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Publisher Annotation: 1405: The daughter of a wealthy merchant, Anneke Sheldrake suddenly finds her family bankrupted when her father's ship is swept away at sea. Forced to find a way to provide for herself and her siblings, Anneke rejects an offer of marriage from a despised cousin and instead turns to her late mother's family business: brewing ale. Armed with her mother's recipes, she then makes a bold deal with her father's aristocratic employer,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Having expanded his summer lawn mowing job into an ever-growing business conglomerate, a twelve-year-old boy gets involved in high finance thanks to his hippie stockbroker, takes on sponsorship of a boxer, and becomes a media sensation.
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Coyote Canyon volume 2
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English
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"With her piercings, tattoos and spiky blond hair, Ellen Truesdale doesn’t quite fit in with the other folks in Coyote Canyon--and that’s just fine with her. She’s only here to put her father out of business, as payback for abandoning her when she was young. Either way, she’s struggling to keep her rival well-drilling company afloat. And being a single woman in a male-dominated field has started to take a toll. So when Hendrix Durrant steps...
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Summer friends volume 1
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English
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Autumn Somerset is the reliable sister, the one her family, including her father, who's had a stroke, leans on, sometimes a little too heavily. Her sister Ember is the free spirit, the one with a seemingly perfect life who has experienced more than her share of heartbreak but hides it with laughter. This summer, as Autumn and Ember work hand in hand to run the animal rescue property their grandparents created, they'll see that family can be a blessing...
6) White hot
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When she learns that her younger brother Danny has committed suicide, Sayre Lynch relents from her vow never to return to Destiny, the small Louisiana town in which she grew up. She plans to leave immediately after the funeral, but instread soon finds herself drawn into the web cast by Huff Hoyle, her controlling and tyrannical father, the man who owns the town's sole industry, an iron foundry, and in effect runs the lives of everyone who lives there....
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Oceanside volume 2
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"The Lakey sisters are perfect opposites. After their mother died and their father was lost in grief, Willa had no choice but to raise her sister, Harper, and their brother, Lucas. Then, as an adult, she put her own life on hold to nurse Harper through a terrifying illness. Now that Harper is better and the sisters are living as roommates, Willa has realized her dream of running her own bakery and coffee shop, bringing her special brand of caretaking...
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Language of love volume no. 36
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2003.
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English
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Perfect destinies volume 4
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English
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For twenty years, Destiny Carlton put family and duty ahead of her own hopes and dreams. She reinvents herself as a savvy business-woman. And she's out for revenge against William Harcourt, a man she once loved. Harcourt seems to be hell-bent on destroying her family's business. She doesn't know his high-stakes gamble has a different goal: winning her heart.
10) Lawn boy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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Things get out of hand for a twelve-year-old boy when a neighbor convinces him to expand his summer lawn mowing business.
11) Meant to be
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"New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux has crafted an inspiring family saga that spans generations as she tells the story of two headstrong sisters who are bound by tradition but long to forge their own path. It's 1972 and times are changing. In the small farming community of Mason, Kansas, Vera and Kelly Exton are known for their ambitions. Vera is an activist who wants to join her boyfriend in the Peace Corps. But she is doing her duty...
12) The associate
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
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Three months after leaving Yale, Kyle McAvoy becomes an associate at the largest law firm in the world, where, in addition to practicing law, he is expected to lie, steal, and take part in a scheme that could send him to prison, if not get him killed.
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Valentine trilogy volume 3
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English
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When a secret about her business partner and lover is revealed during her family's celebration of The Feast of the Seven Fishes, Valentine Roncalli must make life-altering choices as she fights for everything she wants while sustaining her family's business and enjoying life to the fullest.
15) Left for dead
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HQN
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[2019]
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English
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Indulge in two stories of danger and desire from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson! TEARS OF PRIDE Sheila Lindstrom is reeling from the aftermath of the devastating tragedy that claimed the life of her father and all but destroyed the family's winery. Without the insurance proceeds needed to rebuild, Sheila risks losing everything to Wilder Investments. When she confronts company president Noah Wilder, an undeniable attraction hits...
16) Kiss my cupcake
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Forever
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2020.
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Blaire Calloway has planned every Instagram-worthy moment of her cupcake and cocktails shop launch down to the tiniest detail. What she didn't plan on? Ronan Knight and his old-school sports bar next door opening on the very same day. He may be super swoony, but Blaire hasn't spent years obsessing over buttercream and bourbon to have him ruin her chance at success. From axe throwing (his place) to frosting contests (hers), Blaire...
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Blossom street novels volume 11
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English
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Does the perfect wedding make the perfect marriage? As three very different women meet in their local knitting store, they find strength in friendship to help them through their problems. After adopting a daughter, Lydia hoped her life would be complete, but traumatic memories from her daughter's past threaten to ruin their happiness. And Lauren has always yearned for marriage and a family of her own, but her long-term boyfriend just won't commit....
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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When a smooth-talking developer wants to buy their Devine Doughnut Shop, Grace, Sarah, and Macy find their beloved heritage up for grabs and their future up in the air until a little determination, a sprinkle of sass, and the promise of romance are added into the mix.
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HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2021]
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English
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Working at her family's independent bookstore during the summer before she leaves for college, Madeline Moore is determined to make the store succeed when she discovers that her crush, Jasper, works at the competing chain bookstore across the street.
At Books & Moore, the musty bookstore her family has owned for generations, Madeline knows nothing is going to stop her from coming back after college to take over the store from her aunt. Then a chain...
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"Brianna is the youngest of the three Porter sisters and the only one who chose to stay in the small town of Splendid Lake, North Carolina. She followed in her father's footsteps and became an expert boat mechanic, helping him run their small resort with cabin rentals, a convenience store, and a marina. When Brianna's father unexpectedly dies, Brianna is steeped in grief and guilt--then left alone to clean up the mess. To make matters worse, a constant...
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