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The girl with green eyes
Par Betty Neels. 1990
Lucy wasn't a bright career girl like her two sisters. All she wanted was to find a man she loved…
and settle down with him. But Mr Right seemed to be peculiarly elusive. Until the day she encountered paediatrician William Thurloe. Not that she had the faintest hope of ever attracting his interest with the glamorous Fiona as direct competition! 1990.The girl who dreamed only geese, and other tales of the Far North: And Other Tales Of The Far North
Par Howard A Norman. 1997
Ten stories from Inuit oral tradition include portrayals of tundra wildlife - puffins, a wolverine, a seagull, a narwhal, and…
geese. The Biblical Noah appears in "Noah Hunts a Woolly Mammoth." In the title piece, a young girl's ability to help maintain the village food supply by dreaming about geese is challenged by a shaman. Grades 4-7. 1997.The garment
Par Catherine Cookson. 1994
Grace Rouse, a normal and beautiful young woman, is forced to recognise that her marriage is a sham after two…
years as the wife of a country parson. She seeks to escape a mounting sense of frustration and despair by turning from the husband she has tried in vain to love to the comfort and release offered by another man. Grace is forced to wage a war between a man who can give her children and a man who passionately desires children but can only give them his name. 1994.The Gardens of Covington (Ladies of Covington ; #2)
Par Joan A Medlicott. 2001
Three seventyish friends, who live together in a North Carolina farmhouse, are busy growing and learning through life's experiences. Stalwart…
Hannah rallies the town's forces to combat a ruthless developer. Sweet, soft Grace and beau Bob open a tearoom together. And dreamy Amelia falls hard for a scoundrel who is sure to hurt her. Some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. 2002, c2001. (Ladies of Covington ; 2)The evolution of Alice
Par David Robertson. 2014
Alice, a single mother raising her three young daughters on the rez where she grew up, has never had an…
easy life, but has managed to get by with the support of her best friend, Gideon, and her family. When an unthinkable loss occurs, Alice is forced onto a different path, one that will challenge her belief in herself and the world she thought she knew. 2014.The devil's own
Par Sandra Brown. 1987
When Kerry Bishop needs help getting nine orphans out of Montenegro, she decides to seduce a mercenary. Picking the most…
dangerous-looking drunken man in the cantina, Kerry lures him home only to learn he is American photojournalist Linc O'Neal. After Linc reluctantly agrees to escort the group through fifty miles of jungle, he mistakenly concludes that Kerry is an American nun. Strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1987.The Christmas wishing tree (Eternity Springs novel. #15.)
Par Emily March. 2018
A man who loves adventure and the open sea, Devin Murphy returns for a short Christmas trip to his small…
hometown of Eternity Springs. Immersed in the joy and magic of the holiday season all around him, he doesn't hesitate to play along when a young boy phones Santa to ask for a very special wish. Devin never guesses that a wrong number has the potential to make everything in his life so right. 2018.The hill
Par Karen Bass. 2016
Jared’s plane has crashed in the Alberta wilderness, and Kyle is first on the scene. When Jared insists on hiking…
up the highest hill in search of cell phone reception, Kyle hesitates; his Cree grandmother has always forbidden him to go near it. There’s no stopping Jared, though, so Kyle reluctantly follows. After a night spent on the hilltop - with no cell service - the teens discover something odd: the plane has disappeared. Nothing in the forest surrounding them seems right. In fact, things seem very wrong. And worst of all, something - a creature that should only exist in legend - is hunting them. For senior high readers. 2016.The heaviness of things that float
Par Jennifer Manuel. 2016
Depicts the lonely world of Bernadette, a woman who has spent the last forty years living alone on the periphery…
of a remote West Coast First Nations reserve, serving as a nurse for the community. Only weeks from retirement, Bernadette finds herself unsettled, with no immediate family of her own. And then a shocking announcement crackles over the VHF radio of the remote medical outpost: Chase Charlie, the young man that Bernadette loves like a son, is missing. Winner of the 2017 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. 2016.The heart's lonely secret
Par Jane Peart. 1994
Ivy Austin dreams of being set free from the drudgery of the orphanage. But even after she is adopted, Ivy…
finds herself part of a plan to take orphaned and abandoned children by train to new families in the Midwest. On board the Orphan Train frightened Ivy acts impulsively to secure herself a new family. c1994.The harder you fall (Original heartbreakers. #3.)
