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541) Half past: a novel
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
At forty-five, Hannah Smith is at a crossroads. That's her spin on it. The reality is she's divorced, jobless, and moving back to her family home in Iowa to keep an eye on her mother, who's slipping into dementia. Her return stirs up the same unnerving sense of disconnect Hannah has felt since childhood--always the odd girl out, the loner outshone by her two older sisters. Hannah knew the feelings of hurt would come back. But she never expected fear....
542) The dragon lady
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Caravel
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Opening with the shooting of Lady Virginia 'Ginie' Courtauld in her tranquil garden in 1950s Rhodesia, The Dragon Lady tells Ginie's extraordinary story, so called for the exotic tattoo snaking up her leg. From the glamorous Italian Riviera before the Great War to the Art Deco glory of Eltham Palace in the thirties, and from the secluded Scottish Highlands to segregated Rhodesia in the fifties, the narrative spans enormous cultural and social change....
Author
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Even after their breakup, Ellie Davis can't seem to shake her ex-fiancé. First it was the cheating, then it was the rumors, and now she finds out Jason's been trying to get his greedy hands on her parents' property. Where does it end? With revenge, Ellie decides. But she might just need a little help first. Enter Fernley Island's OddJobs app. When the local boat mechanic she hires sends his nephew instead, Ellie has to readjust her plans to account...
544) Cuaderno Veneciano
Author
Publisher
Amazon Crossing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Un cuaderno de dibujo, tres llaves y un último susurro... Venecia. Esa es la herencia que la tía Lettie le deja a Caroline en 2001, justo cuando su matrimonio está a punto de naufragar. Decidida a cumplir con la última voluntad de la anciana, emprende un viaje para esparcir sus cenizas en la ciudad que tanto amaba y desentrañar los misterios que mantuvo ocultos durante más de sesenta años. En 1938 Lettie acompaña a un grupo de estudiantes...
Author
Series
Dang dai wen xue volume 93
Publisher
Yuan shen chu ban you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2011
Language
中文
Description
When Lila stumbles across a strange laundromat, which houses a fern so valuable that a small piece of it is worth thousands of dollars, the owner offers her a cutting provided that she passes a test of growing a fire fern from a small cutting.
546) Love locks
Author
Publisher
Hallmark Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Get swept away to Paris with a second chance romance ... Once upon a time in Paris, Lindsey, an idealistic young painter, and Jack, the son of a hotel owner, fell in love. Before Lindsey returned to New York, she and Jack wanted to attach a lock to the Pont de Arts bridge--a traditional way to symbolize their eternal devotion. But they accidentally dropped their lock into the river. And although they made plans for Jack to join her in New York, he...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Marnie McGraw is marrying the man of her dreams when she meets Blix Holliday, her fiancé's irascible matchmaking great-aunt who's dying. When her marriage ends after two miserable weeks, Marnie is shocked. She's even more astonished to find that she's inherited Blix's Brooklyn brownstone and all of Blix's unfinished 'projects' to follow in Blix's matchmaker footsteps"--
Marnie MacGraw wants an ordinary life, and now she's marrying the man of her...
Author
Series
Publisher
"T︠S︡entrpoligraf"
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Russian
Description
Bethanne Hamlin takes a road trip with her daughter, Annie, and her former mother-in-law, Ruth. They're driving to Florida for Ruth's 50th high school reunion. A long-time widow, Ruth would like very much to reconnect with Royce, the love of her youth. Bethanne's ex-husband, Grant, would like to reconcile, so she also has a major life decision to consider. And Annie is out to prove to her onetime boyfriend that she can live a brilliant life without...
549) Nearest and dearest
Author
Publisher
AuthorHouse UK
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Effie McIver has been living quietly on her own since the break up of her marriage to Jack, who left her for her best friend. A visit to the doctor leaves her feeling restless and she experiences further disturbance during a visit to her daughter's house. These events lead her to conclude that something must be done to change her life. With the help of her friend Susie, she decides to venture into the uncertain world of dating. Here she encounters...
550) Eight kinky nights
Author
Publisher
Xan West
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Sometimes the perfect Chanukah gift can change everything. Newly divorced stone butch Jordan moves into her friend Leah’s spare room, ready, at 49, to take on a new job and finally explore kink and polyamory. But moving to NYC during the holidays sends grief crashing through her, and Jordan realizes that when she isn’t solely focused on caring for others, her own feelings are unavoidable. Including her feelings for Leah. 51 year old queer femme...
551) Maybe she'll stay
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A daughter's return home opens old wounds in a novel of family, love, and emotional rescue by the author of Paper Doll Lina. After three disastrous marriages, a series of bad dates, and a tumultuous relationship with an emotionally abusive mother, psychology professor Nancy Jewel is through with love and commitment. Romantic or familial, the notion is a waste of her time. Content with being alone, she's starting to feel normal-ish when she learns...
Author
Publisher
[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2011], p2010
Language
English
Description
Anna O'Shea has failed at marriage, shed her job at a law firm, and she's trying to re-create herself when she and her recalcitrant nephew are summoned to the past in a manner that nearly destroys them. Her twenty-first-century skills pale as she struggles to find her nephew in nineteenth-century Ireland. For one of them, the past is brutally difficult, filled with hunger and struggle. For the other, the past is filled with privilege, status, and...
553) La hija oscura
Author
Series
Publisher
Lumen
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
A menudo, un gran viaje hacia nuestra parte más oscura empieza con un gesto sin sentido. Leda es una profesora de literatura inglesa, divorciada hace mucho tiempo, dedicada a sus hijas y al trabajo. Cuando ellas se trasladan a vivir con el padre, en vez de vivir la nostalgia y la soledad que esperaba, Leda de repente se siente liberada y decide tomarse unas vacaciones en un pequeño pueblo de la costa. Pero los días de calma aparente se acaban cuando...
554) The Husband Games
Author
Series
The misfit brides of Bliss volume 1
Publisher
Jamie Farrell
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"After Natalie Castellano's marriage imploded on the field of the Husband Games in Bliss, Illinois, the most married-est town on earth, the last job she expected to inherit was planning the fiftieth anniversary of her hometown's unique Games. But with her mother's unexpected passing, that's exactly what Natalie's doing. And the position demands that she play nice with CJ Blue, the man who ultimately caused Natalie's marital demise. Winning Bliss's...
555) American witch
Author
Series
American witch volume 1
Publisher
[Teddy Harrison LLC.]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Thea Harrison comes the first in a new spellbinding trilogy... Power can change a person... For months Molly Sullivan endures the inexplicable: electrical surges, car breakdowns, visions. She even wonders if she might be the cause... and wonders if she might be crazy. Then she discovers her husband has cheated on her. Again. Now Molly realizes she is a newly awakening witch and a woman pushed over...
556) Familia de estrellas
Author
Publisher
Plaza & Janés
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Un homenaje de Danielle Steel a las mujeres fuertes que no se dejan vencer por las adversidades. Kait Whittier escribe una columna en una revista femenina por la que se ha ganado el respeto de sus lectoras. Tras dos matrimonios fallidos, quiere evitar las complicaciones de volverse a enamorar. Para ella lo más importante son su trabajo y sus hijos, con los que disfruta enormemente a pesar de que ya están construyendo sus propios caminos. Su vida...
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