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Bridgerton series volume 6
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"In every life there is a turning point ... For Michael Stirling, London's most infamous rake, that moment came the first time he laid eyes on Francesca Bridgerton. After a lifetime of chasing women ... he took one look at Francesca Bridgerton and fell so fast and hard into love it was a wonder he managed to remain standing ... Now Michael is the earl and Francesca is free, but still she thinks of him as nothing other than her dear friend and confidant"--...
62) Half Moon Street
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Superintendent Thomas Pitt cannot immediately ascertain exactly what segment of society the dead man riding the morning tide of the Thames came from, but the sight of him is unforgettable. Is he, as Pitt fears, a French diplomat who has gone missing? Or merely someone who greatly resembles him?
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Someone to Watch Over Me is a classic tale from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas. In this Regency romance, Kleypas, the author of Seduce Me at Sunrise, tells the story of a scandalous beauty with no memory of who she is and the man determined to unravel the secrets of her past.
64) Spies: A novel
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From the bestselling author of Headlong, a mesmerizing novel about secrecy, imagination, and a child's game turned deadly earnest
The sudden trace of a disturbing, forgotten aroma compels Stephen Wheatley to return to the site of a dimly remembered but troubling childhood summer in wartime London. As he pieces together his scattered images, we are brought back to a quiet, suburan street where two boys, Keith and his sidekick-Stephen-are engaged in...
66) Reckless
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Victorian fairy tale trilogy volume 2
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From elite London society to the golden sands of Egypt...; and the sacred places of the heart...;
When Kat Adair plunges into the waves to rescue a drowning man, it is just the beginning of an odyssey that will sweep the fisherman's daughter into danger and desire. Convinced she is in love with the man she saved, Egyptologist David Turnberry, she feigns amnesia, thus enabling her to linger among the highborn. Hunter MacDonald, rugged archaeologist,...
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When Charlotte Lamb, a fallen vicar's daughter, tries to hide away in London's grim Milkweed Manor, she is mortified to find herself in the care of a former suitor whom her father long ago rejected as unsuitable, but both are determined--with God's help--to protect those they love.
68) Fingersmith
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Orphaned as an infant, Susan Trinder was raised by Mrs. Sucksby, "mother" to a host of pickpockets and con artists. To pay her debt, she joins legendary thief Gentleman in swindling an innocent woman out of her inheritance. But the two women form an unanticipated bond and the events that follow will surprise every listener.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 5
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A secret formula turns a distinguished doctor into a demonic madman stalking London's streets. This spine-tingling hi/lo adaptation of Stevenson's classic horror story retains all the dramatic impact of the original. |
70) Private London
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"Private goes on the hunt for London's most feared killer since Jack the Ripper. For Hannah Shapiro, a young American student, the nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when the owner of Private--the world's most exclusive detective agency--saved her from a horrific death. Now, after eight years, the terror follows her to London. The only man who can help is former Royal Military Police Sergeant Dan Carter, head of Private London. In London,...
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Maisie Dobbs novels volume 3
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IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17
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In 1930 London a deathbed plea from his wife leads Sir Cecil Lawton to seek the aid of Maisie Dobbs, psychologist and investigator. As Maisie soon learns, Agnes Lawton never accepted that her aviator son was killed in the Great War, a torment that led her not only to the edge of madness but to the doors of those who practice the dark arts and commune with the spirit world. In accepting the assignment, Maisie finds her spiritual strength tested, as...
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Margot has come back to England from America to show solidarity with her extended family in the midst of a scandalous murder trial. Cousin Chloe stands accused of stabbing her identical twin sister, Claudia, and Margot's well-to-do relatives are, understandably, a mess-that is to say, even more dysfunctional than usual. One is eating compulsively to cope with the stress; Claudia's teenage daughter is hiding out in her bedroom; the paparazzi are hounding...
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Kitty Robertson has grown up wealthy and influential, and she's never more at home than when in an English parlour displaying her social graces.
When she looks for a husband, of course she seeks a man just as home in his position-hopefully a lofty one-as she is. Nicholas Glenville, Marquess of Greystone, is just such a man. He is so attentive and gentlemanly that she can't help but accept his proposal of marriage, and is now looking forward to...
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Love is in the air in London society in this heartwarming tale, only from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens.
Jack Lester has to find a bride...
But where can he find the perfect woman? She has to be attractive, kind, a good conversationalist...and most important, she has to accept him as he is: devilishly handsome, charming and, as far as anyone knows, poor as a church mouse! If London society discovers his hidden wealth, he’ll...
78) Dark justice
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Sean Dillon thrillers volume 12
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An attempt on the life of the U.S. president during a visit to Manhattan is the first step in a plot involving the recruitment of a network of terrorists, and it is up to Blake Johnson and Sean Dillon to uncover the mastermind behind it all.
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Pleasures trilogy (Eloisa James) volume 3
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People magazine named Eloisa James' novel Midnight Pleasures "Page Turner of the Week" and raved, "Romance writing does not get much better than this." Now the acclaimed author returns with another sumptuous tale of passion and misadventure in Regency England. Gabrielle Jerningham cherishes the portrait of her betrothed, the perfect Peter Dewland … until she meets his commanding older brother Quill. But it is Peter to whom she has been promised....
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