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The hangman (Good reads series)
Par Louise Penny. 2010
On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On…
his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c2010.The devil's waltz (MIRA historical romance)
Par Anne Stuart. 2006
Christian Montcalm was a practical, if destitute, scoundrel, but his plan to bed and wed the delectable Miss Hetty Chipple…
would take care of that sticky wicket. Annelise Kempton desired nothing more than to come between this despicable rogue and the fortune (and virtue) of her young charge. All that stood in her way was a man whose rakish charm could tempt a saint to sin, or consign a confirmed spinster to sleepless nights of longing. Explicit descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2006.The best of times
Par Penny Vincenzi. 2009
Jonathan is a surgeon returning from a liaison with his mistress, Abi, and Georgia is an actress going to an…
audition along with her agent Linda. Toby and Barney are on their way to a stag party, Mary is going to the airport to meet her first love, farmer William watches the drama unfold across the hill, and Emma is also a surgeon. One heartbeat in time, and all their lives will be totally transformed. Descriptions of sex and violence and strong language. 2009.The best of me
Par Nicholas Sparks. 2011
Oriental, North Carolina. As high school seniors from different sides of the tracks, Dawson and Amanda had a doomed romance.…
Twenty-five years later they return home when Tuck, an old man important to both of them, dies--and leaves behind a letter describing his own life's magical love. Bestseller. 2011.Sweet memories
Par LaVyrle Spencer. 1984
Theresa, twenty-five, is looking forward to Christmas. Her brother Jeff will be home on leave, and the entire family will…
be together, so why does Jeff have to bring his friend Brian? Christmas is for families. But Brian has no family, and, besides, Jeff wants him to meet Theresa. Brian might be just what she needs to overcome the feelings about her generously endowed figure that make her so unsure of herself. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. 2006, c1984.Shipwreck (Detective Murdoch mystery.)
Par Maureen Jennings. 2010
1873, Nova Scotia. A storm has wrecked a ship on the shores of a fishing village, and people work bravely…
to rescue the crew - but many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local priest examine the bodies, they discover gold and diamonds. They suspect that the shipwreck was not responsible for all the deaths. Some descriptions of violence. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. 2010.Songs of the humpback whale: a novel in five voices
Par Jodi Picoult. 1992
Each character tells his or her side of the story about Jane leaving her husband, Oliver, in San Diego, and…
taking along their teenaged daughter, Rebecca. Driving east toward Jane's brother Joley's place, Jane and Rebecca follow directions that Joley posts along the way. Later Sam enters the picture, and Oliver uses his oceanographic research skills to track his family down. Some strong language and descriptions of sex and violence. 1992.Pleasure for pleasure (Essex sisters ; #4)
Par Eloisa James. 2006
Josie, the youngest Scottish Essex heiress, is mocked by her peers for her ample figure. When one of her mockers…
nearly rapes her, Josie fears she'll have to marry the lecherous young man. But then an unexpected knight in shining armour comes to her rescue. Explicit descriptions of sex. Sequel to "The taming of the duke". 2006. (Essex sisters ; 4)Dans la tourmente, 1773-1776: [roman historique] (Les domestiques de Berthier. #2.)
Par Monique Turcotte. 2012
'' Pendant que le seigneur de Berthier multiplie les efforts pour faire fructifier ses terres, des rebelles des colonies américaines,…
avides de liberté, menacent les villages parsemés le long des rives du Saint-Laurent. Le capitaine Henry Cairns doit répondre à l'appel de l'armée britannique et part en guerre contre les insurgés, laissant Mathilde, sa fiancée, en charge de la gouvernance des enfants Cuthbert au manoir de Berthier. Leur promesse réciproque et les rêves de mariage qui les lient résisteront-ils aux manigances de Julia et aux aléas de la guerre? '' -- 4e de couv.One wicked sin (Scandalous women of the Ton.)
