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Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
531 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Headstrong American heiress, Lillian Bowman has come to England to find an aristocratic husband. Unfortunately, no man is strong enough to tame the stubborn beauty's fierce will. Except, perhaps, the powerful and arrogant Earl of Westcliff-a man Lillian despises more than anyone she's ever met.
Marcus, Lord Westcliff, is famous for his icy English reserve and his supreme self-control. But, something about the audacious Lillian drives him mad. Whenever...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
464 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Love is in the air in London society in this heartwarming tale, only from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens.
Jack Lester has to find a bride...
But where can he find the perfect woman? She has to be attractive, kind, a good conversationalist...and most important, she has to accept him as he is: devilishly handsome, charming and, as far as anyone knows, poor as a church mouse! If London society discovers his hidden wealth, he’ll...
11) The betrayers
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
375 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
239 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The death of a gangster draws super-spy Paul Chavasse into a breathtaking adventure on the high seas - an unforgettable tale from one of the true masters of modern thriller writing, the bestselling author of Midnight Runner and The Keys of Hell. Caught in the nets of a local fishing boat, the body of gangland boss Harvey Preston is dragged from the English Channel, wrapped from head to toe in heavy chain. British intelligence suspects a connection...
13) The Assassin
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rogue CIA agent Tommy Carmellini is called in by a desperate president to break up a deadly partnership between a renegade Mafia boss and ruthless al-Qaeda leader Abu Qasim, who is offering a fortune in exchange for a horrific terrorist attack on New York City.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
427 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Jude wanders into Fethering's local bookies she has no idea that she will shortly be investigating the murder of Polish immigrant Tadeusz Jankowski. With her partner in crime, friend and next-door-neighbour Carole Seddon, she's determined to discover who killed him - and why? There are several favorites in the running: A mysterious woman in the bookies? The charming lecturer at the university? Or the mysterious attacker from whom Jude only narrowly...
16) Hold tight
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Worrying about their sixteen-year-old son Adam in the wake of a friend's suicide, Tia and Mike Baye install an activity monitor on their son's computer and are alarmed to learn that the suicide victim's mother believes Adam may have been involved.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
511 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The sleepy town of Abbotsville is abuzz over the mayor's plans to replace the old courthouse with luxury retirement condos. On top of that, several of the town's husbands seem to have flown the coop. As usual, it falls to Miss Julia to save the day-and the courthouse- even if she has to expose a few of the town's not-so- well-kept secrets. Fans simply can't get enough of Ann B. Ross. Her author events consistently draw crowds of readers craving another...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
440 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
It was just one of those Malibu nights, dark as a velvet shroud, creamy waves crashing onto the shore, breeze soft as a kitten's breath...
But, when Private Investigator to the stars, Mac Reilly, hears the sound of a woman's scream over the crashing waves, his low-key beach-bum lifestyle is changed forever. A beautiful, distraught woman wearing only a black lace negligee stands in the doorway of a fabulous beach house. In her hand, a gun, and it's...
19) The other queen
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
693 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English