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The girl she used to be
By David Cristofano. 2009
After 20 years in the Witness Protection Program and eight aliases, Melody Grace McCartney hardly knows who she is. On…
the run since she and her parents stumbled on a gruesome murder by mobster Tony Bovaro when she was six, Grace saw her parents killed 12 years later, and is being relocated again. But then Tony's son, Jonathan, tracks her down to present an alternative: protection from his family, and a life of more safety and freedom than she has ever known. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2009.The good mayor
By Andrew Nicoll. 2009
A love story that is also about loss, magic, friendship, wonderful food, a brass band, an Italian witch, a large…
lawyer, an occasional dog and a car chase at a walking pace. In the little town of Dot in a forgotten part of the Baltic, Tibo Krovic is the good and honest mayor, in love with his secretary, the beautiful, lonely - and married - Mrs. Agathe Stopak. In the quiet, respectable town there is nothing Tibo can do about this, until the day Agathe accidentally drops her lunch into a fountain, changing their lives forever. c2008.The Halifax connection: A Novel Of Canada And The American Civil War
By Marie Jakober. 2007
1862. As the American Civil War heats up, Southern Confederates flood into Montreal and Halifax, planning secret missions against the…
Union, missions they hope will provoke a war between England and the United States. Erryn Shaw, a British aristocrat banished to the colonies, is convinced to spy for the British. On a mission to Montreal, he gets wind of a sinister plot - and he can't seem to find a way to stop it. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2007.The devil's waltz (MIRA historical romance)
By Anne Stuart. 2006
Christian Montcalm was a practical, if destitute, scoundrel, but his plan to bed and wed the delectable Miss Hetty Chipple…
would take care of that sticky wicket. Annelise Kempton desired nothing more than to come between this despicable rogue and the fortune (and virtue) of her young charge. All that stood in her way was a man whose rakish charm could tempt a saint to sin, or consign a confirmed spinster to sleepless nights of longing. Explicit descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2006.The disappeared
By Kim A Echlin. 2009
Anne Greves, a motherless 16-year-old student, meets a Cambodian refugee, Serey, in late-1970s Montreal. Serey's family got him out of…
Pol Pot's Cambodia, although he is waiting to be able to return and find them; Anne's father, a successful engineer of prosthetics, does not approve of Anne's exotic, older boyfriend. When, as her father predicted, Serey leaves her, disappearing for 11 years, Anne journeys to Phnom Penh to find him. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2009.The bone cage
By Angie Abdou. 2007
Digger, a wrestler, and Sadie, a speed swimmer, stand on the verge of winning a gold medal at the Olympics.…
Both are nearing the end of their athletic careers, and are forced to confront the question: what happens to athletes when their bodies are too old and injured to compete? Their relationship is tested in the months leading up to the Olympics, which they know will be the realization or the end of a life's dream. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Canada Reads 2011. 2007.The bridegroom: a Stone Creek novel (Stone Creek novel. #5)
By Linda Lael Miller. 2009
Lydia Fairmont will lose everything if she doesn't honour her betrothal to a heartless banker. Unless she marries someone else…
instead, whether it's a love match or not. Determined to honour his own decade-old promise to help Lydia, undercover agent Gideon Yarbro carries her off to Stone Creek, Arizona, and makes her his reluctant wife. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. c2009. (Stone Creek novel)The bridal quest
By Candace Camp. 2008
Lady Irene Wyngate has sworn she'll never marry, keeping suitors at bay with her caustic tongue. But there is one…
man she can't scare: Gideon, long-lost heir to the Earl of Radbourne, who was kidnapped as a child and grew up tough on the London streets. Matchmaker Francesca Haughston asks for Irene's help to civilize Gideon for marriage, and as she reluctantly begins to yield to love, wicked family secrets come to light, with devastating consequences for the reluctant lovers. Strong language, descriptions of violence and explicit descriptions of sex. 2008.Seras-tu là?
