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English
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"From "America's librarian" and NPR books commentator Nancy Pearl comes an emotionally riveting debut novel about an unlikely marriage at a crossroads. George and Lizzie have radically different understandings of what love and marriage should be. George grew up in a warm and loving family--his father an orthodontist, his mother a stay-at-home mom--while Lizzie grew up as the only child of two famous psychologists, who viewed her more as an in-house...
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Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This title helps you learn to: craft a winning manuscript; troubleshoot and edit your work; prepare your manuscript for publication; find a good agent to represent you; negotiate the best possible deal; and turn your aspiration into reality with this completely updated guide. If you've always wanted to write that great novel, but never knew where to start, look no further! With a published author advising you on how to write well and a literary agent...
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English
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"When Amanda, the gorgeous wife of start-up millionaire Zach Grayson, is discovered dead at the bottom of the stairs in her stately Brooklyn brownstone, her husband is immediately fingered as the primary suspect. Zach calls Lizzie, his law school classmate, hoping their shared history will convince her to come to his aid. A former U.S. Attorney with no violent crime experience, Lizzie reluctantly agrees to represent him, though the two haven't seen...
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English
Description
When the Earl of Rule proposes marriage to her sister Lizzie, Horatia offers herself instead. Her sister is already in love with someone else, and Horatia is willing to sacrifice herself for her family's happiness. Everyone knows she's no beauty, but she'll do her best to keep out of the Earl's way and make him a good wife. And then the Earl's archenemy, Sir Robert, sets out to ruin her reputation... The Earl of Rule has found just the wife he wants....
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Series
Inspector Lynley Mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Description
Life in the peaceful Yorkshire village of Keldale is turned upside down when the local priest, Father Hart, stumbles upon a gruesome murder. Local farmer, William Tey, has been decapitated in his barn. His obese 16- year-old daughter, Roberta, is found next to her father's body in a severely traumatized state.
Author
Series
Inspector Lynley Mysteries volume 2
Language
English
Description
Lynley and Havers question Tessa, who paints a disturbing picture of life with William. To fill in the missing pieces, Lynley and Havers begin to search for Roberta's sister, Gillian. Strangely, opinions about her vary dramatically from one person to the next.
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English
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George Smiley, retired from the world of spies and treachery, is summoned by an old friend to help with a small problem: at the exclusive school where Smiley's friend teaches it seems there's been a murder. Frightfully embarrassing, of course. Perhaps George could quietly look into the matter? Once more, Smiley is up to his elbows in spies and treachery, of a different sort.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In 1667, the powerful king of France, Louis XIV, is but 28 years old when he decides to build Versailles, the greatest palace in the world. After draining the budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.
13) Go ask Fannie
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English
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When the Blaire children, Lizzie, George, and Ruth, convene for a weekend visit in New Hampshire at the behest of their father, Murray, they carry with them a host of issues. Perhaps the biggest one is that it has been more than 30 years since the accident that took their mother, Lillian, and brother, Daniel, from them. When a beloved keepsake of Lillian's, a Fannie Farmer cookbook, is discovered ruined, it is considered a travesty. As the Blaire...
14) Strange star
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Told primarily by servant Felix, a former slave, Lord Byron and friends gather to tell ghost stories on a stormy night in 1816 Switzerland, but a scarred girl arrives with her own dark and dangerous tale.
20) Pride & puppies
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Series
Pine Hollow (Lizzie Shane) volume 4
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Charlotte Rodriguez has a history of dating jerks--and she blames Jane Austen. She made the brooding Darcy types sound so appealing, but when Charlotte is dumped by the latest in a long line of not Darcy-caliber boyfriends she decides to swear off men and convinces her best friends to join her in a Puppy Pact, lavishing all their affection on sweet little puppies who actually deserve it instead of the man-children who most definitely do not....