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[2014]., Adults, New American Library Accent Call No: FIC SCO Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Jean Vison never expected to run a book club, but then her life took an unexpected turn. Now, with Jean's husband gone, what began as an off-the-cuff idea has grown into a group of six women who meet the second Tuesday of every month for a potluck supper, for wine and laughter--and for books. There's Loretta, who deals with the lack of intimacy in her marriage by diving into erotic novels. Dorothy, whose ruffian sons are a never-ending source of stress. May entertains the group with her outrageous dating stories, while Mitzi finds something political to rant about in every book--including Loretta's trashy romances. Even Janet, with her mousy shyness and constant blush, has helped Jean rediscover the joy in life. So when Jean's family starts unraveling again--her daughter forced into rehab and her troubled teen granddaughter, Bailey, coming to live with her in the interim--she turns to the book club for comfort and support. And together, they all, even Bailey, discover that family is what you make of it, especially the family you choose..."--
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-- Is she not sweetc2004., Adult, Morrow Call No: FIC PHI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Sugar Beth Carey returns to her home town of Parrish, Mississippi and faces the wrath of the people she hurt and humiliated fifteen years earlier.
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-- Run2013., Adult, Little Brown Call No: FIC PAT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: While investigating plastic surgeon Elijah Creem for throwing wild sex parties with underage girls, Detective Alex Cross must look into the brutal murders of several young women and deal with rumors of three possible serial killers in Washington, D.C., one of whom might be after the detective.
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2017., Adults, St. Martin's Press Call No: FIC STR Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Violet and Finn were "meant to be," said everyone, always. They ended up together by the hands of fate aligning things just so. Three years into their marriage, they have a wonderful little boy, and as the three of them embark on their first vacation as a family, Violet can't help thinking that she can't believe her luck. Life is good. So no one is more surprised than she when Finn leaves her at the beach -- just packs up the hotel room and disappears. And takes their son with him. Violet is suddenly in her own worst nightmare, and faced with the knowledge that the man she's shared her life with, she never really knew at all. Caitlin and Finn have been best friends since way back when, but when Finn shows up on Caitlin's doorstep with the son he's wanted for kidnapping, demands that she hide them from the authorities, and threatens to reveal a secret that could destroy her own family if she doesn't, Caitlin faces an impossible choice. Told through alternating viewpoints of Violet, Finn and Caitlin, Jessica Strawser's Almost Missed You is a powerful story of a mother's love, a husband's betrayal, connections that maybe should have been missed, secrets that perhaps shouldn't have been kept, and spaces between what's meant to be and what might have been. "--
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c2004., Adult, Random House Call No: FIC BER Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Laura Bartone, now in her fifties, is forced to face unpleasant truths from the past when her troubled sister Caroline calls on the eve of a family reunion and asks to meet with her and their brother to discuss the abuses she believes she suffered at their hands of their emotionally distant mother.
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2017., Adults, Atria Books Call No: FIC BAC Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, comes a poignant, charming novel about a forgotten town fractured by scandal, and the amateur hockey team that might just change everything. Winning a junior ice hockey championship might not mean a lot to the average person, but it means everything to the residents of Beartown, a community slowly being eaten alive by unemployment and the surrounding wilderness. A victory like this would draw national attention to the ailing town: it could attract government funding and an influx of talented athletes who would choose Beartown over the big nearby cities. A victory like this would certainly mean everything to Amat, a short, scrawny teenager who is treated like an outcast everywhere but on the ice; to Kevin, a star player just on the cusp of securing his golden future in the NHL; and to Peter, their dedicated general manager whose own professional hockey career ended in tragedy. At first, it seems like the team might have a shot at fulfilling the dreams of their entire town. But one night at a drunken celebration following a key win, something happens between Kevin and the general manager's daughter--and the next day everything seems to have changed. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected. With so much riding on the success of the team, the line between loyalty and betrayal becomes difficult to discern. At last, it falls to one young man to find the courage to speak the truth that it seems no one else wants to hear. Fredrik Backman knows that we are forever shaped by the places we call home, and in this emotionally powerful, sweetly insightful story, he explores what can happen when we carry the heavy weight of other people's dreams on our shoulders"--
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[2022]., Adults, Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC Call No: FIC STE Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A famous, young model has her appearance forever altered and loses the people she loves most in a terrorist attack and changes the course and purpose of her life after reading a revealing letter that accompanied her mother's will.
