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61) The gallows land
Author
Publisher
Chivers Press
Pub. Date
c1983
Language
English
Description
Following the death of his young wife, Roy Boone wanders aimlessly in the arid Southwest, desperate for water. Instead he finds a heap of trouble-when he meets a pretty young woman whose face bears the signs of an abusive husband.
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Happily married with two children and a comfortable home in a Swiss town, Thomas and Astrid enjoy a glass of wine in their garden on a night like any other. Called back to the house by their son's cries, Astrid goes inside, expecting her husband to join her in a bit. But Thomas gets up and, after a brief moment of hesitation, opens the gate and walks out. No longer bound by the ties of his everyday life--family, friends, work--Thomas begins a winding...
Author
Language
English
Description
Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron has spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, independent young woman, she is like a breath of fresh air. Unhesitatingly, he marries her and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. But when a tree crashes into their house and Dorothy is killed, Aaron feels as though he has been erased forever. Only Dorothy's unexpected appearances...
Author
Language
English
Description
Recounts how Reno millionare Darren Mack murdered his ex-wife after a bitter divorce.
"They were a picture-perfect family--until a bitter divorce drove Darren Mack over the edge. A Reno millionaire, Mack was ordered by the court to pay his wife $10,000 a month in alimony. Instead, he stabbed her in the garage while their daughter watched TV upstairs. The only person Mack hated more than his wife was the family court judge who presided over their...
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
♭2013.
Language
English
Description
Cindy Chupack has spent much of her adult life writing about dating and relationships for several hit TV series and as a sex columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine. At the age of thirty-nine, she finally found The One, and a wealth of new material. Marriage, Cindy discovered, was more of an adventure than she ever imagined, and in this collection of essays she deftly examines the comedy and cringe-worthy aspects of matrimony.
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Raised by two loving parents in New Delhi, India, Kanchan Bhaskar has always been taught that marriage means companionship, tenderness, and mutual respect—so when she enters into an arranged marriage, this is the kind of partnership she anticipates with her new, seemingly wonderful, husband. But after they marry, she quickly discovers that his warmth is deceptive—that the man beneath the bright, charming façade is actually a narcissistic, alcoholic,...
68) Picture perfect
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
Cassie Barrett, a world-renowned anthropologist, wakes up in a graveyard and doesn't know who she is. Taken in for a few days by William Flying Horse, a Native American police officer, she waits for her life to reappear. When Hollywood heartthrob Alex Rivers shows up to claim her as his wife, she is stunned but still doesn't remember anything
To the outside world, they seem to have it all. Cassie Barrett, a renowned anthropologist, and Alex Rivers,...
69) Fatherhood
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter's birth.
70) Oliver's story
Publisher
Paramount DVD
Pub. Date
c1978
Language
English
Description
In this sequel to Love Story, widower Oliver tries to rebuild his life and finds himself falling in love again.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Taking her place in late nineteenth-century Boston society, Eleanor Burden, who believes she has advance knowledge of every major event that is to occur in her lifetime, struggles to balance the expectations of her family with her resolve to prevent historical disasters.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The last original wife among her husband's group of cronies, Leslie Anne realizes her life is a sham and embraces the healing powers of South Carolina's white beaches where she reclaims the strong and sexy woman she was meant to be.
"Experience the sultry Southern atmosphere of Atlanta and the magic of the Carolina Lowcountry in this funny and poignant tale of one audacious woman's quest to find the love she deserves, from New York Times bestselling...
Series
The plays of William Shakespeare volume 5
Publisher
Bard Productions
Pub. Date
2001]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Shakespeare's timeless comedy of lovers' seductions, fanciful deceits and marital fidelity.
74) Taken 3
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose long awaited reconciliation with his ex-wife is tragically cut short when she is brutally murdered, must use his 'particular set of skills' to track down the real killers, exact his unique brand of justice, and protect the only thing that matters to him now: his daughter.
75) Thunder and rain
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Language
English
Formats
Description
Modern cowboy Tyler Steele must raise his son, Brodie, save his ranch, and rebuild his life after his wife leaves him for being emotionally distant. Samantha and her daughter, Hope, are on the run from an abusive ex who has the resources and the determination to hunt them down. Tyler knows he can help-- but letting them into his life may cost more than he's willing to pay. He ultimately learns that being a man means confronting your true weaknesses....
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
In awe of his strikingly beautiful, highly strung wife and her equally volatile mother, novelist Guy Ableman finds his work persistently interrupted by their drama and dreams of squeezing out one more great book in spite of growing fears that reading is a cultural activity of the past.
78) Come with me
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Reeling after his wife dies, Aaron Decker finds a motel receipt among her belongings and embarks on a journey to uncover what she was doing in the weeks before her death, revealing dark secrets and a terrifying truth.
79) Cyanide Wells
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Formats
Description
Learning that his wife, who has been missing for fourteen years, is alive and letting people believe he is responsible for her disappearance, Matthew journeys to California to clear his name.
80) White bodies
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"This chilling psychological suspense novel--think Strangers on a Train for the modern age--explores the dark side of love and the unbreakable ties that bind two sisters together. Felix and Tilda seem like the perfect couple: young and in love, a financier and a beautiful up-and-coming starlet. But behind their flawless facade, not everything is as it seems. Callie, Tilda's unassuming twin, has watched her sister visibly shrink under Felix's domineering...
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