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Pub. Date
2024.
Summary
"It is an unusual thing, to live in a botanical garden. But Simon and Gregor are an unusual pair of gentlemen. Hidden away in their glass sanctuary from the disapproving tattle of Victorian London, they are free to follow their own interests without interference. For Simon, this means long hours in the dark basement workshop, working his taxidermical art. Gregor's business is exotic plants - lucrative, but harmless enough. Until his latest acquisition,...
Author
Pub. Date
20240409
Summary
In 1945, Francine and her maman are sent to the Bergen-Belsen Nazi prison camp. Life is gray and hopeless, but Maman has two secret pieces of chocolate that give them both hope. When Francine meets Helene, a fellow prisoner who must hide her pregnancy, Francine realizes she may be able to help.
6) Joy: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Summary
"When she is only six years old, Allegra Dixon's party-loving mother leaves without so much as a goodbye. Her father, an emotionally distant military officer, is also unable - or unwilling - to care for her. Sent to live like a ghost in her grandparents' joyless home, Allegra finds her only solace through an escape into books. Attending boarding school, life finally takes a turn when she meets a dashing young West Point cadet named Shep Williams....
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Summary
"In this chilling novel from bestselling author John Marrs, a young couple's house hides terrible secrets - and not all of them are confined to the past. Mia and Finn are busy turning a derelict house into their dream home when Mia unexpectedly falls pregnant. But just when they think the house is ready, Mia discovers a chilling message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC. Following the clue up into the eaves, the couple...
Author
Series
Paradise Valley volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Summary
"While most women her age are searching for husbands, Astrid Kauffman has chosen a different path--writing romance novels and donating her profits to her beloved Amish community. But when Astrid struggles with writer's block, she agrees to play matchmaker for Imogene Yoder, a widowed mother of rambunctious twin boys. Perhaps the diversion--and the entrée it gives Astrid to the stories among the Widows' Club--will spark her creativity . . . Fortunately,...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Summary
"The stars are ours. Again. After an effort to disable an ancient stargate discovered on Sioux land was stymied, the local people cooperated with Federal officials and others in exploring the strange worlds linked by the alien technology. Secrets old and new are uncovered but prove difficult to explain. Who built the stargate? What connection do the builders have with the worlds and intelligent species the various doors open to reveal? A millennia-old...
11) Rom-commers
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Summary
"Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She's spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies - good ones! That win contests! But she's also been the sole caretaker for her kind-hearted dad, who needs full-time care. Now, when she gets a chance to re-write a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates - The Charlie Yates! Her personal writing god! - it's a break too big to pass up. Emma's younger sister steps...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Summary
"A captivating novel about two women, centuries apart, fighting to be heard - one of whom may be the real author of Shakespeare's plays - from the New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here. As an undergraduate, Melina Green had a rare opportunity to have one of her first plays judged by famous theater critic Jasper Tolle, only to be publicly humiliated by a harsh and biased critique. Ten years later, her confidence as a playwright has...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Summary
"Something is amiss with the world's magic. Spells don't work the way they used to--when they work at all. Only the powers of the Crystal Mages remain as they were, powers founded on the use of the mystical element adamis, the harvesting of which has enslaved the peoples of the Twilight Lands. They need a hero. At the same time, ravenous beasts have begun to appear, legendary creatures that seem to be proof against any magic. And Clea Stylachos, granddaughter...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Summary
"Lyla is in a bit of a rut. Her post-doctoral research has fizzled out, she's pretty sure they won't extend her contract, and things with her boyfriend, Nico, an aspiring actor, aren't going great. When the opportunity arises for Nico to join the cast of a new reality TV show, One Perfect Couple, she decides to try out with him. A whirlwind audition process later, Lyla find herself whisked off to a tropical paradise with Nico, boating through the...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Summary
"An assassin's loose in Amish country... and she's not the only target. When a radio broadcast describes taxi driver Lily Hudson's passenger as an armed criminal, she becomes his immediate target. Narrowly escaping, Lily accepts Matthias Overholt's offer to hide at his Amish family farm for Christmas--until evidence reveals the gunman's plan is tied to Lily's past. Now to prevent an assassination, Lily and Matthias must unravel a years-old conspiracy...and...
18) I see UI
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Summary
"This interactive book features pictures of familiar objects whose names contain the long vowel team ui. Simple sentences, decodable words, and engaging questions support young readers as they sharpen fluency and phonics skills. Downloadable Teacher Notes available."--
19) Monsters 101
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Summary
"Invites the reader to join top monster scientists (and a zombie named Tina) as they clear up the myths and misconceptions people have about these scary yet misunderstood creatures"--
