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"Kitty Underhay is playing doubles with death. Kitty Underhay is accompanying her fiance, Matthew Bryant,and Bertie, his new cocker spaniel,…
on an outing to Torbay Country Club. However, the delightful day soon turns to disaster. Walking Bertie in the shaded grotto after an exhilarating archery demonstration, Kitty makes an unsporting discovery: the body of their host, Sir William Winspear, with an arrow in his back. When the local inspector falls foul interviewing female witnesses, Kitty steps up to the mark. And she quickly discovers that Sir William had threatened one of the guests, dashing Russian dancer Ivan, who is dependent on him for patronage. When Kitty overhears a damning conversation between Ivan and his sister, the case seems clear. But the next day Ivan is disqualified as he is found face down in the pool. The race is on for Kitty to find the real killer, but she must keep her head in the game if she is to outwit this cunning murderer. And when the final score comes in, will it be killer: three, Kitty: zero?" -- Provided by publisherLady Anne's quest (Prairie dreams #02)
Par Susan Page Davis. 2012
"Finding an imposter instead of her uncle means Anne's quest must continue, and Dan is determined to protect her from…
the swindlers now trailing her. But though he's good at keeping her safe, he's certain he'll never be able to convince Anne to be his wife. Her sights are set on finding her uncle and returning to England. Unaware that she is nearby, her uncle becomes the target of an assassin and is helped by an unlikely friend. As Anne's quest becomes even more difficult--and dangerous--she finds her feelings for Dan changing. Will she soon be envisioning a new life in America?" -- Provided by publisherEsmirna en llamas
Par Homero Aridjis. 2013
"The narrative takes place in Smyrna, the birthplace of Nicias, a former Greek army captain, where he returns after a…
long period of combat. The sadness in the air is the product of the inevitable Greek defeat and the constant memories from before the war. However, even under the constant threat of the Turks, Nicias undertakes the search for love, embodied in the figure of Eurydice, the beloved young woman he abandoned when he enlisted in the army. It is this quest that restores harmony to the spirit and body of Nicias. The reader of Smyrna in Flames will discover that the brutal and bloodthirsty events typical of a wartime conflict are masterfully cushioned by Aridjis' poetic language." -- Translation provided by NLSA little dare (Westmoreland family novel #02)
Par Brenda Jackson. 2003
"When Shelly Brockman walks into his office, Sheriff Dare Westmoreland can't believe his eyes...or the way his body responds. It's…
been over a decade since Shelly walked away, and he's never stopped regretting that it was all his fault. But things are about to get a lot more complicated, because she's here to pick up the troublemaking teenager he's just arrested...a teen who isn't only her son, but his as well. When Shelly's son starts getting into trouble, she knows change is needed. Whisking him away from L.A. and back to her hometown isn't making him happy...and the gorgeous, all-too-familiar sheriff is in for a rude awakening as well. Despite his fury over her secrets, she knows he'll help their son, but how can she convince this Westmoreland lawman that she deserves a second chance, too?" -- Provided by publisherSangre de Emanuel
Par Ted Dekker. 2011
"This story is for everyone--but not everyone is for this story. It is a dangerous tale of times past. A…
love story full of deep seduction. A story of terrible longing and bold sacrifice. Then as now, evil begins its courtship cloaked in light. And the heart embraces what it should flee. Forgetting it once had a truer lover. With a kiss, evil will ravage body, soul, and mind. Yet there remains hope, because the heart knows no bounds. Love will prove greater than lust. Sacrifice will overcome seduction. And blood will flow. Because the battle for the heart is always violently opposed. For those desperate to drink deep from this fountain of life, enter. But remember, not everyone is for this story." -- GoodreadsTo whisper her name (Belle Meade Plantation novel #01)
Par Tamera Alexander. 2012
Olivia is the destitute widow of a man shot as a traitor to the South. She gratefully accepts an invitation…
from Aunt Elizabeth, mistress of Belle Meade Plantation. Expecting to be the housekeeper, Olivia is disillusioned when she learns the real reason she was invited. Not finding the safe haven she expects, Olivia is caught off guard by her feelings for Ridley Cooper, a man who seems anything but a Southern gentleman. AdultThe matchmaker: a spy in Berlin
