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In the Eye of the Storm by Robert Thier
Egypt. .. land of romance, mystery, and exploding camels. Lilly Linton thought she’d be ready for anything after one month of working for her boss – cold, calculating businessman Rikkard Ambrose... -
![Don't Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino]()
Don't Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino
In 1960, a young woman discovers a freedom she never knew existed in this exhilarating, funny, and emotional novel by the bestselling author of She’s Up to No Good . When Marilyn Kleinman is caught making out with the rabbi’s son in front of the whole congregation, her parents ship her off to her great-aunt Ada for the summer... -
![Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg]()
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
It's first the story of two women in the 1980s, of gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode telling her life story to Evelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age... -
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![Anne of The Island by L.M. Montgomery]()
Anne of The Island by L.M. Montgomery
New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With her old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and her frivolous new friend Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises . . -
![The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows]()
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
A remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name. “Treat yourself to this book, please - I can’t recommend it highly enough. ” (Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love). “I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers. ”... -
![Rock and Riot by Chelsey Furedi]()
Rock and Riot by Chelsey Furedi
With all the fashion and quirks of the 50's comes the vintage queer love story that you've never heard before. Rock and Riot follows the tales of teenage delinquents learning about gender and sexual orientations while still maintaining their fabulous hair. -
![Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich]()
Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 128 ratingsStephanie Plum, the brassy babe in the powder blue Buick is back and she's having a bad hair day -- for the whole month of January. She's been given the unpopular task of finding Mo Bedemier, Trenton's most beloved citizen, arrested for carrying concealed, gone no-show for his court appearance... -
![Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery]()
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
ollowing Anne of Green Gables (1908), the book covers the second chapter in the life of Anne Shirley. This book follows Anne from the age of 16 to 18, during the two years that she teaches at Avonlea school. It includes many of the characters from Anne of Green Gables, as well as new ones like Mr. Harrison, Miss Lavendar Lewis, Paul Irving, and the twins Dora and Davy...Categorized as:
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![Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson]()
Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson
Marianne Daventry will do anything to escape the boredom of Bath and the amorous attentions of an unwanted suitor. So when an invitation arrives from her twin sister, Cecily, to join her at a sprawling country estate, she jumps at the chance... -
![Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster]()
Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster
Raised in a bleak orphanage without even a name from her parents, this modern girls' fairy tale tells the story of Jerusha Abbott, a plucky young woman without ties and unsure of her future. After a visit from the trustees of the orphanage, Jerusha is told that one of the trustees sees in her the potential of a writer and wishes to be the patron of her college education...Categorized as:
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![A Game of Hearts by Joanna Barker]()
A Game of Hearts by Joanna Barker
If you can't join them. .. beat them. Marigold Cartwell has only one goal: to defeat her long-time rival on the archery field. She knows she can outshoot irritating, cynical Tristan Gates, but the local bowmen’s society—the one he belongs to—refuses to allow women to compete. Spurred on by their rejection, Marigold decides to start a new society. Naturally, it has only one rule: no men...Categorized as:
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![Little Women by Louisa May Alcott]()
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Puffin in Bloom. A new line of classics with gorgeously illustrated covers by renowned stationery brand Rifle Paper Co. 's lead artist, Anna Bond. Grown-up Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. The four March sisters couldn't be more different. But with their father away at war, and their mother working to support the family, they have to rely on one another... -
![Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich]()
Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 130 ratingsThis one's double the fun! Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is still learning the ropes at her cousin Vinnie's bail bond office, so when she sets out on the trail of Kenny Mancuso - a suspiciously weatlhy, working class Trenton boy who has just shot his best friend - the stakes are higher than ever... -
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![The Mistletoe Countess by Pepper Basham]()
The Mistletoe Countess by Pepper Basham
