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A wanted man
By Nancy J Parra. 2002
Feisty librarian Brianna McGraw needs a thousand dollars to buy the freedom of her little brother and other orphans who…
were "adopted" by unscrupulous Nevada miners. To get the money, Brianna sets out to collect the bounty offered for capturing fugitive Trey Morgan. She captures his heart instead. 2002The outlaw and the lady
By Lorraine Heath. 2001
Fortune, Texas; 1891. Outlaw Lee Raven and his gang kidnap a bank robbery witness and realize later that beautiful Angela…
Bainbridge is blind. At Raven's Mexican home the two fall in love before the Texas Rangers arrive. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001Beachcomber
By Karen Robards. 2003
Christy Petrino quits her job when she discovers that the law firm she works for and her fiancé are involved…
with the mob. Now, with her life at stake, she must deliver a package to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, where she faces more danger--a serial killer. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2003Come home, my heart
By Phyllis Campbell. 1988
Dr. Susan Perry, an obstetrician, becomes blind after a brain tumor is removed. Once rehabilitated, she moves to a poor,…
rural Virginia town. In her new career as a social worker, she becomes an integral part of the community and falls in love. 1988Fifteen love
By Robert Corbet. 2003
Fifteen-year-olds Mia, a violist with family problems, and Will, a tennis player whose brother is paralyzed, gradually fall in love--both…
for the first time. They reveal feelings about each other, school, and friends while struggling to understand the opposite sex. For senior high readers. 2003Entre l'eau douce et la mer (Focus)
By Louise Tremblay-D'Essiambre. 2006
"Ce livre est un peu le voyage de l'eau d'un lac paisible à l'océan infini. C'est aussi Catherine, la silencieuse,…
la douce épouse, la tendre mère, vivant dans l'ombre et rêvant d'absolu. Et Étienne qu'elle rencontrera lors d'un séjour à la mer. La mer... tumultueuse, entière, déterminée. Une histoire tissée d'émotions et de tendresse, un récit où beaucoup de femmes pourront se reconnaître. Un roman d'espérance et de métamorphose où l'on assiste au triomphe de l'amour." -- 4e de couvThe Chili Queen: A Novel
By Sandra Dallas. 2002
On the train to Nalgitas, New Mexico, brothel owner Addie French meets Emma Roby, a mail-order bride. When Emma's prospective…
husband fails to show, Addie takes her in at her "boarding house"--The Chili Queen. There Emma meets Welcome, the African American cook, and Ned, an outlaw. Together, they devise a moneymaking scheme. Spur Award. 2002Suddenly you
By Lisa Kleypas. 2001
London, 1836. To end her never-loved spinster status, novelist Amanda Briars hires a male prostitute for one night of fantasy…
on her thirtieth birthday. She is appalled to again encounter Jack--aka John Devlin, a notorious publisher--at a dinner party. He then makes her an offer she can't refuse. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001A week in winter
By Marcia Willett. 2002
Despite her family's objections, elderly widow Maudie Todhunter decides to sell Moorgate, her old English farmhouse. Prospective buyers include Rob…
Abbot, the home's renovator, and Melissa, a young woman hiding a tragic secret. For one glorious week, Moorgate enchants these strangers, who fall in love with the house and each other. 2001L'écume des jours
By Boris Vian. 1963
Le caveau de famille: roman] / [2
By Katarina Mazetti. 2011
" Elle c'est Désirée, la bibliothécaire, et lui c'est Benny, le paysan. Elle dévore avec autant d'ardeur livres et produits…
bio, lui élève des vaches et n'imagine pas qu'on puisse lire de son plein gré . Pourtant, ils se sont promis trois essais pour avoir un enfant ensemble. Si cela ne donne rien, c'est terminé pour toujours. Et si ça marche... Comme le disait un critique littéraire suédois : Le quotidien tue l'amour, la vie de famille l'enterre. C'est gai. Bienvenue dans le caveau de famille ! Pétillant et jubilatoire. " -- 4e de couvDes mots d'amour: roman
By Judith Michael. 1999
Calder promise
By Janet Dailey. 2004
Laura Calder meets two men in Europe who pursue her: Boone Rutledge, son of a Texas billionaire, and Sebastian Dunshill,…
earl of Crawford. One man is a threat to her family. Sequel to Shifting Calder Wind (DB 57507). Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2004At home in Covington
By Joan A. Medlicott. 2004
Friends Grace, Hannah, and Amelia from The Spirit of Covington (DB 57454) escape rural life with a Caribbean cruise. Tension…
mounts between Hannah and Amelia, who leaves for a Maine photography workshop. Hannah finally sets a wedding date, and Grace mourns with her son his partner's death. 2004Cantique pour Grace: roman
By Marguerite Poland. 2006
Dans les années 1940, C.J. Godfrey, un chercheur sud-africain, entreprend de recenser les noms et les métaphores désignant, chez les…
Sanga Nguni, le bétail zoulou et ses infinies variations de couleur. [...] Enthousiasmée par ce projet, Grace, la belle institutrice du village, offre son aide au scientifique communiste. Au premier regard, l'universitaire, marié et père de deux enfants, et la jeune femme tombent follement amoureux l'un de l'autre - une histoire d'amour clandestine, somptueuse et tragique. Une passion vouée à l'oubli. Mais quand, cinquante ans plus tard, une jeune linguiste découvre par hasard les carnets poussiéreux de Godfrey, elle se prend à son tour de passion pour ce lexique oublié et décide de partir au mystérieux pays xhosa sur les traces de C.J. et de Grace... -- 4e de couvL'île aux Palmiers: roman
By Dorothea Benton Frank. 2006
"[L'auteur] passe au crible les travers de la société moderne et les subtilités du jeu amoureux, et nous livre une…
comédie romantique pleine de soleil, d'énergie et d'humour." -- 4e de couvLa femme assise (Les étrangères)
By Caroline Adderson. 2006
Ce pourrait être une histoire d'amour banale: un homme, Ross, une jeune femme, Iliana; un bon vivant, une infirmière timide;…
une rencontre due au hasard; un coup de foudre; une union, une belle fête avec les amis. Et pourtant... Ce sera l'histoire d'un mariage marqué par un drame. L'histoire d'un couple blessé; d'un mari qui culpabilise et d'une épouse qui fait tout pour reprendre le dessus; d'un homme qui se perd et d'une femme qui va se trouver... -- 4e de couvWhat 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. 2001Heartbeat
By Danielle Steel. 1991
Bill Thigpen, creator of the hottest show on TV, was happy until his wife and kids left him. Adrian Townsend…
was happy until she became pregnant and her husband made her choose between him and the baby. The two meet and fall in love. Some strong language. 1991Knocked out by my nunga-nungas: further, further confessions of Georgia Nicolson
By Louise Rennison. 2002
Georgia continues her journal entries following On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (RC 52090,…
BR 13560). Her parents drag her on a vacation to Scotland. Then back home she sees two boys at the same time. For senior high readers. Bestseller. 2001