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Le facteur émotif (Romanichels)
By Denis Thériault. 2005
Un facteur modèle s'adonne à des activités illicites. S'étant immiscé dans une correspondance amoureuse, le voilà forcé d'écrire des haïkus…
(lui qui n'en a jamais produit un seul !) et entraîné dans une aventure amoureuse qui se terminera d'une incroyable façon. 2005.Minerva's voyage
By Lynne Kositsky. 2009
Robin Starveling, aka Noah Vaile, is scooped off the streets of seventeenth-century Bristol, England, and dragged onboard a ship bound…
for Virginia by the murderous William Thatcher, who needs a servant with no past and no future to aid him in a plot to steal gold. Starveling fits the bill perfectly since he lives nowhere and has no parents. Aboard the ship, Starveling makes friends with a young cabin boy, Peter Fence. Beset by danger and villainy on every side, the boys finally discover the old man’s identity and unearth a treasure that is much rarer and finer than gold. Grades 5-8. c2009.The Search
By Nora Roberts. 2010
It's been a few years since Fiona Bristow has moved to Orcas Island. Within the small, tight-knit island community she's…
built up her business, a canine rescue centre that trains dogs to track missing persons. Other than her work, Fiona doesn't ask for much: the peace of the landscape, the companionship of her dogs, the safe haven of friends and family. Romantic entanglements are very far down on her list - and certainly not with Simon Doyle, an artist newly arrived from the mainland. 2010.The stowaway (Mammoth Read Ser.)
By William Bedford. 2001
Daniel loves being out at sea. He is desperate to go fishing with his dad but for two years his…
dad has made excuses to leave him behind. There is only one way to find out why, and it could get him into a lot of trouble. Grades 2-4. 2001.Gâteaux et chapeaux
By Bernard Friot. 2008
"Dame Lola est seule en son château. Dame Lola prépare des gâteaux, cuit des tartes, des pavés ou des génoises…
fourrées. Dame Lola fabrique des chapeaux, hauts-de-forme, melons, capelines et panamas. Elle guette l'horizon, elle espère, elle attend. Hélas ! les voyageurs ne font que courte escale, et Dame Lola retourne à ses travaux, à ses rêves gâteaux, à ses langueurs chapeaux. Enfin, un soir d'hiver et de vent, trois coups résonnent à la porte..." -- 4e de couv.A friend in need (Janet Dailey's love scenes)
By Sonja Massie. 1997
Clay Davis has more money than he can use in his lonely life. Proud, independent Kelly Brandon needs money for…
her son's operation. When they meet, things go wrong from the start, but will love blossom as they reconcile their warring spirits? GRADE I BRAILLE.The healing touch (Janet Dailey's Love Scenes Ser.)
By Janet Dailey. 1994
Treasure island (Saddleback classics #Set I)
By Robert Louis Stevenson, Janice Greene. 1999
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her…
son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger. Adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's work, published in 1883. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.The year of my Indian prince
By Ella Thorp Ellis. 2001
It is the summer of 1945, and April is delighted that the war is finally over and her beloved father…
is home again. But then, she is diagnosed with tuberculosis and is sent to a TB hospital where she meets new friends, is courted by a handsome Indian prince, and faces the reality of her potentially deadly illness. This story is based on the author's own experiences in a TB hospital. For Junior and Senior High readers. 2001.The mommy quest (Harlequin superromance ; #1334)
By Lori Handeland. 2006
Life has never been easy for Tim. Abandoned and left to fend for himself, he's finally found a home with…
Dean Luchetti. But something's missing - Tim thinks he needs a mother and Dean needs a wife, and he's got the perfect candidate in Stella O'Connell, his school's principal. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. 2006. (Harlequin superromance ; 1334)A secret affair
By Barbara Taylor Bradford. 1997
At thirty-three, Bill Fitzgerald, acclaimed American television foreign correspondent, is war-weary and exhausted after a long stint in Bosnia. In…
need of rest, he travels to Venice to meet Francis Xavier Peterson, an old friend and a war correspondent for Time magazine. While at the bar of the Gritti Palace Hotel on the Grand Canal with Frankie, Bill is struck by the dark beauty of a young woman seated alone at the other side of the bar. 1997.Le désert de l'amour (Le livre de poche ; 691.)