Will the magic of Christmas bring these two newlyweds closer together, or will the ghosts of the past lead them into a destructive discovery from which not even a Dickens’s Christmas can save them? Mistletoe is beautiful and dangerous, much like the woman from Lord Frederick’s Percy’s past, so when he turns over a new leaf and arranges to marry for his estate, instead of his heart, he never... -
![Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery]()
Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
Anne Shirley has left Redmond College behind to begin a new job and a new chapter of her life away from Green Gables. Now she faces a new challenge—the Pringles. They’re known as the royal family of Summerside and they quickly let Anne know she is not the person they had wanted as principal of Summerside High School...Categorized as:
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![Daddy-Long-Legs: Including "Dear Enemy" by Jean Webster]()
Daddy-Long-Legs: Including "Dear Enemy" by Jean Webster
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsOne of the great novels of American girlhood, Jean Webster's Daddy-Long- Legs (1912) follows the adventures of an orphan named Judy Abbott, whose letters to her anonymous male benefactor trace her development as an independent thinker and writer... -
![A Damsel in Distress by P.G. Wodehouse]()
A Damsel in Distress by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn P. G. Wodehouse's novel 'A Damsel in Distress,' the reader is transported into a whimsical world of romantic misadventures and comedic escapades. Set in early 20th-century England, the novel follows the story of a young American composer who becomes entangled in the lives of an eccentric aristocratic family... -
![Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud]()
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsPraised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, this innovative comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.Categorized as:
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![The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood]()
The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFollowing two families from Pakistan and Iraq in the 1990s to San Francisco in 2016, Bad Muslim Discount is a hilarious, timely, and provocative comic novel about being Muslim immigrants in modern America. For fans of Hanif Kureshi, Mira Jacob, and Mohammed Hanif. It is 1995, and Anvar Faris is a restless, rebellious, and sharp-tongued boy doing his best to grow up in Karachi, Pakistan... -
![Speak Easy, Speak Love by McKelle George]()
Speak Easy, Speak Love by McKelle George
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSix teenagers’ lives intertwine during one thrilling summer full of romantic misunderstandings and dangerous deals in this sparkling retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. After she gets kicked out of boarding school, seventeen-year-old Beatrice goes to her uncle’s estate on Long Island. But Hey Nonny Nonny is more than just a rundown old mansion...Categorized as:
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![Daddy-Long-Legs & Dear Enemy: Romance Novels by Jean Webster]()
Daddy-Long-Legs & Dear Enemy: Romance Novels by Jean Webster
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOne of the great novels of American girlhood, Jean Webster's Daddy-Long- Legs (1912) follows the adventures of an orphan named Judy Abbott, whose letters to her anonymous male benefactor trace her development as an independent thinker and writer... -
![Red Sky at Morning: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Richard Bradford]()
Red Sky at Morning: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Richard Bradford
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe classic coming-of-age story set during World War II about the enduring spirit of youth and the values in life that count. -
![Under the Bayou Moon by Valerie Fraser Luesse]()
Under the Bayou Moon by Valerie Fraser Luesse
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRestless with the familiarity of her Alabama home, Ellie Fields accepts a teaching job in a tiny Louisiana town deep in bayou country. Though rightfully suspicious of outsiders, who have threatened both their language and their culture, most of the people in tiny Bernadette, Louisiana, come to appreciate the young and idealistic schoolteacher as a boon to the town... -
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![The Call to Serve by Cece Whittaker]()
The Call to Serve by Cece Whittaker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Helen, do you think I’ll ever get married? ” Joan asked abruptly. A very troubling thought in 1943. The Call to Serve celebrates the innocence that transcends the decades, and the beauty of true love in this story of friendship between Annie, Joan, Bernice, Helen and their men. The story is set in fictitious Abbotsville, New Jersey in the autumn of 1943... -
![To Move the World (Power of the Matchmaker) by Regina Sirois]()
To Move the World (Power of the Matchmaker) by Regina Sirois
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEve Brannon never had to bother planning out her future. In the Yorkshire dales where life is harder, it is also simpler. Next in line to inherit her family's farm, she will raise another generation of children and sheep high in the uplands of England. Waiting until next year when she is 19 to marry her father's handsome hired hand, Alan, is the detail she added herself... -
![A Room with a View by E.M. Forster]()
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
