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Slander
Par William Deverell. 1999
Fiery feminist trial lawyer Elizabeth Finnegan sets her sights on an arrogant Supreme Court judge, who has handed down a…
lenient sentence to a convicted rapist. When a woman comes to Finnegan claiming she was raped by the same judge, she jumps at the case. Her research looks damning, but is her client telling the truth? 1999.Cougar Cove
Par Julie Lawson. 1996
Eleven-year-old Sam's first visit to the remote west coast of Vancouver Island is not what she expected. She's teased by…
her cousins for being a "city kid", when they're not ignoring her. Then, while exploring the woods on her own, she comes face-to-face with a wild cougar and her two cubs and her summer vacation gets much more exciting. 1996.An island of my own
Par Andrea Spalding. 1998
Fifteen-year-old Rowan is sent to spend a summer with her cousins in an isolated area in British Columbia while her…
parents are on assignment in Africa. In an attempt to keep herself busy she decides to camp out on a near-by island to study an endangered group of sea otters. With the help of her family, friends, journalists and a marine biologist Rowan fights for the protection of the otters. Grades 5-8. 1998.A recipe for bees
Par Gail Anderson-Dargatz. 1998
As Augusta Olsen waits for news about the surgery of her beloved son-in-law, she reflects on a harsh, sometimes magical,…
life. Bereft after her mother's death, she marries Karl, her first suitor. Her marriage is difficult and she battles with Karl's father, but when they move to a farm of their own, she begins to find her independence. She is soon at work on her mother's old beekeeping equipment. 1998.Strangers among us
Par L. R Wright. 1996
Karl Alberg finds his latest case one of his most troubling. Teenager Eliot Gardener has killed his parents and wounded…
his sister with a machete. The key is, why? Eliot won't talk to anyone about it, and Karl deals with his own sense of self-blame, even though no one could have foreseen the tragedy. Some violence and strong language.Beyond the foothills
Par Essie Summers. 1976
After the unwelcome publicity aroused by a television interview, Marilla St. John decided to retreat to the country for a…
while until the fuss had died down. She was not prepared for the encounter with Rufus Sinclair, a confirmed bachelor who had heard that Marilla St. John was a determined husband-hunter. How could she convince him he was wrong? 1976.The forbidden valley (Harlequin romance ; #1731)
Par Essie Summers. 1978
Charlotte was worried to death about her cousin Phyl, who seemed to have run away from home and left her…
children. It just didn't seem possible -- although Phyl's rather forbidding brother-in-law Edmund Leigh was only too ready to believe the worst of her. So Charlotte set about solving the mystery, without letting Edmund realize who she was. 1978.Vancouver: a novel
Par David Cruise, Alison Griffiths. 2003
The story begins during the Ice Age and moves through history, revealing a fascinating cast of characters. A young girl…
faces the prospect of marriage into a faraway tribe; a Russian cartographer nearly meets his end at the hands of her descendants. And in modern times, a native girl struggles to escape Vancouver's impoverished downtown eastside. 2003.A secret infatuation
Par Betty Neels. 1994
Jedidiah's Bride & Plain Threats
Par Alison Stone, Rebecca Kertz. 2016
Two Amish tales of redemption and love Jedidiah's Bride by Rebecca Kertz When handsome stranger Jedidiah Lapp saves her twin…
brothers' lives, Sarah Mast never expects to see their hero again. When they meet once more, Sarah begins to feel something special for him. Jedidiah soon sees Sarah as part of his future, too. But dare he ask her to leave her family behind and build a life with him? Plain Threats by Alison Stone More than a year after her husband was accused of murder and died in prison, someone is reminding Amish widow Rebecca Fisher that all hasn't been forgiven. Turning to Englisher and former army ranger Jake Burke for help rattles her traditional community. But before long, Rebecca senses Jake is the only person she can trust with her safety...and her fragile heart.Wolf Creek Wife
Par Penny Richards. 2016
A Marriage of Inconvenience! After a storm strands her overnight in Will Slade's cabin, Blythe Granville's reputation is in shambles.…
The townspeople doubt that she was innocently nursing him back to health after saving his life. Now Blythe must accept Will's proposal: a marriage in name only to save her good name. But the former socialite is determined not to fall for her new husband...even if she's drawn to the gruff stranger who's vowed to stand by her, in sickness and in health. Will never wanted to remarry after his ex-wife betrayed him. But now he finds himself hitched to a city girl who has no idea how to keep a house...but is somehow chiseling her way into his heart. As Blythe melts Will's crusty facade, though, they're discovering that this most unexpected union might just lead to true love.Carousel Nights
Par Amie Denman. 2016
Every first love deserves a second chance June Hamilton left home to pursue her dream of dancing on Broadway. Seven…
years later, she has one regret: Mel Preston, her teenage crush and onetime summer love. Now a single dad and the head of maintenance at Starlight Point, her family's amusement park, Mel's easy smile still makes her heart beat in triple time. But June came home with a plan. She would spend the summer revitalizing the park's aging theaters, then make a graceful exit back to the big city. Until Mel and his young son start making a powerful claim on her emotions, and June faces an impossible decision...The Bachelor's Sweetheart
Par Jean C. Gordon. 2016
Falling for the Bachelor Tessa Hamilton never imagined the hardest part of having her best friend help renovate her small-town…
