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61) Switched
Author
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
For Aaron McBain, it was just another routine job, protecting his client at an office Christmas party. Until commandos stormed the place and took a hostage. But they had the wrong woman ... the very woman Aaron had started dating -- under a different cover. Risa Peters couldn't convince the gunmen she was the wrong hostage, nor could she believe her so-called tax attorney" boyfriend wrested her away. But as the threats against her escalated, Risa...
62) Immerse
Author
Series
Mer chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Month9Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The descendants of the Little Mermaid face deadly magic, shifting alliances, and the dangers of forbidden love in this final installment of the Mer Chronicles. Lia can't wait for her parents' coronation. Now living in the sparkling palace beneath the waves, she sneaks off to Malibu whenever possible to see Clay. Tucked away in an abandoned seaside mansion, Lia and Clay devise a plan to ensure they can stay together forever. But when an old enemy resurfaces,...
Publisher
Kregel Publications
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Expert biblical and practical advice for handling today's most challenging sexual issues Although modern culture constantly changes its views on sexuality, God's design for sexuality remains the same. Bringing together twenty-five expert contributors in relevant fields of study, Gary Barnes and Sandra Glahn address the most important and controversial areas of sexuality that Christians face today. From a scriptural perspective and with an irenic tone,...
Author
Language
English
Description
A "sinister, edgy, delectably creepy" story of mistaken identity, murder, and madness from a #1 New York Times --bestselling author (San Francisco Chronicle). Tristram Heade is a reclusive, repressed Virginia bachelor and antiquarian book collector who has traveled to Philadelphia to keep an appointment with a fellow dealer. But when he arrives, his life takes an unexpected and dizzying turn. A train porter returns his lost wallet, but the identification...
Author
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"A comprehensive study of Ottoman illuminated histories and their readers, makers, intended meanings and political uses." -- Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies The Ottoman court of the late sixteenth century produced an unprecedented number of sumptuously illustrated chronicles. While usually dismissed as imperial eulogies, Emine Fetvaci demonstrates that these books commented on contemporary events, promoted the political agendas...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A little mix-up… Could make her Christmas wonderful! Natalie Weiss is mortified . After mistaking handsome Tanner Rockford for his cousin, she's followed him to rural Alaska. Now she's stranded--until Tanner invites her to spend Christmas with his family in their rustic, cozy cabin. But in this idyllic winter wonderland, Natalie discovers the family she's never had…and the love she never knew she needed. But what happens when they all discover...
Author
Series
Dark guardian novel volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
I've loved him forever, but he can never be mine. brittany is determined to prove herself to the Dark Guardians. And yet she's been keeping a devastating secret: She hasn't experienced any of the intense, early signs of change that mark a Dark Guardian's transformation. The only intense feelings she has are for Connor-and she's kept that a secret, too. But she knows she'll never truly have Connor's love if she's not a Shifter like him. At the first...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL best seller! No matter your age or current circumstances, God wants you to move forward! Join bestselling author Dr. David Jeremiah in a masterclass on how to live fearlessly and discover that it's never too late to find your purpose. Beloved Bible teacher and bestselling author Dr. David Jeremiah reveals ways for people of any age to live a life that's meaningful and find the presence and purpose of God in your...
69) Cultural Counterfeits: Confronting 5 Empty Promises of Our Age and How We Were Made for So Much More
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"There really is more to this life, but it can't be found in our own conjuring, our own identity creation and curation." -- Jen Oshman In our search for meaning and purpose, we can be influenced by idols like outward beauty and ability, sex, abortion, and gender fluidity. Even good things like marriage and motherhood can become symbols of idolatry. We may sense that these counterfeits are hollow and leave us feeling unsettled, but where should we...
