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1601) Fate
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This novel focuses on a group of characters who are all in different ways endeavouring to take control of their fate. Their desire to lead a genuine existence forces them to confront difficult decisions, and to break out of comfortable routines.
Karl and Marina have been together for ten years and have a young son, Simón. Karl is a German-born oboist at Argentina's national orchestra, and Marina is a meteorologist. On a field trip, she meets fellow...
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The Changes That Redefine Us All An Impossible Task Filled with Love Transitions Revealing More Than We Expect When Family Secrets Turn Poisonous On Certain Days, the Hurt Feels Brand New A Truth Too Hard to Face Sometimes Everybody Needs Recovery All the years of life bring change. Beginnings and endings. Differences we welcome or dread. Many unavoidable, no matter how bitter or sweet.
Every one bringing an in-between time that sometimes feels endless....
1603) Naomis Too
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
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A heartfelt, sweet, social justice-themed ode to blended and unconventional families-perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia, Lisa Graff, and Sara Pennypacker.
In this sequel to Two Naomis, now that Naomi Marie's mom and Naomi E.'s dad are married, the girls have learned to do a lot of things together, like All-Family Sunday dinners, sixth-grade homework, navigating the subway system by themselves, and visiting their favorite bakeries. Until sixth...
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LEVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES! Turning challenges into opportunities is a prerequisite for a fulfilling life. Challenges are inevitable in life, but only you can decide whether they will lift you up or bring you down. In this explosive and informative book, you will discover:
• The power of bravery in surviving life's challenges
• Strategies for discerning and handling toxic situations
• Beauty of self-love in affirming your value and building your...
1605) Divorce Journey
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I experienced the pain of abandonment, rejection, deception, betrayal, financial devastation, and emotional bankruptcy. I was ashamed, embarrassed, robbed of my self-esteem, confused about my identity, and reduced to a woman so broken that I thought my life was over.
Hopelessness overshadowed my days, depression forged a friendship and I quickly learned how to feel alone in a crowded room. I am now a statistic. My circumstance forced me to Trust God...
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A sensible spinster…
Shall go to the ball!
Euphemia Denniston has accepted her quiet life as servant to her stepmother’s family. Until cynical, wealthy Augustus Rushworth offers her an unusual arrangement: accompanying him around town to ward off husband-hunting debutantes! She knows their supposed affair is temporary, but she’s cautiously thrilled to escape her lonely life and be the belle of the ball. And when desire grows between her and...
1607) A Rake to the Rescue
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A widow in peril finds safety in the arms of a nobleman in this Regency romance.
When widow Hetta Champion and her little boy are endangered by her father's hunt for a murderer, aristocrat Magnus Haile is compelled to come to her rescue. Hetta's unhappy marriage has left her just as wary of people as Magnus, but on their adventure in England's stunning south coast she feels her guard begin to slip. Could she offer Magnus the family he's long believed...
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A quiet governess…
An unruly heart
Sir Nicholas Denny is desperate to find a governess to care for his boisterous nieces and nephews. Demure vicar’s daughter Mary Smith seems ideal—at first. All too soon Nicholas discovers a different side…a beautiful, vivacious woman, even if she infuriates him with her strong opinions! When he waltzes with Mary at a party, he knows he’s in trouble—the spark between them is so tempting, but she challenges...
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A governess with a secret finds refuge with a ready-made family in this heartwarming Regency romance.
Lady Marguerite Saxby is being blackmailed! Desperate for money, she accepts an offer from Jack Vincent, Lord Compton, to become the temporary governess to his three motherless daughters. There's so much she can't tell her new employer. Only, she's not expecting the all-consuming attraction that makes living under Jack's roof a constant battle...
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Years ago, a marriage ended for me, and a new life started. This book is partly a self-help book, partly a memoir of what I did to get my life back on track.
I cover the steps taken to get life sorted out in eight self-contained chapters covering finance, work, legalities, social life, health and a few other aspects that need to be taken care of once you end up alone.
How you take that next step after a marriage end is up to you. This book is how...
