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Deadly little scandals / by Barnes, Jennifer(Jennifer Lynn);
While spending a summer at the family lake house, eighteen-year-old Sawyer finally learns the full truth about her complicated family.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Debutantes; Identity (Psychology); Secrecy; Mothers and daughters; Grandmothers; Families;
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A remarkable rogue / by Harrington, Anna(Romance fiction writer);
Baroness Sydney Rowland has spent a lifetime keeping secrets. Now that the husband she despised is dead, she'll do anything to get her young son back and protect him however she can. And that includes risking her life when she's coerced into working for a revolutionary group determined to overthrow the government. Captain Nathaniel Reed has heard of Sydney's involvement with Scepter. He's determined to keep the secretive widow at arm's length despite the attraction that burns between them. But when she turns to him for help, nothing will stop him from coming to her aid...
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Nobility; Widows; Single mothers; Soldiers; Terrorists; Secrecy;
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The courage to love / by Gartshore, Donna,author.;
"After months of saving up, Claire Casey's dreams of expanding her flower shop and providing for her four-year-old daughter are finally in reach. Except her rival on the town council, Pastor Sam Meyer, has plans to buy the same property Claire's eyeing. When a mutual friend requests their help for a wedding, Sam and Claire form a reluctant business partnership -- until they discover common ground, and something deeper blossoms. But Claire has trust issues from her previous relationship, and Sam is hiding a secret he fears will change how Claire sees him"--
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Religious fiction.; Novels.; Clergy; Depression, Mental; Florists; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Single mothers; Weddings;
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The bookstore on the beach / by Novak, Brenda,author.;
"Eighteen months ago, Autumn Divac's husband went missing. Her desperate search has yielded no answers, and she can't imagine moving forward without him. But for the sake of their two teenage children, she has to try. Autumn takes her kids home for the summer to the charming beachside town where she was raised. She seeks comfort working alongside her mother and aunt at their bookshop, only to learn that her daughter is facing a huge life change and her mother has been hiding a terrible secret for years. And when she runs into the boy who stole her heart in high school, old feelings start to bubble up again. Is she free to love him, or should she hold out hope for her husband's return? She can only trust her heart ... and hope it won't lead her astray"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Married women; Missing persons; Mothers and daughters; Bookstores; Family secrets;
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The golden daughter : my mother's secret past as a Ukrainian slave worker in Nazi Germany / by St. James, Halina,1947-author.;
"Sorting through her late mother's possessions, Halina St. James found a secret stash of letters. They told how her mother, Maria, was abducted as a teenager in Ukraine by Nazis and sent to Germany as a slave. After the war, Maria found herself pregnant in a displaced persons camp. She married the father, an older man from a noble Polish family. But her life changed when her husband introduced his friend, a young Polish freedom fighter. In Canada, the younger man betrayed his friend and ran off with Maria and Halina. The letters made Halina realize how little she knew of her mother or her heritage. The Golden Daughter is the gripping story of a mother and daughter shaped by forces they had no control over. After uncovering truths hidden for a century, Halina was finally able to make peace with her mother, her father -- and herself"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Brik, Maria.; St. James, Halina, 1947-; Forced labor; World War, 1939-1945; Ukrainian Canadian women; Ukrainian Canadians;
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California golden : a novel / by Benjamin, Melanie,1962-author.;
"Southern California, 1960s: endless sunny days surfing in Malibu, followed by glittering neon nights at Whisky A-Go-Go. In an era when women are expected to be housewives, Carol Donelly is breaking the mold as a legendary female surfer struggling to compete in a male-dominated sport--and her daughters, Mindy and Ginger, bear the weight of her unconventional lifestyle. The Donnelly sisters grow up enduring their mother's absence--physically, when she's at the beach, and emotionally, the rare times she's at home. To escape questions about Carol's whereabouts--and chase their mom's elusive affection--they cut school to spend their days in the surf. From her first time on a board, Mindy shows a natural talent, but Ginger, two years younger, feels out of place in the water. As they grow up and their lives diverge, Mindy and Ginger's relationship ebbs and flows. Mindy finds herself swept up in celebrity, complete with beachside love affairs, parties at the Playboy Club, and USO tours to Vietnam. Meanwhile, Ginger--desperate for a community of her own--is tugged into the vibrant counterculture of drugs and cults. Through it all, their sense of duty to each other survives, as the girls are forever connected by the emotional damage they carry from their unorthodox childhood. A gripping, emotional story set at a time when mothers were expected to be Donna Reed, not Gidget, California Golden is an unforgettable novel about three women living in a society that was shifting as tempestuously as the breaking waves"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Interpersonal relations; Mothers and daughters; Sisters;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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California golden [sound recording] : a novel / by Benjamin, Melanie,1962-author.; Lakin, Christine,1979-narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Christine Lakin."Southern California, 1960s: endless sunny days surfing in Malibu, followed by glittering neon nights at Whisky A-Go-Go. In an era when women are expected to be housewives, Carol Donelly is breaking the mold as a legendary female surfer struggling to compete in a male-dominated sport--and her daughters, Mindy and Ginger, bear the weight of her unconventional lifestyle. The Donnelly sisters grow up enduring their mother's absence--physically, when she's at the beach, and emotionally, the rare times she's at home. To escape questions about Carol's whereabouts--and chase their mom's elusive affection--they cut school to spend their days in the surf. From her first time on a board, Mindy shows a natural talent, but Ginger, two years younger, feels out of place in the water. As they grow up and their lives diverge, Mindy and Ginger's relationship ebbs and flows. Mindy finds herself swept up in celebrity, complete with beachside love affairs, parties at the Playboy Club, and USO tours to Vietnam. Meanwhile, Ginger--desperate for a community of her own--is tugged into the vibrant counterculture of drugs and cults. Through it all, their sense of duty to each other survives, as the girls are forever connected by the emotional damage they carry from their unorthodox childhood. A gripping, emotional story set at a time when mothers were expected to be Donna Reed, not Gidget, California Golden is an unforgettable novel about three women living in a society that was shifting as tempestuously as the breaking waves"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Interpersonal relations; Mothers and daughters; Sisters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Swamp story : a novel / by Barry, Dave,author.;
Stumbling across a long-lost treasure, single mother Jesse Braddock must figure out how to keep it out of the hands of villains, while Ken Bortle, to lure tourists to his failing store, invents the "Everglades Melon Monster," inspiring a horde of TikTokers to swarm the swamp, inciting mayhem and hilarity.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Hoaxes; Single mothers; Treasure hunting; Treasure troves;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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Swamp story [sound recording] : a novel / by Barry, Dave,author,narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author.Stumbling across a long-lost treasure, single mother Jesse Braddock must figure out how to keep it out of the hands of villains, while Ken Bortle, to lure tourists to his failing store, invents the "Everglades Melon Monster," inspiring a horde of TikTokers to swarm the swamp, inciting mayhem and hilarity.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Hoaxes; Single mothers; Treasure hunting; Treasure troves;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Let my colours out / by Filigenzi, Courtney.; Bersani, Shennen.; American Cancer Society.;
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Subjects: Mother and child; Cancer; Cancer; Emotions; Colors; Pop-up books;
© c2009., American Cancer Society,
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