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All hat: a novel
Par B. J Smith. 2003
Ray Dokes returns to the horse racing world in his Canadian hometown after two years in jail for attempting to…
murder billionaire Sonny Stanton, his sister's rapist. With a former lover, a pretty jockey, and other friends helping, Ray plots Sonny's demise. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2003Eve Green
Par Susan Fletcher. 2004
During her first pregnancy, Evangeline Green recalls her childhood in Wales, where she came to live with her grandparents after…
her mother's death. Eve puzzles over family secrets, has a few comfortable friendships, and becomes involved in the drama of a local girl's disappearance. Whitbread Book Award. 2004Absent friends
Par S. J Rozan. 2004
New York City. Fire captain James McCaffery died a hero on September 11, 2001. When journalist Harry Randall uncovers a…
link between McCaffery and organized crime, he winds up dead. Randall's lover, Laura Stone, digs into the fireman's past to learn the truth. Strong language. 2004A Mulligan for Bobby Jobe: A Novel
Par Robert Cullen. 2002
Bobby Jobe leads the PGA Championship until an attractive woman distracts him. He loses the tournament, fires his caddy, and…
is struck by lightning on the practice tees and permanently blinded. Therapist Angela Murphy reunites caddy and golfer and unexpectedly urges Jobe to return to the game. Strong language. 2001The rules of engagement: a novel
Par Anita Brookner. 2003
Two girlhood friends, both born in London in 1948, have the same name, though one prefers Betsy. After troubled young…
adult years Elizabeth lives mannered and conventionally, while Betsy opts for catastrophic romance. Their relationship is strained when later in life they inadvertently share a lover. 2003The things we do for love
Par Kristin Hannah. 2004
After suffering the loss of her child and the end of her marriage, Angie Malone returns to her hometown to…
help her family's floundering restaurant business. She befriends a troubled teenager facing an unexpected pregnancy and gives love a second chance. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2004Miranda's vines
Par Kimberly Kafka. 2004
Miranda and Bridie are lifelong, crisis-surviving friends. Miranda is riding the crest of her culinary career, and Bridie is a…
champion dogsled racer. Then disaster strikes both their lives, forcing them into drastic decisions and testing the bonds of their friendship. Strong language. 2004The master quilter: an Elm Creek Quilts novel (Elm Creek Quilts Ser. #No. 6)
Par Jennifer Chiaverini. 2004
The Elm Creek Quilters were quite surprised when master quilter Sylvia married Andrew Cooper on Christmas Eve. Now they are…
secretly conspiring to create a bridal quilt. But the project hits a snag when the local stitchers are confronted with their own personal problems. 2004Going to bend: a novel
Par Diane Coplin Hammond. 2004
In the fishing village of Hubbard, Oregon, Petie and Rose--both thirty-one and mothers, girlhood friends, and partners in business--struggle with…
their dark past and cloudy present. While the women write and illustrate a cookbook, their hidden talents emerge, radically changing their lives and their futures. Strong language. 2004Leap day: a novel
Par Wendy Mass. 2004
Chronicles one full day in the life of sixteen-year-old Josie as she takes her driving test, discovers where her father…
works, participates in a scavenger hunt, and celebrates her fourth leap-year birthday. In alternating chapters, family and friends shed different perspectives on the day's events. For senior high readers. 2004The new rules of high school
Par Blake Nelson. 2003
Seventeen-year-old Max has been the perfect high school student--on the honor roll, debate-team captain, and school-paper editor--but during his senior…
year he begins questioning his approach to life, and things start to change. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003The farther you run
Par Davida Hurwin. 2003
Eighteen-year-old Samantha has a hard time adjusting to life without her friend, Juliana, who died of cancer in A Time…
for Dancing (BR 10714). But Samantha meets Mona in summer school. They graduate, get jobs, boyfriends, and an apartment, and Samantha learns to cope. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2003The spirit of Covington
Par Joan A Medlicott. 2003
When fire destroys the farmhouse of Amelia, Grace, and Hannah the three devastated ladies and Hannah's daughter, Laura, seek temporary…
refuge elsewhere. The stress of rebuilding, losing their keepsakes, and living apart affects their relationships. Sequel to From the Heart of Covington (RC 54508, BR 14151). 2003Shooting monarchs
Par John Halliday. 2003
Macy, a sociopathic killer abused as a child, forces sixteen-year-old Leah Hoffman into his car trunk but waits to murder…
her. Leah is saved by Danny Driscoll, a classmate with an untreated spinal condition who secretly loves her. The rescue ends in tragedy for Danny. Some violence. For senior high readers. 2003Friction: a novel
Par E. R Frank. 2003
When Stacy, a new eighth-grade girl, starts spreading nasty rumors about classmate Alexandra and her favorite teacher, Simon, the class…
doesn't know what to think. But when Stacy accuses Simon of molesting her, Alex visits her house and discovers the truth. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2003The life before her eyes
Par Laura Kasischke. 2002
When Diana is seventeen, a classmate confronts her and her girlfriend with a gun--and only Diana survives. At forty, she…
is still beautiful and has a husband and daughter of her own. But her repressed memories and survivor's guilt are beginning to haunt her. Some strong language. 2002The Chili Queen: A Novel
Par Sandra Dallas. 2002
On the train to Nalgitas, New Mexico, brothel owner Addie French meets Emma Roby, a mail-order bride. When Emma's prospective…
husband fails to show, Addie takes her in at her "boarding house"--The Chili Queen. There Emma meets Welcome, the African American cook, and Ned, an outlaw. Together, they devise a moneymaking scheme. Spur Award. 2002The future homemakers of America
Par Laurie Graham. 2002
Five Americans and one English woman become friends in 1952 when the American women's husbands are stationed in England. Over…
the next forty years they keep in touch, supporting and comforting each other through relocations, marriages, divorces, births, and untimely deaths. Some strong language. 2002At home in Covington
Par Joan A. Medlicott. 2004
Friends Grace, Hannah, and Amelia from The Spirit of Covington (DB 57454) escape rural life with a Caribbean cruise. Tension…
mounts between Hannah and Amelia, who leaves for a Maine photography workshop. Hannah finally sets a wedding date, and Grace mourns with her son his partner's death. 2004From the heart of Covington
Par Joan A Medlicott. 2002
In this sequel to Gardens of Covington (RC 52824, BR 13718) Grace, Hannah, and Amelia continue their saga of retirement…
life in North Carolina. Hannah's daughter Laura moves in to recuperate from an accident, Grace copes with her newly diagnosed diabetes, and Amelia pursues her photography hobby. 2002