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Savor the magic of the season with #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber's newest Christmas novel, filled with warmth, humor, the promise of love, and a dash of unexpected adventure. Ashley Davison, a graduate student in California, desperately wants to spend the holidays with her family in Seattle. Dashiell Sutherland, a former army intelligence officer, receives a job in Seattle and must arrive by December 23. Though frantic to book...
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Christmas hope volume 10
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Amy Denison volunteers at Glory's Place, an after school program where she meets seven-year-old Maddie, a precocious young girl who has spent her childhood in foster care. Unbeknownst to Amy, Maddie is a mini-matchmaker, with her eye on just the right man for Amy at her school, Grandon Elementary. As Christmas nears and the town is blanketed in snow and beautiful decorations, Maddie and the staff at Glory's Place help Amy to see that romance can be...
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Christmas hope volume 9
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"Lauren Gabriel spent many years of her childhood in foster homes, wishing her mother would come back for her and be the family she needs. Now twenty-years-old, she still longs for a place that she can truly call home. Her work as a cashier is unfulfilling, and at Christmas it's unbearable with the songs and carols and chatter of Christmas that she hears throughout the day. When Lauren ends her shift one night, she finds herself driving aimlessly...
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Five women from different walks of life have become close friends through their book club--enjoying one another's company even more than they enjoy the books. So when the leader of the book club unexpectedly passes away on the cusp of the Christmas season, the four remaining friends are stunned. They relied on Abby for inspiration and motivation. She was the glue that held them together, and they're sure that without her the group can't continue....
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2016.
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Gincy Gannon Luongo escaped from the storybook small town of Appleville, New Hampshire twenty years ago. Now, she is bringing her teenage daughter Tasmin with her to visit her recently widowed mother in the weeks leading up to Christmas at her brother Tommy's urging. Her once feisty and strong-willed mother Ellen Gannon is mired in depression and her brother isn't doing much better. With each passing day, dealing with the imagined slights and lingering...
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Virgin River volume 4
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English
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Newly-widowed Marcie Sullivan tracks down Ian Buchanan, the man responsible for saving her husband's life years ago, and finds an emotionally scarred man who needs her help in healing his wounded soul during a season of miracles.
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1886. At the Sugarloaf Ranch, Smoke and Sally Jensen prepare to welcome Preacher home for the holidays--unaware that their friend is trailed by a storm full of trouble. On a mission of vengeance, an old trapper is rescued by Ace and Chance Jensen from ruthless outlaws--and wanted by a driven bounty hunter named Luke Jensen. And, just released from prison, a criminal mastermind assembles a vicious gang of cutthroats to extract his final revenge against...
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 12
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IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
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Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venemous creatures all threaten their vacation.
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the High Sierras, but Smoke Jensen and his children, Louis and Denise, won't let a little snow stop them from heading to Reno for the holidays. There are two ways for them to get there: the long way, going around the Sierra Nevada Mountains, or the short way, going right through them. Smoke decides to take a gamble. They'll follow the trail that, decades earlier, brought the legendary Donner Party to...
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2017.
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Large print edition.
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423 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
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English
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Renee Richardson's list of Christmas wishes includes: a few more clients at her hair salon, a few less unsuitable dates set up by her father, and some new friends for her troubled young son, Kieran. Little does she know that Kieran has already made a pal in their new town . . . a scrappy little dog named Max, who he found in the woods. When Max gets caught in a snare, Kieran and his grandfather rescue the pup, and the whole family begins to bond with...
14) Sugar and spice
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2008
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631 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
15) Oh my stars
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2018.
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Large print edition.
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497 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
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"Like most things in Ellery, Tennessee, this year's Drive Thru Nativity is a little unconventional. The Dollar General parking lot doubles as a Bethlehem stable, and widowed writer Ivy Long, who's been roped into playing Mary, sure as heck isn't a virgin. But then comes an unexpected development: a genuine, real-life baby left in the manger, with only a brief note. And somehow, in the kerfuffle that follows, Ivy finds her life is about to change ....
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"Through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, Laurie sees a man and knows he's the one. Their eyes meet, there's magic, and her bus leaves. For a year she scans London's bus stops and cafes. Then, at a Christmas party, her best friend introduces him as her new boyfriend."--Provided by publisher.
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Heartbreaker Bay novels volume 2
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Large Print edition.
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451 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
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Willa Davis is wrangling puppies when Keane Winters stalks into her pet shop with frustration in his chocolate-brown eyes and a pink bedazzled cat carrier in his hand. He needs a kitty sitter, stat. But the last thing Willa needs is to rescue a guy who doesn?t even remember her. Saddled with his great-aunt?s Feline from Hell, Keane is desperate to leave her in someone else?s capable hands. But in spite of the fact that he?s sure he?s never seen...
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2018.
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Large print edition.
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409 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
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When Mordecai Tremaine arrives at the country retreat of one of the Benedict Grame on Christmas Eve, he discovers that the revelries are in full swing -- but so too are tensions among the guests. When midnight strikes, the party goers discover that presents aren't the only things nestled under the tree. There's a dead body, too. A dead body that bears striking resemblance to Father Christmas. With the snow falling and suspicions flying, it's up to...
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Thorndike Press
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2009, c2008
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269 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
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Not even a blizzard can keep barrister Rex Graves away from Swanmere Manor, a secluded Victorian hotel in the English countryside. But instead of Christmas cheer, he finds a dead guest.