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21) Crimson phoenix
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Series
Language
English
Description
Victoria Emerson, a West Virginia congresswoman and single mother, becomes the last hope of a nation brought to the brink of destruction in the wake of nuclear war.
22) The hunter
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A riveting atmospheric suspense debut that explores the dark side of a small town and asks: How can we uncover the truth when we are lying to ourselves?"--
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Language
English
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Description
"One woman discovers the beauty in chaos in this poignant and heartwarming story about the threads that hold family together from #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery. With her divorce settlement about to run out and a mortgage she can't afford, Robyn Caldwell needs a plan for her future. She nurtured her family and neglected herself. But how's she supposed to think when her daughter has become the most demanding bride ever, her son...
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
408 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reluctantly agreeing to organize a children's benefit at which a rock-star ex-lover is performing, Claire Danner Crispin finds her efforts complicated by her clashes with a fellow organizer, her best friend's catering mishaps, and a new relationship.
25) Close to home
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
"Vowing to make a fresh start, Sarah McAdams has come home to renovate the old Victorian mansion where she grew up. Her daughters, Jade and Gracie, aren't impressed by the rundown property on the shores of Oregon's wild Columbia River. As soon as they pull up the isolated drive, Sarah too is beset by uneasy memories--of her cold, distant mother, of the half-sister who vanished without a trace, and of a long-ago night when Sarah was found on the widow's...
26) When I found you
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Series
Language
English
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"Sometimes the biggest emotional risk can reap the best romantic reward... After everything she worked for is destroyed, pediatrician Natasha Gray is determined to build a new life. Divorced, bankrupt and suddenly a single mom, she's ready to start over in Silver Springs--on her own. She certainly doesn't need help from Mack Amos, the man who's already broken her heart twice. Although Mack has had feelings for Tash since they first met, too many things...
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wish comes a poignant love story about risking everything for a dream--and whether it's possible to leave the past behind. Colby Mills once felt destined for a musical career, until tragedy grounded his aspirations. Now the head of a small family farm in North Carolina, he spontaneously takes a gig playing at a bar in St. Pete's Beach, Florida, seeking a rare break from his duties at home. But...
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Language
English
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"A producer at the Belfast bureau of the BBC, Tessa is at work one day when the news of another raid comes on the air. The IRA may have gone underground after the Good Friday agreement, but they never really went away, and lately, bomb threats, arms drops, and helicopters floating ominously over the city have become features of everyday life. As the anchor requests the public's help in locating those responsible for this latest raid - a robbery at...
29) Sticky fingers
Author
Series
Roxy abruzzo volume 2
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
294 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"Set in near-future America, The School for Good Mothers introduces readers to a government-run reform program where bad mothers are retrained using robot doll children with artificial intelligence. Protagonist Frida Liu, a 39-year-old Chinese-American single mother in Philadelphia, loses custody of her 18-month-old daughter, Harriet, after she leaves Harriet home alone for two hours on one very bad day. To regain custody, Frida must spend a year...
31) The house guests
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When her step-daughter steals money belonging to Amber, a woman who has since been evicted along with her teenage son, Cassie invites them to move in with her and as they each form friendships, Cassie discovers that Amber is trying to outrun her dark past.
Author
Series
Scottish bookshop volume 2
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"Desperate to escape from London, single mother Zoe wants to build a new life for herself and her four year old son Hari. She can barely afford the crammed studio apartment on a busy street where shouting football fans keep them awake all night. Hari's dad, Jaz, a charismatic but perpetually broke DJ, is no help at all. But his sister Surinder comes to Zoe's aid, hooking her up with a job as far away from the urban crush as possible: a bookshop on...
33) Blue Moon haven
Author
Series
New Americana volume 7
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Kelly Jenkins heads to bucolic Blue Moon, Alabama, believing a new life will heal the two orphaned children in her care. Signing on to revive the drive-in theater seems like a worthy venture, until she discovers the property is in deep disrepair. Still, Kelly takes on the renovation, beginning with an ancient tree that needs to come down. Seth Morgan reluctantly steps in to help Kelly, even offering her and her kids shelter in his home. Soon everyone...
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Language
English
Description
"Against All Odds is the wise, moving new novel from Danielle Steel, whose many #1 New York Times bestselling tales have made her one of America's favorite authors"--
"The story of a long-widowed proprietor of a top flight haute couture resale shop and her four adult children, who, in their search to find the right partners for themselves, encounter and struggle with some very difficult and modern problems facing young people today"--
35) The next always
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Language
English
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Description
Although he is busy turning the town's historic hotel into a bed and breakfast, Beckett is also developing an interest in the single mother who runs the bookstore across the street.
36) Jessie
Author
Series
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
297 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jessie Wheeler has raised her children and run the local general store by herself since her husband Seth left, and when Seth returns, claiming to be a changed man and asking for another chance, it is hard for Jessie to trust him.
Author
Series
A Swift River Valley novel volume 5
Publisher
Mira
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Widowed single mother Clare Morgan moves to a small Massachusetts town, where she settles into her new job as the town's librarian and helps Boston ER doctor Logan Farrell decorate his grandmother's house for Christmas one last time before he sells it.
Author
Language
English
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Description
No longer famous, journalist Cannie Shapiro writes science fiction under a pen name while raising her teenage daughter, and considers her husband Peter's request to have Cannie's flamboyant sister provide surrogate services so that they can have a second child.
39) Stealing home
Author
Series
Sweet magnolias volume 1
Publisher
Mira
Language
English
Description
While dealing with a wealth of family issues, Serenity, South Carolina, resident Maddie Townsend, jobless and newly single, finds herself the talk of the town when her son's baseball coach declares his love.
40) Return to sender
Author
Language
English
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Description
Nineteen years after giving birth to a son that she raised by herself, Lin Townsend crosses paths with her son's father, now a millionaire, and begins to plot her revenge.