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Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A new novel inspired by little-known historical events: a dramatic story of three young women on a journey in search of family amidst the destruction of the post-Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who rediscovers their story and its vital connection to her own students' lives. Actual "Lost Friends" advertisements that appeared in Southern newspapers after the Civil War, as freed slaves desperately searched for loved ones who had been sold...
Author
Series
Landry family series volume 5
Publisher
Pocket Star Books
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
After being raped by the wealthy Octavious Tate, Gabriel becomes pregnant and spends months locked up in a tiny room at Tate's home while his wife pretends to be expecting in anticipation of claiming Gabriel's baby for her own. Having her child taken from her leaves Gabriel in a deep depression until she falls deeply in love with a man who may bring her even more grief.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Evangeline is eighteen years old when her grandmother gives her the ultimate gift, a scent she has created just for her. From the moment Eva places a drop on her neck, her entire life changes. Previously unnoticed, she becomes the object of intense desire for everyone around her. Men dance close to her; women dip their noses deep into her hair; even the cats outside her bedroom cry to be near her. Gabriel, the quiet student Eva has admired from afar,...
Series
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana boasts a wide array of colorful locals. Sookie Stackhouse is a sweet and innocent waitress who hides her powerful ability to read minds. Bill Compton is a 173 year-old vampire who's just moved back to town. Sookie's brother Jason is a ladies' man who can't seem to stay out of trouble. Tough-as-nails Tara is Sookie's loyal best friend and Sam is the owner of Merlotte's who tries to keep his feelings for Sookie...
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Language
English
Description
Honest illusions: As the daughter of a world-renown magician who is equally accomplished as a jewel thief, Roxy Nouvelle inherits her father's genius. Dashing escape artist Luke Callahan also possesses a gift for relieving the wealthy of their valuables. Brought up together, Roxy and Luke are partners first in illusion, then in crime.
Montana sky: When Jack Mercy died, he left behind a lot of enemies and a ranch worth nearly twenty million dollars....
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"When ballet dancer Clara Campbell arrives in New Orleans, lonely and homesick, she is immediately captivated by the story of Windisle Plantation and the tragic tale that is said to have transpired beyond its gate. Legend has it that it is abandoned by all living souls, but to Clara's great surprise, it is not a ghost she hears through the stone wall surrounding the property, but a flesh and blood man. A scarred stranger with a pain deeper and darker...