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Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Still reeling from her older brother's death, Sadie is looking for answers. It isn't unusual for someone to die young in Cutler county--there have been so many overdoses in recent years that an article in the Kansas City Star bemoaned the decimation of the next generation of farmers. But Sadie's brother wasn't an addict. And though his wife who found him said it was a heart attack, he was only thirty-six years old and has never had any health problems....
202) Precarious summer
Author
Series
Northern shore intrigue volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"The tourist season is the life-blood of little Winfield--nothing must make tourists stay away. Audra, a young single mom, has opened 'Audra's Place,' a coffee shop-bakery. Like everyone else in her small town, she's counting on the summer trade for most of her year's income. Tourists flock to the shore of Lake Superior for summer fun--NOT traps that explode into flame. As more traps explode, it appears that someone is targeting those closest to...
Author
Series
Sweetwater Springs volume 7
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Boutique owner Sophie Daniels certainly isn't looking to adopt a dog the day veterinarian Chase Lewis convinces her to take in Comet. A rambunctious puppy with a broken leg may not be the best choice for a first-time pet owner. And house calls from the handsome doctor--her high school sweetheart who's just moved back to Sweetwater Springs--may not be the best choice for her heart either. Chase has come home to help his nephew but finds that he's...
Author
Series
Benevolence volume 3
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Fire Chief Lincoln Reed is known for his heroics in the fire department and in the bedroom. Life is a never-ending good time. Until she lands in the middle of the accident scene he's working ... and then his backyard. Too bad she's immune to flirty first responders. Flight trauma surgeon Mackenzie O'Neil is on a crash course with burnout. She's got a scar on her face and shake in her hands. A temporary job as a small-town family physician is just...
205) Sidecar crush
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"Model turned disgraced reality TV starlet, Leah Mae Larkin, crash lands in her hometown of Bootleg Springs to lay low while a scandal threatens her career. She can't shake the feeling that her agent--and supposed fiancé--manipulated her into the role of made-for-TV homewrecker. Connecting with her roots is just what she needs, and Bootleg Springs is home to her father, moonshine, and her childhood best friend, Jameson Bodine. Only there's nothing...
206) Suddenly One Summer
Author
Series
Angel's Bay volume 1
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
"Jenna Davis flees to the close-knit community of Angel's Bay with a seven-year-old child, a dangerous secret, and a heart full of pain. She wants nothing more than to live a quiet life, but when she sees a teenager plunge off the pier, she doesn't hesitate to dive in after her. But saving the desperate girl's life thrusts Jenna into a spotlight she can ill afford. Suddenly everyone in town wants to know her story--a story that could cost her life....
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Description
"For most of America's history, rural people and culture have been casually mocked, stereotyped, and, in general, deeply misunderstood. Now an array of short stories, poetry, graphic short stories, and personal essays, along with anecdotes from the authors' real lives, dives deep into the complexity and diversity of rural America and the people who call it home. Fifteen extraordinary authors--diverse in ethnic background, sexual orientation, geographic...
208) Searching for Caryn
Author
Series
Eagle Point Search and Rescue volume 4
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Caryn Buckner's fondest childhood memories are all from Fallport, where she spent every summer with her beloved grandfather. Now she's back for an extended visit. Long enough to make sure her grandpa is on the mend after a vicious attack...and maybe figure out the next steps in her life. She's been a New York firefighter for years, but experiencing blatant sexism in a series of all-male fire stations has worn her down. Maybe things will be different...
209) Bourbon bliss
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"June Tucker doesn't understand people. Numbers, data, and statistics? Those make sense. People? Not so much. In a town of Friday night fighters and moonshine-swilling line dancers, she's the odd duck. And that suits her just fine. But her sister and friends are pairing off, and the change is unsettling. George "GT" Thompson was at the top of his game--one of the best receivers in football. But a career-ending injury sidelined him for good. Now he's...
210) Save What's Left
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When Kathleen Deane's husband, Tom, tells her he's no longer happy with his life and their marriage, Kathleen is confused. They live in Kansas. They've been married thirty years. Who said anything about being happy? But with Tom off finding himself, Kathleen starts to think about what she wants. And her thoughts lead her to a small beach community on the east coast, a town called Whitbey that has always looked lovely in the Christmas letters her childhood...
