Sara Jane Edmonds have just moved into their first home in Bradley, Massachusetts, a small town where Deidre teaches at Brandywine Academy. Beloved by her students, Deidre's world explodes when she is falsely accused of a heinous crime.
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Charlie McKelvey goes to his northern hometown to find that the big city isn't the only place with big problems. Retired Toronto detective Charlie McKelvey runs from a cancer diagnosis and the violent memories of the big city and retreats to his hometown. A small declining mining centre, Ste. Bernadette offers McKelvey a chance to resolve old family issues, including his father's involvement in a deadly wildcat strike in the late 1950s. When the...
16) Dark night
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"The third book in the gripping, atmospheric Alaska Wild series, in which Benedict, Alaska is met with some unexpected visitors...and then disappearances. Winter is falling in the remote town of Benedict, Alaska, and with the cold comes a mysterious guest. The dreaded "census man," seemingly innocuous, is an unwelcome presence to those members of this secretive community who would prefer to keep their business to themselves. Meanwhile, thriller writer...
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Off season volume 3
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Former police officer Paul Thompson has come to the little town of Pleasant Shores to heal his PTSD. The prescription involves volunteering, therapy and, most of all, a stable routine for his young son. Falling for Amber Rowe, however, would make that stability impossible. Even though she immediately bonds with little Davey, Amber's future is filled with uncertainty, and Paul can't bear to see his son love and lose someone else --
18) If you hear her
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Ash trilogy volume 1
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The scream Lena Riddle hears in the woods behind her house is enough to curdle her blood--she has no doubt that a woman is in real danger. Unfortunately, with no physical evidence, the local law officers in small-town Ash, Kentucky, dismiss her claim. But Lena knows what she heard--and it leaves her filled with fear and frustration. Ezra King is on leave from the state police, but he can't escape the guilty memories that haunt his dreams. When he...
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In 1959 Montana, when a fatal car accident shatters his world, 10-year-old Lucas finds himself confronting crime and vengeance, humor and heroism, all against the backdrop of growing up during the Space Race, the brutal racism of segregation and the hope of a new generation to move us forward.
20) Forty martyrs
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"Forty Martyrs follows the intertwining lives of the people of Tuscola, Illinois, a small Midwestern college town that, over the course of the book, collectively experiences a spectacular fire, a terrible stabbing, and a questionable religious sighting. Through shifts in tone and perspective, Deaver's natural storytelling creates a beautiful symphonic effect, an ode to small towns and Midwestern lives."--
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