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Alexander, Victoria. Believe New York, N.Y. : Avon Books/HarperCollins Publishers, 2009. Call Number: F ALEXA-V Owned by: KOBETICH MOORE MOTTET SWANCREEK Summary: "Tessa St. James thinks that true love is nothing more than a fairy tale, and she is absolutely certain she will never encounter someone worthy of her attention...until she meets her knight in shining armor."--p. [4] of cover. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Barton, Beverly. Worth dying for Don Mills, Ont. : HQN, [2010]. Call Number: F BARTO-B Owned by: MAIN KOBETICH SWANCREEK WHEELOCK Summary: When security agent Dante Moran is hired to protect Tessa Westbrook's daughter, Dante finds something stirring deep inside himself--something that makes him think Tessa could become more than a client. Rape victims Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
Basso, Adrienne. How to seduce a sinner New York : Zebra Books, c2010. Call Number: F BASSO-A Owned by: MOTTET WHEELOCK Summary: Dorothea Ellingham finally finds a husband--and a man who can inspire all-consuming passion within her--in Viscount Carter Grayson, but after a hasty marriage she soon learns that a union forged on passion alone can be disastrous. London (England) Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Benjamin, Melanie. Alice I have been : a novel 1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2009. Call Number: F BENJA-M Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL SWASEY Summary: Now in her twilight years, Alice Liddell looks back on a remarkable life. From a pampered childhood in Oxford to difficult years as a widowed mother, Alice examines how she became who she is--and how she became immortalized as Alice in Wonderland. Oxford (England) Fiction. Date added: Jan 21
Brenna, Helen. Then comes baby Toronto ; New York : Harlequin, c2009. Call Number: F BRENN-H Owned by: KING KOBETICH MOTTET SWASEY SWANCREEK Summary: "Bestselling horror novelist Jamis Quinn hasn't written a word since Natalie Steeger moved in next door. Mirabelle Island has been his peaceful refuge for the past four years. Now he can't concentrate. Not with that sexy, Goody Two-shoes running a summer camp for disadvantaged kids giving him the wrong kind of ideas. Natalie always pictured hermits as grouchy old geezers. Her famous hermit neighbor has grouchy down pat. He's also got tall, dark and handsome going on. The No Trespassing signs Jamis hangs on his property are a joke. But the one on his heart is a little harder to ignore. Looks as though she'll have to up her game to get past it"--Cover verso. Neighbors Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Clark, Clare. Savage lands Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. Call Number: F CLARK-C Owned by: MAIN WHEELOCK Summary: In 1704 the French colony of Louisiana needs wives for the struggling settlers and Elisabeth and twenty-three other girls are dispatched to satisfy the request. The skeptical bride soon falls in love with her charismatic and ruthlessly ambitious soldier-husband, Jean-Claude, a passion which is shared by an abandoned cabin boy, Auguste, who has also fallen under the spell of the dashing Jean-Claude. When in time Jean-Claude betrays them both, the two find themselves bound together in ways they never anticipated. Soldiers Fiction.Louisiana History To 1803 Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Coughlin, Patricia. The lost enchantress Berkley Sensation trade paperback ed. New York : Berkley Sensation, 2010. Call Number: F COUGH-P Owned by: SWASEY SWANCREEK Magic Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Davis, Lindsey. Rebels and traitors 1st U.S. ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010. Call Number: F DAVIS-L Owned by: MAIN WHEELOCK Summary: During the terrible struggle of the English Civil War, two people--Gideon Jukes and Juliana Lovell, who are on opposites sides of the conflict--meet during one of the era's most crucial events, their mutual attraction brings the comfort and companionship for which they both have yearned. But shadows from the past soon threaten their hard-won peace. Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Fiction. Date added: Feb 06
