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Rough justice / by Smith, Brad,1957-;
"After ten years' absence and a spell in prison, Carl Burns has returned to his hometown of Rose City to offer support to his estranged daughter Kate, currently one of four witnesses testifying against former Mayor Joseph Sanderson III, who stands accused of multiple counts of underage rape. Carl is determined to get justice for Kate, whatever it takes. But with his former sister-in-law Frances his only ally, he finds himself incurring the wrath of powerful enemies as he attempts to uncover the shocking truth beneath the shocking truth beneath the layers of corruption and lies which engulf the town."--Publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Misconduct in office; Political corruption; Rape victims; Trials (Rape);
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Goddess / by Hemming, Deborah,1989-author.;
"On a flight to New York at the end of her first book tour, up-and-coming writer Agnes Oliver meets Jack Verity, the handsome filmmaker and ex-husband of Geia Stone, a famous actress turned wellness guru, whose popular lifestyle brand Goddess promotes controversial therapies and expensive beauty tools in the name of self-care and inner nourishment. Jack invites Agnes to a party in the Hamptons, where she meets Geia and finds herself welcomed into the guru's inner circle. That summer, Geia arranges for Agnes to attend the Goddess summit, an exclusive wellness retreat held on a remote Greek island. There, Agnes observes many strange happenings she can't explain, as one by one the other guests seem to fall under the spell of their enchanting host. When Agnes begins to discover who Geia really is, she realizes it's up to her to protect the other women at the summit from an unexpected and unwelcome fate. A propulsive and captivating story about beauty and influence, self-doubt and seduction, Goddess is the electrifying new novel from a talented writer to watch."--
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Authors; Friendship; Islands; Spiritual retreats; Therapeutics; Women authors;
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Strega / by Holm, Johanne Lykke,1987-author.; Vogel, Saskia,translator.; translation of:Holm, Johanne Lykke,1987-Strega.English.;
"With toiletries, hairbands, and notebooks in her bag, and at her mother's instruction, a nineteen-year-old girl leaves her parents' home and the seaside town she grew up in. Out the train window, Rafa sees the lit-up mountains and perfect trees-and the Olympic Hotel waiting for her perched above the small village of Strega. There, she and eight other girls receive the stiff black uniforms of seasonal workers and move into their shared dorm. But while they toil constantly to perform their role and prepare the hotel for guests, none arrive. Instead, they contort themselves daily to the expectations of their strict, matronly bosses without clear purpose and, in their spare moments, escape to the herb garden, confide in each other, and quickly find solace together. Finally, the hotel is filled with people for a wild and raucous party, only for one of the girls to disappear. What follows are deeper revelations about the myths we teach young women, what we raise them to expect from the world, and whether a gentler, more beautiful life is possible. In stimulating and uninhibited imagery, Johanne Lykke Holm builds a world laced with the supernatural, filled with the secrecy and potential energy of girls on the cusp of womanhood. An allegory for the societal rites and expectations of women and the violence we too easily allow, Strega builds like a spell that keeps exerting its powers long after reading"--
Subjects: Gothic fiction.; Novels.; Hotels; Missing persons; Young women;
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Queen B The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen [electronic resource] : by Dawson, Juno.aut; Coughlan, Nicola.nrt; cloudLibrary;
This next spellbinding installment of Juno’s “irresistible” fantasy series Her Majesty's Royal Coven (Lana Harper) takes us back to the reign of Henry VIII and the origins of Her Majesty’s Royal Coven under the beautiful, the bewitching, Anne Boleyn. It’s 1536 and the Queen has been beheaded. Lady Grace Fairfax, witch, knows that something foul is at play—that someone had betrayed Anne Boleyn and her coven. Wild with the loss of their leader—and her lover, a secret that if spilled could spell Grace’s own end— she will do anything in her power to track down the traitor. But there’s more at stake than revenge: it was one of their own, a witch, that betrayed them, and Grace isn’t the only one looking for her. King Henry VIII has sent witchfinders after them, and they’re organized like they’ve never been before under his new advisor, the impassioned Sir Ambrose Fulke, a cold man blinded by his faith. His cruel reign could mean the end of witchkind itself. If Grace wants to find her revenge and live, she will have to do more than disappear. She will have to be reborn. In this gripping, propulsive, sultry short novel, Juno Dawson takes us back to the bloody beginnings of Her Majesty’s Royal Coven to show us the strength, steel and sacrifice it takes to make a sisterhood.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical;