211) Talk of the town
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"They're coworkers, friends, and confidants, but Peter Marshal has always pined for a little something more with Noelle Walters. As a widow and a single mom, Noelle prefers to play it safe, and falling for Peter was never part of the plan. Then again, neither of their plans accounted for the well-meaning but meddling actions of Peter's sister, who offers him up as their town's most eligible bachelor in the local moms' Facebook group. He's none the...
212) The Lucky Shamrock
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Family doesn't mean everyone has to like each other. That's the case when cousins Taryn, Anna Rose, and Jorja return to Shamrock, Texas, to help manage their grandmother's flower shop, the Lucky Shamrock. The reunion isn't exactly a beautiful arrangement -- considering they're as compatible as ranchers and coyotes. Thank heaven for a handsome go-between like Clinton, who lives above the shop. The easygoing war vet, and most eligible bachelor in Wheeler...
213) Best laid plants
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Cameras are rolling on Orcas Island as a TV crew arrives to shoot Restaurant Restarts, a makeover show turning the rundown Madrona Grove Farm and Orchard into an upscale farm to table restaurant. Many folks from Turtle Cove are contributing to the renovation, including florist Kaylee Bleu and her boyfriend, Reese Holt, who's serving up impressive transformations as the job's general contractor. The activity at the farm is leaving a bad taste in at...
214) The way I hate him
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Why am I holding a box of stolen memorabilia in my arms? It's called . . . revenge. After failing my last semester of grad school, I decided to come back to my hometown and wallow in my boyfriend's sympathetic arms. Instead, he proceeded to dump me . . . for being boring! Now, I'm not typically a spiteful person, but there's only so much I can take. Hence why I'm holding the box of his most cherished possessions...stolen possessions no less! The...
215) Something kindred
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Welcome to Coldwater. Come for the ghosts, stay for the drama. Jericka Walker had planned to spend the summer before senior year soaking up the sun with her best friend on the Jersey Shore. Instead she finds herself in Coldwater, Maryland, a small town with a dark and complicated past where her estranged grandmother lives—someone she knows only two things about: her name and the fact that she left Jericka’s mother and uncle when they were children....
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"In 1963, an eclectic group of characters embark on President Kennedy's ambitious walking challenge. As the Cuban Missile Crisis eases, President Kennedy is casting around for a demonstration of American prowess when one of his Cabinet unearths an old mandate that US Marines be fit enough to walk fifty miles in twenty hours. Perfect! Kennedy decides to throw down the gauntlet to "today's Marines," but before he knows it, he's sparked a wild fad. The...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
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Description
"A bet gone wrong. A small town's meddling. And a cowboy intent on saving his ranch. Maggie Hope is an advice columnist whose background leaves her with little advice to give. And it's beginning to show. When Maggie fills in at an interview with champion horse trainer Tru Monahan, the on-camera chemistry between them is undeniable. Maggie's bosses know this is the opportunity she's been looking for to launch her career���and their bank accounts....
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Pine Hollow has everything Ally Gilmore could wish for in a holiday break: gently falling snow in a charming small town and time with her family. Then she learns some Grinch has pulled the funding for her family's rescue shelter, and now she has only four weeks to find new homes for a dozen dogs! But when she confronts her Scroogey councilman nemesis, Ally finds he's far more reasonable -- and handsome -- than she ever expected. As the guardian of...
219) Rooted in malice
Author
Series
Victorian mansion flower shop mysteries volume 19
Pub. Date
[2019].
Description
With tourist traffic near zero, February is usually the quietest time of year in Turtle Cove, Washington, and Orcas Island florist Kaylee Bleu finds that off-season boredom isn't her cup of tea. One one of many visits t the bakery next door, however, she encounters two people who are anything but quiet: surly whale watch boat captain Roz Corzo and her boisterous friend Jeanette Colson. Despite warnings about high winds and choppy waves, Jeanette convinces...
220) Absent without leaf
Author
Series
Victorian mansion flower shop mysteries volume 20
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Florist Kaylee Bleu and her friends in the Petal Pushers garden club are branching out from their usual activities to host a spring break camp for schoolchildren on Washington's Orcas Island. They've got an entire week of fun events planned— but the camp won't get off the ground if they can't get permission for their first field trip, a visit to the oldest tree on the island. Kaylee eventually tracks down the estate's new owner, U.S. Navy Admiral...