Gleason, Colleen. As shadows fade New York : Signet Eclipse, c2009. Call Number: F GLEAS-C Owned by: MAIN KOBETICH MOORE SWANCREEK WHEELOCK Summary: "Directly descended from the very first vampire hunter in the Gardella family, Victoria knows she must continue the lineage so humanity will have protectors against the undead. While Sebastian Vioget appears to be both the perfect warrior and lover to ensure the Gardella legacy, Victoria cannot forget Max Pesaro--the former slayer still haunted by the vampire queen Lilith's obession with him..."--p.[4] of cover Vampires Fiction. Date added: Jan 26
Griffith, Marilynn. Songs of deliverance Grand Rapids, Mich. : Revell, c2009. Call Number: F GRIFF-M Owned by: MAIN KING Date added: Jan 27
Johnston, Joan, 1948- Shattered : a Bitter Creek novel Don Mills, Ont. : Mira Books, 2010. Call Number: F JOHNS-J Owned by: MAIN MOORE MOTTET Summary: "Nine years ago, Kate Grayhawk Pendleton walked into Wyatt Shaw's life--and out of it the next morning. Now Wyatt's back--and has the power to shatter Kate's future with the man she loves. By reputation, Wyatt Shaw is a brutal killer who always gets what he wants. And he wants Kate and her twin eight-year old sons. Texas Ranger Jack McKinley is hot on Wyatt Shaw's trail. The presumed heir to the D'Amato crime syndicate is threatening to steal the woman he loves. Holly McKinley is fighting to keep Jack from leaving her for another woman. Now the secret she's kept for over twenty years may save their son's life, and cost her the only man she's ever loved."--p.[4] of cover. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Keillor, Garrison. A Christmas blizzard New York : Viking, 2009. Call Number: F KEILL-G Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL Summary: A wealthy and depressed Chicago man, bound for Christmas in Hawaii, is abruptly summoned home to North Dakota. He arrives just in time to be trapped there by a blizzard. During his stay, he reaches an epiphany worthy of the season and resolves to simplify his life. Man-woman relationships Fiction.Chicago (Ill.) Fiction. Date added: Jan 11
Lodge, Hillary Manton. Plain Jayne Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, c2010. Call Number: F LODGE-H Owned by: FERNHILL KOBETICH MOORE S_TACOMA Women journalists Fiction.Oregon Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Macomber, Debbie. The man you'll marry Don Mills, Ont. : MIRA, c2010. Call Number: F MACOM-D Owned by: FERNHILL KOBETICH MOORE MOTTET S_TACOMA SWANCREEK WHEELOCK Summary: "The First Man You Meet... Shelly Hansen was horrified when her great-aunt's wedding dress arrived--because, according to family legend, she was destined to marry the next man she met. So when she tripped on an escalator and fell into Mark Brady's arms, she told him--and herself--that she wasn't interested in marriage. But then she started seeing him everywhere.... Coincidence?... is The Man You'll Marry. After her own wedding, Shelly sends her best friend--Jill Morrison, the dress--which is delivered to Jill's hotel in Hawaii. But at least the man she sat beside on the plane--gorgeous grouch Jordan Wilcox--can't be the man in question, can he? She met him before she got the dress!"--P. [4] of cover. Wedding costume Fiction. Date added: Jan 22
Martin, Kat. Reese's bride Don Mills, Ont. : Mira Books, c2010. Call Number: F MARTI-K Owned by: MOORE SWANCREEK Summary: "Wounded in battle, Major Reese Dewar returns to England--but his injuries are nothing compared to his shattered heart. Years ago, love-struck Reese departed his home at Briarwood with a promise from raven-haired Elizabeth Clemens that she would make a life with him upon his return. But mere months later, she married the Earl of Aldridge, attaining wealth and status Reese could never match. Memories of that betrayal make his homecoming far more bitter than sweet. Seeing Elizabeth on his doorstep dressed in widow's garb twists the knife even deeper. But fear for her young son's safety has overcome her pride: she begs Reese for protection from those who would see the boy dead to possess his fortune. He agrees to an uneasy alliance, sensing Elizabeth still harbors deep secrets--and Reese knows that he's placing himself in danger...of losing his heart all over again."--p.[4] of cover. Man-woman relationships Fiction.Great Britain History Fiction. Date added: Jan 12
