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The Handmaid's Tale is not only a radical and brilliant departure for Margaret Atwood, it is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States, now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the...
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In her eighth dip into the Calder story pool, prolific romance writer Dailey focuses on Laura Calder, the 21-year-old granddaughter of crusty Montana millionaire Chase Calder. The young woman is fresh out of college and making the obligatory rich-kid tour of Europe before she settles down to a life of, well, she's not sure. In the meantime, life is good. She's traveling with her "aunt" (really daddy's first wife) Tara and meeting lots of interesting...
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Arkady Renko, Martin Cruz Smith's iconic sleuth returns with a case that epitomizes the New Russia. Pal Ivanov, powerful, vigorous, dangerous, and one of the nation's billionaire businessmen, has jumped to his death. When Renko is called in to investigate, he uncovers hidden demons and byzantine international plots that drove this oligarch to his death.
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While decorating Elm Creek Manor on Christmas Eve, Sarah McClure discovers an unfinished Christmas quilt. Only Sylvia Bergstrom Compson, the master quilter and matriarch of Elm Creek Manor, knows the story behind the quilt, revealing that it's the work of several generations of the Bergstrom family. Sarah suggests that they complete the quilt. Although reluctant at first, as they do so, Sylvia rediscovers the joy of the Christmas quilt.
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Thirty-three-year-old widow Tracy Potter, in the midst of renovating the historic Heartbreak Hotel--the only asset she has left after the death of her wheeler-dealer husband--takes in Wade MacAllister, a famous author running from his past, and together they try to learn to trust and love again.
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When the manager of the Cee Bar Ranch southwest of Fort Wort disappears, former Treasury Department ATF agent, Quint Echohawk, the grandson of Chase Benteen Calder, is sent to Texas to discover why. Neighboring rancher and billionaire Max Rutledge is out to acquire every ranch in the area, and his incompetent son is willing to go to any lengths to help him. Red-haired college-student Dallas Garner, working two jobs to support her grandfather, Easy,...
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Burned-out New Jersey narcotics officer Stephanie Lowe buys a house on the coast of Maine with intentions of opening a bed-and-breakfast, but a leaky toilet and other problems--including a ghost--lead her to a cooking gig on a schooner captained by Ivan, the man who sold her the place, whose good looks and charm suddenly seem more potent to Stephanie at sea than they did on land.
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Lily Robinson, a gifted teacher, gives up her independent lifestyle to help Sean McGuire after he assumes guardianship of his nieces and nephew following the deaths of his brother Derek and sister-in-law Crystal--Lily's best friend, and together they work toward restoring the children to hope and happiness, and find love along the way.
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Pamela is a mystery Alexei is determined to solve ...
Prince Alexei of Avalonia is a master at the art of seduction, butwhen a mysterious young woman he meets at a masked ball spends the night in his bed, he finds he is touched in ways he cannot forget. Still, he wonders if she was real or a dream spun of moonlight.
Alexei might well be a temptation Pamela cannot resist ...
And Miss Pamela Effington is no dream. Certainly, succumbing tothe prince's...
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When two members of the Elm Creek Quilting group decide to leave, a call for new members is made. Among the applicants are: Maggie, whose love of history shines through in all her projects; Chef Anna, whose food-themed quilts are wonderfully innovative; Russ, the male quilter whose path-breaking style could lend Elm Creek Quilts an intriguing aesthetic departure; Karen, a novice teacher whose preternatural gifts complement her deep understanding of...
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A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there...
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The death of a gangster draws super-spy Paul Chavasse into a breathtaking adventure on the high seas - an unforgettable tale from one of the true masters of modern thriller writing, the bestselling author of Midnight Runner and The Keys of Hell. Caught in the nets of a local fishing boat, the body of gangland boss Harvey Preston is dragged from the English Channel, wrapped from head to toe in heavy chain. British intelligence suspects a connection...
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An American antiques dealer working in Paris, 38-year-old Precious "Preshy" Rafferty, is drawn into a scheme that also ensnares a cousin she's never met in person, Shanghai antique dealer Lily Song. Lily owns a fabulous, superexpensive necklace that Lily's business associate, Mary-Lou Chen, is out to steal. It's the job of Mary-Lou's paramour, American businessman Bennett Yuan, to find a buyer. As the suspense builds, Lily and Preshy must travel to...
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Sylvia Compson, hoping to win over her new husband Andrew Cooper's daughter, Amy, who disapproves of her father's late-life marriage, takes up work on a long-unfinished quilt she calls New Year's Reflections, which brings back memories of youthful holiday celebrations and the reasons why she became estranged from her older sister, Claudia.
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The second honeymoon of Harry and Fair Haristeen in Shelbyville, Kentucky, goes awry when they attend a saddlebred show and their friend Joan's treasured pin goes missing, a horse groomer is found murdered, a movie star's mare is abducted, and the INS arrives looking for illegal aliens.
19) The river knows
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In Victorian London, wealthy and handsome Anthony Stalbridge is investigating prominent Society member Elwin Hastings, whom Anthony suspects of being involved in his fianc�ee's death. While snooping around Hastings' mansion, Anthony stumbles upon undercover reporter and young widow Louisa Bryce, who is sniffing out whether Hastings is a partner in a notorious brothel. Forced to join forces, Anthony and Louisa uncover plenty of danger, dark secrets,...
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