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One perfect couple / by Ware, Ruth,author.;
"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 Indian Ocean towards Ever After Island, where the two of them will compete against four other couples -- Bayer and Angel, Dan and Santana, Joel and Romi, and Conor and Zana -- in order to win a cash prize. But not long after they arrive on the deserted island, things start to go wrong. After the first challenge leaves everyone rattled and angry, an overnight storm takes matters from bad to worse. Cut off from the mainland by miles of ocean, deprived of their phones, and unable to contact the crew that brought them there, the group must band together for survival. As tensions run high and fresh water runs low, Lyla finds that this game show is all too real -- and the stakes are life or death."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Islands; Man-woman relationships; Reality television programs; Survival;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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One perfect couple [text (large print)] / by Ware, Ruth,author.;
"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 Indian Ocean towards Ever After Island, where the two of them will compete against four other couples -- Bayer and Angel, Dan and Santana, Joel and Romi, and Conor and Zana -- in order to win a cash prize. But not long after they arrive on the deserted island, things start to go wrong. After the first challenge leaves everyone rattled and angry, an overnight storm takes matters from bad to worse. Cut off from the mainland by miles of ocean, deprived of their phones, and unable to contact the crew that brought them there, the group must band together for survival. As tensions run high and fresh water runs low, Lyla finds that this game show is all too real -- and the stakes are life or death."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Islands; Man-woman relationships; Reality television programs; Survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All together now : a novel / by Norman, Matthew,1977-author.;
"A dying man brings his oldest friends together for one last beach blowout in this witty, heartfelt novel from the author of Last Couple Standing. At just thirty-five, reclusive billionaire Robbie Malcolm is a renowned financial prognosticator, a celebrated philanthropist, and a mathematical genius. Also, he's dying, which is a fact he's carefully concealing from the world. As he takes stock, Robbie realizes that his wealth means nothing if he can't help the people who matter most. So, he invites his oldest friends--Blair, Cat, and Wade--to their beloved Fenwick Island on the coast of Delaware to share his secret and to reveal plans for each of them that he believes will change their lives forever. However, Robbie isn't the only one with secrets. The bonds they formed as teenagers still exist, but adulthood has brought a whole new set of complications, like unrequited loves, marriages on the brink, and so much unfulfilled potential. Robbie's plans may look good on paper, but are they any match for the utter disaster that is real life? As everything comes to light over a wild weekend full of surprises, Robbie learns there are still some things money can't buy, and a group of friends who thought their best years were behind them realize just how much they have to look forward to"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Friendship; Rich people; Secrecy; Terminally ill;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Captain in Calico / by Fraser, George MacDonald,1925-2008,author.;
New Providence, 1720s. When infamous pirate Captain 'Calico' Jack Rackham returns from the high seas to ask Governor Woodes Rogers for a royal pardon, the Governor sees his chance to put his own devious plans into action. Their agreement sets off an adventure of betrayals, counter-betrayals, plots and escapes that see Rackham join forces with the scheming but seductively beautiful pirate, Anne Bonney.
Subjects: Adventure stories.; Historical fiction.; Bonny, Anne, 1700-; Rackam, John, Captain;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Survival / by Korman, Gordon.;
"RL4, 008-012"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Castaways; Shipwreck survival; Islands; Shipwrecks;
© c2001., Scholastic,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The secrets of winter : a Josephine Tey mystery / by Upson, Nicola,author.;
"December 1938, and storm clouds hover once again over Europe. Josephine Tey and Archie Penrose gather with friends for a Cornish Christmas, but two strange and brutal deaths on St. Michael's Mount--and the unexpected arrival of a world famous film star, in need of sanctuary--interrupt the festivities. Cut off by the sea and a relentless blizzard, the hunt for a murderer begins"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Tey, Josephine, 1896 or 1897-1952; Saint Michael's Mount (England : Castle); Blizzards; Family secrets; Islands; Motion picture actors and actresses; Murder; Police; Wife abuse; Women novelists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to train your dragon / by Cowell, Cressida.;
Memoirs of a fictional Viking, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, describe how he became an expert on dragons.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Haddock, Hiccup Horrendous, III (Fictitious character); Vikings; Dragons; Islands;
© 2010, c2003., Hodder Children's Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Merry Christmas, Anne / by George, K.(Kallie),1983-; Godbout, Geneviève.; Montgomery, L. M.(Lucy Maud),1874-1942.Anne of Green Gables.;
During her first Christmas in Avonlea, Anne is thankful for her kindred spirits and excited, but nervous, about reciting poems at the Christmas concert.LSC
Subjects: Christmas stories.; Shirley, Anne (Fictitious character); Orphans; Concerts;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Black Loch / by May, Peter,1951-author.;
When the lifeless body of eighteen-year-old TV personality Caitlin is found abandoned on a remote beach at the head of An Loch Dubh, the Black Loch on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, questions of murder and secrecy shroud the tight-knit community. A swimmer and canoeist, it is inconceivable that she could have drowned. Fin Macleod left the island ten years earlier to escape its memories. When he learns that his married son Fionnlagh had been having a clandestine affair with the dead girl and is suspected of her murder, he and Marsaili return to try and clear his name. But nothing is as it seems, and the truth of the murder lies in a past that Fin would rather forget, and a tragedy at the cages of a salmon farm on East Loch Roag, where the tense climax of the story finds its resolution. The Black Loch takes us on a journey through family ties, hidden relationships and unforgiving landscapes, where suspense, violent revenge and revelation converge in the shadow of the Black Loch.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Macleod, Fin (Fictitious character); Adultery; Fathers and sons; Islands; Murder; Secrecy;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Mansion beach : a novel / by Moore, Meg Mitchell,author.;
"It's the beginning of the summer, and Nicola Carr has just arrived on Block Island, RI, eager for a fresh start and some R&R. But her plans for a tranquil summer are derailed as the extravagant parties from the grand home next door pique her curiosity. She soon discovers the home belongs to Juliana George, an enigmatic entrepreneur with a past shrouded in mystery. Juliana George, CEO and founder of a hot fashion-tech company, is at the top of her game. She's spending the summer on Block Island preparing for a major IPO. But she's chasing her dreams in more ways than one. This summer she hopes to rekindle a flame with a man from her past -- a man who has a surprising connection to her neighbor Nicola. Taylor Buchanan, the wife of Nicola's cousin, is second-in-command of a real estate empire. Her life is exactly the way she planned it: she has the wealth, the family, the prestige, and the power. And there's nothing she'll let get in her way of Having It All. But when everything suddenly verges on the edge of collapse, she has no choice but to take matters into her own hands. As Nicola, Juliana, and Taylor's summers unfold, the three women are set on a collision course that leads to inevitable self-discovery, unforgivable betrayal, an unavoidable love triangle -- and, most unexpectedly, a dead body."--
Subjects: Novels.; Betrayal; Businesswomen; Islands; Man-woman relationships; Neighbors; Parties; Rich people; Secrecy; Women real estate agents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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