Par Paul Vidich. 2021
"Berlin, 1989. Protests across East Germany threaten the Iron Curtain and Communism is the ill man of Europe. Anne Simpson,…
an American who works as a translator at the Joint Operations Refugee Committee, thinks she is in a normal marriage with a charming East German. But then her husband disappears and the CIA and Western German intelligence arrive at her door. Nothing about her marriage is as it seems. She had been targeted by the Matchmaker-a high level East German counterintelligence officer-who runs a network of Stasi agents. These agents are his "Romeos" who marry vulnerable women in West Berlin to provide them with cover as they report back to the Matchmaker. Anne has been married to a spy, and now he has disappeared, and is presumably dead. The CIA are desperate to find the Matchmaker because of his close ties to the KGB. They believe he can establish the truth about a high-ranking Soviet defector. They need Anne because she's the only person who has seen his face--from a photograph that her husband mistakenly left out in his office--and she is the CIA's best chance to identify him before the Matchmaker escapes to Moscow. Time is running out as the Berlin Wall falls and chaos engulfs East Germany. But what if Anne's husband is not dead? And what if Anne has her own motives for finding the Matchmaker to deliver a different type of justice?" -- Provided by publisherMurder in the crypt (Redmond and Haze mystery #01)
Par Irina Shapiro. 2020
"When the body of a young man is found stuffed into the tomb of a medieval knight, Parish Constable Daniel…
Haze is tasked with investigating his first solo murder case. Suspicion instantly falls on the only stranger to arrive in the village of Birch Hill just before the crime took place, but the American captain proves to be an unexpected asset. A former soldier and a skilled surgeon, Jason Redmond is not only willing to assist Haze with the investigation but will risk his own safety to apprehend the killer. With no suspects, no motive, and few leads to follow, Redmond and Haze must solve the crime before one of them becomes the murderer's next victim. Murder in the Crypt is the exciting first installment of this Victorian murder mystery series set in a quaint British village." -- Provided by publisherLegacy of war (Courtney series #18)
Par Wilbur A Smith. 2021
"The war is over, Hitler is dead - and yet his evil legacy lives on. Saffron Courtney and her beloved…
husband Gerhard only just survived the brutal conflict, but Gerhard's Nazi-supporting brother, Konrad, is still free and determined to regain power. As a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse develops, a plot against the couple begins to stir. One that will have ramifications throughout Europe... Further afield in Kenya, the last outcrop of the colonial empire is feeling the stirrings of rebellion. As the situation becomes violent, and the Courtney family home is under threat, Leon Courtney finds himself caught between two powerful sides - and a battle for the freedom of a country." -- Provided by publisherLetters for Emily
Par Camron Steve Wright. 2001
A grandfather diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease teaches his family the most valuable lesson of all by compiling a book of…
poems for his granddaughter. Wright delves into the family's struggle that includes mental illness, a marriage breakup and a mysterious legacyEl primer latido de Australia
Par José Vicente Alfaro. 2022
"Australia was born as a penal colony. At the end of the 18th century the English prisons were full to…
overflowing, and, after the recent American Revolution, the government needed to find a new place to deport its convicted criminals. So they chose a remote coast on the other side of the world, whose land Captain Cook had claimed for the British Crown a short time before, and where there was absolutely nothing. At the same time, the Australian Aborigines will suddenly see their survival endangered by the arrival of the white man, witnessing with horror the occupation of their ancestral lands." -- Translation provided by NLS¿En quién piensas cuando haces el amor? (Vintage español)
Par Homero Aridjis. 2011
"In these pages the author places himself after the end of the millennium and, with an apocalyptic tone, prophesies the…
