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Par Betty Neels. 1995
Araminta Smith had first met Professor Jason Lister when she was hired to look after his niece and nephew. Knowing…
that her plain but honest looks weren't about to catch her a husband, she was intrigued by the distinguished surgeon's interest in her. Since he was also a confirmed bachelor, the professor's proposal had come as an even greater surprise. A marriage between them, as he pointed out to her, would be infinitely practical - and Araminta was nothing if not practical. But then... what about love? 1995.Par Cathy Marie Hake. 2010
Woman physician Taylor Bestman receives a cold welcome from the citizens of Gooding, Texas, and especially from Karl Van der…
Vort, the town blacksmith, who becomes her first patient ... against his will. Though hesitant to believe in Taylor's doctoring skills, Karl finds himself oddly protective of this surprising and determined woman. 2010.Par Claudia Jameson. 1989
Diane's heart went out to vulnerable, ten year old Kirsty, but warning bells sounded in her head when she met…
Kirsty's dynamic, outspoken uncle, Nik Channing. He was determined to make her think twice about her life and her father's remarriage, and there was definitely a disturbing magnetism about him which she found hard to handle. 1989.Par Michael Crummey. 2015
For twelve generations, the inhabitants of this remote island in Newfoundland have lived and died together. Now they are facing…
resettlement, and each has been offered a generous compensation package to leave. But the money is offered with a proviso: everyone has to go; the government won't be responsible for one crazy coot who chooses to stay on alone. That coot is Moses Sweetland, who refuses to leave. But in the face of determined opposition from his family and friends, Sweetland is eventually swayed to sign on to the government's plan. Then a tragic accident prompts him to fake his own death and stay on the deserted island. As he manages a desperately diminishing food supply, and battles against the ravages of weather, Sweetland finds himself in the company of the vibrant ghosts of the former islanders, whose porch lights still seem to turn on at night. Bestseller. 2015.Par Linda Little. 2001
After his drunken father's death, Jackson, alone in his big brawling family, tries to earn a living as a bootlegger.…
One summer he meets Ian, a fiddler, and for a few weeks he grasps the joy he has craved all his life. In the terrible wake of their affair, Jackson discovers that hollowness can be a source of power. Strong language, some descriptions of violence and sex. 2001.Sun and candlelight: Alethea Thomas is more than grateful when Dr Sarre van Diederijk saves her pride from being crushed…
by another man. So when Sarre asks her to marry him and become a mother to his children, Alethea accepts. Only when she gets to Holland does she realise the enormity of the task. A star looks down: Professor Alexander van Zeust's four young nieces and nephews need someone to care for them temporarily. As soon as he meets Beth, the professor knows she's the one to help him. Beth is kind, loving and gets on well with the children, so everyone's happy. Except Beth - who's fallen in love with her employer! 2003.Par Donna Morrissey. 2005
Sylvanus Now, a young Newfoundland fisherman of great charm and strength, wants to woo Adelaide, but she longs to escape…
the sea, the fish, and the stultifying community. But her need of refuge from her own troubled family leads her to Sylvanus and life in the neighbouring outport. Caught between his desire to please his wife and his strongly independent nature, Sylvanus must decide what path his future will take. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language. Bestseller. 2005.Par Anne Louise MacDonald. 2009
Frankie Uccello seems like just another average, normal fourteen-year-old boy, until he discovers that he can dream the future, especially…
when something bad is about to happen. But seeing the future is only cool in movies and TV; in real life, not only does everyone think you're a whacko, but the future doesn't look good. And then Maura-Lee starts hanging around: she can read minds, and she seems to be reading his. For junior high readers. 2009.Par Lesley Choyce. 2003
For Sylvie, Ragged Island is the only world she has ever known, and she plans to live out her years…
there. When the Nova Scotia government decides to shut down the ferry service to the island, the residents see their world beginning to disappear. Strong language. 2003.Par Kim Vogel Sawyer. 2012
When Thad McKane, the new sheriff of Goldtree, Kansas, uncovers a connection between the crime he's investigating and singer Sadie…
