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The widow's war: A Novel
By Sally Gunning. 2006
Cape Cod, 1761. After her husband is lost at sea, Lyddie Berry finds herself a dependent of her miserly son-in-law…
Nathan Clarke. Inspired by the words of attorney and woman's suffrage supporter James Otis, Lyddie challenges the terms of the will--and society--and attempts to live on her own. 2006The colonel's daughter
By Cynthia Harrod-Eagles. 2005
In 1954 soldier George West falls for colonel's daughter Josella Grace, unaware of her tragic past. Jo leaves George and…
for a decade wanders Great Britain, taking various jobs and lovers. Only when George helps Jo confront her heartache do they realize their love. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2005Kissing Vanessa
By Simon Cheshire. 2004
Fifteen-year-old Kevin falls in love at first sight with Vanessa, the new girl at his British school. Kevin tries out…
the pointers his best friend Jack gives him to win her but only looks more nerdy when the ideas backfire. For senior high readers. 2003The woman who waited: A Novel
By Andreï Makine. 2006
A twenty-six-year-old Russian researcher visits a remote village and meets Vera, a schoolteacher, who for thirty years has awaited the…
return of her soldier lover, reported killed in 1945. The visitor strives to understand Vera's stoic vigil and falls in love. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004Comfort & joy: a novel
By Kristin Hannah. 2005
School librarian Joy Candellaro takes an impromptu vacation during the holidays when she learns that her ex-husband and her sister…
are having a baby. After surviving a crash landing in a remote forest, Joy encounters reclusive Daniel and his eight-year-old son Bobby--or did she imagine them? 2005Summer breeze (Coulter Family Historical #1)
By Catherine Anderson. 2006
Colorado, 1880s. Rachel Hollister isolates herself after her parents and siblings are murdered during a picnic. Five years later terror…
returns when her foreman, Darby, is shot near the same area. Neighbor Joseph Paxton offers his help and falls in love with Rachel. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2006The ladies of Garrison Gardens: a novel
By Louise Shaffer. 2005
The Three Miss Margarets (BR 14840) are down to two with the death of Peggy Garrison. And Laurel Selene McCready,…
who was like the daughter Peggy never had, has inherited everything. When Laurel begins going through Peggy's things, she uncovers some long-hidden secrets. Some strong language. 2005The witness
By Dee Henderson. 2006
For years Amanda Griffin has been on the run from her dead bookie boyfriend's former client, Richard Wise. When Amanda's…
sisters Marie and Tracey--who think Amanda is dead--unexpectedly become millionaires, police chief Luke Granger fears for all three women's lives and races to find Amanda before Richard does. 2006Rosebuds
By Margaret Mayhew. 2004
Post-World War II England. Flora Middleton and Tally Ashby become friends at boarding school despite different backgrounds: Flora is poor…
while Tally is aristocratic. Their bond strengthens through young adulthood and first love, but while Tally has her choice of suitors, Flora pines hopelessly for Tally's stepbrother, Nicholas. 2004Everyman
By Philip Roth. 2006
An aging advertising man confronts the loneliness of growing old, regrets his philandering and other faults, and ponders his failing…
sexual and physical self. He reviews his life chronologically and feels sorry for hurting those he loved, including his estranged sons and three ex-wives. Strong language. Bestseller. 2006Where there's a will
By Donna Hill, Margie Walker. 2004
In four different stories the daughters of deceased African American PI Henry Chambers of Liberty, Georgia, begin to close his…
cases. As Maxine, Samantha, Morgan, and Taylor investigate and uncover town and family secrets, their lives become threatened. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2004The book of the dead (Pendergast Ser. #No. 7)
By Douglas J Preston. 2006
FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast, from Dance of Death (RC 60742, BR 16231), languishes in prison for murders committed by his…
psychotic brother, Diogenes. Meanwhile, New York's natural history museum unseals an Egyptian tomb, precipitating more killings. Aloysius escapes to confront his brother in a deadly showdown. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2006Looking for Peyton Place: a novel
By Barbara Delinsky. 2005
Thirty-three-year old novelist Annie Barnes returns to her hometown in New Hampshire after her mother mysteriously dies. The locals fear…
that Annie will denigrate their town, which was the basis for Peyton Place (RC 51035, BR 12566). Instead Annie discovers environmental pollution and falls in love. 2005The king of Attolia (Queen's Thief #3)
By Megan Whalen Turner. 2006
Eugenides, still known as the Thief (RC 47183, BR 11285) of Eddis, faces palace intrigue and assassins while striving to…
prove himself to the people of Attolia and their queen, his new bride. Sequel to The Queen of Attolia (RC 51067). For junior and senior high readers. 2006Drive
By James Sallis. 2005
A Hollywood stunt man named "Driver" moonlights at night driving getaway cars for random criminals. When a heist goes bad,…
a contract is put on Driver's head, but he protects himself and exacts his revenge in the Arizona desert. Violence and strong language. 2005Ricochet: A Novel
By Sandra Brown. 2006
Detectives Duncan Hatcher and DeeDee Bowen are determined to bring crime lord Robert Savich to justice, even though judge Cato…
Laird lets him go. They become suspicious of the judge after being called to Laird's home when his wife shoots an intruder. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2006Rules of prey (Prey Ser. #1)
By John Sandford. 1989
Maddog, a serial rapist and murderer, is terrorizing Minneapolis. At each crime scene he leaves one of his rules of…
killing. Detective Lucas Davenport exploits the media to try to catch the culprit but becomes a target in the deadly game. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 1989Monkey town: the summer of the Scopes trial
By Ronald Kidd. 2006
Tennessee, 1925. Frances is fifteen when her father hatches a publicity stunt by arresting a young bachelor high school teacher,…
John Thomas Scopes, for teaching evolution. As the trial progresses, Frances reevaluates her religious beliefs, concepts of truth, and feelings about her father. For junior and senior high readers. 2006You, maybe: the profound asymmetry of love in high school
By Rachel Vail. 2006
Fifteen-year-old sophomore Josie is strong and independent until popular jock Carson charms her and she falls in love. But shortly…
after they've begun dating, Carson dumps Josie for his former girlfriend--leaving Josie brokenhearted. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Street love
By Walter Dean Myers. 2006
College-bound Harlem teen Damien falls in love with sixteen-year-old Junice. But when Junice's mother is sent to prison, Junice struggles…
to keep her younger sister with her. Meanwhile Damien fights with a rival who belittles their love. For senior high readers. 2006