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The wedding girl
By Madeleine Wickham, St. Martin`s Press. 2009
Ten years ago, Milly married her American friend Allan so he could stay in England with his male lover. But…
now, just days before Milly is to wed her fiancé Simon, a chance encounter threatens to expose her secret. To avert scandal, Milly must find Allan. Some strong language. 1999Love letters: a novel
By Katie Fforde, St. Martin`s Press. 2011
When the London bookstore where she is employed closes, Laura takes a job organizing a literary festival and makes new…
friends. She secures reclusive, womanizing Irish author Dermot Flynn to headline the event and gets along famously with him--but also falls in love. Some strong language. 2009Practically perfect
By Katie Fforde, St. Martin`s Press. 2008
Interior designer Anna buys a Cotswold cottage that she plans to restore, but she is stymied by local preservation officer…
Rob Hunter. Anna meets former crush Max Gordon, an architect, and they begin an affair. Gradually, however, as Anna recognizes Max's true nature, she falls in love with Rob. 2006Restoring Grace
By Katie Fforde, St. Martin`s Press. 2006
Divorcée Grace takes in artist and single mother-to-be Ellie as a boarder at the old English mansion she inherited from…
her aunt. The women become friends and begin renovations with some distractions from wine-shop owner Flynn Cormack and from the discovery of potentially valuable paintings. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2004The naked woman: a study of the female body
By Desmond Morris, St. Martin`s Press. 2005
Zoologist presents the biological aspects of female anatomy--hair, eyes, mouth, breasts, legs, and feet. Discusses how human societies have sought…
to modify and embellish certain attributes using implants, tattoos, body piercing, cosmetics, false fingernails, and circumcision among other ways. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004Bachelor boys
By Kate Saunders, St. Martin`s Press. 2005
London. Thirty-one-year-old literary magazine editor Cassie agrees to fulfill the final wish of her terminally ill childhood neighbor--to find wives…
for her grown sons. Cassie plays matchmaker for unemployed actor Fritz and pianist Ben while falling for Fritz. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2004No ordinary groom (Avon historical romance)
By Gayle Callen. 2004
London, 1844. Jane Whittington wants to travel abroad, but her father has betrothed her to a "fop," William, Lord Chadwick.…
They feel an attraction to each other, but William hides a secret that could jeopardize their future. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004Dangerous kiss: a novel
By Jackie Collins, Marvin Kalb. 1999
Lucky Santangelo seeks revenge when her husband and sister-in-law are victims of a violent carjacking. Lucky tries to keep the…
family together as old flame Alex Woods appears to offer his support. She also discovers secrets about her husband. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe ground beneath her feet: a novel
By Salman Rushdie, Henry Holt and Co.. 1999
On St. Valentine's Day, 1989, forty-four-year-old singer Vina Apsara dies in an earthquake in Mexico. Her childhood chum from Bombay,…
the photographer Rai, tells of the music career Apsara shared with her great love, Ormus Cama. Rai reveals that he also loved her. Some strong language. BestsellerLost island
By Phyllis A Whitney, Phyllis A. Whitney. 1970
Lacey Ames returns to Hampton, an island off the coast of Georgia, where she spent her childhood and where her…
youthful romance with Giles Severn ended in disappointment. Unable to forget Giles, Lacey hopes to exorcise the spell of the island and of GilesEva Luna: Spanish Language Edition
By Isabel Allende. 1995
En un esfuerzo por escapar de la opresión, Eva Luna escribe cuentos sobre su vida y las gentes que conoce…
a lo largo del camino. Entre ellas está su madrina, cuyo cerebro está afectado por el ron; un criminal; un artista transexual; y un joven refugiado, Rolf Carlé, quien también intenta escapar de la opresiónWhispering
By Jane Aiken Hodge, St. Martin`s Press. 1995
When her father found her in "a compromising position," Caterina Gomez, half English, was sent to a Catholic school in…
