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Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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In the aftermath of the Civil War, Josephine vows to rebuild her family's once-grand Virginia plantation. But in the face of such destruction, is redemption and faith in God possible? The difficult years of the Reconstruction era are brought to life by interweaving the stories of three women--daughter, mother, and freed slave.
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"October in Taylorsford, Virginia means it's leaf peeping season, with bright colorful foliage and a delightful fresh crew of tourists attending the annual Heritage Festival which celebrates local history and arts and crafts. Library director Amy Webber, though, is slightly dreading having to spend two days running a yard sale fundraiser for her library. But during these preparations, when she and her assistant Sunny stumble across a dead body, Amy...
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Kay Scarpetta mysteries volume 25
Language
English
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"Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta has come almost full circle, returning to Virginia as the chief medical examiner, the state where she launched her storied career. Finding herself the new girl in town once again after being away for many years, she's inherited not only an overbearing secretary, but also a legacy of neglect and potential corruption. She and her husband Benton Wesley, now a forensic psychologist with the U.S. Secret Service, have...
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Darwin series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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In the decade since women began giving birth to a new human species, Homo sapiens novus, the world has been in turmoil as these "new" humans battle for survival against those who feel threatened by this leap in evolution.
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Domestic diva mysteries volume 14
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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When a fellow traveler from her best friend Nina's international tour group is murdered, and Nina is the prime suspect, Sophie must solve this case involving cryptic messages and a cursed artifact as the body count rises.
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Old Town's midsummer festivities are getting a tasty addition this year. To coincide with a public performance of Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” Bobbie Sue Bodoin, the Queen of Cheesecake, has hired Sophie to organize a dinner with a dessert buffet on the waterfront. Bobbie Sue's homegrown company is thriving, and since her baking dish overfloweth, she wants to reward her employees. Bobbie Sue has only one menu demand: no cheesecake!...
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English
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Hispanic Heritage Month Fiction
Romance by Black Authors
Valentine's Day Romances
Hispanic Heritage Month Fiction
Romance by Black Authors
Valentine's Day Romances
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"A wedding planner left at the altar? Yeah, the irony isn't lost on Carolina Santos, either. But despite that embarrassing blip from her past, Lina's offered an opportunity that could change her life. There's just one hitch... she has to collaborate with the best (make that worst) man from her own failed nuptials. Marketing expert Max Hartley is determined to make his mark with a coveted hotel client looking to expand its brand. Then he learns he'll...
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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A few nights before Christmas, Meg is awakened when Michael has to go to the New Life Baptist Church, where someone has put a cage full of skunks in the choir loft. The process of de-skunking the church has caused the pre-Christmas concert to relocate. Meg helps her grandfather take the skunks to the zoo, where they find that his boa has been stolen. It turns up during the concert, slithering out from the evergreens. It's clear that some holiday pranksters...
9) Lethal game
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Series
Jonathan Grave thrillers volume 14
Language
English
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Becoming the prey for assassins while hunting in Montana, hostage expert Jonathan Graves and his fellow special-ops veteran, Boxers, discover their nightmare is just beginning, while back in Fisherman's Cove, Virginia, Jonathan's team are also fighting for their lives.
“[Gilstrap’s] greatest strength is the ability to blend breathtaking action with deep emotion regarding the characters.” —Jeffery Deaver The exhilarating new thriller from...
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Fleeing a disastrous love affair, university librarian Amy Webber moves in with her aunt in a quiet, historic mountain town in Virginia. She quickly busies herself with managing a charming public library that requires all her attention with its severe lack of funds and overabundance of eccentric patrons. The last thing she needs is a new, available neighbor whose charm lures her into trouble. Dancer-turned-teacher and choreographer Richard Muir inherited...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Two motherless sisters--Bean and Liz--are shuttled to Virginia, where their Uncle Tinsley lives in the decaying mansion that's been in their family for generations. When school starts in the fall, Bean easily adjusts and makes friends, and Liz becomes increasingly withdrawn. Then something happens to Liz and Bean is left to challenge the injustice of the adult world.
It is 1970 in a small town in California. "Bean" Holladay is twelve and her sister,...
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John Puller novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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From David Baldacci--the modern master of the thriller and #1 worldwide bestselling novelist-comes a new hero: a lone Army Special Agent taking on the toughest crimes facing the nation. And Zero Day is where it all begins.... John Puller is a combat veteran and the best military investigator in the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Division. His father was an Army fighting legend, and his brother is serving a life sentence for treason in a federal...
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Meg Langslow mysteries volume 17
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Investigating her long-lost grandmother's alleged killer, Meg teams up with investigator Stanley Denton and her grandfather to stage a feral emu and ostrich rescue only to find the rescue team accused of the suspect's murder.
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2015.
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English
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It's another holiday and Mayor Randall Shiffley has turned Caerphilly, Virginia, into Spooky City, USA. The residents are covering every window with cobwebs and roaming the streets in costume to entertain the tourists, and Meg's grandfather is opening a new "Creatures of the Night" exhibit in the zoo. When a real body at the zoo and a suspicious fire at the Haunted House threaten to mar the town's creepy fun, it's up to Meg Langslow to save Halloween....
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