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Par Greg Iles. 2000
Will and Karen Jennings's child is taken by serial kidnapper John Hickey. While his cousin watches five-year-old Abby, and his…
wife guards Will in his convention hotel room, Hickey plans a night with Karen. Until now the children have not been harmed, but this time Hickey's vengeful. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2000Mirror image
Par Danielle Steel. 1998
Born in 1893 and now in their twenties, identical twins Olivia and Victoria Henderson are often confused with one another.…
But reliable Olivia has always rescued the adventurous Victoria from her escapades. Then Victoria gets herself into a scrape from which Olivia can't save her unless they trade identities. BestsellerPeyton Place
Par Grace Metalious. 1956
In the small New England town of Peyton Place the surface lives of the inhabitants hide lurid secrets. Three women--Allison…
MacKenzie; her mother, Constance; and Allison's friend Selena Cross--struggle to keep up appearances as they deal with adultery, repression, lust, incest, and abortion. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 1956The villa
Par Nora Roberts. 2001
Tereza Giambelli merges her world-renowned family wine company with that of her second husband, vintner Eli MacMillan. She arranges for…
her granddaughter, Sophia, and his grandson, Tyler, to work together. The move causes family conflicts and uncovers secrets, threatening the business. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Likes me, likes me not
Par Megan Stine. 2001
As the Spring Fling dance approaches, Mary-Kate and her twin Ashley hope to have dates with the boys they have…
crushes on, Grant and Ross. But the boys invite other girls, and the twins plot revenge. For grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2001This Calder sky
Par Janet Dailey. 1981
Montana, early twentieth century. The vast Calder cattle ranch dwarfs the shoestring operation of Angus O'Rourke's. But when young Chase…
Calder falls in love with fifteen-year-old Maggie O'Rourke, trouble starts. Sequel to Stands a Calder Man (BR 13465). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 1981The masterharper of Pern
Par Anne McCaffrey. 1998
Child prodigy Robinton, born at Harper Hall, is popular among the harpers, who teach the culture of Pern through their…
music. But the harpers are losing credibility because the dreaded Thread has not fallen for centuries. And in the north, the hatred of Robinton is growing. Falls between Dragonflight (DB 12522, BR 5797) and Dragonsdawn (DB 28037, BR 7601)The bluest eye
Par Toni Morrison. 1970
1941. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove--poor, ugly, and black--desperately wants blue eyes, which she thinks would solve all her problems. But instead…
she is subjected to rejection, violence, and an unwanted pregnancy. Slowly, she begins to descend into madness. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1970A common life: the wedding story
Par Jan Karon. 2001
In this companion to the Mitford Years series, Father Tim Kavanagh finally gets up the courage to ask Cynthia Coppersmith…
to marry him. Tensions mount as each struggles with doubt and preparations. Meanwhile the entire town becomes involved in the planning. Bestseller. 2001Lone eagle
Par Danielle Steel. 2001
Kate Jamison, seventeen, falls for Joe Allbright, twenty-nine, in 1940. Unwilling to commit to marriage, Joe, a pilot, goes off…
to war. Kate marries another and has children. Eventually Joe reenters her life, forcing Kate to confront her love for him and his need to fly free. Bestseller. 2001A traitor to memory
Par Elizabeth George. 2001
Is there a connection between a woman killed in a hit-and-run accident on a rainy night in London and a…
violinist who has recently lost his ability to play? It is up to Detective Inspector Lynley to solve the mystery. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2001Scarlett: the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind
Par Alexandra Ripley. 1991
Continues the saga of Scarlett O'Hara which began in Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind (BR 11427). Scarlett returns to…
Tara after Melanie's funeral, but then makes her way to Ireland where she struggles to get Rhett Butler back into her life. The author was chosen by Mitchell's heirs to write the sequel. BestsellerThe wind done gone
Par Alice Randall. 2001
Characters from Gone with the Wind (RC 33082, BR 11427) are recreated in a novel that examines plantation life and…
nineteenth-century southern society through the eyes of a biracial woman. Cynara resents her privileged, legitimate, white half-sister, but during Reconstruction she comes into her own as an independent woman. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2001The handmaid's tale
Par Margaret Atwood. 1986
In the future the United States of America is the Republic of Gilead, a fundamentalist Christian theocracy. To reverse the…
declining birthrate, women are forcibly recruited to the ranks of Handmaids and are assigned to the Commanders of the Faithful, whose wives are barren. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. BestsellerDeck the halls
Par Mary Clark. 2000
Amateur sleuth Alvirah Meehan assists Los Angeles private investigator Regan Reilly, who is in New York visiting her parents for…
Christmas when her father is kidnapped. This joint effort by mother and daughter authors brings together characters from earlier works by each writer. Bestseller. 2000Irresistible forces
Par Danielle Steel. 1999
When New York investment banker Meredith Whitman accepts a job in California, her physician husband, Steven, agrees to join her…
soon. But a long-distance marriage is hard to maintain, and Meredith eventually has an affair with her boss, while Steven becomes involved with a coworker. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1999This Calder range
Par Janet Dailey. 1982
Montana territory, 1878. Newlyweds Benton and Lorna Calder endure a long cattle drive on the Chisholm Trail from their native…
Texas to start their own cattle ranch. But old grudges and debts follow them into the new land. Followed by Stands a Calder Man (BR 13465). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 1982The two princesses of Bamarre
Par Gail Levine. 2001
Until Princess Meryl was struck with the Gray Death, Princess Addie had always been afraid of everything. Now Addie battles…
specters, gryphons, ogres, and dragons while seeking a cure for her sister. Along the way, she fulfills an ancient prophecy. For grades 5-8. Bestseller. 2001High crimes: a novel
Par Joseph Finder. 1998
When the FBI tries to arrest Tom Chapman, his wife, Claire Heller, a Harvard law professor, learns that Tom is…
really army sergeant Ron Kubik, a fugitive for thirteen years. Claire defends her husband at his court-martial because she is determined to know the truth about him. Some strong language and some violence. BestsellerCalder born, Calder bred
Par Janet Dailey. 1983
Montana, late twentieth century. Ty Calder returns to his family ranch as a teenager, and soon succumbs to the glamorous…
lifestyle of Texas heiress Tara Dyson. But young Jessy Niles has other ideas. Sequel to This Calder Sky (BR 13466). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 1983