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Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, the late night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she's long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life. But when Sally's friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the...
Author
Series
Miss Julia volume 21
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The delightful new installment of the beloved and New York Times bestselling Miss Julia series When Miss Julia's regular doctor goes on vacation with his wife, leaving a replacement in his stead, Miss Julia is immediately concerned. Never one to miss anopportunity to entertain--or size up--a newcomer, she invites the charming Dr. Don Crawford, and his painfully shy wife, Lauren, to dinner. While Miss Julia and Sam both note Lauren's obvious lack...
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
307 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lizzie Nichols stuggles to find a New York City apartment with her seemingly reluctant boyfriend, fantasizes about her ideal job, and inadvertently endangers her boyfriend's career.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
307 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirty years after their parents wrote a sex guide for couples during the 1970s sexual revolution, four siblings explore the ways in which their parents' sexuality has affected their lives and argue over whether or not to reissue the book.
Author
Publisher
Waterbrook Press
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
These boots were not made for walking
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
When Cassie Cantrell's job is eliminated and her longtime boyfriend dumps her for a friend, Cassie limps home to the town she once so eagerly fled, in a novel that reveals God's plans are always a perfect fit.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
339 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Despite her increasing concerns at the exploits marking her boyfriend's mid-life crisis, sharp-tongued southerner Miss Julia launches a fund-raiser to save her housekeeper's home from being lost to the schemes of a greedy landlord.
8) High five
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum struggles to make ends meet while coping with a missing Uncle Fred, homicidal rapist and stalker Benito Ramirez, amorous vice cop Joe Morelli, and would-be lover Ranger.
Author
Series
A Detective Varg novel volume 1
Edition
First United States edition.
Language
English
Description
"The detectives who work in Malmo Police's Department of Sensitive Crimes take their job very seriously. The lead detective, Ulf Varg, prioritizes his cases above even his dog's mental health. Then there are detectives Anna Bengsdotter, who keeps her relationship with Varg professional even as she realizes she's developing feelings for him . . . or at least for his car, and Carl Holgersson, first to arrive in the morning and last to leave, who would...
Author
Series
Miss Julia volume 11
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
341 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
New York Times best-selling author Ann B. Ross has captivated countless readers with her Miss Julia tales. In this 11th entry, America's favorite senior citizen wants to stay hidden under the bed covers. It's bad enough her husband Sam wants them to attend marriage enrichment classes. But when she hears Dr. Fred Fowler will lead the sessions, she's mortified. Yet she can't hide forever, especially when someone knocks Francie Pitts in the noggin and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
378 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Hendrik Groen may be old, but he is far from dead and isn't planning to be buried any time soon. Granted, his daily strolls are getting shorter because his legs are no longer willing and he has to visit his doctor more than he'd like. Technically speaking he is...elderly. But surely there is more to life at his age than weak tea and potted geraniums? Hendrik sets out to write an exposé: a year in the life of his care home in Amsterdam, revealing...
12) Life Skills
Author
Publisher
St Martins Pr (T)
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
London Times best-selling novelist Katie Fforde creates delicious romances that are both light-hearted and intelligent. Suddenly released from her engagement and out of work, Julia Fairfax is looking for a new direction in her life. When a classified ad catches her eye, she embarks on a hilarious trip through the English canals in a rickety hotel boat. Along the way, she encounters hard-to-please guests, an unsettling ex-boyfriend, and the challenges...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Group
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Description
PEN-Faulkner Award-winning author T. Coraghessan Boyle weaves together the stories of two families in Southern California - one affluent, the other destitute. As Boyle creates a counterpoint of personal needs, civic responsibility, and social custom, each family's quest for the American Dream fuels a deep fear and anger that ultimately lead to a perilous confrontation.
15) Rabbits for food
Author
Publisher
Soho
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A clinically depressed writer chronicles the lives of her fellow patients in the psych ward of a presitigous New York hospital.
16) In dog we trust
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
320 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Jocelyn Hilliard is named legal guardian for the late Mr. Allardyce's pack of pedigreed Labrador retrievers, her world is flipped upside down. She's spent her entire life toiling in the tourism industry in Black Dog Bay and never expected to be living the pampered life of a seasonal resident in an ocean side mansion, complete with a generous stipend. But her new role isn't without its challenges: the dogs (although lovable) are more high maintenance...
Author
Series
A Cecil Younger investigation volume 7
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
241 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Shamus Award-winner and critical darling John Straley returns to his beloved Cecil Younger series, set in Sitka, Alaska. Criminal defense investigator Cecil Younger spends his days coaching felons on how to avoid incriminating themselves. He and his colleague have even started writing a helpful handbook with tips such as: Don't wear the tennis shoes you stole to court when the guy you stole them from will be there to testify and his name is still...
20) Pinch me
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Touchstone trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
265 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Warned about a family curse that strikes whenever one of them marries happily, Lily Burns nevertheless falls in love and elopes before experiencing a profound reality shift where she is single again and her beloved husband has no memory of her and is married to someone else.