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Private 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. BestsellerNight prey
Par John Sandford. 1994
Koop has two bad habits: he's a cat burglar and he stabs women to death. When he becomes obsessed with…
Sara Jensen after robbing her apartment, he increases his assaults. Alarmed, his two pursuers search wildly for clues to identify him. Feminist investigator Meagan Connell vows that, with or without Lucas Davenport's help, she will capture Koop before her cancer kills her. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sexCriminal damage
Par Margaret Yorke. 1992
Mrs. Newton, an English widow, never stays long in one house; she fixes it up and moves on. But her…
enjoyable, tidy, solitary life begins to unravel when her daughter Jennifer's live-in boyfriend leaves her for another woman. Jennifer reacts badly, stalking the couple and vandalizing their things. Mrs. Newton's secret past makes her qualified to counsel Jennifer, but now she has some dreadful problems of her ownAlmost 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 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)Reuben 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 sexScimitar: a novel
Par John Abbott. 1992
It was shortly after 9:00 a.m. when Sonny Hemkar got the coded phone call telling him to come to New…
York. When he arrives his contact is dead, but the backup intermediary informs Sonny that he is to assassinate President George Bush and, if possible, Margaret Thatcher. The assignment has come from the Middle East. But Sonny's foolproof plans hit a snag, all because of his sexual prowess. Violence, 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 sexMystery ride
Par Robert Boswell. 1992
In April 1971, Stephen and Angela bought a farm in Iowa and settled down to farm life and raising their…
daughter Dulcie. Five years later they separated. Although each now has another partner, they maintain a love for one another. When Dulcie becomes a rebelious teenager, Angela hopes a summer spent on the farm with Stephen will help. But is Angela ready for the memories the farm brings back? Strong language and some descriptions of sexSend a fax to the Kasbah
Par Dorothy Dunnett. 1992
Executive secretary Wendy Helmann is in Morocco with her boss Sir Robert after she suggests that he have his portrait-in-progress…
completed there while he secretly attempts to buy out a smaller company. (Wendy's mother is there because she's involved in every last detail of Wendy's life.) Almost everyone else in the country appears to have secret agendas also--from the portrait painter to some Arab kidnappers. Strong language and some violenceThe Christmas bride (Collector's Choice series #1)
Par Grace Hill. 1934
Gregory Sterling had left town ten years ago, vowing to come back a rich man. Now he is returning, but…
it doesn't seem like home anymore--his mother is dead, and his girlfriend has married someone else. On the trip he meets Rhoderick Steele, a minister, who begins to cause changes for Gregory. And shortly after he arrives home, Gregory rescues a young girl who is destined to become an important part of his lifeThe Black Sea
Par Richard Setlowe. 1991
American Maggi Chancellor is on board a Russian ship off the coast of Singapore when it is hijacked and hidden…
in a jungle river. Claiming responsibility is the fanatical Malayan Tengku Haji Azhar, who wants to exchange hostages for arms. As Maggi works as an interpreter, trying to calm the passengers, Tengku sends another severed head to Singapore every day to reinforce his demands. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sexRoadside valentine
Par C. S Adler. 1983
Jamie wants love, not friendship, and he'll do almost anything to convince Louisa that they belong together. But his impulsive…
and very public declaration of love on Valentine's Day brings him more trouble than love. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readersForever in your embrace
Par Kathleen Woodiwiss. 1992
When Countess Synnovea Zenkovna's father dies, the tsar orders her to come to Moscow to take up residence with a…
guardian, Prince Aleksei. En route Synnovea's carriage is attacked. Fortunately she is rescued by Colonel Tyrone Rycroft, leading one of the tsar's regiments, and she is delivered to the prince. Realizing the prince intends to bed her, she turns to the colonel for help and entangles him in a compromising situation. Descriptions of sexI'll be seeing you: a novel
Par Mary Clark. 1993
The first shock for television reporter Meghan Collins that night is seeing the stabbing victim's face at the hospital--it is…
identical to her own. Her second is the faxed message she receives when she arrives home--"Mistake. Annie was a mistake." Was someone after Meghan instead? Or is there a connection to the recent accidental death of her father? Is her father even dead? His body stubbornly refuses to turn up. Some violence. BestsellerPrairie bouquet
Par Jeanne Williams. 1988
At seventeen, Kirsten Mordal leaves her native Sweden in search of a better life in America. In Kansas, Kirsten's sewing…
skills are enhanced by her first sewing machine and soon she is the proud owner of a traveling sewing wagon and is saving up to homestead. But her happiness is marred by her longing for a man she can never have--Pat O'Brien, who has married the fiancee of his deceased best friend. Some violence and some strong language