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Forget what you know / by Dodd, Christina,author.;
"A submerged car is pulled from the bottom of the lake. The driver has been shot in the back of the head and no other bodies are found. Only the legendary Dragon's Heart remains inside. When it rises to the surface, greedy collectors from around the worldgather. They'll stop at nothing to gain possession of the priceless artifact. Only one person stands in their way ... Zoe Phoenix remembers nothing about her early childhood; her mother's desire to leave those years behind never worried her ... until she'salmost killed in a hit and run and, days later, her mother disappears. Now Zoe fears her family secrets won't stay buried long. She has no idea who tried to murder her or why, but she's determined to unravel the dangerous truths of her past--before they claim her future"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Antiquities; Family secrets; Missing persons; Mothers and daughters; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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An orchestra of minorities : a novel / by Obioma, Chigozie,1986-author.;
"A contemporary twist on the Odyssey, An Orchestra of Minorities is narrated by the chi, or spirit of a young poultry farmer named Chinonso. His life is set off course when he sees a woman who is about to jump off a bridge. Horrified by her recklessness, he hurls two of his prized chickens off the bridge. The woman, Ndali, is stopped in her tracks. Chinonso and Ndali fall in love but she is from an educated and wealthy family. When her family objects to the union on the grounds that he is not her social equal, he sells most of his possessions to attend college in Cyprus. But when he arrives in Cyprus, he discovers that he has been utterly duped by the young Nigerian who has made the arrangements for him. Penniless, homeless, we watch as he gets further and further away from his dream and from home."--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Farmers; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Berkeley Square affair / by Grant, Tracy.;
"Ensconced in the comfort of their elegant home in London's Berkeley Square, Malcolm and Suzanne Rannoch are no longer subject to the perilous life of intrigue they led during the Napoleonic Wars. Once an Intelligence Agent, Malcolm is now a Member of Parliament, and Suzanne is one of the city's most sought-after hostesses. But a late-night visit from a friend who has been robbed may lure them back into the dangerous world they thought they'd left behind. Playwright Simon Tanner had in his possession what may be a lost version of Hamlet, and the thieves were prepared to kill for it. But the Rannochs suspect there's more at stake than a literary gem--for the play may conceal the identity of a Bonapartist spy--along with secrets that could force Malcolm and Suzanne to abandon their newfound peace and confront their own dark past."--Back cover.
Subjects: Married people; Berkeley Square (London, England); Dramtists;
© 2014., Kensington Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lyrebird / by Ahern, Cecelia,1981-author.;
On the edge on Ireland's west coast, rugged mountains meet wild sea and bright blue lakes. Deep in the forest, surrounded by farmland, a girl lives alone in a small stone cottage. Then, into hernd thick forests. Deep in the woods, a young woman lives alone, forever secluded from the world, her life a well-kept secret. She possesses an extraordinary talent, the likes of which no-one has seen before: a gift that will earn her the nickname Lyrebird. When Solomon stumbles into Laura's solitary existence, her life is turned on its head. Pulled from her peaceful landscape to the cacophony of Dublin, she is confronted by a world desperate to understand her. But while Solomon knows the world will embrace Laura, will it free her to spread her wings -- or will it trap her in a gilded cage? Like all wild birds, she needs to fly free.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Secrets; Coming of age; Man-Woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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In Too Deep A Reacher Novel [electronic resource] : by Child, Lee.aut; Child, Andrew.aut; Brick, Scott.nrt; cloudLibrary;
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child Reacher had no idea where he was. No idea how he had gotten there. But someone must have brought him. And shackled him. And whoever had done those things was going to rue the day. That was for damn sure. Jack Reacher wakes up alone, in the dark, handcuffed to a makeshift bed. His right arm has suffered some major damage. His few possessions are gone. He has no memory of getting there. The last thing Reacher can recall is the car he hitched a ride in getting run off the road. The driver was killed. His captors assume Reacher was the driver’s accomplice and patch up his wounds as they plan to make him talk. A plan that will backfire spectacularly . . .
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Military; Action & Adventure; Suspense;
© 2024., Penguin Random House,
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Shift : managing your emotions -- so they don't manage you / by Kross, Ethan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A myth-busting, science-based guide that addresses the timeless question of how to manage your emotional life using tools you already possess from the bestselling author of Chatter"--
Subjects: Emotions;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dragonfire / by Grant, Donna.;
As a Dragon King, Roman is sworn to protect all mortals--even though they no longer believe in dragons. But deep in the Carpathian Mountains, he discovers a beautiful and mysterious gypsy who possesses the power to see into his very soul. To reignite the fire in his heart. And to help him find the long-lost sword that could save the dragons forever... Sabina remembers the stories her grandmother told her. Legends of dragons and kings, fire and ice. And she's never forgotten the dark prophecy that filled her ancestors with fear--a fate they tried to prevent by stealing a Dragon King's sword. Sabina knows that helping Roman is dangerous. He is a dragon betrayed, and more powerful than any man. He could destroy her in a single fiery embrace. But how can she resist the longing in his eyes--or the feelings in her heart--when their destinies are bound by desire?
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Romanies; Dragons; Shapeshifting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The letter / by Cox, Josephine,author.; Middleton, Gilly,author.;
"Bella can't wait to be married to her fiancée Sidney, and dreams of the day she will walk up the aisle to be given away by her widowed father, with her bookish sister Alice as her bridesmaid. Their lives are disturbed when they receive a letter from their fifteen-year-old cousin Millie. Taken in by her austere aunt and uncle when her parents were killed in an accident, Millie says she is being badly treated and pleads to be rescued. When the two sisters take a trip to find out the truth, things take a troubling turn. Millie is brought home to live with them, her only possessions her ill-fitting clothes and a tatty suitcase. But soon they are questioning this act of kindness. Does their teenaged cousin just need some love and kindness? Or is she a troublemaker, with only mischief and malice on her mind ... ?"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Cousins; Families; Letters; Sisters; Teenage girls;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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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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Westering women : a novel / by Dallas, Sandra,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."It's February, 1852, and all around Chicago, Maggie sees the postings soliciting "eligible women" to travel to the gold mines of Goosetown. A young seamstress with a small daughter and several painful secrets, she has nothing to lose. So she joins forty-three other women and two pious reverends on the dangerous 2,000-mile journey west. None of them are prepared for the hardships they face on the trek through the high plains, mountains, and deserts, or for the triumphs of finding strengths they did not know they possessed. And not all will make it. As Maggie gets to know the other women, she soon discovers that she's not the only one looking to leave dark secrets behind. And when her past catches up with her, it becomes clear a band of sisters will do whatever it takes to protect one of their own"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Women; Single mothers; Secrecy; Voyages and travels;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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