Wagner, the woman he's courting, he wonders if she's as innocent as she seems. 2012.Par Essie Summers. 1995
Brodie Nicol returns to New Zealand to visit her friend Una. While driving to Una's home, Brodie is caught in…
a snowstorm and seeks refuge at a nearby farmhouse - only to find that the farm is being looked after by her ex-fiance, Guthrie. Clearly Una had planned a little matchmaking. But what Una doesn't know is why Brodie had ended her engagement to Guthrie two years ago. 1995.Par Cathy Marie Hake. 2011
When Todd travels to Virginia to bring his widowed mother to his Texas farm, illness alters his plan. Maggie makes…
a living by selling soaps and perfumes, using old family recipes. Marriage is the farthest thing from her mind - until Todd shows up on her porch, seeking help for his ailing mother. Maggie's heart skips a beat. And when the handsome Texan proposes to her, life suddenly begins to change for the dark-haired beauty. 2011.Par Linda Little. 2006
Cass Hutt, bull rider, has lost his rodeo partner, severing Cass's only ties to his world. With nothing and no…
one to hold him, Cass is led back East by the sudden arrival of a mysterious land deed, back to Scotch River, Nova Scotia, and the sketchy boyhood memories he left to die there. Some descriptions of sex and violence, and some strong language. 2006.Par David Lewis. 2005
Stephen Whittaker has his whole life planned, but when he loses his true love - Alice - a gradual undetected…
spiral begins. When everything starts unraveling, who will Stephen turn to? 2005.Par Lynn Coady. 2002
Guy Boucher is a fatherless Acadian teenager, dominated by his alcoholic uncle, and also bullied at school and on the…
hockey rink. All he wants is to use his uncle's truck to attract a girlfriend, but when a courtship goes sour, Guy us caught up in violence and rumour fuelled by malice, booze and ennui. Strong language and descriptions of violence. 2002.Par Raymond Joseph Fraser. 1997
A collection of eight stories primarily linked by the appearance of Walt Macbride, writer, philanderer, drunk, and captain of the…
ship Black North, and the appearance of the fictitious community of Bannonbridge, New Brunswick. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. 1997.Par Robin Lee Hatcher. 2003
Shortly after Karola and Jakob were betrothed, Jakob emigrated from Germany to America, promising to send for Karola as soon…
as he had a home for her. "Promised to Me" is a story of love renewed as Karola and Jakob build a life together out of the rubble of broken promises and shattered dreams. c2003.Par Jean Bello. 2016
" Un Québécois d'origine italienne retourne dans son village natal pour régler une affaire de succession après le décès de…
sa tante. Or, ce qui ne devait être qu'une excursion pour régler des papiers et saluer la famille se transforme en une odyssée dans les dédales administratifs italiens, dans les conventions sociales et, surtout, dans les souvenirs d'une généalogie marquée par l'exil. Avec son style vif et son art de raconter, l'auteur peint des personnages à la fois ordinaires et plus grands que nature, et traduit habilement le malaise qui accompagne ceux à cheval entre deux mondes. C'est un récit de voyage complet, dans les lieux, dans le temps, dans les multiples petites histoires forgeant une communauté, une famille, un homme. Dépaysement assuré. " -- 4e de couv.Par Michèle Matteau. 2015
" L'auteure nous livre dans une magnifique prose le monde intérieur du jardinier Léandre Arcand, qui ressasse ses souvenirs au…
centre desquels trône Florence. Son absence le hante, surtout après sa découverte du journal qu'elle tenait au cours du dernier été qu'ils ont passé ensemble à Villery. Le long hiver du jardinier est un roman remarquable. L'auteure berce le lecteur dans une saudade où s'entrelacent ce qui fut et ce qui aurait pu être. Un livre essentiel pour qui a besoin d'entendre encore palpiter la vie sous le poids givré de l'hiver. Suite du roman Du chaos pour une étoile. "Par Fredric Gary Comeau. 2016
" Les filles ne disent jamais toute la vérité. Les hommes sont trop fragiles pour l'entendre et elles le savent…
très bien. Évelyne a traversé la vie d'Antoine comme un météore. Ensemble, ils ont sillonné l'Amérique, se sont abandonnés à toutes les ivresses, puis elle est repartie comme elle est arrivée, sans prévenir. Antoine se réfugie alors dans la forêt pour composer douze chansons à la mémoire de l'absente. Puis il s'envole pour Tokyo, où il fera la rencontre du mystérieux professeur Aoki et de l'évanescente Akiko. Douze chansons pour Évelyne suit la trajectoire brisée du poète et chanteur acadien Antoine Bourque. Un road novel captivant, entre le Montréal des années quatre-vingt-dix et le Japon d'aujourd'hui, en passant par le Mexique et le Portugal. " -- 4e de couv.