So Worthy My Love

So Worthy My Love

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Romance / Historical Fiction

Maxim Proud and passionate, the Marquess of Bradbury swore vengeance on those who had stolen his title and lands. . .and branded him a traitor to the Crown. Elise Beautiful and spirited, she found herself the innocent prisoner of the marquess, her family's most hated foe. So Worthy My Love They were bitter enemies caught in a dangerous tide that swept through Elizabeth's England—And thus began a battle of wit and will between two people so perfectly matched that they could only fall in love.
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Jessi and the Superbrat

Jessi and the Superbrat

Ann M. Martin

Children's Books / Young Adult

Stoneybrook has gone star-crazy! Derek Masters, an eight-year-old regular on a hit TV sitcom, has moved to town. Everyone's wondering what a real-live TV star will be like-will he drive to school in a limo? Jessi can't believe it, but even stars need baby-sitters,and she's the lucky club member to watch Derek Masters. Even though a lot of kids at school call Derek a spoiled brat, Jessi likes him immediately.He rides bikes and eats junk food like a normal kid, but he has exciting stories about Hollywood, too! Pretty soon baby-sitting and ballet are starting to look kind of boring next to TV scripts and cameras. Maybe Jessi would like to be a star, too!
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The Twelve Crimes of Christmas

The Twelve Crimes of Christmas

Martin H. Greenberg (ed)

Martin H. Greenberg (ed)

Martin H. Greenberg & Isaac Asimov & C. L. R. Waugh (ed)Christmas themed mysteries. Contents:Introduction: NOEL, NOEL! by Isaac AsimovCHRISTMAS PARTY by Rex StoutDO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPLIFTING EARLY by Robert SomerlottTHE NECKLACE OF PEARLS by Dorothy L. SayersFATHER CRUMLISH CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS by Alice Scanlan ReachTHE CHRISTMAS MASQUE by S. S. RaffertyTHE DAUPHIN’S DOLL by Ellery QueenBY THE CHIMNEY WITH CARE by Nick O’DonohoeTHE PROBLEM OF THE CHRISTMAS STEEPLE by Edward D. HochDEATH ON CHRISTMAS EVE by Stanley EllinTHE ADVENTURE OF THE UNIQUE DICKENSIANS by August DerlethBLIND MAN’S HOOD by John Dickson CarrTHE THIRTEENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS by Isaac Asimov[/quote] Introduction: NOEL, NOEL! by Isaac AsimovCHRISTMAS PARTY by Rex StoutDO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPLIFTING EARLY by Robert SomerlottTHE NECKLACE OF PEARLS by Dorothy L. SayersFATHER CRUMLISH CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS by Alice Scanlan ReachTHE CHRISTMAS MASQUE by S. S. RaffertyTHE DAUPHIN’S DOLL by Ellery QueenBY THE CHIMNEY WITH CARE by Nick O’DonohoeTHE PROBLEM OF THE CHRISTMAS STEEPLE by Edward D. HochDEATH ON CHRISTMAS EVE by Stanley EllinTHE ADVENTURE OF THE UNIQUE DICKENSIANS by August DerlethBLIND MAN’S HOOD by John Dickson CarrTHE THIRTEENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS by Isaac Asimov[/quote]
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Eden Close

Eden Close

Anita Shreve

Literature & Fiction

A compelling tale of edgy, small-town emotions, lingering obsession, and romantic salvation. Andrew, after many years, returns to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral. Planning to remain only a few days, he is drawn into the tragic legacy of his childhood friend and beautiful girl next door, Eden Close. An adopted child, Eden had learned to avoid the mother who did not want her and to please the father who did. She also aimed to please Andrew and his friends, first by being one of the boys and later by seducing them. Then one hot night, Andrew was awakened by gunshots and piercing screams from the next farm: Mr. Close had been killed and Eden blinded. Now, seventeen years later, Andrew begins to uncover the grisly story - to unravel the layers of thwarted love between the husband, wife, and tormented girl. And as the truth about Eden's past comes to light, so too does Andrew's strange and binding attachment to her reveal itself.
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To the Market Place

To the Market Place

Berry Fleming

Berry Fleming

Originally published in 1938 by Harcourt, Brace, this tale of people who migrate to New York City in search of careers and fulfillment was the first work that brought Berry Fleming to national prominence as a novelist.
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All New People

