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1) White hot
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When she hears that her younger brother Danny has committed suicide, Sayre Lynch relents from her vow never to return to Destiny, the small Louisiana town in which she grew up. She plans to leave immediately after the funeral, but instead soon finds herself drawn into the web cast by Huff Hoyle, her controlling and tyrannical father, the man who owns the town's sole industry, an iron foundry, and in effect runs the lives of everyone who lives there....
2) Devious
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The crime scene at St. Marguerite's cathedral in New Orleans is shocking, even to seasoned detectives like Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya. A novice nun named Sister Camille has been found dressed in a yellowed bridal gown and viciously garroted, her body covered with an altar cloth. Convinced the police aren't doing enough, Camille's sister, Valerie Houston, begins to investigate. But the deeper Val's inquiries go, the more twisted the case becomes....
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In Louisiana, Deputy Sheriff Annie Broussard catches Detective Renard beating a man the whole town believes is guilty of murder even though a court acquitted him. Annie arrests Renard, only to become ostracized by the town and suspended from the police department. But Renard too is suspended and in a twist of fate the pair must join forces to investigate the murder anew. By the author of Guilty as Sin.
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Ya-Yas volume 3
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YA-YAS IN BLOOM reveals the roots of the Ya-Yas' friendship in the 1930s and roars with all the raw power of Vivi Abbott Walker's 1962 T-Bird through sixty years of marriage, child-raising, and hair-raising family secrets.y
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"When leopard shifter Joshua Tregre, whose fighting skills are unrivaled, takes over a crime syndicate in Louisiana, he comes up against a challenge he cannot conquer, his determined and beautiful new neighbor." --
Though born into a leopard's lair in the bayou, Joshua Tregre's fighting skills were honed in the rainforests of Borneo. Sleek and deadly, his razor sharp instincts give him an edge in the violent underworld he knows so well. But even...
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Rumors abound when Sunny Chandler makes an appearance in her hometown to attend her best friend's wedding. She's passed the last three years in New Orleans, and her sophisticated new look catches the eye of everyone she meets--especially Ty Beaumont, the town's sexy sheriff.
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Princess Lara Kincade returned home to New Orleans to continue her late husband's humanitarian work. She also hopes to force his killer out of hiding. But a priceless painting has put her plans--and life--at risk. Embroiled in a deadly art scandal, Lara must depend on handsome photojournalist Gabriel Murdock to help her expose a murderer. Gabriel's determination to keep her safe has softened her heart to love's possibilities again. Somewhere among...
9) Blow fly
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Kay Scarpetta mysteries volume 12
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Leaving Virginia in search of peace and quiet, Dr. Kay Scarpetta journeys to Florida, where a series of baffling murders entangles her in an international conspiracy that confronts her with the most unexpected circumstance of her life.
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[2010]
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New Orleans. Arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana cross paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician. Tiana follows suit when she decides to kiss the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams.
12) Cane River
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Follows four generations of African American women, from slavery to the early twentieth century, as they struggle for economic security and the future of their families along the Cane River in rural Louisiana.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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©2006
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English
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Willie Stark is an uncorrupted small-town mayor in 1950s Louisiana. He gets picked by the political machine to run as a wild card candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial race. But, when Willie realizes that he is being manipulated, he veers off on his own to become the darling of the electorate's downtrodden and forgotten hicks. Covering the campaign for a local paper is Jack Burden, whose editorial pieces become so admiring of Willie that he's fired....
14) Shark night
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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c2011
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English
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When Sara and her friends arrive at her family's Louisiana lake house, they quickly strip down to their swimsuits for a weekend of sexy fun in the sun. But they soon discover the lake is infested with hundreds of flesh-eating sharks, and a few equally dangerous human predators, that turn their killer vacation into a bone-crunching battle to stay alive!
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Dodi Film Productions
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[2008]
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English
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Three strangers, two teenagers and an ex-convict, of two generations embark on a road trip through post-Katrina Louisiana. Along the way, relationships forge and change in a myriad of ways, leading to the possibility of second chances at life and love.
18) Cecile's gift
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American Girl Pub
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Encouraged by her friend Marie-Grace, Cecile finds a way to help her beloved city, New Orleans, in the aftermath of the 1853 yellow fever epidemic.
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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[2014]
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English
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The Marine: WWE champion John Cena dominates as Marine John Triton. Wherever there's danger, Triton is usually smack-dab in the middle of it ... and he doesn't play by the rules! After he's unwillingly discharged from Iraq, Triton's beautiful wife Kate is kidnapped by merciless thieves led by a vicious killer. Now, Triton must fight to save her, utilizing his most powerful weapon--himself!
The Marine 2: On a well-deserved vacation to an exotic resort,...