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The cradle will fall
By Mary Higgins Clark. 1980
While in Westlake Hospital, Katie DeMaio sees a woman's body being carried to a car in the middle of the…
night. The next day the woman is found dead and declared a suicide. 1980.Orpheus lost
By Janette Turner Hospital. 2007
Bewitched by the haunting violin she hears in the subway, MIT mathematician Leela-May Moore falls in love at first listen…
with mysterious musician Mishka Bartok. A series of terrorist bombings which overlap disappearances by Mishka cause Leela to tail her lover, only to be snatched off the street and interrogated by members of a shadowy private security force. Their leader is Cobb Slaughter, who has loved/loathed her since their blighted childhoods in South Carolina. Is Cobb simply tormenting Leela, or could Mishka really be a terrorist? Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2007.Moon over water
By Debbie Macomber. 1998
Lorraine's adventure begins with a trip to Mexico's Yucatan coast to search for her father. She finds him and finds…
herself in trouble. Enter Jack Keller-a renegade who helps Lorraine escape, but there are troubles ahead, including an attraction that's as risky as it is intense. 1998.Minds of winter
By Ed O'Loughlin. 2016
In a journey shrouded in mystery and intrigue, Sir John Franklin's 1845 campaign in search of the Northwest Passage ended…
in tragedy. All 129 men were lost to the ice, and nothing from the expedition was retrieved, including two rare and valuable Greenwich chronometers. When one of the chronometers appears a century and a half later in London, in pristine condition and crudely disguised as a Victorian carriage clock, new questions arise about what really happened on that expedition--and the fates of the men involved. When Nelson Nilsson, an aimless drifter from Alberta, finds himself in Canada's Northern Territories in search of his brother, he meets Fay Morgan by chance. Fay has just arrived from London, hoping to find answers to her burning questions about her past. When they discover that their questions about their pasts and present are inextricably linked, the two will become unlikely partners as they unravel a mystery that traverses continents and centuries. Bestseller. 2016.Bellewether
By Susanna Kearsley. 2018
1759. The North American colonies of Britain and France are pulled into war, and the loyalties of many New York…
merchants, who have secretly been trading with the French for years, are divided. When captured French officers are brought to Long Island to be billeted in private homes, it upends the lives of the Wilde family. Lydia Wilde, struggling to keep the peace in her fracturing family following her mother’s death, has little time or kindness to spare for her unwanted guests. And Canadian lieutenant Jean-Philippe de Sabran has little desire to be there. But by the war’s end they’ll both learn love, honour, and duty can form tangled bonds that are not broken easily. In the present day, Charley Van Hoek comes to Long Island to be the new curator of the Wilde House Museum. She doesn’t believe in ghosts, but as she starts to delve into the history of Lydia and her French officer, it becomes clear that the Wilde House holds more than just secrets. Bestseller. 2018.Southern comfort
By Fern Michaels. 2011
Atlanta police detective Patrick "Tick" Kelly retreats to Mango Key, Florida, after his family is murdered. When ex-DEA agent Kate…
Rush and her friends show up to stake out a nearby mansion, Tick joins Kate in exposing a human-trafficking ring--and falls in love. Some strong language. 2011.The black sheep and the hidden beauty (Unholy trinity. #2.)
