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The Wrong Kind of Woman: A Novel
Par Sarah Crow. 2020
“A smart and thoughtful” women’s fiction novel about a widow’s coming into her own during the social changes of the…
seventies is “engrossing reading” (Publishers Weekly).In late 1970, Oliver Desmarais drops dead in his front yard while hanging Christmas lights. In the year that follows, his widow, Virginia, struggles to find her place on the campus of the elite New Hampshire men’s college where Oliver was a professor. While Virginia had always shared her husband’s prejudices against the four outspoken, never-married women on the faculty—dubbed the Gang of Four by their male counterparts—she now finds herself depending on them, even joining their work to bring the women’s movement to Clarendon College.Soon, though, reports of violent protests across the country reach this sleepy New England town, stirring tensions between the fraternal establishment of Clarendon and those calling for change. As authorities attempt to tamp down “radical elements,” Virginia must decide whether she’s willing to put herself and her family at risk for a cause that had never felt like her own.Told through alternating perspectives, The Wrong Kind of Woman is an absorbing story about finding the strength to forge new paths, beautifully woven against the rapid changes of the early ’70s.“A glorious debut filled with characters grasping to find a place to belong in a world on the edge of change.” —Carol Rifka Brunt, New York Times–bestselling author Tell the Wolves I’m Home“Powerful.” —Amy Meyerson, author of The Bookshop of Yesterdays“The story we need now.” —T. Greenwood, author of Keeping Lucy“Graceful, solid, and beautifully rendered.” —Abby Frucht, author of MaidsTimes and Seasons: Seasons Under Heaven, Showers In Season, Times And Seasons, Season Of Blessing (Seasons Series #3)
Par Terri Blackstock, Beverly LaHaye. 2002
When Cathy Flaherty&’s teenage son, Mark, is arrested for selling drugs, her neighbors once again show that Cedar Circle is…
more than a suburban cul-de-sac. It is a tightly knit circle of friends whose faith, love, and encouragement help each other make it through the changing seasons of life. More is at stake for Cathy than her son. With Mark in juvenile detention, the single mother of three finds herself struggling over whether to marry Steve Bennett, a man she truly loves. It will take strength and wisdom for Steve to see Cathy through this time of family conflict. Fortunately, he is not alone. Other lives, each with concerns of their own, weave together in a strong show of mutual care and support. And through the hands and hearts of this loving community, God moves.Skylight: A Novel
Par José Saramago. 2014
The denizens of a rundown building in 1940s Lisbon come to sparkling life in this lost early novel by the…
Nobel Prize-winning author of Blindness. The renowned Portuguese author Jose Saramago was at the beginning of his career when he submitted his novel Skylight for publication in 1953. It then sat lost among stacks of manuscripts for thirty-six years. Published posthumously according to Saramago&’s wishes, the world can finally enjoy this &“fascinating and startlingly mature work&” set in 1940&’s Lisbon (Boston Globe). The inhabitants of a faded apartment building are struggling to make ends meet: Silvio the cobbler and his wife take in a disaffected young lodger; Dona Lídia, a retired prostitute, is kept by a businessman with a roving eye. Humble salesman Emilio&’s Spanish wife is in a permanent rage; beautiful Claudinha&’s boss lusts for her; Justina and her womanizer husband live at war with each other. Happy marriages, abusive relationships, jealousy, gossip, love—Skylight is a portrait of ordinary people painted by the master of the quotidian, a great observer of the immense beauty and profound hardship of the modern world.&“There is no shortage of wonders to be found in [Skylight].&” —Washington PostThe Extra: A Novel
Par A. Yehoshua. 2016
After her father&’s death, a musician must go home to Israel to confront the relationships she left behind in this…
novel by the author of The Retrospective Noga, forty-two and divorced, is a harpist with an orchestra in the Netherlands. Upon the sudden death of her father, she is summoned home to Jerusalem by her brother to help make decisions in urgent family and personal matters. Returning also means facing a former husband who left her when she refused him children, but whose passion for her remains even though he is remarried and the father of two. For her imposed three-month residence in Israel, her brother finds her work as an extra in movies, television, and opera. These new identities undermine the firm boundaries of behavior heretofore protected by the music she plays, and Noga, always an extra in someone else&’s story, takes charge of the plot. The Extra is Yehoshua at his liveliest storytelling best—a bravura performance.&“Engaging…Yehoshua is a master in his visual sketches of scenes.&”—The New York Times Book Review &“[A] finely etched new novel…A marvel of a book.&”—Haaretz &“Four and a half decades after his first book&’s publication, his twentieth shows Yehoshua&’s writing chops are undiminished and his content fearlessly topical.&”—New York Journal of Books &“Rich in reflection and personal truth…Masterful.&”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review &“Award-winning Israeli novelist Yehoshua gives moral force, even grandeur, to the inevitable push-pull of one family&’s life.&”—Library Journal, starred reviewIron Lace (Iron Lace)
