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Short stories spanning two continents and half a century. In "Gifts", a struggling family receives a timely Christmas gift from…
a mysterious benefactor, while in "The man with the notebook", a writer discovers, to his horror, that everyone he writes about dies soon after. 2003.
The Director wants her for his film, the Billionaire wants her to want for nothing, the Lord wants to make…
her his Lady, while the Actor wants her all to himself. But who does she want, and where will she find him? Our heroine dares to dally with the men that the rest of us regard with trepidation, on her quest for romantic perfection. But when the Actor has been dumped, and the Lover is left longing, who is it that she really loves? 2005.
Two strangers, Davey Morrison and Annie Mackinnon, despite warnings from superstitious villagers, cannot keep from exploring the mysteries of the…
abandoned castle. As they learn about the secret they share, a real danger threatens to destroy them. 1997.
Ort knows that the sky is watching. He knows what it means to watch. Things are terribly wrong. His father…
is withering away, his sister is consumed by hatred, his grandmother is all inside herself, and his mother, a flower-child of the 1960's, is brave but helpless. Then a strange man appears at their door. That Eye, The Sky is about love, about a boy's vision of the world beyond, about the blurry distinctions between the natural and the supernatural. 1986.
New Mexico Territory, 1886. Jack Mackinnon spends his wedding day reflecting on his adventurous past. Along with fellow South Carolinian…
Dr. Ten Keough, Jack had joined the Texas Rangers. Their daring exploits were to become immortalized in the dime novels of Miss Robin Hunter. Some violence. 1999.
Third edition of guide for families whose members suffer from dementia. Covers a wide array of related social, medical, psychological,…
financial, and legal problems and suggests possible solutions. Includes information on hospice and assisted facility care and advances in medical research. c1999.
When Christian Atherton found himself thrown to the ground by Alexandra Gianni, the aristocratic charmer was intrigued. But Alex wasn't…
looking for a fling with anyone, especially the handsome rake with the wicked reputation. Could Christian persuade her that he'd risk everything he had to ensure her happiness? 1990.
The Screech Owls hockey team is on a trip to Florida, hoping for sand, sun and lots of ice. Not…
only are they going to go swimming, fishing, and to Disney World, but they hope to qualify for a peewee tournament held in the Tampa Bay Lightning's Ice Palace arena. But then Nish, with his X-ray glasses, ends up uncovering a plot to terrorize all of America, and the Owl's spring break turns deadly. Grades 4-7. 1997. (The Screech Owls series ; 6)
Vancouver, 1984. As Soviet warships swarm the Atlantic, troubled teen Gerry is confronted by her mother’s newest relationship, confusion about…
her father’s abandonment, and anxieties about a looming nuclear incident. She joins a group of misfits planning a subversive protest at the city’s upcoming peace march, but her fascination with their leader and her struggle with sexual identity create a rift between Gerry and her best friend, Ian. As the days leading up to the rally accelerate, Gerry finds herself escaping into a post-nuclear dystopia of her own creation. Her real life and fantasy life alternate until a collision of events and consequences forces her towards life or death decisions in both worlds. 2013.
In 1996, a geology team was looking for gold deposits in the remote Yemeni desert when they stumbled upon ancient…
mine tunnels. Were these primitive Iron Age ruins the source of the Queen of Sheba's gold? Larry Frolick travelled into the desert, from Yemen to the Highlands of Ethiopia, where the ruins of the great port city of Ephesus now lie inland, and finally deep in the heart of Sheba's mystery. 2002.
When Abigail Carter realized that her husband, killed on 9/11, wasn't coming home, she began to grieve, basing her process…
on alchemy. First was blackening, which strips down lead to its original alloys and corresponded to her initial phase of disorienting grief. Then the whitening stage, which purifies the metal, was when new routines took hold and she started feeling as though she might make it, and lastly came reddening, when the base metal turns to pure gold, which corresponded to Carter's own enlightenment. Some descriptions of sex. 2008.
Dr. Trimm explains the 40 characteristics of an authentic person - one who lives from who they are, not who…
they’re told to be. With daily doses of soul-searching wisdom, she carries the reader on a journey of self-discovery and healing. With extensive words of wisdom scattered throughout, both from great human minds and from the Scriptures, this is a life-changing devotional. 2011.
Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer lives in a world overrun by a zombie virus that turns people into something folks call…
“Zum.” The United States is infected with a plague of rotting, yet spry, Zum, searching for fresh meat. When vicious, self-aware zombies evolve and threaten Tom’s town, what will Tom and pal Huck do to protect their loved ones, and will they live to tell the tale? Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2010.
Joe Quail is easily worried - the wrong kind of boy altogether to be a hero, but when Alice shows…
Joe the Kingdom of Afterdark and explains that someone's life is at stake, there doesn't seem to be much choice, and Joe is swept into an adventure to save the last Princess of Afterdark. Grades 2-4. 1992.
A continuation of the Coleman family saga. Cary Assante and Amelia Coleman Assante have just launched Assante Towers and everything…
appears to be perfect. But secrets from the past may soon cause untold problems, not only for the older generation, but for the younger one as well. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Sequel to "Texas Heat", followed by "Texas sunrise" (DC23040). (Texas series ; 3) 1989.
Arthur Conan Doyle was not only one of the most famous storytellers of his time, but also an adventurer, doctor,…
family man, and crusader. This biography describes his travels in the Arctic and Africa, his experiences in the Boer War, his unusual and complex family life, and his spiritual crusade. 1999.
Laura flees to France from the Regency court, after stabbing her lover, and gives birth in poverty to a son.…
When war breaks out between England and France she is determined to spy for her country. While many men are besotted by her, she only loves Ignatius Raphae, a handsome Royalist nobleman who returns unexpectedly to find her exposed as a spy, and in danger of arrest. Descriptions of sex and violence. 1983.