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Escape to medieval Wales for an emotional convenient-marriage story
An arranged marriage
An unexpected love…?
Recently widowed, Rhianon had hoped to never find herself bound to a man again after being raised by a violent father and married to an unpredictable husband. But to seal a strategic alliance, she's forced to marry Peredur ab Eilyr-a warrior lord with a formidable reputation! Rhianon may be a reluctant wife…but ruling with Peredur...
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A Regency enemies-to-lovers story
Her biggest test?
Not falling for her enigmatic rival!
Upon learning her family are the rightful heirs to Hythe Hall, Merryn Hythe must claim her ancestral home back from the brooding Earl of Marchwood. The earl makes it clear he's not used to losing challenges, but Merryn will show him he's met his match! Yet as she starts to see the vulnerability beneath his proud exterior, their unexpected attraction could...
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A sweet Victorian Cinderella romance
Protecting a penniless widow
With a marriage in name only!
When Andrew Belton discovers his brother has cheated Clara Albright out of her wealth and that she's now almost destitute, he feels obliged to offer her the only thing he can-marriage. Having sworn against love after witnessing the devastation it leaves behind, Andrew can only promise Clara a comfortable life for her and her children. Except he didn't...
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Vows and vikings volume 2
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Left for dead by a mysterious attacker, Viking warlord Kal Randrson comes around with a deep head wound and a hazy memory, yet he instantly recognizes his rescuer—captivating Lady Cynehild, whose life he turned upside down years before. Although she’s his enemy, they agree to a fake betrothal to expose his attacker. But is the capable, intriguing Cynehild’s mission to help him, or has she another intention entirely?
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A dramatic Regency romp from this bestselling author!
An unexpected reunion…
With the earl she left at the altar…
Viola fled her arranged marriage to Guy Thurlow, Earl of Easton, right at the altar steps. Now she is Cressida Williams and greatly changed-so much so that when Guy finds her trespassing on his neglected estate, he doesn't recognize his runaway bride. As they work together to restore his grounds, desire flares. But she must deny...
1616) I'll Get By
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Starting over means figuring out where you are, how you got there, and where to go from here.
When Jane's life falls apart in a most spectacular fashion, she questions how she got to this point. How did she manage to choose a best friend who would do the most clichéd thing ever and run off with her husband? What blinded her to the abuse her husband, Frank, heaped upon her over decades of marriage?
The answers to her life's questions might be...
1617) Honeymoon Summer
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In this tender and wholesome glimpse into their young marriage, we see Hetty's kindly husband Morgan loves her for her goodness and purity. He has forfeited a vast inheritance to marry her.
Hetty longs to work by his side as an attorney, and yet he pictures her as a stay-at-home mom. She must never have children, because of a congenital heart condition.
Hetty is thrilled to be leaving behind Morgan's former fiancée. For years, gossip...
1618) The Silver Lining
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Briley has had a rough couple of years. Her marriage is falling apart-has been since she discovered her husband Mark was unfaithful, more than once over the duration of their relationship. If it wasn't for daughter Samantha, she would be long gone.But tonight she plans to pull it all together for her best friend Juliana, who is celebrating her 30th birthday. Briley has done everything in her power to make the night special. She has her brave face...
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Be swept away by this sexy Regency
A glimpse of the ducal heir
Behind closed doors…
Commissioned to paint the new heir to the Creighton dukedom, Guinevere is struck by Dev Bythesea’s presence. Raised in the halls of the maharaja’s palace, he’s unlike anyone she’s ever known, but she’s not the impeccable duchess Dev requires. Yet when he asks for one of her scandalously private paintings, it takes them away from the prying eyes of...
1620) Making It All Right
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May Dixon has never met a problem she couldn't solve-signs of her "tinkering" are all over her late-1940s Indiana farm-but she never thought she'd be inventing a whole new kind of family.
Faced with losing her husband, May pulls herself together and comes up with a plan. People think it's crazy to shell peas with a clothes-wringer, too, she tells herself. But it works.
Alive with the sensory detail of a mid-century farm household, from the golden...
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