Miller, Linda Lael. Tate Don Mills, Ont. : HQN, 2010. Call Number: F MILLE-L Owned by: MAIN Summary: "There are barely enough hours for divorced dad Tate McKettrick to run the Silver Spur ranch, do the suit-and-tie thing for his business and run herd on his beloved six-year-old twin daughters. But time stands still at the sight of Libby Remington. When they were high school sweethearts, the wealthy McKettrick couldn't convince Libby he loved her. But now they're both back in Blue River, Texas. And cattle rustlers, a manipulative ex-wife and a killer stallion can't keep him from trying again. Libby has her hands full taking care of her mother--and running the Perk Up Coffee Shot. Caffeine, she needs. Tate McKettrick, with his blazing blue eyes and black hair? No. Oh, heck--yes. But can they really hope for a second chance?"--p. [4] of cover. Divorced fathers Fiction.Texas Fiction. Date added: Feb 02
Mills, Mark, 1963- The information officer : a novel 1st U.S. ed. New York : Random House, c2009. Call Number: F MILLS-M Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL KOBETICH MOORE MOTTET S_TACOMA SWANCREEK WHEELOCK Summary: Max Chadwick is the British officer charged with manipulating the news on Malta in 1942 to bolster the population's fragile esprit de corps. When he learns of the brutal murder of a young island woman, along with the evidence that the crime was committed by a British officer, he knows that the Maltese loyalty to the war effort could be instantly shattered unless he can solve the crime quickly. World War, 1939-1945 Malta Fiction.Malta Fiction. Date added: Feb 06
Moore, Kate. To tempt a saint Berkley Sensation mass-market ed. New York : Berkley Sensation, 2010. Call Number: F MOORE-K Owned by: KOBETICH MOORE MOTTET SWANCREEK Summary: "Despite being knighted for saving the prince regent's life, Sir Alexander Jones will never truly be accepted by the nobility. But if he's to find his long lost brother, Xander must win the first willing heiress he can find--and obtain the funds he needs to search London's darkest corners. Slandered and denied her rightful inheritance by the machinations of her unscrupulous uncle, Cleo Spencer has been living on a farm with only a meager stipend to support her and her brother. Only by marrying can Cleo access her funds and provide her younger brother the life he deserves. When Xander's and Cleo's paths cross, they decide to marry for their mutual benefit. But when her uncle accuses them of fraud, they discover that love may be the best part of their bargain."--P. [4] of cover. Marriage Fiction. Date added: Jan 27
Perry, Anne. The sheen on the silk : a novel 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 2010. Call Number: F PERRY-A Owned by: MAIN Young women Fiction.Istanbul (Turkey) Fiction. Date added: Jan 14
Rogers, Martha, 1936- Becoming Lucy Lake Mary, Fla. : Realms, 2010. Call Number: F ROGER-M Owned by: MAIN MOORE Young women Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Sands, Lynsay. Bitten by Cupid New York : Avon, c2010. Call Number: F SANDS-L Owned by: MAIN Summary: "A daring vampire thinks she can conquer anything but when she's paired with a mortal detective, she'll find her life--and her heart in grave danger...An innocent woman falls into the arms of a mysterious man when she can't get a killer's terrifying thoughts out of her head...A stunning beauty should be thrilled when her lost love finally returns, but instead she fears for their immortal lives..."--p.[4] of cover. Vampires Fiction. Date added: Feb 02
Sands, Lynsay. Taming the highland bride New York : Avon, 2010. Call Number: F SANDS-L Owned by: MAIN Date added: Feb 02
Shaw, Ali. The girl with glass feet : a novel 1st U.S. ed. New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2010. Call Number: F SHAW-A Owned by: MAIN Date added: Jan 21
Singh, Nalini, 1977- Archangel's kiss Berkley Sensation mass-market ed. New York : Berkley Sensation, 2010. Call Number: F SINGH-N Owned by: KOBETICH MOORE SWANCREEK Vampires Fiction. Date added: Feb 03