Par Gena Showalter. 2016
Millionaire video-game creator Lincoln West has a dark and tragic past. The sought-after bachelor lives by a rigid schedule and…
a single rule--one relationship per year, lasting no more than two months. No exceptions. When he gave up the big city for a small town, he hoped to escape the worst of his memories--until a brash beauty dredges up long-buried emotions. 2016.The honourable midwife (Medical Romance #M1170)
Par Lilian Darcy. 2003
A spark of attraction has just ignited between GP Pete Croft and midwife Emma Burns. Given the chance, their passion…
would set ablaze. But Pete's ex-wife is ill and his young twin daughters need him most right now. Even if it breaks her heart, Emma must do the honourable thing and stand aside while Pete puts his family first. But as they tend the Glanfallon community together, the physical temptation between them is torture. And Emma's generosity simply fires Pete's determination to make her his bride. 2003.The hills: more tales from the Blue Stacks, stories of Ireland
Par Robert Bernen. 1983
The highwayman
Par Michele Hauf. 2010
Unleashing the devil within, Max Fitzroy has slain scores of demons. Now, to rid himself of the demon inside -…
who cursed him with immortality and an inability to feel all sensual pleasure - Max needs a witch's familiar, a creature he's made a career of killing. But the Highwayman isn't prepared for Aby. The sleek and sexy conduit to the demon world can see past tortured Max's darkness and bring out deep desires he didn't believe he had the power to feel. Max needs Aby to grant him his freedom and then he needs to slay her. But how can he destroy the only creature he's lusted for in centuries? 2010.The gathering tree (Larry Loyie Ser.)
Par Oskiniko Larry Loyie, Constance Brissenden. 2005
When Tyler's cousin Robert arrives for the annual First Nations gathering, wearing a cowboy hat and a big smile, eager…
for his daily run, it's hard for Tyler to believe his favourite cousin is ill. At 21, Robert has HIV, but by speaking out he hopes he can encourage an awareness of AIDS among the First Nations community. Grades 4-7. 2005.The girl who married the moon: tales from Native North America
Par Joseph Bruchac, Gayle Ross. 1994
16 Native stories about girls. "The Beauty Way" is a recounting of an Apache rite of passage; "Stonecoat" describes the…
defeat of an evil and powerful medicine man by women who use the power of their "moontime"; and in the title story, a girl not only marries the moon but shares his job with him. Grades 4-7. Some descriptions of violence. 2006, c1994.The earth under Sky Bear's feet: native American poems of the land
Par Joseph Bruchac. 1995
The dream carvers
Par Joan Clark. 1995
While on an expedition with his father to get lumber to take back to Greenland, Thrand is captured by the…
native Osweet, who have taken him to replace one of their own who was killed by a Greenlander. For junior and senior high readers. 1995.The doctor's blessing (Brides of Amish country. #2.)
Par Patricia Davids. 2010
As a nurse-midwife in Amish country, Amber Bradley helps expectant mothers have their babies safely at home. But when Hope…
Springs' new doctor arrives, he insists all maternity patients deliver at a hospital. Amber is determined to show Dr. Phillip White that the Amish have a different way of life, one he needs to respect if he expects any patients at all. But even as he becomes more a part of the community, Amber must remember his stay is just temporary. Unless she can convince Phillip he's found the home--and heart--he's always been looking for. 2010.The diamond bride (Presents Ser.)
Par Carole Mortimer. 1998
Nanny wanted! A young girl needs a mother, but does her father need a wife? Annie's delighted when she's hired…
as Jessica Diamond's nanny - she adores her new charge and, after her own childhood spent in care, she's part of a family for the first time. But how complicated her relationship with Rufus Diamond turns out to be! Rufus is more than just Annie's employer; he has the power to make her laugh and cry - and he wants to make love to her! But he obviously won't marry again; the so called 'curse' of the Diamond brides has already touched his life. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1998.