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The black madonna
Par Doris May Lessing. 1964
The big bad wolf (Alex Cross series. #9.)
Par James Patterson. 2003
Alex Cross's first case since joining the FBI has his new colleagues perplexed. Across the country, men and women are…
kidnapped in broad daylight and then disappear completely. These people are not being taken for ransom. They are being bought and sold. It seems that a shadowy predator known only as "The Wolf" is the mass criminal behind this terrible trade, bringing a new reign of terror to organised crime. Some strong language. Sequel to "Four blind mice" (DC25663), followed by "London bridges" (DC28329). 2003. (Alex Cross Series ; 9)The big gold dream
Par Chester B Himes. 1996
Pursuing two apparently unrelated murders, detectives Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones are led into a squalid Harlem ghetto,…
where they confront the killer in an explosive showdown. Strong language and violence. 1996.The betrayers: a novel
Par David Bezmozgis. 2014
When Baruch Kotler, a disgraced Israeli politician, refuses to back down from a contrary but principled stand regarding the West…
Bank settlements, his political opponents expose his affair with a mistress decades his junior. He and the fiery young Leora flee the scandal for Yalta, where he comes face to face with the former friend who denounced him to the KGB almost forty years earlier. In a mere twenty-four hours, Kotler must face the ultimate reckoning, both with those who have betrayed him and with those whom he has betrayed. Winner of the National Jewish Book Award. 2014.The billionaire's housekeeper mistress (Harlequin presents)
Par Emma Darcy. 2011
At the billionaire's beck and call? An afternoon at the races - laced with champagne and women - is just…
another event for Ethan Cartwright, until the very ordinary Daisy Donahue catches his eye. Daisy knows to keep her head down and to stay invisible amongst the throngs of designer-clad Australian socialites. But ruthless Ethan is intrigued by her and can't resist one passionate embrace! Daisy is devastated to be fired for a kiss - she needs her job! That's where Ethan comes in. He has a new role in mind: housekeeper by day, bedmate by night. 2011.The beautiful things that heaven bears
Par Dinaw Mengestu. 2007
In his store in a neighbourhood of Washington, D.C., Ethiopian immigrant Stepha Stephanos regularly meets with fellow Africans Ken the…
Kenyan and Joe from the Congo, discussing how their immigrant expectations measure up to the reality of life in America. Stephanos makes keen observations of American race and class tensions, seeing similarities to his hometown of Addis Ababa. When Judith, a white woman, and Naomi, her mixed-race daughter, move into the neighbourhood, Stephanos finds tentative prospects for friendship beyond his African compatriots. Some descriptions of violence. Some descriptions of sex. Some strong language. c2007.The apprentice's masterpiece: a story of medieval Spain
Par Melanie Little. 2008
Fifteenth-century Spain is a richly multicultural society in which Jews, Muslims and Christians coexist, but under the zealous Christian Queen…
Isabella, the country abruptly becomes one of the most murderously intolerant places on Earth. The Benvenistes, a family of scribes, are attempting to eke out a living, but they have a secret - they are Conversos: Jews who converted to Christianity. Now, with neighbours and friends turned into spies, fear hangs in the air. The story is written in verse. For junior high readers and older. Some descriptions of violence. 2008.The best for last (Sealed with a kiss)
Par Stephanie Howard. 1995
Cassandra knew that Damon Grey thought she was heartless. After all, hadn't she left him to pursue her career? But…
Damon didn't know that her real reasons had been very different and she was determined he wouldn't discover them now! In her diary, she recounts their steamy times together. 1995.The autobiography of my mother: a novel
Par Jamaica Kincaid. 2016
A deeply charged story of a woman's life on the island of Dominica. Xuela Claudette Richardson, the daughter of a…
Carib mother and a half-Scottish, half-African father, loses her mother the moment she is born and must find her way on her own. 2016.The army ranger's return (Heroes come home.)
Par Soraya Lane. 2013
Jessica Mitchell waits for Special Forces Ranger Ryan McAdams - her best friend for the past year - whom she's…
never met! They've been pen pals while Ryan was away fighting for their country and Jessica was secretly fighting her own demons back home. She knows widower Ryan's fears of returning to civilian life and his hopes of reconnecting with his son. 2013.The Australian's society bride (Diamond brides)
Par Margaret Way. 2010
Parties at the Blanchard estate draw the cream of society. Glamorous women made a beeline for Boyd Blanchard--the most eligible…
bachelor in Australia. Leona had known Boyd since childhood, but he was so out of her league that she carefully hid behind a wall of cool indifference. Then a kiss set tongues wagging and gave Boyd the opportunity to make the stubborn, sensual redhead his. 2010.The bass saxophone
Par Josef Skvorecky. 1980
Two portraits of people whose love is for the forbidden in a totalitarian regime: Emoke loves God and a boy…
loves jazz. Nominated for the 1984 CNIB talking book of the year award. c1980. Uniform title: Legenda Emöke.The angel of Zin
Par Clifford Irving. 1984
The Gestapo sends Captain Paul Bach to investigate the murders of two prisoners and a Polish lieutenant at an SS…
camp. Bach begins to realize that he is a guilty party to the policy of extermination. Some strong language. 1984.The apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Par Mordecai Richler. 1959
The Auerbach will
Par Stephen Birmingham. 1984
In "The Auerbach Will", ambitious young Essie Litsky defies a rigid upbringing by immigrant Russian Jewish parents to achieve wealth…
and success. But her children tear Essie and her husband Jack Auerbach's family apart in fights over their fortune, and Essie finds that money will not mend broken lives. 1984.The bachelor's wedding (Harlequin Romance)
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.Texaco: roman
Par Patrick Chamoiseau. 1992
Temptation: the aftermath
Par Victoria Murray. 2018
Since they were five years old, Jasmine Cox, Larson Bush and Kyla Blake had a bond that could not be…
broken. They shared secrets, marked milestones, and held each other up through life's adversities. It was a friendship that they both thought would last forever. But when Jasmine's jealousy led her to seduce Kyla's husband, Dr. Jefferson Blake, that bond was severed and their friendship was damaged forever. Now, twenty years later, a major tragedy brings the two together when Jefferson, in New York for a medical convention, is shot in an attempted robbery. It's the love that Jasmine once had for Kyla that sends her rushing to the hospital to be by her friend's side. Kyla, despondent and distraught, just wants answers, and when a mysterious woman appears, it's Jasmine who believes that woman may hold the key to what happened to Jefferson. Sequel to "Temptation". 2018.Tears of Mehndi
Par Raminder Sidhu. 2012
Through the perspectives of several women whose lives intertwine over a generation, Sidhu exposes the shrouded violence within Canada's Punjabi…
community. Sidhu's characters are women caught between two cultures, struggling to understand the traditions they are obliged to follow while still embracing and often welcoming the fundamentally different values of the West. Includes sex, violence, and strong language. 2012.Texas true (Tylers of Texas. #1.)
Par Janet Dailey. 2015
The cowboy who claimed her heart before taking off on a tour of duty planned never to return. But Beau…
Tyler is back, and Natalie Haskell feels defenseless against the powerful pull of the brawny soldier. Especially when she finds herself suddenly widowed and needing the shelter of his strong arms. 2015.