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Mateo Lopez, honorably discharged from the Marine Corps on medical leave, is struggling to rebuild his life. The spinal cord injury that left him feeling like a broken man resulted in his inability to ride the horses he loves and works with on Round Top Ranch. The new horse trainer at the ranch, however, has decided that this isn't acceptable. Claire Windsor, a spirited, London-born spitfire of a woman, has come to begin a new program to turn the...
22) She: Fiction
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A nameless fifteen-year-old runs away to Los Angeles, seeking life beyond the harsh constraints of her evangelical upbringing. She is the narrative of her passage, from her escape on a bus through her quiet, determined progress across the city's unforgiving terrain. The journey takes her into and around the lives of Angelinos from all walks: a dancer whose hyperactive sense of smell makes her fiancé’s presence insufferable; a penniless botanist...
23) A Season of You
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Maybe Mr. Totally Wrong could actually be Mr. Completely Right in Cloud bay at Christmastime. Mina Harper has always been happiest out of the spotlight. And that has only been more true since her husband died in a car accident three years ago. She just wants to live on her island, working search and rescue on the sea she's always adored. Five years ago Will Fraser learned that love at first sight might exist but that it doesn't always mean you get...
24) Need You Now
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Winning the game of life-and love-takes two in the first book of a new small town romance series from Emma Douglas. Welcome to the town of Cloud Bay. Charming, picturesque and full of secrets. Faith Harper knows that she's not the marrying kind. Having watched her rockstar father work his way through three wives and numerous girlfriends, leaving heartbreak in his wake, she knows that Harpers and marriage don't mix. She keeps her relationships short,...
25) Semper Fi Cowboy
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A Leatherneck by any other name can still kick ass, which is just what retired United States Marine Corps Captain Tanner Wilks plans to do when he returns to his Texas family ranch to care for his ailing father. And nothing will stop him from achieving his mission-not even a lithe, brown-eyed town veterinarian who seems hell-bent on driving him wild. Captain Tanner Wilks, honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps, returns home to find his father...
26) Time Bomb
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Seven students trapped in their school after a bomb goes off must fight to survive while also discovering who among them is the bomber in this provocative new thriller from the author of the New York Times bestselling Testing Trilogy. Perfect for fans of This Is Where It Ends. A congressman's daughter who has to be perfect. A star quarterback with a secret. A guy who's tired of being ignored. A clarinet player who's done trying to fit in. An orphaned...
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Sometimes old flames burn the hottest. Having a crush on your best friend's brother is kind of inconvenient. But for the teenage Leah Santelli, it was also a fact of life. She always knew Zach Harper, gifted with his rockstar father's voice and his model mother's looks, was out of reach. But on the night of her 18th birthday, she decided to ask for the present she really wanted and, to her shock, convinced Zach to sleep with her. But then Zach left...
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In this warm collection of personal essays and recipes, best-selling author Ann Hood nourishes both our bodies and our souls. From her Italian American childhood through singlehood, raising and feeding a growing family, divorce, and a new marriage to food writer Michael Ruhlman, Ann Hood has long appreciated the power of a good meal. Growing up, she tasted love in her grandmother's tomato sauce and dreamed of her mother's special-occasion Fancy Lady...
29) Lauralee
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After his brother, a saloonkeeper, was found brutally slain, Jay McCallum came to town ready to accuse a winsome beauty - Lauralee Parker! If Lauralee had her way, all the saloons in the great Northwest would be closed down. Her crusade was successful - except for the prosperous saloon that McCallum was determined to save from her indignation. But their conflict could not quell their growing attraction for each other. Slowly, the proud, powerful man...
30) Wonderland
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From Barbara O'Connor, the beloved author of Wish, comes a big-hearted story about the meaning of friendship, the challenges of growing up, and one lovable runaway dog. Mavis Jeeter is fearless and bold, but she has never lived in one place long enough to have a real best friend. Her flighty mother has uprooted them again to another new home and taken a job as a housekeeper for the Tully family. Mavis wants this home to be permanent which means finding...
31) Quicksand Pond
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Newbery Honor winner Janet Taylor Lisle's gorgeous and profound new novel about a pivotal summer in two girls' lives explores the convictions we form, the judgments we make, and the values we hold. The pond is called Quicksand Pond. It's a shadowy, hidden place, full of chirping, shrieking, croaking life. It's where, legend has it, people disappear. It's where scrappy Terri Carr lives with her no-good family. And it's where twelve-year-old Jessie...
32) Afterward
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A tragic kidnapping leads to an unlikely friendship in this novel about finding light in the midst of darkness. When Caroline's little brother is kidnapped, his subsequent rescue leads to the discovery of Ethan, a teenager who has been living with the kidnapper since he was a young child himself. In the aftermath, Caroline can't help but wonder what Ethan knows about everything that happened to her brother, who is not readjusting well to life at home....
33) Just Between Us
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Four suburban mothers and friends conspire to cover up a deadly crime in this heart-stopping novel of suspense in the tradition of Lisa Scottoline and Lisa Unger. Alison, Julie, Sarah, Heather. Four friends living the suburban ideal. Their jobs are steady, their kids are healthy. They're as beautiful as their houses. But each of them has a dirty little secret, and hidden behind the veneer of their perfect lives is a crime and a mystery that will consume...
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Jordan Kassalow shares his own inspiring story and a nuts-and-bolts plan to help readers who what to make a difference right now, no matter what their job, no matter what their circumstances, on their own terms, in their own time, in concert with their commitments and responsibilities. The desire to make a difference in the world, to leave the world a better place, and to enjoy life at the same time, is something we all share. But most of us struggle...