By Donna Kauffman. 2008
In this companion to "The Black Sheep and the Princess", Rafe Santiago, of the Unholy Trinity rescue organization, suspects new…
stable manager Elena Caulfield is hiding something and needs help. Meanwhile, their attraction for each other quickly builds. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2008.Black Hills
By Nora Roberts. 2010
Lil Chance fell in love with Cooper Sullivan pretty much the first time she saw him. Each year, with Coop's…
annual summer visit, their friendship deepens - but then abruptly ends. Now they must work together to unearth a killer of twisted and unnatural instincts who has singled them out as prey. 2010.Drop dead beautiful (Lucky Santangelo Ser. #Bk. 6)
By Jackie Collins. 2007
Lucky Santangelo is back with a vengeance, still every bit as strong, sexy, and seductive as ever! But Lucky is…
older and wiser, and hot to reclaim her power position in Las Vegas. However, a deadly enemy from her past has resurfaced, a person determined to take everything from her, including the family she holds so dear. 2007.Stillwatch
By Mary Higgins Clark. 1984
Weep no more, my lady
By Mary Higgins Clark. 1987
Before testifying at the trial of the man accused of murdering her beloved sister, a distraught Elizabeth goes to a…
California spa. She is surprised to find the accused murderer there, and suspects she is being manipulated. Bestseller 1987.Everything to gain
By Barbara Taylor Bradford. 1995
Mallory Keswick must rebuild her life when violent tragedy destroys her family. Torn by grief, Mal flees to a village…
on the Yorkshire moors. Returning to Connecticut, Mal opens a cafe and shop selling gourmet food and kitchenware and turns it into a highly successful venture. But there still remains an aching void until she meets Richard Markson, who shows her that she has everything to gain, if she has the courage to take it. 1995.Northern lights
By Nora Roberts. 2004
Lunacy, Alaska. New sheriff Nate Burke finds the job challenging. While the former cop recovers from his Baltimore partner's violent…
death, he investigates an unsolved crime that threatens his current life and love, fiery bush pilot Meg Galloway. Explicit descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence, and strong language. Bestseller. 2005, c2004.The negotiator (O'Malley family series. #1)
By Dee Henderson. 2001
She's a hostage negotiator. He protects people. He's about to find out that falling in love with a hostage negotiator…
is one thing, but keeping her safe is another! Followed by "The guardian". 2001.Rainwater
By Sandra Brown. 2009
Texas, 1934. Ella Barron runs a boarding house during the depression and accepts Dr. Kincaid's dying cousin David Rainwater as…
a tenant. Ella falls in love with David as he helps with her mute, autistic ten-year-old boy and the shantytown's inhabitants. Some violence and some strong language. 2009.The shadow of your smile: a novel
By Mary Higgins Clark. 2010
On her deathbed, eighty-two-year-old Olivia Morrow considers disclosing a family secret involving her late cousin Catherine, a nun being considered…
for beatification. At seventeen Catherine gave up her illegitimate son for adoption. Now Catherine's granddaughter, the last of the family line, is targeted by an assassin. 2010 bestseller. c2010.Shelter in place
By Nora Roberts. 2018
Sometimes, there is nowhere safe to hide. It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage…
friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shopped together, and the manager at the video-game store tending to customers. Then the shooters arrived. The chaos and carnage lasted only eight minutes before the killers were taken down. But for those who lived through it, the effects would last forever. In the years that followed, one would dedicate himself to a law enforcement career. Another would close herself off, trying to bury the memory of huddling in a ladies' room, hopelessly clutching her cell phone--until she finally found a way to pour her emotions into her art. But one person wasn't satisfied with the shockingly high death toll at the DownEast Mall. And as the survivors slowly heal, find shelter, and rebuild, they will discover that another conspirator is lying in wait--and this time, there might be nowhere safe to hide. Bestseller. 2018.Come sundown: A Novel
By Nora Roberts. 2017
The Bodine ranch and resort in western Montana is a family business, an idyllic spot for vacationers. A little over…
thirty thousand acres and home to four generations, it's kept running by Bodine Longbow with the help of a large staff, including new hire Callen Skinner. There was another member of the family once: Bodine's aunt, Alice, who ran off before Bodine was born. She never returned, and the Longbows don't talk about her much. The younger ones, who never met her, presume she's dead. But she's not far away, part of a new family, one she never chose--and her mind has been shattered. When a bartender leaves the resort late one night, and Bo and Cal discover her battered body in the snow, it's the first sign that danger lurks in the mountains that surround them. The police suspect Cal, but Bo finds herself trusting him--and turning to him as another woman is murdered and the Longbows are stunned by Alice's sudden reappearance. The twisted story she has to tell about the past--and the threat that follows in her wake--will test the bonds of this strong family, and thrust Bodine into a darkness she could never have imagined. Bestseller. 2017.Dangerous games: a novel
By Danielle Steel. 2018
Vision in white (Bride Quartet Ser. #1)
By Nora Roberts. 2009
Childhood friends Emmaline, Laurel, Mackensie, and Parker start a wedding-production business using Parker's family estate in Connecticut. Photographer Mackensie is…
happy staying out of the bridal limelight - until she meets English teacher Carter Maguire. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009.