"A Room with a View" by E. M. Forster is a captivating novel that takes readers on a journey of self-discovery, love, and societal conventions. Set in the early 20th century, the story follows Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman torn between societal expectations and her desire for personal freedom...Categorized as:
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![One for the Money by Janet Evanovich]()
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Meet Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. In Stephanie’s opinion, toxic waste, rabid drivers, armed schizophrenics, and August heat, humidity, and hydrocarbons are all part of the great adventure of living in Jersey...Categorized as:
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![The Captain's Confidant: A Regency Romance by Ashtyn Newbold]()
The Captain's Confidant: A Regency Romance by Ashtyn Newbold
An accidental letter, a long-lost love, and a slew of secrets. For as long as Bridget Northcott can remember, she has loved her brother's closest friend, Colin Foster. She loved him long before he grew up, became Captain Foster, and long before he left her behind for a life at sea... -
![Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer]()
Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer
THE HIGH STAKES OF LOVE. Skilled in the art of card playing, Deborah Grantham, a gambler's daughter, uses that skill as her sole means of support as mistress of her aunt's elegant and exclusive gaming club in 18th-century London. The beautiful young must find a way to restore herself and her aunt to respectability, preferably without accepting either of two repugnant offers... -
![Lucky Girl by Emme Rollins]()
Lucky Girl by Emme Rollins
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 13 ratings~~DEAR ROCKSTAR SEQUEL~~. Who knew loving a real rock star could be so hard? Sara is Dale Diamond's biggest fan--and one of his biggest secrets. Catapulted to fame, Dale and his band, Black Diamond, are learning to deal with the grueling realities of the music business. .. including frenzied groupies... -
![Summer of '42 by Herman Raucher]()
Summer of '42 by Herman Raucher
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn everyone's life there is a summer of '42. .. In that particular summer Hermie was fifteen, wildly obsessed with sex, deeply and passionately in love with an "older woman" of twenty-two. Summer of '42 is the story of Hermie and the lovely Dorothy, of Hermie's frantic efforts to become a man, and of his glorious and heartbreaking initiation into sex. -
![Mr. Darcy and the Girl Next Door: A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Romantic Comedy by Alix James]()
Mr. Darcy and the Girl Next Door: A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Romantic Comedy by Alix James
Darcy's got the wealth and wit, but Elizabeth's heart is already spoken for. Cue the romance and shenanigans, because the game of love is about to get serious. **Elizabeth Bennet**. It was supposed to be come back to Derbyshire, see childhood friends, maybe fall in love. But that was before I realized George Darcy, the boy I’d set my heart on when I was just thirteen, was engaged to Lady Lucilla...Categorized as:
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![The Traveller's Daughter by Michelle Vernal]()
The Traveller's Daughter by Michelle Vernal
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsROSA’S PAST IS HER PANDORA’S BOX, AND THE LID IS ABOUT TO BE LIFTED …. ‘If you lie down with dogs you’ll rise with fleas’ – Irish Proverb. Rosa Sorenson’s conversation was often peppered with sayings from her homeland. It was these conversational clangers that gave her daughter Kitty the only clue as to a childhood her mother refused to speak of... -
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![Dear Enemy by Jean Webster]()
Dear Enemy by Jean Webster
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsDear Enemy is the sequel to Jean Webster's novel Daddy-Long-Legs. First published in 1915, it was among the top ten best sellers in the US in 1916. The story is presented in a series of letters written by Sallie McBride, Judy Abbott's classmate and best friend in Daddy-Long-Legs... -
![The Scoundrel and I: A Novella by Katharine Ashe]()
The Scoundrel and I: A Novella by Katharine Ashe
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA sexy, heartwarming novella from the author of RITA® Award Finalists My Lady, My Lord and How to Marry a Highlander…. Printer’s assistant Gabrielle Flood just made the worst mistake of her life. Then handsome, dashing Captain Anthony Masinter came along…. And made it even worse. And he’s the last man on earth who can help her fix it... -
![Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery]()
Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsOn Prince Edward Island, where Anne Shirley grew up in the sea-sprayed town of Avonlea, there was no shortage of wonderful stories. There was the case of Ludovic Speed, who wouldn't propose to the woman he had courted for fifteen years until Anne devised a plan to "speed" him up . . . if it didn't backfire and break his heart...Categorized as:
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![Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot]()
Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsSummer break . . . and the livin' ain't easy! Just because the students at New York College have flown the coop doesn't mean assistant residence hall director Heather Wells can relax... -
![A Tangled Web by Montgomery L M Lucy Maud]()
A Tangled Web by Montgomery L M Lucy Maud
