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Loving Will Shakespeare
by Carolyn Meyer
Poor Anne Hathaway is still living with her callous stepmother, and her prospects for marriage and a home of her own are becoming grim. However, she can’t seem to get charismatic Will Shakespeare out of her mind--even though he is much too young for her. But then one day Will impulsively kisses his childhood friend Anne, changing the course of their lives forever. Here is the story of the childhoods... (more)
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Sex Kittens and Horn Dawgs Fall in Love
by Maryrose Wood
Meet Felicia, 14-year-old student at the Manhattan Free Children’s School (also known as the Pound). In Felicia's world, she and her best friends, Jess and Kat, like to refer to themselves as the Sex Kittens, and the boys they know as the Horn Dawgs. Felicia is getting tired of waiting for a Horn Dawg to notice her uniqueness, however. So she devises a project she and the object of her affection, Matthew the... (more)
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The Seer: Book 2
Last Dance
by Linda Joy Singleton
Sabine can't wait to show off her new boyfriend at the upcoming school dance, but she's also worried about her grandmother, Nona, who's suffering from a fatal hereditary illness. The only cure lies within a remedy book, lost long ago. Determined to save Nona, Sabine goes to Pine City to visit a distant relative who may have clues. But there's someone else clamoring for Sabine's attention: a fifty-year-old ghost... (more)
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Unforgettable
by Bette Ford
Who needs love? Not Anna Prescott…she says. A smart, successful woman of substance, she is willing to be a friend to Gavin Mathis, who plays pro football for the Detroit Lions and is the finest specimen of the African-American male she's ever laid eyes on. Gavin's been tight with her brother Wesley for so long he's almost family. So Anna's happy when she can help Gavin out of a personal jam -- and the... (more)
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Celestial Trilogy: Book 1
Falling Star
by Diana Dempsey
Meet anchorwoman Natalie Daniels. Her husband just dumped her. Her boss is scheming to replace her. And she's hopelessly in love with a man who's engaged to another. What's a woman like Natalie to do-especially in Los Angeles, a city already known for shaky foundations? Teach all of them a lesson in success and revenge.
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Smitten
by Janet Evanovich
Single mom Lizabeth Kane isn't exactly carpenter material -- she's never picked up a hammer in her life. But she desperately needs the construction job that builder Matt Hallahan is offering. And even though he knows trouble is ahead, Matt can't refuse Lizbeth's irresistible smile. Matt Hallahan isn't exactly relationship material -- he has always been too busy working on other people's houses to make a home... (more)
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Loveswept: Book 154
22 Indigo Place
by Sandra Brown
Old family debts force Laura Nolan to sell her home, and James Paden is the prospective buyer. Once the high school bad boy too gorgeous to ignore, Paden still has the power to seduce Laura's senses. To Paden, Laura was always the rich man's daughter he couldn't have. But on a moonlit night, his fervent kiss binds Laura to him forever. Bestselling author Brown is the author of the Texas! trilogy.
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Heart on My Sleeve
by Ellen Wittlinger
"I'm not picking Cartwright just because I met Julian there. For all I know he'll change his mind and not even go! Although that would be a shame because I want him to be the father of my firstborn child. KIDDING! :-}" While on a college visit, Chloe meets Julian, another prospective freshman, and infatuated, the two high school seniors begin a long-distance relationship. Chloe is thrilled that she'll have a... (more)
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Life With Father
by Clarence Day, Jr.
Clarence Day's comic stories of his father, Clarence "Clare" Day Senior are taken from the "New Yorker" magazine. They portray a rambunctious, overburdened Wall Street broker who demands that everything from his family should be just so. When it isn't, all hell breaks loose and an amusing sight it is too from a safe enough distance. Clare is intolerant, tyrannical and plain obnoxious in his constant battle to... (more)
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Adventures of a Scottish Heiress
by Cathy Maxwell
She was determined to marry for love, never expecting that her adventures would lead her to a lifetime of passion. The Runaway Heiress Like many a Regency miss, Lyssa Harrell longs for love, but knows her duty lies in marriage. Still, when her father promises her hand to a dissolute but well-connected lord, she does the unthinkable ... she flees to Scotland. Not to Gretna Green, but to her family -- and to... (more)
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Thunder Creek
by Jill Gregory
In a place called thunder creek, two wary hearts are about to get a second chance at love. When Katy Templeton fled her small Wyoming town and its painful memories, she thought she’d said good-bye to Thunder Creek forever. But now the prodigal daughter has come home. Home to the relentless ghosts of the past. Home to Jackson Brent, the lean, hard cowboy with the lazy smile--and the last person on earth she ever... (more)
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The Sea Of Tears
by Nani Power
From the wildly acclaimed Nani Power, a new novel of love, lust, discovery, and the strangely interwoven tales of three lonely inhabitants of an old Washington, D.C. hotel. "This is all about love," begins The Sea of Tears . Infused with the sensuality and smarts that have established Nani Power as one of our most exciting young writers, this otherworldly novel delves into the tangled relationships and hidden... (more)
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Third Person Singular
by K. J. Erickson
Special Detective Marshall Bahr's hard years on the Minneapolis police force have taken their toll. A single father, he's sacrificed his marriage, friendships, and private life for the thrill of the hunt. But his flawless record is about to be challenged with a murder that cuts straight to the heart...Mary Pat Fitzgerald still bore traces of the beauty that made the homecoming queen the most popular girl in the... (more)
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A miscellany of misinformation, misbelief, misconstruction and misquotation...for reference, rumination, and pure delight.
by Tom Burnam
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Guide to French Idioms
by J. P. Lupson
Packed with more than 2,500 idioms, English equivalents, and explanations of typical use, Guide to French Idioms also includes common "obstacles" such as nouns which change meaning according to gender or number, and more!
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Worlds Apart: The Autobiography of a Dancer From Brooklyn
by Robert Maiorano
In this story of his first sixteen years, Robert Maiorano tells how a small boy who once wanted to be a Brooklyn Dodger became a world-renowned dancer. He describes the years of hard work, the arduous training, the frustrations, triumphs, and disappointments before he was accepted into the New York City Ballet. He details the fast-paced life of his tour with the company in Russia, where as a sixteen-year-old he... (more)
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The Middle Ages
Women in Frankish Society
Marriage and the Cloister, 500 to 900
by Suzanne Fonay Wemple
"Rich and engagingly written."— Library Journal "The position of women and their roles in Merovingian and Carolingian society are carefully delineated in this thoughtful and well-researched study."— The Key Reporter "This well-documented social study of the status and activities of women in the family and in the church during the Merovingian and the Carolingian periods is a valuable addition both to... (more)
Denmark in World HistoryViggo Starcke
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Denmark in World History
The External History of Denmark from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages with Special Reference to the Danish Influence on the English-Speaking Nations
by Viggo Starcke
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Dictionary of Medieval Knighthood and Chivalry
Concepts and Terms
by Bradford B. Broughton
"This work should prove to be a joy and a delight to both novices and experts. Its depth of coverage within its topics places it well beyond more general works. . . . <Its> usefulness in the areas of history, literature, and the arts can justify its purchase by any library with patrons whose interests are set in the medieval period." RQ "Most historians find a work such as this valuable, but could bot have... (more)
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The Story of Western Furniture
by Phyllis Bennett Oates
This absorbing history traces the development of furniture design and production, from the days of ancient Egypt to the present, describing what articles were made in each period, how they were made, and what were the social and economic conditions that affected style and finish.

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