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681) Comeback
Author
Publisher
Ken Berry
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This is a baseball book unlike any you have ever read. The opportunity of a lifetime presents itself to a 63 year old former baseball player who has long ago left his past behind. He and his dog Gunner are living on a 345 acre lake in the backwoods of Minnesota. His small cabin is all the two of them need to get by. Late one night his cell phone rings and his life will never be the same."--Back cover
Author
Series
Emerald Cove volume 1
Publisher
Black Lab Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Sarah Flannigan is moving home to the small, beachside hamlet of Emerald Cove. After years in the city building a career as an editor at one of the top publishing houses in the country, she's uprooting her life to help her mother run the family cafe after the divorce. Cindy Flannigan never thought she'd find herself single and alone in her sixties, but when her husband runs off with a younger woman, she uncovers secret debts he's accumulated that...
Author
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
February 1941. The world is at war and Joyce Cooper is doing her bit for the war effort. A proud member of the Civil Defence, it is her job to assist the people of Notting Hill when the bombs begin to fall. But as the Blitz takes hold of London, Joyce is called upon to plot the devastation that follows in its wake. Night after night she must stand before her map and mark the trail of loss and suffering inflicted upon the homes, families and businesses...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Valencia, a timid debt collector with crippling OCD, is afraid of many things, but the two that scare her most are flying and turning thirty-five. To confront those fears, Valencia's therapist suggests that she fly somewhere-anywhere-before her upcoming birthday. And as Valencia begins a telephone romance with a man from New York, she suddenly has a destination in mind. There's only one problem-he might not actually exist. Mrs. Valentine is an eccentric...
685) Fiddling with fate
Author
Series
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Chloe has a devil of a time unraveling the mysteries of Norway's fiddle and dance traditions After her mother's unexpected death, curator Chloe Ellefson discovers hidden antiques that hint at family secrets. Determined to find answers, Chloe accepts a consultant job in Norway, her ancestors' homeland. She's thrilled with the opportunity to explore Hardanger fiddle and dance traditions . . . and her own heritage. Once their plane lands, however, Chloe...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Amber Hill never imagined she would be a war widow and single mom. She's angry at God and unable to help her nine-year-old daughter Bree through her grief. Cody Jackson seems to have a death wish, the way he pushes his race car and his luck in every race. When he gets Bree to join in a car race for local youth, she finds a way to channel her grief into something good. Then he invites Amber and Bree to see him race. As they watch him narrowly escape...
687) Thursday's child
Author
Series
Second chances volume 4
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Emma has always been "the practical one" in the family. But that is about to change as she embarks on the adventure of her life. Emma Davis wants a new life now that she no longer needs to care for her grandmother. A spur-of-the-moment visit to a travel agency sets her on a journey far from her Iowa home. Emma takes a cruise to the far islands of the Pacific, but it isn't until she arrives in Papua New Guinea, that she begins to realize her true...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In the Jim Crow South, white supremacy reigns and tensions are high. But Evalene Deschamps has other things to worry about. She has two little sisters to look after, an overworked single mother, and a longtime crush who is finally making a move. On top of all that, Evvie's magic abilities are growing stronger by the day. Her family calls it jubilation--a gift passed down from generations of black women since the time of slavery. And as Evvie's talents...
689) Chance of loving you
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"An anthology by three bestselling romance authors. For Love of Money by Terri Blackstock -- trying to launch her own design firm while waitressing on the side, Julie Sheffield was drawn to the kind man she waited on at the restaurant last night . . . until he stiffed her on the tip by leaving her half of a sweepstakes ticket. The Recipe by Candace Calvert -- hospital dietary assistant Aimee Curran is determined to win the Vegan Valentine Bake-Off...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"When Grace, April, and Poppy join the US Army Nurse Corps, they see it as little more than an adventure, one made all the better by their first station: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Joined at the hip, idealistic Grace, exuberant Poppy, and brave but haunted April frolic in the sun, attending parties, flirting with the handsome soldiers, and becoming fast friends with seasoned nurse Eva. Like the Hawaiian sun, their future seems warm and bright - until the...
