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In Birch Harbor, Michigan, four sisters are ready to start fresh... as soon as they settle the secrets of their past. On the verge of divorce, Megan Hannigan needs a distraction. So, she turns to the sunny tract of farmland left in her mother's will. It's the perfect locale for a budding business, but locals disagree. Only a third party can help navigate this pesky small-town grudge or else Megan's career plan is dead in the water. Meanwhile, Megan's...
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Not all broken things are ruined.Then: Ellison Brooks - PTA President, real estate agent extraordinaire, and Head Bitch in Charge with endless friends and parties to attend.Now: Ellison Brooks – divorced, single mother of two, financially reliant on her awful ex-husband, and utterly lacking self-confidence.One month after her divorce is final, Ellison's ex-husband marries the woman he left her for, sending Ellison spiraling into despair. Her friends...
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Set against the powerful lakeshore landscape of northern Minnesota, Safe from the Sea is a heartfelt novel in which a son returns home to reconnect with his estranged and dying father thirty-five years after the tragic wreck of a Great Lakes ore boat that the father only partially survived and that has divided them emotionally ever since. When his father for the first time finally tells the story of the horrific disaster he has carried with him so...
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A testament to the healing power of unconditional love. Widely acclaimed for her emotionally powerful stories that capture the real lives of women, Heather A. Clark, bestselling author of Chai Tea Sunday, tackles the subject of childhood mental illness and the impact it has on a close family. The story begins from nine-year-old Nate's point of view, etching the details of an unbalanced mind struggling to make sense of rampant thought patterns and...
85) Bridie's Choice
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Bridie Farrell and Shaun Broderick come from opposite sides of the tracks. Unlike Bridie's family, who are perennial strugglers, the Brodericks are the wealthy owners of one of the most prestigious properties in the district. Still, all is not well in either family. Bridie's father is doing time in prison and her younger brother has fallen in with the wrong crowd. Shaun has problems of a different kind, with his dictatorial father not allowing him...
86) Infidelity
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Ronnie, an engaged hairdresser with a history of teenage recklessness and mystery childhood illnesses, feels stifled by the unavoidable pull of the predictable, comfortable life laid out before her. Charlie, an anxiety-ridden, award-winning writer, feels suffocated by his literary success and familial responsibility, including a bread-winning wife and a child with autism. When the unlikely pair meet at a holiday party where Ronnie's fiancé is the...
87) The Consequences
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In the riveting follow-up to her acclaimed debut novel, Colette Freedman explores the aftermath of infidelity from three different perspectives-husband, wife, and mistress.
The end of an affair may be only the beginning...
Over the course of one tumultuous Christmas Eve, Kathy Walker confirmed her suspicions about her husband's affair, confronted his mistress, Stephanie, and saved her marriage. She and Robert have eighteen years, two teenagers,...
88) Dad: A Novel
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Three generations of dads, playing traditional roles in each other's lives, arrive simultaneously at significant crossroads. The decisions they make and the actions they take will directly, and eternally, affect each other. After a life of hard work and raising children, Robert is enjoying his well-deserved retirement when he discovers that he has an illness he might not be able to beat. At 19, Jonah is sprinting across the threshold of adulthood...
89) They and I
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While remodeling his new home, a man and his children move into a country cottage where he must adjust to the new sights and sounds. This is a detailed look at how he manages his disparate children in a foreign environment.
A sudden move prompts a man to reevaluate his life and key moments from the past. When a father purchases a new home, he decides to make some much-needed renovations. He and his three children travel to the country and stay in...
90) Small town girl
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Country music star Tess McPhail returns to her small home town to help care for her ailing mother and discovers that her fame carries no weight with her family or with the good-looking man next door.
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Sullivan's Crossing volume 3
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Look for Robyn's new book, The Best of Us, a story about family, second chances and choosing to live your best life!
An exceptional storyteller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr beautifully captures the emotionally charged, complex dynamics that come with being part of any family. Readers will laugh and shed a few tears as they discover what it means to be loved, supported and accepted by the people who mean the most.
Having left...
92) Double down
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 11
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IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
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Greg plans to film a scary movie using an old video camera he found in the basement, but getting rich and famous from his new hobby isn't as easy as he thought.
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The Swiss Family Robinson is a classic novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwrecked in the East Indies.
Upon reaching a nearby island, the family sets up a makeshift camp. William knows that they must prepare for a long time on the island, and his thoughts are as much on provisions for the future as for their immediate wants....
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When a woman's charmed life falls to pieces, can she accept that perfection isn't always best?
Evie Hamilton's biggest worry is when to book her next manicure. Happily married with an accomplished teenage daughter, she loves her privileged English country lifestyle. But when, a mysterious letter exposes a crushing family secret, her perfect life falls to pieces.
Forced to confront the truth, a wave of gossip slams right into her picture-perfect...
96) Phoebe's Diary
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This is a delightful childrens story which will warm your heart whether you are child or adult.It would make good bed time reading and could be split over a number of days as it is quite a long story.It is not just a story though, it is true, and Phoebe is my beautiful Golden Retriever.I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. The following is a brief extract from the start of the book.The day that Phoebe was born, the heat was...
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Aiden Ellis is an only-child who lives with fears filled with tears. Daydreams lead him through times of glory to escape his unknown and reclusive father. This lonely state of mind is agonized by his single-mother, Katie, who works excessive hours during a male dominated era and regrets not spending enough time with her son. Both take fascinating paths to resolve their emotional struggles with family, friends, and religion.
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"You cannot control who falls in love with who... Love is the only uncontrollable factor."
Adrian Bennett loves two women. Lilah Winston, the love of his life and Lorelei Anastasio, his childhood sweetheart. His obligation to both consumes his thoughts and tears at his heartstrings. While Lorelei anticipates the birth of her and Adrian's baby Lilah grapples with the relationship Adrian has with her. Lilah is expecting a baby of her own and can't...
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Zeb was a rancher in Wyoming who had a attitude problem. This could have arisen from him not obtaining his only goal in life, which was to become a U.S. Navy SEAL. When he didn't pass the grueling tests he was cut from training and spent his service time as a Navy military police. There really wasn't any place for a woman in his life but on a return trip from Washington state for Thanksgiving, Zeb met an executive lady from Chicago that had caught...
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This story shows that, sometimes, help comes in the most unexpected ways and by some of the most unusual people. Camper's Haven, a campground built by the authors grandfather was built in the late sixties and was visited by such people as Elvis, Santa Claus and even-as legend has it-Pocahontas herself. The campground was also host to many other colorful characters for over twenty years. It was these people, and especially an extremely tanned elderly...
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