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2012
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When Cora Kensington learns she is the illegitimate daughter of a copper king, her life changes forever. Even as she explores Europe with her new family, she discovers that the most valuable journey is within. The first book in the Grand Tour series takes you from the farms of Montana through England and France on an adventure of forgiveness, spiritual awakening, and self-discovery.
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Grand tour novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2013
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Wealth cannot buy peace ... or direction.
For Cora Kensington, the Grand Tour was to be the trip of a lifetime. She discovered the family she never knew she had, and may have even found the love she longs for in Will. And yet her life has just become infinitely more challenging ...
Hounded by journalists chasing the beguiling story of the newest American heiress, Cora fights to remain true to her past, reconcile her present,
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Travel writer Jill Curtis loves her job, but she desperately needs a break if she's to achieve her dream of becoming an investigative reporter. Sent to Kentucky by her boss to find out why thousands of tourists flock to Bourbon Country every year, Jill's dream seems to be slipping further away. After all, nothing interesting ever happens in small town America...does it? Staying at an estranged relative's B&B, Jill's plan to uncover what makes the...
5) Mars life
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Jamie Waterman discovered the cliff dwelling on Mars, and the fact that an intelligent race lived on the red planet sixty-five million years ago, only to be driven into extinction by the crash of a giant meteor. Now the exploration of Mars is itself under threat of extinction, as the ultraconservative New Morality movement gains control of the U.S. government and cuts off all funding for the Mars program. Meanwhile, Carter Carleton, an anthropologist...
6) Mars
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Half Navajo American Jamie Waterman is a geologist whose dream comes true when he is selected for the first landing team on Mars. He endures the rigors of training, the personality conflicts and political intrigues, as well as the dangers of traveling over 100 million kilometers in space. Once the international crew lands on Mars, they discover they must battle not only the alien land they have invaded but earthbound bureaucrats as well. As they head...
8) Farside
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Grand tour of the solar system volume 19
Pub. Date
2013
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When proof surfaces that humans may not be alone, a mission to build a telescope on the side of the moon claims lives and reveals a secret that will forever change humanity. Just 30 light years away, a planet similar to Earth--one that could possibly contain life--is the focus of those building a telescope to get a better look. What nobody realizes is just how dangerous building the Farside laboratory will be. The Moon may hold its own secrets.
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Rayne Tour volume 3
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 6
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Minutes before her rock-star mother is to marry her once-estranged father and make her life complete, sixteen-year-old Shaley is kidnapped, and she must stay strong and rely on God to help her save herself.
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Grand tour of the solar system volume 18
Pub. Date
[2011]
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To prove that the massive symbionts, named Leviathans, that inhabit Jupiter's atmosphere possess intelligence, physicist Grant Archer readies a deep-pressure manned probe for immersion in the giant planet's deadly cloud cover. Equally anxious to thwart his attempt, millionaire Katherine Westfall seeks to outmaneuver Archer in her bid for the top spot in the International Astronautical Authority (IAA) by any means possible--including murder.
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Grand tour of the solar system volume 1
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 20
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After Dan Randolph's Astro Corporation loses its experimental space plane on re-entry to the atmosphere, Dan discovers that the plane was destroyed by a terrorist conspiracy headed by "tall, bearded Saudi" Asim al-Bashir, who wishes to sabotage Astro's plans to put satellites in geosynchronous orbit capable of beaming solar energy in microwave form to earth.
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2013
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USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of erotic romance Olivia Cunning has delighted readers with her wildly popular Sinners on Tour rock band series, the perfect blend of steamy sex, heartwarming romance, and wicked humor. Now, get all five scorching reads for one low price.
The Sinners on Tour Series:
1. Backstage Pass
It's been months since lead guitarist Brian Sinclair
13) Empire Builders
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[1993]
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Dan Randolph never plays by the rules. A hell-raising maverick with no patience for fools, he is admired by his friends, feared by his enemies, and desired by the world's loveliest women. Acting as a twenty-first century privateer, Randolph broke the stranglehold on space exploration, and opened the solar system to all mankind, becoming one of the world's wealthiest men in the bargain. Now a greater crisis threatens humanity. An ecological catastrophe...
14) Saturn
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Grand tour of the solar system volume 11
Pub. Date
[2003]
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On a future Earth where fundamentalist politicians rule, the planet's dissidents are boarded on a space ark destined for Saturn, a journey that is further challenged by the schemes of corrupt individuals.
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Tour volume 5
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Twenty-five year old Billie Romano is struggling. She is grieving the death of her beloved dad and nothing in her life is going right. Her mother has remarried with indecent haste, so when her grandfather presents everyone in the family with a DNA testing kit for fun, Billie couldn’t be less interested in playing happy families. The test results are shocking, and Billie finds herself caught in a turmoil of emotions as she is faced with a reality...
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Tour volume 4
Pub. Date
[2018]
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A luxury stay in an Irish castle, a handsome, experienced tour guide, and a secret that has never been revealed. Life as manager of the magnificent resort of Castle Dysert on Ireland's wild Atlantic coast is never dull, and Conor O'Shea's life to date has taught him to be prepared for the unexpected. Even he however, is not ready for the gang from Bubbles O'Leary's bar in New York. A motley crew, from spinster sisters of a certain age, to exhausted...
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[2017?]
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"Conor O'Shea has had enough of driving and guiding tours of Ireland. So when an opportunity to renovate and run the magnificent but rundown Castle Dysert as a five-star resort presents itself, he grabs it with both hands. But problems arise almost immediately when his business partner appears to have more on her agenda than just business. To add to that, his darling wife seems discontented as a stay at home mom, and his in-laws have moved in." --page...
18) Neptune
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2021.
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"In the outer settlements of the human-occupied solar system, there are rumors about what was found deep under Neptune's frozen seas when a Hungarian billionaire's ship was lost with all hands. But the rumors are far more tame than the reality. When the billionaire's daughter mounts a mission to find the truth, her discoveries will up-end humanity's understanding of our origins on Earth"--
19) Jupiter
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Grand tour of the solar system volume 8
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Astrophysicist Grant Archer is sent by the reactionary and censorious forces of the "New Morality" coalition to a research station in orbit around Jupiter, charged with spying on his fellow scientists.
20) Titan
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Grand tour of the solar system volume 12
Pub. Date
2006.
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Space traveling for an extended time to one of Saturn's moons, the crew of the enormous colony ship Goddard falls prey to long-standing tensions after a first exploration vessel mysteriously fails.
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