evils that will befall a mythical Moctezuma city, a future metaphor for today's Mexico City, scene of frequent ecological disasters and capital of the end of the era of the Fifth Sun. Above the catastrophes and the difficulty of living in a city of such magnitude, the characters wander with their own burden of love and heartbreak, as happens to Luis Antonio with his sister-in-law María, identical twin of Rosalba, his deceased wife. Yo Sánchez uses theater as a lighting technique and is linked to the family of the protagonists. This is a dizzying play, loaded with irony and black humor, that carries the questioning of the human being in the megalopolis." -- Translation provided by NLSIndependence: A novel
Par Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. 2023
"Divakaruni tells the story of India's independence through the eyes of three sisters, each of whom is uniquely different, with…
her own desires and flaws. I cheered for them and cried with them as they move through the history of their country that is at once devastating, inspiring, and triumphant. You will, too."— Lisa See, #1 New York Times bestselling author Set during the partition of British India in 1947, a time when neighbor was pitted against neighbor and families were torn apart, award-winning author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's novel brings to life the sweeping story of three sisters caught up in events beyond their control, their unbreakable bond, and their incredible struggle against powerful odds. India, 1947. In a rural village in Bengal live three sisters, daughters of a well-respected doctor. Priya: intelligent and idealistic, resolved to follow in her father's footsteps and become a doctor, though society frowns on it. Deepa: the beauty, determined to make a marriage that will bring her family joy and status. Jamini: devout, sharp-eyed, and a talented quiltmaker, with deeper passions than she reveals. Theirs is a home of love and safety, a refuge from the violent events taking shape in the nation. Then their father is killed during a riot, and even their neighbors turn against them, bringing the events of their country closer to home. As Priya determinedly pursues her career goal, Deepa falls deeply in love with a Muslim, causing her to break with her family. And Jamini attempts to hold her family together, even as she secretly longs for her sister's fiancè When the partition of India is officially decided, a drastic—and dangerous—change is in the air. India is now for Hindus, Pakistan for Muslims. The sisters find themselves separated from one another, each on different paths. They fear for what will happen to not just themselves, but each other. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni outdoes herself with this deeply moving story of sisterhood and friendship, painting an account of India's independence simultaneously exhilarating and devastating, that will make any reader—new or old—a devoted fanThe silkworm keeper
Par Deborah Swift. 2021
"Rome 1638. Old sins have long shadows ~ Italian Proverb. Giulia Tofana never wanted to be a nun, but she…
is determined to atone for her past misdeeds by making her new monastery a success. When an unexpected disaster closes the convent, Giulia is forced to turn to her old friend Fabio Pasello for help. Giulia still has intense feelings for Fabio and Fabio's passion for her has never diminished. But they are not the same people they were before. Giulia has taken her vows, and Fabio is apprenticed to Gianlorenzo Bernini the famous sculptor, and has become one of Bernini's rakish libertines. They could not be further apart. To add to their problems, Giulia cannot escape her reputation as a poisoner, and is soon embroiled in a plot against Fabio's patron, Pope Urban VIII. Faced with the idea of murder, will Giulia renounce her vows or embrace them? Inspired by true stories, this is a novel of nuns and courtesans, artists and priests, in the shadow and splendour of the Eternal City." -- Provided by publisherA respectable trade
Par Philippa Gregory. 1995
The devastating consequences of the slave trade in 18th century Bristol are explored through the powerful but impossible attraction of…
well-born Frances and her Yoruban slave, Mehuru. Adult. Some descriptions of sex. Some strong language. Some violenceCast in conflict (Chronicles of Elantra #16)
Par Michelle Sagara. 2021
"A Dragon and ten Barrani wouldn't be anyone's ideal roommates if a person wants peace and tranquility at home. The…
