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61) Stealing Home
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Sweet magnolias volume 1
Publisher
MIRA Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix Original Series! From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sherryl Woods For the Sweet Magnolias, friendship lasts a lifetime ... Maddie Townsend might live in a town called Serenity and have the best friends a woman could ask for, but her life is overturned when her husband leaves her for a younger woman. With her three children heartbroken from the change, Maddie has a lot to contend with. On top of it all, after...
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English
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Nora Ephron was one of the most popular, accomplished, and beloved writers in American journalism and film.
“Nora Ephron: A Biography” is the first comprehensive portrait of the Manhattan-born girl who forged a path of her own, earning accolades and adoration from critics and fans alike. Author Kristin Marguerite Doidge explores the tremendous successes and disappointing failures Ephron sustained in her career as a popular essayist turned screenwriter...
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English
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Meet the indomitable lady detective Loveday Brooke: able to assume a multitude of disguises and possessed of analytical powers rivaling those of the great Sherlock Holmes, she masters every baffling situation and solves each perplexing crime in these seven atmospheric and entertaining Victorian mysteries. While Holmes dominated the pages of The Strand, Loveday entertained readers of The Ludgate Monthly, employing her intuitive powers to unravel the...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The inevitable comparisons to Graeme Simsion's The Rosie Project (2013) and Julia Claiborne Johnson's Be Frank with Me (2016) are natural, but Ellie's authentic voice offers a fresh perspective on being different.--Booklist Elvira Carr believes in rules. She also strongly believes in crisp schedules, clear guidelines, and taking people at face value. Not that the twenty-seven-year-old sees many people. After several unfortunate incidents, her overbearing...
65) Woman in Black
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Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Best friends as girls, a housekeeper's daughter and a daughter of privilege find their fortunes reversed when they meet as adults in this sweeping saga of secrets, betrayal, and friendship by " New York Times-bestselling author Eileen Goudge The caretaker's cottage is the only home fifteen-year-old Abigail Armstrong has ever known. She and her mother, Rosalie, work for the well-to-do Meriwhethers. Lila Meriwhether is Abigail's best friend, and Abigail...
66) Woman in Blue
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Two sisters separated as children and reunited as adults form the heart and soul of this wise, funny, and moving novel about love and the immutable bonds of family Lindsay and Kerrie Ann Bishop were twelve and three when they were shunted into the foster care system. Thirty years later, Kerrie Ann, a high school dropout who has bounced from family to family, flies to Santa Cruz to meet the sister she never knew she had. With no job skills and no...
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Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The Wars of the Roses were not just fought by men on the battlefield. Behind the scenes, there were daughters, wives, mistresses, mothers and queens whose lives and influences helped shape the most dramatic of English conflicts.
This book traces the story of women on the Lancastrian side, from the children borne by Blanche, wife of John of Gaunt, through the turbulent fifteenth century to the advent of Margaret Beaufort's son in 1509 and the establishment...
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English
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Uncover the six blind spots that derail women's career paths and learn strategies to effectively overcome them for an impactful, sustainable career. Professional women are subject to blind spots-obstacles that can minimize career potential, impact, or advancement. Some women end up drifting instead of driving through their careers, going it alone instead of building a posse, and leaving their reputationality (that special something we are known for)...
69) Trust me on this
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English
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En route to her new job at a newspaper office, Sara Joslyn finds a bloody corpse hanging half out of a dark blue car.
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[2019]
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English
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""If I could only read one writer from now until the end of my life, it would be Dorothea Benton Frank."--Elin Hildebrand, the New York Times bestselling author of Summer of '69, The Perfect Couple, and The Identicals Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank's Carolina Lowcountry in this evocative tale that returns at long last to her beloved Sullivan's Island. Beekeeper Holly McNee Kensen...
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English
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In an era of revolutions demanding greater liberties for mankind, Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) was an ardent feminist who spoke eloquently for countless women of her time.