Warner, Kaki. Pieces of sky Berkley Sensation trade paperback ed. New York : Berkley Sensation, 2010. Call Number: F WARNE-K Owned by: MOORE WHEELOCK Single women Fiction. Date added: Jan 20
Warren, Tracy Anne. At the duke's pleasure New York : Avon, c2010. Call Number: F WARRE-T Owned by: MAIN Summary: "Edward Byron, Duke of Clybourne, has everything a man in Society needs...except a wife. Duty requires he wed, so he decides that a long-standing arranged marriage will do nicely. He knows his bride is beautiful, biddable, and bright enough to run his household and nursery. He expects his betrothed, Lady Claire Mardsden, will be thrilled with his decision--unfortunately she's not! Claire has longed for Edward since she was sixteen, but how can he expect her to agree to his proposal when he barely knows her and doesn't love her? Nothing will convince her to accept a loveless marriage. And so she begins a battle of outrageous resistance, forcing Edward to learn that he must lose his heart in order to win his bride..."--p.[4] of cover. Man-woman relationships Fiction.London (England) Fiction. Date added: Feb 02
Balogh, Mary. A matter of class Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2010. Call Number: LP BALOG-M Owned by: FERNHILL KING MOORE WHEELOCK Summary: Reginald Mason is a gentleman, though not by birth, a matter that pains his self-made father, Bernard Mason. An opportunity for social advancement arises in Lady Annabelle Ashton, disgraced daughter of the Earl of Havercroft, an enemy of the Mason family. The Earl is willing to marry her off to any wealthy man, even Reggie, but Reggie prefers to live the single life so Bernard issues an ultimatum: marry Annabelle or do without family funds. Large type books. Date added: Feb 01
Carie, Jamie. Wind dancer Large print ed. Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2009. Call Number: LP CARIE-J Owned by: WHEELOCK Summary: Raised in a British-held frontier town during the American Revolution, Isabelle Renoir is not like other women around her. A free spirit, she dances in the moonlight as a praise offering to God and is at home taking her long rifle and knife into the woods for adventure and inspiration. But Isabelle's latest journey may be more than even her strength can handle when a huge storm throws the raven-haired beauty off course and into the path of American spy Samuel Holt. Frontier and pioneer life Fiction.United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Fiction. Date added: Jan 19
Hake, Cathy Marie. That certain spark Large print ed. Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2009. Call Number: LP HAKE-C Owned by: WHEELOCK Summary: Gooding, Texas, is about to gain a double blessing - a veterinarian and a doctor. But when siblings Enoch and Taylor Bestman arrive, the discovery that Taylor is a lady doctor has the town up in arms. Especially Karl Van der Vort, the town blacksmith, who becomes the first patient...against his will. Though hesitant to believe in Taylor's doctoring skills, Karl finds himself feeling oddly protective of this surprising woman... Large type books.Texas Fiction. Date added: Jan 19
James, Eloisa. An affair before Christmas Large print ed. Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2009, c2007. Call Number: LP JAMES-E Owned by: WHEELOCK Summary: One spectacular Christmas, Lady Perdita Selby met the man she thought she would love forever. The devilishly attractive Duke of Fletcher was the perfect match for the innocent, breathtakingly beautiful young Englishwoman, and theirs was the most romantic wedding she had ever seen. Four years later, the spark of their love affair has burned out - and the duke is determined to win back his beguiling bride's affections with a truly sinful seduction. Large type books. Date added: Jan 19
Lassiter, Karl. Drifter Large print ed. Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2009. Call Number: LP LASSSI-K Owned by: MAIN WHEELOCK Summary: John Allen wants to be a wrangler more than anything in the world. He has toiled in Kansas coal mines and worked as a gunsmith's apprentice. His yearnings take him to the drought-striken Wyoming grasslands where he is caught up in the war between ranchers and a daring band of rustlers. Cowboys Fiction.Wyoming Fiction. Date added: Jan 19
