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The best of times
By Penny Vincenzi. 2009
Jonathan is a surgeon returning from a liaison with his mistress, Abi, and Georgia is an actress going to an…
audition along with her agent Linda. Toby and Barney are on their way to a stag party, Mary is going to the airport to meet her first love, farmer William watches the drama unfold across the hill, and Emma is also a surgeon. One heartbeat in time, and all their lives will be totally transformed. Descriptions of sex and violence and strong language. 2009.The best of me
By Nicholas Sparks. 2011
Oriental, North Carolina. As high school seniors from different sides of the tracks, Dawson and Amanda had a doomed romance.…
Twenty-five years later they return home when Tuck, an old man important to both of them, dies--and leaves behind a letter describing his own life's magical love. Bestseller. 2011.Sweet memories
By LaVyrle Spencer. 1984
Theresa, twenty-five, is looking forward to Christmas. Her brother Jeff will be home on leave, and the entire family will…
be together, so why does Jeff have to bring his friend Brian? Christmas is for families. But Brian has no family, and, besides, Jeff wants him to meet Theresa. Brian might be just what she needs to overcome the feelings about her generously endowed figure that make her so unsure of herself. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. 2006, c1984.Songs of the humpback whale: a novel in five voices
By Jodi Picoult. 1992
Each character tells his or her side of the story about Jane leaving her husband, Oliver, in San Diego, and…
taking along their teenaged daughter, Rebecca. Driving east toward Jane's brother Joley's place, Jane and Rebecca follow directions that Joley posts along the way. Later Sam enters the picture, and Oliver uses his oceanographic research skills to track his family down. Some strong language and descriptions of sex and violence. 1992.Paint me rainbows
By Fern Michaels. 1981
After Jill Barton is left standing at the altar, she gets in her car and heads north, ending up at…
an artists' colony in New England. There she meets Aggie Beaumont, who helps her heal, and Logan Matthews, the owner, who steals her heart. Some descriptions of sex. c1981.One fine cowboy
By Joanne Kennedy. 2010
Nate Shawcross is perfectly content to spend his days training wild horses. But when beautiful graduate student Charlie Banks unexpectedly…
shows up for a seminar on horse communication, sparks fly. Nate needs to stay focused if he's going to save his ranch from foreclosure, but he can't help being distracted by the brainy and sexy Charlie. Descriptions of sex, some strong language. 2010.Life skills
By Katie Fforde. 1999
When Julia breaks off her engagement to boringly safe Oscar, she decides to go for a complete change of life,…
as cook on a narrow boat. But even afloat, Julia's past catches up with her and she must contend with not only Oscar and his awful mother but also the arrival of the enigmatic Fergus. 1999.Au jour le jour: roman
By Danielle Steel, Eveline Charlès. 2010
La famille de Coco est bien connue à Hollywood : sa mère Florence écrit des romans à succès et sa…
soeur Jane est une célèbre productrice de films. Coco, quant à elle, a préféré s'éloigner à Bolinas, au bord de l'océan, et gagne sa vie en promenant des chiens. Quand Jane lui demande de garder sa maison, tout est bouleversé en quelques jours par l'irruption de Leslie Baxter, un acteur. Livre comportant des passages de nature sexuelle et du langage grossier. 2010. Titre uniforme: One day at a time.Fix you
By Beck Anderson. 2013
When Kelly Reynolds' husband died, he left her - the awkward, cautious one - to raise their two young boys.…
She's pieced herself back together, barely. Now she takes refuge in her routine: running her kids around and running the trails near her Idaho home. Two years after her husband's death, a chance encounter on a run brings Andrew into her life. But Andrew is Andy Pettigrew, the famous actor. Kelly hates risk, and a love affair with someone like Andy is certainly tempting fate. 2013.Celebration
By Fern Michaels. 1999
After her parents' deaths, Kristine married her boyfriend, Logan, and followed him around the world during his military career. Now…
she and their three children have returned to her Virginia family home, where Logan will soon join them. Then he disappears - with the millions Kristine inherited. 1999.Honeymoon with the boss
By Jessica Hart. 2009
Top tycoon Tom Maddison is used to calling the shots - until his convenient marriage falls through. But rather than…
waste his honeymoon he'll take his boardroom to the beach and bring his oh-so-sensible PA Imogen on a tropical business trip! 2009.The real deal
By Fern Michaels. 2004
Self-sufficient FBI agent Quinn Star left the bureau after a thwarted affair with her boss. When the same man asks…
her to return and guard the first lady, Quinn uncovers a plot to undermine the president. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004.Twenties girl