By François Mauriac. 1925
Catch me if you can
By Jillian Karr. 1996
Reigning Miss America Meg Hansen is kidnapped, then winds up in the arms of a handsome stranger when she escapes.…
Her sister, Cat, while determined to find Meg, has to deal with the dangerous operative named Dagger. Jordan Davis, close friend and PR representative for the Miss America pageant, is worried about a man who is trailing her and her young daughter, and must rely on her ex-husband, police detective Mike Bannister for help. The three women must find the strength and courage to face adversity and confront the challenge to trust and love again. 1996.Star
By Danielle Steel. 1989
Crystal Wyatt is a teenager growing up on a ranch in California. On her sister's wedding day, a day that…
will affect the rest of Crystal's life, she meets Spencer Hill. Although it is love at first sight, many eventful years pass before the two are reunited. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1989.Pirates past noon: Magic tree house, Book 4 (Magic Tree House (R) #4)
By Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 1994
On a cold, rainy day in the magic tree house, Annie spies a book open to a picture of a…
sunny beach scene. Annie and her older brother, Jack, are transported to the days of deserted islands, secret maps, hidden treasure, and nasty pirates. For grades 2-4. 1994The warning: a short story
By Sophie Hannah. 2015
Single mom Chloe leaves her nine-year-old daughter's audition music in the car. They are rescued when a bicyclist offers to…
retrieve it. After Chloe brings him a thank-you gift at his work, she receives an odd warning from the receptionist about how dangerous he is. Strong language. 2015Vers le bleu: roman
By Julie Gravel. 2011
" Il y a d'abord Manue, qui peint des carrés de fenêtres dans un atelier où s'emmêlent les parfums d'huile,…
de thé et de pamplemousse. Il y a Jonas, désormais amoureux d'une autre, mais dont l'amitié porte encore le souvenir des anciens amants. Puis survient Simon, un être d'errance, un coopérant trop souvent ailleurs pour une Manue qui ne sait pas encore s'arracher du sol. Entre le ravissement et la fuite, cette valse amoureuse les conduira enfin au centre d'eux-mêmes, là où l'abandon devient possible. La poésie du vertige amoureux, portée par une langue belle et juste, tout en finesse. Il est sorti pousser des cailloux du bout du pieds. Il est parti déraciner trois ou quatre peupliers à grandes dents. Il est allé se noyer dans la mer. Il est sorti accrocher sa colère aux branches des chênes pour me ramener son sourire, parfait. Il s'est enfui aux confins de sa solitude pour trouver la force de m'aimer malgré tout. " -- 4e de couvRunaround
By Helen Hemphill. 2007
Kentucky, 1960s. Although an avid reader of romance magazines, eleven-year-old Sassy is unsure how to attract a handsome neighborhood teen…
to be her first boyfriend. Then she discovers that her pretty older sister Lula has been flirting with him, too. Uncontracted braille. For grades 6-9. 2007What my girlfriend doesn't know
By Sonya Sones. 2007
Robin, Sophie's boyfriend from What My Mother Doesn't Know (BR 14156), relates in free verse his perspective on love and…
heartache. Robin fears that Sophie may dump him because he is a social outcast and she catches him kissing another girl. Uncontracted braille. For senior high readers. 2007What my mother doesn't know
By Sonya Sones. 2001
Fourteen-year-old Sophie describes her life in prose poems. She discusses her search for Mr. Right, her unhappy parents, her school…
activities, and her friends, Grace and Rachel. Uncontracted braille. For senior high readers. 2001