Par Nicola Cornick. 2010
Once the toast of London, divorced Lottie Cummings is now notorious, shunned, and lured to become a Covent Garden courtesan.…
The illegitimate son of a duke, Ethan Ryder fought for Napoleon until his capture landed him in England as a prisoner of war. On parole, Ethan is planning his most audacious coup yet, but he needs Lottie's help to create a spectacular diversion. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2010.One fine cowboy
Par Joanne Kennedy. 2010
Nate Shawcross is perfectly content to spend his days training wild horses. But when beautiful graduate student Charlie Banks unexpectedly…
shows up for a seminar on horse communication, sparks fly. Nate needs to stay focused if he's going to save his ranch from foreclosure, but he can't help being distracted by the brainy and sexy Charlie. Descriptions of sex, some strong language. 2010.Not quite a husband (Bantam Books historical romance #Bk. 2)
Par Sherry Thomas. 2009
Their marriage lasted only slightly longer than the honeymoon - to no one's surprise, not even Bryony Asquith's. A man…
as talented, handsome, and sought after by society as Leo Marsden couldn't possibly want to spend his entire life with a woman who rebelled against propriety by becoming a doctor. Why, then, three years after their annulment and half a world away, does he track her down at her clinic in the remotest corner of India? Explicit descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence, strong language. 2009.Missing (Good reads)
Par Frances Itani. 2011
Northern France, World War I. Luc Caron sees three airplanes in a dogfight, with one flipping over and the pilot…
falling to his death. In 1928, the Greenwoods of Canada, whose pilot son has been missing for 11 years, receive a package from England. How is the mystery of the missing pilot solved, bringing peace to Luc and to the pilot’s parents? Based on a true story. High interest, low vocabulary. 2011.Apollinaria: une passion russe : [roman]
Par Capucine Motte. 2013
" Janvier 1861, université de Pétersbourg : la jeune Apollinaria Souslova, fille d'un serf émancipé, rencontre Fédor Dostoïevski. Elle rêve…
d'une carrière littéraire, il lui promet de l'aider, sans imaginer qu'elle deviendra sa muse. S'ensuit une passion charnelle et orageuse, qui réveillera les démons de chacun. L'écrivain est marié et Apollinaria fuit à Paris. Mais n'étreint-on pas toujours ceux qui nous échappent ? De Saint-Pétersbourg à Paris, en passant par Rome, Naples et Baden-Baden, Capucine Motte nous emporte dans la dérive de deux êtres acharnés à se perdre. " -- 4e de couv.Au jour le jour: roman
Par Danielle Steel, Eveline Charlès. 2010
La famille de Coco est bien connue à Hollywood : sa mère Florence écrit des romans à succès et sa…
soeur Jane est une célèbre productrice de films. Coco, quant à elle, a préféré s'éloigner à Bolinas, au bord de l'océan, et gagne sa vie en promenant des chiens. Quand Jane lui demande de garder sa maison, tout est bouleversé en quelques jours par l'irruption de Leslie Baxter, un acteur. Livre comportant des passages de nature sexuelle et du langage grossier. 2010. Titre uniforme: One day at a time.Le grand feu
Par Jeanne Bourin. 1985
La France de la fin du 11e siècle. Isambour, brodeuse de toile, épouse Bernold, maître verrier. Les voici avec des…
enfants, un domaine, des ateliers dans lesquels on fabrique des vitraux. Mais un jour, tout s'effondre. 1985.L'allée du roi: souvenirs de Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, épouse du Roi de France (Folio Ser. #Vol. 34121)
Par Françoise Chandernagor, Madame De Maintenon. 1982
À partir d'une documentation considérable, Françoise Chandernagor nous parle de Françoise D'Aubigné (Madame de Maintenon), qu'on surnomma " La belle…
Indienne ". Elle fut la seconde épouse de Louis XIV. 1982.Home invasion (Good reads)
Par Joy Fielding. 2011
A noise wakes Kathy Brown from a dream where she was about to kiss Michael, her high school boyfriend, who…
was much more exciting than her husband Jack is. Hearing whispers, she gets up only to feel a gun at her head - two men are in the house, forcing Kathy and her husband into a living nightmare where Kathy also faces her real feelings about her husband. The outcome surprises everyone, most of all Kathy herself. Some descriptions of violence. High interest/low vocabulary book. Winner of the 2013 Golden Oak Award. 2011.Easy money (Good reads)
Par Gail E Vaz-Oxlade. 2010
The author will show you how to make your money work for you. Budgeting, saving, and getting your debt paid…
off have never been so easy to understand or to do. 2010.Come from afar: A Novel
Par Gayla Reid. 2011
During the Spanish Civil War, Clancy Cox, a volunteer nurse from Australia, works tirelessly to assist Republican soldiers in their…
fight against fascism, but the conflict does not go as well as planned: the Popular Front’s swift victory grows ever more unlikely, and famine has taken hold. But Clancy finds hope in the person of Douglas Ross, a Canadian soldier from the International Brigade who Clancy nurses back to health, physically and spiritually. But with the defeat of the Republic looming, Ross chooses to return to war, leaving Clancy alone and pregnant - but determined to reunite with her lost lover. Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2011.