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Dark mirror
Par Diane Duane. 1993
When the Enterprise is drawn into a parallel universe, Captain Picard and his colleagues come face to face with an…
alternate Enterprise manned by persons identical to themselves. This universe turns out to be a place where humanity has gone awry, with rule by terror and brutality. And the evil counterparts of Picard and his crew are bent on capturing the Enterprise for sinister purposes. A Star Trek: The Next Generation novel. BestsellerThe firm
Par John Grisham. 1991
Bendini, Lambert, and Locke is a Memphis law firm specializing in taxes and making millionaires. The extensive dossier it has…
on Mitchell Y. McDeere indicates he is just the man for their firm. To Mitch, their job offer seems too good to be true. He accepts, and it isn't long before he begins to realize that the firm is not what it appears to be. Suddenly Mitch finds himself between a rock and a hard place. Some strong language. BestsellerLove at the Ritz (Camfield novel of love #v. 122)
Par Barbara Cartland. 1993
Lady Vilma Dale is in Paris with her father, the earl of Cuttesdale, who has come to obtain treatment for…
a back injury received while breaking in a horse. They are passing as Colonel Crawshaw and his daughter to avoid recognition. But when Vilma ends up at the new Ritz Hotel and is mistaken for a maid by both a French count and an English marquis, she is in for some surprisesThe waterworks
Par E. L Doctorow. 1994
Set in New York City just after the Civil War. Martin Pemberton is walking in the rain when he spots…
his father, whom he believed dead, passing in a horse-drawn omnibus. When young Pemberton, who writes for a newspaper, tries in vain to track the omnibus, he disappears. McIlvaine, his editor and the narrator of this tale, sets off to search for Pemberton and for answers to a growing set of mysterious circumstances. BestsellerPrivate scandals
Par Nora Roberts. 1992
Chicago, 1994. It is midnight when Deanna Reynolds arrives at the CBC TV station, where Angela Perkins has demanded to…
meet her. They have become enemies in the past few years as Deanna has usurped Angela's place in the talk-show market and in Finn Riley's life. Now Deanna hopes to have it out with Angela. But when Deanna walks into the studio, she discovers Angela with her face blown away. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerMurder on the Potomac
Par Margaret Truman. 1994
When the body of Pauline Juris, secretary to Wendell Tierney, is found alongside the Potomac River, Tierney seeks the advice…
of law professor Mac Smith. Incriminating evidence in the form of love letters turns up in Pauline's apartment. It seems that more than one of the Tierneys is suspect. Meanwhile they all take part in a playacting group that re-creates old Washington murders. Some strong language. BestsellerSchindler's list
Par Thomas Keneally. 1982
In 1939, Oskar Schindler, a young, wealthy, enterprising German interested in drinking and women, is a less-than-exemplary Catholic. In this…
"nonfiction novel," Keneally tells the story of Schindler's transformation into a man who, at great personal risk, saves hundreds of Jews from death during World War II. Violence and some strong language. BestsellerAlmost home
Par Debra Cowan. 1994
Leah Becker, a widow, really loved her husband Robert, and knows she will never love anyone else. But the shipping…
business Robert started is in great trouble, and Leah can't save it alone. She goes to businessman Cabot Montgomery for assistance and is shocked by the offer he makes. He will help her if she agrees to marry him and give him the legitimate heir he wants. But can Leah forget Robert? Some descriptions of sexCrimson roses
Par Grace Hill. 1928
Marion Warren is rather put upon in the family home now that her brother's wife seems to have taken over.…
But Marion is strong enough to find a place of her own, and with the meagre earnings from her first job, she purchases a season ticket to the symphony. At the second concert, a rose appears on her seat, and then it happens at every concert. Delighted, Marion learns that the sender is Lyman, a wealthy young man, who quickly makes his intentions knownThe celestine prophecy: an adventure
Par James Redfield. 1993
The author embarks on a search for an ancient Peruvian manuscript that predicts a massive transformation in human society. He…
meets with resistance from government and church authorities in Peru, who attempt to suppress knowledge of the manuscript. He persists, however, discovering nine spiritual insights in separate encounters, beginning with the most common--an awareness of coincidences in life. Some strong language. BestsellerPleading guilty
Par Scott Turow. 1993
