Anna Fields
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In dire need of a job, Todd Fielding accepts the offer to work at The Brindle Times—even if she has to move to the lackluster town of Brindle. As she settles into her new home, Todd is fully prepared to adapt to the boredom of small-town life, but her preconceptions of Brindle are completely shattered when a local girl disappears. Even more shocking to Todd is the town's sheer indifference to the incident. No one—not even the police—appears...
62) Breathing room
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Dr. Isabel Favor is at her lowest. Her fiance has found someone else, her accountant has run off with her money, and her self-help empire is in shambles. She flees to Italy but disaster lies ahead in the form of actor Lorenzo Gage, Hollywood's favorite villain.
63) Rainsong
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Who could want to torment Hollis in the long corridors of Windtop, especially since her husband, the famous popular singer Ricky Sands had killed himself months ago.
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Chicago Stars volume 3
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English
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The Plan Genius physics professor Dr, Jane Darlington desperately wants a baby. But finding a father won't be easy. Jane's super-intelligence made her feel like a freak when she was growing up, and she's determined to spare her own child that suffering. Which means she must find someone very special to father her child. Someone ... well . . stupid. The Target Cal Bonner, the Chicago Stars' legendary quarterback, seems like the perfect choice. But...
65) The ebony swan
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A spellbinding tale of a young woman's search for the truth about her mother's mysterious death and her own past.
67) Finding Laura
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the deadliest one of all? It's an antique mirror that can reveal secrets...or tarnish the truth. And for struggling artist Laura Sutherland, buying it is only the first step into a dark maze of lies, manipulation--and murder. It brings Peter Kilbourne into her life and makes her the prime suspect in his fatal stabbing. Determined to clear her name--and uncover Peter's reason for wanting the mirror back--Laura will...
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Barbara Holloway novels volume 1
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English
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A former defender of accused murderers in Oregon, Barbara Holloway is asked by her father to discover whether his neighbor is a murderer and unlocks weird, supernatural coincidences.
69) In Morocco
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The great American novelist Edith Wharton (1862-1937) here gives us her colorful and textured travel memoir "In Morroco" (1920). Still a deeply energized work, Wharton imbues the reader with a sense of wonder that served as the impetus for her travels into this exotic Northern African land. Edith Wharton made her name as a novelist closely associated with the prolific Henry James. Their personal and literary kinship may be seen in much of her long...
70) Lady be good
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A British headmistress determined to lose her reputation arrives in Texas, where she meets a play-boy athlete who has been blackmailed into being her chauffeur.
71) Star flight
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The lush, secluded mountains of North Carolina's Lake Lure had drawn Lauren Castle into their spell. It was here, in 1938, that Hollywood's glamour girl, Victoria Frazer, drowned during a scandalous affair with actor Roger Brandt. Few knew about the baby spirited into the night. That baby was Lauren's mother. Just two years ago, Lauren's husband, returned to Lake Lure to film a documentary on Brandt, had himself died. Now Lauren has received a warning...
72) Amethyst dreams
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
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For several years, time has managed to separate Hallie Knight and her old friend Susan Trench, but when Susan disappears from her grandfather's seaside home, it is Hallie whom Nicholas Trench calls for help. Wealthy and ill, he refuses to believe that his granddaughter and the heir to his fortune has been lost to him. He is certain that if anyone can find Susan, it will be her closest friend. When Hallie arrives, she finds the old man surrounded by...
73) The dark door
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A malfunctioning alien probe is running amok on Earth. Two detectives try to stop the killing but no one will believe their story.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 26
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It is 1950 and, after a disastrous honeymoon night, Ariah Erskine's young husband throws himself into the roaring waters of Niagara Falls. Ariah, "the Widow Bride of the Falls," begins a relentless seven-day vigil in the mist, waiting for his body to be found. At her side is confirmed bachelor and pillar of the community Dirk Burnaby, who is unexpectedly drawn to her. What follows is a passionate love affair, marriage, and family -- a seemingly perfect...
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Barbara Holloway novels volume 7
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When David McIvey, a despised yet brilliant surgeon, is found murdered outside of the Kelso/McIvey rehab center, a safe haven that he planned to close, Oregon attorney Barbara Holloway is confronted by a wealth of suspects.
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Saga of the Skolian Empire volume 1
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A novel of interstellar war that takes place in the distant future. Complications arise when the heirs of opposing sides fall in love.
78) It pays to talk: how to have the essential conversations with your family about money and investing
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Maintaining that healthy money management practices begin at home, this book explores how families can form their own unique financial goals and priorities. In specific and practical terms, Charles Schwab and his daughter Carrie show families how they can intelligently and respectfully discuss the issues that will help determine their financial futures. Does your family talk about money? Do your kids understand your money values? Do you and your mate...
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"Palahniuk's fashion-model protagonist has it all, boyfriend, career, loyal best friend-- until an accident destroys her face, her ability to speak, and her self-esteem. Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from becoming a bona-fide woman. Laced in are new chapters of memoir and further scenes with the book 's characters."--Provided by publisher.
80) Flaming tree
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While visiting her aunt in Carmel, California, Kelsey Stewart is coaxed into helping a little boy, Jody, recover from his injuries but she soon begins to suspect that Jody's accident may not have been so accidental, leading her to suspect a dangerous cult.