In this classic road novel, Jacques Poulin tells the story of a man in search of his brother. The geographical journey — through Detroit, into Chicago, on to St. Louis, along the Oregon Trail and into California — becomes a metaphor for...
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- Author:Poulin, JacquesSummary:
- Author:Carr, RobynSummary:
Recently widowed, grieving Los Angeles midwife/nurse Melinda Monroe answers a small upstate town's ad for help. Nestled amongst California's giant redwoods, quaint Virgin River is host to many quirky characters--including bar owner Jack...
- Author:Graham, LynneSummary:
Already haunted by a youth of illegitimacy and poverty, Valente Lorenzatto never forgave Caroline Hales's abandonment of him at the altar.But now he's made millions and claimed his aristocratic Venetian birthright-and he'...
- Author:Bird, SarahSummary:
Sonja is seen as a curiosity in the minuscule Texas town of Dorfburg. Twenty-nine years old and big-boned, she is purported to be the daughter of a famous Native American trick-roper. Now that her mother is marrying a fang-toothed...
- Author:Lucas, JennieSummary:
In the heat of the Rio Carnival, Ellie succumbs to her charismatic boss Diogo Serrador. But having taken her virginity, the Brazilian billionaire wants nothing more to do with her until he discovers she's pregnant. Diogo will...
- Author:Johnstone, William W.Summary:
Smoke Jensen believes he's seen every dirty trick a man could ever pull--and then his wife and his neighbor's daughter are abducted by a ruthless band of outlaws. But when the ransom demands come in, Smoke can only see one...
- Author:Craig, Philip R.Summary:
Retired policeman J. W. Jackson hoped to escape big city violence when he moved to Martha's Vineyard. But even this idyllic place has its share of troubles.
- Author:Fluke, JoanneSummary:
A killer is targeting women who resemble the stars of Alfred Hitchock movies, and is videotaping himself killing them in the same way they were killed in the films!
- Author:Conrad, JosephSummary:
Alone on a tropical island, a Swedish baron and a beautiful violinist discover the long-lost joys of love. But when two treasure hunters arrive on the beach, the lovers know that evil has invaded their romantic paradise -- an evil they...
- Author:Kellerman, JonathanSummary:
"Unraveling the madness behind L.A.'s most baffling and brutal homicides is what sleuthing psychologist Alex Delaware does best.
- Author:Allen, LouiseSummary:
Seduced, abandoned and pregnant, Arabella Shelley is determined her baby's father will support them. Horrified to discover his death, she is shocked at the demand of his brother, the handsome, inscrutable Viscount Hadleigh. To...
- Author:Thúy, Kim.Summary:
"The youngest of four children and the only girl, Vi was given a name that meant 'precious, tiny one,' destined to be cosseted and protected, the family's little treasure. Daughter of an enterprising mother and a wealthy, spoiled father...
- Author:Thuy, KimSummary:
The perfect complement to the exquisitely wrought novels Ru and MAn, Canada Reads winner Kim ThUy returns with Vi, exploring the lives, loves and struggles of Vietnamese refugees as they reinvent themselves in new lands. The daughter of...
- Author:Horvath, PollySummary:
Ten-year-old Rupert, from a very large, very poor family, accidently becomes part of an eccentric rich family's life beginning at Christmas, and soon sees that wealth is not everything.
- Author:Postgate, RaymondSummary:
A woman is on trial for her life, accused of murder. The twelve members of the jury each carry their own secret burden of guilt and prejudice which could affect the outcome. In this extraordinary crime novel, we follow the trial through...
- Author:Bowen, GailSummary:
When a judge's body is found in Wascana Park, Joanne and friend Hilda Mc Court must determine if the judge had come to regret the harsh sentences she had handed down, or was she getting senile? She had left two wills and the murder...
- Author:Cannon, JanellSummary:
A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives.
- Author:Mofina, RickSummary:
Police officer Karl Styebeck has been called a hero, but his badge takes on an ugly tarnish when he's linked to the deaths of two women. Driven by personal demons, reporter Jack Gannon lays it all on the line to get to the truth;...
- Author:Harris, LisaSummary:
No one needs to push Nikki Boyd to excel on the Tennessee Missing Person Task Force. The case of her own missing sister, still unsolved after ten years, is the driving force in her work. When a Polaroid photo of a missing girl shows up...
- Author:Mackler, CarolynSummary:
Mara's niece, who is only one-year-younger, moves in bringing conflict between the two teenagers because of their opposite personalities.