When attorney Bert Kamin vanishes along with a large chunk of a client's money, the firm partners turn to another…
of their attorneys--ex-cop Mack Malloy--for confidential help. Secretly impressed by Kamin's daring, Malloy begins his search. A trail of frightening clues leads Malloy to believe that Kamin is in even deeper trouble than suspected--maybe even dead. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe gossamer cord
Par Philippa Carr. 1992
Violetta Denver narrates this tale of her twin sister Dorabella's marriage to Dermot Tregarland and its consequences. Dorabella has always…
been impulsive, so it was not unusual for her to marry Dermot after a whirlwind courtship. Violetta soon discovers that Dermot hides some secrets, including a previous marriage and the fact that his wife drowned. Then Dorabella disappears, and Dermot commits suicide. Prequel to We'll Meet Again (BR 9341)Decked: a Regan Reilly mystery
Par Carol Clark. 1992
Regan Reilly, private investigator, has returned to Oxford for a ten-year reunion of her semester-abroad class. She wonders if her…
former roomate Athena, who mysteriously disappeared one weekend, will return for the reunion. Regan certainly does not expect to hear that Athena's body has just been found. After assisting in the investigation, Regan sets sail for home, accompanying Lady Exner. They both soon find their lives in danger. BestsellerReuben Remington is about to embark on a month-long vacation when coworker Gillian Guthrie faints at her desk and needs…
to be taken to the hospital. But she will not go until she knows someone will take care of Noel, her five-year-old brother. Having no specific holiday plans, Reuben volunteers. Attracted to Noel's religious beliefs, Reuben soon finds faith in God is important in his life, as are Gillian and NoelAfter all these years
Par Susan Isaacs. 1993
Rosie Meyers does not give up hope that her estranged husband Richie will reconsider divorcing her until she trips over…
his corpse in the kitchen. The fact that she tries to yank the knife from his body seals her fate as the prime suspect. Realizing that the real killer's trail is growing cold, Rosie dodges the cops while trying to wrest the truth out of Richie's friends and associates. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerRelative sins
Par Cynthia Victor. 1992
Because Kailey Davids had polio as a child and limps, she never believed a man would marry her. So she…
jumps at the chance to marry Cameron Hawkes, in spite of her parents' warnings. Now she is paying the price of her hasty marriage. She flees Cameron, and she believes her baby daughter is dead. But the child is alive, and over the next twenty-five years seeks to be reunited with her mother. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexNovember of the heart
Par LaVyrle Spencer. 1993
In the late 1800s, Norwegian immigrant Jens Harken is working in the Barnetts' summer home when he hears Gideon Barnett…
discussing a yacht race. Harken's proposal that Barnett invest in his innovative boat design is met by outrage until eighteen-year-old Lorna Barnett steps in. After convincing her father to finance the boat, she persuades Harken to ignore class differences and fall in love with her. Explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerSapphire (Harper Monogram)
Par Venita Helton. 1993
1861. Sir James Lloyd, accompanied by his daughter, Arienne Dauphina Lloyd, is on a special mission to America--he is carrying…
guns to the Confederates. His ship is attacked, and Arienne is rescued by Major Joshua Langdon, a Union soldier masquerading as a Confederate. Their individual loyalties force them to separate, but they are eventually tempted by their attraction to each other. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexA suitable boy: a novel
Par Vikram Seth. 1993
This saga involves the extended families of the Chatterjis, the Kapoors, the Khans, and the Mehras. Lata Mehra is a…
central figure in this huge cast, and throughout the story the quest for a suitable husband for Lata is a dominant, recurring theme. Set in India in the 1950s, background scenes depict the political climate of a newly independent country and the religious rivalries of Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs. BestsellerStreets of Laredo: a novel
Par Larry McMurtry. 1993
Sequel to Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove (DB 22959, BR 6198). Years have passed and Captain Call, hired by the railroad,…
heads for the desert to track down Joey Garza, a young train robber. When the trail leads to Mexico, Garza's protective mother Maria and his blind sister Teresa have a profound effect on Call. Loyalty also sends Lorena Parker in search of her husband, Call's partner Pea Eye. Some strong language and violence. Bestseller