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The unpredictable consequences of love / by Mansell, Jill,author.;
When Josh Strachan, newly returned to his home in north Cornwall from sunny California, first meets Sophie Wells, he's immediately smitten. Sophie's pretty, she's funny, she has lots of friends and she clearly loves her job as a photographer, despite the sometimes tricky clients. There's just one problem: Sophie has very firmly turned her back on love. And no one - even Sophie's scatty best friend Tula - will tell him why. Josh is sure Sophie likes him, though, and he's just got to find out what's put her off romance. And then put things right.
Subjects: Love stories.; Man-woman relationships;
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The girl from home : a thriller / by Mitzner, Adam,author.;
"Jonathan Caine is a true master of the universe--a currency wizard with a trophy wife, a penthouse condo with a view of the Statue of Liberty, and the desire for more--when his world comes crashing down, spiraling him into a relentless fall from grace. Devastated, Jonathan returns to his hometown to care for his ailing father and attend his twenty-fifth high school reunion, where he becomes reacquainted with former prom queen Jacqueline Williams. Back in the day, Jackie didn't even know Jonathan existed. Now she is intrigued by the man he has become. But their budding relationship has problems, not the least of which is Jackie's jealous and abusive husband. Jonathan is determined to learn from his mistakes, but is he capable of complete transformation? Or will a shocking temptation test his desire for redemption beyond anything he could have imagined?"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Life change events; Man-woman relationships;
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Vinegar girl : the taming of the shrew retold / by Tyler, Anne,author.; adaptation of (work):Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.Taming of the shrew.;
Kate Battista is feeling stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister Bunny? Plus, she's always in trouble at work - her pre-school charges adore her, but the adults don't always appreciate her unusual opinions and forthright manner. Dr. Battista has other problems. After years out in the academic wilderness, he is on the verge of a breakthrough. His research could help millions. There's only one problem: his brilliant young lab assistant, Pyotr, is about to be deported. When Dr. Battista cooks up an outrageous plan that will enable Pyotr to stay in the country, he's relying - as usual - on Kate to help him.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Fathers and daughters;
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Dashing through the snow [sound recording] : a Christmas novel / by Macomber, Debbie,author.; Ryan, Allyson,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Allyson Ryan.Ashley Davison, a graduate student in California, desperately wants to spend the holidays with her family in Seattle. Dashiell Sutherland, a former army intelligence officer, has a job interview in Seattle and must arrive by December 23. Though frantic to book a last-minute flight out of San Francisco, both are out of luck: Every flight is full, and there's only one rental car available. Ashley and Dash reluctantly decide to share the car, but neither anticipates the wild ride ahead. At first they drive in silence, but forced into close quarters Ashley and Dash can't help but open up. Not only do they find they have a lot in common, but there's even a spark of romance in the air.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Love stories.; Christmas stories.; Man-woman relationships; Travel;
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The half of it : a novel / by Fay, Juliette,author.;
"When 58-year-old Helen Spencer reviews her life, what she sees are the mistakes. Over the years, things seemed to go sideways incrementally, one little wrong decision at a time. She can even pinpoint where it all started to go awry: a wonderous, romantic night in the woods her senior year of high school with a boy named Cal Crosby. A night she would soon work hard to forget. Forty years, one marriage, three children, and one grandbaby later, suddenly there he is--Cal Crosby!--right in front of her with grandchildren of his own in tow. The chance to finally get some answers and sort out what happened is within reach. But Helen would much prefer to keep that night and all the fury, hurt, and sorrow that followed tightly locked away where she doesn't have to face it. Cal Crosby, however, is ready to talk. He has no idea of the can of worms he's about to open"--
Subjects: Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Middle-aged women;
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The souvenir [videorecording] / by Ayoade, Richard,1977-actor.; Burke, Tom,1981-actor.; Hogg, Joanna,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Schiller, Luke,film producer.; Swinton, Tilda,actor.; Byrne, Honor Swinton,actor.; Lions Gate Home Entertainment,publisher.;
