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Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
After her sister gets engaged to a carbon copy of her narcissistic father, plus-size woman Victoria Dawson, who has fled L.A. for less-body-conscious New York City, must learn to love herself for who she is if she is ever going to get on with her life.
22) The road home
Author
Series
The broken road trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chicago celebrity Charles James is believed to be dead, killed in a fiery plane crash. But thanks to a twist of fate, he's very much alive and ready for a second chance. He knows that the last time he was truly happy was when he was married to his ex-wife Monica, before their relationship was destroyed by his ambition and greed. Charles intends to finish his trek from Amarillo to Santa Monica, despite learning that his ex-wife is now planning to marry...
Author
Series
Timber Ridge reflections volume 2
Language
English
Description
Dismissed from her prestigious university job, Dr. Molly Whitcomb travels to a secluded Colorado mountain town where she takes a schoolteacher position and falls in love with the local sheriff, despite pretending to be married.
25) The summer's end
Author
Series
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Mamaw and the three sisters confront loss and transition after realizing that they will have to sell their beloved Sullivan's Island estate.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
368 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"People are drawn to libraries for all kinds of reasons. Most come for the books themselves, of course; some come to borrow companionship. For head librarian Kit, the public library in Riverton, New Hampshire, offers what she craves most: peace. Here, no one expects Kit to talk about the calamitous events that catapulted her out of what she thought was a settled, suburban life. She can simply submerge herself in her beloved books and try to forget...
27) Within my heart
Author
Series
Timber Ridge reflections volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
378 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When struggling widow Rachel Boyd's cows grow diseased and threaten the lives of her sons, she is forced to seek the help of Rand Brookston, Timber Ridge's physician and reluctant veterinarian.
28) Beyond summer
Author
Series
Publisher
NAL Accent
Physical Desc
x, 383 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tam Lambert and Shasta Williams, new neighbors in Blue Sky Hill, team up to fight a corrupt deal that could force them from their homes, but find their friendships and loyalties tested in the process.
Author
Series
Christmas hope volume 9
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lauren Gabriel spent many years of her childhood in foster homes, wishing her mother would come back for her and be the family she needs. Now twenty-years-old, she still longs for a place that she can truly call home. Her work as a cashier is unfulfilling, and at Christmas it's unbearable with the songs and carols and chatter of Christmas that she hears throughout the day. When Lauren ends her shift one night, she finds herself driving aimlessly...
30) Curveball
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
188 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Elena Rueda loves baseball--and is the best player on her team--but recently has stopped having fun, so during a summer spent with her brother's quirky friends she reflects on who she is and maybe learns love to play again.
31) The sugar queen
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Physical Desc
276 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Quiet, awkward Josey Cirrini's peaceful life caring for her elderly mother is turned upside down when Della Lee Baker, a sassy, confident, and bold waitress fleeing an abusive boyfriend, decides to hide out in Josey's home.
Author
Series
Beach House volume 3
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Gallery Books hardcover ed.
Language
English
Description
A tale exploring themes of class, women's rights and domestic abuse in the 1970s American South shares the story of The Beach House's Lovie Rutledge, who reflects on a summer during which a beach vacation to escape her unfaithful, disdainful husband culminates in a fateful romance with a handsome biologist.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Pulling up her roots to find what she needs to thrive, Sprout the plant quickly learns that what she really needs may not be what she thought at all.
Author
Series
The grand tour volume 1
Publisher
David C Cook
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
413 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
After Cora learns she is the illegitimate child of a copper king, she travels with her new family, facing the hardships as well as the privileges of the family name and embarking on a journey of self-discovery.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Joan Sample is not living the life she expected. Now a widow and an empty-nester, she has become by her own admission something of a recluse. But after another birthday spent alone, she is finally inclined to listen to her sister, who has been begging Joan to reengage with the world. With her support, Joan gathers the courage to take some long-awaited steps: hiring someone to tame her overgrown garden, joining a grief support group, and even renting...
Author
Publisher
Point
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
300 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Frustrated by the disruptive production of a Hollywood film in her once-quiet California town, Carter Moon reluctantly accepts a high-paying job to pose as a disgraced former child actor's girlfriend to improve his image.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Hannah is finally about to have everything she ever wanted. With a high-paying job, a Manhattan apartment, and a boyfriend about to propose, all she and Ethan have to do is make it through the last couple of weeks of grad school. But when, on a romantic weekend trip to Sonoma, Hannah is spontaneously offered a marketing job at a family-run winery and doesn't immediately refuse, their meticulously planned forever threatens to come crashing down. And...
Author
Publisher
Merit Press, FW
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
272 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
After her soldier brother is horribly wounded in Afghanistan, Gabriela must honor the vow she made to walk the Camino de Santiago through Spain with her brother's best friend, a boy she has despised all her life.