Search:

Results 61 to 70 of 347 | « previous |

After Anna / by Scottoline, Lisa,author.;
"Nobody cuts deeper than family ... Noah Alderman, a doctor and a widower, has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie, and for the first time in a long time he and his son are happy. But their lives are turned upside down when Maggie's daughter Anna moves in with them. Anna is a gorgeous seventeen-year-old who balks at living under their rules though Maggie, ecstatic to have her daughter back, ignores the red flags that hint at the trouble that is brewing. Events take a deadly turn when Anna is murdered and Noah is accused of the crime. Maggie must face not only the devastation of losing her only daughter, but the realization that her daughter's murder was at the hands of a husband she loves. New information sends Maggie searching for the truth, leading her to discover something darker than she could have ever imagined."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Families; Murder; Stepfamilies; Teenage girls;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
unAPI

The wonder of it all / by Bradford, Barbara Taylor,1933-author.;
"James Falconer--a tycoon and a self-made man--seems to have the world in the palm of his hand. But the Great War looms, and James decides to fight for king and country. The fighting is bloody and brutal, and James returns a changed man, with wounds both physical and mental. His beloved wife is dead, but a new woman returns to help nurse him back to health. Georgiana Ward once held James in her thrall, but years have passed and bitterness has set in. Still, the old attraction is there and James is determined to make amends to both Georgiana and his child Leonie--now a grown woman and someone he hasn't seen in decades. Leonie is having none of it, and is embarking on a dangerous journey with a man who might very well destroy her. As James fights to return to the man he once was, he needs to find a way to heal his body, soul, and family."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Families; Fathers and daughters; Interpersonal relations; Social classes; Veterans; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
unAPI

After Anna [sound recording] / by Scottoline, Lisa,author.; Marno, Mozhan,narrator.; Bobb, Jeremy,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Mozhan Marnò and Jeremy Bobb."Nobody cuts deeper than family ... Noah Alderman, a doctor and a widower, has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie, and for the first time in a long time he and his son are happy. But their lives are turned upside down when Maggie's daughter Anna moves in with them. Anna is a gorgeous seventeen-year-old who balks at living under their rules though Maggie, ecstatic to have her daughter back, ignores the red flags that hint at the trouble that is brewing. Events take a deadly turn when Anna is murdered and Noah is accused of the crime. Maggie must face not only the devastation of losing her only daughter, but the realization that her daughter's murder was at the hands of a husband she loves. New information sends Maggie searching for the truth, leading her to discover something darker than she could have ever imagined."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Families; Murder; Stepfamilies; Teenage girls;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Before she finds me : a novel / by Chavez, Heather,author.;
A newly-pregnant trained assassin wonders why her husband broke the rules and took a hit job at a college without telling her and also questions why a particular woman in the crowd responded differently than everyone else.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Assassins; Mothers; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The scoundrel falls hard / by Jordan, Sophie.;
When a local rival threatens her livelihood, blacksmith Gwen Cully embarks on a marriage of convenience with unrepentant rogue Kellan Fox, the perfect solution to both their troubles, but a searing attraction between them changes everything, making her wonder if she can truly trust her heart to a scoundrel.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Trust;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Most wonderful / by Clark, Georgia,author.;
"The holidays are fast approaching, and the Belvedere siblings are a mess. Liz, Hollywood showrunner and responsible eldest, has no idea how to follow up her hit show's first season, or how to deal with her big fat crush on its star, Violet Grace. Birdie turned her chronic middle child syndrome into a career as a stand-up comic, but since she spends more time wooing women than working on new material, she's facing one-hit wonder status, especially once she gets axed by her manager. And Rafi, sensitive romantic and the baby golden boy, proposes to his coworker girlfriend in front of his entire company, only to be turned down by the woman he thought was the love of his life. Born to three different fathers, the three adult children share one mother: famed actress and singer Babs Belvedere. Seeking direction and holiday cheer, all three siblings head up to their mother's house in the Catskills, determined to swear off love and focus on themselves and their work. But the spirit of the season seems to have different plans for them, and their best intentions are quickly derailed in the most delightful and festive of ways"--
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Queer fiction.; Romance fiction.; Novels.; Christmas stories; Man-woman relationships; Mother and child; Siblings; Woman-woman relationships;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The wonder of it all [sound recording] / by Bradford, Barbara Taylor,1933-author.; Walker, Joan(Narrator),narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Joan Walker."James Falconer--a tycoon and a self-made man--seems to have the world in the palm of his hand. But the Great War looms, and James decides to fight for king and country. The fighting is bloody and brutal, and James returns a changed man, with wounds both physical and mental. His beloved wife is dead, but a new woman returns to help nurse him back to health. Georgiana Ward once held James in her thrall, but years have passed and bitterness has set in. Still, the old attraction is there and James is determined to make amends to both Georgiana and his child Leonie--now a grown woman and someone he hasn't seen in decades. Leonie is having none of it, and is embarking on a dangerous journey with a man who might very well destroy her. As James fights to return to the man he once was, he needs to find a way to heal his body, soul, and family."--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Families; Fathers and daughters; Interpersonal relations; Social classes; Veterans; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Someone to cherish / by Balogh, Mary.;
Is love worth the loss of one's freedom and independence? This is what Mrs. Tavernor must decide in the new novel in the Westcott series. When Harry Westcott lost the title Earl of Riverdale after the discovery of his father's bigamy, he shipped off to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, where he was near-fatally wounded. After a harrowing recovery, the once cheery, light-hearted boy has become a reclusive, somber man. Though Harry insists he enjoys the solitude, he does wonder sometimes if he is lonely.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Regency fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Aristocracy (Social class); Nobility;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Born to be Wilde / by James, Eloisa.;
For beautiful, witty Lavinia Gray, there's only one thing worse than having to ask the appalling Parth Sterling to marry her: being turned down by him. Now the richest bachelor in England, Parth is not about to marry a woman as reckless and fashion-obsessed as Lavinia; he's chosen a far more suitable bride. But when he learns of Lavinia's desperate circumstances, he offers to find her a husband. Even better, he'll find her a prince. As usual, there's no problem Parth can't fix. But the more time he spends with the beguiling Lavinia, the more he finds himself wondering... Why does the woman who's completely wrong feel so right in his arms?
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Aristocracy (Social class); Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
unAPI

The ice coven / by Seeck, Max,1985-author.; London, Kristian,translator.; translation of:Seeck, Max,1985-Pahan verkko.English.;
"Finnish investigator Jessica Niemi is back in this terrifying new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch Hunter. Six months have passed since Jessica's encounter with the mysterious serial-killing coven of witches and the death of her mentor Erne. Her nightmares about her mother and the witchcraft that undid her have only gotten worse, but she's doing what she can to stay focused. Her homicide squad, now under new leadership, has been given a murder case and a new series of disappearances to investigate. A young woman's corpse has washed up on an icy beach, and two famous Instagram influencers have gone missing at the same time. The missing influencers and the murdered woman all have ties to a sinister cult. Jessica finds an eerie painting-of a lighthouse on a frigid island-as she investigates and under the picture is a gruesome poem detailing a murder. The nightmares about her dead mother have intensified and seem all too real, making Jessica wonder if the woman might be trying to tell her something about the killings. And as Jessica works frantically to solve her latest case, her terrifying past and the coven of witches that almost killed her shockingly reemerge and threaten to destroy her"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Murder; Policewomen; Witches;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Results 61 to 70 of 347 | « previous |