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The girl at the Lion d'Or
By Sebastian Faulks. 1989
The mid 1930s. Anne Louvet arrives in Janvilliers to take the job of waitress at the seedy "Hotel du Lion…
d'Or". She brings with her a past of undisclosed menace and grief. Also at the hotel are Mme Bouin, the steely hotel manageress; Bruno, the irascible chef; and Christine Hartmann, who watches in silence as her husband and Anne are drawn inexorably together. Descriptions of sex. 1989.The ginger tree
By Oswald Wynd. 1977
Mary Mackenzie, a young and sheltered twenty-year-old, is on board the SS Mooldera, bound for China and marriage to the…
British Military Attache in Peking. It is January 1903. She begins a journal that is to run, intermittently, for forty years and tell a strange and moving love story. 1977.The gambling man: a novel
By Catherine Cookson. 1975
Rory and Janie had always known that one day they would get married. But little did they guess what the…
outcome of the marriage and Rory's dreadful need to gamble would be. 1975.The foundling
By Georgette Heyer. 1948
A sheltered, disenchanted, young duke eludes his protectors and sets out to enjoy the robust life of Regency England. He…
encounters many experiences for which he had not bargained, including a serenely beautiful woman who becomes the decoy for a ruthless blackmailer. 1948.The fortune teller
By Gwendolyn Womack. 2017
Semele Cavnow discovers a manuscript written in the time of Cleopatra, she knows it will be the find of her…
career. Its author tells the story of a priceless tarot deck, now lost to history, but as Semele delves further she realises the manuscript is more than it seems. 2017.The first kiss of spring (Eternity Springs novel. #14.)
By Emily March. 2018
When mechanic Josh Tarkington meets New Yorker Caitlin, he is head over heels--and shocked to find that she has moved…
in right next door. But will he let his heart heal the demons from his past? Sequel to "A stardance summer". 2018.The flirt (Regency intrigue. #bk. 1.)
By Marion Chesney. 2014
Young Elizabeth is orphaned and living with her cruel uncle. But when she tricks her way into a glamorous party…
filled with eligible bachelors to save her, things don't go as planned. 2014.The forever girl
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2014
At age 4, Thursday chooses her own name. At age 6, she falls in love with her best friend, James,…
with whom she happily spends all her time. But in the adult world, things are not so simple: at the same time that Thursday's mother finds she's fallen out of love with her husband, she realizes that James's father is interested in her. As the children grow into adulthood, their connection becomes more complicated as well: James drifts away from Thursday, but she keeps him in her sights: she attends the same college in Scotland and then follows him to London, Sydney, Singapore, rebuilding her life in every city, hoping each time that James will see what he is missing. As Thursday and James, and their parents, navigate their irresistible but baffling mazes of emotion, we are given a beautifully realized tale about how love, even if unrequited, can shape a life. 2014.The first lady (Griot audio)
By Carl Weber. 2007
"The first lady" is the tale of a preacher's wife who learns she's dying and vows to find her husband…
another woman. There is no shortage of ladies who want her man, but will she be able to find a suitable replacement among the conniving church women? 2007.The fruit of the tree (Virago Modern Classics)
By Edith Wharton. 1984
John Amherst, clever, idealistic and poor, is assistant manager of a cotton mill and has the makings of a working-class…
leader. He meets a young nurse, Justine, a woman who shares his aims and dreams. But Amherst is fatally distracted when he encounters a widow of great wealth: Bessy is charming and beautiful - and the new owner of the mill. 1984.The French lieutenant's woman
By John Fowles. 1969
The foreign correspondent: a novel
By Alan Furst. 2006
In Paris, on a winter night in 1938, a murder/suicide at a discreet lovers' hotel is not romantic tragedy -…
it is the work of the OVRA, Mussolini's fascist secret police, and meant to eliminate the editor of Liberazione, a clandestine emigre newspaper. In the desperate politics of a Europe on the edge of war, a foreign correspondent is a pawn - worth surveillance, or blackmail, or murder. 2006.The forgetful lady
By Jacqueline Diamond. 1984
Lady Elizabeth Fairchild suffers a bout of amnesia which erases her memory of a scandalous past. The dreadful secret threatens…
to destroy any hope of her winning the love of Lord Meridan. A Regency romance. 1984.The first year
By Lucilla Andrews. 1995
Rose Standing, a nurse, knows what it's like to work for an exacting supervisor, to be too busy to eat…
or even be tired. Even so, she still tries to have time for romance. There are the usual overtures from medical students, but then the real thing occurs - a timorous, frustrated love that Rose comes to feel for the senior member of the surgical staff. 1995.The fireman's fair
By Josephine Humphreys. 1991
Rob Wyatt is having a mid-life crisis. He has moved from his condo in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, to a…
run-down cottage on the beach, traded his expensive sports car for a second-hand compact, and in the wake of Hurricane Hugo, has quit his job as a lawyer. Now Rob learns to look at things in a new light, especially his love for Louise, his ex-partner's wife, and his new friend Billie Poe. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1991.The forbidden rose (Spymaster series #3)
By Joanna Bourne. 2010
French Revolution. British spy William Doyle, disguised as a book salesman, meets French aristocrat Marguerite de Fleurignac. Believing she knows…
about a list of men targeted for murder, William offers to escort her to Paris - not realizing Marguerite's dangerous secret. Some descriptions of violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2010. (Spymaster series)The flowers of the field
By Sarah Harrison. 1980
Two sisters, Thea and Dulcie, each find new expression in their lives with the coming of World War II and…
the social change that it brings. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1980.The fifth victim (Cherokee Pointe trilogy. #1.)
By Beverly Barton. 2018
Cherokee Pointe, Tennessee. Deep in the Smoky Mountains, the victim lies, sacrificed on a makeshift altar-the gruesome work of a…
killer who has evaded the authorities in state after state. FBI agent Dallas Sloan knows the scene all too well-just as he knows the killings won't stop until there are four more bodies. 2018.The fifth rule
By Don Aker. 2011
Reef is back in Halifax, which brings back memories of Leeza and the terrible way their relationship ended - with…
a restraining order. Leeza is feeling stifled by her mother's "concern" and wishes she was studying out of town. Despite Reef's best efforts to stay away, circumstances quickly unfold to push him and Leeza ever closer together, so Reef must face his demons and make some tough choices - or else risk losing everything, including the only girl he has ever loved. Sequel to "The first stone" (DC41431). For junior and senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence and strong language. c2011.The family gathering (Sullivan's Crossing. #3.)
By Robyn Carr. 2018
Dakota Jones is the second youngest of four children who had a difficult upbringing living with parents who struggle with…
mental illness. He escaped his family as soon as he could by joining the military. Now, after several tours of duty he has been discharged. He has nowhere to go and no solid plans for the future. Refusing to return home to his parents he arrives in Sullivan's Crossing where his brother Cal and sister Sierra have each experienced the healing power of the place and its people. Nestled at the crossroads of the Colorado and Continental Divide Trails, the area attracts those looking for answers or direction or a new lease on life. Dakota will come to terms with his less-than-perfect family and will plant the roots he's never had. Bestseller. Sequel to "Any day now". 2018.