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141) All for one
Author
Series
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
In this dazzling finale to the trilogy that began with the New York Times bestselling Alex & Eliza: A Love Story, the curtain closes on the epic romance of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler. 1785. New York, New York. As a young nation begins to take shape, Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler are on top of the world. They're the toast of the town, keeping New York City buzzing with tales of their lavish parties, of Eliza's legendary wit,...
Author
Series
Bride's story volume 3
Publisher
Yen
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"A young widow, Talas opens her home to the researcher Mr. Smith, who has ventured to her town to continue his studies. However, when Talas's uncle begins to see Smith as an impediment to his plans to wed his son to Talas, the old man's schemes land the Englishman in prison! Far from friends and even farther from home, Smith's outlook seems grim" -- from publisher's web site.
143) The real Wallis Simpson: a new history of the American divorcée who became the Duchess of Windsor
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Wallis Simpson is known as the woman at the center of the most scandalous love affair of the 20th century, but in this surprising new biography, bestselling author Anna Pasternak redeems a women wronged by history with new information revealed by those who were close to the couplepresenting Wallis as a convenient scapegoat to rid England of a king deemed unworthy to rule. The story that has been told repeatedly is this: The handsome, charismatic,...
144) Northanger Abbey
Author
Publisher
Sweet Cherry Publishing Limited
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel – at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! All Catherine wants is to be like the heroines in the books she reads. On her first trip away from home, she finally gets her chance. A new friendship and a growing love lead her to the spooky Northanger Abbey. There Catherine will find that a little imagination can cause a lot of trouble. "-
147) Ellen's broom
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cherishing the special broom resting above her hearth for its representation of the slave heritage that once forbade legal marriages, Ellen prepares for her parents' triumphant registry at a Reconstruction-era courthouse as lawful husband and wife and proudly carries the broom so that they can repeat a cultural wedding tradition.
148) Un romance adorable
Author
Series
Publisher
Titania
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
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Description
Marcus Holyrod is a man of his word. He promised Daniel Smythe-Smith, his best friend in the world, that he would not let Daniel's sister Honoria marry an idiot. Since Lady Honoria Smythe-Smith seems determined on acquiring a husband and since Daniel is currently sojourning in Italy due to a dueling contretemps it would seem that it truly is up to Marcus to keep Honoria from marrying the wrong man. Of course, if Marcus keeps eliminating candidates...
149) Last chance Harvey
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Harvey is a divorced, down-on-his-luck music jingle composer. Kate is a lonely British airline employee. Chance brings them together. Harvey's intention is to only stay for the wedding ceremony of his daughter, he rushes off to the airport so he can make it home for an important music industry meeting. When Harvey gets let go from his job, he decides to stay in London and go to his daughter's wedding reception. He finds Kate and asks her to accompany...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Asian American Memoirs & Biographies
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Asian American Memoirs & Biographies
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Description
"A searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parents--her father a Vietnam veteran, her mother an Okinawan war bride--and her own, fraught cultural heritage. Elizabeth's mother was working as a nightclub hostess on U.S.-occupied Okinawa when she met the American soldier who would become her husband. The language barrier and power imbalance that defined their early relationship followed them to the...
Author
Publisher
Lawrence Hill Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Fearful of violating Indiana's anti-miscegenation laws in the 1940s, E. Dolores Johnson's black father and white mother fled Indianapolis to secretly marry. Johnson searched her father's black genealogy and then was amazed to suddenly realize that her mother's whole white side was missing in family history. Johnson went searching for the white family who did not know she existed. When she found them, it's not just their shock and her mother's shame...
152) The husband campaign
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The moment John, Lord Hascot, encounters a young woman sheltering in his abandoned stable, his future is sealed. To prevent scandal--and protect Lady Amelia Jacoby from her parents' ire--he must propose. John's ability to trust vanished when his former love married his twin brother. Yet he offers Amelia everything she could want--except affection. Amelia sees John's true nature shine through when he cares for his horses. But the brooding aristocrat...
153) Fortuna
Author
Series
Publisher
Anagrama
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Una escritora galardonada de ficción absorbente y sofisticada ofrece una novela elegante y propulsora arraigada en la Nueva York de principios del siglo XX, sobre la riqueza y el talento, la confianza y la intimidad, la verdad y la percepción. En la glamorosa ciudad de Nueva York de la década de 1920, dos personajes de gusto sofisticado se unen. Uno es un magnate legendario de Wall Street; la otra, la brillante hija de aristócratas pobres. Empapado...
154) The Missus
Author
Publisher
Vintage Espanol
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
La cautivadora continuación del best seller Mister, una apasionada historia de amor de E. L. James, autora del fenómeno mundial «Cincuenta sombras». «Alessia observa a su marido con los ojos entornados. "Tendrás que luchar por él". Las palabras pronunciadas por su madre en su llamada de esta mañana resuenan en su cabeza. Y eso va a hacer: luchar. Usando todas las armas a su alcance. Le ama. De eso está segura. Le desea. Y desea que él...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
Based upon actual love letters and telegrams, describes fictionalized accounts of the lives and thoughts of each of Ernest Hemingway's four wives, describing what it was like to be loved by the dashing, adventurous novelist and member of the zLost Generation.y.
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