movie theater would be keeping her heart safe. She can't fall for a man who has no interest in a serious relationship with any woman...and who doesn't know the secret she hides. Besides, Josh Donnelly is too eager to leave Paradox Lake-especially when his estranged father returns. Tessa struggles with the turmoil, but as she falls deeper for the bachelor, she knows she must be honest if there's any chance for them. But will telling Josh put everything at risk-including their friendship?How We Roll
Par Natasha Friend. 2018
Quinn is a teen who loves her family, skateboarding, basketball, and her friends, but after she's diagnosed with a condition…
called alopecia which causes her to lose all of her hair, her friends abandon her. Jake was once a star football player, but because of a freak accident—caused by his brother—he loses both of his legs. Quinn and Jake meet and find the confidence to believe in themselves again, and maybe even love.Occidis (Sophia Moreau Trilogy Ser. #1)
Par Aisha Tritle. 2017
At the age of ten, Sophia was offered a choice: join Program Occidis and train to become an assassin, or…
let her mother die.Seven years later, Sophia’s life serves one purpose: to do the bidding of the narcissistic Danish billionaire who controls her, Norbert Alexander. But her panic attacks keep getting in the way of her job, and when she witnesses the death of another Member, Sophia knows her time of sanity is running out. When the handsome new member of Occidis, Ilya, kidnaps her while on a job and tells her she’s been chosen to take down the man she’s served for almost half of her life, Sophia reluctantly accepts. Things start to unravel, however, and Sophia finds herself fighting to balance her attraction and distrust when the details of Ilya’s mysterious history come to light. With her life threatened at every turn, Sophia goes on a transatlantic mission to destroy the man responsible for the deaths of so many.Dead End
Par Lisa Phillips. 2016
COLD CASE INVESTIGATION Nina Holmes won't rest until she finds her mother's killer-and proves that her father was wrongly convicted.…
And now that she's left the CIA, she finally has time to pursue the case that shattered her childhood. But someone realizes that Nina's digging into the past, and soon it's her own life that's in jeopardy. Deputy US marshal Wyatt Ames is just as determined to keep Nina safe as he is to keep investigating. But as he helps her with the case, they discover that this killer may be even more dangerous than anyone expected. And to capture him, Wyatt and Nina must be willing to do whatever it takes-even use themselves as bait.The Reading Group: The laugh out loud read of the year - perfect to curl up with!
Par Della Parker. 2017
'Exceptional' Amazon reviewerGrace, Anne-Marie, Kate, Jojo and Serena are as different as can be but each month they meet in…
Serena's beautiful cliff-top cottage to discuss a good book - and their lives, which are sometimes stranger than fiction! Between new loves and old flames, cheating husbands and wayward children, there's always a surprise around the corner...The Marshal's Mission
Par Anna Zogg. 2017
Lawman with a Secret Hiding his true identity is the only way for US Marshal Jesse Cole to bring bank…
robbers to justice. But the lovely widow whose Wyoming ranch he stumbles onto reminds him of everything he's sacrificed for the law. When his job is done, he's resolved to leave Lenora Pritchard behind-until she and her son are threatened. Now the only way to protect them is to make her his wife. To conceal her late husband's guilt, Lenora hid his stolen haul. And with a ruthless gang leader determined to retrieve it, she needs Cole's protection for herself and her son. It's a marriage in name only, founded on dangerous secrets...but could it possibly lead to a true and loving family?The Reading Group: A festive FREE short story (1)
Par Della Parker. 2016
'Brims with laughs, love, family and friendship. You will love this heartwarming read!' Trisha Ashley. Meet the Reading Group: six…
women in the seaside village of Little Sanderton come together every month to share their love of reading. No topic is off-limits: books, family, love and loss . . . and don't forget the glass of red!Grace knows that the holiday season is going to be different this year. No turkey, no tinsel, no gorgeously wrapped gifts under the tree . . . how on earth is she going to break it to her little boys that Christmas is effectively cancelled? And can she bear to tell anyone her embarrassing secret? Enter the Reading Group: Grace's life might have turned upside down but there's no problem they can't solve.Stories from Beauville: Anna and Jackson (Stories From Beauville Ser.)
Par Tigris Eden. 2016
In the Fictional town of Beauville, anything is possible. Compromise is a word Annabelle Macon knows well. Sacrifices at home,…
in college and with her career, have all given her the tools to be the person she is. Now it seems she must also make concessions for her long-time love, Jackson Storme. Six months into their relationship, and he's already making unrealistic demands. With distance putting that much more of a strain on their relationship, how are the two ever going to manage? Old insecurities have a way of resurfacing, making Anna feel less than suitable for someone like Jackson. She's worked hard to get to where she is now. Her life and her work are clashing, making matters worse. Bringing a whole new meaning to work/life balance. But Anna knows that with a little give and take everything will fall into place, regardless of the obstacles that may stand in her way.There is always a light at the end of every dark tunnel. But who ever analyzes the journey to get there? There are doors leading to different outcomes, Windows slightly ajar, offering other paths, and cracks in the wall alluding to the outer arena called life. Jackson's been through it all. Highs.Lows. Twists.Turns.But he'll always remember her. He'll fight for her. Almost die for her.Walk through hell and back for her.Because until her, there was no him. Betrayal and new faces all come together as Jackson Storme and Annabelle Macon's story concludes in A southern contemporary filled with ups and downs, rights and wrongs, and finally, their happily ever after. With an extra helping of Lola Danvers. *Mature Readers +18 Sexual Content and Adult situations. Multicultural Romance IR