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The last cattle drive: a novel
Par Robert Day. 2007
Mid-twentieth century. To avoid trucking charges, cattleman Spangler Tukle attempts to drive 250 steers over highways, parking lots, and cloverleafs…
to the Kansas City stockyards. Aiding him are his wife Opal, aging ranch hand Jed, schoolteacher Leo, and Leo's persistent girlfriend Heather. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1977Darcy & Elizabeth: nights and days at Pemberley : Pride and prejudice continues
Par Linda Berdoll. 2006
Derbyshire, England; 1815. Following Fitzwilliam Darcy's successful rescue of his sister in France in Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife (BR…
17461), Darcy returns home to his wife Elizabeth and newborn twins. The return of Darcy's nemesis George Wickham mars his contentment. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006The dowry: a novel of Ireland
Par Walter Keady. 2006
Ireland, 1946. Kieran McDermott considers moving to England to earn money to buy his father's farm and marry Brideen Conway.…
Meanwhile, Brideen conspires to trade dowries among her eager-to-wed friends. Father Donovan, who secretly loves Brideen, has his own schemes. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006Petticoat Ranch (Lassoed In Texas Ser.)
Par Mary Connealy. 2007
Texas, 1867. When Ranger deputy Clay McClellen discovers that his long-lost twin brother, Cliff, was murdered, he vows to marry…
Cliff's widow, Sophie, and care for her daughters. The unlikely newlyweds work together, with God, to bring Cliff's killer to justice, save their land, and forge a new love. 2006The school for heiresses (School For Heiresses Ser.)
Par Sabrina Jeffries, Liz Carlyle, Julia London, Renee Bernard. 2007
Eccentric headmistress Charlotte Harris instructs the nouveau riche students at her School for Heiresses that young women should marry for…
love and passion and avoid fortune hunters and rogues. Four of her pupils--Eliza, Martinique, Grace, and Alyssa--have adventures on their way to the altar. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2006The chaos king
Par Laura Ruby. 2007
In this sequel to The Wall and the Wing (BR 16650), newfound fame and fortune have estranged friends Bug and…
Gurl--now called Georgie. But Georgie and Bug join forces again when a punk, vampires, and a giant sloth attack them in a future New York City. For grades 5-8. 2007Cotillion (Regency Romances #12)
Par Georgette Heyer. 2007
Regency England. Kitty Charing stands to inherit a fortune from her odious guardian if she marries one of his great-nephews:…
humbug Hugh, cruel Claud, doltish Dolph, foolish Freddy, or handsome Jack--Kitty's most-likely choice. As the suitors vie for her hand, Kitty secretly schemes to get her way. 1953Imposture
Par Benjamin Markovits. 2007
Eliza Esmond mistakes Lord Byron's former private physician for the poet himself and the young doctor, John Polidori, does not…
enlighten her. Believing that her dreams have come true, she eagerly accepts his attentions. 2007Girl in landscape: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries Ser.)
