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The break / by Vermette, Katherena,1977-author.;
From Governor General Award-winning Metis poet and author of 'North End Love Songs', which was selected for Manitoba's provincial book club, comes a powerful intergenerational family saga showcasing Vermette's abundant writing talent and positions her as an exciting new voice in Canadian literature. For readers of 'Birdie', Louise Erdrich and Joseph Boyden. Vermette lives in Winnipeg, MB. Print Run: 15,000 CDN
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Métis women; Métis;

The dazzling truth : a novel / by Cullen, Helen,1981-author.;
For fans of Alice McDermott, J. Courtney Sullivan, and Lisa Genova, 'The Dazzling Truth' is a moving Irish family saga spanning three decades about a mother struggling to find herself and the family that must find solace in each other. From the author of 'The Lost Letters of William Woolf', which received a starred review from Booklist, was a New York Best Book of the Week, and a PopSugar Best Book of Summer.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Married people; Man-woman relationships; Families;

The portal keeper / by Robertson, David,1977-;
While exploring World's End, an area in Aski they've just discovered, Morgan and Emily delight in their developing relationship, while Eli struggles to understand his new-found power: the ability to locate a portal. A shocking turn of events leads them to a new village, Ministik, where the animal beings who live there are going missing. Horrified to discover who is responsible, the children vow to help and turn to friends, old and new. But it's getting harder and harder to keep the two worlds separate, especially when details of a traditional legend change everything. Forever.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Indigenous children; Foster children; Magic; Missing persons; Forest animals; Time travel;

Burn / by Hardt, Helen,author.;
"Jonah Steel is knee deep into trying to solve the mystery surrounding his family and his brother's abduction, and the arrival of his best friend has complicated the situation ... although not as much as his infatuation with his brother's therapist, Dr. Melanie Carmichael. The quiet humility of the blond beauty has him enthralled, and he burns for her as he never has for any woman. Melanie Carmichael is intelligent and driven, yet filled with regret. She has fallen in love with gorgeous Jonah Steel, but fears she may never be able to tell him. The demons from her past have come for her...and she may not get out alive"--Goodreads.com.
Subjects: Erotic fiction.; Romance fiction.; Abduction; Brothers; Man-woman relationships;

Utah! / by Ross, Dana Fuller.; Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)DLC;
Raw determination carried them across steep mountain trails to the lawless territory of Utah. Here brawny work gangs and rugged engineers blasted out rock-walled tunnels and laid countless miles of shining rails to link a vast continent from coast to distant coast. But soon rampaging Indians with rifles blazing joined unscrupulous ranchers in trying to stop the iron wheels of progress from entering this virgin, untamed land.
Subjects: Epic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Central Pacific Railroad Company; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Martin, Rob (Fictitious character); Martin, Beth (Fictitious character); Holt, Clarissa (Fictitious character); Holt, Toby (Fictitious character);
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Shattered / by Hardt, Helen,author.;
"Ryan Steel is known in Snow Creek as the handsomest Steel brother with the most jovial personality. Now that his busy grape harvest and winemaking season is over, he's happy to spend time with his family and help his brothers Talon and Jonah celebrate their impending nuptials. The Steels are taking a well-deserved break from the conspiracy surrounding them -- until an unlikely woman and a long-buried secret shatter Ryan's world"--Page [4] of cover.
Subjects: Erotic fiction.; Brothers; Vintners; Man-woman relationships;

The pack / by Taylor, Z. W.,author.;
Charlotte has finally found her place and settled into the Thunderhead werewolf pack in backwoods Alaska. She's spent the past year happily working as a tracker, spending her downtime with her best friend and roommate, or catching up with her mentor. While there is still plenty of blood magic in the forests, and rogue wolves keep appearing all over the state, for the first time in a long time, her life feels safe. But then the surprise arrival of someone new turns the world she's grown to love upside down. Faced with new challenges and truths that make her question everything around her, Charlotte wonders if it's possible to protect the people she loves while also following her heart. She decides she has to try, but her every attempt at happiness is derailed as the threat of the rogue wolves and an old enemy loom. As Charlotte continues to dig deeper into what's happening, battle lines are being drawn and a final epic fight seems inevitable.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Werewolf fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Werewolves; Shapeshifting; Wilderness areas; Good and evil; Women;

The world's end / by Robertson, David,1977-;
"Eli must embrace his unique heritage and make an impossible decision about his future, and the future of Misewa, in this thrilling last adventure in the award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series. Eli, Morgan and Emily manage to free themselves from captivity as the battle between the humans, animal beings, and Bird Warriors rages on. But there's another, more personal battle, as Eli and an unlikely ally fight to save Mahihkan's life through a previously forbidden portal. When the Sleeping Giant rumbles to life, the stakes hit an all-time high, and Eli has to reach deep within himself to summon the power so that he can protect Misewa against the dangers of colonization . . . forever"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Time-travel fiction.; Space and time; Siblings; Imaginary wars and battles; Animals; Indigenous peoples; Doorways; Colonization;

Nine shiny objects : a novel / by Castleberry, Brian,author.;
"A stunning literary saga in the tradition of DeLillo and Egan, chronicling the unexpectedly and eerily intersecting lives of a lineage of American dreamers"--
Subjects: Communal living; Interpersonal relations;

Crowntide/ by Aster, Alex,author.;
"Isla Crown has charted a new destiny and leapt into the unknown, determined to defeat her insidious ancestor, Lark, no matter the cost. But Skyshade is nothing like she anticipated, and she'll have to use all of her skills just to survive, let alone end Lark for good. Meanwhile, Grim and Oro would sooner set fire to their own kingdoms than leave Isla stranded on a path toward certain death. But getting her back will involve forging an alliance -- if they can find a way to forgive their long history of betrayals. The key to Isla's return -- and the fate of the realms -- lies close to her heart. But in the face of her most powerful enemy yet, will Isla be able to reconcile her past in order to carve a future of her own making?"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Interpersonal relations; Magic; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Interpersonal relations; Magic;

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