London, Julia. Summer of two wishes Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike, 2009. Call Number: LP LONDO-J Owned by: MAIN MOORE S_TACOMA WHEELOCK Summary: Macy Lockhart's life shattered in a moment with the news that her husband, Finn - serving in the military overseas - has been killed in the line of duty. Their ardent marriage is over, leaving Macy alone, empty, directionless. But while she tries to sustain herself with memories of Finn, who made her and their small Texas ranch the center of his life, it is wealthy Wyatt Clark who slowly brings joy back into her life. Until Finn miraculously returns home... (Bestseller) Military spouses Fiction.Texas Fiction. Date added: Jan 19
Macomber, Debbie. Marriage of inconvenience Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike, 2009, c1992. Call Number: LP MACOM-D Owned by: MOORE Summary: Rich Manning and Jamie Warren have always been friends - and nothing but friends. However, that changes when Jamie asks Rich to father the child she so desperately wants. Rich agrees - if she'll marry him...because he thinks that their marriage of convenience could become a real marriage instead. Marriage Fiction. Date added: Jan 19
Mallery, Susan. Straight from the hip Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Wheeler, 2009. Call Number: LP MALLE-S Owned by: FERNHILL Women Texas Fiction.Texas Fiction. Date added: Jan 19
Moriarty, Laura, 1970- While I'm falling Large print ed. Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2009. Call Number: LP MORIA-L Owned by: MOORE Summary: Engrossed in a new relationship to the point that her studies begin to suffer, college junior Veronica is devastated when a plea for help goes unheeded, but a surprising request from her mother teaches her about family, love, and independence. Young women Fiction. Date added: Feb 01
Palmer, Diana. The maverick Large print ed. Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2010, c2009. Call Number: LP PALME-D Owned by: SWASEY Summary: Constantly in the middle of trouble, be it during roundup or at Jacobsville county dances, Harley Fowler always seems to emerge unscathed. Then he meets Alice Jones, a top-notch investigator who is trying to solve a murder involving the one family Harley doesn't want to talk about: his own. Montana Fiction. Date added: Feb 01
Peterson, Tracie. Dawn's prelude Large print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2010, c2009 Call Number: LP PETER-T Owned by: S_TACOMA Widows Fiction.Alaska Fiction. Date added: Feb 01
VanLiere, Donna, 1966- The Christmas secret Large print ed. Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2009. Call Number: LP VANLI-D Owned by: FERNHILL WHEELOCK Summary: When a struggling young single mother saves the life of an elderly woman, she sets into motion a series of events that will test her strength, loyalty, and determination, all the while setting her on the path to finding true love. The Christmas Secret is a novel for anyone who wants to see how love is a gift that keeps giving back; that hope is a treasure that never runs dry; and that faith is a miracle that is reborn with each new day. Single mothers Fiction. Date added: Jan 19
Wiseman, Beth, 1962- Plain promise Large print ed. Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2009. Call Number: LP WISEM-B Owned by: MOORE Summary: Sadie Fisher wonders if she'll ever find true love again after the death of her husband. When wealthy Englischer Kade Saunders rents her guest cottage for a month, Sadie's world is turned upside-down. Kade has a five-year-old autistic son who is unexpectedly left in his permanent care. As Sadie's feelings for the child grow, so do her feelings for Kade. But is this man suitable for anything more than friendship? Amish Fiction. Date added: Jan 19
Immortal : love stories with bite Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, [2009]. Call Number: YF IMMOR Owned by: MAIN Summary: Presents a colleciton of eight romantic short stories about vampires, including contributions from Rachel Caine, Richelle Mead, and Tanith Lee. Short stories. Date added: Jan 30
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