Par Jonathan Lethem. 1998
When a global disaster blights the Earth's environment, fourteen-year-old Pella Marsh and her family escape to another planet where her…
father, a failed politician, hopes to restart his career. Pella assimilates into the alien society and discovers a terrible threat that could doom the Earthling colony. 1998The kommandant's girl (The Kommandant's Girl #1)
Par Pam Jenoff. 2007
World War II, Poland. Newlyweds Jacob and Emma become separated during the Nazi invasion. Jacob joins the Jewish underground, and…
Emma moves in with a Catholic aunt. Posing as a gentile, Emma works for a Nazi Kommandant, risking her marriage--and her life--to help Jacob's cause. Some descriptions of sex. 2007The lost duke of Wyndham
Par Julia Quinn. 2008
England, 1819. Soldier-turned-highwayman Jack Audley is suspected of being the grandson of the dowager duchess of Wyndham. The duchess's companion,…
Grace Eversleigh, falls in love with Jack but knows that if he is the legitimate duke, they will never be able to marry. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008Far from the madding crowd (Penguin classics)
Par Thomas Hardy. 2000
Bathsheba Everdene becomes a woman of means when she inherits her uncle's farm. Her presence attracts three very different suitors:…
womanizing soldier Francis Troy, shepherd Gabriel Oak, and gentleman-farmer William Boldwood. The attention complicates Bathsheba's life and brings a tragedy that threatens the entire community. First published in 1874. 2000On Kingdom Mountain
Par Howard Frank Mosher. 2007
When the state of Vermont proposes in 1930 to build a highway directly over the top of her mountain, the…
eccentric Miss Jane Hubbell Kinneson prepares for battle. In the process, she also finds love. Some descriptions of sex. 2007Art Mumby, his younger sister, and their mother accept a free holiday at the Starcross Hotel in the Asteroid Belt,…
but the luxury resort is not as it seems. Soon the Mumbys are dealing with French spies, Yankee rebels, and man-eating starfish. Sequel to Larklight...(BR 17285). For grades 6-9. 2007A daring passion (HQN historical romance)
Par Rosemary Rogers. 2007
Raine Wimbourne masquerades as the Knave of Knightsbridge, champion of the poor, to dupe authorities and protect her father--the real…
knave. Philippe Gautier kidnaps Raine, intending to make her his mistress and use her to thwart enemies, but love complicates his plans. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2007WWW: 1], Éveil (Ailleurs et demain #1)
Par Robert J Sawyer. 2010
« Caitlin, seize ans, jolie, enjouée, surdouée (surtout en maths), est aveugle de naissance. Mais elle est capable de surfer…
sur la Toile mieux que personne grâce à quelques interfaces et logiciels adaptés. Elle peut retracer dans sa mémoire les itinéraires les plus compliqués qu'elle a empruntés. Elle a la Toile en tête. Ses yeux et ses centres optiques sont parfaits. Mais quelque chose dans son nerf optique transmet mal l'information. Lorsque le professeur Kuroda, spécialiste japonais, lui propose d'essayer une prothèse qui y remédiera, elle saute de joie. Voir enfin... Cependant, ce qu'elle découvre avec son implant est déconcertant. Elle ne voit pas le monde mais un réseau de lignes brillantes. La Toile, le Web. Le World Wide Web. Et tapi dans la Toile, quelque chose - quelqu'un - guette et tente d'entrer en contact avec elle. Une Intelligence. Non humaine. » -- 4e de couvLe destin des nains: 1, Le gouffre noir
Par Markus Heitz. 2011
"Deux cent cinquante cycles solaires se sont écoulés depuis la bataille du Gouffre Noir. Le Pays Sûr est tombé sous…
le joug de puissants adversaires qui sentre-tuent pour régner en maîtres sur les terres naines, elfiques et humaines. Lorsque la coupole qui surplombe labîme infernal cède, un mystérieux Nain vêtu dune sombre armure fait son apparition. Il prétend se nommer Tungdil Tandis que le retour du héros apporte de lespoir au peuple nain, le comportement étrange de Tungdil éveille rapidement des soupçons parmi ses anciens compagnons Sagit-il du véritable Tungdil ou de son double maléfique ?" -- 4e de couvThe warrior's apprentice (Vorkosigan Ser.)
Par Lois McMaster Bujold. 2001
Born of royal lineage on Barrayar, Miles Vorkosigan tries to join the military, but he is rejected because of his…
stunted growth and brittle bones. Then a visit to his grandmother on Beta Colony changes everything. Some violence. 1986Peony in love: a novel
Par Lisa See. 2007
Seventeenth-century China. Already promised in marriage, sheltered and educated fifteen-year-old Peony becomes enamored of the opera The Peony Pavilion. After…
her untimely death, Peony returns as a ghost to pursue her interest in the opera and haunt the new family of her betrothed. Bestseller. 2007In an alternate Victorian England, young Arthur Mumby and his sister Myrtle, residents of Larklight, a floating house in one…
of Her Majesty's outer space territories, uncover a spidery plot to destroy the solar system. For grades 6-9. 2006