By Guillaume Musso. 2006
Et si l'on nous donnait la chance de revenir en arrière? Elliott, médecin réputé, père comblé, ne s'est jamais consolé…
de la disparition d'Ilena, la femme qu'il aimait, morte il y a trente ans. Un jour, par une circonstance extraordinaire, il est ramené dans le passé et rencontre le jeune homme qu'il était alors. Les années 1970 battent leur plein à San Francisco, Elliott est un jeune médecin passionné et plein d'ambition. Fera-t-il cette fois le geste décisif qui pourrait sauver Ilena? Saura-t-il modifier son implacable destin? 2006.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.Si tu me voyais comme je te vois
By Nicholas Sparks, Emmanuelle Chastellière. 2016
Colin Hancock a 28 ans et a multiplié les mauvais choix tout au long de sa vie, au point de…
risquer la prison. Il tombe amoureux de Maria Sanchez, fille d'immigrés, qui a eu à coeur de réussir ses études pour devenir une avocate brillante. Contrainte de retourner auprès des siens, elle fait face à l'indifférence de sa famille au sujet de sa réussite. 2016. Titre uniforme: See me.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.Simple gifts: four heartwarming Christmas stories
By Jude Deveraux, Judith McNaught. 2001
Four Christmas stories from Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught. Deveraux's include "Just Curious", where, in the snow-covered hills of Virginia,…
a young widow finds that miracles really do come in the least expected packages. In McNaught's "Double Exposure", a determined young woman photographs a magnificent wedding at a reclusive tycoon's Newport estate, and manages to unlock the secrets of a man's heart. Some descriptions of sex. 2001.Sanctuary line
By Jane Urquhart. 2010
Set in the present day on a farm at the shores of Lake Erie, Urquhart weaves elements from the nineteenth-century…
past, in Ireland and Ontario, into a gradually unfolding contemporary story of events in the lives of the members of one family. There are ancestral lighthouse-keepers, seasonal Mexican workers; the tragedy of a young woman's death during a tour of duty in Afghanistan; three very different but equally powerful love stories. Some descriptions of sex. c2010.Rose of no man's land
By Michelle Tea. 2005
With a hypochondriac mother, an older sister who dreams of being on reality TV, and Mom's live-in, unemployed slacker boyfriend…
passing for a family, it's no wonder Trisha is a loner. Tiring of never leaving her bedroom, the 14-year-old makes a plan for the summer: meet someone and make a friend. That friend turns out to be chain-smoking Rose, the classic dangerous friend, who introduces Trisha to life on the edge. Descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence, and explicit strong language. 2005.Rachel's secret (Riverhaven years. #1.)
By B. J Hoff. 2008
When the wounded riverboat captain, Jeremiah Gant, bursts into the rural Amish setting of Riverhaven, he brings chaos and conflict…
to the community, especially for young widow Rachel. The unwelcome "outsider" needs a safe place to recuperate before continuing his secret role as an Underground Railroad conductor. Neither he nor Rachel is prepared for the forbidden love that threatens to endanger a man's mission, a woman's heart, and a way of life for an entire people. Followed by "Where grace abides". Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2008. (Riverhaven years ; 1)Quatre filles et un jean
By Ann Brashares, Vanessa Rubio. 2007
Après leur première année loin de chez elles, à l'université, Carmen, Tibby, Bridget et Lena ont chacune des projets différents…
pour l'été : Carmen participe à un festival de théâtre, Tibby reste au campus à New York pour suivre un séminaire d'écriture de scénarios et file le parfait amour avec Brian, Bridget part en Turquie sur un chantier de fouilles archéologiques, et Lena suit un atelier de dessin. Ce dernier volet laisse les quatre filles au seuil de leur vie d'adulte. C'est l'heure des grandes questions et, parfois, des déceptions. Mais une chose est sure : avec ou sans le jean, leur amitié restera éternellement dans le bleu. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire et plus. 2007. Titre uniforme: Forever in blue : the fourth summer of the sisterhood.L'amour des hommes: [roman] (Réverbération)
By Hélène Rioux. 2014
" Dans ce roman, deux personnages principaux sont mis en scène. Éléonore, que l'on retrouve en trois temps : douze…
semaines en Corse, douze jours en Andalousie, douze heures à Montréal. Don Juan, en trois incarnations : en Corse, c'est Clément, un séducteur sur le déclin ; en Andalousie, c'est Don Miguel Mañara, qui a rêvé de séduire mille deux femmes ; à Montréal, c'est Byron et son dernier poème inachevé. Un roman sur l'amour, sa vérité et ses mensonges ; sur la vie, et la mort qui plane. " -- 4e de couv.Pleasure for pleasure (Essex sisters ; #4)
By Eloisa James. 2006
Josie, the youngest Scottish Essex heiress, is mocked by her peers for her ample figure. When one of her mockers…
nearly rapes her, Josie fears she'll have to marry the lecherous young man. But then an unexpected knight in shining armour comes to her rescue. Explicit descriptions of sex. Sequel to "The taming of the duke". 2006. (Essex sisters ; 4)Les Anecdotiers: roman
By Carl Bessette. 2015
Les Anecdotiers, c'est l'épopée trépidante de François et Corinne qui, avec leurs amis, auront l'idée folle de créer un mouvement…
autour de l'anecdote, qui remportera immédiatement un succès mondial phénoménal. Dès lors, les Anecdotiers vont prendre la planète d'assaut en déclenchant une tempête qui les emportera de Montréal à Sotchi en passant par Stockholm. 2015.