Having witnessed firsthand the devastating results of male improvidence, she assumed an independent role early in life, educating herself and eventually earning a living as a governess, teacher and writer. She was also an esteemed member of the radical intellectual
...Having witnessed firsthand the devastating results of male improvidence, she assumed an independent role early in life, educating herself and eventually earning a living as a governess, teacher and writer. She was also an esteemed member of the radical intellectual
72) Already Home
Author
Publisher
MIRA
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery has captivated millions of readers with her heartwarming stories of the ties that bind. Now she introduces Jenna Stevens, who's about to discover that sometimes the only way to move forward is to go back home again. ... After nearly a decade as a sous chef in a trendy eatery, Jenna is desperate for a change. She's supported her ex-husband's dreams for so long that she can't even remember her own....
73) Maybe This Time
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English
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International bestseller Jill Mansell is back with a new book about star-crossed lovers, family, and, importance of community. Is there ever a perfect time for love? When Mimi Huish first visits her dad's new home in the Cotswolds, she falls in love with Goosebrook and the people who live there. There's Paddy, with his electric-blue eyes and seductive charm. Friendly and funny Lois makes Mimi laugh. And seriously gorgeous Cal Mathieson is welcoming...
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English
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When a group of writers loses a member, a summer spent sorting through her things offers the perfect escape for the friends who loved and miss her. Sable has everything and her bestselling novels have made her a star. But she has a past she is desperate to hide. Elly is an intellectual who has hidden herself within the walls of academia, afraid to admit she is tired of being alone. Barbara Ann is the talent behind twenty-six romance novels, but she's...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Paris, 1958: Rose, a seamstress at a fashionable atelier, has been entrusted with sewing a Grace Kelly--look-alike gown for a wealthy bride-to-be. But when, against better judgment, she finds herself falling in love with the bride's handsome brother, Rose must make an impossible choice, one that could put all she's worked for at risk: love, security and of course, the dress. Sixty years later, tech CEO Rachel, who goes by the childhood nickname "Rocky,"...
76) Barefoot Season
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Series
Publisher
MIRA
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Michelle Sanderson may appear to be a strong, independent woman, but on the inside, she's still the wounded girl who fled home years ago. A young army vet, Michelle returns to the quaint Blackberry Island Inn to claim her inheritance and recover from the perils of war. Instead, she finds the owner's suite occupied by the last person she wants to see. Carly Williams and Michelle were once inseparable, until a shocking betrayal destroyed their friendship....
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Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
From Mata Hari and Pocahontas to Lucrezia Borgia and Hedy Lamarr -- fascinating portraits of history's most unforgettable, and some unjustly forgotten, women. Cleopatra. Audrey Hepburn. Sappho. Calamity Jane. Marie Antoinette. Lilith. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Dame Emma Hamilton. Mary Shelley. Mary Frith. Some are celebrated in folklore legend; some are remembered only as movie stars; many will be familiar in their native countries; while others are,...
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A time to think about lives lived, choices made.
A time for friends...
Every week, four women have an unmissable appointment in their calendars: they meet for breakfast.
Clare has just been through a devastating divorce. She's driven by anger and revenge-until she learns something that forces her to question her own actions and to look deep inside for the person she used to be.
Elizabeth is a successful professional. A widow, she's determined...
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Publisher
MIRA Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Don't miss this acclaimed Adams Dynasty story from New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods about learning to fall in love again. Texan Dani Adams was through with single dads. Never again would she brush away their children's tears or bandage scraped knees. Instead, she'd care for the sick animals brought to her veterinary practice. She'd find fulfillment -- without the heartache. So, darn Duke Jenkins and his adorable twins. The sexy single...
80) Swimming Lessons
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Series
Beach house volume 2
Publisher
MIRA Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Toy Sooner has dealt with enough rough waves in her troubled past. It's only been through the enduring love of a close-knit group of women on this tiny island that she's finally started to find her footing. But as new challenges in her career arise for this young single mother, the choices and demons of her past will catch up to her. Soon Toy will learn that, like the steadfast sea turtles she cares for, a mother must find the strength within herself...
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