Par Emilie Richards. 1996
An elderly white Louisiana socialite reveals her shocking life story to the writer of her memoirs in this family saga…
by a USA Today–bestselling author.When Aurore Gerritsen watched her lover kill her father, it was just one act of violence in a long chain of dramatic events.Years later, behind the iron lace gates of wealthy New Orleans, beneath the veneer of her society name, linger secrets that Aurore Gerritsen has hidden for a lifetime, and truths that threaten to change forever the lives of her unsuspecting family. Now, as Aurore faces her own mortality, she needs to reveal those secrets that have haunted her for so many years.Aurore seeks out Phillip Benedict and asks him to tell her story. He’s intrigued, but wonders why the matriarch of a prominent white family would choose to confess her sins to an outspoken black journalist.Finally Phillip agrees, but though he thinks he’s ready for anything she might say, the truth is that nothing can prepare him for the impact of Aurore’s shocking revelations.Praise for Iron Lace“A fascinating tale of the tangled race relations and complex history of Louisiana . . . this is a page-turner.” —New Orleans Times-Picayune“Richly textured and deeply moving, Iron Lace is a break-your-heart love story in the grand tradition.” —Karen Harper, New York Times–bestselling author of Shaker Run“This portrait of racism from 1919 to the mid-1960s is intricate, seductive and a darned good read.” —Publishers WeeklyRising Tides (Iron Lace)
Par Emilie Richards. 1997
A hurricane isn’t the only trouble looming as a family assembles for a will reading in this sequel to Iron…
Lace by a USA Today–bestselling author.Nine people have gathered for the reading of Aurore Gerritsen’s will. Some are family, others are strangers. But all will have their futures changed forever when a lifetime of secrets is finally revealed.Aurore Gerritsen left clear instructions: her will is to be read over a four-day period at her summer cottage on a small Louisiana island. Those who don’t stay will forfeit their inheritance. With the vast fortune of Gulf Coast Shipping at stake, no one will take that risk.Tensions rise as Aurore’s lawyer dispenses small bequests, each designed to expose the matriarch’s well-kept secrets. Longtime loyalties are jeopardized, and shocking new alliances are formed as the family feels the sands of belief shifting beneath their feet.As a hurricane approaches and survival itself is threatened, the fourth day dawns and everyone waits for the final truth to be revealed.Praise for Rising Tides“Richards’s ability to portray compelling characters who grapple with challenging family issues is laudable.” —Publishers Weekly“This novel features a multilayered plot, vivid descriptions, and a keen sense of time and place.” —Library JournalSister's Choice (The Shenandoah Album Novels #5)
Par Emilie Richards. 2008
As a surrogate mother for her sister, a young woman navigates family bonds, new horizons, and costly choices in this…
heartfelt novel.Kendra and Jamie were never storybook sisters. But after a long estrangement, Jamie has offered Kendra and her husband their ultimate dream: a child of their own.Despite some lingering misgivings about her once-wayward younger sister, Kendra agrees, and Jamie, a promising architect and single mother, becomes a gestational surrogate for Kendra and Isaac. In addition to this amazing gift of life, Jamie designs a house for the couple on Isaac’s ancestral property along the Shenandoah River. She hopes Kendra will finally see the woman she has become.But when a medical crisis threatens Jamie’s health and her budding relationship with Kendra’s builder, the enigmatic Cash Rosslyn, Jamie learns that the most difficult choice in her life is still ahead, and its cost may be beyond calculation.“This special book is one of the best women’s contemporary novels you might read this year, and one that you will recommend to all your friends.” —Fresh FictionA Stormy Greek Marriage: The Pregnancy Shock A Stormy Greek Marriage (The Drakos Baby)
Par Lynne Graham. 2010
In this sequel to The Pregnancy Shock, a bride is full of secrets when her groom loses his memory.Billie’s wedding…
day should have been the happiest of her life. She was marrying the father of her baby . . . her secret baby. But tycoon Alexei Drakos had suffered amnesia, so he had no recollection of the incredible night he’d spent with Billie a year ago. . . . Tonight, he was expecting his new bride to be a virgin . . . Billie knew that a marriage laced with hidden surprises was not likely to last. If only for their son’s sake, she had to convince Alexei of the truth . . . starting tonight in the honeymoon bed . . .A passionate night with an Italian billionaire transforms the life of an English waitress in this romance by a USA…
