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By Dana Ross. 1990
1889. Tim Holt sells the "Virginia City Beacon," which he won from Waldo Howard in a poker game, and heads…
for the Oklahoma territory to stake a claim with his young cousin Peter Blake. But trouble seems to follow Tim, and before long he again finds his life threatened. His father, Toby, now a senator, is also courting danger--his ex-mistress is bent on revenge. Sequel to "Oregon Legacy" ( BR 08217). Some strong language. BestsellerBy John Carré. 1989
Is Russia's defense system as good as they say it is? Documents have been smuggled out of Russia indicating that…
the Soviet defense system is in utter shambles, but England and the United States are uncertain about the validity of the information. London publisher "Barley" Blair is recruited to go to Russia and uncover the facts, but no one plans on his falling in love with Katya. Some strong language. BestsellerBy Morris West. 1990
Pope Leo XIV's life is hanging in the balance--he is about to undergo open-heart surgery, and he has been targeted…
for assassination by an Islamic terrorist group. As he recovers from surgery, the pope experiences a change of heart in some of his policies. But can he put them into effect before the terrorists take action? He'll have to fight the very forces he put in place. Sequel to "The Clowns of God" (RC 15877, BR 04962). BestsellerBy Charles Palliser. 1989
Set in nineteenth-century England, this tale of disinheritance, murder, and deception links together all levels of society. A quincunx of…
families--the Huffams, Mompessons, Clothiers, Maliphants, and Palphramonds--are all linked together by the codicil to the will of the wealthy but long-deceased Jeoffrey Huffam. John Huffam's mother holds the codicil, but many others will stop short of nothing, including murder, to get it. BestsellerBy LaVyrle Spencer. 1983
Anna Reardon and her brother, James do not have much of a life in Boston. Their mother is a prostitute,…
and basically, they are raising themselves. When James sees Karl Lindstrom's advertisement for a "mail-order bride," he convinces Anna to write Karl. Desperate to change their way of life, Anna misrepresents herself in her letters. Now, in Minnesota, the truth is coming out. Descriptions of sex. BestsellerBy Judith McNaught. 1990
Lady Elizabeth Cameron is a young woman of unmatched beauty. But her reputation is ruined during her first London season…
when she is found in the arms of Ian Thornton--persona non grata with the ton. However, circumstances conspire to throw them together on several occasions, and soon their dislike for each other is vying with a passion that may be even stronger. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. BestsellerBy Cathy Spellman. 1989
1864. Fancy Deverell is ten when she is saved from her family's burning mansion by the faithful old slave, Atticus,…
and goes west to begin a new life. When Atticus dies in a snowstorm, Fancy is rescued by Chance and Hart McAllister. As she grows into womanhood, both men fall in love with her. Fancy returns east and meets Jason Madigan. She must now choose between three men. Strong language and descriptions of sex. BestsellerBy Janet Dailey. 1990
Carnival time in France. Remy Jardin is enjoying the festivities when she sees him across the room. But why is…
he here, half a world away from New Orleans? Shortly after hearing that her life is in danger, Remy is knocked unconscious, only to awaken with amnesia. Who is this faintly familiar Cole Buchanan who has come to take her home to New Orleans? The more she remembers, the more danger she is in. Some descriptions of sex. BestsellerBy Michael Friedman. 1991
William Riker has just received a message that Teller Conlon, his best friend, is accused of being a thief and…
traitor. They had both been members of the team that opened the planet Imprima to the Federation. Conlon, who chose to stay on Imprima, has disappeared and along with him the jewel known as Fortune's Light. Riker sets out to find both, but it will not be easy on a planet where treachery is commonplace. Some strong language. BestsellerBy Cynthia Freeman. 1990
Kathy Ross and David Kohn first meet on a trip to Germany to aid concentration camp survivors. It is love…