All New People

Anne Lamott

Biographies & Memoirs / Nonfiction / Religion & Spirituality

With generosity, humor, and pathos, Anne Lamott takes on the barrage of dislocating changes that shook the Sixties. Leading us through the wake of these changes is Nanny Goodman, a girl living in Marin County, California. A half-adult child among often childish adults, Nanny grows up with two spectacularly odd parents: a writer father and a mother who is a constant source of material. As she moves into her adolescence, so, it seems, does America. While grappling with her own coming-of-age, Nanny witnesses an entire culture's descent into drugs, the mass exodus of fathers from her town, and rapid real-estate and technological development that foreshadow a drastically different future. In All New People, Anne Lamott works a special magic, transforming failure into forgiveness and illuminating the power of love to redeem us.
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The Cage

The Cage

S. M. Stirling

S. M. Stirling

Product DescriptionHabiku Smoothtongue corrupted everyone and everything that ever meant anything to Megan Thanesdoom--including Megan herself. But now Megan has returned, and she's not alone. Backed by barbarian warrior Shkai'ra's sword, Megan is ready to claim her rightful status in the world.
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Sweet Savage Eden

Sweet Savage Eden

Heather Graham

Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Historical Fiction

DEFIANT BRIDE From the first time Jasmine's eyes met those of Lord Jamie Cameron in a smoky British inn, theirs was the wrong kind of attraction -- not gentle, slow, and easy, but hot, hard, and all-consuming. The illegitimate daughter of an actress and a duke, Jassy had dreams no man could wench from her in a moment of desire. She's resist this bold nobleman with all the strength of her soul. But her golden hair, fiery temperament, and indomitable spirit obsessed Lord Cameron... and he wanted her with him when he sailed for the new wilderness called Virginia. So he had a bargain for the spit-fire Jassy, one that only a very special woman would dare to make...
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Ted Bundy

Ted Bundy

Stephen G. Michaud

Stephen G. Michaud

In a series of death row interviews done shortly before his execution, infamous serial killer Ted Bundy gave a third-person "confession" of his many murders. This definitive book on Bundy was recently made into a Netflix documentary. What goes on in the mind of a serial killer? Drawn from more than 150 hours of exclusive tape-recorded interviews with the handsome, charismastic Bundy, whose grisly killing spree left at least 30 young women dead across seven states between 1974 and 1978, this chilling exposé provides a shocking self-portrait of one of the most savage sex murderers in history. Speaking eerily in the third person, Bundy reveals appalling details about his crimes, discloses how he attracted his victims, explains how he methodically disguised his acts, and recounts his two daring jailbreaks. Bundy also offers his thoughts on other infamous serial killers, including John Wayne Gacy and Son of Sam.
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Shadow Dance

Shadow Dance

Susan Andersen

Romance

What Lurks in the Dark Shadows of the Heart?Most men who see Amanda Charles dance worship her from afar. But one "admirer" is getting too close to the glamorous showgirl...perilously close. The looks, style, and grace that make Amanda sparkle on stage have now made her something else: the target of a serial killer.Detective Tristan MacLaughlin has drawn the case that is pulling him deep into a world of pageantry and dazzle -- and closer to the stunning, violet-eyed beauty who keeps her secrets and emotions locked tightly inside. Tristan never thought he'd be bewitched by Amanda's charms, never though he'd care. And he never imagined that by wanting her, by trying to protect her, he'd place her in the gravest danger of all.
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To Asmara: A Novel of Africa

To Asmara: A Novel of Africa

Thomas Keneally

Literature & Fiction / Nonfiction

A disillusioned reporter joins three fellow Westerners on a journey of discovery through the raging fires of a brutal East African conflict With his own life in flux, Timothy Darcy, an Australian journalist, finds escape in the ongoing turmoil of Eritrea. Entering the war-torn East African region with three Western strangers on missions of their own—Christine, a young Frenchwoman searching for her lost cinematographer father; Lady Julia, an aging British feminist; and Mark Henry, an American aid worker whose motives are masked in shadow—Darcy is plunged into the center of a twenty-five-year-long conflict between Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie’s army and Eritrean guerillas. Witnessing scenes of brutality, starvation, and oppression as they venture ever deeper into the true heart of darkness, the dispassionate reporter and his companions will never be the same. Based on his own firsthand experiences in Africa, Thomas Keneally, the acclaimed Man Booker Prize–winning author of Schindler’s List, delivers a powerful and profoundly moving novel of war, injustice, commitment, courage, and self-discovery set amid the horrors and tragedy of the vicious Eritrean conflict.
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