© 2024., Penguin Random House,
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Tea You at the Altar [electronic resource] : by Thorne, Rebecca.aut; Threet, Jessica.nrt; CloudLibrary;
"A skillful narration of this story, especially its humor, makes this a fun and enjoyable performance." —AudioFile on Can't Spell Treason Without Tea "Written and voiced in a similarly thoughtful style, this is a sure bet for fans of Travis Baldree’s Legends & Lattes and TJ Klune’s works." —Booklist on Can't Spell Treason Without Tea The Princess Bride meets Bookshops and Bonedust in the third audiobook of the Tomes & Tea series, where our favorite lesbian pirates must navigate the ultimate maelstrom—their own wedding! Kianthe and Reyna are ready to finally walk down the aisle--in just seven days, their wedding of a wifetime will be a reality. There's loads to do--but like all best laid plans, everything seems to be going awry. Between their baby dragons causing mayhem in Tawney, Kianthe's uptight parents inviting themselves to the wedding, and Reyna becoming embroiled in a secret plot to overthrow Queen Tilaine, the world seems against them—how are they going to live long enough to say "I do"? A Macmillan Audio production from Bramble Books.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Romantic; Fantasy; Lesbian;
© 2025., Macmillan Audio,
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Trick. by Fall, Jim,film director.; Cambell, Christian,actor.; Paul, John,actor.; Flannery, Kate,actor.; Spelling, Tori,actor.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Christian Cambell, John Paul Pitoc, Kate Flannery, Tori SpellingOriginally produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films in 1999.It's lust at first sight when a songwriter with Broadway ambitions runs into a hot go-go dancer at a gay club. As the wild night unfolds, they're left physically unsatisfied but develop an unforeseen romantic bond.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Romance.; Queer cinema.; Independent films.;
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Paper boat : new and selected poems, 1961-2023 / by Atwood, Margaret,1939-author.;
"An extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our age. Tracing the legacy of Margaret Atwood--a writer who has fundamentally shaped the contemporary literary landscapes--Paper Boat: New and Selected Poems, 1961-2023 assembles Atwood's most vital poems in one essential volume. In pieces that are at once brilliant, beautiful, and hyper-imagined, Atwood gives voice to remarkably drawn characters--mythological figures, animals, and everyday people--all of whom have something to say about what it means to live in a world as strange as our own. "How can one live with such a heart?" Atwood asks, casting her singular spell upon the reader and ferrying us through life, death, and whatever comes next. Atwood, in her journey through poetry, illuminates our most innate joys and sorrows, desires and fears. Spanning six decades of work--from her earliest beginnings to brand-new poems--this volume charts the evolution of one of our most iconic and necessary authors."--
Subjects: Poetry.; Canadian poetry; Canadian poetry;
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Dominion : the railway and the rise of Canada / by Bown, Stephen R.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Stephen R. Bown continues to revitalize Canadian history with this thrilling account of the engineering triumph that created a nation. In The Company, his bestselling work of revisionist history, Stephen Bown told the dramatic, adventurous and bloody tale of Canada's origins in the fur trade. With Dominion he continues the nation's creation story with an equally thrilling and eye-opening account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In the late 19th century, demand for fur was in sharp decline. This could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson's Bay Company. But an idea emerged in political and business circles in Ottawa and Montreal to connect the disparate British colonies into a single entity that would stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With over 3,000 kilometers of track, much of it driven through wildly inhospitable terrain, the CPR would be the longest railroad in the world and the most difficult to build. Its construction was the defining event of its era and a catalyst for powerful global forces. The times were marked by greed, hubris, blatant empire building, oppression, corruption and theft. They were good for some, hard for most, disastrous for others. The CPR enabled a new country, but it came at a terrible price. In recent years Canadian history has been given a rude awakening from the comforts of its myths. In Dominion, Stephen Bown again widens our view of the past to include the adventures and hardships of explorers and surveyors, the resistance of Indigenous peoples, and the terrific and horrific work of many thousands of labourers. His vivid portrayal of the powerful forces that were molding the world in the late 19th century provides a revelatory new picture of modern Canada's creation as an independent state."--
