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2) Golden bride
Author
Series
Daughters of the Mayflower volume 8
Publisher
Barbour Books, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Can Olivia survive the crime and Gold Rush fever of 1849...and the countless marriage proposals? A series for fans of all things related to history, romance, adventure, faith, and family trees. The Daughters of the Mayflower series continues when Olivia Brighton finds herself widowed and working her brother's restaurant in San Francisco during the height of the rush for gold. Even though she receives at least twenty marriage proposals a day, she will...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lyrical Press, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Mystery author Nathan Pike checked into South Cove Bed & Breakfast to compose a compelling novel. not commit murder. But things get real when a rival B&B owner ends up exactlyl ike the victim in his draft -- undeniably dead. As Nathan prepares to complete his magnum opus behind bars, Jill's the only one who can prove his innocence and deconstruct the plot of a twisted killer!" --p.4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
After surviving years of abuse, 27-year-old Tessa, pregnant with her third child and living in a trailer on her mother-in-law's property, is at peace in this familial existence until she runs into Mel, the woman she used to love, who causes her to question the very foundations of the life she's built.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Two wounded heroes shattered by tragedy and paralyzed by guilt and must find their footing and work together to catch a killer. A warrant service in the San Bernardino Mountains goes horribly wrong when an IED blast kills four police officers. Devastated by the loss of her team, the lone survivor, Long Beach sergeant Jodie King, struggles with her guilt and grief, especially as the case remains open with no clear leads or suspects. Weeks after the...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to NY. Twenty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of an entirely different journey"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Lyrical Underground/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"After a few months of living with her boyfriend Greg, Jill is still getting used to sharing such close quarters, but she's got no hesitation about joining him for a weekend at South Cove's most luxurious resort. While Greg and his college pals celebrate their buddy's upcoming wedding, Jill intends to pamper herself in style. But when the groom is found floating facedown in the pool, Jill must find the killer fast, or she might not have a boyfriend...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crossing Press
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
Description
A gripping novel of politics, academia, and murder Assistant professor Nan Weaver, an outspoken feminist, is working toward tenure at Berkeley. Nan's blue-collar family left her with a legacy of endurance and hard work, and she is dedicated to her ideals and her students. But Nan's bold campaign against on-campus sexual harassment may be putting her career prospects in jeopardy. When an infamously chauvinistic male English professor turns up dead...
Author
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the relations between two couples in Southern California: one, Los Angeles liberals living on top of Topanga Canyon; the other, illegal immigrants from Mexico struggling to make the most out of their lives in the canyon.
Author
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The newest arrivals in Bellinas, a reclusive, creative community along the coast of northern California run by her husband's cousin, a famous model, Tansy grows more and more suspicious of Bellinas and increasingly desperate to save her already-fragile marriage, wanting to believe in what may only be a beautiful lie.
12) A table for two
Author
Series
Firefly lake (Sheryl Lister) volume 1
Publisher
Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Serenity Wheeler's Supper Club is all about getting together with great friends, incredible food, and a whole lot of dishing--not hooking up. Still, Serenity knows inviting her friend's brother to one of her dinners is just good manners, but the ultra-fine, hazel-eyed Gabriel Cunningham has a gift for saying the wrong thing at the really wrong time. Gabriel isn't quite sure how they got off on the wrong foot, but something about Serenity makes him...