residue of three Draco-Barrani wars can make things pretty awkward-on a good day. Kaylin Neya has run out of good days. In the upheaval surrounding the Academia, the Tower in the fief of Candallar is now without its lord. The Towers were created to protect Elantra against Shadow. Dragon Bellusdeo wants to captain the Tower and continue a war she'll never be able to abandon. But Sedarias, leader of the Barrani cohort, wants the Tower for the cohort. And Barrani and Dragons don't negotiate, even when they're living under the same roof. If there were ever a time for Shadow to strike, it's now, when alliances are fractured and the Tower is vulnerable for the first time in centuries. More than ever, Kaylin needs her friends to work together if they're going to be able to stop the threat to Elantra." -- Provided by publisherThe real education of TJ Crowley
Par Grant Overstake. 2018
"Set in the late Civil Rights Era, The Real Education of TJ Crowley is told by an awakening white teen…
from a bigoted family who is forced to choose sides after a Black family and their daughter cross the hard-drawn color line and moves into the house next door, unaware that the Crowleys are a vengeful brood with ties to evil men." -- Provided by publisherEl espíritu de mis padres sigue subiendo en la lluvia
Par Patricio Pron. 2011
"A young writer, living abroad, returns home to his native Argentina to say good-bye to his dying father. In his…
parents' house, he finds a cache of documents--articles, maps, photographs--and unwittingly begins to unearth his father's obsession with the disappearance of a local man. Suddenly he comes face-to-face with the ghosts of Argentina's dark political past and with the long-hidden memories of his family's underground resistance against an oppressive military regime. As the fragments of the narrator's investigation fall into place--revealing not only a part of his father's life he had tried to forget but also the legacy of an entire generation--|My Fathers' Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain| tells a completely original story of family and remembrance. It is an audacious accomplishment by an internationally acclaimed voice poised to garner equal acclaim in America." -- GoodreadsNosotros caminamos en sueños
Par Patricio Pron. 2014
"A stupid war, an invisible enemy, confused governors, a battlefield, the Falkland Islands, and a narrator that unveils the truths…
and lies behind all this with freshness and irony. «Do not judge the war in terms of beauty. In fact, it is like people: it has to be beautiful inside, because it is too ugly on the outside». A bomb remains in mid air and resists falling. Exhausted and hungry soldiers look up and they wonder if all wars are like that. They do not know who the enemy is or where he is, but they keep walking in dreams, like sleepwalkers, fighting for a piece of land that does not belong to anyone, defending a country that floats on a subsoil of misery and corruption. There is nothing normal or predictable in |We Walk in Dreams|, the edited and extended version of the novel where Patricio Pron told «not what really happened or could have happened, but what happened indeed, although only in the childish imagination» of the author, who was six years old when the war between Argentina and Great Britain started. |We Walk in Dreams| talks about that confrontation, but the true theme of this comic novel is what happens when people kill on behalf of nationalism, what happens when common sense leaves room for cowardice and stupidity disguised as patriotism. Pron's view is a satire of all wars, a story simultaneously inhabited by the spirits of Samuel Beckett, César Aira, Martin Amis and Fogwill that only take the reader as prisoner." -- Provided by publisherSara
Par Sergio Ramírez. 2015
"A biblical story, that of Sarah and Abraham, told from her perspective: the woman behind the patriarch. Sara is a…
well-documented, credible novel, written with humor and inventiveness, presenting the human side of biblical characters. Sara is the narration of a pilgrimage through hostile kingdoms and inhospitable lands, while complying with the arbitrary indications transmitted to Abraham by Iahweh or "the Magician," a multiform being who does not seem to like laughter. While camped in the vicinity of the Salt Lake, near Sodom and Gomorrah, three young men appear before the couple to announce that the infertile and elderly Sarah will give birth to a son who will make Abraham the offspring of countless generations. Although generation after generation believed this to be a story starring men, it is Sarah, with her irony, humor, incredulity, tenacity, and ability to question divine designs, who endows it with authenticity." -- Translation provided by NLS