After a personal tragedy, writer Ava spends the summer in Woodburn, Tennessee at the invitation of an old friend and his aunts. But Woodburn Hall is anything but quiet: ancient feuds and modern-...
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Author: Holton, CathySummary:Genre: Domestic fiction
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Author: Albert, Susan WittigSummary:
While Pecan Springs bustles back to life in the warmth of spring, one woman's life is tragically brought to an end. Assigned to cover the story, an intern from the local paper gets too deeply...
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Author: Anderson, CatherineSummary:
Widow Kate Blakely, who is wary of love after her failed first marriage, nonetheless falls for her new neighbor, Zachariah McGovern, after he rescues her four-year-old daughter, Miranda, from a...
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Author: Lyon, George EllaSummary:
A child relates some of the wondrous tales told by an old man who once found a falling star and stood at the end of a rainbow.
Genre: Juvenile fiction, Fantasy fiction -
Author: Angleberger, Tom.Summary:
McQuarrie Middle School's students miss Origami Yoda when Dwight leaves for Tippett Academy, but he sends Sara a paper Fortune Wookiee that seems to give advice just as good as Yoda's--even if, in...
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Author: Pupek, JayneSummary:
Eleven-year-old Ellie Sanders is forced to grow up quickly when her pregnant mother develops health problems and her father's attentions become diverted by a teenage produce peddler. To escape,...
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Author: Smith, LeeSummary:
The heartwarming tale of three generations of women who record their lives in Christmas letters to the family.
Genre: Epistolary fiction -
Author: Reynolds, ClaySummary:
Off the beaten path, concealed behind the weather-worn clapboard walls of decaying farm houses, desperate folk struggle and strive. These are their stories.
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Author: Sumner, MelanieSummary:
Although Louise Peppers' family is a bit eccentric and dysfunctional, they are also loving and supportive. In conventional Counterpoint, Georgia, Louise grows up to be a "normal" teen. But after...
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Author: Sawyer, Kim VogelSummary:
In 1914 Missouri, three friends head for college, leaving behind the orphanage that's been their home. Bennett, abandoned as an infant, wants to become an engineer. Libby, with no memory of her...
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Author: Meredith, D. R.Summary:
The Murder by the Yard book club is growing in popularity, much to librarian Megan Clark's excitement. To celebrate its success, Megan and the other members decide to tour famous Amarillo murder...
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Author: Quinn, KarenSummary:
Ivy Ames, fortysomething mother of two, loses her high-flying job (to downsizing) and her husband (to their neighbor) in the same day. To pay for her daughter's private schooling, she starts a new...
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Author: Wells, RosemarySummary:
As the Civil War breaks out, India, a young Southern girl, summons her sharp intelligence and the courage she didn't know she had to survive the war that threatens to destroy her family, her...
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Author: Picoult, JodiSummary:
Jack St. Bride was a popular teacher and soccer coach at a girls' prep school when he was falsely accused of statutory rape. Released after eight months behind bars, he arrives in Salem Falls...
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Author: Stanton, MarySummary:
After taking over her uncle's law practice in the much-haunted city of Savannah, Georgia, young lawyer Brianna Winston-Beaufort is itching for her first case. That is, until she gets an...