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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. 2009What is love? (What is?)
By Etan Boritzer, Robbie Marantz. 1996
The second book in the series on character education and social values by Etan Boritzer. Explains love as an "inside…
rainbow feeling" experienced by all the different people "held together by love" in the same world. For grades 3-6Seven spunky monkeys
By Jackie French Koller, Lynn Munsinger. 2005
Moi, simon, 16 ans, homo sapiens (Jeunesse)
By Becky Albertalli. 2018
Moi, c'est Simon. Simon Spier. Je vis dans une petite ville en banlieue d'Atlanta (traduisez : un trou paumé). J'ai…
deux sœurs, un chien et les trois meilleurs amis du monde. Je suis fan d'Harry Potter, j'ai une passion profonde pour les Oréos, je fais du théâtre. Et je suis raide dingue de Blue. Blue, c'est un garçon que j'ai rencontré sur le Tumblr du lycée. On se dit tout, sauf notre nom. Je le croise peut-être tous les jours dans le couloir, mais je ne sais pas qui c'est. En fait, ça me plaît bien : je ne suis pas du tout pressé d'annoncer à tout le monde que je suis gay. Personne n'est au courant, à part Blue... et maintenant cette fouine de Martin Addison, qui a lu mes e-mails et menace de tout révéler... Un héros irrésistible, un style plein d'humour et une histoire d'amour captivante : voilà le roman inoubliable qui a inspiré le film Love, Simon. Lu par la voix française de Simon au cinémaPractically 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.Bachelor girl (Little House Sequel)
By Dan Andreasen, Roger Lea MacBride. 1999
Early twentieth century. Nineteen-year-old Rose leaves her parents' Missouri farm to become a telegraph operator in Kansas City, planning someday…
to marry her sweetheart, Paul. She transfers to San Francisco, where thousands of "bachelor girls" support themselves. Sequel to On the Banks of the Bayou (RC 65100). For grades 5-8. 1999I wish you all the best
By Mason Deaver. 2019
When Ben comes out as non-binary, they're thrown out of the house and move in with their older sister, Hannah.…
Struggling with an anxiety disorder, Ben tries to keep a low profile. But then Ben meets Nathan and everything changes. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2019