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The good physician
Par Kent Harrington. 2008
Mexico City. Dr. Collin Reeves has found a semi-comfortable niche performing occasional chores for the CIA, acting as a go…
to doctor for the U.S. embassy when American tourists need medical attention, and pursuing his avocation of painting. When CIA veterans Alex Law and Butch Nickels get wind of a possible terrorist bombing plot, they use any means to extract information that might prevent it. Reeves, pressed to keep alive suspects who are being tortured, faces both a moral dilemma and personal danger. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2008.The Gemini contenders
Par Robert Ludlum. 1976
A small vault of documents is hidden from the Nazis at the beginning of World War II. The location of…
the vault is kept secret for thirty years, until a power struggle forces a search for it. Strong language. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1976.The girl from Montana (Classic series. #3.)
Par Grace Livingston Hill. 1982
Elizabeth is confronted by her brother's murderer who claims he loves her. She flees across the wilderness and meets an…
unusual man. This gentleman's protection and her strong Christian faith help her survive. 1982, c1908.The gauntlet: a western trio (Five Star standard print western series)
Par Max Brand. 1998
Three short westerns originally written for magazines, including The Blackness of MacTee, The King of Rats: A Reata Story, and…
The Gauntlet. In all three, rugged frontiersmen are frustrated by their encounters with women, some of whom lead them astray or dodge their offerings of love. Some violence. 1998.The gate of heaven (Lions of Judah. #3)
Par Gilbert Morris. 2004
A selection of short stories chosen as an introduction for teenagers to the adult writing of Roald Dahl. Subtle and…
bizarre, ironic and amusing, macabre and often grotesque, these tales provide a first step into the unexpected world of Roald Dahl. For junior high and older readers. 1997.Ten short stories of Asia, past and present. They include tales of American servicemen in China during World War II…
and Korea during the Korean War, as well as stories set in Manila, India and New York's Chinatown in the 1950's and 60's. 1970.The golden pot, and other tales: A New Translation By Ritchie Robertson (Oxford World's Classics)
Par Ritchie Robertson, E. T. A Hoffmann. 1992
Five stories written between 1814 and 1822 when the German Romantic author died. Each tale explores different relations between reality…
and fantasy. Ritchie Robertson provides the literary context of these tales in his introductory essay. 1992.The golden thread: stories
Par Ann Copeland. 1989
These eleven stories portray life behind convent walls as the life of Claire Delaney unfolds. Her development from an earnest…
novice to a nun and teacher explores the themes of friendship, loneliness, ambition, and personal faith. Followed by "Strange bodies on a stranger shore" (DC12944). 1989.The glory boys
Par Gerald Seymour. 1976
In the early hours of the morning three Arab guerrillas make their way across northern France to Boulogne. Their mission…
is to assassinate a senior Israeli nuclear scientist, due to arrive in London in three days time. 1976.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 without anyone
Par Kelli Deeth. 2001
Eleven stories following a girl called Leah growing up in a dysfunctional family in the suburbs. They bear witness to…
a girl standing on the edge, between girl and woman, between self and self-loathing, in search of love and acceptance. Despite all their failings, Leah and her family continue to have hope that love will triumph. 2001.The Garden of Eden and other criminal delights
Par Faye Kellerman. 2006
Seventeen short stories include mysteries and family tales. In the previously unpublished title piece, Rina Decker discovers the body of…
her elderly gardening buddy. In "The Stalker", Dana's boyfriend changes after they marry. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006.The general (CHERUB. #10.)
Par Robert Muchamore. 2008
The world's largest urban warfare training compound stands in the desert near Las Vegas. Forty British commandos are being hunted…
by an entire American battalion. But their commander has an ace up his sleeve: he plans to smuggle in ten CHERUB agents, and fight the best war game ever. Includes violence and strong language. Junior high readers. 2008.The General danced at dawn
Par George MacDonald Fraser. 1986
The further adventures of Slugger McBatt: baseball stories
Par W. P Kinsella. 1988
The first love (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Beverly Lewis. 2018
In the summer of 1951, eighteen-year-old Maggie Esh is in need of some hope. Sweet-spirited and uncommonly pretty despite struggling…
with a debilitating illness, she is accustomed to being treated kindly by the young men of her Old Order Amish church district. Yet no one but Jimmy Beiler ever asks her out, and she always declines, certain he only pities her. To make matters worse, Dat has recently remarried, less than a year after Maggie's mother died. And while her stepmother is kind, she's much younger than Mamm, and she simply doesn't understand Maggie or her illness the way Mamm did. Strong in her faith, Maggie has been taught to accept her lot in life as God's will. But with declining health, an unsettled family situation, and few future prospects, any sense of hope seems elusive. When tent revival meetings come to the area, Maggie attends out of curiosity, but the words of the evangelist begin to stir something deep inside her. Dare she hope for a brighter future? 2018.The freedom in American songs: stories
Par Kathleen Winter. 2014
The forbidden (Courtship of Nellie Fisher. #2.)
Par Beverly Lewis. 2008
Caleb Yoder’s father forbids him to court Nellie Mae Fisher because her family has left the Old Order Amish church…
for the New Order. Nellie tries to figure out a way she can have both salvation in Jesus and a relationship with Caleb. Sequel to “The Parting”. Followed by “The longing”. 2008.The fragrance of roses (Regalo Grande. #3.)
Par Nikki Arana. 2006