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Red queen / by Aveyard, Victoria.;
"Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood<U+2014>those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are lowly Reds, destined to serve the Silver elite whose supernatural abilities make them nearly gods. When her best friend is conscripted into the army she gambles everything to win his freedom. A twist of fate leads her to the royal palace itself, where, in front of the king and all his nobles, she discovers a power of her own<U+2014>an ability she didn't know she had. To hide this impossibility, the king forces her into the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks her new position to aid the Scarlet Guard<U+2014>the leaders of a Red rebellion. Her actions put into motion a deadly and violent dance, pitting prince against prince<U+2014>and Mare against her own heart"--www.bookmanager.com.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Social classes; Kings and rulers; Princes; Ability; Magic; Betrothal;
© 2015., Harper Teen,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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An excellent thing in a woman / by Montclair, Allison,author.;
"London, 1947. Spirited Miss Iris Sparks and ever-practical Mrs Gwendolyn Bainbridge are called to action when Gwen's beau Salvatore 'Sally' Danielli is accused of murder! Sally has taken a job at the BBC studios at Alexandra Palace, but when the beautiful Miss JeanneMarie Duplessis - one of the Parisian performers over for a new variety show - is found dead in the old theatre, a number of inconvenient coincidences make him Suspect No:1. Just days earlier, Miss Duplessis had arrived at The Right Sort, desperately looking for a husband - any husband - to avoid having to return to Paris. As the plot thickens, Iris is pulled back into the clandestine circles she moved in during the war and it soon becomes apparent that to clear Sally's name, she and Gwen would need to go on the hunt for a killer once more!"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Actresses; Murder; Nineteen forties;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Strong, hot winds / by Johansen, Iris.;
Four years ago, after Cory Brandel's passionate affair with Sheikh Damon El Karim ended, she gave birth to his son-and kept it secret from him. When Damon finds out the truth, he kidnaps the boy and takes him across the world to his desert kingdom, knowing Cory will follow. Damon vows to punish Cory for depriving him of his son and heir, but does he really mean to imprison her in his palace until she surrenders to him? It is savage, unthinkable-but because she is fighting for her son, Cory has no choice. Time seems to have deepened the alarming heat of her attraction to this desert pirate, and Cory knows he has only to stoke her body and she will go up in flames. In rage, Damon had intended to bind Cory to him by force, but instead he is bewildered by his need for her touch. Until now, Cory never understood Damon's loneliness, but is she strong enough to give him the enduring love that he needs?
Subjects: Love stories.;
© 1988., Bantam Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ariadne / by Saint, Jennifer,author.;
"A mesmerizing debut novel for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe. Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid's stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice every year. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur. But will Ariadne's decision ensure her happy ending? And what of Phaedra, the beloved younger sister she leaves behind? Hypnotic, propulsive, and utterly transporting, Jennifer Saint's Ariadne forges a new epic, outside the traditional narratives of heroism and glory that leave no room for women"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Ariadne (Greek mythological character); Minotaur (Greek mythological character); Theseus, King of Athens; Phaedra (Greek mythological character);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The glass hotel / by Mandel, Emily St. John,1979-author.;
Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star glass and cedar palace on an island in British Columbia. Jonathan Alkaitis works in finance and owns the hotel. When he passes Vincent his card with a tip, it's the beginning of their life together. That same day, Vincent's half-brother, Paul, scrawls a note on the windowed wall of the hotel: 'Why don't you swallow broken glass.' Leon Prevant, a shipping executive for a company called Neptune-Avramidis, sees the note from the hotel bar and is shaken to his core. Thirteen years later Vincent mysteriously disappears from the deck of a Neptune-Avramidis ship. Weaving together the lives of these characters, the story moves between the ship, the skyscrapers of Manhattan, and the wilderness of northern Vancouver Island, painting a breathtaking picture of greed and guilt, fantasy and delusion, art and the ghosts of our pasts.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Hotels; Missing persons; Ponzi schemes;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Operation chaos / by McMann, Lisa.;
The Forgotten Five and their friends are reeling in the aftermath of the raid on Magdalia Palacio's campaign rally--an attack masterminded by her corrupt opponent President Fuerte and his henchmen. Birdie is in the hospital with a head injury, and under arrest for stealing a police horse in her attempt to evade capture. Separated from her friends--and not even allowed to see her mother--how can Birdie escape when she is utterly alone? Then the Librarian is taken captive in the heavily guarded palace dungeon after Fuerte discovers she's been acting as a double agent. What will they do without their trusted mentor? Luckily, the five have been honing their supernatural abilities, and it's Brix who takes the lead, forging an unlikely alliance and putting together a plan. Does the group have what it takes to rescue their friends and even the odds in the president's all-out war against Estero's supernaturals?
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Spy fiction.; Supernatural; Ability;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Damascus Station : a novel / by McCloskey, David,author.;
"A CIA officer and his recruit arrive in war-ravaged Damascus to hunt for a killer. CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, supercharging Haddad's recruitment and creating unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy. But the cat-and-mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Asad's spycatcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared Republican Guard. Set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion, Damascus Station is a gripping thriller that offers a textured portrayal of espionage, love, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Loot : a novel / by James, Tania,author.;
"Abbas is just seventeen years old when he leaves his family to serve in the court of Tipu Sultan, a volatile and unpredictable ruler. An inspired woodcarver, Abbas is apprenticed to a master toy maker in order to build a massive tiger automaton, a gift to celebrate the return of the Sultan's sons from British captivity. Working alongside the legendary French clockmaker Monsieur du Leze, Abbas hones his craft and learns to read French and then meets Jehane, the daughter of one of du Leze's fellow expatriats. When du Leze is finally permitted to return home to Paris, he begs Abbas to accompany him. But by the time Abbas travels to Europe, the palace has been looted by British forces, and the tiger automaton disappears. To prove himself and make a livelihood in Paris -- with the lovely Jehane at his side -- Abbas must retrieve the tiger from an estate in the English countryside, where it is displayed in a collection of plundered Moorish and Oriental Art"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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History's Crazy Rich Ancients. by The History® Channel (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by The History® Channel in 2022.In HISTORY'S CRAZY RICH ANCIENTS, each episode introduces mysterious icons from the past who shared one obsession-from exotic animals to billion-dollar parties to nine-figure palaces.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; History.; Wealth.; Documentary television programs.;
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History's Crazy Rich Ancients: S1. by Brown, Darrell,actor.; The History® Channel (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Darrell BrownOriginally produced by The History® Channel in 2022.In HISTORY'S CRAZY RICH ANCIENTS, each episode introduces mysterious icons from the past who shared one obsession-from exotic animals to billion-dollar parties to nine-figure palaces.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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