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The third installment of Gates’s documentary trilogy on the Black Experience, following America Behind the Color Line and Wonders of the African World. Selected as a 2012 Outstanding Title by AAUP University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World during the Middle Passage. While just over 11.0 million survived the arduous journey, only about 450,000 of them arrived in the United...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Oates is just a fearless writer ... with her brave heart and her impossibly lush and dead-on imaginative powers." - Los Angeles Times "[An] extraordinarily intense, racking, and resonant novel." - Booklist (starred review) One of the most acclaimed writers in the world today, the inimitable Joyce Carol Oates follows up her searing, New York Times bestselling memoir, A Widow's Story, with an extraordinary new work of fiction. Mudwoman is a riveting...
72) Stray
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Epic, rewarding, and provocative, Elissa Sussmans original fairy tale tells the story of Aislynn, a princess who misbehaves and must give up her royal trappings and enter a life of service as a fairy godmother. Booklist wrote, Sussman delightfully mixed dystopian tension with retold fairy tales, and the result is something wholly original. A cross between The Handmaids Tale and Wicked, with a dash of Grimm and Disney thrown in, this original fairy...
73) The Faerie Path
Author
Series
Faerie path volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Swept away into a court of magic and beauty, she discovers she is Tania, the lost princess of Faerie: the youngest daughter of Oberon and Titania. Since Tania's mysterious disappearance on the eve of her wedding five hundred years before, Faerie has been sunk in darkness and gloom. The courtly Lord Gabriel Drake, who Tania was once to marry, has found her and brought her back. With Tania's return, Faerie comes alive again as a land of winged children,...
Author
Publisher
Escape Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"An irresistibly indulgent novel from a USA Today bestselling author about identical twins, an autocratic tycoon, and the sensual, sophisticated Greek seaside. Greek tycoon Alex Kristidis will do anything it takes to prevent his brother marrying pop star Susie Hamlin, and Susie's twin sister Leah will do whatever it takes to stop him. But, posing as Susie to throw Alex off the trail as Susie and her lover rush away to get married has unexpected consequences:...
75) Allegiant
Author
Series
Divergent volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered -- fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories. But Tris's new reality is even more alarming than the one she...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Verbena Colter knows she's bad news.
Trouble from the get-go. How could she not be, with parents like hers? Her mother practically pickled her before she was even born, leaving Verbie to struggle with the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome. And her father was just plain mean. Verbie wishes she could be somebody, anybody other than who she is. Enter Pooch, a flatlander boy visiting for the summer. When Pooch and his mom rent the house next door, Verbie...
77) Dreadnought
Author
Series
Nemesis volume 1
Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
An action-packed series-starter perfect for fans of The Heroine Complex and Not Your Sidekick . "I didn't know how much I needed this brave, thrilling book until it rocked my world. Dreadnought is the superhero adventure we all need right now." -- Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky Danny Tozer has a problem: she just inherited the powers of Dreadnought, the world's greatest superhero. Until Dreadnought fell out of the sky and...
Author
Publisher
MIRA Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The super hero book you need to read right now! "An enjoyable, exciting, and action-packed read...at its core, just fun." -- Associated Press An extraordinary and emotional adventure about unlikely friends and the power of choosing who you want to be. Jamie woke up in an empty apartment with no memory and only a few clues to his identity, but with the ability to read and erase other people's memories -- a power he uses to hold up banks to buy coffee,...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
There once was a happy little possum, the happiest animal in the entire forest, who always wore a great big smile. This jolly creature was content simply to hang by his tail from a tree until he was discovered by a group of picnickers. Mistaking the possum's upside-down smile for a frown, the people resolve to rescue him ― and they turn the little possum's world topsy-turvy. Strikingly illustrated in black-and-white, this memorable satire of cultural...
80) Just Like Me
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of Every Soul a Star and Inside Out & Back Again , Just Like Me is a funny, uplifting summer camp story about unlikely friendships and finding your place in the world from the award-winning author of This Journal Belongs to Ratchet . Who eats Cheetos with chopsticks?! Avery and Becca, my "Chinese Sisters," that's who. We're not really sisters-we were just adopted from the same orphanage. And we're nothing alike. They like egg rolls,...
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