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNo amount of drama between the Dark and Penhallow families can prepare them for what follows when Aunt Becky bequeaths her prized heirloom jug - the owner to be revealed in one year's time... -
![Marmalade Boy, Vol. 1 by Wataru Yoshizumi]()
Marmalade Boy, Vol. 1 by Wataru Yoshizumi
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsAll Miki Koishikawa wanted was an ordinary family and that's exactly what she had until her parents decided to move in with another couple (as in switching spouses! ) and turned Miki's world upside down. Now she lives in a house with four parents and her totally cute stepbrother, Yuu... -
![The Secret Countess by Eva Ibbotson]()
The Secret Countess by Eva Ibbotson
Anna, a young countess, has lived in the glittering city of St Petersburg all her life in an ice-blue palace overlooking the River Neva. But when revolution tears Russia apart, her now-penniless family is forced to flee to England. Armed with an out-of-date book on housekeeping, Anna determines to become a housemaid and she finds work at the Earl of Westerholme's crumbling but magnificent mansion...Categorized as:
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![A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson]()
A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson
Weekly ballet classes are Harriet Morton's only escape from her intolerably dull life. So when she is chosen to join a corps de ballet which is setting off on a tour of the Amazon, she leaps at the chance to run away for good. Performing in the grand opera houses is everything Harriet dreamed of, and falling in love with an aristocratic exile makes her new life complete... -
![Too Wicked to Love by Debra Mullins]()
Too Wicked to Love by Debra Mullins
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsToo wicked to love . . . but too tempting to resist! Having already been deceived by a heartless fiancé, Genevieve Wallington-Willis knows better than to trust any man—which is why her attraction to John Ready is so very disturbing. Though devilishly handsome, he is far too mysterious—and a humble coachman, no less! But one inadvertent kiss and Genevieve is lost... -
![A Tangled Web by L.M. Montgomery]()
A Tangled Web by L.M. Montgomery
Over the years sixty members of the Dark family and sixty Penhallows have married one another—but not without their share of fighting and feuding. Now Aunt Becky, the eccentric old matriarch of the clan, has bequeathed her prized possession: a legendary heirloom jug. But the name of the jug's new owner will not be revealed for one year... -
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![Treasure of Egypt: Humorous Mystery by Barbara Ivie Green]()
Treasure of Egypt: Humorous Mystery by Barbara Ivie Green
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**NEWLY RE-EDITED AND REVISED**. Treasure of Egypt. Hold on to your seat! This is a fast paced, action-packed romantic adventure. Journey to the land of the Pharaohs in this lighthearted humorous tale, where the search for lost treasure digs up more than a little danger...Categorized as:
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![Katherine by Anchee Min]()
Katherine by Anchee Min
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis novel, described by the San Francisco Chronicle Book Review as "nothing short of miraculous," is the story of Zebra Wong, a Chinese girl whose pragmatic mind conflicts with her passionate heart; Lion Head, her classmate, whose penchant for romantic intrigue belies his political ambitions, and Katherine, the seductive American with the red lipstick and the wild laugh who teaches them English...Categorized as:
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![The Pursuit of Mary Bennet: A Pride & Prejudice Novel by Pamela Mingle]()
The Pursuit of Mary Bennet: A Pride & Prejudice Novel by Pamela Mingle
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA tale of love and marriage, society balls and courtship, class and a touch of scandal, Pamela Mingle's The Pursuit of Mary Bennet is a fresh take on one of the most beloved novels of all time, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice... -
![Dear Rockstar by Emme Rollins]()
Dear Rockstar by Emme Rollins
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSara is obsessed with rock star Tyler Vincent, and as she works to complete her senior year, she’s determined to find a way to meet him—although her best friend, Aimee, keeps telling her to find a different escape from her desperately violent home life...Categorized as:
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![The Proposition by Madeleine Roux]()
The Proposition by Madeleine Roux
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman trapped in a loveless engagement joins forces with a mysterious man bent on vengeance against her fiancé in this lively tale of intrigue, revenge, and romance. What would you propose? Clemency Fry has always been certain that marriage is a ludicrous arrangement—a notion she has believed ever since reading a scandalous feminist treatise as a girl... -
![Girl About Town by Adam Shankman, Laura L. Sullivan]()
Girl About Town by Adam Shankman, Laura L. Sullivan
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNot too long ago, Lucille O’Malley was living in a tenement in New York. Now she’s Lulu Kelly, Hollywood’s newest It Girl. She may be a star, but she worries that her past will catch up with her. Back in New York she witnessed a Mafia murder, and this glamorous new life in Tinseltown is payment for her silence...Categorized as:
20th century young adult mystery historical humor length-medium first-in-series standalone-first
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