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Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her husband's unexpected death bestows his fortune on a male heir, Sylvia tries to marry her daughter off to a wealthy husband to maintain their lifestyle, but is stopped by her mother-in-law, who wants more for her granddaughter.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In 1964, when Jaime Sonoro, Mexico's most renowned actor and singer, discovers a book telling of the multitude of horrific crimes committed by his ancestors, he must pay for their crimes unless he can uncover the truth about his grandfather, the legendary bandido El Tragabalas, The Bullet Swallower.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
At the center of the tale is Silvio, who in his younger years fled the boredom of the village for of travel and adventure, returns to live in a farmer's hovel in the middle of the woods. Much to his family's dismay, Silvio is content with his solitude. But when he attends the wedding of his favorite young cousin, Silvio begins to be drawn back into the complicated life of this small town. As the narration unfolds, we are given an intimate picture...
Author
Series
Shellseeker Beach volume 2
Publisher
[Hope Holloway]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
New arrivals to Shellseeker Beach prompt Eliza to extend her trip...and fall deeper under the spell of Sanibel Island. The group of close family and friends are determined to settle the ownership of the beachfront property once and for all. But it seems there are forces outside of their control determined to shatter all their dreams. As she takes time to reconsider her career, Eliza's daughter finds herself in the middle of conflicting feelings for...
Author
Series
Shellseeker Beach volume 1
Publisher
Hope Holloway
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When 53-year-old Eliza Whitney loses both her beloved husband and her high-powered job in the same month, she's uncertain what the next chapter of her life will look like. Then her estranged father's widow contacts her and asks her to come to Sanibel Island to help settle his affairs. Eliza sees the trip to a place called Shellseeker Beach as a distraction from her loss, and maybe a way to get some closure on the difficult relationship she'd had with...
Author
Series
Love in Lancaster County volume 3
Publisher
Annie's
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Nineteen-year-old Talitha 'Tally' Byler's quiet life with her grandparents in Lancaster County is upended in an instant when a photo of her jumping into the street to save a puppy from being hit by a car goes viral. At first, Tally thinks the attention is fun, and she even receives gifts and letters in the mail from her fans, but her grandparents are not happy about her fame. They even consider moving to escape from the unwelcome spotlight. Tally...
Author
Publisher
Harper Muse
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The Hunter Valley, 1880. Evie Ludgrove loves to chart the landscape around her home--hardly surprising since she grew up in the shadow of her father's obsession with the great Australian explorer Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt. So when an advertisement appears in The Bulletin magazine offering a thousand-pound reward for proof of where Leichhardt met his fate, Evie is determined to use her father's papers to unravel the secret. But when Evie sets out to prove...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Nothing could be more out of character, but after fifty-nine years of marriage, as her husband Bernard's health declines, and her friends' lives become focused on their grandchildren-which Jenny never had-Jenny decides she wants a little something for herself. So she secretly applies to be a contestant on the prime-time TV show Britain Bakes. Whisked into an unfamiliar world of cameras and timed challenges, Jenny delights in a new-found independence....
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