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1) Come home
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Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Suburban mom and pediatrician Jill Farrow has finally gotten her and her thirteen-year-old daughter's lives back on track after her divorce, but when her ex-stepdaughter shows up at her door delivering the news that Jill's ex-husband is dead and it might have been murder, Jill agrees to help look into the strange circumstances.
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English
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For a group of four New York friends, the past decade has been largely defined by marriage and motherhood. Educated and reared to believe that they would conquer the world, they then left prestigious jobs to stay home with their babies. What was meant to be a temporary leave of absence has lasted a decade. Now, at age forty, with the halcyon days of young motherhood behind them and without professions to define them, Amy, Jill, Roberta, and Karen...
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Language
English
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Samantha's delight in her baby daughter does not keep her from feeling she has lost something of herself in giving up her artistic dreams to become a mother, but she is able to come to terms with her doubts, as well as secrets of the past, when a box of her late mother Iris's belongings arrives on her doorstep, containing revelations about Iris, and Sam's grandmother Violet.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Jamie Long agrees to become a surrogate mother for Amanda Hartmann, the head of a famous evangelical family; however, she soon discovers that the Hartmanns plan to claim the baby as their natural-born child and she realizes that her own life may be in danger.
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English
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Brooke and Mary Rose are best friends. Brooke is the mother of a six-month-old. Mary Rose is pregnant. Brooke is married to Lyle, though, at times, she wonders why. Mary Rose would be married if Ward, the father of her child, weren't already. Ward and Brooke are cousins... A comedy of manners and biology, Karbo gives a laugh-out-loud look at the wonders of pregnancy and motherhood. It is a world where the women are fierce and strong and the men duck...
11) Slummy mummy
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Language
English
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A smart, laugh-out-loud debut novel about a deeply flawed but endearing stay-at-home mom, a book for anyone who took Bridget Jones to heart a decade ago-and now has kids. Lucy Sweeney has three sons, a husband on a short fuse, and a tendency toward domestic disaster. It has been years since the dirty laundry pile was less than three feet high, months since she remembered to have sex, and weeks since her toddler started using the trash can as a toilet....
14) Night road
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
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Jude Farraday is worried about her twins, high school seniors Mia and Zach, after they become close to Lexi Baill, a former foster child who has recently moved to the neighborhood, and when Jude's worst fears come true, the family is torn apart and Lexi loses everything.
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Small, perfect towns often hold the deepest secrets. Such is the case for Essie and her family. When a new woman moves next door to Essie, she is an immediate object of curiosity in this neighbourhood. As the two women grow closer and Essie's friends disapprove, it starts to become clear that Isabelle's choice of neighbourhood was no accident. And that her presence might bring even more secrets to light.
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Language
English
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An intense debut novel explores what happens when lies cause more damage than the secrets they hide, tracing the story of Lucy, who reflects on the shattering loss of her two young children and on the youthful attractiveness that led her into relationships with two complicated men.
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
No one holds a special place in the heart quite like a mother-but moms need romance, too! This Mother's Day, enjoy four heartwarming contemporary romance novellas from Harlequin about the greatest gift of all: love! The Greatest Gift: A Mother's Day Collection includes: Second-Chance Mother by Donna Alward Unexpected Gifts by Tanya Michaels A Mother's Day Match by Katherine Garbera Her First Mother's Day by Kathleen O'Brien.
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Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
BABY MINE
Once upon a time, Abby Heller was the lovable, headstrong kid who idolized Cash Bravo. In her hero-worshiping eyes, the Wyoming rancher could do no wrong. But one urgent April night, Cash made a woman of Abby...and Abby came up pregnant. Cash cursed himself for stealing her innocence and vowed to give their baby his name. Then he'd set sweet Abby free-to find herself a better, younger mate. After all, when a man loved a woman, heartache...
Author
Publisher
Little Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A mother and daughter on vacation in Paris unpack a lifetime of secrets and hopes. Every daughter has her own distinctive voice, her inimitable style, and her secrets. Laurie is an artist, a collector of experiences. She travels the world with a worn beige duffel bag. Every mother has her own distinctive voice, her inimitable style, and her secrets. "Dr. Liz," Laurie's mother, is an elegant perfectionist who travels the world with a matched set of...
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