Tilda Swinton, Tom Burke, Honor Swinton Byrne, Richard Ayoade, Tosin Cole, Jack McMullen.A shy but ambitious film student begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man. She defies her protective mother and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship that comes dangerously close to destroying her dreams.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for some sexuality, graphic nudity, drug material and language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Romance films.; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters;
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When the scoundrel sins / by Harrington, Anna(Romance fiction writer);
"Annabelle Green needs a husband-and quickly. To inherit the only home she's ever known, she must be married by her twenty-fifth birthday. But finding a suitor has been next to impossible after a reckless rogue named Quinton Carlisle seduced her into a scandalous midnight tryst. Her reputation in ruins, Belle now needs a rather large favor. And she knows just who to turn to... Quinn can hardly believe that the shy bookish girl he teased as a child has grown into such a brazen beauty. The very idea of marrying Belle to right the wrongs of his past is downright shocking... and deliciously tempting. Too bad marriage, convenient or otherwise, is the last thing Quinn wants. He'll help Belle find a husband and be on his way. But if he can't control his attraction to the bride-to-be, this marriage could go up in flames-of wicked desire."--Goodreads.com.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Inheritance and succession; Man-woman relationships;
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No ocean too wide : a novel / by Turansky, Carrie,author.;
"In this historical adventure for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, the three youngest McAllister children are taken to Canada as British Home Children without their mother's knowledge or permission. The oldest McAllister sibling follows them across the Atlantic to search for them and bring them home. When Laura McAllister, a young lady's maid, learns her three siblings have been taken from their mother and emigrated to Canada without her mother's knowledge, Laura determines to search for them and reunite the family. But lack of funds and resistance from authorities push her to use a false name and take a position with a child emigration society to gain passage to Canada. Andrew Frasier, a wealthy young lawyer, is surprised to see his mother's former lady's maid on board ship escorting a group of child immigrants, especially when she uses a different name. Laura eventually convinces Andrew to help her search for her siblings and uncover the truth about the treatment of British Home Children. Romantic feelings grow between this unlikely couple, and though they have different backgrounds, they share a growing faith and desire to seek justice and relief for the children who are mistreated"--
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Legal fiction (Literature); Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Man-woman relationships;
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The good house [videorecording] / by Baccarin, Morena,actor.; Bezucha, Thomas,screenwriter.; Delaney, Rob,1977-actor.; Forbes, Maya,film director,screenwriter.; Kline, Kevin,actor.; Rosenthal, Jane,1956-film producer.; Ryder, Aaron,film producer.; Weaver, Sigourney,1949-actor.; Welsh, Berry,film producer.; Wolodarsky, Wallace,film director,screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Leary, Ann.Good house.; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.),publisher.;
Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, David Rasche, Rebecca Henderson, Kathryn Erbe, Beverly D'angelo, Paul Guilfoyle.Sigourney Weaver stars in this multilayered, wickedly funny portrait of a realtor whose revived romance with a high school flame (Kevin Kline) digs up her troubled past.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Romantic comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Man-woman relationships; Real estate agents;
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Touched with fire [videorecording] / by Dalio, Paul,director,screenwriter.; Holmes, Katie,1978-actor.; Kirby, Luke,1978-actor.; Lahti, Christine,actor.; Pacific Northwest Pictures (Firm),presenter.;
Katie Holmes, Luke Kirby, Christine Lahti, Griffin Dunne, Bruce Altman.Two poets with bipolar disorder art is fueled by their emotional extremes. When they meet in a treatment facility, their chemistry is instant and intense driving each other to new heights. They pursue their passion which breaks outside the bounds of sanity, swinging them from fantastical highs to tormented lows until they ultimately must choose between sanity and love.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Romance films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Manic-depressive illness; Man-woman relationships;
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