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The sister split / by Desombre, Auriane.;
"To stop their parents from getting married, soon-to-be stepsisters Autumn and Linnea join forces to secretly sabotage everything, from date nights to wedding planning, until they both realize that having a sister is not the worst thing after all"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Single parents; Weddings; Families; Stepsisters;
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The power of the pearl earrings / by Trinh, Linda.; Nguyen, Clayton.;
Liz is the spontaneous and energetic middle child in the Nguyen family, whe grew up listening to stories from her Grandma Noi about the Trung Sisters, freedom fighters in ancient Vietnam. Liz is determined to prove she is just as important and brave as the famous warriors. But a new boy at school threatens her plans by turning her best friend against her. She struggles with her place in her family until she finds the pearl earrings her Grandma Noi left her as a gift. This reminds her of her Vietnamese heritage which gives her confidence to stand up for herself.LSC
Subjects: Middle-born children; Identity (Psychology); Self-esteem in children; Grandmothers; Vietnamese;
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Aces wild : a heist / by DeWitt, Amanda.;
"Some people join chess club, some people play football. Jack Shannon runs a secret blackjack ring in his private school's basement. What else is the son of a Las Vegas casino mogul supposed to do? Everything starts falling apart when Jack's mom is arrested for their family's ties to organized crime. His sister Beth thinks this is the Shannon family's chance to finally go straight, but Jack knows that something's not right. His mom was sold out, and he knows by whom: Peter Carlevaro: rival casino owner and jilted lover. Gross. Jack hatches a plan to find out what Carlevaro's holding over his mom's head, but he can't do it alone. He recruits his closest friends--the asexual support group he met through fandom forums. Now all he has to do is infiltrate a high-stakes gambling club and dodge dark family secrets, while hopelessly navigating what it means to be in love while asexual. Easy, right?"-- Publisher.LSC
Subjects: Romantic suspense fiction.; Asexual people; Asexuality (Sexual orientation); Casinos; Organized crime;
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Smother. by Kirwan, Dervla,actor.; Devereux, Gemma-Leah,actor.; Walsh, Niamh,actor.; Kerslake, Seána,actor.; Graham, Stuart,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Dervla Kirwan, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Niamh Walsh, Seána Kerslake, Stuart GrahamOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2021.Family drama meets thriller in this gripping series about deeply buried secrets and their unintended consequences.In the aftermath of her husband’s tragic death, Val Ahern (Dervla Kirwan) investigates what might have happened in the hours after he caused chaos at her birthday party by announcing their planned break up. Re-examining the life of the man she was married to for 30 years, Val explores Denis’s complex and damaged relationships with his daughters, step-daughter and brother. The deeper Val delves into previously hidden family secrets, the more she realises how much Denis’s controlling, manipulative behaviour affected each member of her family. And she faces the shocking realisation that one of them might have been driven to murder.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Crime.; Detective and mystery films.;
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Smother: S1. by Keane, Dathaí,film director.; Kirwan, Dervla,actor.; Devereux, Gemma-Leah,actor.; Walsh, Niamh,actor.; Kerslake, Seána,actor.; Graham, Stuart,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Dervla Kirwan, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Niamh Walsh, Seána Kerslake, Stuart GrahamOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2021.Family drama meets thriller in this gripping series about deeply buried secrets and their unintended consequences.In the aftermath of her husband’s tragic death, Val Ahern (Dervla Kirwan) investigates what might have happened in the hours after he caused chaos at her birthday party by announcing their planned break up. Re-examining the life of the man she was married to for 30 years, Val explores Denis’s complex and damaged relationships with his daughters, step-daughter and brother. The deeper Val delves into previously hidden family secrets, the more she realises how much Denis’s controlling, manipulative behaviour affected each member of her family. And she faces the shocking realisation that one of them might have been driven to murder.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;
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Hope and Glory : a novel / by Benson, Jendella,author.;
"Glory Akindele returns to London from her seemingly glamorous life in LA to mourn the sudden death of her father, only to find her previously close family has fallen apart in her absence. Her brother, Victor, is in jail and won't speak to her because she didn't come home for his trial. Her older sister, Faith, once a busy career woman, appears to have lost her independence and ambition, and is instead channeling her energies into holding together a perfect suburban family. Worst of all, their mother, Celeste, is headed toward a breakdown after the death of her husband and the shame of her son's incarceration. Rather than returning to America, Glory decides to stay and try to bring them all together again. It's a tall order given that Glory's life isn't exactly working out according to plan either, and she's acutely aware that she's not so sure who she is and what she wants. A chance reunion with a man she'd known in her teens--the perceptive but elusive Julian--gives her the courage to start questioning why her respectable but obsessively private Nigerian immigrant family is the way it is. But then Glory's questioning unearths a massive secret that shatters the family's fragile peace--and she risks losing everyone she deeply cares about in her pursuit of the truth and a reunited family."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Family secrets; Fathers; Immigrant families;
