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English
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Bestselling romance author Jacob Churcher hasn't been home for almost twenty years -- not since his mentally ill mother kicked him out of the house when he was just sixteen. When a lawyer calls, days before Christmas, to inform him that his estranged mother has passed away and left her house to him, Jacob returns not just to settle the estate but to try and reconcile with the past and the pain and abuse he experienced as a child. Also, maybe cleaning...
7562) Not Until Someday
Author
Series
Hope Springs volume Book 7
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
She's waiting for her someday. He thinks his has already come and gone. After spending the past five years caring for her ill grandfather, Grace Calvano is eager to honor his memory by turning his stately old house in Hope Springs into a bed-and-breakfast. All she has to do is fend off her mama, who keeps pressuring her to come home to Tennessee, marry the new youth pastor, and start raising a passel of children. Sure, Grace wants to settle down...
7563) Jewel Among the Ruins
Author
Publisher
Dani Dee
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Jewels Among The Ruins", 2nd Edition, is a romantic family saga that begins with the heroine remembering being flown out of Warsaw, Poland, as a child in 1988 – to escape the turmoil of the Soviet-style government collapsing.In the present, she is an interior architect in a Chicago firm owned by an American relative.While interviewing to remodel offices of a successful attorney, she meets a business owner and American war veteran, who is deeply...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When a British Indian woman's life hits rock bottom, she decides to change her stars by falling in love...with herself--a hilarious, heartfelt story from outrageously funny novelist Radhika Sanghani. Nina didn't plan to spend her thirtieth birthday in jail, yet here she is in her pajamas, locked in a holding cell. There's no Wi-Fi, no wine, no carbs, and no one to celebrate with. Unfortunately, it gives Nina plenty of time to reflect on her screwed-up...
7565) No such thing as perfect
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Emma can't help comparing herself to her bright and popular older sister, Julia. Try as she might, Emma can't seem to please her mom as much as her sister does. With help from her friends and basketball teammates, as well as Lexi, the French bulldog she's dogsitting, Emma realizes that there's no such thing as "perfect"--and it feels better to be true to herself, instead of trying to please others"--
Author
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A happy young suburban mother and housewife, Breitweiser saw her world shattered by terrorism--and, with no husband by her side or father for her child, found the courage and strength not only to build a new life, but to become one of the country's most outspoken activists and harshest critics of the current administration. A former Republican, Breitweiser, along with three other 9/11 widows (known to the media as "The Jersey Girls"), fought tirelessly...
7567) A family to foster
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Series
Publisher
Love Inspired Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Can an unlikely partnership…Turn into a permanent commitment? Foster dad Patrick Callahan would do anything to prevent the siblings he fosters from being separated. But that means he’ll have to partner with his ex-fiancée, Torey Bryant, to save the local community center. With Patrick’s old-school ideas and Torey’s high-tech upgrades, the pair can’t agree on anything. Could accepting their differences keep the children together—and give...
7568) The Smeds and the Smoos
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue). So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love, their families strongly disapprove. But peace is restored and love conquers all in this happiest of love stories. There is even a gorgeous purple baby to celebrate!"--OCLC.
7569) Bluey: mum school
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Bluey wants to play Mum School instead of taking her bath. But when Bluey's balloon kids go out of control, Bluey doesn't know what to do! Will Bluey figure out what they need before bathtime?"--
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Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Shelter from the Storm by Patricia Davids Secretly pregnant and unwed, Gemma Lapp has a difficult choice--face her Amish community or raise her baby alone. But when a storm strands Gemma in the wilderness with her former crush, Jesse Crump, she knows her secret won't be safe for long. Gemma can't imagine trusting a man again...until Jesse proposes a marriage of convenience. Could their arrangement lead to love?
Amish Baby Lessons by Patrice Lewis...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Christmas is the perfect season for Clark Griswold and his family. Clark's a disaster waiting to happen. You have to see it to believe it. There are 25,000 lights on the Griswold rooftop. An exploding turkey. And a house full of relatives.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
To those that know her, Mary Shannon is a glorified meter maid, but her real job as a federal marshal is to oversee federal witnesses who have been relocated to Albuquerque through the program. She has to balance her job as a marshal and the secret identity she must use to hide her high-risk, high-impact job from her family.
7573) Two-Jay
Author
Publisher
Kent Turner
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Jack at thirty-four and his sister Julie share Two-Jay ranch. Things are good before life fills in the details, making dreams real. Waiting for the best sometimes brings more than is expected. Jack finds Michaela, who is unlike any other woman. She is a top level horse rider, winning in equitation. Love is the meeting ground for Jack and Mickey. Finding the life both had always desired, Julie searches for her own, but in the meantime gains a sister....
7575) Soon, your hands
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A parent's ode to everything their child is, and will be, capable of doing as they grow. Tonight, each small hand fits inside their parent's hand. But soon, this hand will grow-- to dig deep in the dirt, make masterpieces and mistakes, and tell stories only it can tell. With text that captures the potential in every child and glowing art that exudes warmth, this book braids three children's stories into one of family love. Featuring inclusive illustrations...
7576) The million dollar race
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
When Grant Falloon's dreams of winning the Babblemoney Games are hindered by his parents' alternative lifestyle, he creates his own Internet country to get back into the competition. --
7577) House of roots and ruin
Author
Series
Sisters of the salt volume 2
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When the youngest Thaumas sister, Verity, leaves Salann for the lush Bloem on a painting commission, she quickly discovers that the intriguing Laurent family isn't as perfect as they appear"--
Despite dreams of adventures far beyond the Salann shores, seventeen-year-old Verity Thaumas has remained at her family’s estate, Highmoor, with her older sister Camille, while their sisters have scattered across Arcannia. When their sister Mercy sends...
Publisher
Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by the title Dorothea Benton Frank planned for her next book--Reunion Beach--these close friends and colleagues channeled their creativity, admiration, and grief into stories and poems that celebrate this ... woman and her abiding love for the Lowcountry of her native South Carolina--a land of beauty, history, charm, and Gullah magic she ... brought to life in her acclaimed novels"--
Author
Publisher
Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Among Christian devotional works, My Utmost for His Highest stands head and shoulders above the rest, with more than 13 million copies sold. But most readers have no idea that Oswald Chambers's most famous work was not published until ten years after his death. The remarkable person behind its compilation and publication was his wife, Biddy. And her story of living her utmost for God's highest is one without parallel. Bestselling novelist Michelle...