Today–bestselling author.Waitress . . . Neither tall, willowy nor sophisticated, waitress Darcy Denton knew she wasn’t Renzo Sabatini’s usual type. But enthralled by the powerful magnate, unworldly Darcy became addicted to their passionate nights together.Mistress . . . Ensconced in Renzo’s secluded Tuscan villa, Darcy glimpses Renzo’s troubled past and desolate soul. She should end it before she gets in too deep, but then she discovers she’s pregnant!Wife?Harboring her own childhood secrets, Darcy dare not tell Renzo, but as the mother of his child it’s only a matter of time—nine months, to be exact—before he claims what’s his . . .The Gamekeeper's Lady (Rakes in Disgrace #1)
Par Ann Lethbridge. 2010
Frederica Bracewell grew up under a cloud of shame. As an illegitimate child, she was treated by her uncle like…
a servant. It wasn't until she encountered the new gamekeeper that shy, innocent Frederica started to feel like a true lady .Lord Robert Mountford had been banished by his family. After a debauched existence, he reveled in the simplicity of a gamekeeper's lifestyle. Until temptation struck! Frederica's plain appearance and stuttering speech were a far cry from the ladies of the ton, but she might just be his undoing and unmasking!The Summer Girls: The Summer Girls; The Summer Wind (Lowcountry Summer #1)
Par Mary Monroe. 2013
From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe, the heartwarming first installment in the Lowcountry Summer trilogy, a poignant…
series following three half-sisters and their grandmother.Three granddaughters. Three months. One summer house. In this enchanting trilogy set on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe captures the complex relationships between Dora, Carson, and Harper, three half-sisters scattered across the country—and a grandmother determined to help them rediscover their family bonds. For years, Carson Muir has drifted, never really settling, certain only that a life without the ocean is a life half lived. Adrift and penniless in California, Carson is the first to return to Sea Breeze, wondering where things went wrong…until the sea she loves brings her a minor miracle. Her astonishing bond with a dolphin helps Carson renew her relationships with her sisters and face the haunting memories of her ill-fated father. As the rhythms of the island open her heart, Carson begins to imagine the next steps toward her future. In this heartwarming novel, three sisters discover the true treasures Sea Breeze offers as surprising truths are revealed, mistakes forgiven, and precious connections made that will endure long beyond one summer.The Summer Wind: The Summer Girls; The Summer Wind (Lowcountry Summer #2)
Par Mary Monroe. 2014
The Summer Wind is the second book in Monroe’s Lowcountry Summer trilogy, following the New York Times bestselling The Summer…
Girls. This series is a poignant and heartwarming story of three half-sisters and their grandmother, who is determined to help them rediscover their southern roots and family bonds.It’s midsummer and Eudora, nicknamed Dora, is staying at Sea Breeze, the family’s ancestral home on Sullivan’s Island. For years, Dora has played the role of the perfect wife and mother in a loveless marriage. Now her husband filed for divorce, her child is diagnosed with autism, and her house is on the market. Dora’s facade collapses under the weight of her grief and she suffers “broken heart syndrome.” Mamaw and the girls rally around Dora—but it’s up to Dora to heal herself as she spends the summer prowling the beach, discovering the secrets of the island and her heart. This is a summer of discovery for all the women of Sea Breeze. Carson returns from Florida to face life-changing decisions, Lucille confronts a health scare, and an unexpected visitor has Harper reconsidering her life’s direction. When tropical storm winds batter the island, the women must band together and weather the tempest—both the one outside their windows and the raging sea of emotions within each of them. They must learn again what it means to be a sister. It is up to Mamaw to keep the light burning at Sea Breeze to guide the girls through the lies, the threats, and the rocky waters of indecision to home.Expectant Bride (The Greek Tycoons #10)
Par Lynne Graham. 1999
A brash businessman turns a feisty office cleaner’s life upside down in this classic contemporary romance by a USA Today–bestselling…
author.Ellie Morgan hoped to buy the bookshop where she worked, so evenings she moonlighted as a cleaner at Alexiakis International . . . Until she overheard Dio Alexiakis discussing a top-secret deal, and he insisted that Ellie was an industrial spy! Ellie was unnerved by her confrontation with Dio Alexiakis. However, Dio knew just how he would deal with her. . . . Ellie found herself on her way to Dio’s island, and two days and nights of perfect passion . . . followed by an unexpected pregnancy. Dio had the perfect solution—they’d marry for the baby’s sake. By now, Ellie was in love with Dio, but could he learn to love his expectant bride?Originally published in 1999.Bound by Duty (The Scandalous Summerfields #1)