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A Christmas wedding tail [videorecording] / by Arnold, Tom,1959-; Cox, Nikki,1978-; Feifer, Michael.; Garth, Jennie,1972-; Hicks, Catherine,1951-; Mohr, Jay.; Rowe, D. B.(D. Bradley); Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.;
Brad Rowe, Catherine Hicks, Jay Mohr, Jennie Garth, Nikki Cox, Tom Arnold.Susan is an unemployed Los Angeles museum curator and widowed single mom temporarily living in a small California town with her three sensitive sons. Jake is a single dad of two tomboys who owns a local winery. When Susan's dog Rusty falls for Jake's poodle Cheri, these canine matchmakers help their owners fall in love too. Now with a Christmas Day wedding to plan, and major complications threatening to unravel it all, can two mismatched broods find a way to make one happy family?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Man-woman relationships; Stepfamilies; Television comedies.; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Weddings;
For private home use only.
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Beach Vibes [electronic resource] : by Mallery, Susan.aut; Eby, Tanya.nrt; CloudLibrary;
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable beach read about love, secrets, betrayal and the family we’re born into—and the one we choose for ourselves, perfect for fans of Emily Giffin and Mary Kay Andrews. What would you do if you caught your brother cheating on your best friend?  While Beth is proud of her Malibu beach shop, Surf Sandwiches, she's even prouder of her charismatic brother Rick, who rose from foster care through surgical residency. She makes subs, he saves lives. Life takes a turn for the happy after she finds out Rick is dating her new best friend, Jana. Then Jana’s handsome brother adds even more sparkle to Beth’s days...and nights. But when she catches Rick with another woman—like, with-with—her visions of an idyllic family future disappear in one awful instant. Either she betrays her brother, or she keeps his secret and risks losing the man she loves and her best friend. Love and loyalty collide with secrets and betrayal in this witty and emotional tale about the lengths we’ll go to for family, from Susan Mallery, New York Times bestselling author of The Boardwalk Bookshop. Discover more heartwarming tales by Susan Mallery: One Big Happy Family The Summer Book Club The Happiness Plan Home Sweet Christmas The Boardwalk Bookshop
Subjects: Audiobooks.;
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A palace near the wind / by Jiang, Ai,author.;
Liu Lufeng is the eldest princess of the Feng royalty and, bound by duty and tradition, the next bride to the human king. With their bark faces, arms of braided branches and hair of needle threads, the Feng people live within nature, nurtured by the land. But they exist under the constant threat of human expansion, and the negotiation of bridewealth is the only way to stop--or at least delay--the destruction of their home. Come her wedding day, Lufeng plans to kill the king and finally put an end to the marriages. Trapped in the great human palace in the run-up to the union, Lufeng begins to uncover the truth about her people's origins and realizes they will never be safe from the humans. So she must learn to let go of duty and tradition, choose her allies carefully, and risk the unknown in order to free her family and shape her own fate. From a rising-star author, winner of the both the Bram Stoker and Nebula Awards, a richly inventive, brutal and beautiful story of family, loss, oppression and rebellion.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novellas.; Arranged marriage; Families; Family secrets; Nature and civilization; Princesses; Secrecy;
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Sentinel / by Greaney, Mark,author.;
"An African coup may force Josh Duffy to choose between his mission and his family in this intense thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Gray Man series. Josh Duffy lives by a simple code: Duty. Honor. Family. But sometimes it's hard to know what order the words go in. Josh Duffy and his wife, Nikki, are both working for the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service, providing protection for diplomats in the field. They and their two children have been posted to Ghana, the most stable democracy in western Africa. But that stability proves to be fleeting. A Chinese plan to overthrow the Ghanaian government brings Josh face-to-face with a particularly malignant ghost from his past. He knows his duty. His honor requires he fulfill it. But will his family pay the price?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Political fiction.; Novels.; United States. Department of State. Bureau of Diplomatic Security; United States. Department of State. Diplomatic Security Service; Bodyguards; Coups d'état; Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes; Married people; Undercover operations;
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