at first sight. But time and circumstances keep them apart. Kathy marries David's cousin Phil, but soon realizes she has made a big mistake. Forced to flee with her son, she makes a new life for them, and dreams of David. Can her dreams come true? Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerBy Diane Duane. 1950
Dr. McCoy is given command of the "Enterprise" while Captain Kirk beams down to the tiny planet "Flyspeck" on a…
diplomatic mission. The doctor is enjoying his authority until Captain Kirk disappears. When an alien fleet arrives, things really heat up and the battle begins in earnest--a battle there is no hope of winning. BestsellerBy Eugenia Price. 1991
St. Simons Island, Georgia, 1815. Anne Couper, about to celebrate her eighteenth birthday, is positive that something dramatic is going…
to happen in her life. When the British arrive and capture all the guests at a house party on a nearby island, Anne immediately falls in love with her captor, Lieutenant John Fraser. After being allowed to marry, the couple struggles over where to live--England or Georgia. Volume 1 of Georgia Trilogy. BestsellerBy Shirlee Busbee. 1991
London, 1815. Pip, Jacko, and Ben Fowler, experts in the art of picking pockets, are ordered by the "one-eyed man"…
to remove certain articles from Mr. Royce Manchester. A simple task, but Pip gets caught. Instead of turning Pip in to the authorities, Manchester takes the child home with him--only to discover that Pip is a girl. No one is prepared for the havoc Pip and the "one-eyed man" will create. Some descriptions of sex. BestsellerBy Howard Weinstein. 1990
For more than 300 years, the people of Alaj and Etolos have been bitter enemies. Now they must work together…
to save both planets. The last sacred animal on Alaj, the nefittifi, dies, and there are only a few left on Etolos. Meanwhile, volcanoes are making Etolos unlivable and its people need a new world. Captain Picard and the crew of the "Enterprise" are called in to help. Star Trek novel. BestsellerBy Carolyn Clowes. 1990
A group of children on the abandoned planet of Hellguard are half Vulcans. Spock has been assigned the task of…
bringing these totally uncivilized children back into Federation territory. But when the deadly force of these children is unleashed in the Federation, the Federation's only hope for survival lies in the memory of Spock's protege, Saavik. Star Trek novel. Some strong language. BestsellerBy Johanna Lindsey. 1990
London 1818. Georgina Anderson came from America to search for her fiance, Malcolm Cameron--missing for six years. But when she…
finds him, he has a wife and several children. Now all she wants to do is return to America. She is so desperate that she disguises herself as a cabin boy and obtains a job aboard the "Maiden Anne." But she never planned on meeting Captain James Malory. Descriptions of sex. BestsellerBy Janet Dailey. 1991
Kit Masters returns to her home on Silverwood Ranch in Aspen, Colorado, after ten years. She spent those years in…
Hollywood as a soap-opera actress, but in Aspen she'll be starring in her first movie. There are sad memories in her hometown, but there's also Tom Bannon--her old love who jilted her but is now available again. Descriptions of sex. BestsellerBy Dick Francis. 1990
John Kendall, a fledgling author of survival manuals, struggles to exist in a frigid attic. When the pipes break, he…
agrees to write a biography of champion racehorse trainer Tremayne Vickers--in return for room and board and a small fee. His research into Vickers's life turns up the recent murders of two young women. When John gets close to solving the crimes, the murderer forces him to use his own survival advice. Strong language. BestsellerBy Stephen King. 1991
Leland Gaunt, a new resident in Castle Rock, sets up a curio shop, Needful Things, where a person can have…
anything his or her heart desires--but for a price! Customers must play a prank on a designated person, and sometimes the jokes have serious consequences. Perhaps the residents are paying too high a price for happiness, for Castle Rock has become a battleground. Some violence and strong language. BestsellerBy Anne McCaffrey. 1991
For more than 2,500 years, the people of Pern have taken to the sky on their faithful dragons to attack…
the terrible spores known as Thread, and they have searched for a way to destroy Thread forever. Now with the discovery of their original landing site and the exposing of Aivas, the Artificial Intelligence Voice-Address System, they have the vital information. Sequel to "Renegades of Pern." Bestseller