Par Diane Gaston. 2015
His scandalous bride Tess Summerfield's life is changed forever when she's rescued from drowning by the mysterious Marc Glenville. Forced…
to shelter in a deserted cottage, she spends the night wrapped in his arms for warmth. When they are discovered, the tongues of the ton start wagging, and Marc knows the only way to silence them is to marry Tess. But his duties as a spy soon tear Marc away from the marriage bed. When they're at last reunited, can they rekindle the flame born from the ashes of scandal? The Scandalous Summerfields Disgrace is their middle name!Desert Prince, Bride of Innocence (Pregnant Brides Ser. #1)
Par Lynne Graham. 2009
The king’s brother stirs up scandal with an innocent nanny in this royal romance by a USA Today–bestselling author.Prince Jasim…
bin Hamid al Rais was concerned that his womanizing elder brother was bewitched by his child’s nanny—the throne of Quaram could be threatened by scandal! Though Elinor Tempest appeared to be a fragile beauty, Jasim wasn’t fooled; he’d deal with this strumpet himself. . . . Only after he’d ruthlessly seduced her did Jasim discover Elinor really had been a virgin—and she’d fallen pregnant! A royal baby couldn’t be born out of wedlock so, faster than the desert wind, Elinor became Jasim’s unwanted bride. . . . Originally published in 2009.Powerful Greek, Unworldly Wife (Innocent Wives #4)
Par Sarah Morgan. 2009
A dazzling world. A sexy husband. An unforgiveable indiscretion. One woman faces an epic choice in this page-turner from the…
USA Today–bestselling author.Shortlisted for the 2009 RT Reviewers’ Choice AwardGorgeous Greek billionaire Leandro Demetrios plucked plump Millie from her farm and swept her into his glamorous world. Wrapped in his arms and draped in diamonds, she thought nothing could touch their romance.But the deepest, darkest betrayal did. Her sister claimed she was expecting Leandro’s baby. So Millie ran away, distraught. The designer dresses had clearly never hidden how unsuitable and unglamorous she truly was.Now, though, Leandro’s powerful voice is demanding that his wife come home. And, to her shame, she’s willing . . . “An intriguing beginning, a sexy hero and passion that leaps off the pages will make you want to read this novel in one sitting.” —RT Book Reviews (4 ½ stars)“A deliciously romantic tale that is liberally spiced with a fabulously feisty and indomitable heroine, an irresistible Alpha hero, witty repartee, steamy sexual chemistry, red-hot love scenes, powerful emotion.” —CataRomance.comHer Only Hero (The Flanagans #4)
Par Marta Perry. 2005
Penniless widow Laura McKay was determined to succeed on her own, but when an arsonist threatened her deaf daughter's safety,…
she was compelled to rely on firefighter Ryan Flanagan, the high school football hero who'd never noticed her as a shy underclassman.Physically fearless and an expert at avoiding romantic commitment, Ryan had nearly become his own worst enemy. But in the flames there's only one enemy: time, which just might be running out for Laura, unless Ryan's courage...and love...can withstand the test of fire.A sexy sheikh’s marriage of convenience to a dowdy academic stirs up surprises in this contemporary romance by a USA…
Today–bestselling author.Marry a sheikh in return for a hefty financial reward? Shy researcher Jane Smith would normally have laughed in Zayed Al Zawba’s handsome face. Except it’s only for six months and the money will rescue her sister who’s mired in debt . . . Sheikh Zayed will do anything to inherit Kafalah’s neighboring oil-rich lands, even wed plain Jane: he’ll never long to consummate a marriage with her! But Zayed hasn’t bargained on Jane’s frumpy clothes hiding delicious curves . . . or her quick mind and untouched beauty teasing and tempting him beyond his wildest imaginings!Praise for The Sheikh’s Bought Wife“I adore Sharon Kendrick’s sexy, sparkling take on a Cinderella story—it’s a must-read!” —USA Today–bestselling author Lynne GrahamRuthless Magnate, Convenient Wife (Pregnant Brides Ser. #2)
Par Lynne Graham. 2009
A billionaire playboy’s marriage of convenience comes with scandalous surprises in this classic contemporary romance by a USA Today–bestselling author.Russian…
billionaire Sergei Antonovich was famous for being knee-deep in stunning supermodels and aspiring actresses. But not one was suitable bride material. Would he ever grant his aging babushka her dearest wish and present her with a grandchild?So, why not handle this challenge as business? Without emotion, but with a contract of convenience that would grant Sergei the perfect deal: a wife he’d bed, wed, get pregnant . . . and then discard. . . . Originally published in 2009.Lace and Satin
Par Helen Brooks. 1995
An adult affairAs a student, Logan Steer had been wildly and romantically attractive to the female population . Now he was…
devastating! Amelia Higginbottom knew Logan and his effect on women all too well, so she was determined to keep their business relationship just thatstrictly business.What Melly didn't know was that her cat, Marmalade, had an altogether different view of things, and had made plans accordingly !