Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
It's Monday morning when Meghan Fitzmaurice blows her perfect life to bits. The host of "Rise and Shine," the country's highest rated morning talk show, Meghan cuts to a commercial break, but not before she mutters two forbidden words into her open mike. It's the end of an era, not only for Meghan, a household face who is not equipped to deal with disgrace, but for her younger sister Bridget, a social worker in the Bronx who has lived always in Meghan's...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Accidents of Marriage explores a topic rarely shown in fiction: the destruction left in the wake of spouses verbal fury. Ben never meant to hurt Maddy. He never imagined his recklessness would lead to tragedy.
Maddy is a social worker trying to balance her career and three children. Years ago, she fell in love with Ben, a public defender, drawn to his fiery passion, but now hes lashing out at her during his periodic verbal furies. She vacillates...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chloe Pinter, a young social worker at an adoption agency in Portland, Oregon, sets off a disturbing chain of events when she warns wealthy and infertile Francie and John McAdoo that impoverished birth parents Penny and Jason, whose demands of the McAdoos have become increasingly strident, have purchased a bassinet and that the adoption may fall through.
Author
Publisher
Bayou Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
TEXAS LAW FOR THE SOCIAL WORKER: A 2016 SOURCEBOOK provides licensed social workers, social work students, and professors with the key legal and policy issues specific to the state of Texas today. Issues directly affecting practitioners and their students have been carefully selected from statutes, case laws, official archives of the Attorney General Opinions and Open Records Opinions, the Social Work Practice Act, and the NASW Code of Ethics. No...
Author
Publisher
Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin Superromance
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Three orphaned children were definitely not on his shopping list! Luke Duncan never would have believed that going grocery shopping would lead to becoming foster father to three orphans. But no matter how he met them, it was clear that Brian, Hannah and Troy needed him. Now all he has to do is convince the social worker assigned to their case that a single man can be the perfect caregiver. Too bad the social worker is Kealey Fitzpatrick. After their...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Haunted by the past...;
Cold Creek is a place with a dark history, especially for the Lockwoods. Now adults, the three Lockwood sisters are still recovering from the events that led to the destruction of their family when they were children. Determined to move forward, Tess and Kate are making fresh starts, ready to put bad-;even deadly-;memories to rest and settle happily in the small but booming town. And they're hoping their older sister, Charlene,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"From bachelorhood to fatherhood...in an instant! First comes baby, then comes... love ?Now this cowboy is in over his head. Rancher and lawyer Garrett Cole wants a family--eventually. Until he finds a sweet newborn abandoned on his doorstep. If it weren't for Abby Scott, the social worker temporarily working in his office, he'd be lost. But when their attraction grows deeper, can this cowboy dad risk his heart on a woman who might not be in town...
9) Girl, 11
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In this debut thriller for fans of Riley Sager and Karin Slaughter, a social worker turned true crime podcaster investigates a decades-old serial killer cold case only to unwittingly create new victims"--
Author
Series
Hunted volume 5
Publisher
Avon Impulse
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan returns to The Hunted series Ben Knight has spent his life protecting those in need and helping abused women escape their terrible circumstances. He'll stop at nothing to save the lives of his clients, especially the hauntingly beautiful Kate Morrison, a woman threatened by a man whose wealth allows him to get away with everything--including murder. Kate's days spent as a social worker, fighting for...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Every heart deserves a forever home in this heartwarming contemporary romance, full of everything you love: Second chance romance A hero passionate about helping young teens A heroine with a big heart and growing yoga practice A big, fluffy Bernese Mountain Dog that will never leave you Lots of adorable animals looking for their forever homes Jeremy and Ava have both been hurt by love in the past, but they discover that High Grove Animal Shelter...
Author
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Navy SEAL Matt Waterstone knows about keeping people safe. When his best friend's sister is attacked, Matt promises no harm will come to Ashley Sawyer -- not on his watch. But Matt's not the only protective one. Ashley will do anything to safeguard the residents of the battered women's shelter she runs. She's sure she can handle the threats she gets in return. What she can't handle is the way Matt scales the walls around her heart. Yet when she falls...
13) A closer walk
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A closer walk is the first film to depict humankind's confrontation with the global AIDS epidemic. The film's director and producer, Robert Bilheimer, is an Academy Award nominee for his film Cry of reason, a profile of the South African anti-apartheid leader Beyers Naude. A closer walk was conceived with the late Jonathan Mann, architect of the World Health Organization's response to global AIDS. For the film, more than 50 women, men, and young people...
14) Rogue Stallion
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Language
English
Description
"BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTION Reader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors. BIG SKY SHERIFF Deputy sheriff Sterling McCallum doesn't want a women in his life. Yet when caring social worker Jessica Larson asks for his help looking for the mother of an abandoned baby, Sterling can't refuse. Jessica has dedicated her life to helping people. Despite cynical Sterling's stern warnings, she can't back off. The brooding rogue...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"USA TODAY Bestselling Author A child brought them together And led them into a brutal world...Social worker January Colton agrees to partner with Detective Sean Stafford -- but only on her terms. She'll help him catch a killer, but only if he can protect the little girl in her care. Once she realizes that Sean is just as committed to keeping the child safe, their connection slowly develops into something fiery...and dangerous. But with a deadly network...
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. THE TEXAS RANCHER'S NEW FAMILY Blue Thorn Ranch by Allie Pleiter Wanting a better life for his daughter, horse trainer Cooper Pine moves to the small Texas town of Martins Gap. But he doesn't count on his daughter becoming a matchmaker! Once little Sophie decides she wants neighbor Tess Buckton as her new mommy, it isn't long before...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Español
Description
Tras la muerte de sus padres en un accidente automovilístico, el joven Andrés Segovia y sus hermanos se ven obligados a mudarse a México con el resto de la familia. Esta decisión, a pesar de haber sido tomada con la mejor de las intenciones, es un error que trastornará para siempre la vida de Andrés. Después de varios años de vivir en México luchando contra el estigma de ser un hispano nacido en Estados Unidos y sintiéndose siempre fuera...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Just when you think you've met your match . . . the charade begins.
Cassie Everson is an expert at escaping bad first dates. And, after years of meeting, greeting, and running from the men who try to woo her, Cassie is almost ready to retire her hopes for a husband-and children-altogether.
But fate has other plans, and Cassie's online dating profile catches the eye of firefighter Jett Bentley. In Jett's memory, Cassie Everson is the unreachable...
19) Hotel for dogs
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Foster children Andi and Bruce have been placed with a flaky couple who care more for their aspiring rock careers than their charges. Their mischievous tendencies repeatedly get them into trouble. After a close call with the local pound, the kids end up searching for Friday, their secretly adopted dog, in an abandoned old hotel where they find several other stray dogs seeking shelter. They, along with three other local kids, begin caring for the strays....
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request