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1. Foster
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Pub. Date:
2022
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English
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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"An international bestseller and one of The Times's "Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century," Claire Keegan's piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love, now released as a standalone book for the firsttime ever in the US. It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas' house,...
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Criterion collection volume 13
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English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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"In this chilling adaptation of the best-selling novel by Thomas Harris, the astonishingly versatile director Jonathan Demme crafted a taut psychological thriller about an American obsession: serial murder. As Clarice Sterling, an FBI trainee who enlists the help of the infamous Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter to gain insight into the mind of another killer, Jodie Foster subverts classic gender dynamics and gives one of the most memorable performances...
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English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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A New York socialite who dreams of becoming a great opera singer. While the voice she hears in her head is beautiful, to everyone else it is hilariously awful. Her husband and biggest fan, St. Clair Bayfield is determined to protect his beloved Florence from the truth. But when Florence stages a huge concert at Carnegie Hall, he faces his greatest challenge to make sure her performance is a rousing success.
4. Foster
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Publisher:
Theresa Beachman
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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Impulsive. Dangerous. Protector.Born with the safety off. Ex-bomb squad, Lincoln Foster lost his young daughter to the Chittrix at the beginning of the invasion. He pledged to use his remaining time alive, eliminating the hated aliens, preferably in as many imaginative ways as possible. There's no space in his life for love, or the fierce woman he can't get out of his mind since he sighted her down the barrel of a gun.Diplomatic bodyguard, Neve Bishop...
5. Ellen Foster
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Lexile measure:
870L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Having suffered abuse and misfortune for much of her life, a young child searches for a better life and finally gets a break in the home of a loving woman with several foster children.
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Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor volume 4
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
Description:
He never saw her coming...
Spencer Lark already knows too many secrets about Arizona Storm, including the nightmare she survived and her resulting trust issues. But in order to expose a smuggling ring—and continue avenging his own tragic past—the bounty hunter reluctantly agrees to make Arizona a decoy. Yet nothing has equipped him for her hypnotic blend of fragility and bravery, or for the protective instincts she stirs in him.
Arizona...
Spencer Lark already knows too many secrets about Arizona Storm, including the nightmare she survived and her resulting trust issues. But in order to expose a smuggling ring—and continue avenging his own tragic past—the bounty hunter reluctantly agrees to make Arizona a decoy. Yet nothing has equipped him for her hypnotic blend of fragility and bravery, or for the protective instincts she stirs in him.
Arizona...
8. Bare it all
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Series:
Love Undercover volume 2
Language:
English
Description:
A cop's desire to learn more about the woman next door could prove fatal in this steamy fan-favorite novel from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster As the person responsible for taking down a brutal human trafficker, Alice Appleton fears retaliation at every turn. No one knows about her past, which is exactly how she prefers it…until the sexy cop next door comes knocking. Detective Reese Bareden thinks he knows what makes women tick, but...
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Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor volume 2
Language:
English
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When Trace Rivers teams up with Priscilla Patterson to ruin corrupt businessman Murray Coburn, they must fight their attraction--for one wrong move, one lingering embrace, will expose them to the wrath of a merciless opponent.
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1150L
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English
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What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface -- a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character - and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you. In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster...
11. When you dare
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English
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The tougher they are, the harder they fall Professional mercenary Dare Macintosh lives by one hard-and-fast rule: business should never be personal. If a cause appeals to him and the price is right, he'll take the mission he's offered. But then the lovely Molly Alexander asks him to help her track down the men who'd had her kidnappedand for the first time, Dare's tempted to combine work with pleasure. Fiercely independent, Molly vows to trust no one...
12. Dash of peril
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English
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To bring down a sleazy abduction ring, Lieutenant Margaret "Margo" Peterson has set herself up as bait. But recruiting Dashiel Riske as her unofficial partner is a whole other kind of danger. Dash is six feet four inches of laid-back masculine charm, a man who loves life--and women--to the limit. Until Margo is threatened, and he reveals a dark side that may just match her own.... Beneath Margo's tough facade is a slow-burning sexiness that drives...
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Firefly summer novel volume 1
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English
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"Marlow Heddings rebuilds her life in small-town Kentucky, finding unexpected friendship with Pixie, the young woman tied to her husband's betrayal, and a chance at love with her landlord, Cort, as she forges new connections and a fulfilling future"--
14. Murphy's law
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ANYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG. . . Nothing is going to go wrong. Ashley Miles has worked too hard for her independence to let some Bentley-driving hunk named Quinton Murphy interfere with her plans-or her freedom. Yes, the chemistry is phenomenal. Kind of scary, actually. But that's it. NO emotional commitments. . . . WILL But he's SO wonderful-a woman could fall in love . . . How did that happen? That wasn't part of the plan! But can she trust him?...
15. Foster to family
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Delilah doesn't need anyone to complete her. She has cakes, confections, and a growing bakery to keep her occupied. Having aged out of the foster care system, Delilah's no stranger to finding her own way. But what happens when someone turns it all on its head and pushes the fiery redhead's buttons in all the best ways? Fisher is too busy running the family business and making himself the third wheel to his sister's marriage to bother finding his own...
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Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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How can we reclaim the soul-deepening wildness that ground us and energize us when so much of the modern world seems designed to tame us? In this thrilling memoir of a life spent exploring the most incredible places on Earth--from the Great African Seaforest to the crocodile lairs of the Okavango Delta--Craig Foster reveals how we can attend to the earthly beauty around us and deepen our love for all living things, whether we make our homes in the...
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Pub. Date:
2022
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English
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There are great rewards that come along with being a foster parent, yet there are also great challenges that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged. The many burdens of a foster parent's day--struggling children, difficult biological parents, and a broken system--are only compounded by the many burdens of a foster parent's heart--confusion, anxiety, heartache, anger, and fear. With the compassion and insight of a fellow foster parent,...
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English
Average Rating:
3 stars
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"When single mom Joy Lee abandoned her old life to take a job at a lakeside resort, she found something that her family's wealth and influence could never buy: peace of mind. Not easy to come by for the once-burned divorcée who keeps everyone at a distance. But when her new friend, Maris, dares her to take a chance with the drive-in's charismatic new owner, everything changes for Joy and her young son. A difficult childhood has left Maris Kennedy...
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Indiana Summers volume 2
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English
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"Since her divorce, Emily Lucretia--affectionately known as the flower lady to the people of Cemetery, Indiana--has been focused on her flower shop and taking care of her aging aunt and uncle. Her love life is hardly the centerpiece of her busy days. Saul Culver, the town's favorite bachelor and owner of the local barbecue joint, has been interested in Emily for a while. But as much as Emily knows about flowers, she can be a little oblivious to her...
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"A Lori Foster book is like a glass of good champagne—sexy and sparkling!"
—Jayne Ann Krentz
WHEN OPPOSITES ATTRACT . . .
Bruce Kelly has spent most of his life helping people who are down on their luck, guiding them toward making better lives. He understands that everyone makes mistakes, even if he's never actually done anything but color inside the lines. Nobody's perfect, but Bruce is about to meet...
—Jayne Ann Krentz
WHEN OPPOSITES ATTRACT . . .
Bruce Kelly has spent most of his life helping people who are down on their luck, guiding them toward making better lives. He understands that everyone makes mistakes, even if he's never actually done anything but color inside the lines. Nobody's perfect, but Bruce is about to meet...