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"Tim Sandlin's stuff is as tight and funny as anyone doing this comedy novel thing." -Christopher Moore
Maurey has hit rock bottom, with a bottle of whiskey and an infamous reputation, she'll do anything to get out of town. Even drive two ex-drunks cross-country hauling a trailer full of illegal beer.
Everyone in GroVont, Wyoming, knows everybody else's business, but Maurey Pierce Talbot is practically famous
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"On a London street in broad daylight, world traveler Amity Doncaster is trapped in a carriage with a blade-wielding man in a black silk mask who whispers the most vile taunts and threats into her ear. Thanks to quick thinking and her secret weapon, Amity escapes with her life. But the monster known as the Bridegroom, who has left a trail of female victims in his wake, has survived the wounds she inflicted and will soon be on his feet again."--Provided...
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750L
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Cover reads: "20th anniversary edition with new material by the author."
Includes afterward by the author, author interview, and discussion questions.
"At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished Haitian village to New York to be reunited with a mother she barely remembers. There she discovers secrets that no child should ever know, and a legacy of shame that can be healed only when she returns to Haiti--to the women who first...
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Maxie and Stretch mystery volume 3
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After nine months on the road, Maxie McNabb is ready for some R&R, Alaska-style, with her miniature dachshund, Stretch. But no sooner has the sixty-something RVer parked the Mini-Winnie than a pleading phone call sends her flying to Hawaii. Because Karen Bailey, hobbled by an accident, needs Maxie's help packing up her house. But within hours of Maxie's arrival, a prowler tries to break in and someone sabotages the plumbing. And when she hears Karen...
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A funny-but-touching tale about everything that can go wrong...and what makes it all right!
Tess Nelson is poised to take a well-deserved step up the corporate ladder when it's yanked out from under her. With no job and nothing to fill her days—just a nonrefundable ticket for a trip to Hawaii—Tess decides a tropical vacation is just what she needs. But Tess's journey to paradise is a disaster from the beginning. A sprained ankle at the
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"Almost twin" sisters Melanie and Joanne are surprised to learn they have inherited their uncle's picturesque beachfront cottage in Mexico. With directions from his wealthy widow, they pack their bags and leave their homes in chilly Canada. Now they're on a luxurious cruise ship headed south, where the path to their inheritance will be lined with unexpected adventures--and blessings.
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Maxie and Stretch mystery volume 1
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Now in paperback--the first of a new series starring Maxie McNabb, a retiree whose adventures across the country in her motor home are destined for murderous roadblocks. As she sets out from Alaska to the Lower 48, Maxie must first figure out who burgled her friend's Colorado home.
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Maxie and Stretch mystery volume 2
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Maxie McNabb, the irresistible Winnebago-driving sixty-something-year-old, is back-and criminals from the frigid Iditarod Trail to the scorching Southwest had better beware. With her canine companion, Stretch, in tow, Maxie is "the most refreshingly original protagonist to come along in years" (Rick Riordan). And this time, she sets out to turn one on-edge town back into a peaceful pueblo.... One of the best parts of zigzagging the country in her...
12) Oh my stars
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At the dawn of rock'n'roll, a down-and-out woman falls for a budding musician. With a ten-city tour.
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Sisterchicks in Gondolas! whisks two women from suburban Dallas to romantic Venice for an adventure they will never forget. Middle-aged divorcee Jenna has received an incredible offer. A friend who directs an international mission wants to send her to Venice for one week to cook for a mission leaders' retreat. Jenna isn't a great cook, so she brings along Sue, her culinary sister-in-law. When the two women see their lodgings-a 15th-century palazzo-and...
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2005
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B&B hostess Judith McMonigle Flynn and her closer-than-a-sibling cousin Renie would be crazy to turn down a free, 1930's-themed South Pacific islands cruise aboard the magnificent San Rafael, the pride of the Cruz Cruises fleet. Unfortunately, the fabulous pre-launch party is as far out to sea as the passengers are likely to get, after the body of their VIP host, Magglio Cruz, is discovered stuffed in the piano and the cruise is cancelled. Suddenly...
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2007
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MoonPies and Movie Stars is Amy Wallen's snappy, sassy, and sensational debut novel. A hysterical romp across the Southwest, it pits a spunky Texan mom against the star-studded power of Hollywood. While watching TV one day, Ruby Kincaid catches sight of her runaway daughter Violet in a commercial. Quicker than a jackrabbit, Ruby makes up her mind to head straight for Tinseltown and reclaim her wayward daughter-even if she has to lasso her.
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Abnormal medical test results send Summer Finley flying to the Netherlands--while she can--to fulfill her dream of meeting Noelle Van Zandt, her pen pal since fourth grade. As the sisterchicks float down an Amsterdam canal, visit Corrie ten Boom's hiding place, sip Dutch chocolate in Delft, and bob happily through a sea of spring-fresh tulips, they begin to experience God's healing touch.
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1967
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When Christabel runs across her cousin Charles while vacationing in Damascus, he mentions their ancient Great Aunt Harriet, who lives cloistered in Dar Ibrahim, a palace atop a hill in Lebanon's Adonis Valley. On a whim, she decides to meet this legendary relative of hers, a Grand Dame replete with young male retinue and secret seraglio. Though her family has told of her aunt's many eccentricities, Christabel is unprepared for what lurks behind Dar...