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By Berman, Ella[2023]., Adult, Berkley Call No: FIC BER Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "A summer in Greece for three best friends ends in the unthinkable when only two return home in this new novel from Ella Berman. . . . Ten years ago, after a sun-soaked summer spent in Greece, best friends Bess and Joni were cleared of having any involvement in their friend Evangeline's death. But that didn't stop the media from ripping apart their teenage lives like vultures. While the girls were never convicted, Joni, ever the opportunist, capitalized on her newfound infamy to become a motivational speaker. Bess, on the other hand, resolved to make her life as small and controlled as possible so she wouldn't risk losing everything all over again. And it almost worked. . . . Except now Joni is tangled up in a crime eerily similar to that one fateful night in Greece. And when she asks Bess to come back to LA to support her, Bess has a decision to make. Is it finally time to face up to what happened that night, exposing herself as the young woman she once was and maybe still is? And what happens if she doesn't like what she finds?"--
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c2004., Adult, Shaye Areheart Books Call No: FIC BOH Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your LibraryClick here to view Summary Note: Animal rights' activist Spencer McCullough is shot with a hunting rifle by his twelve-year-old neice, Charlotte and as the family tries to come to terms with what happened, Spencer's employers file a lawsuit against the owner of the weapon.
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c2001., Adult, Warner Books Call No: FIC SPA Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: North Carolina deputy sheriff Miles Ryan, heartbroken over his wife's death in a hit-and-run accident two years earlier, considers love again when he meets his son's second-grade schoolteacher, Sarah--but he soon finds that his wife's death was anything but an accident and danger is not far away.
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2006., Adult, Warner Books Call No: FIC JAC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Nonny Frett is caught in the middle of a decades-old family feud between her biological family and her adopted one.
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c2003., Adult, Little, Brown Call No: FIC PAT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Alex Cross battles a ruthless and powerful killer, a master criminal and shadowy figure known only as the Wolf, who appears to be behind a terrifying business in which ordinary men and women are kidnapped and sold as slaves.
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2014., Blackstone Audio, Inc. Call No: AUD MCC Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Colleen McCullough weaves a sweeping story of two sets of twins, all trained as nurses but each with her own ambitions, stepping into womanhood in 1920s and '30s in Australia.
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2014., Simon & Schuster Call No: FIC MCC Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Returning to the sweeping romantic saga, Colleen McCullough presents a new major work: the story of four unforgettable sisters navigating work, love, and their dreams in 1920s Australia. Because they are two sets of twins, the four Latimer sisters are as close as can be. They are famous throughout New South Wales for their beauty, wit, and ambition, but as they step into womanhood, they are not enthusiastic about the limited prospects life holds for them. Instead, Edda wants to be a doctor, Tufts wants to organize everything, Grace won't be told what to do, and Kitty wishes to be known for something other than her beauty. Together they decide to enroll in a training program for nurses--a new option for women of their time. As they become immersed in hospital life and the demands of their training, they meet people and encounter challenges that spark new maturity and independence. They meet men from all walks of life--the local farmers, their professional colleagues, and even men with national roles and reputations, and each sister must make decisions about what she values most. The results are sometimes happy, sometimes heartbreaking, but always...bittersweet"--
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c2003., Adult, Doubleday Call No: FIC GRI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: When his old coach dies, high school football star Neely Crenshaw returns to his hometown after fifteen years, reunites with his former teammates, and struggles to resolve his mixed feelings about the man.
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2004., Adult, Delacorte Press Call No: FIC WHI Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Psychologist Alan Gregory skirts a fine line between professional confidentiality and social duty when he enlists his detective friend Sam Purdy in the investigation of missing ex-client Sterling Storey who has been accused by his wife of killing his lovers.
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-- Blow back.2022., Adults, Little Brown & Company Call No: FIC PAT Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "America has elected its most brilliant president ever. Unfortunately, he’s also insane. US President Keegan Barrett has swept into office on his success as Director of the CIA. Six months into his first term, he devises a clandestine power grab with deadly consequences. Barrett personally orders CIA agents Liam Grey and Noa Himel to execute his plan, but their loyalties are divided. The CIA serves at the pleasure of the president, yet they’ve sworn to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. When the threat comes directly from the Oval Office, that’s where the blowback begins. " --Amazon.
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2004., Adult, Ballantine Books Call No: FIC GER Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Pathologist Dr. Maura Isles discovers that the lifeless body on the medical examiner's table is her identical twin and sets out to investigate the murder of the sister she never knew she had.
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2006., Adult, Warner Books Call No: FIC PRE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: FBI Agent Pendergast is in a high-security prison for a crime he did not commit while his brother Diogenes plots another horrific crime.