By Sophie Kinsella. 2009
Lara has always had an overactive imagination. Now she wonders if she is losing her mind. Normal twenty-something girls just…
don't get visited by ghosts! But inexplicably, the spirit of Lara's great aunt Sadie - in the form of a bold, demanding Charleston-dancing girl - has appeared to make one last request: Lara must track down a missing necklace Sadie simply can't rest without. But Lara's got enough problems of her own. 2009.Volte-face et malaises: roman
By Rafaële Germain. 2012
Geneviève Creighan a 32 ans. Nègre de profession, elle est employée par un empire médiatique qui produit des émissions de…
téléréalité. C'est une fille hypersensible qui essaie de cacher ses émotions, avec très peu de succès. Ses amis lisent en elle comme dans un livre ouvert et Geneviève, qui a un solide sens de l'autodérision, réussit à rire de cela aussi. Ayant été plutôt passive toute sa vie, elle attend le coup de pied au cul qui la forcera à être enfin active. Quand le roman commence, Geneviève vient d'être quittée par Florian, un bel architecte de 40 ans avec qui elle était depuis trois ans. Comble de l'humiliation, il est parti avec une fille plus jeune. Dévastée, Geneviève se relève grâce à ses amis, à une thérapie ridicule mais efficace, à son sens de l'humour. et à l'arrivée d'un jeune auteur, Maxime, qui la séduit bien malgré elle. 2012.L'empreinte de la corneille: roman (Mandoline. #59)
By Anique Poitras. 2004
Mandoline, personnage secondaire et amie de Sara dans la trilogie regroupant La lumière blanche, La deuxième vie et La chambre…
d'Éden, est l'héroïne de ce roman. Elle a maintenant 19 ans. Elle a suivi une cure de désintoxication, a repris les études et fréquente les Alcooliques anonymes. Elle vit avec son amie et marraine Claire. Elle rencontre un jeune journaliste, Nicolas Chevalier. Ils tombent amoureux. La vie semble donc bien s'annoncer pour Mandoline, mais elle doit composer avec son lourd passé: les abus sexuels de son ex-beau-père, l'incrédulité malsaine de sa mère, sa période de danseuse nue, la chute dans la drogue et l'alcool... Le texte, narré à la première personne et composé de chapitres courts, est rythmé. Il comprend une bonne dose d'émotion et aborde avec crédibilité le thème de la toxicomanie. -- 4e de couv.Beautiful disaster: a novel (Beautiful Disaster Ser. #1)
By Jamie McGuire. 2012
The new Abby Abernathy believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at…
college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s walking one-night stand. Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby wants—and needs—to avoid. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. But he has no idea that he has met his match. 2012.Beach town: A Novel
By Mary Kay Andrews. 2015
For Greer Hennessy, movie location scout, picture-perfect is the name of the game. But her last project literally went up…
in flames, and her career is on the verge of flaming out. Greer has been given one more chance, if she can find the perfect undiscovered beach hideaway for a big-budget movie. She zeroes in on a sleepy Florida panhandle town called Cypress Key. There's just one problem. Eben Thibadeaux, the town mayor, completely objects to Greer's plan. A lifelong resident of Cypress Key, Eben wants the town to be revitalized, not commercialized. After a toxic paper plant closed, the bay has only recently been reborn, and Eben has no intention of letting anybody screw with his town again. But Greer has a way of making things happen, regardless of obstacles. And Greer and Eben are way too attracted to each other for either of them to see reason. Bestseller. 2015.Save the date: A Novel
By Mary Kay Andrews. 2014
A Savannah florist is about to score the wedding of a lifetime - one that will solidify her career as…
the go-to girl for society nuptials. Ironically, Cara Kryzik doesn't believe in love, even though she creates beautiful flower arrangements to celebrate them. But when the bride goes missing and the wedding is in jeopardy, Cara must find the bride and figure out what she believes in. Who knows, maybe love really does exist outside of fairy tales after all. Bestseller. 2014.Heart of the matter
By Emily Giffin. 2010
Boston. Two women, Tessa and Valerie, describe events surrounding an infidelity. Stay-at-home mom Tessa is married to Nick, a renowned…
pediatric plastic surgeon. After a marshmallow-roasting accident, lawyer Valerie's young son Charlie becomes Nick's patient. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2010.Three weeks with my brother
By Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks. 2004
A memoir chronicling the around-the-world adventure of author Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah, in 2003. Leaving wives and families…
at home, the brothers journeyed to Machu Picchu, Peru; India; and the Australian outback, remarking on milestones in their lives, childhood remembrances, and truths about loss and hope. Bestseller. 2004.