Subjects: Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Railroads; Railroads;
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Dominion The Railway and the Rise of Canada [electronic resource] : by Bown, Stephen.aut; Ward, Wayne.nrt; cloudLibrary;
A thrilling new account of the engineering triumph that created a nation In The Company, his bestselling work of revisionist history, Stephen R. Bown told the dramatic, adventurous and bloody tale of Canada's origins in the fur trade. With Dominion he continues the nation's creation story with an equally gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In the late 19th century, demand for fur was in sharp decline. This could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson's Bay Company. But an idea emerged in political and business circles in Ottawa and Montreal to connect the disparate British colonies into a single entity that would stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With over 3,000 kilometres of track, much of it driven through wildly inhospitable terrain, the CPR would be the longest railway in the world and the most difficult to build. Its construction was the defining event of its era and a catalyst for powerful global forces. The times were marked by greed, hubris, blatant empire building, oppression, corruption and theft. They were good for some, hard for most, disastrous for others. The CPR enabled a new country, but it came at a terrible price. Stephen R. Bown again widens our view of the past to include the adventures and hardships of explorers and surveyors, the resistance of Indigenous peoples, and the terrific and horrific work of many thousands of labourers. His vivid portrayal of the powerful forces that were moulding the world in the late 19th century provides a revelatory new picture of modern Canada's creation as an independent state.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Canada; North America; History;
© 2023., Penguin Random House,
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Adventure time. [electronic resource]. by Microsoft Corporation.;
Game.It's Adventure Time! Finn and Jake have saved the Land of Ooo more times than they can count--but, this time, they might be in over their heads. Somebody's up to bad biscuits. They got their hands on another Enchiridion, and they've somehow used it to flood the Land of Ooo. Help Finn and Jake as they take to the high seas to solve this latest mystery and save the kingdoms of Ooo in this all-new third-person puzzle adventure. Freely explore unknown waters and familiar kingdoms with your crew of Adventure Time buddies. Unleash your heroes' unique abilities in exciting tactical battles on land and sea, and interrogate pirates and other suspicious characters as you try to figure out what son of a blee blop is behind this disastrous series of events. Explore! Travel the Land of Ooo as you've never travelled it before--from the deck of Finn and Jake's new boat. Control Finn, Jake, BMO, and Marceline as you explore the world more freely than ever, sailing between familiar kingdoms and locations, and venturing into uncharted territories in the most immersive Adventure Time experience ever! Battle! Dingle the bad guys' bones into tapioca pudding with a new fast-paced, turn-based combat system that lets you make the most out of all of all of our heroes' abilities. Use items, spells, and potions to buff the party or lay the schmowtow on the enemy. Unleash ultimate hero abilities to perform mega-damage, and upgrade your heroes with the sweet dosh you earn from every victory! Interrogate! To find out what's up, you'll have to explore every kingdom and talk to lots of Adventure Time characters to get the scoop. You might even have to unleash a little “good cop, bad cop” Finn and Jake style on the occasional plughole or D-lister to get them to spill the beans. Gather info, collect loot, and learn about side quests and secret map locations that will help you get to the bottom of this wet, wet, mystery--before it's too late.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Cartoon violence, comic mischief).Blu-ray disc compatible with Xbox One console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; 3 GB storage required.
Subjects: Adventure time (Television program); Xbox One (Video game console); Pirates; Video games.; Computer games.; Adventure time Pirates of the Enchiridion (Game);
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