England. Now, at her father's request, Caterina is escorted back to Portugal by her cousin Jeremy Craddock, who is seeking a cure for his fainting spells, and by her good friend, Harriet Brown. Napoleon's troops are gone, and at first Caterina is delighted to be home. But she is not pleased when she learns of her father's plansThe best intentions: a novel
By Ingmar Bergman. 1993
Movie director Ingmar Bergman has written a fictionalized account of his parents' romance in the early 1900s. The young man,…
Henrik, is struggling with his religious studies and secretly engaged to an older waitress. He is invited to dine at a wealthy friend's house where he meets Anna, the amazing sister. Anna is taken by Henrik and soon proposes, but there is the waitress to consider and, even worse, Anna's and Henrik's mothers. Descriptions of sexThe wild rose
By Doris Mortman. 1991
From the days of the Hungarian uprising of 1956 to the 1980s, former child prodigy Katalin Gaspar rises as a…
world-renowned concert pianist. Her story moves from Hungary to America and back to Hungary as she seeks to redeem through her music the lives of her family, shattered by the Communists, and to find happiness with the man she has loved since she was a child of seven. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexLes ailes collées
By Sophie De Baere. 2022
« Sa poésie à Paul, c'était Joseph. Et Joseph n'était plus là. » Suis-je passé à côté de ma vie…
? C'est la question qui frappe Paul lorsque, le jour de son mariage, il retrouve Joseph, un ami perdu de vue depuis vingt ans. Et c'est l'été 1983 qui ressurgit soudain. Celui des débuts flamboyants et des premiers renoncements. Avant que la violence des autres fonde sur lui et bouleverse à jamais son existence et celle des siens. Roman incandescent sur la complexité et la force des liens filiaux et amoureux, Les Ailes collées explore, avec une sensibilité rare, ce qui aurait pu être et ce qui pourrait renaître. Prix Maison de la Presse 2022 Des titres de chansons été donnés aux deux parties de ce roman. Here Comes the Sun fait ici référence à la reprise de la chanson des Beatles par Nina Simone en 1971 dans l'album éponyme. The Last Rose of Summer est un poème de Thomas Moore, adapté en chanson par de nombreux artistes dont Nina Simone en 1964 dans son album Broadway-Blues-Ballads.1806. Star-crossed lovers Jacky Faber and Jaimy Fletcher are kidnapped by British Naval Intelligence and forced to embark on yet…
another daring mission--this time diving for Spanish gold off the Florida coast. Sequel to My Bonny Light Horseman (BR 18846). For junior and senior high readers. 2009Sleeping arrangements
By Madeleine Wickham, St. Martin`s Press. 2008
British Chloe looks forward to staying at a friend's villa in Spain with her longtime partner Philip and their two…
sons. Meanwhile Hugh, who dumped Chloe years earlier, has unknowingly booked the same villa for his family. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2001Wicked lovely (Wicked Lovely Ser.)
By Melissa Marr. 2007
Seventeen-year-old Aislinn and her grandmother are fey--they can see faeries, who are nasty folk. Keenan, the Summer King, wants Aislinn…
to be his queen and takes human form to woo her. But Aislinn prefers fellow student Seth and resists joining Keenan. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2007Maine squeeze
By Catherine Clark. 2004
The summer before Colleen goes to college, her parents travel to Europe while Colleen stays with her friends at their…
Maine island home. Although they try to obey house rules, Colleen breaks up with her boyfriend and rekindles a romance with Evan. For senior high readers. 2004Quisiera amarte entre las estrellas
By Martina Guglielmi, Cristian Rossi. 2016
Campiña escocesa; Edward, harto de los abusos del padre, se fuga de casa. Llega a Hellbridge donde, desde el primer…
día, una mirada captura su atención y le roba el corazón. Desde aquel momento, sus días serán condicionados por esos ojos "Con una sola mirada me incendió el alma, me devastó por dentro con una pasión y un ardor..." hasta descubrir que pertenecen a la dulce Charlotte, doncella de una condesita malcriada y empleada de una familia aristocrática famosa por sus intrigas y secretos amorosos. Con la complicidad de un libro de estrellas, entre los dos empezará una relación rica de pasión y sentimientos que alguien, sin embargo, pondrá a dura prueba. ¿Quién se ganará el corazón de Charlotte? Una historia de amor apasionante que os enganchará con su magia rosa desde la primera hasta la última página.