Author
Series
Sanctuary Sound volume 2
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Claire McKenna knows about loss. The bullet wound that ended her promising professional tennis career drove her to make a quiet life for herself working with fabric samples, chatting with her book group, and spending time with her parents in her sleepy coastal Connecticut hometown. There was a boyfriend who dumped her to pursue her adventurous childhood friend. Claire's business has hit a financial snag, but she's up to the challenge. After all, she...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Sometimes all you need is one person to really see you. Piper Parrish's life on Frick Island-a tiny, remote town smack in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay-is nearly perfect. Well, aside from one pesky detail: Her beloved husband, Tom, is dead. When Tom's crab boat capsized and his body wasn't recovered, Piper, rocked to the core, did a most peculiar thing: carried on as if her husband was not only still alive, but right there beside her, cooking...
693) No one ever asked
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Challenging perceptions of discrimination and prejudice, this emotionally resonant drama for readers of Lisa Wingate and Jodi Picoult explores three different women navigating challenges in a changing school district--and in their lives. When an impoverished school district loses its accreditation and the affluent community of Crystal Ridge has no choice but to open their school doors, the lives of three very different women converge: Camille Gray--the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Trez lost his beloved to a tragic death, his soul was crushed and his destiny seemed relegated to suffering. But when he meets a mysterious female, he becomes convinced his true love has been reincarnated. Is he right? Or has his grief created a disastrous delusion? Therese has come to Caldwell to escape a rift with her bloodline. The revelation that she was adopted and not born into her family shakes the foundations of her identity, and she...
695) Unlimited
Author
Language
English
Description
Simon Orwell is a brilliant student whose life has taken a series of wrong turns. At the point of giving up on his dreams, he gets a call from an old professor who has discovered a breakthrough in a device that would create unlimited energy. He needs Simon's help. Upon crossing the border, nothing goes as the young man planned. The professor has been killed, and Simon is assaulted and nearly taken out by members of a powerful drug cartel. Now he must...
696) The perfect life
Author
Publisher
Joffe Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The woman who has it all- Heather has lucked out. She has a beautiful house, a happy marriage to James Jessop, with two sons, Ben and Harry -- and she’s just won the lottery. £29 million! The loyal best friend- Natalie has never quite kept up, but she’s finally in a relationship with a new boyfriend, Nick. She’s been best friends with Heather since they were bullied at school. But will her friend’s new fortune change...
697) Amish Apple Harvest
Author
Series
Amish Bonnet Sisters volume 11
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
As harvest time approaches, Levi evaluates the apple orchard's future. Favor is tired of being overlooked and ignored, so does something that shocks everyone. Meanwhile, one of the girls has another surprise entirely. Will Cherish make the right decision when she learns the success of the harvest is in her hands? How will this impact on Florence's goals to gain back control of the orchard? Two of the sisters have found love, but will one of their...
698) Miracles
Author
Series
Publisher
Throndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In Miracles, Father Jake Austin's life is hurled into the vortex of three storms: A dying sister, a bleeding statue, and a comatose infant in the intensive care unit. What will be left standing after these tempests have passed? Father Jake Austin's life is turned upside down by three intersecting plots that focus on the relationship between miracles and science, the clash of facts and faith, and the inexplicable production of unexpected miracles from...
699) A life worth living
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Are some white lies simply too big to forgive? Eve and Leah are identical twins but beyond that, they're polar opposites. Struggling journalist Leah envies Eve's seemingly perfect life the loyal husband, the beautiful twin daughters, the stellar career, little knowing that what Eve longs for most is Leah's independence. When a shocking event upends their world, one woman seizes a split-second chance to change everything and follow her sister down...
700) After goodbye
Author
Publisher
Daisy Lane Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A decent man doesn't leave a good wife and marriages don't fall apart without warning over breakfast between "One egg, or two?" and "Pass the sugar, please". Or so Stella Romney believes until, without any warning, her husband Daniel says he is leaving her and their two children. Meeting a stranger at the seashore where she goes to seek solace introduces her to a different perspective on life - and the possibility this new friendship can become something...