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The gravesavers
By Sheree Fitch. 2005
When 12-year-old Minn has to spend a summer with her sour grandmother, she soon gets caught up in an old…
mystery of a tragic shipwreck, and plans to preserve the graves of the victims. While discovering romance and some intriguing information about her grandmother, Minn's plan for the graves unleashes some shocking events. And much depends on her finding the courage to face a terrible secret of her own. For junior high readers. 2005.The green library
By Janice Kulyk Keefer. 1996
Eva has carefully constructed her world in a bid to make herself invisible. The structure falls to pieces when a…
stranger gives her a photograph of a boy identical to her own son, but who lived in the 1930s in another place. The photograph sets Eva on a journey to trace her family's unknown history. 1996.The assassins of Tamurin
By S. D Tower. 2003
Orphan Lale grows up abused, unloved, and resented - until, at age 11, she enters Three Springs, a place where…
the wards of Mother Midnight are trained to become perfect spies and cold-blooded, ruthlessly efficient killers. At age 20, Lale stands poised to play her role and claim vengeance, but she falls in love with the man she must destroy. 2003.Ten thousand lovers: a novel (Tel Aviv trilogy ; #1)
By Edeet Ravel. 2003
In 1970's Israel, Lily, a young emigrant student, finds the man of her dreams - Ami, a former actor. Though…
handsome and intelligent, Ami has a terrible profession: he is an army interrogator. As Ami and Lily's unexpected passion grows, so too does the shadow that hangs over them. Followed by "Look for me" (DC26404). Some descriptions of violence and some strong language, descriptions of sex. 2003. (Tel Aviv trilogy ; 1)Sweetness in the belly
By Camilla Gibb. 2005
White, English, and orphaned at eight, Lilly grows up in Morocco as a Muslim, moves to Harar, Ethiopia, for five…
years and settles in London after political upheaval makes her vulnerable. She agonizes over the uprootings that famine, corruption, and political instability caused in Ethiopia in the 1970s and '80s. Also painful is not knowing whether Aziz, her Ethiopian lover, is alive or dead, putting Lilly in a 17-year limbo between grief and desperate hope. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2005.Sister to the wolf (KCP fiction)
By Maxine Trottier. 2004
In Québec in the early 1700's, Cécile defies convention when she buys Lesharo, a young Pawnee slave boy. Sworn to…
protect her, Lesharo accompanies Cécile and her father on a perilous journey to the new fort at Détroit. Cécile hates life in the fort, where Lesahro is treated badly, and both yearn for freedom - until the terrible night when Cécile is forced to make a dreadful choice. Some violence. Grades 4-7. 2004.Scarlet feather
By Maeve Binchy. 2000
Cooking-school friends Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather have created the Scarlet Feather catering company in Dublin. During their first year,…
as they get off to a good start professionally, they struggle in their personal lives with troubled family members. Then they must recover from a devastating break-in, while amidst all the complications, an unexpected love blossoms. 2000.Significant things: a novel
By Helen McLean. 2003
Previous experiences of betrayals and unhappiness have led Edward, an art dealer and collector, to form almost fetishistic attachments to…
beautiful objects, substitutes for human relationships. In his late forties, he falls deeply in love with a young artist, but he has not yet learned that there is a difference between loving and possessing. 2003.Some old lover's ghost
By Judith Lennox. 1999
British biographer Rebecca Bennett, following a miscarriage and romantic breakup, is hired to write the life story of elderly dame…
Tilda Franklin--a popular social activist. Rebecca falls for Tilda's grandson. Their relationship is threatened when she uncovers many family secrets--including a murder. 1999.Sparrow nights: a novel
By David Gilmour. 2001
When Darius, a mild-mannered professor of French literature, is abandoned by the colourful Emma, he begins by staying optimistic and…
copes by means of dalliances with other women. But gradually his sleepless nights increase, and he turns increasingly to violence, irrational behaviour - and worse. Strong language, some descriptions of sex and violence. 2001.Riley
By Catherine Cookson. 1998
Young Riley is a drama student without much promise, according to his teacher. But before long he is in Paris…
and has formed a close friendship with an older leading lady. Considered controversial, this book explores May-December relationships, within the world of the theatre. 1998.Rage of angels
By Sidney Sheldon. 1980
Relates the rise and fall of beautiful attorney Jennifer Parker and the two men in her life: Adam Warner, a…
man of honour and integrity; and Michael Moretti, the crown prince of the Mafia. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1980.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.Once a princess (Cardinia's Royal Family Ser. #1)
By Johanna Lindsey. 1991
As the king of Cardinia lay dying, he made his son Stefan, the crown prince, promise that he would find…
and marry Princess Tatiana Janacek, to whom the prince is engaged. Stefan travels to America and finds her performing as a dancer in a Mississippi tavern. Unaware of her birthright, Tatiana is infuriated by Stefan’s passion for her and vows never to yield to his desire. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. c1991.My cousin Rachel (Virago Modern Classics #Vol. 491)
By Daphne Du Maurier. 1952
While in Italy, Philip's uncle Ambrose marries charming Rachel. When Ambrose dies unexpectedly, Rachel comes to England to live with…
Philip. Soon, Philip begins to suspect that Rachel murdered Ambrose. 1952.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.Leap of faith
By Danielle Steel. 2001
This tale is about being lured into a place where nothing is as it seems. It is about being seduced…
and lied to, and wanting to believe the lies - until the moment comes, in one blinding instant, when survival depends on a final leap of faith. 2001.Late nights on air
By Elizabeth Hay. 2007
Harry Boyd, a refugee from failure in Toronto television, has returned to a small radio station in the Canadian North.…
There, in the summer of 1975, he falls in love with a voice on air, though the real woman, Dido Paris, is both a surprise and even more than he imagined. Soon Dido and Harry become part of the cast of eccentric characters at the station. Winner of the 2007 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2007.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.Defying gravity
By Jennifer Wynne Webber. 2000
When Miranda was left by her fiancé on top of Whistlers Peak in Jasper, Alberta, it looked like another dispiriting…
trip back home to heal her wounds and wonder what went wrong this time. Instead, a chance encounter with a mysterious young guide set in motion a dramatic and moving voyage of emotional and spiritual self-discovery. 2000.